Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering: Curricula and Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Abrams, Ohio State University; James William Altschuld, Ohio State University; Blaine W. Lilly, Ohio State University; Daniel A. Mendelsohn, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

decision was made to convert from quarters to semesters which required an reorganizationof the undergraduate and graduate curricula. The Department of Mechanical and AerospaceEngineering looked at the conversion as an opportunity to make significant changes that wouldstrengthen and better position the graduates in an increasingly competitive and globalengineering workforce. With this objective in mind, the Department corresponded with 300alumni from the last 20 years, sought feedback from them on the curricula, and invited them tojoin a selected faculty group on campus in July of 2009 for a full-day discussion of curricularchanges. 130 alumni responded to the invitation and electronic survey and 45 alumni joined over15 faculty members for a