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ENG 130 - Introduction to Engineering

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1. What roles might a Mechanical, Electrical, and Chemical Engineer have played in the design of the new Space Station?
   - Mechanical:
   - Electrical:
   - Chemical:
   
   
2. Mr. Maetzold from Advanced Engineering talked about the skills needed to get a job. Complete his repeated quote: "You don't get the job you want, you get the job…"
   
   
   
3. Which of the four personality types described by Dr. Swenson would be most likely to worry about how the other team members feel about the process?
   
   
   
4. Why would brainstorming (where ideas are shared as they come up) be likely to generate more ideas than affinity diagramming (where ideas are all written down, and then discussed as a group)?
   
   
   
5. A potential client tells you, " I need you to come up with some new kind of conveyor material so the packages can't slip back."
   - What is the underlying problem?
   
   
   - Name an alternative solution to what the client has described.
   
   
   
   
6. Name two "human engineering" factors to be considered in the design of a personal transportation scooter.
   
   
   
7. Name an activity that is illegal but ethical. What makes it illegal?
   
   
   
8. Why would you use bullets to organize items in a memo?
   
   
   
9. Name three of the five characteristics that make an objective SMART.
   
   
   
10. Rewrite the following sentences to eliminate "passive voice":
    - It was the stated goal of the committee that all work should be done by December 12th.
    
    
    - There are many factors that contributed to the failure of the bridge.
    
    
    
11. Given the rankings shown, and knowing that high rankings are preferred, which alternative should be chosen? Why?
    

    	Weight	Alternative A	Alternative B	Alternative C
    Cost	3	5	6	4
    Safety	2	7	3	8
    Environment	1.5	4	6	6

    
    
    
12. Name two ethical issues involved when David gave environmental data to the reporter in the film, "Gilbane Gold"
    
    
    
13. Ben Sharpe from the U of M talked about a "dual degree" program. Assuming one degree would be in engineering, what might the other degree be, and which school would award it?
    
    
    
14. Name two constraints that limited the design of the hill climbing machines in the movie "King of the Mountain".
    
    
    
15. Would a pie or bar chart be better to show that one project is responsible for more safety losses than all your other projects combined?
    
    
    
16. Name two benefits to joining a group like the Society of Manufacturing Engineers student chapter.
    
    
    
17. Many Civil Engineers work for the government. How might that affect pay and job security?
    
    
    
18. Why would an engineering student be concerned about the history of engineering?