| Date Due | Assignment Title | Deliverable |
|---|---|---|
| First homework | Choosing a Medium | 2-3 screenshots/pictures of references to the medium and |
| 2-3 sentences explaining how the student will use this medium (we will provide examples) | ||
| After each homework ie “Spend 15 minutes putting barebones into each subject after you finish the hw” | Choose one subject you have learned so far and do a test drive of your chosen medium | The chosen medium from the previous assignment must now include at least one topic you have learned in class so far, for example for Stress Transformations, you might have 2-3 urls to the material we have provided and an additional URL to a separate reference, additionally, you have a Beer Textbook example from in class, and finally the stress transformation equations and how/when to use them |
| 11/3/2022 | Choose self-assigned topic | 2-3 sentences on the topic you chose and why |
| 2-3 references to where you will start your research | ||
| (also if there are any resources you think the library can help out with ie textbooks or research publications, please include this!) | ||
| By next class, have a spreadsheet of the ideas people have, have 5 minutes of class with people reviewing the other ideas, then give option for people to talk to each other/pair up if they want | ||
| 12/12 (last day of instruction) | Gallery Walk/Presentations | Each student (or pair of students) will have 5 minutes or less to present the subject they researched, why they researched it, how it applies to real life, and the main takeaways from their research. (Rubric coming soon) |
| Finals | Final Deliverable Submission | (Rubric coming soon) probably a small paragraph like an artist’s statement on what it is and how it’s structured/designed |
Throughout this semester, we the teaching team have been exposing you to a wide variety of mechanical analysis tools. This project will help build your mechanical tools reference foundation so you can always harken back to the Good Ol’ Olin DaysTM. Our goal for this project is so that when this class is over, and you might need to remember one of the subjects we taught for another project, technical interview, or job, we want you to easily find your references for that subject/equation/concept. In addition, one semester is a very short time period and there are numerous mechanical analysis tools out there, we hope that you will continue to build this reference resource as you are exposed to more concepts in the future, whether they are mechanical engineering related or not.
Create a “formula sheet” in your chosen medium (physical notebook, Notion page, website, etc.) that will help you remember how to use the tools we expose you to and/or refer to resources that help you understand the concepts. Imagine this reference resource as a living document, it will expand as you learn more and add to it.
In addition to this reference resource of what we taught you, we want you to choose your own topic you’re interested in and create a section based on self-conducted research on this topic. For your “final presentation”, everyone will present a 5-minute walkthrough of what they learned in their research and how they put the reference together in a Gallery Walk format (think Tim’s TTS-type gallery walks)
Note: The second part of the project can include a partner, but we expect the deliverable to be twice as developed, meaning your individual RRs will have this topic and the presentation will last around 10 minutes.
Second Note: Section 1 does not have a partner option because we believe it is very subjective and will take more time to sync up on each other’s preferences for the medium than actually putting the resource together. You will also learn more by making your reference resource yourself. If you believe otherwise, you may enter The ChallengeTM against Team KaCaCoNa before or on September 29th, 2022 at high noon.
Third Note: If you wish to change your Section 2 topic after you have chosen, please notify Team KaCaCoNa and include 2-3 sentences on the topic you chose and why, and 2-3 references to where you will start your research.
Each topic/subject could have: