Manufacturing Systems Engineering

• Mission Statment

  The MSE Program at Weber State University will be a growing, nationally recognized, program offering ABET Accredited BS degrees that afford faculty and students opportunities for intellectual and personal growth.  We will prepare students to demonstrate professional competence within the discipline and serve the needs of the manufacturing, service, and public sectors of Utah and throughout the nation.

• Student Learning Outcomes
  • Certificate (Not Applicable)

     

  • Associate Degree (Not Applicable)

     

  • Bachelor Degree

    Program Student Outcomes

    • 1. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
    • 2. An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors
    • 3. An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
    • 4. An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts
    • 5. An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives
    • 6. An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
    • 7. An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

    
    Program Educational Objectives
    Graduates from the Manufacturing Systems Engineering program will:

    • 1. Technical Competence: Graduates will have a strong foundation in manufacturing engineering principles and systems thinking, which they will use to design and optimize manufacturing processes and systems.
    • 2. Professional Growth: Graduates will continue to develop their technical and leadership skills, pursuing advanced degrees, professional certifications, or industry specific training as appropriate.
    • 3. Effective Communication: Graduates will be able to communicate technical information effectively to diverse audiences, including engineers, managers, and customers.
    • 4. Ethical Behavior: Graduates will demonstrate ethical behavior and responsibility in their professional practice, and contribute positively to society and the environment.
    • 5. Teamwork and Collaboration: Graduates will work effectively in interdisciplinary teams, applying their technical knowledge to solve complex problems.
    • 6. Continuous Improvement: Graduates will engage in continuous learning and improvement, applying innovative approaches to manufacturing processes and systems to enhance competitiveness.
    • 7. Proactive Problem Solving: Graduates will apply their knowledge of manufacturing engineering principles, systems thinking and business skills to create and launch new products and services, or to improve existing ones.

   

• Curriculum Grid

• Program and Contact Information

  Manufacturing Systems Engineering is a new program offered under the Department of Manufacturing and Systems Engineering.  The Manufacturing Systems Engineering (MSE) program is designed to prepare the student for professional employment in the manufacturing, service, or public sectors.  The MSE program is based on fundamental engineering knowledge, skills, and processes; including: systems thinking, process planning, model building, simulation, experimental design, project management, engineering economics, facility planning, problem solving, and process improvement.

  Students complete a year-long senior project with a team that brings together their experience and education. The senior projects help the student gain confidence in their abilities while gaining additional insight and skills in both teamwork and human relations.  

  The design portion of the emphasis provides the knowledge and skills required to fulfill a number of career roles that focus on product development process, fabrication, sustaining, and retirement of systems.  Concepts that are introduced throughout the curriculum include: system reliability, environmentally benign processes and materials, and economic competitiveness in a global economy.

   

  Contact Information:
   

  David Wetzel 
  Weber State University
  1802 University Circle 
  Ogden, UT 84408-1802 
  Engineering Technology Building, 214K 
  (801) 626-6305 

  Nicole Batty

  Weber State University

  1802 University Circle

  Ogden, UT 84408-1802

  Engineering Technology Building, 214H

  (801) 626-6470

   

   

• Assessment Plan

  		Map of Student Learning Outcomes to Program Educational Objectives	Program Educational Objectives
  Student Learning Outcomes			PEO 1 Effectively, creatively, ethically, and methodically solve problems and improve processes through experimentation, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of data.	PEO 2 Apply a systems approach to successfully manage complex manufacturing systems.	PEO 3 Be recognized as being personally and professionally effective as individuals, team members and team leaders through oral, written, and graphical communication.	PEO 4 Demonstrate a commitment to sustainable manufacturing processes and systems thinking is professional, public, and manufacturing situations.
  	LO1	An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics	X	X
  	LO2	An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors	X	X		X
  	LO3	An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences			X
  	LO4	An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts	X		X	X
  	LO5	An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives			X
  	LO6	An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions	X	X
  	LO7	An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies		X

  
  
  Preplanned agenda items for systematic review of Program Educational Objectives (PEOs - ABET Requirement)

  • Fall 2020: Review PEOs, SLO revision, annual continuous improvement metric report, general program status
  • Fall 2021: Review SLOs 1, 2, 1000 & 2000 level courses, annual continuous improvement metric report, general program status
  • Fall 2022: Review SLOs 3, 4, 3000 level courses, annual continuous improvement metric report, general program status
  • Fall 2023: Review of SLOs 5, 4000+ level classes, relationships of courses to SLOs, relationship of SLOs to PEOs, annual continuous improvement metric report, general program status
  • Fall 2024: Repeat cycle beginning with PEO review

   

  Student learning outcomes are related to PEOs and will be assessed routinely every year.  They are reported to the Industrial Advisory Committee and MSE faculty and the Engineering Department Chair.  Supporting material for the assessment will be stored by the Program Coordinator.  All metric assessment date will be stored for six years (relevant to the next ABET review cycle). Classroom artifacts that support curriculum requirements for ABET will be collected the year prior to ABET assessment, or as requested for regional accreditation. The program comes up for accreditation in 2020.  A formal request to ABET by 1/31/2020 will be required to initiate a reaccreditation evaluation visit.  A formal self-study report must be submitted to ABET by July 1, 2020 for a comprehensive general review.

• Assessment Report Submissions

  2021-2022 - Conducted Program Review
  2019-20

• Program Review

  2022-23
   

This information is part of the cyclical program review process. Details such as mission statements, learning outcomes, etc., are updated as part of the biennial assessment reporting process, an integral component of program review.