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• Mission Statement

  The MFET Program at ¶¶Òô³Ô¹Ï will be a growing, nationally recognized, program offering both AAS and ABET Accredited BS degrees that afford faculty and students opportunities for intellectual and personal growth. We will prepare students to demonstrate professional competence within the discipline and serve the needs of industry in Utah and throughout the nation.

  ABET Required Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)

  • Graduates will be recognized as having mastered both theory and application of the body of knowledge in the discipline as stated by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (supported by Learning Outcomes 1 & 2).
  • Graduates will demonstrate the ability  to cost effectively, creatively and methodically solve manufacturing problems through experimentation, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of data (supported by Learning Outcomes 1, 2, & 3).
  • Graduates will be recognized as being personally effective as individuals, team members and team leaders through oral, written, and graphical communication (supported by Learning Outcomes 4 & 5).
  • Graduates will demonstrate a commitment to quality, ethics, service, and continuous improvement in personal and professional situations (supported by curriculum & technical content).
• Student Learning Outcomes
  • Certificates (Not Applicable)

     

  • Associate's Degrees

     

  • Bachelor's Degrees

    A graduate of the ¶¶Òô³Ô¹Ï Manufacturing Engineering Technology (MFET) program with a Bachelor of Manufacturing Engineering Technology (Emphasis in Plastics & Composites, Production Operations & Control, or Welding) will be able to:

    • Student Learning Outcome 1: An ability to apply knowledge, techniques, skills, and modern tools of mathematics, science, engineering, or technology related to materials, manufacturing processes, tooling, automation, production operations, maintenance, quality, industrial organization and management, and statistics. To solve broadly defined engineering problems. (Also addresses MFET Program Criteria).
    • Student Learning Outcome 2: An ability to design systems, components, or processes meeting specified needs for broadly defined engineering problems.
    • Student Learning Outcome 3: Conduct, analyze, and interpret experiments and apply experimental results to improve processes in a realistic, sustainable, and cost-effective manner.
    • Student Learning Outcome 4: An ability to function effectively as a member or leader on a technical team.
    • Student Learning Outcome 5: An ability to apply written, oral, and graphical communication in both technical, nontechnical, and relevant financial environments; and an ability to identify and use appropriate technical literature.
• Curriculum Grid

  Update in Progress 
  We are currently transitioning to a different format. Please contact oie@weber.edu to request a copy of the current curriculum grid for this program.

• Program and Contact Information
  • Manufacturing Engineering Technology is a program offered under the Department of Manufacturing and Systems Engineering. The Weber State Manufacturing Engineering Technology program has been recognized as one of the outstanding manufacturing technology programs in the country. Students may choose among three emphasis areas within the Manufacturing Engineering Technology Program; Production Operations and Control, Welding, or Plastics and Composites. The Production Operations and Control emphasis area is designed to prepare the student for professional employment in industry by giving them fundamental knowledge and skills in a broad range of manufacturing disciplines and processes. These include process planning, tool and machine design, material selection and treatment, process automation, manufacturing resource planning, Six Sigma methods and tools in manufacturing, and lean manufacturing. State-of-the-art laboratories give the students hands-on experiences with CNC machine tools, robotics, programmable logic controllers, systems integration and the latest in a variety of CAD/CAM systems. Year-long required senior projects have included satellites, hybrid electric vehicles and computer integrated manufacturing cells and others which help students gain confidence in their abilities while gaining additional insight and skills in both teamwork and human relations.

   

  • The Manufacturing Engineering Technology with Welding Emphasis is designed to produce welding engineering technology graduates that are involved in the concept, design, engineering, and metallurgy of weldments and implementation of welding processes in any manufacturing or technical industry. The program has six main areas of study: welding and manufacturing, design and structural, metallurgical, quality assurance, electrical, and management. The courses are designed to give students, the background to solve welding related issues in a variety of industry settings. Students will learn how to set up welding quality systems with procedures and qualifications. Most of the classes have labs where students receive hands on training to complement the classroom instruction. Students complete a senior project with a team that brings together their experience and education.

   

  • The Manufacturing Engineering Technology Plastics and Composite Emphasis is designed to prepare the student for professional employment in the plastic/composite industry. Students will learn firsthand about the complex interdependence between plastic/composite process, materials, tooling, and part design. The design portion of the emphasis will provide the knowledge and skills required to fulfill a number of career roles that focus on the product development process, which includes plastic part design. Another phase of this education delves into the differences between the many types of plastics as well as the properties which differentiate plastics from other materials. This emphasis will also expose the students to a wide variety of tooling from the many plastic disciplines. This includes injection, thermoforming, blow molding, extrusion dies and high/low tech composite molds. This exposure provides the students with a keen understanding of the function, construction, and multi-component interactions involved in well-constructed plastics tooling.
     

  Contact Information:

  Mark Baugh
  Department Chair
  Manufacturing & Systems Engineering Department
  mbaugh@weber.edu
  801-626-7540
  
  Department of Manufacturing and Systems Engineering Website
  

• Assessment Plan

  Student Outcome	Method of Measurement	Responsible Party and Timing	Threshold
  Outcome 1	MFET 4995 SME Certification Exam; Section 1: Mathematics  Section 4 & 6: Applied Engineering Systems Section 7 Materials Applications Section 9, 10, 11 and 12: Product Design & Development Section 2, 8 14, and 25-35:  Manufacturing Process Applications and Operations (only sections relevant to the outcome being assessed are used for assessment)	Knighton will update the spread sheet in Box and summarize assessment yearly	Section 1 Math: 50% Section 4 &6 Applied & Engineering Science 1 SI system: 50% Section 7 Materials: 60% Section 9, 10, 11, and 12 Product Design and Development: 60% Section 2, 8, 14, ns 25-35 Manufacturing Process & Ops: 50%
  Outcome 1	MFET 4610L and MFET 4620 L Evaluations per Rubric SP1-4	Rubric; Resp.: SP1 – MFET 4610 Instructor SP2 Project. Adv. SP3 Project. Adv. SP4 All MFET Faculty	75% of projects will score at or above 80% or 8 out of
  Outcome 2	SME exam section 9, 10, 11 and 12 for Product Design & Development	Knighton will summarize assessment yearly for PC All PDD students take the SME exam	Product Design and Development (Section 2.1); 60%
  Outcome 2	MFET 4610L and MFET 4620L Evaluations per Rubrics SP1-SP4	Rubric; Resp.: SP1 – MFET 4610 Instructor SP2 Project. Adv. SP3 Project. Adv. SP4 All MFET Faculty All each semester	75% of projects will score at or above 80%
  Outcome 3	CSWA Certification Exam	PDD 2460 Instructor.  Instructor each semester will forward to the Prog. Coord. Who will summarize assessment yearly	70% of participants pass.
  Outcome 3	CSWP Certification Exam	PDD 2650 Instructor.  Instructor in Spring semester will forward to the Prog. Coord. Who will summarize assessment yearly	70% of participants pass.
  Outcome 4	MFET 4610L and MFET 4620L Rubric SP3 Individual Evaluation	Project Advisor  Assessment is done each semester	75% of students will score 85% or higher
  Outcome 4	MFET 3550 Exam on teams	MFET 3550 Instructor Evaluated yearly (fall)	50% of students will pass at a score of 60% or higher
  Outcome 5	MFET 4610 Senior Project Rubrics SP1 and SP4	MFET 4610 Instructor each semester	75% of papers will score at least a 75%
  Outcome 5	3550 Semester Paper (nontechnical)	MFET 3550 Instructors  Assessment each semester, submitted to PC	75% of papers will score at least a 75%

   

  Student learning outcomes are related to PEOs and are assessed routinely every year.  They are reported to the Industrial Advisory Committee and MFET faculty and the Engineering Department Chair.  Supporting material for the assessment is stored by the Department Chair, Mark Baugh and Program Coordinator, Kelly Harwood.  All metric assessment data will be stored for six years (relevant to the next ABET review cycle)

  Classroom artifacts that support curriculum requirements for ABET will be collected the year prior to ABET assessment, or as requested for regional accreditation.

  The program is accredited to September 30, 2028.  A formal request to ABET by 1/31/2027 will be required to initiate a reaccreditation evaluation visit.  A formal self-study report must be submitted to ABET by July 1, 2028 for a comprehensive general review.
   

• Assessment Report Submissions

  To view assessment report submissions prior to April 2026, please visit our assessment archive.

• Program Review

  2021-22

This information is part of the cyclical program review process. Details such as mission statements, learning outcomes, etc., are updated as part of the biennial assessment reporting process, an integral component of program review.