Open AccessCOMPLEMENTARY USE OF DESIGN METHODOLOGIES IN EDUCATIONAL ENGINEERING DESIGN PROJECTS: A CASE STUDY
Author(s) -
Karl Hain,
Christoph Rappl,
Stephan Reitberger,
Siegmund Huber
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of mechanical and industrial engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2231-6477
DOI - 10.47893/ijmie.2013.1137
Subject(s) - mechatronics , engineering management , creativity , engineering , curriculum , design education , engineering education , product design , engineering design process , new product development , engineering ethics , product (mathematics) , manufacturing engineering , mechanical engineering , management , pedagogy , business , psychology , geometry , mathematics , control engineering , advertising , economics , political science , law
The challenge of a nowadays well-grounded engineering education is preparing industry ready graduates, that is, to provide students with the skills to master the complexity of products in terms of innovation, invention and problem solving combined with soft skills abilities. This addresses particularly the engineering design education, which in general should be mainly based on practical studies represented by engineering design projects. In order to supply industry with work-ready practitioners, the effectiveness and efficacy of design education respectively design projects is a crucial aspect. This article presents some findings of an efficient use of design methodologies and techniques when carrying through design projects in the faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics at the University of Applied Sciences, Deggendorf, Germany. Engineering design projects are compulsory for students within their curriculum. The projects aim at fostering and stimulating students creativity by means of a complementary use of design methodologies and techniques. By taking advantage of this approach the systematic generation of ideas in the course of a design project is presented, which eventually led to the development of an innovative product.