Engineering Faculty Document 41-01
March 2002
To: The
Engineering Faculty
From: The Department of Freshman Engineering and
The Freshman Engineering Curriculum Committee
Re: ENGR
404 - Repeat Credit, Change of Prerequisite, and
Change of Title and Course Description
The Department
of Freshman Engineering has approved the addition of repeat credit and changes
in the course title and description for ENGR 404 to be effective in the fall
semester of 2002. Approval of the faculty in the Schools of Engineering is
now requested.
FROM:
ENGR 404
Instruction and LeadershipSem 1, class 1, cr. 1. Open to upperclassmen leading sections in ENGR 104
Description: Under the supervision
of an engineering faculty member, upperclassmen enrolled in the Schools of
Engineering will lead engineering freshmen to a successful career at Purdue University by serving as group leaders in ENGR 104.
Student leaders will serve as advisors/teachers in classes with approximately
20 freshmen. Leaders will be required to complete a final report consisting
of an evaluation of ENGR 104 and a self-evaluation of their performance and
growth resulting from the teaching experience. The faculty member will provide
common instruction on group facilitation and content to the student leaders.
TO:
ENGR 404
Instruction, Mentorship, and Leadership
Sem 1. Class
1, cr. 1. (May be repeated for credit.) Prerequisite: Permission of
instructor required.
Description: Selected students enrolled
in professional programs in the Schools of Engineering lead sections of ENGR
104. Common instruction on appropriate teaching methods,
ENGR 104 content, mentorship, and leadership. Preparation of class
outlines, development of teaching evaluation method, and formal reflection
on performance and growth resulting from the teaching experience.
Reason: Repeat Credit.
The purpose of ENGR 404 is to provide peer mentors with consistent and current
department and university information and prepare them to teach the content
of ENGR 104. The information presented in ENGR 404 changes every year based
on changes in the needs of our freshman engineering students, our educational
philosophy, and department and university resources and policies. For this
reason, peer mentors are required to attend ENGR 404 each semester that they
teach ENGR 104. Potentially, peer mentors could teach ENGR 104 four times
if they start in the fall of their sophomore year and teach each fall through
the fall of their fifth year (these are typically Coop students). In Fall
2001, there were four peer mentors that were teaching ENGR 104 for the third
time. Returning peer mentors are a valued asset to the ENGR 104/404 program
as they serve as mentors to the new peer leaders and provide valuable feedback
and insight on the program.
Prerequisite. The wording has been changed to permission
of instructor required.
Course Title and Description. The title and description
change better reflect the philosophy and content of the ENGR 404 course. We
emphasize a mentoring relationship between the peer mentors and their freshmen
students. This is reflected in the course learning objectives for ENGR 104,
which states that:
Successful completion of
ENGR 104 will enable the freshman engineer to:
·
Make
an academic transition from high school to Purdue life,
·
Make
a personal transition from high school to Purdue life,
·
Have
a realistic perspective of what it takes to succeed as an engineer,
·
Balance
academic and personal life,
·
Understand
the academic and career opportunities within the different fields of engineering,
·
Develop
a mentor-mentee relationship with an upper-classman,
·
Develop
a network of classmates with whom to study and socially interact, and
·
Take
advantage of Purdue University resources and opportunities.
J. Jones, Chair
J. Sinclair, Head
Curriculum Committee (ME) Freshman
Engineering
