ENGR1101 Introduction To Engineering

ENGR 1101 - Introduction to Engineering

Last Update: July 21, 2004 at 9:56 a.m.

Announcements:

Class #	Day	Date	Topics Planned for Summer 2004
1	Th	July 8	Introduction, Welcome from College of Engineering Dean Jack Hopper, Interview a practicing engineering using the Practicing Interview Guidelines, Ch. 1 (up to slide 9), Read pp. 1-23 for a quiz July 13
2	T	July 13	Becky Caddy Engineering Advising Policies, Ch. 1,
3	Th	July 15	Dr. Harley Myler, Electrical Engineering, Ch. 2, Read pp. 28-55 for a quiz July 20,
4	T	July 20	Dr. Jim Thomas – Co-Op, Ch. 2, Read pp. 55-90 for a quiz July 22, Homework Ch.1: 14, 16, 17, 21, 22, 24 due July 27 at 11:10 a.m.
5	Th	July 22	Dr. Sri - Mechanical Engineering, Ch. 3, Homework for Ch. 2: 4 (1/2 page only), 9, 10, 11 (1 page only) due July 29 at 11:10 a.m.
6	T	July 27	Dr. Robert Yuan – Civil Enigneering, Read pp. 98-112 for a quiz July 29
7	Th	July 29	Ch. 3, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Technology, Read pp.112-133 for a quiz Aug. 5, Homework Ch.3: 18 due Aug. 5
8	T	Aug 3	Ben Bythewood – Career Center, Read pp.141-170 for a quiz Aug.5
9	Th	Aug 5	Ch. 4, Read pp.170-196 for a quiz Aug. 10, Read pp.203-236 for a quiz Aug. 12
10	T	Aug 10	Ch. 5,

Syllabus

Summer 2004

Instructor: Dr. Ryan Underdown

Office: 2202 Cherry Engineering, (409) 880 - 8815

E-mail: underdowdr@hal.lamar.edu

Office Hours: 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Monday and Wednesday. Others by appointment.

Catalog Information: ENGR 1101 History of engineering, philosophy of engineering practice, the electronic calculator and analysis of the problems of being an engineering student.

Textbook: Landis, Raymond, Studying Engineering, 2^nd Edition, Discovery Press, 2000

Goals: To prepare students to be a successful in their engineering studies.

Teaching Assistant:

Teaching Assistant: Vivek

Office: 2201 Cherry Engineering

E-mail: vivek_palani@lycos.com

Office Hours:?

Computer Usage – Students will use the following software in this class:

Microsoft Office Suite XP including: Word, Excel, and Powerpoint
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0

College of Engineering Computer Policies

Do not change any settings on the computers in any Lamar University computer lab
Save all files to a disk
Do not download any files from the internet unless specified by an instructor.
Bring a disk to class everyday to save your files.

Grading:

Class Quizzes	35%
Homework, Career Center visit, Resume, Student Society Meetings	35%
Practicing Professional Interview	30%

Quizzes:

We will have quizzes throughout the semester to encourage you to read before coming to class. Each quiz will cover information assigned to be read in the text or handouts. You will be allowed to use a 4x6 inch card with notes from the reading. Your lowest quiz grade will be dropped. Bonus quizzes will be given without notice. Bonus quizzes are points added to your total and are voluntary. Missed quizzes and bonus quizzes cannot be made up.

Homework

Homework will be assigned for each chapter and due one week after assigned. Homework cannot be made up. Your lowest homework grade will be dropped.

Career Center

You must visit the career center during the semester to take the “Discovery test”. Get your Career Center Visitation Form signed by a staff member. Include a print out of your results with your form. The printout and form are due on the last day of the semester, August 10, 2004.

Resume

Complete a resume using the Sample Resume form. The Career Center staff will provide assistance in preparing your resume. You may not have information to include in each category of the sample resume, but keep the heading with a blank space below for future use. My graduate assistant will be grading your resume primarily on format. So, to ensure you receive the best grade possible, follow this sample resume format exactly. The project is due on the last day of the semester, August 10, 2004.

Practicing Engineer Interview

Interview a practicing engineer in your chosen career field using the Practicing Interview Guidelines. The purpose of the interview is to strengthen your career choice by finding out what day to day activities an engineer in your chosen career field performs. The engineer does not have to be in your chosen field. If you are a Mechanical Engineering major, but know a Chemical engineer, feel free to interview that person. Of course, interviewing someone in your field will reveal more about your major, but interviewing outside your field may expose you to a new area of interest. If you do not know a practicing engineer, please contact your department secretary in Cherry 2000 for a referral. In many cases, members of your department advisory council will be willing to participate in your interview. I strongly suggest starting this project immediately. This project represents a large portion of your grade and can be difficult to schedule. You may conduct the interview over the phone or in person. I suggest asking the engineer if you can make a recording of the interview so you will not have to take notes during the interview. Recording the conversation will allow you to focus on the responses and ask additional questions not on the guidelines. Some engineers may not want to be recorded, so be prepared to take notes. My graduate assistant will be grading your resume primarily on format. So, to ensure you receive the best grade possible, follow this sample resume format exactly. The project is due on the last day of the semester, August 10, 2004.

Required reading:

Read designated chapters from the text and web pages

Important Dates:

Last day to drop with refund: July 13

Last day to drop: August 4

Last class day: August 11

Cell phones, pagers and other communication devices:

Students are asked to have their communication devices on a silent mode during class. These devices must be placed out of sight during an exam.

University Policies

Attendance and Drop Policy:

Students are required to read and be prepared to discuss the assigned textbook chapters workbook exercises before attending the class session in which they will be discussed.

Class attendance and lateness policies will be discussed during the first week of class. Those policies include by reference all provision for grade adjustment or drop policies included in the applicable Graduate or Undergraduate Catalog in effect at the start of the semester.

NO STUDENT WILL BE DROPPED FROM THE CLASS ROLLS

FOR NEVER ATTENDING OR EXCESSIVE ABSENCES.

A student dropping a course after the Census Date but on or before the appropriate final drop date will receive a grade of "W" only if at the time of dropping, the student is passing the course (has a grade of A, B, C, or D); otherwise an F will be received.

Absences Based on Religious Beliefs:

A student who misses an examination, work assignment, or other project due to the observance of a religious holy day will be given the opportunity to complete the work missed within 15 days following the due date of the assignment, test, or other project missed. To be eligible for such a make-up, the student must notify me in writing of classes scheduled on dates he or she will be absent to observe a religious holy day. Notification must be made within the first 15 (fifteen) class days through either a written correspondence, personal delivered, acknowledged and dated by me or written correspondence sent certified mail, return receipt requested to me. Failure to follow the rules provided above within the time frames listed will result in the absence being considered unexcused.

Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA):

Lamar University is on record as being committed to both the spirit and letter of the ADA to make reasonable adjustments in the classroom necessary to eliminate discrimination on the basis of disability. Students should meet with the Instructor during the first week of class to discuss their special needs and advise the instructor of any special needs, abilities or limitations and to discuss the instructor’s expectations in class participation, performance and work standards. Any disclosure by the students of their need for accommodations is recognized to be extremely sensitive and all conversations and other communications will be kept protected and confidential and disclosed on a need-to-know basis only.

Students are responsible for contacting and consulting with the University’s Office for Students with Disabilities prior to contacting the instructor about any disabilities. The student should provide the instructor with some form of written documentation of the disability from an acceptable, external sources (such as a doctor, psychiatrist, etc.) and from the Office for Students with Disabilities.

Academic Dishonesty:

All students are expected to pursue their scholastic careers with honesty and integrity.

It is the philosophy of this Department, this instructor and Lamar University that academic dishonesty is a completely unacceptable mode of conduct and will not be tolerated in any form. All persons involved in academic dishonesty will be disciplined in accordance with University regulations and procedures. Discipline may include suspension or expulsion from the University.

"Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating, plagiarism, collusion, the submission of credit of any work or materials that are attributable in whole or in part to another person, taking an examination for another person, or any act designed to give unfair advantage to a student or the attempt to commit such acts."

Make Up Exams:

Final exam grade replaces missed exam grade

Attendance and Participation:

I encourage you to participate in class discussions and attend class regularly. The more you participate on a regular basis, the more you will gain from this course. Effective participation requires good preparation therefore I absolutely encourage you to read the material before class.