EGN-1002 - Introduction

1. EGN-1002 - Introduction By Wilmer Arellano

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

3. 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

4. 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

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

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8. 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

9. 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

10. 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.

11. 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 Initiatives Larry J. Shuman, Cheryl Delaney, Harvey Wolfe, and Alejandro Scalise University of Pittsburgh Mary Besterfield-Sacre University of Texas – El Paso

12. 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

13. 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.

14. Engineering at FIU • School of Computing and Information Sciences • Biomedical Engineering • Civil Engineering • Environmental Engineering • Construction Management • Electrical Engineering • Computer Engineering • Mechanical Engineering • Materials Engineering

15. Keeping a Notebook

16. 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

17. 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.

18. 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 #

19. General Analysis Procedure and Calculator Policy Calculator Policy

20. General Analysis Procedure • The following procedure is recommended for exams and homework

21. General Analysis Procedure • The general analysis procedure consists of the following seven steps. • Problem Statement The problem statement is a written description of the analytical problem to be solved. It should be written clearly, concisely. and logically. • 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.

22. General Analysis Procedure • 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. • 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.

23. General Analysis Procedure • 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. • 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.

24. General Analysis Procedure • Discussion After the solution has been thoroughly checked and corrected, discuss the result. • The discussion may include an assessment of the assumptions

25. Introduce Yourself

26. 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.

27. 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.

28. 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

29. 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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