Interim Dept Chair and Director of Manufacturing Engineering

Dr. Michael Kennedy
(859) 622-3232
Whalin 220

The Department of Engineering and Technology: Manufacturing Engineering and Engineering Technology Management.

Department Goals

The Department of Engineering and Technology seeks to provide an educational experience relevant to current and future societal needs to meet global economic and industrial trends. Programs prepare professionals for careers in Engineering Technology Management through the Bachelor of Science degree programs; prepare technicians for careers in Applied Engineering and Computer Electronics Technology through concentrations in the Associate of Applied Science in Technology degree program; and provide programs of quality instruction and professional services to the University and to the community.

Manufacturing Engineering

The Bachelor of Science degree in Manufacturing Engineering (MFE) at Eastern Kentucky University is designed to prepare graduates to become practicing manufacturing engineers. The program provides students with the skills to design, analyze and modify the processes and systems used to make products in the most time-efficient, cost-effective way possible while maintaining safety and product quality in environmentally friendly ways.

Students will gain expertise and practical knowledge in the major areas of manufacturing materials and processes, design for manufacturability, lean manufacturing, quality and process control, safety, automation and robotics. Graduates will be able to employ a strong base of fundamental engineering and management skills to effectively integrate people, technology, machines and capital to create positive change as they are involved in the manufacturing process from design to production to finished product.

The program offers a variety of concentrations to choose from:

• Quality and Lean Manufacturing
  Quality and Lean Manufacturing prepares students for careers as quality engineers, automation engineers, controls engineers and engineering managers.
• Advanced Manufacturing
  Advanced Manufacturing prepares students for careers as manufacturing systems design engineers, robotics engineers, additive manufacturing engineers and automation engineers.
• Industrial Health and Safety
  Industrial Health and Safety prepares students for careers as safety engineers, facility design engineers, communication engineers and engineering managers.

Engineering Technology Management

Graduates of the Engineering Technology Management Program are prepared for professional careers in technology related businesses. These businesses offer many opportunities to pursue exciting, challenging and rewarding careers that require technical knowledge and managerial skills. Engineering Technology Management prepares individuals for entry-level positions that may include: manufacturing engineer, production engineer, industrial supervisor, industrial engineer, industrial technician, and quality engineer.

Graduates of Engineering Technology Management will be able to relate terminology, techniques and methodology to technical managerial concepts; demonstrate the ability to formulate and apply technical problem solving and managerial concepts; and be able to apply the concepts of mathematics and the physical sciences to solve technical problems. The BS degree program in Engineering Technology Management is accredited by the Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering.

Associate of Applied Science

The Department of Engineering and Technology also offers an Associate of Applied Science degree programs (two-year program) in Technology. The Associate of Applied Science degree in Technology offers the student a choice of a technical concentration in Applied Engineering or Computer Electronics. The AAS degree program in Technology is accredited by the Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering.

Associate of Applied Science - Technology

Applied Engineering Concentration

Graduates of this program concentration are prepared to become applied engineering technicians who work in product design, research and development, manufacturing, and service related jobs. Students will become familiar with the technologies that are essential for business and industry wanting to remain competitive in a global economy.

Graduates will demonstrate proficiency in the fundamentals of chemistry/physics, electricity and electronics, manufacturing processes, lean, quality, practical statistical methods, and computer aided drafting or design applications to communicate and solve design problems.

Computer Electronics Concentration

Graduates of the Computer Electronics (CE) program concentration are prepared for rewarding careers as computer electronic technicians in the public and private sector. Computer Electronics program graduates are qualified to obtain jobs in a wide variety of information technology, manufacturing and service industries. These jobs require skilled technicians for installing, troubleshooting and maintaining microprocessor-based systems, programmable logic controllers, computer hardware and software.

Graduates of the CE concentration of the AAS in Technology program will demonstrate fundamental knowledge in electricity/electronics at the technician’s level; demonstrate proficiency in basic computing skills; demonstrate proficiency in basic networking skills relevant to LAN/WAN environments; and demonstrate effective communication skills while conveying information to technical and non-technical audiences.

Bachelor’s

Combined

Associate’s

Minor

Courses

Applied Engineering Management

Aviation

Career and Technical Education

Construction Management

Electricity/Electronics

Networking