Capstone Design Lab . ART 189A
Students in Art 189A-B-C will be working in teams together with mechanical engineering students on a mechanical engineering capstone design project. The teams work under the direction of a faculty advisor in mechanical engineering, and to a lesser extent an advisor from the art department (and possibly an industrial sponsor) to tackle an engineering design project. Engineering communication, such as reports and oral presentations, are covered. Emphasis on practical, hands-on experience, and the integration of analytical and design skills. Students should aim to commit to taking A, B and C in order to work with their team from conception to finalization of a project. This lab is the first of three the series.
Prerequisites: Art 7D and Instructor Approval.
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UnitsOptional
Grading1, 2, 3
PasstimeUpper division only
Level LimitLetters and science
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Too test dependent. Makes test ridiculously long for no reason and 70% of the grade. Good lecture though. Grade received in the class does not reflect student's knowledge because of how test are structured. He wants to see half the class fail. No curve.
Class that was revamped with an arduino engineering kit. Kit was a bit of a mess, not the fault of the professor, just a lot of hardware and software problems that made completing the required labs difficult but Susko was pretty accommodating. Weekly labs (with reports) and a final.
Prerecorded lectures are all over the place, making the content extremely difficult to follow. Quizzes and final were quite difficult, and often frustrating, especially when they are poorly worded, or have you flipping all around the book to find the appropriate diagrams. Also, all the material covered is completely useless imo.
I know it a tough quarter, but apparently susko did not teach enough concepts and ideas to students. His teaching style is not clear and formal; everything is flying all around the blackboard. I hope we have other professors to teach the course.