Development Of A Manufacturing Processes Course For A Bse Program: Sights, Sounds, Smells, And Student Learning

Farrow, David

doi:10.18260/1-2--1771

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“…Undergraduate courses in manufacturing processes are somewhat common, and have been well documented in the literature [2][3][4][5] . Most of these courses focus exclusively on manufacturing skills and go into great detail on a variety of manufacturing processes while providing equipment training.…”

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Engineering Tools Seminar: An Innovative New Course To Prepare Students For The Rigors Of The Mechanical Engineering Program

Anderson¹,

Snyder²,

Maixner³

2009 Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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The Department of Engineering Mechanics at the United States Air Force Academy debuted Engineering Tools Seminar (ETS) in the spring of 2008. ETS is a hands-on course that exposes 3rd-year undergraduate students to manufacturing processes, but ETS is unique in its treatment of other essential "tools" such as computer software, technical communication and engineering ethics. ETS was created to bolster sagging enrollment, deliberately address neglected content, and fulfill student requests for an introductory manufacturing course. Students enrolled in the department's three curricula suggested that an equipment training course prior to their senior year would streamline the training process, eliminating ad-hoc training that occurs in other courses, their capstone courses, or on their own time. Such a deliberate process would produce well-trained, productive students that could hit the ground running in their capstone courses.The manufacturing processes presented include wood working, machining, welding and composite lay-up. In addition, software tools are introduced and compared including Microsoft Excel®, MatLAB®, MathCAD®, and Inventor®. Key aspects of technical communication including reading, writing and presenting are introduced and practiced. Finally, a two-lesson seminar on engineering ethics completes the content. A small desk set is constructed by the students as a capstone project, and draws on many of the skills learned throughout the course. To evaluate the course, students were surveyed frequently and faculty feedback was collected. The results presented show that the welding, machining and Excel® content was very successful, while general organization and some content could be improved in future offerings.

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confidence: 99%