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1 Course Information
Lecture/Lab Meeting Days and Times:
Section 01 Lecture: Thursday’s 2.00 p.m. – 3.40 p.m.
Section 51 Lecture: Monday’s 3.00 p.m. – 4.50 p.m.
Section 01 Laboratory: Wednesday’s 1.30 p.m. – 4.20 p.m.
Section 51 Laboratory: Tuesday’s 2.00 pm – 4.50 p.m.
Room Number(s):
Section 01 Lecture: Room B2-2123
Section 51 Lecture: Room B8-8213
Sections 01/51 Laboratory: Workshop
URL of Course Website: N/A
Credits and Contact Hours: 3 credits, 1 x 100 minutes lecture, and 1 x 150 minutes laboratory session
per week (2:3:3)
This course is a required course.
Prerequisites: MEEG 490
Co-requisites: None
2 Instructor Details
Name: Dr. Firas Salah Jarrar Office: 4123
Sections 01 Ext: 75018
Email: fjarrar@pi.ac.ae
Section 51 Office: Arzanah-8343
Name: Dr. Afshin Goharzadeh Ext: 675396
Email: agoharzadeh@pi.ac.ae
Office Hours:
Section 01: TBA
Section 51: TBA
3 Course Catalogue Description
In this follow-on final year capstone design course students refine their embodiment design into a
detailed design, and construct and commission the design prototype. In addition, students communicate
their progress and final achievements through oral presentations and written reports.
4 Course Delivery: Teaching/Learning Approaches
The topics in this course are presented in lectures during class time. Discussions of key points are used to
emphasize fundamental understanding. Real-life sample problems and case studies are discussed in class
to enhance learning and understanding of fundamental concepts. Videos and animations will be used,
from time to time, to also enhance learning. Regular project reviews are conducted with the student
teams do discuss their progress. In preparation for the midterm examination, the student should study the
examples and sample problems provided in the lecture notes.
5 Textbook(s) and other required material
Students are provided with handouts that provide necessary information about the material undertaken in
class, in addition to reading assignments.
6 Topics Covered
Overview of the Systematic Process of Global, Societal, Sustainability,
Engineering Design Environmental, and Ethical Aspects/Issues
CAE Analysis Tools Product Liability, Engineering Ethical
Design Communication Considerations, Intellectual Property and
Prototyping and Testing Patents, Entrepreneurship
Detailed Design Cost Evaluation and Estimates
Design Case Studies
8 Graded Work The purpose of the below assessments is to provide you, the learner, with feedback
regarding your level of knowledge, skills and competencies related to the above Course Learning
Outcomes. Your performance on these items is also used to determine your overall final grade for the
course.
Grading Scale: Letter grades will be assigned to the numerical grades according to the schedule below:
A ≥90 A- 87.5-< 90 B+ 82.5- < 87.5 B 80- < 82.5
B- 77.5- < 80 C+ 72.5- < 77.5 C 70- < 72.5 C- 67.5- < 70
D 60- < 67.5 F < 60
Each Team member has to do his upmost to help the project Team achieve its goal and will be graded
according to his/her contribution.
9 Expectations of Students
Each student is expected to participate professionally in a Team Project, which is the most important
element of the course. Each student Team comprises of minimum of three members and is allocated a
unique project topic, different from those undertaken by other Teams.
The project is supervised by one or several faculty mentor(s), and supported by the course instructor.
The role of the project mentor(s) is to help guide the student Team through the design process, including
the preparation of the project plan which must be approved by the mentor, offer advice when appropriate,
steer the students when necessary, and help the students find information when necessary. The mentor(s)
are neither the student Team’s sole source of technical information nor its primary source. Students
Oral Presentations:
Each student Team has to present their own work.
Presentations must be submitted both electronically and as hard copies in a professional manner;
neat, stapled.
Deadlines for presentation submissions will be strictly adhered to. Late submissions will result in
50% penalty on the presentation score.
Each student Team must be in attendance by at least 30 minutes prior to their scheduled presentation
slot, so as to permit any last minute schedule change. If a Team (meaning ALL members) is not
present at their scheduled presentation time, the Team scheduled after them will be required to
present. A Team whose presentation is required to be put back due to late arrival of a member(s) will
receive a 50% penalty against their presentation score.
Presentation marks awarded may be contested by submitting a written explanation of what is being
contested, within one week of mark distribution.
Appropriate dress code should be followed.
Project Reports:
Each student Team has to submit their own work.
Reports must be submitted both electronically and as hard copies in a professional manner; neat,
stapled.
Deadlines for report submissions will be strictly adhered to. Late submissions will be awarded zero.
Report marks awarded may be contested by returning the report with a written explanation of what is
being contested, within one week of their distribution.
Poster Presentations:
Poster submission is to be made in both electronic and hard copy formats. Hard copy submission
requirement is size A1 (841 x 594 mm). Late poster submissions will not be accepted.
Each student Team is responsible for ensuring that the poster is printed on time and therefore please
11 Academic Support
The Student Success Department provides additional support for students such as tutorials and
workshops. The Writing Center is available for all students. The PI library resources should be used as
appropriate to source information for project application
13 Emergency Evacuation
In case of an emergency or a fire alarm during a class, all students must follow the directions of the
class/laboratory instructor and evacuate the room in an orderly manner to the assembly area. Failure to
At the end of each assignment the following statement should be added and signed:
“I pledge that I have neither given nor received any unauthorized assistance on this academic assignment, exercise, or
examination.”
Signed: _____________________________ ID: __________ Section: ______ Date: _______