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<li>[[Media:Eg_milestones.ppt|How to give a Milestone Presentation]] (389KB) | <li>[[Media:Eg_milestones.ppt|How to give a Milestone Presentation]] (389KB) | ||
<li>[[Media:Eg_final.ppt|How to give the Final Project Presentation]] (356KB) | <li>[[Media:Eg_final.ppt|How to give the Final Project Presentation]] (356KB) | ||
<li>[[Media:SLDP.zip|Semester-Long Project Presentation]] (zip file) <font color=#ff000><b>Warning! | <li>[[Media:SLDP.zip|Semester-Long Project Presentation]] (zip file) <font color=#ff000><b>Warning! 8.25MB file!</b></font></li> | ||
<li>[[Media:Writing_Teamwork.ppt|Writing Consultant Teamwork Presentation]] (156KB) | <li>[[Media:Writing_Teamwork.ppt|Writing Consultant Teamwork Presentation]] (156KB) | ||
<li>[[Media:MLCAD.zip|Installing and Using MLCAD]] (zip file - 2.3MB)</li> | <li>[[Media:MLCAD.zip|Installing and Using MLCAD]] (zip file - 2.3MB)</li> | ||
Revision as of 19:57, 8 July 2008
Table of contents
Welcome to the EG1004 Online Manual Web site. This site contains all the academic material you need for the course. For administrative matters the Web site is [eg.poly.edu eg.poly.edu].
You can click on anything underlined on this page to link to the material.
Perspectives on EG1004
Success in EG1004
- The Course
- Structure
- Missing and Being Late for Class, and How to Make Up Work
- Teamwork
- Ethics
- Plagiarism
Introduction to EG1004
- How to use the EG1004 Web Sites
- How to submit work to the EG1004 Web Site
- EG1004 Grading Policy
- Safety Guidelines
- Keeping Your Laboratory Notebook
Laboratory Experiments
- Lab 1 - Software for Engineers I
- Lab 1 - Software for Engineers I (Office 2007 Version)
- Lab 1A - Mousetrap Car
- Lab 2 - Hot Air Balloon
- Lab 3 - Product Evaluation
- Lab 4 - Reverse Engineering
- Lab 5 - Introduction to LabVIEW
- Lab 6 - Digital Logic
- Preparation for Sensors Lab, due at beginning of Sensors Lab
- Lab 7 - Sensors
- Lab 8 - Heat Transfer and Thermal Insulation
- Lab 9 - Lemon Car
- Lab 10 - Electronic Filters
- Lab 11 - Boom Construction Competition
Laboratory Experiment Presentations
- Lab 1 - Software for Engineers I
- Lab 1A - Mousetrap Car
- Lab 2 - Hot Air Balloon
- Lab 3 - Product Evaluation
- Lab 3 - Product Evaluation (NXT Version)
- Lab 4 - Reverse Engineering
- Lab 5 - Introduction to LabVIEW
- Lab 6 - Digital Logic
- Lab 7 - Sensors
- Lab 7 - Sensors (NXT Version)
- Lab 8 - Heat Transfer and Thermal Insulation
- Lab 9 - Lemon Car
- Lab 10 - Electronic Filters
- Lab 11 - Boom Construction Competition
Instructional Web Pages
- How to erase old programs from the NXT memory
- How to read documents made in Office 2007 in Office 2003
- How to Capture PC Screen Images
- How to Compress Your Files
- How to Include Pictures, Equations, and Spreadsheets in Your Presentations and Lab Reports
- How to Change Pictures so They Don’t Take Up So Much Space
- Making Good Looking Equations in PowerPoint Presentations
- How to Show Cost Data in Presentations
- How to Put Video Files in presentations
- How to Handle Unusual Data
- Submitting EG1004 Work to the Digital Dropbox
- [[How to Clean Up Your Initial “MyPoly�? Screen]]
- AutoCAD Skill Builder
Instructional Presentations
- Introduction to EG1004 (348KB)
- Academic Honesty and Plagiarism (99KB)
- Safety Guidelines (358KB)
- How to Write Lab Reports in EG1004 (93.5KB)
- How to Give a Recitation Presentation (233KB)
- How to give a Milestone Presentation (389KB)
- How to give the Final Project Presentation (356KB)
- Semester-Long Project Presentation (zip file) Warning! 8.25MB file!
- Writing Consultant Teamwork Presentation (156KB)
- Installing and Using MLCAD (zip file - 2.3MB)
- Exporting MLCAD to AutoCAD (395KB)
- Writing an Effective Resume (127KB)
Semester-Long Design Projects
- Retrieval and Delivery System (RDS)
- Ice Station Autonomous Robot (ISAR)
- Railroad Train Guidance System (RTGS)
- Supermarket Logistics System (SLS)
- Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV)
- Modular Field Bomb Disarming Robot (MBDR)
- Modular Field Treasure Hunt (MTH) [RETIRED]
- Space Station Autonomous Robot (SSAR)
Material to help you with the project
- MS Project Skill Builder
- MS Project Skill Builder (Office 2007 Version)
- How to plan the schedule and calculate costs for a project
- Price list for Lego parts for robot projects
Project Forms
All project forms are in both Word 2003 and Word 2007 format. You can use whichever version of the form that is more convenient for you - they are identical.
Component Testing Forms
- Retrieval and Delivery System (RDS)
- Ice Station Autonomous Robot (ISAR)
- Railroad Train Guidance System (RTGS)
- Supermarket Logistics System (SLS)
- Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV)
- Modular Field Bomb Disarming Robot (MBDR)
- Modular Field Treasure Hunt (MTH) [RETIRED]
- Space Station Autonomous Robot (SSAR)
Commissioning Forms
- Retrieval and Delivery System (RDS)
- Ice Station Autonomous Robot (ISAR)
- Railroad Train Guidance System (RTGS)
- Supermarket Logistics System (SLS)
- Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV)
- Modular Field Bomb Disarming Robot (MBDR)
- Modular Field Treasure Hunt (MTH) [RETIRED]
- Space Station Autonomous Robot (SSAR)
Project Submission Form, to be used for early or regular submission
Helpful Links
Introduction to Technical Presentations
- Giving Effective Presentations
- Effective Slide Formats
- Giving the Presentation
- Blunders to Avoid
- EG1004 Lab Presentation Format
- EG1004 Project Milestone Presentation Format
Introduction to Technical Communication
Technical Communication
- Introduction
- Specifications for Writing Your Lab Reports
- Introductions and Conclusions
- Active and Passive Voice
- Creating a Logical Argument
- Descriptions - Mechanism and Process
- Writing Numbers, Units of Measure, and Equations
- Graphics in Technical Reports
- Writing Software Documentation
- How to Write an Effective Resume
- Persuasion
- Team Authoring Strategies
- Editing
- Punctuation
- The Use of Articles
Sample Labs
This section contains two imaginary labs and typical submissions that would be associated with them
Regular Lab
- Lab 1701 - Faster-than-light Travel
- Annotated lab report
- Lab report
- Annotated presentation
- Presentation
Competition Lab
EG1004 Specification Comparison
Feedback
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