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ENGI 501

Syllabus: Spring 2012

 
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Dr. James F. Young
Electrical & Computer Engineering Dept.
Rice University

Office: Abercrombie Lab, Room A206
Phone 713–348–4721
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Description

This course is aimed at engineering and science graduate students who are considering a career in academia. Weekly seminars focus on the issues, principles, and practices associated with the effective teaching of quantitative subjects. Each class will consist of presentations and discussions related to assigned readings and/or written exercises. Class participation and sharing your perspectives, questions, and ideas is critical so that we can all learn from each other. The course has no prerequisites, and provides three semester hours of credit. An enrollment of 12 is necessary for the course to be given.

Assignments, announcements, and more materials will be posted on the course OWL-Space site.

Schedule

One meeting per week; date & time TBD.

Texts

See the Resources page.

Deliverables

See the Course Schedule for details and dates. Detailed instructions and assessment criteria will be provided during the class. The primary assignments include:

Course Grade

Attendance. This course is participatory and interactive, and attendance at each class session is necessary. If you miss more than one class, you will be asked to do additional work to make up the material.

Your course grade will be based on a weighted combination of your class participation, class reports, written assignments, class presentations, and the final portfolio. Class reports, written class assignments, and the portfolio will be graded by the instructor. Team projects, such as the class module, will be jointly graded by the instructor and another team. Class presentations, such as the micro-teaching exercise, will be graded by the instructor and the class. These procedures may be modified based on class discussion; the goal is to provide the most useful and effective feedback to students.

Since student assessment and grading is one subject of this course, the class will jointly decide how to combine the various components to determine a final grade.