Lin, S. B. (2022, March), Finite Element Analysis and Design as a Degree Requirement in Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Curriculum  Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference, Prairie View, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--39183

\bibitem{asee_peer_39183}
  Lin, S. B. (2022, March), \emph{Finite Element Analysis and Design as a Degree Requirement in Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Curriculum}
  Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference, Prairie View, Texas.
  10.18260/1-2--39183

Shield B Lin.  "Finite Element Analysis and Design as a Degree Requirement in Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Curriculum".  2022 ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference, Prairie View, Texas, 2022, March.  ASEE Conferences, 2022.  https://peer.asee.org/39183 Internet.  21 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_39183}
  Shield B Lin.
  "Finite Element Analysis and Design as a Degree Requirement in Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Curriculum".
  \emph{2022 ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference, Prairie View, Texas, 2022, March}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2022.
  https://peer.asee.org/39183 Internet.  21 Dec, 2024

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AB  - It is debatable whether or not the subject of finite element analysis should be included as a required course in an undergraduate mechanical engineering program.  In the past couple of decades, commercial finite element software packages have dramatically increased their capabilities by improving their calculation power, merging and integrating other computer tools into the packages, and creating many user-friendly features. The design and manufacturing industries embrace the powerful finite element tool and require their engineers to use the tool for product development and design refinement.  Academia supplies entry-level engineers to the design and manufacturing industries.  It is time to reconsider adding a finite element course in the undergraduate required mechanical engineering curriculum if a program has not done so. The benefits of having this required course include extending the students’ knowledge in using a powerful tool to solve a variety of complex engineering problems, applying the computer tool for the capstone design project and other course projects, and bridging the gap between academic education and industrial work.
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