ESC492 MULTIDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION
| Course Code: | 3830492 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (1.00 - 4.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 7.0 |
| Department: | Engineering Sciences |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
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| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of the course the students will
- Understand the concepts of delivering an engineering project with multidisciplinary aspects
- Learn successful engineering project management
- Understand the challenges of working in a team with diverse backgrounds
Course Content
ESC 492 will be the second of a two course sequence where multidisciplinary project implementations will be carried out. Principal concepts of project management, planning, component procurement, construction-fabrication, implementation, testing and deployment of a complex engineering system will be applied by a multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary team of senior engineering students. Project supervision will be co-owned by faculty members from at least two engineering programs, and can also be contributed by faculty members from disciplinary outside engineering.
Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course the students will learn to
- Apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering to implement a complete system to meet the requirements specified through a high level project description that has multidisciplinary-interdisciplinary elements related to contemporary issues.
- Apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering to analyze a component or system by identifying, formulating and solving engineering problems.
- Function effectively within multidisciplinary teams, through successful oral and written communication with the team members and supervisors.
- Apply/improve project and time management skills.
- Define a validation plan for piecewise characterization of a prototype/pilot system, complete procurement of parts, and construct a designed system prototype for real life problems through modular fabrication methods.
- Validate correct operation of a prototype/pilot system, and characterize performance against goals.
- Deliver written reports and presentations on prototype/pilot system builds, and analytical comparisons against pre-build expectations.
- Perform market research for procurement of parts.
- Conduct modular construction and testing of system parts.
- Carry out system integration, debug/troubleshoot, validation, and testing.
- Utilize modern engineering equipment to build, characterize and test components and system prototypes and document engineering prototype/pilot building, validation, and testing activities.