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Bachelor of Science (BS) in Mechanical Engineering With an Emphasis in Aerospace

Objectives

Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)

Graduates will meet or exceed the expectations of employers of Mechanical Engineers.
Qualified graduates will pursue advanced learning if desired.

Graduates will pursue leadership positions in their profession and/or communities.
Graduates will apply Christian principles of stewardship and discipline with a commitment to professional and ethical standards.

Outcomes

Student Outcomes (SOs)

An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.

Domains

Program Domains

Mathematics and Science Foundations -
- Identify a need or problem that can be solved with engineering
- Verify a solution to a complex engineering problem using principles of mathematics
- Synthesize algebraic math techniques to solve an engineering problem

Faculty

Program Faculty

Our faculty are committed to bringing their abundant knowledge, enthusiasm, and experience to GCU and its students every day.

Disclosures

An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.

An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.

An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

Apply differential and integral calculus to an engineering problem

Apply statistical methods to the assessment of engineering data and/or design of experiments

Apply principles of natural science to solving engineering problems

Create an engineering model using fundamentals of natural science and mathematics

Establish known and unknown variables/parameters in an engineering problem

Ethical and Professional Responsibilities -

Identify ethical considerations and professional responsibilities relevant to real-world engineering problems
Justify the importance of engineering standards in engineering solutions
Evaluate the economic impact of engineering solutions in a societal and global context
Examine global, economic, environmental, and societal constraints on an engineering solution

Communications and Teamwork -

Demonstrate effective written communication of data interpretation, analyses, and results to a technical audience
Demonstrate effective oral communication of data interpretation, analyses, and results to a technical audience
Communicate concise technical information in writing to a non-technical audience
Communicate concise technical information orally to a non-technical audience
Collaborate within a team to establish goals and plan tasks
Collaborate within a team to accomplish project objectives

Engineering Design and Build -

Incorporate engineering standards into a given problem or engineering solution
Apply engineering design principles to a real-world engineering problem
Implement economic principles into an engineering project
Construct a computational model to support an engineering design

Engineering Test and Analysis -
- Explain the purpose of the engineering experiment/test
- Apply engineering standards, principles, and assumptions to the experiment/test design and execution
- Analyze and interpret engineering experiment/test data
- Formulate conclusions based on data using engineering judgment
Application of Mechanical Engineering Knowledge -
- Demonstrate innovative thinking through the creation of a solution(s) to an open-ended engineering problem
- Examine and incorporate relevant research literature to support a solution(s) to an engineering problem
- Develop initiative to acquire and critically assess new knowledge
Aerospace -
- Evaluate the design and functionality of a flight control system
- Incorporate identified standards and regulatory protocols/practices into an aerospace system design
- Analyze failure modes in aerospace systems
- Evaluate properties of chosen materials for aerospace design

Bachelor of Science (BS) in Mechanical Engineering With an Emphasis in Aerospace

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