Syllabus
School Name: East St. John High School
Course Title: Introduction to Engineering and Design
Course Number: 001098
Course Description:
This course is a mixture of traditional as well as modern-day engineering design topics, a mixture of analytical and creative thinking, and a mixture of exacting drawing techniques and freeform sketching. The course will introduce the use of two-dimensional CAD on computer workstations as a major graphical analysis and design tool, (as district technology will permit).
A. Program Information: Program Outcomes, Sequence, Prerequisites, Post-requisites
B. Course Outcomes
- Development of three-dimensional visualization skills for engineering design.
- Sketching as a tool for design communication.
- Presentation of three-dimensional geometry with two-dimensional engineering drawings.
C. Required Texts and Resources
Lieu, D. K., and Sorby, S. A., Visualization, Modeling, and Graphics for Engineering Design, Second Edition, Cengage Learning, 2017. ISBN: 9781285172958
MindTap to accompany Visualization, Modeling, and Graphics for Engineering Design, Second Edition, Cengage Learning, 2017. ISBN: 9781305119499
D. Graded Assignments
This is a table for how the assignments in the package will be graded and weighed.
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Assessment Type |
Weight as a Percentage |
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Group Design Project |
20% |
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Assignments |
20% |
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Midterm |
25% |
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Final Exam |
35% |
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Total |
100% |
E. Course Outline
[Note: Readings for topics are aligned to course outcomes and are structured to correspond to term lengths.] Update information will be added as semester progresses.
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Reading |
Lab |
Assignment/Homework |
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Required: Ch. 1 |
Labs will require materials that can be gather, |
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2 |
Required: Ch. 2 |
(fraction of the time), |
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3 |
Required: Ch. 3 |
around the home and |
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4 |
Required: Ch. 4 |
may extend to the next gold/green day. |
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5 |
Required: Ch. 5 |
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6 |
Required: Ch. 6 |
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7 |
Required: Ch. 7 |
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Midterm |
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Week |
Reading |
Lab |
Assignment/Homework |
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8 |
Required: Ch. 8 |
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9 |
Required: Ch. 9 |
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10 |
Required: Ch. 10 |
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11 |
Required: Ch. 11 |
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12 |
Required: Ch. 12 |
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13 |
Required: Ch. 13 |
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14 |
Required: Ch. 14 |
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Final Exam and Group Project |
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