COURSE DESCRIPTION: 

  Issues of modern manufacturing operations and organizations including international opportunities and challenges. Characteristics of successful manufacturing engineers and managers including leadership principles. This class is to prepare you to be a leader in manufacturing industry.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

1. To help students have a meaningful educational experience, prepare for productive employment within the industrial community, and serve and live well within society through teaching principles of personal development and leadership. 
2. The role of manufacturing in the economic strength of a country and/or community including internal issues.
3. Orient students to the area of engineering and technology in general and manufacturing engineering technology and management specifically.
4. Introduce elements of good problem solving and design.

REQUIREMENTS:

1. Attend and participate in class each week, and complete the assigned readings and homework.
2. Attend the college lecture series each month (three total on the first Thursday of each month) and submit an attendance card to the instructor the following week. Attendance at all seminars and lectures is expected to be for the whole hour. You should not expect to receive credit for only making an appearance in the seminar.
3. Complete the regular class and lab assignments as shown in the course syllabus and assigned in class.
4. Design, script and produce a 5-6 minute audio/visual presentation that highlights the manufacturing industry, it’s role and importance in society and information about the benefits and/or opportunities in manufacturing. Use an audio/visual method such as video, PowerPoint, internet Java or HTML or similar presentation method. This assignment must be completed for presentation to the class by November 30^th. Good quality presentation will be used in the future for teaching Mfg. 130 so please be sure that the names of the group members appear somewhere in the presentation (ie: credits) so proper credit can be given in future demonstrations.
5. Write a thoughtful Closure Report. This report is to provide you the opportunity to write about your semesters experience with respect to your educational and life goals and plans. You should include a discussion on what you have learned, how you expect it to benefit you both in your chosen field of service and in life in general. Explain also how this course (Mfg. 130) experience has helped determine your plans and goals, and what responsibilities you have for the material you have learned. This paper should be 4 - 10 double-spaced pages not including the title page. As much as anything this is a personal philosophical statement and will be evaluated according to the thought, effort, and genuineness evidenced in the paper. This report is submitted with the portfolio.
6. Prepare a complete, neat, well organized, portfolio containing all items (ie: assignments, tests, notes, report, project or description of project etc.) from the class and submit to the instructor at the end of the semester. (This will be returned to you)

Each of us has given our word that we will live and act according to the highest ethical standards that are indicated by not just the word, but the spirit of the BYU Honor Code. This includes our appearance, manner of dress, speech, respect of others, cheating, plagiarism, and reverence to the leaders of the church. Violations of any aspect of the honor code will be subject to the appropriate consequences.

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