J-Term Class: ENGR 491/891 (1 credit hour)
Lincoln Enrollment Number in MyRed: 7251 (491) and 7252 (891)
Omaha Enrollment Number in Mavlink: 058337 (491) and 059340 (891)
Preparation for Professional Engineering Licensure
Lead Instructors: Dr. Bruce Dvorak [bdvorak@unl.edu] and Dr. Kaycie Lane [kaycie.lane@unl.edu] (with multiple guest lecturers)
This one-hour course will aid seniors and graduate students to prepare for professional engineering license exams, with a focus on the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam. The preparation will focus on the Other Disciplines, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering FE exams. This course targeted at students that want guidance, discipline, practice problems, and collaborative study groups to prepare for the licensure exams.
The course will be a combination of in-person sessions, small group practice
sessions, canvas-based review materials, and canvas-based practice exams. Students will tailor their coursework, including group practice sessions, to focus on topics related to their specific discipline and topics of interest to the student. Students taking the course will have access on each campus to hard copies of exam review books, practice problem books, and practice exams.
Class meeting options: Zoom and in-person (both Lincoln and Omaha campuses). Students strongly encouraged to participate in-person Jan. 12 to 19, to facilitate group learning exercises and to obtain help from guest speakers on specific topics.
Tentative Schedule:
- Wed, Jan 3*, 10:00-11:00 am: Introduction to Professional Licensure and course overview
- Fri, Jan. 5*, 10:00-11:00 am: Preparation Strategies, and panel discussion by recent FE taskers
- Mon, Jan 8*, 10:00-11:00 am: NCEES Professional Ethics *-can join in asynchronous mode and complete work within 2 days.
- Wed, Jan 10, 10:00-11:00 am: Study Strategies & Formation of Study Groups
- Fri, Jan. 12, 10:00-11:00 am: Guest speakers to answer questions related to select core FE topics (on-line module work must be completed by Jan. 12)
The period of Jan. 12 to 19 will include Q&A sessions related to select FE topics will occur during the class period, and students will work in small groups for 90 to 120 minutes each day outside of class, tailoring the study using canvas modules and using additional resources (can be during the assigned class time). Students will be assigned to groups based on their target FE exam, topics interest for additional review, and meeting location (e.g., Omaha, Lincoln or zoom). Some groups may decide to meet on Monday, Jan. 15, a holiday when the University is closed, for an extended practice session. The final exam will be a practice FE exam on canvas due by 9 pm Friday, Jan. 19.
Students initially focus on review of the common core FE topics, such as: Math, Fluid Mechanics, Statics, Dynamics, Mechanics of Materials, Engineering Economics, Thermodynamics, Probability and Statistics, and Basic Electrical Engineering during the first week and a half. For small group study, students will have access to review books (on each campus) and canvas review modules including Civil Engineering (6 topics) and Environmental Engineering (3 topics).