Engineering Graphics & Design

After completing this course, the successful student will be able to:

• Define the concept of a profession and describe the unique aspects of the engineering profession
• Describe the different engineering disciplines
• Describe the contributions that an engineer can make to society as well as the impact (both positive and negative) that an engineering project can have on society
• Participate equitably as a member of a team, demonstrating initiative, professionalism and effective intra-team communication
• Prepare and deliver effective technical communications and oral presentations
• Apply engineering decision-making and design processes to solve well-defined and well-constrained engineering problems
• Critically investigate and assess the needs and requirements of an assigned design project
• Undertake research to identify background information relevant to the execution of a design project, including: engineering and scientific principles and methods; prior art; regulatory, social, business, and environmental considerations
• Apply engineering and scientific principles, as well as critical thinking, in developing solutions to a design problem
• Apply a formal decision-making process to assist in choosing between alternative conceptual designs
• Apply informed judgment in deciding when and how to revisit an earlier stage of the design process (i.e. when and how to iterate)
• Explain the role of engineering graphics and technical drawings as part of the overall project design process
• Create and interpret Computer-Aided Design (CAD) drawings
• Analyze and solve two- and three-dimensional design problems by graphical means
• Translate between various representations of an object (i.e. solid, orthographic representation, verbal description, mental picture)
• Prepare pictorial and orthographic sketches and drawings by hand and by computer as part of an engineering design project
• Create and interpret two-dimensional CAD drawings as part of the project design process
• Create and interpret three-dimensional renderings in 3D CAD software such as Sketchup, Solidworks or equivalent, as part of a detailed project design
• Use relevant engineering tools (such as hand tools, fabrication tools and/or software) to create and test a prototype or physical model of an engineering design
• Define the three pillars of sustainability and describe basic principles of sustainability
• Describe the concept of a product life-cycle and apply a life-cycle assessment to a product
• Describe the process by which the impact of a product over its lifetime is assessed
• Apply considerations of sustainability to engineering design and decision-making