Course Information

2 Syllabus

Catalog Description

The history and development of engineering as a profession. Engineering disciplines, educational requirements, transfer school information, success strategies, professional ethics, current and projected activities in the various branches of engineering.

Instructor: Hitesh Soneji

Office: Science 148

Office hours: Please make an appointment first! Friday 10 -11A. Virtual Office Hours Available.

Communication:

• • Best way to communicate is by iMail inside of Insight/Moodle

  • The instructor may suggest talking by phone and request your phone number.

  • Phone: 415-452-7116. Voice Mail Available.

  • Web Page: http://fog.ccsf.edu/~hsoneji/

Required Text:

• • Landis, Raymond, "Studying Engineering, A Road Map to a Rewarding Career″, 3^rd or 4th Edition, Discovery Press, 2007. ISBN:978-0-9646969-2-1

  • The course is currently designed around the 3rd or 4th edition.

    • Landis recently introduced a FOURTH edition. You may buy this book.

    • Landis has recently introduced an e-book. It has worked well for students.

    • Students have used newer and older versions of the text with success.

    • 2nd editions are available for purchase online for a few dollars.

  • It is highly advised that you purchase or borrow the book as one or both exams may be open book

  • Use of Landis' e-book will be allowed during open-book exams. Those using e-books must disable all Internet and cellular connectivity during exams.

Purpose:

The purpose of the course is to provide the student an opportunity to become familiar with the spectrum of activities that make up the broad field of engineering and the educational opportunities available to the City College student interested in engineering and engineering technology.

Goals:

• 1. To enable students to define their specific occupational objective both from the standpoint of their major field of interest and scholastic aptitudes.

  2. To enable the student to define their educational course of action which will prepare them for their occupational goal.

  3. To enable the student to evaluate their personal attributes and consider a course of action that will improve the likelihood of succeeding in engineering or engineering technology.

  4. To understand the responsibilities that an engineer has in performing their work.

Learning Outcomes:

• 1. Summarize a brief history of the development in the field of engineering.

  2. Differentiate the profession and education of an engineer from that of an engineering technologist or an engineering technician.

  3. Relate the job functions of the engineer to the engineering technologist and the engineering technician.

  4. Classify the various types of engineering.

  5. Describe the job functions in the various engineering disciplines.

  6. Distinguish between the design projects that various types of engineers would be involved in and the types of problems they solve.

  7. Choose an educational objective that would facilitate your specific career goals.

  8. Formulate an educational plan to transfer in engineering to a four year institution.

  9. Examine academic and personal success strategies.

  10. Classify professional engineering societies.

  11. Relate professional engineering societies to their role in engineering and engineering education.

  12. Relate the ethical requirements of a professional engineer to ethical codes of professional engineering societies.

  13. Analyze case studies of real-world situations that created ethical dilemmas for working engineers.

Class Presentation:

The class requirements are expressed by a topic-by-topic guide. The student will review the guide and take the required actions. This most often will consist of reading the text and answering text questions and posting responses to forum questions. Some assignments will be uploaded to Insight or performed through some other Insight assignments tool. The student will also be required to take an online midterm and an on campus final exam. The student is expected to be able to navigate an Internet browser, including downloading and uploading documents. In addition, students will be required to post on a discussion board, comments and questions to presented topics.

Homework:

Assignments must be completed and/or uploaded to Insight by the due date for full credit.

• • Typically there will be 2-3 tasks to be completed for each topic (weekly)

  • Typically these tasks will be due 11 PM on Wednesdays.

• SUMMER: Many topics will be assigned per week. Each assignment will have clear due dates. See Insight and/or the Course Schedule.

  • Due dates are made clear within Insight under each Week / Topic heading.

  • The exact due date/time will be listed for each week.

  • Late homework is heavily penalized.

    • • Late forum posts will get zero credit.

• • • Let me repeat: Late Forum Posts Get NO CREDIT.

FORUMS:

Forum participation is a required part of this course. It helps to create a community of students in the online world. Many students have made friends that have lasted through many years of CCSF classes... all from initial forum interactions. The more you put into the forums, the more everyone will gain from them.

Some important forum related points:

• • Most forums require two posts: (1) your initial response to a question posed by the instructor AND (2) your well thought out and well reasoned response to another student's post.

  • Since the forums are intended to create a dialog, the sooner you post, the more fruitful the discussion will be.

  • The forums force a 30-minute delay or idle period after your first post. This delay prevents you from posting a second post for 30 minutes. This is intentional and part of the instructional design. You must plan accordingly.

  • You will not be able to see anyone else's post until after you post + the 30-minute delay.

  • In summary: Don't wait till the last minute to post to the forums!

LATE POLICY:

PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THIS POLICY.

Late submissions create an unnecessary and undue burden on the instructor, other students, and yourself. IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING and DIFFICULT TO ACCOMMODATE LATE WORK

• • Online and Forum Based Assignments: Will NOT be accepted late.

  • Online Weekly Comprehension Checks: Will NOT be accepted late.

  • In Person EXAMS: The midterm and final exam can not be taken late.

  • Offline Assignments: These are assignments that will require you to do work off-line and then upload your assignment to the Insight website before the deadline. If you miss the deadline for an offline assignment, you can submit your homework assignment late with a 20% point penalty deducted for each week it is overdue. You will receive a zero for any assignment that is over two weeks past its due date.

  • Late forum posts will get zero credit.

• Let me repeat: Late Forum Posts Get NO CREDIT.

Grading:

Please note that most items in this course are manually graded by the instructor. You will need to wait till the instructor has graded the item before you will know your score and have feedback. The Instructor will post to the HW Forum after grading of each item is completely.

Grading Scale:

Gradebook:

The gradebook is available in Insight on the left hand side of the main Insight page for this class. As items are graded, the grade for the item and any comments will be included in the gradebook. More detailed grading is available by clicking the assignment itself.

WARNING: The gradebook totals will often be -incorrect- throughout the semester. This is because of the dynamic nature of our course, assignment grading status, and the gradebook itself. I will post to the News forum at moments where the gradebook totals are accurate.

Professional Conduct:

You are expected to conduct yourself in a professional manner. When you respond to discussion topics, you must use thoughtful and clear comments. Do not use offensive, or inappropriate language. Only comment on the discussion topic. If you have a personal question or comment, e-mail your instructor. Failure to act professionally may result in expulsion from the class.

Exams:

There will be an on campus proctored Final Exam based on your reading and written assignments. See the schedule for dates. You will be reminded by iMail e-mail.

Disabilities Accommodation :

If you need disability-related accommodations, please inform me immediately. I can be reached by e-mail at hsoneji@ccsf.edu. You must also directly contact the Disabled Student Programs and Services (DSPS) located in the Rosenberg Library, Room 323 on the Phelan Campus. Telephone: 415-452-5481 (V) 415-452-5451 (TTY). DSPS is the campus office responsible for verifying disability-related need for academic accommodations, assessing that need, and for planning accommodations in cooperation with students and instructors as needed and consistent with course requirements.