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Integrating Engineering Design, Analysis And Manufacturing At Sophomore Level
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Tavakoli, Massoud S. Hammond, Gary N. Mariappan, Jawaharlal Kowalski, Henry J. |
| Copyright Year | 1997 |
| Abstract | This paper describes the innovations implemented in a traditional sophomore-level introductory design course at GMI over the last three years. The evolution of the ideas, the philosophy behind the innovations and the effects of the changes are discussed. Particular attention is paid to the integration of engineering design, manufacturing and analysis in an introductory course. Also, a series of constraints which are developed to induce more realism into the pedagogical environment are described. Finally, quality control, time and budgetary issues are addressed. INTRODUCTION For more than 20 years, the Mechanical Engineering sophomores at GMI have been taking a course entitled "Introduction to Design." The main objectives of this course have always been to learn the design process and apply it to a realistic design project where a device is designed, manufactured and entered into a competition. This is a 3-credit course (1 hour of lecture and two two-hour labs) offered every term, which consists of 11 weeks of instruction and one week of finals. For the past three years, we have been scrutinizing the effectiveness of this approach in teaching/learning engineering design. We have also studied design processes practiced at several companies, learning from their good and bad design practices. As a result, without deviating from the original intentions of this course, we have significantly modified it based on what we recognized as obstacles to effective learning of the design process. After nearly three years of implementation, improvement, and student feedback, we now believe that we have an effective approach for learning design. We also have learned that teaching design is an ever-changing process which demands continuous re-design. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://peer.asee.org/integrating-engineering-design-analysis-and-manufacturing-at-sophomore-level.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
