Engage with 2nd and 3rd year multidisciplinary engineering students on a course project in Thermo-Fluids II

ENGR 212
Closed
St Francis Xavier University
Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Brittany MacDonald-MacAulay
Assistant Professor - Engineering Department
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Timeline
  • January 15, 2024
    Experience start
  • January 22, 2024
    Introduction to Employer
  • January 29, 2024
    Bi-Weekly Meetings
  • March 1, 2024
    Mid-term Progress Report
  • April 4, 2024
    Technical Final Report
  • April 4, 2024
    Final Presentation
  • April 5, 2024
    Experience end
Experience
2/2 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any company type
Environment, Manufacturing, Mining, forestry & fishery, Science

Experience scope

Categories
Civil engineering Mechanical engineering Engineering project management Chemical engineering
Skills
use of autocad use of solidworks experience with client-consultant relationships/ project engagement
Learner goals and capabilities

This course is taken by students typically in the final year of their engineering diploma (with the next step being the completion of their engineering degree).


Students would have a foundational background in processes, thermo-fluids, statics, materials, design, etc. This course specifically considers fluid statics, turbomachinery, power cycles, etc.

The program at this stage lacks opportunities for work with large data sets or Excel. An opportunity to incorporate this into a project would be ideal.


The goal in this course is facilitate a project that would help students make connections between course work and industry needs.


We are interested in working with companies to provide outcomes of value - whether this be designs, research, and/or technical reports.


Students in this course have a variety of backgrounds - going into mechanical, chemical, industrial, and civil engineering.

Learners

Learners
Diploma
Any level
18 learners
Project
20 hours per learner
Educators assign learners to projects
Teams of 9
Expected outcomes and deliverables
  • Group introduction to employer (group reaches out to set up a meeting time)
  • Bi-weekly meetings with employer
  • Mid-term update - formal report style
  • Technical report
  • 10-15 minute presentation to employer and instructor
  • Submission of logbooks at the end of the term to course instructor - can be available to employer as well

I am open to altering any of these outcomes to match employer interest.

Project timeline
  • January 15, 2024
    Experience start
  • January 22, 2024
    Introduction to Employer
  • January 29, 2024
    Bi-Weekly Meetings
  • March 1, 2024
    Mid-term Progress Report
  • April 4, 2024
    Technical Final Report
  • April 4, 2024
    Final Presentation
  • April 5, 2024
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Students in this course are capable of using CAD software such as AutoCAD and Solidworks. These students are able to complete a full design package (technical report) while also having access to 3D printing equipment.


The backgrounds of these students are quite broad and we would be interested in working with potential partners to determine the outcomes which would be most desirable.

Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Will you be available for bi-weekly meetings with the students?