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INTRODUCING MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGN OPTIMIZATION TO GRADUATE LEVEL ENGINEERING STUDENTS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2021

Athanasios Papageorgiou ,
Anton Wiberg  and
Johan Persson
Athanasios Papageorgiou*
Affiliation:
Linköping University
Anton Wiberg
Affiliation:
Linköping University
Johan Persson
Affiliation:
Linköping University
*
Papageorgiou, Athanasios, Linköping University, Management and Engineering, Sweden, [email protected]

Abstract

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Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (MDO) is a method that has shown many promising results in the development of complex engineered products. To this date, research on MDO has been extensive, but at the same time, very few publications have addressed the aspect of how it can be taught to students and young professionals. In this light, this paper aims to present the experiences of the authors in respect to the development and management of an MDO course at Linköping University. First, this work will describe the authors' teaching approaches, and in particular, it will present the various educational activities that have been considered over the years as well as the lessons learnt. Secondly, this work will attempt to investigate how students perceive a set of common MDO concepts, and more specifically, it will present an analysis based on the results of two surveys that took place in 2016 and 2020, respectively. Given the above foundation, this paper will try to establish guidelines regarding the activities which are suitable for teaching each concept, while finally, it will also touch upon the challenges as well as the solutions for adjusting an MDO course to a distance learning mode.

Keywords

EducationDesign methodologyOptimisation
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Proceedings of the Design Society , Volume 1: ICED21 , August 2021 , pp. 1917 - 1926
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