Forum Notes

November 12, 2008

Team forum and brainstorming on knowledge transfer and integrating new students

Knowledge Transfer

New Students

• Assign mentors (from any team) as a question person for new members
• Evaluation that past wiki pages are actually read
• Online wiki orientation tutorial with quizzes
• Better documentation to aid future members
• More basic introductory information (i.e. glossary)
• Smaller training sessions for new members
• Newcomer orientation w demo plant and slideshow of processes
• Lateral knowledge transfer between teams
• Team updates on any major breakthroughs at beginning of class
• Monthly short (3-5 minute) update on projects to entire class
• Weekly updates from half of teams, with each team going every other week
• Class/speakers on Monday, half updates on Wednesdays (short class period)
• Ensure an understanding of goals for team each semester
  Open house for research tours at the beginning of the semester

AguaClara Credits

• 1 credit technical writing course to add to CEE 2550 for technical writing option
• Offer CEE4550 course as by permission of instructor with CEE 4540 or CEE 3310

Forums

• End of semester check in to see how these changes have worked out

From the March 12 forum

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