ENGR 1 Introduction to Engineering

Fall 2011

Time: Tue/Thurs 4:30 - 6:00 PM Room: GA 103 Section: 1059 Units: 2.0

Instructor: Tom Rebold Office: BMC-202B Contact: trebold(a)mpc(.)edu 645-1327

Office Hours: M10-11, Tu/Th 12-1 (BMC207), W5-6, F3-4

Class website: http://www.tomrebold.com/engr1 Discussion page: engr1-fall2011

Text: Landis, "Studying Engineering", 3rd Edition, Discovery Press, ISBN 0964696924
1 copy on Reserve at MPC Library Circulation Desk

Recommended: McKay, "Sustainable Energy Without the Hot Air", UIT Cambridge Ltd., 2010

Journal: Please purchase a spiral notebook that will be used to document:

All notes taken in class -- you must bring to every class for participation points
Progress toward your academic goal for the semester
Design sketches for your final project
Questions, issues, or perspectives you gained from the reading or other class experience and would like to raise in class

Course description:

This course explores careers in engineering, science and technology. The class is divided between engineering profession/education/careers, academic success strategies, engineering problem solving/design experience, and speakers/video/field trips.

Student Learning Outcomes:

Students successfully completing this class will be able to:

Apply basic engineering principles and use common computer tools to design and build a product in a team environment.
Identify the main branches of engineering, the education options, and the roles and responsibilities of engineers in society.
Apply a broad array of success strategies to meet the challenges of an engineering education.

Articulation:

ENGR1 Intro + ENGR 50 Robotics + ENGR52 Intro to Matlab TOGETHER satisfy SJSU ENGR10

Schedule:

Session	Topics	Reading/Homework	Quizzes
8/23 8/25	Intro: Welcome to ENGR 1 Name Game Mars Landing Video An Actual Career Robot Competition MarsRover.bs2	Read About Famous Engineers: Young Innovators under 35 Famous Engineers of Yore BUY TEXT!
8/30 9/1	Keys to Success in Engineering Study Engineering Majors and Functions Structure Challenge contest	Landis, Chapter 1, Links
9/6 9/8	Speaker: Dr. Claudia Luhrs, NPS Materials Engineering Instructor Engineering Profession Aluminum Crystal Size Lab	Landis, Chapter 2, Links Aluminum Crystal Hmwrk
9/13 9/15	Structural Analysis Bridge Design Activity Bridge Construction	Bridge Problem Bridge Design Website Landis, Chapter 3, Link	Quiz Chapters 1 & 2
9/20 9/22	Bridge Construction, Extreme Gadgets video Bridge Competition	Landis, Chapter 4 Journals collected at end of class
9/27 9/29	World Energy Challenge Ecological Footprint Speakers: Hollee Buckman, Adriana Robles, Angeline Sickler on Civil Engineering	Journals returned at start of class A+ Notes Example Academic Goal Ex
10/4 10/6	Energy and Power 1st Law of Thermodynamics handout	Landis, Chapter 5	Quiz, Chapters 3 & 4
10/11 10/13	"Car of the Future" Video Speaker: MPC Counselor Alethea DeSoto Engineering Transfer Information Engineering Degree Plan	Landis, Chapter 6 Education Links	A5: Education Plan
10/18 10/20	Sustainable Energy Engineering Estimation Speaker: Prof Mike Isaacson, UCSC Center for Sustainable Energy and Power Systems	Landis, Chapter 7
10/25 10/27	Engineering Drawing Hand Sketching Speaker: Doug Lerned, ME, Race Car Designer	Final Project Design Specs (alternative to project) Landis, Chapter 8	A10 Sketching
11/1 11/3	Landis, Chapter 5: Learning Process Electric Vehicles Landis, Chapter 6: Personal Growth Sketchup Lab
11/8 11/10	Work on project design Speaker: Maribel Quiroz, MPC Financial Aid		Quiz, Chapters 5 & 6
11/15 11/17	Digital Circuits Lab CLASS CANCELLED
11/22 11/24	Speaker: Bill Kirkwood, MBARI, ME,CompE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY	Final Report Guidelines
11/29 12/1	NPS Mech/Aero Lab tour (optional) Team Design Presentations	Presentation Guidelines
12/6 12/8	Final testing Final testing	Turn in Journals	Quiz, Chapters 7 & 8
12/13	Final project competition	Journals returned TeamEvaluation Final Project Report Due Alternative Project: Engineering Disasters

Resources:

Grading: Your grade will be based on the following, using the standard A>90, B>80, C>70,D>60 rule:

Participation (20%)
The QUALITY of the journal you keep (10%)
Your Googlegroups discussion postings and other assignments (20%)
Weekly evidence of progress toward your semester's Academic Goal (10%)
Four multiple choice exams (20%)
Final Design Project (20%)

Class Participation: points will be based on a) your active contribution to class discussions and activities, b) bringing your journal to class and using it to record notes c) 5-10 minute presentation on the engineering topic you have chosen to research.

Extra Credit: You may write a 500-750 word paper on "Why I Want to Be an Engineer" for up to 5% extra credit. This paper will ideally bring in several themes developed by your experience in this class (reading, guest lectures, project, etc.)

Attendance: Failing to appear for 3 consecutive classes is grounds for being dropped from the course. To avoid being dropped, you must inform me by email of any conflicts in your work/life.

Final Exam: There will be no final exam. Final Journals must be turned in no later than the last day of class, and will be returned on the day of the final exam (3:30 p.m., Tuesday, December 13, 2010)

Final Project:

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