Introduction To Engineering Course Overview

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Introduction To EngineeringCourse Overview

• Agenda
• Student Introductions
• Course Overview
• Facilities Logistics
• Course Materials
• Grading OSU Credit

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Self Introductions

• Introduce yourself to the class.
• Give your name
• Tell why you are taking this class
• What you hope to learn from it

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Course Objectives

• Designed to help you
• Understand what engineering is
• Learn about various engineering disciplines
• Experience the design process
• Learn and practice fundamental skills that are
  useful to engineers and people in other fields

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Course Structure

• Course has two types of class sessions
• Basic Skills
• Drawing by hand and using the computer
• Teamwork
• Computer applications
• Communications
• Laboratory
• Reverse engineering
• Design your own product

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Basic Skills

• Class begins with a short presentation on the
  topics of the day
• Students practice skills in class
• Assignment for next day given

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Laboratory

• Details will be provided in each lab session.
• In your first two quarters
• Reverse Engineering Projects
• Bike single-use camera
• In your second two quarters
• Design and Build Experience
• Conveyor-sorter system for recyclable materials

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Facilities

• Classroom
• Computer Room
• Laboratory

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Course Materials

• IE course packet
• Textbooks
• Gary Bertoline
• Introduction to Graphic Communications for
  Engineers
• Karl Smith
• Project Management Teamwork
• CADKEY Project Book

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Grading for first grading period (one quarter of
the school year)

• Basic Skills Homework 25
• Lab Reports 25
• Team Presentation 10
• Exams (2 _at_ 20) 40

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Getting OSU Credit

• Portfolio
• Keep all your work in a file
• Grade at Walnut Hills and work in file can be
  used to get credit at OSU

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Portfolio Contents

• Graded homework papers
• Lab reports
• Exams
• Copy of PowerPoint presentations
• Documentation for design projects

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For next time

• Review the course schedule and policies and bring
  any questions to class tomorrow.