ME 410 - Senior Design Projects
Fall Semester - 2002
Tues-Thur 12:00-1:15 PM, Fri 2:00-4:00 PM

COURSE OBJECTIVE:
THE OBJECTIVE OF THE ME 410/411 COURSE SEQUENCE IS TO PROVIDE A REALISTIC EXPERIENCE IN THE PRACTICE OF ENGINEERING DESIGN FOR SENIOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING STUDENTS AT BRADLEY UNIVERSITY. STUDENTS WILL WORK IN TEAMS OF THREE (OR FOUR) AS PROJECT CONSULTANTS. THEY WILL WORK FOR CLIENTS IN INDUSTRY OR OTHER EXTERNAL AGENCIES. THE TEAM WILL DEVELOP A SOLUTION TO A PROBLEM WITH GUIDANCE FROM REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CLIENT AND A FACULTY ADVISOR. THE COURSE IS CULMINATED WHEN THE STUDENT TEAM FORMALLY REPORTS THE RESULTS AND GIVES THE DELIVERABLES TO THE CLIENT.

Final Exam:
Monday, December 17, 2002 9:00-11:00 PM

Required Text Book:
Engineering Design, [Third Edition] by G.E. Dieter

Suggested Text Book:
The Mechanical Design Process, [Second Edition] by D. G. Ullman

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Comments:
This is a capstone senior design project. It is an opportunity for you to participate in a realistic design process on a design team and on real design challenges. The structure and conditions under which you will work are modeled after those to which you will likely be exposed after graduation as a practicing engineer in industry. You will be expected to exhibit responsible and ethical behavior. As professionals, it will be your responsibility to complete the assigned work prior to deadlines and to the best of your ability. This is one of the most important activities in which you will participate towards a mechanical engineering degree at Bradley University. Each TEAM is expected to maintain a portfolio to document this experience and demonstrate the quality of your work.