UNIVERSITY of WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE
ME-110 Engineering Fundamentals I
Course Syllabus-Spring 2009
Course Description and Objectives:
ME110 is an introduction to engineering disciplines, problem solving, visualization, technical
communication, and data collection and analysis.
OBJECTIVES:
► Students understand the essential aspects of each of the engineering disciplines/programs
► Students are able to appropriately present and analyze data.
► Students are able to use tools such as spreadsheets and equation solvers to solve problems.
► Students demonstrate basic proficiency in technical writing.
► Students develop visualization and hand sketching skills.
► Students begin developing teamwork skills.
► Students gain experience in making technical presentations.
► Students understand and can apply parametric/feature-based solid modeling fundamentals.
Prerequisites: (If these requirements have not been met contact the instructor.)
Completion or concurrent registration in Math 117 Trigonometry
Admission to the College of Engineering and Applied Science
Instructional Staff:
(All office hours will be announced the second week of class and list on the course web site)
Instructor:
Reza Masoodi, EMS W381, (414) 229-2952, rmasoodi@uwm.edu (Use a subject and
name in all email communications.)
Teaching Assistants
Ammar Alkhalidi, alkhali2@uwm.edu
Peng Lei, penglei@uwm.edu
Xiao Li, xiaoli@uwm.edu
Course Meeting Locations and Times:
Lecture: Mondays & Wednesdays /6:00PM –6:50PM / EMS E190
Laboratory: See schedule for locations. You must attend your registered laboratory session.
Online Support:
ME110 materials are available on the Desire2Learn (D2L) website. The D2L drop box feature is
used for assignment submission as required. You will be able to access your grades, the class
schedule, assignments, and any PowerPoint lecture presentations. You should be able to access
the D2L website from any web browser.
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Course Materials:
Required:
1. Course Books available from the UWM Bookstore:
Engineering Your Future, Comprehensive Introduction to Engineering, 6th ed. ISBN 978-1881018-63-6
2. Drafting Supplies, available from the UWM Bookstore. (Good tools for every engineer and
currently required for ME360). See the D2L course website for details.
3. Planner, should have room for appointments and a daily task list. Options include:
Franklin Covey Compass One-Page-Per-Day Classic ($29.95 from franklioncovey.com
At-A-Glance Daily Appointment Book ($19 from Office Depot)
4. Safety Glasses, available from ASME in EMS E371, $5 (also required for ME111 and
generally a good thing to own…)
Recommended:
1. USB memory device (available from numerous local and online sources)
2. Handbook of Technical Writing, 7th ed. ISBN 0-312-30923-6 (available from amazon.com)
3. Student versions of Pro-Engineer (~$99), MS Office (~$80), and Matlab (~$99)
Grading:
ORGANIZATION (5%): Organize your time and work. You have two standing assignments. First, use
your planner (3%). Planners will be inspected at unannounced intervals. Second, organize your home
directory on the I-drive (2%). File management will be checked on an unannounced date after the first
exam.
HOMEWORK (10%): Late homework will not be accepted. Your lowest homework score is dropped.
Students are required to complete and turn in their own assignments.
LAB EXERCISES (15%): Late labs will not be accepted. Your lowest lab will be dropped. Labs specify
if an individual or group write-up is required. Missed labs scheduled in Physics B47, EMS W290, and
some from the computer lab cannot be made up.
ENGINEERING COMMUNICATION (20%): This portion is comprised of three oral reports and
written portions from select assignments. Oral reports may not be made up. One of the select labs
requires a group to complete a mini design problem. The problem requires calculations, fabricating a
prototype, and a write-up. Group projects receive a single grade. Contact your instructor if group
problems are encountered.
LAB EXAMS (20% total): Exam 1 (10%), computer skills, is open book and notes. Exam 2 (10%), Pro
Engineer, is about solid modeling using Pro-E.
MIDTERM EXAMS (15% total): Midterm exam is about the subjects covered in class. See the course
schedule for dates and times and please plan accordingly.
FINAL EXAMS (15%): The final exam will be given during the university scheduled final exam time.
Official university policy states: “The time of a final examination for an individual or a class may be
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changed only with the prior approval of the dean or director. The change will involve a postponement to
a later date.” See the course schedule for dates and times and please plan accordingly.
Assignment Requirements:
These requirements are for both homework and laboratory assignments. First, read the assignment sheet.
Some assignments are completed on paper while others are submitted electronically to the D2L course
website drop box. Due dates and times vary. Use your planners to keep track of your assignments.
Printed assignments have the following additional requirements:
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Print your name, assignment number, and lab section on the upper left corner.
Write the page number on the upper right corner. For example, if you have two pages, number
the pages as 1/2, 2/2.
Staple pages together. Problems must be placed in the same order as on the assignment sheet.
Do not turn in the assignment sheet. Complete your work on separate paper.
Show all your work. A correct numerical value without supporting calculations does not
guarantee full credit.
Place a box around your final answers.
Assignments should be neat. If you tear pages from a notebook, remove the rough edges. Better
yet, use different paper.
Do not email assignments to the instructor or teaching assistants (the only exception is the email
signature assignment). Assignments state if work is to be turned in on paper, electronically, or
both.
Under unusual circumstances, submit assignments to the D2L drop box titled “Normally I should
not use this folder”. You must provide a brief description of the files. Submission to this folder
does not guarantee the assignment will be accepted.
Group Work:
Group work is encouraged for the homework and labs. Learn all you can from other users. Do
not confuse group work with file coping. Everyone is required to complete his or her own work
except for specified group assignments. Group work is not allowed on exams.
Computer Labs:
ME110 students have 24-hour access to the E256, E280, E285, and E384 CEAS computer labs.
The second floor labs are regularly scheduled for class meetings. During these times please use
another lab.
Lab rules are as follows:
1. No food or beverages are allowed in the labs. On hot days bottled water will be allowed.
2. Students are not allowed to share their account information with other students/friends.
3. No personal software should be installed on the local systems or the network I: drive.
4. No commercial (including shareware) programs may be stored on your network drive.
5. There is a 30 MB limit for data files that may be kept on your network drive. If additional
space is required, contact your instructor or CEAS lab manager.
6. The CEAS system administrators have the right to revoke system privileges.
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For students who are unable to complete the lab exercises during lab time, are unable to attend a
lab, or want more in-depth use, student versions of most software are available and
recommended. Student versions may be purchased at substantially reduced prices, but may have
some limitations. The Microsoft Office products are available at http://www.wisc.edu/wisc; ProEngineer is available at http://www.ptc.com; Matlab is available at http://www.mathworks.com .
Obviously, any work completed outside the computer labs will not be stored on the network.
Make sure you back up your work.
Printing:
Printing in the CEAS computer laboratories is on a pay-for-print basis. Print cards can be
purchased in the library.
Academic Misconduct:
Student
academic
misconduct
procedures
can
be
found
at
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/Acad_Aff/policy/academicmisconduct.html
From the Wisconsin Administrative Code Chapter UWS 14 “Student Academic Disciplinary
Procedures”:
UWS 14.01 Statement of principles.
The board of regents, administrators, faculty, academic staff and students of the University of
Wisconsin system believe that academic honesty
and integrity are fundamental to the mission of higher education and of the University of
Wisconsin system. The university has a responsibility
to promote academic honesty and integrity and to develop procedures to deal effectively with
instances of academic dishonesty. Students are
responsible for the honest completion and representation of their work, for the appropriate
citation of sources, and for respect of others’
academic endeavors. Students who violate these standards must be confronted and must accept
the consequences of their actions.
UWS 14.03 Academic misconduct subject to disciplinary action.
…Examples of academic misconduct include, but are not limited to: cheating on an examination;
collaborating with others in work to be presented, contrary to the stated rules of the course;
submitting a paper or assignment as one’s own work when a part or all of the paper or
assignment is the work of another, …; knowingly and intentionally assisting another student in
any form of the above,…
Participation by Students with Disabilities:
If you need special accommodations in order to meet any of the requirements of this course,
please contact your instructor as soon as possible. (Developed in consultation with the
Association on Higher Education and Disability.)
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Accommodation for Religious Observances:
Students will be allowed to complete examinations or other requirements that are missed because
of a religious observance. (From UWM faculty Document # 1918.)
Compliant Procedures:
Students may direct complaints to the head of the academic unit or department in which the
complaint occurs. If the complaint allegedly violates a specific university policy, it may be
directed to the head of the department or academic unit in which the complaint occurred or to the
appropriate university office responsible for enforcing the policy.
Grade Appeal Procedures:
A student may appeal a grade on the grounds that it is based on a capricious or arbitrary decision
of the course instructor. Such an appeal shall follow the established procedures adopted by the
department, college, or school in which the course resides. These procedures are available in
writing from the respective department chairperson or the Academic Dean of the College/School.
A more detailed description of the grade Appeal Policy may be found in UWM Selected
Academic and Administrative Policies, Policy #S-28 and UWM Faculty Document #1243.
Sexual Harassment:
Sexual harassment is reprehensible and will not be tolerated by the University. It subverts the
mission of the University and threatens the careers, educational experience, and well being of
students, faculty, and staff. The University will not tolerate behavior between or among
members of the University community which creates an unacceptable or working environment.
Incompletes:
A notation of "incomplete" may be given in lieu of a final grade to a student who has carried a
subject successfully until the end of a semester but who, because of illness or other unusual and
substantiated cause beyond the student's control, has been unable to take or complete the final
examination or to complete some limited amount of term work. An incomplete is not given
unless you prove to the instructor that you were prevented from completing course requirements
for just cause as indicated above. A more detailed description of the Incomplete Policy may be
found in UWM Selected Academic and Administrative Policies, Policy #S-31 and UWM Faculty
Documents #1588 and #1602. Also, a description of this policy may be found in the UWM
Schedule of Classes.
Financial Obligation:
The submission on your registration form and your subsequent assignment to classes obligates
you to pay the fee-tuition for those classes or to withdraw your registration in writing no later
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than the date specified in the schedule of classes. It is important to both you and the University
that you make payment on time. A complete description of UWM fee policies may be found in
the Schedule of Classes.
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Logging Onto the CEAS Network: Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete simultaneously to bring up the login screen.
Use “accounts” for the login and password. Fill in the requested information. You must properly
capitalize your name. After you click submit it may take a minute or so for your login and password
information to appear. WRITE IT DOWN in a secure place and note the system is case sensitive.
Notes:
1. When you login a User Environment window will popup twice. The first time it will state “Windows
cannot locate the server copy of your roaming profile…” The second time it will state “Windows cannot
find the local profile and is logging you on with a temporarily…” This is normal.
2. The right click functionality is disabled on some XP machines in the CAES computer laboratories.
Change your Password: After you login change your password. While logged on press Ctrl+Alt+Delete
simultaneously. The Windows Security window will appear. Click on Change Password and follow the
directions. Occasionally there are problems during the busy beginning of the semester.
Note: Your CEAS password is different than your UWM (PantherMail, D2L, campus labs, etc.)
password.
Saving Files: **DO NOT SAVE FILES ON THE DESKTOP OF CEAS COMPUTERS.** The desktop
is a temporary location and is deleted when you logout.
DO NOT save files in the C:\Temp directory. This is a temporary location and is deleted when you
logout.
DO save files to your home directory on the network I: drive (homes on ‘Samba 2.2.1a (walt)’ (I:)). The
I: drive is accessed through My Computer. This is a professionally backed up and secure location
available in any CAES computer laboratory. Backup your work at the semester’s end since I: drive
accounts are removed.
Creating Folders: Folders are the electronic equivalent to a physical filing cabinet. This is how you
organize your work. Microsoft uses the folder terminology. You maybe more familiar with the directory
term. They are the same. On most Windows computers a folder can be created by right clicking and
selecting new >> folder. If the right click functionality is disabled you need to select File >> new
>>folder. To create a folder inside of another folder (i.e. a subfolder or subdirectory) first enter the main
directory then select File >> new >> folder. Use descriptive folder names. Generally you should use
alphanumeric characters in the filenames without spaces. The underscore (_) is usually ok. Windows
allows more general naming conventions but these may not be compatible with other programs (like
MATLAB and Pro/Engineer!). Create the following folders: i:\me110 and i:\me110\proe_working_dir
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Course schedule:
Day
Date
Lecture Topic
Mon
Wed
Mon
26-Jan-09
28-Jan-09
02-Feb-09
Wed
04-Feb-09
Mon
09-Feb-09
Wed
11-Feb-09
Mon
16-Feb-09
Wed
18-Feb-09
Mon
Wed
23-Feb-09
25-Feb-09
Course Introduction
Time Management and Organization
Engineering Introduction
Engineering Communication 1 (Oral
Presentations)
Engineering Communication 2
(punctuation; etc.)
Engineering Communication 3 (style)
Engineering Communication 4
(Written: email, ,memos, reports)
Statistics (descriptive statistics, linear
regression analysis)
Statistics (normal distributions)
Units and Numbers
Mon
02-Mar-09
Math Review
Wed
04-Mar-09
Solving Sample Math Problems
Mon
09-Mar-09
MIDTERM EXAM (group 1)
Wed
Mon
Wed
11-Mar-09
16-Mar-09
18-Mar-09
MIDTERM EXAM (group 2)
Spring Break (no class)
Spring Break (no class)
Mon
23-Mar-09
Drafting 1 (Sketching)
Wed
25-Mar-09
Drafting 2 (Orthographic Projections)
Mon
30-Mar-09
Wed
01-Apr-09
Mon
06-Apr-09
Wed
Mon
Wed
Mon
Wed
Mon
Wed
Mon
Wed
Mon
08-Apr-09
13-Apr-09
15-Apr-09
20-Apr-09
22-Apr-09
27-Apr-09
29-Apr-09
04-May-09
06-May-09
11-May-09
Drafting 2 (Orthographic Projections)
Drafting 3 (Pictorial View, Sectional
View)
Drafting 4 (Engineering drawings,
dimensioning, ANSI standards)
Standard Fits/Clearances/Tolerances
Machine Shop Overview
Statics (Introduction)
Statics (FBD and equilibrium)
Dynamics
Thermodynamics (Introduction)
Thermodynamics (1st law)
Solving Sample Problems
Course wrap up and evaluations
FINAL EXAM: 6:00-7:30pm
Reading
Assignment
Lab Topic
Location
EYF 7.1-7.11
EYF 2.1-2.6
No Lab
Computer Lab Intro
MATLAB (intro, m-files, variables, arrays)
EMS 256
EMS 256
EMS 256
EYF 14.1-14.2
MATLAB (graphics)
EMS 256
Microsoft Drawing Toolbar
EMS 256
Excel Lab (basics with formatting, functions, graphs)
EMS 256
Excel Lab (programming)
EMS 256
Lab Exam 1 (Computer Skills)
EMS 256
PowerPoint Lab (Overview, effects, adding figures and audio/video)
Oral Presentations I (Hobby, Activity, Sport)
Prepare for Oral Presentation II (Get approval for your technical
topic)
Oral Presentations II (Approved Technical Topic)
Voltage Dividers (descriptive statistics and distributions-measure
resistance)
Oral Presentations III (Engineering Career)
Spring Break (no lab)
Spring Break (no lab)
Component Fatigue
(apply regression to determine load-life curve)
IC Engine Dismantling (learn to use measurement tools, determine
engine efficiency)
Pro Engineer--Modules 1,2,3
EMS 256
EMS 256
EYF 14.3-14.4
EYF 17.7
EYF 16.1-16.6
EYF 17.1-17.5
EYF 9.1 -9.11
EYF 18.1
EYF 18.1
EYF 18.2
EYF 18.3
EYF 18.3
EMS 256
EMS 256
EMS 862
EMS 256
EMS 256
PHY B46
EMS 256
Pro Engineer--Module 4
EMS 256
Pro Engineer--Module 5
EMS 256
Design Project (O-Ring Design)
Machine Shop (Group 1), Pro Engineer--Module 5
Machine Shop (Group 2), Pro Engineer--Module 5
Machine Shop (Group 1), Pro Engineer--Model Parts
Machine Shop (Group 2), Pro Engineer--Model Parts
Pro Engineer--work day
Pro Engineer--Module 9 Drawings
Course wrap up and evaluations
Lab Exam 2 (Pro Engineer)
EMS 256
EMS 256 or 290
EMS 256 or 290
EMS 256 or 290
EMS 256 or 290
EMS 256
EMS 256
EMS 256
EMS 256