Dear class,

Happy Benchmark Week! :)

I just wanted to send a brief note based on our experience with early labs this week. If you have a task that requires using resources in Open Lab, Protolab, or the MakerSpace, please check their hours ahead of time and plan accordingly. The MakerSpace hours can be found here, and Open Lab and Protolab's hours are at this link. Planning around these hours is part of your responsibilities as you navigate the SLDP! 

For afternoon groups - H, F, and G - please note while your lab sections occur during operating hours, we ask you to refrain from visiting Open Lab, Protolab, and MakerSpace during your lab slot out of fairness to the morning groups who are unable to access these resources during their sessions. Again, please plan your tasks accordingly.

If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know! Good luck this week! :)

- Prof. Paredes

Hi class,

I hope you enjoyed last week in EG!

Quick reminders: your SLDP technical memo 3, milestone 2 presentation slides, and Benchmark B are all due this week. Please refer to the schedule for deadlines for your section.

This week's goals are to communicate your SLDP plans through your writing and presentations this week! I was happy to speak with many of you in lab and Open Lab last week, and am excited to see you all complete Benchmark B :) If you have any questions or concerns about your assignments for this week, please don't hesitate to reach out.

Here are helpful links as you plan towards this week; please also be sure to speak with your mentors about Benchmark B tasks.

• Milestone 2 Template
• Milestone 2 Rubric
• Technical Memo 3 Prompt
• Technical Memo 3 Rubric

Tomorrow, we'll meet in lecture via Zoom. We will get started at 12:30 PM. Please log into Zoom using your NYU credentials to ensure that you have the correct permissions for class. I'll go over announcements for the week, take your questions, and introduce our guest lecturer, Prof. Matt Campisi from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Matt will share his perspective on how skills introduced in our class can be useful to you throughout your academic career.

That's all for now! Have a great week, and let me know if you have any questions or concerns! :) 

- Prof. Paredes

Hi class,

I hope you enjoyed last week in EG!

Quick reminder that your resume, LinkedIn, and skill workshop 6 assignments are all due this week. Please refer to the schedule for deadlines for your section. 

Here are the announcements for this week:

• Skills Workshop 6 was your last skills workshop! This week in lab and going forward, you'll have dedicated time to work on your SLDPs during lab. Please note that you are still expected to attend lab on time every week, until you have submitted your SLDP. You will sign in and out of class as you have done previously during Project Workshop weeks.
• Tomorrow, we'll meet in lecture via Zoom. We will get started at 12:30 PM. Please log into Zoom using your NYU credentials to ensure that you have the correct permissions for class. I'll go over announcements for the week, introduce this week's skills workshop, and then we'll hear from the Office of Sustainability and Sustainable Engineering Initiative about work in this space. While you all are now transitioning your focus to your SLDPs, we hope that this lecture and the upcoming talks will continue to expose you to and excite you about opportunities at Tandon.
• In recitation this week, you will complete a peer review activity with your Skills Workshop 6 reports. Please come prepared to share your team's report, or a draft of the report if it is not due in time for recitation, in order to participate in this exercise fully. The goal of this exercise for you all to give each other feedback that you can incorporate into your reports -- all teams will have the opportunity to submit an edited report in Week 11. I will discuss this more during lecture tomorrow.

And one more thing: please note that I was away at a conference for most of the week last week, and I am catching up on my email. If you have reached out and do not get a response from me by tomorrow, 10/27, please feel free to follow up.

See you soon!
- Prof. Paredes

Hi class,

Please see the following message from the Vertically Integrated Projects team! Your resumes may come in handy for these applications. :)

Best,

Prof. Paredes
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Hello from VIP!
 
The Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) program at Tandon is now accepting applications for the Spring ‘26 semester. Applications are open Monday, October 20th and will close on Friday, November 7th.

Joining a VIP team is a great way to get real-world hands-on experience that will bolster your resume and prepare you for your future career - all while gaining academic credit that will count towards your graduation. 

To apply:

• Visit the list of all 45+ teams on the VIP website
• The application for each team is linked at the bottom of each team webpage
• Click the “apply to” button on the webpage of each team you are interested in joining and apply

If you have any questions about VIP, please contact vip@nyu.edu and we will be happy to assist. 

Hi class,

So nice to see many of you today!

As we discussed, you should complete MakerSpace orientation by Friday, 10/24. If for any reason you are unable to schedule a training before then, please reach out to me and your recitation instructors!

Once you have received MakerSpace training, you are eligible to receive training on their equipment - our students commonly use the Bambu printers and laser cutters. Due to limited capacity in the MakerSpace this semester, we know that many of you have experienced difficulty scheduling trainings for these tools. To help allieviate this issues, we are collaborating with the MakerSpace on Bambu and laser cutitng support. Please note that trainings and access to the advanced 3D printers, CNC, and other equipment is managed solely by the MakerSpace.

3D Printing - Bambu Printers
Training for the Bambu printers is available in Open Lab and the MakerSpace. Please first check the MakerSpace website for availability! If you are unable to find a training slot through their team, you can receive training from our Protolab TAs by signing up at this link. (If you have already received Bambu training, please disregard this message.)

Remember that regardless of using Open Lab or MakerSpace's printers, all prints related to EG-UY 1004 require approval from our team. Visit a Protolab TA in Open Lab to discuss any print needs you may have, and submit prints through the portal on our website.

Laser Cutting
Training for laser cutters is only available through the MakerSpace.  Please check the MakerSpace website for availability! If you are unable to schedule a training, our team can assist you with your cuts. Fill out this form to request material or for assistance from our team. You can follow the lasercutting guide here for more information.

I hope this helps! Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns - happy prototyping!

- Prof. Paredes

Hi class,

I hope you enjoyed last week in EG! Congratulations on completing Benchmark A - I was very happy to see many of you in lab and Open Lab!! 

Quick reminders:

• Your SLDP technical memo 2 is due this coming week. Please refer to the schedule for deadlines for your section. 
• All sections should complete MakerSpace orientation by no later than this Friday, 10/24. If you have not yet completed training or have been unable to schedule one, please let me and your recitation instructors know.

This week's goals are (1) to spend time reflecting midway through the semester, though career exploration activities we'll do in lecture and recitation, and (2) to practice your statics and prototyping skills with an activity in lab! 

Tomorrow, we'll meet in lecture via Zoom. We will get started at 12:30 PM. Please log into Zoom using your NYU credentials to ensure that you have the correct permissions for class. I'll go over announcements for the week, introduce this week's skills workshop, and then we'll hear from Tandon Career Hub and our own Prof. Sarah Rosenthal about professional writing in EG. I'm looking forward to reconnecting with you all after two weeks without lecture!!

In lab, you will complete Skills Workshop 6 on design testing and optimization, Please complete the pre-lab activity before your lab this week, which is to:

1. Read the workshop description.
2. Watch the pre-lab content, which is in two parts - click here for part 1 and here for part 2.

That's all for now! See you tomorrow! :)

- Prof. Paredes

Hi class,
I hope you enjoyed last week in EG!

Quick reminders - your skills workshop 5 lab report and presentation slides are all due this coming week. Please refer to the schedule for deadlines for your section. These assignments are due on their regular deadline, regardless of how fall break impacts your section's schedule.

Reminders for Fall Break (10/13) and Legislative Monday (10/14):

• Monday, 10/13 is fall break. There are no classes running - for EG, there is no lecture that day and section B, H recitations are canceled.
• Tuesday, 10/14 is a legislative Monday, which means classes run on a Monday schedule. For ease in EG, we cancel class operations that day:
  • No lecture on Tuesday, 10/14 for all students
  • No recitation on Tuesday, 10/14 for B, H, C, and F
  • No lab on Tuesday, 10/14 for A & E sections - you have an extension on Benchmark A through Sunday, 10/19** Please look out for an e-mail from me regarding this shortly.
  • Open Lab and Protolab will run on their Monday schedules on Tuesday, 10/14. Please plan accordingly.

Announcements about MakerSpace Orientation and Equipment Training:

• Please remember that MakerSpace Orientation is required for all of our students. If you haven't done so already, please schedule training -- for sections C and F, aim to do so by Friday, 10/17.
• I know that many of you intend to receive Bambu training and lasercutting training. MakerSpace is currently experiencing higher than usual demand, and our team is working with them to ensure that all students who would like training can get it. Please look out for details from me about this by early this week.
• To help you prepare for equipment trainings, particularly 3D printing in EG, please watch this video before your lab this week.

That's all for now! Best of luck with benchmarking, and I hope you enjoy your day off from classes. :)
- Prof. Paredes

Hi class,

Unfortunately, our guest speaker woke up sick today and is no longer able to speak with our class this afternoon. We hope to reschedule this lecture to a later date.

Today's class session is canceled, and all students will receive engagement credit for this lecture session.

I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused!

- Prof. Paredes

Hi class,

I hope you enjoyed last week in EG!

Quick reminders: your SLDP technical memo 1 and milestone 1 presentation slides are all due this week. Please refer to the schedule for deadlines for your section.

This week's goals are (1) to communicate your SLDP plans through your writing and presentations this week and (2) to practice data analysis skills in lab. Today, we'll meet in lecture via Zoom. We will get started at 12:30 PM. Please log into Zoom using your NYU credentials to ensure that you have the correct permissions for class. I'll go over announcements for the week, introduce this week's skills workshop, and then we'll hear from our guest speaker, a data scientist with a background in machine learning. This goal of this lecture will be to hopefully get you excited about the skills and opportunities available to you in this space :)

In lab, you will complete Skills Workshop 5 on data collection and analysis, practicing skills first introduced to you in Skills Workshop 4.  Please complete the pre-lab activity before your lab this week, which is just to read the workshop description.

That's all for now! Have a great week, and let me know if you have any questions or concerns! :) 

- Prof. Paredes

Hi class,

I hope you enjoyed last week in EG!

Quick reminders: your skills workshop 4 memo and skills workshop 4 slides are all due this week. Please refer to the schedule for deadlines for your section.

This week's theme is SLDP start up! Today, we'll meet in lecture via Zoom to discuss teamwork and project management expectations. We will get started at 12:30 PM. Please log into Zoom using your NYU credentials to ensure that you have the correct permissions for class.

In lab, you will complete Project Workshop 1. There is no prelab for this workshop; you will spend this time going through project logistics with your lab mentors. And in recitation, you'll get some practice with presenting your skills workshop 4 slide decks and spend time planning towards your SLDP.

That's all for now! Have a great week, and let me know if you have any questions or concerns! :) 

- Prof. Paredes

Dear class,

Our team is aware of ongoing issues with the website and manual. I apologize on behalf of our team for the inconvenience this may cause you.

If you are unable to upload your assignment submissions to the website, please e-mail the file in the appropriate format to your recitation instructors - the engineering professor, writing professor, and TA. If you have any questions or concerns, please let us know.

Best,

Prof. Paredes

Hi class,

I hope you enjoyed last week in EG!

Quick reminders: your skills workshop 3 memo and skills workshop 3 slides are all due this week. Please refer to the schedule for deadlines for your section.

This week's theme is coding! Today, we'll meet in lecture via Zoom. We will get started at 12:30 PM. Please log into Zoom using your NYU credentials to ensure that you have the correct permissions for class. I'll go over announcements for the week, introduce this week's skills workshop, and then we'll hear from our a panel of students and alum with backgrounds in computer science and engineering. This goal of this panel will be to hopefully get you excited about the skills and opportunities available to you in this space :)

In lab, you will complete Skills Workshop 4 on coding. Please complete the pre-lab activity before your lab next week:

1. Watch the Skills Workshop 4 Prelab Activity video introducing the exercise. (I apologize that this video is on Zoom recording rather than NYU stream, which limits our ability to track engagement; we are working on getting this up and running on Stream. For now, please be assured that we will provide credit for this activity to all students due to this technical difficulty.)
2. Read the workshop description.

And in recitation, you'll get some practice with presenting your skills workshop 3 slide decks and spend time planning towards your SLDP, which will kick off next week (week of 9/29) with Project Workshop 1.

That's all for now! Have a great week, and let me know if you have any questions or concerns! :) 

- Prof. Paredes

Dear class,

Great seeing many of you yesterday! Thank you for being such an engaged audience for our panel. If you would like to speak with any of the panelists in the future, they've asked that you let me know directly so that I can connect you via e-mail.

Quick reminders:

1. Your Skills Workshop 2 memo is due the night before your lab this week.
2. This week in lab, you will complete Skills Workshop 3. Please review the material on the manual and pre-lab content, a short video on circuitry, ahead of time.
3. All teams should submit their SLDP applicatons this week. From here, our team will review applications and confirm your project by Project Workshop 1.
4. This week in recitation, you'll complete two in-class activities related to presentation skills. Please have your slide deck for Skills Workshop 2 ready (see my previous announcement for clarification on this assignment).

Also - the MakerSpace has announced their training schedule for this semester! We're excited for all of you to get access to the space and tools available through this partnership. All students must individually complete the safety orientation training as part of your SLDP process. The safety orientation is a prerequiste to access tools and equipment in the MakerSpace. Please sign up for training at this link. We ask that you complete the training by the following dates:

• Sections A, E: Friday, 10/3
• Sections B, H: Friday, 10/10
• Sections C, F: Friday, 10/17
• Sections D, G: Friday, 10/24

I will go over the training expectations in lecture on Monday as well.

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please reach out.

Thank you and talk soon!

Best,

Prof. Paredes

Dear class,

I'm writing to clarify the expectations for the Skills Workshop 2 slide deck. You do not need to prepare a full skills workshop presentation for recitation this week. Please refer to the assignment described at the end of the Skills Workshop 2 description, also listed below:

In teams, create the following illustrations in PowerPoint. Each illustration should be made on a single slide and include an appropriate caption. Imagine that these illustrations will be used in a technical presentation:

1. A table that includes:

   1. The safety factor, volume, and material of the original part

   2. The safety factor, volume, material of the part after each modification; data from each modification should be on its own row

2. A table that includes:

   1. The final safety factor, volume, and material obtained by your team

   2. The final safety factor, volume, and material obtained by the other teams

3. A figure that shows a comparison between the results of the safety simulation on the part before and after each modification. 

   1. If multiple modifications were made, show the results for each modification. 

The faculty and TA will review your figures, tables, and graphs and comment on the clarity of the figures, adherence to the style guide, and overall visual style as part of an in-class activity during recitatin. 

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To be clear - you do not need to prepare a full presentation on your workshop tomororw; just the data and observations as described above. If you have any questions or concerns, please let me and your recitation instructors know.

Best,

Prof. Paredes

Hi class,

I hope you had a great week in EG! I apologize if you are receving this message twice.

By now, you all should have created accounts on our course website (eg.poly.edu) and completed lab. If this is not the case, please reach out to me so that we can get you set up on our platforms.

Quick reminders: your SLDP application, skills workshop 2 memo, and skills workshop 2 slides are all due next week. Please refer to the schedule for deadlines for your section.

Next week's themes is circuitry! On Monday, we'll meet in lecture via Zoom. We will get started at 12:30 PM. Please log into Zoom using your NYU credentials to ensure that you have the correct permissions for class. I'll go over announcements for the week, introduce this week's skills workshop, and then we'll hear from our a panel of students and alum with backgrounds in electronic systems. This goal of this panel will be to hopefully get you excited about the skills and opportunities available to you in this space :)

In lab, you will complete Skills Workshop 3 on circuitry. Please complete the pre-lab activity before your lab next week:

1. Watch the Skills Workshop 3 Prelab Activity - How do Circuits Work?
2. Read the workshop description.

And in recitation, you'll get some practice with creating presentations and public speaking. 

That's all for now! Have a great weekend, and let me know if you have any questions or concerns! :) 

Ingrid

Hi class,

I hope you had a great week in EG! By now, you all should have created accounts on our course website (eg.poly.edu) and completed lab. If this is not the case, please reach out to me so that we can get you set up on our platforms.

On Monday, we'll meet in lecture via Zoom. We will get started at 12:30 PM. Please log into Zoom using your NYU credentials to ensure that you have the correct permissions for class. The theme for this week is circuitry! During lecture, I'll go over some quick reminders for the week, introduce the skills workshop on this topic, and then welcome a panel of speakers to discuss their work in this space. Our panel will represent speakers and alumni with backgrounds in electrical and computer engineering, who will share their experiences and insights on the field with you.

In lab, you will complete Skills Workshop 3. Please complete the pre-lab activity before your lab:

1. Watch the following video: Skills Workshop 3: Pre-Lab Activity - How Do Circuits Work?
2. Read the description of the exercise.

That's all for now! Have a great weekend, and let me know if you have any questions or concerns! :) 

- Prof. Paredes

Hi class,

Following up with the material for lecture 1 and lecture 2. The lecture slides have now been posted under the Lecture tab. You can find recordings for lectures 1 and 2 here:

• Introduction to EG-UY 1004
• Introduction to the EG-UY 1004 Semester-Long Design Project
• NYU MakerSpace and EG-1004
• Introduction to Technical Communication (PW: Passcode: 1=%cStW?)

Ingrid

Dear class,

It was nice to meet many of you today. Please note that I will send a follow up announcement with the lecture slides and recordings as soon as they are available. Quick reminders and clarifications: 

1. This week in lab, you will complete Skills Workshop 2. Please review the material on the manual and introductory videos on CAD and Autodesk Fusion ahaed of time. Our team has also resent Autodesk account invitations to your NYU e-mail addresses - please make an account using your NYU e-mail following these instructions. If asked to verify, please enter the following information: "student" as your role; post-secondary/college/university - New York University as your school; 6 MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, NY 11201 as the address and nyu.edu as the website; and your graduation date. If you have issues creating your account, please let me know. 

2. Please submit your CATME team maker survey the night before your recitation so that we can assign you to SLDP teams. After you are assembled into teams, you will be required to attend an ideation session in our Open Lab (6 MTC 573). Please follow the steps below once you have formed your Semester Long Design Project (SLDP) groups. The application is due on the following dates:

• B, H sections: Sunday 9/14 at 11:59pm
• C, F sections: Monday 9/15 at 11:59pm
• D, G sections: Tuesday 9/16 at 11:59pm
• A, E sections: Wednesday 9/17 at 11:59pm

Follow the instructions below carefully:

1. Brainstorm with your group members and have 3 preliminary ideas of projects that you would like to work on. Read through the General Engineering Design Challenge & SLDP Timeline and Requirements page on the manual and familiarize yourself with the different project tracks: Sustainability, Engineering & Culture, and Entrepreneurship, Design and Innovation.

2. Fill out this form as a group ASAP with the 3 preliminary ideas you came up with. At the end you will be given a link to book a time slot that works for all or most group members to visit the Open Lab. 

3. Visit the Open Lab during your assigned time slot to ideate with the Teaching Assistants (TAs) that will provide you guidance and feedback. If you do not go to Open Lab and talk to TAs through your ideas you will not be eligible to do your proposed projects. Make sure to book a slot to guarantee you a spot.

4. Fill out the SLDP application form by 11:59pm the night of the application deadline. Only one application per group will be accepted, make sure you fill out the application as a team.

Please feel free to email research@eg.poly.edu with any questions. 

Thank you and talk soon!

Best,

Prof. Paredes

Hi class,

I hope you had a great first week in EG! By now, you all should have created accounts on our course website (eg.poly.edu) and completed lab. If this is not the case, please reach out to me so that we can get you set up on our platforms. In the meantime, I will duplicate announcements between here and the course website.

On Monday, we'll meet in lecture via Zoom. We will get started at 12:30 PM. Please log into Zoom using your NYU credentials using this link to ensure that you have the correct permissions for class. During lecture, I'll (finally and excitedly!) introduce myself to you all, go over some quick reminders for the week, and then introduce our guest speakers, Dr. Matthew Frenkel (NYU Libraries) and one of our writing faculty, Prof. Duncan Osborne. They will discuss technical writing in our course and resources available to you through the university's library system. Your recitation instructors will go into these assignments in more depth during class.

In lab, you will complete Skills Workshop 2. Please complete the pre-lab activity for next week:

1. You should have received an e-mail from Autodesk inviting you to join our license for the software, using your NYU credentials. As NYU students, you have access to Autodesk software such as Fusion, which you will use to create renderings of designs for your SLDP. Please follow the instructions from the link to verify your student status and log into your account. 
2. Watch the following videos ahead of your lab:
   1. Skills Workshop 2: Prelab Activity - What is CAD?
   2. Skills Workshop 2: Prelab Activity - Introduction to Autodesk Fusion
3. Read the description of the exercise.

That's all for now! Have a great weekend, and let me know if you have any questions or concerns! :) 

Hello Everyone,

For staffing information for the course you may click on "Sections" found on the left menu portion of this webpage under the "Course Information" heading. Room numbers for recitations, labs, and lecture can also be found on this page. You may familiarize yourselves with all of the EG1004 TAs by clicking on "Teaching Assistants" and looking up your TAs by name. You may also search for your professors and writing consultants by clicking on "Professors" or "Writing Consultants".

You can view the syllabus and schedule from the the left menu portion of the webpage.

If you have any further questions regarding the course, assignments, staffing, or anything else you may direct them to gecentral@eg.poly.edu. Have a wonderful semester!

- General Engineering Team