Notes:The lower limit in each grade range may be lowered slightly such that when the final averages of all students in the class are listed in descending order, the division between letter grades occur at any large gaps in the grade spectrum. This adjustment will be determined only after the final averages are computed and may or may not alter the grade. Grades may be posted to Canvas so that students can confirm the scores for individual exams, quizzes, and homework assignments. The course average grade computed by Canvas (if shown) should not be used to determine overall performance in the course since grade items may not be weighted using the grading breakdown above.

FACULTY OFFICE HOURS: Faculty members are accessible to assist and advise students at least 10 hours per week. Office hours are posted on each faculty members door and will be communicated to students by the end of the first week of classes. Faculty class schedules and posted office hours are also maintained in Program Office for each faculty member.

HOMEWORK:

• Homework is due at the beginning of the period on the specified due date. Turn your homework according to the guidelines discussed in class and instructions in your homework.
• If the homework requires a programming activity that your instructor needs to check at the beginning of class, have your Arduino ready with any circuitry built and the program uploaded. Your instructor should NOT have to wait on you to get your robot ready. Your instructor and/or TA will record your credit for the programming activity which will be factored into your overall homework grade.
• Unless there is a good reason (e.g., serious illness), late assignments WILL NOT be accepted since the solution to the homework may be discussed in class.
• Homework turned in for this class should be prepared using engineering format OR non-engineering format, depending on the type of problem assigned. Each assignment will specify the required format for each problem. Reference the Introduction to Living with the Lab Presentation under Class 1 of the ENGR 120 course schedule and downloads page for details on homework format.
• During the quarter, one or more problems from five or more homework assignments will be thoroughly checked for format and accuracy (we anticipate five problems from five separate assignments will be graded). These problems will be graded on a 0 to 20 point scale where 20 out of 20 is the maximum score. If you fail to work the problem that is selected for grading, then you will lose all 20 points for this assignment. The idea is that careful grading of a handful of problems throughout the quarter will provide you with the feedback needed to improve your problem solving skills.
• When a homework requires a programming assignment, you should always turn in the program listing as part of your homework.

PRODUCT DESIGN:

• Teams of two to four students will design a smart project utilizing the robotics platform, fabrication skills, and technical knowledge gained throughout HNRS/ENGR 120, 121 and 122.
• All members of a given design team will receive the same grade on the project; it is essential that team members work together to ensure that each portion of the project is completed and submitted for credit. At the instructor’s discretion, peer review evaluations may be administered to evaluate the effort of individual team members, and this evaluation may be used to adjust project grades (up or down) for individual team members.
• The smart product will be presented at the Design Expo to a panel of judges.
• Student teams are required to develop a video documenting their product and experience; there are a number of free video editing packages (jing is one).
• One member of your design team will need to open a YouTube account and post your video to the web. Please follow the guidelines below when entering your video into YouTube.
  • Video Title: Include project name, teacher’s last name, and the quarter. For the 2014-15 academic year, the “quarter” listed will be either Fall 2014, Winter 2015 and Spring 2015. Use the exact spacing and characters shown here so your instructor can locate your video. example: Remote Controlled Dog – Hall – Spring 2015
  • Video Description: You can use whatever you like, but please say something about Louisiana Tech. example: This video details a project completed in ENGR 122 at Louisiana Tech University as part of the Living with the Lab first-year engineering course sequence. The product demonstrated here is the “remote controlled dog” which utilizes a GPS sensor, an RF transmitter, an RF receiver, and vibrating motors to direct the dog.
  • Category: Please select “science and technology“
  • Privacy: Please select “share this video with the world.” Remember, only team members who are comfortable with an image of them being on YouTube should be visible in the video.
• After your video has been posted on YouTube, please email the link for your video to your instructor for grading.
• Required video content:
  • length of video should be between 2 and 5 minutes
  • include the course number (HNRS 122 or ENGR 122), the location (Louisiana Tech), the term (Fall, Winter, Spring), and the year
  • describe the problem you are trying to solve (re-enact the problem?)
  • show how the product solves the problem (show product demo)
  • provide a technical description of your product (show and discuss sensors, etc.)
  • briefly discuss the disciplines that the project required (biomedical, chemical, civil, cyber, electrical, industrial, mechanical, nanosystems, chemistry, biology, . . .)
• Some suggestions:
  • we encourage a creative approach
  • at least one student must speak in the video – it needs to be personal
  • you are not required to identify yourself
  • the videos will be posted to youtube, so keep this in mind when deciding whether or not you want to be on the video; also remember that you are representing LA Tech
  • music must conform to youtube license agreements (music copyright)
  • show design alternatives