ENGR 1 Introduction to Engineering
Fall 2010
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Instructor:
Tom Rebold Phone: 645-1327 Office: BH-104A T/Th 3:30 - 4:30 (BH104) W5-6 (BH104) |
Credit: 2 units Classroom: GA-103 Time: Tue/Thur 4:30 - 6 Tell me about yourself! |
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web site:
http://www.mpcfaculty.net/tom_rebold/ENGR1.htm Tom Rebold's faculty HOME PAGE |
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| Engineering Organizations Transfer Information Engineering Resources Video List Speakers List GotSuccess? | |
Text:
Landis, "Studying Engineering", 3rd Edition, Discovery Press, ISBN
0964696924
1 copy on Reserve at MPC Library Circulation Desk
Journal: Please purchase a spiral notebook that will be used to document:
1. All notes taken in class
2. All course assignments (these may also be typed)
3. Questions, issues, or perspectives you gained from the reading and would like
to raise in class
4. Your opinion of each section of the text
Course description:
This course will
explore careers in engineering, science and technology.
The class will be divided between
engineering profession/education/careers, academic success strategies, engineering problem solving/design experience,
and speakers/video/field trips.
Students successfully completing this class will be able to
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Apply basic engineering
principles and use common computer tools to design and
build a product in a team environment
Articulation:
ENGR1 Intro + ENGR 50 Robotics + ENGR52 Intro to Matlab satisfy SJSU ENGR10
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LECTURES PPTs note: save to your computer or
to view online, when asked for name and password, hit the cancel button. |
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8/24
8/26 |
Intro: Welcome to ENGR 1 |
Read About Famous Engineers: Young
Innovators under 35
BUY TEXT! |
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8/31
9/2 |
Keys to Success in Engineering Study Engineering Attitudes Survey Ability vs Effort Fixed vs Growth Assigned Problems Models for viewing your education |
Landis, Chapter 1, Section 1-3 Journal: Chapter 1. Problems 1, 2, 3, 4, and 10
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9/7
9/9 |
Learning about engineering UCSC Engineering Visit |
Landis, Chapter 2, Section 1-3 Journal: Chapter 2. Problems 1, 3, 6, and 7 Landis, Chapter 2, Section 4-8 |
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9/14 |
Important Fields for the Future Structural Analysis Bridge Design Activity |
Landis, Chapter 2, Section 9-10 Bridge Design Website |
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9/21
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Bridge Construction Structures Video Bridge Competition |
Journals collected at end of class |
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9/28 9/30 |
Civil Engineering
Speakers: Adriana Robles, Bestor Angeline Anzini-Sickler, Howard Carter Associates Hollee Buckman, Caltrans Learning and learning styles Improving your learning process Learning as a reinforcement process Learning Styles Questionaire |
Journals returned at start of class
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10/5 |
Teaching styles Engineering Transfer Information Engineering Degree Plan |
Landis Chapter 3, Sections 5-7 |
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10/12 |
Speaker: Financial Aid Officer |
Landis Chapter 4, Sections 1-3 |
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10/19
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Quiz, Chapters 3 and 4 Electrical Engineering Activity: Digital Circuits http://www.jhu.edu/~virtlab/logic/log_cir.htm |
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10/26 |
Reading for
comprehension Analytical problem solving Organizing your learning process Preparing for and taking tests |
Landis, Section 5.1 and 5.2 |
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11/2 11/4 |
Receptivity to Change
Private Team Meeting with Instructor |
Landis, Section 6.1-6.5 |
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11/9 11/11 |
Engineering Communications
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11/16
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Oral Communications
Engineering Ethics
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Landis,
6.6 - 6.8 Journal: Chap 6. Prob 30, 31, 32, and 35 Ethics Analysis Presentation Guidelines for Critical Design Review |
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11/23 |
Work on Final Project, regular class time
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY |
Final Report Guidelines |
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11/30
12/2 |
Pre-professional
Employment Power Point Presentations |
Landis, 7.3 and 7.4 |
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12/7 |
General discussion of Chapter 8 Field Trip, Carpools leave at 4pm, back by 6pm |
Chapter 8 |
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12/14 |
Final Exam Day (no Final) Quiz on Chapters 7 and 8 End of Term Refreshments |
TeamEvaluation.doc Final Project Report Due Turn in Journals |
Grading: Your grade will be based on the following, using the standard A>90, B>80, C>70,D>60 rule:
1. Participation (20%)
2. Grade on the Journal you keep (30%)
3. Grade on non-journal assignments (10%)
4. Grade on the four multiple choice exams to be given during the course (20%)
5. Grade on Design Project (20%)
Attendance: Failing to appear for 2 consecutive classes is grounds for being dropped from the course. To avoid being dropped, you may keep in touch by email to inform me of any conflicts in your work/life.
Class Participation: Based on the reading, you should develop at least three questions, issues, or perspectives you would like to raise in class. These should be documented in your Journal.
Final Exam: There will be no final exam. Final Journals must be turned in no later than the time of the scheduled final exam (4:30 p.m., Tuesday, December 14, 2010)
The final project
will be selected from a list of choices and may include a design competition
between teams, or an independent project of the student’s own choosing. Your project will
be documented in a report of 2-3
double-spaced TYPEWRITTEN pages (more or less depending on team size)
describing the design you arrived at PLUS (in addition to writeup pages)
drawings, photos, and other material necessary to characterize your invention.
The paper is due at the beginning of the Final Exam Day (there is no
final exam for the class).
NOTE: YOU ARE REQUIRED TO BRING YOUR JOURNAL TO EVERY CLASS