Engineering and Product Design Processes
Engineering and Product Design Processes
This course is part of Rapid Prototyping Using 3D Printing Specialization
Instructor: Keng Hsu
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Students will analyze how engineering and product design processes are carried out as well as distinguish the steps in both design processes.
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There are 4 modules in this course
Welcome to “Engineering and Product Design Processes!” In this short course, you will learn how engineering design processes and product design processes are carried out. After the course, you will be familiar with the steps in both design processes. You will also be familiar with the main goal of each design process, as well as their similarities and differences.
In this short course, you will learn how engineering design processes and product design processes are carried out. After the course, you will be familiar with the steps in both design processes. You will also be familiar with the main goal of each design process, as well as their similarities and differences.
What's included
1 reading
1 reading•Total 1 minute
- Instructor Bio•1 minute
In this module, learners will first be introduced to the course and instructor. Next they will be introduced to the engineering design process and its overall concepts and steps. Finally, they will be guided through further discussions and readings on each step of the engineering design process.
What's included
3 videos3 readings2 assignments
3 videos•Total 11 minutes
- Specialization introduction•2 minutes
- Course introduction•2 minutes
- Engineering Design Process Intro•7 minutes
3 readings•Total 45 minutes
- Engineering Design Process•10 minutes
- Design Process - Empathize•10 minutes
- Developments in Design Practice•25 minutes
2 assignments•Total 6 minutes
- Intro to Design Process Assignment•3 minutes
- Quiz 1•3 minutes
In this module learners will be introduced to the further details of the engineering design process and then will then be guided through further discussions and readings on additional steps of the engineering design process.
What's included
1 video4 readings2 assignments
1 video•Total 8 minutes
- Visual Tools in Design Process•8 minutes
4 readings•Total 40 minutes
- Visual Thinking•10 minutes
- Engineering Drawings•10 minutes
- Engineering Drawings, GD&T•10 minutes
- Prototypes Mockups, User Feedback•10 minutes
2 assignments•Total 6 minutes
- Design Process II Assignment•3 minutes
- Quiz 2•3 minutes
In this module learners will be introduced to the product design process and will learn about product design process steps and considerations. They also will learn the differences between the general engineering design process and the product design process.
What's included
6 readings2 assignments
6 readings•Total 73 minutes
- Product Design 1•10 minutes
- Product Design 2•20 minutes
- Product Development 1•10 minutes
- Product Development 2•18 minutes
- Bringing a Hardware Product to Market•10 minutes
- Sources for Videos•5 minutes
2 assignments•Total 6 minutes
- Product Design and Development Assignment•3 minutes
- Quiz 3•3 minutes
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Reviewed on Jul 3, 2024
I loved this course. I am going to take the next one that is recommended. However, I do not enjoy the cookies on the links of some of the readings.
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So I'm a student at Eastern Michigan in the PDET program, which is accurate to what I learned this semester.
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