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EGT 400 - Introduction to Engineering Design


Last Date of Approval: Fall 2018

3 Credits
Total Lecture Hours: 30
Total Lab Hours: 30
Total Clinical Hours: 0
Total Work-Based Experience Hours: 0

Course Description:
This course is an introduction to the elements of Engineering Design. Students will learn the history of design, design process, sketching and visualization, geometric relationships, and modeling. Elements of manufacturing production, marketing, analysis, and quality control will also be studied. Students will learn presentation techniques and develop a portfolio.

Prerequisites/Corequisites: None

Mode(s) of Instruction: traditional/face-to-face

Credit for Prior Learning: There are no Credit for Prior Learning opportunities for this course.

Course Fees: None

Common Course Assessment(s): None

Student Learning Outcomes and Objectives:
  1. Create a single part from a drawing. 
  2. ​​​​​​​Create a drawing with appropriate dimensions from the associated part.
  3. Create an assembly from a collection of parts.
  4. Use CAD software to create virtual models of objects and collections of objects.
  5. Work together to brainstorm, design, model, and evaluate a product prototype.
  6. Evaluate a proposed product within the context of cost and ease of manufacture.



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