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Design Information Support Tool (DIST): Its Development and Effectiveness Investigation
(2006)
A number of software tools exist to assist the designer during the design process. These include tools for solid modeling of components, programs for simulating complex systems, for generating machining code and so on. ...
An investigation on industry-sponsored design projects' effectiveness at the first-year level: potential issues and preliminary results
(2006)
This paper presents the preliminary work for developing guidelines to ensure that industry-sponsored projects in first-year courses aid, not hamper, retention of students. Specifically, the overall research plan includes ...
A finite element analysis of the effects of an increasing angle on the tower of Pisa
(2001)
The Leaning Tower of Pisa has aroused admiration and curiosity throughout the world for its beauty and unusual lean. This study investigates the effects of increasing lean on the structural integrity of the tower. Employing ...
A Student-centred Approach to Improving Course Quality Using Quality Function Deployment
(2007)
This paper presents the development and an application of a quality function deployment (QFD)-based methodology that will lead to increased student satisfaction with their educational experience in a redesigned course. The ...
A framework for classifying disassemble/analyse/assemble activities in engineering design education
(2008)
Disassemble/analyse/assemble (DAA) activities of an artifact pervade many undergraduate engineering courses in the USA as they provide useful 'hands-on' learning components. DAA activities are central to product dissection ...
An Assessment of In-Person and Remotely Operated Laboratories
(2003)
Increasingly mechanical engineering departments are beginning to incorporate remotely operated laboratories into their laboratory curriculums. Yet very few studies exist detailing the extent to which this new medium for ...
A Compromise Experimental Design Method for Parametric Polynomial Response Surface Approximations
(2006)
This study presents a compromise approach to augmentation of experimental designs, necessitated by the expense of performing each experiment (computational or physical), that yields higher quality parametric polynomial ...