scholarly journals The State Of Mechanical Engineering Design Education: Results Of A Web Based Survey

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Keat ◽  
Michael Larson
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Design ◽  
Design Education ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
The State ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Engineering Design Education

A Pillar of Mechanical Engineering Design Education in Australia: 25 Years of the Warman Design and Build Competition

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Warren F. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Design ◽  
Design Education ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Student Assessment ◽  
National Committee ◽  
Engineering Design Education ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Institutional Learning ◽  
History Of

The “Warman Design and Build Competition”, running across Australasian Universities, is now in its 26th year in 2013. Presented in this paper is a brief history of the competition, documenting the objectives, yearly scenarios, key contributors and champion Universities since its beginning in 1988. Assuming the competition has reached the majority of mechanical and related discipline engineering students in that time, it is fair to say that this competition, as a vehicle of the National Committee on Engineering Design, has served to shape Australasian engineering education in an enduring way. The philosophy of the Warman Design and Build Competition and some of the challenges of running it are described in this perspective by its coordinator since 2003. In particular, the need is for the competition to work effectively across a wide range of student group ability. Not every group engaging with the competition will be competitive nationally, yet all should learn positively from the experience. Reported also in this paper is the collective feedback from the campus organizers in respect to their use of the competition as an educational experience in their classrooms. Each University participating uses the competition differently with respect to student assessment and the support students receive. However, all academic campus organizer responses suggest that the competition supports their own and their institutional learning objectives very well. While the project scenarios have varied widely over the years, the intent to challenge 2nd year university (predominantly mechanical) engineering students with an open-ended statement of requirements in a practical and experiential exercise has been a constant. Students are faced with understanding their opportunity and their client’s value system as expressed in a scoring algorithm. They are required to conceive, construct and demonstrate their device with limited prior knowledge and experience, and the learning outcomes clearly impact their appreciation for teamwork, leadership and product realization.

Employing the Concurrent Design Philosophy in Developing an Engineering Design Science Programme

1998 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. M. Wild ◽  
C. Bradley
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Design ◽  
Concurrent Engineering ◽  
Design Education ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Design Science ◽  
Design Philosophy ◽  
Engineering Design Education ◽  
Design Paradigm ◽  
Education Of Students ◽  
Typical Design

North American undergraduate mechanical engineering design education has failed to meet the needs of industry in educating students in effective design philosophies typified by the concurrent engineering design philosophy. Current programmes emphasize traditional engineering analysis courses, leaving little room for truly educating the students in the fundamentals of mechanical engineering design. This paper uses the concurrent engineering design paradigm to design a programme for the education of students in mechanical engineering design. The basics of concurrent engineering design are outlined, the failings of typical design education stated, and an exploration of the required features of a new design curriculum presented.

scholarly journals TOWARDS ENGINEERING DESIGN COURSEWARE

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert W. Brennan ◽  
Marjan Eggermont ◽  
Mahnaz Shams
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Design ◽  
Design Education ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Education Material ◽  
Engineering Design Education ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Basic Standards

In this paper we focus on how engineering design education material can be converted to engineering design courseware or CDEN web-based modules. More specifically, the paper addresses the characteristics and basic standards for modules, the module’s objectives relative to engineering design competency, and key issues to be considered when developing modules.

scholarly journals The Development and Evaluation of DEFT, a Web-Based Tool for Engineering Design Education

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 545-550 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martina M. Moyne ◽  
Maxwell Herman ◽  
Krzysztof Z. Gajos ◽  
Conor J. Walsh ◽  
Donal P. Holland
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Design ◽  
Design Education ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Engineering Design Education

The Status of Design for Sustainability in Mechanical Engineering Design Education

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey R. Mountain
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Design ◽  
Carbon Balance ◽  
Design Education ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Mechanical Design ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Engineering Programs ◽  
Design For Sustainability ◽  
Engineering Design Education ◽  
The Status

Sustainability is gaining national and global prominence as a key external constraint in engineering design. Courses in solar energy and wind energy have been common offerings, but due to their power production focus, do not address sustainability in the broader context of design. The question becomes, are undergraduate mechanical engineering programs evolving to introduce design for sustainability concepts, such as life cycle assessment, the triple bottom line, and carbon balance, in the broader context of mechanical engineering design? A review of mechanical engineering programs at well recognized universities indicates that most course offerings with definable sustainable design content remain focused on sustainable energy production. In addition, most of these courses are primarily graduate level offerings, indicating a substantial population of recent graduate engineers with limited knowledge of the scope of design for sustainability. Isolated efforts to broaden awareness of sustainability concepts were also identified and will be reported. These programs may serve as models for integration of sustainability into the general mechanical design education.

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