"Engineering 197 was truly a remarkable class. It was a unique experience in many ways. It allowed each and every one of us the opportunity to complete an engineering project, share our challenges and successes in an open forum, and receive meaningful guidance from our professors, mentors and peers.
This class also allowed us to vastly expand our public speaking skills. Through progress reports and presentations, we received both faculty and peer feedback on an ongoing basis. I witnessed improvement not only in my own communication skills, but also in the skills of my classmates. As a result of this class, we now appreciate more fully the importance of communication skills both in our personal and professional lives.
In addition, this course gave us the opportunity to learn about the interesting projects across the many disciplines of engineering and it gave us a view of technologies used in a variety of industries. In no other class have we been exposed to such a wide range of engineering topics as in Engineering 197."
Sherryl Lising, SJSU EE Major
"I know I speak for the rest of my peers when I say that the Co-op Project course has been a great experience. EE 197 is a unique course because it allowed each one of us to take ownership of an engineering field-related project and see it progress from beginning to end. As a result, we were able to take pride in its completion. The class also allowed us to gain more confidence with our public speaking skills through peer and instructor evaluations. We saw progress not only in our communication skills but also in our professional presentation abilities. Through class activities, we were able to learn from each other and compare notes on how to conquer professional challenges including digging up resources and even approaching our supervisors. Lastly, Engineering 197 gave us all an opportunity to connect theory with practice. But most importantly, it gave us a validation that, indeed, we have chosen the right field of study."
Testimonials from additional students...
"I believe this course helped me to build my confidence in giving presentations and understanding what it's like to be in the electrical engineering field."
"This course helped me further develop my communication skills especially in the areas of engineering process identification and definition."
"To be honest, I did not know what to expect at first; this class went beyond my expectations. It made me focus on specific work related problems more closely."
"This course exceeded my expectations. The numerous presentations I gave improved my speaking skills immensely. The course helped me get greater responsibility at work.
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