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Fall 2004, Sec 001 (Honors)
(Revised
24 November 2004)
Schedule is subject to change, please check back weekly for assignments
Unless otherwise stated, homework is due at the beginning of class one week after assigned
| Date | Room | Topic | Assignment | Reading |
| Thurs, 2 Sept, 9:05-11:00 am | 308 HB | Introduction to Course Overview of Engineering Design Process |
ED:AR, Chap. 1 | |
| Thurs, 2 Sept, 1:25-3:20 pm | 312 HB | Overview of Design Lab | In Class: Bad Design Think about a "bad design"--something that really annoys you. Sketch it (as best you can) on a piece of paper and describe why it bugs you. Begin thinking about how you would design it differently. We will revisit this in a week or so. | |
| Tues, 7 Sept, 9:05-11:00 am | 305 HB | Intro to Computer Lab Excel spreadsheet application |
HWK: Excel spreadsheet handout | https://wbt.psu.edu for more Excel training if needed |
| Thurs, 9 Sept, 9:05-11:00 am | 308 HB | Customer Needs Analysis Multiview Drawings |
HWK: Multiview Assignment | ED:AR, Chap. 3 |
| Thurs, 9 Sept, 1:25-3:20 pm | 312 HB | Intro to Design Project I | In Class: Product Dissection and Benchmarking Lab 1 Parts 1 and 2 | "Product Teardown" handout |
| Tues, 14 Sept, 9:05-11:00 am | 305 HB | Unix/SSH overview PowerPoint presentation application |
HWK: PowerPoint presentation on "Bad Design" emailed to me through Angel | https://wbt.psu.edu for more PowerPoint training if needed |
| Thurs, 16 Sept, 9:05-11:00 am | 308 HB | Product Specifications Multiview Drawings 2 |
HWK: Multiview 2 assignment | ED:AR, Chap. 4 |
| Thurs, 16 Sept, 1:25-3:20 pm | 312 HB | Design Project I | In Class: Measurement and Dissection | "Circuits" and "Sound Measurement" handouts |
| Tues, 21 Sept, 9:05-11:00 am | 305 HB | Webpages | HWK: Webpage designed and link emailed to me through Angel | https://wbt.psu.edu for more HTML and FrontPage training if needed |
| Thurs, 23 Sept, 9:05-11:00 am | 308 HB | Concept Generation Dimensioning |
HWK: Dimensioning assignment | ED:AR, Chap. 5 |
| Thurs, 23 Sept, 1:25-3:20 pm | 312 HB | Design Project I | In Class: Measurement and Dissection continued | |
| Tues, 28 Sept, 9:05-11:00 am | 305 HB | Intro to CAD | Visit from Bischoff Entrepreneurs in Residence
(9:05-9:35) In Class: Survey (not for grade) In Class: Assignment in SolidWorks tutorial (Lesson 1: Part Creation) |
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| Thurs, 30 Sept, 9:05-11:00 am | 308 HB | Concept Selection Quiz Review |
Will also discuss Thursday afternoon class since I will be on a business trip (Brooks to cover) | ED:AR, Chap. 6 |
| Thurs, 30 Sept, 1:25-3:20 pm | 312 HB | Design Project I | In Class: Work on analysis of customer needs, finalize external/internal search, develop mission statement for toothbrush redesign, define product specifications, work on concepts for redesign of toothbrush | |
| Tues, 5 Oct, 9:05-11:00 am | 308 HB | Global Design | Visit with Peter Olfs (Siemens Executive Emeritus) | ED:AR, Chap. 9 |
| Thurs, 7 Oct, 9:05-11:00 am | 308 HB | Quiz I | In Class: Work on report
Take Home: Take home exam |
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| Thurs, 7 Oct, 1:25-3:20 pm | 312 HB | Design Project I | In Class: Work on concept selection, embodiment design, final web report | |
| Mon, 11 Oct, 4:40-6:00 pm | TBD | Industry Sponsored Project Kickoff | At least one representative from each team must
attend the kickoff meeting Pizza starting at 5:45 pm |
Read project description and prepare questions |
| Tues, 12 Oct, 9:05-11:00 am | 305 HB | CAD Session 2 | In Class: Assignment in SolidWorks tutorial
(Lesson 2: Assemblies and Drawings) In Class: Work session for Design Project I |
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| Thurs, 14 Oct, 9:05-11:00 am | 308 HB | Design Project I Final Deliverables | In Class: Presentations on Design Project I Web Reports for Design Project I are due |
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| Thurs, 14 Oct, 1:25-3:20 pm | 312 HB | Design Project 2 Kickoff Project Management |
In Class: Set up a project schedule | ED:AR, Chap. 12 |
| Tues, 19 Oct, 9:05-11:00 am | 305 HB | CAD Session 3 | In Class: Survey (not for grade) In Class: Assignment in SolidWorks tutorial (Lesson 3: Advanced Drawing and Design Table) |
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| Thurs, 21 Oct, 9:05-11:00 am | 308 HB | Global Engineering Design | Guest Speaker: Prof. Richard Devon | |
| Thurs, 21 Oct, 1:25-3:20 pm | 312 HB | Project Planning | In Class: Team planning session for Project 2 | |
| Tues, 26 Oct, 9:05-11:00 am | 305 HB | CAD Session 4 | In Class: Assignment in SolidWorks tutorial (Lesson 4: Assembly Mates) | |
| Thurs, 28 Oct, 9:05-11:00 am | 308 HB | Prototyping Isometric drawing |
HWK: Isometric drawing assignment | |
| Thurs, 28 Oct, 1:25-3:20 pm | 312 HB | Design Project 2 | In Class: Students from 2004 Tour of French Industry | |
| Tues, 2 Nov, 9:05-11:00 am | 305 HB | CAD Session 5 | In Class:
Assignment in SolidWorks tutorial (Lesson 5: Loft, Revolves, and Sweeps) In Class: Chat sessions with IUT counterparts |
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| Thurs, 4 Nov, 9:05-11:00 am | 308 HB | Concept testing Isometric drawing |
HWK: Isometric drawing assignment (isometric curves) | |
| Thurs, 4 Nov, 1:25-3:20 pm | 312 HB | Design Project 2 | Field Trip: Learning Factory |
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| Tues, 9 Nov, 9:05-11:00 am | 305 HB | CAD Session 6 | In Class:
Assignment in SolidWorks tutorial (Lesson 6: SolidWorks Animator) In Class: Chat sessions with IUT counterparts |
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| Thurs, 11 Nov, 9:05-11:00 am | 308 HB | Obliques | HWK: Oblique drawing assignment | |
| Thurs, 11 Nov, 1:25-3:20 pm | 312 HB | Design Project 2 | In Class: Selection of concept | |
| Tues, 16 Nov, 9:05-11:00 am | 305 HB | CAD Quiz | In Class: Survey (not for grade) In Class: Chat sessions with IUT counterparts Take Home: CAD Quiz |
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| Thurs, 18 Nov, 9:05-11:00 am | 308 HB | Concept Testing Sectioning |
HWK: Sectioning drawing assignment | |
| Thurs, 18 Nov, 1:25-3:20 pm | 312 HB | Design Project 2 | In Class: Preliminary Design Review | |
| Tues, 23 Nov, 9:05-11:00 am | 305 HB | CAD and Design Project 2 | In Class: Chat sessions with IUT counterparts | |
| Thurs, 25 Nov, 9:05-11:00 am | 308 HB | Thanksgiving Break | Eat Turkey | |
| Thurs, 25 Nov, 1:25-3:20 pm | 312 HB | Thanksgiving Break | Eat Turkey | |
| Tues, 30 Nov, 9:05-11:00 am | 305 HB | CAD and Design Project 2 | In Class:
Chat sessions with IUT counterparts Note, all CAD assignments must be turned in for credit by this class period |
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| Thurs, 2 Dec, 9:05-11:00 am | 305/308 HB | Working Drawings | In Class (305): Int'l survey online In Class: Second session on global issues (Prof. Devon) |
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| Thurs, 2 Dec, 1:25-3:20 pm | 312 HB | Design Project 2 | In Class: SRTEs, work session | |
| Tues, 7 Dec, 9:05-11:00 am | 305 HB | Project 2 Presentations | In Class: Quick survey In Class: Project 2 presentations |
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| Thurs, 9 Dec, 9:05-11:00 am | 308 HB | Quiz II | Web reports due | |
| Thurs, 9 Dec, 1:25-3:20 pm | HUB | Design Project Showcase (1-4 pm, HUB Ballroom) |
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Course inquiries: Sven Bilén, sbilen@psu.edu
Last revised on
24 November 2004