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Engin 103 Introduction to Engineering |
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http:// www.faculty.umb.edu/tomas_materdey/103f08/ Office S-03-110 Phone: (617) 287-6435 |
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Course information |
Bulletin
Board To open
lecture notes: download free Adobe Reader Course TA: and Lanting Cheng (lanting.cheng001@umb.edu
) Lab open:
Mondays (1-3pm) & Wednesdays (9-11am) Please check here for your updated team and
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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 |
LabView 8.0 Student
Edition with CD-ROM (required) National Instruments, Inc. Pearson/Prentice-Hall, 2007 ISBN 0-13-199918-4 Design Concepts for Engineers 3rd Ed. (optional) Mark N. Horenstein Prentice-Hall, 2002 ISBN 0-13-146499-X 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 9:30-10:45am in the Engineering Teaching Lab
(S-3-126), except otherwise indicated. Back |
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Office
hours |
Tuesdays and
Thursdays, 12:30-2pm, 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
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