ABET Accreditation
Mechanical Engineering Program (Bachelor's Degree)
Educational Objectives
- Graduates who have successful careers in mechanical engineering.
- Graduates who engage in life-long learning.
- Graduates who successfully solve engineering problems.
- Graduates who successfully work in teams to design systems, processes or components.
- Graduates who work professionally and ethically.
Student Outcomes
In order to meet the mission and educational objectives of the program, the Mechanical Engineering Department at Arkansas Tech University established the following list of attributes as goals for its graduating students.
Students graduating from the Mechanical Engineering program should have:
- 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 identify, 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 life-long learning
- A knowledge of contemporary issues
- An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering; tools necessary for engineering practice
- An ability to apply advanced mathematics through multivariate calculus and differential equations
- An ability to apply principles of engineering, basics science, and mathematics to model, analyze, design, and realize physical systems, components or processes
- An ability to work professionally in both thermal and mechanical systems
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Enrollments |
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Academic Year |
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2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
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Mechanical Engineering Dept. |
Total |
264 |
246 |
244 |
224 |
255 |
319 |
360 |
366 |
382 |
|
Full-Time |
254 |
230 |
219 |
200 |
239 |
292 |
328 |
337 |
352 |
|
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Part-Time |
10 |
16 |
25 |
24 |
16 |
27 |
32 |
29 |
30 |
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Bachelor's Degrees Awarded |
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Academic Year |
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2008-09 |
2009-10 |
2010-11 |
2011-12 |
2012-13 |
2013-14 |
2014-15 |
2015-16 |
2016-17 |
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Mechanical Engineering |
Baccalaureate Degrees |
25 |
46 |
42 |
47 |
38 |
32 |
36 |
40 |
57 |
