Center For Writing Excellence

SIGUNA BOMMARAJU

INTRODUCTION FOR FACULTY TO THIS SEQUENCED WRITING ASSIGNMENTS

[Letter to a colleague]

Dear Rob:

I attended the Center for Writing Excellence/CELT Workshop on Improving Student Writing in Content Courses. My goal was to improve my teaching skills in ways that help students better understand the subject of my courses.

During the workshop, I learned how to incorporate short and long assignments into ENT 192, Circuit Analysis I. The short assignments can be given to students at the beginning or end of class sessions.

What I would like to do is combine three short assignments into one long assignment and administer a version of this long assignment every week. The three short assignments I would like to use are:

 

  • Reading assignment:  After students read the chapters outlined in the class schedule, I want them to make a list of words that are new to them. They would hand in this list at the beginning of each class. The goals of this task are to help students read carefully and write about what they don’t know.

 

  • Brief description of a topic: Depending on the material being studied for the week, I would ask students to write about a topic such as an electric charge concept and its application or an electric circuit. Students would explain this topic to a high school student. This kind of writing gives students an opportunity to explore and write with their imaginations. The topic for each week would be listed in the class schedule.

 

  • Brief description of problem the students encountered in the lab: The goal of this task is to improve the students’ troubleshooting skills and also gain feedback to improve the labs. Here students write a list of problems they encountered in a lab and the way they solved the problems. After discussing the problems for five minutes with their partners, the students also make a list of unresolved problems. This assignment will help them improve their problem-solving and learn how to engage with others.

 

I hope I expressed clearly my goals for incorporating these assignments into ENT 192. I hope you agree with me. Please call me with questions.

Thanks,

Suguna

SIGUNA BOMMARAJU

SEQUENCED WRITING ASSIGNMENTS FOR STUDENTS

 

MIAMI UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE

DEPARTMENT OF ENIGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

FALL 2003

 

ENT 192, Electrical Circuit Analysis I

 

Assignment:

The class meets twice a week, lecture and a lab. This assignment has three (3) parts.

  • Reading
  • Brief description of a topic
  • Brief description of lab problems

 

The leaning objective: You will learn to understand and analyze an electrical circuit. Also you will learn to trouble shoot electric circuits. 

Process:

 

Reading:

You are required to read as per the reading assignment outlined in the class schedule prior to attending each class and do the following:

  • Make a list of the words that are new to you

 

Comprehending the material:

At the end of each class you are given two types of tasks to do.

 

  • Explain the given topic shown in the class schedule outline to a High school student. (1 page double spaced) 

                              

Lab problems

  • Write a list of problems or difficulties encountered during the lab

              Ex: Difficulties in measuring

                    Problems in operating the meters

                  Difficulties in understanding the circuit or equation

  • Describe the solutions to the problems that you have resolved
  • Spend 5 minutes discussing the unresolved problems with your partner

Write a list of unresolved problems and submit it with your lab report


Submit the following at the beginning of each class

  • List of words
  • 1 page description of the given topic.
  • List of the unresolved problems                 

 

(Needs to be modified for 2003. Shown only for sample purpose)

Fall 2001              First Semester

 
Date                               Reading Topic                         Homework                       Topic for brief
                                      Description                                                                                 

(wk of)

Aug   21   T                 Chapter 1  Introduction               1-12,14,16,24,26,32             Atomic structure

                                      Particle behavior

                                        Chapter 2  Current and Voltage  2-2,4,6,8,13,20,23,30        

 

Aug   23   Th                Multisim 2001 and ewb
 

Aug   28   T                      Chapter 3  Resistance                     3-1,3,6,10,13,19                   Explain the circuit                          

                                          Chapter 3  Resistance                  3- 23,26,40,47,53,56           

 

Aug   30   Th                Experiment 2

               

Sept     4   T                  no class  exchange day
 

Sept     6   Th                   Home work Ch 1,2,3,                                                            

 
 

Sept   11   T       (Chapter 4   Ohm’s Law               4-1,2,4,6,7,11,21,23,26,29              TBA

                                                                              4-38,40,41,52,54,55)

                                         

 

(Chapter 5                   Series Circuits                   5-1,2,3,4,5,6,7                                 TBA

                                          Chapter 5)                         5-8,10,13,16,19,22

                                         

Sept   13    Th              Experiment 2

Lab 3 & 4
 

Sept   18    T                    Chapter 6   Parallel Circuits         6-1,3,4,6,7,11,12                  TBA

                                           Chapter 6   Parallel Circuits         6-14,15,18,20,24,28,34
 

Sept   20    Th              Lab 5 & 6
 

Sept   25    T                  Exam 1
 

Sept   27    Th                  Chapter 7   Series-Parallel Circuits   7-1,2,3,6,7,12,14               TBA

                                          Chapter 7   Series Parallel Circuits    7-25,26,27,31,35,
 

Oct      2     T                   Lab 7
 

Oct      4     Th                 Chapter 10.-10.6      Capacitors  10-2,4,7,10,15                           TBA
 

Oct     9    T                     Chapter 10.7-10.13   Capacitive Transients   10-17,19,20,28,30    TBA

                                          Chapter 10.7-10-13   Series and Parallel Circuits   10-44,45,46
 

Oct     11    Th             Lab 14
 

Oct      16   T                 Chapter 11  Magnetic Circuits   11-1,3,5,7,9,14                              TBA
 

Oct      18   Th               Lab 15
 

 
 

Oct      23   T                   Chapter 12   Inductive Transients      12-1,2,3,8,12,13,26,31,35      TBA

             

Oct      25   Th               Exam 2
 

Oct      30   T                 Chapter 13   Sinusoidal ac              13-1,2,3,4,8,11,12,13,16            TBA

                                          Chapter 13   Sinusoidal ac              13-18,28,34,43,49
 

Nov     1     Th               Lab 14
 

Nov     6      T                  Chapter 14    Phasors                      14-1,3,5,8,14,17                          TBA

                                          Chapter 14    Phasors                      14-31,33,39,40,44,45,48
 

Nov     8      Th            Lab 16
 

Nov    13     T                  Chapter 15    Series ac                    15-1,3,4,5,10                                TBA

                                          Chapter 15    Parallel ac                  15-15,24,25,27
 

Nov    15     Th            Lab Oscilloscope
 

Nov    20     T                  no class   Thanksgiving Holiday

             

Nov    22     Th              no class   Thanksgiving Holiday
 

Nov    27      T                 Chapter 16   Series-Parallel ac       16-1,2,4                                         TBA
 

Nov    29      Th             Lab       RLC Components
 

Dec      4      T                  Chapter 8    Methods of Analysis     8-2,4,6,8,18,32,42                       TBA
 

Dec      6       Th           Oral Exam (covering laboratory Material)
 

Dec     11                     Final Exam   

 

 

 

SIGUNA BOMMARAJU

SEQUENCED WRITING ASSIGNMENTS FOR STUDENTS

MIAMI UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE

DEPARTMENT OF ENIGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

FALL 2003

ENT 192, Electrical Circuit Analysis I

 

Assignment:

The class meets twice a week, lecture and a lab. This assignment has three (3) parts.

  • Reading
  • Brief description of a topic
  • Brief description of lab problems

 

The leaning objective: You will learn to understand and analyze an electrical circuit. Also you will learn to trouble shoot electric circuits. 

Process:

 

Reading:

You are required to read as per the reading assignment outlined in the class schedule prior to attending each class and do the following:

  • Make a list of the words that are new to you

 

Comprehending the material:

At the end of each class you are given two types of tasks to do.

 

  • Explain the given topic shown in the class schedule outline to a High school student. (1 page double spaced) 

                              

Lab problems

  • Write a list of problems or difficulties encountered during the lab

              Ex: Difficulties in measuring

                    Problems in operating the meters

                  Difficulties in understanding the circuit or equation

  • Describe the solutions to the problems that you have resolved
  • Spend 5 minutes discussing the unresolved problems with your partner

Write a list of unresolved problems and submit it with your lab report


Submit the following at the beginning of each class

  • List of words
  • 1 page description of the given topic.
  • List of the unresolved problems                 

 

(Needs to be modified for 2003. Shown only for sample purpose)

Fall 2001              First Semester

Date                               Reading Topic                         Homework                       Topic for brief
                                                                                                                                    Description                                                                                

(wk of)

Aug   21   T                 Chapter 1  Introduction               1-12,14,16,24,26,32             Atomic structure

                                                                                                                                      Particle behavior

                                        Chapter 2  Current and Voltage  2-2,4,6,8,13,20,23,30        

 

Aug   23   Th                Multisim 2001 and ewb
 

Aug   28   T                      Chapter 3  Resistance                     3-1,3,6,10,13,19                   Explain the circuit                          

                                          Chapter 3  Resistance                  3- 23,26,40,47,53,56           

 

Aug   30   Th                Experiment 2

               

Sept     4   T                  no class  exchange day
 
 

Sept     6   Th                   Home work Ch 1,2,3,                                                             
 
 

Sept   11   T       (Chapter 4   Ohm’s Law               4-1,2,4,6,7,11,21,23,26,29              TBA

                                                                              4-38,40,41,52,54,55)

                                         

 

(Chapter 5                   Series Circuits                   5-1,2,3,4,5,6,7                                 TBA

                                          Chapter 5)                         5-8,10,13,16,19,22

                                         

Sept   13    Th              Experiment 2

Lab 3 & 4
 

Sept   18    T                    Chapter 6   Parallel Circuits         6-1,3,4,6,7,11,12                  TBA

                                           Chapter 6   Parallel Circuits         6-14,15,18,20,24,28,34
 

Sept   20    Th              Lab 5 & 6
 

Sept   25    T                  Exam 1
 

Sept   27    Th                  Chapter 7   Series-Parallel Circuits   7-1,2,3,6,7,12,14               TBA

                                          Chapter 7   Series Parallel Circuits    7-25,26,27,31,35,
 

Oct      2     T                   Lab 7
 

Oct      4     Th                 Chapter 10.-10.6      Capacitors  10-2,4,7,10,15                           TBA
 

Oct     9    T                     Chapter 10.7-10.13   Capacitive Transients   10-17,19,20,28,30    TBA

                                          Chapter 10.7-10-13   Series and Parallel Circuits   10-44,45,46
 

Oct     11    Th             Lab 14
 

Oct      16   T                 Chapter 11  Magnetic Circuits   11-1,3,5,7,9,14                              TBA
 

Oct      18   Th               Lab 15
 

 
 

Oct      23   T                   Chapter 12   Inductive Transients      12-1,2,3,8,12,13,26,31,35      TBA

             

Oct      25   Th               Exam 2
 

Oct      30   T                 Chapter 13   Sinusoidal ac              13-1,2,3,4,8,11,12,13,16            TBA

                                          Chapter 13   Sinusoidal ac              13-18,28,34,43,49
 

Nov     1     Th               Lab 14
 

Nov     6      T                  Chapter 14    Phasors                      14-1,3,5,8,14,17                          TBA

                                          Chapter 14    Phasors                      14-31,33,39,40,44,45,48
 

Nov     8      Th            Lab 16
 

Nov    13     T                  Chapter 15    Series ac                    15-1,3,4,5,10                                TBA

                                          Chapter 15    Parallel ac                  15-15,24,25,27
 

Nov    15     Th            Lab Oscilloscope
 

Nov    20     T                  no class   Thanksgiving Holiday

             

Nov    22     Th              no class   Thanksgiving Holiday
 

Nov    27      T                 Chapter 16   Series-Parallel ac       16-1,2,4                                         TBA
 

Nov    29      Th             Lab       RLC Components
 

Dec      4      T                  Chapter 8    Methods of Analysis     8-2,4,6,8,18,32,42                       TBA
 

Dec      6       Th           Oral Exam (covering laboratory Material)
 

Dec     11                     Final Exam    

 

 

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