Take Home Assessment–Grading Comments

Final Assessment Analysis

Some of you may wish to know how the class performed on the final Take Home Assessment. Here are some comments

 

The Process

• I graded all the essay questions myself – everyone was careful and received full credit
• I reviewed the “item analysis” provided by BbLearn to see if there were questions which caused problems because they were poorly written or possibly required material that was presented in class.
• As a result of that review I decided to add 5 points to each person’s score for the entire class to make allowance for possible lack of clarity, although I found no questions that I felt were wrongly stated.
• The result of this increase in the exam is reflected in the column – CAEE-201 TakeHomeAdj

Some comments on questions where there were difficulties.

• Learning after Graduation – It’s almost certain that you’re going to need to go on learning throughout your career as an engineer.  Many of you chose answers that indicated your thought there wouldn’t be much later learning.
• Heat Transfer Calculation – this was the same basic question as in Lab #1
• Nested IF Function – This was admittedly a difficult question, but it was directly based on the hydrology lab.  Learning to use this kind of logic will almost certainly be beneficial in your engineering career.
• Gas Concentrations – A key result of the IAQ lab was that you cannot have all things – low ozone and low CO2 merely by ventilating.
• Revit Type – Revit is BIM software.  When I Googled the word Revit the first entry stated that as I did in class.
• EER – EER is a ratio of BTU/Watt-Hour – It’s a measure of efficiency of an air conditioning system.  it is NOT dimensionless as it is used. 
• Kinetic Energy Calculation – The trick here was to refer to Prof. Dasaro’s lab, where the weight had to be converted into mass to perform the calculation.
• Member Weight Calculation – It’s surprising that so many had difficulty with this one.  You needed to calculate the volume and multiply by the density, being sure to watch the units of volume to work in either in^3 or ft^3.

 

Short Essay on Best and Worst Aspect of CAEE-201

All of you were very specific and wrote clearly.  As in past there were comments on many aspects of the course.  Only two people out of 74 chose to focus primarily on the negative aspects – everyone else focused on the positive ones, sometimes with a negative comment as well.  Here are some key ones:

• Most Positive Aspects – In order by number of comments Received
  • Variety of lectures & Labs & Speakers (41 mentions jointly)
  • Site Visits – Tacony-Palmyra Bridge & DAC (36 mentions total
  • Discussions (19 mentions total)
  • Clarifying your major focus, including graduate study (11 mentions total)
  • Overall structure of course and TA and Prof. help (6 mentions total)
  • A miscellany of specific issues with only a single or perhaps two people commenting
• Worst Aspects – the total was only about 10% of the number of positive and not nearly so emphatic
  • A variety of comments about the labs and grading (18 mentions total)
    • I take these seriously and will work to improve the clarity of the lab instructions next time and to see if there’s a way to give more helpful feedback.
  • Discussions – 6 mentions) far fewer than made positive comments
  • A miscellany of specific issues with only a single or perhaps two people commenting.
• Suggestions I will try to Implement in future classes. 
  • Expanding things for which you can get extra credit – e.g. site visits, non-class lectures etc.
  • Putting TA’s Powerpoints online. I did some of this but will do more.  I’ll also push the TA’s to write up a post with general comments after each lab.
  • Provide more guidance on the structure of a lab report, particularly the memo.

Calculating the Final Grade

Question

I was curious if the lowest lab and discussion grades are dropped since we are allowed to miss one of each. Also, if it is, is that already accounted for in our Bblearn class grade? Any clarification you could give on this would be very appreciated.

Response

You will receive a "0" for a lab you do not turn in. That "0" lab would be dropped in the final grade calculation. If you turn in all the labs your lowest grade will be dropped.

The "missed" labs and lectures refers to attendance, a separate issue. You're allowed a total of three missed attendances.

BbLearn throughout the term shows a grade that is calculated based on the work that you've turned in so far - a "running total". When I calculate the final grade any work that you did not turn in will be included in the calculation. Your grade could go down at that point if you hadn't turned in work.

About the Online Final Assessment

Where Do I Find It?

• Click on the “Quizzes and Exams” menu item in the course website in BbLearn

When It’s Available

• Opens – Midnight Friday Morning  6/7 
• Closes – 11:59PM Sunday Evening 6/9

How Much Does It Count?

• 18% of the total grade

What is on it?

• 75% Multiple Choice + True/False + Multiple Answers (more than one answer per question possible)
• 20% – Calculation Questions based on the labs
  • The description and logic for calculating the answer are the same, but each student will see different numbers
• 5% – 200 words or more on the Best or Worst (or Both) Aspects of CAEE-201 – graded on being specific, not on your opinions.

May I take It More than Once?

• Yes, you may take it up to three times – each time you have 2-1/2 hours
• You may not save and resume during one instance of the test.
• Each time you take it the numbers for the calculations and the order of the questions will probably be different.
• You should assume that we will grade the last time that you take the assessment.

Lab Week-8 – Senior Design

The Week-8 lab requires you to attend two senior design presentations instead of going to the regular Friday lab.  You will write about them afterwards so review the requirements for the assignment and take notes.

Note that some of the sessions are in week-9 so that there is a definite advantage to attending your sessions earlier in the week.

 

When and Where are the Presentations

Here’s a google calendar showing the presentation schedule http://goo.gl/VFdH0

· Change to the “Week” view to see the times graphically

· To see the details for each presentation, including the location, student names and the advisor click on the calendar entry.

· Note that the room for the presentations changes between morning and afternoon and on different days. Check the location carefully. The general info is below.

· The presentations are mornings and afternoons Thursday &Friday (5/23-24) and then Tuesday and Wednesday (5/28-29) . If your calendar shows other times your Google account probably doesn’t have EST set as the time zone

· Dr. Brehm, the senior design coordinator, advises me that he is going to be very strict about access to the rooms:

o No standing in the room.

o The door will be closed at locked at the beginning of presentations – no late arrivals

Room Locations (also on the calendar)

Date	Times	Location	Comment
5/23 – Thursday	All Day	AEL-275	The department conference room in the middle of the N-S hallway in the end building of the Main building complex, 2nd floor – It’s small, seating is limited.
5/24 – Friday	All Day	Disque-103	This is a large room – a great one to attend.  These presentations are during your 201 lab so you can attend them.
5/28 – Monday	All Day	AEL-275	The department conference room in the middle of the N-S hallway in the end building of the Main building complex, 2nd floor – It’s small, seating is limited.
5/29 – Tuesday	Morning Afternoon	AEL-275 Curtis-341	Third floor of Main building complex in the 3rd building.

There will be no sign-in sheet for this lab, your two documents will be proof of attendance.

Week-7–Rec Center Visit

Lab Locations and Times

This week we’ll be touring the Rec Center AND having time in the lab to address the calculation assignment of the week.  You should plan to be involved the whole two hours of your lab period.

Note that we will meet outside the East entrance to the Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building (inside if raining).  Here’s a map showing where we’ll meet and where we’ll go.

Wear flat shoes (NOT heels) – we’ll walk on sensitive surfaces.

Time & Location

Lab	Last Name	Time	Location	2nd Hour
060	A-L	10:00	Papadakis ISB	Randell-121
060	K-Z	10:00	Randell-1-21	Papadakis ISB
061	A-M	12:00	Papadakis ISB	Randell-121
061	N-Z	12:00	Randell-1-21	Papadakis ISB

Posted by James E. Mitchell at 9:17 PM

Engineering Lab Reports

A sizable component of your engineering and academic career will be acquiring data and presenting your work.  There are many ways to present your work: laboratory reports, memos, executive summaries, professional letters, posters, and presentation formats.  Perfecting your business and engineering writing styles takes practice and matures over time.  Many times the documents that you produce may become legal documents, subject to future scrutiny should a problem arise.

Be sure to conduct your own search to locate good sources for writing examples.  I've included a few to get you started.

Here is a great source for writing laboratory reports, where the major sections are discussed: Abstract, Introduction, Procedures, Results and Discussion, Conclusions, and Appendices:
http://www.writing.engr.psu.edu/workbooks/laboratory.html

When writing business memos, always avoid the use of first person, casual tone and opinion.  You just need present the important data keeping in mind the purpose, details, limitations, and implications of your work.

For example: We took a tour of the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge and it was so fun to get hands-on experience and measure the strain gage distance for ourselves.

A better way to state the same activities: A site tour of the Tacony-Palymyra Bridge was conducted and field measurements were recorded to determine the strain gage distance.

Here is a great source for writing business memos:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/590/04/

You can always get help here at Drexel by utilizing the Writing Center:
http://drexel.edu/engphil/about/DrexelWritingCenter/
http://drexel.edu/engphil/about/DrexelWritingCenter/workshops/

They also have various workshops you may register for during the various terms:
http://drexel.edu/engphil/about/DrexelWritingCenter/workshops/

Accessing The CadLab With Your Dragoncard

Question

How do I schedule a time to use the Cadlab again?

Response

Any student in CAEE-201 can get 24/7 access to the cadlab by requesting it.  Send an email to cadlab@drexel.edu including in it:

• Your name
• The class you’re in – CAEE-201
• Your request to have cadlab access
• Your DragonCard # (back of card – all digits) – NOT your drexel ID

It usually takes a couple of days for Drexel security to process the request.  After that your card will activate the door in the lab.

If you need access before your card is activated you may knock on the door.  One of the students in the lab will probably let you in if you explain you’re in CAEE-201.

Bridge Lab Questions

 

Question 1:

For problem #1, is the sketch suppose to be similar to the PNG image "Truss Chord Diagram with Strain Gages"? 

Response 1

The intent of this sketch is to locate where the strain gauge is located along the length of the bridge rather than where it is on the chord member.

 

Question 2:

For problem #2, do we find the minimum or maximum strain gage value (-33.79ue or 5.55ue for sensor 1)? 

Response 2:

I assume you are referring to part #5 in lab description.  It asks you to figure out whether you expect the strain gauge gets shorter or longer on the top chord (compression or tension).  The answer to that question gives you which value is appropriate.

 

Question 3:

For problem #4 and 5, Is the circled location correct for the strain gage? 

 

Response 3:

This is part of your challenge: to interpret the drawings.  The information circled is true between U7 and U9.  Is that where you think you were?

Note that the data description page also provides location information in terms of percentage along the span..

For those who weren’t certain, the strain gauge was located in the first span after the bascule on the New Jersey side.

Question 4:

For problem #7, we assumed the units for the strain was in micro strains (10^-6). Can you comment if that is correct?

Response 4:

Yes, the “ue” indicates micro strains as you indicate.

Lab-5–Revit –Times and Locations

Location

This week’s lab will again be located in the CAEE CadLab in CAT-167.  It’s on the ground floor in the Southeast corner of the building.  CAT is the building to the North of Ludlow (where the food trucks are located)  - Link to Google Maps

Time

Because there are only a limited number of computers in the lab we’re again splitting each section in half, so each comes for only 1 hour.  You may exchange with a student from another section, but please do not come at a time different than the one to which you’re assigned.

 

Section 060 10:00-12:00
A-K	10:00
L-Z	11:00
Section 061 12:00-2:00
A-M	12:00
N-Z	1:00

Revit

We’ll be using the program Revit in the lab.  You’re welcome to download it for your laptop for free from http://students.autodesk.com.

• It’s a 3GB download and a 5GB Install
• You’ll need to register with Autodesk
• It’s for Windows Machines only

 

Answers to Several Questions

Questions:

1. Hello, I have one question about the Revit Lab. I followed the videos, made the Revit model and the output sheet. How do I convert the sheet to a PDF file from Rivet?
2. Also, we're supposed to submit the actual Rivet model, meaning we have to submit the actual file we made upon starting the Rivet videos? Just a little confused, hope you can clear that up thank you.

Response

#1 You need to “Print to PDF”.  On the machines in the lab there is a PDF printer installed – just choose it when you’re printing.

If you’re doing this on your own machine you’ll need to install a “PDF Printer”.  There are multiple free one available.  TechSupportAlert is a good recommendation source – Here’s their link to PDF Printers and tools.

#2 You are to submit three things for this assignment

• The actual Revit File
• The PDF of the “Sheet” that you’ve created
• The Word document defined in the assignment.

T-P Lab Data Available

The strain gauge data and a photo of the truck are now available as files attached to the assignment in BbLearn.  The files necessary for the lab are as follows:

File	Description
READ ME - Data Description - CAEE201.docx	Description of the data in the Excel file as well as info on where the strain gauge is located
LAB DATA CAEE201.xlsx	The actual data from the strain gauges.  See the description for what to do
Truck Event.jpg	Image of the truck
Truss Chord Diagram with Strain Gauges.png	Diagram (NTS) of where the strain gauges are located on the top chord.
T-P Lab Description 20121018.docx	The description of the lab with the questions to be answered.
Tacony-Palymra Drawings.pdf	Drawings extracted from the full report showing the structural members of the bridge.

Lab 2 response

Hi,

A few notes that have come up while grading the 2nd lab, you'll get individual responses hopefully tomorrow.

a) Please double-check to make sure your file loaded correctly, there should be a preview function where you can check.  Also, please be aware of the 10am deadline (and the 10% penalty for lateness) if you make additional attempts.

b) Understand the difference between line plots and scatter plots and when to use each.  The difference is NOT the connecting line between points (you can make scatter plots with connected points).  I've included a figure with the same x and y data with a line plot on the left and scatter on the right.  Here's another source for judging when to use each: http://blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-excel/archive/2011/08/30/line-or-scatter-chart.aspx

c) Significant figures and notation will be important ALL quarter.  Most people commented that the error in estimating depth of each soil type was significant, but then listed the total effective stress to 6 significant figures!

d)  Any time you use an equation, you must define your variables.  We don't know you understand what they mean unless you tell us.  Named variables are a good way to indicate this, but not the only way.

e)  Name and date EVERY tab and please name your file something like Lastname_nameoflab.xls (so mine would be Johnson_lab2.xls or Johnson_geotech.xls)

f) The extra credit: we do read the extra credit responses and get a very wide range of responses from "this was too easy" to "this was too hard".  Your feedback is welcomed and noted regardless of if you receive extra credit or not.  Since it is extra credit, we require above and beyond thought and effort to receive points.

Again, please let us know if you have any questions, and I hope this helps!
-Anita

Tacony-Palmyra Bridge Visit – Friday 4/26/2013

 

MAP OF WHERE WE’LL WALK AND WHERE TO PARK IN NJ. 

This coming Friday we’ll visit the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge. 

• The visit will take the entire lab period for each lab section
• We’ll be traveling by Drexel bus, walking across the bridge making observations, and then returning to Drexel, all within the two hour lab period. 
• Below are the key facts for this visit.

Our Hosts

• Dr. Franklin Moon of our department has arranged the visit for us.  Some of his graduate students will join us and conduct tour groups.
• We are there through the courtesy of the Burlington County Bridge Commission, which owns the bridge.

Preparation

• Be sure you have signed the release form.  You cannot attend if you haven’t.
• Download and bring the appropriate materials from the Week-4 Lab assignment.
• Follow Dr. Moon’s instructions in his Wednesday lecture.

Timing

• We will leave PMOMPTLY on the hour at the start of each lab - 10:00 and 12:00.  We really will leave on time.
• To ensure that the bus has sufficient capacity stick with your assigned lab section.
• We expect to be back by 11:50 and 1:50 respectively.  If there’s a traffic problem we could be delayed, but at that time of day it should be OK.

Location

• The bus will leave from in front of the main building on Chestnut street, probably on the south side of the street.
  • Sometimes for traffic reasons the bus goes to Market street.  If that’s the case we’ll alert you by having someone on Chestnut to direct you.  That person will leave Chestnut at 10:00 or 12:00
• If you’re a commuter you can meet us at the Tacony Palmyra bridge.
  • The easiest parking lot is on the NJ side
  • We’ll be starting our walk from the PA side so you’ll want to walk across the bridge to meet us.
  • We’ll probably start walking from the PA side about 10:25 or 12:25

Wearing Apparel

• Wear a windbreaker (raingear if the weather threatens)
  • The bridge is always markedly cooler and windier than on the ground
• Wear flat shoes – heels will be a problem on some of the sidewalks.

Safety

• The bridge is a dangerous place, particularly if you lean into the traffic lanes – it’s extraordinarily tight.
• LISTEN TO THE SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WHEN WE’RE THERE

Lab 3 pre-submission notes

Hi everyone,

Just a few notes on things that came up during lab on Friday:

a) When referencing the lecture slide #39 for calculations, make sure you're using the "Spring 2012/13" lecture, and not the "Fall 2012/13" lecture, which was posted on Blackboard earlier in the week.

b) Engineering notation in Excel.  Please note the difference between engineering notation and scientific notation - the exponent in engineering notation should be +/- 0, 3, or 6.  In Excel, you can still format your cells to be in engineering notation.  Go to Format Cells, custom, and choose ##0.0E+0 from the menu (or type it in yourself).  Here's an example of how numbers should look in each notation:

Number	Engineering	Scientific
1	1.0E+0	1.00E+00
10	10.0E+0	1.00E+01
100	100.0E+0	1.00E+02
1000	1.0E+3	1.00E+03
10000	10.0E+3	1.00E+04
100000	100.0E+3	1.00E+05
1000000	1.0E+6	1.00E+06
10000000	10.0E+6	1.00E+07
100000000	100.0E+6	1.00E+08
1000000000	1.0E+9	1.00E+09

c) Please note that an Excel file of your graded lab has been uploaded to Blackboard, you'll get this feedback for each lab.

Have a good weekend!
-Anita

Lab 3 Question

Here's a good question for everyone:

Q:      In lab three, we are given values for certain variables. It is noted that the properties are for each pier leg individually. Will this fact affect any calculations? For example, Question 3 asks for the potential energy on both pier legs, but property values for k is given for one pier leg. Question 4 also mentions both pier legs.

A:     Review Prof. Dasaro’s lecture to determine whether the two legs act independently or together.

         Assume that the properties of each pier leg are the same.

Good luck and see you all on Friday!

Kim

Lab 1 general response

Hey everyone,

Sorry that these labs are taking longer than expected to grade, but we're most of the way through, so here's a few notes from the first set of grading:

1) The purpose of the memo is not to evaluate the quality of the lab but to speak clearly about what work was done.  Think of if you were working somewhere and your boss came up to you at the end of the week and asks "Why should I pay you this week?  What was done?"  Remember to talk about all the pieces of the sticky note, that is our rubric.  Also remember to change the to/from headers and be professional: do NOT speak in the first person, and do NOT use casual tone.

2) Read ALL directions, especially the yellow sticky note. Rounding and formatting points add up very quickly.

3) Please ask questions when you have them.  Many people mentioned not understanding concepts, but I didn't get any emails to that effect.  The other side of that is being prepared for lab.  Even just going through the lab, reading the directions, and looking up words you don't know before you arrive on Friday can be really helpful.

4) As Prof. Mitchell mentioned in class, your name and date should be in the spaces provided on EVERY tab.  Additionally, it helps us out a lot if you put your last name in the title of the document when you upload it.

Also: tomorrow is Drexel Research Day!  Check out http://www.drexelresearchday.com/ for more info.  Its a great way to explore the field you've chosen or look for a new one!

Happy Wednesday!

-Anita

Effective Stress Calculations–Assistance

I’ve added to the files associated with the Week-2 lab a copy of the lecture notes by Dr. Sjoblom from this fall.  The slides on p36-43 provide information about the equation and methods for calculating the effective stress.  This may help anyone who has questions about the rationale for the lab.

The earlier slides have some neat photos of soils-related conditions.

10:00 Fridays - Time for Lab Submissions

ALL lab submissions for both sections are due by 10:00 the Friday following the lab (except the last one).  For this first week we’ll not deduct for lateness, but we will in future.

Week 2 Discussion Grading Feedback

Hello all and happy week 2.

After grading all of the discussion posts for the week 2 discussion assignment (Geotechnical Engineering), I wanted to give some feedback so improvements can be made over the next discussion posts.

Overall, the content and detail of the discussion posts were great, so I applaud your hard work with finding interesting articles to research.  However, the majority of students were missing some items we are looking for in the discussion posts.I was very lenient on the grades since this was your first discussion grade, and next week I won't be as nice.  Please look below at my findings to improve your grade moving forward.

• Reminder to reply to 3 or more student posts in the discussion thread per week.  This can be on a similar topic or something completely different to your major or topic you wrote about.  I would prefer if you would reply directly to the student's post, but if you want to embed your comments within your own discussion post at the end, that will suffice too.
• Be conscious of the layout of your discussion  post.  Try to treat these posts as mini-engineering reports.  This means that the font, size and color of the text should be the same throughout the post.  I would encourage everyone to use the grading requirements (Most Interesting, Most Confusing, Special Question, Response to Others (if placing within post)) as headings to organize your thoughts better.  This will help you check off the graded items, as well as help the grader find exactly what you were trying to write about in a clear method.  As aspiring engineers, project managers, or business leaders, you must be able to write clear and effectively with proper formatting. 
• Reminder to write about the special question as a supplement to your discussion post.  This past week, the special topic was similar to the typical expectations of a discussion post (Most interesting about the topic), but keep in mind that following weeks special questions are different and I will be looking for you to write about them.

Keep up the hard work and as always, let me know if you have any questions.

-Taylor Derr

How to Round in Excel

Question

I'm having trouble with rounding numbers in significant figures.
I was trying to round to 2 significant figures maintaining the equations I used, but I could not find way to do that.
Can I just get the numbers and round it myself?
But this way I wouldn't be able to show how I got the answers.

 

Answer

Excel help is pretty good on this.  On the PC the first answer when I searched (F1) for “rounding” the first article that appeared has extensive help on how to achieve multiple types of rounding.  that same article is available in this link.

Lab 1 pre-submission comments

Hi everyone,

Just a few comments that came up on Friday during lab.  Please note that:

1) Lab is due on Friday by the start of your section.  Submission is online
2) You should format your title for submission as "Lastname_labname.xls" so mine would be something like "Johnson_Lab1.xls" or "Johnson_CAEEcalcs.xls"
3) Read ALL directions; using named variables and the appropriate significant figures are important (use scientific notation where necessary)
4) Question 4: note that "Letters in last name" is used in later fields, so you and your friend with a different last name will get different answers - that's okay
5) Question 4: Cell C14 should be in Lb
6) If you have questions, feel free to contact Kim or myself, but if there is an issue involving lab attendance, please email both of us, as we might switch sections some days.
7) Include "CAEE 201" in the title of any emails

Thanks, and good luck!

Number of Bridges by Owner, 1996-2006

Question #6 on the first lab requires you to find some data on the number of brdiges by different owner types over a period of years.  There is a reference to the source given in the question instructions, but since the lab was originally prepared the link has changed.

This link goes to the necessary table.

I updated the Excel spreadsheet at 6:30PM on 4/2/2013 so you may not need this post.

Anita Johnson, TA

Hi and welcome to CAEE 201.  I'm a 1st year Environmental Engineering PhD student and I'll be your other TA for the quarter.  I completed my bachelor's at UC San Diego, and then spent a few years working at Scripps Institution of Oceanography studying atmospheric aerosols.  My current research is very similar, I work on developing air sampling instrumentation and performing chamber experiments with outdoor air pollutants.  I also do some work with indoor air quality in collaboration with architectural engineers to improve the health of building occupants.  The more time I spend at Drexel, the more I see the connections between civil, architectural, and environmental engineering.  I believe this course is a great way to combine the three areas of study while highlighting the differences between them.

I'm a native Californian; I stereotypically wear flip-flops all year long and use "dude" entirely too often.  I'm a huge San Francisco Giants fan, and am very excited for the new season.

Feel free to contact me at amj98@drexel.edu or I have virtual office hours at my gchat, AnitaJtheTA.  I'm only on when I'm available to answer questions, so if you see me on, feel free to ask!  I try to be online before deadlines, so probably Sunday and Thursday evenings for now.  I'll let you know here if I make a more concrete commitment to certain hours.

Kimberlee Marcellus, TA

Hi Everyone, and welcome to CAEE 201.  I'm happy to be a part of this class and look forward to working with all of you.  I'm a third year Civil Engineering PhD candidate, and my research interests focus on construction waste materials management in the built environment using the tools of Industrial Ecology.  This past summer I spent 10 weeks in Nagoya University in Japan on an NSF fellowship conducting a study utilizing Graphical Information Systems (GIS) to determine waste flows that would be generated by the buildings in University City.

I graduated from Drexel with a bachelor and master degree in Civil Engineering.  I worked in industry for 13 years a project manager for a commercial construction company, focusing on sustainable construction.  I'm from the suburbs of Philadelphia and have studied and worked in industry here locally.  Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineers play a strong role in building the systems that help our cities grow and breathe!

You have chosen a great department with strong alumni ties to local industry, please feel free to contact me by email at st93mvl8@drexel.edu, or schedule an appointment to meet with me.  Good luck!

About the Grader - Taylor Derr

Welcome all to CAEE-201!  For the spring term, I (Taylor Derr) will be one of the graders for the course.  I am currently a 5 year undergraduate senior, majoring in Architectural Engineering with a structural concentration.  This course is a great introduction to things you may be studying in the next couple years here at Drexel.  For those who are yet undecided of where you want to go with your career, this course helps expose you to all aspects of civil, architectural and environmental engineering.  I was in your position three years ago, and I can honestly say that CAEE-201 helped solidify my choice to become a structural engineer.  If you have any questions in the course, or what you can expect for courses down the road, feel free to email me at ted36@drexel.edu.  I'd be happy to help!

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