Practice on Mechanical EngineeringⅠA

Course Information

College	Akashi College	Year	2023
Course Title	Practice on Mechanical EngineeringⅠA
Course Code	5133	Course Category	Specialized / Compulsory
Class Format	Practical training	Credits	School Credit: 1
Department	Mechanical Engineering	Student Grade	1st
Term	First Semester	Classes per Week	2
Textbook and/or Teaching Materials	Handout
Instructor	MORISHITA Tomohiro

Course Objectives

(1) Engineering Basics: Explain the relationship between mechanical engineering and science.
(2) Engineer ethics: Explain the relationship between mechanical engineering and nature/society.
(3) Creativity: As an engineer, explain the meaning of creativity.
(4)Communication skills: To be able to write and speak compressibly, listen and understand others' opinions.
(5) Collaborativeness: To be able to work in groups and consult others.
(6)Engineering literacy: Understand the instruction manual for practical work, and safely operate the instruments and correctly acquire data from it.

Rubric

	Ideal Level	Standard Level	Unacceptable Level
(1) Engineering Basics	The student can explain the relationship between mechanical engineering and science and apply scientific knowledge to engineering problems.	The student can explain the relationship between mechanical engineering and science.	The student can not explain the relationship between mechanical engineering and science.
(2) Engineer ethics	The student can explain the relationship between mechanical engineering and nature/society, practice and express his/her opinions.	The student can explain the relationship between mechanical engineering and nature/society.	The student can not explain the relationship between mechanical engineering and nature/society.
(3) Creativity	The student can explain the meaning of creativity as an engineer and be able to develop and attribute new value to other people creations.	The student can explain the meaning of creativity as an engineer.	The student can not explain the meaning of creativity as an engineer.
(4) Communication skills	The student can write and speak compressibly, listen and understand others' opinions, ask questions to allow a better comprehension of the topic.	The student can write and speak compressibly, listen and understand others' opinions.	The student can not write or speak compressibly, listen or understand others' opinions.
(5) Collaborative ability	The student can exchange opinions with each other and work together.	The student can cooperate with group work.	The student can not cooperate with group work and works alone.
(6) Engineering literacy	The student can understand the instruction manual for practical work, and safely operate the instruments and correctly acquire reliable data from the equipment.	The student can understand the instruction manual for practical work, and safely operate the instruments and correctly acquire data from the equipment.	The student can not understand the instruction manual for practical work and can not safely operate the instruments or acquire data from the equipment.

Teaching Method

Outline:

Acquire essential knowledge as a mechanical engineer through practical learning and experience how fun is creative work and manufacturing. Understand the relationship between mechanical engineering and science and coexistence with nature and society.

Style:

To deepen understanding of the knowledge acquired in lectures and experiencing it practically.

Notice:

To be able to self learn and participate positively to engage in the subsequent study of specialized subjects actively.
Only 5 absences will be excused.

Characteristics of Class / Division in Learning

Active Learning

Applicable to Remote Class

Course Plan

			Theme	Goals
1st Semester
	1st Quarter
		1st	Mechanical Engineering and Natural Sciences (1): Let's start Learning Mechanical Engineering!	To explain the definitions of machinery and engineering.
		2nd	Mechanical Engineering and Natural Sciences (2): Simple Physics Experiments and Its Applications to Mechanical Engineering	To be able to demonstrate examples of natural phenomena and laws of nature applied to machines.
		3rd	Machine Structure and Strength (1): Making a paper crane 1	To be able to give shape to ideas.
		4th	Machine structure and strength (2): Load capacity contest 1	To safely operated measuring instruments.
		5th	Machine Structure and Strength (3): Contest review	Explain the meaning of creativity as an engineer.
		6th	Machine Structure and Strength (4): How strength changes according to structure, shape and how the force is applied.	Explain the relationship between mechanical engineering and science.
		7th	Machine Structure and Strength (5): Making of paper crane 2	To critically and scientifically evaluate the ideas of others and apply them.
		8th	Machine Structure and Strength (6): Load capacity contest 2	To observe the works of others and analyze it scientifically and logically.
	2nd Quarter
		9th	Machine Structure and Strength (7): Paper crane presentation	To perform comprehensible presentations and to understand others' presentations.
		10th	Machine Mechanism (1): Investigation of Link Mechanism	To investigate into some applications of link mechanism.
		11th	Machine Mechanism (2): Link Mechanism Assembly	To follow the manual and select some right parts, can assemble some models of link mechanism.
		12th	Machine Mechanism (3): Observation and Reproduction of Toy Motion	To be able to understand a complicated motion of toy consists of some basic mechanisms. Can cooperate with group members and reproduce link mechanism model for toy motion by measurements.
		13th	Mechanical Engineering and Nature / Society (1): History of Mechanical Engineering and Coexistence with Nature	To explain the relationship between mechanical engineering and nature.
		14th	Mechanical Engineering and Nature / Society (2): History of Mechanical Engineering and Coexistence with Society	To explain the relationship between mechanical engineering and society.
		15th	Comprehensive exercise	Explain an application of mechanical engineering theory or technology into an industrial product.
		16th	No end term exams

Evaluation Method and Weight (%)

	Effort attitude	work	Assignments	Presentation	Total
Subtotal	10	40	35	15	100
Basic Proficiency	0	20	20	5	45
Specialized Proficiency	0	5	0	5	10
Cross Area Proficiency	10	15	15	5	45