• Content Pages: These pages present the study materials you use to prepare for assignments and assessments. Each subtopic associated with the general topic of the week is presented in a separate Content page. Thus, each week has multiple Content pages distributed between Parts A and B. Assigned textbook readings are listed in the Content pages. Some Content pages also provide videos containing explanations about the subtopic and in some cases, problem-solving demonstrations. Interactive objects in which you may alter variables and view the resulting impact are included in a few Content pages. Most, but not all, Content pages are followed by a Practice page (described in the Homework statement of the Ponder and Prove section below).
  
  

Teach One Another

• Support Forum: With a small group of classmates, you use this discussion to give and receive help on assigned textbook problems. 
  
  
• Group Design Project: Working in a group of three or four students, you create a presentation document on an assigned topic involving design and materials selection. The analysis covers topics in material science and strength of materials. This project spans Weeks 03–07 with milestone deliverables due in Weeks 03–06 and the final presentation due in Week 07.
  
  
• Group Forensic Project: Working in a group of three or four students, you find something broken during normal service that allows for the telling of a good engineering story. You create and deliver a 10-minute oral presentation regarding the forensic analysis of the broken object. The analysis covers topics in material science and strength of materials. This project spans Weeks 08–13 with milestone deliverables due in Weeks 08–12 and the final presentation due in Week 13. In Week 14 you evaluate other groups' presentations.
  
  

Ponder and Prove

• Homework Assignments: These assignments consist of selected textbook problems. The assigned problems are presented to you in multiple Practice pages in Parts A and B directly after corresponding Content pages that provide the information needed to complete the problems. The problems are submitted online, as described below. When initially presented in Parts A and B, you are directed to make your first submission attempt in I-Learn (where you receive feedback) and to confer about the problems as part of the Homework Help Discussion. In the Conclusion portion of the week, you are directed to submit your final answers in I-Learn. You are also directed to make a submission in I-Learn of your handwritten work associated with the problems.
  
  

• Reporting Quizzes: As the culminating item in both Parts A and B, you take a Reporting Quiz in I-Learn (a separate Reporting Quiz in each) indicating the completion of your initial submission for Homework problems and your participation in the Homework Help Discussion.
  
  
• Weekly Quizzes: At the end of each week, you take a quiz assessing your understanding of all subtopics included in the week. Quizzes are taken in I-Learn.  
  
    
• Exams: There are two proctored exams in the course. The Midterm Exam is in Week 06 and covers material from Weeks 01–06. The Final Exam is in Week 14 and covers material from Weeks 07–12. Exams are taken in I-Learn.

There are many learning models available in the world of instruction. Most of them have essentially the same elements as the BYUI Learning Model. The true power of the BYUI Learning Model is found in the principles behind it. Please take time now to review the BYU-Idaho Learning Model Principles and consider ways you can implement them in your study habits this semester.

External Tools

The following external tools (external to I-Learn) are used in the course:

• Wolfram Mathematica or CDF Player: In some portions of the course, you use interactive Mathematica objects as part of your learning experience. These objects can only be used within the Mathematica, or in Wolframs's CDF player. At the appropriate point in the course, you are directed to download the CDF player.
  
  
• Proctorio: Course exams are remotely proctored using a service called Proctorio. This requires you to download a software extension on the device you use for exams. Instructions for completing the download and accessing the exams are included in the course. In Week 05 of the semester (one week before the first proctored exam), you are required to take a practice proctored exam. This allows you to test your technical setup and seek support if necessary. 

Tips for Success

This course provides valuable learning experiences, if you are willing to make the effort to fully engage in the designed activities. As with most things in life, what you get out of this course will depend upon what you put into it. The following are important recommendations for success in this class:

• This is a three-credit course. Plan to spend 9–12 hours working on this course. Consider the scripture, “For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?” (Luke 14:28). Create a schedule to sufficient time. Block out a minimum of 9 hours.
  
• At the beginning of each week, read the Introduction and your instructor’s announcements. Then evaluate the work to be done to plan your work for the week.
  
• Always use the Module view as your primary means of navigating the course. The I-Learn Calendar, To-Do list, and Coming-Up list are helpful tools for reminding you of due dates. However, if you use those tools as your means of navigating the course, you do not understand the flow of activities, and you miss critical information, because those tools only show items with due dates.
  
• Work through the module pages in sequential order (because the activities are arranged chronologically) and read the information and instructions in every page.
• Plan your time so you work consistently throughout each week of the course. You can have a quality learning experience with less stress if you spread the work out through the week. Don't wait until the day something is due to begin it. 

Grading Policies

Grading Scale

This course will use the following grading scale:

Letter Grade	Percentage Range
A	91% -100%
A-	88% - 90.9%
B+	85% - 87.9%
B	81%- 84.9%
B-	78%- 80.9%
C+	75%- 77.9%
C	71%- 74.9%
C-	68% - 70.9%
D+	65% - 67.9%
D	61% - 64.9%
D-	58% - 60.9%
F	58% and below

Grade Components

Grades will be determined as follows:

GRADE CATEGORY	PERCENTAGE
Homework	25%
Projects Design Forensic	25% (10%) (15%)
Quizzes	15%
Exams	35%
TOTAL	100%

Due Dates

All due dates are set at 11:59 PM Mountain Time. Using the Calendar view, you may view due dates relative to the time in your area by setting your time zone in your user account.  

Late Work Policy 

As a sign of professionalism and respect, you are expected to complete work on time. However, at times situations occur which might cause you to miss a deadline on your homework. Therefore, assignments remain open for two weeks after the due date, within which you can submit homework and quizzes for no point deduction. There is no grace window for exams or group projects. 

This generous policy should be considered a last resort, and not become a substitute for submitting work on-time. Regularly missing due dates may result in you falling behind and performing poorly on exams.

Also, you are encouraged to correct your homework and resubmit it for full credit. This will help you to incorporate the feedback you receive into your learning.

Resources

Tutoring

All students may arrange for tutoring through the Academic Support Center, which is dedicated to assisting online and campus students in their coursework. This is a free service for BYUI students. To arrange a tutor, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to the Academic Support Center webpage. (The link to this webpage is also available in the Student Resources module in the course.)
2. Click on the large text near the top of the page that reads, Request a Tutor.
3. Follow the prompts to arrange a tutor.

Online Student Support Center

If you need technical assistance, select I-Learn help located on the left side of your screen to contact the appropriate support center.

Mutual Respect

All of your correspondence with the instructor and your classmates must be respectful. Writing something disrespectful or venting is unprofessional and not becoming of a BYU-Idaho student. In addition, it is not in accordance with the Honor Code and you will be disciplined accordingly.

University Policies

Students with Disabilities

Brigham Young University-Idaho is committed to providing a working and learning atmosphere that accommodates qualified persons with disabilities. If you have a disability and require accommodations, please contact the Disability Services Office at (208) 496-9210 or visit their website and follow the Steps for Receiving Accommodations. Reasonable academic accommodations are reviewed for all students who have qualified documented disabilities. Services are coordinated with students and instructors by the Disability Services Office.

This course may require synchronous meetings. If you are currently registered with the Disability Services Office and need an interpreter or transcriber for these meetings, please contact the deaf and hard of hearing coordinator at (208) 496-9219.

Other University Policies

Student Honor and Other Policies

Please read through the document called University Policies. It gives important information about the following topics:

• Student Honor
  • Academic Honesty
  • Student Conduct
    • Sexual Harassment
• Student with Disabilities
• Complaints and Grievances
• Copyright Notice

Go to the Student Resources module to review further resources and information.

Academic Honesty

As followers of Christ, all BYU-Idaho students, staff, and faculty are expected to be honest in all their dealings. This also applies and extends to behavior and actions related to academic work. It is critical for students to understand the seriousness of academic dishonesty and misconduct, which are not tolerated by the University, and strive to produce and submit only the results of their own effort and original work.

To copy another person’s work from the Internet, a book, or from any other source and claiming it to be your own work, is plagiarism. Read the official definitions of plagiarism and cheating from the Academic Honesty portion of the Honor Code. It is also a violation of the Honor Code to allow others to use your work, including posting course materials or answers to a website. While students are encouraged to work with one another and share ideas, the direct sharing of answers is unacceptable. Remember: There is never an acceptable excuse for plagiarism or cheating.

Penalties for Academic Dishonesty

Although the Academic Honesty section of the University Policies explains what constitutes each of the many forms of academic dishonesty, as well as procedures and guidelines for handling such incidents, the specific application of consequences is left up to each individual instructor.

In this course, instructors will be responsible for creating and applying their own policy regarding penalties for academic dishonesty. In some cases, the instructor may report an incident to the University Honors Office. Cases will be analyzed on an individual basis and penalties applied according to the severity of the misconduct.

Potential penalties now or in the future include:

• Point deductions
• Receiving a zero on an assignment
• Failing this course
• Expulsion from the institution
• The revocation of your degree