ENGINEERING DESIGN
Syllabus • Fall 2014 /
Course Learning Goals
§ Understand the Engineering Design Process from IDEATION to BUILD-PRODUCTION
§ Apply Engineering CREATIVITY to complete the Design of actual useful hardware in the form of a Term-Long Design Project
§ Make formal DESIGN-REVIEW Presentations to Explain the Function, effectiveness, economy, and timeliness of the of the designed hardware
§ Learn, through actual experience, how an Engineering Design TEAM operates to accomplish a Design-Task
§ Make Engineering TRADEOFFS between Scope, Schedule, and Resources to complete the Design
§ Apply Engineering PROJECT MANAGEMENT Techniques to Complete the Design Project On-Schedule and Within-Budget
§ Apply ENGINEERING SCIENCE to predict and improve the performance of the Designed Object/System
§ OPTIONAL - Build and Demonstrate for ExtraCredit one of:
o a nonfunctional, form-and-fit MockUp
o a functioning ProtoType
Instructor: Mr. Mayer, PE
Office: 2032 / Office Hrs[1]: M 2-3:50p, TR 10-10:50a. W 11-11:50aPhone: 510.723.7182 / eMail:
Chabot Engineering WebPage: http://www.chabotcollege.edu/faculty/bmayer/
Course Logistics
2.0 Units – 1hr Lec, 3hrs Lab per week / Engineering Design Lab I: M 12n-1:50p, Rm1804Lecture: W 12n-12:50p, Rm1804
Engineering Design Lab II: W 1-1:50p, Rm1804
Room 1804 / Final Exam: W/17Dec14/12n/Rm1804
Text (Required): Rudolph J. Eggert, Engineering Design, 2nd Edition, High Peak Press, ISBN 978-0-615-31938-4, © 2010
Software (Optional):
· AutoCAD Student Edition available from
o http://www.journeyed.com/
o http://www.academicsuperstore.com/
PreReq: VERY Strongly Recommended – Engineering 22 (Concurrent Enrollment Encouraged)
Grading
Grade Weighting Function
MiniQuizzes / 3%Weekly Reports / 4%
HW Assignments / 8%
MidTerm Exam-1 / 16%
MidTerm Exam-2 / 16%
Conceptual Design Review / 20%
Critical/Final Design Review / 30%
Team Member Peer Review / 3%
Σ-Total = / 100%
Grade Assignment Function
88%-100% / A- to A+76%-87.99% / B- to B+
64%-75.99% / C- to C+
52%-63.99% / D- to D+
52% / F
The instructor reserves the prerogative to adjust the location and/or width of the Grade-Assignment bands based solely on his professional judgment of overall class performance.
NOTE: Keep ALL your GRADED work until AFTER you have received your final grade. This grading record will help to substantiate any grade-recording errors committed by the instructor[2].
Doing Well In This Course
In this course engineering students experience the difference between Engineering-ANALYSIS and Engineering-DESIGN. Typically (but not always) analysis problems are WELL-DEFINED, with an OBJECTIVELY-CORRECT answer. Design problems are OPEN-ENDED and do not have RIGHT or WRONG solutions, only SUCCESSFUL and UNSUCCESSFUL solutions.
Students will solve an Engineering Design problem by
§ Applying maximum CREATIVITY to develop a promising Design CONCEPT
§ Use ENGINEERING MATH/SCIENCE to assess the functional and practical (time & budget) FEASIBILITY of the Design Concept.
§ Use Practical reasoning to select MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION, and COMPONENTS from which to BUILD the designed Object
§ Use SYSTEMS-Analysis to formulate a Schedule and Budget for the Design Project
§ Produce sufficiently comprehensive Engineering DOCUMENTATION to permit actual construction of the designed object without ANY assistance from the Design Engineer
To best learn the course material:
- EXPLOIT The TextBook
§ This textbook is Excellent. It reflects 75% of the instructor’s personal experience as a design engineer
§ Do not merely read the text; WORK the text
§ Obtain the TextBook IMMEDIATELY and start USING IT
§ The chapter problems closely follow the text discussion, so BEFORE attempting the HomeWork assignment carefully read the chapter, making notes as needed
- LISTEN to the Instructor
§ A second point of view that differs from the TextBook aids understanding
§ What the instructor covers in his/her OWN WORDS usually ends up on Exams
- Attend the TUTORIALS
§ The instructor will provide additional guidance on the Engineering Design Process during the Tutorial Labs
- Think CREATIVELY
§ Half of a Successful Engineering-Design is a CREATIVE SOLUTION from which a useful object will be Made
- Think SYSTEMATICALLY
§ The other half of a Successful Engineering-Design is ABSOLUTE ACCURACY & CLARITY of the Engineering Documentation. The documentation must account for EVERY nut, bolt, wire, and wire-connector in order to physically produce the product.
§ The “BluePrints” must be 100% COMPLETE & CORRECT, or else production STOPS
- PUT IN the TIME
§ A serious engineering student will spend 4-6 hours per week OUTside of this class studying the course-material and creating the design
- CONTRIBUTE to the DESIGN TEAM
o Be a “Team Player” who meets his/her responsibilities, and commitments to the Design effort. See on the Course WebPage the document ENGR-11_Design_Team-Member_PeerReview.doc
- Stay on SCHEDULE
o Engineering-Designs are built DAY-by-DAY; inconsistent effort almost always produces inferior designs
eMail Communication → SpamFilter Avoidance = “ENGR11”
On ALL eMail communication students should please include the text “ENGR25” in the subject line. Otherwise the student eMail may be sent to the college SpamFilter folder which is not often inspected by the instructor.
Supplies and Equipment
Required
§ Algebraic/Scientific Calculator (NO CellPhone calculators allowed on exams)
§ Access to AutoCAD & PowerPoint Software & Printer
o ENGR11 Students have such access in the CAD lab in rm 905 during ENGR22 and ARCH[4B,33,68]. See Figure 1
§ ENGR11 Students need to purchase a “GoPrint” copy card in the Library in order to obtain hardcopies in the 3906 lab - Suggest minimum purchase of $5
Recommended
§ Engineering Computation Pad, 8.5” x 11”, Green Background, 0.2” Grid
§ 0.5 mm, Quality Mechanical Pencil
§ Quality Straight-Edge Ruler
Others As Announced by the Instructor during the Course of the Semester
Attendance
Grade-Performance in this course correlates strongly with class attendance; students who attend class sessions statistically receive better grades than students who miss lecture and/or laboratory sessions. The KEY to meeting the course goals is CONSISTENCY – Come to class EVERY time, complete EVERY HomeWork assignment ON-TIME.
A Student will be dropped from the class if he/she misses two, or more, class periods during the first two weeks of the term.
Coming-Late or Leaving-Early should be rare events. If a student needs to arrive late or leave early, please find a seat near the door. Please enter or leave quietly, so as to not disturb the rest of the class. Instructors consider a student walking between the instructor and the class to be a very inconsiderate and discourteous act.
Weekly Reports
The Focus of this course is completion of a TERM-Long Engineering Design Project. This process will be treated in manner very similar to that experienced IN PRACTICE by working Design Engineers. Almost every working engineer provides to his/her manager a WEEKLY Status/Progress Report that briefly describes the current state of the Design Effort. More information on the Weekly Report format and example can be found on the course WebPage in these DownLoadAble files:
§ Chabot_Engineering_Weekly_Report_Template_0906.doc
§ Weekly_Report_Example_BMayer_010611.doc
Each TEAM will submit ONE weekly report. All members of that team receive the same grade on each report.
§ These items MUST appear on the reports
o TEAM Name
o Personal Names of all ACTIVE TEAM-MEMBERS
§ Suggestion: The Weekly-Report writing duty should ROTATE among the Team Members
Figure 1 • AutoCAD Lab rm905 Availability. ENGR11 students may use the lab on a SPACE AVAILABLE basis, and MUST be GOOD GUESTS
MiniQuizzes
15-25, single-problem “MiniQuizzes” will be administered during the course of the term. The MiniQuizzes (or MQs) will be “pop” in nature; that is, the MQs are not announced in advance. Some details on the MQs:
§ MQs will be administered ONLY during the WEDNESDAY Lecture-Days
§ MQs may be administered at ANY time during the class period
§ Some Class Meetings mayl have NO MQ
§ Some Class Meetings may have MORE THAN ONE MQ
§ MQ content will consist of the subject matter covered during the previous class meeting
o Content may be drawn from either the Lecture or TextBook
§ MQ Duration shall be 5 minutes. MQs will be collected promptly after the 5 minute duration; NO extra time will be allowed for any reason.
§ There will be NO MakeUp MQs for any reason
§ MQ’s will NOT be Returned
§ MQ:
o 0 Points → Student does not take the MQ
o 1 Point → Student takes the MQ, but shows NO, or LITTLE, evidence that the student gave his/her full attention to the previous lecture(s) and reading(s).
o 2 Points → Student takes the MQ and shows SUBSTANIAL evidence that the student gave his/her full attention to the previous lecture(s) and reading(s) but the student arrives at an incorrect result.
o 3 Points → The student arrives at the correct result AND Demonstrates UNDERSTANDING
Exams
§ The Two 50 Minute Exams will primarily consist of a combination of:
o True/False Questions
o Multiple Choice Questions
o Short-Answer Questions
o Reading Charts and/or Graphs
o Solving problems using a calculator
§ Subject matter covered in the reading assignments WILL be included in exams although not specifically covered during lecture
§ All exams are CLOSED-BOOK
§ Make-up exams will NOT be given except in very rare circumstances and only at the discretion of the instructor. Please do NOT miss ANY of the Exams.
o MakeUp exams are only offered in those cases where the student can provide 3rd party justification (e.g., a note from a medical doctor) for the absence.
o Any MakeUp exam must be taken the NEXT day, at a time & location determined by the instructor.
o All MakeUp exams are subject to a 15% score-penalty.
§ MakeUp exam takers have extra study time, and may learn about the exam content prior to the MakeUp. This is simply NOT FAIR to those students who make the (sometimes extraordinary) effort to come to the exam on-time.
§ CellPhone and/or Computer use is NOT allowed during exams
o Students should Bring to exams a stand-alone Calculator
§ There will be ASSIGNED SEATING for all exams.
o On Exam Days the instructor will place the exams on the desks, FACE DOWN, with a student name written on the back of the Exam. Each Student is requested to find the exam with his/her name on it and take that seat withOUT turning over the exam until notified by the instructor.
§ Turning over the exam early will be regarded as an act of Academic DIShonesty
§ Taking a seat other than that assigned will be regarded as an act of Very Serious Academic DIShonesty
HomeWork
Homework Assignments
§ Homework Exercises will be assigned as noted on the course Schedule
Homework Due Date & Time
§ Homework is due in the instructor’s office at the end of the day noted on the course schedule (Officially LATE at 8am the Next School Day)
§ Homework will be accepted ONE CLASS Meeting Late.
o Late HomeWork assignments will incur a 15% penalty (0.85 multiplier)
§ Late HW-Sets accepted until the end of the last REGULAR CLASS MEETING
· Late Homework will NOT be accepted on the day of the final exam
o The instructor may, solely at his discretion, accept late HomeWork in extenuating circumstances.
§ Any “ExtraLate” homework may be subject to late penalties in excess of 15% per the judgment of the instructor
§ Partial Submissions NOT accepted
o Only ONE submission per Homework/Lab Assignment
§ If more than one submission, then only the First Submission will be Graded
Coursework Collaboration
§ Working in groups during the labs, or on the homework is fully acceptable. However, each student must turn in his/her own homework assignment.
HomeWork Grading
§ The instructor will select a RANDOM subset of problems for reading/grading
§ The “weight” of each homework set will have a maximum score in the range of 10-40 points, based upon the assignment difficulty.
HomeWork General Presentation
§ Homework will be submitted in HARDCOPY form; specifically on standard “Letter-Size” (8.5” x 11”) Paper
§ Homework sheets will be collected for grading and/or review as indicated on the schedule (subject to change at any time).
§ If more than one sheet, staple in the upper left corner.
§ On the each HomeWork assignment the following MUST appear on the top sheet:
o Your Name
o The Date Upon Which you Performed the work
o The Course ID º ENGR11
o Assignment No. ______(e.g., HW-07)
Term-Length Design Project
Professional Relevance
The Term Project is “designed” to approximate a typical “First Assignment” that a New-Grad Design Engineer might receive upon starting a position with a Small-Volume Engineering Firm. The typical expectations for an Engineer Starting his/her first job under these circumstances include
§ Design CREATIVITY
§ Application of Engineering Science & Math
§ Accurate Calculations
§ Accurate Documentation
§ Professional Progress Reporting
§ Basic Project Engineering Skills to manage the BUDGET & SCHEDULE
§ Ability to operate productively in a TEAM environment
§ Communication Skills needed to clearly Explain/Present the Design Solution to Company-Management and/or OutSide-Customers
Teamwork
Every student will be part of a “Design Team” that creates a solution to the Design Project problems. Every student’s contribution toward the design’s creation must be proportionally equivalent to the rest of the team. In other words, EVERY team member is expected to “Pull his/her own Weight” in the Design Effort. The instructor will assist with Project/Design Team formation, if needed, during the Lab Session following the description of the Design Problem.
Design Reviews
The Project includes two FORMAL, PowerPoint-Based Design Review Presentations:
§ Conceptual Design Review (CDR). The purpose of the CDR is to review the conceptual design to ensure that the planned technical approach will meet the requirements.
§ Critical Design Review (CrDR). The purpose of the CrDR is to review the detailed design to ensure that the design implementation has met the requirements
The Content of the Design Reviews will be described during the Project-Assignment Definition lab-session.
Design Project Grading
Grading on the Design project consists of three elements