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Fall 2008. ENES 182 Engineering the Future. ENES 182 Engineering the Future. Wed 4:00 - 4:50 pm, Kim 1110, 1 credit Selected lecturers from across the Clark School of Engineering GOAL – to provide an overview of engineering Its role in addressing challenges of our society and economy - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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ENES 182ENES 182Engineering the FutureEngineering the Future
Fall 2008
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ENES 182 Engineering the FutureENES 182 Engineering the Future
Wed 4:00 - 4:50 pm, Kim 1110, 1 credit Selected lecturers from across the Clark School of Engineering
GOAL – to provide an overview of engineering Its role in addressing challenges of our society and economy The diversity of engineering fields How different portions of engineering, science, and social science
interact How engineers think and work What’s exciting about engineering practice
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InstructorInstructor
Gary W. Rubloff2145 AV Williamsx52949rubloff@umd.eduwww.rubloffgroup.umd.edu
Gary W. Rubloff
Director, Maryland Nanocenter
Minta Martin Professor of Engineering
Dept of Materials Science & Engineering
Dept of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Fischell Dept of Bioengineering
Institute for Systems Research
Institute for Research in Electronics & Applied Physics
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SpecificsSpecifics
Registration: ENES 182, 1 credit Wed 4:00 – 4:50 pm, Kim 1110 Office hours: email exchange and by appointment Instructors
Selected lecturers from across the Clark School of Engineering Exciting, entertaining lectures posted to Blackboard by or soon
after class Requirements for course, basis for grading
(1/3) Attendance – check-in sheet (mark for yourself only) (1/3) Participation – submit comments & questions to Blackboard
Discussion Board, at least for ½ of the lectures (1/3) Short report (6 pages double spaced):
(a) Summarize challenging engineering challenges in the field from one of the lectures you heard
(b) Describe how the lectures influenced your thinking about choice of major and career interest
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Lectures – Style and ContentLectures – Style and Content
Concept Explained in words and simple pictures Little if any math or graphs
Applications Show where concept matters in our lives and careers
“Come to my lab” Experience the research and lab through pictures, videos, and
lab tours See what students do in experiments Learn about a few major advances and their impact
Pointers for further interest Simpler professional magazines useful for your reports
Questions and discussion
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Blackboard Site – Class ParticipationBlackboard Site – Class Participation https://bb.eng.umd.edu bb-help@umd.edu
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