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In engineering design and presentation, "presentation" refers to the formal communication of design ideas, solutions, and progress to a specific audience. This can involve various methods like reports, formal presentations, prototypes, and technical drawings. The goal is to effectively convey the design process, findings, and proposed solutions to stakeholders, which could include clients, team members, or potential investors
Engineering Design and Presentation" courses emphasize:
Software Skills: Students learn to use various software applications for producing technical drawings, 3D models, and prototypes.
Design Process: Students apply the engineering design process (defining the problem, generating ideas, developing solutions, testing, evaluating, and presenting).
Communication: Students develop skills in communicating their design ideas effectively through written and formal presentations.
Course Outline
Unit 1. Design Methodologies
Design methodology provides a structured and systematic approach to problem-solving and innovation, ensuring efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and the development of safe and sustainable solutions. The engineering design process guides engineers through a process of identifying criteria, generating ideas, evaluating options, and refining designs, to come up with the best solution for a given problem.
Students will use critical thinking skills, conduct research and investigations to identify system constraints, and make fact-based decisions in a review of the engineering design process. Students work in teams to design, build, test, and refine a water powered rocket. The solution will be evaluated based on aerodynamic efficiency. The presentation will be in the form of a technical drawings and demonstration of the product’s function.
Unit 2. Drafting & Design
An engineering draft, just like a draft of a written report, is an initial version of something that will become a final product. Computer Aided Design (CAD) refers to the use of computer software to create designs. CAD is a broader term encompassing design and creation of 2D and 3D models, while drafting focuses on producing detailed technical drawings from those models.
In this unit, students will apply the concepts of sketching and skills associated with computer-aided drafting and design. Students will work individually to design CO2 power vehicles and then create 3D CAD models using Autodesk Fusion 360. Design presentation will be a set of technical drawings produced from the 3D models that are used to build the vehicles. The culminating activity will be a race to see which design works the best.
Unit 3. Building a Prototype
A prototype allows designers to test and refine their ideas before committing to a final product. Prototypes are an early version that allows engineers to interact with the product as a whole or one system/component/function at a time. Prototypes provide early feedback about how well a design is satisfying design goals leading to risk reduction, lower cost and time of development, and better design solutions.
In this team design project, students will follow client provided design criteria to design a product made from scrap material that can be sold as a yard ornament. The final presentation will include comparison of CAD simulated testing to the testing of the physical prototype. Presentation documentation will include a set of technical drawings, product specifications, and assembly instructions.
Unit 4. Schematic Design
Schematic design is the initial phase of the architectural design process where a project's basic concept is translated into a visual representation, often through drawings and models. It focuses on defining the project's scope, spatial relationships, and overall form, while also considering budget, schedule, and building systems. This phase helps the client and design team visualize the project and make informed decisions before moving into more detailed design development.
In this unit students will follow a schematic design process as they design a residential building that meets the needs of a client. Design requirements include code compliance with Pflugerville’s Unified Development Code (UDC) as well as the International Residential Code (IRC). The presentation of the schematic design will be in a set of conceptual drawings of the building to be reviewed by the client.
Unit 5. Design Development
Design development refers to the phase where initial design concepts, developed during schematic design, are refined and detailed into a more concrete plan for construction. This phase focuses on solidifying the design by creating the 3D model and integrating engineering systems. Essentially, it's where the design is transformed into a tangible, buildable design.
Architectural design 3D modeling and documentation uses specialized CAD software called building information modeling (BIM). BIM is used by architects and engineers to create, modify, analyze, and optimize building designs.
In this module students will continue development of the residential design project based on feedback from the client. The project will be presented with a complete set of construction documents from CAD modeling.
Unit 6. Commercial Design & Development
In this final design project, students will work in teams to design a new commercial facility on a specific site. This open-ended design project will require teams to develop a project management plan to organize and monitor completion of activities. Teams will present their projects through construction documentation form BIM and a final presentation to justify and validate how well their design meets UDC code and zoning compliance as well as IRC and ADA compliance.
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