Exam Review

ENGR 111, Section 206

Fall 2015

Learning Objectives Week 1

Learn the Definition of Engineering and understand the

types of problems engineers work on

Learn the 17 different Engineering Disciplines offered in
Texas A&M
Apply the 4 step procedure for making ethical decisions
Learn the Engineers Creed
Learn the Fundamental Engineering Canons

Excel Objectives
Cell references:
Create an Excel worksheet that implements
relative, absolute, and mixed cell
addressing

Understand how formulae execute when

written and copied using cell addressing

Recognize situations where it is best to use

cell addressing of each type rather than
hardcode values into an Excel formula

Functions:
Properly use Excel functions
Understand limitations of certain functions,
especially trig function arguments

Functions (cont):

Given an Excel equation with builtin functions, predict the output

Logic and conditionals:

Create simple and nested

statements in Excel to produce
conditional results.

Generate compound logic to

develop complex conditions.

Predict the outcome of a

conditional statement

Teamwork and Team

Management
Be able to develop a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)

for a simple project

Be able to describe the purpose of a Gantt chart.
Be able to develop a Gantt chart for a given process or
project
List the stages of Team Development
List the four primary categories of team member functions

Algorithmic Thinking
Write and use algorithms to solve engineering problems
Learn to represent algorithms in two ways:
Using pseudocode (textually)
Using flow diagrams (graphically)

Engineering Design
List the five major steps defining the design process in the

order given as described in the module and in class

discussions.
Briefly describe each of the five steps of the design
process in terms of the input to and output from each
step.
Explain what is meant by describing the design process as
iterative.
Differentiate between the terms Project Stakeholders
and Active Project Stakeholders as discussed in the
module.
Define the term Engineering Specification as consisting
of three parts: a performance metric, a numerical range,
and appropriate units.
Describe how the list of Engineering Specifications is used
in the design process as a means to quantify performance
of potential design solutions.

Recognize valid engineering specifications if given a list of

proposed engineering specifications.

Transform a list of stakeholder wants into an appropriate list of

Engineering Specifications.

List techniques for developing stakeholder needs including direct

questions, observations, surveys, and focus groups.

Create a Functional Block Diagram (FBD) to describe the

required functions of an engineering system.

Develop a set of engineering specifications for a simple, familiar

conceptual design requested by a customer.

Explain the role of Quality Function Deployment (QFD) in the

overall design process.

Labview
Recognize the various Lego sensors and motor from a picture of the part
Know what the output from each of those sensors is
Understand the function and purpose of a Labview VI featuring the Sensor,

Motor, and Wait icons, along with the basic structures use in Labview
Know the difference in targeting to the EV3 and targeting to the computer
Use For, While, and Case structures in Labview VIs
Translate a Flow Diagram or Pseudocode into a Labview VI.
Write a Labview VI to control a basic vehicle

Basic Tribot Vehicle

The robot shown to the right will be the standard version we

will assume is being used during the exam. The front of the
vehicle is shown.
The right wheel is connected to port A and the left to port
B.
Sensors can be added as necessary for the problem.
For the exam, we will assume the robot is high precision and
does not veer or slip when in operation (except the rear
support which is frictionless).
The wheels are precisely 56 mm in diameter and are 28 mm
wide. There are 104 mm between the insides of the wheels.
Assume any pivoting occurs at the mid-point of the wheel
with no frictional resistance to pivoting.
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Format of Exam
10-20 multiple choice, true/false, fill in the blank, or short answer questions

questions
Create an Excel spreadsheet (maybe more than one depending on the complexity)
Draw a WBS for a given problem
Create a GANTT chart for a scenario by hand
Read a Labview VI (either printed on paper, or downloaded from eCampus) that
controls a Lego EV3 and describe the behavior of the Lego vehicle when it
executes that VI
Write a Labview VI to control a vehicle. It should be able to use a sensor and
choose from multiple possible actions based on the sensor reading.

Delivery Method
The exam will be given on eCampus
There will be a requirement to submit some electronic files
(Excel and Labview) with the exam
There will also be a requirement to submit a paper copy for
one or more parts of the exam at the end of the exam
Even though we will use eCampus to take the exam, it is
still closed book, closed note, so accessing the powerpoints
or other web resources during the exam is prohibited

Timing for the Exam

The exam will be designed to take about an hour to
complete, which means it will likely last 1:15-1:30
We will have all period (1:50) to complete the exam, so
time should not be an issue