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SCHOOL OF ENGINEERINGJames Madison University

February 15, 2010

ENGINEERING “VERSATILISTS”

“Enterprises that focus on technical aptitude alone will fail to align workforce performance with business value… Instead, they need to build a team of versatilists who build a rich portfolio of knowledge and competencies to fuel multiple business objectives.”

SUSTAINABILITY FOCUS

The word “engineer” has its roots in the Latin word ingeniator, which means “ingenious, to devise in the sense of construction, or craftsmanship”. Other words related to ingeniator include “ingenuity”.

PRACTICAL INGENUITY

INTERDISCIPLINARY“GRAND CHALLENGES”

JMU SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

SingleEngineering

BachelorDegree

75-100 StudentsPer Year

(300-400 Total)

Meet ABETAccreditation

Standards

Pass FEPre-Licensure

Exam

4-Year120-CreditCurriculum

Program Focus• Sustainability• Engineering

Design• Systems Analysis

Technical Financial Environmental Societal

Sustainable Engineering Design Process

CURRICULUM OVERVIEW

Science & Math

General EducationEngineering

Business &Management

Sustainability

Engineering Design

DESIGN TOPICS

TechnicalDesign Skills

Design Ethics

EnvironmentalSustainability

Aesthetics of DesignEconomic

Sustainability

SocialSustainability

Creative &Critical Thinking

DIFFERENTIATING FEATURES

Spans Traditional

Engineering Disciplines

7-SemesterHands-On

Design Experience

Integrated Sustainabilit

yFocus

Integrated Business

Curriculum

StrongLiberal Arts

Core

Fundamentalsof

EngineeringPre-

LicensureExam

Undergraduate Research

Focus

20 Hours ofLaboratory

Credits

Flexible120-Credit

(4-Year)Curriculum

Engineering Workforce

• Applications Engr.

• Product Design• Process Design• Process

Engineer• Project Engineer• Systems

Engineer• Other Options

• Product Service

• Technical Sales• Management• Marketing• Etceteras

Engineering Graduate

School• Civil• Environmental• Industrial• Materials• Mechanical• Systems• Other Options

• Aeronautical• Agricultural• Biological• Chemical• Etceteras

Other Opportunities

• Business School• Law School• AmeriCorps• Peace Corps• Military Service• Entrepreneurshi

p• Other Options

• Applied Science

• International• Medical School• Politics/Policy• Etceteras

WHAT’S AFTER GRADUATION?

OUR ENGINEERING FACULTY

RonKander

RobPrins

OlgaPierrakos

2010New Hire

BradStriebig

EricPappas

SteveHarper

KeithHolland

HeatherWatson

2010New Hire

OUR ENGINEERING STUDENTS

“THE FLING” 2009

UTUBE VIDEO

FLICKR SLIDE SHOW

Questions?

http://www.jmu.edu/engineering