Undergraduate University Curriculum Committee
Course Proposal Form for Courses Numbered 0001 – 4999
(Faculty Senate Resolution #09-44, November 2009)
Guidelines for submission may be accessed via the web at:
www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/fsonline/cu/curriculum.cfm.
Note: Before completing this form, please carefully read the accompanying instructions.
1.
Course Prefix and Number:
ENGR 3000
2.
Date:
04/14/2011
3.
Requested Action (Check only one type):
New Course
Check Required or
X
Elective
X
Required
Elective
Revision of Active Course
Unbanking of a Banked Course
Renumbering of Existing Course from:
#
to
#
4. Method(s) of delivery (check all boxes that apply for both current/proposed and expected
future delivery methods within the next three years):
Current or
Proposed Delivery
Method(s):
X
On-campus (face to face)
Expected
Future Delivery
Method(s):
X
Distance Course (face to face off campus)
Online (delivery of 50% or more of the instruction is offered online)
5.
Justification for new course, revision, unbanking, or renumbering:
Assessment results indicate that ABET (engineering program accreditation organization)
outcome (c), (design) is not satisfactorily being achieved within our current curriculum. In
addition, a key related item is the improvement in preparation for a design project when
they enter the capstone design course. This proposed change emphasizes and integrates
content in the design process and project management in each of the first three years in
ENGR 1000, ENGR 1016, ENGR 2000, and ENGR 3000. This will improve our assessment
results in ABET outcome (c) and will better prepare the students for the capstone course.
As described, this course is being added in lieu of the current project management course to
improve integration of design and project management in preparation for the capstone
design course. This change was approved by the faculty of engineering.
6.
Course description exactly as it should appear in the next catalog:
3000. Engineering Design and Project Management II (2) (WI) 1 lecture and 2 lab hours
per week. P/C: ENGR 3420; P: ENGR 2000. Integration of engineering design and project
management. Employs example project to demonstrate the steps of engineering design,
develop a project plan, project presentation, and design report with supporting documents.
7.
If this is a course revision, briefly describe the requested change:
NA
8.
9.
If writing intensive (WI) credit is requested, the Writing Across the Curriculum
Committee must approve WI credit prior to consideration by the UCC.
Has this course been approved for WI credit (yes/no/NA)?
Yes
If Yes, will all sections be WI (yes/no/NA)?
Yes
If service-learning (SL) credit is requested, the Service-Learning Advisory Committee
must approve SL credit prior to consideration by the UCC.
Has this course been approved for SL credit (yes/no/NA)?
No
If Yes, will all sections be SL (yes/no/NA)?
10.
If foundations curriculum (FC) credit is requested, the Academic Standards Committee
(ASC) must approve FC credit prior to consideration by the UCC.
If FC credit has been approved by the ASC, then check the appropriate box (check at
most one):
11.
English (EN)
Science (SC)
Humanities (HU)
Social Science (SO)
Fine Arts (FA)
Mathematics (MA)
Health (HL)
Exercise (EX)
Course Credit:
Lecture Hours
1
Weekly
or
Per Term
=
Credit Hours
1
s.h.
Lab
2
Weekly
or
Per Term
=
Credit Hours
1
s.h.
Studio
Weekly
or
Per Term
=
Credit Hours
s.h.
Practicum
Weekly
or
Per Term
=
Credit Hours
s.h.
Internship
Weekly
or
Per Term
=
Credit Hours
s.h.
s.h.
Other (e.g., independent study):
Total Credit Hours
2
s.h.
12.
Anticipated yearly student enrollment:
50
13.
Affected Degrees or Academic Programs:
Degree(s)/Course(s)
BS Engineering
14.
PDF Catalog Page
298
Change in Degree Hours
None
Overlapping or Duplication with Affected Units or Programs:
X
Not Applicable
Applicable (Notification and/or Response from Units Attached)
15.
Approval by the Council for Teacher Education (required for courses affecting teacher
education programs):
X
Not Applicable
Applicable (CTE has given their approval)
16.
Instructional Format: please identify the appropriate instructional format(s):
X
Lecture
Technology-mediated
X
Lab
Seminar
Studio
Clinical
Practicum
Colloquium
Internship
Other (describe below):
Student Teaching
17.
Statements of Support:
(Please attach a memorandum, signed by the unit administrator, which addresses the
budgetary and staff impact of this proposal.)
X
Current staff is adequate
Additional staff is needed (describe needs below):
X
Current facilities are adequate
Additional facilities are needed (describe needs below):
X
Initial library resources are adequate
Initial resources are needed (give a brief explanation and estimate for cost of acquisition
of required resources below):
X
Unit computer resources are adequate
Additional unit computer resources are needed (give a brief explanation and an
estimate for the cost of acquisition below):
X
ITCS Resources are not needed
Following ITCS resources are needed (put a check beside each need):
Mainframe computer system
Statistical services
Network connections
Computer lab for students
Describe any computer or networking requirements of this program that are not
currently fully supported for existing programs (Includes use of classroom, laboratory,
or other facilities that are not currently used in the capacity being requested).
Approval from the Director of ITCS attached
18.
Syllabus – please insert course syllabus below. Do not submit course syllabus as a
separate file. You must include (a) the citation of the textbook chosen for the course, (b)
the course objectives, (c) the course content outline, and (d) the course assignments and
grading plan. Do not include instructor- or semester-specific information in the syllabus.
ENGR 3000 Engineering Design and Project Management II
Required Materials:
Eggert, Rudolph. Engineering Design, 2nd Edition. High Peak Press; (2010) ISBN-10: 0615319386
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this course each student will be demonstrate:
• An understanding of the design process from conceptual to detailed design including
constraints, engineering standards, literature review, and intellectual property issues.
• The ability to apply engineering design skills to identify alternatives and select a design
solution.
• Written communication skills by completing a design report and supporting documents
• Oral communication skills for engineers by making a project presentation.
• Interpersonal skills required to work in a project team
• Understanding of ethics and continuing professional development in the context of engineering
design.
•
•
The ability to apply project management skills to organizing, planning, and controlling the
engineering design process.
Professional skills required for career development and job search
Lecture and Lab Topics:
• Course introduction engineering design steps and the design report, review of the project
• Overview of project management: WBS, Gantt chart, precedent-successor relationships
• Conceptual design: Project scope, constraints, and customer requirements
• Conceptual design: Project specifications and robust design, sources of variation
• Conceptual design: Literature search, intellectual property, engineering standards, and design
notebooks.
• Conceptual design: Identification of feasible alternatives, tools for selection of alternatives:
design for x, QFD, scoring tables
• Project management: planning and organization, WBS, activity relations and estimates
• Project management: Scheduling, Gantt chart, precedent / successor, critical path
• Project management: Responsibility charts ,team dynamics , mutual responsibility
• Project management: Risk, containment, contingency, error
• Preliminary design steps: building and testing prototypes
• Detailed design: Documentation, final results, matching with scope and customer need
• Project presentation skills
• Final report review
• Professionalism and career planning: resume, job search, dress
Laboratory Topics:
Lab sessions will focus on completion of the project design activities related to the weekly lecture.
Grading Policy and Assignments
Students will be evaluated based on a combination of class activities.
Final design report
30%
Oral presentation
20%
Team assessment and participation
10%
Paper on ethics and intellectual property
10%
Paper on team dynamics
10%
Final exam
20%
Grading
A: 100-90
B: 89-80
C: 79-70
D: 69-60
F: below 60
Writing Intensive Assessment
What types of documents will students write in this course (i.e., reports, memos, research
papers, etc.)? Include the expected or required number of pages for each assignment.
Project report (15 pages)
Paper on ethics and intellectual property issues (5 pages)
Paper on teamwork in project management (5 pages)
Power point slides on assigned project (15 slides)
Which activities will be used to prepare students to write these documents (i.e., reading of model
texts, preparatory writing in the classroom, class discussions or lectures, etc.)?
1) Project Report: Students will learn the steps of project management and engineering design
in ENGR 1000, 1016, and 2000. Literature search and discovery of current practice will be
presented in ENGR 2070. Format for a project report will be reviewed and discussed in this
course.
2) Papers: Formats will follow instruction started in ENGL 1100/ 1200, ENGR 1000, 1016, and
2000. This course will build on and reinforce these courses.