On the Restructuring of the Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Curriculum for Quarter to Semester Conversion

Abstract

In his role, he also performs the duties of the chair of the engineering department. He worked in the automotive industry for 15 years, primarily at GM, as simulation and methods development engineer in crashworthiness using nonlinear finite element analysis. He hast taught extensively at both undergraduate and graduate levels in both Civil and Mechanical Engineering disciplines in the areas of engineering mechanics, structural engineering, structural design, and solid mechanics., crashworthiness, and Plates & Shells.

A Methodology for Converting an Engineering Program from Quarters to Semesters

“…Sitaram and Sala [7] documented the transition of the Mechanical Engineering program at Baker State College in Flint, Michigan to semesters in 2018. The authors also lamented the dearth of material in the literature on this topic.…”

Quarter to Semester Transition: Lessons Learned from a Mechanical Engineering Case

“…For example, there are resources available that describe suggested curriculum changes that focus on specific fields and majors (e.g. [3]) quarters vs semesters [4], [5]. However, the aim of this paper is to broadly focus on the process used and how that process can be best utilized to maintain a focus on student learning and maintain the strengths of a given program.…”