FED 101- Fundamentals of Engineering Design		Spring 2011
Texts:	Richard, Paul and Fitzgerald, Jim, Introduction to AutoCAD a Modern Prospective, 2011, ISBN: 10-013-8016364, ISBN: 13:9780138016364
	Oakes, Leone, and Gunn, " Engineering Your Future, sixth Edition, " Great Lakes Press, 2008, ISBN: 978-1-881018-63-6
Instructor: AUTOCAD Labs	Dr. Priscilla P. Nelson: (973) 596-8497, e-mail: pnelson@njit.edu, Office Location: 251 Colton Office Hrs. TBD Robert Morris, 318A Colton Hall (inside computer lab), phone: (973) 596-8497 email:

Week	Topic	Laboratory Topic	Reading Assign	Homework*
Week 1 1/18	Introduction to FED 101	Introduction to Auto CAD	Pages IV & V, Chapter 1,2	HW 1: Ex 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
Week 2 1/25	Introducing Civil Engineeringdiscipline and specialities, including samples and discussion of various specialties	Drawing Setup & Basic Drawing Commands	Chapter 3,4	HW:2 Chapter exercises, end of chapter test questions
Week 3 2/1	The disciplines of CE-Geotechnical Engineering Introducing GIS	Using Microsoft Office for good report and presentations		HW 3: Written assignment-why CE for you?
Week 4 2/8	The disciplines of CE-Geotechnical Engineering. Introducing GIS	Drawing Tools, Drafting Settings, & Object Properties	Chapters 5 and 6	HW 4: Chapter exercises, end of chapter test questions
Week 5 2/15	The disciplines of CE Environmental Engineering. Introduction of project	Editing Techniques	Chapters 7 & 8	HW5: Chapter exercises, end of chapter test questions
Week 6 2/22	The disciplines of Civil Engineering-Sustainability	Campus Field Visit. Class will be divided into groups to work on and start the term project		HW 6: Written assignment
Week 7 3/1	MIDTERM EXAM	Complex Objects, Drawing Management Tools and Utilities	Chapters 9 & 18	HW 7 Chapter exercises, end of chapter test questions
Week 8 3/8	How to use internet/library resources for literature survey/research	Patterns, Hatching, and Text	Chapters 10 and 11	HW 8 Chapter exercises, end of chapter test questions
Week 9 3/22	Using Microsoft Office for good report and presentations. How to write a good report	Tables in AutoCad	Chapter 12	HW 9 Chapter exercises, end of chapter test questions
Week 10 3/29	The disciplines of CE-Water/WW Engineering	Dimensioning	Chapter 13	HW 10 Chapter exercises, end of chapter test questions
Week 11 4/5	The disciplines of Civil Engineering -Construction	Layouts and Plotting	Chapters 14 & 15	HW 11 Chapter exercises, end of chapter test questions
Week 12 4/12	The disciplines of Civil Engineering – Transportation	Blocks and External References	Chapters 16 & 17	HW 12 Chapter exercises, end of chapter test questions
Week 13 4/19	BIM – Building Information Management	Introduction to Civil 3D		Working on project
Week 14 4/26	FINAL PRESENTATIONS	FINAL PRESENTATIONS

Week 15 FINAL REPORT DUE (NO FINAL EXAM) Final Project report due 5/3/11

* See note under “Lab Specific Information” for further information about above lab assignments.

AUTOCAD Labs: Mr. Robert Morris

e-mail: robert.morris@njit.edu Phone: (973) 596-8497

Office Location: COL 318A Office Hours: TBD

Class Times: Lecture – Tuesdays, 10:00 to 11:25 am, Kupfrian 210

Laboratory – in Colton 320/Colton 416

Thursdays 2:30 pm to 3:55 pm

Thursdays 4:00 pm to 5:25 pm

Fridays 11:30 am to 12:55 pm

Course Description:

Fundamentals of Engineering is a two-credit course that teaches students the basic tools, used in the preparation of civil engineering documents. The course utilizes AutoCAD software, which is a widely used computer program for generating engineering drawings as well as some engineering analysis. In addition to learning the AutoCAD software, the course will introduce students to the basics of civil engineering design in structures, geo-tech, environmental and other topics as decided on throughout the course. All students are required to prepare a term project, which will be based on topics taught during the semester.

• Students will also be introduced to various disciplines of Civil Engineering with help of guest lecturers sharing their experience of working in the field.
• Manuals of basic engineering design standards will be introduced to students.
• Students will apply their knowledge throughout the course to work on actual site plan applications using AutoCAD.
• During the course, students will attend site visit(s), write a report and make an oral presentation.
• Students will be required to implement their knowledge on a final project based on materials taught during the semester.

Attendance Policy:

Students will sign in for every class. Homework will be assigned by your professor, and a due date will be established.  NO LATE homework will be accepted after the due date. Each homework problem should be completed and submitted through Moodle.

You are expected to attend lecture class and your assigned lab. If you present an excuse, you may be able to attend one of the other two labs. If you miss a lab without prior permission / valid reason, you will receive a HW grade of zero (0) for that lab. If you miss more than one class lecture without an excuse/prior permission, each subsequent class missed will result in loss of up to 5% of the overall grade. FIVE (5) or more total missed classes or labs will result in an F grade.

Grading Policy:

CAD Homework Assignments 30%

Written assignments 20%

Midterm Exam 25%

Project report and presentation 25%

Notes:

• The NJIT Honor Code will be upheld and any violations will be brought to the immediate attention of the Dean of Students. 
• Remember to cite your references when writing your individual and group reports. Each person will contribute to and be responsible for each group report submitted.
• The schedule above is not absolutely fixed. It is prepared only to give students a brief idea of what to expect from the course. Schedule is subject to change as per the availability and convenience of guest lecturers and that of the field visit site personnel.
• Students will be informed of all changes in advance and any changes to the syllabus will be discussed in class.
• Even though AutoCAD work is stored on the lab server, students are encouraged to back up their work on a personal flash drive or compatible media. It is also recommended that students use the same machine at every class.

Moodle:

Assignments and other materials prepared by your professor will be posted on Moodle. Access Moodle by going to:http://Moodle.njit.edu/

Login with your UCID and Password

Under “My Courses” – find S11 FED 101

Lab Specific Information:

• All Autocad assignments are to be submitted to the course Moodle page. Assignments are due one week after they are assigned.
• Specific lab assignments are subject to change, allowing for class schedule changes, time allowed to work on projects, or special topics related to the course project.
• Autocad work can be performed in the CEE computer lab, or on your own computer if you have the software.
• Autodesk, the parent company of Autocad, has just started a new program of allowing students to have a free downloadable copy of Autocad with a 3 year student license. This is available from the following website: www.autodesk.com/edcommunity
• Earlier versions of this text contained a CD with exercise files needed for some of the homework problems. Now, instead of a CD, the files must be downloaded from the publisher’s website at: www.pearsondesigncentral.com
• Additional Autocad end of chapter problems will be assigned during labtime, and some exercises within the chapters might be omitted, so it is important to pay attention during the lab to get the specific assignments. If you miss a lab, be sure to get the assignment from the instructor or a classmate.