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PROJECT X
UMR Opening Week 2004
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NIKKO and UMR working together for Powerful FUN!
New Student Programs Enrollment Management
Freshman Class of 2004
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Project X Internal GoalsHave All New Students

• Meet one another and make 15 friends before
  classes start.
• Meet and work with UMR staff faculty.
• Learn about the campus buildings, resources and
  facilities.
• Appreciate the need for individuals with
  different interests and skill-sets.
• Experience the benefits of teamwork and success
  from interdisciplinary learning.
• Better understand the technological campus
  culture and mission.

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Learning Objectivesof Project X

• Begin the learning process
• Involve collaborative learning
• Common experience
• Higher retention
• Interact and bond with students, faculty and
  staff
• Empower students to develop character
• Introduce to campus resources

• Foundation for future success
• Promote teamwork
• Respect cultural backgrounds and differences
• Understand importance of Communication skills
• Other skills developed
• Critical thinking, problem solving, Brain
  storming and conflict resolution.
• Have FUN!

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A License to Learn
Teams will race against time to compete in
the Missions to seize Miner bucks for
gadgets at Central Intelligence To complete
PROJECT X!
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PROJECT X
60 groups of 15-20 new UMR students will work as
a team to earn funds to buy materials for
designing, building and racing a remote
controlled vehicle through an obstacle
course. Upper-Class Students will server as
Mentors and lead the groups as advisors Current
UMR Design Teams members were available for
consulting (i.e. robotics club, formula car team,
solar house team, steel bridge etc.) A Faculty
member will be provide guidance to each group
throughout week Limited time, materials and
resources Same theme, instructions and
objectives Reference Manual Training for mentors,
organizations and faculty
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Campus Pandemonium(Cross campus Involvement)

• College of Arts and Sciences
• School of Materials, Energy and Earth Resources
• School of Engineering
• School of Management and Information Systems

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Project DeliverablesA Focus on HOW student teams
achieve the final outcomes

• Writing/documentation
• Presenting/spokesperson
• Marketing/PR
• Budget/accounting
• Design aspect
• Final vehicle design and demonstration

Every student must be involved in the physical
project not only the external assignments
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Performance Formula

• Time (how long it takes to get to finish line)
• Pushing ping-pong balls into hole (number of
  balls in holes)
• Climbing hills
• Obstacles (around 5 cones or flags)

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How will it be built?

• Create anything to be attached to the top of the
  Radio Controlled Truck Chassis
• Focus on Judging formula
• Deliverables, Aesthetic, Creativity, Obstacle
  Course Time
• Limited materials and time
• No limitations on design, creativity and
  presenting projects

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Pictures from Project X
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Students working in mentor groups creating
projects
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Limited materials
Working on Journals
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Problem Solving
Critical Thinking
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Building Character
Team Building
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Making Friends
Communicating
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Budget
Creativity
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The Ethics of Competition
Success
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Running the Obstacle Course
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Waiting to announce the Winners!
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Grand Prize Team 50 NIKKO Outstanding Team
Award Mexican Steamrollers
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First Place Team 10 Mystery Machine
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RESULTS - Student Comments from some of the
reflection evaluation

• Our team thinks that this project will help us
  to be successful in the classroom in several
  ways. First of all, it taught us to be
  dependable. It taught us to show up to our
  meetings on time and to make good use of our
  time. We also learned a lot about teamwork. We
  learned that as a team we could do more than we
  could as individuals. We also learned that is
  you get to know your classmates/teammates then
  your life will be much easier. When you know who
  you are working with it is easier to know who
  would be best for what jobs and who can help you
  when you need help with your part.
• Our team had a great time working on this
  project. It was a fun time all around.
• -We feel that by working together everyone on
  team 7 now has a better
• Understanding of teamwork and a new appreciation
  for each others unique and Special abilities and
  talents. We all realized how important having
  talents in many areas is needed to be successful.

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• -Each team member has met new interesting
  people with different backgrounds
  personalities. We now have a respect for each
  that wasnt there when we first met. We learned
  how different people can work really well
  together to complete the best car ever!
• -We enjoyed working on the project because it was
  interesting has something to do with everyone
  in the teams field of study.
• Team 24 immensely enjoyed the project. After
  overcoming our initial timidity, we enjoyed
  interacting with each other and compiling
  thoughts on the project. As the vehicle
  progressed, we channeled our competitive energy
  into one Impenetrable force, determined to make
  the most creative, bizarre vehicle ever to emerge
  from the depths of University Missouri-Rolla.
  The common drive to succeed in our group has
  caused the project to be enriching. Instead of
  lethargically pondering simple solutions to the
  problem of modifying the chassis, our team
  enthusiastically proposes and executes our plan
  and enjoys every minute.

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• Although we did not know each other, once we
  started the project we developed a close
  tight-knit team and relationships that will
  hopefully continue throughout the rest of the
  year and even the rest of our UMR career and
  maybe even beyond that, like Dr. Kim Colter, the
  convocation speaker, spoke of in his speech.