scholarly journals CURRICULUM AS AN ENGINEERING DESIGN PROBLEM

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. W. Ruth ◽  
M. G. Britton
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Design ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Design Problem ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Engineering Program ◽  
Arts And Humanities ◽  
Engineering Design Process ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Engineering Design Problem ◽  
Rules Of Thumb

If the teaching of engineering is indeed the practice of engineering, then it stands to reason that the development of engineering curricula can be treated as an engineering design problem. In this paper, the authors apply the engineering design process to develop a list of courses, for a Mechanical Engineering Program, that conforms to the constraints of the Canadian system of engineering accreditation. For the purpose of this exercise, the following steps are used to define the engineering design process: identical and delimit the problem, establish the outline of the solution (and alternatives), break the problem into its constituent parts, analyze the parts, synthesize the parts into a final configuration, and document the solution. The limits and constraints on the solution are based on the criteria specified by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB), the syllabus specified by the Canadian Engineering Qualifications Board (CEQB), some common rules-of-thumb, and previously published work by the authors. By utilizing the engineering design process, schools of engineering and applied science can ensure that their curricula, at least at the level of the course specification, will conform to the CEAB and CEQB requirements. As a final exercise, variations on the curriculum are studied to analyze the possibility of introducing such additional elements as options and minors, expanded studies in the arts and humanities, and development of skills in additional languages.

scholarly journals Application of Modified Flower Pollination Algorithm on Mechanical Engineering Design Problem

2017 ◽  
Vol 165 ◽  
pp. 012032 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ong Kok Meng ◽  
Ong Pauline ◽  
Sia Chee Kiong ◽  
Hanani Abdul Wahab ◽  
Noormaziah Jafferi
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Design ◽  
Design Problem ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Flower Pollination Algorithm ◽  
Flower Pollination ◽  
Engineering Design Problem

Designing a Capstone Design Course to Achieve Student Outcomes

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincent Wilczynski ◽  
Andrew C. Foley
Keyword(s):  
Program Evaluation ◽  
Engineering Design ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Natural Environment ◽  
Student Outcomes ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Engineering Design Process ◽  
Structure Assessment ◽  
Design Projects ◽  
Capstone Design

The assessment of Student Outcomes is an import component for program evaluation and improvement. Though not proposed as the only tool a program should employ to measure the achievement of outcomes, the capstone design course can be a valuable mechanism to measure performance with regards to Student Outcomes. Because of the expansive reach of the engineering design process, capstone design projects present a natural environment to structure assessment activities that directly map to Student Outcomes. This paper presents versions of the Mechanical Engineering capstone design course that have been specifically structured to assess achievement of Student Outcomes commonly included in engineering accreditation criteria. Typically the outcomes are assessed by assignments that guide the engineering design process.

scholarly journals COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE STUDENT'S DESIGN PROCESS: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE TEACHING OF LATER PHASES OF THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Damien Motte ◽  
Per-Erik Andersson ◽  
Robert Bjärnemo
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Engineer ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Engineering Design ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Design Work ◽  
Detail Design ◽  
Embodiment Design ◽  
Engineering Design Process ◽  
Tools And Techniques

Most methods that guide the designer through the later phases of the design process are general in nature, and it is up to the designer to organize the design work using the tools and techniques available. This process also relies greatly on experience, which is quite a challenge for students, who are mostly novices in the area. In a comparative study, the evolution of the experience and skills acquired by the students in performing design tasks during the embodiment design and detail design phases has been analyzed. The re-sults indicate the main directions for improvement in teaching the later phases of the mechanical engineer-ing design process.

Architecture of an Expert System for Oceanographic Mooring Design

1989 ◽  
Vol 111 (2) ◽  
pp. 138-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. L. Wood ◽  
R. A. Skop
Keyword(s):  
Expert System ◽  
Engineering Design ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Single Point ◽  
End User ◽  
Design Problems ◽  
Acoustic Data ◽  
Engineering Design Problems ◽  
Engineering Design Problem ◽  
Rules Of Thumb

Methods for the design and analysis of oceanographic moorings are well established (Berteaux, 1976). However, as with most engineering design problems, there are certain “rules-of-thumb” or “tricks-of-the-trade” that streamline the design process and enhance the performance of the final product. These rules-of-thumb are normally known to only a small cadre of people—experts—who have deep involvement and experience in the particular engineering design problem. These rules-of-thumb and other knowledge of several experts are incorporated to develop the fundamental architecture of an expert system for the design of single-point, subsurface, oceanographic moorings. Such moorings are used worldwide to collect oceanographic and acoustic data. The projected end user of this expert system is the oceanographer or acoustician who wishes to design and/or cost out a mooring but has not the access to or support for a mooring design group.

Engineering design process learning of undergraduate mechanical engineering students: a case study on the UFSM course

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vinicius Marini ◽  
César Gabriel dos Santos ◽  
Cristiano Scheuer ◽  
Alexandre Buenos ◽  
LEONARDO NABAES ROMANO
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Design ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Engineering Design Process ◽  
Process Learning

scholarly journals DESIGNING YOUR ENGINEERING CAREER: THE APPLICATION OF THE DESIGN PROCESS TO CAREER DEVELOPMENT

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Sean O' Brien ◽  
Carolyn Geddert
Keyword(s):  
Career Development ◽  
Engineering Design ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Design Space ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Career Planning ◽  
Engineering Program ◽  
Engineering Design Process ◽  
Planning Development ◽  
Engineering Career

 Abstract – Students have often reported feeling unprepared for career planning, development and decision-making. The open-ended nature of career development may be analogous to the design space, and may therefore benefit from the application of the engineering design process. This teaching practice report discusses the authors’ experience implementing a seminar in an engineering program, which guides students to apply the engineering design process to their career development. The application of the design process to student career development may improve students’ confidence and success by reframing the problem into a structure that they are already proficient with.

Exploring the Engineering Design Process Through Computer-Aided Design and 3-D Printing

Science Scope ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 041 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicholas Garafolo ◽  
Nidaa Makki ◽  
Katrina Halasa ◽  
Wondimu Ahmed ◽  
Kristin Koskey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Design ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Computer Aided Design ◽  
Engineering Design Process ◽  
Computer Aided ◽  
Aided Design
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