EGS4624-21Spring 0V01
Spring 2021--Online
Syllabus
Instructor Contact
Instructor Dr. Robert L. Hoekstra
Office Engineering Building II Room 434
Office Hours 11:00 - 12:00 Thursday Online or By Appointment
Phone (407) 913-4800 (Cell)
E-mail Robert.Hoekstra@ucf.edu
Course Information
Course Name:
Engineering Innovation and Leadership
Credit Hours 3
Semester/Year: Spring 2021
Location
Course Description
3(3,0). PR:Senior Standing. Engineering organization and administration; delegation of authority and responsibility; effective use of resources; project management: R and D planning; ethics in professional practice.
Course Objectives
1. Describe Corporate structures
2. Describe the roll and function of management
3. Describe ethical frameworks and the application to engineering
4. Describe the key elements of leadership and creativity
Required Text
- Fleddermann, Engineering Ethics 4th Edition
- Kouzes and Posner, The Leadership Challenge, 6th edition
- Tom Kelly, David Kelly, Creative Confidence
Course Requirements
Class periods will include lectures, class participation, and individual presentations. A case study approach will be used in the class. Case analysis and synthesis will be used throughout the course. Analysis will include considerations of design metrics; technical professional individual and organizational environment issues; and technology management; classical and contemporary ethics; creativity and leadership in a technical environment.
Students are expected to be prepared and discuss all assigned work in class.
Evaluation and Grading
Letter Grade Points
A 90 – 100 points
B 80-89 points
C 70 – 79points
D 60 – 69 points
F 59 and below
Course Points
• Quizzes 35 Points (After dropping 3 lowest quizzes)
Final reflection paper 20 points
Special Assignment (Financial Aid) 10 Points
Playground Assignment 20 Points
Short Papers 30
Total 115 points
Note, there are approximately 115 points available in this course after dropping 3 lowest quizzes and only 90 points are needed for an A, therefore there will be no makeup quizzes or allowances for late assignments. To reiterate, if you miss a quiz there will not be any makeup quiz. It is understood that there are legitimate reasons why you may miss a class including illness, internet outage, attendance at seminars and job interviews. The extra points in this course are to allow you to earn an A even when the occasional situation occurs that causes you to miss class. Do not request additional considerations. Do not email me that you will be missing class. I trust that you are making the best decision for you; you have weighed the cost and have made the best choice given your situation.
Attendance Policy
Due to the COVID-19 virus, attendance in class is suspended. Quizzes will be given at the discretion of the professor and may occur at any time during the lecture. Although the lectures will be recorded the quizzes will not be available after the end of the "live" class. You must be watching the lecture during the assigned time to be able to take the quizzes. At the discretion of the instructor a short paper may be assigned to all students and will be weighted the same as quizzes. Late submission of the assigned will suffer a significant late penalty.
The papers will be limited to a maximum of 1 1/2 pages and a minimum of 1 page, The student will use Arial, 12 point type, single spaced. The papers will have a published deadline. Papers submitted after the deadline will have 2 point deducted for each day that the paper is submitted late.
Academic Honesty
Plagiarism and cheating of any kind on an examination, quiz, or assignment will result at least in an "F" for that assignment (and may, depending on the severity of the case, lead to an "F" for the entire course) and will be subject to appropriate referral to the Office of Student Conduct for further action. See the UCF Golden Rule for further information. I will assume for this course that you will adhere to the academic creed of this University and will maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. In other words, don't cheat by giving answers to others or taking them from anyone else. I will also adhere to the highest standards of academic integrity, so please do not ask me to change (or expect me to change) your grade illegitimately or to bend or break rules for one person that will not apply to everyone.
Disability Statement
The University of Central Florida is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all persons with disabilities. This syllabus is available in alternate formats upon request. Students with disabilities who need accommodations in this course must contact the professor at the beginning of the semester to discuss needed accommodations. No accommodations will be provided until the student has met with the professor to request accommodations. Students who need accommodations must be registered with Student Disability Services, Student Resource Center Room 132, phone (407) 823-2371, TTY/TDD only phone (407) 823-2116, before requesting accommodations from the professor.
Copyright
This course may contain copyright protected materials such as audio or video clips, images, text materials, etc. These items are being used with regard to the Fair Use doctrine in order to enhance the learning environment. Please do not copy, duplicate, download or distribute these items. The use of these materials is strictly reserved for this online classroom environment and your use only. All copyright materials are credited to the copyright holder.
Third-Party Software and FERPA
During this course you might have the opportunity to use public online services and/or software applications sometimes called third-party software such as a blog or wiki. While some of these could be required assignments, you need not make any personally identifying information on a public site. Do not post or provide any private information about yourself or your classmates. Where appropriate you may use a pseudonym or nickname. Some written assignments posted publicly may require personal reflection/comments, but the assignments will not require you to disclose any personally identity-sensitive information. If you have any concerns about this, please contact your instructor.
Assignment Expectations
Assignment Schedule and Requirements
The assignments listed below have posted due dates and complete description of the requirements. I reserve the right to modify the assignment and/or the due dates based on progress through the course. The requirements and/or dates may be modified, if in my opinion a modification will benefit a significant majority of students.
Expectations for Course Reflection Paper Final Paper
Expectations for Course Reflection Paper Final Paper The final paper is a reflection of your major learnings this semester. Previously you have written short reflection papers on topics such as , leadership and ethics. These papers can be used in the development of this final paper; a reflective summary paper on the course. The paper is a personal reflection but addressed to the instructor. The paper begins with a detailed brief abstract of the paper written in the past tense since the abstract is "abstracted " from the paper..The Abstract would never say I will...rather it will say "This paper discusses ....."
The abstract is a maximum of 250 words but must reference the key issues addressed in the paper;
The main body of the paper should be no less than 5 typed pages and no more than 7 pages. If you choose to quote sources such as your text books make certain to use APA or other recognized style for the citations. Although you can use your previous writings this is not simply a cut and paste paper. It is an integrated paper that reflects on the entire course.
Paper Format
Title & author page Abstract (250 words)
My “top 5” learnings from the course? (Use a bullet to identify the top learning followed by a brief statement of why this is a significant learning for you. (1 page) Consider this list as an outline of the paper.
Main Body -- How will you apply these learnings at work. This section is a narrative style explaining how the learning from ethics, creativity and leadership will affect the way in which you interact with your team. (5 - 7 pages)
Schedule
The following schedule is an approximation to be used for semester planning. The professor reserves the right to modify the schedule if in his sole opinion a change in schedule will enhance learning.
1/12 Intro
1/14, 1/19 Chpt 1,2 –Engr Ethics
1/21, 1/26 Chpt 3 –Engr Ethics
1/28, 2/2 Chpt 4 –Engr Ethics
2/4, 2/9 Chpt 5,6 –Engr Ethics
2/11, 2/16 Chpt 7 –Engr Ethics
2/8- 3/18 Creativity
Creative Confidence (CC)
2/9 Intro
2/11 Chpt. 1,2 - CC
2/16 Chpt. 3,4
2/23 Chpt. 5, 6
3/2 Chpt 7
3/9 Chpt 8
Leadership Challenge
3/11 - 3/16 Chpt 1-2 – Kouzes
3/18 - 3/23 Chpt 3 ,4,5 Kouzes
3/25 - 3/30 Chpt 5,6 – Kouzes
4/6 - 4/8 Chpt 7–8 Kouzes
4/11 - 4/18 Spring Break
4/20 - 4/22 Chpt 9 –12 Kouzes
Last Day of Classes 4/26
5/? Depression
4/? Patents
3/? Corporate Structure
Course Summary:
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