ME870 Fall 2010
From Clemson Engineering Design Applications and Research
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[edit] Official Syllabus Media:ME870-2010-08-Syllabus.pdf
[edit] Course Contact
- Professor: Joshua D. Summers
- Office: 250 Fluor Daniel Building
- Phone: 864.656.3295
- E-mail: [joshua (dot) summers (at) ces (dot) clemson (dot) edu]
- Class: TR 8:00 - 9:15 in Lowry 119
- Office Hours: TR 9:30 – 10:30 and by appointment
[edit] Prerequisites
Graduate standing in mechanical engineering or consent of the professor.
[edit] Special Accommodations
If special accommodations are required for the student, please see the professor so that proper arrangements may be made. If no requests are made formally by the second full week of class, it will be assumed that there is no need for accommodation.
[edit] Textbooks
Pahl, G., Beitz, W., (1999), Engineering Design: A Systematic Approach, Springer (English Ed.), ISBN:
[edit] References
- Hazelrigg, G., (1996), Systems Engineering: An Approach to Information Based Design, Prentice-Hall, ISBN:
- Simon, H., (1996), The Sciences of the Artificial", 3rd ed., The MIT Press, ISBN:
- See the Library Reserves.
[edit] Course Description
Nurturing of creativity; decision-making processes for design; in-depth study of the mechanical design process and tools; quality function deployment, concurrent design, systemic design, robust design, design for assembly and axiomatic design. (NOTE: these are examples of possible topics)
- Survey research, methods, and theories in engineering design.
- Learn how to conduct technical literature reviews.
- Learn how to write technical papers.
[edit] Papers
All papers are to follow the and Applications format guidelines.
- Papers are due at the beginning of class. Late submissions will be accepted with 10% deduction for each day.
- Papers are to be submitted in hard copy.
- The papers will be evaluated and reviewed following the standard journal and conference review. Roughly, this includes:
- Presentation (organization, clarity of writing)
- Content (frame of reference, breadth of discussion, depth of discussion)
- Analysis (critique, conclusions)
- Ethical behavior and professional standards are expected in this class. All work submitted is to be that of the individual student unless cooperative effort is authorized in specific instances. The College of Engineering and Science Honor Code will be observed. Refer to your student handbook regarding University policies on academic dishonesty. Any copying, plagiarism, or other unethical behavior will be referred to the appropriate authorities and a failing grade will be earned by the offending student.
[edit] Computer Usage
Word processing, spreadsheet, Internet, and mathematical computation utilities will be used by the students throughout the course.
[edit] Weighting for Grade
| Description | Weighting | |
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| P1 | Design Method Survey Paper | 15% |
| E1 | Exam 1 (Design Method and Process) | 15% |
| P2 | Design Project | 20% |
| P3 | User Experiment | 10% |
| E2 | Exam 2 (Design Research and Theory) | 15% |
| P4 | Term Project | 20% |
| Total | 100% |
[edit] Learning Checks and Summary Papers
Learning checks will be required of each student throughout the semester. These will account for 5% of the overall grade. Each Monday and Wednesday before a lecture, students will prepare for the lecture by reviewing the lecture notes posted on line and submitting (via e-mail) a short (~0.5 page) discussion on their anticipated learning objectives (at least three learning outcomes). This is due by 5:00 pm on Monday and Wednesday. Likewise each Tuesday and Thursday of lecture, students will prepare a learning check of at least three items learned in that day’s lecture and submit (via e-mail). All posts must be completed by 5:00 pm with no credit given to late posts. Each post must be submitted to both: jsummer@clemson.edu and raveesr@clemson.edu. In order to earn an A in the course, students, in addition to the projects, exams, and learning checks, must submit at least 20 one page summaries of journals and/or conference papers that are posted on the course website. Students are not allowed to submit (in hard copy) more than three summaries a week. In order to earn a B in the course, students must submit at least 7 one page summaries. Three (3) paper summaries are required of C students.
[edit] The Engineer's Creed
As a Profession Engineer, I dedicate my professional knowledge and skill to the advancement and betterment of human welfare. I pledge:
- to give the utmost of performance
- to participate in none but honest enterprise
- to live and work according to the laws of man and the highest standards of professional conduct
- to place service before profit, the honor and standing of the profession before personal advantage, and the public welfare above all other considerations
In humility and with need for Divine Guidance, I make this pledge.
[edit] Engineering Ethics (The Canons)
- Engineers shall hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public in the performance of their professional duties.
- Engineers shall perform services only in areas of their competence.
- Engineers shall continue their professional development throughout their careers, and should provide opportunities for the professional and ethical development of engineers under their supervision.
- Engineers shall act in professional matters for each employer or client as faithful agents or trustees, and shall avoid conflicts of interest or the appearance of conflicts of interest.
- Engineers shall build their professional reputation on the merit of their services and shall not compete unfairly with others.
- Engineers shall associate only with reputable persons or organizations.
- Engineers shall issue public statements only in an objective and truthful manner.
- Engineers shall consider environmental impact in the performance of their professional duties.
=Academic Integrity As members of the Clemson University community, we have inherited Thomas Green Clemson’s vision of this institution as a ‘high seminary of learning.’ Fundamental to this vision is a mutual commitment to truthfulness, honor, and responsibility, without which we cannot earn the trust and respect of others. Furthermore, we recognize that academic dishonesty detracts from the value of a Clemson degree. Therefore, we shall not tolerate lying, cheating, or stealing in any form. In instances where academic standards may have been compromised, Clemson University has a responsibility to respond appropriately and expeditiously to charges of violations of academic integrity.
[edit] Tentative Schedule
This schedule is subject to change. Students are responsible for being aware of such changes.
| Week | Date | Topic | Reading | Assign | Due |
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| 1 | 2010.08.19 (Thurs) | Introduction, Product Realization Process, Design Taxonomy (large) | P&B - ALL | P1a | |
| 2 | 2010.08.24 | Design Process; Design Methods; National and International Standards (large) | P&B - Ch. 1-4, 12 | A1a | |
| 2 | 2010.08.26 | Design Process; (large) | A1b | ||
| 3 | 2010.08.31 | Review of market assessment; Customer needs; Problem Definition (large) | |||
| 3 | 2010.09.02 | Customer Needs and Problem Definition (large) |
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| 4 | 2010.09.07 | Problem Definition and QFD (large) |
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| 4 | 2010.09.09 | Problem Definition and QFD (large) |
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| 5 | 2010.09.14 (Tues) | Idea Generation (large) | A2 | ||
| 5 | 2010.09.16 (Thurs) | Idea Generation (large) |
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| 6 | 2010.09.21 (Tues) | Conceptual Design (large) |
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| 6 | 2010.09.23 (Thurs) | Embodiment Design (large) | |||
| 7 | 2010.09.28 (Tues) | Embodiment Design (large) |
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| 7 | 2010.09.30 (Thurs) | Embodiment Design (large) |
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| 8 | 2010.10.05 (Tues) | REVIEW FOR EXAM | |||
| 8 | 2010.10.07 (Thurs) | EXAM | |||
| 9 | 2010.10.12 (Tues) | Embodiment Design (large) | |||
| 9 | 2010.10.14 (Thurs) | Embodiment Design (large) | |||
| 9 | 2010.10.28 (Thurs) | Case Study (large) |
