|
SOUTH DAKOTA
SCHOOL OF MINES
& TECHNOLOGY
|
|
First-Year Engr & Sci Curriculum
GES 115
2005-2006 Professionalism in Engineering & Science
Providing a new culture for engineering and science education in which students and faculty work in partnership to produce an enduring foundation for student development and life-long learning.
GES 115 is an entry-level course designed to provide first-year engineering and science students a fundamental understanding of engineering and science as a profession. During the course, students will be exposed to tools and techniques used in professional practice, such as teaming skills, problem solving, data analysis, technical report writing, resumes, research skills, computer applications, and oral reporting of lab findings.
The course is taught as a combination of lecture and laboratory work. A significant portion of the course is directed toward active laboratory projects designed to provide students with the neccessary skills required to collect and analyze data. Lab projects during the course will be completed by student teams. Each student will come away from the experience with the knowledge and skills required to progress on to the higher levels of their training.
Students completing the PES program will have
1. improved problem solving, critical thinking, and communication skills;
2. an increased ability to integrate and appropriately apply technical skills with the fundamentals of math and science;
3. an increased ability to participate in effective teams;
4. an increased competence in applying technology for effective analysis, design, and communication;
5. an increased motivation for self-responsibility, life-long learning, and self-development of a person of good character.
Copyright 2000-2006
Note: All material contained on this site and the course CD contains copyrighted material by the faculty of GES 115 at the SD School of Mines and Technology. We retain all publication and distribution rights granted under U.S. Federal Copyright law. This site, and the course CD, and all materials contained therein, are intended for single-user purposes for the course GES 115, Professionalism in Engineering and Science, taught at the SD School of Mines and Technology. Duplication of material from the course website or curriculum CD or any/all of the material contained therein is unlawful and unethical.
What is a Copyright? Copyright is a protection that covers published and unpublished literary, scientific and artistic works, Whatever the form of expression, provided such works are fixed in a tangible or material form. Copyright protection begins when any of the above described work is actually created and fixed in a tangible form. What this means is that all GES 115 course materials are Copyrighted and protected by US Federal Copyright Laws. The dates that you see in a copyright statement (2000-2005, as seen above) do not refer to the dates that our material will expire and become public domain - they actually refer to the dates that the material was created. Expiration of a copyright actually takes place much later, and this period of validity begins from the date that you see in the copyright statement. The Berne Convention establishes a general and minimum period that lasts the life of the author and fifty years after his (or her) death. Fair use or fair practice is utilization of a portion of a copyrighted work "as is" for purposes of parody, news reporting, research and education about such copyrighted work without the permission of the author. Use of copyrighted works, or portions thereof, for any other purpose is not deemed fair use, so be careful! That includes copying text or scanning pictures from postcards, magazines, books or any other work.
Please click on the following links for more course information.
Contact: Larry Stetler
This page has been visited 17,699 times since 09/02/2003
| http://www.hpcnet.org/pes |
Last Modified: 12/23/2005 |
|
|