Course Outline
The following outline gives a brief overview of the topics to be covered throughout the course.
The actual schedule may vary from that shown below.
| Week |
Topic |
| 1 - Jan. 9 |
Intro to Design |
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IDEO |
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Multidisciplinary teamwork |
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Project Outline
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| 2 - Jan. 16 |
Guest Speakers from Library Services - Sharon Murphy and Nasser Saleh: Information Research |
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Client Need |
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Problem Statement |
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Market Research |
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Project Management
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| 3 - Jan. 23 |
Guest Speaker on Creativity - Caroline Baillie |
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Brainstorming |
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Conceptual Design and Design Selection Techniques
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| 4 - Jan. 30 |
Design for "X" |
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FMEA |
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TRIZ
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| 5 - Feb. 6 |
QFD Workshop - Dr. Tim Bryant and Lisa Catana |
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| 6 - Feb. 13 |
Review of Design Process & Techniques
Fundamentals of Business Finance and Engineering Economics
Written Communication - Report Writing Guidelines
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| 7 - Feb. 27 |
Interim Oral Presentations |
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8 - Mar. 5 |
Classes Cancelled Due to Weather
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9 - Mar. 12
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General Feedback on Interim Reports
Guest Speaker: Mr. Adam Burella (Sci. '06)
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Parteq - Angela Lyon (Intellectual Property) and Jason Hendry (Technology Transfer)
Reliability and Quality
Prototyping
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10 - Mar. 19 |
QUIP Presentation night: Three Internship students discuss their work term experiencesGuest Speakers from Engineering Consulting and Industry Trends - Mr. George Sweetman
Risk and Safety in Engineering
Project Risk Analysis
Process Prototyping
Validation and Post-Project Follow-up
Reflections on the Bhopal Disaster |
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| 11 - Mar. 26 |
Final Project Presentations
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| 12 - April 2 |
Communication and Tips for Success
APSC 381 in 23 Slides
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Evaluation |
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Feedback |
