ENGR 196B
Survival and Success Skills for Engineering Freshmen
Spring 2007
University of Arizona
Instructor: Dr. Paul Blowers Office Hours: by appointment
128 Harshbarger, 626-5319 blowers@engr.arizona.edu
Lecture: 5 pm - 5:50 pm Harvill 101
Course Description:
This course will introduce you some of the skills that will make it easier for you to be successful as an engineer, both here at the University and after you graduate. We will also see some of the cutting edge research being conducted at our university and talk about ways of becoming involved in undergraduate research projects.
Text: None.
Course Policy: Homework and written assignments (60 % of grade)
Homework is due at the beginning of the class on the day it is due.
Late homework will not be accepted.
Final exam: (40 % of grade). Final due on 5-5-06 at 5 pm in 128 Harshbarger or by email to blowers@engr.arizona.edu.
Class Schedule: (click here for a pdf format syllabus)
| Date | Topics | HW |
| 1-15-07 | MLK Day - no class | no |
| 1-22-07 | The Rubik's Cube and Algorithms in Engineering Education | yes |
| 1-29-07 | Algorithms and How to Develop Them (Logic Puzzle Example) | yes |
| 2-5-07 | Consensus Building and Teamwork (Multivoting Techniques) | yes (time revisted) |
| 2-12-07 | Presentation Skills: Tell Them3 | yes |
| 2-19-07 | Interviewing Skills II: Practice with the Tough Questions | no |
| 2-26-07 | Grad School and How to Get In | yes |
| 3-5-07 | Leadership Opportunities and Ways to Build your Resume | |
| 3-12-07 | Spring Break - no class | no |
| 3-19-07 | Presentation Skills: Good and Bad and In Between | no |
| 3-26-07 | Search and Research: How Can you Get Involved? | yes |
| 4-2-07 | Question Day | no |
| 4-9-07 | Game and Teamwork Day | no |
| 4-16-07 | Mentoring and Aspects of It | no |
| 4-23-07 | Lifelong Learning | yes |
| 4-30-07 | Last Class - Course evaluations and goodbye (again) | no |
| 5-4-07 | Take Home Final Due to blowers@engr.arizona.edu by 5 pm. | no |