Some colleges will be arranging small feedback sessions in October for their own students: your Director of Studies will advise. There will also be an open-to-all feedback session on Wednesday of week 1 at 2pm in the Constance Tipper lecture theatre.
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In your first week at Cambridge, you will get a flavour of real-world engineering through the medium of Lego Mindstorms NXT. Not only will it be fun, but you will also begin to appreciate the many challenges inherent in engineering system design, from gear backlash to structural rigidity and automatic control. At this stage, you will need to come up with ad hoc solutions to these challenges. In due course, you will accumulate the expertise that will allow you to tackle such problems in a more disciplined manner.
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The cost of these optional trips for those taking language courses (which are often open to students in all years) is c. £300.
Students are required to pay for photocopying and printing if they exceed their quota, which is designed to accommodate the majority of the requirements of the course.
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Part IA coursework starts with an intensive, hands-on activity using Lego Mindstorms. You work in groups of three on an open-ended and fun activity to design and build a simple electro-mechanical device. There are ten timetabled hours in the lab & coursework schedule, but you may wish to allow extra time during the evenings and weekend. The lab handout is available on Moodle.
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| 09.15 | Welcome to CUED | Prof. Colm Durkan, Head of Department |
| 09.25 | Aims of the Engineering Tripos | Prof. John Durrell, Deputy Head (Teaching) |
| 09.35 | Introducing the Teaching Office |
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The notes below answer the main questions and issues raised by new supervisors.
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Short leave is defined as periods away from Cambridge during full term of a maximum of 28 nights (i.e. half the term). The sum of any absence during one full term must not be more than 28 nights. If an officer is away for longer than that, the leave should either be taken as sabbatical leave, or unpaid leave of absence. The following procedures apply for all requests for short leave.
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