Course Description
Supervised engineering design experience. Lecture component will focus on professional and ethical responsibilities, contemporary engineering issues, importance of lifelong learning, and various career paths.
Athena Title
Engineering Design Project II
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in ENGR 4920
Non-Traditional Format
Students will meet with assigned faculty to discuss their individual project execution and progress and attend a common lecture hour each week.
Prerequisite
ENGR 4910 and permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
This course mainly provides students with an opportunity to apply mathematics, science, and engineering principles to solve a meaningful engineering design problem that involves meeting real-world needs while overcoming practical constraints. Through this experience, students will understand the necessity of working in multidisciplinary teams and the importance of developing good communication skills.
Topical Outline
This course is designed to provide students with a complete engineering design experience, including problem definition, concept development, and detailed design with an emphasis on overcoming real-world constraints. The lecture component of the course will expose students to (a) their professional and ethical responsibilities; (b) contemporary engineering issues; (c) the importance of lifelong learning, and (d) various career opportunities.