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Course Syllabus

ENGR 1000 Introduction to Engineering

  • Division: Natural Science and Math
  • Department: Computer Science & Engineering
  • Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 2; Lecture: 1; Lab: 2
  • Prerequisites: MATH 1050 or equivalent (may be taken concurrently).
  • Semesters Offered: Fall, Spring
  • Semester Approved: Spring 2019
  • Five-Year Review Semester: Fall 2023
  • End Semester: Fall 2024
  • Optimum Class Size: 20
  • Maximum Class Size: 40

Course Description

This course explores engineering as a career choice. It is an introduction to the theory and practice of engineering science, including elementary problem solving and engineering design. Additional topics include engineering history, disciplines, functions, education, demographics, and future challenges. Lab experiences will emphasize the use of the computer as an engineering tool to solve problems by writing programs. Students are challenged with a engineering project to develop team engineering skills.

Justification

This course is designed as a component of the standard pre-professional curriculum in engineering. By providing information about an engineering career and meaningful engineering experiences, the course helps students decide on engineering as a major and which discipline to pursue. ENGR 1000 is to be taken during the freshman year of the pre-engineering curriculum and will prepare the student for subsequent course work. This course is most similar to ME EN 1000 at the University of Utah and ENGR 1000 and MAE 1010 at Utah State University.

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Students will be able to distinguish different engineering disciplines and identify problems specific to an area of engineering.
  2. Students will create an educational plan outlining paths necessary to complete a degree in the engineering field of their choice.
  3. Students will be able to follow the engineering design process as teams to build a working model of a solution that addresses an engineering problem.

Course Content

This course includes:
• an introduction to engineering as a profession
• overview of engineering history, disciplines, functions, education, demographics, and future challenges
• examples of elementary problems in several fields of engineering
• an introduction to computer programming to solve an engineering challenge
• a group design project.