2007 UB Engineering Dept and Campus Tour

Create a comment that includes a 1 paragraph summary of the Field Trip with the info below:

• State a question you asked (10 points)
• State the answer given (10 points)
• Best technical aspect of the trip (30 points)
• Best non-technical aspect of the trip (30 points)
• How might this trip affect your future? (20 points)
  
• Consider some words about - Was the trip worthwhile and why?

Extra Credit
Use EXCEL to graph the responses/comments (from your comments and those of your classmates).
Print the results to fit on one page with appropriate formatting. (5 bonus points)

2007 Engineering Design Surveys

Survey Participants
The Engineering Design and Development students have designed online surveys to collect data to use to guide their approach to solving a specific Engineering Problem they have chosen.
How you can help:
1. Read the comments below from the various project teams.
2. Select a Survey Topic that interests or applies to you.
3. Copy the URL (web address) they provide and paste it into your web browser.
(Hint: Go to File - Open a New Tab, so you don't loose this page and you can easily take the next survey.)
4. Complete survey.

EDD Students
Add a comment here with the following info:
Desired Survey Participant: briefly profile the prerequisites for people who should take your survey. Try not to include info that will bias their input and thereby your results.
Survey URL: web address of your survey

Guest Speaker from Moog - Here to Mars

On 3-20-2007, an engineer from Moog presented Alden High School students and faculty with an educational and inspirational perspective about the scientific and technical accomplishment of successfully launching an Exploration Rover from Earth to Mars.

The presenter and your teachers would like you to comment to this Blog and give us feedback about what you learned and insight you gained. Your specific teacher may give you further requirements.

Please leave your comment in the format below:
Name: first name and last initial
Course: class(es) that you attended the presentation for
Teacher: last name of your teacher(s)
Learned: something you learned during the presentation that you probably would not have learned in class
Favorite: most memorable or interesting aspect of the presentation
(Hint: Copy this section and paste it into your comment box.)

How to comment:
1. Click on "Leave a Comment".
2. Type your comment in the box and include the 5 elements above.
3. Select "Other".
4. Type your first name and last initial in the "name" box.
5. Type the characters as prompted.
6. Click on "Publish Comment".

2007 Project Proposals

The purpose of this post is to allow each Senior Engineering Project Team to share their Project Problem Statement with the other students in the class and collect their ideas for potential solutions and project enhancements. Students will make a comment to this post and include the following information:

Problem Statement: This statement will have been refined through several iterations in your journals and approved by Mr. Turton prior to acceptance as a comment to this post. Since I will be "Moderating Comments", let me know when your team has made a comment.

Team Members: First Name and Last Initial of each member of your team. Only create one Blog for your Team Project. This Blog will be used for future assignments also.

Blog URL: Simply a hyperlink or the URL address of the Blog you create for your project. The Blog will be maintained by your group. Other students in the class are required to comment to your Blog with constructive ideas to improve your Project. The Blog URL, username, and password should be written in your journal for future reference.

2007 Technology Articles

On this Post, you will provide a brief summary of a technology related article you recently read. The article should be approximately 2 pages long. The goal is to share something you have learned with me and the rest of our class. Make your comment in the format in the example below. A comment for a different article is due before the end of each marking period and will count as a project grade. Point values are in parenthesis.

Example:
Name: your first and last name (10)
Title: article title (10)
Source: Magazine Title or Website, issue date, pages (10)
Summary: minimum of 60 words that describe the article's content (40)
Interest: state why you chose this article in 40 words minimum (30)

Field Trip #2 - UB Engineering Dept. Tour

Create a comment that includes a 1 paragraph summary of the Field Trip with the info below:

• State a question you asked (10 points)
• State the answer given (10 points)
• Best technical aspect of the trip (10 points)
• Best non-technical aspect of the trip (10 points)
• Consider some words about - Was the trip worthwhile and why?

Extra Credit
Use EXCEL to graph the responses (from your comments and those of your classmates).
Print the results to fit on one page with appropriate formatting. (5 bonus points)

Field Trip - Wilson Greatbatch - Precision Machining

Create a comment that includes a 1 paragraph summary of the Field Trip with the info below:

• State a question you asked (10 points)
• State the answer given (10 points)
• Best technical aspect of the trip (10 points)
• Best non-technical aspect of the trip (10 points)
• Consider some words about - Was the trip worthwhile and why?

Extra Credit
Use EXCEL to graph the responses (from your comments and those of your classmates).
Print the results to fit on one page with appropriate formatting. (5 bonus points)

EDD Course Challenges

Describe the most challenging aspect of this EDD Course.

Choose a different challenge from the one you describe in the "Challenges of the Senior Design Project" Post.

What did you learn from this challenge? Your answer could be technical or self reflective.

Challenges of the Senior Design Project

Describe the most challenging aspect of your Senior Design Project. What did you learn from the challenge? Your answer could be technical or self reflective.

Intellectual Property Expert Visit

Ms. Lori Turner visited our class on 4-27 to enlighten us about the field of Intellectual Property (Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights) and its impact on engineering. Comment about something you learned or a new thought that was provoked during her presentation.

Your comment should be:

• directly related to our course,
• 2 to 5 grammatically correct sentences,
• evidence of genuine thought,
• accompanied by your name.

Share Your Problems

Post your Senior Engineering Design Problem Statement here ...