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Dear class,

Great seeing many of you yesterday! Thank you for being such an engaged audience for our panel. If you would like to speak with any of the panelists in the future, they've asked that you let me know directly so that I can connect you via e-mail.

Quick reminders:

1. Your Skills Workshop 2 memo is due the night before your lab this week.
2. This week in lab, you will complete Skills Workshop 3. Please review the material on the manual and pre-lab content, a short video on circuitry, ahead of time.
3. All teams should submit their SLDP applicatons this week. From here, our team will review applications and confirm your project by Project Workshop 1.
4. This week in recitation, you'll complete two in-class activities related to presentation skills. Please have your slide deck for Skills Workshop 2 ready (see my previous announcement for clarification on this assignment).

Also - the MakerSpace has announced their training schedule for this semester! We're excited for all of you to get access to the space and tools available through this partnership. All students must individually complete the safety orientation training as part of your SLDP process. The safety orientation is a prerequiste to access tools and equipment in the MakerSpace. Please sign up for training at this link. We ask that you complete the training by the following dates:

• Sections A, E: Friday, 10/3
• Sections B, H: Friday, 10/10
• Sections C, F: Friday, 10/17
• Sections D, G: Friday, 10/24

I will go over the training expectations in lecture on Monday as well.

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please reach out.

Thank you and talk soon!

Best,

Prof. Paredes

Dear class,

I'm writing to clarify the expectations for the Skills Workshop 2 slide deck. You do not need to prepare a full skills workshop presentation for recitation this week. Please refer to the assignment described at the end of the Skills Workshop 2 description, also listed below:

In teams, create the following illustrations in PowerPoint. Each illustration should be made on a single slide and include an appropriate caption. Imagine that these illustrations will be used in a technical presentation:

1. A table that includes:

   1. The safety factor, volume, and material of the original part

   2. The safety factor, volume, material of the part after each modification; data from each modification should be on its own row

2. A table that includes:

   1. The final safety factor, volume, and material obtained by your team

   2. The final safety factor, volume, and material obtained by the other teams

3. A figure that shows a comparison between the results of the safety simulation on the part before and after each modification. 

   1. If multiple modifications were made, show the results for each modification. 

The faculty and TA will review your figures, tables, and graphs and comment on the clarity of the figures, adherence to the style guide, and overall visual style as part of an in-class activity during recitatin. 

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To be clear - you do not need to prepare a full presentation on your workshop tomororw; just the data and observations as described above. If you have any questions or concerns, please let me and your recitation instructors know.

Best,

Prof. Paredes

Hi class,

I hope you had a great week in EG! I apologize if you are receving this message twice.

By now, you all should have created accounts on our course website (eg.poly.edu) and completed lab. If this is not the case, please reach out to me so that we can get you set up on our platforms.

Quick reminders: your SLDP application, skills workshop 2 memo, and skills workshop 2 slides are all due next week. Please refer to the schedule for deadlines for your section.

Next week's themes is circuitry! On Monday, we'll meet in lecture via Zoom. We will get started at 12:30 PM. Please log into Zoom using your NYU credentials to ensure that you have the correct permissions for class. I'll go over announcements for the week, introduce this week's skills workshop, and then we'll hear from our a panel of students and alum with backgrounds in electronic systems. This goal of this panel will be to hopefully get you excited about the skills and opportunities available to you in this space :)

In lab, you will complete Skills Workshop 3 on circuitry. Please complete the pre-lab activity before your lab next week:

1. Watch the Skills Workshop 3 Prelab Activity - How do Circuits Work?
2. Read the workshop description.

And in recitation, you'll get some practice with creating presentations and public speaking. 

That's all for now! Have a great weekend, and let me know if you have any questions or concerns! :) 

Ingrid

Hi class,

I hope you had a great week in EG! By now, you all should have created accounts on our course website (eg.poly.edu) and completed lab. If this is not the case, please reach out to me so that we can get you set up on our platforms.

On Monday, we'll meet in lecture via Zoom. We will get started at 12:30 PM. Please log into Zoom using your NYU credentials to ensure that you have the correct permissions for class. The theme for this week is circuitry! During lecture, I'll go over some quick reminders for the week, introduce the skills workshop on this topic, and then welcome a panel of speakers to discuss their work in this space. Our panel will represent speakers and alumni with backgrounds in electrical and computer engineering, who will share their experiences and insights on the field with you.

In lab, you will complete Skills Workshop 3. Please complete the pre-lab activity before your lab:

1. Watch the following video: Skills Workshop 3: Pre-Lab Activity - How Do Circuits Work?
2. Read the description of the exercise.

That's all for now! Have a great weekend, and let me know if you have any questions or concerns! :) 

- Prof. Paredes

Hi class,

Following up with the material for lecture 1 and lecture 2. The lecture slides have now been posted under the Lecture tab. You can find recordings for lectures 1 and 2 here:

• Introduction to EG-UY 1004
• Introduction to the EG-UY 1004 Semester-Long Design Project
• NYU MakerSpace and EG-1004
• Introduction to Technical Communication (PW: Passcode: 1=%cStW?)

Ingrid

Dear class,

It was nice to meet many of you today. Please note that I will send a follow up announcement with the lecture slides and recordings as soon as they are available. Quick reminders and clarifications: 

1. This week in lab, you will complete Skills Workshop 2. Please review the material on the manual and introductory videos on CAD and Autodesk Fusion ahaed of time. Our team has also resent Autodesk account invitations to your NYU e-mail addresses - please make an account using your NYU e-mail following these instructions. If asked to verify, please enter the following information: "student" as your role; post-secondary/college/university - New York University as your school; 6 MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, NY 11201 as the address and nyu.edu as the website; and your graduation date. If you have issues creating your account, please let me know. 

2. Please submit your CATME team maker survey the night before your recitation so that we can assign you to SLDP teams. After you are assembled into teams, you will be required to attend an ideation session in our Open Lab (6 MTC 573). Please follow the steps below once you have formed your Semester Long Design Project (SLDP) groups. The application is due on the following dates:

• B, H sections: Sunday 9/14 at 11:59pm
• C, F sections: Monday 9/15 at 11:59pm
• D, G sections: Tuesday 9/16 at 11:59pm
• A, E sections: Wednesday 9/17 at 11:59pm

Follow the instructions below carefully:

1. Brainstorm with your group members and have 3 preliminary ideas of projects that you would like to work on. Read through the General Engineering Design Challenge & SLDP Timeline and Requirements page on the manual and familiarize yourself with the different project tracks: Sustainability, Engineering & Culture, and Entrepreneurship, Design and Innovation.

2. Fill out this form as a group ASAP with the 3 preliminary ideas you came up with. At the end you will be given a link to book a time slot that works for all or most group members to visit the Open Lab. 

3. Visit the Open Lab during your assigned time slot to ideate with the Teaching Assistants (TAs) that will provide you guidance and feedback. If you do not go to Open Lab and talk to TAs through your ideas you will not be eligible to do your proposed projects. Make sure to book a slot to guarantee you a spot.

4. Fill out the SLDP application form by 11:59pm the night of the application deadline. Only one application per group will be accepted, make sure you fill out the application as a team.

Please feel free to email research@eg.poly.edu with any questions. 

Thank you and talk soon!

Best,

Prof. Paredes

Hi class,

I hope you had a great first week in EG! By now, you all should have created accounts on our course website (eg.poly.edu) and completed lab. If this is not the case, please reach out to me so that we can get you set up on our platforms. In the meantime, I will duplicate announcements between here and the course website.

On Monday, we'll meet in lecture via Zoom. We will get started at 12:30 PM. Please log into Zoom using your NYU credentials using this link to ensure that you have the correct permissions for class. During lecture, I'll (finally and excitedly!) introduce myself to you all, go over some quick reminders for the week, and then introduce our guest speakers, Dr. Matthew Frenkel (NYU Libraries) and one of our writing faculty, Prof. Duncan Osborne. They will discuss technical writing in our course and resources available to you through the university's library system. Your recitation instructors will go into these assignments in more depth during class.

In lab, you will complete Skills Workshop 2. Please complete the pre-lab activity for next week:

1. You should have received an e-mail from Autodesk inviting you to join our license for the software, using your NYU credentials. As NYU students, you have access to Autodesk software such as Fusion, which you will use to create renderings of designs for your SLDP. Please follow the instructions from the link to verify your student status and log into your account. 
2. Watch the following videos ahead of your lab:
   1. Skills Workshop 2: Prelab Activity - What is CAD?
   2. Skills Workshop 2: Prelab Activity - Introduction to Autodesk Fusion
3. Read the description of the exercise.

That's all for now! Have a great weekend, and let me know if you have any questions or concerns! :) 

Hello Everyone,

For staffing information for the course you may click on "Sections" found on the left menu portion of this webpage under the "Course Information" heading. Room numbers for recitations, labs, and lecture can also be found on this page. You may familiarize yourselves with all of the EG1004 TAs by clicking on "Teaching Assistants" and looking up your TAs by name. You may also search for your professors and writing consultants by clicking on "Professors" or "Writing Consultants".

You can view the syllabus and schedule from the the left menu portion of the webpage.

If you have any further questions regarding the course, assignments, staffing, or anything else you may direct them to gecentral@eg.poly.edu. Have a wonderful semester!

- General Engineering Team