FACILITIES PLANNING ISE310L
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INTRODUCTION, August 22, 2017
OUTLINE
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Introduce instructor
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Introduce the TA
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Introduce yourselves
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Homework
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Take roll
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Grades
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Go over syllabus
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How to get a passing or better grade
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Posting of grades, assignments and lecture notes
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Use of Excel
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Why are we here?
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Expectations
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The big picture
Geza P. Bottlik
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INTRODUCTION, August 22, 2017
Grades
• Grades vary from class to class. The overall numbers and
percentages for my 22 ISE310 (2003-2017) classes are shown
below (GPA=3.39):
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How to get a passing or better grade
• Everyone has their own way of studying and dealing with a
class
• The following slides have suggestions of methods that could
improve your performance in this or any other class
Geza P. Bottlik
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How to get a passing or better grade (continued)
• Create an organized three ring binder or similar resource
• Read ahead for every class session - material is provided in the
assignment and on the web and you are responsible for it
• Spend some time on the class on most days of the week (Example 1.5
hours per day for 5 days)
• Come to class on time and for the whole session
• Bring your laptop, text, class notes (from the web) and notebook to
class
• Stay awake and participate
• Ask questions (there are no stupid questions!!) If I don’t get any
questions, I have to assume that all of understood all the material!
• Take notes on the provided notes
Geza P. Bottlik
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How to get a passing or better grade (continued)
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Do homework after you have studied the material.
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Do homework at leisure and early in the week. Make sure it is correct. Revisit it at
least once.
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If you have trouble with the homework (in this order):
1. Ask a classmate (be sure you get to know as many as possible)
2. See and/or e-mail the TA
3. E-mail the instructor (Do not ask about material that is already in the syllabus!)
4. Go to the instructor’s office hours
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Compare your returned homework to the provided answers and resolve any
differences
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Reread the material after the class for understanding, do the examples in the book
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Learn Excel – if you already know some, learn more.
Geza P. Bottlik
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How to get a passing or better grade (concluded)
• Work hard early in the semester instead of scrambling at the
end
• Start your project in plenty of time, rewrite and edit it several
times
• Don’t let either the simplicity or apparent complexity of the
material fool you
• Check the web page for current information
Geza P. Bottlik
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INTRODUCTION, August 22, 2017
Posting of grades, assignments and lecture notes
• The following items will be available on the website each
week:
• Lecture notes at least up to and including the notes for the
current week
• Assignments up to and including the current assignment
• Solutions to previous assignments, quizzes and exams
• Grades will be posted most weeks. These will include items
for the previous two weeks. Please check them for accuracy
-- you have two weeks to have corrections made
Geza P. Bottlik
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INTRODUCTION, August 22, 2017
Use of Excel
• Spreadsheets are the mainstay of many analyses
• Excel is the most widely used, and most powerful of the
currently available spreadsheets
• We will use Excel to demonstrate some of the material in this
class and to solve some homework problems
• You will find that Excel is also very useful for all your other
classes and will be an invaluable aid on your first job
• So – learn it as fast as you can. We will assist you with
demonstrations and answer your questions about it
Geza P. Bottlik
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INTRODUCTION, August 22, 2017
Why are we here?
• Class discussion
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INTRODUCTION, August 22, 2017
What are my objectives when I prepare a lesson plan?
• To make sure that you are sufficiently proficient to enhance, and
certainly not to damage the reputation of USC
• That you learn enough to function in a professional job with material
that will be useful to you
• Help you all get a good grade
• Make each of the 80 minutes a pleasant experience for all of us
Geza P. Bottlik
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Expectations
1.
Ethical behavior.
2.
Effort.
3.
Contribute to the classroom experience.
4.
Understand the big picture.
5.
Awareness of current events.
6.
Develop technical competence.
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THE BIG PICTURE
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Products and services must come from somewhere
– What is your potential place in that process?
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We all work somewhere
– How will you influence those places and conditions?
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