Fall
2011
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Activity |
Activity
Location |
Instructor |
Office
in Salazar Blg |
Office
hours |
Email |
Tel |
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Lectures: Monday 10:00-10:50 AM |
Salazar Blg. Room 2009A |
Dr. Ali Kujoory |
Room
2008A |
M 11 am-12 pm, M &W 3:15-3:45
pm, after classes in the class, or by appointment |
(707)
664-2030 |
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Labs: Tuesday 9:00-11:50
AM |
Salazar Blg. Room 2003 |
Dr.
Saeid Rahimi |
Room
2003 |
Please
see Dr. Rahimi’s website: |
(707) 664-2030 |
For ES110 lab course description, please go to http://www.sonoma.edu/users/r/rahimi/.
Course
Objective:
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To describe “engineering” and the
fields of engineering
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To understand some engineering basics and apply
them in the lab
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To learn how to study to successfully complete
the engineering program and develop leadership skills
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To understand what would be expected from you
as an engineer at the work place, as well as in society, your ethical, and
& professional responsibilities as engineers
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To discuss what are the various choices you can
make
Prerequisite: None
Textbook: “Studying
Engineering: A Road Map to a Rewarding Career”, 3rd Edition,
by Raymond B. Landis, ISBN 9780964696921,Discovery
Press, 2007, 352 pages. The slides provided on the website provide extra
materials.
Course
Slides: We will go through the course slides (see
below) in the class. I urge you to download and review the slides before each
class. You are required to read the textbook after each class for further
reinforcement.
Attendance: Attendance is mandatory. There will
be no excused absences except in the case of emergencies that could be
substantiated. The unexcused absences will affect your grade, see http://www.sonoma.edu/uaffairs/policies/studentinfo.shtml.
In-class
and In-Lab activities: There are several "group discussions"
(see below) and exercises
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To expand your understanding and scope of the
material covered in lectures including design and lab work
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To improve your communication, presentation,
and summarizing skills
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To enhance your team building via group
activities
Class
Participation: Your participation in the class and in the
group discussions (see the list below); also based on the reading, developing
questions, or perspectives you would like to raise in the class
Notebook: Please
bring a notebook (e.g., a 3-ring binder or a spiral) that will be used to
document:
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All notes taken in the class
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All course assignments, Engineering Science
Roadmap and Plan, and your Portfolio
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Questions, issues, or perspectives you gained
from the reading and would like to raise in the class
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Group discussions and your opinion/comments on
each section of the course
Homework:
Homework (see the table below) will be assigned
bi-weekly. Your homework must be typed using MS Word and be presented at the
beginning of the due session. Hand-written
assignments will not be accepted or graded.
Quizzes: There
are four short multiple-choice quizzes to be given during the class. These quizzes
are useful in motivating you to take your reading of the textbook and the
slides seriously. The percentages for the assignments, group discussion,
quizzes, and labs are shown below. For the date and coverage of each quiz refer
to the table below.
Grading: The
course grades will be based on the following:
1.
Lectures 50% as follows:
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Grade on your participations in the class and
in the group discussions (see below) 6%
·
Total homework assignments including your Plan
and Portfolio 28%
·
Total Grade for the quizzes (16%)
2.
Labs 50% (details will be provided by the Lab
instructor).
Important about the quizzes:
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Please bring a Scantron Form No. 882-E form for each quiz. You
cannot take the quiz without a proper Scantron form; they are available at the
Sonoma State University bookstore.
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You will need to use a pencil with No. 2 lead so please bring a
couple of No. 2 pencils.
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The Scantron machine marks no answer as WRONG. If you don�t know the answer, you should still mark a
choice.
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The Scantron machine marks multiple answers as WRONG. So you should mark only one choice
per question.
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Please mark-up also the question sheet and make sure to turn it in
with the Scantron form.
To enjoy good grades, follow the steps at the bottom of this
website (*)!
Academic
Honesty: You are responsible to behave ethically &
honestly. Copying, cheating, forgery, and other unethical or dishonest actions
are not tolerated. See http://www.sonoma.edu/uaffairs/policies/cheating_plagiarism.htm
My
Expectations:
Lecture
Syllabus and Assignments (Also see the table below). The Lab
instructor will provide the syllabus for the lab sessions.
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Week 3, 4 SOME
ENGINEERING BASICS: What is Electric Circuit, Components of
Electric Circuits, Ohm’s Law, Direct and Alternating Current and
Voltages, System of International Units, Steps for Solving Engineering
Problems, Examples, Typical Engineering Science
Roadmap.
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Week 5, 6, 7, 8 THE
ENGINEERING PROFESSION: What Is Engineering? The Engineering Process, Case
Study (Solar-Powered Electric Vehicle), Greatest Engineering Achievements of
the Rewards and Opportunities of an Engineering Career, Engineering
Disciplines, Engineering Job Functions, Employment Opportunities, Important
Fields for the Future, Engineering as a Profession , Steps for Solving Engineering Problems, International
System Base Units, Your portfolio.
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Week 9, 10, 11
EFFECTIVE LEARNING: What is Learning, How Do We Learn,
Metacognition, Learning Is a Reinforcement Process, Mistakes Students Make,
Early Course Preparation, Preparing for Lectures, During Your Lectures, Making
Effective Use of Your Professors, Utilizing Tutors and Other Academic
Resources, Organizing Your Learning Process, Preparing for and Taking Tests,
Making Effective Use of Your Peers (4-Effective
Learning).
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Week 12, 13
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT & BROADENING YOUR EDUCATION: Receptiveness
to Change, Making Behavior Modification Work for You, Understanding Yourself
& Others, Assessment of Your Strengths and Weaknesses, Developing Your
Communication Skills, Mental and Physical Wellness, Motivating Yourself, Participation
in Student Organizations, Participation in Engineering Projects,
Pre-Professional Employment, Putting Something Back.
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Week 14 ORIENTATION
TO ENGINEERING EDUCATION & QUESTIONS and ANSWERS: Organization of
Engineering Education, Community College Role in Engineering Education, The
Engineering Education System, Academic Advising, Academic Regulations, Student
Conduct and Ethics, Graduate Study in Engineering, Engineering Study as
Preparation for Other Careers.
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Week 15 FINAL EXAM: Bring any question you have to
discuss
Learning Outcome:
Tentative
List of Activities: Lectures/Chapters, Homework Assignments and Due Dates, and
Topics for the Group Discussions
To access or download the chapters, assignments of other
information shown in underlined blue use your ldap (Seawolf) UserID and password.
For the Lab sessions go to the ES110 lab URL: http://www.sonoma.edu/users/r/rahimi/.
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Dates in AM |
Chapters and Quizzes |
Homework # Due “Ch”
refers to textbook chapters |
Topics for Group Discussions |
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MON
8/29 10-10:50 |
Intro & 1-Keys_To_Success_In_Engineering_Study
(Ch 1 of textbook) |
Students
introduce themselves in each group & Start interacting with peers |
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MON 9/5 |
Labor Day, NO CLASS |
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MON
9/12 10-10:50 |
I-Keys_To_Success_In_Engineering_Study (Cont.) |
HW1: Ch1 Prob 9, 17, 21, 22, 23 |
Ch1,
Discuss & compare viewpoints a) and b): a)
“People succeed because of their ability”,
b) “People succeed because of their effort”. |
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MON9/19 10-10:50 |
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Ch1,
Discuss what is meant by the motto “No Deposit, No Return”. List up to 5 examples on different aspects of life
including education. Share any interesting stories. |
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MON
9/26 10-10:50 |
II-Some_Engineering_Basics (Cont.) |
Ch1,
Discuss “Fixed Mindset versus Growth Mindset”. |
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MON10/3 10-10:50 |
Quiz1 on slide sets I & II followed
by III-Engineering_Profession (Ch
2 of textbook+) |
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Ch3, List the differences between “Engineering
Study” & “High School Study”. |
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MON10/10 10-10:50 |
III-Engineering_Profession (Cont.) |
HW3: *My_Plan, Prob *A
(below), & Ch2 Prob 5, 16 |
Ch4,
List & discuss the “Behaviors to Avoid” & “Winning
Behaviors”. §
What are the behaviors that may irritate your
professors during the class? §
What are behaviors that helps
winning your professors? |
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MON10/17 10-10:50 |
III-Engineering_Profession (Cont.) |
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Ch4, How can you make Effective Use of Your Professors? |
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MON10/24 10-10:50 |
III-Engineering_Profession (Cont.) |
HW4: Prob *AA and *AAA (below) |
Ch5,
Answer the questions on studying in groups (Ch5, Slide 26): §
What % of my studying should be done in
groups? §
What is the ideal size of a study group? §
What can be done to keep the group from
getting off task? |
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MON10/31 10-10:50 |
III-Engineering_Profession (Cont.) |
Whereas
iv-effective_learning.pdf
covers the three chapters "Understanding the Teaching/Learning Process",
"Making The Most of How You Are Taught", "Making the Learning
Process Work for You" in detail, due to time shortage, we will only
review them in a summary. |
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MON11/7 10-10:50 |
IV-Personal_Growth_Development (Ch
6 of textbook) |
HW5: Ch 2 Prob 27, *C, *CC(below) |
Ch6,
p230 Discuss the Silver Rule – “What you would not want others to
do unto you, do not do unto them.” Share any interesting story. |
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MON11/14 10-10:50 |
IV-Personal_Growth_Development (Cont.) |
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Fri 11/18 |
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MON11/21 10-10:50 |
V-Broadening_Your_Education (Ch
7 of textbook) followed
by Quiz2 on slide sets III & IV (bring Scantron form No.
882-E) |
HW6: Prob *D (below), Ch6 Prob 7, 19, 21 |
Ch7,
make a list of Behavioral Interview Questions. |
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MON11/28 10-10:50 |
V-Broadening_Your_Education (Cont.) VI-Orientation_To_Engineering_Education (Ch 8 of textbook) |
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Various
group discussions if time permits. |
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MON12/5 10-10:50 |
VI-Orientation_To_Engineering_Education (Cont.) & Q
& A |
HW7: Ch7 Prob 14*F, 15*F, 16*G & Ch8 Prob
11 |
Various
group discussions if time permits. |
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MON 12/12 |
Final on slide sets I through VI (bring Scantron form No. 882-E) |
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Notes: Use
Microsoft Word or Excel, or plain text for submission of your homework.
*My_Plan: List all courses you took and are
planning to take together with the credits and the prerequisites you are
planning to take each semester in an Excel sheet. You can start with the sample
“My_Plan.xls”. For each course you want to take, make sure all
prerequisites are satisfied & that each semester you have a balanced course
load. For the map of the prerequisites, use the roadmap provided by the ES Dept. Be specific with the GE courses,
technical and non-technical courses and put a course number for each. Consider
this as an exercise and it does not matter what your field of study is. It can
help you make your actual plan for graduation.
*A Ch1,
Problem *A, Use a table to list all your weekly activities (attending classes,
studying, commuting, eating, sleeping, working or working out, hanging out,
etc.) in one column, and the number of hours you actually spend on each
activity in the second column, given that there are 7*24 hours available to you
in a week. In the third column, specify the number of hours you ideally
need for each activity. Compare the numbers in columns 2 and 3 for each
activity. Now, in column 4, write down what you may want to do to bring the two
numbers closer to each other. Be honest to yourself.
*AA Ch2,
change Problem 11 in textbook to explain “Why I Want to be an
Engineer” by expanding on your top four items from the list on
page 49 in Section 2.5 (Rewards & Opportunities of and Engineering Career)
of the textbook stating why each is important to you personally. Write at
least 75 words for each item.
*AAA Ch2,
Problem 18 in textbook, pick one technology and 5-6 slides in PowerPoint
for presentation (Slide 1: title & your name, Slide 2: explain the
technology briefly, and remaining slides can include applications, how it
works, and advantages/disadvantages of the technology in bullet lists. Include
any reference you use. You can use diagrams and figures.
*B, Follow
“Portfolio
Assignment” to make My_Portfolio”. Use
your 3-ring binder for this and submit on due date for grade. Your portfolio
will be reviewed by your classmate for feedback.
* C Go to
IEEE.org and explain a) What it can do for you, b) The closest Section SSU, c)
how much is the annual IEEE student membership fee, d) what is the IEEE Xplore Digital Library
* CC Suppose
you want to find a summer job. Identify two jobs in the area that you prefer
and pays well for yourself for this summer closest to
where you live. Write the job descriptions and how much you will be paid per
hour. Explain which one you prefer and why. Start with SSU Career Services
(Salazar on 1st floor) and then searching the Internet.
*D Ch6, Use
the table on slide 11 to assess yourself (1-10, 10 highest) based on the attribute
model. Copy the table on your assignment sheet and mark each entry to
indicate your personal development plan for improving the areas that you have a
low mark.
*F Ch7,
Problems 14 & 15: Search & identify a real company that offers summer
jobs. Write a resume (for Prob 14) & a
cover letter (for Prob 15) to that company &
apply for a job. Report your resume and cover letter for the assignment.
*G Ch 7
Problem 16, Report your friend’s critique on all the 15 questions.
Group
Discussions:
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Objectives: Let the
students learn teamwork, be able to discuss problems and find total solutions,
resolve differences, practice leadership, summarize ideas, and present their
finings
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The in-class group discussions are for
short topics, about 10 minutes most including the group work, sharing,
and presenting the result of the discussion
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The in-lab group discussions are for
major topics during a lab session with ample time for the members to discuss
the topic in more detail and present the results. There may be more than one
topic in the lab session
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Structure –
The class is divided into 2 or more groups, each group comprises 3-5 students,
with one Group Leader chosen by the group members for each activity or topic
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Responsibility of group members –
All members should participate actively in all activities and contribute
to the discussion
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Responsibility of Group Leader
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Facilitates the group discussion, keeps the
necessary order, makes sure that the group is focused on the topic, keeps the
votes if required, summarizes the output (according to the votes if necessary),
and makes sure that the group delivers on time (Notes can be captured by a
recorder or the leader)
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Leadership rotates among members so that
every member will have an opportunity to practice leading a group
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For each activity the group leader presents the
output/result to the class
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Tools
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White board plus colored markers for both the
in-class and in-lab group discussions
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Computer and access to the Internet for the lab
group discussions
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Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, and Powerpoint
(*) Ways
to succeed in the course efficiently: Practice makes perfect! Practice the following and observe how
your grades improve quickly:
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Before the class
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Download the slides from the
website and go through the slides
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Make a list of questions on the
points that you do not understand
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These are like “warming
up” for a physical workout and make lectures a reinforcement
rather than an initial exposure
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In the class:
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Take the front seat in the class
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Be present, pay attention, and
listen actively
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Take good notes & record
whatever your professor writes on the board
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Ask the questions you prepared to
clarify. This keeps you awake and focused and impresses your professor
o
“Do not be reluctant to ask
questions”
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After the lecture:
o
Go through the slides, notes, and
do the assignments/hoework problems to practice
o
This way you will learn the
material with no worries and you can do well in your tests with only little
review/preparations
Note that you need to study at least 2-3 hours for each lecture
hour.
References:
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The references in the text book.
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“Introduction to Engineering,” 3rd
edition, 2002, ISBN: 0-471-05920-X, Paul H. Wright, Wiley, 288 pages.
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“Introduction to Engineering: Modeling
and Problem Solving,” Jay Brockman, ISBN 978-0-471-43160-2, John Wiley,
2009, 588 bpages.
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“Introduction to Engineering
Analysis,” Kirk D. Hagan, 2nd ed., ISBN 0-13-145332-7, Prentice Hall,
2005, 346 pages.
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“Engineering Fundamentals: An
Introduction to Engineering,”, 1st Ed., Saeed Moaveni, Brooks/Cole
Publishing 2002, ISBN#: 0534381162, 512 pages.
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“Engineering Design – a
project-based Introduction,” Clive Dym, Patrick
Little, ISBN 0-471-28296-0, John Wiley, 2000, 278 pages.
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"Portfolio Assignment" from ENGR
102 Introduction to Engineering course developed by David Gray, Professor of
Engineering at Messiah College in Pennsylvania