Week 10 Presentation Prep!

Objective: Prepare for the Final Presentation!!!

Dates: June 2, 2014; June 3, 2014

June 2, 2014

Group meeting in reserved library room:

• Clean up PowerPoint --> reduce sentences on slides to phrases or key points
• Run through slides for errors
• Add graphics and photos:
• Keratin structure
• Existing solutions
• Cross-section of 3-D model
• Add citations, if needed

June 3, 2014

Group consultation/ rehearsal:

• Fix wording/ content on slides 2, 4, and 14
• Run through parts
• 15 minute time slot: 10 minute presentation, approx 2.5 minutes for questions, 2.5 minutes for setup/ breakdown
• 7 members --> ~85 seconds per person
• Speak clearly
• Reduce content, NOT increase speed

For Thursday:

Practice individual parts

Extra last run-through 15 minutes before presentation

Week 9 Lab

Objective: Finish dry-run presentations, last check up with Dr. Allen

Date: May 29, 2014

Today in Lab:

• Finished last two presentations
• Tips:
• Wear the right thing
• Look professional
• No jeans
• For the gentlemen: polish your shoes!
• Ladies: don't bother wearing heals that you can barely walk in  % this is a presentation, not fashion show!
• Everyone: if audience is staring at your clothes the whole time, you wore the wrong thing...
• Be professional
• Start with a good, strong impression
• Project your voice - the audience wants to hear you!
• Don't fold your arms and look bored on stage
• PowerPoint
• Don't put too much text on the slide; they're just pointers for you
• If presentation is too long, don't speed up --> take out info
• Relax...
• Enjoy your time there!

Week 8 Lab + Week 9 Lab Prep

Objective: Dry-run presentation of final Freshmen Design Presentation

Date: May 22, 2014

Today in lab:

• Present PPT prepared for the dry run
• Get feedback from Dr. Allen and the Teaching Fellows
• Design Matrix is unecessary; just the summary will keep the section simple and concise
• Don't rush through the presentation
• NEVER discredit ourselves by saying "Because we're only freshmen and have insufficient knowledge..."
• Further explain design a little (why that formation and number of donuts? etc)
• Don't be nervous

For next time:

• Memorial Day holiday!!! (Mon 5/26)
• Remaining groups - not us - will finish dry-run presentations
• Prepare for final presentation
• Practice individual presentation slides! :)

Week 8 Lab Prep

Objective: Prepare for this week's preliminary presentation

Date: May 19, 2014

Today's Discussion:

• Week 8 Team Assessment
• Presentation prep
• Add decision matrix
• Other solutions
• Add block diagram
• Experimental results + analysis
• Design model (Creo)

Figure 1: Completed Model of Product 

Figure 2: Really cool mess-up of the model

• Experiment materials
• Make prototype
• Get take-out cup from Hans
• Motor oil
• Camcorder

For next time:

• Finish prelim PPT by Wednesday 9pm
• Continue preparing for experiment

Week 7 Lab

Objective:


Date: May 15, 2014


Today in lab:

• Check progress with Dr. Allen
• Stuff to research
• Sponge absorbance vs Design absorbance
• Will our product suffice when another Gulf of Mexico incident happens?
• Currently popular oil spill solutions?
• Overall shape of donuts connections - how big? Star formation? Line formation?
• Costs of competitors, approximate price per unit

For next time:

• Start on preliminary PPT presentation for next lab
• Bring in sketch and 3D model of product (donuts!)
• Group consultation appointment with Engineering Librarian on Tue May 20th 3pm-3:20pm

Week 7 Lab prep

Objective: Discuss and analyze results of last lab's experiment, work on draft of Final Report due by lab this week

Date: May 12, 2014

Today's meeting:

• Chi-Square Goodness of Fit test, testing

• Ho: percent change in sample mass is approximately equal to the expected values
• Ha: at least one of the observed percent change in sample mass differs from the expected value
• Use significance level 5% (alpha = 0.05)
• Results:
• From the experiment, there is sufficient evidence to support the claim that hair absorbs 2x its mass in water, 10x its mass in an oil-water mixture, and 12x its mass in oil!!!
• Q's for Dr. Allen (to ask on Thursday)
  - Is appropriate for the presentation to incorporate a little humor (especially puns)?
       --> This problem just got hairy!
       --> It's about to get mesh-y!
       --> So... wat'er we waiting for??
  - Is it possible to get a projector, so we won't need to prepare a larger scale demo?
  
  

For next time:

• Finish individual report parts by Tuesday night
• Finish editing and submit on Wednesday
• Bring laptops to create PowerPoint for week 10's final presentation

Week 6 Lab

Objective: Continue making progress with lab

In lab:

• Make block diagram of project
• Check progress with Dr. Allen
• Begin experiment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• Lab coat and goggles preparation
• Set up scale
• Prepare the five mixtures for experiment

 Warning! This is about to get hairy!!!!!!!!!!

For next time

• Lab space open Friday (tomorrow) 3-5pm
• Will continue and finish hair absorbency test

Week 6 Lab prep

Objective: Confirm materials for lab, finalize lab procedures, split up final report parts, and continue research

Date: May 5, 2014 (Cinco de Mayo!!!)

Today's Discussion

• Lab materials all set, but only have one hair type
• Will test absorbency in various solutions instead of absorbency of various hair types
• Research for Thursday
• Overall structures of mat
• Regions and placement of polar and non-polar materials
• Possible materials that could be incorporated (i.e. nanotubes)
• Split up final report parts, details sent in email to group

For Thursday:

• Bring in individual research and some sort of visual (diagram, 3D model, etc) 
• Present to the group (in the second hour of our lab time)
• Vote on whether each proposed idea is feasible for the not-so-distant future and whether we want to include it in our final presentation ppt

Week 5 Lab

Objective: Continue to make progress in project

Date: May 1, 2014

Today in lab:

• Group updates with individual parts
• Check up with Dr. Allen (see notes and images)

Notes:

Notes 1: Materials and hair sample measurements

Notes 2: Solutions for next week's experiment

Notes 3: From discussion with Dr. Allen

Images:

Image 1: Scale for measuring mass of nets and hair samples

Image 2: Net with ruler

Image 3 and 4 (from left to right): net stretch out with ruler, motor oil in container

For next time:

• Prepare last of lab materials
• Prepare to finalize lab procedures and data collection/ analysis methods

Week 5 Lab preparation

Objective: Organize weekly tasks and prepare for lab

Date: April 28th, 2014

Today's meeting (to do before lab)

• Patent search
• Gather 5-8 hair gathering nets, some motor oil
• Contact hair salon
• Prepare excel/ doc (whichever is convenient) for experimental data analysis
• Contact hair salon
• Keratin research (protein characteristics and other applications

Week 4 lab

Objective: Present project pitch, create a detailed timeline, and conduct patent search


Date: April 24, 2014


Today in lab:

• Present pitch
• Clarify timeline

Week 5: Prepare for lab experiment

Week 6: Run experiment, gather and analyze data

Week 7: Create 3-D model of the product, material and design based on experimental results

Week 8: Complete data analysis and 3-D model

Week 9: Prepare PowerPoint of all research and data collected, including photos taken from the experiment

Week 10: Presentation

Week 4 Preparation

Objective: Plan project and advance on experiment details

Author: Beverly Tomita

Date: April 21, 2014

Today

• Make progress on the lab experiment details
• Materials list
• Basic procedure
• Brief table of data to be collected

For lab this week:

• Prepare for PowerPoint for pitch
• Prepare for pitch and patent search info (sent in email from instructor)

Week 3 Lab

Objective: Get adviser approval and work on project

Author: Beverly Tomita

Date: April 17, 2014

Today in lab

• Get topic and goals approved
• Work on possible lab procedures to testing absorbency of various hair types
• Collect different hair and fur types
• Test in water and in motor oil and water mixture
• Record and compare amount of time needed to effectively absorb possible pollutants

Week 3 Prep

Objective: Decide on problem and start on Design Proposal (due Thursday)

Author: Beverly Tomita

Date: April 14, 2014

Today:

• Final decision: Our problem is going to get hairy!
• Possible deliverables (emailing advisor to confirm validity and feasibility): 
• Small prototype of netted hair structure
• Creo 3-D model
• MATLAB simulation of release and collection of product (will research ocean currents, seasonal changes, tracking devices, etc)

For next time:

• Complete individual proposal parts by Wednesday at noon
• Update biographies with photo and brief description by Wednesday at noon
• Turn in Design Proposal before lab on Thursday

Week 2 Lab

Week 2 Objective: Discuss the two potential problems and split up the Design Proposal (due next week)

Author: Beverly Tomita

Date: April 10, 2014

Today in lab:

Problem: Drunk Driving 
Goal: Reduce drunk driving

1) Combine breathalyzer with key - two part start system a) OH check b) allow start

2) Integrate breathalyzer with steering wheel

3) Breathalyzer lock on door

Possible idea to build on: French law on breathalyzer requirement

http://www.gizmag.com/france-breathalyzer-legislation/21541/


ADVANTAGES
* Interesting topic
* Learn about cars and mechanics behind its function
* Directly benefits people
* Appeal to audience

DISADVANTAGES
* Our group consists of only first year students (mostly biomed)
* Lack of experience and thorough knowledge
* Lack of resources (i.e. test cars)
* Time constraint for the large scale project

Problem: We drop hair
Goal: Recycle hair and make something useful

1)      Hair de-pollution blob

2)      Insulator (traps heat)

3)      Wings (feather keratin)

4)      Amor (reptile scale keratin)

ADVANTAGES

* Hair and its properties are already well-researched

* Simple task (and is related to our majors)

* Easy to research - use Drexel libraries, etc.

* Easy to test - collect hair from dorms or a nearby salon (like Saturn Club)

DISADVANTAGES

* May be gross

* Less audience appeal

* Simple project

For next meeting (next Monday at 5:30pm in Hagerty):

• Each member brings some research and a vote on Drunk Driving vs. Hair Recycling
• Decide on the problem + goal
• Finish design proposal

Week 2 Prep

Week 2 Lab Preparation

Objective: Discuss potential project problems, goals, and possible solutions

Author: Beverly Tomita

Date: April 7, 2014, 5:30pm

Location: Hagerty Library - basement

Potential project problems/ goals and possible solutions numbered (if any):

IDEA 1

Problem: We drop hair, lots of it. And it’s gross

Goal: Recycle it or do something useful

1)      Hair de-pollution blob

2)      Insulator (traps heat)

3)      Wings (feather keratin)

4)      Amor (reptile scale keratin)

IDEA 2

Problem: Aging (due to pollution, etc)

Goal: Detox and maintain youthful health

1) Sleep in a pomegranate, waterbed-type

2) Lotion

IDEA 3

Problem: Recycle bins that actually work

Goal: Help people recycle right

IDEA 4

Problem: Humans can’t climb well

Goal: Gecko climbers!

% already being researched… so maybe not

IDEA 5

Problem: Drunk Driving

Goal: Stop/ decrease drunk driving

1) Check BAL before start car ***

2)      Unlock wheels by blowing on them (BAL)

3)      Force driver to be not drunk somehow…

IDEA 6

Problem: In case of black out, wired charging is inconvenient

Goal: Wireless charging for medical devices

% maybe not feasible in 10 weeks

For next lab Thursday:

• Ask professor and/ or TAs about our two top ideas
• Clarify feasibility of each
• Decide on which problem to use and make decision matrix on specific project for this course

Week 1

ENGR 103: Human-Assist Project

Week 1 Objective: get introduced and get motivated!

Group members: Rong Chen, Krianthan Govender, Lananh Ho, Jin Li, Pratim Mazumder, Angela Tomita, Beverly Tomita
Author: Beverly Tomita

Date: April 3, 2014

Today in lab

• Introduction to class
• Organize groups
• Assign group numbers
• Watch History Channel's The ArchiTECHS
• Summary: 48 hour mission to develop designs for enhanced fire rescue and escape
• Follow documentary with analysis of professional teamwork, real-world issues, designs tests, and group dynamic
• Exchange group member info - emails, etc.

For next week

1. Meet up before lab and decide on a problem to solve
2. Come to agreement on the main goal of our project (NOT the solution!)
3. Bring in possible constraints and criteria for our project
4. Prepare ideas for the solution and get ready for the decision matrix!