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PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

The educational objectives for the Mechanical Engineering Program are:

1. Graduates have successfully advanced in mechanical engineering practice as evidenced by their achievements and contributions to their employers and the greater engineering community.
2. Graduates have pursued graduate degrees or completed professional development activities in continuing to advance their knowledge base in the mechanical engineering or related professional fields.
3. Graduates have made a broader contribution to local and national economic development by providing a mechanical engineering perspective to the challenges and opportunities of society.

The Mechanical Engineering Program’s outcomes define the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors that program graduates are expected to have by the time of graduation from the program. Graduates of the Mechanical Engineering Program will have:

1. A good understanding of mathematics, science, and engineering, and an ability to apply this knowledge in engineering practice;
2. An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to acquire, analyze, and interpret data;
3. An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams;
4. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems;
5. An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility;
6. An ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing;
7. The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context;
8. A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in, life-long learning;
9. A knowledge of contemporary issues;
10. An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for entry-level practice in mechanical engineering; and
11. An ability to analyze and design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs in mechanical engineering within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability.