Conference Session

FPD 9: First-Year Engineering Courses, Part III: Research, Sustainability, and Professionalism

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stanley M. Forman, Northeastern University; Susan F Freeman, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

skills are deemed lacking and also to know student attitudesand perceptions to effectively devise teaching methods that will enhance skills whilesimultaneously shifting attitudes to match situational reality. The results will be drawn from asurvey of freshman having just begun their undergraduate engineering studies at a major urbanUniversity.BackgroundTo both identify the key soft skills perceived to be important and not currently being learned bythe students and to then codify classroom techniques for enhancing these skills, a multistepapproach for this investigation was started.1 A multistep approach is used because each stepdirects the next, and although these are seen as the steps now in our plan, our research may alterthese. The steps are

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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

R. Radharamanan

engineering students; fosterinnovation and creativity in engineering disciplines; help the students to develop business plansfor the entrepreneurial design projects and compete in the annual business plan competition, andpromote new ventures creation. The expansion of this program will support educationalinterdisciplinary curricula and co-curricular activities and benefit the students providing multi-and cross-disciplinary teaching, learning, and research opportunities on innovation andentrepreneurship. Selected creative student design projects with business plans involvingCAD/CAM, Robotics, and Rapid Prototyping are presented, analyzed, and discussed. Thestudents learning outcomes and their professional skills are assessed using KEEN-TTI’s surveyof

Conference Session

Innovative IE Curricula

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Masud Salimian, Morgan State University; Yaseen Mahmud, Morgan State University; Avis L. Ransom, Morgan State University School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

of Engineering, she develops projects, plans and implements strategies and develops and documents reports, newsletters and proposals. Page 23.1262.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Training Industrial Engineering Students as Energy EngineersIntroductionBuildings consume approximately 40% 1 of all energy in the United States. Most buildingsoperate far less efficiently than their potential. In the U.S., industry alone accounts for about 31%of all energy used 8. There are many benefits to making commercial and industrialmanufacturing plants more efficient. One is to

Conference Session

Simulation and Programming

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David E. Culler, Oregon Institute of Technology; Noah David Anderson

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Utilizing Applications Programming Interfaces to Provide Product Lifecycle Management and Enhance Manufacturing EducationAbstractIn the past 30 years, software development companies have made great strides in the areas ofproject planning, business management, material handling, engineering and manufacturing, inhopes that someday an all-in-one software package would be made available. Companies likePTC, Dassault Systèmes, AutoDesk and Siemens NX, are making this dream a reality.Just because one very expensive piece of software can handle most aspects of engineeringdevelopment that does not mean that it is flexible. Nor can it be adapted to individual companiesand their standard

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Marie Brown, Northeastern University; Mario Alan Hulett, Honda of America Manufacturing, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

program. Additionally, a variety of challenges have been reported ininitiating programs in new locations. The common factor in these two challenges was identifiedas the relationships with community partners. Catering the programmatic offerings to the needsof each community and the academic constraints of students at each university are priorities, butthe current objective is to examine the partnerships that do exist. Previous research laid thepedagogical foundation for the program and outlined a longer-term research plan[1]. A secondprevious work conducted a preliminary analysis of the impact of the program on thevolunteers[2].Background and ObjectivesThe national service learning clearinghouse presents the following categories as types

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2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Muhammet Ceylan; Aybala Usta; Fatma Barut; Ramazan Asmatulu

WSU students.These assessment studies showed that more than 95% of freshmen students who joined thenanotechnology training sessions during these last two semesters indicated that they planned onremaining in their current programs in the following years. As a result, this study shows that thenanotechnology education is one of the major options for keeping freshmen students in theirprograms.Keywords: Freshmen Students, Retention and Success, Nanotechnology, Hands-on Experience.1. Introduction1.1 MotivationRetention and success rates of freshmen students at Wichita State University (WSU) are one ofthe most important measures of performance. Although a number of different programs in thecolleges have been implemented to increase retention and

Conference Session

International Division Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff Scott Thomas; Nick M. Safai, Salt Lake Community College; Christopher F Thompson S.M.ASCE, Salt Lake Community College

Tagged Divisions

International

Community College, majoring in Civil Engineering with interest in the Structural branch of Civil. Thomas is involved with the 2+2 transfer program, an articulated engineering program between the two institutions SLCC and University of Utah. He plans to complete his Associate’s of Civil Engineering at Salt Lake Community College in spring 2013 before transferring to the University of Utah in the following fall semester.Dr. Nick M. Safai, Salt Lake Community CollegeMr. Christopher F Thompson S.M.ASCE, Salt Lake Community College Christopher F. Thompson has been a student at Salt Lake Community College in Salt Lake City, Utah since the fall of 2009. He is currently studying chemical, civil and environmental engineering. While

Conference Session

K-12 Professional Development II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary R. Mayer, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Allison Jane Fahsl, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Stephen McCaire Marlette, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Georgia Bracey, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

through a systematic process inorder to choose one. This process, typically called the engineering design process, is applicableto many complex problems, whether or not the person trying to solve them is formally anengineer6-8. To capture and present the essence of the engineering design process, a modifiedversion of the approach presented in Engineering is Elementary® 9 was used (see Figure 1). ASK IMAGINE PLAN TEST CRE ATE IMPROVE REFLECT Figure 1: Engineering Design Process Presented for the ClassroomEngineering is Elementary® (EiE) presents an iterative process of Ask, Imagine, Plan

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Poster Session & Unit Operations Lab Bazaar

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arthur Felse, Northwestern University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

provided through a module in our bioprocess engineeringlaboratory course. This work started a few years ago and the first efforts were reported in aprevious ASEE Conference12. Students were exposed to FDA regulations related to GLP,common compliance practices, enforcement, and consequences of non-compliance. This moduleintends to: (i) Develop a understating of the letter and spirit of GLP regulations, (ii) develop aworking knowledge of GLP, and (iii) develop a familiarity with GLP documentation. GLP is a set of federally mandated guidelines under which experiments are planned,conducted, monitored, recorded and reported. It intends to promote quality, traceability, andintegrity of scientific data. GLP is enforced by regulating agencies such

Conference Session

Novel Pedagogies 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Harry B Santoso, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

-Regulated Learning While Learning Electric Circuit Concepts with Enhanced Guided Notes AbstractMeasuring self-regulated learning (SRL) skills of engineering college students while usingenhanced guided notes (EGN) promotes a better understanding of how students deal with note-taking activities. This study focused on students’ task interpretation, cognitive strategies, andSRL processes including planning, monitoring, and regulating strategies while using EGN in anelectric circuits course. The main objectives of this study were to (1) understand how students’SRL skills changed after using EGN; and (2) evaluate how students’ conceptual understandingon electric circuits improved after using

Conference Session

Integrating Engineering & Liberal Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, College of Engineering Pune; Anil Dattatraya Sahasrabudhe, College of Engineering, Pune

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. The data elements include student, area, faculty, sub-area, andcluster. Course assessment consisted of mid-term and end-term presentations which were evaluated by the peersand moderated by the faculty mentors. Results of self appraisals with respect to the learning attributes and theconsequent development plans were also examined during the assessment.IntroductionIn today’s knowledge economy, educational institutes need to recognize that lifelong and interdisciplinarylearning are the most critical skills, and take steps to inculcate them in students. A course in Liberal Learningoffers a good solution to achieve that objective. This is a different paradigm for both the students and faculty,though. The current K-12 education does not prepare

Conference Session

Curriculum and Program Developments, Exchanges, Collaborations, and Partnerships

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eck Doerry, Northern Arizona University; Harvey Charles, Northern Arizona University

Tagged Divisions

International

internationalization uniformly spanning all engineering, math and natural science disciplines at NAU.Dr. Harvey Charles, Northern Arizona University Dr. Harvey Charles is vice provost for International Education at Northern Arizona University. He pro- vides institutional leadership on strategic planning around global education, helps to facilitate global learning opportunities for students, supports faculty development opportunities through international teaching and research, and consults with colleges and universities on curriculum and campus interna- tionalization. The Global Science and Engineering Program is one of the signature programs housed in the Center for International Education that he directs

Conference Session

General Topics in Graduate Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert M. Brooks, Temple University; Mehmet Cetin, Temple University; Jyothsna Kavuturu

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

level with an alpha value of 0.05.It is important to note that this study and modification of a single course alone is not going tohave a meaningful impact on addressing sustainability. However the efforts of TempleUniversity's Center for Sustainable Communities (CSC) coupled with other courses taught at the Page 23.1122.4university by various faculty (for example, Environmental Sustainability, Environment,Transportation planning, Introduction to Community and Regional Planning) can havemeaningful effect on sustainability. The authors plan to extend this strategy to three othercourses over the next two years. The method presented in this study

Conference Session

Incorporating Technology into Construction Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Casey Cline, Boise State University; Kirsten A Davis, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

Polytechnic Institute and State University. Her educational research interests are focused on improving construction management education. Page 23.1329.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Using Mobile Technology in a Construction Management “Hands-On” LaboratoryAbstractThis study discusses the introduction and use of the iPad mobile device in a freshman levelconstruction management “hands-on” materials and methods laboratory. The devices areincorporated into the course in four ways: (1) for plan reading; (2) for RFI documentation,including the

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2013 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ralph Belton; Ahmet Zeytinci

– Using Technology for Discussion, Debate, and Problem Solving in the MiddleSchool Curriculum PBS TeacherLine Course Syllabushttp://www.pbs.org/teacherline/courses/syllabi/05_tech190_30_syllabus.pdfRalph Belton, RA, CSI, NOMAChair of the Division of Urban Architecture and Community Planning at UDC. Currently,Director of the Construction Specification Institute Metro DC chapter. Has over 30 years ofteaching and architecture practice at Howard University and UDC. Extensive educational travelin Europe and Japan with students.Email: rbelton@udc.eduAhmet Zeytinci, Ph.D., P.E., Fellow NSPECurrently a faculty member in the Department of Civil Engineering at UDC. Former President(twice) of the District of Columbia Society of Professional Engineers and

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2013 EDI

Authors

  Public/private  funded  research  administra3on   q  Professional  educa3on   q  Integrated  collabora3ve  programs  (UW-­‐Extension,          NIST/MEP,  SBDC,  WiSys,  FabLab)   q  Stout  Tech  Park,  Business  &  Technology  Incubator  q  Strategic  engagement:   q  UW-­‐System  Growth  Agenda  (human  poten3al,  jobs,  communi3es)  and  Board   of  Regents  Research,  Economic  Development  and  Innova:on  (REDI)   commi[ee   q  Be  Bold  I  and  II  and  WEDC  Strategic  Plan  (engage  business,  operate  as   extended  enterprise,  be  accountable)   q  Next  Genera:on  Strategies  and  Technology  Accelera:on  Framework

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2013 Public Policy Colloquium

Authors

Tobin Smith

Congress (Sept 1, 2012): 220 Public Laws--80th Congress (1947-1948) 900 Public Laws The Fiscal Climate• Reducing the deficit is the top priority for both Rs & Ds• Increasing ‘revenues’ not viewed favorably by Republicans• Entitlement reform not viewed favorably by Democrats• Sequestration has become a real possibility• Science has been protected, but… Key Fiscal Decision Points• House Republicans extend action on the debt for three months until May 19.• Absent some preventative legislative action, sequestration will occur March 1.• The current six-month Continuing Resolution funding the federal government expires March 27.• House and Senate leaders plan to consider budget resolutions for FY14 that include

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2013 EDI

Authors

Richard Benson

houses, homefootball games and reunions. StudentsConnect using social web sites such as LinkedIn,but be very careful in how you present yourselfand the college.Feature students on your web site, alumnimailings, etc.Use students judiciously on search committeesand strategic planning committees. StudentsBe more willing to say “yes” to an invitation if itcomes from a student; e.g. interview with thecampus paper, dinner with a fraternity, etc.Spend some time at the campus recruiting fair.Congratulate the recruiters – preferably in front ofyour students – on their wisdom at coming toyour campus.Use students in awards ceremonies. FacultyAs with student groups, for a college of anyappreciable size, it will be

Conference Session

Trends and Applications in Curricula and the Capstone Experience

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel M. Dulaski PE, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

– pre-spring break and post-spring break. The schedule includes major milestones which include deliverable dates, and community meetings (Figure 2). Page 23.717.4 1-Jan 31-Jan 2-Mar 1-Apr Submit resume and cover letter Highlight experience/select project manager/identify "firms" Proposals due/presentations/project awarded Present concepts to community Draft preliminary report and plans Dry run - presentations Draft final report and

Conference Session

K-12 Professional Development I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University; Tyler J Hertenstein, Ohio Northern University; Morgan Sperry; Debra Kay Gallagher, Ohio Northern University; Stacy McClelland

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

withlesson plans (available in English and Spanish), tied to educational standards in the UnitedStates. Each activity is designed to be inexpensive (often less than U.S. $10 for a classroom).This program has been successfully implemented throughout the United States for over ten yearsand has seen very limited international expansion to countries with a strong IEEE presence.This paper will discuss the very successful workshops, including assessment collected at theconclusion of each workshop. The structure of the workshops and the involvement opportunitiesfor the undergraduate students who participated will also be described.This paper will be of interest to programs with available international service opportunities forundergraduate students or

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Niaz Latif, Purdue University, Calumet ; Joy L Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet (Tech)

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

interms of, 1) needs and justification, 2) planning process, 3) program description and objectives,4) curriculum, 5) implementation issues related to faculty, students, and resources, and 6)examples of MSV related industry projects. The description also includes the process, startingfrom a concept paper development through approval of the program by the State Commission ofHigher Education.IntroductionAdvanced modeling, simulation, and visualization technologies provide an innovative way forhumans to learn and understand extremely sophisticated concepts and problem solving skills aswell as effectively design and optimize complex systems and processes. Through visualizing,manipulating, and interacting with computer-generated simulations and models

Conference Session

Environmental engineering pedagogy and innovation

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marty Anne Gustafson, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Carl Vieth, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Patrick Eagan, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

created a sustainable competency model (SCM) for thedevelopment of a new Masters Level Degree Program. The model’s major dimensions, shown inFigure 1, include science and technology, business and economics, systems analysis, personaleffectiveness, working across boundaries, management and planning, environmental justice andequity, and ideas and innovation.Within each dimension, the knowledge, skills, mindsets and behavioral attributes desired forengineers were further defined. For example, the science and technology competencies represent Page 23.455.3an advanced understanding and application of scientific principles, engineering constructs

Conference Session

Bringing Industrial Applications into the Classroom

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emilia Golebiowska; Giovanni Kelly II; Yassir M. Samra; James P Abulencia, Manhattan College

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #7237Analysis of Biodiesel Production and its Derivatives for a College CampusEmilia GolebiowskaMr. Giovanni Kelly IIDr. Yassir M. SamraDr. James P Abulencia, Manhattan College Page 23.189.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013ANALYSIS OF BIODIESEL PRODUCTION AND ITS DERIVATIVES FOR A COLLEGE CAMPUSAbstractIn the Fall of 2010, XXXXX College started to devise and develop plausible green initiativesspearheaded by students across all five of its schools. From this college-wide endeavor, a plan toconvert

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Education Research

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Douglas Edwards, Georgia Institute of Technology; Roxanne A Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Pratik Mital, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

path from the initial state to an end state in the acceptablezone?The first question depends on the intervention planned. For example, it is clear that if theeducational intervention is intended to ensure that every first grader is reading on grade level,then it is possible to have a non-empty acceptable zone. However, if the intention is for everythird grader to understand calculus, then it is highly unlikely that there will be any acceptableend states. For most cases, the answer to this question will be determined by how well theintervention matches the given context of the school being studied.The second question is also dependent upon the context but it is also highly dependent on theavailable resources. Going back to the first example, if

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

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2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Steven Chingnam Goh, University of Southern Queensland

Tagged Topics

ASEE International Forum

’ essentialelements for developing professional engineers. Other important areas were‘communication’, ‘business acumen’, ‘strategic planning’, and ‘financial management’.Adaptability and agility are also important areas citing recent changing business paradigm.This observation is well supported by the two recent IBM reports16,17 in that an adaptiveworkforce is required to respond to competitive and quickly shifting global markets, aprecursor for future organizational success. Creating an adaptable workforce requires morethan a series of HR programs, it starts with leadership and the ability to “crack the code” fortalent.Engineers will also have to face the complexity of managing four generations of workers,from baby boomers to Gen Z (born after 1995), plus

Conference Session

Track 4 - Session II - Student and Curriculum Development II

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2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Abdel F. Isakovic, Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research; Szu Szu F Ling, Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research; Selwa Mokhtar Boularaoui, Khalifa University of Science, Technology & Research; Sara Bashir Timraz; Mualla Kara

Tagged Topics

Student and Curriculum Development

. Halim and Abdel F. Isakovic (at KUSTAR). Major focus of her research is game-based learning and setup of novel experiments. She holds MSc degree in Chemistry from University Teknologi Malaysia.Miss Selwa Mokhtar Boularaoui, Khalifa University of Science, Technology & Research Selwa Boularaoui, a senior in biomedical engineering at Khalifa University of Science, Technology & Research, anticipating to graduate in December 2013. After graduation I am planning to enroll in graduate school in the US. In summer 2011, I was trained at Imperial College in London, UK to use motion tracking system to analyze human motion. In summer 2012 I did my internship at Siemens Healthcare in Erlangen, Germany where I was introduced

Conference Session

Distance Education and Engineering Workforce Professional Development

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Soma Chakrabarti, University of Kansas; Zachary Gredlics, University of Kansas; Kevin Curry, University of Kansas; Kara D Lynch, University of Kansas Continuing Education

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

, People, Policy andStrategy, Partners and Resources. The four Results criteria (outcomes of the enablers andindicate the quality standard) include Customer Results, People (Staff) Results, Society Resultsand Key Performance Results. Each enabler or result criterion has several sub-criteria and eachsub-criterion is assessed by five levels from no quality to highest level of achievement. Thesefive levels have the following characteristics:Level 1: Quality depends solely on the individual (no processes) The activities depend on individual initiatives, and entire unit is not involved.Level 2: Process awakening (basic processes) Some shared responsibility with some short-term planning. Some process

Conference Session

Innovative IE Course Content

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas H Timmer, University of Texas, Pan American; Miguel Gonzalez, University of Texas, Pan American

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

Bloom’s taxonomy6 suchas knowledge, comprehension and application. But this mode of instruction is less likely toemphasize the higher-order cognitive skills of analysis, synthesis and evaluation. In this learningmodule that teaches gauge R&R, students must design a sampling plan for a gauge R&R studythat involves different measuring devices with different characteristics, conduct and evaluatemultiple gauge R&R studies, and recommend a measuring device based upon the analysis of thegauge R&R studies.The remainder of this paper will present the Mouse Factory learning system, the gauge R&R Page 23.1144.2project, results from the

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education (DEED) Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mario W. Gomes, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Elizabeth A. DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE)

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

number of constraints: • Accommodate large class sizes: plan for nearly 300 students per year • Limited financial and personnel resources: $10/student and existing machine shop staff • Respect for departmental history: freshmen must still make the traditional machinist’s hammer that has been part of our curriculum for decades • Allow students to be creative in a meaningful way • Pose the problem in such a way that there is not one obvious solution • Require collaborative effort within teams (and between teams, if possible) • Require analysis appropriate for students who have completed high school physics and pre-calculusThe project identified for this course is to charge students with designing a mechanical

Conference Session

Four Pillars of Manufacturing

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert L. Mott P.E., University of Dayton; Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

, product design, process design,laboratories, and many others. Below the lintel are the four pillars whose labels are taken fromthe program criteria for ABET accreditation of manufacturing engineering and manufacturingengineering technology programs. (Reference 2) These are: • Materials and manufacturing processes: understanding the behavior and properties of materials as they are altered and influenced by processing in manufacturing • Product, tooling, and assembly engineering: understanding the design of products and the equipment, tooling, and environment necessary for their manufacture • Manufacturing systems and operations: understanding the creation of competitive advantage through manufacturing planning