Mechatronics Engineering Class Jobs

Jobs That Are Done Everyday

These are jobs that students will do every day.  Each student will be responsible for their immediate classroom desk work area. Additionally, there are classroom maintenance and cleanup jobs that each student will be assigned.  Typically I assign these on the daily attendance sign in sheet.  They could be the same for a few days, or they could be randomly.

Each class will have a 10 min end of class cleanup time. (later as they get good at doing these jobs, this could drop to 5 min) 

Individual Daily Jobs and Clean-up Expectations - Students will all do these task each day:

• Desk Area

  • Computer - log out and shut down

  • Mice and Keyboards clean and wrapped up

  • All Papers taken with you or recycled

  • All project parts and components put away 

  • Take a look under your desk is it clean?

How This Task Is Graded and Evaluated:

At the end of each class, you will check in with me.  

• Each of you will come check in with me to see your job.  

• If you have a Custom Job, it is your responsibly to check below for a Listed Job.

  • If there are Custom Jobs listed, pick one, tell me which one you picked, get some clarifying instructions.

• You will go do your job for 5 min

• You will come and tell me your done, or if there was an issue and you could not finish

The after you have left the class, I'll take the Job sign off sheet and take a classroom walk, and access how well the jobs were completed.  I'll mark if the job is "complete", "partly", or "not done", and assign points.  My current plan is that students have 20 daily "clean-Up" point (for 100 weekly point).  If they have complete the job correctly, they keep all their points.  If they need correction (which I follow up with then the next day), they will have -2 to -5 points, If they have a "Not Done" this will be an automatic -10, and if this is a pattern, then it can be a -20 points for that day.  Every few days, I will privately talk to students that need correction and or additional training on how to do the job.  I will also train every one on each job, and continue to provide group feedback at the start of the cleanup time at the end of every class.

Regular Jobs Will Be Assigned On The Attendance Sign In Sheet Each Day:

Each day, students, as they sign in on the class attendance sign-in sheet, check to see what their daily job assignment is.  If they don't know how to complete this job, they should check with the Floor Boss, and if the Floor Boss has questions, they ask me, the teacher.

• Project Tables at the back of the classroom:

  • Daily Personal projects cleared off work tables - Make sure that anyone who has a project on the project tables has put their stuff away.

  • Pickup (from the floor) project table stuff - Pickup any "big" stuff off the ground around the project tables

  • Vacuum project table area - This is the project tables at the back of the classroom.  you should be able to vacuum all around these tables.  Be sure to have the person assigned to pick up any "big" stuff has already done that.

• Solder Stations

  • All solder tools & equipment put away - There are specific tools that need to go back in the solder station drawers, then slide all soldering irons back and organize their cords.

  • Solder stations table top brushed clean & area vacuumed - There may be solder and wire scraps on the table, brush them off into the trash, and vacuum the floor.

• Classroom Bookshelves:

  • Bookshelf #1 (on the side of class, next to my office) - Make sure all books stacked & organized (my CDO wants the text books in numbered order.)

  • Bookshelf #2 (on the side of class, just in front of the 3D Print area)

    • Class Equipment Bins - Make sure all class equipment and supply bins are organized (power supplies, tape, hot glue, graph paper, etc)

    • Power Supplies Bins - make sure the power supplies are organized and have their lids on and look organized.

    • Put away tools in the "SAD TOOL Bin" - any tools in this "SAD" bin need to be put back in the tool drawers or other storage area.

  • Bookshelf #3 (back at the front of the 3D Print area) - This is our Reading Library area, be sure to have all books standing upright and organized. maybe by topic if we have that level of organization. 

  • Bookshelf #4 (back inside the 3D Print area) - Make sure all books stacked & shelves look organized

• Classroom Cabinets and Closets:

  • Can the cabinet & closet doors close? - These are the Vex Robot cabinets, and student bin closets. The goal is to make sure everything in places inside in an organized manner, so that the doors can close.

• Tools, Blue Tool Cabinets, Other Tool and Equipment Storage:

  • Top Drawer of Tool Cabinet #1 - Open and sort the tools in the top drawer of tool cabinet #1

  • Top Drawer of Tool Cabinet #2 - Open and sort the tools in the top drawer of tool cabinet #2

  • Find stray tools & put them away - Walk around the classroom and if you find stray tools, pick them up and put them away.

• Shop Tool Workshop Area:

  • Drill Press "key" & Tools are powered off  - Make sure the Drill press key in in it's "slot" and the drill bits are put away in their bin and the bin is on the shelf. Shop Tools Workshop Area - lights & laser are off & power OFF (You will have to do this AFTER all the vacuuming is done.

  • Vacuum Shop Tool Area - Vacuum to tool top cabinet area, and the floor.  Sawdust and scraps.

  • Tool Area in Back of class is clean & organized - Make sure the power tools are left in a clean organized manner. Put any usable scraps in he scrap drawers, and throw un-usable scraps away

• 3D Printer Area:

  • 3D Print Conference room table - Make sure table is clean & tools put away

  • 3D Print tools put away & Printer USB cords stowed - Put 3D Print tools away, and make sure that any USB drives and cords are stored and organized.

  • Vacuum 3D Printer Area - Brush off the 3D Print tables, put any scarp filament into the filament recycle bin. Use the small vacuum in the 3D print area to vacuum the floor.

• Trash Cans:

  • Dump All Small Trash Cans in to the Big Trash Can - There are 6+ small trash cans.  Find them and dump them into the large trash can at the back of the room.  make sure all trash cans have a bag.

• Front Of Class Component Bins and Table:

  • Sort Breadboard Wires (M/M M/F F/F) - Sort the "sort wire bin" into the correct wire gender bins

  • Sort Stray Component - Sort the "stray component bin" into the correct drawers and  bins.  These will be LEDs, Sort Resistors & other components

  • Front Of Class Component Bins and Table - Make sure bins and components and equipment is stored and organized and stacked

• Entrance Table:

  • First Aid kit & Table - Are there at least 4 band-aids in the first aid kit? Close the First Aid Kit, and make sure the table clean & organized

• Don't have a job? - Ask Mr. Burnham for a custom job