welcome to engineering! apsc-100 introduction
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Welcome to Engineering!APSC-100 introduction
National Academy of Engineering:Grand Challenges for coming decades
Make Solar Energy Economical
Provide Energy from Fusion
Develop Carbon Sequestration
Methods
Manage the Nitrogen Cycle
Provide Access to Clean Water
Engineer Better Medicines
Advance Health Informatics
Secure Cyberspace
Prevent Nuclear Terror
Restore and Improve Urban
Infrastructure
Reverse Engineer the Brain
Enhance Virtual Reality
Advance Personalized
Learning
Engineer the Tools of
Scientific Discovery
http://www.engineeringchallenges.org/
National Academy of Engineering:Grand Challenges for coming decades
Make Solar Energy Economical
Provide Energy from Fusion
Develop Carbon Sequestration
Methods
Manage the Nitrogen Cycle
Provide Access to Clean Water
Engineer Better Medicines
Advance Health Informatics
Secure Cyberspace
Prevent Nuclear Terror
Restore and Improve Urban
Infrastructure
Reverse Engineer the Brain
Enhance Virtual Reality
Advance Personalized
Learning
Engineer the Tools of
Scientific Discovery
What skills do you
need as an engineer
to tackle these
challenges?
What skills do engineers need?
Technical knowledge and vocabularyExperimentationData analysisEffective communicationIndependent learningDesignProject managementTeam skills
How first year gets you there...
Basic science &
math
Specializedtechnical
theory and skills
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Employment or further studies!
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APSC-100
APSC-190
DesignLab
courses
Tech Comm
Year 1
Important items as you start yoursemester
• Professional behaviour at Queen’s University• Moodle – student course management system
Professional code of conduct
Engineers have a duty to act with:• fairness and loyalty to associates, employers,
clients, subordinates and employees,• fidelity to public needs,• devotion to high ideals of personal honour and
professional integrity, and,• not attempt to gain an advantage over other
practitioners• give proper credit for engineering workProfessional Engineers Ontario Code of Ethics,
Section 77 of the O. Reg. 941http://www.peo.on.ca/Ethics/code_of_ethics.html
Expectations for instructors and students
• You expect instructors to:– help you develop professional and technical skills
required of engineers– clearly explain the expectations in the Applied
Science program– stay current in their fields, and ensure that the
time you spend here helps you develop as an engineer
• We expect students to:– Respect rights of other students to learn, in class
and out– Act with integrity in academic matters
Moodle
Course Management System
What Are we using Moodle for?•Submitting deliverables•Calendar•Course Information•Tracking grades
What’s expected of you?•Be aware of the resources on moodle•Stay current with information on moodle•Submit deliverables according to moodle instructions
https://moodle.engineering.queensu.ca
Weekly Outline
Calendar – most due dates are displayed
here
Course tools
Moodle
Events
EventsYour courses
Items Due that week.
A Typical Week on Moodle
Submitting an Assignment
Click on the assignment you want to
submit
Assignment you are
submitting Directions for the
assignment
Due Date for the
assignment
Where you upload
your file
Assignment 1 submission
Viewing your Grades
Click on
grades
Your grades will be shown here. You can click on an assignment to
see feedback
APSC-100 Overview
APSC-100 is designed to help YOUbuild professional skills
APSC-100 is designed to :• Foster creativity, and help you appreciate the
open-ended nature of engineering work• Develop engineering skills
– Design– Communications– Teamwork– Measurement and analysis – Project management– Information literacy for independent learning
APSC-100: People
Course coordinator
Prof. Brian Frank
Program AssociateJulie [email protected]
BMH-300
Module 2 coordinator
Prof. Lynann Clapham
Program Assistant:
Aphra [email protected]
APSC-100: Two Modules
Fall 2009Module 2: Introduction to Experimentation
Winter 2010Module 1: Team Design Projects
You can ignore all Module 1 information until January!!!