Hi all, These announcements went out yesterday, but it seems we had some technical problems with the email list. We believe the list is corrected now, but if you are receiving this in error, please do let me know. Best, Andrew ________________________________ 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. ________________________________ Professional Development Hours (PDHs) All students are required to complete five (5) PDHs per credit hour each semester. The requirements are listed in the PDH Menu<https://sharepoint.ecn.purdue.edu/epics/teams/Public%20Documents/PDH%20Menu.pdf>. 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' NEW PDH Deduction for No-Shows to Live PDHs Students who register for a PDH session and fail to attend will be deducted one PDH credit for each missed event. You may deregister up to 24 hours before the event if your schedule changes and you are unable to attend. This change is intended to ensure that students who wish to attend a session are able to do so, rather than have empty seats due to no-shows. ________________________________ 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. ________________________________ Design Review * All EPICS teams present to outside reviewers two times per semester. For Spring, those will be weeks 7 and 15. * Midterm Review: October 2-5 * Final Review: December 4-7 ________________________________ NEW Purchase Request System * Your team will need to purchase materials for use in the construction of your project. * All purchase requests will now be initiated and managed through Docusign. * The Docusign form can be accessed through the EPICS website or directly at: https://na2.docusign.net/Member/PowerFormSigning.aspx?PowerFormId=d3bdbc42-d... ________________________________ Andrew Pierce EPICS Academic Administrator Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering - Room 1209 701 West Stadium Avenue West Lafayette, IN 47907-2045 Email: pierce1@purdue.edu<mailto:pierce1@purdue.edu> Phone: (765) 414-2107 http://www.purdue.edu/epics