Temple University Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Fall 2013 ENGR 4169 Engineering Seminar T/Th 9:30-10:50 Glad 0L013 Dr. Robert J. Ryan, P.E. Office: EA515 Phone: 1-3054 E-mail: rjryan@temple.edu Office Hours: M, W: 11:00-11:30, 4:00-4:30 T, Th: 11:00-11:30
Textbook: None. Handouts will be available through blackboard. Course Description: This seminar course is designed to prepare ENGR students for professional practice and for Sr. Design. The course will 1) direct students in skills to be utilized in senior design, 2) expose students to ethics, professional societies and registration and 3) encourage development of soft skills. At the completion of this course students are expected to have selected a senior design team, advisor and project. Prerequisite: Senior Standing (within one semester individual curricula may have additional requirements). Grading Criteria:

Attendance and participation Homework /Other Assignments

HW # 1 2 3 4 5 6 Subject Contemporary Issues Lifelong Learning Ethics MS Office Sr Design Day Presentations Resume mtg. and revision

40% 60%
Points 10 10 10 10 10 10

Other Assignments: SD Deliverables Team Membership 3.33 Advisor Meeting 3.33 Project Name 3.33 Draft Deliverables 3.33 Final Deliverable 3.33 Web Site 3.33 Course Learning Objectives (CLO): 1. Convey an understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities in an engineering career. (PO F) 2. Encourage engagement in life-long learning in the profession of engineering. (PO I) 3. Develop students job-seeking skills 4. Understand the process involved in and benefits of obtaining professional license and credentials. (PO I) 5. Understand and appreciate the benefits of networking in ones career and in understanding contemporary issues (PO J) 6. Develop skills and concepts that students will utilize throughout their professional careers. 7. Develop Senior Design Teams (PO D) Course Topics: 1. Concept of senior design: goals, process, structure, and teamwork. CLO 6, 7 2. Computer programs used in professional careers. CLO 6 3. Resume writing, interviewing and career services. CLO 3 4. Ethics, professional conduct and contemporary issues. CLO 1, 5 5. Professional registration, lifelong learning and advanced degrees. CLO 2, 4, 6 6. Development of soft skills. CLO 1, 5, 6 7. Preparing websites for project dissemination. CLO 3, 5, 6

Integration with Senior Design Process 1. Teams will investigate potential projects and advisors from Week 1 to 6 2. Students will select senior design teams and have a tentative project and adviser by Week 6. 3. Teams will deliver final senior design topic, advisor, team members and research needs by Week 12. Indicated advisor must sign-off on project at this time.

Policies and Procedures Attendance and participation is required. There are no excused absences. Instead, there will be no penalty for the first missed lecture. After this, each missed lecture will result in a 20% reduction in the Attendance and Participation portion of your grade regardless of excuse. Habitual tardiness will also result in a proportional reduction in the Attendance and Participation portion of your grade. Class assignments that are missed will result in a score of zero unless there is a certified medical excuse or similar emergency. Assignments are due at the BEGINNING of class on the due date assigned. Penalties for late assignments: Assignments turned in before class ends 10% (Maximum score of 90%) Assignments turned in before 5 PM 25% (Maximum score of 75%) Assignments will not be accepted after 5PM Academic Rights and Responsibilities: Freedom to teach and freedom to learn are inseparable facets of academic freedom. The freedom to learn depends upon appropriate opportunities and conditions in the classroom, on the campus, and in the larger community. The university and the faculty have a responsibility to provide students with opportunities and protections that promote the learning process in all its aspects. Students similarly should exercise their freedom with responsibility. More information can be found at http://policies.temple.edu/getdoc.asp?policy_no=03.70.02 Academic honesty, in all of its forms, is expected at all times. Plagiarism, cheating, copying and other forms of dishonesty will not be tolerated and will result in a score of 0 for the assignment in question for all parties involved. A second instance of dishonesty will result in an F for the course for all parties involved. Additional information may be found in the Undergraduate Bulletin. Disability Accommodation: Any student who has a need for accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact me privately to discuss the specific situation as soon as possible. Contact Disability Resources and Services at 215- 204-1280 in 100 Ritter Annex to coordinate reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities. More information can be found at:

http://www.temple.edu/studentaffairs/disability/

Class Schedule (subject to revision):

Wk Day* Date* Lecture Topic
Lecturer

ENGR 4169 Assignments

Assigned Due Begin selecting teams HW 1 (Contemporary Issues) HW6 (Resume) HW 2 (Lifelong Learning)

8/27

Introduction What is Teamwork? What is engineering design? How is it connected with Lifelong Learning? Does Grad School mean anything? Soft Skills: The Key to Professional Success Networking and Interviewing Techniques Speed Networking Workshop Web Site Development Life After Graduation Ethics I: Overview and NSPE Code of Ethics Ethics II: Case Studies

Ryan

9/3

Ryan

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

T T T T T T T

9/10 9/17 9/24 10/1 10/8 10/15 10/22

Martin Martin Martin Ryan Guest Panel Ryan Ryan HW 3 (Ethics) NSPE Code of Ethics

Core Team Members HW 1 (Contemporary Issues) Faculty Meeting Mtg HW 2 (Lifelong Learning) Project Name NSPE Code of Ethics Draft SD Deliverables

10 11 12

T T T

10/29 11/5 11/12

Professional Practice and the PE Professional Practice and Networking Revisited Computing Tools: Ppt & Project

Guest Guest Ryan HW 4 (Sr Des Day Pres) HW 5 (MS Office) HW 3 (Ethics) Final SD Deliverables

R
13 T

11/14 Sr. DESIGN DAY

11/19 Intellectual Property Ryan

All ENGR 4169 students must attend at least two presentations HW 4 (Sr Des Day Pres)

14

12/3

Overview of SD Projects

Guest

Sr Design Web site HW 5 (MS Office) HW 6 (Resume)

* Subject to change due to inclement weather, speaker availability, etc.