ME 424L
Mechanical Systems Design
Nico Hotz, Sophia Teresa Santillan
Description from DukeHub
An integrative design course addressing both creative and practical aspects of the design of systems. Development of the creative design process, including problem formulation and needs analysis, feasibility, legal, economic and human factors, aesthetics, safety, synthesis of alternatives, and design optimization. Application of design methods through several projects including a term design project. Prerequisite: Mechanical Engineering 344L, 421L, and 431L.
Skills
AI-resilient: 2 of 5
- Yes: Physical, lab or field work · "laboratory"
- No: Live work with people
- Yes: Judgment someone is accountable for · "legal"
- No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
- No: Small, in-person format
The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works
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