ABET Self Study Report
This report (PDF) provides a detailed overview of the program's history, mission, and goals. Prepared for the Fall 2005 ABET review.
Mission
The mission of the program is to educate engineers on all aspects of product realization from product design to manufacturing technologies and operations, and to provide students with the ability to integrate various design and manufacturing processes into an effective system.
This mission, as well as the educational objectives listed below, is based on the paradigm of MaDE:
- Manufacturing and Design Engineering is an interdisciplinary field.
- A balanced emphasis on the "design," the "process," and the "systems" view of manufacturing is essential.
- Hands-on experience is essential.
Objectives
The program educational objectives are to produce students who:
- Are capable of carrying out the wide range of activities inherent in the design and manufacture of world-class products, including product design, materials selection, manufacturing processes and systems design, and product validation.
- Are able to remain abreast of and effectively use advanced manufacturing and design technology as it evolves, including CAD / CAM / CAE and state-of-the-art manufacturing machinery, tools and equipment.
- Are able to integrate different manufacturing processes into an effective system for producing goods that can compete in the world market. This includes production scheduling, inventory management, information systems, and system simulation.
- Are able to participate in or lead user-centered design projects in the workplace, drawing upon realistic design project experiences and effectively using the design process to convert client wants and needs into design requirements.
- Can effectively work in multidisciplinary teams.
- Are skilled in written and oral presentation of their ideas, particularly in the technologies that are essential in the workplace.
- Possess a sense of responsibility to their profession and a desire for lifelong learning so that they can effectively adapt to changing demands in their work environment and perform tasks outside their field of expertise.
- Are able to assume top managerial and leadership roles in the manufacturing environment.
- Are aware of contemporary global, societal, ethical and professional issues in the practice of engineering.
