Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions

Conference Track:  Engineering Education

Selection1:       Paper

Language:         English

Keywords:         Engineering Education, Innovation, TRIZ, QFD

Contact Title:    Dr.

Contact First Name: Noel

Contact Last Name:  Leon-Rovira

University:       ITESM

Web:              http://www.mty.itesm.mx/principal.html

Position:         Full professor

Country:          Mexico

Email:            noel.leon@itesm.mx

Fax:              +52 81-83284005

Paper Title:

Innovation in Engineering Education at ITESM

Abstract:

Engineering Education at ITESM is being transformed since several years to active learning strategies, as Problem Based Learning, Project Oriented.

One example is the Course M-99-235 Product Design and Analysis that is being offered for the Master Program Manufacturing Engineering based on the Project Oriented Learning Strategy. This course is focused on enhancing the creativity and inventive skills of the students and their ability to create new innovative products.

Students work in teams solving real world product design projects from manufacturing enterprises on a contractual basis, which should contain a reasonable innovation challenge that is possible to achieve during an academic semester.

The students are provides with tools and methods that efficiently and effectively support the design process. It is intended to have an approach of the design process that may be easily learned due to its logical structure and to the enhanced capability of students/designers for achieving better solutions for challenging design projects.

The approach that has been used for several years is based on the integration of Parametric Analysis and Quality Function Deployment (QFD) during the specification/planning stage; the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (TRIZ) and “Classical” Design Methodologies as Morphological Matrix at the conceptual design stage,  and 3D-parametric computer aided design tools at the embodiment design stage.

Mailing Address:

Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada # 2501, Sur,

Col. Tecnologico, Monterrey, NL, CP 64849

Phone: +52 81 81582912

Authors:

Dr. Eugenio García-Gardea

  Division for Architecture and Engineering, ITESM

  Email: jegarcia@itesm.mx

Dr. Noel León-Rovira (P),

Center for Product Design and Innovation, ITESM

Email: noel.leon@itesm.mx