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Virginia Tech

ENGE-1215: Foundations of Engineering

Description: A first-year sequence to introduce general engineering students to the profession. 1215 (2 credit) data collection and analysis, engineering problem-solving, mathematical modeling, contemporary software tools, professional practices and expectations (e.g. effective communication, working in teams, ethics), and the diversity of fields and majors within engineering. 1216 (2 credits): data collection and analysis, engineering problem-solving, mathematical modeling, design, contemporary software tools, professional practices and expectations (e.g. communication, teamwork, ethics). 1215: Design Lab/Studio (3L, 2C), 1216: Design Lab/Studio (3L, 2C).

Pathways: 6D Critique & Prac in Design, 10 Ethical Reasoning

Course Hours: 2 credits

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 235

Average GPA: 3.57 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 59.00%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.75%

Cassondra Wallwey202474.1%14.3%4.9%2.4%2.3%2.1%3.565
Diana Bairaktarova202482.8%11.0%3.2%0.8%2.4%0.0%3.682
Jenny L Lo202476.7%16.0%4.3%1.2%1.1%0.7%3.6438
David T Gray202474.8%20.5%2.8%1.0%0.3%0.6%3.659
Douglas Tameka Clarke202468.5%16.2%6.4%1.8%4.7%2.3%3.4315
Emily H Dogan202482.2%13.0%3.0%1.3%0.0%0.5%3.7511
Catherine A Twyman202475.1%16.3%4.8%1.3%1.7%0.9%3.6127
Alvarez Juan David Ortega202474.6%16.2%5.5%1.7%1.4%0.7%3.5913
Michelle M Soledad202479.1%14.0%5.2%0.7%1.0%0.0%3.6910
Dayoung Kim202479.3%9.1%9.1%0.3%1.4%0.7%3.644
Arefeh Mohammadi202069.4%22.0%4.7%1.9%1.7%0.3%3.529
Nicole Pitterson202366.9%19.3%8.4%2.4%2.7%0.2%3.436
Kenneth J Reid201979.2%12.0%4.7%2.9%0.7%0.5%3.653
Donatus C Ohanehi201948.0%33.3%13.3%2.3%2.1%0.9%3.217
Sarah A Blackowski202271.9%16.2%7.6%1.4%1.9%1.0%3.563
Escobar Homero G Murzi202291.6%4.2%0.6%0.0%2.0%1.6%3.835
Jeremi S London202273.3%17.5%5.3%0.9%2.5%0.5%3.593
Jacob R Grohs201992.5%6.1%1.0%0.5%0.0%0.0%3.893
Benjamin D Chambers202365.1%20.0%7.8%3.1%3.3%0.6%3.3811
Marie C Paretti202064.9%26.0%5.3%0.0%3.6%0.0%3.462
Holly Matusovich202072.4%18.9%6.8%0.0%1.7%0.0%3.591
Matthew B James202470.0%19.9%5.5%1.8%2.0%0.7%3.5214
Jennifer Benning202275.1%16.1%5.1%1.0%1.8%0.8%3.6017
Jennifer M Case202059.0%28.8%9.1%0.0%3.1%0.0%3.392
Tawni M Paradise202166.5%15.7%9.8%4.9%3.2%0.0%3.343
Qin Zhu202264.1%15.8%11.5%4.3%2.9%1.4%3.342
Mark V Huerta202173.4%15.1%6.6%0.9%3.8%0.0%3.543
Eunsil Lee202168.9%21.2%5.7%3.3%0.9%0.0%3.503
Andrew S Katz202374.1%17.4%4.9%1.4%2.1%0.0%3.572
Benjamin J Goldschneider202266.0%23.6%4.9%2.1%3.5%0.0%3.452

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