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# Organization

### Role Descriptions <a href="#role-descriptions" id="role-descriptions"></a>

A full list of nearly 30 members are gathered as the teaching staff for this course. Full descriptions and contact information is provided [here](https://x.ancorasir.com/me303-311/2020-autumn/course-overview/teaching-staff).

This semester, we are anticipating a class of 60 students joining us with [various roles](https://x.ancorasir.com/me303-311/2020-autumn/teams-and-resources/team-roles) to choose from within the team and the task force.

### Student Design Teams <a href="#student-design-teams" id="student-design-teams"></a>

|                                   |                             |             |              |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------- | ----------- | ------------ |
| Team on Wasteless Production Line | Red / Green / Blue / Yellow | 20 students | 8 Team Roles |
| Task Force on Splitting Machine   | \[A]pple                    | 7 students  | 5 Task Roles |
| Task Force on Speedy Picker       | \[B]anana                   | 6 students  | 5 Task Roles |
| Task Force on Dex Picker          | \[C]herry                   | 7 students  | 5 Task Roles |

Teams (identified by color) have a 2-hour lab or workshop each week that is dedicated to the management of the project. There are 4 teams, and each team consists of 3 task forces with different machines to design.

### Lecture <a href="#lecture" id="lecture"></a>

|                       |               |                    |               |
| --------------------- | ------------- | ------------------ | ------------- |
| **Course Instructor** | Song Chaoyang | **Course Advisor** | David Wallace |

This course is organized and scheduled around a team project on machine design with lecture topics on mechanical design to support the needs of this project. The course provides the opportunity to experience the development of a real new engineering product prototype. In collaboration with MIT, advisory support is provided by [Prof. David Wallace](https://bionicdl.feishu.cn/docs/doccn3CC9n8mPZBe6RU8di185hc) while preparing this course.

### Lab / Workshop <a href="#lab-workshop" id="lab-workshop"></a>

|                       |                            |                                  |
| --------------------- | -------------------------- | -------------------------------- |
|                       | **Lab** \[Team Discussion] | **Workshop** \[Project Learning] |
| Technical Support     | Xiao Xiaochuan             | Guo Weijie                       |
| Student Coordination  | Zhang Zhen                 | Jiang Wei                        |
| Communication Support | Yu Dongwei                 | Zhang Baolin                     |

Each team has 3 student mentors with a specific background in related machine design or integration, assisted by 2 teaching assistants on team management, 3 lab & workshop instructors, and 1 admin assistant on budget oversight. Definitions of the roles of different team members [are available](https://x.ancorasir.com/me303-311/2020-autumn/teams-and-resources/team-roles).

What to do during lab and workshop sessions?

* Before attending the lab and workshop sessions, you will [upload scanned pages of your design notebook online](https://x.ancorasir.com/me303-311/2020-autumn/project-work/design-notebook#online-notebooks) for peer review later.
* When attending the lab & workshop sessions, you will [hand-in hard copies of your design notebook](https://x.ancorasir.com/me303-311/2020-autumn/project-work/design-notebook) for on-site review and signature by the instructors.
* During the lab sessions, your goal is to [discuss with your team](http://web.mit.edu/2.009/www/resources/mediaAndArticles/3_MeetingPrimer.pdf) regarding the next steps towards the design, with on-site consultancy from the lab instructor
* During the workshop session, the workshop instructors will provide learning materials to help you better understand the design task and communication.
* After the lab & workshop session, you will participate in the [peer review online](https://x.ancorasir.com/me303-311/2020-autumn/project-work/peer-review).

### Design Support <a href="#design-support" id="design-support"></a>

|        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Red    | [Wang Zhenhong \[Red Apple *Splitter Machine*\] Ge Sheng \[Red Banana *Speedy Picker*\] Yang Linhan \[Red Cherry *Dex Picker* Task\]](https://x.ancorasir.com/me303-311/2020-autumn/course-overview/teaching-staff) |
| Green  | [Feng Shihao \[Green Apple *Splitter Machine*\] Sun Haoran \[Green Banana *Speedy Picker*\] Guo Ning \[Green Cherry *Dex Picker*\]](https://x.ancorasir.com/me303-311/2020-autumn/course-overview/teaching-staff)   |
| Blue   | [Luo Qichen \[Blue Apple *Splitter Machine*\] Yu Chengming \[Blue Banana *Speedy Picker*\] Liu Xiaobo \[Blue Cherry *Dex Picker*\]](https://x.ancorasir.com/me303-311/2020-autumn/course-overview/teaching-staff)   |
| Yellow | [Guo Yuqin \[Yellow Apple *Splitter Machine*\] He Haibin \[Yellow Banana *Speedy Picker*\] Wang Teng \[Yellow Cherry *Dex Picker*\]](https://x.ancorasir.com/me303-311/2020-autumn/course-overview/teaching-staff)  |

Each team is appointed with three student mentors as design support, with each student mentor covering one specific task force. Members of each team and task force are encouraged to make contact with your appointed student mentor for design support regarding the machine you are tasked with. Please read their role description before making contact, but in simple words, you should view these student mentors as consultants, who will provide suggestions based on detailed evidence or questions you presented, who will not grade you in any way. You are encouraged to contact them through Email, but direct contact through [Feishu](https://x.ancorasir.com/me303-311/2020-autumn/teams-and-resources/feishu) is also well-supported.

### Other Roles <a href="#other-roles" id="other-roles"></a>

[A team of Technology Consultants, Media Coordinators, and Domain Specialists](https://x.ancorasir.com/me303-311/2020-autumn/course-overview/teaching-staff) are also monumental in supporting the teaching and learning experience of this course.


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