Main Page

Welcome to the EG1004 online student manual website. This site contains all the academic material you will need for the course. For administrative matters such as lab report submission, please visit the EG1004 website.

Course Information

General

• Comments from Course Director
• The Course
• Structure
• Teamwork
• Ethics
• How to Use the EG1004 Websites
• How to Submit Work to the EG1004 Website
• Safety Guidelines

Syllabus Content

• Introduction to EG1004
• EG1004 Syllabus
• EG1004 Schedules
• Introduction to EG1004 Lab
• Academic Honesty and Plagiarism
• Grading Policy
• Absence and Lateness Policies
• Software Requirements

Laboratory Experiments

Write-ups

• Lab 1
  • Lab 1A — Introduction to Microsoft Office
  • Lab 1B — Introduction to Revit
• Lab 2
  • Lab 2 — CAD Competition
    • CAD Guide
• Lab 3
  • Lab 3 — Prototyping with Microcontrollers, Sensors, and Materials
• Lab 4
  • Lab 4A — LAZ & MRR Workshop
  • Lab 4B — RAD Workshop
  • Lab 4C — HIR Workshop
  • Lab 4D — Model Shop Session I
• Lab 5
  • Lab 5 — Digital Logic
• Lab 6
  • Lab 6A — Required Pre-Lab Activity
  • Lab 6B — Model Shop Session II
• Lab 7
  • Lab 7 — Boom Construction Competition
• Lab 8
  • Lab 8 — Processes & Water Filters
• Lab 9
  • Lab 9 — Model Shop Session III
• Lab 10
  • Lab 10 — Sustainable Energy Vehicle Competition
  • Digital Multimeters Guidelines
• Lab 11
  • Lab 11 — Biomedical Forensics

PowerPoint Presentations

• Lab 1
  • Lab 1A & 1B — Software for Engineers
• Lab 2
  • Lab 2 — CAD Competition
• Lab 3
  • Lab 3 — Prototyping with Microcontrollers, Sensors, and Materials
• Lab 4
  • Lab 4A — LAZ & MRR Workshop
  • Lab 4B — RAD Workshop
  • Lab 4C — HIR Workshop
  • Lab 4D — Model Shop Session I
• Lab 5
  • Lab 5 — Introduction to Digital Logic
• Lab 6
  • Lab 6 — Model Shop Session II
• Lab 7
  • Lab 7 — Boom Construction Competition
• Lab 8
  • Lab 8 — Processes & Water Filters
• Lab 9
  • Lab 9 — Model Shop Session III
• Lab 10
  • Lab 10 — Sustainable Energy Vehicle
• Lab 11
  • Lab 11 — Biomedical Forensics

Semester-Long Design Project

Project Information

Please read the RFP for your project carefully. Any deviation from these specifications must be approved by your recitation professor.

• Introduction to the Semester-Long Design Projects (SLDPs)
• Rapid Assembly & Design Challenge (RAD)
• Housing & Innovation in Revit (HIR)
  • Revit-How-To Guide
• Mars Rover Robot (MRR)
• Lunar Agricultural Zone (LAZ)

Project Requirements

• Engineering Notebook
• Teamwork Expectations
• Career Development

Project Submission

• Submission Guidelines
• Online Submission FAQs

Help & How-Tos

General SLDP

• Teamwork Agreement
• Microsoft Project Student Guide
• Planning Project Scheduling & Costs
• How to Show Cost Data in Presentations

Prototyping

• 3D Printing and Logo Guide
• Technical Workshops
• Virtual Circuit Simulation Guide
• Technical Online Library
• Arduino Coding Guide
• Sensors Guide

VEX Resources

• VEX How-To Manual
• VEX Lift & Claw Design Guide
• Price list for VEX parts for robot projects

Recitation Resources

Weekly Presentations

• Recitation 1: What is engineering?
• Recitation 2: Technical Writing
• Recitation 3: Professional Presentations
• Recitation 4: Engineering Design Process
• Recitation 5: Design Thinking & Learning
• Recitation 6: Ethics & Stakeholder Impact
• Recitation 7: Reflection & Design Canvas
• Recitation 8: Undergraduate Opportunities
• Recitation 9: Career Considerations
• Recitation 10: Graduate School
• Recitation 11: Data Visualization
• Recitation 12: Emerging Engineering Topics
• Recitation 13: Entrepreneurial Mindset

Presentation Resources

• Lab Presentation Format
• How to Give a Recitation Presentation
• How to Give a Milestone Presentation
• How to Give a Final Presentation

Writing Resources

• EG1004 Writing Style Guide
• WC Lab Report Rubric
• WC RAD & VEX FDR Rubric
• WC HIR FDR (LEED Accreditation Report) Rubric
• Sample Lab Report
  • Sample Lab Write-Up: Hot Air Balloon

Writing Consultant Presentations

• Recitation 1: Writing Lab Reports
• Recitation 2: Citing Sources
• Recitation 3: Creating a LinkedIn Profile
• Recitation 4: Technical Writing Standards
• Recitation 5: Resumes
• Recitation 6: Data is Your Argument
• Recitation 7: Team Writing
• Recitation 8: The Art of the Cover Letter
• Recitation 9: Resumes
  • NYU Resume Guide & Samples
  • TandonConnect Resume Templates
• Recitation 10: Resumes Revisited
• Recitation 11: The Art of the Cover Letter
• Recitation 12: Writing in Engineering

Archived Pages

Pages kept for historical purposes can be found in The Archive.

Feedback

Do you have a specific change you would like to see? Click here to let us know!