Introduction of a new software package in teaching Design Methodology for material selection

Material selection is an integral part of engineering design. As such, this topic is included in most advanced engineering design units in the Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering. However, students often find this topic difficult and confusing due to the lack of overall knowledge required for the tas...

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Main Authors: Pramanik, Alokesh, Islam, Mohammad Nazrul
Format: Journal Article
Published: International Journal of Information and Education Technology 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18096
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description Material selection is an integral part of engineering design. As such, this topic is included in most advanced engineering design units in the Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering. However, students often find this topic difficult and confusing due to the lack of overall knowledge required for the task. This paper describes the introduction of a new software package in a design methodology unit for material selection that provides additional knowledge and hands-on experience to students, which can be applied in their professional lives. The software package introduced three forms of education delivery: lecture, tutorial, and assignment activities. It was found that the introduction of the CES EduPack software package for material and process selection significantly improved students’ learning.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-180962017-09-13T13:45:15Z Introduction of a new software package in teaching Design Methodology for material selection Pramanik, Alokesh Islam, Mohammad Nazrul Material selection is an integral part of engineering design. As such, this topic is included in most advanced engineering design units in the Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering. However, students often find this topic difficult and confusing due to the lack of overall knowledge required for the task. This paper describes the introduction of a new software package in a design methodology unit for material selection that provides additional knowledge and hands-on experience to students, which can be applied in their professional lives. The software package introduced three forms of education delivery: lecture, tutorial, and assignment activities. It was found that the introduction of the CES EduPack software package for material and process selection significantly improved students’ learning. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18096 10.7763/IJIET.2014.V4.430 International Journal of Information and Education Technology fulltext
spellingShingle Pramanik, Alokesh
Islam, Mohammad Nazrul
Introduction of a new software package in teaching Design Methodology for material selection
title Introduction of a new software package in teaching Design Methodology for material selection
title_full Introduction of a new software package in teaching Design Methodology for material selection
title_fullStr Introduction of a new software package in teaching Design Methodology for material selection
title_full_unstemmed Introduction of a new software package in teaching Design Methodology for material selection
title_short Introduction of a new software package in teaching Design Methodology for material selection
title_sort introduction of a new software package in teaching design methodology for material selection
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18096