FACC 400 – Fall 2016

Viviane Yargeau, ing., PhD

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Today

Course
objective & Course
Learning organization
outcomes

Evaluation Use of
& Turning
Assessment Point Cloud

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Getting to know your instructor
ž Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering
— Courses taught
○ Introduction to Chemical Engineering
○ Design Project I & II
○ Industrial Wastewater Treatment
○ Engineering Professional Practice

ž Researcher
— Controlling Contaminants of Concern
— yargeau3Cs.lab.mcgill.ca
ž Chief Technology Officer
— Earth Alive Clean Technologies

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Course objective

Intellectual Ethical
property conflicts

To be prepared to
Health &
face various Legal
public
aspects of your issues
safety
professional life

Environmental
ethics &
Social
sustainability aspects

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Learning outcomes
ž At the end of the term the student will be able to:
— Identify the legal framework and professional issues relevant to
engineering practice
— Resolve the basic principles of ethics in a professional practice
— Explain the basic types of professional practice and business
organizations
— Recognize the rights and obligations in working relationships
— Differentiate the common forms of contracts used in the
engineering practice
— Evaluate the role of the engineer with respect to environmental
ethics and sustainability
— Illustrate concepts of intellectual property (patents, trademarks,
copyright, etc)
— Recognize the various codes governing the engineering
professional practice
— Recognize the role of communication and life-long learning in a
professional career

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Course material & Communication

COURSE MATERIAL COMMUNICATION

• No textbook required • By email to
viviane.yargeau@mcgill.ca

• Supporting material • In person: Request

available on appointment by email
myCourses Office: Wong 4180

• TAs for questions related

to case studies & tutorials

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Instructional methods
ž Lectures
— Once a week
— Some guest speakers
ž Tutorials
— Based on case studies
— Managed by the TAs
ž Turning Point Cloud
— Student Response system
— Demo in few minutes!

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Grading scheme UPDATE PARTICIPATION INFO!

ž Participation 3%
— After the add/drop deadline (Sept. 20th), some polling questions will be
used to compile the participation grade. You will be informed when polling
will be used for grading
— Answering the questions on behalf of someone else is considered an
academic offense. Please refer to McGill’s policy on Academic Integrity
and Code of Conduct.
ž Essay on life long learning (details L12) 2%
— One-page essay submitted towards the end of the semester
ž Evaluation of professional engineering skills (details L12) 3%
— Online Survey from the Faculty of Engineering
ž Final exam 45%
— Multiple choice and short-answer questions
— The final exam will cover all material related to the course
— 5% (out of 45%) will be based on questions related to the case studies

ž Case study Details presented by 47%

Selina
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Team Formation
- For one of 8 case studies
Itinerary
Week of Sept 12th: Introduction and Group Signup
Week of Sept 19th: Understanding your Case Study, Case Studies 1-4
Week of Oct 31th: Understanding your Case Study, Case Studies 5-8
Week of Sept 26th: Past project showcase, date and time TBD

Case TA
Week of Topic
Study Responsible
Oct 3rd 1 The Canadian Oil Sands Mikhail
Oct 10th 2 Genetically Modified Foods Mikhail
Oct 17th 3 Space Exploration Zeina
Oct 24th 4 Drones Zeina
Nov 7th 5 Automation & Artificial Intelligence Selina
Nov 14th 6 The Columbia River Treaty Francois
Nov 21st 7 Nuclear Power Francois
Nov 28th 8 Cybersecurity and Internet of Things Selina
Grading scheme – Case study
The cases study (tutorial) is worth 47%, which is distributed as follows,
and is dependent on presentation group:
• 5% Participation in “Understanding your Case Study” tutorial.
• 7% Peer-evaluation (within each presentation group or team)
• 5% Self-assessment
Video, Article, Infographic
• 30% Project
Panel discussion and Debate
• 10% Pre-Panel discussion/Debate submission
• 20% Panel discussion/Debate
Blog post
• 25% Blog post
• 5% Efforts to publish the blog post
 Tentative Lecture Schedule

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How to use
Turning Point Cloud
Follow the instructions provided
on the syllabus and make sure
to register for an account by
clicking on “Register Your
Account” at
www.mcgill.ca/polling

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