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Practices of Modern Engineering
What you must be able to do when finishing school
Luis San AndresMast-Childs Tribology Professor
Texas A&M University
http://rotorlab.tamu.edu/me489
Lecture 2
Engineering Criteria 2000
January 20, 2011
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Lecture 2: EC 2000
Date: January 20, 2010
Today: Engineering Criteria 2000Reply to feedback forms
The importance of accreditation
Engineering Criteria 2000
Hard and Soft skills – Curriculum at TAMUReading & other assignments: Document on how to cite references
Other: complete ONE MINUTE PAPER
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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.
Accreditation Basics
Assurance of qualityABET, Inc.: Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, www.abet.org
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• Helps students and their parents choose (qualified) quality college (University) programs
• Enables employers to recruit graduates they know are well-prepared
• Used by registration, licensure, and certification boards to screen applicants
• Gives colleges and universities a structured mechanism to assess, evaluate, and improve the quality of their programs
Accreditation: Why is it important?
Assists you to get a job or to offer a job
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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.
Engineering Criteria 2000: Background
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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.
Engineering Criteria 2000: Today
Learn to learnNot deliver & listen
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1. 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
3. Successfully pursue advanced studies, if they so choose, and subsequently contribute to the development of advanced concepts and leading edge technologies.
Objectives: To produce graduates that
Engineers are more than just number crunchers
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a) Apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineeringb) Design and construct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret datac) 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 e) Identify, formulate and solve engineering problemsf) Understanding of professional and ethical responsibility g) Communicate effectivelyh) The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering
solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal contexti) Recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learningj) A knowledge of contemporary issues k) An ability to use the techniques, skills and modern engineering tools
necessary for engineering practice.
Engineering Criteria 2000: Outcomes (a-k)
Qualities of modern engineer
Upon graduation students must demonstrate an ability to
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a) Apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineeringb) Design and construct experiments, as well as to analyze and
interpret datac) 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 problemsk) An ability to use the techniques, skills and modern
engineering tools necessary for engineering practice
Engineering Criteria 2000: Technical outcomes
Upon graduation students must demonstrate an ability to
Traditional curriculum
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MEEN curriculum: the numbers
T1 T2
Freshman 17 18
Sophomore 15 15
Junior 17 16
Senior 15 15
128 credit hours –4 year program
crs
Core curriculum 18 = 2x3 + 2x3 + 3 + 3
Tech Electives 9 = 3 x 3
Stem 6 = 2 x 3
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Engineering Criteria 2000: Outcome (a)
(a) Apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering
Course Cr Note
MATH 151 Eng. Mathematics I & II 4x2
MATH 251 Eng. Mathematics III 3
PHYS 218 Mechanics 4
PHYS 208 Electricity and Optics 4
CHEM 107 Chemistry for Engs. 3+1
Fundamental sciences knowledge
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Engineering Criteria 2000: Outcomes (a, k)
Course Cr Note
ENGR 111 & 112 Foundations of Eng I & II 2
MATH 308 Differential Equations 3
ECEN 215 Princ Electrical Eng 3
MEEN 357 Engineering Analysis 3
(a) Apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering
(k) Use the techniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice
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 Cr Note
MEEN 260 Mechanical measurements (statistics) 3
CVEN 305 Mechanics of Materials 3
MEEN 404 Engineering Laboratory 3
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
Course Cr Note
MEEN 221 Statics and P. Dynamics 3
MEEN 363 Dynamics and Vibrations 3
MEEN 364 Dynamic Systems & Controls 3 Includes Lab
MEEN 431 STEM: Adv Sys Dyn & Conts 3 + Electives
Systems performance, reliability and control
Too much work!
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Engineering Criteria 2000: Outcomes (a, b, e, k)
Course Cr Note
MEEN 315 Thermodynamics 3
MEEN 344, 345 Fluid Mechanics & Lab 3+1
MEEN 461, 462 Heat Transfer & Lab 3+1
MEEN 421 STEM: Thermofluids Des 3 + Electives
Energy generation & transfer
a) Apply knowledge of math, science & engineeringb) Design and construct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret
datae) Identify, formulate and solve engineering problemsk) Use techniques, skills & modern engineering tools
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Engineering Criteria 2000: Outcomes (a,b,e,k)
Materials: properties & know how
Course Cr Note
MEEN 222 Material science 4
MEEN 360 Materials and Manufacturing Sel. In Design
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MEEN 475 STEM: materials in Design 3 + Electives
a) Apply knowledge of math, science & engineeringb) Design and construct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret
datae) Identify, formulate and solve engineering problemsk) Use techniques, skills & modern engineering tools
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Engineering Criteria 2000: Outcome (c)
Applications to real life:satisfy a need, but also must create opportunities!
(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
Course Cr Note
MEEN 368 Solid Mechanics in Design 3
MEEN 401 Intro to ME Design 3
MEEN 402 Intermediate Design 3
ISEN 302 Economic Analysis of Eng Projects 2
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Engineering Criteria 2000: Outcomes (e, k)
Depth= specializeLearn more about your own interests
(e) Identify, formulate and solve engineering problems(k) Use the techniques, skills and modern engineering tools
Course Cr Note
ME STEM courses 2 x 3 421, 431 and/or 475
Technical Electives 3 x 3 25 course offers in ME alone
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(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
Engineering Criteria 2000: Soft outcomes
Qualities of engineer for 2000’s
Upon graduation students must demonstrate an ability to
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TAMU Core Curriculum: 18 crs
Mandated & required (?)
Course Cr Note
Humanities 3 Languages
Visual & Performing Arts 3
Social & Behavioral Sciences 3
US History 2 x 6
POLS 206 & 207 Political Science 2 x 6 Government
International & Cultural Diversity
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Kinesiology 2
Engineering Criteria 2000: Soft skills ?
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Engineering Criteria 2000: Outcome (g)
Only reading and practice polishes writing & presentation skills
g) Communicate effectively (written and orally)
Course Cr Note
ENGL 104 Composition and Rhetoric 3
ENGL 210 Scientific and Technical Writing
3 Integrated curriculum?
others Assignments & presentations
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Engineering Criteria 2000: Outcome (f)
Must add intellectual property & personnel management
(f) Understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
Course Cr Note
ENG 482 Ethics and Engineering 3
MEEN 381 Seminar 3 ??
TAMU Core Curriculum ?? POLS, PHIL
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Engineering Criteria 2000: Outcome (j)
The world is a global village! (diversity and multiculturalism)+Add a competitive advantage (learn a foreign language)
(j) A knowledge of contemporary issuesCourse Cr Note
Visual & Performing Arts 3
US History 2 x 6
Political Science 2 x 6 Government
International & Cultural Diversity 6 ???
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Engineering Criteria 2000: Outcome (d)
Teaming w/ others from different backgrounds & experiences is a +++Be a team player, learn to lead(global engineering)
(d) Function on multi-disciplinary teams
Courses Cr Note
ME labs
ME design
SAE Team & other teams
Engineering internships
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(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
Engineering Criteria 2000: Outcomes (h, i)
How to ensure (measure) students MASTER these abilities?
Courses Cr Note ?
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(c) Design within realistic constraints: economic,
environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability
Engineering Criteria 2000: Outcome (c)
How to ensure (measure) students MASTER this ability?
Courses Cr Note
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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
Educating the Engineer of 2020 (NAE)
• 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• Ready for innovation & to embrace change• Show absolute professional integrity• Experience in research tied to industrial
needs• DO MORE WITH LESS• DO THINGS RIGHT, THE FIRST TIME
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• How does EC 2000 works or assesses outcomes?• How do companies and society prove that I am taught “Learn how to learn”? • How does a single person obtain the EC 2000 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?
Students want to know more
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Items to improve enginering education
D. Wisler, Presentation at ASME Gas Turbine Conference 2007, Montreal – Engineer 2020
http://catalog.tamu.edu/09-10_UG_Catalog/look_engineering/mechanical_eng.htm
ReferencesTAMU catalog
TAMU MEEN
http://www.abet.org
American Board of Engineering and Technology Accreditation
http://www.mengr.tamu.edu/Academics/UndergraduateProgram/Accreditation/Accreditation.html
All URLs above accessed on January 19, 2011
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• 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 (Uniform Resource Locator), if known
• Web page title, in quotations• Website title• URL of the website (internet address)• date (dd/mm/yy) website visited, in brackets.
Citing URL (www) sites
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