Engineering Technology - Product Development

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 Technology & Geomatics, 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.

Faculty

Bill

Hemphill

• Associate Professor
• hemphill@etsu.edu

Curriculum

To graduate from ETSU with a degree in Industrial Technology a student must complete a total of 120 hours. These hours contain:

• General Education

  ENGL 1010 Critical Reading and Expository Writing
  ENGL 1020 Critical Thinking and Argumentation
  Oral Communication (choose 1)
  Literature (choose 1)
  Fine Arts Elective (choose 1)
  ENTC 3020 Technology & Society
  ECON 2210 Principles of Macroeconomics
  PSYC 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
  ENTC 3030 Technical Communication
  ENTC 4017 Industrial Supervision
  ENTC 4060 Project Scheduling
  ENTC 4600 Technology Practicum
• Product Development Core

  ENTC 1120 Manufacturing Processes & Specification
  ENTC 2200 Machine Tool Technology
  ENTC 2310 Electrical Principles
  ENTC 3710 Manual CNC Programming
  ENTC 4357 CIM Applications
  Product Development Elective (ENTC/MGMT/appvd)

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

• Electronics/Communication

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

  Choose one of the following:

  ENTC 3310 Circuit Analysis
  ENTC 3340 Electrical Machinery
  ENTC 4337 Microprocessors

• Manufacturing and Materials

  ENTC 3600 Manufacturing Technology
  
  Choose at least one of the following:

  ENTC 1610 Woodworking Technology
  ENTC 3620 Thermal and Fluid Technologies
  ENTC 4237 Ergonomics & Process Optimization
  ENTC 4277 Instrumentation & Process Control
  ENTC 2510 Introduction to Robotics

• Digital Media/Visualization

  ARTA 1140 3D Design
  DIGM 2710 Vector-Based Imaging
  DIGM 2720 Raster-based Imaging
  DIGM 3300 Product Design

  Choose one of the following:

  ARTA 2501 Introduction to Sculpture
  DIGM 1900 Principles of Visualization
  DIGM 3110 3D Model Design

• Construction/Architecture

  ENTC 2160 Architectural CADD
  ENTC 2410 Construction Fundamentals

  Choose two of the following:

  INTD 2105 Historical Interiors I
  INTD 1105 Interior Architecture Fundamentals
  INTD 2110 Design for Human Behavior
  ENTC 2420 Residential and Commercial Planning
  ENTC 2440 Mechanical Systems
  SURV 2550 Surveying Measurement Fundamentals
  Humanities/Fine Arts (3 credits)
  Social/Behavioral Sciences (3 credits)
  Electives (2 credits)

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

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