COURSE OBJECTIVES:   This course gives the student the opportunity to use creative thinking skills, team work and intra-personal skills in order to recreate a true life situation mimicking that of industry.  Students are joined with other students from different disciplines and are able to use technical skills and people skills to successfully design and sell a product on campus.  This class is part of a Tech Prep project called MIMIC (Making Industry Meaningful In College).  The project was designed to put students in real life situations dealing with skills they will need to use in the world of work.

TEXT:        Jerry Craig's

         An Introduction To EngineeringDesign

CATALOG DESCRIPTION:

This course will give the student the opportunity to apply the knowledge and training achieved in preceding courses in an "on-the-job" situation. Assignments will consist of analysis of problems, synthesis, preliminary design and layout, which will involve application of principles learned in related subject areas, and the final set of working drawings.

CLASSROOM TECHNIQUE:

The student will be working in groups whose responsibilities will include: analyzing the problem, creating solutions, gathering data to support conclusions, initial design sketches, layouts, details and assembly drawings, completed set of working drawings. In addition a report will be required at the end of each project to support and describe project. The entire team will present an oral presentation.

INSTRUCTIONAL METHOD: The seminar approach to instruction will be used in order to take full advantage of student participation. When possible, guest lecturers will be used. Also, if possible we will be visiting engineering departments and trade shows.

ATTENDANCE:

Attendance is required. A student will be dropped after five unexcused absences. Five bonus points given for perfect attendance.  Attendance at all company meetings and MIMIC events is required.

DROP POLICY:

Students wishing to drop the class will have to initiate the procedure. The instructor will not drop a student without student verification. At the semester end, if a student has not dropped and has not completed the course requirements, a grade of F will be given.

EVALUATION:

Students will be evaluated on class participation, and ability and willingness to work with others. Designs will be evaluated in four areas: Design uniqueness, working drawings, oral report, and written report. A system of percentage participation will be used individually.

GRADING SCALE:

100- 90     A
89- 80      B
79- 70      C
69- 60      D
59 -0        F

SUPPLIES:   Students will need the following supplies needed to complete the following:

                Sketches (pencil or CAD)
        Complete set of working drawings
                A technical report with appropriate cover

A 31/2 in disk or zip disk will be required as needed.