Engineering Professionalism This course is designed to provide the basic knowledge and skills needed by entry-level engineers to successfully perform their roles as engineers, particularly in their initial career. The 21st-century engineer will function in a highly global, multicultural, and constantly changing work environment The young engineer needs a broader understanding of the various functions and roles taken on as a team member of projects. This course will help in preparation to be a responsible designer, with economic, social, legal, and environmental considerations bearing upon work, decisions, and performance. Topics include engineering design and configuration management; product Warranties and safety, environmental responsibilities, ethics and professionalism; proposal preparation, Contracts, execution, and project scheduling; and engineering economic analysis including present value and net present value, depreciation methods, costs and financial statements. Course Format: Lectures, Guest Lectures by experts from industry/academia, Case Study discussions, Videos, and Term paper presentations Credits: 3 Offered as Required course for all engineering students except 'EN students and as an elective for non-engineering students Prerequisite: Senior standing for engineering students, or permission of instructor. Text Book: No one particular book presently covers all the material proposed in this courses. However, the following reference texts will be recommended: Students will receive lecture notes as handouts. Recommended Reference Books: Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling and Controlling by Harold Kerzner, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1989 Engineering Your Future: Launching a Successful Entry-level Technical Career in Today's Business Environment by Stuart 6. Walesh, Prentice-Hall ~FR, 1995. Topics: Module 1(1 week): Engineering Design & Configuration Management Environmental and resource constraint considerations Types of design (adaptive, developmental, and new designs) the 8~Stepprocedure in designing Managing engineering drawings and design reviews Configuration Management - plan and control Simultaneous Engineering Case Study: Ford Motor Co.[Local Company Module 2 (1 week): Product Warranties, and Liabilities Warranties Primary obligations Variation in practices for export products Trends in Warranty claims Components of a warranty ( material, workmanship, reliability, maintainability, accuracy etc.). Product Liabilities Causes for Liability Areas examined in building a product liability suit Defenses used by manufacturers to defend against lawsuits Module 3 (1 week): Engineering Contracts and Legal Implications Forms of Company Ownership Classification of Contracts; General Contracts & Subcontracts Legal Elements and Provisions of a Contract Management Tenders and Bids Breach of Contract, Negligence, Misinterpretation, and Fraud Module 4 (1 week): Safety & Environmental Responsibilities of Engineers The OSHA regulations for safety Handling hazardous wastes and chemicals Safety audits The American Disabilities Act (ADA) and its implications in work place Occupational safety Occupational stress Human- Machine interface issues and human error Module 5 (1 week): Engineering Ethics and Professionalism Creeds ,codes, canons, statutes, and rule ·Dealing with clients, employers, suppliers, other engineers, and the public ·Working with project sponsors (single & multiple) ·Prohibitions against competitive bidding · Working with in-house representatives · Managing cultural diversity and conflict resolution · "Selling" executives on projects · Case study: Corwin Corporation · Engineering Registration: FIT & P.E Module 6 (1 week): Preparing and Presenting Technical Proposals · Factors for consideration in making successful proposals · Engineering specifications · Teamwork in proposal preparation: group dynamics skills · Convening and conducting meetings successfully · Motivating and delegating work to team members · Presenting proposals to Management for maximum success Module 7 (1 week): Project-Scheduling · Importance of Project Scheduling in a globally competitive world · The Gantt Chart ·The Critical Path Method (CPM) · The Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) · Case Study: Crosby Manufacturing company · Case Study : Margo company Module 8 (1 week): Economic Analysis, Part 1: Cash Flows Cash-flow diagrams Standard cash-flows (single payment, uniform series; gradient series, exponential gradient Series) Discount factors for discrete compounding Varied and non-standard cash-flows (gradient cash flow, missing and extra parts of standard cash flows, delayed and premature cash flows) Module 9 (1 week): Economic Analysis, Part 2: Present Value & Net Present Value Concepts Present Value & Net Present Value concept Determining Rate of Return (ROR) and ROT Comparing alternatives: present worth & annual cost methods; alternatives with different lives Lifecycle costing Module 10 (1 week): Engineering Economic Analysis, Part 3: Depreciation Method Straight-line method Constant Percentage method SOYD method DDB method Statutory Depreciation Systems (ACRS and MACRS) Other methods Module 11 (1 week): Engineering Economy, Part 4: Costs and Financial Statement Types of costs and classification of expenses Basic accounting methods Financial Statements and their analysis through financial ratios Methods of allocating indirect costs Break-even analysis Learning curve effect in costing Course Execution Plan: Week 1: Module 1 Week 2: Module 2 Week 3: Module 3 Week 4: Module 4 Week 5: Exam # 1; and Guest Speaker Week 6: Module 5 Week 7: Module 6 Week 8: Module 7 Week 9: Module 8 Week 10: Exam #2; and Guest Speaker Week 11: Module 9 Week 12: Module 10 Week 13: Module 11 and Guest Speaker Week 14: Exam #3; and Term-paper Presentations Week 15: Term Paper Presentation( Contd.) & Course Feedback