** Open Lab Times**

Reverse Engineering

Course Syllabus

Course Information:

Teacher: Mr. Miller

Year: Semester Course/2017-2018

Teacher’s Contact: daniel.miller@wwrsd.org

Website: www.wwrsd.org>Jr./Sr. High School > Staff > Miller, Daniel

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“The trick to having good ideas is not to sit around in glorious isolation and try to think big thoughts. The trick is to get more parts on the table.”

― Steven Johnson

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COURSE DESCRIPTION

Reverse Engineering is a semester course that incorporates the ideas of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics to help systematically dismantle, evaluate, study, and recreate an existing item or idea. Students will learn and apply different types of technical and hands methodologies including but not limited to: electronics, schematic drawings, electronics tools, basic manufacturing processes, material science, engineering, and industrial design to name a few. Students will learn these systems and then apply them to different types of lab activities that will then be utilized on a final assignment in which students will dismantle, study, and potentially repair an old piece of electronics equipment (DVD Player, Alarm Clock, Stereo Equipment, etc.).

MATERIALS

Students will need the following in this course:

• (1) Graph Ruled Composition Notebook
• (3) #2 Pencils
• 2 GB flash drive (optional)
• Folders will be provided in class.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Students are expected to:

• Participate in class activities either in an individual setting or as a member of a working team.
• Complete all classwork and projects and follow their specified due dates.
• Act in a mature, dignified, and respectful manner towards other students and the teacher.
• Maintain a notebook for all handouts, class notes, sketches, and planning ideas.
• Remember that quality is better than quantity. Put effort into everything you do.
• The Applied Technology Department expects that students will not use any machinery, equipment, or tools unless properly instructed to do so. This is a safety issue.

GRADING

The grading breakdown is as follows:

Projects/Tests: 60%

Classwork/Participation/Homework: 20%

Quizzes: 20%

• There will be a final exam at the end of the semester and a final project for this course.
• This course is centered on project-based learning. Project grades are performance-based, and all of these assignments will contain a rubric clearly stating the expectations that must be met. Examples of categories in the rubric include: Craftsmanship, Execution of Project, Collaboration, and the completion of set requirements.

Student Participation:

• Student participation includes behavior and efficient use of class time when working. A weekly Participation Grade from 0-5 will be given on Genesis, with a 5 being equivalent to 100%. Below is a table indicating how participation will be graded.

5 EXCELLENT

Focused and on task the entire class period (100% of class time)

4 GOOD

Focused and mostly on task for more than 85% of class time.

3 FAIR

On task 70% of class time. One or more of the following occurred:

• Late for class (less than 6 minutes), unprepared for class, minor disrespect of peers/teacher/tools/environment, extended time out of class, did not clean area, use of cell phones, games, etc. the first time.

2 UNSATISFACTORY

On task around 50% of class time. Two or more of the following occurred:

• Late for class (less than 6 minutes), disrespect of peers/teacher/tools/environment, extended time out of class, did not clean area, use of cell phones, games, etc. more than once.

1 POOR

On task around 25% of class time (lack of focus throughout the majority of the period). Three or more of the following occurred:

• Late for class (less than 6 minutes), disrespect of peers/teacher/tools/environment, extended time out of class, did not clean area, use of cell phones, games, etc. more than once.

0 NOT EVIDENT

On task around 0% of class time.

• Sleeping, cutting class (more than 6 minutes late), complete lack of focus, highly disrespectful to peers/teacher/tools/environment, disruptive, intentional misuse of supplies.

SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

Due to the use of power equipment in this course, all students must watch shop safety demonstrations, pass the shop safety quizzes with a perfect score, and return the signed Shop Safety Instructions sheet prior to working with any power equipment.

COMPUTER POLICY

This course requires extensive computer work. Please remember that using the computers is a privilege. They should be used for course-related purposes ONLY. If students are using the computers for purposes other than classwork, students will be expected to complete the assignment by hand. If a student damages a computer, they will be given a referral to the office.

CELL PHONE POLICY

No personal electronic devices are to be used in class unless otherwise specified by the teacher. Phones are to be stored in backpacks or in the assigned pocket of the phone storage provided from the beginning of class until the four-minute clean-up bell.

• If a student has their phone visible in class but is not actively using it, it will be taken by the teacher and the student can retrieve it at the end of the period.
• If a student is using their phone in class, it will be taken by the teacher and returned at the end of the day.

COURSE LAYOUT

• Safety

-Equipment

-General room safety

• Intro to Engineering Design Process
• STEM Careers
• Architectural and Industrial Design
• Intro to Autocad

-Review Orthographic Drawing

-Introduction to CAD Autodesk

• Materials Science and Processing

-Polymers

-Metals

-Ceramics

-Composites

-Processing Techniques

-Product Identification

-Material Application

• Electricity and Electronics

-What is electricity?

-Where and how is electricity generated?

-Electrical power AC and DC

-Ohm’s Law

-Series and Parallel Circuits

-Electrical Components

-PCB Board Construction

• Reverse Engineering Electronics Project

-Project assessment and condition check

-Disassembly directions and documentation

-Interior component and system analysis

-Schematic diagram and circuit drawings

-PCB Sectional diagram and 3D redesign using Auto Desk

-Reassembly and project test

-Final project evaluation