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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

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opportunities aredescribed and methods and equipment are briefly explained. This is a work in progress.IntroductionThe intent of this course is to teach relevant engineering topics through a project-based course1 thatengages and motivates students. Each student enrolled in the course plans, designs, fabricates andinspects a custom-fit bicycle frame. The course was initiated by the authors after a discussion on thebenefits to engineering students of the process and skills required to build a bicycle frame.The course development process was started in January of 2009 by obtaining funding for initialcurriculum development, materials and required tooling. The course was designed and developedusing backward design.2 The steps in backward course design are