Project Brief writing techniques
Concept Exploration Skills
Concept brainstorm techniques
User-centric product concept development skills
Collaboration techniques of multidisciplinary engineering
Concept Implementation Skills
Develop engineering design specification for a product based on initial concepts.
Develop design alternatives and conduct design evaluation based on a design specification.
Communicate effectively via engineering drawings and design presentation.
Conduct detailed component design to meet the engineering specification of parts or assemblies.
Select appropriate materials and manufacturing processes for engineering parts based on design requirements.
Build, Test and Prototyping Skills
Understand the uses of prototypes.
Physical and analytic prototypes.
Virtual prototyping
Traditional prototyping methods.
Rapid prototyping methods including 3D printing.
Economic Analysis Skills
Build financial model for the project and expected profit
Perform sensitivity analysis to understand key assumptions of the model
Use sensitivity analysis to understand project trade-offs
Consider the influence of qualitative factors on project success
Project Management Skills
Team building and development
Project planning and coordination
Project assessment and review
Students major in material engineering are expected to have
good knowledge on kinds of materials, properties of materials, processing and manufacturing processes of
materials;
a clear understanding on the steps and methods required to properly select a material and ability to use
materials selection charts, decision matrices, computer-aided material selections to select materials;
ability to communicate effectively with and understand the material needs from teammates;
understanding of the impact of materials selection on issues such as economics, business, environment, health
and safety, sustainability, and societal context;
clear understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities in materials selection;