| Program Outcomes * | |||||||||||||
| Program Educational Objectives | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||
| A. | To prepare students for successful careers & life-long learning. | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | |
| B. | To train students thoroughly in methods of analysis, including the mathematical and computational skills appropriate for engineers to use when solving solving problems. | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | |||
| C. | To develop the skills pertinent to the design process, including the students' ability to formulate problems to think creatively, to communicate effectively, to synthesize information, and to work collaboratively. | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | ||
| D. | To teach students to use current experimental and data analysis techniques for engineering application. | · | · | · | · | · | · | ||||||
| E. | To instill in our students an understanding of their professional and ethical responsibilities. | · | · | · | · | · | |||||||
* The Program Outcomes expected of all Mechanical Engineering graduates are:
- An ability to identify and formulate engineering problems and apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering to solve those problems;
- A familiarity with statistics and linear algebra, a knowledge of chemistry and calculus-based physics with depth in at least one, and the ability to apply advanced mathematics through multivariate calculus and differential equations;
- An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data;
- An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs;
- An ability to function professionally and with ethical responsibility as an individual and on multidisciplinary teams;
- An ability to communicate effectively;
- A knowledge of contemporary issues and the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context;
- A recognition of the need for and an ability to engage in lifelong learning;
- An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools, to include computational tools, necessary for engineering practice;
- An ability to work professionally in both thermal and mechanical systems areas, including the design and realization of such systems (for ME graduates only)
- An ability to apply atomic and nuclear physics, and the transport and interaction of radiation with matter, to nuclear and radiological systems and processes; and an ability to perform nuclear engineering design, to measure nuclear and radiation processes, and to work professionally in one or more of the nuclear or radiological fields of specialization (for NRE graduates only).