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Instructor (Section 310): Dr.
Martin Hagan
Phone: (405) 744-7340
Office: 311 E.S.
Email: mhagan (at) okstate.edu
Office Hours: 2:00-4:00 M, 3:30-5:30 Th
The purpose of this course is to give you the opportunity to learn more about engineering and the problem solving, design and communication skills needed to be a successful engineer. We also want to help you become familiar with the resources available at the university, such as library and computer facilities. There will be four types of class sessions during the semester: informational sessions, design challenges, debate challenges, and critical thinking challenges. The informational sessions will cover topics such as how to use the library, how to enroll for next semester, how to join student organizations, etc. During the design challenges you will design and build several different types of systems in competition with other students, or student teams. In the debate challenges, opposing teams of students will debate the issues in several engineering case studies. For the critical thinking challenges, students will work individually and in teams to use logic and reason to analyze and solve interdisciplinary problems.
The following is a tentative list of class topics for this
semester. This list may change during the semester. Additional
handouts will be given at each class session that will fully describe
the appropriate design, debate, or critical thinking challenge.
| Week | Topic |
| 8/18 | Introduction |
| 8/25 | Design Challenge #1 |
| 9/1 | *Debate Challenge #1 |
| 9/8 | Critical Thinking Challenge #1 |
| 9/15 | Design Challenge #2 |
| 9/22 | Design Challenge #3 |
| 9/29 | Design Challenge #4 (Part 1) |
| 10/6 | Design Challenge #4 (Part 2) |
| 10/13 | *Debate Challenge #2 |
| 10/20 | Library Tour |
| 10/27 | Tips on Making a Presentation |
| 11/3 | Critical Thinking Challenge #2 |
| 11/10 | *Design Challenge #5 (Part 1) |
| 11/17 | Design Challenge #5 (Part 2) |
| 11/24 | No Class |
| 12/1 | Design Challenge #5 (Part 3) |
There will be 65 points available at each class session (excluding the
Introduction). The formula by which the points will be allocated for each
specific session will be described on the handout for that session, usually
provided to you in the preceding week’s session. There are a total of 16 class
sessions, so it will be possible to obtain a total score of 1040. (One of the
debate challenges and Part 1 of Design Challenge #5 count as two class sessions.
The introduction does not count as a class session.) You can compute your course
grade by dividing your total score by 10 and using the following table.
A = 90 to 104%
B = 80 to 90%
C = 70 to 80%
D = 60 to 70%
F = 0 to 59%
NOTE: All homework assignments must be typed and handed in on time. Hand-written or late work will not be accepted.
Class attendance is critical to your success in this class.
If you miss a class, your score for that class will be zero, and
there will be no make-up for that 65 points. Using this system,
it will be possible to miss two classes and still obtain a grade
of "A," if your scores for each attended class are high
enough. However, if you miss three classes, the highest grade
you can receive is a "B." An incomplete grade will only
be given when a student misses a portion of the semester because
of illness or accident, and all (I) grades must be completed within
thirty days. Cheating, plagiarism and other forms of academic
dishonesty are serious offenses and will subject the student to
serious penalties. On the first instance of academic dishonesty,
the student will receive a grade of zero for the class session,
and a letter will be placed in the student's academic file. The
second instance will result in a grade of F for the course.
If any member of the class feels that he/she has a disability
and needs special accommodations of any nature whatsoever, the
instructor will work with you and the University Office of Disabled
Student Services to provide reasonable accommodations to ensure
that you have a fair opportunity to perform in this class. Please
advise the instructor of such disability and the desired accommodations
at some point before, during, or immediately after the first scheduled
class period.