Hands on efforts designed to increase design and manufacturing preparedness of undergraduate students

Alexandra Schonning, Daniel Cox

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Abstract

In an effort to better prepare the future workforce for sought after engineering skills, the mechanical engineering program at the University of North Florida (UNF) has updated its undergraduate curriculum to reflect these needs and is also providing its students with opportunities outside of the academic curriculum. This paper addresses how objectives of increasing the design and manufacturing preparedness of undergraduate students, increasing students' skills in applying theory to practice, and at the same time improving the students' communication skills can be achieved. In meeting these objectives the program has developed a course, Integrated Design and Manufacturing, The course also helps to provide the students with research opportunities with the local industry, and organizes opportunities for the undergraduate students to attend conferences to present their research findings.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of 2006 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2006 - Mechanical Engineering Education
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
ISBN (Print)0791837904, 9780791837900
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006
Event2006 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2006 - Chicago, IL, United States
Duration: Nov 5 2006Nov 10 2006

Publication series

NameProceedings of 2006 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2006 - Mechanical Engineering Education

Conference

Conference2006 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, IMECE2006
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityChicago, IL
Period11/5/0611/10/06

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