Course No:
IET-495 Professor Neff (219) 989-2465, ANDR 208D
MET-495 Professor Neff (219) 989-2465, ANDR 208D
NOTE: Senior Project Survey has a required class meeting on Mondays at 5PM.Required Text: 1. Fundamentals of Manufacturing, 2nd Ed. by Philip D. Rufe, CMfgE, published by SME.
2. Fundamentals of Manufacturing Supplement, by Philip D. Rufe, CMfgE, published by SME.
3. Fundamentals of Manufacturing Workbook, by Philip D. Rufe, CMfgE, published by SME. (The department can lend students a copy of these books through a generous donation from SME Chapter 112).
Course Description:
All Mechanical, Manufacturing, and Industrial Engineering Technology students will select a project topic and give a written and oral report on the proposed solution. You will complete a final presentation in preparation for Senior Project (IET-497 or MET-497) and complete tasks to ready themselves for graduation.Course Objectives:
The overall objective of this course is to provide the Engineering Technology student with an integrative experience, which ties the skills and knowledge obtained from the curriculum to the professional world. Specific objectives of the course include:
1. Successfully propose a complex, open-ended project using multiple areas of knowledge. (2.1, 2.3, 2.4, 3.1, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4; a, b, d, f)
2. Demonstrate written communication skills at a professional level by preparing a report detailing how the chosen project. will be completed (2.1, 3.3; g)*
3. Demonstrate oral communication skills at a professional level by giving a presentation to the faculty, other students, and guests detailing the chosen project. (2.1, 3.3; g)*
4. Prepare for and take a nationally normed test (3.1, 4.1, 4.2;a, b, h, j)*
Course Policies:
- This course must be completed during a regular fall or spring semester. No summer registration is possible. To complete the course, you must present your project in front of the assembled faculty, staff, and students. No alternate presentations are available.
- No incomplete grades are available for this course with the possible exception of extended hospital stays. Plan your time and work throughout the semester.
- Late work is penalized as follows:
- Report: 2% of your final grade per business day up to 7 business days. No reports are accepted late after the Tuesday of finals week regardless of the number of business days.
- Presentation: no late work is accepted. If you miss the presentation, you receive a 0 for this assignment.
- Career Services Project: 1% of your final grade per business day up to 10 business days at which point you will receive a 0 for this assignment.
- SME Test: no late work is accepted. If you miss the test, you receive a 0 for this assignment.
Course Requirements:
Written Proposal: The goal of this course is to have preliminaries completed prior to starting the Senior Project. At the completion of this course, the student should have a written project proposal ready for presentation to the METS faculty. The proposal should contain the following:
- A statement of the problem or subject area: Explain briefly the problem or area you are going to investigate and the reasons for the importance or need for the project.
- Project specifications/measurable goals: Indicate what specific goals you will accomplish and what specifications will be met by doing this project. This should include a discussion of your goals, hypotheses, expected outcomes, and benefits of the project. Remember the results of the project must not be proprietary to any company or organization, and the results may be freely disseminated.
- Methodology: Indicate the specific types of analysis and research methods you intend to use as part of your project.
- A chronological outline: Specify your time frame for completion of the project. This should include a weekly breakdown of the steps you will take. Use of software such as MS Project or equivalent is required.
- Preliminary cost estimates. The following web links may help:
Meta-search engine links: http://technology.calumet.purdue.edu/met/gneff/met161/metasearch.html and
Thousands of online company catalogs, over a million part drawings: http://www.ThomasRegister.com- Reference material used to write the proposal..
Oral Presentation: On the last Friday of the semester before final exams, you will present your proposal to the assembled group of students and faculty in the senior project classes. Your presentation must include formal dress and some type of graphical presentation. Explain your proposal, measurable goals, schedule, and budget in approximately 7-8 minutes. A five minute question/answer period will follow.
Career Services Project: The student MUST WRITE A RESUME in the electronic format required by the Career Services Center (C-349, 219-989-2419) and also prepare a professional resume in printed form as would be used in business. Then, schedule an appointment with the Career Services Staff and discuss cover letter writing, interviewing techniques, and dress. One copy of your professional resume and one sample cover letter must be turned in to the Senior Project Survey Coordinator. This is worth 12% of your final grade.
SME Test: Students MUST TAKE the SME Manufacturing Technologist Certification Exam. Professor Neff administers this test for SME, and a fee must be paid to SME. See Professor Neff for any other additional information needed (ANDR-208D, 219-989-2465). Student members of SME ($20 membership fee) get a 50% discount on the test fee. <Dates, Rooms, and Fees>. Note the CMfgT certification test review schedule. Passing the SME test earns 8% credit in your final grade. Failing the SME test earns 4%, not taking the exam earns 0%.
Course Schedule:
Week
Deliverable
Due Date
1
Course Introduction
08-31-09
2
No Class
3
Begin SME review sessions
4
Initial project presentation about 3 minutes to the class.
09/21/09
5-7
Continue SME review sessions.
8
Final resume, sample cover letter, and Career Services registration due.
10-19-09
9-13
Continue SME review sessions.
10
Draft copy of the project proposal with measurable goals signed by two faculty due.
11-02-09
12 Draft copy of the final report due. 11-16-09 14
Final copy of the project due by Saturday at the BEGINNING of the SME test.
12-05-09
SME Test Saturday, December 5th
12-05-09
15
Course evaluation.
12-07-09
15
Project presentation on Friday, May 1st. NO MAKEUPS.
12-11-09
Grading Policy:
Grades are based on the written proposal, oral presentation, SME test preparation, and placement center project as shown below:
| Written Report | 40% |
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Professionalism (10%)
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| Logic and justification of conclusions (10%) | |
| Project management including schedule (10%) | |
| Budget and justification (10%) | |
| Oral Presentation | 40% |
| Attire (5%) | |
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Professionalism, eye contact, rate (20%)
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Content (15%)
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| SME test (pass=8%, no pass=4%, not taken = 0%) | 8% |
| Career Services Project | 12% |
Note: Oral presentations are held on Friday of the 15th week of the semester which is the week prior to final exams. All students are expected to make arrangements and be present for ALL of the presentations during the designated time (morning or afternoon session) assigned.
The Writing Center at Purdue University Calumet
offers students a chance to talk with tutors about their writing
assignments, at any stage within those assignments:
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from the
beginning, when getting started on an assignment is often the hardest
part
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organizing,
for genre form, focus, thesis, coherence
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developing
and supporting the thesis or claim
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documenting
sources ethically and correctly
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revising
drafts, by extending the development of paper and/or refining its focus
and flow; improving introductions and conclusions
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editing for
sentences, word choice, and grammar and punctuation.
Call for an appointment at 219-989-2200 or walk in and make one in the
Center, CLO 263.
** Course Objective to Program Educational Outcomes Index:
2.2.Students will be exposed to the value of professional societies in their careers. (h)*
2.3.Students will demonstrate proficiency in managing projects. (e, f, g, i, j)*
2.4.Students will understand the advantages of self-learning. (h, k)*
3.1.Students will have exposure to situations that develop a sense of personal responsibility and accountability for one’s individual actions and performance. (i, k)*
3.2.Students will have exposure to situations that develop their philosophy and appreciation for human differences. (i, j)*
3.3.Students will be able to demonstrate the ability to communicate in individual and team settings. (e, g)*
3.4.Students will demonstrate proficiency in assisting others in a group. (e, g)*
4.1.Students will demonstrate proficiency in mechanical design, materials, manufacturing processes, mechanics, fluid dynamics, and heat and power.( a, b, c, d, f)*
4.2.Students will demonstrate proficiency in applied mathematics and science.( b, c, f)*
4.3.Students will demonstrate proficiency in computer applications.( a, d, g)*
4.4.Students will demonstrate proficiency in solving open-ended problems requiring multiple areas of knowledge.( a, b, c, d, f)*
* Program Educational Outcomes to ABET Criterion Index
An engineering technology program must demonstrate that graduates have:
a. an appropriate mastery of the knowledge, techniques, skills, and modern tools of their disciplines,
b. an ability to apply current knowledge and adapt to emerging applications of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology,
c. an ability to conduct, analyze, and interpret experiments and apply results to improve processes,
d. an ability to apply creativity in the design of systems, components, or processes appropriate to program objectives,
e. an ability to function effectively on teams,
f. an ability to identify, analyze, and solve technical problems,
g. an ability to communicate effectively,
h. a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in lifelong learning,
i. an ability to understand professional, ethical, and social responsibilities,
j. respect for diversity and a knowledge of contemporary professional, societal, and global issues,
k. a commitment to quality, timeliness and continuous improvement.
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August 2009
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