Engineering & Product Development Academic Library
This course requires substantial independent work with research and writing related to projects which are required to complete the course. A student will be unable to pass the course without completing the research, analysis, and writing portion of this course successfully. Assignments in this course place a strong emphasis on student inquiry, research, and writing, and much of the assessment is based on writing projects.
Engineering & Product Development
UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
- Course Overview
- Introduction to Engineering
- Fundamentals of Product Development
- Project: Analyze Product Engineering
- Identifying and Testing Product Concepts
- Project: Product Development Process
- Quiz 1: Engineering and Product Concepts
- Requirements in Engineering, Design and Developing a Prototype
- Project: Write Engineering Requirements for Your
- Testing the Product
- Deploying Products to Market
- Quiz 2: Specifications, Design and Testing Products
- Test
- Course Project Part 1: Resarch Smart Grids
- Glossary and Credits
UNIT 2: PROJECT CHARTER AND REQUIREMENTS (PDLC PHASES)
- What is a Project Charter?
- Writing Project Charters and Understanding Requirements
- Analyzing Project Charters
- Project: Write a Charter for a Recycling Project
- Quiz 1: The Components of Project Charters
- What Are Requirements?
- Defining and Writing Requirements
- Writing Product Requirements
- Project: Reverse Engineering
- Quiz 2: Establishing Requirements
- Test
- Course Project Part 2: Summarizing Case Studies of Selected Smart Grid Technology
- Glossary and Credits
UNIT 3: DESIGN AND 3-D MODELING
- Design Engineering
- Project: Student Engineer Needed: Houseplant Watering System
- Analyze Problems and Potential Solutions in Design Engineering
- Analyze Design Plans
- Project: Design a Running Shoe
- Quiz 1: Exploring the Possibilities in Design
- Engineering Modeling Tools
- Practice Using Engineering Modeling Tools
- Project: Design a Part in 3-D
- Evaluate Engineering Tools and Careers
- Quiz 2: Becoming Familiar with Design Tools
- Test
- Course Project Part 3: Developing Components for the Final Project Plan
- Glossary and Credits
UNIT 4: PRODUCT LAUNCH (IMPLEMENTATION)
- The Implementation Stage
- Analyze an Implementation Plan
- Project: Write an Implementation Plan
- PLM, Implementation, and Industry Concepts
- Quiz 1: Putting Implementation into Action
- Implementation Plan and Product Launch
- Implementation Plan and Product Life Cycle
- Marketing, Engineering, and Implementation
- Project: Reverse Engineer a Marketing Plan
- Quiz 2: Getting the Product Ready for the Market
- Test
- Course Project Part 4: Desinging and Modeling the Smart Grid
- Glossary and Credits
UNIT 5: REVIEW FULL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT LIFE CYCLE
- Reviewing the Product Development Life Cycle and Key Strategies
- Project: Write a Project Plan
- Assembling a Successful Project Plan
- Planning, Structure, and Thinking Behind Project Plans
- Project: Write Part of a Project Plan Chart
- Quiz 1: Putting Together the Pieces of the Plan
- Compare and Contrast Project Plans
- Assembling Project Plans and Engineering for the Twenty-First Century
- How to Evaluate Project Plans
- Quiz 2: Perfecting Your Project Plan
- Test
- Course Project Part 5: Implementation Plan
- Glossary and Credits
UNIT 6 – REVIEW, AND EXAM
- Course Project Part 6: Finalize Your Proposal
- Course Review
- Exam