期刊名称：Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association
出版年度：2015
出版社：The Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA)
摘要：In order to expand the instruction of engineering design in courses that are predominantly engineering science, the Chair in Design Engineering of the University of Victoria has launched a program to introduce design mini-projects. The development and management of these projects is conducted by the course instructor in collaboration with a Design Teaching Assistant. The first design mini-project has been developed for Theory of Mechanisms, a third-year corecourse in Mechanical Engineering. The course is primarily theoretical and includes four laboratory projects that are based on deterministic problems. In order to establish an appropriate project, a list of learning objectives that complements the theoretical content of the course and exposes students to an engineering design problem has been identified. The project consists in designing and building an automaton for young children – a mechanical toy operated by a hand crank. Overall the project was successful, students rapidly embraced it, the submitted prototypes generally met or exceeded our expectations, and the learning objectives were achieved.
