freshman or the high school students. AFTER CHAPTER 2 Aeronautics and Astronautics in the Information Age BEFORE CHAPTER 3 Preparing for an Engineering Career and Engineering ethics Q3.1 You belong to an elite group of students now because you are studying to be an engineer.You will be taught to look at your surroundings differently than other people do.You will learn how to ask questions to find out how things are made,how things work,how to improve things,how to design something from scratch,and how to take an idea from paper to reality and actually build something.Some of you may be on your own for the very first time. Oral:Consider what you will do to make the transition from high school to university smoothly,which is a big step for you,then present your thought and make oral presentation in class. Report:In high school,most of your learning took place in class.In contrast,in university,most of your education takes place outside the class.Therefore,you may need to develop some new habits and get rid of some of your old habits in order to thrive as an engineering student,and then write a one-page summary on it. Q3.2 Prepare a schedule for the current semester;also prepare two additional alternative schedules.Discuss the pros and cons of each schedule.Select what you think is the best schedule,and discuss it with your instructor or advisor.Consider his or her suggestions and modify the schedule if necessary. Oral:then present the final schedule and make oral presentation in class.Maintain a daily logbook to keep track of how closely you are following the schedule and where time is being used inefficiently. Report:Write a one-page summary discussing each week's activities that deviated from the planned schedule,and come up with ways to improve or modify its shortcomings. Hour Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 7-8 8-9 9-10freshman or the high school students. AFTER CHAPTER 2 Aeronautics and Astronautics in the Information Age BEFORE CHAPTER 3 Preparing for an Engineering Career and Engineering ethics Q3.1 You belong to an elite group of students now because you are studying to be an engineer. You will be taught to look at your surroundings differently than other people do. You will learn how to ask questions to find out how things are made, how things work, how to improve things, how to design something from scratch, and how to take an idea from paper to reality and actually build something. Some of you may be on your own for the very first time. Oral: Consider what you will do to make the transition from high school to university smoothly, which is a big step for you, then present your thought and make oral presentation in class. Report: In high school, most of your learning took place in class. In contrast, in university, most of your education takes place outside the class. Therefore, you may need to develop some new habits and get rid of some of your old habits in order to thrive as an engineering student, and then write a one-page summary on it. Q3.2 Prepare a schedule for the current semester; also prepare two additional alternative schedules. Discuss the pros and cons of each schedule. Select what you think is the best schedule, and discuss it with your instructor or advisor. Consider his or her suggestions and modify the schedule if necessary. Oral: then present the final schedule and make oral presentation in class. Maintain a daily logbook to keep track of how closely you are following the schedule and where time is being used inefficiently. Report: Write a one-page summary discussing each week’s activities that deviated from the planned schedule, and come up with ways to improve or modify its shortcomings. Hour Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 7-8 8-9 9-10