ECE 480 – Fall, 2008
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, 10 = lowest).
NOTE: Projects marked with a “**” on the left will require that students sign an agreement of confidentiality. A “***”
means that both 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 either of these agreements. If you do not
wish to be assigned to one of the projects requiring such an agreement, rank these ** or *** projects as “NO.” If you
give them any number, you are explicitly AGREEING to sign the confidentiality and/or IP assignment agreements.
Mark your preference rankings below, 1-10 (or fewer, if you say “NO” to any starred projects). Rank at least ALL
UNSTARRED projects.
HUMANITARIAN PROJECTS:
***__ Team 6. Whirlpool, Bar Code Cooking “GPS”
_____ Team 1. MSU RCPD, Universally engineered
_____ Team 7. MSU BERI, Autom. Trapping Sys. for
prod’n equip. for mfg. floor
Improved Estim. of N2O, CO2 efflux from soil
@___ Team 2. Lenovo, Solar-Powered Computer Sys
_____ Team 8. Norfolk Southern, Trackside Systems
for Tanzanian Classroom
for Sensing/Responding to Changing Conditions
OTHER PROJECTS:
***___ Team 9. Automotive company, one of three
projects yet to be determined.
_____ Team 3. PI Engineering, Ship Simulator
_____ Team 11. KELD, LLC, Efficient Source and
_____ Team 4. USNRL, Inexpensive Radar for
Demand Leveling Power System
Through-Object Viewing
_____ Team 5. Terex, Telematics Local RF Network
@ If you are put on the Lenovo team, are you able to and interested in going to Tanzania to install the system Dec. 10-17,
2008, at Lenovo expense?________ (yes or no) (but only one or at most two from team will be sent)
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 4 ECE members; you do not need to fill in any names below,
and 3 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 ____________________
(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, 4=least preferred):
Management_______
Webmaster________
Document Prep______
Presentation/Lab Coordinator______
Your preference for type of technical involvement in a project -- rank 1 (highest) to 3 (lowest):
____digital/microprocessor
____embedded systems/software/robotic control
____analog circuits/power/sensors
____wireless/network
Check the following courses taken (or concurrent): ___ ECE 320 ECE 366 ___ECE 405 ___ECE 416 ___ECE 420
___ECE 474 ___ CSE 232 ___ CSE 355 ___ CSE 450 ___ ECE 313 ___ ECE 416 ___ ECE 405
What is your planned graduation date? ______ F’08 _____ Sp’09 _____Su’09 _______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 Monday, Aug. 25, 5pm, or your
participation on a 480 team is in jeopardy.