Syllabus academic year 2007/2008
INTRODUCTION TO MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGMMTA01

Higher education credits: 5. Grading scale: UG. Level: G1 (First level). Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish. MMTA01 overlap following cours/es: MMTA02. Compulsory for: M1, MD1. Course coordinator: Junior lecturer Hans Walter, hans.walter@mtov.lth.se, Industriell Produktion. Assessment: Compulsory written assignments and compulsory attendance on lectures. Home page: http://www.mtov.lth.se.

Aim
To provide the student with fundamental technical frames and an understanding of the technology platform of mechanical engineering. To arouse the student’s curiosity for the different fields of subjects within mechanical engineering by combining experimental studies with theoretical questions connected to an existing product.

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

Contents
In the course the students work in groups with assignments and experimental exercises which are connected to a commercial product. The assignments are picked from the technology platform of mechanical engineering e.g. product design, production technology, material science and machine element. Each assignment is preceded by lectures given by experts from the current field of subject and educational visits in the workshop of the department. The basis of the course is that the practical applied function/process should be put in focus for the activities.

Literature
Course material compiled by the department.