Engineering 491/691 Engineering and Technology Literacy for High School Science and Math Teachers

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Fall 2004 Class References

Course Outline (To download a Microsoft Powerpoint/Word file shift/left-click on the link, or right click on the link, and select save-link-as.)

Week 1: Introduction/Survey

• What do Engineers Do ?
• Web Exercise

http://www.yahoo.com/Science/Engineering/Education/

Week 2 & 3: Civil Engineering

• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
• Civil Engineering at Yahoo!

Week 4 &5: Mechanical Engineering

Lecture Notes (pdf):

§ Lecture1

§ Lecture 2

Mechanical Engineering Societies

• American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME)
• Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
• American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
• Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
• American Astronautical Society (AAS)
• American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
• American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Biomechanics Societies

• American Biomechanics Society (ASB)
• International Society of Biomechanics (ISB)

Mechanical Engineering Educational Resources

• SAE K-12 Information
• ASEE Mechanical Engineering Division
• ASEE Manufacturing Division

• Macrohard Homework Set

Weeks 6 & 7: Philosophy

• Lecture Outline

Week 8: Electrical Engineering

• Electrical Engineering Presentation
• LabView Exercise
• IEEE Precollege Education Committee

Week 9: Grade 7-12 Engineering Curriculum & Instruction

Week 10 & 11: Chemical Engineering

§ Orange Squeeze

§ Nevada Standards

Week 12 & 13: Computer Engineering

Week 14: National Science Education Standards

Week 15: Field Trip

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