engineering peer tutoring service (epts) tips on succeeding in engineering october 10, 2012 andrea...
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ENGINEERING PEER TUTORING SERVICE (EPTS)
TIPS ON SUCCEEDING IN ENGINEERING
October 10, 2012Andrea Gideon
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What is EPTS?• Free tutorial service for U0 and U1 students
• Provided by the Engineering Student Centre and the EUS
•Advisory committee:• Judy Pharo (Associate Director, Engineering Student Centre)• Professor Mohamed Meguid (Associate Dean)• Professor Siva Nadarajah
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How does EPTS work?
• Drop-in office hours
• Midterm and final exam review sessions
• Software mini-courses (MATLAB)
• Tutors are available to:• Answer your questions• Provide support
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Schedule
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Courses OfferedSubject CourseChemical Engineering CHEE 200 Chemical Engineering Principles 1
CHEE 204 Chemical Engineering Principles 2CHEE 220 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
Civil Engineering CIVE 205 Statics
CIVE 206 DynamicsCIVE 207 Solid MechanicsCIVE 290 Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
Electrical Engineering ECSE 200 Electric Circuits 1
ECSE 210 Electric Circuits 2ECSE 221 Introduction to Computer Engineering
Mechanical Engineering MECH 210 Mechanics 1MECH 220 Mechanics 2
U0 Math MATH 133 Linear Algebra and GeometryMATH 140 Calculus 1MATH 141 Calculus 2
U1 Math MATH 262 Intermediate CalculusMATH 263 Ordinary Differential Equations for EngineersMATH 264 Advanced Calculus
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SUCCEEDING IN ENGINEERING
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Some thoughts on first year
• Intro and general courses
• It gets more interesting – and easier!• Smaller classes• More applications • Teamwork• Design Projects
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My First Year at McGillFrom CEGEP (Dawson College)Advantages / Disadvantages
First auditorium experience at McGillAdjusting to University grading system
Working alone / Working in groups
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Succeeding in your courses
UseYour Resources
• Classmates• Teaching Assistants• EPTS• Professors
• Extra Practice Materials– Library databases– Online resources – Copi-EUS– Friends who took the class
before
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Succeeding in Engineering
Don’t lose sight of why you chose Engineering
• Academic Advisors• Mentors, older students– Em(POWE)r program– Getting involved in other
activities– Design teams
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Benefits of being in Engineering
• Comparison to Pre-Med and Science U0 courses
• Sense of community
• Abundance of free resources
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Questions?