Mission, Educational Objectives and Outcomes

The mission of the mechanical engineering program at AUS is to prepare students for successful careers in industry, government and academia by providing a high-quality mechanical engineering education.

Program Educational Objectives

The objectives of the mechanical engineering program are to produce graduates who will:

• actively embrace leadership roles in the practice of mechanical engineering, conduct research and development to advance

   technology and foster innovation, and apply their engineering problem-solving skills as needed in the workplace
• actively participate in on-going professional development, updating and adapting their core knowledge, and acquiring new

   knowledge and skills to pursue new career opportunities
• serve the engineering profession and support sustainable development

Program Outcomes

Upon graduation, an AUS graduate in mechanical engineering should demonstrate:

• an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering
• 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 within realistic constraints such as economic,

  environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability and sustainability
• an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams
• an ability to indentify, formulate and solve engineering problems
• an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
• an ability to communicate effectively
• the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental and societal

  context
• a recognition of the need for and an ability to engage in lifelong learning
• a knowledge of contemporary issues
• an ability to use the techniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice