ME 101:Mechanical Engineering Gateway Course – Course Outcomes
This course is designed to help students achieve the following outcomes.
1)Familiarity with the engineering profession and the mechanical engineering discipline and an understanding of an engineer’s role in society.
2)Awareness of the influence of science and technology on civilizations and an ability to explain how science and technology have been applied to the betterment of humankind (P)
3)Ability to evaluate ethical issues that may occur in professional practice (P)
4)Understanding of the role of engineering ethics in professional problem solving.
a)Familiarity with the NSPE Code of Ethics and its use in professional decision making (P)
5)Ability to use mathematics, experimentation and computation in solving engineering problems.
6)Fluency in both English and SI units and an ability to translate between them (P)
7)Familiarity with the use of graphical techniques in problem formulation and solution and an ability to effectively use graphical methods in communication.
8)Familiarity with the faculty, staff, and student organizations of the mechanical engineering department at OhioUniversity. This would include:
a)Knowing some undergraduate ME students.
b)Knowing the Freshman Advisor for the department and the elements of the curriculum.
c)Being comfortable with department personnel and procedures.
Technical Communication Activities
Experience preparing and making a group presentation that includes a summary and conclusion about a project.
Projects and Hands-on Experiences
Experience working in a group on a project that involves design and construction.
ME 224: Dynamics - Course Outcomes
This course is designed to help students achieve the following outcomes.
Successful achievement of mastery level outcomes is required to receive a passing grade in the course. Where mastery is not achieved, feedback will be given and the work must be redone and resubmitted.
1)Ability to analyze kinematics of the three-dimensional particle motion in various coordinate systems: cartesian, natural and cylindrical.
2)Understanding of the concepts of displacement, velocity and acceleration as vectors and how to determine them.
3)Understanding of the notion of a force as a vector.
4)Ability to understand concepts of kinetic, potential and mechanical energies and the concept of a conservative force.
5)Understanding of the concepts of power and mechanical efficiency.
6)Ability to analyze particle dynamics
a)Ability to make a right decision related to a choice of the system of particles whose motion is to be studied.
b)Ability to correctly draw the free-body diagram (FBD) for the system.
c)Ability to write and solve Newton equations of motion for the system.
d)Ability to use principles derived from Newton’s second law, including Work & Energy, and Momentum.
7)[Mastery Outcome] Ability to analyze the kinematics of two-dimensional (planar) rigid-body motion. (P)
a)Ability to use concepts of angular displacement, angular velocity and angular acceleration.
b)Ability to draw a FBD for a system of rigid bodies.
c)Ability to determine mass moment of inertia for some simple body geometries.
d)Ability to use principles derived from Newton’s second law, including Work & Energy, and Momentum, to derive equations of motion for a general rigid-body planar motion.
8)Ability to use both SEI and English system of units in all mechanical quantities (linear and angular displacement, velocity and acceleration, mass, force, torque, work/energy, power, momentum, mass moment of inertia).
Technical Communication Activities
None.
Projects and Hands-on Experiences
None.
ME 280: ME Colloquium I – Course Outcomes
This course is designed to help students achieve the following outcomes.
Note: Since this course is integrated with ME 380, the learning outcomes are the same.
1)Exposure to some of the following areas of activity:
a)Professional practice and career opportunities in mechanical engineering
b)Contemporary areas of research and development in mechanical engineering
c)Social and political developments of interest to mechanical engineers
d)The research and scholarly activities of the faculty of the Russ College of Engineering and Technology
e)Activities and interests of student organizations at OhioUniversity, including ASME, SAE, SWE, and Engineers Without Borders.
2)Awareness of the connections between the mechanical engineering program of study and the practice of engineering
3)Improved understanding of what engineers do and what it takes to be a successful engineer.
4)A sense of ‘engineering identity’ and of being a part of a larger professional community
5)Increased awareness of the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental and societal context
6)Awareness of the need to consider safety in all aspects of the engineering profession (P)
7)Awarenessof Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) regulations and procedures
8)Awareness of standards, including safety, design, manufacturing, testing and quality (P)
9)Appreciation of engineering integration with business, including most of the following: market awareness, customer satisfaction, quality, continuous improvement, profit, and the concepts of mission, vision and core values for a company. (P)
10)Awareness of the impact of energy systems on the global environment, including topics such as air pollution, climate change, environmental regulations, renewable energy, clean coal technology, or the hydrogen economy.
11)Awareness of the Sr Design capstone project, in preparation for their own capstone experience (gained by attending selected senior capstone design presentations)
12)Registration with career services, awareness of college and university career resources, and best practices for a job search.
Technical Communication Activities
Observations of professionals making presentations.
Projects and Hands-on Experiences
None.
ME 288: Data Analysis Lab - Course Outcomes
The Data Analysis Lab is an introduction to statistical analysis of univariate, bivariate and multivariate systems as well as to Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing(GD&T) including limits and fits.
This course is designed to help students achieve the following outcomes.
Successful achievement of mastery level outcomes is required to receive a passing grade in the course. Where mastery is not achieved, feedback will be given and the work must be redone and resubmitted.
1)[Mastery Outcome] Ability to perform statistical data analysis of univariate and bivariate data sets. (P)
2)Ability to perform curve-fitting of multivariate data sets.
3)Awareness of Design of Experiments techniques. (P)
4)Ability to apply the concepts of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) for creating and interpreting manufacturing and assembly drawings (P)
5)[Mastery Outcome]Understanding of Statistics.(P)
a)Ability to complete a basic statistical analysis, including producing histograms, identifying probability distributions, and computing mean values, standard deviations, standard deviations of the mean, and confidence intervals.
b)Ability to define regression analysis and correlation coefficients, and an ability to use the method of least squared error to define a best-fit curve.
Technical Communication Activities
Informal Lab writeups.
Projects and Hands-on Experiences
Metrology and other simple lab experiments.
ME 301: Kinematics & Dynamics of Machines – Course Outcomes
The goals of this course are to cover the kinematics and dynamics of planar single degree-of-freedom mechanisms. After this course, the student should have general mathematical and computer skills to enable high-fidelity kinematics and dynamics analysis of machine elements including linkages, cams, and gears, within the general machine design context.
A side-goal is to introduce the use of MATLAB as a powerful software tool in programming analysis equations.
This course is designed to help students achieve the following outcomes.
Successful achievement of mastery level outcomes is required to receive a passing grade in the course. Where mastery is not achieved, feedback will be given and the work must be redone and resubmitted.
1)Familiarity with common mechanisms used in machines and everyday life.
2)Ability to calculate mobility (number of degrees-of-freedom) and enumerate rigid links and types of joints within mechanisms.
3)Ability to conduct a complete (translational and rotational) mechanism position analysis. (P)
4)Ability to conduct a complete (translational and rotational) mechanism velocity analysis.(P)
5)Ability to conduct a complete (translational and rotational) mechanism acceleration analysis.(P)
6)Ability to conduct a complete (translational and rotational) mechanism inverse dynamics analysis via the matrix method. (P)
7)Ability to do cam mechanism classification and cam motion profiles, and familiarity withintroductory cam design considerations. (P)
8)Ability to do gear mechanism classification and gear train analysis, and familiarity with gear standardization and specification in design.
9)[Mastery Outcome] Ability to complete standard matrix manipulations (P)
10)[Mastery Outcome] Ability to use matrices for solving systems of linear equations (P)
Technical Communication Activities
This course provides practice in technical writing (weekly homework memos and final project report) and practice in technical presentation (final project presented orally to the class).
Projects and Hands-on Experiences
The course project involves the complete kinematics and inverse dynamics analysis of a real-world mechanism. Done by teams of two students, all teams choose a unique mechanism.
ME 303: Machine Design Analysis - Course Outcomes
This course is designed to help students achieve the following outcomes.
Successful achievement of mastery level outcomes is required to receive a passing grade in the course. Where mastery is not achieved, feedback will be given and the work must be redone and resubmitted.
1)Understanding of how the static and dynamic strength parameters for a material are measured in standardized tests.
2)Understanding of the concepts of factor of safety and margin of safety. (P)
3)Ability to calculate the stress resultants at any point of a three dimensional object subject to arbitrary loading.
4)[Mastery Outcome] Ability to calculate the stress distribution for axial and shear forces, bending moments and torques in objects with simple shapes using the “strength of materials” approach. (P)
a)Ability to draw shear force and bending moment diagrams and analyze strength and deflections of beams.
b)Ability to recognize the possibility of buckling failure in machine elements and estimate the critical load.
5)Ability to assemble the component stresses into an appropriate stress tensor.
6)Ability to calculate the state of principal stress at critical points in the object.
7)Ability to calculate the strain tensors and lateral and torsional deflections for objects of simple cross-section.
8)[Mastery Outcome] Ability to conduct a failure analysis for the design/sizing of mechanical components: (P)
a)Calculate the state of stress that will cause failure under static loads in ductile materials using the Maximum Shear Stress and Maximum Distortion Energy criteria.
b)Calculate the state of stress that will cause failure under static loads in brittle materials using the Coulomb-Mohr criterion.
c)Understand the application of stress intensity factors to parts that are statically loaded.
9)Understanding of the phenomena of fatigue in parts subject to cyclic loads. (P)
10)Ability to estimate the fatigue strength
11)Ability to estimate the fluctuating loads that will cause failure in real parts using the Soderberg and Goodman techniques.
12)Ability to interpret calculated results in the context of uncertainty (in the data, the models, the assumptions, or the analytical methods) (P)
Technical Communication Activities
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Projects and Hands-on Experiences
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ME 304: Machine Elements - Course Outcomes
This course is designed to help students achieve the following outcomes.
1)Ability to select the material, thermo-mechanical condition and configuration of a variety of machine elements under a variety of environmental and service conditions. These would include: (P)
a)Shafts
b)Anti-friction bearings
c)Spur gears
d)Belt and chain drives
e)Mechanical connectors
2)Familiarity with analytic and numerical methods for estimating the transverse and torsional deflections of machine elements.
3)Understanding of the uncertainties inherent in material properties and engineering analysis as a real-world engineering application of statistical analysis (P)
4)Understanding of wear and fracture mechanics and how they influence engineering design (P)
5)Ability to describe the advantages and disadvantages of adhesives and mechanical fastening methods (P)
Technical Communication Activities
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Projects and Hands-on Experiences
Reverse engineering project...
ME314:Introduction to Manufacturing Processes - Course Outcomes
This course is designed to help students achieve the following outcomes.
1)An ability to identify basic manufacturing processes and to ascertain the types of products that are cost effectively produced with each process. (P)
2)The application of statistical analysis to manufacturing, including the computation of process capability and the understanding of statistical process control. (P)
3)The ability to list major metal alloy systems and their physical characteristics. (P)
4)The ability to explain heat treating principles; quenching and tempering, solutionizing and aging, and annealing.
5)An ability to calculate material deformation energy. (P)
6)An ability to explain and calculate non-elastic (plastic) material behavior. (P)
7)An ability to calculate forging loads using slab model
8)An ability to analyze plane rolling, extrusion and wire drawing
9)An ability to analyze sheet metal forming processes
10)An ability to calculate cutting force in orthogonal machining using Merchant’s theory
Technical Communication Activities
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Projects and Hands-on Experiences
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ME321: Introduction to Thermodynamics - Course Outcomes
This course is designed to help students achieve the following outcomes.
Successful achievement of mastery level outcomes is required to receive a passing grade in the course. Where mastery is not achieved, feedback will be given and the work must be redone and resubmitted.
1)[Mastery Outcome] Ability to solve common engineering problems, including problems in the thermal sciences field, involving application of the first law of thermodynamics to the analysis of energy components and systems including at least one of the following: (P)
a)Ideal Stirling and air standard power cycles
b)Steam power plant components and systems
c)Refrigeration and heat pump components and systems
2)Ability to apply the first and second laws of thermodynamics to the analysis of energy components and systems, including: (P)
a)Ideal Stirling and air standard power cycles
b)Steam power plant components and systems
c)Refrigeration and heat pump components and systems
d)Air standard gas turbine power plant components and systems
3)Awareness of the effects of energy systems on the global environment, including topics such as geothermal heat pumps, global warming, and solar energy.
Technical Communication Activities
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Projects and Hands-on Experiences
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ME328: Applied Thermodynamics - Course Outcomes
This course is designed to help students achieve the following outcomes.
1)Ability to solve common engineering problems in the thermal sciences field, including problems involving application of the first and second laws of thermodynamics in the analysis of energy (availability) (P)
2)Ability to apply the first and second laws of thermodynamics to the design process (P)
3)Ability to apply the first and second laws of thermodynamics to the analysis of energy components and systems, including: (P)
a)Regenerative steam power plant components and systems
b)Refrigeration and heat pump components and systems using natural refrigerants (such as carbon dioxide, ammonia, propane etc)
c)Psychrometrics, including air conditioning and cooling tower applications
d)Basic combustion processes.
4)Awareness of the effects of energy systems on the global environment, including topics such as air pollution, climate change, environmental regulations, renewable energy, clean coal technology, and the hydrogen economy. (P)
5)An ability to model, analyze and design thermal systems (P)
Technical Communication Activities
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Projects and Hands-on Experiences
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ME 351: Computer-Aided Design I - Course Outcomes
This course is designed to help students achieve the following outcomes.
Successful achievement of mastery level outcomes is required to receive a passing grade in the course. Where mastery is not achieved, feedback will be given and the work must be redone and resubmitted.
1)[Mastery Outcome] Ability to create fully constrained solid models that can be quickly modified using standard software tools. (P)
2)Ability to use, identify and explain standard features in solid modeling including protrusions, revolutions, cutouts, and patterns (P)
3)[Mastery Outcome] Ability to use standard software tools to create engineering drawings, or other documents, to fully describe the geometries and dimensions of parts, as well as to document assemblies according to standard practice (P)
4)Ability to use standard software tools to create part assemblies and check for clearances. (P)
5)Ability to use finite element analysis software to mesh a solid model, apply meaningful loads and boundary conditions, complete a linear static stress analysis, and interpret the results (P)
Technical Communication Activities
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Projects and Hands-on Experiences
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ME 380: ME Colloquium II - Course Outcomes
This course is designed to help students achieve the following outcomes.
Note: Since this course is integrated with ME 280, the learning outcomes are the same.
1)Exposure to some of the following areas of activity:
f)Professional practice and career opportunities in mechanical engineering
g)Contemporary areas of research and development in mechanical engineering
h)Social and political developments of interest to mechanical engineers
i)The research and scholarly activities of the faculty of the Russ College of Engineering and Technology
j)Activities and interests of student organizations at OhioUniversity, including ASME, SAE, SWE, and Engineers Without Borders.
2)Awareness of the connections between the mechanical engineering program of study and the practice of engineering
3)Improved understanding of what engineers do and what it takes to be a successful engineer.
4)A sense of ‘engineering identity’ and of being a part of a larger professional community
5)Increased awareness of the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental and societal context
6)Awareness of the need to consider safety in all aspects of the engineering profession (P)
7)Awarenessof Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) regulations and procedures
8)Awareness of standards, including safety, design, manufacturing, testing and quality (P)
9)Appreciation of engineering integration with business, including most of the following: market awareness, customer satisfaction, quality, continuous improvement, profit, and the concepts of mission, vision and core values for a company. (P)
10)Awareness of the impact of energy systems on the global environment, including topics such as air pollution, climate change, environmental regulations, renewable energy, clean coal technology, or the hydrogen economy.