ME 153: INTRO DESIGN
University of California, Santa Barbara
This course introduces engineering design with a focus on an iterative desi gn process. Throughout the course, a group project cements the topics learn ed through active application to a real design problem. The lectures are br oken into three sections. Section 1 introduces a version of this iterative Design Cycle, which comprises four components: 1) Define, 2) Ideate, 3) Pro totype & Test, and 4) Analyze. These steps are repeated many times over the course of design development, not always in this order. Section 2 of the c ourse focuses on applying this Design Cycle to the team project. Section 3 wraps up and focuses on presenting the project.
Average GPA: 3.80
Grade distribution records: 1,291 students across 16 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 199 | 15.4% |
| A | 687 | 53.2% |
| A- | 207 | 16.0% |
| B+ | 116 | 9.0% |
| B | 52 | 4.0% |
| B- | 12 | 0.9% |
| C+ | 5 | 0.4% |
| C | 3 | 0.2% |
| C- | 5 | 0.4% |
| D | 2 | 0.2% |
| F | 3 | 0.2% |
Based on 1,291 student grade records across 16 terms and 4 professors.
Instructors
- Hawkes E W 688 students, Average GPA 3.93
- Laguette S W 382 students, Average GPA 3.60
- Bothman D 221 students, Average GPA 3.76
- Susko T G 70 students, Average GPA 3.65