Department or Program: Engineering

Course Number: ENGR 475

Course Title: Design Project I

Number of Credits: 3

Catalog Description: (3 S.H.) Develop product from requirements definition through prototype fabrication. Including: definition of product requirements, development of product and tooling design, analysis, definition of fabrication process, development of quality assurance plan, fabrication of prototype, inspection and testing. Work is performed in student teams. Design Project I is one of two engineering courses that collectively satisfy 3 credits of the Oral Flag requirement in the University Studies Program.

This is an existing course that has previously been approved by A2C2. Yes.

OR

This is a new course proposal No. (If this is a new course proposal, the WSU Curriculum Approval Form must also be completed as in the process prescribed by WSU Regulation 3-4.)

Department Contact Person for this course: Keith T. Dennehy

Email: kdennehy@winona.edu

The proposed course is designed to satisfy the requirements in (select one area only):

Course Requirements

A. Basic Skills: B. Arts & Sciences Core:

______ 1. College Reading and Writing ______ 1. Humanities

______ 2. Oral Communication ______ 2. Natural Science

______ 3. Mathematics ______ 3. Social Science

______ 4. Physical Development and Wellness ______ 4. Fine & Performing Arts

1. Critical Analysis ______ 1. Writing

______ 2. Science and Social Policy ___X__ 2. Oral

______ 3. a. Global Perspectives ______ 3. a. Mathematics/ Statistics

______ b. Multicultural Perspectives ______ b. Critical Analysis

______ 4. a. Contemporary Citizenship

______ b. Democratic Institutions

Please see http://course1.winona.edu/kdennehy and select the ENGR 475 – Design Project I link.

Admission to the CME Major (completion of CMST 191 with a grade of C or higher is required for admission into the CME Major), ENGR 390 – Composites Manufacturing

Topics:

1. Flow of a product through a manufacturing facility

2. Processes used to manufacture composites and composite sandwich products

3. Finishing techniques used in the manufacture of composite products

4. Methods used in the assembly of composite piece parts

web site: http://course1.winona.edu/kdennehy

Keith T. Dennehy, Professor

The objective of the two course series, Design Project I and II, is to develop the skills necessary to produce an effective design in response to an open-ended engineering problem. Design includes: recognition of the need, definition of design requirements and goals, development of design concepts, application of a decision process in the evaluation of the design concepts, and the integration of design with the other phases in the development of a product (i.e. tooling, manufacturing, quality assurance, etc.). The courses have the ancillary objectives of developing skills in technical writing, in technical presentations and in effectively functioning within a team.

· recognizing need

· reviewing competing products and prices

· soliciting customer input

· defining design concerns - requirements and goals

· developing preliminary designs

· performing analysis

· the decision process - evaluating performance of preliminary designs with respect to design concerns

· describing the final design

· design review

· developing process specifications

· designing and manufacturing tools and fixtures

· developing a quality assurance plan

· manufacturing readiness review

· manufacturing, inspecting, and testing a qualification unit

· manufacturing and inspecting a first article unit

1. Requirements and learning activities that promote students’ abilities to earn significant course credit through extemporaneous oral presentations

Students work in teams as they march through the design and development of a product/process. Students need to orally communicate with customers in order to determine the need, the design requirements and goals, and an appropriate weighting to place on each of the design goals. Students must also express their views orally within the team structure in order to contribute to the definition of the final design, the manufacturing process, and the qualification testing. At the end of the course, the contributions of each team member are evaluated by the other members of the team.

 

 

 

 

2. Requirements and learning activities that promote students’ abilities to understand the features and types of speaking in their disciplines

Students are required to research companies and products that compete in the same potential market they are hoping to reach with their design. Through this research students become familiar with the features and types of terminology unique to this product market application and engineering in general.

3. Requirements and learning activities that promote students’ abilities to adapt their speaking to field-specific audiences

Students must use field-specific style and terminology to orally communicating with customers, classmates, and suppliers of the materials and purchased parts that will go into their final design.

4. Requirements and learning activities that promote students’ abilities to receive appropriate feedback from teachers and peers, including suggestions for improvement

The Design Review and Manufacturing Readiness Review are both formal team presentations in front of faculty, classmates, and customers. There is a question and answer period following the presentation that will let the students know how clearly they covered the topic. The students also receive an evaluation form from the instructor and informal feedback from their peers and any customers present.

5. Requirements and learning activities that promote students’ abilities to make use of the technologies used in research and speaking in the field

Students regularly use technologies commonly found in the engineering profession for communicating information to customers/audiences including computer-generated presentations, CAD models, and subscale models.

 

6. Requirements and learning activities that promote students’ abilities to learn the conventions of evidence, format, usage, and documentations in their field