mae curriculum update g. thompson april 13, 2012
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MAE Curriculum Update
G. Thompson
April 13, 2012
Curriculum Update
• New Courses• Surveys• Grade Distribution• Laboratory Safety• Future Direction
New Courses
• MAE 102 Introduction to MAE Design• Equivalent to ENGR 102• Not a required course.• Provide students at the freshman level aerospace and
mechanical-related projects.• Provide same basic ENGR 102 requirements of programming
(MATLAB) and team design environment.• Integrate aerospace and mechanical terminology and skills.
• Hands-on projects• CAD• Introduction to machine components and structures
New Courses• MAE 271/371 – MAE Design 1/2
• Provide a path for students to work with senior capstone design students and receive credit towards graduation. Two courses act as one technical elective. Courses not required.
• MAE 271 at sophomore level, 1 credit hour. Provide introduction to senior design and allow students to provide basic support such as CAD.
• MAE 371 at junior level, 2 credit hours. Provide higher level support to senior design students and to mentor 271 students.
• Students able to select different capstone sections between 271 and 371.
• Low enrollment and instructor consent limitations to attract motivated students.
New Courses• MAE 497 – Research
• Not a new course but sections opened.• Provide undergraduate students the pathway to do research
and work with graduate students and faculty.• Recognizes student’s work on their transcript.• Provides faculty member a path to include students in
unfunded research.• Work must be defined in a syllabus with defined output.
Surveys
• Freshman Program Survey Dec. 2011• Non-MAE Students for Service Courses• MAE Program Presently Being Conducted• MAE Students ~75 Questions
• Demographics• Overall Program• Specific Courses• Advising• Text Responses
Freshman Survey
Freshman Survey
Freshman Survey
Non-MAE Students Survey
Non-MAE Students Survey
Non-MAE Students Survey
MAE Students Survey
• See PDF
Grade Distribution
• Section-by-section data for 2011.• Data separated for required 200, 300, and 400 level
courses and between lecture, laboratory, and senior design courses.
• Try to understand grading between sections and levels.• Courses listed anonymously.• Chairman tasked by ME CC to review “anomalous”
grade distributions.
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Grade DistributionLaboratory Courses
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Grade DistributionSenior Design Courses
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Grade Distribution
• Waiting on Chairman’s summary.• Examining a grading guideline.• Should we specify a grade distribution?
Laboratory Safety• Continuing with undergraduate training.
• Developing on-line material to automate the training and quiz.• Planning to deploy Fall 2012.
• Graduate students and researchers training through EH&S.
• Laboratory areas being evaluated monthly.• Developed control charts to track improvements.• Provide feedback and solution paths to laboratory users.• Positive response from researchers.• Proactive approach is receiving positive feedback from EH&S.• Recent State inspection.
Laboratory Safety• Control Charts
Lab Supervisor: Dr. Xueyan Song
Laboratory Risk Factor ESB B28 62 ESB B64-B 57
Summary:
- Need to improve chemical storage segregation
- Need to improve storage and documentation of samples
- Electrical cords connected in a series
Lab Supervisor: Dr. Seanor
Laboratory Risk Factor ERB 119/ 121 30 ESB 125 35
Summary:
- Responsive researchers, corrections done promptly
- Shown steady improvement
Lab Supervisor: Dr. Smith
Laboratory Risk Factor ERB 122 33 ESB G23 45
Summary:
- Responsive researchers, corrections done promptly
Future Direction• Surveys – Greater Response Rate• Grading – Continue Grading Review and Discuss
Possible Policies• Laboratory Safety – Continue As Is with Improvements• Curriculum - Wanting to start developing emphasis
areas but need your input …