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AWC Engineering Program
EGR-188-001
Spring 2010
Project P1
1 Vision: The rapid pace of scientific discoveries and technological developments requires continuous attention to one’s educational qualifications and professional experience. Technicians and engineers, in general, have an added responsibility to conceptualize, develop and implement solutions to improve the quality of life through responsible, methodical and creative problem solving. Technicians and Engineers will be broadly-educated, ethical global citizens providing leadership in engineering, business and public service. They will be creative, possess strong analytical skills, exhibit practical ingenuity, be good communicators, understand the principles of business, management and leadership, display high ethical standards and strong sense of professionalism, and be dynamic, agile, resilient, flexible, and lifelong learners. 2 Objectives: Provide opportunities and encourage potential students to complete their Associate in Science Degree in Engineering and to participate in Internship projects jointly supported by industrial community and various business and public organizations. The Program will enable students to demonstrate that they possess basic knowledge in engineering as well as competency in communication, critical thinking, quantitative analysis, and technological applications. Such analytical skills and professionalism will prepare them either for transfer to a university for a Bachelor’s degree or for gainful employment by industrial community and various business and public organizations. With the overall objective of understanding the "engineering design process" and "how to identify and solve problems", the student will pursue a specifically agreed “scope of work” to be defined by the student in consultation with the supervisor at the organization where internship experience will be gained. 3 Specific Goals: During the period the students complete their core engineering courses (presently: EGR 123 and EGR 188) the students will aim to comprehend, apply, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate knowledge in regard to as many of
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the following specific goals as possible: • Desirable attributes of an engineer • The engineering design process • Engineering design proposals and reports • Different techniques and strategies to identify the “right” problem (and not the symptom) to solve • Design goals and specifications • Applying, Analyzing and protecting technical knowledge • Abstraction and modeling to generate options for problem solving • Strategies to stimulate creativity in engineering problem solving • Professional code of ethics and product liability issues • Hazard analysis and failure analysis • Analyzing design alternatives using design matrices and K-T analysis • Transforming design concepts into reality • Concurrent engineering • Design for X • Team dynamics and conflict management • Personal career planning • Organizing, writing and presenting proposals and reports 4 Scope of Work: As an integral part of project-work in EGR 188: Fundamentals of Engineering Design, each student is required to complete a 20-hours Internship experience at any engineering company, business or public organization; the product of each such internship experience will be an appropriately titled report submitted and presented as described below. On or before class on Monday 01-25-2010, each student will submit a proposal for internship experience, in the prescribed format. The student will devote at least 20 hours on internship experience – to be monitored by the designated supervisor from the chosen organization, and appraised by instructor. On or before Sunday 04-25-2010 (11:59 PM), each student will submit an appropriate report, which the student will present in class either on 04-26 or 04-28-2010 – a schedule for presentation will be established in class. Some organizations have already agreed to provide internships and to consider engineering interns for possible employment opportunities after they complete their Associate in Science in Engineering degree at AWC. Similar arrangements with many other organizations are being worked out. A few organizations may also provide financial support for such internship experiences during the period the student will be pursuing his/her Associate in Science in Engineering. If any student wishes to make any specific arrangement for internship experience at any organization of his/her choice, please submit a proposal in the specific format provided.
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5 Contact Information: If you need any clarifications or additional information, please contact: Dr. Rakesh Pangasa, Ph.D. Professor – Mathematics & Engineering Arizona Western College 2020 S Avenue 8 E, Yuma AZ 85365 P. O. Box 929, Yuma, AZ 85366-0929 Tel: 928-344-7588 Fax: 928-317-6040 [email protected]
Dates to Remember: Wed 01-13-2010 Sun 01-24-2010 01-25 to 04-25 : : : Understand an overview of Project P1: Internship Experience Submit Proposal for Internship experience Complete a 20-hours Internship experience; the product of such internship experience will be an appropriately titled report (in Microsoft word format: xxxxP1.docx) submitted and presented (Microsoft PowerPoint: xxxxP1.pptx) Submit report on P1 Present report on P1
Sun 04-25-2010 04-26/28-2010
: :
AWC Engineering Program
EGR-188-001
Spring 2010
Project P1
1 Vision: The rapid pace of scientific discoveries and technological developments requires continuous attention to one’s educational qualifications and professional experience. Technicians and engineers, in general, have an added responsibility to conceptualize, develop and implement solutions to improve the quality of life through responsible, methodical and creative problem solving. Technicians and Engineers will be broadly-educated, ethical global citizens providing leadership in engineering, business and public service. They will be creative, possess strong analytical skills, exhibit practical ingenuity, be good communicators, understand the principles of business, management and leadership, display high ethical standards and strong sense of professionalism, and be dynamic, agile, resilient, flexible, and lifelong learners. 2 Objectives: Provide opportunities and encourage potential students to complete their Associate in Science Degree in Engineering and to participate in Internship projects jointly supported by industrial community and various business and public organizations. The Program will enable students to demonstrate that they possess basic knowledge in engineering as well as competency in communication, critical thinking, quantitative analysis, and technological applications. Such analytical skills and professionalism will prepare them either for transfer to a university for a Bachelor’s degree or for gainful employment by industrial community and various business and public organizations. With the overall objective of understanding the "engineering design process" and "how to identify and solve problems", the student will pursue a specifically agreed “scope of work” to be defined by the student in consultation with the supervisor at the organization where internship experience will be gained. 3 Specific Goals: During the period the students complete their core engineering courses (presently: EGR 123 and EGR 188) the students will aim to comprehend, apply, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate knowledge in regard to as many of
Internships – AWC Engineering Program
Spring 2010
Page: 2
the following specific goals as possible: • Desirable attributes of an engineer • The engineering design process • Engineering design proposals and reports • Different techniques and strategies to identify the “right” problem (and not the symptom) to solve • Design goals and specifications • Applying, Analyzing and protecting technical knowledge • Abstraction and modeling to generate options for problem solving • Strategies to stimulate creativity in engineering problem solving • Professional code of ethics and product liability issues • Hazard analysis and failure analysis • Analyzing design alternatives using design matrices and K-T analysis • Transforming design concepts into reality • Concurrent engineering • Design for X • Team dynamics and conflict management • Personal career planning • Organizing, writing and presenting proposals and reports 4 Scope of Work: As an integral part of project-work in EGR 188: Fundamentals of Engineering Design, each student is required to complete a 20-hours Internship experience at any engineering company, business or public organization; the product of each such internship experience will be an appropriately titled report submitted and presented as described below. On or before class on Monday 01-25-2010, each student will submit a proposal for internship experience, in the prescribed format. The student will devote at least 20 hours on internship experience – to be monitored by the designated supervisor from the chosen organization, and appraised by instructor. On or before Sunday 04-25-2010 (11:59 PM), each student will submit an appropriate report, which the student will present in class either on 04-26 or 04-28-2010 – a schedule for presentation will be established in class. Some organizations have already agreed to provide internships and to consider engineering interns for possible employment opportunities after they complete their Associate in Science in Engineering degree at AWC. Similar arrangements with many other organizations are being worked out. A few organizations may also provide financial support for such internship experiences during the period the student will be pursuing his/her Associate in Science in Engineering. If any student wishes to make any specific arrangement for internship experience at any organization of his/her choice, please submit a proposal in the specific format provided.
Internships – AWC Engineering Program
Spring 2010
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5 Contact Information: If you need any clarifications or additional information, please contact: Dr. Rakesh Pangasa, Ph.D. Professor – Mathematics & Engineering Arizona Western College 2020 S Avenue 8 E, Yuma AZ 85365 P. O. Box 929, Yuma, AZ 85366-0929 Tel: 928-344-7588 Fax: 928-317-6040 [email protected]
Dates to Remember: Wed 01-13-2010 Sun 01-24-2010 01-25 to 04-25 : : : Understand an overview of Project P1: Internship Experience Submit Proposal for Internship experience Complete a 20-hours Internship experience; the product of such internship experience will be an appropriately titled report (in Microsoft word format: xxxxP1.docx) submitted and presented (Microsoft PowerPoint: xxxxP1.pptx) Submit report on P1 Present report on P1
Sun 04-25-2010 04-26/28-2010
: :
