MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 39C
MULTIMEDIA CASE STUDIES OF ENGINEERING DESIGN
ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB

Spring 1997
Two Units P/NP-Graded
Wednesday 3:00-5:00 p.m.
3116 Etcheverry Hall

Instructors

Professor Alice M. Agogino
5136 Etcheverry Hall
(510) 642-6450
aagogino@euler.me.berkeley.edu

Brandon Muramatsu
3112 Etcheverry Hall
(510) 643-1817
mura@needs.org

Office Hours

To Be Determined

Description

Design and development of multimedia case studies in engineering design. Students work in teams to create a case study of: multidisciplinary engineering product design or history of technology on the World Wide Web. Through the development of the case and interactions with team members and mentors, students will be exposed to many aspects of the design process and concepts in engineering design. Students will use leading edge multimedia software tools for authoring, photo manipulation, and digital video to design their case study. This year students will be teamed with engineers from industry and graduate students to develop the case studies. The World Wide Web and html authoring will be the primary medium for communication and presentation.

Term project and final group presentation.

There is no formal final examination.

Prerequisites

Freshman or sophomore standing in engineering and consent of instructor.

Required/Recommended Texts

None. Reading will be handed out/posted as appropriate.

Card Keys

You are required to have a card key for the Macintosh Laboratory (MacLab) in 3116 Etcheverry Hall. The card keys will be available the second week of class from Joey Cruz in 2115 Etcheverry Hall for $25 ($15 is a refundable deposit, $10 set-up fee). The Card Key will allow you to access Etcheverry Hall Entry Doors, 3116 and 2111 Etcheverry Hall 24 hours a day. Take appropriate safety precautions when working in Etcheverry Hall between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.

Computer Accounts

You are required to have an e-mail account and MacLab Server account both of which will be issued in the first or second week of class.

Grading

There will be no quizzes or written examinations. Grading is based on individual participation, group/team participation, homework assignments, intermediate project presentations, and the final project presentation.