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APSC 480  Multi-disciplinary Industry  Units: 9.00  
This course will enhance student's design, innovation, critical thinking, and professional skills by experiencing real-time industry-funded projects. Working in multidisciplinary teams, students are guided by experienced engineering professionals both internally and externally. Teams interface frequently with the client, including occasional external site visits. Projects cover a broad range of engineering disciplines, and often incorporate the development of physical prototype(s) or digital models/simulations for evaluation and testing, as well as techno-economic elements. Students will integrate elements of engineering design, innovation, and professional practice from prior courses, with enhancements from occasional lectures, workshops, and guest speakers. Project funding supports all necessary travel, communication, software, equipment, prototyping components and related services. Professional engineering skills such as communication, teamwork, project management, engineering economics, ethics, and safety will be integral to the projects. Students must apply for registration in the course, and that permission by the instructor is needed.
NOT OFFERED 2024-2025
K9(Lec: Yes, Lab: No, Tut: Yes)
Requirements: Prerequisites: Enrolment may be requested by contacting the Instructor. Corequisites: Exclusions:   
Offering Term: FW  
CEAB Units:    
Mathematics 0  
Natural Sciences 0  
Complementary Studies 28  
Engineering Science 0  
Engineering Design 80  
Offering Faculty: Smith Engineering  

Course Learning Outcomes:

  1. Develops professional engineering conduct and performance as part of a multidisciplinary team on a real industry client project.
  2. Applies creative approaches to identify and develop alternative concepts and procedures.
  3. Conducts risk analysis of a project, and manages risk for project considering operating performance, operating risk, and financial riskTools: Sensitivity Analysis, Risk Matrix.
  4. Defines a problem in detail, including unstated customer/user/stakeholder needs, aesthetics, usability, user interface or other elements that impact user/operator experience.
  5. Demonstrates conciseness, precision, and clarity of language in technical writing.
  6. Demonstrates formal oral presentations with appropriate language, style, timing and flow.
  7. Demonstrates habits that support regular reviewing, reflecting on and making improvements on individual learning and team performance.
  8. Determines whether the project is economically attractive using cost and benefit estimation, and optimizationTools: Net Present Value, Internal Rate of Return, Net Present Cost, taxes included.
  9. Develops detailed specifications and metrics incorporating performance requirements, constraints, assumptions, and other stated and unstated factors from all stakeholders relevant to the specific application.
  10. Quantifies performance/yield/efficiency/output at appropriate stages through process to support design iteration and optimization.
  11. Selects and applies, with some guidance, appropriate techniques, tools, and processes to accomplish a task.
  12. Uses appropriate calculations, models, simulations, analysis, and/or prototypes at various points in design with iteration and complexity appropriate to design stage.
  13. Writes and revises documents using appropriate discipline-specific conventions.
  14. Effectively plans project including team activities, mitigation of risk and managing change to successfully complete project on time and on budget.