NCAT GEEN 100 Midterm Review
Criteria
Desirable characteristics of the solution
Deadbeat
Does not show up and participate
Martyr
- goes the extra mile -complains about all of the extra work - does not want anything to change -wants others to feel guilty
Alternative Solutions
- list of possible ways an existing solution to the problem - brainstorming
Whiner
-complains about everything - feels like no one else is contributing - does not see a positive outcome
Critical Path Method (CPM)
1. Activity 2. Duration 3. Start time 4. Finish time 5. Slack 6. Critical path 7. Critical activity 8. Predecessor 9. Successor
Models for viewing your education
1. Attributes 2. Employment 3. Student Involvement
While reading
1. Be active 2. Focus on understanding the material 3. Ask questions 4. Focus on chats and graphs
before you read
1. Establish a purpose 2. Preview the material 3. Make a list of questions
Reasons for procrastination
1. Fear of failure 2. Dear of success 3. Low tolerance of unpleasant task 4. Disorganized
Problem Characters
1. Lazy bully 2. Deadbeat 3. Whiner 4. Martyr 5. Saboteur
Sources of information
1. Library 2. Internet 3. Government documents 4. Professional organizations 5. Trade journal 6. Faculty 7. Interview
After reading
1. Reread as needed 2. Review 3. Solve problems as needed
60 hour rule
60- 20 (number of hours worked)/ 3 (number of credit hours) = 13 (amount of time needed to study)
Bloom's Taxonomy
A system for categorizing levels of abstraction of questions that commonly occur in educational settings. Includes the following competencies: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.
What is ABET
Accreditation Board for engineering and technology
Step six of the design process
Alternate solutions
Step seven of the design process
Analysis
Lazy bully
Belittles people and does not contribute
Step four of the design process
Constraints
Project Deliverables
Contact list Job discprition Mission statement Team logo Written reports Logbook Oral presentation Prototype Instruction manual Poster
Step ten of the design process
Coummnication
Step five of the design process
Criteria
Step eight of the design process
Decision
Step two of the design process
Define the problem
Communication
Have required parts of manual
Attribute Model
How universities plan on achieving educational objectives
Step one of the design process
Identify a need
Engineers
Identify a need and address the need by creating something new
Employment Model
Knowing what characteristics are important to employers and wrk to develop yourself
Constraints
Physical and practical limitations or boundary
Step three of the design process
Search
Step nine of the design process
Specification
Student Involvement
The amount of physical and psychological energy that the student devotes to the academic experience
Decision matrix
Used to help identify the best possible decision when faced with many options
Saboteur
changes the work without telling anyone. Usually resulting in decrease quality of work
Specification
details of the project
