Undergraduate manufacturing education-an interdisciplinary approach

Author

Gerhardt, Lester ; Gabriele, Gary

Author_Institution

Rensselaer Polytech. Inst., Troy, NY, USA

fYear

1988

fDate

22-25 Oct 1988

Firstpage

123

Lastpage

129

Abstract

Following a description of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and its motivation to develop as a center in manufacturing education, the history, evolution, and characteristics of the manufacturing research and academic programs are described. The authors discuss the status of course offerings with emphasis on the undergraduate level within the university departments, the relationship of the undergraduate and graduate programs via the professional program, and future steps such as satellite-delivered courses that are underway or planned. Some recommendations for development of an undergraduate curriculum based on the experiences authors´ experiences are also given

Keywords

computer science education; manufacturing data processing; teaching; academic programs; course offerings; future steps; graduate programs; interdisciplinary approach; manufacturing research; professional program; satellite-delivered courses; undergraduate curriculum; undergraduate level; undergraduate manufacturing education; Aerospace engineering; Aerospace industry; Computer aided manufacturing; Computer graphics; Educational institutions; Engineering management; Manufacturing industries; Productivity; Systems engineering and theory; Technology transfer;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frontiers in Education Conference, 1988., Proceedings

Conference_Location

Santa Barbara, CA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FIE.1988.34968

Filename

34968