UNIVERSITY FACULTY SENATE FORMS

Academic Program Approval

This form is a routing document for the approval of new and revised academic programs. Proposing department should complete this form. For more information, call the Faculty Senate Office at 831-2921.

Submitted by: __Michael Keefe ___phone number__302-831-8009___

Department: ___Mechanical Engineering___email address__ keefe@udel.edu __

Action: _revise the Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree program _

(Example: add major/minor/concentration, delete major/minor/concentration, revise major/minor/concentration, academic unit name change, request for permanent status, policy change, etc.)

Effective term________ 08F __________________________________________________________________________

(use format 04F, 05W)

Current degree______ BME ___________________________________________________

(Example: BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)

Proposed change leads to the degree of: _____ BME _____________________________

(Example: BA, BACH, BACJ, HBA, EDD, MA, MBA, etc.)

Proposed name:_____________________________

Proposed new name for revised or new major / minor / concentration / academic unit

(if applicable)

Revising or Deleting:

Undergraduate major / Concentration:____Mechanical Engineeing ____________

(Example: Applied Music – Instrumental degree BMAS)

Undergraduate minor:____________________________________________________

(Example: African Studies, Business Administration, English, Leadership, etc.)

Graduate Program Policy statement change:_________________________________

(Must attach your Graduate Program Policy Statement)

Graduate Program of Study:______________________________________________

(Example: Animal Science: MS Animal Science: PHD Economics: MA Economics: PHD)

Graduate minor / concentration:___________________________________________

Note: all graduate studies proposals must include an electronic copy of the Graduate Program Policy Document, highlighting the changes made to the original policy document.

List new courses required for the new or revised curriculum. How do they support the overall program objectives of the major/minor/concentrations)?

(Be aware that approval of the curriculum is dependent upon these courses successfully passing through the Course Challenge list. If there are no new courses enter “None”)

No NEW courses; note: will require

§ renumbering and modification of current MEEG344, Thermodynamics, to MEEG341, Thermodynamics, and

§ fixing prerequisites in MEEG342, MEEG346 = replace PHYS310 with MEEG341.

Course changes part of Challenge Process.

Explain, when appropriate, how this new/revised curriculum supports the 10 goals of undergraduate education: http://www.ugs.udel.edu/gened/

Technical electives are most closely associated with Goal 6: Develop the intellectual curiosity, confidence, and engagement that will lead to lifelong learning.

Identify other units affected by the proposed changes:

(Attach permission from the affected units. If no other unit is affected, enter “None”)

Physics, College of Arts & Sciences

Describe the rationale for the proposed program change(s):

(Explain your reasons for creating, revising, or deleting the curriculum or program.)

It was noted by our evaluator during our most recent accreditation visit that the PHYS310, Introduction to Thermal Physics, required course was an engineering course (uses an engineering text - as requested of the Physics Department by the Mechanical Engineering (ME) Department) not a science course. Physics has indicated that they wish to teach the material as a physics course and not an engineering course (understandable!). However, that change requires us to modify our subsequent MEEG344, Thermodynamics, course. Because of the expanding nature of mechanical engineering (and given the fact that many other accredited mechanical-engineering programs have a single three-credit thermodynamics course - instead of the six-credit, two-course sequence of PHYS310+MEEG344 currently required by UD ME), the Mechanical Engineering Department is requesting to drop PHYS310 as a required course but to continue having a ‘technical’ course by broadening the choices for our students and not requiring a specific technical course; we propose to do this by expanding the number of technical elective credits required for our program and requiring a science elective - essentially changing the current required three-credit PHYS310 to a ‘basic science’ three-credit elective.

Program Requirements:

(Show the new or revised curriculum as it should appear in the Course Catalog. If this is a revision, be sure to indicate the changes being made to the current curriculum and include a side-by-side comparison of the credit distribution before and after the proposed change.)

See attached document.

ROUTING AND AUTHORIZATION: (Please do not remove supporting documentation.)

Department Chairperson Date

Dean of College Date

Chairperson, College Curriculum Committee___________________________________Date_____________________

Chairperson, Senate Com. on UG or GR Studies Date

Chairperson, Senate Coordinating Com. Date

Secretary, Faculty Senate Date

Date of Senate Resolution Date to be Effective

Registrar Program Code Date

Vice Provost for Academic Programs & Planning Date

Provost Date

Board of Trustee Notification Date

Revised 5/02/06 /khs

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UD Catalog, Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree program to read:

UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS

ENGL 110

Critical Reading and Writing (minimum grade C-) ..................................

31F

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS

	Breadth Requirements .........................................................................		18
College Breath Requirements. One of these courses must fulfill the University multicultural requirement.
CHEM 103		General Chemistry		41F
CISC 106		General Computer Science for Engineers		31F
EGGG 101		Introduction to Engineering		21F
MATH 241		Analytic Geometry and Calculus A		41F
MATH 242		Analytic Geometry and Calculus B		41S
MATH 243		Analytic Geometry and Calculus C		42F
MATH 351		Engineering Mathematics I		32F
MATH 352		Engineering Mathematics II		32S
MATH 353		Engineering Mathematics III		32S
PHYS 207		Fundamentals of Physics I		41S
PHYS 245		Introduction to Electricity and Electronics		42S
PHYS 310		Introduction to Thermal Physics		33F
MSEG 302		Materials Science for Engineers		32S
MEEG 112		Statics		31S
MEEG 202		Computer-Aided Engineering  Design		32S
MEEG 211		Dynamics		32F
MEEG 215		Mechanics of Solids		42F
MEEG 301		Machine Design - Kinematics and Kinetics		33F
MEEG 304		Machine Design - Elements		33S
MEEG 311		Vibration and Control		43F
MEEG 321		Materials Engineering		33F
MEEG 331		Incompressible Fluids		43F
MEEG 332		Compressible Fluids		33S
MEEG 342		Heat Transfer		33S
MEEG 344 MEEG 341		Thermodynamics		33S 33F
MEEG 346		Thermal Lab		13S
MEEG 401		Senior Design		64F
Technical Electives				124 153,4
400-level or above cCourses in engineering, science or mathematics selected by the student with the approval of their his/her advisor.
CREDITS TOTAL A MINIMUM OF				123

Course changes for Challenge cycle:

OLD:

MEEG344, Thermodynamics, 3-credits

Properties of non-ideal gases. Properties of mixtures as applied to humidity and chemical equilibrium. Analysis and computer-aided optimization of air conditioning and combustion systems.

PREREQUISITES: PHYS310, MATH243

PROPOSED:

MEEG341, Thermodynamics, 3-credits

Basic concepts of thermodynamics including properties of substances and gas mixtures, energy, entropy, and exergy. First and second law analysis of systems and control volumes. Applications to steady-flow devices and systems in power production, propulsion, and air conditioning.

PREREQUISITES: MATH351 or equivalent

OLD:

MEEG346, Thermal Lab, 1-credit

Introduction to experimental and measurement techniques related to thermodynamics and heat transfer. Designed to complement MEEG342 and MEEG344.

PREREQUISITES: PHYS310; COREQUISITES: MEEG342 and MEEG344; RESTRICTIONS: Open to majors only.

PROPOSED:

MEEG346, Thermal Lab, 1-credit

Introduction to experimental and measurement techniques related to thermodynamics and heat transfer.

PREREQUISITE: MEEG341; COREQUISITE: MEEG342; RESTRICTION: Open to majors only.

MEEG342= old PREREQUISITES: PHYS310,MATH352,MATH343 to PREREQUISITES: MEEG341,MATH352,MATH353

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UD Catalog, Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree program to read:

Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering technical elective requirement:

(12 15 technical elective credits required.)

Technical electives in the senior year Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering curriculum provide the student with an opportunity to pursue areas of particular interest. Because of the breadth of technical areas in which mechanical engineers work, at least 3 of these credits must be in a basic science. The remaining technical elective credits demonstrate technical depth and are typically courses at or above the 400 level which are taken after much of the basic engineering science has been mastered and comprise four coordinated courses (a minimum of 12 credits). Although the majority of the available technical depth electives are drawn from the Mechanical Engineering department, courses from other departments and colleges can be selected with the approval of the departmental faculty advisor.

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ME information for Assistant Dean for Undergraduates, College of Engineering - for senior-checkout and thus UDSIS,

Since there can be some modifications from year to year, students should check their specific UD SIS UDSIS information as to progress in the degree program. The following courses are acceptable towards the basic-science technical elective (as noted) but the list is not exhaustive and other courses can be approved by the academic advisor:

BISC 207-699; CHEM 104-699; CISC 200-699; PHYS 300-699.

In general, the following courses are acceptable as for technical elective depth (as noted), but, all technical electives should be approved by the student's academic advisor:

BISC 400-699; CHEG 400-699, (except CHEG 595 from 95F); CHEM 321, 400-699; CIEG 331, 400-699; CISC 400-699; EGGG 332, 392, 352, 400-699; EGTE 444, 456; ELEG 320, 400-699, 460 from 04F thru 05S; GEOL 400-699, (except GEOL 422); MSEG 400-699, (except MSEG 467 from 00F); MAST 600-699, (except MAST 673); MATH 315, 389, 400-699; MEEG 445, 446, 400-699, (except MEEG 401, 427, 311, 447, 448); PHYS 209, 309, 313, 400-699; STAT 400-699; UNIV 401, 402.

The following charts show the old and proposed programs in a semester format for the third year (the only year that changes between the current and proposed programs):

CURRENT:

FALL			SPRING
THIRD YEAR
MEEG301	Machine Design - Kinematics & Kinetics	3	MEEG304	Machine Design - Elements	3
MEEG311	Vibration and Controls	4	MEEG332	Fluid Mechanics II	3
MEEG321	Materials Engineering	3	MEEG342	Heat Transfer	3
MEEG331	Fluid Mechanics I	4	MEEG344	Thermodynamics	3
PHYS310	Intro. to Thermal Physics	3	MEEG346	Thermal Lab	1
				Breadth	3
		17			16

PROPOSED:

FALL			SPRING
THIRD YEAR
MEEG301	Machine Design - Kinematics & Kinetics	3	MEEG304	Machine Design - Elements	3
MEEG311	Vibration and Controls	4	MEEG332	Fluid Mechanics II	3
MEEG321	Materials Engineering	3	MEEG342	Heat Transfer	3
MEEG331	Fluid Mechanics I	4	MEEG346	Thermal Lab	1
MEEG341*	Thermodynamics	3		Technical Elective	3
				Breadth	3
		17			16

 Engineering

Math

Engineering/Math/Science

Breadth Requirement

*renumber old MEEG344 and modify to be single Thermodynamics course, MEEG341; course changes part of challenge cycle.