ECE 480 – Fall, 2009
Project/Team Preference Ranking
Name (please print)___________________________ PID_________________ Major (EE or CPE) _____________
Rank the project titles below in the order of your preference to work on them (1 = highest, 6 = lowest***).
***NOTE: The projects marked with a “***” on the left will require that students sign an agreement of confidentiality
and an agreement assigning any rights in intellectual property developed by students to the sponsor. You DO NOT have
to work on a project requiring these agreements. If you do not wish to be assigned to a project requiring such
agreements to be signed, rank the “***” projects as “NO.” If you assign any number to starred projects, you are
explicitly AGREEING to sign the confidentiality and IP assignment agreements.
Mark your preference rankings below, 1-6 (or fewer, if you say “NO” to any starred projects). Rank at least ALL
UNSTARRED projects.
HUMANITARIAN PROJECTS:
_____ Team 1. MSU RCPD, Body Temperature
Regulation Jacket for Quadriplegic Wearer –
Phase II
_____ Team 2. MSU Adv. Microsys./Controls Res. Gp.,
Low-Cost Electrochem. Sensor Sys. for Glucose
OTHER PROJECTS:
***___ Team 3. Texas Instruments, Power over
Ethernet for Wireless Home Automation
_____ Team 4 Norfolk Southern, Cracked Rail Spike
Detector
***__ Team 5. Whirlpool Corporation, Proximity
Detector for Appliances
_____ Team 6. Air Force Res. Lab, Small, Lightweight
Speed/Distance Sensor for Skiers/Snowboarders
If there are students in the 480 class with whom you would like to be teamed, write their names below (it will also help if they
write your name on their preference sheets). Most teams will have 5 members; you do not need to fill in any names below, and
4 persons is the maximum number that will be teamed with you in any case. If you wish:
Possible Team Member ____________________ Possible Team Member ____________________
Possible Team Member ____________________ Possible Team Member ____________________
(Highly optional – use with care): If there are any students with whom you have worked before as a partner, and with whom
you do NOT want to be teamed again, indicate their names below:
Former Team Member to Avoid ____________________ Former Team Member to Avoid _____________________
Ranking of Non-Technical Roles on Team (1=most preferred, 5=least preferred):
Management_____ Webmaster______ Document Prep______ Presentation Prep____ Lab Coordinator______
Your preference for type of technical involvement in a project -- rank 1 (highest) to 5 (lowest):
____digital/microprocessor
____embedded systems software/robotic control
____analog circuits/power/sensors
____wireless/network
____Linux systems configuration/sys admin
Check the following courses taken (or concurrent) and skills: ___ECE 313 ___ECE 320
___ECE 366 ___ECE 405
___ECE 416 ___ECE 420 ___ECE 474 ___ CSE 232 ___ CSE 355 ___ CSE 450 ___ Linux(sys builds) ___JAVA
What is your planned graduation date? _____ F’09 _____Sp’10 _____Su’10 __________Other (specify)
I cannot guarantee that you will be assigned to work with the team members you designate (if any), nor on the projects you
ranked at or near the top, nor in the roles/technical activities you ranked highest. Many of you will pick the same attractive
projects as your top ranked ones, and only a few can be assigned to them! I will try to accommodate your preferences as well as
I can, while assuring that all students have a project and that all teams are balanced as well as I can.
Return this form to Prof. Goodman, in person, in mailbox, or electronically, by Wednesday, September 2, 5pm, or your
participation on a 480 team is in jeopardy.