Course Schedule: Introduction to Engineering: Imagine. Design. Engineer! Fall 2017 Items are listed in UTC. Please calculate equivalents for your time zone. (07:00 UTC is 7am UTC.) Note: Review pre-course content, Before the Course Begins section, starting August 14, 07:00 UTC. Course Element Before the Course Begins Week 1: What is Engineering? 1. eportfolio Account Creation (ungraded) Week 2: Problem-finding and Definition Deadline to ID Verify for the Course 1. DeVILS Project: Problem Definition 2. eportfolio: About Me Date Opens Monday, August 14, 07:00 UTC Opens Monday, August 14, 07:00 UTC Opens Monday, August 21, 07:00 UTC Friday, August 25, 07:00 UTC Opens Saturday, August 26, 07:00 UTC
Week 3: Developing a Successful Design Solution 1. eportfolio Skills Reflection: Decision Making Skills Opens Monday, August 28, 07:00 UTC Due Monday, September 4, 07:00 UTC Week 4: Autodesk Fusion 360 Tutorial 1. eportfolio Skills Reflection: Creating CAD Models Opens Monday, September 4, 07:00 UTC Due Monday, September 11, 07:00 UTC Week 5: Technical Communication 1. DeVILS Proposal Presentation Opens Monday, September 11, 07:00 UTC Due Monday, September 18, 07:00 UTC 2. eportfolio Project Reflection: DeVILS Proposal Presentation Week 6: Disaster Relief Project Introduction 1. Peer Assessment: Problem Definition 2. Self Assessment: Problem Definition 3. eportfolio Skills Reflection: Project Management Opens Monday, September 18, 07:00 UTC September 22, 07:00 UTC Peer assessment due Monday, September 25, 07:00 UTC
Week 7: Designing for a Purpose 1. Peer Assessment: Aircraft Purpose & Interior Design Opens Monday, September 25, 07:00 UTC September 29, 07:00 UTC 2, 07:00 UTC 2. Self Assessment: Aircraft Purpose & Interior Design Due Monday, October 2, 07:00 UTC Due Monday, October 2, 07:00 UTC Week 8: Modeling 1. Peer Assessment: Wing Shape 2. Self Assessment: Wing Shape Opens Monday, October 2, 07:00 UTC October 6, 07:00 UTC 9, 07:00 UTC Due Monday, October 9, 07:00 UTC Due Monday, October 9, 07:00 UTC Week 9: The Design of Wings: An Overview of Structural Analysis Opens Monday, October 9, 07:00 UTC 1. Peer Assessment: Wing Structure October 13, 07:00 UTC 16, 07:00 UTC
2. Self Assessment: Wing Structure Week 10: UML Descriptive Modeling 1. Peer Assessment: UML Automation Models Due Monday, October 16, 07:00 UTC Due Monday, October 16, 07:00 UTC Opens Monday, October 16, 07:00 UTC October 20, 07:00 UTC 23, 07:00 UTC 2. Self Assessment: UML Automation Models 3. eportfolio Skills Reflection: UML Modeling Week 11: Arduino Programming 1. Peer Assessment: Automation Code Opens Monday, October 23, 07:00 UTC October 27, 07:00 UTC 30, 07:00 UTC 2. Self Assessment: Automation Code 3. eportfolio Skills Reflection: Automation Code Week 12: Finalizing Your Design Opens Monday, October 30, 07:00 UTC 1. Peer Assessment: Final Design
Description & Drawing 2. Self Assessment: Final Design Description & Drawing Week 13: Acceptance Testing 1. eportfolio Skills Reflection: FAT Procedures November 3, 07:00 UTC Peer assessment due Monday, November 6, 07:00 UTC Due Monday, November 6, 07:00 UTC Due Monday, November 6, 07:00 UTC Opens Monday, November 6, 07:00 UTC Due Monday, November 13, 07:00 UTC Week 14: Financial Analysis Opens Monday, November 13, 07:00 UTC 1. Content Mastery Due Monday, November 20, 07:00 UTC Week 15: Wrap-up: The Future of Engineering 1. Disaster Relief Project Final Report Opens Monday, November 20, 07:00 UTC Due Monday, November 27, 07:00 UTC 2. eportfolio Project Reflection: Disaster Relief 3. eportfolio: Final Reflection Final Exam (weeks 1-14 inclusive; proctored exam for ID Verified students seeking credit) Opens Monday, November 27, 07:00 UTC Due Monday, December 4, 07:00 UTC *ID Verified students can expect to receive their edx certificates by December 15, 2017.