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dc.contributor.advisorWarren Seering.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAcosta, Arron (Arron Scott)en_US
dc.contributor.otherMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-11-08T17:41:21Z
dc.date.available2010-11-08T17:41:21Z
dc.date.copyright2010en_US
dc.date.issued2010en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/59889
dc.descriptionThesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2010.en_US
dc.descriptionCataloged from PDF version of thesis.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 32).en_US
dc.description.abstractThe addition of a systems engineering concentration through the MIT Mechanical Engineering Alternative (course 2A) curriculum will be shown to have the potential to increase the number of engineering degrees in comparison to non-engineering degrees, to better prepare MIT engineering graduates, and to increase the percentage of graduates that pursue careers in engineering rather than finance and consulting. Original data was collected from Careerbridge and used along with existing information available through the registrar and careers office to provide a quantitative breakdown of the trends in Mechanical Engineering department enrollment, degrees awarded, and skills demanded of graduating alumni. These results are used to suggest that the number of MIT Mechanical Engineering graduates can increase by recognizing the existence of a type of engineer defined as the Systems Engineer. Systems Engineers are currently switching out of engineering into business, finance and consulting, and this can be corrected through a concentration in 2A similar to an existing program called the Gordon Engineering Leadership Program.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Arron Acosta.en_US
dc.format.extent43 p.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.rightsM.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582en_US
dc.subjectMechanical Engineering.en_US
dc.titleBeyond the fundamentals : why the undergraduate mechanical engineering curriculum needs reformen_US
dc.title.alternativeWhy the undergraduate mechanical engineering curriculum needs reformen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeS.B.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
dc.identifier.oclc676690159en_US


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