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GROUND RULES FOR DEDICATED PROJECT SPACES.
DISCOVERY
Students come in with an idea. Center staff or fellows will help students enter the idea or project into the Innovation website http://nova.innovation.rit.edu. To help us keep track of your project location within the Center, please fill out this form: http://tiny.cc/9ppek
A student schedules a time to meet with a faculty mentor, staff member, or a fellow to vet student's idea. The purpose is for everyone present to have the same mental abstract of the project. From here, the project will either go into the focus phase or be fast-tracked into later stages.
FOCUS
For projects or ideas in which goals are not clear or focused, more meetings are required to determine scopes and expected outcomes. An abstract of approximately 200 words and a realistic tentative schedule will be developed. The purpose of this phase is for a project not to be dead-on-arrival by demanding too many resources or expecting outcomes that are not realistic for a given time period.
COLLABORATION
This is where ideas become projects. The group may grow with help from students, faculty departments, alumni, and businesses. We collaborate to help fill holes by suggesting knowledgeable people to assist with the project's development. As the project warrants, concept sketches, renderings, methods of manufacture, software development plans, or marketing plans will be developed.
PLANNING
A project plan with tasks and due dates will be developed and a budget will be proposed. If a physical fabricated object will be developed, sketches, drawings, or 3D models need to be submitted so that the Center can better facilitate students. If no physical object is to be developed (e.g. software), students must still request all necessary materials, computational support, etc. An estimate of required space (in the Center or elsewhere) and time should be developed before space is allocated.
DEDICATED PROTOTYPING SPACE
To build physical prototypes, dedicated space may be needed. CSI DOES NOT OFFER DEDICATED CLUB SPACE, but rather dedicated project space for students, groups, and clubs. Clubs seeking dedicated club space should consult with their governing body (either student government or their home department).
All materials not for common use must be marked with an asset tag and entered into the CSI "Stuff" database. Any unmarked objects may be discarded, dismantled, or re-purposed every Friday (after two weeks in "Purgatory").
DISCOVERY
Students come in with an idea. Center staff or fellows will help students enter the idea or project into the Innovation website http://nova.innovation.rit.edu. To help us keep track of your project location within the Center, please fill out this form: http://tiny.cc/9ppek
A student schedules a time to meet with a faculty mentor, staff member, or a fellow to vet student's idea. The purpose is for everyone present to have the same mental abstract of the project. From here, the project will either go into the focus phase or be fast-tracked into later stages.
FOCUS
For projects or ideas in which goals are not clear or focused, more meetings are required to determine scopes and expected outcomes. An abstract of approximately 200 words and a realistic tentative schedule will be developed. The purpose of this phase is for a project not to be dead-on-arrival by demanding too many resources or expecting outcomes that are not realistic for a given time period.
COLLABORATION
This is where ideas become projects. The group may grow with help from students, faculty departments, alumni, and businesses. We collaborate to help fill holes by suggesting knowledgeable people to assist with the project's development. As the project warrants, concept sketches, renderings, methods of manufacture, software development plans, or marketing plans will be developed.
PLANNING
A project plan with tasks and due dates will be developed and a budget will be proposed. If a physical fabricated object will be developed, sketches, drawings, or 3D models need to be submitted so that the Center can better facilitate students. If no physical object is to be developed (e.g. software), students must still request all necessary materials, computational support, etc. An estimate of required space (in the Center or elsewhere) and time should be developed before space is allocated.
DEDICATED PROTOTYPING SPACE
To build physical prototypes, dedicated space may be needed. CSI DOES NOT OFFER DEDICATED CLUB SPACE, but rather dedicated project space for students, groups, and clubs. Clubs seeking dedicated club space should consult with their governing body (either student government or their home department).
All materials not for common use must be marked with an asset tag and entered into the CSI "Stuff" database. Any unmarked objects may be discarded, dismantled, or re-purposed every Friday (after two weeks in "Purgatory").
Dedicated Spaces should post their Project or Group Page printed out with QR code.
Common work surfaces must be cleared after use. Items left out after use will be flagged or re-purposed within a week!
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Non-active projects--projects that are not logging recognizable progress--may have to to make room for active projects. Inactive projects should be dismantled, removed, or showcased. Center staff may request dismantling or removal, or invite showcasing. (Showcasing is at the project team's discretion).
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