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Materials Science and Engineering 695.02

Senior Design Project in Materials Science and Engineering

 

Catalog Data:

Execution of design projects with written and oral reports. This course may be taken as an honors course with permission of the instructor. Wi Qtr. Required.

Prerequisites:

Successful completion of MSE 695.01, or permission of instructor.

Time Distribution:

1-48 minute class per week.

Objectives:

Execute a design project on a topic in materials science or engineering. Prepare and present a written and oral presentation of the design project. ABET Criteria 3 a, b, e, f, g, h, i, j, k.

Textbooks:

None required.

Topics/Content:

  1. Class organization, project review.
  2. Execution of design projects.
  3. Completion of your literature review for your final report.

Grading Plan:

In-progress review presentations 50%

Literature reviews 50%

Final grades may be modified based on input from project advisers.

Professional Component Content:

Engineering science: 0.5 credits or 50%.

Engineering design: 0.5 credits or 50%.

Design Component Objectives:

Students must execute a project proposal and present it orally and in writing. The project report is subject to peer and instructor review. Reviews are fed back to the students, and students revise accordingly for the final submission.

Relation to Program Objectives:

  1. Students conduct independent projects under the supervision of individual faculty on a design or research topic in materials science.
  2. Students must learn to successfully interact with a supervisor, learn to deal with constraints of time, funding, materials, and access to research equipment. Students must propose and execute an independent research or design project.
  3. Individual projects in materials science and engineering allow the student to explore a topic of their choice in great detail.
  4. This exercise simulates the core experiences associated with project execution common to beginning engineers, and research scientists.

Academic Integrity, Academic Misconduct

Academic misconduct may be found in any action that tends to distort the accurate assessment of any student’s individual accomplishments that are evaluated for the purpose of grading or conferring academic credit. Note that a student may be guilty of academic misconduct, for example, by cheating, collaborating, plagiarizing, or by allowing another student to cheat, collaborate, or plagiarize. Note also that the distortion applies, for example, to exams, homework assignments, and laboratory work. To the extent that any class activity (for example: attendance or participation) is used for evaluation for the purpose of grading or conferring academic credit, falsifying or distorting such activity, or permitting another student to falsify or distort such activity, represents academic misconduct.

Additional guidance about what represents academic integrity and misconduct, and related university-wide policies and procedures are available at the following locations:

http://oaa.osu.edu/coam/faq.html

http://oaa.osu.edu/coam/ten-suggestions.html

Course-specific exceptions or amplifications to the departmental and university statements outlined above will be provided by the faculty instructor in writing, preferably as part of the course syllabus.

Note: Students should not request nor accept guidance on these matters from a teaching assistant, fellow student, or anyone other than the faculty instructor of record for this course.

Disabilities Statement

Any student who feels s/he may need an accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact the Office for Disability Services at 614-292-3307 in room 150 Pomerene Hall to coordinate reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities. (URL: http://www.ods.ohio-state.edu/)

Advice on such matters is also available from the MSE department’s undergraduate adviser (1xx-6xx courses) and graduate coordinator (7xx-9xx courses) whose offices may be found in room 477 Watts Hall.

Megan Daniels, Undergraduate Advisor, (614) 292-3145, e-mail Megan concerning the MSE undergrad studies

Mark Cooper, Graduate Studies Coordinator, (614) 292-7280, e-mail Mark concerning the MSE graduate studies