MECH 452
Spring 1997
Instructor:
Dr. Wang
118 Palmer Engineering
784-6094
ewang@me.unr.edu
Texts:
Product Design and Development, Ulrich and Eppinger, McGraw-Hill.
References:
Startup: An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Launching and Managing a New Business, Stolze, Career Press, 2nd Edition.
Managing High-Tech Start-Ups, MacVicar and Throne, Butterworth-Heinemann.
Corporate Imagination Plus - Five Steps to Translating Innovative Strengths into Action, Bandrowski, The Free Press - Div. of MacMillan Publishers.
Summary of Project
Week
Task
Max. Points
1,2,3,4,5
Prepare written proposal and present to class. 2,000
6,7,8,9
Order materials, consider design problems and packaging of final product, progress reports 1 & 2. 3,000
10,11,12
Prototypes complete, prepare final engineering drawings for finished product, progress report 3. 2,000
13,14
Complete project, prepare final report or ASME paper. 1,000
15
Present completed project to ME faculty and invited guests. 2,000
Total points possible:
10,000
Week |
Date |
Time |
Activity |
Location |
1 |
W 1/22 |
11-12 |
First class, introduction - Dr. Wang | PE 103 |
F 1/24 |
1-5 |
Lecture on writing proposals and how to order parts, submit final list of team members - Dr. Wang | PE 103 |
|
2 |
M 1/27 |
11-12 |
Special Film | SEM 326 |
W 1/29 |
11-12 |
Special Film | SEM 326 |
|
F 1/31 |
1-5 |
Lecture on financial statements and fiscal reporting requirements for a company - Mr. Larry Mace, Grant Thornton | SEM 326 |
|
3 |
M 2/3 |
11-12 |
Oral presentation skills and PowerPoint - Dr. Wang | PE 103 |
W 2/5 |
11-12 |
Job search and employment strategies - Fabiola Chavez, UNR Career Development Center | PE 103 |
|
F 2/7 |
1-5 |
The Dr. Kleppe innovation process and the development of new products | SEM 326 |
|
4 |
M 2/10 |
11-12 |
Written proposals due, oral presentations | PE 103 |
W 2/12 |
11-12 |
Oral presentations | PE 103 |
|
F 2/14 |
1-5 |
Special lecture by an experienced entrepreneur, some case histories - Darren McBride, Sierra Computers, Inc. | SEM 326 |
|
5 |
M 2/17 |
11-12 |
NO CLASS - President’s Day | |
W 2/19 |
11-12 |
NO CLASS - work on projects | ||
F 2/21 |
1-5 |
Lecture on patents, copyrights, and trademarks - Mr. Warren Kujawa, Law Offices of Graham and James, San Francisco. | SEM 326 |
6 |
M 2/24 |
11-12 |
Ethics in Engineering - Mr. Rich Minetto, Sierra Pacific Power. | PE 103 |
W 2/26 |
11-12 |
"Working on Teams" - Mr. Jim Kubinex, Advanced Micro Devices. | SEM 326 |
|
F 2/28 |
1-5 |
Submit progress report #1, oral presentations | ||
7 |
M 3/3 |
11-12 |
NO CLASS - work on projects | |
W 3/5 |
11-12 |
Lecture on the design and development of products for local area networks and what it is like to work for a large company - Mr. David Mallery, Hewlett Packard. | SEM 326 |
|
F 3/7 |
1-5 |
Lecture on product liability - Mr. Don Sprague. | SEM 326 |
|
8 |
M 3/10 |
11-12 |
Inventing - Mr. Don Costar | SEM 326 |
W 3/12 |
11-12 |
How to start and run a consulting business - Mr. Bryan Leipper. | SEM 326 |
|
F 3/14 |
1-5 |
Lecture on the methodology of product development - Mr. Dave Biggs, Bently-Nevada Corp. | SEM 326 |
|
9 |
M 3/17 |
11-12 |
NO CLASS - Last Day to Order Parts - NO EXTENSIONS ALLOWED. | |
W 3/19 |
11-12 |
Lecture on starting a business and venture capital - Mr. Jack Slovak. | SEM 326 |
|
F 3/21 |
1-5 |
Submit written progress report #2, oral presentations | PE 103 |
10 |
M 3/24 |
11-12 |
Experiences with starting and managing a high technology company - Mr. Tom Potter, Reno Agriculture and Electronic Inc. | SEM 326 |
W 3/26 |
11-12 |
Experiences working with a small rapid growth high technology company - Mr. Mark Looney, UNR Grad, Interpoint Corporation. | SEM 326 |
|
F 3/28 |
1-5 |
Lecture by Dr. Paul MacCready - Chairman of AeroVironment Inc., United States Inventor of the Year and recipient of many other rewards. | SEM 326 |
|
11 |
Spring Break 3/31-4/4 | |||
12 |
M 4/7 |
11-12 |
NO CLASS - submit progress report #3, No oral presentations | |
W 4/9 |
11-12 |
NO CLASS - work on projects | ||
F 4/11 |
1-5 |
Lecture on translating innovative strategies into action - Mr. Jim Bandrowski, Author of "Corporate Imagination - Plus". | SEM 326 |
|
13 |
M 4/14 |
11-12 |
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, past, present and future - Dr. Kleppe. | SEM 326 |
W 4/16 |
11-12 |
NO CLASS - Work on projects | ||
F 4/18 |
1-5 |
"Managing High Tech Start-Ups" - Darwin Throne, Author and small business entrepreneur. | SEM 326 |
|
14 |
M 4/21 |
11-12 |
NO CLASS - work on projects | |
W 4/23 |
11-12 |
NO CLASS - work on projects | ||
F 4/25 |
1-5 |
Submit final reports, oral presentations | PE 103 |
|
15 |
M 4/28 |
11-12 |
NO CLASS - work on projects | |
W 4/30 |
11-12 |
NO CLASS - work on projects | ||
F 5/2 |
1-5 |
Oral presentations of completed projects to ME Faculty and invited guests. | PE 103 |