ME 4054W Design Projects
Spring Semester 2010
Course Logistics
Prof. Brad Bohlmann
January 19, 2010
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Resources
• Instructor and course coordinator:
Prof. Brad Bohlmann, ME 233, (612) 626-1795
• Teaching Assistant:
David Lunde, (612) 968-2936
• Administrator:
Patricia Meyer, ME 1100, (612) 625-0140
• Information regarding office hours and other
resources can be found on the course web site
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Course Objective
• This class is the capstone design class. It is called
“capstone" because it draws on all of your other
engineering courses.
• You will go through an open-ended design project
experience similar to what you can expect on your
job, following graduation.
• The lecture series will present a process which will
enable you to identify the optimal solution to such
open-ended problems.
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Structure
• The course web site is at:
http://me.umn.edu/education/courses/me4054/
• The class meets as a whole for the lectures shown on
the schedule. You are expected to attend each class
meeting.
• The bulk of the course work, however, is concerned
with your design project and the rest of the time on
the schedule, plus time outside class, is spent
working on your project.
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Project Teams
• Most of the work in this course will be done as part of a
team assigned to a specific project. Teams are typically
five to six students and one or two advisors.
• There are 23 total projects and descriptions are posted
on the class web site.
• You express your ranked project preferences on an online
form.
• Students are assigned to teams by the course staff based
on preference. You will generally get one of your choices,
but even if not, you will land on a good project.
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Grading
• The criteria for assessment of the team are:
– Final report/design advisor and course coordinator
– Design Documentation course coordinator
25%
20%
• includes intermediate reports such as problem statement, design
description, evaluation plan, appendices
– Oral presentations/communication
course coordinator
15%
• site visits, mid presentation, final design show
– Project Plan
advisor
• SOW, WBS, Gantt chart, Design requirements
70% of your grade is based on team performance
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10%
Grading
• The criteria for assessment of individuals within the team are:
– Knowledge of the design process course coordinator
15%
• Midterm exam
– Assessment of design notebook
advisor
– Individual contribution advisor, course coordinator, peers
10%
5%
• Weekly activities summaries, peer reviews, observations during semester
30% of your grade is based on your individual performance
Letter grades will be assigned as follows:
A (90-100), B (80-89), C (70-79) with +/- increments within these ranges
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Schedule
May change during semester; on-line version is always the most current
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TUESDAY, 1:25-5:30 PM
THURSDAY, 1:25-5:30 PM
1
Lecture: Intro to Design
Lecture: Course Logistics
Project Kick-Off Meetings
Jan Video: ME shop safety
Jan -----------19 -----------21 Due: Resume (bring six copies to
Due: Project Selection
meeting)
(by 11:59 AM, Wednesday 1/20)
2
Jan Lecture: Design Requirements
26 Team Meeting
Jan Lecture: Finding Information
28 Team Meeting
3
Feb Lecture: Project Management
2 Team Meeting
Lecture: Concept Generation and
Feb
Selection
4
Team Meeting
4
Lecture: Human Factors in
Product Design
Team Meeting
-----------Feb
Due: Draft Project Plan
9
(1) Statement of Work (draft),
(2) Work Breakdown (draft),
(3) Gantt Chart (draft),
(4) Design Requirements (draft)
Lecture: Modeling, Analysis and
Feb
Estimation
11
Team Meeting
5
Lecture: Documenting Your
Feb
Design
16
Team Meeting
Feb
Team Meeting
18
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Schedule
May change during semester; on-line version is always the most current
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6
7
8
TUESDAY, 1:25-5:30 PM
THURSDAY, 1:25-5:30 PM
Site Visits, Day 2
Team Meeting
-----------Feb Due: Project Plan
25 (1) Statement of Work (final),
(2) Work Breakdown (final),
(3) Gantt Chart (final),
(4) Design Requirements (final)
Feb Site Visits, Day 1
23 Team Meeting
Lecture: Evaluating Your
Mar Design
2 Team Meeting
Mar Midterm Exam: Design
9 Process Team Meeting
Lecture: Delivering Effective
Presentations (2.5 hours) (Prof.
Durfee)
Mar
Team Meeting
4
-----------Due: Problem Definition Chapter and
Supporting Appendix (Final Report)
Lecture: Cost and Price of Products
Team Meeting
Mar
-----------11
Due: Concept Generation and
Selection (Appendix final report)
Spring Break
9
Mid-Project Reviews, Day 1
Mid-Project Reviews, Day 2
Team Meeting (Day 2 teams)
Team Meeting (Day 1 teams)
Mar
Mar
----------------------23
25
Due: Peer Evaluation,
Due: Peer Evaluation, Notebook (Day
Notebook (Day 1 teams)
2 teams)
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Schedule
May change during semester; on-line version is always the most current
WK
TUESDAY, 1:25-5:30 PM
THURSDAY, 1:25-5:30 PM
10
Lecture: TBD
Team Meeting
Mar -----------Apr Team Meeting
30 Due: Design Description Chapter 1
and Supporting Appendices
(Final Report)
11
Lecture: Ethics in Design
Apr Team Meeting
6 -----------Due: Evaluation Plan
Apr
Team Meeting
8
12
Apr Second Site Visit, Day 1
13 Team Meeting
Apr Second Site Visit, Day 2
15 Team Meeting
13
Lecture: The Design Show
Team Meeting
Apr
-----------20
Due: Design Evaluation (Final
Report)
Apr
Team Meeting
22
14
Apr Lecture: TBD
27 Team Meeting
Team Meeting
Apr
-----------29
Due: Design Report
Design Show!
Coffman Union Great Room
May
15
Open to public 2-5 PM
4
-----------Due: Notebook
Relax!
May
-----------6
Due: Peer Evaluation
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Assignment # 1
• Go to the course web site and use the online form to
make your preferred project selections.
• Complete and submit the online project selection
form by 11:59 AM on Tuesday, January 20, 2010.
You will learn your project assignment and meet with
the project advisor at the second class meeting on
Thursday, January 21.
• Bring 6 copies of your resume to Thursday’s class.
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