## MEC E 403 Mechanical Engineering Laboratory II

**Subject & Number:** MEC E 403

**Title:** Mechanical Engineering Laboratory II

**Course Career**

**Units**: 3

**Approved Hours:** 1-0-3

**Fee index:** 8

**Faculty:** [Faculty of Engineering]{.mark}

**Department:** Mechanical Engineering

**Typically Offered:** either term or Spring/Summer

### Calendar Description

Selected laboratory experiments in applied mechanics and thermosciences.
Prerequisites: MEC E 300, 301, 340 and 360.

### Asynchronous & synchronous course content delivery

Lectures, Lab Sessions and Quizzes will be delivered Synchronously.

Lab Report submissions will be delivered Asynchronously

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### Course Objectives & General Content

Mec E 403 is a laboratory course that is a continuation of the lab
course sequence which began with Mec E 300 and Mec E 301. These two
courses taught you techniques of measurements while Mec E 403 will use
these measurement techniques to analyze the performance of various
mechanical systems.

One of the main objectives of this course is to emphasize the importance
of report writing, and communicating the results of a scientific
investigation or analysis, in engineering. An engineering report is a
direct reflection of its writer\'s ability and knowledge of the subject.
Students will be required to write three full technical reports.

The course consists of five laboratory experiments in the general areas
of Solid Mechanics and

Thermo­-Fluids. The laboratory periods are supervised by a Teaching
Assistant who will assist you with data collection as well as analysis.

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### Learning outcomes

1.  Use measurement techniques to collect data from various mechanical
    systems and equipment both individually and in teams

2.  Analyze the performance of various mechanical systems and equipment

3.  Draw appropriate conclusions supported by the results of the
    experimental investigations

4.  Be proficient in writing technical reports communicating the results
    of a scientific investigation or analysis

### Textbooks and References

No textbook required for this course. Lab précis and lecture handouts
will be available on the course website (eClass). Links to additional
material will also be available on the course website.

### Assessment Details

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  **Activity**           **(A)Synchronous**   **Due/Scheduled**   **Weight**
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  Lab Report #1          Asynchronous         October 30          28%

  Lab Report #2          Asynchronous         November 22         30%

  Lab Report #3          Asynchronous         December 08         30%

  In-Lab Quizzes- Round  Synchronous          During Labs Round 2 12%
  2 of Labs                                                       
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### Course Accreditation Units

The current total and individual Accreditation Unit (AU) counts for this
course are:

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  **Total**      **Math**    **NS**   **ES**     **ED**   **CS**
  -------------- ----------- -------- ---------- -------- ---------
  31.5                                23.6                7.9

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### Course Graduate Attributes

The Graduate Attributes (GAs) developed in this course are:

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  **\#**   **Graduate Attribute**                       **Level (I,
                                                        D, A)**
  -------- -------------------------------------------- ------------
  1        A knowledge base for engineering (KB):       

  2        Problem analysis (PA):                       D

  3        Investigation (IN):                          A

  4        Design (DE):                                 

  5        Use of engineering tools (ET):               D

  6        Individual and team work (TW):               D

  7        Communication skills (CS):                   A

  8        Professionalism (PR):                        

  9        Impact of engineering on society and the     
           environment (IS):                            

  10       Ethics and equity (EE):                      

  11       Economics and project management (EP):       

  12       Life-long learning (LL):                     
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### Course Schedule

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