Program
Objectives
OBJECTIVES
OF OUR
PROGRAM
Mechanical
engineers
are
concerned
with the
design,
manufacture,
operation
and eventual
decommissioning
of
mechanical
and thermal
systems.
These
systems may
vary from
combustion
engines to
automated
manufacturing
systems to
computer
vision
systems for
biomedical
applications.
The
mechanical
engineering
graduate is
prepared to
work in many
areas,
including
air-conditioning
and
refrigeration,
automotives,
manufacturing,
welding,
robotics,
and R&D
environments.
MECHANICAL
ENGINEERING
UNDERGRADUATE
PROGRAM
EDUCATIONAL
OBJECTIVES
-
To
educate
students
in the
application
of
mathematics,
science,
and
engineering
principles
for
solving
mechanical
engineering
problems
-
To
develop
students’
professional
skills
that
enable a
successful
career
-
To
provide
students
with the
broad
education
necessary
to
practice
engineering
in a
global
and
societal
context
These
objectives
are met
through a
curriculum
that
provides a
strong
foundation
in the basic
and applied
sciences and
in the
liberal
arts, with
increasing
emphasis on
mechanical
engineering
topics in
the junior
and senior
years. The
curriculum
also
includes a
wide variety
of technical
electives
and a series
of
engineering
laboratory
courses to
supplement
the theory
presented in
lecture.
Liberal arts
courses give
the
mechanical
engineering
student a
well-balanced
education.
A capstone
senior
design
experience
gives the
student
opportunities
to apply and
integrate
knowledge
and skills
learned
throughout
the
mechanical
engineering
curriculum.
ABILITIES OF
OUR
GRADUATES
The
program's
success at
meeting its
objectives
is measured
by our
graduate's
abilities in
several key
areas.
These
abilities or
"supporting
outcomes"
for each
objective
are as
follows.
Objective
1: To
educate the
student to
apply
mathematics,
science, and
engineering
principles
to solve
mechanical
engineering
problems.
Supporting
Outcomes:
(1.1) The
graduates
shall have
the ability
to analyze,
design, and
realize
mechanical
and thermal
systems.
(1.2) The
graduates
shall have
the ability
to use
contemporary
computation
techniques
and tools.
(1.3) The
graduate
shall have
competence
in design of
experiments,
experimental
practices
and data
interpretation.
(1.4) The
graduates
shall have
the ability
to apply
mathematics
through
linear
algebra,
multivariate
calculus and
differential
equations.
(1.5) The
graduate
shall have
the ability
to apply
statistical
methods to
analyze and
interpret
data.
(1.6) The
graduates
shall have
an
understanding
of the
chemistry
and physics
that are
fundamental
to
mechanical
engineering.
Objective
2: To
develop the
student's
professional
skills that
enable a
successful
career.
Supporting
Outcomes:
(2.1)
the
graduates
shall have
the ability
to perform
engineering
economic
analyses.
(2.2) The
graduates
shall have
the ability
to plan,
schedule,
and execute
engineering
projects.
(2.3) The
graduates
shall have
effective
oral and
written
communication
skills.
(2.4) The
graduates
shall have
an
understanding
of
professional
and ethical
responsibility.
(2.5) The
graduates
shall have
the ability
to function
on
multi-disciplinary
teams.
(2.6) The
graduates
shall have
an
understanding
of and the
ability to
engage in
life-long
learning.
Objective
3: To
provide the
student with
the broad
education
necessary to
practice
engineering
in a global
and societal
context.
Supporting
Outcomes:
(3.1)
The
graduates
shall have
an
appreciation
for the role
of
engineering
in modern
society.
(3.2) The
graduates
shall have
an
appreciation
for
literature,
fine arts,
and
humanities.
(3.3) The
graduates
shall have
in one
foreign
language the
ability to
comprehend
the topic
and main
ideas on
familiar
subjects
