First Annual Meeting

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• First Annual Meeting
• Kingston, Canada
• June 6 - 9, 2005

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Alumni/-ae Survey - Queens Kingston

• The CDIO based Survey as a useful Tool in the
  monitoring and evolution of the Curriculum in the
  Mechanical and Materials Engineering Department
  (MME) at Queens University, Canada
• Wyss, UP Bryant, JTB Kubrick, N Mechefske, C
  Oosthuizen, PH Strong, D Surgenor, BW

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Alumni/-ae Survey - Queens Kingston

• Outline
• Goals of the survey
• The template used in the alumni/-ae survey
• Who was surveyed?
• Selected results
• Initial changes to the curriculum
• Future changes to the curriculum
• Summary

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Alumni/-ae Survey - Queens Kingston

• Goals of the Survey
• To help in the modification of the Mechanical and
  Materials Engineering curriculum to ensure that
  it leads to the levels of proficiency for
  graduating engineers required by industry
• To assist in the review the curriculum with
  hard numbers in F/W 04/05
  
• To assist in developing the CEAB submission in
  2005
  
• To act as a benchmark for future surveys
• To assist in benchmarking for the Mechanical and
  Materials Engineering program with those of other
  universities worldwide
  

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Alumni/-ae Survey - Queens Kingston

• The Survey
• The template used in the survey was developed
  from the Alumni/-ae survey undertaken by QUB
  
• The survey consists of the following
• The name, year of graduation from Queens
  Kingston, and occupation of the respondent
  
• 1.0 Mathematics
• 2.0 Mechanical and Materials Engineering
  Sciences
  
• 3.0 Additional Core Subjects
• 4.0 Personal and Professional Skills and
  Attributes
  
• 5.0 Operating Systems in the Enterprise and
  Societal Context
  
• 6.0 Allocation of Teaching Time

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Alumni/-ae Survey - Queens Kingston

• Five Levels of Proficiency
• Concluded that the levels had to deviate from
  CDIO Survey due to difficult wording
  
• Felt that a clear rank system was more efficient
  and simpler
  
• Tested CDIO Survey with 15 faculty members, 30
  graduate students, and 8 undergraduate students
  to obtain their opinion of the survey, before
  sending it out to alumni/-ae
• Similar to QUB

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Alumni/-ae Survey - Queens Kingston

• Who was surveyed?
• 3026 Mechanical and Materials Engineering
  graduates from 1970-2004
  
• 433 responses 14.31
• 10.6 female graduates, 89.4 male graduates
• 19.4 female graduate responded, 13.7 male
  graduates responded
  
• Older versus Younger Alumni/-ae
• Occupation of Alumni/-ae
• Other involved positions in finance, sales, and
  teaching
  

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Selected Results- Queens Kingston
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4.0 Personal and Professional Skills and
Attributes - Queens Kingston
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5.0 Operating System in the Enterprise and
Societal Context - Queens Kingston
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1.0 Mathematics - Queens Kingston
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2.0 Mechanical and Materials Engineering Sciences
- Queens Kingston

• Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, Statics Solid
  Mechanics, Engineering Dynamics Kinematics
  
• Asked graduates for each core course listed
  above In this
  
• matter, how important is it that a graduating
  engineer should
  
• 2.X.1 Be familiar with basic principles and
  relationships
  
• 2.X.2 Be able to derive mathematical equations
  and relationships
  
• 2.X.3 Be able to apply engineering knowledge to
  real world issues
  

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3.0 Additional Material - Queens Kingston
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6.0 Allocation of Teaching Time
Queens Kingston
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Alumni/-ae Survey - Queens Kingston

• Comments from Alumni/-ae
• From their work experience, many alumni/-ae felt
  that the following should be emphasized in the
  curriculum in order to better prepare our
  graduates for positions in industry
• More practical application/ real world issues
  38
  
• Excellent communication skills 21
• More group projects/ teamwork 27
• Other comments 14
• The major findings from the CDIO survey match
  what the CDIO initiative is promoting
  

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Benchmarking
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MME Curriculum
Second Year Common Core CIVL 220 Statics and So
lid Mechanics ELEC 210 Introductory Electric Ci
rcuits and Machines MATH 225 Ordinary Different
ial Equations MATH 272 Application of Numerical
Methods MECH 212 Design Techniques MECH 213
Manufacturing Methods MECH 215 Instrumentation
and Measurement MECH 228 Kinematics and Dynami
cs MECH 230 Thermodynamics I MECH 241 Fluid
Mechanics I MECH 270 Materials Science and Engi
neering
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MME Curriculum (continued)
Third Year Common Core MECH 302 Technical Commu
nication MECH 321 Solid Mechanics II MECH 323
Machine Design MECH 328 Dynamics and Vibratio
n MECH 330 Applied Thermodynamics II MECH 341
Fluid Mechanics II MECH 346 Heat Transfer M
ECH 350 Automatic Controls MECH 398 Mechanical
Engineering Laboratory I MECH 399 Mechanical E
ngineering Laboratory II PHYS 333 Electronics f
or Scientists and Engineers STAT 367 Engineerin
g Data Analysis
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MME Curriculum (continued)
Mechanical Engineering Option
Complementary Studies 1 Technical Elective
Materials Engineering Option MECH 370
Principles of Materials Processing
MECH 371 Fracture Mechanics and Dislocation
Theory
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MME Curriculum (continued)
Forth Year Common Core COMM 244 Project Managem
ent and Economics MECH 460 Design Project I
Mechanical Engineering Option Complementary
Studies Technical Electives Materials Engi
neering Option Complementary Studies Techn
ical Electives
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MME Curriculum (continued)
Partial List of Elective Courses
CHEE 390 Polymer Science and Process Technology
CHEE 481 Air Quality Management ELEC 448 I
ntroduction to Robotics Mechanics and Control
MECH 314 Manufacturing Engineering
MECH 370 Principles of Materials Processing
MECH 371 Fracture Mechanics and Dislocation
Theory MECH 412 Mechanical Behaviour of Advanc
ed Materials MECH 420 Vibrations MECH 422
Stress and Strain Analysis MECH 424 Life Cycle
Engineering MECH 426 Manufacturing Business S
trategy MECH 430 Thermal Systems Design MECH
431 Building Energy Systems
MECH 435 Applied Combustion
MECH 439 Turbomachinery MECH 441 Fluid Mecha
nics III
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MME Curriculum (continued)
MECH 444 Computational Fluid Dynamics
MECH 448 Compressible Fluid Flow
MECH 452 Mechatronic Systems Design
MECH 455 Computer Integrated Manufacturing
MECH 456 Introduction to Robotics
MECH 462 Design Project II MECH 465 Computer
-Aided Design MECH 466 Solid Modelling MECH
472 Corrosion and Failure Analysis
MECH 477 Design of Automotive Structures with
Advanced Materials MECH 478 Biomaterials MEC
H 480  Aerospace Engineering
MECH 482 Noise Control  MECH 491 Design of B
iomechanical Devices MECH 495 Ergonomics and D
esign MECH 497 Spacecraft Systems Design
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Curriculum Changes

• Initial Changes to the MME Curriculum
• Change the oral and written communication course
  from 3rd year to courses in 2nd and 3rd year with
  50 more overall weight
  
• Integrate communication exercises into required
  tasks in other courses get additional
  faculty involved with CDIO
  
• Increased emphasis of I and O in 4th year
  design course
  
• More industry projects (real world!)
• More students
• Resources and shop time
• Adding CD and IO in calendar description

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Curriculum Changes

• Future Changes to the Curriculum
• Revise the material in some of the mathematics
  courses offered currently - ad hoc team working
  on it
  
• Review list of technical electives
• Branding of MME program - What is unique?
• Many technical electives leaves room for
  individual course choices, especially in 4th
  year
  
• CDIO type of curriculum should become a selling
  point for getting jobs in industry

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Summary

• Summary
• The CDIO surveys have been helpful to evolve our
  curriculum
  
• We have made changes to communication curriculum
• Emphasize IO
• We are working on revising mathematics and
  technical electives
  
• Increase our conformity with the CDIO Syllabus
• Challenge to do all this with increasing
  enrolment and very tight budget
  
• Challenge to involve more faculty, despite of
  pressure of larger classes, research and
  publishing (tenure)!
  
• Student involvement supporting CDIO is crucial!
• The CDIO based survey is a powerful tool to
  prioritize changes in curriculum!