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In class
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Assignments due today
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Design projects
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Due Dates/Assignments
Homework on due date listed beginning
of class
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Aug 24
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Introduction, expectations, why
engineering,
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pop bottle project
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Read Chapter 2 (Engineering Majors); answer 2.5, 2.28;
Additional question:
What is an engineering professional society?
Name three of these societies.
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Aug 26
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design and teamwork basics;
develop design and peer criteria
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Chapter 2 HW
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Read Chapter 9 (Engineering Design) – answer 9.3 (choose one
from the list of a-h).
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Aug 28
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Design Team activities; work on pop
bottle project
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Criteria for pop bottle project
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Aug 31
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public speaking
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pop bottle presentations and
reports; Chapter 9 HW due
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Cardboard box house project
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Read Chap 8 (Teamwork Skills) – answer the following
questions:
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Thinking about your team experiences, what roles have
you played and how did you do it?
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Think of the best team you’ve been on – why did it
work?
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Think about the worst team you’ve been on – why
didn’t it work; what could you have done to change the team
dynamics?
Complete the
work ethic survey and bring to class to share Sept 2
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Sept 2
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Engineering & society;
Toni Kraut, speaker from Family Promise; pick teams for
cardboard project
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HW chap 8 questions (answer
questions posted above after reading chap 8 due at beginning
of class today);
take the work
ethic survey bring to class today to share with
classmates
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Read
Chapter 6 (problem solving); answer 6.5, 6.24, 6.28.
See cardboard houses on TV!!
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Sept 4 |
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Good time to work on engineering research report #1 |
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Sept 7
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Labor Day Holiday
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Sept 9
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engineering and society
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Chapter 6 HW due today before class
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Sept 11 |
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Sept 14
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Speaker Thomas Moore, environmental
engineering
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Read Appendix A (powerpoint)
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Sept 16
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no class meeting today - work on
box houses
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cardboard box projects due; setup on campus by
Thurs 10:00 am
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Read Chapter 7 HW 7.13; think about starting
your academic career report due Nov 11 |
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Sept 18 |
Learning tools of the trade
powerpoint |
move cardboard box houses to fundraiser site 10:30 |
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Sept 21
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Bob Morris (electrical)
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Research engineering report #1 due midnight tonight
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research engineering report #2 due Oct
9 needs to be different discipline that report #1
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Sept 23
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Cardboard box presentations
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cardboard box presentations
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Read Chapter 12 (Engineering
Work Experience) HW 12.4, 12.9
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Sept 25 |
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brainstorm and list experiences,
skills, and abilities (10 in each column) then
categorize items as either “work” or “other” experience. |
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Sept 28
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Speaker Debra Lyber (10), Career Advising Speaker
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bring brainstorm list of
experiences to class with you; Chap 7 & 12 HW due
today
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Sept 30
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tools of the trade - using Word
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re-work your resume in class (make sure
you have your resume with you electronically - not
printed out)
click here for Word activity;
need something to work with? click here |
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Oct 2 |
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Oct 5
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Speaker Di Washington, project engineer
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complete speaker forms; pick egg
drop teams
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Oct 7
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career fair; success in the classroom
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Career Fair is today in Pullman 9:00 - 3:00 and at UI
tomorrow same times different location. You
are excused from this class today if you go to either career
fair. |
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Oct 9 |
Soldering lessons - new project "solar panels" |
Yes, we WILL have class today. |
solar panel project |
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Oct 12
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college success - test taking strategies
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Good time to be working on your second
engineering research report due Oct 19
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Oct 14
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solar panel project
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Oct 16
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Oct 19
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take the
learning styles inventory bring to class printed
results (or come early to class and take it) |
Research Engineering #2
Report due today - different discipline from previous report
campus scavenger hunt |
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Read Chapter 5 (Succeeding in the Classroom) HW 5.1, 5.10,
5.22, 5.26 |
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Oct 21
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Speaker Paul Hopkins (structural)
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Oct 23 |
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Oct 26
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tools of the trade -
Using Excel;
in class excel activities:
terminal velocity for egg drop; graphs and formulas
for temp, shoe size, quadratic |
complete in-class excel activities
download
activity;
Chap 5 HW due today by midnight
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egg drop project
egg drop team
list
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Oct 28
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Speaker Tommy Carrol /
NASA Space Trailer - turn in speaker forms |
rough draft of technical instructions due midnight via
email
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Oct 30 |
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Nov 2
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Speaker Brandon Lytle (success in
college - physical well-being) |
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Good time to get working on your
academic career report due Nov 11; Also make arrangements
for your interview an engineer report due Dec 7
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Nov 4
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speaker Joel Ristau, civil engineering/public works
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what makes a good poster; work on egg drop posters in
class
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Nov 6
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Nov 9
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What makes a good poster
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solar panel technical
instructions due midnight today via email
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Nov 11 |
Thomas Moore, speaker, environmental engineering |
Academic report due tonight midnight
-- due date moved to Nov 15 midnight |
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Etiquette lunch today |
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Nov 13 |
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Nov 16 |
egg drop trials |
bring your packages to class today for testing |
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Develop a budget for the rest of this semester; then
estimate your costs for the rest of the year.
Due Nov
18 in class |
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Nov 18 |
Speaker Laura Hughes, financial |
Bring your budget with you to class today |
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Research 5 scholarships and/or grants
you would be eligible to apply for – email
your scholarship list and any other eligibility info you
would need to provide (note:
you do not need to
send me your actual eligibility information, just what is
asked for from the scholarship/grant) due Nov 30 |
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Nov 20 |
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Nov 23
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Thanksgiving Holiday
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Nov 26
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Thanksgiving Holiday
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Nov 27 |
Thanksgiving Holiday |
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Nov 30
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ethics
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5 scholarships research due
midnight; posters due tonight
midnight |
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Read chap 11 (Ethics) HW #11.1, 11.10
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Dec 2
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Poster presentations |
chap 11 HW due today midnight
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poster presentations
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Dec 4 |
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Dec 7
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engineering and society
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Dec 9 |
review |
Interview an engineer report due |
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Dec 11
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study lots
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