SWTJC STEM – ENGR 1201

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Part 1 Introduction Course Description

ENGR 1201 – Introduction to Engineering – Credit 2 sem. hrs.

Introduction to engineering as a discipline and a profes-sion.  Includes instruction in the application of mathematical and scientific principles to the solution of practical problems for the benefit of society. Co-requisite - THEA math and reading.

Prerequisite (recommended): High school and/or college pre-Calculus.

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Part 1 Introduction Course Outline

1. Explore careers associated with the “Technology Team”.

i. Mathematicians

ii. Scientists

iii. Engineers

iv. Managers

v. Technologists

vi. Technicians

vii. Artisans & Craftspeople

2. Fill in the “gaps” you may have in preparing for university level courses.

3. Learn to use basic computational tools including VBA and Maple.

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Part 1 Introduction Course Syllabus

1. Read and study the course syllabus.

2. Contact me if you cannot accept the responsibilities it contains.

3. Remember, you will get out of this course what you put into it.

4. Time and effort expended will determine success.

5. While success is in part is a good grade, perhaps more important is whether the course prepares you for university study.

6. Ultimately, success is defined as a bachelor’s or higher degree!

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Part 1 Introduction Course Enhanced with WebCT

• Additional course content available on WebCT.• The website includes

1. Syllabus

2. Email - Must check daily!

3. Content Modules - Course guide.

4. Recitations - Your homework assignments.

5. 3 Regular Exams plus Comprehensive Final.

6. Lecture presentations - PowerPoint

7. Other helpful information.• You must have access to a PC and the Internet, either at

school or at home.• I expect you to log in at least once a day!

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Part 1 Introduction Grading Policy

Homework (10 at 10 pts ea.) 100 points

3 Regular Exams 300 points

Attendance/participation 32 points (2 pts per week)

Final exam 200 points

A 540 or more

B 480 - 539

C 420 - 479

D 360 - 419

F 359 or less

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Part 1 Introduction Attendance Policy

• Regular class attendance is expected of students.

• Being late for class is also a serious interruption of instruction.

• As students are adults with many responsibilities, an occasional absence might be absolutely necessary.  The student is expected to anticipate such an absence and notify the instructor before missing class.   

• The student is responsible for making up any missed class assignments or examinations.

Syllabus course goal

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Part 1 Introduction Demonstrating Responsibility

• Attends class regularly.• Arrives on-time and prepared to work.• Listens during lecture and takes notes.    • Reads and studies text and references carefully.• Studies and actually works the examples.• Follows-up on things not understood; researches/asks

questions.• Acknowledges that learning is sequential; no more “learn

it for test and then promptly forget it!”• Prepares assignments in advance and turns them in on-

time.• Reads and follows instructions.• Does not make excuses; accepts personal responsibility.

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Part 1 Introduction Getting Started

• Go to the SWTJC home page and click on “Online Instruction”.

• At the bottom of the page under “Hybrid Courses” click my name to get to my home page.

• For ENGR 1201, “Click Here” to go to the course home page.   

• Read through until you get to the section with “First Day Study” and “Second Day Study”. Follow these links to complete your first week of outside study for the course.

• By next Monday you should be working online with WebCT and well on you way to completing your first assignment.

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Part 2 Career Exploration The Technology Team

"Technological development is a complex process of decision-making and problem solving that involves the coordinated efforts of mathematicians, scientists, engineers, managers, technologists, technicians, and artisans/craftspeople."

Boeing 777 AircraftDLP - NanotechnologyMirrors by the Millions

                                               

     

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Part 2 Career ExplorationTech Team Description

Mathematician (Applied & Theoretical) - BS, MS, PhD - Investigates quantities, magnitudes, and forms and relates their attributes by the use of numbers and symbols.

Scientist (Applied & Theoretical) - BS, MS, PhD - Seeks to understand nature and the universe by applying observation, study, and experimentation and by developing principles and methods.

Engineer - BS, MS - Applies a knowledge of mathematics and science to the creative, economical solution of problems using scientific/engineering principles and methods.

Manager - BBA, BS (Tech) & MBA - Supervises and controls the personnel and resources for the development and design of new technological products and services.

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Part 2 Career ExplorationTech Team Description

Technologist - BS, BAT - Implements designs and develops the ideas of scientists and engineers for production, construction, and operation; solving many of the practical problems that arise in the process.

Technician - AA, AAS - Applies specialized, less conceptual skills to assist scientists, engineers, and technologists to implement their plans and designs, often assembling, installing, operating, and maintaining equipment, preparing drawings, and estimating costs.

Artisan/Craftsperson - Cert/License - Applies specialized manual skills requiring physical dexterity to produce products, or construct larger structures such as roads, plants, and buildings.

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Part 2 Career ExplorationTech Team Abstraction

Mathematician (Applied & Theoretical)

Scientist (Applied & Theoretical)

Engineer

Manager

Technologist

Technician

Artisan/Craftsperson

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Part 2 Career ExplorationTech Team Math Requirements

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Part 2 Career Exploration Professionalism

Professionalism - A set of characteristics or behaviors that are worthy of the high standards of an occupation that requires advanced training in a specialized field.

Charcteristics of a professional:

• Attains an extensive and appropriate level of education and training .

• Recognized by peers as an experienced practitioner in chosen field .

• Passes qualifying examination or attains industry recognized certification or licensure . 

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Part 2 Career Exploration Professionalism

• Possesses vital skills.

• Functions within a societal/government established monopoly.

• Self-regulates his/her practice through a recognized and autonomous professional organization.

• Adheres to a Code of Ethics.

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Part 2 Career ExplorationHonoring Excellence

"We must expect students to strive for excellence in terms of the kind of excellence that is within their reach. We must recognize that there may be excellence or shoddiness in every line of human endeavor. We must learn to honor excellence no matter how humble the activity and to scorn shoddiness, however exalted the activity: An excellent plumber is infinitely more admirable than an incompetent philosopher. The society which scorns excellence in plumbing because plumbing is a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy. Neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water!"

John W. Gardner

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Part 2 Career Exploration The Transistor is Born

• William Shockley• John Bardeen• Walter Brattain

Bell Labs, 1948

The world is changedforever!

Will you be in a picturelike this someday?

The path can start here!