TTh 3:30-4:30 ENGINEERING 10 Spring 98
Tues 12-1:20 PM ENGINEERING 10 Spring 2013
Room 1784 Introduction to the Engineering Profession Section# 4763
Instructor: Vince Bertsch Rm. 1776 527-4621
Email: vbertsch@santarosa.edu
Off Hrs: MTWTh 8-9
Homepage: online.santarosa.edu/homepage/vbertsch
Website: online.santarosa.edu/course and find it by course number ENGR 10
Course Goals
1. Improve the peer environment by building students into a supportive and
enthusiastic academic community.
2. Develop the study, communication, and organizational skills that will bring success
in your current academic career and your future engineering career.
3. Orient the students to the environment and resources of this college and
other engineering schools.
4. Motivate students through an increased awareness of the opportunities
and rewards of a career in engineering.
Grading
All students start with 1000 points.
30 points lost for each missed class.
60 points lost for each missed field trip.
15 points lost for each time late to class.
40 points at risk on any individual assignment.
20 points lost for a late assignment.
200 points at risk for your oral presentation.
A 900 or more points
B 800-899 points
C 700-799 points
D 600-699 points
F under 600 points
(over)
Attendance
This is a participatory class not a lecture class. You will learn from your fellow classmates and your own investigations. Most days will involve group activities, discussions and presentations. Students missing two consecutive days without notifying the instructor risk being dropped from the class. If you are late or miss a class, you will lose points. There are no excused absences, but plenty of opportunities to make up points. Read the last paragraph of the individual assignments page for some ideas about make-up activities. Make-up activities are flexible; come up with something you would find valuable & then check it with me.
Field Trips
On two of the class days, there will be afternoon field trips to local engineering firms that count double for attendance purposes. Students frequently find these trips the most rewarding activity in the whole class. We’ll do the best we can regarding students arriving or leaving promptly because of adjacent classes.
Individual Assignments
The goals of the assignments are to expose you to resources, ideas, and information. I encourage you to adjust the assignments to what you would benefit from most (i.e. focus on an architect's or technician's job if that's your career goal.) All assignments must have your name, the date, and the assignment title on the top of the first page. Include URL or contact information on sources, people, or companies. Multiple sheets must be stapled together. Points can be lost for being late (20 points) or for poor effort or not being typed if that was requested on the assignment sheet. Similarly, points are lost for “name/date/title/stapled/URL” type omissions (5 points each). Generally, almost all students follow these common sense rules and get all their assignments checked off for full credit. Earning “bonus” or “make-up” points is easy (see the last page of the individual assignments handout) but students are limited to one bonus assignment each month.
Oral Presentation
Each student in the class will make a short 5 minute presentation to the rest of the class. Sign-ups for the various topics and dates will be made on the second day of class. The topics are: a field of engineering, how something works, a local company, an engineering school, an engineer you interviewed, or an ethics scenario.
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