Project Personnel (Duquette)

Project Personnel (for HU3910 sections with Prof. Duquette)

Please read this entire page!

1. How to Sign Up for a Project Team

Assuming you've already registered for HU3910:

• Decide on a 1) project from this page, and 2) a specific task as defined on that project's page
• Click here to add your name to one of the projects on the Project Personnel page. If you are torn between a few projects, choose one that has fewer names beneath it.
  • Put your name in the Name field for now, and, later on after you've met with your team and discussed tasks, put your name in the Task field.
• Sign up for a GitLab Account on our internal repository: https://arcgit.wpi.edu
  • Request access to the Git Repositories for this project using the URLs on the project's Wiki page (on this site).

2. What to Do After You Sign Up

• Get to know your projects by reading the project Wiki page entirely and, in most cases, reading the project reports and watching the presentations from previous student teams
• Get to know your teammates
  • What is their favorite food?
  • What is their favorite movie?
  • How do they feel about Taylor Swift?
• Decide on a 'regular weekly meeting time outside of class time to discuss weekly goals and objectives
  • If you're the only "morning person" in a group of "night owls", choose a different project--seriously
• Start digging into your project by:
  • Reading the Wiki page for that project entirely!
  • Reading the "Documentation" section of the project and/or the Read Me files associated with the GIT repositories for your project (if applicable)
  • Acclimate yourself to the subject area (especially if this is new to you!) by looking at list of books currently being held at the Gordon library, tutorials available online, or other books on the subject. It is absolutely 100% undeniably, irrevocably (ecumenically?!) worth it to take some time and read some guides and info about the subject matter at the start of the term prior to building anything! Structure this into your project timeline!
  • Start to develop a project timeline
    • Budget in time to catch up on a proper review of the literature
    • Budget in time for items to be shipped to you and for you to order new materials/supplies (if applicable)
• Meet a few times a week each and every week (including the first week of the term) to discuss the division of labor of tasks, otherwise work independently and work hard. I'm expecting about 15 - 17 hours of work each week for each team member.
  • If you can work independently most days and then come together to discus strategies only once or twice a week, that's fine! You'll meet with me as a team weekly, so you should absolutely meet together at the start of the week and, ideally, also near the end of the week.

You have brief summaries of your progress due on Canvas every few days, so read the Syllabus on Canvas.

For Projects That Involve Manufacturing or Modeling

Register the Project with the Machine Shop and Schedule a Consultation

If your project deals with measuring, modeling, CAD, CAM, or manufacturing anything, please do the following ASAP (space fills up quickly!):

1. Visit https://wpi.mfelabs.org
2. Register the project using the name of the project on the project's Wiki page
3. Complete the Basic User Training so you now how to use the tools in the lab
4. Schedule an appointment to meet with someone to go over the project; bring any materials you have from the Wiki page (models, descriptions, goals, etc.)

Register the Project with ARC and Schedule a Consultation

If your project deals with modeling, smoothing data from models, 3D printing, or rapid prototyping, please do the following ASAP (space fills up quickly!):

1. Visit https://arc.wpi.edu/
2. Schedule a consultation appointment to meet with someone to go over the project; bring any materials you have from the Wiki page (models, descriptions, goals, etc.)

For Projects That Involve 3D Printing

You’ll need to complete the Basic User Training in the Foisie Innovation Studio in order to use the 3D printers available in that space

1. Visit https://canvas.wpi.edu/courses/9342/quizzes/18550

3. Prepare for Check-up Meetings

There will be regular "check-up" meetings between me and each project group during class-time throughout the term. To prepare for this:

• Choose one member of the team to give me the update during the meeting
  • Discuss accomplishments during the prior week
  • Discuss any pitfalls or questions you have
  • Discuss goals and the division of labor for each group member for the coming week
• Choose one member of the team to take minutes on what was discussed during the meeting
  • When the meeting concludes, upload the minutes per the assignments listed on Canvas
• Choose one member of the team to upload a brief two or three sentence summary of the accomplishments and pitfalls of the prior week to the course Canvas site

Resources

Besides the individual project resources associated with each project's wiki page, we have many resources available:

Books Available in the Library

There are many useful books that Prof. Manzo has hand-picked and ordered that are available in the library.

Dan Erlewine's Guitar Shop Instructional Videos

Video demonstrations of a variety of guitar-related repair and maintenance tasks