The Program objectives were initially developed by the Chair. They have been reviewed, modified, and approved by the Mechanical Engineering faculty and the Industrial Advisory Board. They have been further reviewed by the other major constituency groups. They are the Program Students, employers of our graduates, alumni, and a Chairs’ Group representing the administration. Feedback from these constituents is obtained through meetings, interviews, and surveys and is an integral part of the program outcomes and assessment plan. As such they are reviewed annually as a minimum.
The Mechanical Engineering Program Educational Objectives are:
- The Program will provide an educational environment rich in opportunities for students to obtain the knowledge and skills that will prepare its graduates for successful careers as a mechanical engineer or for advanced studies.
- The Program will provide a comprehensive education for students to be able to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems by applying fundamental knowledge of mathematics, basic and engineering sciences, and by utilizing modern techniques, methods, skills, and tools.
- The Program will provide a strong technical education for students to be able to design a system, components, or process to meet the desired needs, as well as to design and conduct experiments, and to analyze the acquired data and interpret the results.
Through the University’s General Education Program, the Program will provide a general education, complementary to its technical education, for students to be able to function on:
- Multidisciplinary teams
- Communicate effectively
- Understand the impact of engineering in a global and societal context
- Professional ethics
- Contemporary issues in engineering practice
- The necessity of life-long learning
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