LINK TO COURSE NOTES

Time and Locations

Tutorials: Tues & Thurs 11:30-12:20 BSB 120 (Sept 8 tutorial attendance required)
Labs: Mon., Wed. 2:30-5:20,

IMPORTANT:  It is essential that you bring your Safety glasses and wear them while in the labs.  If you do have safety glasses, or you forget to bring them, we cannot let you in the labs.

Course Information

Course materials – syllabus, lab report writing, tips on effective presentations, etc. – will be posted on the department website under 2H04.

Calendar Description

MATLS 2H04 Measurements and Communication
Terms 1 and 2 - Methods of technical communication, involving oral and written practice; basic experimental methods of acquiring, analyzing and presenting data, and determining materials properties.  Two lab sessions (three hours each) per week. 

Learning Outcomes

At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Problem Solving.  Identify essential characteristics of a technical problem.  Design an effective approach utilizing engineering tools and fundamental knowledge to solve a problem.
2. Team work.  Effectively operate within a team environment.
3. Communication.  Effectively communicate technical information in oral and written form.  Write professional technical reports, using acceptable format, graphics and referencing (citing).

Relevance to Other Courses

The lab sessions of the course build on the understanding of materials, microstructure and properties developed in Materials 1M03. Preparation of lab reports is now linked to the development of communication skills. Further communication skills development will take place in the capstone courses Materials 4Z06.

Text Books

Required texts
W.D. Callister Jr, "Materials Science and Engineering - An Introduction" Wiley 2003 820p. (used in 1M03)

Required Software
Mat lab

The following text is an excellent reference.
D. Beer and D. McMurray "A Guide to Writing as an Engineer" 2nd ed. Wiley 2005 ISBN 0-471-43074-9  (<$60)

The following texts provide some useful reference and reading material:
G. Blake and R.W Bly, The Elements of Technical Writing, McMillan 1993, 173pp ( < $20)
S. Stevenson and S. Whitmore, "Strategies for Engineering Communication" Wiley 2001, 372pp (<$60)

Assignments and Marking

50% of the final grade in this course will be determined by your performance in term 1 and 50% by your performance in term 2. 

In first term, 2H04 students will be divided into teams of approximately 3 students.  Individual lab reports are due for the experiemental labs, in two weeks. The computer labs will have additional assignments. The final project requires a formal group report.

Term 1:
Lab reports: 32%
Project: 8%
Assignments: 10%

Computing Requirements

The course makes extensive use of word processing, spreadsheets, Matlab and solidworks.

Safety – Your safety is important!

Students will initially be issued with a pair of safety glasses.  Students are responsible for bringing safety glasses to all labs and wearing them as required.  In addition, all safety issues and safe practices will be discussed by the TA prior to performing laboratory experiments.

Policy Reminder - Discrimination

The Faculty of Engineering is concerned with ensuring an environment that is free of all adverse discrimination. If there is a problem, that cannot be resolved by discussion among the persons involved, individuals are reminded that they should contact the Department Chair, the Sexual Harassment Office or the Human Rights Consultant, as soon as possible. We all value an-inclusive culture in 2H04 - you are part of a team.

Policy Reminder - Academic Dishonesty
Academic Integrity Policy provides information on the various kinds of academic dishonesty (Appendix 3). It is each student's responsibility to understand what constitutes academic dishonesty.

Be fair to yourself and be fair to your colleagues.  Academic integrity is an important part of your professional development!

Academic dishonesty consists of misrepresentation by deception or by other fraudulent means and can result in serious consequences, e.g. the grade of zero on an assignment, loss of credit with a notation on the transcript (notation reads: "Grade of F assigned for academic dishonesty"), and/or suspension or expulsion from the university.
The following illustrates only three forms of academic dishonesty:

1. Plagiarism, e.g. the submission of work that is not one's own or for which other credit has been obtained.
2. Improper collaboration in group work.
3. Copying or using unauthorized aids in tests and examinations.

The criteria for acceptable collaboration in group work should be discussed with your instructor at the time of assignment of work. In this course we may use software and other security checks designed to reveal plagiarism. Students will be notified when they are required to submit their work electronically and in hard copy so that it can be checked for academic dishonesty