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Engineering Design Project


Course Description

Engineering design experience including completion of a design project under the supervision of a project director.


Athena Title

Engineering Design Project


Equivalent Courses

Not open to students with credit in ENGR 4910


Non-Traditional Format

Students will meet with a faculty review panel every two weeks. The faculty will evaluate progress and feasibility of the work.


Prerequisite

(ENGR 2920 or AENG(BIOE) 2920) and permission of department


Pre or Corequisite

COMM 1100 or SPCM 1100 or COMM 1110


Semester Course Offered

Offered spring


Grading System

A - F (Traditional)


Student learning Outcomes

  • To provide students with a meaningful agricultural or biological engineering design experience while enhancing their critical thinking skills.
  • To provide students with a meaningful agricultural or biological engineering design experience while reinforcing the logical steps of design.
  • To provide students with a meaningful agricultural or biological engineering design experience while enhancing their understanding of engineering philosophies and procedures.
  • To provide students with a meaningful agricultural or biological engineering design experience while allowing them to synthesize knowledge gained in math, physics, computer science, chemistry, engineering, humanities and social sciences.
  • To provide students with a meaningful agricultural or biological engineering design experience while reinforcing their communication skills.
  • To provide students with a meaningful agricultural or biological engineering design experience while developing their teamwork capabilities.

Topical Outline

  • This course is designed to provide students with a true engineering design experience. The activities in this course will include problem definition, concept development, detail design and fabrication.