Design Process and Methods, MAE 451

Students assembling a remote controlled vehicle.

Design Process and Methods is a three-credit course for entrepreneurial-minded engineering students that examines core concepts and activities relating to design.

About Design Process and Methods, MAE 451

This three-credit course in the School of Engineering exposes students to concepts and techniques for design.  

The class discusses the fundamental concepts and activities of design processes and investigates domain-independent topics of design processes. These topics include idea conception, teamwork, quality, experimental design, optimization and technical communication. In addition, the class looks at fundamental methods of design, including decision making, conceptual design, cost evaluation, ethics issues, and intellectual property issues, which are investigated through interactive lectures and individual and group exercises.

A combination of lectures and group exercises are utilized.

Participation and Eligibility

This course is open to approved aerospace and mechanical engineering majors. Corequisites include MAE 338 or MAE 339. This course is typically offered in the fall semester. 

For More Information

School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.

School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Phone: (716) 645-2593

Email: mae-aero-undergrad@buffalo.edu