Lecture

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Lecture 1 EGR 120 Introduction to
Engineering
Welcome to EGR 120 - Introduction to Engineering

• Syllabus
• Homework
• Web page
• Office hours
• TCC Student Handbook for Engineering

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Lecture 1 EGR 120 Introduction to
Engineering
Notes on the Student Handbook for Engineering at
TCC 1) Page 1 points out that the purpose of the
AS degree in Engineering is to enable students to
transfer efficiently into the 4-year engineering
program of their choice. 2) Pages 2-4 provide
information related to engineering salaries and
degrees. 3) Pages 5-6 highlight the difference
between Engineering and Engineering Technology
programs.
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Lecture 1 EGR 120 Introduction to
Engineering
Notes on the Student Handbook for Engineering at
TCC 4) Pages 7-8 show the curriculum for the
A.S. degree in Engineering. Note that the degree
includes three Approved Engineering Electives.
These electives allow students to pick electives
for their specialization electrical,
mechanical, etc. Page 9 makes suggestions as to
which electives should be taken. 5) Pages 10-12
have important flowcharts that show the sequence
in which the technical courses should be
taken. 6) Page 13 has information about which
engineering courses are offered each semester so
that students can plan their schedules. 7) Page
14 has information on the TCC Engineering Club.
Visit the web page for the club to find out about
meetings, field trips, speakers, competitions,
and more. 8) Page 15 has information about
calculators. Contact Paul Gordy at
Pgordy_at_tcc.edu if you have any questions.
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Engineering
Notes on the Student Handbook for Engineering at
TCC 9) Page 15 also points out that TCCs
computer competency requirement is automatically
satisfied by EGR 120 or by the A.S. degree in
Engineering. 10) The remainder of the handbook
has detailed transfer information for Old
Dominion University and Virginia Tech. Note on
page 17 that there are at least three good
reasons to complete the A.S. degree in
Engineering before transferring. 11) Detailed
transfer sheets are provided for each of the
Engineering programs at ODU. TCC engineering
students can efficiently transfer and receive
credit for well over half of their B.S. degree in
engineering. For example, page 19 shows that TCC
students can receive up to 73 transfer credits
toward the 125 credits needed for the B.S. degree
in Electrical Engineering.
Note Although the majority of students taking
EGR 120 are pursuing the A.S. degree in
Engineering, a few students in engineering
technology programs also take this course. Those
students should obtain curriculum and transfer
information from the appropriate engineering
technology department at TCC.
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Engineering
A.S. Degree in Engineering

• The Engineering program is a transfer program.
• We expect 100 of our students to transfer to
  complete
• a BS degree in some area of Engineering

Aerospace Engineering
Chemical Engineering
TCC A.S. degree in Engineering (2 years)
Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering
Transfer to complete last 2 years of B.S.
degree in
Electrical Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
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Lecture 1 EGR 120 Introduction to
Engineering

• Where do TCC Engineering graduates transfer?
• Outstanding articulation agreements with ODU and
  Virginia Tech make transfer easy and efficient.
• TCCs courses can be transferred to most colleges
  nationwide.

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Lecture 1 EGR 120 Introduction to
Engineering
TCC Engineering Club
The TCC Engineering Club is a student chapter of
NSPE the National Society for Professional
Engineers. Engineering students at TCC can
enhance their educational experience by getting
involved. You dont need to be a member. Simply
join us for meetings or activities whenever you
can.
Meeting Times 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each
month (1230 120pm) Location Room H-160 in
the Advanced Technology Center
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Lecture 1 EGR 120 Introduction to
Engineering

• TCC Engineering Club activities
• Regular meetings
• Field trips
• Guest speakers
• Campus competitions each fall and spring semester
• Regional competitions CANstruction
• National competitions ASEE Model Design
  Competition
• Community Service Projects (Adopt-A-Highway and
  MathCOUNTs)
• Fundraising (to send students to national
  competitions)
• Michael French Memorial Engineering Scholarship
  the club raises money for our own scholarship in
  honor of Mike French. Mike was the club
  president during 2001-2002 and tragically died of
  leukemia in August 2004. The club awarded four
  500 scholarships in Spring 2005.

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Lecture 1 EGR 120 Introduction to
Engineering
Volunteering through the Adopt-A-Highway program
CANstruction Building food structures to
benefit the SE Virginia Food Bank
Volunteering in the MATHCOUNTS competition
Visiting Dominion Virginia Power
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Lecture 1 EGR 120 Introduction to
Engineering
TCC Engineering students capture 1st Place in the
national ASEE Model Design Competition in Salt
Lake City (June 2004)
Mousetrap Car Competition
Truss-Busting Competition
Water Tower Competition
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Engineering
2002 Jurors Favorite Award Erase Hunger A
Dictionary built with over 7000 cans
Note The next CANstruction competition is
November 9, 2005. We will again be competing
against local engineering and architecture firms
for awards and donating a huge number of cans of
food to the local food bank. We will start
brainstorming for designs soon at Engineering
Club meetings! Our first Engineering Club
meeting will be on Tuesday, August 30. Join us
for lunch in H-160 at 1230. Free pizza!