Introduction to Engineering ENGR-248

Instructor: Eltahry Elghandour, Ph.D.

Email:                                      eelghand@Cuesta.edu Please use Canvas for messages Classes Time:

Textbook Required: There is no text for this course.

1- See Canvas for more information

Mechanics:	Event	Points Possible
	Lab Attendance +quizzes	30%
	Assignments and activity Labs	50%
	Group/Individually Project (Report/ PPT’S/Video)	20%
	Total	100%

Catalog Description (2 Credits):

Introduction to engineering and its application in professional practice. Includes design, analysis, testing and dissection of engineering systems, from simple machines to more complicated systems. Introduction to engineering graphic communication. Introduction to HVAC, Manufacturing and Mechatronics concentrations. Includes first quarter cornerstone service learning project.

Design Project:

Each student or group of students taking this course for credit is required to complete a project examining some aspect of engineering. Each student group is free to choose a topic aligned with his/her interests, subject to instructor approval. Additional information will be provided separately.

In this design project, will design, build, analyze and test. Students will work in teams. Teams will prepare reports of their design and compare the predicted and experimental analysis. Students will discuss probable causes for discrepancies and possible methods to minimize them.

Technology Requirements:

The following technologies will be required for this course.

• Internet access / connection
• Laptop or desktop computer with Microsoft Excel during the lecture
• Always carry with at least one flash drive (2 GB or more) that you can save your files to be taken home with you when you work on the campus

Attendance Requirements:

All students are required to attend and participate in all scheduled classes and examinations. Instructor has the right to establish regulations regarding attendance that he/she considers necessary for successful  study.

Guidelines and Requirements: The instructor deduct points if the work is turned in late.

Labs: All the assignments and activity including the project will be due on Canvas as scheduled.

Corrections: The instructor reserves the right to make corrections to the syllabus any time during the quarter.

Learners with Disabilities:

Any learner with a qualified disability which requires accommodations should contact, you are encouraged to contact both your instructor and the Disability Resource Center, Building 124, Room 119, at (805) 756-1395, as early as possible in the term. More information is available on their website at

http://www.drc.calpoly.edu/. Links to an external site.Learners who have questions to participate in this course should contact the above office in advance to ensure proper accommodations.

Responsibility:

It is the student's responsibility to drop (if necessary). It is also the student's responsibility to keep up with the material.

Schedule may be modified, with announcements posted on-line

Students Responsibilities:

1. It is the student’s responsibility to drop (if necessary). It is also the student’s responsibility to attend class. If you are unable to attend class, you are still responsible for the material that was covered during the missed
2. Turn OFF cell
3. No food, drink, or gum in the
4. Cheating and plagiarism will not be

Student Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this course the student will be able to:

1. Identify five Engineering fields and briefly describe the type of work done by
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the minimum requirements for graduation from a four-year college or university in the Engineering field of their
3. Use Microsoft Excel to enter data, import data, sort, use basic math, enter math functions and display results, graph data, use graphed data to derive a
4. Demonstrate a basic understanding of electricity and electronics including the function of basic components such as resistors, capacitors, transistors, integrated circuits, LED’s, and
5. Demonstrate an introductory level understanding of robotics, stepper motors and stepper motor
6. Demonstrate the basics of renewable energy, solar and wind
7. Demonstrate an understanding of basic bridge and building design structure and
8. Create or refine a resume outlining past achievements and future

Assignments:

1. Course assignments will be presented at each class session throughout the
2. All of your work should be saved on a flash drive or cloud storage. You will need a flash drive to hand in exam

Attendance:

Attendance, including field trips, is mandatory (unless the field trip occurs outside normal class time). Students that are frequently absent may be dropped from the course and could receive a failing grade.

Deadlines for Withdraw:

Your instructor may drop you if you miss two (2) successive classes without notification and due cause; however, it is the student’s responsibility to drop the class through Banner or Admissions and Records if you must drop the course. Check the Cuesta home page for withdraw deadlines or contact your instructor.

If the instructor provides you with an add code for the course it is the STUDENT’S RESPONSIBILITY to add the course through Banner or at the Admissions and Records office located next to the library on the main campus.

Official Cuesta Add Policy per Admissions & Records (re-phrased for students): Adding Students to Credit Courses

1. Add authorization codes will be included with class rosters, which will be

available in confidential faculty rosters found the faculty’s’ portal, myCuesta, under My Web Services – Faculty and Advisors – “Class Attendance Rosters” link under the Faculty Tab

2. These add authorization codes should NOT be distributed to selected students until the first day of
3. Students who wish to add your class must obtain an add authorization

code directly from the instructor. It is the instructor's discretion to issue add codes to waitlisted students after the class begins. It is recommended that you distribute add authorization codes based upon students’ priority on the Waitlist before adding walk-in students not on the Waitlist. Per Academic Senate, “Faculty are encouraged, but not  required to use the waitlist as an add priority list when giving out add codes at the beginning of a term.”

Students are responsible for processing add authorization codes by the deadline date, which is one-day prior to Census date No Exceptions. Apportionment is based on the number of students actively enrolled as of the census date.

4. The deadline for students to add your class is the day before the Census

date. Add codes will not be accepted in myCuesta or walk-in registration on or after the class Census date because the deadline to add is one-day prior to Census. This deadline will be strictly enforced in compliance with Board Policy AP 5070.

Accommodations

• If you have a physical, mental, or learning disability that requires any special accommodation, please contact Disabled Student Programs and Services https://www.cuesta.edu/student/studentservices/dsps/dsps_services.htmlLinks to an external Links to an external site. as soon as possible to ensure that you receive the accommodations in a timely manner. I will be happy to discuss and work with you on your need for accommodations.

Course and College Policies

• Tutorial services are provided to students and can be found at the following link: http://www.cuesta.edu/student/servs_classes/ssc/tutorial_services/Links to an external Links to an external site.
• Student Code of Conduct Link: https://go.boarddocs.com/ca/cuesta/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=A2SMMY5BC350Links to anLinks to an external site. external Links to an external site.
• Academic Honesty Agreement Link : https://www.cuesta.edu/about/documents/vpss-Links to an external site. docs/Academic_Honesty_Agreement.pdfLinks to an external Links to an external site.
• Student Computer Technology Access Agreement Link: https://go.boarddocs.com/ca/cuesta/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=A2V4LD661AE3Links to anLinks to an external site. external Links to an external site.
• Students must provide a photo ID when taking exams. Also Authenticating student identity will be conducted through the use of the Learning Management System, Canvas. Canvas requires each student to log into the program using a secure login and password to
• Regular and effective contact shall happen in several ways: through weekly announcements, weekly discussion forums, weekly instructor prepared lectures and weekly individual feedback from the instructor through student assignment. Instructor will communicate through the LMS, email, and create virtual or face-to-face office hours. The use of live chats and video conferencing may also be used to best meet each student’s ability and learning style. Instructor office hours (traditional and virtual) will be made available to students (on course syllabus or posted within the LMS) and through private
• Adaptions to Methods of Evaluation: All course work will be set up and assessed through LMS. This will include homework assignments downloaded, attached and submitted online, participation in weekly online forum discussions, and online quizzes and exams, Face-to-face demonstrations of content proficiency. When evaluations are administered online, student identity will be verified by the password login that is built into the course management
• Tests: Tests may be administered through https://proctorio.com/Links to an external Links to an external site.

Netiquette and Online Course Participation

• Use respectful and appropriate language in your forum
• Emoticons are acceptable ways to show
• Avoid CAPS as they come across like YOU'RE
• You are expected to read all forum
• All messages are public, so be careful and courteous when you
• Make your posts thorough and your replies as

Technical Support?

If you have any technical issues I suggest you contact your instructor using Canvas or their Cuesta email.

Corrections:The instructor reserves the right to make corrections to the syllabus.

Planned Schedule of Activities:

Week #	Date	Lab Topic	Deliverable
		Welcome and Intro
		Excel Activity
		Spaghetti Structure
		Spaghetti Structure	Spaghetti Structure Challenge Reflections
		Spaghetti Bridge
		Spaghetti Bridge	Spaghetti Structure Challenge Reflections
		Excel Activity
		Build the tallest tower
		Build the tallest tower	Tower Challenge Reflections
		Cycloid Project
		Mechatronics
		Mechatronics	Mechatronics Challenge Reflections
		Excel Project
		Engine Dissection
		Engine reassembly	Engine Observations
		Excel Project
		Drill Dissection
		Final Project Composite Materials Bridge

Schedule may be modified, with announcements posted on-line