Program Curriculum Upgrade Request Institution Submitting Request: Proposed Title:

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Program Curriculum Upgrade Request

Institution Submitting Request: Utah Valley University

Proposed Title: Mechatronics Engineering Technology

Currently Approved Title: Mechatronics Technology

School or Division or Location: College of Technology & Computing

Department(s) or Area(s) Location: Engineering Technology Department

Recommended Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Code: 15.0406

Current Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Code: 15.0406

Proposed Beginning Date (for new programs): Fall 2015

Institutional Board of Trustees’ Approval Date: 1/15/2015

Proposal Type (check all that apply):

Regents’ General Consent Calendar Items

R401-5 OCHE Review and Recommendation; Approval on General Consent Calendar

SECTION

NO.

5.1.1

5.1.2

5.2.1

5.2.3

Minor*

Emphasis*

Certificate of Proficiency*

Graduate Certificate*

New Administrative Unit

ITEM

Administrative Unit Transfer

Administrative Unit Restructure

Administrative Unit Consolidation

5.4.1

5.4.2

5.5.1

5.5.2

5.5.3

5.5.4

5.5.5

New Center

New Institute

New Bureau

Out-of-Service Area Delivery of Programs

Program Transfer

Program Restructure

Program Consolidation

Name Change of Existing Programs

Program Discontinuation

Program Suspension

Reinstatement of Previously Suspended Program

Reinstatement of Previously Suspended Administrative Unit

Chief Academic Officer (or Designee) Signature:

I certify that all required institutional approvals have been obtained prior to submitting this request to the

Office of the Commissioner.

Signature: _____________________________ Date: 1/7/2015

Printed Name: Jeffery Olson, Senior Vice President, Academic Affairs

Program Curriculum Upgrade Request

Utah Valley University

AAS Mechatronics Engineering Technology

8/29/2014

Section I: Request

Utah Valley University Department of Engineering Technology requests a restructure of the AAS

Mechatronics Engineering Technology Program to be in line with the needs of local industry and with the proposed BS degree program in Mechatronics Engineering Technology. This degree was originally approved by the State Board of Regents in 2007. UVU requests that these changes be implemented Fall

2015. This restructure was approved by the Utah Valley University Board of Trustees on January 15, 2015.

Section II: Need

The purpose of the Mechatronics Engineering Technology Program is to prepare students to work in the local industrial sectors as automation engineering technologists. These proposed program changes will align the Mechatronics Engineering Technology content with the needs of industry so that the graduates of the program will realize strong employment potential, as well as immediate productivity as automation engineering technicians.

These changes are in response to feedback from former students as well as potential employers. The changes in the program have been made to reflect the job requirements associated with an AAS level graduate and bring the curriculum more in line with the needs of industry and the proposed BS degree in

Mechatronics Engineering Technology. These changes ensure the AAS degree to be a stackable degree.

Many of the courses are of the same content just the course number has been changed to provide a logical sequence. All EART courses have been replaced with MECH courses to emphasize design and to not be confused with the EART program.

One of the important changes is to align the computer hardware and programming courses with the industry need. Industry uses Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC's) in automation manufacturing applications. Classical computer introductory courses (CS 1400-Fundamentals of Programming C++, CS

2810-Computer Organization and Architecture, and EENG 2700/2705-Digital Design I and lab) have been replaced by MECH 1250-Logic Fundamentals for Mechatronic design, MECH 2300-Microcontroller

Architecture and Programming, and MECH 2500-Introduction to PLC’s in Mechatronic Design. As a result of this change, Mechatronics students are exposed to computer hardware with applied C programming language as well as industry standard ladder logic. These three classes in the new Mechatronics Program provide 11 credit hours of industry specific computer hardware and programming experience.

Section III: Institutional Impact

The restructured curriculum enables the AAS students and BS students to be enrolled in the same lower division classes. This optimizes the demand on faculty teaching loads and has no financial impact. No new labs will need to be added as a result of these changes, and the lab space that is currently being used for the program will accommodate these changes.

One new tenure track faculty has been added to support the AAS Mechatronics Program; however, this addition was necessary whether or not these changes are put into place.

Section IV: Finances

It is expected that program costs will stay the same with these changes because the lab, classroom, and faculty loads will not be affected.

Section V: Program Curriculum

All Program Courses (with New Courses in Bold)

Course Prefix and Number

Required Courses:

Title

Credit

Hours

ENGL 1010

ENGL 2020

ENGL 2310

MGMT 1010 or

ECON 1010

PHYS 2010

PHYS 2015

Introduction to Writing

Intermediate Writing–Science and Technology

Technical Communication

Introduction to Business or

Economics as a Social Science

College Physics I

College Physics I Lab

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

4.0

1.0

HLTH 1100 or

PES 1097

MATH 1050

EGDT 1071

MECH 1010

MECH 1200

MECH 1250

MECH 2200

MECH 2300

MECH 2400

MECH 2500

MECH 2510

MECH 2550

MECH 2600

Personal Health and Wellness or

Fitness for Life

College Algebra

3 Dimensional Modeling-Solidworks

Introduction to Mechatronics

Electronics in Automation Design

Logic Fundamentals for Mechatronic Design

Semiconductors Used in Mechatronic

Systems

Microcontroller Architecture and Programming

Mechanical Components

2.0

4.0

3.0

3.0

5.0

3.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

Introduction to PLC’s in Mechatronic Design

Automation System Sensors

Advanced PLC Programming and Applications

4.0

3.0

4.0

Introduction to Pneumatics 3.0

Total Number of Credits 63.0

Program Schedule

COURSE NUMBER CREDITS

MATH 1050

MECH 1200

COURSE TITLE

Fall Semester First Year

College Algebra

Electronics in Automation Design

4.0

5.0

MECH 1250

ENGL 1010

MECH 1010

EGDT 1071

MECH 2200

MECH 2300

ENGL 2020

Logic Fundamentals for Mechatronic Design

Introduction to Writing

SEMESTER TOTAL

Spring Semester First Year

Introduction to Mechatronics

3 Dimensional Modeling-Solidworks

Semiconductors Used in Mechatronic Systems

Microcontroller Architecture and Programming

Intermediate Writing-Science and Technology

SEMESTER TOTAL

MECH 2400

Fall Semester Second Year

Mechanical Components

MECH 2500

MECH 2510

Introduction to PLC’s in Mechatronic Design

Automation System Sensors

MGMT 1010 or ECON 1010 Introduction to Business or Economics

HLTH 1100 or PES 1097 Personal Health and Wellness or Fitness for Life

SEMESTER TOTAL

Spring Semester Second Year

MECH 2550

MECH 2600

PHYS 2010

PHYS 2015

ENGL 2310

Advanced PLC Programming and Applications

Introduction to Pneumatics

College Physics I

College Physics I Lab

Technical Communication

SEMESTER TOTAL

TOTAL AAS DEGREE CREDITS

3.0

3.0

15.0

3.0

3.0

4.0

4.0

3.0

17.0

4.0

3.0

4.0

1.0

3.0

15.0

63.0

4.0

4.0

3.0

3.0

2.0

16.0

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