Eaching Practice of Second Level Cdio Project in a Machanical Course

The second level CDIO project of the mechanical manufacturing technology and fixture design is designed on the basis of CDIO educational idea and the requirements of undergraduate educational goal in machine design manufacture and automation specialty. According to the capacity requirements of a qualified machinery manufacturing engineer, the project is centered to process designs and the processing of the typical machinery parts. It includes: parts analysis, process planning, fixture design, design and analysis of the machining process, parts manufacturing and machine assembly. Students’ capacities of conceiving, designing, implementing, and operating can be well trained through the above activities. The guideline of the project is cooperating with a due division of labor; different faculty is in charge of different tasks covering fixture design, engineering drawing audit, cost budget, fixture manufacturing, and etc. The faculties try their best to improve the guiding quality of the project. Students participate in the project as a team; tasks like parts analysis can be completed by a student independently, while the other tasks like fixture design, design and analysis of the machining process, part manufacturing and machine assembly need to be completed by the cooperation of the whole group. Students improve not only the capacity of organization and management, communication and cooperation but also the sense of responsibility. In order to ensure the implementation effect of the project, four evaluation codes are set up to evaluate comprehensively the completion situation. Through the practice of this CDIO project, we turn the boring theoretical knowledge into a vivid engineering practice. We got very positive feedbacks from students. The project consolidates the theoretical teaching achievements, enhances the engineering practice training and highlights the feature specialty. Students grasp the pleasure and significance of design for manufacturing.