Design and Manufacturing Laboratory

这门新课程结合了学生以前课程作业中的概念，并向他们介绍了一系列先进材料的现代设计和测试技术。工程问题的解决紧跟着基本的工程概念。已经制定了一系列的实验室会议，每个会议都涉及一个针对样品制造的机械产品的逆向工程、评估和改进的任务。设计和制造被视为并行任务，而不是顺序任务。该课程还通过增加不同层次的互动水平来加强学习。这门课的安排是强调讨论和口试而不是讲课。教师将大部分时间花在与一小群学生互动，而不是与整个班级互动。学生们需要在组织和准备实验报告的过程中相互交流。与更传统的课程不同，评分不会严格基于知识水平。学生对材料的兴趣将被激发，因为拟议的实验课程既有顺序又有统一的背景，这使学习体验具有连续性。这门课程将使学生接触到比目前更先进的机械测试技术、工程材料和设计/制造互动的方法。

This new course combines concepts from the students' prior course work and introduces them to a broad range of modern design and testing techniques for advanced materials. Fundamental engineering concepts are followed immediately with engineering problem-solving. A series of lab sessions have been formulated, each involving a task directed toward the reverse-engineering, evaluation, and improvement of a sample, manufactured mechanical product. Design and manufacture is approached as parallel rather than sequential tasks. The course also enhances learning by increasing the level of interaction on various levels. The course is arranged in a way which emphasizes discussion and oral examination rather than lecture. The instructor spends most of his/her time interacting with small groups of students rather than the entire class. The students are required to interact amongst each other in the organization and preparation of the lab reports. Unlike more traditional courses, grading will not be based strictly upon knowledge level. Student interest in the material will be stimulated because the proposed lab sessions have both a sequence and a unifying context which give the learning experience continuity. The course will give the students exposure to more modern and advanced mechanical testing techniques, engineering materials, and approaches to the design/manufacturing interaction than they currently receive.