ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering 4. Making the Most Out of How You are Taught Chapter Overview • Early course preparation • Preparing for lectures • During your lectures • Making effective use of your professors • Utilizing tutors and other academic resources ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering Early Course Preparation • Start of a course can be likened to the start of a race. • Using the course syllabus. • Acquiring textbooks and other materials. ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering Preparing for Lectures • Review notes, read text, attempt problems, formulate questions. • Little like “warming up” for a physical workout. •Makes lectures a reinforcement rather than an initial exposure. • Small effort can have a big payoff. ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering During Your Lectures • Sit near the front • “Be here now” (concentrate) • Practice good listening skills • Take good notes • Ask questions in class ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering Sit Near the Front Interesting paper about student success and where they sin in the classroom: http://org.elon.edu/ipe/durr.pdf Carol Jo Durr, Southwest Missouri State University ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering http://org.elon.edu/ipe/durr.pdf Characteristics of a Good Listener • Works at finding value in all topics. Listens to discover new knowledge. • Judges value of the content rather than the delivery. • Listens for central themes. Uses them as anchor points for the entire lecture. • Works hard at listening; remains alert. • Focuses on understanding completely rather than coming up with opposing views. ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering • Fights distractions; ignores bad habits of other students; knows how to concentrate. • Welcomes difficult material as exercise for the mind. • Does not get hung up on emotionally charged words or ideas; listens with an open mind. • Uses extra time to think more deeply about what the lecturer is saying; summarizes what has been covered. ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering Characteristics of a Good Listener Note-Taking • Good notes give you a record of what’s important. • Spiral notebook vs. three-ring binder. • Cornell Note-Taking System. ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering Cornell Note Taking Method ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering 2. 0 in 2.5 in Cue Column Note Taking Area 6x9 in Summary Area Asking Questions in Class • Memory level questions. • Convergent thinking questions. • Divergent thinking questions. • Evaluation thinking questions. ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering Making Effective Use of Your Professors • Important roles your professors can play. • Characteristics of your professors you can count on. • Behaviors to avoid. • Winning behaviors. ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering Important Roles for Your Professors • One-on-one instruction. • Academic advising, career guidance, personal advice. • Monitor your progress; hold y ...

1. ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering
4. Making the Most Out of
How You are Taught
Chapter Overview
• Early course preparation
• Preparing for lectures
• During your lectures
• Making effective use of your professors
• Utilizing tutors and other academic resources
ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering
Early Course Preparation
• Start of a course can be likened to
the start of a race.
• Using the course syllabus.
• Acquiring textbooks and other
materials.
ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering

2. Preparing for Lectures
• Review notes, read text, attempt
problems, formulate questions.
• Little like “warming up” for a
physical workout.
•Makes lectures a reinforcement rather than an initial
exposure.
• Small effort can have a big payoff.
ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering
During Your Lectures
• Sit near the front
• “Be here now” (concentrate)
• Practice good listening skills
• Take good notes
• Ask questions in class
ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering
Sit Near the Front
Interesting paper about student success and where
they sin in the classroom:
http://org.elon.edu/ipe/durr.pdf

3. Carol Jo Durr, Southwest Missouri State University
ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering
http://org.elon.edu/ipe/durr.pdf
Characteristics of a Good Listener
• Works at finding value in all topics. Listens
to discover new knowledge.
• Judges value of the content rather than the
delivery.
• Listens for central themes. Uses them as
anchor points for the entire lecture.
• Works hard at listening; remains alert.
• Focuses on understanding completely rather
than coming up with opposing views.
ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering
• Fights distractions; ignores bad habits of
other students; knows how to concentrate.
• Welcomes difficult material as exercise for
the mind.
• Does not get hung up on emotionally
charged words or ideas; listens with an
open mind.

4. • Uses extra time to think more deeply about
what the lecturer is saying; summarizes
what has been covered.
ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering
Characteristics of a Good Listener
Note-Taking
• Good notes give you a record of what’s important.
• Spiral notebook vs. three-ring binder.
• Cornell Note-Taking System.
ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering
Cornell Note Taking Method
ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering
2.
0
in
2.5 in
Cue Column
Note Taking Area

5. 6x9 in
Summary Area
Asking Questions in Class
• Memory level questions.
• Convergent thinking questions.
• Divergent thinking questions.
• Evaluation thinking questions.
ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering
Making Effective Use of Your Professors
• Important roles your professors
can play.
• Characteristics of your
professors you can count on.
• Behaviors to avoid.
• Winning behaviors.
ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering

6. Important Roles for Your Professors
• One-on-one instruction.
• Academic advising, career guidance, personal
advice.
• Monitor your progress; hold you accountable.
• Give you the benefit of the doubt on borderline
grades.
• Help you find a summer job.
• Hire you on their research grant.
• Serve as a reference.
• Nominate you for scholarships or academic
awards.
ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering
Characteristics of Your Professors
• Believe their areas of technical
specialty are important and
interesting.
• Chose an academic career over
professional practice; believe they
are outstanding teachers.
• Are very knowledgeable, and love to
convey what they know to others.
ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering

7. Understanding What Your Professors Do
• Teaching
• Research
• Service
ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering
Unofficial Professor Rating System
• The Boat
The Boat helps you “pass to the other side”. Although it is easy,
it will hurt you with future classes.
• Drill Sergeant
Kicks you out no matter what. Usually too strict it makes it
literally impossible to learn.
• Story/Joke Teller
Spends most of the time in class talking about anecdotes or
telling jokes. However, none of these are on the midterm
exam.
ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering
Utilizing Campus Academic Resources
• Academic resource center (tutoring, writing skills,

8. study skills).
• Library (books, periodicals, on-line materials,
reference librarians).
• Student computer labs (hardware, applications
software, Internet access, resource materials,
training).
• Academic advising (monitor progress; course
selection).
• University catalog (Rules and regulations, college
and department information, curricular
requirements, course descriptions).
• Registrar’s office (transcripts, registration
information).
ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering
ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering
After this Class:
• Read Chapter 5.
• Begin working on Team Project 2.
Next Class:
• Homework Assignment 4 is due.
• Study for Quiz 5.
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13Characteristics of Your ProfessorsSlide Number 15Unofficial
Professor Rating SystemUtilizing Campus Academic
ResourcesSlide Number 18
Case Study7, Chapter 18, Disorders of Thought, Emotion, and
Memory
Norris, T. (2019). Porth’s Pathophysiology: Concepts of Altered
Health States. 10th Ed. Philadelphia: Wolters
Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ; No references
needed,
Ella is 88 years old and was living at home until very recently.
Her children, who visited her regularly, noticed that she was
becoming more forgetful. At first, she mislaid objects, and then
she began to forget her doctor’s appointments. With time, her
personality changed, and she became withdrawn. At home, she
would forget to turn off the stove or leave the kettle on until it
boiled dry. After seeking advice from a gerontologist and social
worker, Ella’s children placed her in a nursing home with a unit
equipped for patients with Alzheimer disease.
1. What is dementia? Why is Alzheimer disease based on a
“diagnosis of exclusion”?
2. What are the macroscopic and microscopic features of the
brain that are typical in Alzheimer disease?
3. One of Ella’s children brought her a new pair of slippers to
wear in the nursing home. A minute after she received them,
Ella could not remember the exchange and asked what they were
doing on her bed. What part of the brain has largely been
affected to produce this behavior, and what is the
pathophysiology involved?
Follow this example; Example;
Case Study, Chapter 4, Genetic Control of Cell Function and
Inheritance Marsha and Clement are both carriers of sickle cell
anemia, a disease that is autosomal recessive. Their first child,
Amelia, does not have the disease. Marsha and Clement are
planning another pregnancy, but they are concerned about their

10. second child having the condition. Clement’s father died from
complications of sickle cell disease shortly before Amelia was
born
1. What is the likelihood of Marsha and Clement having a baby
with sickle cell anemia? What is the chance the baby will be a
carrier of the disease, just like the parents?
The gene is recessive, so the parents will have a 25% chance of
giving birth to a child with the disease. There is a 50% chance
that the baby will be a carrier
2. Marsha suggested to the nurse at the local family planning
clinic that if the baby were a boy, he might have a higher risk of
developing the disease, just like his grandfather. How would
you respond?
The disease is autosomal in nature, meaning the disease arises
from an abnormality on chromosomes 1 to 22. These
chromosomes are alike in both males and females.
3. When Amelia, who does not have sickle cell anemia, grows
up and marries someone who does have the disease, how likely
will her children have the disease?
If Amelia has children to a father with sickle cell disease, the
children will be carriers only.