Foundations of Engineering 1, Fall 2004

Pictorial showing orthographic views of a angled brace created using AutoCAD.

Staff: Instructors:  Scott A. Socolofsky CE/TTI 802B, (979) 845-4517 Office hours:  M 2:00-3:00, TRF 10:00-11:00, or by appointment socolofs@tamu.edu Steve Hughes CVLB 239, (979) 845-6213 Office hours:  M-R 10:00-11:00, or by appointment hughes@entc.tamu.edu Teaching Assistants: Zoya Pastakia (PS) (979) 575-1406 Office hours:  see schedule, or by appointment zoyap2000@hotmail.com Peer Teacher: Stephanie Raines Office hours:  CVLB 315, T 6:00-10:00 pm stephanie21@tamu.edu Computer Labs: During the day:  CVLB 416 After classes:  CVLB 315, 319 & 421 Course Meeting Times: TR 8:00-9:50 pm, CVLB 315

Course Objectives

The objective of this course is to help students acquire a basic knowledge of engineering computing and technical drawing by helping students to learn:

• Problem-solving analysis
• Flow charting, coding, debugging and testing
• Displaying computer results using text, graphical outputs, and computer aided design programs
• Working in teams and benefiting from active-collaborative learning
• Drafting skills for conforming to the standards of technical drafting, including standard views and dimensioning
• Analysis of parts for performance, including type of fit, tolerances, allowance, and clearance.

The skills learned through this course are also exercised through conducting a group project. 

Course Description
(From undergraduate catalog)

Foundations of Engineering 1. (1-3). Credit 2. I, II, S  Introduction to the engineering profession, ethics and disciplines;  development of skills in teamwork, problem solving, logic processing, design and drawing; emphasis on computer applications and CAD tools.  Corequisite:  MATH 151; admission to the College of Engineering.