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2022-2023 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ENG 102IN - Problem-Solving and Engineering Design [SUN# EGR 1102]

3 Credits, 5 Contact Hours
2 lecture periods 3 lab periods

Design, effective team participation, and career preparation in engineering. Includes the different engineering fields and careers, basic skills associated with engineering problem solving and communication, the design process, participation in hands-on design projects, and ethics and professional responsibility.

Prerequisite(s): MAT 189  or higher.


Course Learning Outcomes
  1. Demonstrate effective verbal, written, and graphical communication skills.
  2. Demonstrate competence in experimental design, data collection, data analysis, and interpretation.
  3. Demonstrate the ability to apply software tools to solve engineering problems.
  4. Demonstrate the ability to apply science/engineering principles on selection and evaluation of alternative solutions.

Performance Objectives:
  1. Identify the major steps in the engineering approach to problem solving.
  2. Demonstrate the ability to properly identify and formulate problems
  3. Demonstrate the ability to properly formulate functional and design requirements, criteria, and constraints.
  4. Apply software tools to engineering design problems.
  5. Apply engineering design process steps during design projects.
  6. Apply science/engineering principles on selection and evaluation of solution alternatives.
  7. Demonstrate the ability to collect, organize, and analyze statistical data.
  8. Perform an engineering design project from initial specification to final product.
  9. Demonstrate an ability to design, plan, and conduct experiments.
  10. Develop and demonstrate characteristics of an effective team member.
  11. Develop and demonstrate effective communication skills.
  12. Create and deliver a presentation as a team member on engineering design projects.
  13. Create an education and career plan for engineering.
  14. Describe the importance of ethics in the engineering career.
  15. Apply health and safety practices in the workplace and demonstrate awareness of own personal safety and the safety of others.

Outline:
  1. Engineering as a Profession
  2. Engineering as an Applied Discipline
  3. Engineering as Creative Problem Solving
  4. Software Tools for Problem Solving and Reporting
  5. Engineering Careers
  6. Introduction to Engineering Design
  7. The Art and Science of Creativity
  8. Principles of Mechanics and Aerodynamics
  9. Basic Principles of Electricity and Simple Electrical Circuits
  10. Main Steps of the Design Process
  11. Teamwork
  12. Safety Issues and Training
  13. Design Projects
  14. Tests and Statistical Analysis of Test Results
  15. Design of Experiment
  16. Principles of Effective Communication
  17. Written Technical Reports
  18. Oral Technical Reports
  19. Engineering Ethics