ENGR130

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Introduction to Engineering

Pre-EngineeringScience, Tech, Engr & Math

Overview Goals, Topics, and Objectives Assessment, Requirements, and Outcomes Register for this Course

Course Goals

The course is intended to introduce the engineering profession to undergraduate students providing a general understanding of what is involved in the field, including problem solving fundamentals, applications, fields of study, career paths, teamwork skills and ethics.

Core Course Topics

Engineering majors and career paths
- Describe the different disciplines of engineering.
- Differentiate engineering science from engineering technology.
- List possible career paths that engineers follow.
- Search for a job and the process to apply.
Engineering education pathway
- Describe a transfer program and a career program.
- Describe the process to transfer to an engineering program.
Engineering ethics and professional engineers
- Describe the opportunities of Professional Engineering certification.
- Discuss the importance of making ethical decisions in an engineering career.
Engineering problem solving
- Describe components of a basic electrical circuit.
- Apply Excel and PowerPoint skills to data analysis and presentation.
- Be able to find resultant of two vectors using a software or by hand.
- Sketch a basic part by hand or by software.
Dimensions, Units, and Unit Conversion
- Describe the proper use of units and unit conversion.
An overview of trigonometry and vectors
- Describe the trigonometric ratio of a right triangle.
- Add two vectors graphically.
Engineering Design Process and its application to projects
- List primary steps of an engineering design process.
- Search patents and articles online.
- Write a problem statement for their projects.
- List design specifications for a basic project.
- Apply teamwork skills in accomplishing a term project.
- Apply skills learned in the course to a team-based design project.
- Communicate project results via oral presentations.

Learning Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Describe the different disciplines of engineering.

Differentiate engineering science from engineering technology.

List possible career paths that engineers follow.

Search for a job and the process to apply.

Describe a transfer program and a career program.

Describe the process to transfer to an engineering program.

Describe the opportunities of Professional Engineering certification.

Discuss the importance of making ethical decisions in an engineering career.

Describe components of a basic electrical circuit.

Apply Excel and PowerPoint skills to data analysis and presentation.

Be able to find resultant of two vectors using a software or by hand.

Sketch a basic part by hand or by software.

Describe the proper use of units and unit conversion.

Describe the trigonometric ratio of a right triangle.

Add two vectors graphically.

List primary steps of an engineering design process.

Search patents and articles online.

Write a problem statement for their projects.

List design specifications for a basic project.

Apply teamwork skills in accomplishing a term project.

Apply skills learned in the course to a team-based design project.

Communicate project results via oral presentations.