EE 382: Introduction to Design

Announcements:

• 05/18 - Grades for the class have been posted.

Instructor: Kevin Wedeward, office: Workman 221, phone: x5708, e-mail: wedeward@ee.nmt.edu, web-page: www.ee.nmt.edu/~wedeward/

Class Time/Place: TR 02:00pm-05:00pm in MSEC 101 (for lectures and presentations) and Workman 117 (for work on project).

Prerequisites: EE308, EE308L, EE321, EE321L, EE333, EE341, and have declared electrical engineering as a major

Course Description: Introduction to Design provides a more formal look at engineering design to include the design process and its management, organization of project teams, communication of the outcome, and ethical obligations. Students will be divided into teams and tasked with a design problem which they will address using principles of engineering design.

Course Objectives:

1. Gain appreciation for, and knowledge of, engineering design.
2. Learn to design and conduct experiments, and analyze and interpret data to characterize components and verify design.
3. Learn to communicate outcomes through oral and written reports.
4. Develop skills to work effectively as a design team.
5. Become aware of professional obligations and codes of ethics.

Project: Noise Cancelling Headphones

Schedule and Grading:

• Statement of Work - Th 02/12 - 5%
• Background Report - Th 02/12 - 5%
• Ethics Study - Tu 02/17 - 5%
• Conceptual Design Presentation - Tu 02/24 - 10%
• Preliminary Design Evaluation - Tu 03/31 - 10%
• Preliminary Design Presentation - Th 04/02 - 10%
• Final Project Evaluation - Th 04/30 - 15%
• Final Project Presentation - Tu 05/05 - 15%
• Demonstration to Faculty and Friends - Tu 05/05 - 0% (for fun)
• Group Members' Evaluation - Th 05/07 - 10%
• Final Report (including electronic version) - M 05/11 - 15%

Resources:

• Engineering Design: A Project Based Introduction, 3/E by Clive L. Dym and Patrick Little; John Wiley & Sons; 2008; ISBN: 9780470225967
• IEEE Code of Ethics
• NMT EE Department Order Form
• NSPE Code of Ethics
• Skeen Library's Online Reference - note resources for writing and presenting
• Skeen Library's Research Databases
• Texas A&M University Engineering Ethics Website

Teams:

1. Joshua Aragon, Nikos Arechiga, Patrick Leahy, Ryan Schlegel
2. Matthew Aurand, Teague Bick, James Castillo, Vanessa Salas
3. Dominic Candelaria, Scott Freund, Ian Johnson, James Smith
4. Brian Kamer, Andrew Ronquillo, Lucas Uecker, Cody Winclechter
5. Jennifer Leue, Austin Silva, Will Taylor, Alejandro Valdivia