Engineering Technology Location: Business Academic Center 234 Telephone: 859-572-1549
Email Address: [email protected] Web Address: http://engtech.nku.edu/
Director of Engineering Technology: Morteza Sadat-Hossieny Other Key Personnel:
Chair: John Filaseta
Engineering Technology Secretary: Pam Kremer Lab Technician: Mike Lehrter
Full-Time Faculty: Seyed Allameh, Harold Wiebe Undergraduate Programs:
Majors:
Bachelor of Science
Electronics Engineering Technology Fundamentals of Engineering Track Quality Track
Systems and Design Track
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Technology Design Track
Quality Track Minors:
Advanced Technology Electronics Technology Industrial Technology Certificates:
Automated Manufacturing Processes and Systems Manufacturing Processes
Technological Leadership and Innovation
Pre-Engineering Location: Herrmann Science Center 204H and Founders Hall 510
Telephone: 859-572-5309 Fax: 859-572-6092
Email Address: [email protected] Web Address: http://engtech.nku.edu/
Director of Pre-Engineering: C. Dale Elifrits Department Chair: John Filaseta
Engineering Technology Programs
Engineering technology is the study and application of concepts from mathematics and natural sciences used in the implementation and extension of existing or emerging technologies. NKU offers programs leading to an ETAC-ABET-accredited Bachelor of Science degree in the field of electronics engineering technology or mechanical and manufacturing engineering technology. These programs provide the knowledge and practical skills required to gain professional employment in electronics, mechanical systems, and manufacturing industry. The engineering technology programs are supported by local industry, with whom many of our students find opportunities to use what they have learned. The opportunity for positions starts in the second year and typically leads to an offer of full-time employment. Graduates are hired as product design engineers, manufacturing process engineers, quality engineers, sales engineers, etc. Career placement of engineering technology graduates from NKU is excellent.
Special opportunities for our students: Engineering technology students co-op for at least one semester in a field closely related to their major. Many students participate in national engineering societies, such as the SME (Society for Manufacturing Engineers), ASQ (American Society for Quality),
ASME (American Society for Mechanical Engineers), IEEE (Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineering, and the SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers). Currently, students compete in the SAE Mini-Baja competition against many of the powerhouse engineering schools from the United States, Canada, Mexico, and other countries.
Graduates may pursue registration/licensure as a professional engineer in most states. The licensure is acquired after meeting requirements such as registration, passing the requisite tests, and a period of supervised practice.
You should also know: Transfer students majoring in engineering technology must complete at least 9 credit hours of the applicable discipline-specific courses for the major at NKU. A minimum of 6 credit hours of the applicable courses for any minor in the department must be completed at NKU.
For more information about the programs including the program objectives and student learning outcomes of EET and MMET, please see the appropriate brochures.
Engineering Technology Majors
Bachelor of Science with a major in Electronics Engineering Technology
This program provides students with both the technological and managerial skills necessary to enter careers in design, application, installation, manufacturing, operation, and maintenance of electrical or electronics systems. Graduates gain skills to analyze, design, apply, and troubleshoot systems with electronic, digital, analog, microcontroller, software, and mechanical components. The combination of practical and theoretical education leads to graduates with diverse technical skills throughout a wide range of applications. Students are required to co-op in industry starting with their second year at school, which often continues and leads to full-time employment.
The EET program is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET Inc., 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 20202-4012, telephone 410-347-7700.
Students are required to complete the core and a track.
Degree Requirements: B.S. – Electronics Engineering Technology
Core Courses in Electronics Engineering Technology Credits
EGT 161 D.C. Circuit Analysis 3
EGT 212 Computer-Aided Drafting and Design 3
EGT 261 Engineering Materials 3
EGT 280 Introduction to Microtechnology 3
EGT 300 Statics and Strength of Materials 3
EGT 301 Cooperative Education in Engineering Technology 3 EGT 310 Project Management and Problem Solving 3
EGT 343 A.C. Circuit Analysis 3
EGT 344 Analog Electronics 3
EGT 345 Digital Electronics 3
EGT 367 Microprocessors 3
EGT 386 Electromechanical Instrumentation and Control 3
EGT 404 Signals and Systems 3
EGT 448 Network Hardware 3
EGT 467 Advanced Microprocessors 3
EGT 417 Senior Design in Technology 3
Engineering Technology and Pre-Engineering
(may be repeated up to three times)
Core Credits in Electronics Engineering Technology 48 Core Courses in Other Disciplines
CHE 120/120L General Chemistry I with Laboratory 4
INF 120 Elementary Programming 3
MAT 119 Precalculus Mathematics 3
MAT 128 and Calculus A
MAT 227 Calculus B 4 or 6
-- OR --
MAT 129 Calculus I
PHY 211 General Physics with Laboratory I 5
PHY 213 General Physics with Laboratory II 5
STA 205 Introduction to Statistical Methods 3
Core Credits in Other Disciplines 27 or 29 TOTAL CORE CREDITS 75-77 Select one track (12 hours) plus 9 hours of elective EGT courses (in the tracks below) for a total of 21 credit hours.
Systems and Design Track
Credits EGT 320 Robotic Systems and Material Handling 3
EGT 408 Mechatronics Topics 3
EGT 412 Advanced CADD 3
EGT 462 Finite Element Modeling 3
Select 9 additional credit hours of EGT courses 9 TOTAL TRACK CREDITS 21 TOTAL Core Credits 75-77 TOTAL CREDITS 96-98
Fundamentals of Engineering Track Credits
EGT 318 Introduction to Nanotechnology 3
EGT 340 Applied Dynamics 3
EGT 361 Fluid Power 3
EGT 450 Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer 3
Select 9 additional credit hours of EGT courses 9 TOTAL TRACK CREDITS 21 TOTAL Core Credits 75-77 TOTAL CREDITS 96-98
Quality Track Credits
EGT 211 Quality Control 3
EGT 321 Productivity Management, Scheduling, and
Planning 3
EGT 341 Integrated Resource Management 3
EGT 405 Metrology and Geometric Tolerancing 3
Select 9 additional credit hours of EGT courses 9 TOTAL TRACK CREDITS 21 Total Core Credits 75-77 TOTAL CREDITS 96-98
Bachelor of Science with a major in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Technology
The accredited Bachelor of Science in mechanical and manufacturing engineering technology focuses on the design and development of parts, processes, and systems. Under this program graduates will acquire knowledge, problem-solving ability, and hands-on skills to enter careers in the design, installation, manufacturing, testing, evaluation, technical sales, or maintenance of mechanical systems. In addition, graduates will have
strengths in the analysis, applied design, development, implementation, or oversight of more advanced mechanical systems and processes.
This bachelor’s degree program is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to succeed as technological engineers in today’s industry. Students are required to co-op in industry starting with their second year, which often continues and leads to full-time employment.
Together with the study of engineering principles, design is the cornerstone of the mechanical and manufacturing technology degree program.
The MMET program is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET Inc., 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 20202-4012, telephone 410-347-7700.
Students are required to complete the core plus one track.
Degree Requirements: B.S. – Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Technology
Core Courses In Mechanical and Manufacturing
Engineering Technology Credits
EGT 116 Introduction to Industrial Materials and
Processes 3
EGT 161 D.C. Circuit Analysis 3
EGT 211 Quality Control 3
EGT 212 Computer-Aided Drafting and Design 3
EGT 261 Engineering Materials 3
EGT 265 Manufacturing Processes and Metrology 3
EGT 300 Statics and Strength of Materials 3
EGT 301 Cooperative Education in Engineering
Technology 3
EGT 310 Project Management and Problem Solving 3
EGT 318 Introduction to Nanotechnology 3
EGT 320 Robotic Systems and Material Handling 3
EGT 340 Applied Dynamics 3
EGT 361 Fluid Power 3
EGT 365 Tool Design and Computer Numerical Control 3
EGT 380 Machine Design 3
EGT 417 Senior Design in Technology
(may be repeated up to three times) 3 EGT 423 Planning and Design of Industrial Facilities 3
EGT 450 Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer 3
EGT 465 Automated Manufacturing Systems 3
Select two courses from the following:
EGT 260 Industrial Standards, Safety and Codes EGT 280 Introduction to Microtechnology
EGT 386 Electromechanical Instrumentation and Control 6 EGT 405 Metrology and Geometric Tolerancing
EGT 411 Quality Assurance and Auditing
Core Credits in MMET 63 Core Courses in Other Disciplines
CHE 120/120L General Chemistry I with Laboratory 4 INF 120 Elementary Programming
-- OR -- 3
INF 110 Business Programming
MAT 119 Precalculus Mathematics 3
MAT 128 and Calculus A
MAT 227 Calculus B 4 or 6
-- OR -- MAT 129 Calculus I
PHY 211 General Physics with Laboratory I 5
PHY 213 General Physics with Laboratory II 5
STA 205 Introduction to Statistical Methods 3
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY AND PRE-ENGINEERING 99
Core Credits in Other Disciplines 27 or 29 TOTAL CORE CREDITS 90 or 92
Design Track Credits
EGT 412 Advanced CADD 3
EGT 462 Finite Element Modeling 3
TOTAL TRACK CREDITS 6
Total Core Credits 90 or 92 TOTAL CREDITS 96 or 98
Quality Track Credits
EGT 321 Productivity Management, Scheduling, and
Planning 3
EGT 341 Integrated Resource Management 3
TOTAL TRACK CREDITS 6
Total Core Credits 90 or 92 TOTAL CREDITS 96 or 98 Optional concentrations:
Students interested in ASQ or SME certificate preparation should take EGT 321, EGT 341, and EGT 411.
Students interested in micro-fabrications should take EGT 280.
Students interested in systems and controls courses should take EGT 386 and EGT 260.
Students interested in ISO standards should take EGT 260 and EGT 405.
Engineering Technology Minors Minor in Electronics Technology
The minor in electronics technology is designed to offer expertise in electronics to those students who need or want this background as a supplement to majors in technology, mathematics, computer science, information systems, radio/television, or other programs that may directly or indirectly interact with electrical or electronic skills.
Requirements for Minor: Electronics Technology Credits
EGT 161 D.C. Circuit Analysis 3
EGT 343 A.C. Circuit Analysis 3
EGT 344 Analog Electronics 3
EGT 345 Digital Electronics 3
Select 9 credit hours from the courses listed under EET program
tracks. 9
TOTAL CREDITS 21 Minor in Advanced Technology
The minor in advanced technology is designed to supplement the knowledge and expertise of students majoring in one of the STEM fields who have an interest in microsystems, nanotechnology and other emerging technologies. Students majoring in MMET are not eligible for this minor.
Requirements for Minor: Advanced Technology Credits
EGT 161 D.C. Circuit Analysis 3
EGT 261 Engineering Materials 3
EGT 280 Introduction to Microtechnology 3
EGT 310 Project Management and Problem Solving 3
EGT 318 Introduction to Nanotechnology 3
EGT 386 Electromechanical Instrumentation and Control 3
STA 205 Introduction to Statistical Methods 3
TOTAL CREDITS 21
Minor in Industrial Technology
The minor in industrial technology is designed to supplement the knowledge and expertise of students majoring in one of the STEM fields who have an interest in design, problem-solving materials processes, and robotics.
Students majoring in MMET are not eligible for this minor.
Requirements for Minor: Industrial Technology Credits EGT 116 Introduction to Industrial Materials and
Processes 3
EGT 161 D.C. Circuit Analysis 3
EGT 211 Quality Control 3
EGT 212 Computer -Aided Drafting and Design 3
EGT 265 Manufacturing Processes and Metrology 3 EGT 320 Robotics Systems and Material Handling 3 EGT 365 Tool Design and Computer Numerical Control 3 TOTAL CREDITS 21 Engineering Technology Undergraduate Certificates Certificate in Automated Manufacturing Processes and Systems
This program is designed to provide students with manufacturing automation knowledge. Individuals planning to work in agile and flexible automated manufacturing would greatly benefit from this certificate program.
The NKU engineering technology faculty are committed to quality education and training needed by individuals to function effectively in a technological environment.
Requirements for Certificate: Automated
Manufacturing Processes and Systems Credits
EGT 161 D.C. Circuit Analysis 3
EGT 212 Computer-Aided Drafting and Design 3
EGT 265 Manufacturing Processes and Metrology 3 EGT 301 Cooperative Education in Engineering
Technology 3
EGT 320 Robotic Systems and Material Handling 3 EGT 365 Tool Design and Computer Numerical Control 3 EGT 386 Electromechanical Instrumentation and Control 3 TOTAL CREDITS 21 Certificate in Manufacturing Processes
This program provides hands-on expertise in manufacturing processes, enabling individuals to perform material-processing tasks and achieve higher levels of performance to advance in their industrial professions. The manufacturing process certificate is a component of the mechanical and manufacturing engineering technology degree program. It is designed to meet the industrial workforce development needs in the Greater Cincinnati area. Completion of the following 21 credit hours is required for this certificate program.
Requirements for Certificate: Manufacturing Processes Credits EGT 116 Introduction to Industrial Materials and
Processes 3
EGT 161 D.C. Circuit Analysis 3
EGT 211 Quality Control 3
EGT 212 Computer-Aided Drafting and Design 3
EGT 365 Tool Design and Computer Numerical Control 3
EGT 412 Advanced CADD 3
MAT 119 Precalculus Mathematics 3
TOTAL CREDITS 21
Certificate in Technological Leadership and Innovation The technological leadership and innovation certificate program helps develop an understanding of the method for managing technology as a global strategic resource. It examines how industries are transformed by new technologies and develops an understanding of the process, roles, and rewards of technological innovation.
It integrates content from strategy and policy, organizational behavior, engineering operations, marketing research and development. The relationship of technology with strategic planning, marketing, finance, engineering, and manufacturing is integrated. Service, societal issues, and international policy issues are covered in some courses.
Requirements for Certificate: Technological
Leadership and Innovation Credits
EGT 211 Quality Control 3
EGT 318 Introduction to Nanotechnology 3
EGT 321 Productivity Management, Scheduling, and
Planning 3
ENTP 201 Principles of Entrepreneurship 3
ENTP 376 New Venture Financing 3
LDR 305 Human Relations in Organizations 3
LDR 308 Leadership Development 3
TOTAL CREDITS 21