How is the Design Experience Integrated into the Curriculum at Loyola?
Design is presented and coordinated in a sequence of courses that build on each other and demand increasingly sophisticated analysis and design skills of engineering students. Several small-scale activities are assigned to freshmen in Introduction to Engineering (EG 101) or Engineering and Society: Engineering, Design and Creative Problem Solving in the Built World (EG103) to stimulate critical thinking about the design process. Significant design components are contained in several engineering courses taken in the sophomore and junior years. For instance, all computer and electrical engineering students are taught design elements in Electronics I/Lab (EG 432/032) and Digital Logic and Computer Systems/Lab (EG 471/071). All materials engineering and mechanical engineering students are taught design elements in Introduction to Engineering Materials/Lab (EG351/051) and Mechanics of Materials/Lab (EG420/320). Additionally, design issues and experiences are encountered in Experimental Meth
