My purpose in attending this course is to improve my effectiveness in growing first-year engineering students into effective learners: Yes___ No___
I recognize that to get full benefit from the course, I will need to do a significant amount of work prior to, during , and subsequent to the course: Yes___ No___
I agree to be present at the course from the beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 until the end of the course at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, May 25, 2012:
Yes ___ No ___
I agree to read the text Studying Engineering: A Road Map to a Rewarding Career (copy will be provided) and pp. 4-7 of the “Instructor’s Guide,” for the book prior to the course. (The Guide can be downloaded at
http://discovery-press.com/discovery-press/studyengr/instructorsguide.pdf): Yes ___ No ___
I agree to complete a written assignment (see attached) based on the reading, which I will turn in at the beginning of the course: Yes ___ No___
I agree to complete a reading assignment after the first day of the course. That assignment is entitled “Chautauqua Tidbits” (“Tidbits” can be found at
http://discovery-press.com/discovery-press/studyengr/Tidbits.pdf)
Yes ___ No ___
I agree to prepare a written Implementation Plan (format will be provided) during the evening after the second day of the course describing how I plan to use what I learned in the course thus far to the benefit of my students: Yes___ No ___
I agree to read (reread) the “Instructor’s Guide” during the three-week period following the course and prepare a written assessment of the Guide (format will be provided) and submit the assessment by e-mail no later than June 15, 2012: Yes ___ No ____
I agree to submit a written “One-Year Retrospective” by e-mail no later than May 25, 2013 describing how I have implemented what I learned from the course in the one-year period since it ended: Yes ___ No ______
Agreed to by: _________________________________
Institution: ___________________________________