University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg ENGR 0085 – Engineering Seminar Friday 2:30 – 3:20PM, McKenna Hall Room 136 Instructor: Office & Tel.: E-Mail: Office Hours: Text: James J. Sherin No office, (724)832-1538 (home) sherin@pitt.edu F 2:00 – 2:30PM, and by appointment McKenna Hall Room 136 PowerPoint Notes on Different fields of Engineering will be provided Prerequisites: ENGR 0015 The course will cover material in engineering topics related to every day topics: Road building, Computer networks, Water supply, etc. There will be some discussion of engineering in Greco Roman times that have application in everyday life. Exams/Homework: This a pass/fail course, where the only need is for you to show up every Friday in Spring 2021, stay awake, and learn facts about areas that affect your everyday life that people take for granted, even Instructors. Supplies: None needed Grade Calculation: Attendance will be taken and will be used to determine whether you pass this seminar or fail Notice to Students with Disabilities If you have a disability for which you are or may be requesting an accommodation, you are encouraged to contact both your instructor and the Director of the Learning Resources Center, Dr. Lou Ann Sears, Room 240 Millstein Library Building (724) 836-7098 (voice) as early as possible in the term. Learning Resources Center will verify your disability and determine reasonable accommodations for this course. In July and August, students interested in disability services should get in touch with Mr. Gawain Emanuel in the Millstein Library Building: 724-838-8027 voice or gwe@pitt.edu. Attendance: You are expected to attend all classes and participate actively in the interactive sessions. The student’s final grade will be lowered for chronic non-attendance, or for unsatisfactory fulfillment of the in-class programming assignments. A list of topics and dates will be provided on Canvas the first day of Class on January 22 2021.