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ENTERPRISE PROGRAM |
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of MTU's major efforts is to promote a learning atmosphere where
faculty serve as mentors and coaches; that is, they move from
simply imparting knowledge to helping students discover knowledge.
Envision engineering programs that include concepts such as
sustainability, ethics, safety, business processes, innovation,
creativity and communication - programs where inquiry and innovation
are the norm, where learning and application go hand-in-hand,
and where students and faculty work in a team environment on
problems of significance to industry. |
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department of engineering fundamentals has 3 faculty members
who are also the advisors for the enterprise programs like,
Mini baha, Automotive systems and Robotics |
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| Enterprise Teams |
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enterprise is intended to operate like a real company in the
private sector and is run by the students. Depending on
student demand and industry support, 10-20 engineering entities
will be established by the College of Engineering and the University.
Each will consist of 20-30 students and will have a specific
engineering mission or set of expertise. All
enterprise employees (students) will have prescribed responsibilities
corresponding to their level of maturity, abilities, and technical
education. Within the projects, they will perform testing
and analyses, make recommendations, manufacture parts, stay
within budgets and schedules, and manage multiple projects
while faculty members will act as coaches and mentors.
Amid this exposure to other academic disciplines, the regular
engineering regimen will remain rigorous |
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enterprises are organizational structures within the university
and are made up of students in their second through fourth years
from numerous engineering and non-engineering disciplines.
Seniors in the enterprises who have gained training, education,
experience, technical competence and leadership will be role
models for the sophomores joining the program. One of
the unique features of this approach to education is that the
students become the engineers and the managers. All in
all, they no longer feel like students - they feel like engineers
and they own their education! |
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Department
of Engineering Fundamentals
Dillman Hall, 1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI-49931-1295
Phone : 906-487-3057
Fax : 906-487-1620
Email : Tina at
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Technological University College of Engineering.
Last updated on: January 3, 2008
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