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ENGS 21 - Introduction to Engineering
For my Introduction to Engineering course, I worked in a team of four to design a project that improves the quality of life. Along the way of establishing a need for the center of our project, my experience in the course allowed me to acquire skills that I used in future courses; I also developed a strong work ethic to meet course and project objectives as well as various milestones.
MILESTONES
- Proposal: Executive Summary, Presentation, and Report (completed by Week 3)
- Progress 1: Executive Summary and Presentation (completed by Week 6)
- Final: Executive Summary, Presentation, and Report (completed by Week 10)
SKILLS DEVELOPED
- Problem Identification: Brainstorming, Public Surveying
- Project Proposal Development: Literature Review
- Specification Development: technical, ethical, environmental, legal
- Problem Solving: Physics
- Engineering Tools: SolidWorks, Thayer School Machine Shop (e.g. soldering, lathes, mills, temperature sensor circuit)
- Communication: Presentations, Group Dynamics, Project Reports
- Solution analysis: Public Feedback, Online Research
- Ethical Considerations
- Life-long learning
- Prototype Development
- Prototype Testing and Experimentation
- Data Interpretation and Analysis
REFLECTION
This project lasted for 10 weeks; however, my team had to consistently work to meet milestones. My technical writing and oral communication vastly improved with this fat-paced environment. I thoroughly enjoyed learning how to identify a need/problem and working tirelessly to find a solution to it.
The slideshow below displays a few slides from my team''s final presentation as well as a few images of the work leading up to the final product.
