Undergraduate Education Committee

Thomas ChaseWilliam DurfeeSusan Mantell

Virgil Marple (Chair)James RamseyTerrence SimonEphram SparrowPaul Strykowski

Charge to the Committee

Consider implementing the highest priority items set by the “2009 Task Force on Undergraduate Education in ME” (10/5/09)

1. Include a design project during every year of the undergraduate experience

2. Extend the Senior Design Project to a two semester course

Summary of Proposed Changes1. CSci 1113 (Intro C/C++) structured

programming content to be integrated into the ME curriculum rather than be delivered in a stand alone CSci course

2. ME 2011 (Intro to ME) has been expanded into two new courses, ME 1011 (Intro To ME design) (2 cr freshman yr) and ME 2012 (ME Design) (4 cr sophomore yr)

3. IE 4521 (Stats, Qual, Reliability) moved from Junior yr to Sophomore yr (IE 2521) and credits reduced from 4 to 3

Proposed changes cont.

4. Thermal Sci I, II, and III have been renamed Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, and Heat Transfer & Thermal Design

5. ME 3331 (Thermal Sci. I) changed to ME 2331 (Thermodynamics) to reflect its offering in the Sophomore year

6. ME 3333 credits increased from 3 to 4 and name changed to ME 3334 (Heat Transfer & Thermal Design)

Proposed changes cont.7. ME 3221 name change from Design & Manf. I to

Failure Analysis & Manufacturing Processes with Lab

8. ME 3222 name change from Design & Manf. II to Mechanisms & Machine Component Design

9. New course ME 4056, Engineering Modeling, (4 cr) added and one Tech. Elective dropped

10.Total credit requirement for graduation decreased from 128 to 126 (credits taught in ME increase from 53 to 56)

Pop Quiz!

What is “Design”?

a) Design process(customer requirements, specifications, concept gen & selection, detail design)b) Solid mechanics, kinematics & controlsc) Parameter studies to optimize engineering systemsd) Application of engineering theory to solve real-world problems

“Straw Man” ME Flowchart

“Straw Man” ME/IE Classes

New Lower Division Classes

New LD Design Classes

• Intro to CAD• Intro to MATLAB• Student-selected design

experience w/alumni-directed lab– Energy; i.e., solar water

heater– Reverse engineering– EWB project– Machine shop experience– …

• Structured programming• Microprocessors • Major design project: grand

societal challenge or robot

ME 1011 (2 cr Freshman) ME 2012 (4 cr Sophomore)

Distributed Programming Experience

Csci 1113 (Intro to C/C++) replaced by:

1. ME 1011: Intro to MATLAB

2. ME 2012: Structured Programming

3. ME 3222: MATLAB mech synth (in place)

4. ME 3281: MATLAB simulation (in place)

5. ME 4056: Advanced MATLAB simulation

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New & Expanded UD Classes

• Calculus• Physics• Chemistry• Biology

• Solid Mechanics• Kinematics• Controls

• Fluid Mechanics• Thermodynamics• Heat Transfer

Fundamentals Engineering Modeling

Mechanisms and Machine Component

Design

Thermal Design

Engineering Modeling

ME 3331 (3 cr)ME 3332 (3 cr)ME 3334 (4 cr)

ME 3221 (4 cr)ME 3222 (4 cr)ME 3281 (4 cr)

ME 4056 (4 cr)

Design Projects

ME 4057W (4 cr)

fundamentals integration

ME 3334: Heat Transfer& Thermal Design

Expand ME 3333 to include a thermal design project experience (analogous to project in Mechanisms & Machine Component Design class)

ME 4056: Engineering Modeling• Model real engineering systems with tools such as

MATLAB simulations and finite elements• Interpret & critically evaluate modeling results by

applying estimation & similitude• Apply to real-world systems: case studies of past

Capstone Design projects• Taught by tag-team of 1-”Design” & 1-”Thermal

Sciences” prof• “Capstone modeling” class• Better prepare students to model new project in ME

4057W

Five Tier 1 Recommendations of UG Task Force

1. Design project every year

2. Extend Senior Design to a two semester course

3. Encourage students to participate in student-driven design projects (e.g. solar car, solar house, Engineers Without Borders, ASME Student Design Contest, …)

4. Utilize alumni or industry presenters in seminars or lectures

5. Establish a “Professional Development Day” to increase interactions between students, advisers and employers (students can talk with faculty, industry reps, grad students, International Programs reps, etc.)

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UG Ed Strategic Objectives1. To improve the student experience, thereby

growing the attractiveness and reputation of the undergraduate programDesign (global interp) throughout the curriculum

2. To graduate students who are highly attractive as new hires, thereby placing them in the best jobs on a national scaleBetter modelers, better estimators, 2-semester capstone experience

3. To improve the diversity of the student populationExciting LD experiences in Mech Eng

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