Course Number Course Title Credit Hours Prerequisites MECH 4240 Semester Spring 2012 Comprehensive Design I 2 LEC 1 LAB 3 MECH3230 MECH3AA0 and passing grade in at least one of the following MECH3040 MECH3050 MECH3140 Prerequisites with Concurrency Co requisite The remaining two of the set of three MECH3040 MECH3050 MECH3140 Class Schedule Lec Lab M 1 00 1 50 Shelby 1126 TR 12 30 1 45 Lowder 034 Instructor Dr David Beale Mechanical Engineering Dept 3418C Wiggins 844 3336 bealedg auburn edu Office Hours MWF 10 00 11 00 and by appointment Teaching Assistant TBD Course Learning Outcomes Relationship to Program Outcomes in Brackets Upon completion of this course the student will be able to 1 Design an industrially relevant complex and integrated mechanical and or thermal system and individual components a b c d e f g h i j k p1 p2 2 Apply the engineering design process in a rigorous manner step by step from need to final design working in a design team with individual functional responsibilities a b c d e f g j k p1 p2 3 Effectively communicate the design and production process in a professional setting and using modern engineering design tools d f g 4 Consider many important design issues including safety cost manufacturability environmental and ethical concerns c f Professional Component Contribution Curriculum Area Math and Basic Sciences Engineering Topics Engineering Science Engineering Topics Engineering Design General Education Percentage 0 0 100 0 Relationship of Course to Program Outcomes Program Outcomes Course Outcome a an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics science and engineering c an ability to design a system component or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility b d e f g an ability to design and conduct experiments as well as to analyze and interpret data economic environmental social political ethical health and safety manufacturability and sustainability an ability to identify formulate and solve engineering problems an ability to communicate effectively h the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global economic j i environmental and societal context a recognition of the need for and an ability to engage in life long learning a knowledge of contemporary issues p1 an ability to apply principles of engineering basic science and mathematics including multivariate p2 an ability to work professionally in both thermal and mechanical systems areas k an ability to use the techniques skills and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice calculus and differential equations to model analyze design and realize physical systems components or processes An indicates that this course helps the students to achieve the Program Outcomes Prerequisite Examination Per B M E Program policy an examination will be given in the first full week of class to test students proficiency and retention of prerequisite material from MECH3230 Website Some general information and some course material will be posted at http www eng auburn edu users bealedg MECH4240 50 Textbooks None Homework None Midterm Presentation 40 minute presentation to industrial sponsor Final Presentation 40 minute presentation to industrial sponsor Grading and Evaluation Procedures Grade Component Contracts of Deliverables CODs Deliverables Prerequisite Exam Structured Design Quiz Oral Presentation Grade Attendance Grade Peer Reviews Midterm PowerPoint Presentation and Report design notebook webpage review CODs deliverables Final Design PowerPoint Presentation and Report design notebook review webpage CODs deliverables Type Individual Individual Individual Individual Individual Individual Group Points 10 5 5 5 10 25 15 Due Date or Comment 1 midterm 2 final 1 17 11 End of 4th Week midterm or final 3 points each absence 4 5 peer reviews TBD Group 25 TBD 90 100 A 80 90 B 70 80 C 60 70 D 60 F Accessibility The policy of Auburn University is to provide accessibility to its programs and activities and reasonable accommodation for persons defined as having a disability under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 Students needing special accommodations should see the instructor as soon as possible or contact the Students with Disabilities Program office at 334 844 5943 Voice TT Academic Honesty All portions of the Auburn University Student Academic Honesty Code as found in the Tiger Cub and defined in the SGA Code of Laws Title XII will apply in this class http web6 duc auburn edu tigercub rules section1 pdf http www auburn edu tigercub rules code of laws doc