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M E 351

INTERDISCIPLINARY EXPERIENTIAL DESIGN PROJECTS I

3 credits.

First of a two-course sequence ( M E 351 and 352 ) in which students design and fabricate systems and devices, typically having an interdisciplinary aspect. In the first course, emphasis will be on project planning, team dynamics, problem identification, and conceptual design and evaluation.

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Declared in Mechanical Engineering with senior standing and M E 331 Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Define an engineering problem as it relates to clients and stakeholders, and translate stakeholder requirements into engineering specifications Audience: Undergraduate 2. Research previous solutions to similar design problems Audience: Undergraduate 3. Identify potentially relevant standards to design problem Audience: Undergraduate 4. Work together on an team that fosters inclusiveness, delegates responsibility, and plans tasks and monitors effort to better achieve objectives that meet client requirements Audience: Undergraduate 5. Build an effective physical or analytical prototype Audience: Undergraduate 6. Present design progress in written and oral format Audience: Undergraduate 7. Defend design decisions with engineering calculations Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Define an engineering problem as it relates to clients and stakeholders, and translate stakeholder requirements into engineering specifications Audience: Undergraduate 2. Research previous solutions to similar design problems Audience: Undergraduate 3. Identify potentially relevant standards to design problem Audience: Undergraduate 4. Work together on an team that fosters inclusiveness, delegates responsibility, and plans tasks and monitors effort to better achieve objectives that meet client requirements Audience: Undergraduate 5. Build an effective physical or analytical prototype Audience: Undergraduate 6. Present design progress in written and oral format Audience: Undergraduate 7. Defend design decisions with engineering calculations Audience: Undergraduate

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