General Engineering

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Mission of the First-Year Engineering Experience

The mission of the first-year engineering experience is to prepare students for their undergraduate experience, solve real-world multidisciplinary problems, and develop the professional skills needed to succeed in their careers. This will be accomplished through project-based learning in the General Engineering (EG) 1004 Introduction to Engineering and Design course. This course is central to the students-first initiative at NYU Tandon School of Engineering by offering project-based learning for practical engineering skills development in the first year. EG-UY 1004  is a gateway course to the rest of the curriculum and opportunities that students will have at Tandon and in their future careers. The EG faculty and teaching assistants represent a variety of disciplines and act as mentors for student projects and professional development.

Course Description and Learning Outcomes

All first-year students majoring in engineering disciplines and computer science are required to enroll in EG-UY 1004 , a hands-on engineering analysis and design course in their first year of study at Tandon. EG-UY 1004  consists of lecture, lab, recitation, and a semester-long design project. In this course, students engage in relevant engineering design projects. Through active involvement and teamwork, students follow practices and approaches used in industry and research institutions to solve real-world engineering problems.

Students will have the opportunity to:

• Practice technical communication: written and verbal
• Explore what different engineering disciplines do
• Conduct engineering experiments and analyze data
• Work on a team to solve an engineering problem
• Apply the engineering design process
• Consider the ethical and social impacts of their designs

Faculty

Industry Professors

Jack Bringardner, Industry Associate Professor, Director of General Engineering

BSCE, The Ohio State University

MS, The University of Texas at Austin

PhD, The University of Texas at Austin

Peter Li, Industry Assistant Professor

BSCS, Polytechnic University

Rui Li, Industry Assistant Professor

BS, Imperial College London

MEng, Imperial College London

PhD, University of Georgia

Ingrid J. Paredes, Industry Assistant Professor

BS, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

MS, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

PhD, NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Adjunct Professors

Victoria Bill, Adjunct Professor, Managing Director, MakerSpace Lab & Experiential Learning Center

BSEE, The Ohio State University

MS, The University of Texas at Austin

Cindy Rom, PE, Adjunct Professor

BSME, Polytechnic School of Engineering

MSME, Polytechnic School of Engineering

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