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Class Expectations
Please review the following expectations. I am very interested in your
feedback on this information. Let me know if you have suggestions that would help to
clarify my expectations for you during this class.
On-campus students
- I expect you to attend all classes. Your input and
contribution is very important. If you are not in class, we cannot learn from
you, and you cannot learn from other students.
- I expect you to be on-time for
each class. If you are late, you not only disrupt others in the class when you
enter, but you will miss out on important information.
- I expect you to turn in
all assignments on time. Late assignments will not be accepted.
- I expect you to
ask when you have a question. If you do not understand something that is being
discussed, it is likely that others in the class do not understand as well.
Asking questions is a very important part of the learning process.
- I expect that
the work that you complete will be your best effort and of the highest quality.
Learning to do work of high quality is important now and when you begin your
career as a transportation engineer.
- I expect that you will work with others in
the class on assignments. Working in teams is important in today’s engineering
environment.
- I expect that the work that you turn in
will be your own work, not copied or unfairly extracted from other students
or other sources.
- I expect you
to be honest in your dealings with me and others in the class. High
ethical standards are one of the cornerstones in engineering education and
practice.
Engineering Outreach (Video) students
- I expect you to regularly review in a timely manner each
videotape as it is sent to you. I use a variety of teaching methods in class;
lecture is not the only format that is used. I encourage you to participate in
class discussions by taking notes, communicating your thoughts to me and others
in the class, and by completing in-class assignments along with the other
students.
- I expect you to identify case studies relevant to your own area and
experience as problems are assigned.
- I expect you to complete all computer-based
assignments. I will assume that you have access to Microsoft Excel or other
spreadsheets for computational problems and analysis.
- I expect you to use other software on your computer system when we use it in class (note: all necessary
transportation program disks will be sent to you with the understanding that the
software is used only on class assignments).
- I expect you to turn in all
assignments on time as per stated deadlines. Turning in assignments by email is
encouraged. Late assignments will not be accepted.
- I expect you to ask when you
have a question. If you do not understand something that is being discussed, it
is likely that others in the class do not understand as well. Asking questions
is a very important part of the learning process. I encourage you to contact me
or other students in the class by email or by telephone.
- I expect that the work
that you complete will be your best effort and of the highest quality. Learning
to do work of high quality is important now and when you begin (or continue) your career as a
transportation engineer. I encourage you to work with others in the class, when
possible, through email. It may be more difficult than if you were taking the
class in person, but I hope that you will do this as much as possible.
- I expect that the work that you turn in
will be your own work, not copied or unfairly extracted from other students
or other sources.
- I expect
you to be honest in your dealings with me and others in the class. High
ethical standards are one of the cornerstones in engineering education and
practice.
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