Important EPICS Week 5 Announcements ________________________________ [cid:image002.png@01D56A43.6256DAB0]Spotlight on: Specification Development A key question every team should ask itself is "How do we know if we are successful?" Carefully crafting lists of User Needs and Specifications can help to ensure the success of the rest of your project development activities. The goal of the Specification Development phase is to understand "what" is needed by your community partner, and by the end of the phase, to develop measurable criteria in which design concepts can be evaluated. This is accomplished by understanding the context, stakeholders, requirements of the project, and investigating why current solutions do not meet the stakeholders needs. For more information, reference: Documentation: https://tinyurl.com/EpicsDesignProcessDocument Video Tutorial: https://tinyurl.com/EpicsSpecificationDevelopment ________________________________ PDH Confusion We are hearing a lot of confusion among students regarding PDHs. A few tips: * Every student is required to complete 5 PDHs per credit hour. * Every first-time student must complete the 5 required PDH series outlined in the PDH Menu<https://sharepoint.ecn.purdue.edu/epics/teams/Public%20Documents/PDH%20Menu.pdf?_ga=2.187463083.2035430074.1568032311-693361272.1546532058> * Last year, students completed PDHs in ENGR 133 - that is not the case this year. You must complete all of them except the Wallet Exercise independently. * In myEPICS<https://engineering.purdue.edu/MyEpics/> you can register for PDHs, complete makeups for online activities, and track your completion. * The Individual and Team Assignments in MyEPICS are not PDHs, they are assignments as outlined in the Milestones<https://sharepoint.ecn.purdue.edu/epics/teams/Public%20Documents/Milestone_Schedule.pdf?_ga=2.200964653.2035430074.1568032311-693361272.1546532058> ________________________________ Student Service Learning Grants - Due October 4th All EPICS projects with non-Purdue partners should apply: Purdue's Office of Engagement provides grants to students or student organizations for work on community service learning projects. This program's goal is to expand the community involvement of Purdue students in partnership with communities, nonprofit agencies, schools, and governmental bodies. Both the application and guidelines for the Student Grant Program for Community Service/Service Learning Projects can be found online: https://slg.engagement.purdue.edu ________________________________ Team Sponsorships The following teams have active sponsorships or industry based advisors. All other teams are unsponsored. Please be sure to acknowledge your sponsors on your team website and during design review. Code Name Advisor Sponsor BSA Boy Scouts of America Hewlett Packard Enterprise CAR Creating Accessible Racing Wabash National GM CR Camp Riley Charles and Anna Mae Miller DISC Database and Innovative Software for the Community Collins Aerospace EII Environmental Improvement Initiatives Shell EWB Engineers Without Borders EWB - USA GAPS Global Active Problem Solving Phillips 66 INDIA INDIA John Deere IS Imagination Station Boeing LAKOTA Lakota Ford Motor Company NS Neighborhood Sustainability ZF SCAN SCAN Molex WC Wabash Center Caterpillar Kimberly-Clark ________________________________ Lawrence Technological University Innovation Encounter - October 18-19 The IE is an entrepreneurial boot camp that attracts students nationwide to develop a viable solution to a realistic industry problem. The event infuses creativity and challenge into a competitive and rewarding weekend. Register at https://www.ltu.edu/innovation-encounter/register.asp. ________________________________ Design Reviews Design reviews are already only two weeks away. Each team is strongly encouraged to invite Purdue faculty and staff or off-campus guests to attend your reviews. Encourage your guests to register at https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cYJgCpQZyxDpyYZ<https://purdue.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cYJgCpQZyxDpyYZ?fbclid=IwAR1781ey8A_uNAe7IJbrZyj-W3M-P4fAVz7V1n5TuNWWDTGHPep3SMyTBfw> ________________________________ 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@purdue.edu<mailto:pierce1@purdue.edu> Phone: (765) 414-2107 http://www.purdue.edu/epics