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[[File:Meeting Room.jpg|500px|thumb|right|A neat and orderly Meeting Room :)]]

[[File:Meeting Room.jpg|500px|thumb|right|A neat and orderly Meeting Room :)]]

<strong>Meeting Rooms</strong><br>

<strong>Meeting Rooms</strong><br>

There are 8 meeting rooms in the Maker Hub. The intended function of these rooms is to house meetings (i.e. these are not study rooms, but meeting rooms). Which means, priority will be given to weekly meetings with senior design and servant engineering teams and for other team meetings for other classes or projects. When not requested for a team meeting, these rooms can be used by individuals for studying, or by groups for hanging out. If you are acting like a professional, then you will yield the room to others who have a legitimate project-related need for the meeting room. That is, if you are watching a video by yourself, or studying by yourself or in a group, and the other rooms are full, and a team needs to meet, it would be very professional to offer them the room and then study elsewhere. Likewise, if a team would like to use a room at an unscheduled time, it would be professional to look for an empty room first, and then a room that has the least effect on others who might be using the room for group study or other activities.

There are 8 meeting rooms in the Maker Hub. The intended function of these rooms is to house meetings (i.e. these are not study rooms, but meeting rooms). Which means, priority will be given to weekly meetings with senior design teams, servant engineering teams, and other teams meeting for classes or projects. When not requested for a team meeting, these rooms can be used by individuals for studying, or by groups for hanging out. If you are acting like a professional, then you will yield the room to others who have a legitimate project-related need for the meeting room. This happens frequently, so do not be surprised or upset if you are displaced by a project team. The meeting rooms fill up fast (because they're awesome), but everyone needs to remember that the meeting rooms serve the primary purpose of housing project-related meetings. If you are studying in a meeting room, consider it a very professional act to offer "your" meeting room to a team needs to meet and then study elsewhere. Likewise, if a team would like to use a room at an unscheduled time, it would be professional for the team to first look for an empty room, and second, look for a room that has the least effect on others who might be using the room for group study or other activities.

Each of these rooms is equipped with a wall-mounted monitor and HDMI connection. There is a whiteboard in each room as well. As with other whiteboards, please do not take the erasers or markers, and always erase when you have finished using the whiteboard. If there are no markers or erasers, please obtain them from the toolroom. When you leave the room, turn off the TV, and make sure that the HDMI cable is accessible.

Each of these rooms is equipped with a wall-mounted flat-screen TV and HDMI connector. There is a whiteboard in each room as well. As with other whiteboards, please do not take the erasers or markers, and always erase the board when you leave the meeting room. If there are no markers or erasers, please obtain them from the Tool Room. When you leave the room, turn off the TV and make sure that the HDMI cable is accessible.

Each of these rooms should have a table (haven’t seen anyone take those yet) and seven chairs without arms. There are seven as many senior design teams have two faculty mentors and five students. There should not be any stools in these rooms. By stools, we mean the higher chairs that are out in the Hub. Stools should stay at the tables in the Hub. If you need more chairs, or for some reason want less chairs, they are movable. Just remember that you should always RESET THE SPACE.

Each meeting room should have a table (haven’t seen anyone take those yet) and seven chairs without arms (these chairs are different from the drafting chairs in The Hub). When you leave a meeting room, there should be a TV on the wall with an HDMI cable, 1 table, 7 chairs, 0 stools, 0 rolling computers, and a clean whiteboard with an eraser and markers. Just like the picture to the right, remember that you should always RESET THE SPACE.

We have added some coat hangers on the wall behind the door. These are only for coats, they will not be strong enough to hold backpacks.

There are coat hangers on the wall behind the door. These are only for coats, they will not be strong enough to hold backpacks.

When you leave a meeting room, there should be a TV on the wall and an HDMI cable. There should be 1 table, 7 chairs, 0 stools, 0 rolling computers, and a clean whiteboard with an eraser and markers.

Enjoy the meeting rooms - just remember The Three Commandments.

Enjoy the meeting rooms - just remember the three commandments.

The computer lab has 29 computer stations (28 for students and 1 for the instructor). Each of these stations consists of a computer, a keyboard, a mouse, and a chair with arms. These items are a unit. Which should make it clear that you should never take a keyboard, a mouse, or a chair from this space. There are no chairs with arms in the Maker Hub or meeting rooms. So, leave the arm chairs in the computer lab. The keyboards and mouses are intended for these computers. If a keyboard or mouse is broken, inform the toolroom. If there is a dire situation where you need to borrow one of these items, as always, RESET THE SPACE. Several classes are held in the computer lab, and we don't want them to waste class-time looking for missing keyboards, mouses, or chairs.

<strong>Computer Lab</strong><br>The computer lab consists of 29 computers (designed as 28 for students and 1 for instructors). Each of these stations consists of the computer, the keyboard, the mouse, and a chair with arms. These are a unit. Which should make it clear that you should never take a keyboard, a mouse, or a chair from this space. There are no chairs with arms in the Maker Hub or meeting rooms. So, leave the arm chairs in the computer lab. The keyboards and mice are intended for these computers. If you need a keyboard or a computer for your machine, or if one is broken somewhere, inform the toolroom. If there is a dire situation where you need to make use of one of these systems, as always, RESET THE SPACE. It is not acceptable for your peers to arrive in a class the following morning with computers that are missing mice or chairs.

The large whiteboards in the computer lab follow the same principles as the whiteboards in the meeting rooms. - again - RESET THE SPACE. This means that you don’t take markers or erasers from other whiteboards because the ones at your space are missing or not functional. Go to the toolroom and get new ones. They are freely supplied. If the toolroom is closed, maybe you can use your own makers. Whatever you do, RESET THE SPACE. And when you have finished using a whiteboard .. ERASE IT. This is not only resetting the space, but being a professional. Others will want to use it and you are making them clean up your mess. As a side note, this is a public space. If you want to save your whiteboard writing, take a picture. Writing “Do Not Erase” is not an acceptable action for a whiteboard. You can save it yourself and reproduce it quickly later. Again, BE PROFESSIONAL.

 

There are large whiteboards in the computer lab that are very useful for ... er ... marking on. And here are some good rules for whiteboards - again - RESET THE SPACE. This means that you don’t take markers or erasers from other whiteboards because the ones at your space are missing or not functional. Go to the toolroom and get new ones. They are freely supplied. If the toolroom is closed, maybe you can use your own makers. Whatever you do, RESET THE SPACE. And when you have finished using a whiteboard .. ERASE IT. This is not only resetting the space, but being a professional. Others will want to use it and you are making them clean up your mess. As a side note, this is a public space. If you want to save your whiteboard writing, take a picture. Writing “Do Not Erase” is not an acceptable action for a whiteboard. You can save it yourself and reproduce it quickly later. Again, BE PROFESSIONAL.

While cleaning up after yourself is a general rule, it is particularly important in the computer lab as folks are very likely to spend a considerable amount of time in there. This means you need to be sure to clean up any papers, food, and drink. If you are in a class or lab and receive a handout, it is your job to study it like your wonderful professor intended. But if you are not going to do that, it is your responsibility to throw it away. Leave the space better than you found it.

While cleaning up after yourself is a general rule, it is particularly important in the computer lab as folks are very likely to spend a considerable amount of time in there. This means you need to be sure to clean up any papers, food, and drink. If you are in a class or lab and receive a handout, it is your job to study it like your wonderful professor intended. But if you are not going to do that, it is your responsibility to throw it away. Leave the space better than you found it.