DC2007 email group
To be sure you receive updates on credits, grades etc and other announcements from the DC Faculty Committee, please subscribe to the dc2007 email group. To subscribe send a blank email to dc2007-subscribe@googlegroups.com You will receive a quick reply message; click on the confirmation link in it.
Much essential information will be distributed by email. If you missed some messages, you can read the archives of the group
399 credit
You can get one or two course credits for participating in DC. We expect effort and learning appropriate to course credit.
If you wish to receive 399 credit for DC, you must sign up for 399. It is not automatic! All credits are handled by the Faculty Committee this year, not by individual 399 advisors. New this year, there will be milestones which you must pass to receive credit. Team sizes are limited to 3 (sometimes 4).
To sign up for DC for 399 credit for Winter 2007:
- For Mechanical Engineering, get a permission number (399:Peshkin) from Pat Dyess in the Mechanical Engineering office. No faculty signature is needed. Sign up on Caesar.
- For EECS, get a permission number (399:Taflove) from the EECS office. No faculty signature is needed. Sign up on Caesar.
- For other departments, please email dcfaculty@gmail.com
Note that your team should also have a Technical Advisor, which is distinct from the 399 credit issue. Do not report a member of the DC Faculty Committee as "faculty advisor" on your DC proposal -- instead report the person you have found who will be your technical advisor. Any faculty member or other appropriate person can serve as a technical advisor. Technical advisor is an important role, but an informal one, since the faculty committee is handling grades and credits.
Course syllabus
Milestones, objectives, technical & documentation expectations, grades: course syllabus for DC/399
Questions & answers
If you have a question for the faculty committee, please email it to dcfaculty@gmail.com
See the FAQ for answers we consider of general interest. (Technical FAQ coming soon.)
Technical & educational resources
Shop training is required for all team participants: Shop Schedule - Sign up here
Access to the Mechatronics Lab is available. Schedule and Conditions of Use: Mechatronics Lab Info
There will be a series of workshops on technical matters, some required: Workshop schedule
Robot design considerations, part selection, a timeline, and key issues: Robot Design Worksheet
Using parts kits #1 & #2, microcontrollers, construction stipend: Parts, Budget, Materials and Supplies
Electromechanical systems knowledge base: Northwestern Mechatronics Wiki Note the DC pages
Faculty and staff willing to serve as Technical consultants in various areas of expertise