Educational Objectives
Mission:
To prepare graduates for diverse careers in mechanical engineering and related engineering fields.
Goals:
To have students with excellent problem solving skills and with a fundamental knowledge of mechanical engineering that enables them to continue their education throughout their careers and to function in a diverse work force and society.
Program Educational Objectives:
We expect our graduates in the first five years upon graduation from our program to:
- make career progress in industrial, research, or graduate work in mechanical engineering or allied fields.
- design and analyze devices, products, or processes that meet the needs of an employer, organization, or customer, based on sound scientific knowledge and engineering practices.
- become engineering professionals by engaging in professional activities and continuous self-development.
- function in multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary environments across regional and national borders.
Program Outcomes:
After completing the mechanical engineering program, graduates should have the following attributes:
- an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, calculus based science and engineering to mechanical engineering problems
- an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
- an ability to design thermal and mechanical systems, components, or processes to meet desired needs
- an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams
- an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
- an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
- an ability to communicate effectively with written, oral, and visual means
- the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context, and a knowledge of contemporary issues
- a recognition of the need for, and the ability to engage in life-long learning
- an ability to use modern engineering techniques, skills, and computing tools necessary for engineering practice
