======x96 Syllabus======

===== Focus Areas =====

SCEL is a great place to learn/apply concepts and technical skills. x96 students who do a project with SCEL are expected to strive to achieve excellence in the following areas:

  * Communication
  * [[x96_syllabus:Teamwork]]
  * Documentation
  * Learning


=====Grading Criteria=====
  * **[[ Communication ]]**
    * Email
      * Students are required to respond to lab emails within 24 hours
      * When sending lab related emails, cc scel@hawaii.edu
    * Google Calendar Invitations
      * Students are required to accept or decline calendar events emailed to them
      * Attendance to events will be tracked through this tool
  * **[[ Team Updates ]]** (Weekly)
    * Each team will log their progress weekly through the [[..:start|lab Wiki]]
    * Students will post their weekly accomplishments, issues, and goals for the following week
  * **Oral Presentations**
    * See links to oral presentation guidelines in the "meetings" section
    * Teams will present four times during the semester:
      * A 8 minute proposal presentation in February/September
      * A 8 minute preliminary design review presentation in March/October
      * A 8 minute critical design review presentation in April/November
      * A 10 minute final presentation at the end of the semester 
  * **[[Written Reports]]**
    * Students will submit a written report to Dr. Kuh (kuh@hawaii.edu) by the Friday of finals week, December 16, via email
    * Students may be asked to edit reports after they have been reviewed by Dr. Kuh

**EE 496** students can see this PDF for more details: http://ee.hawaii.edu/gfx/content/ee496_2014-02-07_r1.pdf

=====Meetings=====
Students: please refer to the [[.:Presentation Guidelines]] when making your presentations

  * **Orientation Meeting**
    * Students are required to attend an orientation for the lab at the beginning of the semester
    * It will be held on January 14 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm
    * Basic lab information will be presented and sub team planning and organization will occur
  * **Sub Team Meetings**
    * Each sub team will meet weekly
    * Notes will be taken and stored on the wiki
  * **Sub Team Lead Meetings**
    * If you are a sub team lead, you will meet with the leadership team once a week
  * **All Hands Meetings**
    * Group presentations will be held each month in HH389
       * Proposal- 2/3 (9am-12pm)
       * PDR- 2/24 (9am-12pm)
       * CDR- 3/24 (9am-12pm)
       * Final- 4/28 (9am-12pm)
      * Please refer to the [[.:Presentation Guidelines]] when making your presentations.
    * Attendance is mandatory for all lab members
      * Students who cannot attend will need to email the project manager ahead of time with their reasoning for not being able to attend

=====Project Management Tools=====
  * **Google Calendar**
    * Students will receive access to the SCEL Google Calendar before the semester starts
    * Students are responsible for any meetings, events, goals, or deadlines posted on this calendar
    * Students must accept or decline event invitations sent to them
    * Meetings, events, goals and deadlines will be posted on this calendar
  * **[[..:start|Wiki]]**
    * Students can use this resource to find information about the lab, procedures and rules, the syllabus, meeting notes, and much more
    * Documents will be posted on the wiki
  * **[[https://scel-hawaii.slack.com/messages/general/|Slack]]**
    * Students can use this for real-time collaboration and event streaming
    * Students should log into the chatroom when they are working on lab projects
  * **Parts Inventory**
    * https://wiki.scel-hawaii.org/doku.php?id=tools:start