Course Objective

Within a few years of graduation, our graduates:

• Will have successful careers in engineering and beyond and will have assumed professional roles of increasing responsibility and impact.
• Will have acquired new knowledge and expertise through professional development opportunities or advanced education.
• Will be engaged in workplace, professional or civic communities.
• Foster a personalized, supportive environment for all students by taking advantage of a small college atmosphere in a major research university.
• Enrich the under graduate experience through experiential learning and international study opportunities.
• Provide students with opportunities to participate in multi-disciplinary design teams and to develop and practice written and oral communication skills.
• Offer courses that instruct students on how to design, conduct and interpret analysis, experiments and simulations in thermal-fluids and mechanical systems engineering
• Provide a contemporary grounding in professional responsibility, ethics, global and societal impact of engineering decisions, and the need for lifelong learning.

Program Outcomes

The students should gain:

• An ability to apply knowledge of Mathematics, Science and Engineering
• An ability to function on multidisciplinary teams
• Students will achieve meaningful work by meeting the expectations of employers of mechanical engineers
• An ability to communicate effectively
• Students who are interested and qualified will achieve meaningful work by pursuing advanced study or alternate career paths. A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning
• Students will achieve responsible citizenship by undertaking dynamic roles in their community, locally, nationally, and/or internationally.
• An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to apply fundamental principles of mechanical engineering.