Introduction to design

This MIT OpenCourseWare includes course readings and student project ideas from the Introduction to Design course given as part of the mechanical engineering programme at MIT in January 2003.

The course aims to introduce students to the creative design process, based on the scientific method and peer review, by application of fundamental principles and learning to complete projects according to schedule and within budget. The subject relies on active learning through a major team-based design-and-build project focused on the need for a new consumer product identified by each team. Topics to be learned while teams create, design, build, and test their product ideas include formulating strategies, concepts and modules, and estimation, concept selection, machine elements, design for manufacturing, visual thinking, communication, teamwork, and professional responsibilities.

[Description and screenshot taken from MIT OCW page for this course. (c) MIT used under the terms of their CC-NC-SA license.]

Link: http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mechanical-engineering/2-971-2nd-summer-introduction-to-design-january-iap-2003/index.htm
Author: Alex Slocum
Publication Date: 2003-01
Source: http://ocw.mit.edu/
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/
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