Innovative Teaching of Product Design and Development in an Engineering Management Program

Sangarappillai Sivaloganathan; Ali H. Al-Marzouqi

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Conference: 2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Publication Date: June 15, 2014
Start Date: June 15, 2014
End Date: June 18, 2014
ISSN: 2153-5965
Conference Session: Engineering Management Division Technical Session 2
Tagged Division: Engineering Management
Page Count: 16
Page Numbers: 24.759.1 - 24.759.16
DOI: 10.18260/1-2--20651
Permanent URL: https://peer.asee.org/20651
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Sangarappillai Sivaloganathan United Arab Emirates University

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Dr Sivaloganathan is an Associate Professor at the United Arab Emirates University and is the Program Director for the MSc in Engineering Management program. He is an eminent researcher in Design Theory and Methodology and has published more than 70 papers in reputed journals and conferences. His research interests are Design Theory and Methodology, CAD and Applied FEA.
He graduated from the University of Srilanka in 1976. After an year of post graduation train in the Railways he joined the Cement industry where he worked for ten years. He got his M.Sc. from University of Aston in 1981 and Ph.D. from City University London in 1991. He joined Brunel universityin 1995 and worked there as a senior lecturer until he left Brunel in September 2011 to join UAEU. Dr Sivaloganathan was the founding Course Director for M.Sc. in Advanced Engineering Design at Brunel.

Dr. Ali Al-Marzouqi obtained his B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from University of Washington, USA, in 1991 and his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Oregon State University, USA, in 1997. He worked as an Instructor in the Chemical Engineering Department of Oregon State University for three years and then joined the Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Department of UAE University in September 2000. Dr. Al-Marzouqi has served as the Assistant Dean for Research and Graduate Studies from September 2004 until present. His research focuses on the use of supercritical fluid technology in numerous applications including biodiesel production, extraction and oxidation of oil sludge, development of nanocatalysts for the conversion of halogenated methane to methanol, enhanced oil recovery, as well as for food and pharmaceutical processing.

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Ali H. Al-Marzouqi United Arab Emirates University

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Dr. Al-Marzouqi has served as the Assistant Dean for Research and Graduate Studies in the College of Engineering since September 2004. Dr. Al-Marzouqi's research specialization is in the area of supercritical fluid technology and has been conducting research in this area since 1992. He has used supercritical fluid technology in numerous projects including applications in wood preservation, food and pharmaceutical processing, herbal extraction, environmental remediation and enhanced oil recovery.

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Design is the epitome of all engineering endeavours and is the life-‐blood of the manufacturing sector. Engineering management is the process of planning, organising, staffing, leading and influencing people and controlling activities that have a technological component. The denominator of the technological content is design since companies are involved with it as consumers or producers of it. Thus engineering managers have to involve in the management of product design and development either as a part of a designing team or as a purchaser of a system that is being designed. Design process is often described as a stage model or activity model. The stage model often is static with specified number of stages to include design brief, specifications, conceptual design, embodiment and detail design while the activity model can incorporate several design methods such as Quality Function Deployment and morphological analysis and will vary in size in accordance with the size of the project. United Arab Emirates University offers a Master in Engineering Management program where product design and development is one of the ten major courses. Considering the above the teaching methodology was divided into three parts: (i) design methodology consisting of design models and methods (ii) design and build a new product using the methodology (iii) developing a design management strategy. In the current cohort there are twenty three students divided into five groups. They are from different backgrounds including mechanical, civil, electrical and architectural engineering as well as information technology. Most of them have some working experience and therefore understand the design process easily. However the challenge was on the selection of a suitable project where they could easily understand the product and their concern is only the designing of the product. Reading Assistant a simple, lightweight, and portable mechanism enabling users to easily switch between several books, was chosen as the product. It keeps all the current set of books in open position which facilitates note taking and eliminates the need for frequent opening and closing of books. The height of the presented book for reading is adjustable to the comfort of the user. A formal stage model for the design process has been chosen. The students were encouraged to use appropriate design methods and develop a design activity model. They followed the model and built a proof of product prototype. During this time observations were made on (i) Organized structure and cognitive action (ii) scoping and information gathering (iii) consideration of alternatives and (iv) gathering basic data such as information, calculation methods, terminologies and typical values. The students then proceeded to the final stage of developing the design management strategy. The method was well received by the students. The paper describes a summary of the taught material, the project execution and the results of the observations made and the design management strategy developed.

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Sivaloganathan, S., & Al-Marzouqi, A. H. (2014, June), Innovative Teaching of Product Design and Development in an Engineering Management Program Paper presented at 2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana. 10.18260/1-2--20651

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AB  -   Design   is   the   epitome   of   all   engineering   endeavours   and   is   the   life-‐blood   of   the  manufacturing   sector.   Engineering   management   is   the   process   of   planning,  organising,   staffing,   leading   and   influencing   people   and   controlling   activities   that  have   a   technological   component.   The   denominator   of   the   technological   content   is  design   since   companies   are   involved   with   it   as   consumers   or   producers   of   it.   Thus  engineering   managers   have   to   involve   in   the   management   of   product   design   and  development   either   as   a   part   of   a   designing   team   or   as   a   purchaser   of   a   system   that  is   being   designed.   Design   process   is   often   described   as   a   stage   model   or   activity  model.   The   stage   model   often   is   static   with   specified   number   of   stages   to   include  design  brief,  specifications,  conceptual  design,  embodiment  and  detail  design  while  the  activity  model  can  incorporate  several  design  methods  such  as  Quality  Function  Deployment  and  morphological  analysis  and  will  vary  in  size  in  accordance  with  the  size  of  the  project.    United  Arab  Emirates  University  offers  a  Master  in  Engineering  Management   program   where   product   design   and   development   is   one   of   the   ten  major   courses.   Considering   the   above   the   teaching   methodology   was   divided   into  three   parts:   (i)   design   methodology   consisting   of   design   models   and   methods   (ii)  design   and   build   a   new   product   using   the   methodology   (iii)   developing   a   design  management  strategy.  In  the  current  cohort  there  are  twenty  three  students  divided  into   five   groups.   They   are   from   different   backgrounds   including   mechanical,   civil,  electrical   and   architectural   engineering   as   well   as   information   technology.   Most   of  them   have   some   working   experience   and   therefore   understand   the   design   process  easily.  However  the  challenge  was  on  the  selection  of  a  suitable  project  where  they  could   easily   understand   the   product   and   their   concern   is   only   the   designing   of   the  product.     Reading  Assistant  a  simple,  lightweight,  and  portable  mechanism  enabling  users  to  easily  switch  between  several  books,  was  chosen  as  the  product.  It  keeps  all  the  current  set   of   books   in   open   position   which   facilitates   note   taking   and   eliminates   the   need   for  frequent   opening   and   closing   of   books.   The   height   of   the   presented   book   for   reading   is  adjustable   to   the   comfort   of   the   user.   A   formal   stage   model   for   the   design   process   has   been  chosen.   The   students   were   encouraged   to   use   appropriate   design   methods   and   develop   a  design   activity   model.   They   followed   the   model   and   built   a   proof   of   product   prototype.  During   this   time   observations   were   made   on     (i)   Organized   structure   and   cognitive   action   (ii)  scoping  and  information  gathering  (iii)  consideration  of  alternatives  and  (iv)  gathering  basic  data   such   as   information,   calculation   methods,   terminologies   and   typical   values.   The  students  then  proceeded  to  the  final  stage  of  developing  the  design  management  strategy.  The   method   was   well   received   by   the   students.   The   paper   describes   a   summary   of   the  taught   material,   the   project   execution   and   the   results   of   the   observations   made   and   the  design  management  strategy  developed.        
AU  - Sangarappillai Sivaloganathan
AU  - Ali H. Al-Marzouqi
CY  - Indianapolis, Indiana
DA  - 2014/06/15
PB  - ASEE Conferences
TI  - Innovative Teaching of Product Design and Development in an Engineering Management Program
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DO  - 10.18260/1-2--20651
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