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VK481 – Sustainable Design of Materials and Engineering
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Credits: 3
Pre-requisites: Senior Standing
Degree Program: MSE
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Description:
Projects based on environmental sustainability. Project based teamwork. Life Cycle Analysis (LCA). Techno-Economic Analysis (TEA). Engineering economics. Environmental impact with emphasis on CO2 utilization. Identification of key technology drivers to reduce cost and environmental impact. Written and oral presentations of solutions.
COURSE TOPICS:
Engineering economics
Depreciation, profitability, return on investment
Cost estimation
Materials in engineering design
Material recycling and materials recovery from complex products
Life-cycle and techno-economics analysis of sustainable technologies
Energy sources for the long term
Emerging materials for efficient sustainable energy and environment devices
Innovative approaches for CO2 capture and utilization
Library/Technical and Economic Information Searching
Patents and intellectual property
Report writing
Case histories in design
Alternative processing
Oral presentations
Ethical, societal and legal aspects of design
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
To teach students approaches to engineering design and the role of materials and their selection
To provide an overview of engineering economic principles and their consideration in design projects
To introduce technical and economic information searching procedures and their role in design
To provide an introduction to modern design procedures
To provide students with a methodology for preparing a project design, and then to present this result in a written and an oral report
To include discussion of ethical, societal and legal issues which may arise in the design context
COURSE OUTCOMES:
Be able to problems on engineering economics involving time value of money and depreciation
Be able to search and analyze patent information
Demonstrate the ability to justify materials choices for engineering designs
Be able to analyze and discuss cases in engineering ethics
Working on a team with mentor, define, plan, an execute an engineering design project in MSE
Be able to prepare a written report on the design project
Be able to make an oral presentation on the design project
ASSESSMENT TOOLS:
Problem sets to test objectives #1-4
Evaluation of design project
Evaluation of written report for written communication
Evaluation of oral presentation for oral communication
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