Using the assignment attached create a short PowerPoint presentation (or another visual content platform) to create a presentation of no less than 8 slides. -Explain the engineering aspects of a Wonde

ENGR 1201

Introduction to Engineering

Assignment #4

Creating a Presentation (Engineering Wonders)

Objectives:

• Explain the engineering aspects of a Wonder of the World

• Provide a brief PowerPoint presentation demonstrating appropriate presentation development skills

– Your presentations are due by 27 Sep 2021, 0910 to CANVAS

PLEASE identify your assignment with your name and ENGR 1201_Assigment 4 as the file name.

NOTICE: Upload the presentation (.PPT or .PPTX file) not a printout of the slides through the CANVAS Portal.

Wonders of the World

• Acropolis of Athens (Athens, Greece)

• Alhambra (Granada, Spain)

• Angkor Wat (Angkor, Cambodia)

• Chichen Itza (Yucatan, Mexico)

• Christ the Redeemer (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

• Colosseum (Rome, Italy)

• Eiffel Tower (Paris, France)

• Giza Pyramid Complex (Cairo, Egypt)

• Great Wall of China (China)

• Hagia Sophia (Istanbul, Turkey)

• Kiyomizu-dera (Kyoto, Japan)

• Machu Picchu (Cuzco, Peru)

• Moai (Easter Island, Chile)

• Neuschwanstein (Fussen, Germany)

• Petra (Jordan)

• Red Square (Moscow, Russia)

• Statue of Liberty (New York, USA)

• Stonehenge (Amesbury, United Kingdom)

• Sydney Opera House (Sydney, Australia)

• Taj Mahal (Agra, India)

• Timbuktu (Timbuktu, Mali)

• Three Gorges Dam (China)

Assignment:

Select one of the “wonders of the world” listed above and put together a PowerPoint presentation with 8 slides that you could use during a presentation on your selected wonder. Keep in mind the guidelines provided in class. See the Grading Rubric to assist with the construction of your presentation.

Your presentation should address the following.

1. What makes this topic an engineering wonder? (i.e. list important engineering facts)

2. Include pictures that show the awesomeness of the wonder. (properly reference pictures)

3. What modern civil engineering disciplines were required to construct this wonder?

4. What engineering obstacles may have been overcome at time of construction?

5. What changes may be made if the wonder were constructed today?

6. What impact does this wonder have on the modern engineering world?

Be creative. Be brief. Be informative. Have fun!

Fall 2021

ENGR 1201(RUBRIC)

Assignment #4 Creating a PowerPoint Presentation

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