SIE 442 - System Design Projects

SIE 442 - System Design Projects (3) Practical application of engineering knowledge by student teams to actual system design problems in industry or business. Development of report writing and oral presentation skills. 3ED. Writing-Emphasis Course.*

Text Book: None

Class notes handed out as needed

J. B. Goldberg, Associate Professor of Systems and Industrial Engineering

Final semester of SIE program

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This is the capstone course where students put it all together and design a solution to a problem that satisfies a client need. Here, we will go through the entire design process from "need" to "communication" with a client/sponsor. The major goal of the course is to give students a practice experience in a learning environment, before taking a job. They will also get experience at writing reports, making oral presentations, and participating on a team project. Appropriate Ethics and professional behavior are also course goals.

1. Understand and implement all steps in the design process and use computing tools appropriate for each step.
2. Construct and deliver oral presentations.
3. Construct and deliver the various engineering reports over the course of a project.
4. Understand engineering ethics and professionalism related to dealing with a client and in the workplace.
5. Ability to work in teams and take on different roles of the team.

1. Course and Design Process Overview (1 hours)
2. Client Presentations (2)
3. Professionalism (6)
4. Design Process Examples (3)
5. Quality Function Deployment (2)
6. Status Meetings and Presentations (15)
7. Multi-Criteria Optimization (2)

Class Requirements:

1. Two class sessions per week.
2. Meetings with client/sponsor as needed
3. Five status reports to instructor
4. Three major written reports and two minor written assignments
5. Three major presentations to the class (final to the client also)

1. Student must use whatever tools are necessary to support the design process. Packages include QFD capture, and the Microsoft suite containing project, Access, Excel, Powerpoint, and Word.
2. Course material is on the World Wide Web and students access material on ethics and professionalism, and data for the course.

Laboratory Projects: None

1. Class presentations
2. Written proposal
3. Written status reports
4. Written final report
5. Progress Meetings

Contribution to program objectives: Goals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Prepared by: Jeff Goldberg   Date: March 31, 1998