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There's no better general introduction to engineering than 'Engineering Your Future'.
Dr. Shiflett
USC
Excellent approach to introducing MATLAB for technical problem solving.
Dr. Oakes
Purdue U.
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Montana State University
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Virginia Military Institute
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1. ENGINEERING MAJORS (Oakes)
1. What to Major in?
| Mechanical |
Environmental |
| Electrical |
Civil |
| Computer |
Industrial |
| Chemical |
Aerospace |
| Agricultural |
Materials |
| Biomedical |
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2. Roles of Engineers
| Research |
Manufacturing |
| Development |
Technical Support |
| Design |
Analysis |
| Testing |
Management |
3. Where to Work
- Industrial Sectors
- Engineers and scientists
- Engineers and technologists
2. PROFILES OF ENGINEERS (Oakes)
Profiles of 40 diverse, practicing engineers--at work and as individuals
- Individual profiles
- Photos
- Job descriptions
- Personal comments
3. STATISTICAL PROFILE OF THE ENGINEERING PROFESSION (Leone)
In this chapter, current statistics and profiles of the engineering profession will be presented.
- 1. College Enrollment Trends Of Engineering Students
- 2. College Majors Of Current Engineering Students
- 3. Placement Trends
- 4. Salaries Of Engineers
- 5. The Diversity Of The Profession
- 6. Distribution Of Engineers By Field Of Study
- 7. Engineering Employment By Type Of Employer
- 8. Engineering Functions And Engineering Fields
4. PROBLEM SOLVING STRATEGIES (Oakes)
1. Problem Solving Styles
- Utilizing your own style
- Adapting your style to fit
- Group dynamics
2. Methods For Problem Solving
- Identifying the problem
- Solution paths
- Understanding the process
- Creative problem solving strategies
3. Engineering Problem Solving
- No calculators required
- Estimation
4. Brainstorming
- Maximizing solutions
- Rules of the game
5. Assignments, Activities, Exercises
5. VISUALIZATION & GRAPHICAL COMMUNICATION [Freehand Sketching] (Young)
1. Why Study Graphics?
2. Visualization of 3-D Space
- Cartesian coordinate systems
- Sketching points, lines and planes
- Object transformations
- Drawing scales
3. Pictorial Sketching
- Isometric pictorials
- Oblique pictorials
- Perspective pictorials
4. Orthographic Sketching
- Orthographic projection
- Principal views
- Auxiliary views
5. Assignments, Activities, Exercises
6. COMPUTER APPLICATIONS (Diefes)
1. Changes In Engineering
What did we use before computers?
2. Using The Internet
- World Wide Web as a resource
- Home pages & Email
3. Word-Processing
- Effective use
- Different types
4. Spreadsheets
- Power of the tools
- Different types
5. Presentations
Electronic presentations
6. Mathematical Software
- Powerful tools
- Matlab and Mathcad
7. Design Tools
Paperless designs
8. Programming Languages
Writing your own codes
9. Assignments, Activities, Exercises
7. TEAMWORK SKILLS (Flori) 8. ENGINEERING DESIGN (Leone)
1. What Is Engineering Design?
2. Design And The Engineering Curriculum
3. What Is A Design Process?
4. A Sample Design Process
- Identify the problem
- Goals definition
- Research and gather data
- Brainstorming / creative ideas
- Developing models
- Analysis and testing
- Making the decision
- Communication and specification
- Implementation
5. A Case Study in Engineering Design
Using the sample design process, a simple engineering problem will be discussed, analyzed and evaluated. The intent is to provide students a better appreciation for the stages involved in getting a product to market and the team effort required for implementation.
9. COMMUNICATIONS (Gunn)
1. What Technical Communication Is--An Overview
- The communication
- The audience
- Technical communication in the workplace
2. The Qualities to Aim For
- Consistency
- Style
- Flow
- Clarity
3. Formats
- Reports of all varieties
- Resumes
- Real world letters
- Presentations
4. Language
- Jargon
- Word choice
- Technical considerations
5. Grammatical Concerns
- Technical considerations
6. Assignments, Activities, Exercises
10. THE ETHICS OF ENGINEERING & LEGAL ISSUES (Dilworth)
1. The Nature of Ethics
- The subject matter of ethics
- Normative ethics
- Conflicts in ethics
- Descriptive ethics
2. The Nature of Engineering Ethics
3. The Issue and Topics of Engineering Ethics
- The Preamble
- Other issues
- The engineer's obligation to society
- The engineer's obligation to employers and clients
- The engineer's obligation to other engineers
4. Assignments
11. UNITS & CONVERSIONS (Potter)
1. Historical Note
2. The SI System of Units
3. Derived Units
4. Prefixes
5. Numerals
6. Conversions
7. Practice Problems
12. MATH REVIEW (Potter)
13. ENGINEERING FUNDAMENTALS (Potter)
14. DESIGN USING CADKEY [CD included!] (Young)
15. INTRO TO MATLAB |
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