Advising Guidebook: Mechanical Department Overview, Objectives, and Outcomes
The Department of Mechanical Engineering currently has 29 full-time faculty, 16 postdoctoral research fellows, and 10 adjunct faculty. There are approximately 520 undergraduate students and 160 graduate students.
The characteristics that perhaps best define mechanical engineering are breadth and flexibility. Mechanical engineering is a core discipline that encompasses the general areas of design and manufacturing, fluid and solid mechanics, and thermal and materials science. The undergraduate curriculum incorporates mathematics, physical science, engineering science, and the humanities and social sciences. Courses in these areas are interwoven throughout the curriculum to provide a balanced education in the fundamentals of the profession.
Mechanical engineering is a broad engineering discipline that incorporates skills and expertise in the areas of design, manufacturing, mechanics and thermal sciences that are essential to most sectors of industry.
The educational objective of the undergraduate program in Mechanical Engineering is to prepare graduates so that, within three years of graduation, they will have successfully established themselves in professional careers and/or obtained a graduate degree, and will have begun to generate new knowledge or exercise leadership in their positions to the benefit of society.
The following Program Outcomes stem from the overall educational objectives listed above. It is our intention that every graduate of the ME program possess the following measurable outcomes:
- Ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
- Ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
- Ability to use computers to solve engineering problems
- Ability to use modern instrumentation
- Ability to design and conduct experiments including the use of probability and statistics.
- Ability to analyze and interpret data
- Ability to design thermal systems, components, or processes to meet desired needs
- Ability to design mechanical systems, components, or processes to meet desired needs
- Knowledge of the processes used to manufacture products
- Knowledge of contemporary issues in mechanical engineering
- Ability to make effective oral presentations
- Ability to write effectively
- Ability to function effectively on multi-disciplinary teams
- Understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
- Understanding of the impact of engineering in a global and societal context
- Ability to engage in life-long learning
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