Workshop Intros

Dump your intro outlines and plans here~

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wyx6_H6J_5nV6FOMusMMAKSH0MJHcIZpfai-P3Biwg8/edit?hl=en_US

Electronics.

Finances Intro

In a nutshell: Keep track of team finances and make sure that we aren’t poor.

Main Tasks
1. Fundraise
a. Fundraising Packets
i. Initiating and maintaining contact with sponsors/Cover letters/Follow-ups/Putting it all together
ii. Cover Letter, Mission Statement, Newsletter, Wish List, Reply Form, Envelope
b. Grant Applications
c. Fundraisers
2. Allocating Budget
a. Typical budget
i. $5000 for FRC Registration
ii. $2000 Robot Parts
iii. $1000 Machine Maintenance
iv. $1500 Public Relations
v. $1000 Training Necessities
vi. $1500 FTC?
vii. $500 CalGames?
3. Ordering materials
a. i.e. through Ms. Lyons or reimbursing people

Skills Learned
1. Business Skills
2. Communication
a. Contacting Sponsors (verbally and written)
b. Face of the team
3. Writing
a. How to present yourself in a positive light
4. Allocating resources wisely
5. How to find the best deal on items
6. How to become a regular in the office

Timeline
1. Summer
a. Fundraising packets  June/July
i. Follow up
b. Grant Applications
2. Fall/Winter/Spring
a. Food Faire
b. Ordering materials
c. Get money from sponsors
d. Keep sponsors updated
e. More grant applications and fundraising packets
f. Fundraisers
g. Sponsor Gifts

As per Ari's request: talk about how Ms. Lyons becomes my bffle

Purpose: To create and design promotional materials through the use of various media to increase awareness of the Aragon Robotics Team

What You Will Learn:
•Photography
oPictures are very important for capturing the productivity of the team. Photos are posted on the website and in the newsletter in order to show sponsors wazzup.
•Photoshop
oUsed for photo manipulation and editing any designs (probably taught by Andrew Yao, though)
•InDesign
oUsed for creating flyers and documents
oVectoring: making the design pretty =3 (pretty much just outlining so that the images aren’t pixely)
•Illustrator
oA combination of photoshop and indesign used for editing designs/drawings
•DreamWeaver
oUsed for creating and updating websites
oYou probably learn some code along with using dreamweaver…just cause it’s more fun that way. =D
•Video editing
oSomething newish…document the team’s building process and awesomeness moments.
•Design
oBeing able to come up with multiple designs is a big part of multimedia. If lucky, you’ll gains some drawing skills, but it anything, learn to take critiques and comments on designs
Things You Will Do:
•Come up with T-shirt designs
•Come up with button designs
•Create flyers
•Make a video
•Edit/design website
•TAKE PHOTOS. LOTS OF PHOTOS.

What to Expect:
•Projects – to learn Adobe Programs, there is a lot of things you really have to figure out for yourself in order to learn; it’s not something you can just listen to me talk about and simply get.
•Homework – to meet deadlines, work will have to be done at home…It’s normally not a lot
•Deadlines – we will work closely with PR, who has to send out newsletters. We have to get t-shirts and buttons done before competition. Send out flyers before potlucks. Stuff

...and Sophia...no one in the office likes you. =]

Programming Intro

Purpose: to learn the basics of logic and problem-solving; to efficiently and creatively code robotic functions (autonomous and operator-controlled)

Skills Learned:
1. Coding (in C++)
- a. Logic and Problem-Solving
- b.Syntax (variables, blocks, functions, etc.)
- c. Basic Robot Functions
- d. Debugging
2. Software and Programs
- a. Eclipse / WindRiver
- b. Downloading Code and testing the Robot
3. Pits
- a. More testing and debugging (ie utter chaos)

Exercises:
1. Pseudo-code: Human programming!
2. Light-bot 2.0

Awesome, guys, these will be really useful for documentation for future generations as well :]

As for the subgroup intros themselves--and we can properly discuss this at lunch--but try to plan something more like an activity, or you know...interesting but accurate demo of some sort that relates to that subfield, rather than just presenting a syllabus-esque summary of what that area covers. Actually seeing evidence of what PR does, for instance, (eg, a newsletter, shirt design sketches, etc.) will be a lot more effective than saying "PR is public relations."
EDIT: Like Ivan's programming plans--the "exercises" part--yeah, that!

Also, Multimedia and PR seem to have some overlap with tshirt design, button design, etc., so Ari/Crystal--might want to clear that up so as to avoid confusion. I'm not saying they can't both be involved with overlapping areas, but what the groups specifically DO with regard to those areas should be made clear (eg, say PR comes up with the tshirt theme/design, whereas Multi is in charge of the vectoring/web promotions/web-ordering-if-we-were-to-do-something-like-that).

Agreed. Assuming we have 8-10 minutes (?) each, lectures are too somniferous; plan some activity! I'd advise creating a new topic for compiling each lead's shtuff.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_eK03IrtgUCaeIiXo44WKu2PEfHCP_GXS413PJgDZHM/edit?hl=en_US

Engineering.

Wutter wrote:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_eK03IrtgUCaeIiXo44WKu2PEfHCP_GXS413PJgDZHM/edit?hl=en_US

Engineering.

It slightly annoys me that I can't edit that.

Public Relations 101

Overall Purpose: To represent the face of the team and to uphold as well as display the values of the Aragon Robotics Team using media.

What you will learn:
1. Social skills
a. How to actively participate in a community
b. How to efficiently spread information about a certain topic
c. How to represent a team
2. Applications/Programs
a. Photoshop
b. InDesign
c. Illustrator
3. Reporting/Writing skills
a. What information is important and what keeps readers interested
4. Time/Management
a. How to work under stress and within deadlines
b. Balancing school and outside extracurricular
5. Other
a. How to work effectively as a part of a team as well as the benefits of being on the Aragon Robotics Team
b. How to be punny

Overview Timeline:
Fall Season:
1. Newsletter
a. Fall newsletter that talks about what the team was up to over the summer as well as the new things going on for the fall semester
2. Flyers
a. newbie orientations/the fall potluck/other events
3. Outreach.
a. Organizing outreach to possibly Baywood next door, starting up an FLL team at Bayside or even Borel. Further involving the community into robotics and raising awareness of it’s existence
b. Campus awareness
i. Rally participation
4. Merchandise
a. T-shirt/Sweatshirt designs for the team
b. Buttons

Winter Season:
1. Continuation of t-shirt/sweatshirt/buttons designs
a. Ordering
2. Reporting on the team and their development of the 2011-2012 robot to compete in SVR 2012
3. Newsletter?
4. Spirit boxes and potential awards for SVR

Spring Season:
1. Newsletter
a. To update sponsors on our progress and debrief of the 2012 competition
b. Senior Tribute
2. Outreach
a. Rally participation with robot?
3. Flyers
a. Food sales?
b. Club fair?
c. Basic flyer/brochure of what ART is all about