The new mechanical engineering curriculum at the University of Michigan

Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 437-444

  Tryggvason, Gretar ^a   Thouless, Michael ^b   Dutta, Deba ^b   Ceccio, Steven L ^b   Tilbury, Dawn M ^b  

^a Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STUDENTS;

COURSE DESIGNING; UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 19644395395     PISSN: 10694730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2001.tb00624.x     Document Type: Article

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1. "Restructuring Engineering Education: A Focus on Change," National Science Foundation, NSF 95-65, 1995.
2. In 1992 the Department ranked number 3 in number of Bachelor's Degrees awarded in the US, according to the Engineering Manpower Commission (Tel: 202 296-2237)
3. In 1995 the ME undergraduate program was ranked number three (along with six other institutions) by U. S. News & World Report.
4. The University of Michigan, College of Engineering Bulletin, 1992.
5. "1993 Alumni Survey." Report available from the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Michigan.
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