Introduction To Engineering
Course Overview
Agenda
• Student Introductions
• Course Overview
• Facilities & Logistics
• Course Materials
• Grading & OSU Credit
Self Introductions
Introduce yourself to the class.
Give your name
Tell why you are taking this class
What you hope to learn from it
Course Objectives
Designed to help you:
Understand what engineering is
Learn about various engineering
disciplines
Experience the design process
Learn and practice fundamental skills that
are useful to engineers and people in
other fields
Course Structure
Course has two types of class sessions:
1. Basic Skills
Drawing: by hand and using the computer
Teamwork
Computer applications
Communications
2. Laboratory
Reverse engineering
Design your own product
Basic Skills
Class begins with a short
presentation on the topics of the
day
Students practice skills in class
Assignment for next day given
Laboratory
Details will be provided in each lab
session.
In your first two quarters:
Reverse Engineering Projects
Bike & single-use camera
In your second two quarters:
Design and Build Experience
Conveyor-sorter system for recyclable materials
Facilities
Classroom
Computer Room
Laboratory
Course Materials
IE course packet
Textbooks
Gary Bertoline
Introduction to Graphic Communications for
Engineers
Karl Smith
Project Management & Teamwork
CADKEY Project Book
Grading for first grading period
(one quarter of the school year)
Basic Skills Homework 25%
Lab Reports 25%
Team Presentation 10%
Exams (2 @ 20%) 40%
Getting OSU Credit
Portfolio
Keep all your work in a file
Grade at Walnut Hills and work in file can be
used to get credit at OSU
Portfolio Contents
Graded homework papers
Lab reports
Exams
Copy of PowerPoint presentations
Documentation for design projects
For next time…
Review the course schedule and policies
and bring any questions to class
tomorrow.