EGN-1002 - Introduction

By Wilmer Arellano

• Syllabus• Attrition• Notebook• General Analysis Procedure• Introduce Yourself

Syllabus• EGN 1002 Engineering Orientation • Summer 2013 • • Instructor: Wilmer Arellano• Office: EC 3834• Office Phone: X-74905 (during office hours only) (305-348-4905)• Office Hours: T, TR: 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM (by appointment)• Classroom: EC 1114• Class Schedule: T, TR: 11:00 AM – 12:15 PM• Course Website: web.eng.fiu.edu/~arellano• Email: arellano@fiu.edu• Department 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 engineers2. How an engineer plans and completes a project3. Basic computer tools used by engineers4. How to write a technical report5. How to prepare and give an effective oral presentation6. How to work effectively within a team7. Professional Ethics8. Importance of Lifelong learning

SyllabusGrading Policy

Class Participation 10%

Presentations 20%

Midterm 15%

First Project 20%

Notebook 10%

Second Project 25%

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.

Calendar days 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.

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

How strict is the Notebook evaluation?

• I will check that you keep the Notebook orderly• I will check the notebooks during the last class

session– No late reviews will be allowed

• You need to keep it regularly• Notebooks have to be hand written, no

photocopies or printed material will be allowed• Do not bring photocopies or printed material to

the test you will get an “F” in the notebook.

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 #

General Analysis Procedure and Calculator Policy

Calculator Policy

General Analysis Procedure

• The following procedure is recommended for exams and homework

General Analysis ProcedureThe general analysis procedure consists of the following

seven steps.1. Problem Statement The problem statement is a written

description of the analytical problem to be solved. It should be written clearly, concisely. and logically.

2. Diagram The diagram is a sketch. drawing. or schematic of the system being analyzed. Typically. it is a simplified pictorial representation of the actual system, showing only those aspects of the system that are necessary to perform the analysis.

General Analysis Procedure3.Assumptions Engineering analysis almost always

involves some assumptions. Assumptions are special assertions about the physical characteristics of the problem that simplify or refine the analysis.

4.Governing Equation. All physical systems may be described by mathematical relations. Governing equations are those mathematical relations that specifically pertain to the physical system being analyzed.

General Analysis Procedure5.Calculations In this step. the solution is generated

• First, the solution is developed algebraically as far as possible.

• Then numerical values of known physical quantities are substituted for the corresponding algebraic variables.

6.Solution Check This step is crucial. Immediately after obtaining the result, examine it carefully. Using established knowledge of similar analytical solutions and common sense, try to ascertain whether the result is reasonable.

General Analysis Procedure7. Discussion After the solution has been

thoroughly checked and corrected, discuss the result. • The discussion may include an assessment of the

assumptions

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

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