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ENGR-1201-001 Introduction to Engineering
Prerequisite: MATH 1414 with a minimum grade of C.
An introduction to the engineering profession with emphasis on technical communication and team-based engineering design.
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(2 sem hrs; 1 lec, 3 lab)
On Campus Course
The Textbook is Required
This book is available in the Amarillo College Bookstore:
Engineering Fundamentals - An Introduction To Engineering, 6th Edition by Saeed Moaveni, Instructor V. Miles
ISBN 978-1-337705011
Required: Calculator: TI-83, TI-84
Required: FLASH DRIVE: A USB compatible flash drive is required for this course.
Required: Engineering Graphing Paper
After completing this course, the student will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the following topics with 70% accuracy as evaluated by the engineering faculty:
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The final grades of A (90-100), B (80-89), C (70-79), D (60-69), and F (below 60) will be computed as the average of the earned grades as follows:
Classwork/Homework/Quiz: 30%
Life Long Learning Activities: 10%
Major Exams: (3 @ 15% each) 45%
Design Project: 15%
Expect to have weekly classwork, which may result in completion at home, i.e., homework. Please note the homework format requirements at the end of this document. If there is a quiz, it will be given during the first five (5) minutes of class and cannot be made up so please be on time. I will drop a total of three classwork/homework/quiz grades.
All hand drawn work must be submitted in class. Hand drawn work shall be presented on engineering (quadrille), white printer/copier or lined notebook paper. All hand drawn work must be done neatly using a pencil. If the work is done in ink or cannot be read, I will not grade it, and a grade of zero (0) will be given for the assignment. Collaboration between students is allowed but EACH STUDENT must turn in an ORIGINAL, COMPLETE assignment. The instructor reserves the right to grade any number of homework problems.
All Blackboard assignments must be uploaded into Blackboard by a specified due date, and may be submitted in advance. Details of the assignments along with the due date will be provided in class and can be found in Black Board.
No credit will be given for late classwork/homework.
You must attend class to participate in classwork, complete class work and collaborate with classmates on the design project. The textbook and required supplies must be brought to class since some class work is identified in the textbook.
Homework Format:
Each problem must be started on a new page.
Homework presentations shall be as follows:
Janie Smith
ENGR 1201-001
8/30/2021
2-4, 6, 9
As an engineer, you will need to continue lifelong learning throughout your career. You will attend workshops, tour work sites, interview clients, among other duties. To support the goal of lifelong learning outside of the classroom, the Engineering Department will provide opportunities for activities including, but not limited to: club meetings, community service, meetings with advisors/mentors, independent projects such as preparation of a possible schedule to complete your degree, and tours to broaden your education. Currently there are plans to provide at least 16 opportunities and you must participate in 6 activities and fill out a short report form for each one. If you cannot attend six activities, you may submit a 3 page, double spaced, 12 point paper (including footnotes) on a mutually agreed upon engineering topic for each of the six activities you did not participate in. You are certainly welcome to participate in all the activities but you must participate in six to obtain the full 10 percent toward your class grade. You may use the same activities for all your engineering classes, but be sure to submit a copy of your report to each engineering teacher.
Absence from an exam will incur a zero (0) unless there is prior notification of the instructor with approval granted or there is an emergency that could not be circumvented. Students who miss an exam because of College or business-related activities should notify the instructor before the absence occurs. Makeup exams will be given only under rare, extenuating circumstances and at the discretion of the instructor (after written petition for consideration). Exams may be given in class or during class time in the Math Testing Center. If you have been found to have cheated on a test including helping another student cheat a grade of zero (0) may be given for the entire course
Grading of Exams: In complex problem analyses, there are many opportunities for errors. Thus exams will be graded using “partial credit” as it is recognized that some sections of an individual problem may have been carried out correctly even though the final answer may be incorrect. Partial credit will only be given if the student work is logically developed, with clear and well-marked diagrams, with the appropriate fundamental and auxiliary equations prominently displayed, where the substitutions into the equations are quite clear, and the assumptions used are quite obvious to the grader. It is the student’s responsibility to present his/her work so clearly that the grader can quickly ascertain the location and nature of the error(s) and can easily follow the subsequent work through to the now incorrect solution of the problem. Thus, the student’s contribution, needed to obtain partial credit, is to be able to clearly lead the grader through the student’s thought process on the exam page alone.
The design project will be completed in groups assigned by the instructor. The design project will serve as the final exam grade. Concepts taught in class will be incorporated into the design project throughout the semester. A written report and oral presentation including a PowerPoint slideshow are primary components of the project. Each group will select from a reduced list of challenges from the website: www.engineeringchallenges.org and prepare at least one slide for the 8 steps of the engineering design process identified in the text (see Chapter 3). We will work with other students in Engineering Graphics (ENGR1304) so that we are better able to produce a design and/or prototype.
You must attend class to participate in classwork, take the quizzes and engage in the learning activities. There will be a Blackboard Syllabus Quiz due by the Census Date, September 8. If you do not come to class prior to the Census Date, you will be administratively dropped from the class. Please remember the deadline for dropping a class at Amarillo College during the Fall 2021 semester is November 23. If you stop attending class and do not officially drop the course by this deadline, and your final average is below a 60, you will receive an F for the course.
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Week 1 |
Introductions; Syllabus Review, Chapters 1,2 |
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Week 2 |
Chapters 5 |
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Week 3 |
Chapter 4, 16 |
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Week 4 |
Chapter 3 |
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Week 5 |
Chapter 3; Test 1 |
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Week 6 |
Chapters 7, 8 |
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Week 7 |
Chapters 9,10 |
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Week 8 |
Complete Labwork; Exam 2 |
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Fall Break |
No Classes Oct. 18 - Oct. 24, 2021 |
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Week 9 |
Chapter 11; Lab |
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Week 10 |
Chapter 12; Lab |
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Week 11 |
Chapters 13; Lab |
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Week 12 |
Chapter 15 – MATLAB Tool or equivalent |
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Week 13 |
Complete Labwork; Exam 3 |
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Week 14 |
Final Project Preparation |
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Week 15 |
Project Presentation Dry-Run |
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Week 16 |
Final Week - Project Presentation and Written Report Due |
The best way to contact me is during office hours or via email. Hard work, positive attitude and team work are expected. Remember, as an engineer, you are a problem solver!
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