Early Semester Tasks

These tasks must be completed in the first week or two of the semester.

Class/Lectures for the First Week

When you look at the syllabi from recent semesters you see that they start to take on a common look. We like to take the first 2 weeks to train students about the project as a whole to make sure that they understand our scope and they can make smart decisions about which teams to join.

• The Intro to AguaClara lecture, which just gives some background about the project, is available on the outreach team USB drive located in the demo plant suitcase. It is the same general presentation we give to most groups that invite us to speak.
  • A back-up copy is also located in Documents on the clearwater computer account in the AguaClara lab
• Monroe generally gives the State of AguaClara lecture, which just summarizes our progress and challenges. He has a copy of it.
• The Intro to Teams lecture is the first chance new members get to hear about the teams. At the very beginning of the semester email the returning members from each active team (you and Monroe will decide which teams will be active before the semester starts). Ask/tell each team to send you 2 slides so they can give a 2 minutes pitch for their team.
  • Have the returning students send you the slides AT LEAST 4 days before the lecture and feel OK harassing them! This is the best way new students learn about each team.
• Lab Open House is an informal chance for everyone to come downstairs to tour all of the experimental set ups and ask returning members questions in a one-on-one setting
• The Wiki Training Lecture is described on the child page linked to.

You will want to keep emphasizing to the new team how although they are coming to class, 95% of their time in AguaClara will be spent with their teams so it is important to make an educated decision as to where they might be able to fit in and learn well.

Wiki Access

Give all new team members wiki access. To do this follow the instructions given below

• Follow this link: https://confluence.cornell.edu/customspacemgmt/permissions/docustompermissionsmanage.action?key=AGUACLARA&selectedGroup=confluence-aguaclara-users
• Enter the new team members' netIDs one at a time

SourceForge Access

Give all new team members access to their respective SourceForge folders. To do this follow these instructions.