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How to Address Sustainability in a Mechanical Engineering Program ― Implementation and Challenges

Conference Session
Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 1
Collection
2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Sayyad Zahid Qamar, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman; Omar S. Al Abri, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman; Moosa Salim Al Kharusi; Sayyad Basim Qamar, Texas A&M University
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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE)
in Mechanical Engineering ProgramThe Mechanical Engineering program at our university is divided into four focus groups: Materialsand manufacturing (MM), Applied mechanics and design (AMD), Dynamics and control (DC),and Thermofluids engineering (TFE). Students are also required to take some General engineering(GE) and University elective (UE) courses. Courses in the MM stream are Workshop Practice,Materials Science, Engineering Materials, and Manufacturing Processes. Courses in the MMstream are Product Design, Machine Design I, Capstone Design, and Final Year Project. Examplesof sustainable engineering concepts and exercises given below are from one course each from theMM and AMD streams.Roadmap for Sustainability CurriculumChanges in
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An Exploration of the Use of Technical Electives in Engineering Curricula

Conference Session
Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 1
Collection
2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
John R. Reisel, P.E., University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Tagged Divisions
Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE)
programs have not given muchrecent consideration to the appropriateness of this requirement. While there has been muchdiscussion of other aspects of engineering education, including the incorporation into thecurriculum of more “soft-skills”, class delivery modes, and capstone design project requirements,there has not been much discussion of the appropriate role for technical electives. This issomewhat surprising considering the desire of many programs and universities to reduce thenumber of credits required for an engineering degree in an effort to increase graduation rates,reduce time-to-graduation, and decrease student debt loads. With this in mind, the primarypurpose of this paper is to prompt discussion of the purpose of technical electives
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