GE 101 Engineering Fundamentals LAB OUTLINE
Instructor Information:
Instructor: Russell Eng
Office: ST-208e
Phone: 503-977-8087
Fax: 503-977-4859
E-mail: rbeng@pcc.edu
Office Hours:
M,W: 1-2p, 2-3p, 3-4p
Tu: 2-3p
Th: 1-2p, 2-3p, 5-6p
Prerequisites: Placement in MTH 251 and WR115
Corequisite: WR115
Lab Information:
11147 meets 6p-8:50p Tue in ST 315 at Sylvania Campus [Instructor: Todd Sanders];
11148 meets 1p-3:50p Fri in ST 315 at Sylvania Campus [Instructor: Russell Eng].
Required attendance at first Lab meeting (Tues 1-6 1-13, or Fri 1-9 1-16 for orientation).
Lab assignments and limited support materials available via “WebCT” (internet-based course
delivery/management software tool). In subsequent weeks you are welcome to attend all or part of any of the three
scheduled labs for additional help from the lab instructor.
Winter Term 2004:
Lecture: 11 weeks: 1/5 - 3/18 ( Final Exams: Tu 3/16 3-5p [TuTh sect.]; Th 3/18 6-8p [Th sect.] );
Lab: 10 weeks: 1/6 or 1/9 – 3/9 or 3/12 (no Labs during Finals Week).
PCC Holiday: 1/19 M (MLKJr Day).
Lab Description/Comments/Overview:
The Lab is designed to allow students to work independently on the computer implementations of the core lecture
topics. When possible, sequencing lecture and lab topics is attempted so that the lab follows (and reinforces) the
lecture. There are however, separate textbooks required for the lab.
By making the lab assignments Internet accessible (via “WebCT”), an attempt has been made so that that the
student can do much of the lab work off-site. It is important that work is submitted in a timely manner (due dates
will be listed on the LAB OUTLINE). There are some important exceptions that need clarification. There is a
significant topic of the lab class that is not covered in the lecture class: C++ Programming Introduction. Most
students will not have any prior experience in computer programming. Available in the Sylvania Campus Labs is
the necessary C++ compiler, which is not available on all computers. Although, we have listed an abbreviated
textbook for C++ programming, many students have experienced difficulty in learning this programming subject
on their own. To help remedy this problem the lab instructor will employ brief lectures, followed by one-on-one
student tutorial help during the scheduled lab times. From our experience with prior labs, we strongly recommend
that students attend the labs during the three weeks when C++ programming is covered. If you can not attend these
C++ programming labs, please inform your lab instructor, so that alternate help avenues may be investigated.
Required Lab Materials:
Lab Texts:
(1) “SPREADSHEET TOOLS FOR ENGINEERS USING EXCEL
INCLUDING EXCEL 2002”,Gottfried, McGraw-Hill’s BEST, ISBN: 0-07-248068-8;
(2) “INTRODUCTION TO C++ FOR ENGINEERS AND SCIENTISTS”, Etter, Prentice Hall, ISBN: 0-13254731-7.
Required Calculator:
Scientific, programmable, graphing (recommend TI 89)
Recommended 100MB or 250MB Zip disk (either will work in ST 315 Lab computers)
Evaluation & Grading:
Lab: 25 % (NOTE: The grade, for the lecture, will include the lab)
Labs: Format; Assignments; Late Policy:
Individual required Lab assignments to be worked on either during a scheduled lab section (with the availability of
Lab Instructor help) or remotely (without the Lab Instuctor’s help). In either case, all required Lab assignments
must be submitted by the announced common due dates*.
No required Lab assignment shall receive possible full credit beyond the announced common due date*.
A 5% (per week) penalty will be applied beyond each initial Lab due date.
Ethical Lab Conduct Policy:
Is required of all PCC students, and cheating or plagiarism (copying) could result in disciplinary action (course
failure or expulsion).
You are to avoid the following unethical conduct:
(1) Utilizing labs from prior courses in GE 101 Lab
(2) Copying lab assignments from current or prior students of this course
By submitting any assignment, you will be attesting that you have abided by these rules of ethical conduct. Failing
to do so may result in a zero exam lab score, course failure, or expulsion from PCC.
ADA Accommodation:
Students working with OSD may require lab adjustment or accommodation and should make their needs known to
the instructor as early as possible.
Deadlines for Course Withdrawal:
The student may initiate a withdrawal with full refund of tuition if done by the Friday of the second week, 1/16.
No W grade will be posted to the student’s transcript.
The student may initiate a withdrawal with no refund of tuition if done by the Friday of the fourth week, 1/30.
No W grade will be posted to the student’s transcript.
If the student initiates a withdrawal after the fourth week, a W grade will be posted to the student’s transcript.
Instructor initiated withdrawals of nonattending/no-show students are allowable after the fourth week. The noshow student is held financially responsible for the course tuition.
LAB OUTLINE:
( NOTE: Specific Lab Instructions will be supplied via WebCT )
WEEK 1: 1/6; 1/9 (SNOWED OUT)
WEEK 2: 1/13; 1/16 (Required Meeting)
Activities: roll call; handouts; assignment of WebCT accounts; explain/clarify selected calculator problems from
handout; work on calculator problems; submit answers via attachment to WebCT E-mail to Lab Instructor.
Lab #1(a) = Calculator Problems (hand out);
Lab #1(b) = Computer Experience. WebCT E-mail to Lab Instructor.
* Lab #1(a),(b) announced due date = E-mail with attachment by 2:00a Saturday 1/24.
WEEK 3: 1/20; 1/23 (Optional Meeting)
Activities: explain/clarify Lab #2
Lab #2 = Excel Spreadsheet Fundamentals
* Lab #2 announced due date = E-mail with attachment by 2:00a Saturday 1/31.
WEEK 4: 1/27; 1/30 (Optional Meeting)
Activities: explain/clarify Lab #3
Lab #3 = Excel Graphing Fundamentals
* Lab #3 announced due date = E-mail with attachment by 2:00a Saturday 2/7.
WEEK 5: 2/3; 2/6 (Optional Meeting)
Activities: explain/clarify Lab #4
Lab #4 = Excel Statistics/Linear Regression Fundamentals
* Lab #4 announced due date = E-mail with attachment by 2:00a Saturday 2/14.
WEEK 6: 2/10; 2/13 (Advised Meeting)
Activities: explain/clarify Lab #5
Lab #5(C++ Lab #1) = Triangle Program
* Lab #5 announced due date = E-mail with attachment by 2:00a Saturday 2/21.
WEEK 7: 2/17; 2/20 (Advised Meeting)
Activities: explain/clarify Lab #6
Lab #6(C++ Lab #2) = Beam Deflection Program
* Lab #6 announced due date = E-mail with attachment by 2:00a Saturday 2/28.
WEEK 8: 2/24; 2/27 (Advised Meeting)
Activities: explain/clarify Lab #7
Lab #7(C++ Lab #3) = Quadratic Roots Program
* Lab #7 announced due date = two-week assignment. See week 9.
WEEK 9: 3/2; 3/5 (Optional/Advised Meeting)
Activities: explain/clarify Lab #7 (continued)
Lab #7(C++ Lab #3 continued)
* Lab #7 announced due date = E-mail with attachment by 2:00a Saturday 3/6.
WEEK 10: 3/9; 3/12 (Required Meeting)
Activities: explain/clarify Lab #8
Lab #8(a) = Engineering Ethics-find case study & post your response to WebCT bulletin board
Lab #8(b) = Engineering Ethics-read and respond to another students’ ethics posting on
WebCT bulletin board.
* Lab #8(a),(b) announced due date = WebCT bulletin postings by 2:00a Saturday 3/13.
WEEK 11: (Finals Week - No Lab Meetings)
**Deadline for all lab submissions for reduced credit is 2:00a Thursday 3/18**
Recall: For late Labs submitted at this time, a 5% late penalty will be applied per week
late beyond the Lab’s initial due date.