Mechanical Engineering Technology - BTECH

This multidisciplinary curriculum addresses both theory and hands-on experience with industry-standard tools in manufacturing systems, industrial design and robotics, providing the broad-based engineering technology education required to solve applied engineering problems through design and analysis. The interdisciplinary nature of this degree leads to expanded job opportunities and more flexible capabilities for its graduates. It is the only program in the New York City area to integrate engineering technology with industrial design and manufacturing.

The Mechanical Engineering Technology baccalaureate program addresses local, regional and national industry needs for high-level and highly skilled technologists and managers of emerging technology applications in industry. Manufacturing positions likely to survive in an age of global competition will be fundamentally different from the low-skilled jobs of the last century. To compete, manufacturers need a workforce capable of delivering high quality through the use of high technology.

The advancement of computer technology in both hardware and software over the past 40 years has completely revolutionized the way engineering technologists work. As a result, the traditional approach of mechanical engineering technologists to product design problems has become inadequate, giving too little attention to industrial design theories. Concurrent Engineering and Design, a process that combines engineering principles with industrial design theories throughout the product development cycle, has become the industry standard in product design and development. The role of industrial design in product design and development is of rapidly increasing importance. The BTech program in mechanical engineering technology reflects this new trend.

The program introduces leading-edge technology. The powerful 3D based parametric CAD and CAD/CAM packages (Autodesk Inventor, Solidworks, MasterCAM, etc.) are used to perform solid modeling, engineering analysis, and industrial design evaluation related to product design and manufacturing. But the program offers more than theory alone; it emphasizes a hands-on approach and is centered on practical industrial applications.

Students with associate degrees in mechanical engineering technology or industrial design can move seamlessly into the BTech program. Students coming from other backgrounds will be carefully placed to allow the most rapid entry possible into upper-division mechanical engineering technology courses.

Accreditation

The program is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org/.
To establish its mission, the MET department has established the following Program Educational Objectives (PEO) and Program student outcomes (PSO) for the Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum (BTech degree).

Program Educational Objectives

The program educational objectives of Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering Technology are:

1. To be employed as engineering technologist or designer.
2. To be enrolled in graduate programs in mechanical engineering technology or other related engineering technology fields.
3. To practice effective oral, written, and in graphical communication skills.
4. To possess multidisciplinary engineering knowledge and teamwork skills.

Program Student Outcomes

General (Adopted from ETAC/ABET 3. Student Outcomes)

The student outcomes of Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering Technology are:

1. an ability to apply knowledge, techniques, skills and modern tools of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology to solve broadly defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline;
2. an ability to design systems, components, or processes meeting specified needs for broadly defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline;
3. an ability to apply written, oral, and graphical communication in broadly defined technical and non-technical environments; and an ability to identify and use appropriate technical literature
4. an ability to conduct standard tests, measurements, and experiments and to analyze and interpret the results to improve processes;
5. an ability to function effectively as a member as well as a leader on technical teams.

Discipline Specific

1. Students demonstrate an applied basis in engineering mechanics /science.
2. Students will be able to apply MET principals to the analysis, development, or oversight of advanced mechanical systems or processes.

Annual enrollment and graduation data

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Enrollment

Graduation(Degree conferral)