1. ECE361 Engineering Practice
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2. Introductions Introductions and Brief Overview
Angel Course Management Tool
Angel Homepage
Course Homepage
Skills Survey
Introduction to Engineering Practice
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3. Can you name one thing in this room that was not developed, produced, or installed by an engineer?
ref: Smith text
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4. Can you think of a profession that is affecting your life more pervasively than engineering?
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5. What is your experience with engineering?
What is engineering?
What constitutes an engineering education?
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6. Can you define the engineering method for solving a problem?
Compare with scientific method
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7. Science – the study of nature and natural processes
"Scientists discover the world that exists; engineers create the world that never was."
-Theodore Von Karman
Engineering – the use of knowledge of nature and natural processes to solve problems
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8. Engineering is the Art of Design
Start with a need and
end with a product
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9. Industry: Feedback from employers Boeing’s attributes of an engineer
Shaping Your Curriculum
Faculty and Tradition: Basic structure and technical electives ECE Department Webpage
ABET Accreditation: Certification of degree programs ABET accreditation criteria
Industry: Feedback from employers
Boeing’s attributes of an engineer
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10. What is ECE 361?
This course is an introduction to the practice and process of
engineering design.
Course Description:
Creativity, project design specifications, team roles, effective conduct of team meetings, written and oral communication skills, professionalism, project management, and completion of team project(s).
Prerequisites: ECE 200
Objectives
After successfully completing this course the student should be able to:
Identify blocks to creativity and apply that knowledge to overcome stumbling blocks,
Conduct and participate in team meetings and prepare agendas, minutes, and memos,
Make team decisions to solve open-ended problems,
Organize and manage a project toward successful milestone completions,
Present their work both orally and in writing,
Demonstrate an understanding of ethical behavior in the profession of engineering and practice this behavior throughout the course, and
Prepare and carry out a personal Professional Development Plan.
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11. ECE Design Sequence ECE361 – Teamwork and the Design Process
ECE362 – PDS, Conceptual Design, New product development proposal
ECE460/461 – Formulate PDS and implement design that meets PDS for an external client
ECE361
Engineering Practice
ECE362
Principles of Design
ECE460
Engineering Design I
ECE461
Engineering Design II
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12. ECE 361 Assignment
INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT – Take the electronic skills and interests assessment on Angel (Due in class today):
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13. References:
[1] K Smith, Project Management and Teamwork, 2nd ed., McGraw-Hill, 2004
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