- EG 31 Syllabus -
Fundamentals of Engineering 1
Fall Semester, 2006
INSTRUCTOR:
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Evening
Section (01) |
Day
Section (02) |
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Jeffrey
N. Denenberg, PhD. |
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Phone |
(203)
268-1021 |
(203)
254-4147 |
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Email |
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Website |
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Office
Hours |
One
hour prior to each class, McAuliffe 2nd floor |
TBD |
LECTURERS: Interdisciplinary
Faculty Team
CLASS HOURS:
LECTURE ROOM: CNS 304 (Section 01 -
Evenings)
McA 102 (Section 02 - Afternoons)
TEXTBOOKS: 1 - Fundamentals of
Engineering, Prentice Hall
E-Source, 2005 (ISBN 053695108X). TOC
2 - Engineering by Design, G. Voland, 2nd Ed, Pearson Prentice Hall 2004
(ISBN 0131409190).
Old EG31
Materials
SUMMARY
COURSE DESCRIPTION
To
introduce freshmen to the profession and to fundamentals of engineering study,
an overview is provided of engineering disciplines, professionalism,
computer-based skills, engineering design analysis methods, and the engineering
design process. Hands-on engineering activities are emphasized. Pre-requisites or co-requisites are MA 125
and PS 15.
COURSE LEARNING GOALS
EG31 introduces the student to
the systematic design process and to the application of statistics to
engineering data. The student is expected to conduct the active and diligent
study needed to meet the following learning goals.
® Develop a more informed understanding of what engineers in
different fields do
® Understand basic ethical responsibilities of engineers
towards society and the profession
® Understand the significance of professional engineer
licensing and how to obtain it
® Become familiar with electrical and digital circuit
experimental laboratory equipment
® Learn how mechanisms analysis is performed with the aid of
Working Model
® Learn to communicate experimental procedures and results
through written engineering laboratory reports
® Learn the basics of scheduling an engineering project
® Appreciate how to work as part of a successful
interdisciplinary engineering team
® Learn to apply Excel and Word in engineering written
communications
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
After meeting
the EG31 learning goals, the student is expected to have the following
abilities.
® Select or confirm choice of an engineering or
non-engineering academic major
® Judge professional actions as ethical or unethical based on
codes of engineering ethics
® Assess the importance of being professionally licensed in
chosen engineering field
® Predict the output of a digital logic circuit represented by
a gate symbol diagram
® Construct and test functional experimental electrical and
digital circuits
® Prepare a lab report that clearly communicates the
principles, procedures, and results of experiments and tests
® Work as a cooperating, contributing member of a student
project team
® Construct a Gantt or PERT chart for scheduling all the tasks
required in a student design or test project
® Prepare a table of data as an Excel spreadsheet
® Write a discussion or report using Word
® Analyze the motion of a mechanism using Working Model
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES
Attendance
EG31 is a fast-paced course to introduce the student to a range of subjects and skills. A substantial portion of a topic would be missed by being absent from even a single session.
® Students are
required attend each regularly scheduled session.
® Releases
are to be submitted to the instructor prior to missing a specific class for
athletic participation.
®
The student is responsible
for acquiring all notes and assignments from any missed class.
® Field trip
participation is not mandatory unless the student registers with the instructor
to attend. If a student commits to a field trip but doesn’t attend,
Professionalism points will be subtracted from the final grade.
Homework
True learning of a subject
requires thoughtful and thorough completion of homework study and written
assignments in a timely manner (hint: if you can teach the lesson…you’ve
learned it). Also, since an underlying objective of EG31 is to encourage a
sense of professional responsibility, students are required to turn in their
assignments on time.
® Students
are expected to spend nine or more hours per week on EG31 homework and project
assignments.
® Written and
problem assignments are to be prepared by each individual student unless specifically
identified by the instructor as a team effort. Duplicate written assignments
will be returned without a grade.
® Credit is
to be given in footnote format for information you extract or download from
published sources and incorporate into your lab or project reports.
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Assignments are due at the
following lecture. If an assignment is one week late, 20% of the grade will be
deducted. No grade will be given if an assignment is more than two weeks late,
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Essay and technical document
homework assignments are to be word-processed.
® Since
homework submittals are technical communication, grammar, spelling, appearance and organization will impact your grade. Multiple
pages of written assignments are to be stapled (no paper clips or folded
corners).
Quizzes
Quizzes encourage firm
understanding of basic principles explained in the textbook sections and
lecture notes assigned for homework. Frequent quizzes, along with homework
assignments, assist timely identification and counseling of students at risk of
not achieving a minimum final grade of C-.
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Closed-book
Exams are announced in the syllabus schedule.
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Open-text quizzes may be
given unannounced at any time.
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Make-up quizzes will not
be given.
Exams
® Final Exams
can be taken only during the scheduled sessions.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Materials
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The textbook is to be brought to every class for
reference during lectures and open-book quizzes.
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Writing instruments and notebooks
are to be brought to every class for recording lecture notes.
® A stapler is
to be used for fastening multiple pages of homework assignments.
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A USB Flash
Drive may be used to save any computer files created in the classroom.
Email
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Each student is expected to have an email address for receiving
class-related communications.
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Computer files generated in the classroom may be emailed to your personal
account for retention and printing
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The course web site http://doctord.webhop.net
has the syllabus and links to relevant materials.
COURSE AND ASSIGNMENT GRADING
A final grade below C- is assumed to reflect failure on the
part of the student to meet the Course Learning Goals.
Course and assignment
grading is consistent with the procedure described in the Fairfield University
catalog:
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A |
93 - 100 |
A- |
90 - 92 |
B+ |
87 - 89 |
B |
83 - 86 |
B- |
80 - 82 |
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C+ |
77
- 79 |
C |
73
- 76 |
C- |
70
- 72 |
D |
60 - 69 |
F |
00 - 59 |
The
final grade is weighted as follows.
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Final
Exam |
40% |
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Intermediate
Exams |
40% |
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Homework, Quizzes
and |
20% |
Results to Date
Section 01
- Mondays: Final
Grades
Section 01 - Mondays: Final Grades Last Year’s Final Grades
Section 02 - Thursdays: Final Grades Last Year’s Final Grades
INSTRUCTOR FEEDBACK
® Dr. Denenberg is available for the hour before each class on
the 2nd floor of McAuliffee Hall.
Guest instructors are available for discussion of lecture topics or to provide
feedback on graded assignments following each session or by appointment.
® Dr. Brienza will have posted office hours.
FREE STUDY ASSISTANCE
® Tutoring in engineering, math, and science courses is available
between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. in the MCA gallery or by special arrangement. Contact
the School of Engineering office, x4147, MCA 106 for details.
® For help with math courses,
contact the Math Center, x2515, BNW 12.
® For help
with writing papers, contact the Writing Center, x2214, DMH 247.
® For online
access to E-Source textbooks covering engineering skills, graphics, and
applications, visit http://emissary.prenhall.com/esource/access/login.php.
Log in under the user id and password provided in your Text.