Exploring Engineering Technology

ENGI10025

Sheridan College
School of Applied Computing and Engineering Sciences
Class Plan Fall 2014
Course: Exploring Engineering Technology
Classes: 38350, 38352, 38354, 38356, 40503, 41235
Professor: Andy Alubaidy, Ph.D.,
Electromechanical Engi Technol, Mech Eng Technology, Mech Eng Techy Des
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Following is a class plan for this course. The dates and activities indicated below are subject to
change or modification due to unforeseen circumstances such as snow storms, absences etc
Any changes to this plan will be announced in class or via SLATE.

EVALUATION PLAN
Students demonstrate their learning in the following ways:
Assignments
20%
Tests
20%
Project proposal
10%
Project performance
30%
Project report
10%
Project final presentation
10%
Total
100%
Dual Pass Provision: Regardless of the final total mark, students must obtain at least 50% on the
exam/theory/test(s) and 50% on the lab/project(s)/assignment (s) components of this course in
order to obtain a passing grade in this course.

DETAILED WEEKLY BREAKDOWN OF LECTURES AND READING MATERIALS

Week
1

Lecture
Outline
Engineering Technology in Canada

Activities

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Project Management

Forming teams
In class project

Technical writing and presentation

Introducing Project 1

Programing with Excel

Project 1 proposal due

Assignment 1 (Project cost )

Fundamentals of Mechanical Design

Process

Excel quiz
Assignment 1 due
Project 1 workshop

Project evaluation

Introducing projects 2
MindStrom kits sign out

Midterm Week No class

Project 1 report

Reading week No class

Engineering Measurements

Assignment 2 (NXT Sensors)

10

Introduction to Automation and

Robotics

Proposal due
Assignment 2 due
Measurement quiz

11

Project 2 in class work

Project 2 Building

12

Project 2 in class work

Project 2 Testing

13

Project evaluation

14

Project presentations and report

15

Final exam week no class

Class presentation Powerpoint

Final report
Mindstrom kits return

1. All course notes, assignments, announcements, marks, and any course related material will
be posted in SLATE2 (https://slate.sheridancollege.ca/)
2. Please send all emails through SLATE2 or to the following address:
andy.alubaidy@sheridancollege.ca

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3. Assignments/Report requirements will be posted in the Assignment section of the SLATE2

with a due date. Late submission will incur a penalty of 10% per day after the due date.
Under no circumstances, an assignment will be accepted after the grading assignments. A
non-submitted assignment will be given a zero grade.
4. All mobile devices should be turned off during lecture. Playing music, games, social
networks, or any non-course related application of Laptop is strictly prohibited.
5. Each project team will be conducted in groups of 4, the report and proposal must be
submitted by the group clearly specified the contribution of each student. Reports should
be typed. Hand drawn graphs are not accepted.
6. Each group is responsible to return the Mindstrom kit complete. Any missing item should
be reimbursed by all the team members.
7. Any group who fail to return the Minstrom kit on time will be introduced to the registrar
office.