What’s New in EPICS

This is for

students returning

to EPICS

New EPICS

Students should

be in PHYS 114.

Carla Zoltowski, Ph.D.

Exciting year!

�20th Anniversary Celebration

�Tailgate, Sept 19, noon – 3 pm

�Record enrollment for Fall!

�Over 450 students

�36 teams

�New website!!

Course Deliverables/Assignments

Deliverable(s) Due Date

Team/

Individual

Assignment

Lab Safety Awareness form (new students)

and Model Release form (all students only)Week 2 (1/20–1/23) Individual

Semester Plan Week 3 (1/26-1/30) Team

Individual Evaluation Rubric Week 4 (2/2-2/6) Individual

Team Website Week 5 (2/9-2/13) Team

Ethics Survey Week 6 (2/16) Individual

Design Documentation (posted for reviewers

with one page overview)Week 6 (2/16-2/20) Team

Design Review Presentation Week 7 (2/23-2/27) Team

Individual Evaluation Rubric

Week 8 (3/2-3/6) IndividualIndividual Documentation

Peer Evaluation

Project Evaluation Rubric Week 8 (3/2-3/6) Team

Individual Evaluation RubricWeek 12 (4/6-4/10)-

OptionalIndividual

Team Culture Survey Week 12 (4/6-4/10) Individual

Design Documentation (posted for reviewers

with one page overview)Week 13 (4/13-4/17) Team

If delivering, Delivery Checklist Week 13/14 (4/13-4/24) Team

Design Review Presentation Week 14 (4/20-4/24) Team

Individual Evaluation Rubric

Week 15 (4/27-5/1) Individual

Individual Documentation

Peer Evaluation

Purdue Course Evaluations

Final Reflection

Project Evaluation Rubric Week 15 (4/27-5/1) Team

Lab and lecture attendance Weeks 1 - 15 Individual

Current Website Weeks 5 and 14Team/

Webmaster

Now in myEPICS

Forms

Now in myEPICS

OneNote notebooks

�Sharepoint

� Instructions for set-up:

�EPICS -> Purdue -> Notebook Guidelines

�Discussion: If you entered into a project mid-way, what were the things most likely missing from the documentation?

More updates

�No weekly email

�Project info in myEPICS

�Admin will have to enter project names in myEPICS.

�Send project names to epics@purdue.edu

�Collaborating with the ENTR 39000 (new) and Interaction Design (again) courses

�Wallet exercise -> will be doing in Intro lectures (new students), not in lab

More Updates�Card Access system

� It has been programmed with all PUIDs, but we have to guess at the last number (issue number) � If everyone swipes in during first week of lab, Andrew will get

a message and can update it automatically

�We have a second 3-D Printer

�Larger print and higher resolution capability

�Online print submission form� Managed by UGTAs

� Still no cost to teams to use it.

�Will be creating more online resources like the Arduino tutorial

No more changes to the roles….

Project Manager

Design Lead Design Lead Design Lead

Advisor

Proj Part Liaison

Financial Officer

Proj Part Liaison

Project Archivist Project Archivist

Team members

Proj Part Liaison

Project Archivist

Team members

TA

Webmaster

Team members

Budgeting/Financial

�New budget forms are required for this year if you expect to spend more than $200.

�Provost Grants! Please apply if you are eligible. � https://slg.engagement.purdue.edu/

� Applications for Fall due on or before Thursday, October 01, 2015.

� Last year, these grants provided almost $16,000 toward project expenses

�NO Personal Reimbursements!!!!!!

Skill Sessions tracks –already scheduled!

� Fabrication: Tools and Hardware, Basic and Advanced Woodworking

� CAD: AutoCAD, Basic and Advanced Solidworks

� Electrical: Basic/soldering, Advanced, Instrumentation, PCB design

� Programming: Basic and Advanced C, Basic C++

� Microprocessors: Basic and Advanced

� App Development: iOS I and II

� Leadership: 4-session track on leadership frameworks and communication skills (e.g., active-listening, constructive feedback)

� Professional Skills: MS Project I and II, Presentation skills

� Miscellaneous: Web Development I and II, Literature Search

Lectures/Skill Sessions:�Recommend PLAN what lectures/skill

sessions you will be participating in:

�Guide new members if needed for projects

�Let us know if need skill session not on list

Senior Design Meeting

�Continuing our pilot of the 1-semester, 3-credit hour senior design course

�Mandatory meeting

�Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at 5:30 pm in ARMS 1098C.

Lectures: Special note for 5:30� Only 4:30 lectures held regularly

�The 5:30 Lecture will only meet for the

first week.

�Rest of lectures will be completed online

�Watch Video: https://engineering.purdue.edu/EPICS/purdue/individual-documents/taped-lectures

(EPICS -> Purdue -> Make-up Lectures -> Youtube Channel)

�Submit attendance in myEPICS by date

listed on Lecture Schedule (usually 2

weeks)

Before First Lab Meeting�Find old notebooks

�Review prior semester’s documentation/transition report

�Prepare agenda

�Icebreaker/team building activity

�Prepare introduction to projects�Identify new projects if needed

� Identify/prepare needed training

�See leadership handout

Discussion

�What else can we be doing to

�Improve student learning experience

AND

�Improve service (decreased product development time, increased value) to our community partners?

Emergency Procedures

• To report an emergency, call 911.

• To obtain updates regarding an ongoing

emergency, and to sign up for Purdue Alert

text messages, view www.purdue.edu/ea

• There are nearly 300 Emergency Telephones

outdoors across campus and in parking

garages that connect directly to the Purdue

Police Department (PUPD). If you feel

threatened or need help, push the button and

you will be connected immediately.

Emergency Procedures, cont.

• If we hear a fire alarm, we will immediately

suspend class, evacuate the building, and

proceed outdoors, and away from the

building. Do not use the elevator.

• If we are notified of a Shelter in Place

requirement for a tornado warning, we will

suspend class and shelter in the lowest level

of this building away from windows and doors.

Emergency Procedures, cont.

• If we are notified of a Shelter in Place

requirement for a hazardous materials

release, or a civil disturbance, including a

shooting or other use of weapons, we will

suspend class and shelter in our classroom,

shutting any open doors or windows, locking

or securing the door, and turning off the

lights.

Emergency Procedures, cont.

• Your course syllabus includes additional

preparedness information as it might impact

this class, including class suspension for

severe weather or other emergencies. Please

review the syllabus and the Emergency

Preparedness website for additional

information.

http://www.purdue.edu/ehps/emergency_pre

paredness/index.html”

Evacuation

Reminder for 5:30 Lecture

�The 5:30 Lecture will only meet for the first week.

�Rest of lectures will be completed online

�Watch Video: https://engineering.purdue.edu/EPICS/purdue/individual-documents/taped-lectures

(EPICS -> Purdue -> Make-up Lectures -> YoutubeChannel)

�Submit attendance in myEPICS by date

listed on Lecture Schedule (usually 2

weeks)

Parting Words for today….� If you have friends who want to join

EPICS—it is not too late!

� Attendance Form (Scantron)

� Fill in name and 10-digit PU ID

� “T” for Question 1

� It takes approximately two weeks from the date of the lecture to update myEPICS with your attendance.

� Have a great semester!