Professional and Continuing Education
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Rochester,
MI
48309-4482
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(248) 370-3177
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Stellantis Certificate Programs
Stellantis is collaborating with Oakland University (OU) to provide programs aimed at fostering growth in Stellantis employees.
Program Details
Short certificates consisting of 3-modules with aligned content including but not limited to the following:
- Module content is developed jointly with Stellantis to provide immediate applicability. Each module is six-weeks long and comprised of 45 contact hours of virtual instructor-led online learning and lab time, based on topic. (7.5 hours per week)
- The course and module materials are presented in English.
- Must have approval from a manager to attend.
- Each module concludes with a module test.
- MATLAB is needed for each module.
- Adaptable competency credit available upon request for each completed certificate. *
- Joint Stellantis/OU certificate issuance.
- There is no charge to the employee for this program unless they leave the company. If the employee leaves the company, the program falls under the Stellantis repayment policies and procedures.
Module #1: Electric, Hybrid, and Fuel Cell Vehicle
Introduction to electric, hybrid, and fuel cell vehicles including fundamentals of electric machines, power electronics, batteries, and fuel cells applied to a variety of powertrain architectures. Elementary analyses of electric drive vehicle performance and efficiency will be included. Content will be customized to specific Stellantis Skill objectives.
Module #2: Fundamentals of Battery Systems for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
Fundamental and practical engineering aspects for secondary batteries for electric propulsion applications at battery cell, module, and system levels. Descriptive overview of battery technologies including lead acid, nickel metal hydride, and lithium ion batteries will be provided. The integration of these batteries into electric and hybrid vehicles to meet performance, safety, and cost requirements will be detailed as well as manufacturing processes and the future outlook for batteries. Content will be customized to specific Stellantis Skill objectives.
Module #3: Mechatronics
Overview of mechatronics; modeling, identification and simulation of electro-mechanical devices; introduction to computer-aided software; basic automotive sensors; basic actuators and power train devices; principles of automotive and industrial electronic circuits and control systems (analog and digital); principles of product design; mechatronics case studies. Content will be customized to specific Stellantis Skill objectives.
Lithium-ion traction battery pack electrical design for EV and HEV applications. Traction battery cell performance is characterized by pulse power tests, charge-discharge cycles, power profile testing and durability testing for cycle life and calendar life. Traction battery pack performance within vehicle drive train electrical limits and modelled from cell data. Energy efficiency and waste heat generation are also determined.
Module #2: Battery Management Systems
Introduction to battery management system (BMS), the “brain” of the battery pack. BMS
controls traction battery to provide propulsion power from battery cells within safe electrical and
thermal limits. BMS hardware architectures include microprocessor, analog front end, sensor
network, contactors, cell balancing. BMS algorithms determine state of charge, state of function,
and state of health for communication to vehicle controller.
Module #3: Battery Pack Design
Lithium-ion battery module and pack design with a suitable arrangement of cells assembled into
a fully functional battery pack for electric and hybrid vehicles. Battery pack mechanical and
thermal design for vehicle integration to meet performance, life, and safety requirements.
Workshop exercises on battery pack design to meet vehicle performance targets within design
constraints.
Introduction to electric drive systems for electric and hybrid vehicles. Review of electrical, mechanical, electromechanical, and control basics. Electric motor basics starting with simple DC motor. Basic power electronics for AC motors utilizing semiconductor devices for switching circuit power convertors including rectifiers, DC-DC converters, and inverters. Three-phase AC motors including brushless DC motors, AC induction motors, and permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSM). Design of PID controller. Model-based representations of the drives, computer simulation, and visualization of principles using Matlab.
Module #2: Introduction to Power Electronics
Introduction to power semiconductor devices and switching circuits. Power computations in power electronic circuits. Half-wave and full-wave rectifiers. Phase-controlled rectifiers. AC voltage controllers. Choppers and DC-DC converters. Switching mode power supplies. DC-AC Inverters. Snubber circuits for electrical protection of devices. Heat sinks for thermal protection. Introduction to wide band gap devices. Automotive and other industrial applications. Simulation experiments based on PSpice and Matlab/Simulink included.
Module #3: Electric Motor Design
Introduction to electric machine design and modeling starting with fundamentals of Maxwell equations, and Faraday, Ampere, and Lenz’s laws. Key concepts include magnetic circuits, reluctance, inductance, B-H curves, core flux distribution. Motor and generator modes, eddy current, hysteresis, and total core losses are discussed. The magnetic equivalent circuit (MEC) and energy balance concept for flux distribution, torque, and force calculations are introduced. Various AC synchronous and asynchronous machines accompanied with their equivalent circuits are explained. Winding configurations, electromagnetic design steps, mechanical considerations, noise and vibration, thermal management, and finite element analysis (FEA) are also included.
Certificate #1 – Electrification Fundamentals
Days/Time: All times are listed in Eastern Standard Time
| AM | PM | |
| Tuesday | 7-9:30 | 4-6:30 |
| Wednesday | 7-9:30 | 4-6:30 |
| Thursday | 7-9:30 | 4-6:30 |
Location: Online
Module 1. Electric, Hybrid, and Fuel Cell Vehicle
- Week of April 23 through Week of May 28 (AM)
- Week of June 11 through Week of July 16 (PM)
- Week of July 30 through Week of September 3 (PM)
- Week of September 17 through Week of October 22 (AM)
- Week of September 17 through Week of October 22 (PM)
- Week of November 5 through Week of December 17 (PM) *No class Week of November 26
Module 2. Fundamentals of Battery Systems for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
- Week of April 23 through Week of May 28 (AM)
- Week of July 30 through Week of September 3 (AM)
- Week of September 17 through Week of October 22 (PM)
- Week of November 5 through Week of December 17 (PM) *No class Week of November 26
Module 3. Mechatronics
- Week of April 23 through Week of May 28 (AM)
- Week of June 11 through Week of July 16 (AM)
- Week of July 30 through Week of September 3 (PM)
- Week of September 17 through Week of October 22 (AM)
- Week of November 5 through Week of December 17 (PM) *No class Week of November 2
Certificate #2 – Battery Packs & BMS
Days/Times: All times are listed in Eastern Standard Time
| AM | PM | |
| Tuesday | 7-9:30 | 4-6:30 |
| Wednesday | 7-9:30 | 4-6:30 |
| Thursday | 7-9:30 | 4-6:30 |
Location: Online
Module 1. Traction Battery Performance and Testing
- Week of April 23 through Week of May 28 (AM)
- Week of July 30 through Week of September 3 (PM)
Module 2. Battery Management Systems
- Week of June 11 through Week of July 16 (PM)
- Week of September 17 through Week of October 22 (PM)
Module 3. Battery Pack Design
- Week of April 23 through Week of May 28 (AM)
- Week of November 5 through Week of December 17 (AM) *No class Week of November 26
Certificate #3 – Electric Motors and Power Electronics
Days/Time: All times are listed in Eastern Standard Time
| AM | PM | |
| Tuesday | 7-9:30 | 4-6:30 |
| Wednesday | 7-9:30 | 4-6:30 |
| Thursday | 7-9:30 | 4-6:30 |
Location: Online
Module 1. Electric and Hybrid Drive Systems
- Week of April 23 through Week of May 28 (AM)
- Week of April 23 through Week of May 28 (PM)
- Week of September 17 through Week of October 22 (AM)
- Week of November 5 through Week of December 17 (PM) *No class Week of November 26
Module 2. Introduction to Power Electronics
- Week of April 23 through Week of May 28 (PM)
- Week of September 17 through Week of October 22 (AM)
- Week of November 5 through Week of December 17 (AM) *No class Week of November 26
Module 3. Electric Motor Design
- Week of April 23 through Week of May 28 (AM)
- Week of September 17 through Week of October 22 (AM)
* Competency Credit:
Based on OU policies, procedures and governance, Oakland University faculty will evaluate the final Stellantis/OU Certificate Program competency credit eligibility and how those credits they may apply to an Oakland University Engineering degree, second degree, and/or credit certificate programs. If eligible, OU faculty will individually advise those participants interested in seeking a degree of their personal eligibility, the enrollment process, and the procedures for completing a competency exam.
- To inquire about enrolling in the propulsion certificate programs, email [email protected].
- Questions from currently registered participants email [email protected].
- Registration questions email [email protected].
Program DetailsModule content is developed jointly with Stellantis to provide immediate applicability.
- Each module is five-weeks long and comprised of 30-53 contact hours of instructor-led or online learning and lab time, based on topic.
- Adaptable competency credit available upon request for each completed certificate. *
- Joint Stellantis/OU certificate issuance.
- There is no charge to the employee for this program unless they leave the company. If the employee leaves the company, the program falls under the Stellantis repayment policies and procedures.
Module #1 – Introduction to On-board to Off-board Software Development (End-to-End Feature Development)
This module will introduce participants to end-to-end, on-board and off-board software development. Topics include operating systems and software architecture for developing embedded systems, cloud-based solutions, connectivity, safety, and security. Participants will complete hands-on exercises by developing an end-to-end feature, from mobile app to vehicle, to gain an interactive orientation to software tools, cloud computing assets, real-time embedded systems, and security for developing automotive software.
Module #2 - Introduction to Embedded Systems using AUTOSAR
This module will introduce participants to architecting and implementing embedded software using AUTOSAR Classic, MATLAB, and Simulink. Topics include communications including CAN, single- and multi-core architectures, memory partitioning, scheduling, interrupts, I/O timers, and debugging. Hypervisor, profiling, virtual simulation, and testing will also be discussed. Participants will complete hands-on exercises in embedded software development.
Module #3 - Cross Platform Mobile and Cloud Development
Participants will explore modern cross-platform mobile development. Participants will complete hands-on exercises by developing two cross-platform applications and utilize cloud tools to gain interactive experience following the full application development process. After completing the module, participants will be able to: 1) Utilize different tools used for cross-platform development and deployment Flutter /React Native, Swift / Kotlin / Dart’ 2) Implement available cloud computing and A.I. tools AWS / Azure 3) Implement applications using the application development process following automotive industry standards and regulations and 4) Discuss their experience in implementing, testing, and deploying simple applications for multiple platforms.
Micro-Certificate Track 1: Embedded Systems
Days/Time: All times are listed in Eastern Standard Time
| Tuesday | 7-10:00am |
| Wednesday | 7-10:00am |
| Thursday | 7-10:00am |
Location: Online
Introduction to On-board to Off-board Software Development (End-to-End Feature Development)
Week of July 29 through Week of August 26
Holiday Week of September 2
Introduction to Embedded Systems using AUTOSAR
Week of September 9 through week of October 7
Micro-Certificate Track 2: Cloud Development
Days/Time: All times are listed in Eastern Standard Time
| Tuesday | 7-10:00am |
| Wednesday | 7-10:00am |
| Thursday | 7-10:00am |
Location: Online
Introduction to On-board to Off-board Software Development (End-to-End Feature Development)
Week of July 29 through Week of August 26
Holiday Week of September 2
Cross Platform Mobile and Cloud Development
Week of September 9 through week of October 7
Coming Soon
Contact List:
- To inquire about enrolling in this certificate program, email [email protected]
- Questions from currently registered participants email [email protected]
- Registration questions email [email protected]
Participants approved for the program must pass the 8-week, non-credit Quantitative Methods for Managers course. Register here for the Quantitative Methods for Managers course.
Students that meet OU graduate admissions criterion and finish the pre-requisite course may move into the Business Analytics Credit Certificate Program. This stackable certificate allows you to continue on with the Master of Science in Information Technology Management program and obtain the master's degree with an additional five courses.
The Business Analytics Credit Certificate Program is comprised of five courses; three required core courses and two elective courses chosen by Stellantis. Each course is 8-15 weeks long. Courses are held online.
Course Descriptions:
MIS 5520 Forecasting (3 credits)
MIS 5470 Practical Computing for Data Analytics (3 credits)
MIS 6900 Deep Learning Text Analytics (3 credits)
Click to view the course catalog for complete descriptions.
Process/Approval Requirements
1. Stellantis application to the program
a. Bachelor degree required
b. Application/Background survey
c. Stellentis Manager & Selection Committee Approval
2. Passing the prerequisite course with a "B" grade or better
3. Application to and acceptance into the OU Graduate School while attending the pre-requisite
program
4. There is no charge to the employee for this program unless they leave the company. If the employee leaves the company, the program falls under the Stellantis repayment policies and procedures.
Program Schedule
| Course | Dates | Instructor | Days | Times |
| CEBA 10100 | 7/12 - 8/20, 2021 | Roumani | M/W | 4-6:50pm |
| MIS 5560 | 9/2 - 12/14, 2021 | Sobhani | M | 4-6:50pm |
| QMM 5520 | 9/2 - 12/14, 2021 | Roumani | W | 4-6:50pm |
| MIS 5470 | 1/5 - 4/26, 2022 | Isken | M | 4-6:50pm |
| POM 5410 | 1/5 - 4/26, 2022 | Aydas | W | 4-6:50pm |
| MIS 6900 | May - June (TBD) | Sugumaran | M/W | 4-6:50pm |