Program Objectives and Outcomes

(Ratified by the ME Faculty March 2009)

Graduates of the program will be prepared to:

Join a technically sophisticated workforce as successful, practicing engineers in a wide range of mechanical engineering fields.
Continuously improve and expand their technical and professional skills through formal means as well as through informal self-study.
Pursue advanced degrees in engineering, business, or other professional fields.
Advance themselves professionally and personally by accepting responsibilities and pursuing leadership roles.

(Ratified by the ME Faculty November 2008)

(a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
(b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
(c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability
(d) an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams
(e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
(f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
(g) an ability to communicate effectively
(h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context
(i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning
(j) a knowledge of contemporary issues
(k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.
(l) an ability to interpret results of analysis of physical systems, components, or processes, and utilize physical insight to check for realistic outcomes.
(m) an ability to model and design in the thermal systems area
(n) an ability to model and design in the mechanical systems area

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