Engin 103 Introduction to Engineering |
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Course information |
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Board Final exam is on
Friday May 23 To open
lecture notes: download free Adobe Reader Course TA: Office hours
(S-3-126): Tuesdays & Thursdays ( Please check here for your updated team and
teammate information. |
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Objectives |
In this Natural Science Distribution course you will find, by
doing it, answers to questions like what is engineering versus science? What is engineering design? What are the
engineering design tools? What is teamwork? What is the role of the computer?
How to keep an engineer logbook? How to write a project
documentation? How to maintain a web page? What are the techniques for effective
communication? Back |
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Learning Activities |
Engin 103 Logbook (a learning
journal) is emphasized as an important design and learning tool: in an active
learning approach, students are presented with activities (which include classwork and teamwork), after completing these, they are
encouraged to extract their own conclusions about the different activities
and their interconnections. Guidance is available to extract the right
conclusions. These conclusions should be kept in the logbook along with any
discussion and progress made as related to the course projects. There
will be no traditional lectures but class attendance is required.
Regular out-of-class team meetings, either in person, on-line, or by phone,
are needed to work on the projects. Project “competitions” will be scheduled
every month. Project reports are due the next class after these competitions.
Individual engineer logbook is required for each student as well as a final,
very short, oral exam. Students will turn in class works at the end of each
class that will count towards their grades. Some homework will be assigned. Back |
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Textbooks
and required materials |
Design Concepts for Engineers 3rd Ed. Mark
N. Horenstein Prentice-Hall,
2002 ISBN
0-13-146499-X LabView 7.0 Student
Edition with CD-ROM National Instruments, Inc. Prentice-Hall, 2003 ISBN 0-13-123926-0 (with 7.0)
or 0-13-188054-3 (with 7.1) Required materials: a letter-size quadrille notebook,
storage media such as a USB flash drive, and an
active e-mail account. Back *These materials are
available in the campus bookstore or can be purchased on-line |
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Handouts |
No handouts will be made generally. All course materials
(including homework, class-works, and projects assignments) are
electronically available from this web site. The student should print out and
take a copy of these assignments before leaving the class. Links to all class
notes and assignments can be found from the e-syllabus. Back |
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Assessments |
A project
is matured when it has evolved through several improved versions with many decisions
made, and in which each team member has contributed actively. When a project
is fully executed, one should be able to look back and say that it seemed
impossible a few weeks ago, and the energy and hard work brought in by each
member played an essential role. The grade distribution will be class- and
home-works 20% (individually), projects 60% (by teams), and logbook and final
exam 20% (individually). Project grades will be assigned in consultation with
team leader’s evaluations. No project grade will be assigned to members
missing or coming late to one of the project presentations. Back |
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Rules |
Course policies, late penalties, and grades* What you should know about projects * To stay in the class, if you will
be absent on certain date, you will need to notify in advance
by email the following three people: the instructor, the TA, and the current
team leader. In addition, if credit is requested for a late assignment
submitted after the absence, you will need to justify it with a document such
as the doctor’s note. Back |
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Meetings |
The class meets
Tuesdays and Thursdays |
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Office
hours |
Tuesdays and
Thursdays, 11:30am-1pm, and by appointments. Back |
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Code of
Conduct |
Students are required to adhere to the University Policy on Academic
Standards and Cheating, to the University Statement on Plagiarism and the
Documentation of Written Work, and to the Code of Student Conduct as
delineated in the catalog of Undergraduate Programs, pp. 44-45, and 48-52.
The Code is available online at: http://www.umb.edu/student_services/student_rights/code_conduct.html |
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Accommodations |
Section 504 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
offers guidelines for curriculum modifications and adaptations for students
with documented disabilities. If applicable, students may obtain adaptation
recommendations from the |