MAE 400 Syllabus Spring 2015

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Syllabus: MAE 400: The Engineering Profession Spring 2015 1. Course: MAE 400 The Engineering Profession: Spring 2015 2. LEC 11814 Monday and Wednesdays 3:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. Tempe Farmer Ed Building 320 3. Instructor: William Gest P.E. a. Telephone: 602-618-1304 b. E-mail: [email protected] TA: Julia Dyer E-mail Julia.Dyer@asu.edu Grader: Chad Hardgrove E-mail: [email protected] 4. Available by appointment before or after class 5. Designation: Required for MAE Students 6. Description Summary: The skills, abilities, challenges and responsibilities of being an engineering professional are explored. Topics covered include communications, teamwork, ethics, project management, systems engineering, the design process, business acumen, lean engineering, problem solving, quality, profession engineer and life-long learning. 7. Description: This course serves as a bridge between academic courses and industrial practice. It covers the “soft skills” in demand by today’s employers. When coupled with the analytical and design skills provided in the other MAE courses, the graduating senior should be ready to enter the engineering profession. The course is built around an integrated approach to solving complex

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Syllabus: MAE 400: The Engineering ProfessionSpring 20151. Course: MAE 400 The Engineering Profession: Spring 2015 2. LEC 1114 Mon!ay an! "e!nes!ays #:00 p.$. %o 4:15 p.$.Te$pe &ar$er E! 'uil!ing #20#. (ns%ru)%or:"illia$ *es% P.E.a. Telephone: +02,+1,1#04b. E,$ail: "illia$.*es%-asu.e!u TA: .ulia /yer E,$ail .ulia./yer-asu.e!u*ra!er: Cha! 0ar!gro1eE,$ail: Cha!.0ar!gro1e-asu.e!u4. A1ailable by appoin%$en% before or af%er )lass5. /esigna%ion: 2e3uire! for MAE S%u!en%s+. /es)rip%ion Su$$ary: The s4ills5 abili%ies5 )hallenges an! responsibili%ies of being anengineering professional are e6plore!.Topi)s )o1ere! in)lu!e )o$$uni)a%ions5 %ea$7or45 e%hi)s5 pro8e)% $anage$en%5 sys%e$s engineering5 %he !esign pro)ess5 business a)u$en5 lean engineering5 proble$ sol1ing5 3uali%y5 profession engineer an! life,long learning.9. /es)rip%ion: This )ourse ser1es as a bri!ge be%7een a)a!e$i) )ourses an! in!us%rial pra)%i)e.(% )o1ers %he :sof% s4ills; in !e$an! by %o!ay %o 21 poin%s '20 %o 00 poin%s ',9>> %o 900 poin%s C+>> %o +00 poin%s /Cou are responsible for assuring %ha% all of your assign$en% gra!es ha1e been pos%e! )orre)%ly.1#. "ri%%en Assign$en%s:0o$e7or45 labora%ory repor%s5 !esign repor%s an! all o%her 7ri%%en 7or4 7ill be nea%5 organiDe!5 an! easy %o rea!.0o$e7or4 proble$s $us% sho7 all 7or4 an! %he ans7ers $us% be bo6e!.?(n in!us%ry5 sho7ing ho7 you arri1e! a% %he ans7er is as i$por%an% as %he ans7er.There is no ans7er a% %he ba)4 of %he boo45 so %he re1ie7er $us% !e%er$ine if your logi) an! )al)ula%ions ha1e yiel!e! %he righ% ans7er.@14. Course Ele$en%sCourse SessionsA%%en!an)e is re3uire!.There 7ill be le)%ures5 group !is)ussions5 gues% spea4ers5 an!%ea$ presen%a%ions.There 7ill be a 3uiD $os% 7ee4s on infor$a%ion )o1ere! in )lass an! in %he rea!ings an! ho$e7or4.Case S%u!iesCase s%u!ies 7ill be use! %hroughou% %he se$es%er %o illus%ra%e ho7 %he )ourse %opi)s presen%e! ha1e been a)%ually use! in in!us%ry.(n a!!i%ion5 %he )lass 7ill apply %he )ourse $a%erial %o !e1elop %heir o7n pro8e)% proposal. Papers an! Presen%a%ionsThere 7ill be nu$erous papers prepare! !uring %he se$es%er.Ea)h 7ill be gra!e! forgra$$ar5 s%yle5 an! )on%en%.There 7ill also be %ea$ presen%a%ions. The )ul$ina%ing a)%i1i%y for %he se$es%er 7ill be an in%ernal proposal %o %he boar! of !ire)%ors.(% 7ill be prepare! as a %ea$.(% 7ill re3uire a 7or4ing 4no7le!ge of $os% of %he %opi)s )o1ere! !uring %he se$es%er. Enless s%a%e! o%her7ise5 papers are !ue a% %he beginning of %he s%a%e! session.La%e papers 7ill !rop 10F for ea)h !ay %hey are la%e.E6a$sThere 7ill be a $i! %er$ an! final e6a$. Su))essful s%u!en%s 7ill benefi% fro$ goo! no%e %a4ing. Go%e: Mi!%er$ an! &inal e6a$ 7ill be online.HuiDDes There 7ill be se1eral 3uiDDes.(% 7ill be o1er infor$a%ion presen%e! in %he le)%ures5 an! ho$e7or4.The for$a% 7ill be shor% ans7er an! proble$s.0o$e7or4There 7ill be so$e proble$s assigne! !uring %he se$es%er.These 7ill be gra!e!. 15. S)he!uleThe )lass s)he!ule is pro1i!e! in a separa%e E6)el sprea!shee% for$a%.(% is sub8e)% %o )hange base! on )ourse nee!s.1+. All assign$en%s are %o be uploa!e! in P/& for$a% on 'la)4boar! on %heir respe)%i1e !ue !a%es.19. A%%en!an)e Poli)y I al%hough )opies of %he le)%ures are on line5 i% is e6pe)%e! %ha% s%u!en%s 7ill a%%en! )lasses as a!!i%ional $a%erial is presen%e! 1erbally. E6)use! absen)es rela%e! %o religious obser1an)esApra)%i)es %ha% are in a))or! 7i%h AC/ #04,04 :A))o$$o!a%ion for 2eligious Pra)%i)es; an! e6)use! absen)es rela%e! %o uni1ersi%y san)%ione! e1en%sAa)%i1i%ies %ha% are in a))or! 7i%h AC/ #04,025 :Misse! Classes /ue %o Eni1ersi%y,San)%ione! A)%i1i%ies;1.Classroo$ beha1ior I Cou are e6pe)%e! %o beha1e in a professional business $a%%er 7hi)h in)lu!es no% using )ell phones an! pagers !uring )lass. 2ea!ing of boo4s an! surfing 7i%h your )o$pu%er !uring )lass 7ill resul% in you being as4e! %o lea1e. Cou are %o pro1i!e respe)% for your ins%ru)%or as 7ell as your )lass$a%es1>. Par%i)ipa%ion ,Cou are en)ourage! %o as4 3ues%ions an! par%i)ipan% in !is)ussions. Please ensure %ha% you are a!!ing an! no% !is%ra)%ing fro$ %he )ourse20. 0onor Poli)yThe S%u!en% A)a!e$i) (n%egri%y Poli)y of AriDona S%a%e Eni1ersi%y re3uires ea)h s%u!en% %o a)% 7i%h hones%y an! in%egri%y an! %o respe)% %he righ%s of o%hers in )arrying ou% all a)a!e$i) assign$en%s ?see: h%%p:AA777.asu.e!uAs%u!en%affairsAs%u!en%lifeA8u!i)[email protected]%ions of a)a!e$i) in%egri%y in)lu!e5 bu% are no% li$i%e! %o5 )hea%ing5 fabri)a%ion5%a$pering5 plagiaris$ an!Aor fa)ili%a%ing su)h a)%i1i%ies.A !is)ussion of professionale%hi)s %ha% is espe)ially rele1an% %o &SE s%u!en%s )an be foun! a% h%%p:AA777.ful%on.asu.e!uAful%onA!epar%$en%sAa)a!KaffairsAin%egri%y.php.21. 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