Course: Mechanical Engineering for Teachers

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Course title Mechanical Engineering for Teachers
Course code KMT/STRJ
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Lochmanová Jana, Ing. IWE
  • Bobkov Arséne, Ing.
  • Pulgret Tomáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Mechanical engineering as part of technical sciences at elementary schools according to the Basic Education Plan (basic concepts, history, development) 2. Mechanical engineering in the Pilsen region 3. Division of mechanical engineering production - energy machines, production machines (automation options), transport machines and equipment 4. Technical preparation of production and its division 5. Division and characteristics of machine parts, didactic model of the machine and its production 6. Detachable and fixed connections, tools for assembly and disassembly 7. Connecting parts for detachable connections, technology for non-detachable connections (welding, soldering) 8. Gears and transmissions, didactic model (Merkur, Lego) - analysis 9. Couplings, production of two-shaft couplings, flexible coupling. Speed regulation and flywheels 10. Kinematic mechanisms and their physical and software models 11. Increasing the service life of machine parts, reconditioning. 12. Technical view of solving a design problem 13. Comparison of engineering production in various types of production with regard to conditions in the Czech Republic 14. Technology of production of machines and equipment (machining, forming, casting, welding and unconventional technological methods) 15. Optimization of production, storage and handling solutions, handling technology 16. Models of processes and machinery in education. Creation and methodology of a lesson using machine tools and their models 17. Design and production of a didactic model of a machine or its part 18. Demonstration kits - Parts of mechanisms, machines and machine sets, Fischertechnik 19. Application of process models in an educational project 20. Methodology of a school student excursion to a production plant 21. Occupational safety when working on machines in school workshops

Learning activities and teaching methods
Seminar
  • Contact hours - 13 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 15 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Knowledge of basics of differential and integral calculus. Basic knowledge of metallic materials field.
Skills
manual skills, building work
Competences
N/A
N/A
learning outcomes
Knowledge
Students will get a basic idea of principles and technologies used in engineering fabrication. They will be able to apply acquired knowledge to simple model examples. S
Skills
Students will be able to use the simplest form of selected technologies during their educational activity that corresponds to the educational programs.
Competences
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture with visual aids
Skills
Practicum
Cooperative instruction
Competences
Field trip
Students' portfolio
assessment methods
Knowledge
Test
Skills
Skills demonstration during practicum
Competences
Skills demonstration during practicum
Recommended literature
  • A. D'Angelo Jr. Machine Design for Technology Students. A Systems Engineering Approach. 2020. ISBN 9783031796876.
  • Bartholomew, S. R., Hoepfl, M., Williams, P. J. Standards-Based Technology and Engineering Education. 2023.
  • Groover, M. P. Fundamentals of Modern Manufacturing - Materials, Processes and Systems. 2021.
  • Honzíková, J., Sojková, M. Tvůrčí technické dovednosti. 1. Vyd. Plzeň, 2014. ISBN 978-80-261-0412-4.
  • J. P. Davim. Modern Manufacturing Processes. Elsevier Books, 2020. ISBN 0128194960.
  • Jain K. C. Textbook of Production Engineering. 2014. ISBN 9788120347496.
  • Makoňová Š. Mechanické převody, výukový materiál. Karlovy Vary, 2013.
  • Nisbett, J. K.; Budynas, R. G. Shigleyho konstruování strojních součástí. 2023. ISBN 978-80-214-5471-2.
  • Shigley, J. E., Mischke, Ch. R., Budynas, R. G. Konstruování strojních součástí. Brno, 2010.
  • Zelenka, A. Projektování výrobních systémů. ČVUT Praha, 1995.


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