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Mission & Vision

Objectives and Outcomes

Strategic Plan

Strategic Plan Matrix

Michigan Technological University Strategic Plan

Michigan Tech College of Engineering Strategic Plan

Mission & Vision

The Department of Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics mission is:

"Prepare Engineering Students for Successful Careers"

The Department vision is:

"Be a nationally recognized mechanical engineering department that attracts, rewards, and retains outstanding faculty, students, and staff"

Vision metric: "Be a Department of Choice Nationally"

The Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics will be nationally recognized as having one of the best undergraduate and graduate programs in the nation. Based on the quality and balance of its undergraduate and graduate programs and research it will be a department of choice by prospective students, parents, faculty, staff, corporate donors, and corporate employers nationwide.

Consistent with this mission, and in order to prepare our students for successful careers in engineering, the ME-EM Department maintains a strong academic program with the following educational objectives:

1. A graduate of the ME-EM Department should possess a solid foundation in and be able to apply the principles of basic science, mathematics and engineering science to the solution of problems.

2. A graduate of the ME-EM Department should be proficient in the use of modern techniques, procedures, and information bases available to mechanical engineers, and be able to use them to solve structured and unstructured problems in mechanical engineering.

3. A graduate of the ME-EM Department should demonstrate the ability to design and develop useful products, processes, or systems.

4. A graduate of the ME-EM Department should be able to work effectively in a changing engineering environment and be able to pursue his/her interests through life-long learning.

ME-EM Strategic Plan Adopted January 2007

Processes to Periodically Review Goals

A schematic of the ME-EM annual assessment processes is shown in the figure below. The review process for the program objectives is shown in this figure as the continuous improvement loop on the left (shown in blue) and includes input into all of the assessment operations. Reviews of the program educational objectives are initiated by the Curriculum Committee. In 1998 this review included alumni surveys, input from the Student Advisory Committee (SAC), senior interviews, and a review by the Industrial Advisory Committee (IAC). The resulting recommendations are discussed by the Curriculum Committee, which then presents the recommendations at a regularly scheduled faculty meeting. Any changes to the goals must be approved by a faculty vote.

ME-EM Program
Outcomes and Assessment

The ME-EM faculty have identified the following learning outcomes that support our program educational objectives as shown in the parentheses.

Graduates of the ME-EM Department will have:

1) An ability to apply mathematics, basic science and engineering science (Objectives 1, and 2)

2) An ability to design and conduct experiments as well as to analyze and interpret data (Objectives 1, and 2)

3) An ability to design a part, process, or system to meet desired needs. (Objective 3)

4) An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams (Objectives 3, and 4)

5) An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems. (Objectives 1, 2, and 3)

6) An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility. (Objectives 3, and 4)

7) An ability to communicate their ideas effectively (Objective 4)

8) The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context.(Objectives 3, and 4)9) A recognition of the need for life long learning (Objectives 1, 2, 3, and 4)

10) A knowledge of contemporary issues (Objective 4)

11) An ability to use the modern techniques, skills, and tools necessary for engineering practice. (Objective 4)

12) Knowledge of chemistry and calculus based physics with depth in at least one of them. (Objectives 1, 2, and 3)

13) Ability to apply advanced mathematics through multivariate calculus, and differential equations. (Objectives 1, 2, and 3)

14) Familiarity with statistics and linear algebra. (Objectives 1, 2, and 3)

15) The ability to work professionally in both thermal and mechanical systems areas including the design and realization of such systems. (Objectives 1, 2, and 3)

Michigan Technological University Strategic Plan

Mission of Michigan Technological University
We prepare students to create the future.

Vision of the University
Michigan Tech will be a national university of choice.

Michigan Tech will be a nationally prominent and internationally recognized technological university which bridges technology and business and will meet the needs of a global and technologically rich society through excellence in undergraduate and graduate education, scholarship, and research.

Michigan Technological University Strategic Plan

Michigan Tech College of Engineering Strategic Plan

Mission of the College of Engineering
We prepare students to Create the future.

Vision of the College
The College of Engineering will develop nationally prominent educational programs and
research thrusts that will benefit all of our constituencies and, in doing so, we will become a
college of choice nationally.

Our Guiding Principles
The success of our students will always be the most important measure of our success, and we will continually work to engage all of our students in the integration and creation of knowledge through teamwork, instruction, and research in an active, discovery-based learning environment.

College of Engineering Strategic Plan PDF

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02/01/2007

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ME-EM Program

Mission & Vision

The Department of Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics mission is: "Prepare Engineering Students for Successful Careers" The Department vision is: "Be a nationally recognized mechanical engineering department that attracts, rewards, and retains outstanding faculty, students, and staff"

Processes to Periodically Review Goals

Processes to Periodically Review Goals