New Final-year Design Course
Engineering students in their final year now have the option of completing a multidisciplinary design project in place of the design course in their program. Details of the new multidisciplinary design course follow. Interested individuals should contact Dr. Michel Couturier (cout@unb.ca), NSERC Design Chair, for more information.
Engg 4025 Multidisciplinary Design Project 8ch (1C 2T 4L) [W]
Full-year design course (fall and winter of same academic year) which may be taken in place of the final-year design course in any engineering program. Working in multidisciplinary teams of 4 or 5 students, students will work on a design project sponsored by an outside client. The proposed solution should meet a broad range of constraints including health and safety, sustainable development and environmental stewardship. Deliverables include progress reports and presentations, a final report including engineering drawings, and if applicable, a prototype. Weekly lectures will cover topics relevant to the design projects and will include presentations by guest speakers. The weekly tutorial hours are designated for scheduled meetings with project co-mentors.
Prerequisites: Restricted to students who have completed 110 ch in their program and have received approval from their degree program coordinator.
Course objectives:
- To develop written and oral communication skills, creativity and team work skills.
- To become familiar with professional practice by working through the solution of a complex industrial problem requiring a multidisciplinary team of engineers.
Student evaluation:
- final product (report, drawings and prototype) - 50%
- 7 milestones - 40%
- oral presentations - 10%
Instructors:
Mr. Andrew Steeves, Engineer in Residence, and Dr. Michel Couturier will be the instructors for the course. Practicing design engineers will co-mentor the design teams with them.
Logistics:
Students from any Engineering program can register for the course. Projects and clients will be identified during the summer months based on the disciplines of the students who have applied. Projects suggested by students will also be considered. Two teams of four or five students will be assigned to each project.
Enrolment will be capped at 40 students. Students will be on a wait list until the selection of projects is finalized in late August. Students will be admitted in the course on a first-come-first-served basis and according to the needs of the projects. All interested students should also register for the capstone design course in their program in case they are not successful.
