An Example Mapping of the Four Pillars of Manufacturing Engineering onto an Existing Accredited Program

An Example Mapping of the Four Pillars of Manufacturing Engineering onto an Existing Accredited ProgramAbstract: The four pillars of Manufacturing Engineering have been devised to providedirection to undergraduate curricula. The headings of the pillars are taken from the ABETprogram criteria for “Ma...

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Published inAssociation for Engineering Education - Engineering Library Division Papers p. 25.158.1
Main Author Wells, David L
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published Atlanta American Society for Engineering Education-ASEE 10.06.2012
Subjects
Continuous improvement
Curricula
Engineering
Manufacturing
Manufacturing engineering
Mapping
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Summary:An Example Mapping of the Four Pillars of Manufacturing Engineering onto an Existing Accredited ProgramAbstract: The four pillars of Manufacturing Engineering have been devised to providedirection to undergraduate curricula. The headings of the pillars are taken from the ABETprogram criteria for “Manufacturing and Similarly Named Engineering Programs”. The fifthprogram criterion requires that instruction include laboratory exercises with substantiveintellectual content. This paper will map the four-plus-one pillars construct onto an existingaccredited program in Manufacturing Engineering. The results of this comparison will beused as part of the documentation offered for a forthcoming re-accreditation evaluation.The overlay of the four pillars highlights some needed improvements, and directions forimplementation of those refinements are discussed. The method applied here suggests moregeneral application for identifying areas of needed continuous improvement inundergraduate Manufacturing Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering Technologyprograms.126 words