ME-310 Mechanical Design: Introduction

Room: Engineering Building, Room 328, M-W 14:00-14:50, Th 13:00-16:00
Instructor: Dr. Jim Burns
Office : Engineering Building, Room E311
Office hours: See posted hours
Email address: jburns@mail.sdsu.edu
Telephone: (619) 594-6076

Course Description

This course is intended to introduce the student to professional practice in the solution of design problems. Team-based problem solving, feasibility studies, concurrent engineering, design methodologies, shop procedure, and professional communication are aspects of this course. The course will require students to design and build engineering systems in teams and to enter their finished systems in three competitions (for grade) against those of other teams.

Prerequisites

An ME master plan must be on file for enrollment

Rhetoric and Writing Studies 200 or Liguistics 200, Engineering Mechanics 220, Mechanical Engineering 195, 275 and Engineering 120 with a grade of C or better.

Text Book

The text The mechanical Design Process 2nd Ed. by David G. Ullman presents domain-specific information on design practice and theory, analysis, ethics, etc. Students will also be provided supplimental course materials through the bookstore.

Assignments

Projects and Homework

• Using Spreadsheets
• Total Quality Design
• Project "A"
• Pro/ENGINEER
• Project "B"
• Functional Decomposition
• Project "C"
• Robust Design

Reading Assignments

These cover material on the quiz. See Syllabus.

Grading:

• Project A 15%
• Project B 20%
• Project C 30%
• Homeworks (4-5) 20%
• Exams 15%
• Total 100%

Other Documentation

• Shop Rules
• Syllabus
• Value Engineering
• Writing Tips