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Introduction To Engineering Design Project

Join a team to tackle design/build challenges and foster skills in communication, negotiation, and conflict resolution for a successful project. Learn the importance of teamwork in achieving high-quality results and decision-making in engineering tasks. Enhance your leadership and collaboration abilities through practical exercises like Simply Supported Beams. Engage in post-lab discussions to reflect on team dynamics and individual contributions for continuous improvement.

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Introduction To Engineering Design Project

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  1. Introduction To Engineering Design Project Agenda Work as a team to solve a design/build problem.

  2. Prior Student Experience • Team Membership • Sports • Marching Band / Ensembles • Clubs (e.g., Chess) • Team or Leadership Seminars • High School • Church Youth Groups • ROTC

  3. So…Why Teamwork? • Industry Needs • Teamwork skills • Communication skills • Negotiation and Conflict Resolution • Provides support system for students • Responds to wider range of learning styles • Required skill among graduates for universities to maintain national accreditation

  4. Defining a Team • Real Team - A small number of people with complimentary skills who are committed to a common purpose, performance goals, and an approach for which they hold themselves mutually accountable. • High-Performance Team – A real team where each member is deeply committed to all other members’ personal growth and success

  5. Task Leadership Roles • Initiating: Getting the group started. • Seeking Information: Drawing out information from other group members. • Clarifying: Making sure the group understands what is being said. • Summarizing: Stating what the group has done or decided.

  6. Highest Quality Quality of Decision Time Needed Lowest Average of Individuals Minority Control Majority Control Individual Consensus Time Needed Decision Type & Quality

  7. Simply Supported Beams • Given limited materials, build a beam that will support a specific weight (200g of lead) • Time to design & build the beam is limited to 15 minutes

  8. Exercise: Simply Supported Beams

  9. Load Exercise: Simply Supported Beams • two sheets of newsprint • b) one adhesive backed file label or equivalent piece of tape • c) two plastic cups to use as beam supports. • Additional design constraints: • 1) the file label NOT attached to cups; • 2) weight must not touch the table; and • 3) one sheet = Superior Design of the Year Award. 65 cm Note: 65 cm is from edge of cup to edge of cup.

  10. Post-Lab Discussion • What process did your team use to select a design and build the beam? • How could it be improved? • How did the team ensure that everyone participated? • What contributions did you make? • What, if anything, would you do differently next time?

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