ENGR 113 Freshman Engineering Laboratory (1)

Required course for all engineering majors.

Catalog Description:

Laboratory experiments to support and enhance the topics listed from Engineering 103. Also will include an introduction to professional aspects of engineering, including ethics and observation of engineering practice. Written and oral presentations included.

Prerequisites or Corequisites:

ENGR 103

Text book/references:

Horn, Ricky and Axel Lubkowitz. “An Engineer’s Approach to Basic Science: Writing, Speaking, and Working in Teams”.

Course Objectives: (numbers in brackets indicate the relationship to engineering program outcomes)

· Students will apply basic engineering fundamentals to solve engineering problems by conducting experiments. (1,2,3)

· Students will provide both oral and written reports. (1) (5)

· Students will gain an understanding of the role of ethics in engineering. (6) (7)

· Students will be introduced to the use of word processing and spread sheet software.(1)

· Engineering principles will also be demonstrated through the use of computer simulation software. (2)

· Students’ ability to work in a team environment will by developed. (5)

Class/laboratory schedule:

Laboratory meets once per week for 3 hours.

Topical Covered:

Week	Topic
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.	Introduction to Engineering Word Processing Measurement & Precision Gravity Measurement Projectile Motion Forces Simple Pendulum Ethics Report writing Linear Momentum & Collision Plant Trip Engineering Simulation Conservation of Angular Momentum

Contribution to Professional Component:

Contributes toward the 1.5 years of engineering topics as a 1 credit hour laboratory course in engineering sciences.

Relationship of course to program outcomes

This course supports engineering outcomes 1,2,3,5,6,7.

Prepared by: Mr. Ricky Horn, 03/27/03