Welcome to the
Department of
Engineering
College of Technology and Computer
Science
East Carolina University
Engineering – the Career for the
21st Century
 Congratulations on your choice of a
professional career.
 Over the next four years you will
develop skills to make the world a
better place:
 Improve
health care performance
 Solve environmental challenges
 Improve energy efficiency
 Develop transportation innovations
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Department of Engineering
Engineering Program began in Fall 2004
Department was formed one year later
First graduating class was in May 2008
Accreditation by ABET, Inc. awarded in
August 2009 (retroactive to first class)
 Now over 400 students, 19 faculty
 In planning stages for offering MS degree
in Biomedical Engineering
 Plans to grow to about 700 students
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Characteristics of ECU Engineering
 Focus on Excellence in Undergraduate
Engineering Education
 Broad curriculum
 All graduates receive BS in Engineering
 Small class sizes
 Most class sizes are 24 or less, freshman
class sizes are typically less than 20
 High degree of student-faculty integration
 All classes and labs taught by a faculty
member (no TA’s)
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Characteristics of ECU Engineering
 Laboratory-intensive curriculum
 Many
more labs than most engineering
programs
 Active partnerships with industry
 Engineering Advisory Board made up of
40+ members of local and regional
industry representatives
 Industry sponsorship of capstone
projects
 Many internships available with local
companies
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ECU Engineering Curriculum
• All students complete an engineering “core”
• Students select a concentration for
specialized study during junior and senior
years
– Industrial and Systems Engineering
– Bioprocess Engineering
– Biomedical Engineering
– Mechanical Engineering
– Electrical Engineering
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ECU Engineering Curriculum
 All students complete a year-long
capstone design project during senior year
 All students complete the equivalent of a
full year of basic math and science
courses
 All students complete the University’s
Foundations Curriculum requirements
(English, Social Sciences, and Humanities
courses)
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Industrial and Systems
Engineering
 Analysis of the
relationships of
“systems.”
 Improve the
entire systemnot one small
part.
 Directed at the
human interface
Transportation Systems:
Analyze relationships,
customer needs and
required system
capabilities
Mechanical Engineering
• One of the oldest
engineering disciplines,
usually associated with
machinery and
manufacturing
• ME’s are also involved in
new materials, energy
solutions, and design of all
types of products
Bioprocess Engineering
• A growing segment of the
economy involves the
engineering and operation
of food, pharmaceutical,
and environmental
processing systems.
• Bioengineers have the skills
to support, operate, and
improve these processing
systems
Produce 100,000 pills
per hour - all identical
and perfect!
Biomedical Engineering
 Prepares future engineers
for work in medical device
design, clinical / laboratory
research, and graduate
and medical school.
 Skills in medical sensors,
optics, medical imaging,
biomaterials, physiological
systems and modeling.
Electrical Engineering
 A broad field involved in
the development of
electrical technology
from the nanoscale to
large scale power
transmission system.
 Skills in electronic
circuit design, logic
development, controls,
communications, and
power generation and
transmission.
BSE – Mechanical Engineering (MENG) Program – Entering Class of 2011
FRESHMAN
39 core hours +
32 hours
Math/Science
Dotted line
denotes
minimum
Grade = C
JUNIOR
ENGR
2022 (3)
ENGR
2450 (3)
ENGR
3024 (3)
ENGR
3000 (2)
Engineering
Graphics
Statics
Dynamics
Mechanics of
Materials
Engr Design
& PM II
ENGR
1000 (1)
Introduction to
Engineering
ENGR
1016 (2)
ENGR 2070,
ENGR 2022
MATH 2152
ENGR
2000 (1)
Intro to
Eng Design
Engineering
Design/PM I
ENGR
2050 (3)
Bold line
denotes
class
with lab
Computer
Applications in
Engineering
MATH 1083
or higher
ENGR
4020 (2)
Senior
Capstone
Design I
Senior
Capstone
Design II
MENG
4260 (3)
Tech
Elective
(3)
ENGR 2000
P/C: ENGR 3420
MENG
3070 (3)
MENG
4018 (3)
Thermo. I
Thermo II
Heat and Mass
Transfer
ENGR
2070 (3)
ENGR
3800 (3)
MENG
3624(3)
MENG
4650 (3)
Materials and
Processes
Quality Control
for Engineers
Solid
Mechanics
Machine
Design
CHEM 1150
MATH 3307
ENGR 3024
MATH
2151 (3)
MATH
2152 (3)
MATH
2153 (3)
MATH
2154 (4)
ENGR
3420 (2)
MENG
4150 (4)
Calculus I
Calculus II
Calculus III
DEQ and
Linear Algebra
Engineering
Economics
Fluid
Mechanics
MATH 1083 or
Placement
test
BIOL
1050/1051
or
CHEM
1150/1151
(4)
PHYS
2350 (4)
PHYS
2360 (4)
ENGR
2514 (4)
University
Physics I
University
Physics II
Circuit
Analysis
General
Chemistry
C: MATH 2154
C: PHYS 2360
ENGL
1100 (3)
ENGL
1200 (3)
Composition
Composition
ENGR
3050 (3)
Note: This chart is
for planning
purposes only.
Consult your
advisor and the
catalog to ensure
that all requirements
are met.
MATH 2154
Lifetime
Physical
Activity
Engineering
Statistics
Tech
Elective
(1)
Humanities/
Fine Arts
Elective
(2)
Sensors,
Measurements
And Controls
EXSS
1000 (1)
MATH
3307 (3)
Tech
Elective
(3)
ENGR 2450
MATH 2154
MATH 2152
ENGR 2050
1100/1101
31 hours
ENGR
4010 (2)
MATH 2154
(4)
General
SENIOR
ENGR
1012 (2)
C: PHYS 2350
P: MATH 2152
26 concentration hours
Engineering
C: MATH 1083
or higher
SOPHOMORE
Social
Sciences
Elective
(3)
PHIL
2274 or
2275 (3)
Humanities/
Fine Arts
Elective
(2)
Social
Sciences
Elective
(3)
Ethics
MATH2152
Social
Sciences
Elective
(3)
Credit hours
per Semester
Cumulative
Credit hours
Humanities/
Fine Arts
Elective
(3)
ECON
2113 (3)
Microeconomics
HLTH
1000 (2)
Health in
Modern Society
Student Success:
ELC, ENGR 1000, SEA and Tutoring
 Engineering Learning Community
 Located in Umstead Hall
 ENGR 1000
 Making the transition to ECU from high school
 How to succeed at ECU
 Focused specifically on engineering (COAD
1000 is equivalent for rest of ECU)
 Summer Engineering Academy
 Preparation to get you ready for the start of
classes
 Tutoring
 For all engineering math classes
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Student Responsibilities
 Take advantage of the resources provided to you
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including tutoring, professors’ office hours, and
library study areas.
Each student is solely responsible for his or her
own success.
Perform to the best of his or her abilities in each
course to ensure that graduation is not delayed.
Maintain good study habits
Attendance and turning in homework are key to
doing well in class!
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Student Responsibilities
 Track personal progress through the courses on
the flowchart to ensure that graduation occurs by
goal date.
 Understand which courses are prerequisites for
other courses
 While the advisor will help the student develop a
reasonable plan, it is the responsibility of the
student to keep up with courses and to know
when to take each class
 Realize that the engineering program is
sequenced in such a way that dropping or failing
a single course may delay graduation a full year
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Advisor Assignment
For students who have applied and been accepted into the
engineering program:
A–L
Karen De Urquidi
M–Z
Ricky Castles
For students not yet admitted into the program:
Mary Gabrielsen
If you have not applied to the engineering program, please fill
out the online application. You will not have an assigned
advisor until that is completed.
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Summer Engineering Academy
 Academy takes place on Monday, August
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 Classes start on Tuesday, August 21
 Sessions to set up computer, tour the
library, sign up for student organizations,
meet faculty, get to know campus, and
meet other engineering students!
 Sessions start at 9 am
 Location TBA- check your e-mail!
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Student Handbook
 This should be your primary
reference along with the university
catalog.
 Please review and become familiar
with both.
 May be found in your packet and on
our web site:
 www.ecu.edu/engineering
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Computers and Software
• Laptops required for all engineers
 ECU
ACE Program: purchase at ECU
Student Store with on site support
(http://www.ecu.edu/ace/)
 If buying elsewhere, pay attention to the
ACE specification: “Graphic Design PC”
• Microsoft Office required: Sold at the student
store (or may be able to be downloaded on
OneStop)
• Calculators: keep it simple per FE test
• www.ncees.org/Exams/Exam-
day_policies/Calculator_policy.php
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Student Organizations
 Engineering Student Council
 Engineering Ambassadors
 American Society of Heating, Refrigeration,
Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
 Biomedical Engineering Society (BIMES)
 ECU Robotics Club
 Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE)
 International Society for Pharmaceutical
Engineering (ISPE)
 Professional Engineers of North Carolina
 Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
 Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
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Baja Car with SAE
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FERPA
 What is FERPA?
 Family
Educational Rights and Privacy Act
 What does it mean to you?
 Protects
confidentiality of personally
identifiable information in student records.
 What does it mean to your parents?
 No
access to your records until a Buckley Form
is filled out. (Under ‘Academic Planning’ on
OneStop)
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Math Placement
 Based on ALEKS placement test
 Start in:
 MATH 2151 - Calc 1
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4 years, no summer courses
 MATH
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4 years, 1 summer course
 MATH
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1083 - Pre-calculus
1065 - College Algebra
5 years
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New Math 1065 Format
 Class meets only ONE hour a week
 Student required to log in for
additional 3 hours each week – at
the Computer Lab in Joyner Library!
 Student must sign up to complete
their exams in the Computer Lab in
Joyner Library
 Student MUST ATTEND the first day
of class or they will be dropped!
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Registration
 Many of you should be registered for
classes already
 Block Schedule includes
 ENGR
1000
 ENGR 1012 (lecture and lab)
 MATH
 BIOL 1050/1051 or CHEM 1150/1151
 ENGL 1100
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What you need to do…
 Add an elective from the Social
Sciences, Humanities or Fine Arts
 Drop/Add classes through OneStop
 PIN number is 082112
 Pick up your ECU 1Card after this
session.
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No Schedule?
 If you do not have a schedule, you
must complete the engineering
admission application online
 Register for basic classes until
admission from the Engineering
Department is received.
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Things to Remember – Technical
Degrees Are Not Equal
 Engineering is a respected profession.
 We will help you succeed. The rewards
are substantial.
2008 Wages - North Carolina
Starting
Engineering Degree:
Range
Average
Experienced
48-55 K
67-80 K
76-93 K
30-34 K
40-51 K
45-60 K
Technology Degree:
Range
http://eslmi23.esc.state.nc.us/oeswage/
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Contact Information
 Keep up with your ECU e-mail over
the summer!
Karen De Urquidi
252-737-1033
Slay 212
deurquidik@ecu.edu
Ricky Castles
252-737-1188
Slay 220
castlesr@ecu.edu
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