Introduction to Engineering Design II (IE202) Section XBG Team 7 Designing a Robot Students name: IE202-Team#7 Celebration

Introduction: This course was full of interesting and useful topics. The major topics we learned from IE202 course are: Modeling and simulation Make a mathematical model to the design. Computer simulation Identifying functions Black box and Transparent box Dissection and reverse engineering Function-means tree The design process. Problem Definition. Conceptual design. Preliminary design Detailed design communication Project management. Distribution of tasks among the team members. Following the task deadlines. IE202-Team#7 Celebration

Brainstorming techniques. Team work. Generate design alternatives and choose the best alternative. IE202-Team#7 Celebration

Every team member will talk about: Why is this course offered by the college of engineering? Why is it in the curriculum? What does it do to the students, i.e. what are the outcomes? What did you like in the course ? How do you think it could be improved? Member 1 Member 2 Member 3 IE202-Team#7 Celebration Member 4 Member 5 Member 6 End

Member #1 Why is this course offered by the college of engineering? This course is one of the most essential courses to engineering students due to: It affects the way of thinking and provides the engineering students with the techniques to reach the highest quality of outcomes such as the techniques of managing projects, defining the problem designing requirements , testing and evaluating . Thus, we learn how to work as a team, to end up with a professional engineer who can work with teams and shows an excellent work with high quality. IE202-Team#7 Celebration

what are the outcomes of the course? Ability to identify, formulate, and solve eng. prob. Ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for eng. practice A student who can outlines the steps necessary to progress through the design process. Ability to communicate with teams effectively. Understands our role in the design process as a designers. Make alternative designs and choose the optimum one. A better communication skills. IE202-Team#7 Celebration

What I like in the course ? The way of teaching the course and the stories which make the course more interesting and easier for us to understand the concepts. The easy ways of communication with our professor, since he was in touch with us all time and even we don’t meat him face to face I was satisfied and every thing was clear as there was several ways to communicate . The quizzes and the team work. The active learning and the creative ideas we made in the classes. The new techniques we learned that make designing process easier to accomplish successfully . Designing a robot which is our first chance to do such an interesting project like this. The way that our professor contacts with us specially the leaders and that made me more confident while writing emails . IE202-Team#7 Celebration

How the course could be improved ? Specify workshops and tutorials to accomplish designing the artifact easily and successfully in addition to benefit the most. Discuss the project at the beginning of the course with all the details needed. Putting mikes in each table of the class to certain fairness and every one get chance to participate. IE202-Team#7 Celebration back

Member #2 Why is this course offered by the college of engineering? To experience how it feels like to be a product designer To teach us creative and strategic thinking To take a course that's not about studying, memorizing, and solving but rather understanding and applying the general knowledge that was learned in previous years. To provide a simulation of what to expect when we start to work IE202-Team#7 Celebration

what are the outcomes of the course? It allowed students to work in a team and enjoy it. It was good brain practice to teach students how to generate ideas that are out of the box more effortlessly. It gave students space to express and release their thoughts It taught students how to analyse products and situations "Never marry your first design“ IE202-Team#7 Celebration

What I like in the course ? I like that it gave me space to think creatively and express my thoughts I liked the positive vibes that were offered during and outside of lecture. “Today is a day filled with challenges, not obstacles.” I liked how at first it felt almost impossible to achieve the project, and at some point we almost gave up, but we worked hard to finally achieve our goal. IE202-Team#7 Celebration

How the course could be improved ? To conduct factory visits to better understand product designing To video tape the competitions Face-to-face lectures with professors Allow more room for creativity in the final project IE202-Team#7 Celebration back

Member #3 Why is this course offered by the college of engineering? Why is it in the curriculum? IE202 course is aimed at developing the students’ writing, presentation and technical communication skills. The course is providing students with the tools to complete background and reading, design research tools, do research, write reports and make recommendations based on the research. IE202-Team#7 Celebration

what are the outcomes? Improving the teamwork skills. Encourage the student to be creative. Learning the steps for designing. Develop students' skills to deal with problems. IE202-Team#7 Celebration

What did you like in the course ? Learning how to deal with some programs such as: Microsoft office (Excel) and MS project. Learning how to manage the project. Solving our real problems. Give a chance for students to apply the theoretical concepts on their project. IE202-Team#7 Celebration

How do you think it could be improved? Visiting companies or factories to see the real problems. Reduce the number of quizzes and tests. Improve the way of communication in the class. IE202-Team#7 Celebration back

 Member#4 Why is this course offered by the college of engineering? Why is it in the curriculum? I think this course is helpful for us as engineers because it improves the engineer's skills for example the ability of analysis the problems , solving the problems, how to write professional reports, and the communication skills. so this course is very useful in the real life. IE202-Team#7 Celebration

what are the outcomes? Know how to manage the project. Know how to define and solve the problems. Improve the team working skills. Improve dealing with different Microsoft programs such as (Excel and MS project) IE202-Team#7 Celebration

What did you like in the course ? The techniques that used to deliver the information to us. For example, the stories. Developing the skills in thinking and solving problems. Team working Bonuses There is no final exam There is no papers Helped me to be more organized IE202-Team#7 Celebration

How do you think it could be improved? Improve the communication with instructor through the lectures. Give chance to improve the grade by make extra test or quiz. Explain the project at the beginning of the course and Make workshops about the project. IE202-Team#7 Celebration back

Member#5 Why is IE-202 in the curriculum? To improve basic skills that must be in any engineer, such as generation of ideas, team work, work ethics and communication skills IE202-Team#7 Celebration

An engineer character has ability of : what are the outcomes? An engineer character has ability of : Flexible thinking to identify formulate problems in order to convert it to design achieve the needs of the costumer. Choose the best solution for a problem from alternative solutions that were reached. Manage project (team work) by plan to design strategy using techniques in IE-202. Using modern engineering tools and techniques. Professional communicate . IE202-Team#7 Celebration

What did you like in the course? Stories of Dr. Ibrahim. The space for the students to present their ideas. Enhances the management skills. Enhances the general knowledge. How the Doctor encourages and support the students. IE202-Team#7 Celebration

How do you think it could be improved? I think this kind of courses shouldn't be through screen; since sometimes there is some communications problems in the network during the classes. Initial idea about the project at the beginning of the semester. Improve the active class by provide table for each team, and enough microphones. More activities in class to give chances for every students to get bonuses. IE202-Team#7 Celebration back

Member#6 Why is this course offered by the college of engineering? Why is it in the curriculum? The course offered to serve the students of the college of Engineering by assisting them to acquire skills they need for their current studies and future careers as engineering professionals. Also, to allow students to gain professional hands-on engineering design experience through a well-planned project based active learning course. Finally, to provide students with the tools to design artefact, design report, design portfolio, design poster, design final oral presentation, work as a cooperatively engineer in the team and to help the students to produce work with high quality. IE202-Team#7 Celebration

What does it do to the students, i.e. what are the outcomes? Produce student with an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems, to design a system, a component, or a process to meet desired needs. Also, an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice, an ability to communicate effectively and to function on multi-disciplinary teams. The student will recognize the needs and will be able to get engaged in life-long learning activities. Finally, understanding the professional and ethical responsibility. IE202-Team#7 Celebration

What did you like in the course ? There are many things i liked in this course which are: Working as a team "Alone I can do so little, together we can do so much" Helen keller. Making the first robot in my life. The bonuses. Learning new skills such as: MS project. It depends on understanding more than memorizing. IE202-Team#7 Celebration

How do you think it could be improved? In my opinion there are many things in the course should be improved . So, the following points show some suggestions that might help improving the course: Improving the environment of the class to be more interactive. Creating work stations to help us in building the project. Extra classes to explain how we can use the excel program. Determining the project in the beginning of the semester. IE202-Team#7 Celebration back

Conclusion We get lots of benefits from this course despite the disadvantages of it. We had enjoyed with this course and it was very helpful to us as a professional engineers. IE202-Team#7 Celebration