ENGR 131 Exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Name of Professor - CORRECT ANSWER Professor Mary Pilotte
Name of GTA - CORRECT ANSWER Mounia Belmouss
Name of Peer TAs - CORRECT ANSWER Amanda Graham
Angela Amador
Anna Kristie
Scott Schwenker
Key course resources - CORRECT ANSWER Textbook, blackboard, iTap, course personnel
Team members - CORRECT ANSWER Rebekah McCormick
Jayant Shah
Anus Hajali
Types of engineering - CORRECT ANSWER Aerospace, Agricultural, Architectural,
Biomedical, Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Environmental, Industrial, Materials, Mechanical,
Nuclear.
Define a model - CORRECT ANSWER A system for interpreting, explaining, describing, and
thinking about another system.
Mathematical Model - CORRECT ANSWER uses mathematics to interpret another system
Model Development Process - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Understand context of problem/system
to be modeled.
2. Establish working model (Express/Test/Revise a working model)
3. Test working model
, 4. Evaluate working model
5. Document working model
Identify direct user and needs from problem statement in terms of a deliverable - CORRECT
ANSWER function, criteria for success, constraints
Characteristics of high quality mathematical model solution in terms of generalizability - CORRECT
ANSWER share-ability - can be used to reproduce results
re-usability - can be used for new but similar situations
modifiability - can be changed easily for slightly different situations
5 stages of teaming development - CORRECT ANSWER forming, storming, norming,
performing, adjourning
Team roles - CORRECT ANSWER Meeting Coordinator, Recorder, Timekeeper,
Encourager/Gatekeeper, Devil's Advocate
How to use team roles - CORRECT ANSWER Meeting Coordinator - coordinates activities,
monitors decision making process.
Recorder - responsible for doing the writing of team during group work.
Timekeeper - responsible for keeping track of time and keeping team moving to finish task.
Encourager/Gatekeeper - responsible of maintaining balanced participation level. Encourage silent
members and hold back dominant members.
Devil's Advocate - should be adopted if team is rushing to judgment.
Team definition - CORRECT ANSWER is composed of 3 or more interdependent individuals
who are consciously working together to achieve a common objective, such as product development,
service delivery, or process improvement.
Benefits of teams/why engineers work in teams - CORRECT ANSWER increased creativity,
problem solving, and innovation, higher-quality decisions, improved processes, global
competitiveness, increased quality, improved communication, reduced turnover and absenteeism and
increased employee morale.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Name of Professor - CORRECT ANSWER Professor Mary Pilotte
Name of GTA - CORRECT ANSWER Mounia Belmouss
Name of Peer TAs - CORRECT ANSWER Amanda Graham
Angela Amador
Anna Kristie
Scott Schwenker
Key course resources - CORRECT ANSWER Textbook, blackboard, iTap, course personnel
Team members - CORRECT ANSWER Rebekah McCormick
Jayant Shah
Anus Hajali
Types of engineering - CORRECT ANSWER Aerospace, Agricultural, Architectural,
Biomedical, Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Environmental, Industrial, Materials, Mechanical,
Nuclear.
Define a model - CORRECT ANSWER A system for interpreting, explaining, describing, and
thinking about another system.
Mathematical Model - CORRECT ANSWER uses mathematics to interpret another system
Model Development Process - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Understand context of problem/system
to be modeled.
2. Establish working model (Express/Test/Revise a working model)
3. Test working model
, 4. Evaluate working model
5. Document working model
Identify direct user and needs from problem statement in terms of a deliverable - CORRECT
ANSWER function, criteria for success, constraints
Characteristics of high quality mathematical model solution in terms of generalizability - CORRECT
ANSWER share-ability - can be used to reproduce results
re-usability - can be used for new but similar situations
modifiability - can be changed easily for slightly different situations
5 stages of teaming development - CORRECT ANSWER forming, storming, norming,
performing, adjourning
Team roles - CORRECT ANSWER Meeting Coordinator, Recorder, Timekeeper,
Encourager/Gatekeeper, Devil's Advocate
How to use team roles - CORRECT ANSWER Meeting Coordinator - coordinates activities,
monitors decision making process.
Recorder - responsible for doing the writing of team during group work.
Timekeeper - responsible for keeping track of time and keeping team moving to finish task.
Encourager/Gatekeeper - responsible of maintaining balanced participation level. Encourage silent
members and hold back dominant members.
Devil's Advocate - should be adopted if team is rushing to judgment.
Team definition - CORRECT ANSWER is composed of 3 or more interdependent individuals
who are consciously working together to achieve a common objective, such as product development,
service delivery, or process improvement.
Benefits of teams/why engineers work in teams - CORRECT ANSWER increased creativity,
problem solving, and innovation, higher-quality decisions, improved processes, global
competitiveness, increased quality, improved communication, reduced turnover and absenteeism and
increased employee morale.
