MS2 Technical Development Curriculum 2 (TDC) – January 2010

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10-15 January 2010 Material Date: 13 October 2009

MS2 Technical Development Curriculum 2 (TDC) January 2010 –

PLEASE READ ALL INFORMATION

It is your responsibility to comply with all conference registration requirements

TDC Introduction

The ELDP Technical Development Curriculum (TDC) is an important part of the Engineering Leadership Development Program (ELDP). An ELDP participant has the opportunity to attend three TDC

Conferences during his/her time in the ELDP. The three ELDP TDCs provide a high-quality training experience, resulting in the award of 12 graduate level Systems Engineering credits through Stevens Institute of Technology. Some or all graduate credits may be transferred to local partner universities such as Cornell, Drexel, St. Thomas, Columbia, and others for various Masters Programs. The complete list of universities and transfer policies are maintained at the TDC Unity Site.

The first year of the ELDP Program is taken by the TDC courses and the Mock Proposal. The tentative schedule of the TDCs will follow Figure 1 below.

Figure 1: TDC Schedule

2009 Class

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TDC 1: SEP 14 – DEC 18, 2009 (1 week lecture + 13 weekly assignments) TDC 2: JAN 11 – MAR 29, 2010 (1 week lecture + 10 week SHIELD)

NOTE: Final SHIELD demo will be held in-person at TDC 3 TDC 3: MAR 29 – JUN 18, 2010 (1 week lecture + 10 week projects)

NOTE: One week break MAY 10 – MAY 14, 2010 Mock Proposal: JUN 28 – AUG 27, 2010 (8 week proposal)

NOTE: One week ELDC conference JUL 19 – JUL 23, 2010

For each TDC, the conference is always the first week of class. The Mock Proposal will not involve any travel.

TDC Homework

All three TDC curriculums require a full semester workload, per the requirements of obtaining 3

graduate level credits through Stevens University. The Baltimore TDC2 conference is only the beginning of TDC 2. The conference will be followed up with a special project (SHIELD) (plan for 15 hours per week on your own time) for the Winter Semester. There will be no weeks off / holidays during the winter semester so please plan accordingly.

The SHIELD project information will be provided in December. However, no assignments or turn-in of work will be required until the TDC 2 conference.

The final SHIELD demo will occur at TDC 3 in Syracuse. Note that no break will occur between TDC 2 and TDC 3. Instead, a one week break will occur halfway into TDC 3 between projects: MAY 10 – 14, 2010.

Please plan vacations accordingly.

Conference Information

Date: January 10 (Travel)

January 11 – January 15, 2010 (Conference) Location: Lockheed Martin, Baltimore Campus

E-Building, Cafeteria Conference Rooms 2323 Eastern Boulevard

Baltimore, MD 21220

Main Telephone: 410-682-1000

Parking for visitors is available to the far right of E-building, which is the five story glass building. Refer to the site map below.

Food and drink ARE allowed in the cafeteria conference rooms. You may also eat lunch in the conference room.

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Hotel: Hampton Inn White Marsh 8225 Town Center Drive Baltimore, MD 21236 Phone: (410) 931-2200 Fax: (410) 427-0800 Hotel Website Rate: $129/night

This corporate rate includes breakfast and internet. You should bring your laptop for timecards and email in the evenings.

Note that all hotel rooms have a temporary hold only and you must contact the hotel directly with your corporate card to guarantee your room. You should use group code LCM and Group ID 304592 when contacting the hotel.

The hotel is approximately a 10 minute drive to the Baltimore Lockheed campus.

ELDP TDC Portal Website: http://www.stevens.edu/lmco/

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Stevens Institute of Technology Registration

All ELDP participants are required to enroll in Stevens, in order to obtain twelve graduate level Systems Engineering credits and per our Stevens-Lockheed partnership agreement. You must enroll with Stevens even if you do not believe you will need to transfer these credits for your particular Masters Degree pursuit.

These credits may be transferred to local partner Universities, starting the Fall 2010 semester of your ELDP Program. You may also choose to obtain your Masters Degree through the Stevens where all 12 credits will be accepted into any of their engineering Masters Programs.

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You should NOT enroll in any additional university courses the entire first year (September 2009 – August 2010) of the ELDP Program, due to the anticipated workload in your first year. Exceptions to this must be approved by your manager.

Stevens will bill tuition and fees at the end of each TDC. Prior to the start of each TDC, you should request pre-paid tuition reimbursement so that funds will be available prior to receipt of the bill. Your manager can assist with any questions on the tuition reimbursement process.

To enroll in Stevens, all participants must use the Stevens ELDP TDC Portal located at

http://www.stevens.edu/lmco. Step by step enrollment instructions are provided on that website, and any Stevens Registration questions may be directed to Stephanie Robinson, ELDP TDC registrar for Stevens.

Travel

Less than 250 Miles: A rental car with minimum THREE people per vehicle required. Please note this includes VA, MD, DC, NJ, and Mitchell Field (but NOT Syracuse).

All others: You may fly to Baltimore International Airport (BWI) and obtain a rental vehicle. Please coordinate flights and share a rental vehicle with at least one other attendee.

With the dates confirmed for TDC2, you may start making travel arrangements. Car rentals and plane tickets should be reserved immediately. Plan for arrival on Sunday, 10 JAN 2010 and departure on Friday, 15 JAN 2010 (after 5:00PM).

To aid in setting up carpools, a carpool wiki has been set up at the TDC Unity Carpool Site.

Rental Car

Most participants will be traveling to Baltimore by carpool in a rental vehicle. Each site will be allocated only the number of vehicles required to fit three persons per vehicle. Any exceptions to three or more persons per vehicle must be approved by your manager. Please coordinate with other participants at your location to arrange carpools.

One member in each carpool should reserve the rental vehicle and expense it after the conference.

Air Travel

Flight arrival/departure times to Baltimore International Airport (BWI) should be scheduled within the following timeframes.

Flight arrival times (Sunday, January 10): hotel check-in is after 3:00pm Flight departure time (Friday, January 15): No earlier than 5:00 pm

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Some example flight times for each site are below:

Site Instructors Staff ELDPs Airport Arriving BWI Departing BWI

Total 3 4 61 10-Jan 15-Jan

Baltimore 0 0 3 N/A N/A

Manassas 0 2 7 N/A N/A

Akron 0 1 3 CAK

3:11PM, 5:20PM,

6:00PM, 7:00PM 5:30PM, 6:30PM, 7:10PM

Moorestown 0 1 14 N/A N/A

Syracuse 1 0 18 SYR 5:20PM 6:30PM

Eagan 0 0 11 MSP 1:45PM, 4:30PM 6:40PM

Mitchel Field 0 0 2 N/A N/A

Riv Beach 0 0 1 PBI 4:13PM, 5:10PM 6:30PM, 7:55PM

Marion, MA 0 0 2 PVD 2:30PM, 3:30PM 6:55PM

TDC Registration

Attendance at all three TDC conferences are a required and critical component of the ELDP Program.

Registration is automatic upon acceptance into the ELDP Program. Any absence from the conferences must be approved by both your manager and the ELDP PM. Rotational business needs may not be prioritized above TDC attendance.

Lodging

You may check into the hotel on Sunday, January 10, 2010 during regular check-in hours (after 3:00PM).

You must check out of the hotel Friday morning prior to attending the conference.

The hotel provides a complimentary daily hot breakfast, which you should take advantage of every morning prior to attending the conference. Food will not be provided at the conference until lunchtime.

You may NOT expense any breakfasts during the duration of the conference.

Preparing for the Conference Tuition Reimbursement

Per LDP-001 Section 7.2, tuition reimbursement for the TDC Stevens courses may be submitted without declaring a degree program. ELDPs are directed to note explicitly on the form they are required to send

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in to the TRSC that the course is part of "LDP TDC per policy LDP-001" instead of stating as part of a graduate degree program.

Conference Attire

Please see Table 2 for the Conference Dress code.

Table 2: Conference Dress Code

Day of the Week Dress Code

Sunday – Travel Day N/A

Monday – Thursday Business Casual

Friday – Wrap up and Travel Semi-Casual

Business casual is defined as polo shirts, dress shirts, slacks, khakis, and equivalent type of clothing.

Semi-Casual dress on Friday may include jeans, sweatshirts, and equivalent but no potentially offensive shirts are allowed while in class.

LM Badge

Your Lockheed Martin badge is required for conference activities at the Lockheed Baltimore location.

Timecards

You must complete your Lockheed Martin timecard while at the conference. Please check with your ELDP Manager on how to document your time properly.

Webcasts

The Stevens ELDP Portal will have links to the recordings of the lectures as webcasts for future reference.

TDC Team Leader and TDC Supervisor Contacts

We will assign each ELDP participant to a team. Your Team Leader, an ELDP Manager, will serve as your on-site single POC during the conference for all conference issues.

For general questions about the conference prior to attendance, please contact the TDC Supervisor.

Expenses

If you do not have a corporate card, you must immediately apply for one by filling out the request form at https://lmss.lmco.com/travel/cca/Index1.asp. A corporate card is required for all three TDC

conferences.

Lodging and Meals

Participants are responsible for paying their total conference package expenses (lodging, rental car, plane tickets, taxes, and incidentals) with their corporate credit card. You will submit an expense report to your business unit for reimbursement.

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All conference breakfasts and lunches are provided and paid for as part of the conference, which are then billed back to the Business Units. Breakfasts and lunches purchased outside of the conference may not be expensed.

The only meals you may expense are:

• Meals while on travel

• Dinners

• Costs exceeding the allowable per-diem for Baltimore (including any alcohol expenses) are not reimbursable and are the responsibility of the participant. Note that because the business provides breakfast and lunch you only get part of the per diem to spend on dinner (about $20 maximum).

Travel

Travel expenses to and from the conference are the responsibility of the business units and should be paid for with the corporate card. “Extra” nights are not part of the conference package and must be billed individually on personal credit cards.

At the Conference Evening Activities

The Baltimore ELDPs are arranging optional evening activities throughout the conference. Activities may include tours of the Baltimore Vertical Launching System (VLS) manufacturing facility and

Nanotechnology labs, dinner at the Inner Harbor, and more. The hotel is also across the street from several restaurants and a movie theater.

Conference Check In

Conference check-in will be held from 7:30 am – 8:00 am on Monday, January 11, 2010 at Cafeteria Conference Rooms, E-Building on the Lockheed Martin Baltimore Campus. Upon check in, participants will receive conference information which includes team and schedule information. The first session starts promptly at 8:00 am Monday.

Conference Ground Rules and Expectations

• Be on time for all classes and all conference activities.

• Participate in discussions and ask questions. Share your thoughts and ideas, and listen to others.

Ask questions.

• Display Respect, Courtesy and Professionalism at all times.

• Enjoy the conference!

Conference Highlights

Please see Table 3 for the list of activities on each day of TDC.

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Table 3: Conference Daily Activities

Day of the Week Activities

Sunday Travel Day

Monday Systems Engineering I Tuesday Systems Engineering II

Wednesday Hardware (ME/EE) Engineering Thursday Software Engineering

Friday Engineering Reviews, SHIELD Orientation

Conference Schedule

Attendance at all sessions is required (the detailed schedule, course notes, and homework information will be provided at registration).

Monday 7:30 am – 8:00 am (TDC check-in) 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Tuesday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Wednesday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Thursday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Friday 8:00 am – 2:00 pm 2:00 pm (departure)

After the Conference Homework Assignments

The SHIELD Project begins immediately following the conference. SHIELD is primarily a systems design and software integration project. You will work in teams that you (the students) will get to choose.

Throughout the SHIELD Project you will have multiple opportunities to give presentations and participate in the engineering life cycle of a simulated product.

The final SHIELD demo will occur at TDC 3 in Syracuse. Note that no break will occur between TDC 2 and TDC 3. Instead, a one week break will occur halfway into TDC 3 between projects: MAY 10 – 14, 2010.

Please plan vacations accordingly.

The SHIELD Project targets 15 hours per week of labor (on your own time). Final grades and Stevens credit are given at the end of the course.

SHIELD details will be provided around the end of TDC 1 (mid-December).

TDC 1 corresponds to Stevens course SYS/SDOE 667 (3 credits). TDC 2 corresponds to Stevens course SYS/SDOE 625 (3 credits). TDC 3 corresponds go Stevens course SYS/SDOE 612 (3 credits). The final 3 credits will correspond to a Graduate Special Projects course.

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Questions

General questions concerning the conference should be directed to the TDC Supervisor.

MS2 Technical Development Curriculum 2 (TDC) – January 2010