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General Information
- Course ID (CB01A and CB01B)
- ENGRD010.
- Course Title (CB02)
- Introduction to Engineering
- Course Credit Status
- Credit - Degree Applicable
- Effective Term
- Fall 2023
- Course Description
- This course is an introduction to engineering design through a variety of team projects, including experimentation, data analysis, and the development of computer skills. Students will be exposed to several engineering disciplines through project design and problem solving for the purpose of providing information to assist them in choosing a major.
- Faculty Requirements
- Course Family
- Not Applicable
Course Justification
This is a degree required course, transferable to UC and CSU universities. This course is on °®¶¹´«Ã½ Liberal Arts A.A. Its purpose is twofold: to introduce the student to the engineering profession and to familiarize the student with several basic engineering tools of analysis and synthesis.
Foothill Equivalency
- Does the course have a Foothill equivalent?
- No
- Foothill Course ID
Formerly Statement
Course Development Options
- Basic Skill Status (CB08)
- Course is not a basic skills course.
- Grade Options
- Letter Grade
- Pass/No Pass
- Repeat Limit
- 0
Transferability & Gen. Ed. Options
- Transferability
- Transferable to both UC and CSU
Units and Hours
Summary
- Minimum Credit Units
- 4.5
- Maximum Credit Units
- 4.5
Weekly Student Hours
| Type | In Class | Out of Class |
|---|---|---|
| Lecture Hours | 3.0 | 6.0 |
| Laboratory Hours | 5.0 | 0.0 |
Course Student Hours
- Course Duration (Weeks)
- 12.0
- Hours per unit divisor
- 36.0
Course In-Class (Contact) Hours
- Lecture
- 36.0
- Laboratory
- 60.0
- Total
- 96.0
Course Out-of-Class Hours
- Lecture
- 72.0
- Laboratory
- 0.0
- NA
- 0.0
- Total
- 72.0
Prerequisite(s)
Corequisite(s)
Advisory(ies)
- ESL D272. and ESL D273., or ESL D472. and ESL D473., or eligibility for EWRT D001A or EWRT D01AH or ESL D005.
- Pre-algebra or equivalent (or higher), or appropriate placement beyond pre-algebra
Limitation(s) on Enrollment
Entrance Skill(s)
General Course Statement(s)
Methods of Instruction
Lecture and visual aids
Discussion of assigned reading
Discussion and problem solving performed in class
Quiz and examination review performed in class
Homework and extended projects
Guest speakers
Collaborative projects
Assignments
- Required reading to develop a product proposal
- Simulate and emulate real world problems using software and hardware
- Team projects
- Brian-storm to identify real world problems and their constrains
- Propose solutions based on the demographics, human factor,time to market, and resources.
- Build/assemble the project and verify the actual duration of the project vs the proposal
- Identify the unanticipated obstacles and propose how to avoid them and optimize the process in the future
- Present the project orally and write a comprehensive report
- Individual EXCEL assignments relating to the math concepts introduced in class
- Write an essay on engineering ethical issues on how to prevent and the cost of it to the community
Interview mentor to help to find the right mentor and start professional networking
Write an essay to express opinions professionally when disagree with a topic/concept/process
Methods of Evaluation
- Project proposal will be grade based on completeness, accuracy,and adhering engineering design process
- Software specific, hardware, and projects which will require the student to demonstrate techniques for data optimization and analysis from problems in various areas of Engineering disciplines.
- A comprehensive final project requiring a written and oral report to demonstrate abilities to summarize, integrate, and analyze concepts that have been introduced and studied throughout the course.
- Quizzes evaluated comprehension of excel base calculations based on real world problems evaluated for correctness and understanding of related software
- Report will be evaluated on the students demonstrating the difference between ethical and legal engineering issues. In addition to how to develop their opinions to communicate constructively as well as degree of networking with technology professionals.
Essential Student Materials/Essential College Facilities
Essential Student Materials:Â
- Scientific calculator (TI 89 recommended)
- A laboratory equipped with a sufficient number of computers
- A CAD package software
Examples of Primary Texts and References
| Author | Title | Publisher | Date/Edition | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Engineering, McGraw-Hill Education, ISBN# 978-1-307-00917-0, 7th edition, 2017 |
Examples of Supporting Texts and References
| Author | Title | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| None. |
Learning Outcomes and Objectives
Course Objectives
- Develop student strategies for academic success in engineering
- Examine engineering problems using simple mathematical models
- Identify and resolve a variety of ethical problems
- Design and perform simple experiments
- Introduce students to a variety of engineering disciplines
- Analyze data with reference to classroom activities or experiments.
CSLOs
- Analyze, graph and develop a formula for a given data set.
- Prepare and write technical specifications and documentation, and be able to orally present them.
- Work collaboratively on an engineering team.
Outline
- Develop student strategies for academic success in engineering
- Compare academic success strategies
- Assess academic strengths and weaknesses
- Set goals, and develop a plan / timeline to achieve these goals
- Analyze the student chapters of the various engineering professional societies
- Appraise the dynamics of team work
- Examine engineering problems using simple mathematical models
- Estimate and approximate by using finite differences, polynomial interpolation, integration, Trapezoidal method, and Gaussian Quadrature
- Check the consistency of units in engineering problems
- Draw graphs manually and with Microsoft EXCEL 2016
- Curve fit data using 1st and 2nd degree equations, power, and exponential functions
- Use the Newton-Raphson and Bairstow's methods for the estimation of the solution of engineering systems described by polynomial and transcendental equations
- Propose project time-line diagrams
- Assemble constraints and criteria for the evaluation of the project
- Identify and resolve a variety of ethical problems
- Examine cases and comment on the course of action that he/she would have taken to resolve the problem
- Construct alternate solutions
- Design and perform simple experiments
- Design a "product" to be marketed
- Collect, evaluate, and analyze data
- Perform rudimentary data analysis by computing the mean, median, and standard deviation
- Draw conclusions based on the above statistical measures
- Learn and distinguish engineering disciplines
- Summarize the different types of engineers and their job functions
- Classify the types of problems different engineers solve
- Analyze data with reference to classroom activities or experiments.
- Experiment with various methods of data collection
- Interpret the collected data
- Analyze alternate solutions
Lab Topics
- Microsoft excel based calculations
- Learning Styles: Using on-line software to identify student learning styles
- Voltage/ Current Calculation in a DC circuit.
- Investigation of the head distribution in a disk brake using interpolation techniques
- Black body radiation calculations using various techniques of finding the area under the curve.
- Calculating the average current of a sinusoidal wave form using simple integration techniques.
- Using Curve fitting methods to calculate the stress/strain of a column
- Using the the Newton-Raphson method with Van Der Waals equation to calculate the PVT relationship of gaseous substances
- Calculation of the mean, median, and mode of defective items coming out of an assembly line
- Team project 1: Analysis- reverse engineer a simple electromechanical object to identify its parts and their function.
- Team project 2: Synthesis- build an object and document the various stages of the project.
