Fundamental Skills in Engineering Design (Coursera)

In this course, you will explore the fundamental aspects of engineering design, including requirement gathering, problem-solving and project management. You will actively engage in real-world design scenarios, honing your problem-solving abilities and gaining hands-on experience.

By the end of the course, you will be able to confidently gather requirements and solve complex problems, ensuring your designs contribute positively to society.

Enrol now to learn key skills that may help you to start your professional journey in engineering design.

What you'll learn

- Describe the engineering design process and apply techniques used in the design process.

- Demonstrate an informed decision-making process.

Syllabus

Week 1: Understanding engineering design

Module 1

Welcome to Fundamental Skills in Engineering Design! The first week of the course will give you a basic understanding of what we mean by 'engineering design', as well as an exploration of the product life cycle. You will learn about the the engineering design process this week too, which is what designers do in order to come up with a new product. This will give you a solid foundation on which to build on in Week 2. Let's get started!

Week 2 : Engineering design in practice

Module 2

Welcome to Week 2! This week you will examine some of the soft skills that you will need for a role in engineering design before moving on to look at a case study that will give you the opportunity to think about and practice some of the elements of conceptual design.