Walla Walla College
School of Engineering

ENGR480 Manufacturing Systems

Basic circuit analysis - if you have forgotten all your circuits, you will likely have trouble in this class - review will be in order.
Instrumentation - if you were completely baffled by sensors and signal conditioning, you may have trouble in this class.
Machine Design and Advanced CAD - you will need to design a lot of fixtures and parts for the lab project.

Memos and reports - most of your work will be documented in memo and report format. Grading will be on content and writing quality.
Lab notebook - keep a record of your lab and shop work in a bound notebook. Also a good place to jot down notes and ideas for designs.
Quizzes, homework, and tests - I will have some more traditional forms of evaluation from time to time as needed.
Reading - you will receive 2% extra credit for reading an article each week from a trade magazine or journal, such as Manufacturing Engineering, Design News, Machine Design, Industrial Automation, or ASME or SME publications. These may be print or online editions. Just send me an email each week telling me what article you read.
Attendance - marginal grades may be decided by attendance records. Attendance means not just physical presence, but engagement in the classroom activities. Surfing the web or reading email on your laptop is not attendance.
Shop safety - your grade may be penilized if you cause an accident in the shop or lab that results in injury to anyone or damage to equipment, through negligence, ignorance, or carelessness.
Grade thresholds will be approximately: A: 95%, A-: 90%, B+: 85%, B: 80%, B-: 75%, C+: 70%, C: 65%, C-: 60%, D: 55%