Undergraduate Integrated Engineering Business Practice Curriculum in the College of Engineering

摘要

The College of Engineering at the University of Notre Dame has completed the third year of teaching its undergraduate Integrated Engineering & Business Practice Curriculum. The curriculum was developed as a response to corporate and parental requests for a more comprehensive engineering education. The curriculum is taught in an elective two course sequence to all disciplines of undergraduate engineers. The objective of the curriculum is to enhance the effectiveness of the engineering graduates through an understanding of the dynamics of corporate processes. The first course in the sequence, Fundamentals of Integrated Engineering & Business, introduces the students to corporate financial reporting including balance sheets, income and expense and cash flows. Human resources processes, management fundamentals, project management, stage-gate development processes, supply chain management and quality topics are also covered. The course incorporates at least four guest speakers to close out the major topics and a breakfast opportunity with a corporate executive.