UNSW Handbook Course - Design and the Engineering Profession

Design and the Engineering Profession - MECH1120


	Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
	School: School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
	Contact: Hall,Stephen David
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 3
	Contact Hours per Week: 3
	Offered: Session One
	Fee Band: 2

Description

To introduce the engineering profession; to assess abilities in written expression, to develop a consciousness of the importance of written, pictorial and oral expression in engineering life and to begin to develop these skills; to begin to develop an awareness of the professional attitude. Introduction to engineering hardware and components; geometry, function, manufacture and reasons for various configurations. The design process, problem identification, search for solution concepts, nontechnical considerations in design, decision techniques, detail.

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