an overview of the me undergraduate program

An Overview of the ME Undergraduate Program

Jim JonesAssociate Professor and Associate Head

School of Mechanical EngineeringOffice: ME 222

Email: [email protected]: www.ecn.purdue.edu/ME/

Outline

Introduction

Three Main Points ME Program Educational Objectives &

Outcomes

A Universe of Opportunities

Focus on Learning

Concluding Thought

Open Question & Answer Period

Drivers for Change

Desire to best prepare our graduates to succeed in the professional workplace of the future.

Desire to distinguish the ME Program as preeminent in undergraduate engineering education.

Globalization, rate of technology change, workforce trends

NAE’s The Engineer of 2020 Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology

(ABET)

Purdue University Mission Statement

The mission of Purdue University is to serve the citizens of Indiana, the United States, and the world through discovery that expands the realm of knowledge, learning through dissemination and preservation of knowledge, and engagement through exchange of knowledge.

Program Educational Objectives

1. Discovery – actively embracing leadership roles in the practice of

engineering in industry and government organizations (including both traditional and emerging technical areas).

conducting research and development across disciplines (via graduate study or industry) to advance technology and foster innovation in order to compete successfully in the global economy.

applying their engineering problem solving skills to less-traditional career paths (e.g., law, medicine, business, start-up ventures, non-profit, and public policy, etc.).

Program Educational Objectives (Cont.)

2. Learning –

being prepared for and actively participating in on-going professional development opportunities (informal interactions with colleagues, and formal conferences, workshops, short courses, graduate education, etc.).

updating and adapting their core knowledge and abilities to compete in the ever changing global enterprise.

developing new knowledge and skills to pursue new career opportunities.

Program Educational Objectives (Cont.)

3. Engagement –

serving as ambassadors for the engineering profession, helping others develop a passion for engineering.

exchanging and applying knowledge to create new opportunities that advance our society and solve a variety of technical and social problems.

advancing entrepreneurial ventures and fostering activities that support sustainable economic development that enhance the quality of life of people in the State, across the country, and around the world.

Vision: Purdue Engineers will be prepared for leadership roles in responding to the global, technological, economic, and societal challenges of the 21st century.

Strategy: We will provide educational experiences that develop students’ knowledge areas, abilities and qualities to enable them to identify needs and construct effective solutions in an

economically, socially, and culturally relevant manner.

• science & math

• engineering fundamentals

• analytical skills

• experimental skills

• open-ended design & problem solving skills

• multidisciplinarity within and beyond engineering

• integration of analytical, prob. solving, and design skills

Knowledge Areas• innovative

• strong work ethic

• ethically responsible in a global, social, intellectual, and technological context

• adaptable in a changing environment

• entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial

• curious and persistent continuous learners

Qualities

The Three Pillars of the Purdue Undergraduate Engineering Education

Program Outcomes for Purdue’s Engineer of 2020

Abilities• leadership

• teamwork

• communication

• decision-making

• recognize & manage change

• work effectively in diverse & multicultural environments

• work effectively in the global engineering profession

• synthesize engineering, business, and societal perspectives

ME Program Changes

5 Yr BSME/MBA Program – This is functioning now in its 2nd year. BSME w/Management Minor – We have approved allowing students

to use upper level MGMT courses as Technical Electives so they can do the minor without extra courses. This will increase the number of students seeking this option.

ME 263 Introduction to Design, Innovation and Entrepreneurship – We are renaming ME 263 (our sophomore design course) as shown to reflect the greater emphasis on innovation and entrepreneurship in the course.

ME 463 Design, Innovation and Entrepreneurship – Like ME 263, We are in the process of renaming ME 463 with the similar emphasis.

Entrepreneurship Certificate – We are examining ways to enable our ME students to earn an Entrepreneurship Certificate using ME 263 as one of their two discipline courses and ME 463 as their capstone entrepreneurship course. Other ME courses will be approved as option courses.

ME Program Changes (Cont.)

Multidisciplinary Emphasis in ME 263 – We are planning on piloting 1-2 divisions of ME 263 with a mix of ME students and other Entrepreneurship Certificate students (primarily students from other engineering programs).

Multidisciplinary Emphasis in ME 463 – Like ME 263, we want to open ME 463 to serve as the capstone course for other non-ME students in their Entrepreneurship Certificate.

Rename “ME 290 Global Engineering Professional Seminar” – to reflect the greater emphasis on global issues.

Develop Less-Traditional Career Paths – e.g. Public Policy, Law, Medicine, non-Profit, Entrepreneurship Certificate, Global Competency Certificate, Homeland Security, etc.

How Stuff Works Course – to help students develop a knowledge base of engineering terminology and an improved mechanical aptitude.

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A Universe of Opportunity

Gen. Ed. MinorsGlobal Competency Cert.Engrng. & Public Policy

Patent LawPre-Med

5 Year BS/MSME (GPA>3.5)Honors Certificate (GPA>3.6)

ME Concentrations Technical Minors

Technology Minors

BSME4 TEs4 GEs

Free El.

5Yr BSME/MBA (GPA>3.5)MGMT Minor

Entrepreneurship Certif.

Honor’s Certificate (GPA ≥ 3.6)(see Profs. Krousgrill and Nauman)

Enter in 3rd semester with written application Certificate Requirements

Graduate with a minimum GPA of 3.6 Three free elective courses chosen from ME 298, 299, 398, or 399 (1 credit

courses tied to ME Core Courses)

Six hours of directed project/research (Two semesters of ME 497)

Written report examined and evaluated by two additional faculty members.

Public presentation of work. Minimum of 1 technical elective (3 credit hours total)

at the graduate level.

ME Concentrations* Acoustics Aerospace Automotive Biomedical Engineering Design Manufacturing Power Engineering Plant Engineering Robotics Structures Vibrations* List not exhaustive (see http://tools.ecn.purdue.edu/ME/Undergrad/METechElects.whtml)

Technical Minors (TEs can double count)

Astrophysics Biological Sciences Chemistry Electrical and Computer Engineering Environmental and Ecological Engineering (draft) Nuclear Engineering Mathematics Physics Statistics

For more Information: http://tools.ecn.purdue.edu/ME/Undergrad/minors.whtml

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Gen. Ed. MinorsGlobal Competency Cert.

Public PolicyPatent Law

Pre-Med



Technology Minors

BSME4 TEs4 GEs

Free El.



5 Yr. BSME/MBA Program

Eligibility Requirements Have a GPA ≥ 3.5

Have at least one professional work experience before your

senior year.

Callout – Early Spring Semester (January)

Submit your resume (around February) and successfully

interview (around March) with Krannert.

600-level MGMT courses are approved for TE credit.

For more Information: http://www.krannert.purdue.edu/programs/masters/degree_programs/bsmeMBA.asp

BSME w/ MGMT Minor

MGMT 200 – free Elective

MGMT 201 – TE

Upper Level MGMT and OBHR courses for MGMT

minor approved for TE credit.For more Information:

http://www.agecon.purdue.edu/undergrad/counseling/minor_files/management.pdf

Entrepreneurship Certificate

Core Courses (6 credits) ENTR 200 Intro to Entrepreneurship and Innovation

ENTR 201 Entrepreneurship and Innovation II

Option Courses (6 credits) ME 263

Others – ME 418, ME 444, ME 553, ME 557 (TEs)

Capstone Enterpreneurship Course (3 credits) ME 463For more Information: http://discoverypark.purdue.edu/wps/portal/entr/Programs/UndergradCert

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Pre-Med



Technology Minors

BSME4 TEs4 GEs

Free El.



General Education Minors* Anthropology

Child Development & Family Studies

Communications

Creative Arts

Economics

English

Foreign Languages

History

Philosophy

Political Science

Psychology

Sociology

For more Information: http://tools.ecn.purdue.edu/ME/Undergrad/minors.whtml

* List of minors is not exhaustive.

Global Engineering Studies Minor (see Prof. Groll or Jerry Matthews)

Cr Hrs Req: 24-30 Permission Req. from Prof. Groll to enroll in this minor Minor Requirements

Language proficiency (min of 12 crs in one foreign language program). One semester of study abroad with some engineering-related coursework at a

strategic global university partner. One three-month domestic internship at a strategic global industry partner. One three-month international internship at a strategic global industry partner (the

partner need not be the same as the domestic internship) . Successful participation (grade of B or higher) in two-semesters (one abroad and

one domestic) of co-located global design team project. A grade of C or better in all minor courses.

For more information: https://engineering.purdue.edu/ME/Academics/Undergraduate/GlobalEngrMinor.pdf

Engineering & Public Policy Technical Electives

NUCL 200 Nuclear Engineering I (TE–1) CE 350 Environmental Engineering (TE–2) CE 394 Civil Engineering History, Ethics, Engineering Economics and Case Studies. (TE–3) ME 492 Technology and Values (TE–4) Others - NUCL 500 Nuclear Engineering, NUCL 503 Radioactive Waste Management, CE 352 Biological Principals of Environmental

Engineering, CE 353 Physico – Chemical Principles of Environmental Engineering, CE 361 Transportation Engineering, CE 456 Wastewater Treatment, CE 524 Legal Aspects in Engineering Practice, CE 553 Environmental Law for Engineers

General Education Electives Pol. Sci 322 Science and World Politics (GE–1) Pol. Sci 521 Sci., Techn. and Public Policy (GE–2) Pol. Sci 522 Energy Politics and Public Policy (GE–3) Pol. Sci 523 Environ. Politics and Public Pol. (GE–4) Phil. 270 Biomedical Ethics (Free) Others - Pol. Sci 435 Int’l Law, Pol. Sci 437 Military Affairs, Pol. Sci 364 Law, Ethics and Public Policy, Pol. Sci 120 Introduction to

Public Policy and Public Administration, Pol. Sci 221 Introduction to Science and Government, Pol. Sci 223 Introduction to Environmental Policy , Pol. Sci. 526 Science and the City, Phil 260 Phil. and Law, Phil 290 Environ. Ethics , Phil 421 Phil. of Science, Phil 551 Phil. of the Natural Sciences.

Patent Law Restricted Electives

ME 452 Machine Design II ME 475 Automatic Controls

Technical Electives ME 492 Technology and Values (TE) ME 597R Intellectual Property (1 cr) Others – Design and Controls type courses

General Education Electives Pol. Sci 101 American Government & Politics (GE–1) Pol. Sci 460 Judicial Politics (GE–2) Pol. Sci 461 Constitutional Law I (GE–3) Pol. Sci 468 Introduction to Law and Trial Advocacy (GE–4) Pol. Sci 469 Mock Trial (Free) Others – Pol. Sci 221 Introduction to Science and Government, Pol. Sci. 322 Science & World Politics, Pol. Sci 364 Law, Ethics and

Public Policy, Pol. Sci. 411 Congress: Structure & Functioning, Pol. Sci 435 Int’l Law, Pol. Sci. 462 Constitutional Law II

Pre-Med 1 Year of Biology (w/ a lab)

BIOL 110 and 111 (TE credit) OR BIOL 131, 231/232 and 242 (TE credit)

1 Year of General Chemistry (w/ a lab) CHM 115 and 116 (Science Selective) OR CHM 123 and 124 OR CHM 125 and 126

1 Year of Organic Chemistry (w/ a lab) CHM 255 and 256 (TE credit) OR CHM 261 and 262 (TE credit)

1 Year of Physics (w/ a lab) PHYS 172 and 241/252 (PHYS 252 can be used for TE credit)

1 Year of English ENGL 106 (or 108) & another writing course - GE (e.g., ENGL 304 Adv. Comp.)

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Technology Minors

BSME4 TEs4 GEs

Free El.



A Framework of Engineering Positions

People

Tasks

Methodical FastPaced

Business/MarketingSales

Integrator Communicator

Thinker Director

Plant EngineerSupport Services

Adv. Product DesignResearcher

SupervisorManager

Three Types of Learners

Anorexic Learner

Bulimic Learner

Healthy Learner

Treat Your Classes like a Job!

Concluding Thought

“The _____ is not a receptacle; ___________ is not education. Education is what remains after the ____________ that has been taught has been ___________.”

Benjamin Franklin

Minute Paper

What is the most important point you learned today?

What issues do you have questions about?