ENGR/ETCS 101 - Course Topics, Assignments and Handouts

ENGR/ETCS 101 Introduction to ETCS Spring 2008

Finals Periods:
Section 1 => Friday, May 9^th, 3:30 pm
Section 2 => Monday, May 5^th, 9:00 am

IPFW & ETCS Activity Calendars ETCS Computer Login Instructions SS Moor's File Transfer Home

Class Dates		Topic (link to lecture notes)	Assignments: (due the next class unless otherwise specified)	Handouts & Links
§ 1 Tuesdays 3:30 pm	§ 2 Friday 9:00 am	Topic (link to lecture notes)		Handouts & Links
April 29	May 2	Wrap up When things go wrong	Group Poster Due: May 2nd by 3:00 pm Engineering Office (ET 327)	Peer & Self Evaluation
April 22	April 25	Civil Engineering Engineering jobs	Poster due next week - Poster Board Available in ET327	Truss Simulation
April 15	April 18	Computer Majors	Project: Poster Presentation (Due May 2nd, by 3 pm, the last day of classes) Rubric
April 8	April 11	Electrical Engineering	Technical memo due next week.	Robot Movies
April 1	April 4	ME & MET Job Statistics	Project: Technical Memo Requirements (Due in two weeks) Activity Memo 2 - Due April 11th	ME/MET Classes Job Statistics ENGR & ET
March 25	March 28	Registration Info	Complete a one-year plan including class times (spring 09 schedule now up on engineering website)	scavenger hunt additional info (including assignment)
March 18	March 21	Engineering Profession /Group Project	Contact your group Select your reverse engineering item Prepare your Topic and Plan Memo (due next week)	Project Assignment Groups
Spring Break
March 4	March 7	Engineering & Design	Read: "The Engineer" (part 2), pp. 88 - 103 Plan second activity Have a nice break!	Akin's Laws
Feb. 26	Feb. 29	Ethics II	Finish Ethics Project Complete Project Information Sheet	Plagiarism
Feb. 19	Feb. 22	Ethics I	Due next week: Read: "Engineering Ethics" pp. 104-126 (Quiz likely) Finish first activity memo (by Friday, 2/29) Due in two weeks: Ethics Project: I-35W Bridge Collapse, References: StarTribune Article NTSB Safety Rec. Interium Report	NSPE Code of Ethics Code Table Citeing Web References
Feb. 12	Feb. 15	Surviving Engineering School	Finsih up Job Ads Project (see last weeks assignment) Read: "Outside of Class - Workload and Studying" (pp. 41 -68) Pick one idea you plan to try and be preapred to describe it in class. •	We Didn't Start the Fire
Feb. 5	Feb. 8	Memos and Formatting Tables	Job Ads Project - Topic due week of Feb. 11 - Project Memo due week of Feb. 18 Read: In Class-More to Staying Awake than Taking Notes (pp.25 - 40) . Pick out an idea you would like to try and be prepared to describe it.	Job Ad Websites Writting Resources Table Hints
Jan. 29	Feb. 1	Learning Styles	Write a reflection on your learning style (due week of Feb 4th) Read: In text “Memos and Memo Reports”, pp. 129-148	Learning Styles & Stratagies Stan and Nathan Glenda and Susan
Jan. 22	Jan. 25	Course Intro./Why Engineering?	Complete class survey Complete Index of Learning Styles Survey (ILS) and printout final summary ILS website Read: The Engineer - Part 1 (pp 69-88)
Jan. 15	Jan. 18	Time Budgets + ETCS Student Success Center + Campus Resources	1. Complete Time Budget Survey 2. Plan ahead for Activity Memos 3. In text read: " Let's Take a Shot at Defining Success" (pp. 1-3) & "The Engineer (part 1)" (pp 69-88)	Syllabus Activity Memos Time Tips (GMU)