Engineering Technology - Product Development

Engineering Technology

The Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology—Product Development concentration is a multidisciplinary, manufacturing-based curriculum designed to educate and prepare students to be multifunctional, creative, and knowledgeable leaders and participants of product design teams.

Taking New Products From Concept to Market

Students in this program develop skills to help solve the myriad of problems associated with taking a product from conception through design, prototyping, testing and tooling, and into production. Graduates gain fundamental technical knowledge and also an understanding of the tools, techniques, and processes commonly used throughout industry to rapidly take new products from concept to market including visualization, computer-aided design (CAD), computernumerical control (CNC), 3D printing, and model building.

 

 

Product Devolopment Engineering Technology

Concentration Overview 

Goals:

Graduates will have gained fundamental technical knowledge and also an understanding of the tools, techniques, and processes commonly used throughout industry to rapidly take new products from concept to market including visualization, CAD, CNC, 3D printing, model building, etc. Core technical competence is developed through various laboratory courses in the Department of Engineering, Engineering Technology, Interior Architecture, and Surveying while discipline-specific technical knowledge in at least two other areas is gained with a series of directed courses.
Product Development graduates develop skills to help solve the myriad problems associated with taking a product from conception, through design, prototyping, testing, tooling, and into production. Because of the ability of each student to tailor his or her technical sequences to match personal interests, graduates will find numerous employment opportunities in a wide range of design and industrial settings. Prior to graduation, qualified students may take advantage of numerous local and/or regional Co-op (for ETSU credit) or part time/full time (non-credit) employment opportunities to earn money and gain experience.

Outcomes:

The program in Product Development at East Tennessee State University (ETSU) provides education and training to produce graduates who:

  1. Are technically qualified and possess the fundamentals of their disciplines to function effectively within a global enterprise.
  2. Can function effectively as technologists in the state and regional businesses and industries dealing with product development, design, and service/support systems.
  3. Can function effectively in team-oriented, open-ended activities in a product development environment.
  4. Can obtain professional goals, achieve desired outcomes, and seek growth opportunities.
  5. Have the knowledge, abilities and skills required to adapt to evolving technological situations and pursue life-long learning.
  6. Possess the ability to communicate effectively in oral, written, and graphical/visual modes, and
  7. Use acceptable Industry Standards and ethical judgments to identify, evaluate and economically solve complex problems.

Curriculum 

  • General Education
    • ENGL 1010 Foundations in Writing
    • ENGL 1020 Written Communication & Critical Thinking
    • COMM 2045 Public Speaking
    • Literature (choose 1)
    • Fine Arts Elective (choose 1)
    • ENTC 3020 Technology & Society
    • PYSC 1310 Introduction to Psychology
    • HIST 2010 The United States to 1877
    • HIST 2020 The United States since 1877
    • MATH 1530 Probability and Statistics – Noncalculus
    • PHYS 2010 General Physics I Noncalculus
    • PHYS 2011 General Physics Laboratory I – Noncalculus
    • CHEM 1110 General Chemistry
    • CHEM 1111 General Chemistry Laboratory I
    • CSCI 1100 Using Information Technology
  • Technology Core Requirements 
    • ENTC 1510 - Student in University
    • ENTC 2170 - CADD (Computer Aided Design Drafting)
    • ENTC 3030 - Technical Communication
    • ENTC 4017 - Industrial Supervision
    • ENTC 2060 - Project Scheduling
    • METC 1140 - Fundamentals of Engineering Analysis
    • MATH 1910 - Calculus I
    • ATH 1920 - Calculus II
    • ENTC 4600 - Technical Practicum (4 credits)

    or

    • ENTC 4989 - Internship/Cooperative Education (1-4 credits) (4 credits required)

    or

    • ENTC 4999 - Internship/Cooperative Education (1-4 credits) (4 credits required)

    Note: Culminating Experience must be approved by the department chair and program coordinator. 

  • Product Development Core 
    • ENTC 1120 - Manufacturing Processes and Specification
    • ENTC 2200 - Machine Tool Technology
    • ENTC 2310 - Electrical Principles
    • ENTC 3710 - Manual Numerical Control Programming
    • ENTC 4357 - CIM Applications 
  • Technical Support Requirements
    • DIGM 1500 - Principles of Digital Game Design
    • Advisor Approved Elective
    • PHYS 2020 - General Physics II-Noncalculus 

    and

    • PHYS 2021 - General Physics Laboratory II-Noncalculus 

    or

    • CHEM 1120 - General Chemistry Lecture II 

    and

    • CHEM 1121 - General Chemistry Laboratory II 

    or

    • HSCI 2010 - Anatomy and Physiology I 

    and

    • HSCI 2011 - Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory I 

Student much also choose two of the following areas (one of the choices must be #1 or #2):

  • Electronics and Communication
    • ENTC 2320 - Electronics I
    • ENTC 3370 - Electronics-Digital Circuits
    • ENTC 4277 - Instrumentation and Process Control

    Choose at least 1 or more of the following:

    • ENTC 3310 - Circuit Analysis
    • ENTC 3340 - Electrical Machinery
    • ENTC 4337 - Microprocessors 
  • Manufaturing and Materials 
    • ENTC 3600 - Manufacturing Technology 

    Note: Cooperative Education (ENTC 4989/ENTC 4999) may be substituted for ENTC 3600.

    Choose at least 1 or more of the following:

    • ENTC 1600 - Introduction to Technology Education
    • ENTC 2510 - Introduction to Robotics
    • ENTC 3620 - Thermal and Fluid Technologies
    • ENTC 4237 - Ergonomics and Process Optimization
    • ENTC 4277 - Instrumentation and Process Control 
  • Digital Media and Visualization
    • ARTA 1140 - Core Studio II
    • DIGM 2530 - High-Fidelity Modeling for Entertainment
    • DIGM 2750 - 3D Fundamentals
    • DIGM 3110 - 3D Model Design
  • Construction and Architecture 
    • ARTA 1140 - Core Studio II
    • DIGM 2530 - High-Fidelity Modeling for Entertainment
    • DIGM 2750 - 3D Fundamentals
    • DIGM 3110 - 3D Model Design
    • ENTC 2160 - Architectural CADD
    • ENTC 2410 - Construction Fundamentals
    • INTD 1105 - Interior Architecture Fundamentals 

    Choose at least 2 or more of the following:

    • INTD 2105 - Historical Interiors I
    • INTD 2110 - Design for Human Behavior
    • ENTC 2420 - Construction Documents and Planning
    • ENTC 2440 - Mechanical Systems
    • SURV 2550 - Surveying Measurement Fundamentals
    • Humanities
    • Social/Behavioral Sciences
    • Advisor Approved Electives
    • INTD 1115 may be substituted for ENTC 2160 for students taking INTD 2110.

Faculty

Photo of Bill Hemphill Program Coordinator Associate Professor Product Development and Industrial Technology

Bill Hemphill

Program Coordinator Associate Professor Product Development and Industrial TechnologyEngineering, Engineering Technology, Interior Architecture & Surveying