ENGR 131 EXAM 1
1.Types of engineering - ✔✔Aerospace, Agricultural, Architectural, Biomedical, Chemical, Civil,
Computer, Electrical, Environmental, Industrial, Materials, Mechanical, Nuclear.
Define a model - ✔✔A system for interpreting, explaining, describing, and thinking about another
system.
Mathematical Model - ✔✔uses mathematics to interpret another system
Model Development Process - ✔✔1. Understand context of problem/system to be modeled.
2. Establish working model (Express/Test/Revise a working model)
3. Test working model
4. Evaluate working model
5. Document working model
Identify direct user and needs from problem statement in terms of a deliverable - ✔✔function, criteria
for success, constraints
Characteristics of high quality mathematical model solution in terms of generalizability - ✔✔share-ability
- can be used to reproduce results
re-usability - can be used for new but similar situations
modifiability - can be changed easily for slightly different situations
5 stages of teaming development - ✔✔forming, storming, norming, performing, adjourning
Team roles - ✔✔Meeting Coordinator, Recorder, Timekeeper, Encourager/Gatekeeper, Devil's Advocate
How to use team roles - ✔✔Meeting Coordinator - coordinates activities, monitors decision making
process.
Recorder - responsible for doing the writing of team during group work.
Timekeeper - responsible for keeping track of time and keeping team moving to finish task.
Encourager/Gatekeeper - responsible of maintaining balanced participation level. Encourage silent
members and hold back dominant members.
Devil's Advocate - should be adopted if team is rushing to judgment.
, Team definition - ✔✔is composed of 3 or more interdependent individuals who are consciously working
together to achieve a common objective, such as product development, service delivery, or process
improvement.
Benefits of teams/why engineers work in teams - ✔✔increased creativity, problem solving, and
innovation, higher-quality decisions, improved processes, global competitiveness, increased quality,
improved communication, reduced turnover and absenteeism and increased employee morale.
Why are diverse perspectives critical for design/problem solving? - ✔✔diversity of background and
thought process is a good way to ensure that multiple perspectives will be incorporated into a particular
decision.
Code of Cooperation - ✔✔1. Every member is responsible for team's progress and success.
2. Attend all team meetings and be on time.
3. Come prepared.
4. Carry out assignments on time.
5. Listen to and show respect for contributions of other members; be an active listener.
6. Constructively criticize ideas, not people.
7. Resolve conflicts constructively.
8. Pay attention; avoid disruptive behavior.
9. Avoid disruptive side conversations.
10. Only one person speaks at a time.
11. Everyone participate; no one dominates.
12. Be succinct; avoid long anecdotes and examples.
13. No rank in the room.
14. Respect those not present.
15. Ask questions when you don't understand.
16. Attend to your personal comfort needs at any time, but minimize disruption.
17. Have fun.
Basic tools to improve team's effectiveness (know at least 3) - ✔✔Establish norms for team (develop
code of cooperation), recognize 5 stages of teaming development, list team roles, explain how to use
team roles, identify resources useful in promoting team success and progression though developmental
stages.
Engineering job functions - ✔✔Research, development, testing, design, analysis, systems, manufacturing
and construction, operations and maintenance, technical support, customer support, sales, consulting,
management, other fields.
1.Types of engineering - ✔✔Aerospace, Agricultural, Architectural, Biomedical, Chemical, Civil,
Computer, Electrical, Environmental, Industrial, Materials, Mechanical, Nuclear.
Define a model - ✔✔A system for interpreting, explaining, describing, and thinking about another
system.
Mathematical Model - ✔✔uses mathematics to interpret another system
Model Development Process - ✔✔1. Understand context of problem/system to be modeled.
2. Establish working model (Express/Test/Revise a working model)
3. Test working model
4. Evaluate working model
5. Document working model
Identify direct user and needs from problem statement in terms of a deliverable - ✔✔function, criteria
for success, constraints
Characteristics of high quality mathematical model solution in terms of generalizability - ✔✔share-ability
- can be used to reproduce results
re-usability - can be used for new but similar situations
modifiability - can be changed easily for slightly different situations
5 stages of teaming development - ✔✔forming, storming, norming, performing, adjourning
Team roles - ✔✔Meeting Coordinator, Recorder, Timekeeper, Encourager/Gatekeeper, Devil's Advocate
How to use team roles - ✔✔Meeting Coordinator - coordinates activities, monitors decision making
process.
Recorder - responsible for doing the writing of team during group work.
Timekeeper - responsible for keeping track of time and keeping team moving to finish task.
Encourager/Gatekeeper - responsible of maintaining balanced participation level. Encourage silent
members and hold back dominant members.
Devil's Advocate - should be adopted if team is rushing to judgment.
, Team definition - ✔✔is composed of 3 or more interdependent individuals who are consciously working
together to achieve a common objective, such as product development, service delivery, or process
improvement.
Benefits of teams/why engineers work in teams - ✔✔increased creativity, problem solving, and
innovation, higher-quality decisions, improved processes, global competitiveness, increased quality,
improved communication, reduced turnover and absenteeism and increased employee morale.
Why are diverse perspectives critical for design/problem solving? - ✔✔diversity of background and
thought process is a good way to ensure that multiple perspectives will be incorporated into a particular
decision.
Code of Cooperation - ✔✔1. Every member is responsible for team's progress and success.
2. Attend all team meetings and be on time.
3. Come prepared.
4. Carry out assignments on time.
5. Listen to and show respect for contributions of other members; be an active listener.
6. Constructively criticize ideas, not people.
7. Resolve conflicts constructively.
8. Pay attention; avoid disruptive behavior.
9. Avoid disruptive side conversations.
10. Only one person speaks at a time.
11. Everyone participate; no one dominates.
12. Be succinct; avoid long anecdotes and examples.
13. No rank in the room.
14. Respect those not present.
15. Ask questions when you don't understand.
16. Attend to your personal comfort needs at any time, but minimize disruption.
17. Have fun.
Basic tools to improve team's effectiveness (know at least 3) - ✔✔Establish norms for team (develop
code of cooperation), recognize 5 stages of teaming development, list team roles, explain how to use
team roles, identify resources useful in promoting team success and progression though developmental
stages.
Engineering job functions - ✔✔Research, development, testing, design, analysis, systems, manufacturing
and construction, operations and maintenance, technical support, customer support, sales, consulting,
management, other fields.
