ECE361 Engineering Practice

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ECE361Engineering Practice
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Introductions

• Introductions and Brief Overview
• Angel Course Management Tool
• Angel Homepage
• Course Homepage
• Skills Survey
• Introduction to Engineering Practice

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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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Can you think of a profession that is affecting
your life more pervasively than engineering?
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What is your experience with engineering?
What is engineering?
What constitutes an engineering education?
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Can you define the engineering method for solving
a problem?
Compare with scientific method
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Science the study of nature and natural
processes
"Scientists discover the world that exists
engineers create the world that never was."
-Theodore Von Karman
www.discoverengineering.org
Engineering the use of knowledge of nature and
natural processes to solve problems
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Engineering is the Art of Design

• Start with a need and
• end with a product

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ABET Accreditation Certification of degree
programs ABET accreditation criteria
Shaping Your Curriculum
Faculty and Tradition Basic structure and
technical electivesECE Department Webpage

• Industry Feedback from employers
• Boeings attributes of an engineer

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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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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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ECE 361 Assignment

• INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT Take the electronic
  skills and interests assessment on Angel (Due in
  class today)

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• References
• 1 K Smith, Project Management and Teamwork, 2nd
  ed., McGraw-Hill, 2004