Course Outcomes

Describe factors and constraints associated with product development and life cycles; 

Apply statistics to analysis of engineering problems, including component and manufacturing variation, project scheduling, and product reliability;

Solve basic problems in engineering economy, including use of time-value-of-money principles for decision making; 

Describe considerations in professional engineering practice, including licensure, ethics, standards, intellectual property, and liability;

Perform a literature search on a specific technical subject and prepare a summary report; 

Form and effectively function as a team to define, plan, and develop a design project of appropriate scope, depth, and breadth;

As part of a team, describe qualitative design goals and determine quantitative design specifications to meet the goals;

As part of a team, prepare a project timeline in an appropriate format that includes tasks, critical paths, and milestones;

As part of a team, prepare a project budget that includes, as appropriate, development costs, manufacturing costs, and profit; 

As part of a design team, prepare a design project proposal that effectively communicates information in written and graphical form