jonathan woodland. industry is not dead in america industry has switched to more sophisticated types...
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CSUF’s Goals To meet the needs of Industry concerning our graduates To increase enrollment and reduce the dropout rate for Engineering Majors To influence High School students to prepare them for a degree in EngineeringTRANSCRIPT
Jonathan Woodland
Industry is not dead in AmericaIndustry has switched to more
sophisticated types of manufacturing to be able to compete globally
Although in a recession, engineers are in a high demand
Industry has expectations on future engineer hires
CSUF’s Goals
To meet the needs of Industry concerning our graduates
To increase enrollment and reduce the dropout rate for Engineering Majors
To influence High School students to prepare them for a degree in Engineering
The Needs of Industry
Low sense of ManufacturabilityMore time and money spent on making parts
Over-design partsMore time and money spent on making parts
Industry desires engineers that have an understanding of these faults.
Before: An Engineer received his specialized training on the job.
Today: The recession hit industry has focused on Engineers with little need of onsite training.
CSUF ME Courses
ME 315 Fabrication Techniques and Manufacturing Practices
ME 461 Fabrication Methods ME 483 Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
ME 414, ME 419 Senior Design Projects
Manufacturing represents just a portion of the Mechanical Engineering study plan.
Enrollment has jumped from 14 students a year to 75 students a semester in ME 315 alone.
As more students enroll in these courses, a wider range of student capabilities is being shown
What used to be an engineer-oriented course has transformed into a basic high school shop class
At the same time, the students drafting abilities have diminished substantially
Engineering Students
In the first 2 years of schooling, 50% drop out of the college
Aside from academic disqualification, student dropout is linked to lack of Interest in the subject matter.
Programs structured like Esperanza’s address many problems we have discussed today
Esperanza’s CAD/Drafting course load greatly mimics college university’s course structure.
Those with High School training towards an Engineering degree tend to:
Develop into a professional Engineer during their College education much faster
Take full advantage of their time at that particular University thus increasing their knowledge of their interest
Decreases their chances of dropping out dramatically
