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Introduction to Engineering and Technology

CCRI ENGR-1020

Spring 2008

Instructor	Jerry Bernardini
Telephone	401-825-1189 Office
E-mail	jbernardini@ccri.edu All E-mail must be sent with the subject: ENGR-1020-xxx; xxx= Section Number E-mail without this subject will be filtered to the trash and not responded to.
Office Hours	Room 2188: Mon-Thu 12:00–1:00 PM Mon-Thu 5:00-6:00 PM (E-mail me a day in advance
Course Materials	Website: http://faculty.ccri.edu/jbernardini This is the primary source for the course and students must refer to this site for all notes and assignments. Engineering Journal: Students must purchase a bound notebook to be set up and used as an Engineering Journal. Details will be given for the journal set up. Textbook: “Engineering Reasoning”, The Foundation for Critical Thinking, R. Paul, R. Niewoehner, L. Elder, ISBN-0-944583-33-4 (ER) Pico Wind Turbine kit: Students must purchase a Pico Wind Turbine kit, sharing the cost with project team member. 128 MB or larger USB Flash memory: Student must purchase a USB Flash memory device (Jump-Drive) and bring it to all classes. Microsoft Office: The student must have access to Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point outside of class.
Grading Policies	Classroom Participation…10% Engineering Journal……….15% Quizzes (3)………………………15% Final Exam………………………..15% Homework…………………………20% Project Team ………………….25% 100%
Sections of ENGR-1020 that students may attend with the instructor’s permission
Course Sections		Day	Time	Room	Instructor
001		Thu	9-11:50 AM	0074/0076	J. Bernardini
002		Mon	1-3:50 PM	0073	J. Bernardini
003		Tues	9-11:50 AM	0074	J. Bernardini
004		Tues	1-3:50 PM	0074/0076	J. Bernardini
104		Tue	6-8:50 PM	0076	J. Bernardini
108		Thu	6-8:50 PM	0076	J. Bernardini

Course Objectives:

Learn and apply critical thinking to technical activates and problem solving.
Learn about the major activates of engineers and technicians.
Learn project management and effective technical team activity skills.
Learn to use Microsoft Excel for technical applications.
Learn to use Microsoft Word for reports and resumes.
Learn to use Microsoft PowerPoint for technical presentations.
Learn to the basics of wind turbine technology.
Learn the benefits of ethical behavior and practices in engineering and business.
Learn the engineering design process.
Learn how to setup and keep engineering journal.
Learn basic technical sketching.

Course Methodology

Classroom lectures and discussions
Classroom project team/instructor meetings
Classroom computer applications and laboratory activities
Website notes and assignments.
Computer based homework
Internet based assignments
Outside of class Project Team meetings and activities.

Course Policies

The class will be a cell phone free environment. Phones must be on vibrate and if you must take a call, it must take outside the classroom.
Classroom computers are to be used only for course related activities. No E-mail, chat groups or online community (i.e. Facebook, Myspace, …etc) access will be permitted.
All computer based assignments started in class must be saved to the student’s USB flash drive (jump drive). All computer based homework assignments must be saved to the USB flash drive and brought to every class.
To receive full credit for class participation, students must attend all classes. If a student misses a class it will be the student’s responsibility to obtain the assignment from the website.
Unless specified, all homework assignments are due at the beginning of the class, one week after assigned. No late assignments will be accepted.
Unless specified, all parts of the homework assignments (HW) must be submitted printed and stapled as one package. Often there are multiple parts to a homework assignment. Hand written assignments will not be accepted.
The project must be completed as a team. Although the project grade is a team grade, members of the team that do not contribute will receive a reduced project grade.
There will be three quizzes and a final exam, based upon all classroom work, homework and contain questions only answerable by active team members. No makeup quizzes will be given (except the final) and the lowest quiz grade will be dropped for the final grade.
If a project team is not functioning it is the responsibility of the team members to resolve the issues. This is an important skill for the work place. If a resolution of team problems is not possible, the instructor must be informed of the problems before class-8.
An Engineering Journal must be kept on an on-going basis. The value of the Engineering Journal is much greater than the 15% grading policy. A well kept journal will also affect quizzes, final, project quality and team performance.

INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY SYLLABUS

CCRI ENGR-1020 SPRING 2008

Class	Subject and Activities – Check Website for details http://faculty.ccri.edu/jbernardini
1	Course Introduction and syllabus Website Form Project Teams Pico Turbine kit ordering Engineering Journal setup and value What is engineering and technology? Introduction to Microsoft Word Create a resume from template
2	Science, engineering, laws and digital world Analog vs. Digital? Laws of physics and Moore’s Law Engineering Analysis and Design Effective Team Building Binary math IP-addressing Ohm’s Law Introduction to Microsoft Excel
3	Laboratory safety and demonstrations Determine coil area Build Picoturbine Kit procedures Lab for building Picoturbine Kit
4	Quiz-1 Team-Instructor-Journal Meeting-1 Project sketching-1 Instrumentation demonstration Lab for project performance testing
5	Excel calculated vs. tested results Introduction to critical thinking Critical thinking discussion Lab for project performance testing
6	Improved turbine plan Wind turbine equivalent circuit Excel equivalent circuit worksheet
7	Business and Engineering Ethics Corruption Index Competitor and inter-corporate meeting scenario Introduction to Power Point Competitive analysis Power Point
8	Quiz-2 Team-Instructor-Journal Meeting-2 Documenting a process Introduction to flow charting Gas Pump flow chart
9	Dimensions, data, accuracy, precision Excel dimension conversion
10	Engineering Failures Tacoma Narrows Bridge Critical thinking and engineering failures Learn from failures Leaning Tower of Pisa research Engineering Failure PowerPoint
11	Quiz-3 Team-Instructor-Journal Meeting-3 Laboratory Report writing
12	Improved wind turbine due Project documentation Lab for Project testing
13	Project Report work and discussion Lab for Project testing
14	Final Exam Journal Evaluation Project presentation Self and project team evaluation Course and instructor evaluation This is a normal classroom meeting and all students must be present