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Reflect up on your two course projects. Discuss your experiences as a team member, your team dynamic, and team leadership style(s). Did you experience any conflicts, and if so how were they handled? Do you see differences or improvements in team dynamic between project 1 and 2? How can you use what you learned in the modules, in your assigned readings, and from the TED Talks to improve your contributions as a team member on future projects? Why is teamwork important in engineering in general?

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The two projects are

1- Use of Conserved Rainwater to Propel a Vehicle

ENGR 101 – Summer 2019

Green energy is being used more each day. Wind turbines, wave turbines, hydroelectric dams, geothermal heating/cooling, biofuels, and solar panels are all being constantly improved to be more efficient and environmentally friendly. Roughly 7% of the world’s energy is currently generated from these sources. However, there is another source of energy that has not been tapped – rain. The potential energy of 1 inch of rain fall on the average single-story house, if captured at the roof height provides approximately 120 kJ of energy, and even more if the rain can be captured in motion. Devices to convert and store this energy could be created, utilizing an untapped and readily available energy source. In addition, the water itself could be stored for a variety of everyday uses.

Your challenge is to design a scaled, proof-of-concept prototype for rain energy conversion. Your prototype device will propel a model vehicle as far as possible in a straight line by converting the potential energy of one-half liter of water at a height of 60 cm. All water must be contained within the device and a penalty will be assessed for any water spilled. At the competition, ½ liter of water will be provided by FEP Staff for final testing. The competition will be held during class time, but at a location to be determined. Note: the location may have a tile floor, carpeted floor, or even be outside.

2-Option 2: Energy Utilization

Between 20% and 30% of the total energy consumed by an average U.S. household is used to heat water. Fossil Fuels constitute the majority of the energy consumed by households in the U.S., therefore heating water with an alternative energy source, will reduce fossil fuel demand.

PROJECT OBJECTIVE

Design, build, and test a solar water heater

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i will attach the video summaries in case you want to reflect on them

your task is to Reflect up on your two course projects. Discuss your experiences as a team member, your team dynamic, and team leadership style(s). Did you experience any conflicts, and if so how were they handled? Do you see differences or improvements in team dynamic between project 1 and 2? How can you use what you learned in the modules, in your assigned readings, and from the TED Talks to improve your contributions as a team member on future projects? Why is teamwork important in engineering in general?

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The Ted talk is by Ayanna Howard, who is a roboticist. She is trying to explore ways in which people can create robots that are fairer. In this case, she is posing the question of how humans can be more accountable in their relationships with robots. She starts by showing some of the benefits of robots in some fields, such as education and healthcare. They help in improving the quality of work. However, they are, at times, created in a biased manner either in races or sexes. She gives an example where robots can influence children in making decisions. They act as peer pressure in such cases. The robots that get created have some emotions since they have some emotional connections with a human being. They are programmed in such ways so that they can understand humans even though at times they are hard. In health care and education, they help people with special needs such as autism. In such instances, they appear to be useful to humans since they help in improving the quality of life. Robots help in emergencies such as fire outbreaks. To demonstrate how biased they get created, she presents a white robot which is making some moves and seems happy. When a black robot is displayed, making the same moves, it looks angry. It is such factors that they are seen to have gender and race. References https://www.ted.com/talks/ayanna_howard_tedwomen_2018 Video Summary: The Beautiful Future of Solar Power The video presents the inspirational story of Marjan Van Aube, a solar designer, who fell in love with the magic of harvesting light and turning it into electricity. She passionately describes how innovation can contribute to a self-sufficient ecosystem. Her main focus is to maximize efficiency and design aesthetic solar cells that utilize color properties in the generation of electricity. The failure of solar panels to evolve in shape and size for more than sixty years inspired her to come up with ways to incorporate solar cells into the environment and significantly increase the production of electricity. The designer collaborated with Swarovski, the company, and together, they came up with innovative ways to cut crystals that direct the sunlight to chosen surfaces. She also uses dye-sensitized solar cells, which are typically in red, blue, among other colors and applied them on glass surfaces like tables and windows. The video demonstrates this application on what she Marjan calls a Current Table that harvests light, stores the energy on batteries, which facilitates the efficient charging of phones (Aubel, 2019). They were successful in modifying a gallery in London with a stained version of glass, integrated with solar cells that harvested light from all the windows. In the video, Marjan also explains about her novel concept of the Power Plant, which aims at creating independent ecosystems in the long run. The innovation was a collaborative effort with top engineers and architects, and they were able to come up with means to use transparent solar panels to power greenhouses and support plants while at the same time harvesting vast amounts of electricity. The video indeed introduces the world to the power and future of solar panels, a field that will soon revolutionize the world. References Aubel, M. (2019). The beautiful future of solar power. Retrieved from https://www.ted.com/talks/marjan_van_aubel_the_beautiful_future_of_solar_power The insightful video on ‘How Germs Can Travel on Planes’ explores the low-cost filtration meant to clean the environment where airplanes operate in. Raymond Wang who worn in 2015 Intel Science and Engineering Fair has improved the effort to reduce pathogen inhalation among human beings and utilized modern computers to change patterns of germs which were in past circulating in airplanes hence affecting operations of aeronautic engineers(Raymond, 2015). The fresh air quality has improved by 190 percent after aeronautical engineers agreed to operate within the ‘personalized breathing zone’ proposed by Raymond Wang. According to Raymond Wang, research on how germ travel, especially on planes, was influenced by the outbreak of Ebola and its influence in increasing mortality rate developing countries in Arica and Asia. The research was based on infections, which quickly spread in the airplane cabin. Results from Raymond’s research revealed that it is always challenging to prescreen for diseases spread through airplane cabin(Raymond, 2015). However, getting treating options for diseases described above helped reduce the health risk of travelling with the use of international airlines operating through countries with airplane cabin diseases. As per Raymond, establishing computerized devices to detect germs spread through airplane cabins will make air transportation more efficient and simplify the duties of airline practitioners. References Raymond, W. (2015). How germs travel on planes – and how we can stop them [Video file]. Retrieved from http://start-engineering.com/start-engineering-now/2016/1/6/9engineering-ted-talks-to-watch-now Stunning Building Made From Raw Imperfect Materials Video The insightful video focuses on how architects can transform defective raw materials to invaluable resources that can turn a typical house into a luxurious building. The video begins by articulating that architects are often torn between following the rule written in books and experimenting with their creativity. This is highlighted as significant adversity that architects face as they attempt to challenge preconceptions and push boundaries to innovate. The narrator describes the steps that she and the team utilized to make use of what they had around and was overlooked all the time as they designed their early work. She notes that they had several references but whatever they presented would not lead to an attractive building an instance that pushed them to go to a nearby to understand how the extraction process takes place and ended up sourcing for superior raw materials. From the tour, they noted that they were several leftovers of the extraction sequences that were scattered all over. From the recount, it is apparent that recycled unstructured materials can become valuable raw materials that can build a fascinating and attractive structure. The video notes that clients are hesitant to accept such resources for their building despite being inexpensive (Mesa, 2019). The use of non-conventional methods and materials for construction lead to exceptional structures but undertaking the project is often an uphill task. The lessons learned from such undertakings inspire new work and are translated into other projects and programs. The narrator recounts several other projects that they undertook and the positive feedback they got. She states that they have set precedence on various architectural matters and presents some of the economically built structures which had been transformed into luxurious space through the use of non-conventional raw materials. References Mesa, D., (2019, Jan) stunning buildings made from raw, imperfect materials. [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.ted.com/talks/debora_mesa_molina_stunning_buildings_made_from_raw_i mperfect_materials?language=en#t-511433 BENJAMIN M. STATLER COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND MINERAL RESOURCES FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING CUMULATIVE COURSE PORTFOLIO ENGR 101 - SUMMER 2019 The Fundamentals of Engineering Program (FEP) provides significant academic support and a variety of educational and social opportunities for new students to help them adjust to the new responsibilities of university life and to succeed in their chosen major. First year engineering courses (ENGR 101, 102, 150, 155, 191, and MAE 102), are designed to help students build problem solving skills and technical communication skills. Strong teamwork and communication skills are essential to a successful engineering career, and students begin developing and honing these skills in their first college courses. The Cumulative Course Portfolio accounts for a 5% of the overall course grade in this class. In order to receive credit, students must meet the rubric requirements listed in this policy. Throughout the semester, students will build an electronic portfolio of their engineering course work and watch TED Talk videos related to important engineering skills. Additionally, students must maintain an Excel spreadsheet based on the course syllabus that tracks their performance in class. Towards the conclusion of the semester, students will write a reflection essay on their cumulative experiences from the course and related assignments, and at the end of the semester submit their final electronic portfolio through their MIX account’s Google Drive. TED Talk Videos Appropriate TED Talk videos can be found through https://www.ted.com/talks or on YouTube. It is recommended that you consider important skills you would like to better develop that are critical to success in college and engineering. This includes, but is not limited to, time management and organization, teamwork, failure, leadership, ethics, communication, and more. Students are expected to watch five (5) videos and write a 200 word summary on each. These summaries are due throughout the semester (see deadlines below). Reflection Essay Reflect up on your two course projects. Discuss your experiences as a team member, your team dynamic, and team leadership style(s). Did you experience any conflicts, and if so how were they handled? Do you see differences or improvements in team dynamic between project 1 and 2? How can you use what you learned in the modules, in your assigned readings, and from the TED Talks to improve your contributions as a team member on future projects? Why is teamwork important in engineering in general? Excel Gradebook Students must maintain an Excel spreadsheet based on the course syllabus that tracks their performance on all graded work (including assignments, quizzes, exams, and projects) and computes the weighted average to correctly calculate the overall course grade. This spreadsheet should accurately track student performance in their engineering class throughout the semester. It is the student’s responsibility to update this document as grades are received, then include the final spreadsheet in their electronic portfolio. statler.wvu.edu/freshman Questions? Email Statler-Freshman@mail.wvu.edu UPDATED 5/13/2019 Deliverables All assignments are due at 11:59pm on the due date listed • • • • • • • TED Talk Summary #1, May 15 TED Talk Summary #2, May 20 TED Talk Summary #3, May 27 TED Talk Summary #4, June 03 TED Talk Summary # 5, June 10 Reflection Essay, June 17 Electronic Portfolio and gradebook, June 20 A sample portfolio can be found at https://tinyurl.com/FEPCCP . Further instructions for completing and sharing the electronic portfolio can be found at the end of this policy. statler.wvu.edu/freshman Questions? Email Statler-Freshman@mail.wvu.edu UPDATED 5/13/2019 ELECTRONIC PORTFOLIO INSTRUCTIONS (1) In Google Drive, create a folder with your engineering course number, section number, and last name, separated by an underscore. For example, ENGR101_001_GADDE. All content and folders below should be created in this master folder. (2) Create a folder called “Assignments”. Upload all your personal assignments into this folder. They should be named using the following system: Lastname_AssignmentName (for example, GADDE_GrandChallengesEssay) (3) Create a folder called “Course Materials and Notes”. Upload all PowerPoints, supplemental readings, personal notes you took, and other course-related materials into this folder. Name the files appropriately. (4) Create a folder for each project you had in the course, if any. Names these folders “Project #”. Upload all relevant assignments into the appropriate folder. This may include the team charter, gantt chart, project description, presentations, technical report, meeting minutes, grading rubrics etc. (5) Upload the course syllabus. (6) Upload your reflection essay, named following the same format as assignment files. (7) Upload your completed gradebook, named following the same format as assignment files. (8) Following the instructions on the next two pages, get the “sharable link” and upload this link to the assignment in eCampus. You can view a template Portfolio here: https://tinyurl.com/FEPCCP statler.wvu.edu/freshman Questions? Email Statler-Freshman@mail.wvu.edu UPDATED 5/13/2019 STEPS TO GET SHARABLE LINK FOR GOOGLE DRIVE FOLDER 1. Click the arrow next to the laster folder name, then click Share 2. Click “Get sharable link” in the upper right corner. statler.wvu.edu/freshman Questions? Email Statler-Freshman@mail.wvu.edu UPDATED 5/13/2019 3. Select the drop down arrow, then click “More” 4. Select “On – Anyone with the link”, then click Save. 5. Finally, copy this link into the eCampus assignment submission box and submit! statler.wvu.edu/freshman Questions? Email Statler-Freshman@mail.wvu.edu UPDATED 5/13/2019 GRADING RUBRIC Total Points Possible Category of Evaluation Required Verification of Event Attendance 50 Points 5 Summaries 4 Summaries 3 Summaries 2 Summaries 1 Summary 0 Summaries Required Essay Length Five Full Pages - double spaced, 12 pt font, normal margins Four Full Pages - double spaced, 12 pt font, normal margins Three Full Pages - double spaced, 12 pt font, normal margins Less than 3 Full Pages - double spaced, 12 pt font, normal margins Self-Reflection and Growth 15 Points 25 Points 50 40 30 20 10 0 15 10 5 0 Demonstrates ability to self-reflect; discuss frustrations and growth through experiences; seeks to find possible weaknesses and ways to improve upon them; answers all prompted questions 25 Gives a more cautious self-reflection; one-sided analysis of frustrations and growth through the experiences; may identify weaknesses but does not seek solutions to them; answers some of the prompted questions. 15 Little self-reflection; does not discuss frustrations or growth; does not completely answer prompted questions Connection Between Course Objectives and Event Experiences 0 10 Points Makes clear connections between course objectives, course content, and videos watched 10 Makes general connections between course objectives, course content, and videos watched 5 Makes little, if any, connections between course objectives, course content, and videos watched 0 Electronic Course Portfolio Contains all assignments; Follows organization guidelines correctly; Gradebook is included and upto-date Contains most assignments; Follows organization guidelines adequately; Gradebook is included but may not be up-to-date Lacks multiple assignments; Does not follow organization guidelines; Gradebook is missing multiple assignments or is not included None submitted 50 Points 50 35 15 0 150 Total Possible Points statler.wvu.edu/freshman Questions? Email Statler-Freshman@mail.wvu.edu UPDATED 5/13/2019
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