======Mentorship Meeting #1 - January 21, 2016====== **Attended: Zach, Brandon, Brian, Garrett, Kim, Ryan, Christie** ===== First Week Tasks ===== * Onboarding wiki * Email sent out * Calendar invites * Make sure the mentors are invited to the meetings ===== Progress Sheet ===== * Christie will share on Drive * Put in date when team completed * Check on their progress * Make sure all issues resolved are on the wiki ===== Information Flow ===== * Mentors check team knows all info in emails * Responsible for team's progress ===== Weatherbox Project ===== * Working out details * Will send out parts, schematics, & docs by early next week * Due by Spring Break * At least have significant work done ===== Fablab Access ===== * Give access to mentors * Training for mentors on how to use the equipment * Zach will talk to Dr. Garmire ===== Updates for 296 teams ===== * Team Asteroid * Communication issues for meeting * Team Rocket * Finished all the onboarding tasks * Goals for next week * look at readings * Team Nova * Finished all the onboarding tasks * Goals for next week * Eagle tutorials will be sent out this week * Soldering tutorials sometime around * Team Quasar * Finished all the onboarding tasks * Will check on them tomorrow * Goals for next week * Look at Github * Look at hardware team's wiki pages * Group #2 * Will check up on them tomorrow ===== Team Lab Hours ===== * Make sure team comes in during lab hours * If cannot, contact Christie and their mentor * Make sure a veteran is in here if you cannot make it ===== Reflection on Mentoring ===== * What we should be talking about * Onboarding tasks are done by due date * Emphasize communication and how to communicate * Encourage asking questions * Improvements * Provide them with the schedule sooner * Mentors can give feedback * Have them make their own schedules with general goals * Everyone has access * Compare specific schedule and give feedback ===== Presentations for 296 ===== * February - Proposal/PDR - 5 minutes * March - Design (CDR) - 8 minutes w/ 7 min Q&A * April - Final - 8 minutes + 2 Q&A ===== What to talk about next week ===== * Make sure first week tasks are completed * Start tutorials * Release project docs to them * Usual: progress, accomplishments, issues, goals for next week