UEET 101 Introduction to Engineering Course Syllabus (FALL 2009)

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	CONTACT PERSON	TEAM TEACHING APPROACH
	Dr.Mansour Tahernezhadi (Ph.D.) Associate Dean Phone: (815)-753-0745 Fax: (815)-753-0362 E-mail:-tahernez@ceet.niu.edu Office Hours : T,TH: 1:45-3:30 pm and by Appointment TA For UEET101:- Raja D. Tadepally E-Mail: rajadinesh.tadepally@gmail.com Office: EB 347 Office Hours: Tuesday : 10:00a.m. -12:00 p.m and by Appointment	Instructors: Dr. Mansour Tahernezhadi, course director Dr. Michael Haji-sheikh, Electrical Engineering Dr. Pradip Majumdar, Mechanical Engineering Dr. Mark Rosenbaum, Marketing Dr. Petr Vanysek, Chemistry Dr. Omar Chmaissem, Physics

CATALOG DESCRIPTION

UEET 101. INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING (1). Introduction to engineering disciplines and careers, role of the engineer in society, engineering approach to problem-solving, engineering design process, concurrent engineering, and engineering ethics. Required course for all engineering majors; should be taken during the first year of enrollment at NIU. Lecture and laboratory; one 2-hour period per week. (Formerly IEET 100).

Note: UEET 101 is also open to non-engineering majors.

UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY

Undergraduate Certificate _Nanotechnology

CLASS INFORMATION

Class Meeting Time:

Sec I -8:00 -9:15 a.m., Tuesday . EB 101

                                            Sec II- 8.00-9:15 am ..,Thursday  EB 101

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

For a list of each week's topics, speakers, questions, and links to related web sites, see below. .

Week 1 (08/25/09) (08/27/09)	- Class Introduction By Dr. Mansour Tahernezhadi
Week 2 (09/1/09) (09/3/09)	- Lecture On Nanochemistry By Dr. Petr Vanysek
Week 3 (09/08/09) (09/10/09)	- Lecture on What is Marketing? By Dr. Mark Rosenbaum
Week 4 (09/15/09) (09/17/09)	- Lecture on Nano Physics By Dr.Omar Chmaissem
Week 5 (09/22/09) (09/24/09)	- Lecture on Nanotechnology in Mechanical Engineering By Dr.Michael Haji-Sheikh
Week 6 (09/29/09) (10/01/09)	- Lecture on Nanotechnology in Mechanical Engineering By Dr.Pradip Majumdar
Week 7 (10/06/09) (10/08/09)	- Lecture on Introduction to Marketing Strategy By Dr. Mark Rosenbaum
Week 8 (10/13/09) (10/15/09)	- Mid Term Exam for sec 1 and sec 2
Week 9 (10/20/09) (10/22/09)	- Lecture on Nano Chemistry-II By Dr. Petr Vanysek
Week 10 (10/27/09) (10/29/09)	- Lecture on Nanotechnology in Mechanical Engineering By Dr.Pradip Majumdar
Week 11 (11/03/09) (11/05/09)	- Lecture on Nano Physics-II By Dr.Omar Chmaissem
Week 12 (11/10/09) (11/12/09)	- Lecture on EtOH Nano Sensor By Dr.Michael Haji-Sheikh
Week 13 (11/17/09) (11/19/09)	- Lecture on Role of Engineering in Nanotechnology By Dr.Michael Haji-Sheikh
Week 14(11/24/09) (11/26/09)	- THANKS GIVING HOLIDAY (NO CLASS)
Week 15 (12/01/09) (12/03/09)	- Lecture By Department Chairs
Week 16 (12/10/09) (12/10/09)	- Final Exam (8-8:50am for Sec-I & 9-9:50am for Sec-II)

CLASS EXERCISE:

Class exercise on Nanochemistry

Class Exercise on Nanophysics

Class Exercise on Nanomechanics

HOMEWORK:

Homework1 on Nanochemistry Due by 09/08/09 for Sec-I and 09/10/09 for Sec-II

Homework on Nanophysics Due by 09/29/09 for Sec-I and 10/01/09 for Sec-II

Homework on Nanomechanics Due by 10/06/09 for Sec-I and 10/08/09 for Sec-II

Homework on Nanochemistry Due By 10/27/09 for Sec-I & 10/29/09 for Sec-II

SAMPLE QUESTIONS:

MIDTERM I

COURSE OBJECTIVES: Course Objective: As part of an undergraduate certificate program ( Undergraduate Certificate _Nanotechnology ) in nanotechnology, UEET101 provides an Introduction to engineering disciplines using nanotechnology, engineering careers, role of the engineer in society, engineering approach to problem-solving, engineering design process, concurrent engineering, and engineering ethics. Required course for all engineering majors.

ATTENDANCE: Attendance is mandatory. Five unexcused absences will lead to receiving an F in the course. In case that you need to miss a lecture due to some extenuating circumstances, inform the course coordinator in writing or via email ahead of time.

REFERENCES (TEXTS)

TBA

PROFESSIONALISM

In this course, you are no longer students but rather "professionals-in-training". Consequently, it is your responsibility to conduct yourself professionally in the classroom and in your interactions with the instructors, university faculty, your peers, and university staff. Maintain full academic integrity and professional ethics (see Landis, Sec. 6.6; Undergraduate Catalog, p. 48). You are expected to be good representatives of your intended profession, your department and your College. Hence, among other things you are required to:

Submit assignments on the due date before class begins.
Be on time to class and sign attendance sheets.
Attend all class periods. Unexcused absences will affect your grade.
Put your name, the date, and UEET section number on all homework assignments.
Type all reports; and make sure they are of professional quality. Some homework assignments will include a form you are to use; these assignments do not have to be typed.
Contribute your share to team projects.
See the instructor to resolve problems.
Complete the course evaluations.

GRADING POLICY

(1) Mid term Exam 25%

(2) Homework,Quizzes ,In Class Exercises 10%

(3) Team-based Design Project 35%

First draft 5%

Second draft 10%

Final draft 15%

Weekly status reports 5%

(4) Final Exam 30%

Academic dishonesty (Undergraduate Catalog, p.48) will result in a grade of F for the course and possible additional action at the University level.

TEAM BASED DESIGN PROJECTS

Teams consisting of 5-7 members randomly assigned with an identified team-leader will propose projects in nanotechnology with emphasis on sporting goods using the product dissection methodology or reverse engineering. Student teams will select a product to their liking and perform a dissection as to identify electrical, mechanical, and industrial engineering aspect of the product. This in turn should enable the team to arrive at block diagram realization of the product in terms of its engineering design and operation. Market analysis, cost analysis, environmental, as well as surrounding ethical issues of the design needs to be exposed. They should also provide discussions as how to improve the design. Teams are expected to file their initial proposal, weekly status reports, and final project paper on their own website and email for a link to their website. Website can be stored at your NIU Z-account. Please email the TA, Raja Tadepally, at rajadinesh.tadepally@gmail.com the web link to your project homepage. You can use Microsoft word or front page to create the html file for your web file generation. The associated deadlines for initial proposal draft, second draft and final project reports are respectively Friday, September 25th, Friday Oct.16, and Friday, Nov.13. The first weekly report is due on Friday, Sep. 11. Each team-leader will serve as a main point of interface for the team for all email and web related activities and contacts. Please identify your team leader by Friday, Sep11 by emailing the course TA at rajadinesh.tadepally@gmail.com .

PROJECT TEAMS

Section 1

Support Resource for Team1 to Team5: RAGHU SRINIVAS VISHNUBHOTLA

Support Resource for Team6 to Team10: SANDEEP MERUGU & KELVIN LANE

Support Resource for Team11 to Team15: MIRZA IMRAN BAIG & THOMAS DONNELLY

Support Resource for Team16 to Team20: SUSMITA PALAGUMMI & KATIE SLONINA

Support Resource for Team21 to Team24: NAGA PRAVEEN BETHINA

Section 2

Support Resource for Team1 to Team5: RAGHU SRINIVAS VISHNUBHOTLA

Support Resource for Team6 to Team9: SANDEEP MERUGU & KELVIN LANE

Support Resource for Team10 to Team13: MIRZA IMRAN BAIG & THOMAS DONNELLY

Support Resource for Team14 to Team17: SUSMITA PALAGUMMI & KATIE SLONINA

Support Resource for Team18 to Team22: NAGA PRAVEEN BETHINA

PROPOSAL FORMAT

Proposal Title, Group Number and Participants, Abstract (should provide a bird’s eye view of project’s objectives and outcomes), Introduction (should provide literature review and justification for the project, it should conclude as what the subsequent chapters will talk about), chapter 2, chapter 3, .. final chapter is conclusions. References used in writing your report should be reported in the references section after conclusion chapters.

COURSE WEBSITE : See http://www.ceet.niu.edu/ under course offerings to keep up to date with important course material such as lecture notes, team project reports, exam information, etc.

IMPROTANT DATES

Mid term Exam: Sec. 1. Tuesday Oct. 13

Sec. 2. Thurs. Oct. 15

Final Exam: Sec. 1. Thurs. Dec. 10th: 8-8:50 am

Sec. 2. Thurs. Dec. 10th: 9-9:50 am

Objectives with Relationship To ABET Outcomes:

· To give freshman students in engineering an introduction to multi-disciplinary team design via product dissection methodology.(Outcome A, B, C, D, I)

· To become aware of professional and ethical responsibilities (F)

· Function on multi-disciplinary teams.(Outcome D)

· To produce well written reports.(Outcome G)

· To be aware of contemporary issues especially in the context of global and societal needs. (Outcome H and J)

· To introduce concurrent and interdisciplinary aspect of engineering projects. (D)

· To understand the role of good communication skills (listening, verbal, written and web-based)in engineering (G)

CODE OF ETHICS

The codes of ethics defined below exemplify the virtues necessary to continue the department’s longstanding and well respected reputation within the engineering profession.

As future engineers, the students must take responsibility for their learning, be accountable for their decisions and consider the consequences of their actions.

The students must remember that each student is a representative of NIU’s Engineering program on campus, in the community and in the workplace.

The students should act with integrity, demonstrate academic honesty and stand up for their beliefs.

The students should conduct themselves in a professional manner and maintain composure at all times.

The students should achieve academic excellence by challenging themselves, taking pride in their work and strive for their best.

The students should respect faculty, fellow students, the university, their profession and themselves.

The student’s should commit to the lifelong learning process.

The students should strive to further knowledge and skills through participation in class, personal meeting, interaction with colleagues and reading of current literature in the field.

The students should build their professional reputation on the merit of their work and should not compete unfairly with others.

For more information on Code of Ethics, follow this link: http://www.nspe.org/Ethics/CodeofEthics/index.html

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