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ENGM 185 Topics in Manufacturing Design and Processes
(Cannot be used to satisfy any A.B. degree requirements)
Offered: 11S: T, Th 4:30–6:30
The course will consist of four main topics: 1) technical estimating, 2) design of
experiments, 3) design for manufacturability, 4) statistical process control.
We will review technical estimating (TE), a vital skill in today’s rapidly changing
industry. Illustrative and interesting examples will be used to hone TE techniques.
Design of experiments (DOE) will be covered in detail using Montgomery’s
Design and Analysis of Experiments. Analysis of variance, model adequacy checking,
factorial designs, blocking and confounding, regression models, nesting, and
fractional factorial and Taguchi designs will be taught.
Design for manufacturability (DFM) will be covered so that by the end of the
course the student will know how to establish a successful DFM program to optimize
and continuously improve designs and manufacturing processes. Cost estimating
related to manufacturing processes will also be presented, followed by an overview
of failure analysis techniques.
The course will also introduce the basics of statistical process control, including
the Shewhart Rules.
Prerequisite: ENGS 93 (formerly 103)
Instructor: Lasky
ENGM 186 Technology Project Management
(Cannot be used to satisfy any A.B. degree requirements)
Offered: 11W: W, Th 1:15–2:45
Project management focuses on planning and organizing as well as directing and
controlling resources for a relatively short-term project effort which is established
to meet specific goals and objectives. Project management is simultaneously
behavioral, and quantitative, and systematic. The course covers topics in planning,
scheduling and controlling projects such as in new product development, technology
installation, and construction. This course is aimed at both business and engineering
students and combines reading and case-oriented activities.
Prerequisite: ENGM 184 or equivalent
Instructors: Graves, March
ENGM 188 Law, Technology, and Entrepreneurship
(Cannot be used to satisfy any A.B. degree requirements)
Offered: 10F: W, F 8:30–10:00
Taking a good idea and turning it into a successful product and a profitable business
poses a number of technical, managerial, and financial challenges. The solutions to
many of the challenges of entrepreneurship in general, and to those of starting up a
technologically based business in particular, are provided by the law. A grounding in
the law of intellectual property, contractual transactions, business structures, debt
and equity finance, and securities regulation, both in the U.S. and in an international
context, will help inventors and entrepreneurs to manage this part of the process
intelligently and with a high likelihood of success.
No prerequisite
Instructor: Goodenough