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EE 100
Title:
ORIENTATION TO ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Credits: 1
Catalog Description: This course is not yet
included in the university catalog.
Coordinator:
Yağmur Denizhan, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
Goals:
This course aims to expose the students to the basic written and oral
communication skills as needed in engineering including the usage of
language and the computer tools. The principles of institutional and
engineering ethics as well as contemporary engineering issues are
introduced.
Learning
Objectives:
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
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Express
their knowledge in a given written
or oral format.
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Be aware of the ethical
principles of the department as well as of engineering and
environmental ethics.
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Have a perspective on
contemporary engineering issues.
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Have an experience of
team work.
Textbook:
Reference Texts:
Prerequisites
by Topic: None
Topics:
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Usage of the text
processing tools: Word and Excel (2 weeks)
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Presentation
techniques and usage of PowerPoint (2 weeks)
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Ethical
principles of the department; engineering ethics; environmental
issues (1 week)
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Presentations of
term projects on contemporary engineering issues (8 weeks)
Course Structure: The class meets for one lecture a week, each
consisting of a 50-minute session. Groups consisting of approximately
four students prepare and present a term project on a contemporary
engineering issue.
Computer
Resources: MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
Laboratory
Resources:
None.
Grading:
This is a pass/fail course. The grades is given on basis of
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Attendence
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Contribution to discussions in the
class
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Term project presentation quality
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Term project report
Outcome
Coverage:
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Understanding of professional and ethical responsibility. The
principles and importance of professional ethics and responsibility
are explicitly addressed.
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Ability to communicate
effectively. One month is dedicated to introducing the students
to basic written and oral communication skills. Two months are
dedicated to term project presentations, which are analysed and
criticised by the audience also from the point of communication
efficiency.
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Broad education necessary to
understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and
societal context. Term project topics include the social and
global impact of engineering and technology.
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Recognition of the need for,
and an ability to engage in life-long learning. The coverage of
a wide spectrum of contemporary engineering issues in the term
projects creates an awareness of the necessity of life-long
learning.
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Knowledge of contemporary
issues. The various topics covered by the term projects provide
a perspective on contemporary engineering issues.
Prepared By:
Yağmur Denizhan
Last revised:
June 2, 2003
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