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ME 489 Practices of Modern Engineering
Lecture 12
March 8, 2011
Course Mid-term Assessment
P&W Gear Turbo Fan Engine
Luis San Andres
Mast-Childs Tribology Professor
Texas A&M University
http://rotorlab.tamu.edu/me489
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Lecture 12
Date: March 8, 2011
Today: Your opinion counts
Students replies to Course Mid-term Assessment
Presentation from Pratt & Whitney on Geared
Turbofan Jet Engines
Assignments & reading:
A4 – Take IP QUIZ at http://www-apps.umuc.edu/primer/enter.php#
Other: complete ONE MINUTE PAPER
MARCH 10 – Crash on Entrepreneurship
http://cnve.tamu.edu/
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Mid-term course assessment
Class Preparation: Each day the professor comes to class well-prepared and
organized.
Communication: I can easily understand the professor’s explanations and
discussions in class
Explanations: The professor's explanations help me learn the material more deeply
and faster.
Responsiveness: The professor makes me feel welcome and answers my questions
effectively.
Availability: I have found the professor whenever I needed help.
Grading: Grading is timely, fair and consistent.
Physical Environment: physical classroom helps my learning and encourages me to
attend class.
Learning Outcomes: I am aware of the learning outcomes to succeed in this course
and think I am making progress toward these outcomes.
Assignments: Assignments, exams, projects, homework, etc., help me achieve the
class learning outcomes.
13= 100%, 1=7.7%
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Mid-term course assessment
Question
a
b
c
d
e
13/43
Excellent
V-Good
Good
Fair
Poor
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Class preparation
69.2
23.1
7.7
0
0
100
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Communication
69.2
30.8
0
0
0
100
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Explanations
61.5
38.5
0
0
0
100
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Responsiveness:
69.2
23.1
7.7
0
0
100
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Availability
60
30
10
0
0
100
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Grading
80
20
0
0
0
100
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Physical
Environment
38.5
23.1
23.1
15.3
0
84.7
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Learning
Outcomes:
58.3
33.3
8.3
0
0
100
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Assignments:
61.5
23.1
15.4
0
0
100
13= 100%, 1=7.7%
a+b+c
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What I like best about the class
1. My favorite part of the course is the class discussion and the
responsiveness of the lecturer to our questions.
2. I like the fact that the course changes structure as we progress.
Wide range of discussion topics.
3. Very interesting discussions about engineering around the
world, preparation for the future.
4. Doing the presentations so that we can work in groups, work on
public speaking, and research cool engineering topics.
5. It is a nice break from strictly technical engineering classes.
6. Broadens one’s perspective on where we are going with our
lives and how to be successful.
7. Willing to teach us what we want to learn, open to discussions.
13= 100%, 1=7.7%
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What I like best about the class
8. I enjoy learning about all the topics we have covered in
class. Particularly I like our group presentations. Not only
is it a great and easy way to practice our presentation skills
and communication, but it also sparks an interest in many
areas of engineering.
Some of the ideas presented on, I have never heard of before,
and it’s very motivating to keep investigating. I have never
been one to browse the internet for engineering related
topics, and now it is something I find myself doing often.
The topics we have covered thus far are beneficial and
interesting, and very applicable to our environment right
now.
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What I like best about the class
9. Gaining RELEVANT knowledge to engineers. Learning
about things other classes do not cover. The opportunity to
have classroom discussions is a big plus. Being able to
practice and get feedback on presentations is the best part
of the course. It is also good to watch others and learn
from them.
10. I enjoy the open discussion atmosphere of the class. I
appreciate the time and effort that you put into this class.
Every lecture you dedicate time to answering our
questions from previous classes. I truly enjoy how critical
you are on our presentations. You offer genuine advice
about our presentation and public speaking abilities. Your
feedback gives us (the students) time to hone our skills
before we seek full time employment.
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What I like best about the class
11. I appreciate the lecturer’s responsiveness. The lecturer’s
engineering experience is the course’s most important
asset. The most effective means at Dr. San Andres’s
disposal are personal stories and anecdotes about his
engineering schooling, his research, and his international
experience. Please augment the generalizations of the
course with specific information.
12. I like the presentations very much. The material that we
are learning is very important and we would not learn it in
other classes.
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Worst parts of the class
1. I would like to have the lights on in the class. I don’t
understand why they are always off.
2. When people are having their own discussions and as a
result can’t hear the professor or have a good class
discussion.
3. None. The workload is very reasonable, and the lectures
are quite engaging.
4. Late in the day.
5. The time of day.
6. Sometimes the class gets too loud and out of control. This
has been addressed and is getting better.
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Worst parts of the class
7. This is hard in a large class, but I do enjoy the discussions we
have in class. Somehow, can we improve more upon discussing
topics, asking more questions, and having students with similar
experiences answer those questions. I have been amazed at the
diversity in opinions and experiences we have in our class. It’s
neat to learn about other’s pursuits and outlooks on their
careers and futures.
8. Lack of work. I enjoy personal assignments that require me
to step back from numbers. This class would benefit from
individual assignments of some kind.
9. I wish the class was directed more towards international
issues that a modern engineer has to deal with.
10. I can only take it once?
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Suggestions to improve
1. Turn the lights on. Other than that, it is an excellent course
that I thoroughly enjoy going to.
2. Nothing, I am extremely pleased with this course and am
learning lots of information that motivates me to do work
for my other classes and prepares me for after college.
3. More speakers from different industries would be helpful if
you can get them.
4. Only 2 group presentations instead of 3.
5. Doing a great job. I would encourage you to keep giving
feedback after student presentations.
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Suggestions to improve
6. Have more in depth lecture material on the topics
discussed. However I understand that that would be very
difficult as we discuss a very broad range of topics.
Professor is doing very well.
7. At the moment I don’t have any suggestions on how to
improve this course. Participation is not something the
professor can necessarily control, but it’s more for the
students to take the initiative on this and talk.
8. Essays should be turned in individually, it would be more
practical. We should have more statistics and engineering
news from other parts of the world.
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Suggestions to improve
9. Share personal stories and anecdotes. They are
entertaining, enlightening, and endearing. Increase the
individual work load. It’s great to get people working in
groups, but you should require individual thought outside
of class mixed with in-class discussion. Academically, it’s
difficult to set aside time for this course unless required by
an assignment. So, make formal assignments that require
students to put in personal time and thought.
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Assignment 4: Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property (IP) is the group of legal rights for
things (ideas, processes, artistic expressions, gadgets) people
create or invent. Intellectual property rights typically include
patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret rights.
Patents protect INVENTIONS
Copyrights protect CREATIVE EXPRESSIONS,
Trademarks protect logos and symbols
Trade secret rights are secret
AS AN INDIVIDUAL READ a PRIMER on IP and take a QUIZ at
http://www-apps.umuc.edu/primer/enter.php#
Send “report card” via e-mail to your lecturer (due by 03/22/11)
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Intellectual Property Rights
Why are IP rights important?
What is the meaning of something being in the public domain?
How long do patents last?
If you invent something at your work, is it yours or the company’s?
Is reverse engineering a violation on patent protection?
Is reverse engineering legal to unveil a trade secret?
Read ASME magazine articles – for Assignment 5 (release March 22)
Developed to be Unique. Marketability isn’t the whole story. Without
exclusivity, a product may yield small profits in a field crowded by
competitors (September 2008)
Trade Secrets 101: There are advantages to protecting intellectual property by
keeping it under wraps. But there are some things you just
can’t keep from getting out. (October 2008)
Timing Issues Critical to New Product Development (web exclusive, 2008)
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Questions?
Next lecture
03/10 –
Crash on Entrepreneurship
Richard Lester – MAYS School of Business
Center for New Ventures and Entrepreneurship
http://cnve.tamu.edu/
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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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