Syllabus academic year 2011/2012
(Created 2011-09-01.)
INTRODUCTION TO MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGMMTA02
Credits: 6. Grading scale: UG. Cycle: G1 (First Cycle). Main field: Technology. Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish. MMTA02 overlaps following cours/es: MMTA01. Compulsory for: M1, MD1. Course coordinator: Junior lecturer Hans Walter, hans.walter@iprod.lth.se, Productions and Materials Engineering. Assessment: Compulsory laboratory sessions, exercises and tests on the Internet. Compulsory written assignment. Home page: http://www.iprod.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 during experimental exercises with tasks connected to a commercial product. The experimental exercises are based on the technology platform of mechanical engineering e.g. product design, production technology, material science and machine element. Each experimental exercise is preceded by lectures given by experts from the current field of subject and possibly 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 of the activities.

Literature
Course material compiled by the department.