Course ID: | MCHE 4910. 2 hours. |
Course Title: | Capstone Design I |
Course Description: | This capstone design course is the first in a two-semester
sequence that is project-based and focused on problem framing,
stakeholder analysis, concept generation, and project
management skills. The projects are designed to provide
students with a major design experience in mechanical
engineering prior to graduation. |
Oasis Title: | Capstone Design I |
Prerequisite: | MCHE 2990 |
Pre or Corequisite: | (ENGR 3150 or ENGR 3150E) and (MCHE 3310 or MCHE 3310E) and (MCHE 3300 or MCHE 3300E) and MCHE 3920 and MCHE 4000 |
Semester Course Offered: | Offered every year. |
Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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Course Objectives: | Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able
to:
• Perform professionally exhibiting integrity, accepting
responsibility, taking initiative, and providing leadership
necessary to ensure project success.
• Establish relationships and implement practices with team
members, academic advisors, industrial advisors, and clients
that support high performance and continuous improvement.
• Plan, monitor, and manage project schedule, resources, and
work assignments to ensure timely and within budget completion.
• Utilize prior knowledge, independent research, published
information, patents, and original ideas in framing problems
and generating solutions. |
Topical Outline: | 1. Project management
a. Develop and revise team charter
b. Develop and follow project management plan
c. Allocate resources and budget
d. Write progress reports
e. Financial analysis techniques
i. Cost analysis
ii. Budgeting
iii. Economic analysis of alternative scenarios and
design concepts
f. Create project timeline schedule with milestones
2. Design project
a. Problem formulation
b. Scenario planning
c. Stakeholder analysis
d. Identify technical and non-technical constraints
e. Generation and selection of design concepts
(brainstorming)
f. Engineering analyses
g. Detailed component design
h. Fabrication of design
3. Research and synthesis |