Engineering Design, Ethics, and Entrepreneurship (no longer offered)
EEN 26200/ 3 Cr.
Basic concepts of the design process. Innovative engineering design of real life applications. . Engineering ethics topics. Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship. Design projects focus on open-ended problems. Design modeling, simulation, documentation and communication. Implementation and use of modern computer tools in solving design problems and completing team design projects in the area of Energy Engineering.
- Available Online: No
- Credit by Exam: No
- Laptop Required: No
Prerequisites/Co-requisites:
P: ENGR 19600
C: ENGR 29700 and EEN 24000
Textbooks
- David G. Ullman, “The mechanical design process”, Fourth edition, McGrawHill, 1992, USA.
- Pro/ENGINEER manuals (available on OnCourse): 1) Pro/Mechanica Fundamentals of Motion Training manual; 2) Pro/Mechanism manual; 3) Pro/E modeling manuals.
- “Engineering Ethics: An Industrial Perspective”, Elsevier Academic Press, Gail D. Baura
- Handouts on Entrepreneurship
Outcomes
1. Implement the design process in engineering design projects [c1] [pul 2, 3]
2. Conduct the planning phase of the design process and plan in terms of deliverables [c1] [pul 2, 3]
3. Understand the design problem and generate engineering specifications [c1] [pul 2, 3]
4. Generate and evaluate design concepts following a functional decomposition [c1] [pul 2, 3]
5. Select materials and manufacturing processes for selected design concepts [c1] [pul 2, 3]
6. Conduct product generation and evaluation [c1] [pul 2, 3]
7. Validate the final design through simulation and/or prototyping [b] [pul 1B, 2, 3]
8. Document the design activities and outcomes through product development file, drawings, and personal design notebook. [g, i] [pul 1A, 1B]
9. Work as team player and demonstrate participation through a personal design notebook. [d] [pul 1A]
10. Give technical presentations in form of project proposal, final design report, and oral presentation. [g] [pul 1A]
11. Utilize computer-aided design tools in engineering design problems [k1, k2, e, c1] [pul 1B, 2, 3]
12. Conduct Library/Internet search of patents and literature [j, k3] [pul 2, 4]
13. Demonstrate a basic understanding of ethical principles such as moral autonomy, definitions of ethics and morality, ethical dilemmas, and truthfulness [f] [pul 2, 4]
14. Demonstrate an understanding of models of right and wrong (utilitarianism, duty ethics, rights ethics, and virtue ethics) and their use in determining right actions [f] [pul 2, 4]
15. Demonstrate a working knowledge of a process for resolving ethical dilemmas [f] [pul 2, 4]
16. Demonstrate a working knowledge of workplace ethics, including issues such as whistle blowing, confidentiality, conflict of interest, and intellectual property [f] [pul 2, 4]
17. Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of engineering decisions on the global environment, including such issues as cultural differences, safety, environmental protection, technology transfer, and infrastructure [h] [pul 2, 4]
18. Demonstrate knowledge of contemporary issues, particularly issues that present conflicting points of view with an ethical component [j] [pul 4, 2]
19. Demonstrate an understanding of engineering as a profession and engineers as professionals [f, g, i, j] [pul 4, 2]
20. Demonstrate an understanding of how a code of ethics can help an engineer work ethically and to determine right actions [f, j] [pul 4, 2]
21. Understand and critique business plans, draft their own, and understand the basics of starting up a business [j, h] [pul 4, 2]
22. Write organized project reports to communicate accurately and effectively with equations, drawings and narratives [g] [pul 1A]
Lab outcomes:
After completion of this course, the students should be able to:
1. Utilize computer-aided design tools in engineering design problems [k1, k2, e, c1] [pul 1B, 2, 3]
2. Utilize computer-aided engineering tools in modeling, simulation and validation of engineering design [k1, k2, e, c1] [pul 1B, 2, 3]
Topics
- Introduction & Teamwork
- The design process:
- Introduction to the Design process
- Defining the problem
- Project planning
- Engineering specifications
- House of quality
- Functional decomposition
- Concept generation
- Concept evaluation
- Materials and manufacturing processes selection
- Design for Ergonomics, environment, manufacturing, assembly, etc.
- Building and testing prototypes
- Detail design and product evaluation
- Engineering economics and cost evaluation
- Ethical issues in design
- Basic Ethics Principles and Theory
- Engineering professionalism
- General Engineering Operation
- Seminar on “Religion and Ethics”
- Entrepreneurship (and Business for engineers)
- The entrepreneur and the environment
- Business plan
- All about finances