Open AccessA NEW FIRST YEAR DESIGN COURSE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO
Author(s) -
Ralph O. Buchal,
F. Michael Bartlett,
Sean D. Hinchberger,
Shahzad Barghi,
Amarjeet Bassi,
Kenneth McIsaac,
Jayshri Sabrinathan,
Abbas Samani,
Xeuliang Sun
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
proceedings of the canadian engineering education association (ceea)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2371-5243
DOI - 10.24908/pceea.v0i0.3933
Subject(s) - teamwork , course (navigation) , conceptual design , engineering management , engineering design process , design process , process (computing) , work (physics) , design education , engineering , reflection (computer programming) , computer science , software engineering , systems engineering , work in process , operations management , human–computer interaction , management , mechanical engineering , art , economics , visual arts , operating system , aerospace engineering , programming language
A new first year design course at the University of Western Ontario uses team design projects to develop skills in the engineering design process, teamwork, design communication, and reflection. Students begin with a short 6-week mini-project, which is followed by an 18-week major design project. Each student is required to prepare an individual “State-of-the-art” report at the beginning of the major project. Students work through the stages of the design process, starting with conceptual design to generate innovative concepts. This is followed by design validation using analysis, simulation and experiments, CAD modeling, and prototype construction and testing.
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