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2014-2015 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog

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Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Product Design and Manufacturing Engineering Major

Product design and manufacturing engineering focuses on all the processes needed to develop products, from design and planning to production and delivery of finished products. To this end, this branch of engineering involves a wide range of topics, such as ergonomics, needs identification, robotic systems, materials selection, programmable controllers, industrial engineering, and vision systems.

Students who select the product design and manufacturing engineering major prepare themselves for a variety of engineering careers and fulfill the educational requirements for taking the Fundamentals of Engineering professional examination before graduation.

The junior and senior years of the product design and manufacturing engineering program build upon the foundation courses to provide greater depth in engineering science, engineering design, and the focused areas of product design and manufacturing engineering. Students complete required and elective courses distributed in product design materials and manufacturing processes; process, assembly, and product engineering; manufacturing competitiveness and manufacturing systems design.

Integral to all four years of the program is a "design and build" educational philosophy incorporated through extensive laboratory and project activities as preparation for professional practice. Students engage in design at all levels of the curriculum. At each level they must realize their designs and proceed with testing, validation, and redesign. This approach allows students to experience many real world constraints such as project economics, project planning and scheduling, environmental considerations, manufacturability/producibility of the designs, laboratory and product safety, and product reliability.

Accreditation

The product design and manufacturing engineering majoris accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, www.abet.org/.

Program Educational Objectives

  1. The graduate will have the technical knowledge and capabilities expected of a practicing engineer appropriate to product design and manufacturing engineering, specifically in the areas of:
    • Manufacturing competitiveness
    • Manufacturing systems design
    • Materials and manufacturing processes
    • Process and assembly engineering
    • Product design
  2. The graduate will be able to function effectively in an industrial environment. He or she must have the ability to communicate effectively, engage in critical thinking, and have highly developed skill in problem solving (in both individual and team situations).
  3. The graduate will have the ability to apply engineering knowledge and be able to create physical realizations of his or her theoretical concepts and models.
  4. The graduate will have the demonstrated ability to engage in engineering design.
  5. The graduate will have an awareness of the need for continued professional growth.
  6. The graduate will have an awareness of, and sensitivity to, those areas in which engineering practice affects society and the environment. Such awareness, extending beyond technical knowledge to include ethical and social responsibility, must frame the continued professional and scholarly growth of the graduate.

Program Outcomes and Assessment

The graduate will demonstrate

  1. an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering;
  2. an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data;
  3. an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs;
  4. an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams;
  5. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems;
  6. an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility;
  7. an ability to communicate effectively;
  8. the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context;
  9. a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning;
  10. a knowledge of contemporary issues;
  11. an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice;
  12. an ability to select and apply materials and manufacturing processes;
  13. a knowledge of process, assembly & product engineering;
  14. an understanding of manufacturing competitiveness;
  15. an ability to design manufacturing systems; and
  16. an experience in manufacturing laboratory work.

Degree Requirements

Product design and manufacturing engineering program students must complete all requirements for the B.S.E. degree including the general education and basic skills requirements, the foundations of engineering courses, cooperative education, the engineering design Capstone and the following manufacturing engineering courses:

Required Courses:

Elective Courses 8 credits (two courses) selected from the following:

Sample Curriculum for the Junior and Senior Years

First Co-op Semester: Spring/Summer

Fifth Academic Semester: Fall

Second Co-op Semester: Winter

Sixth Academic Semester: Spring/Summer

Third Co-op Semester: Fall

Seventh Academic Semester: Winter

The prerequisites for EGR 485 are "acceptance into the B.S.E. degree program and completion of the prerequisite courses listed under the student's engineering major." For the product design and manufacturing engineering major, these prerequisite courses are: EGR 301 & EGR 345 & EGR 367.

Eighth Academic Semester: Spring/Summer

Engineering Program Description

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