Official TCC Course Syllabus Discipline Prefix: EGR Course Number: 120 Course Title: Introduction to Engineering Course Section: N05B Credit Hours: 2 Lecture Hours: 1 Clinical Hours: Lab Hours: 2 Contact Hours: 3 Studio Hours: Semester: Spring 2012 Meeting Days/Time/Location: Tuesdays 7:15 – 9:45 PM, Room H-151, Advanced Technology Center Instructor Information Name: Paul E. Gordy, PE Office Location: H-115, Advanced Technology Center Office Hours: As posted on office door and on course Blackboard site Contact Information: 757-822-7175 Course Website (optional): www.faculty.tcc.edu/PGordy Blackboard site: http://learn.vccs.edu Instructor email address (college or VCCS): [email protected] Course Information Course Description Introduces the engineering profession, professional concepts, ethics, and responsibility. Reviews hand calculators, number systems, and unit conversions. Introduces the personal computer and operating systems. Includes engineering problem-solving techniques using computer software. Prerequisites and/or Co-requisites Prerequisites: MTH 164, MTH 166, or Placement into MTH 173 Co-requisites: None Required Course Texts and Supplementary Materials Stephan. Thinking Like An Engineer – An Active Learning Approach. Prentice Hall. (ISBN: 978-0-13-606442-8 Course Learning Outcomes - Demonstrate a knowledge of the engineering profession, including engineering disciplines, societies, accreditation, and licensing • Use the NSPE Code of Ethics to discuss case studies in engineering ethics • Demonstrate a basic understanding of the engineering design process • Demonstrate proficiency in Excel for graphing and analyzing engineering data and for engineering problem solving • Describe basic concepts associated with working in teams • Gain familiarity with the architecture and programming of amicroprocessor, such as the BASIC Stamp or the Arduino Uno. • Describe various types of peripheral devices to be controlled by a microprocessor, including, servos and sensors (such as infrared optical sensors, ultrasonic rangefinders, temperature and humidity sensors) • Develop and implement algorithms for programming the BASIC Stamp based robot • Participate in team-based robotic experimentsTopics Covered in the Course • Introduction to the Engineering profession, including engineering disciplines, societies, accreditation, and licensing • The engineering design process and teamwork • Engineering problem solving • Using Microsoft Excel for engineering problem solving and for graphing and analyzing data • Microprocessor hardware and software • Microprocessor-based robot, such as the BASIC Stamp robot (BOEBOT) • Controlling peripheral devices with a microprocessor, including, servos and sensors (such as infrared optical sensors, ultrasonic rangefinders, temperature and humidity sensors) • Team project – communicating with a microprocessor • Team project – controlling servos • Team project – using sensors • Team competition – navigating a robot on a track using various methods of navigation • Team reports/presentations Description of Assignments/Assessments Homework Assignments – Individual assignments Team Assignments – Team assignments based on team robotics projects. It is critical that all teams members be present for all team exercises. No credit will be given to team members that are absent during a team exercise. Media Assignments – Individual media worksheet assignments based on videos viewed in class, online, or in the Learning Resources Center Test #1 – Written test based on Homework Assignments #1-5 and related class notes. Test #2 – Computer-based exam on Excel taken during the final exam period for the course Grade Policy Course grades will be computed based on the following percentages: Test #1 (Homework #1-5, Media #1-4) 15% Test #2 (Excel) 15% Homework Assignments (10) 40% Media Assignments (4) 5% Team Assignments (6) 25% Grades will be based on the following scale: A: 90 – 100 B: 80 – 89 C: 70 – 79 D: 60 - 69 F: 0 – 59 Final grades are made available to each student within the Student Information System (SIS) now web delivered via MyTCC or SIS. Based on the progression of the course, the grade distribution for each assignment may change. However, if changes are made, I will notify students in a timely manner and in writing.Course Schedule The following course schedule may change due to the progression of the course. The course schedule may change at the discretion of the instructor; however, students will be notified in writing when any changes/additions are made to the schedule. Week Topic(s) Reading Assignment Homework Assignment(s) T, Jan 10 Engineering Profession - TCC Engineering curriculum, Engineering disciplines, levels of technical professionals, Video: "21st Century Jet: The Building of the 777 (Part 1: To Design a Plane)" Chapter 1 HW #1 (paper of transfer and career choices and schedule of classes for BS degree) Media #1 T, Jan 17 Engineering Organizations - Engineering societies, accreditation (ABET), Professional Engineering registration. Video: "Get Licensed, Get Ahead" Chapter 1 HW #2 (Engineering resources on the internet) Media #3 T, Jan 24 Engineering Ethics - NSPE Code of Ethics, ethics case studies Video: "To Engineer is Human" Chapter 2 HW #3 (Ethics Case Studies) Media #2 T, Jan 31 Engineering Ethics - the "Ethics Challenge" game, ethics case studies, Video: or “Gilbane Gold” or “Incident at Morales" Chapter 2 Media #4 T, Feb 7 Significant Digits and Systems of Units Chapters 5, 10-12 HW #4 (Significant Digits and Systems of Units) T, Feb 14 Microsoft Equation Editor and Microsoft Draw HW #5 (Microsoft Equation Editor and Microsoft Draw) T, Feb 21 Engineering Problem-Solving using Excel Overview of spreadsheet features, formulas, functions, absolute and relative cell addresses, tables, formatting, adding diagrams (Microsoft Draw) and equations (Microsoft Equation Editor) to spreadsheets Test #1 – Week 1-5 material (HW #1-4 & related topics) Ch. 13-16 HW #6 (Excel) T, Feb 28 Engineering Problem-Solving using Excel x-y (scatter) graphs; linear, exponential, power, and polynomial regression; correlation coefficient; use of log scales Ch. 13-16 HW #7 (Excel) Mar 5-11 Spring Break – No classes T, Mar 13 Engineering Problem-Solving