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Weather Advisory
by Pierce, Andrew L 12 Jan '18

12 Jan '18

Good morning all, As of now, Purdue is open for classes and all EPICS divisions will go on as usual; however, please exercise caution getting to classes today. Students commuting from off campus should use your best judgement and notify your EPICS advisor and TA if you will be unable to make it to campus. Advisors, please excuse such absences. The EPICS offices will not be fully staffed for the morning. Please contact epics(a)purdue.edu<mailto:epics@purdue.edu> for any assistance. Advisors and TAs, please notify your students using the team email epics-TEAMACRONYM(a)ecn.purdue.edu<mailto:epics-TEAMACRONYM@ecn.purdue.edu> if you will be unable to make it to campus for your team meetings and cancel if necessary. Be safe, Andrew

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EPICS Week 1 Announcements
by Pierce, Andrew L 09 Jan '18

09 Jan '18

Important EPICS Week 1 Announcements ________________________________ Required PDHs for First-Semester EPICS Students First time EPICS students are required to complete five PDHs that teach the basics of the design process. The first two should be done by the end of next week. 1. Intro to EPICS - Should be completed before your first lab. Watch the YouTube playlist<https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc0ibrJx9X0nupwJAyql2G1nJySiF0k-3> and submit attendance in MyEPICS. 2. Wallet Exercise - There are two options to complete the wallet exercise. o You can attend any one of several in-person sessions hosted by the EPICS TAs. Find the schedule and register in MyEPICS<https://engineering.purdue.edu/MyEpics>. o If you cannot attend, you can do the make-up Gift Giving activity<https://engineering.purdue.edu/EPICS/purdue/individual-documents/profession…>. ________________________________ EPICS Grading * The Individual Evaluation Rubric (IER)<https://engineering.purdue.edu/EPICS/purdue/team-documents/ier/edit> clearly spells out the requirements for each grade level. * It is advisable to review the IER early in the semester to understand grading in EPICS. * Unexcused absences from lab can have a significant effect on your grade. Be sure to clear any absences with your TA and advisor. ________________________________ Design Storm - $500 in Prizes and Earn EPICS PDHs! This competition, open to all Purdue students, will challenge teams of up to 5 students to create concepts and prototypes for cooking, pumping water, storing food and medicine, and providing communications in the wake of a major natural disaster. These concepts will be further developed throughout the semester by the new Natural Disaster Preparedness EPICS team. PDHs will be awarded to all participating EPICS students and prizes will be award to the best designs in several categories. Register at http://tinyurl.com/designstorm ________________________________ Important Dates Design Review * All EPICS teams present to outside reviewers two times per semester. For Spring, those will be weeks 7 and 15. * Midterm Review: February 19-23 * Final Review: April 16-20 Awards Open House * We will recognize our outstanding students and teams, as well as celebrate our delivered project from the 2017/2018 school year. * Friends and family are welcome to join in the celebration, tour the lab, and get an inside look at your work in EPICS. * Open House: April 16 ________________________________ Andrew Pierce EPICS Academic Administrator Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering - Room 1209 701 West Stadium Avenue West Lafayette, IN 47907-2045 Email: pierce1(a)purdue.edu<mailto:pierce1@purdue.edu> Phone: (765) 414-2107 http://www.purdue.edu/epics

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EPICS Pre-Semester Announcements
by Pierce, Andrew L 03 Jan '18

03 Jan '18

Important EPICS Pre-Semester Announcements ________________________________ Welcome Students Welcome to the EPICS family new students, and welcome back to the returners. We are excited to see the impact you will make in the community through your work this semester. There are some changes for this semester, so please pay careful attention to the announcements below. ________________________________ Design Storm - $500 in Prizes and Earn EPICS PDHs! I strongly encourage you to put your design skills to work by taking part in Design Storm, a one-day design competition to help address urgent and unique needs on islands affected by the recent hurricanes. This competition, open to all Purdue students, will challenge teams of up to 5 students to create concepts and prototypes for cooking, pumping water, storing food and medicine, and providing communications in the wake of a major natural disaster. These concepts will be further developed throughout the semester by the new Natural Disaster Preparedness EPICS team. PDHs will be awarded to all participating EPICS students and prizes will be award to the best designs in several categories. Register at http://tinyurl.com/designstorm ________________________________ Professional Development Hours (PDHs) All students are required to complete a number of PDHs throughout the semester. The requirements are listed in the PDH Menu<https://sharepoint.ecn.purdue.edu/epics/teams/Public%20Documents/PDH%20Menu…>. All first time students will need to watch the Introduction to EPICS<https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc0ibrJx9X0nupwJAyql2G1nJySiF0k-3> playlist on YouTube before the first lab. Instructions for Logging Online Lecture Completion: 1) Watch all videos in the appropriate playlist. It is a good idea to subscribe to the EPICS Youtube channel. 2) Login to MyEPICS<https://engineering.purdue.edu/MyEpics/> using your Purdue career account. 3) Click View Activities, select 'All' in the 'Show' dropdown, and find activity with the naming matching the playlist. 4) Click 'Makeup', fill out the form, and click 'Submit' ________________________________ EPICS Website New students will want to become familiar with the EPICS website, where you will find the syllabus, lab and lecture schedule, assignments (milestones), and more. See https://engineering.purdue.edu/EPICS/purdue. ________________________________ Important Dates Design Review * All EPICS teams present to outside reviewers two times per semester. For Spring, those will be weeks 7 and 15. * Midterm Review: February 19-23 * Final Review: April 16-20 Awards Open House * We will recognize our outstanding students and teams, as well as celebrate our delivered project from the 2017/2018 school year. * Friends and family are welcome to join in the celebration, tour the lab, and get an inside look at your work in EPICS. * Open House: April 16 ________________________________ Andrew Pierce EPICS Academic Administrator Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering - Room 1209 701 West Stadium Avenue West Lafayette, IN 47907-2045 Email: pierce1(a)purdue.edu<mailto:pierce1@purdue.edu> Phone: (765) 414-2107 http://www.purdue.edu/epics

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Design Storm - A Unique Design Competition for Hurricane Relief
by Pierce, Andrew L 09 Dec '17

09 Dec '17

Greetings EPICS Students, Have you considered helping out with hurricane relief efforts in the Caribbean, but aren’t sure how to get involved? Do you enjoy hackathon-style design events? Do you hate watching me lecture on YouTube to get your PDHs? Consider taking part in Design Storm, a one-day design competition to generate solutions for disaster relief and preparedness in the Caribbean. This competition, open to all Purdue students, will challenge teams of up to 5 students to create concepts and prototypes for cooking, pumping water, storing food and medicine, and providing communications in the wake of a major natural disaster. These concepts will be further developed throughout the semester by the new Natural Disaster Preparedness EPICS team. PDHs will be awarded to all participating EPICS students and prizes will be award to the best designs in several categories. Register at http://tinyurl.com/designstorm

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INDIA End of Semester Information
by Kelsey N Welch 08 Dec '17

08 Dec '17

INDIA, It is the time to document everything and submit final deliverables. I know that this is a long e-mail, but please go through the bullet points carefully. Notice some due dates have been extended. Friday December 1, 2017 in lab 1. Teaching Assistants Review Forms * The forms will be handed out in lab by the advisors – they should be filled out at the end of the lab; Rahul or the advisors will give those to Pam Brown (EPICS Office). 2. Verify that your attendance and course number (EPCS 1, 2, 3, or 4xx) are correct on myEPICS. (If you find any problem, please let me know.) 3. Design Review Invitations Due Friday December 1, 2017 by 11:59pm 1. Final Design Document for review by Design Reviewers * Upload here: https://sharepoint.ecn.purdue.edu/epics/designreview/default.aspx * Must be pdf Friday December 8, 2017 in lab 1. Final Design Review – dress is business casual 2. Return all checked out equipment. Due Friday December 8, 2017 by 11:59 p.m. 1. Peer Evaluations * To be completed in myEPICS * Please rank and comment on individuals you have worked with * If you give everyone the same score and/or no feedback your contribution to peer evaluation grade will suffer * All project team members (sub-teams) should be included in the peer evaluation * Everyone should evaluate the project manager 2. Professional Development Hours 3. Purdue Course Evaluation * http://www.purdue.edu/cie/Website%20CoursEval/courseeval<http://www.purdue.edu/cie/Website%20CoursEval/courseeval/> * Submit proof of completion by printing “completed evaluations” pages and emailing to TA Due Saturday December 9th by 11:59pm 1. Individual Documentation (OneNote Notebook) * Make sure all your work is in your notebook * Remember that the notebooks should provide evidence of your efforts! * Keep a backup copy of your notebook content in case there are problems with OneNote around the submission deadline. * Reflections - Make sure they are up-to-date. Also include your reflections on the Design Review * More information on how to write good reflection can be found here: https://engineering.purdue.edu/EPICS/purdue/individual-documents/reflections * PM and DLs are required to write their lessons learned in their notebooks. Talk about anything you have learned and about anything that you think it might be helpful for the next generation who want to take your role at EPICS. (You would need to add a tab to your notebook called "Lessons Learned." 2. Final Reflection (OneNote) * Detailed information could be found at the following link https://engineering.purdue.edu/EPICS/purdue/individual-documents/reflections * For two of the four areas below, critically reflect about what you have learned in that area this semester. Each reflection should address the following questions and contain at least 300 words. * Guided Questions for the Reflection: * What did I learn? * How did I learn it? * Why does the learning matter? * What will/could I or others do in light of this learning? * Four Areas (Choose Two): * Personal and Professional Development: What did you learn about who you are (your strengths, weaknesses, assumptions, skills, convictions, etc.) and who you want to become, personally or professionally? * Social Impact: What did you learn about the broader impacts of your work and how you and others can affect change locally and/or globally? What did you learn about the community, the needs, and/or the quality of the service provided? * Academic Enhancement: What did you learn related to your discipline and how was that enhanced by the service-learning context? What did you learn about Human-Centered Design? * Ethics: What you have learned about professional ethics, the ethical issues you encountered in your team and your project, and how decisions regarding ethical issues are made individually and as a team? 3. Individual Evaluation Rubric * THIS DOCUMENT MUST BE SUBMITTED TO ME VIA EMAIL, and please label your documents as follows: INDIA-IER-Fall17-YOURFULLNAME.docx. * Outline your specific accomplishments with a detailed description in the Student’s Comments box. * Note where evidence of your work can be found * Specific SharePoint folders (“Notebook” is not adequate) * Explain why you deserve a certain grade in the Student’s Comments box * FILL OUT THE FORM IN MS WORD * Add lines as necessary. Your specific accomplishments and grade you think you deserve will probably push the first page to be longer * A link to IERs can be found here. https://engineering.purdue.edu/EPICS/purdue/team-documents/ier (fill out the one that is associated with your EPICS level) Due Thursday December 14, 2017 by 12:00 p.m. 1. Final Design Document that includes design reviewers’ comments uploaded to Sharepoint in Semester Documentation and emailed to advisors and TA * The review sheets will be accessible here<https://sharepoint.ecn.purdue.edu/epics/teams/india/Semester%20Documentatio…> after the final design review session. 1. Design Review Follow-Up Document * One per sub-team (project) * Please complete the one that you uploaded for the mid-semester and upload it to SharePoint (Semester Documentation) 2. Project Evaluation Rubric uploaded to Sharepoint in Semester Documentation: This document can be downloaded from the team documents under the grading tab in the epics website. * A link to the document can be found here: https://engineering.purdue.edu/EPICS/teams/team-documents/Grading 3. Transition Document uploaded to Semester Documentation * One per project/sub-team * One-page summary of your project * Major accomplishments this semester * Suggestions for future teams * Explanation of next steps for project 4. Documentation Upload * Please upload all necessary documents on SharePoint Project Documentation and Semester Documentation (EPICS SharePoint ONLY); i.e. if you have been using google drive, this is the time to move the most important items to the EPICS SharePoint. Make folders for your teams as appropriate. * If a document changes over time, like your Design Document, then probably it should be under a Project Documentation directory, for your project. If, on the other hand, it's a one-time document, like a presentation you will give on a certain date, or a version of your Design Document that you want to identify specifically as the result of this semester's work, then it would go under Semester Documentation. * Make sure the documents on SharePoint are well organized in a logical manner (folder organization) and their folder-name is referred to in your notebooks/IER. (PM, Design Leads, and Project Archivist(s) are responsible for making sure the files are in good shape.) * Use either folder/file name or location (link) * Please make sure all the documents are checked-in on SharePoint * If documents are checked-out, they are accessible only to the person who checked them out - Please check-in documents that you check-out (this does not happen automatically!) Fall semester documentation is really important because we need to keep the pace! Therefore, we carefully review your documents, and you will be evaluated by the way you have documented your projects. PM and DLs are playing an important role here to ease the transition process to the next team. Please work closely with your teammates to have a polished package for the next generation! Please let me know if you have any questions/comments/concerns. Thank you, Kelsey Welch, E.I.T. Candidate for Masters of Science in Civil Engineering Structures EPICS Graduate Teaching Assistant

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Mock Design Review
by Rahul Maheswaran 06 Dec '17

06 Dec '17

Hey guys, So by the looks of the survey, Thursday evening seems to be the best time for everyone. Looking at the times posted, I think we can start with Rural at around 7.30 pm and I think that since everyone is busy with dead week and finals, let's just do it team by team so that the others don't have to waste time. I have reserved the lab from 6.30pm till midnight. So you can feel free to stay and practice after you're done. The time slots are as follows: Rural - 7.30pm Tractor - 8.30pm Medical - 9.30pm Please let me know if you have any concerns with this. It's okay if one team member is not able to make it at a specific time. Make sure you have practiced with that team member before that, and the entire team knows what to do and who presents which slide. Message me if you have any issues with the time slots. Remember, the more prepared your team is, the earlier you get to leave :D See you tomorrow! Thanks Rahul

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Mock Presentation - Availability
by Rahul Maheswaran 01 Dec '17

01 Dec '17

Hey guys, Here is the link for the survey : https://www.when2meet.com/?6526001-P4EQ7 Please make sure you fill out whenever you are available. The link to the slides for the final presentation will be : https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kJ8W1nYfuGzKrltIalf78XWRSZlIYyOGQAd… IMPORTANT NOTE: This survey is for the final presentation with the ENTIRE TEAM present. Before this presentation, I need the design leads for each team let me know when your team is available so we can run through the presentation with just your team, BEFORE the final presentation. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks, Rahul Maheswaran

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EPICS Week 16 Announcements
by Pierce, Andrew L 01 Dec '17

01 Dec '17

Important EPICS Week 16 Announcements ________________________________ Design Reviews You all have made tremendous progress on projects this semester! Enjoy this last chance to show off your work and to get some key feedback to help guide the project going forward. I look forward to seeing many of you back next semester. Some reminders on reviews: * Dress code is business casual - be professional. * All teams should meet to practice before the review. * Remember to cover all stages of the design process that your team has completed. * If you haven't already, be sure to get your Design Documents uploaded to sharepoint ASAP. ________________________________ Delivering this Semester? If your team plans to deliver your project this semester, be sure to complete the EPICS delivery checklist. This includes projects that have final deliverables of non-tangible products (project plans, formal recommendations, etc). Find more information on the delivery process at https://engineering.purdue.edu/EPICS/teams/team-documents/project-delivery. Remember, without a checklist, you will not receive an EPICS delivery t-shirt. ________________________________ Verify Your Attendance Be sure to check your attendance and PDH credits in MyEPICS. Let your advisor or TA know if you have any missing credits. Insifficient credits can severely impact your grade. ________________________________ Social Media We love seeing your photos and videos of your projects! Please tag us on Facebook and Twitter with your posts to share with us. Follow us on LinkedIn to stay connected so we can be sure you receive invites to come back for events, especially as design reviewers, after graduation. ________________________________ Follow Us: [Image result for twitter logo]<https://twitter.com/EPICSPurdue> [Image result for facebook logo] <https://www.facebook.com/epicspurdue/> [Image result for linkedin logo] <https://www.linkedin.com/groups/5109739> ________________________________ Andrew Pierce EPICS Academic Administrator Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering - Room 1209 701 West Stadium Avenue West Lafayette, IN 47907-2045 Email: pierce1(a)purdue.edu<mailto:pierce1@purdue.edu> Phone: (765) 494-3559 http://www.purdue.edu/epics

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Weekly update - EPICS INDIA
by Rahul Maheswaran 30 Nov '17

30 Nov '17

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FW: Relocation of Design Build Lab
by Martinez, Jorge L 21 Nov '17

21 Nov '17

*** This message is being sent as a REMINDER, as it might have not been received by all EPICS students. *** From: Martinez, Jorge L Sent: Friday, November 17, 2017 2:11 PM Subject: Relocation of Design Build Lab Dear all, As you may have heard, EPICS is relocating its Design Build Lab from ARMS 1101 to ARMS B103, where the Artisan & Fabrication Lab (AFL) used to reside. After conversations with the building administration, the relocation has been scheduled for the week after Final Design Review (i.e., Dec 11 through Dec 15). Please be aware that during that time, there will be limited access to ARMS 1101, as EPICS staff will be working moving materials and equipment. Access to B103 will not begin until the 2018 Spring semester. I apologize for any inconveniences this change may cause, but it will allow EPICS to continue growing and provide additional tools for a safer environment. Please consider this relocation in your plans as you look to complete your deliverables this semester. Thanks, Jorge Martinez EPICS Lab Manager Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering - Room 1210 Purdue University 701 West Stadium Ave West Lafayette, IN 47907 +1 765 494 0629 +1 574 214 9450 (mobile) mart1419(a)purdue.edu<mailto:mart1419@purdue.edu> https://engineering.purdue.edu/EPICS

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