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The New Mechanical Engineering Curriculum at the University of Michigan
Author(s) -
Tryggvason Gretar,
Thouless Michael,
Dutta Deba,
Ceccio Steven L.,
Tilbury Dawn M.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of engineering education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.896
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 2168-9830
pISSN - 1069-4730
DOI - 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2001.tb00624.x
Subject(s) - curriculum , restructuring , creativity , engineering , teamwork , engineering management , engineering education , engineering ethics , medical education , curriculum development , pedagogy , psychology , management , political science , medicine , social psychology , law , economics
This paper describes the new undergraduate program in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. The restructuring of the program was initiated by a comprehensive review in 1992 that included surveys of alumni, students, and industrial representatives, as well as faculty assessment of current trends and future needs. The program is intended to address the changing backgrounds of incoming students, to prepare the students for new and diverse challenges in the workplace, and to provide a structure for the curriculum to evolve with changing technology. The new curriculum consists of three integrated courses in Design and Manufacturing, two Laboratory courses, and several redesigned courses in the Engineering Sciences. The redesigned program provides students with extensive hands‐on experience, a comprehensive experience in teamwork and technical communication, and the opportunity to exercise and develop their creativity.