EGN-1002 - Introduction

By Wilmer Arellano

SyllabusEGN 1002 Engineering Orientation Summer 2014

Prerequisite: Corequisite:

Instructor: Wilmer ArellanoOffice: EC 3834Office Phone: X-74905 (during office hours only) (305-348-4905)Office Hours: T, TR: 9:00 AM - 10:50 PM (by appointment)Classroom: EC 1116Class Schedule: T, TR: 10:50 AM – 2:10 PMCourse Website: web.eng.fiu.edu/~arellanoEmail: arellano@fiu.eduDepartment Phone: (305) 348-2807

Syllabus• Text Book: Not Required • References: • Philip Kosky, George Wise, Robert Balmer, William Keat.

(2010). Elsevier. Exploring Engineering. (Second Edition) ISBN: 978-0-12-374723-5

• Kirk D. Hagen. (2009). Prentice Hall. Introduction to Engineering Analysis (Third Edition). eText ISBN-10: 0-13-208484-8 Print ISBN-10: 0-13-601772-X

• William C. Oakes, Les L. Leone and Craig J. (2006). Gunn. Engineering your Future (5th Edition). Michigan: Great Lakes Press, Inc./ Sheridan Books, Inc. ISBN 978-1-881018-86-5

Syllabus• Course Objectives: • After completing this course, students are expected

to have learned the following:– 1. The specialization areas and professional organizations for

engineers– 2. How an engineer plans and completes a project– 3. Basic computer tools used by engineers– 4. How to write a technical report– 5. How to prepare and give an effective oral presentation– 6. How to work effectively within a team– 7. Professional Ethics– 8. Importance of Lifelong learning

Syllabus Grading Policy

Lab Reports and Classwork. This includes robot building, and

brainstorming sessions. 20%

Robotic Project 35%

Fully Functional Robot 15%

Written Report 10%

Video Report 10%

Engineering Disciplines Report 15%

Engineering Disciplines Presentation 15%

Final Exam 15%

Total 100%

Grading Scale

A 95-100 B+ 86-89 C+ 76-79 D+ 66-69 F 0-59

A- 90-94 B 83-85 C 73-75 D 63-65

B- 80-82 C- 70-72 D- 60-62

All assignments are due at the beginning of class. The following deductions apply.

15 Minutes to end of class After class to 1 day 2 days 3 or more days

10 % 50 % 75 % 100 %

SyllabusMissing Test Policy: 1. Make-up tests will be given only with official written confirmation of reasons. 2. Inform Instructor about the problem to make special arrangements by next class. You

may inform instructor about your problem by: a. Sending an email to arellano@fiu.edu b. Leaving a message at 305-348-4905 c. In Person d. By means of a messenger

Failing to follow notification guidelines will make you non eligible for a make-up exam. All excuses must be submitted in original and include contact . 3. Make-up test will be comprehensive

Homework Policy:

1. See table Exam Policy:

1. Cheating in an examination will result in "F" in the course. Departmental Incomplete Policy: To qualify for an INCOMPLETE, a student: 1. Must contact (e.g., phone, e-mail, etc.) the instructor or secretary before or during missed portion of class. 2. Must be passing the course prior to that part of the course that is not completed. 3. Must have documented circumstances beyond his/her control. 4. Must make up the incomplete work through the instructor of the course. 5. Must see the Instructor. All missed work must be finished before last two weeks of the following term.

Hardware Project

Autonomous Car

The Client’s Need

• Verbally presented at class time.

Team 1

Team 2

Team 4

Team 5

Video Samples

Video 1Video 2Video 3

Attrition

• A factor, normally expressed as a percentage, reflecting the degree of losses of personnel or material due to various causes within a specified period of time.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/attrition+rate

Attrition

• The typical engineering major today spends 18.5 hours per week studying. The typical social sciences major, by contrast, spends about 14.6 hours.

http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/20/why-students-leave-the-engineering-track/?_r=0

Attrition

• STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) have also had less grade inflation than the humanities and social sciences have in the last several decades.

Attrition• Roughly fifty percent of the students who begin in

engineering leave the field before receiving their engineering degree.

• Typically half of this attrition occurs during the first year.

• Its causes may vary widely from student to student e.g. – disinterest in the field of engineering, – lack of fundamental preparation, – lack of confidence to succeed.

Engineering Attrition: Student Characteristics and Educational InitiativesLarry J. Shuman, Cheryl Delaney, Harvey Wolfe, and Alejandro ScaliseUniversity of PittsburghMary Besterfield-SacreUniversity of Texas – El Paso

Attrition

• A recent study of 113 undergraduates who left engineering in 2004, 2007, and 2008 points to three key reasons: – poor teaching and advising; – the difficulty of the engineering curriculum; – and a lack of “belonging” within engineering. http://www.asee.org/retention-project/keeping-students-in-engineering-a-research-guide-to-improving-retention

ABET Defines Engineering as:• The profession in which knowledge of the

– mathematical and – natural sciences,

• gained by – study, – experience, and – practice,

• is applied with judgment to develop ways to use, economically, the materials and forces of nature for the benefit of mankind.

Engineering at FIUSchool of Computing and Information Sciences

Biomedical Engineering Civil Engineering

Environmental Engineering Construction Management

Electrical EngineeringComputer Engineering

Mechanical EngineeringMaterials Engineering

Keeping a Notebook

Why is it important to keep a notebook?

• Some times instructors follow many different books and finding all the sources the instructor used may be difficult

• It is useful as a guideline for studying• As you are using your handwriting and listening

simultaneously memory improves• It helps to keep you awake• My exams are open notebook, the notebook is

the only document you can use in the tests

Table of Contents

• Get a numbered notebook or number the pages by hand

• Use the first or second page as a table of contents

• Table of contents entries must include date, topic and page #

Body Language

Hardware Project

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Your body language shapes who you are

KinesicsKinesics: The study of nonlinguistic bodily

movements, such as gestures and facial expressions, as a systematic mode of communication.

The non verbal aspects of communication have been broadly studied only since 1960.

The principle of serviceable associated Habits

The principle of Antithesis

Gesture ClustersThe verbal channel conveys information.

The non verbal channel is used for negotiating interpersonal attitudes.

The non verbal channel can be up to 5 times greaterWhen the verbal and non-verbal channels are

incongruent; the verbal channel may be disregarded.

The Zones

The Zones

Elevators RuleYou are not permitted to speak to anyone, including a person

you know.You must avoid eye contact with others at all times.

You are to maintain a ‘poker face’, no emotion is permitted to be displayed.

If you have a book or newspaper, you must appear to be deeply engrossed in it.

The bigger the crowd, the less the body movement you are permitted to make.

In elevators, you are compelled to watch the floor numbers above your head.

The Basics and the Origins

Some gestures can be traced to our primitive animal past.

As in the case of hostile gesture of baring the teeth.

Most of the basic communications gestures are the same all over the

world the as the shoulder shrug to show that a person

does not know or does not understand what you are

talking about

The Basics and the Origins

As verbal language differs from culture to culture,

so the non verbal language may also some differences.

Some Positive & Negative Expressions

Some Positive & Negative Expression

Body PostureEyes

Arms, Hands and LegsHand to Face Gestures

Other Positive Signs

Body Posture

Relaxed posture and breathing, no visible signs

of stiffness or abrupt movements.

Salesmanship. "Do not turn your upper body away from

the prospect. It doesn't make you look casual; it

makes you look afraid, uninterested, or even

unfriendly“

EyesGazing at another's eyes

arouses strong emotions. Thus, eye contact rarely

lasts longer than three seconds.

Looking to all parts of the audience and not staring at just one particular person.

Not looking back at your visual aid when talking about it.

Or reading too much from your notes.

Palms

Whenever cavemen met, their palms exposed to show that

no weapons were held or concealed.

When someone begins to open up or be truthful,

he/she will expose all or part of his/her palms.

Most people find it difficult to lie with their palms

exposed.

Positive Sign.

Negative sign.

Palms

Arms, Hands and Legs

Positive Language Uncrossed arms, hands and legs, palms up or

otherwise visible to the other person. This is a sign of openness.

Negative Language Arms folded in the front or hands on your hips.

This can indicate dominance of the speaker over the audience, which can hinder the

audience from listening to you.

Arms, Hands and Legs

Positive Language Negative Language

Negative Language

Negative Language

Negative Language

Other Positive Signs

Positive Language Smiling to the audience and/or adding humor to your speech.

Reducing the distance between you and your audience

indicates an interest in your audience.

Talking with your hands, and particularly with palms open

show sincerity.

Negative Language Talking in a monotonous tone

and with a lack of facial expression.

Staying as far away as possible from the audience.

Not using your hands is a sign of stiffness, which can create

boundaries in communication.

Hand to Face Gestures

In general, during your presentation, avoid touching your face,

head and neck. It can be interpreted as a

negative sign or as a lie indicator.

Speak no Evil

See no Evil

Hear no Evil

Introduce Yourself

Outline• Relevant information about your recent pre-college

achievements, activities, and experiences.• Statements of your character supported by details of your

achievements.• The employer will be looking for what reasons motivated you

to become an engineer.• Your position about the greatest engineering challenges in the

near future.

Support

• Claims about your character must be supported by details of your achievements, activities and experiences as a high school and time as engineering student.

Motivations

• The employer will be looking for what reasons motivated you to become an engineer

• Family related, • Designing objects always interested you, • You know an engineer who motivated you

Awareness• The employer will be looking for your position

about the greatest challenges that the engineering disciplines must face in the near future.

• Select one topic and present your position. You could use as a reference the links bellow. This section should be at least half of the essay.– http://www.engineeringchallenges.org/cms/challenges.aspx