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Practices of Modern Engineering
Lecture 2 Engineering Criteria 2000 What you must be able to do when finishing school
January 20, 2011
Luis San Andres
Mast-Childs Tribology Professor
Texas A&M University [email protected]
http://rotorlab.tamu.edu/me489
Lecture 2: EC 2000
Date: January 20, 2010
Today:
Engineering Criteria 2000
Reply to feedback forms
The importance of accreditation Engineering Criteria 2000 Hard and Soft skills – Curriculum at TAMU
Reading & other assignments
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Document on how to cite references
Other: complete ONE MINUTE PAPER
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Accreditation Basics
In the United States, accreditation is a non-governmental, peer review process that
ensures educational quality .
Educational institutions or programs volunteer to periodically undergo this review in order to determine if certain criteria are being met.
Accreditation is not a ranking system
. It simply assures that a program or institution meets
established quality standards
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Assurance of quality
ABET, Inc.: Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
, www.abet.org
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Accreditation: Why is it important?
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Helps students and their parents choose (qualified) quality college (University) programs
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Enables employers to recruit graduates they know are well-prepared
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Used by registration, licensure, and certification boards to screen applicants
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Gives colleges and universities a structured mechanism to assess, evaluate, and improve the quality of their programs Assists
you
to offer a job to get a job or
Engineering Criteria 2000: Background Until the mid 1990s, ABET’s accreditation criteria specifically outlined the elements for accreditation: curricula ( classes ), faculty type ( specialities ) , and the facilities ( labs ). In the 1990s, the professional engineering community began to question the rightness of such rigid requirements .
In 1997, ABET adopted Engineering Criteria 2000 ( EC2000 ).
Engineering programs in the USA are accredited every SIX years.
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Engineering Criteria 2000: Today EC2000 stresses continuous improvement to enable
innovation in engineering programs
rather than forcing all programs to conform to a standard, as well as to
encourage new assessment processes
and program improvements.
Learn to learn
Not deliver & listen
Objectives: To produce graduates that
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Have successful careers, and become leaders, in industry and the public sector;
2. Apply acquired knowledge , work well with other people, effectively communicate ideas and technical information, and continue to learn and improve ;
and
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Successfully pursue advanced studies, if they so choose, and subsequently contribute to the development of advanced concepts and leading edge technologies.
Engineers are more than just number crunchers
Engineering Criteria 2000: Outcomes (a-k) Upon graduation students must demonstrate an ability to a) Apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering b) Design and construct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data c) Design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within d) realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability Function on multi-disciplinary teams e) Identify, formulate and solve engineering problems f) Understanding of professional and ethical responsibility g) Communicate effectively h) The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context i) j) Recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning A knowledge of contemporary issues k) An ability to use the techniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.
Qualities of modern engineer
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Engineering Criteria 2000: Technical outcomes Upon graduation students must demonstrate an ability to a) Apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering b) Design and construct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data c) Design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability e) Identify, formulate and solve engineering problems k) An ability to use the techniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice Traditional curriculum
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MEEN curriculum: the numbers
Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior T1 17 15 17 15 T2 18 15 16 15
Core curriculum Tech Electives Stem
crs
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= 2x3 + 2x3 + 3 + 3 9 = 3 x 3 6 = 2 x 3
128 credit hours – 4 year program
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Engineering Criteria 2000: Outcome (a) (a) Apply knowledge of mathematics, science engineering and
Note MATH 151 MATH 251 PHYS 218 PHYS 208 CHEM 107 Course Eng. Mathematics I & II Eng. Mathematics III Mechanics Electricity and Optics Chemistry for Engs.
Cr 4x2 3 4 4 3+1
Fundamental sciences knowledge
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Engineering Criteria 2000: Outcomes (a, k) (a) Apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering (k) Use the techniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice
Course Cr Note ENGR 111 & 112 MATH 308 ECEN 215 MEEN 357 Foundations of Eng I & II Differential Equations Princ Electrical Eng Engineering Analysis 2 3 3 3
Tools for engineering practice
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Engineering Criteria 2000: Outcomes (a, b, e, k) (a) Apply knowledge of math, science & engineering (b) Design and construct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data (e) Identify, formulate and solve engineering problems (k) Use techniques, skills & modern engineering tools
Course MEEN 260 Mechanical measurements (statistics) CVEN 305 Mechanics of Materials MEEN 404 Engineering Laboratory Cr 3 3 3 Note
Deformation & test data analysis
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Engineering Criteria 2000: Outcomes (a, b, e, k) (a) Apply knowledge of math, science & engineering (b) Design and construct experiments , as well as to analyze and interpret data (e) Identify, formulate and solve engineering problems (k) Use techniques, skills & modern engineering tools
MEEN 221 Course Statics and P. Dynamics Cr 3 Note MEEN 363 MEEN 364 Dynamics and Vibrations Dynamic Systems & Controls 3 3
Too much work!
Includes Lab MEEN 431
STEM
: Adv Sys Dyn & Conts 3 + Electives
Systems performance, reliability and control
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Engineering Criteria 2000: Outcomes (a, b, e, k) a) Apply knowledge of math, science & engineering b) Design and construct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data e) Identify, formulate and solve engineering problems k) Use techniques, skills & modern engineering tools
MEEN 315 MEEN 344, 345 MEEN 461, 462 MEEN 421 Course Thermodynamics Fluid Mechanics & Lab Heat Transfer & Lab
STEM
: Thermofluids Des Cr 3 3+1 3+1 3 Note + Electives
Energy generation & transfer
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Engineering Criteria 2000: Outcomes (a,b,e,k) a) Apply knowledge of math, science & engineering b) Design and construct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data e) Identify, formulate and solve engineering problems k) Use techniques, skills & modern engineering tools
MEEN 222 MEEN 360 MEEN 475 Course Material science Cr Note 4 Materials and Manufacturing Sel. In Design
STEM
: materials in Design 4 3 + Electives
Materials: properties & know how
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Engineering Criteria 2000: Outcome (c) (c) Design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability
MEEN 368 MEEN 401 MEEN 402 ISEN 302 Course Solid Mechanics in Design Intro to ME Design Intermediate Design Economic Analysis of Eng Projects
Applications to real life: satisfy a need, but also must create opportunities!
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Engineering Criteria 2000: Outcomes (e, k) (e) Identify, formulate and solve engineering problems (k) Use the techniques, skills and modern engineering tools
Course ME STEM courses Technical Electives Cr 2 x 3 Note 421, 431 and/or 475 3 x 3 25 course offers in ME alone
Depth= specialize Learn more about your own interests
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Engineering Criteria 2000: Soft outcomes Upon graduation students must demonstrate an ability to (c) Design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability (d) Function on multi-disciplinary teams (f) Understanding of professional and ethical responsibility (g) Communicate effectively (written and orally) (h) The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context (i) Recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning (j) A knowledge of contemporary issues Qualities of engineer for 2000’s
Engineering Criteria 2000: Soft skills ?
TAMU Core Curriculum: 18 crs
POLS 206 & 207 Course Humanities Visual & Performing Arts Social & Behavioral Sciences US History Political Science International & Cultural Diversity Kinesiology Cr Note 3 3 3 2 x 6
Languages
2 x 6
Government
6 2
Mandated & required (?)
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Engineering Criteria 2000: Outcome (g) g) Communicate effectively ( written and orally )
Course ENGL 104 Composition and Rhetoric ENGL 210 Scientific and Technical Writing others Assignments & presentations Cr Note 3 3
Integrated curriculum?
Only reading and practice polishes writing & presentation skills
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Engineering Criteria 2000: Outcome (f) (f) Understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
ENG 482 Course Ethics and Engineering Cr 3 Note MEEN 381 Seminar TAMU Core Curriculum 3 ??
?? POLS, PHIL
Must add intellectual property & personnel management
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Engineering Criteria 2000: Outcome (j) (j) A knowledge of contemporary issues
Course Cr Note Visual & Performing Arts US History Political Science 3 2 x 6 2 x 6
Government
International & Cultural Diversity 6
???
The world is a global village! (diversity and multiculturalism) + Add a competitive advantage (learn a foreign language)
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Engineering Criteria 2000: Outcome (d) (d) Function on multi-disciplinary teams
Courses ME labs ME design SAE Team & other teams Engineering internships Cr Note
Teaming w/ others from different backgrounds & experiences is a +++
Be a team player, learn to lead (
global engineering
)
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Engineering Criteria 2000: Outcomes (h, i) (h) The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context (i) Recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning
Courses Cr Note ?
How to ensure ( measure ) students MASTER these abilities?
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Engineering Criteria 2000: Outcome (c) (c) Design within realistic constraints: economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability
Courses Cr Note ?
How to ensure ( measure ) students MASTER this ability?
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Engineering Criteria 2000: Questions from past student
EC 2000, Is it just a face lift or a major re-structuring in US engineering education?
EC 2000 is a timely reply to modern practices and dramatic changes in current engineering. It is not an academician dream!
Change or perish!
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Vision EC 2020: Skills to succeed
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Prepared for global competency Superb communication skills (written & oral) Trained in teams that work and deliver Ready for open-ended multidisciplinary problems with no unique answer
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Ready for innovation & to embrace change Show absolute professional integrity Experience in research tied to industrial needs
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DO MORE WITH LESS DO THINGS RIGHT, THE FIRST TIME
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Educating the Engineer of 2020 ( NAE )
Students want to know more
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How does EC 2000 works or assesses outcomes?
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How do companies and society prove that I am taught “Learn how to learn”? How does a single person obtain the EC 2000
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skills. Is there a pragmatic way to do this?
Do more with less but HOW?
How to keep up with changes?
What is the standard to decide good and bad students & engineers. How do you calculate their abilities?
References
TAMU catalog
http://catalog.tamu.edu/09-10_UG_Catalog/look_engineering/mechanical_eng.htm
TAMU MEEN
http://www.mengr.tamu.edu/Academics/UndergraduateProgram/Accreditation/Accreditati on.html
American Board of Engineering and Technology Accreditation
http://www.abet.org
All URLs above accessed on January 19, 2011 Items to improve enginering education D. Wisler, Presentation at ASME Gas Turbine Conference 2007, Montreal – Engineer 2020
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Citing URL (www) sites
• • • • • • Author or source of the web page, if you can find a name. Last name of each author followed by their initials Year of creation of URL (
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niform
R
esource
L
ocator), if known Web page title, in quotations Website title
URL
of the website (internet address) date (dd/mm/yy) website visited, in brackets.
Example: LastName, I., 2002, “Page U,” Glossary of Internet Terms, http://www.matisse.net/files/glossary.html
(10 May, 2003).
ASME document on how to cite references attached to this lecture
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Practices of Modern Engineering © Luis San Andres Texas A&M University 2011 http://rotorlab.tamu.edu/me489
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