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This course is intended to give graduate students some practice and experience in the art of engineering design in conjunction with undergraduate students taking MechE Senior Design Project II. Students working in teams of two to four will select a small-scale, industry-suggested design problem in the area of small production equipment, light machinery products, or manufacturing systems and methods. A solution to the problem is devised and constructed by the student group within limited time and cost boundaries. Preliminary oral reports of the proposed solution are presented at the end of the first semester. A final device, product, system, or method is presented orally and in writing at the end of the second semester. Facilities of the Engineering Design Laboratory (including machine shop time) and a specified amount of money are allocated to each student design team for purchases of parts, supplies, and machine shop time where needed. Recommended Course Background: C- or higher in both 530.403 and 530.404 MechE Senior Design Project I/II. Students from other universities may ask to be considered if they have taken a course like MechE Senior Design Project i.e. two semesters, design-build-test, ideally with industry connection.