ENGR 196A
Survival and Success Skills for Engineering Freshmen
Fall 2007
University of Arizona
Instructor: Dr. Paul Blowers Office Hours: by appointment
128 Harshbarger blowers@engr.arizona.edu
Lecture: 5 pm - 5:50 pm ARCH 103
Course Description:
This course will introduce you some of the skills that will make it easier for you to be successful as a student and an engineer, both here at the University and after you graduate. We will discuss and implement different strategies of becoming efficient learners so you can get good grades while maintaining a healthy life balance. We will also talk about ways of becoming involved in undergraduate research projects, internships, and volunteer positions so that you will be able to find a satisfying job when you graduate.
Text: None.
Course Policy: Homework and written assignments (70 % 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: (30 % of grade). Final due on 12-7 at 5 pm by email to the instructor at blowers@engr.arizona.edu
Class Schedule: (click here for a pdf format syllabus)
| Date | Topics | HW |
| 8/20 | Selling Yourself on Paper: How to Create a Resume | yes |
| 8/27 | Resumes Revisited | no |
| 9/3 | Labor Day - No Class | no |
| 9/10 | Campus and Tucson - What's Here? | yes |
| 9/17 | What is your Learning Style? | yes |
| 9/24 | Time Management Skills | no |
| 10/1 | Maximizing Success: How to Take Engineering Exams to Maximize Your Grade | yes |
| 10/8 | No Class - Professor should be New Father this Week | no |
| 10/15 | Teamwork Projects: Group Leader or Group Packmule | yes |
| 10/22 |
What Good is an Internship Anyway? |
yes |
| 10/29 | Question Day - Bring all your Unanswered Questions! | no |
| 11/5 | Are There Only Books in the Library? | no |
| 11/12 | Are there Only Books in the Library? | no |
| 11/19 | Study Strategies to Try when Nothing Seems to be Working | yes |
| 11/26 | Resources on Campus you Don't know how to Use (but will make it easier for you to succeed). | no |
| 12/3 | Last Class - Course evaluations and goodbye for now | no |
| 12/7 | Take Home Final Due by email by 5 pm. | no |