Appendix B
Course Outline for Contemporary Engineering *
* Preliminary draft developed by Dr. Joel Spira, Lutron Electronics Company, Coopersburg, PA. January 6, 1990. |
The Engineer's Environment/Engineering Practice:
“What The Practicing Engineer Must Deal With In Today's Environment.”
List of Topics
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Design
Philosophy of Design
Manufacturability
User-Friendly Presentation to Operator
Worst Case Testing
Reliability
Aesthetics/Appearance/Industrial Design
Cost vs. Pricing
Utility
Product Design
Appropriateness to Market
International Considerations
Standards: Safety & Industry
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Legal
Product Liability
Environmental/Pollution
Contracts
Ethics
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Intellectual Property
Importance of Intellectual Property (I.P.)
Patents
Trade Secrets
Copyrights
International Trademarks
Six Significant Cases of I.P.
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Economics
Keynesian
Supply Side
Inflation
Interest Rates
Business Cycles
Industry Cycles
Recession/Boom
International
Currency Rates/Consequences
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Marketing
Quality, Price, Delivery
Size and Definition of Markets
Distribution
Creation of New Markets
Creation of New Goods and Services
Sales
Service
Pricing
International
Demographics
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Quality
Garvin - Define
Contribution of:
Deming
Juran, Crosby
Japanese
Statistical Quality Control
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Financial
What a P & L looks like/means
What a Balance Sheet looks like/means
Capital Formation
Cost Accounting
Cost Control
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Technology & Science (T & S)
Brief History of T & S since 1900
Brief History of T & S since World War II
Current T & S issues and consequences
U.S. T & S vs. Europe and Asia
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Manufacturing
Relationship to:
Quality
Design
Cost
Delivery
Flexibility to Market Forces
Domestic vs. Offshore
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Impact of the Computer
Assembly
Materials Control
CAD/CAM
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Marketing Relation to Manufacturing
Flexible Specialization (Pioro-Sabel)
Niche (short run) vs. General Market (high volume, low cost)
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New Character of the Work Force
(More educated and skilled and also less educated and skilled)
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New Materials and Manufacturing Techniques
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Manufacturing and Purchasing is now an international worldwide operation