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==User creation==
 
==User creation==
Each member of the group must have two accounts, one to use this wiki, another to use our google group:
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Follow [[Special:RequestAccount|this link]] to request a new account in the wiki.
# Follow [[Special:RequestAccount|this link]] to request a new account in the wiki. Make sure to include the current semester (i.e. Spring 2016) as well as your generation year in your biography.
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Make sure to include the current semester (i.e. Spring 2017) as well as your generation year and your major in your biography.
# Follow [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/wustl-ese205-sp2016 this link] to request access to our google group. We will use this group to share questions among the groups, and also to keep a shared calendar with the lab's schedule.
 
  
==Contact your TA==
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==Check that you have access to Urbauer Hall 015==
Email your TA! Introduce yourselves and setup a meeting to start preparing your project proposal.
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All ESE205 registered students have keycard access to Urbauer Hall 015.
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Check that you can open the door with your WUSTL ID.
  
==Create project page==
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Also, keep in mind that this is a shared lab were we keep expensive equipment, so be mindful of your peers and of the equipment's safety when you work there.
Each group must create their project wiki page, which must include at least:
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==Create project page and project log==
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Each group must create their project wiki page containing:
 
* A fantasy name (which is also the title of the wiki page).
 
* A fantasy name (which is also the title of the wiki page).
* A short description detailing motivation and objectives.
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* A short description of your motivation and objectives.
* A [[wikipedia:Gantt chart|Gantt Chart]] (doesn't have to be fancy, a simple excel spreadsheet with painted boxes is enough).
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To create a page, just enter in the link for the wiki as follows below and
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add your desired wiki page title after the = sign.  If the page does not
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exist, you will be asked to create it.
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<nowiki>https://classes.engineering.wustl.edu/ese205/core/index.php?title=YOUR_PAGE_NAME_HERE </nowiki>
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<!--* A [[wikipedia:Gantt chart|Gantt Chart]].-->
 
At the end of this page you have to add the following code:
 
At the end of this page you have to add the following code:
 
  <nowiki>[[Category:Projects]]
 
  <nowiki>[[Category:Projects]]
[[Category:Spring 2016 Projects]]</nowiki>
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[[Category:Fall 2018 Projects]]</nowiki>
  
Also, each group must create a page to keep their weekly log.
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Also, each group must create a page to keep their weekly log.  
 
The log '''must''' be updated every week with your progress.
 
The log '''must''' be updated every week with your progress.
This log will be the most important part of your evaluation at the end of the semester.
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This log, together with your project demonstration, will be the '''most important parts''' of your evaluation at the end of the semester.
 
At the end of your log page you have to add the following code:
 
At the end of your log page you have to add the following code:
 
  <nowiki>[[Category:Logs]]
 
  <nowiki>[[Category:Logs]]
[[Category:Spring 2016 Logs]]</nowiki>
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[[Category:Fall 2018 Logs]]</nowiki>
  
==Update Lab Schedule==
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You will want to shift from your log page to your project page
Once you are added to the class' Google group you can edit the calendar to coordinate your schedule with your TA (this is not mandatory, but highly recommended).
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often.  In order to make this easier, put a link to the log
We will use the schedule as a reservation mechanism for the devices in the lab, i.e. if you want to use the 3D printer for a long period of time then first reserve it in the calendar.
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page on your project page and vice versa.  You can do this in  
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many ways, but after your Overview on the project page, you  
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can put this code at the top of your page:
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<nowiki>
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== Link to Log ==
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[[YOUR_PAGE_LOG]]</nowiki>
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Then goto the log page and put a link like this at the top of it:
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<nowiki>
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== Link to Project page ==
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[[YOUR_PROJECT_PAGE]]</nowiki>
  
 
==New to wiki's?==
 
==New to wiki's?==
You can find general help about using and editing the wiki [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Contents here].
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You can find general help about using and editing the wiki [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Contents here], and help posting videos [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:EmbedVideo#Usage here].
 
The following table is particularly useful when you edit a wiki page:
 
The following table is particularly useful when you edit a wiki page:
 
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting
 
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting
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[[Category:Guidelines]]

Latest revision as of 17:29, 13 September 2018

User creation

Follow this link to request a new account in the wiki. Make sure to include the current semester (i.e. Spring 2017) as well as your generation year and your major in your biography.

Check that you have access to Urbauer Hall 015

All ESE205 registered students have keycard access to Urbauer Hall 015. Check that you can open the door with your WUSTL ID.

Also, keep in mind that this is a shared lab were we keep expensive equipment, so be mindful of your peers and of the equipment's safety when you work there.

Create project page and project log

Each group must create their project wiki page containing:

  • A fantasy name (which is also the title of the wiki page).
  • A short description of your motivation and objectives.

To create a page, just enter in the link for the wiki as follows below and add your desired wiki page title after the = sign. If the page does not exist, you will be asked to create it.

https://classes.engineering.wustl.edu/ese205/core/index.php?title=YOUR_PAGE_NAME_HERE 

At the end of this page you have to add the following code:

[[Category:Projects]]
[[Category:Fall 2018 Projects]]

Also, each group must create a page to keep their weekly log. The log must be updated every week with your progress. This log, together with your project demonstration, will be the most important parts of your evaluation at the end of the semester. At the end of your log page you have to add the following code:

[[Category:Logs]]
[[Category:Fall 2018 Logs]]

You will want to shift from your log page to your project page often. In order to make this easier, put a link to the log page on your project page and vice versa. You can do this in many ways, but after your Overview on the project page, you can put this code at the top of your page:

== Link to Log ==
[[YOUR_PAGE_LOG]]

Then goto the log page and put a link like this at the top of it:

== Link to Project page ==
[[YOUR_PROJECT_PAGE]]

New to wiki's?

You can find general help about using and editing the wiki here, and help posting videos here. The following table is particularly useful when you edit a wiki page: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Formatting