UGA Bulletin Course Description
Engineering design experience including completion of a design project under the supervision of a project director.
Prerequisites: ENGR 2920 and permission of department
Prerequisite or corequisite: SPCM 1100.
Grading
Required by all students enrolled in ENGR 4920
Mid-Term Status Report: Oral Presentation (Required of all students enrolled in ENGR 4920)
Final Report: Oral Presentation
Final Report: Poster Presentation
Final Report: Written Document
Other assessment tools for the International Section
Design Notebook (ideas, calculations, meeting notes, weekly reflections, future plans, etc)
Progress Reports
2-3 page reflection at the end of the course
Pre- and post-testing with respect to critical thinking, world mindedness, and intercultural communication apprehension
Breakdown of grades
| Overall Design notebooks (evaluated approximately every two weeks)/member | 20% |
| Average of Progress Reports(evaluated approximately every three weeks)/member | 20% |
| Reflection/member | 05% |
| Mid term status report/team | 10% |
| Final presentations/team | |
| Written documentation detailing the design solution | 25% |
| Oral Presentation with visuals | 10% |
| Poster | 10% |
GRADE DETERMINATION
The grades are based on the following scale.
- A shows maximum effort and high level of design skills for a senior
- B shows very high level of effort and above average design skills for a senior
- shows a good effort and average design skills for a senior
- D shows below average effort and average design skills for a senior
- F unacceptable work
The students will work together on the assigned project. Each team member?s performance on project presentations and written reports should be assessed based on overall performance of the team (that is, each team member will be assigned the same grade for project presentations and project written reports). Therefore, it is the responsibility of EACH team member to review all documents used to represent the work of the team.
Individual team member performance will be assessed using the design notebook and progress reports (that is, the performance of an individual will be assessed using the grade assigned to that individual?s design notebook and the summary reports). The notebook must show the individual student?s contribution to a project. Individual contribution is considered to be independent work that has been shown through proper documentation. The progress report should indicate the individual?s contribution to the overall project and the relationship of this contribution to those provided by other team members.
ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALISM POLICY
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Engineers make great contributions to society. Engineering is a very satisfying profession that provides many rewards but is demanding and requires hard work. The engineering profession is governed by a code of ethics. Engineering faculty at UGA expect students to act in a professional manner at all times and develop the work ethics required for a successful engineering career. Engineering students at UGA are responsible for maintaining the highest standards of professionalism and professional practice.
DEPARTMENTAL GRADING POLICY REGARDING COMMUNICATION SKILLS:
Thirty percent of the grade on all written assignments (lab reports and papers) and oral presentations will be based on quality of communication. Spelling, grammar, punctuation, and clarity of writing are evidence of written communication quality. Enunciation, voice projection, clarity and logical order of the presentation and effective use of visual aids are evidence of oral communication quality.
Team Member Assessments:
A team member assessment form is attached to this syllabus. Each student is required to complete this assessment form and turn it in to the instructor. Times for providing these assessments will be announced during the semester. These assessment forms should be used to indicate the performance of your team mates. The instructor will use this form to determine if problems exist within a particular team and the instructors fully expect each student enrolled in ENGR 4920 to utilize this assessment form to indicate difficulties that exist within a team. Lack of participation may result in an instructor initiated course withdrawal. This assessment form is the primary method to identify students who are not contributing to the term project.
Peer rating of team members
Write your name here:___________________________________
Date of this assessment: _______________________________
This form will be needed for more than one assessment. Therefore, you will need to use a photocopy. Requesting extra assessment forms is highly discouraged.
Using the table below, rate the degree to which each member fulfilled his or her responsibilities (as listed below). Be sure to rank your performance. You need to also circle your name so the instructors know what you believe your performance is compared to what your teammates believe your performance is. The rating system for this is
| Rating | Description |
| 1 | Consistently went above and beyond: tutored teammates, carried more than his or her fair share of the load |
| 2 | Consistently did what he or she was supposed to do, very well prepared and cooperative |
| 3 | Usually did what he or she was suppose to do, acceptably prepared and cooperative |
| 4 | Often did what he or she was suppose to do, minimally prepared and cooperative |
| 5 | Sometimes failed to show up or complete tasks, rarely prepared |
| 6 | Consistently failed to show up or complete tasks, unprepared |
| 7 | Practically no participation. Superficial role on the team |
| 8 | No participation at all |
| Participation Item | Team Member Name | Team Member Name | Team Member Name | Team Member Name | Team Member Name | Your Name (you are to rank yourself) |
| Attends meetings | ||||||
| Comes to meetings prepared | ||||||
| Contributes to the project during team meetings | ||||||
| Contributes to the project at times other than team meetings (this person does not require other team members? to be present in order to do a task) |
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| Attempting to communicate clearly and with civility | ||||||
| Listening effectively | ||||||
| Accepting criticism gracefully | ||||||
| Completing tasks fully and on time |
These assessments as marked above will be kept confidential.
Poster (at minimum)
Basically, you want to condense your oral presentation and written report into approximately 4? tall, and 7? wide. The fonts should be large enough to be able to read at least 3? away. Pay close attention to the flow of the poster, i.e. make sure the reader understands the order that you want them to read your poster, i.e. vertically or horizontally etc. Be sure to include:
Abstract
Problem definition
Background
Materials and methods
Results
Conclusions
References
Appendix A: Key course Elements for 4920 International
Real-life international problem from an international customer or community.>
For example, alternative energy possibilities for rural milk cooling plants from smallholder dairy farmer cooperative.
Taking the students there through sight and sound without leaving the classrooms.
Customer interview and current practices are video taped by the instructor in advance and are included in the course web resources as streaming video.
Multidisciplinary design team environment.
Other majors, e.g., economics are included on the student design team.
International design team environment.
Peer support is provided by a student in the problem-source country resulting in educational benefits in a ?two-way street? manner. E-mail feature of the course web site is used for communication.
Spring break trip to present solution concepts to the customer.
Students take one-week trip to gain first hand knowledge of the problem context and interact with the customer to determine the most desirable solution concept to pursue. Students use the trip to also gather any additional information that may be needed for final design and/or analysis.
Intercultural communication module.
To prepare the students for the spring break trip, the module explores factors that facilitate or impede effective communication between members of different cultural groups. Students cover the module on their own on-line from the course web site.
Globalization module.
Students examine and reflect on the premises underpinning the value of international dimensions as part of their undergraduate learning experiences. Students cover the module on their own on-line from the course web site authored by WebCT.
Schedule.
The design team elects a team manager during the first week. The team meets with the instructor every other week to review plans and progress. Final presentation is made the last week. The customer receives a report and final presentation tape.
Partnerships.
Partnerships are established with US Industry (e.g., Makita Corporation and John Deere) for financial support. Collaborative agreements are established with overseas academic institution (e.g., Makerere University of Uganda) through which partnerships with customers or communities are established.
Testing.
In addition to regular class performance evaluation, students are pre- and post-tested and are also required to write a reflective essay on their experience.
