Introduction to Engineering

Course guarantor:

Jan Frýbort

Lecturer:

Jan Frýbort, Petr Haušild, Radek Mušálek

Tutor:

Jan Frýbort, Petr Haušild, Radek Mušálek

Supervisor:

Department of Nuclear Reactors

Synopsis:

This course provides introduction to engineering skills. Students should gain general engineering skills at basic level (e.g. material properties and behavior, basics of manufacturing and production, quality assurance, environmental impacts,…). In addition, the introduction to scientific work and technical drawing will be included.

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

1.Introduction to engineering work: classification of engineering disciplines, requirements for research and development, examples of engineering products, norms and standards. (1 lecture)

2.Literature review: search for literature in databases, library tools. (1 lecture)

3.Copyright and publishing: practical fundamentals of copyright, use of copyright works, citations. (1 lecture)

4.Management system and quality assurance: the importance of the management system, the implementation of the management system and the area of activities for which they are being processed, commonly applied approaches and standards and the role of the state supervision. (1 lecture)

5.Ethics and sustainable development: the ethical dimension of engineering work, moral dilemmas and the responsibility of the engineer, ensuring sustainable development. (1 lecture)

6.Design: illustration of design activities, preparation and realization of engineering projects. (1 lecture)

7.Dimensioning in Technical Drawing: Dimensioning Method. Prescribing surface quality and working method. Dimensional tolerance. Drawing basic geometric shapes and parts. Displaying machine parts. (2 lectures)

8.CAD systems in technical drawing: Simplification of drawing works, reasons for simplification, methods used and their comparison, use of automation, use of computers. (2 lectures)

9.Basics of material science: Crystalline and amorphous materials, division of metals and alloys, non-ferrous metals and their alloys, casting, forming and processing materials, non-metallic materials - polymers and ceramics. (3 lectures)

Syllabus of tutorials:

1.Characteristics of Engineering Product (1 exercise)

2.Literature review (2 exercises)

3.Technical drawing (4 exercises)

Study Objective:

Study materials:

Key references:

[1]Glesecke, F.E., et al.: Technical Drawing with Engineering Graphics. San Franciso: Peachpit Press, 2016

[2]Harris, Jr. C.E., et al.: Engineering Ethics: Concepts and Cases. Belmont: Wadsworth Publishing, 2018

[3]Bhadeshia, H., Honeycombe, R.: Steels: Microstructure and Properties. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2017

[4]Barger, M.C.: ALWD Guide to Legal Citation. Alphen aan den Rijn: Wolters Kluwer, 2017

Recommended references:

[5]Belcher, W.L.: Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks: A Guide to Academic Publishing Success. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2019

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2024/2025:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon	roomTR:201 Frýbort J. Haušild P. 16:00–18:50 (lecture parallel1) Trojanova 13 horní posluchárna
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Wed
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Time-table for summer semester 2024/2025:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Aplikace informatiky v přírodních vědách (elective course)
• Aplikované matematicko-stochastické metody (elective course)
• Jaderné inženýrství - Aplikovaná fyzika ionizujícího záření (elective course)
• Fyzikální inženýrství - Fyzikální inženýrství materiálů (PS)
• Jaderná a částicová fyzika (elective course)
• Jaderné inženýrství - Jaderné reaktory (PS)
• Kvantové technologie (elective course)
• jaderné inženýrství - Radioaktivita v životním prostředí (elective course)
• Quantum Technologies (elective course)
• Nuclear and Particle Physics (elective course)
• Physical Engineering - Physical Engineering od Materials (PS)