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ME 489 Practices of Modern Engineering
Lecture 7
Author obligations and
plagiarism
February 10, 2011
Luis San Andres
Mast-Childs Tribology Professor
Texas A&M University
http://rotorlab.tamu.edu/me489
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Lecture 7
Date: February 10, 2011
Today:
Author obligations & plagiarism
ASME guidelines & The Aggie code of
honor
The Better Team
presents:
The reactor down the street
Assignments & reading:
READ WHO YOU ARE on class URL site
Other: complete ONE MINUTE PAPER
HAPPY Valentine’s day!
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Schedule group presentations
Note: E-mail me a pdf file
of presentation for posting
on class URL site
Group Name
The Wrecking Crew
A&M Team
Classic Style
The Better Team
Team Alpha
Last Pick
Feb 15
Tuesday
Under the Alps
Gilligan's Blade
LeftOvers
• Select ONE EW, listen and discuss as a group
• Group prepares presentation (15 slides max) for
(max 15 min) +discussion in class
• Play EW and lead discussion in class
Feb 17
Thursday
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Note: MUST reference all material
copied from URLs, journals,
textbooks, etc
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Smart Vehicle Concepts Center Meeting
Students Poster Session –
February 15 (5 p.m.) outside Zach 342
http://www.SmartVehicleCenter.org
Learn about on going research
at TAMU and elsewhere
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Recommendation
Watch Digital
NATION (Frontline, 90’)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/view/
How being wired changes the
way we learn. Are multi taskers
really more efficient?
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Comments on
Assignment 2
Posted on Class URL site
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Findings from Informal
Survey of Students in class
Posted on Class URL site
Learn WHO YOU ARE (habits &
skills) and what others think
about ME, the future, etc.
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Newton’s Laws
Why can’t Newton’s laws be proved?
Axiom: (logic) a proposition that is not
susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is
self-evident.
Newton’s laws were derived from
experience (inferred from many, many,
many observations). Newton had to invent a
new mathematical language to express the
laws.
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Questions
Can we move faster in class?
Where to?
I like you challenged us to think!
What is gained from counting? What is lost?
Counting gives exact knowledge of what we have and
not, what we need, etc. Inventories reduce costs &
storage.
The Romans mastered the practice (census). Today
counting is a “real time” activity.
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Questions
How to relay highly technical information to an
audience w/o a technical background?
Make it interesting and relevant to the
audience. Avoid equations. Pictures and simple
graphs help.
Know your audience and keep it short &
concise.
Use Kawasaki’s rule
10 slides-20 minutes-30 size font
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Questions on Passive Housing
Is all this green energy really worth the cost?
YES. Our future depends on reliable alternative energy sources. Think of
future generations (your children)
Opportunities to reduce energy costs both
residential and commercial?
Too many to count. Simple things matter (control of lighting and A/C
at TAMU has saved millions)
Do you really need to have your Passive
House “approved”?
YES, if you wish to qualify for tax rebates, energy cost
rebates, etc. Use certified vendors and contractors.
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Questions on Passive Housing
Why the US Gov. does not want to drill for oil in
America and support ourselves. They would rather
import 1M gallons of gasoline alone from foreign
countries. Why?
A + difficult question. I sense your frustration. W/o
disrespect (to you), please send the question to your
congressman
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How to communicate in words
The qualities of a good technical report
A technical report must be
a)interesting,
b) with a clear narrative from the introduction,
through the work carried out to a clear expression of
substantial conclusions and recommendations,
c) of sufficient significance and relevance to
the professional community that it will be referred to and
used by other workers in the field.
Read/practice document “The qualities of a good
technical report”. Posted on class URL site
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Engineering salaries
I’d like to learn about engineering salaries,
how they vary with experience, region,
management level, and gender
Please ask the TAMU Career Center
and also (pay for) information at National Association of Colleges
and Employers, Bethlehem, PA http://www.naceweb.org
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ME Companies and Schedules
994
963
602
492
481
286
200607
200708
200809
7% less jobs than
last year!!
15% more jobs in
Fall 2010 than Companies
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Fall 2009
291
200910
278
242
138
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Fall
2009
Fall
2010
Job
Postings
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ME Graduation Outcomes
Employed
70%
61%
56%
60%
76%
4%
15%
3%
17%
3%
1%
26%
26%
2%
14%
4%
5%
2%
11%
8%
6%
2006 -07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 Fall '10
6%
7%
1%
16%
Offer, Still
Seeking
No Offer
Not
seeking
Graduate
School
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ME BS Salary Information
$91,000
$66,928
$49,340
$93,000 Average
$85,000
$64,725
$58,881
$49,340
$85,000
$61,678
$58,457
$66,637
$58,110
$43,500
Salary
Going
Up
Minimum
$45,000
Average
Maximum
National
Avg
Dec '09
May '10
Aug '10
Dec '10
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ASME Authors ethical responsibilities
Engineering reports and papers for journal and
conference publication shall not contain
plagiarized material or falsified research data.
ASME defines plagiarism as the use or
presentation of the ideas or words of another
person from an existing source without
appropriate acknowledgment to that source.
ASME views any similar misappropriation of
intellectual property, which may include data or
interpretation, as plagiarism.
http://www.asme.org
Document on ASME ethical
obligations of authors available at
class URL site
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Academic Honesty
http://aggiehonor.tamu.edu
All students share the responsibility for upholding the academic
standards and reputation of the University. Academic honesty
is a prerequisite condition in the pursuit and acquisition of
knowledge. Academic dishonesty is any misrepresentation
with the intent to deceive or failure to acknowledge the source
or falsification of information or inaccuracy of statements or
cheating at examinations/tests or inappropriate use of
resources.
TAMU views AD as a serious offense. Aggies do not
lie, cheat or steal!
Sanctions: expulsion, dismissal, suspension; isolation, etc.
In the real world, engineers can lose their jobs (and
prestige), be prosecuted, even sent to jail.
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About Plagiarism
http://aggiehonor.tamu.edu
As commonly defined, plagiarism consists of passing off as one’s
own ideas, words, writings, etc., which belong to another. You
commit plagiarism if you copy the work of another person and
turn it in as your own, even if you should have the permission of
that person.
Plagiarism is one of the worst academic sins, for the
plagiarist destroys the trust among colleagues without
which knowledge and learning cannot be safely
communicated.
Do not ever pass as your own work that is NOT strictly
yours. Please note that even paraphrasing (rewording an
idea or sentence) may constitute plagiarism.
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Plagiarism: examples
Students are responsible for authenticating all work submitted to an
instructor
Intentionally, knowingly, or carelessly presenting the work of
another as one’s own (i.e., without crediting the author or
creator).
Failing to credit sources used in a work product in an attempt
to pass off the work as one’s own.
Attempting to receive credit for work performed by another,
including papers obtained in whole or in part from individuals
or other sources.
http://aggiehonor.tamu.edu/Student%20Rules/definitions.html
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Plagiarism: examples
Failing to cite the World Wide Web, databases and other
electronic resources if they are utilized in any way as
resource material in an academic exercise.
Purchasing research reports, essays, lab reports, practice
sets, or answers to assignments from any person or
business is strictly prohibited. Sale of such materials is also
an offense.
Students are responsible for authenticating all work submitted to an instructor.
Stating you DID NOT KNOW about a rule IS NOT a valid
excuse.
http://aggiehonor.tamu.edu/Student%20Rules/definitions.html
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Ethics in the workplace
Ethics: The principles of right and wrong that are
accepted by an individual or a social group.
DOING THE RIGHT THING WHEN NO
ONE IS WATCHING
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Questions?
Next lecture
ASME Ethics Canons
Ethics in the Workplace
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Practices of
Modern
Engineering
© Luis San Andres
Texas A&M University
2011
http://rotorlab.tamu.edu/me489
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