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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 Ohio University. 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 ActivitiesExperience 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 ActivitiesNone.

Projects and Hands-on Experiences None.

ME 280: ME Colloquium I – Course 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 engineeringb) Contemporary areas of research and development in mechanical engineeringc) Social and political developments of interest to mechanical engineersd) The research and scholarly activities of the faculty of the Russ College of Engineering and

Technologye) Activities and interests of student organizations at Ohio University, including ASME, SAE,

SWE, and Engineers Without Borders.2) Awareness of the connections between the mechanical engineering program of study and the

practice of engineering3) 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 community5) Increased awareness of the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental

and societal context6) Awareness of the need to consider safety in all aspects of the engineering profession (P)7) Awareness of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) regulations and procedures8) 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 ActivitiesObservations 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.


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 ActivitiesInformal 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.


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 with

introductory 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 ActivitiesThis 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


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)

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ME 304: Machine Elements - Course 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) Shaftsb) Anti-friction bearingsc) Spur gearsd) Belt and chain drivese) 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)


Projects and Hands-on Experiences Reverse engineering project...

ME 314: Introduction to Manufacturing Processes - Course 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 model8) An ability to analyze plane rolling, extrusion and wire drawing9) An ability to analyze sheet metal forming processes10) An ability to calculate cutting force in orthogonal machining using Merchant’s theory



ME321: Introduction to Thermodynamics - Course Outcomes


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.



ME328: Applied Thermodynamics - Course 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)



ME 351: Computer-Aided Design I - Course Outcomes


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)



ME 380: ME Colloquium II - Course 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 engineeringg) Contemporary areas of research and development in mechanical engineeringh) Social and political developments of interest to mechanical engineersi) The research and scholarly activities of the faculty of the Russ College of Engineering and

Technologyj) Activities and interests of student organizations at Ohio University, including ASME, SAE,

SWE, and Engineers Without Borders.2) Awareness of the connections between the mechanical engineering program of study and the

practice of engineering3) 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 community5) Increased awareness of the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental

and societal context6) Awareness of the need to consider safety in all aspects of the engineering profession (P)7) Awareness of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) regulations and procedures8) 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 ActivitiesObservations of professionals making presentations.


ME 388: Applied Instrumentation Lab - Course Outcomes


1) [Mastery Outcome] Ability to perform curve-fitting of multivariate data sets (P)2) [Mastery Outcome] Ability to calculate the error and uncertainty propagation for

calculations that include multiple terms with uncertainties (P)3) Ability to use common measurement equipment (P)4) Ability to apply previously-learned engineering concepts to compare theoretical predictions with

actual experimental results in diverse, practical mechanical engineering experiments (P)5) Ability to program and use CNC machines to manufacture simple parts (P)6) Ability to interpret tensile test data (P)7) Awareness of Design of Experiments statistical techniques (P)

Technical Communication Activities[Mastery Outcome] Writing and editing clear and effective laboratory reports, including the creation of “professional quality” graphics for figures, tables, plots and charts (P)

Projects and Hands-on Experiences Use of CNC lathe to manufacture a small part.

ME 401: System Analysis & Control – Course Outcomes

The goals of this course are to introduce the student to the modeling, simulation, and classical control of single-input-single-output linear time-invariant systems. Ordinary differential equation derivation and solution will be accomplished using both time domain and frequency domain techniques. Theoretical controller design will be presented for first-, second-, and higher-order systems. In-class discussions and demonstrations will connect the course lecture to real-world applications. A side-goal is to use MATLAB as a powerful software tool in controller design and linear system analysis.


1) Familiarity with historical and current examples of control systems.2) [Mastery Outcome] Ability to conduct linear system modeling. (P)3) Review of IVP ODE solutions and Laplace transforms.4) Familiarity with transfer functions and block diagrams.5) [Mastery Outcome] Ability to conduct linear system simulation of engineering systems,

including application of numerical techniques (of differentiation and integration). (P)6) Understanding of stability, disturbances, transient and steady-state response, and dynamic

shaping of response.7) Ability to do controller design and simulation for various controller architectures via parameter

matching and pre-filtering. Ability to use root-locus method. (P)

Technical Communication ActivitiesThis 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 is intended to have each student team apply the class principles to real-world control systems via simulation. The project is a complete linear system modeling, simulation, and controller design for a real-world control system. Done by teams of two students, all teams choose a unique control system.

ME 412: Heat Transfer – Course Outcomes


1) Ability to define, describe, and apply heat transfer terminology, modes and equations of energy transport (P): a) conduction [Fourier’s Law, Thermal resistance; Heat Equation; Biot number],b) convection [Newton’s Law of Cooling; Forced & Free; Internal and External flow; Boundary

layer thickness; Reynolds number; Prandtl, Nusselt, and Rayleigh number, Heat Exchangers],c) radiation [Wavelength; View Factor; Diffuse, Gray, Exchange in an enclosure],

2) Ability to apply laws of conservation of mass & energy (a.k.a. the First Law of Thermodynamics) to thermal systems and in solving heat transfer problems.

3) Ability to apply problem solving fundamentals (units, dimensional homogeneity, graphing, and magnitudes of key heat transfer parameters).

4) Ability to determine and explain heat transfer problem sub-types and analyze real thermal systems (P): [1D: cartesian, radial, spherical; lumped systems; boundary and initial conditions; steady state, transient; with and without heat generation; apply energy balance and/or heat equation; and identify energy and mass storage, transport and energy conversion in real thermal systems.]

5) Awareness of the ways that heat transfer applies to thermal design (P)



ME 451: Computer-Aided Design II - Course outcomes


1) Demonstrate standards of part and assembly creation allowing an adaptable design of a medium size project

2) Ability to identify linear from nonlinear finite element analyses3) Ability to set up and run a nonlinear analysis 4) Ability to use appropriate 2D and 3D elements for a given problem5) Ability to plan an FE analysis for a given problem



ME 470/471/472: Mechanical Engineering Design I/II/III – Course Outcomes

This capstone experience 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 model, analyze, design, and realize a mechanical system that meets a particular need (P)

2) Demonstrate Professional Skills, including a) Awareness of the expectations of the engineering profession concerning the behaviors or

characteristics of a ‘good engineer’b) Appreciation for the importance of continual lifelong learning and an awareness that

continuous improvement is part of an engineer’s personal responsibility (P)c) Ability for self evaluation, leading to improvement (P)d) Ability to find, evaluate and use resources to learn independently (P)e) Appreciation for the importance of diversity of learning styles, abilities, perspectives, and

roles within a team or organization.f) Ability to apply project management tools such as Gantt charts, Pareto charts, critical path

analysis, and action items for planning, prioritizing, and scheduling tasks in a design project (P)

g) Ability to work effectively on project teams in both member and leader roles, with team members who may have different backgrounds and technical skill levels. This may include the ability to: work cooperatively with others, analyze ideas objectively, encourage active participation of others, build consensus, deal productively with conflict, take leadership roles as the need arises to accomplish the group’s objective (P)

h) [Mastery Outcome] Appreciation for and an ability to promote safety and health in all aspects of the engineering profession, including safety during manufacturing and assembly, and product safety through Design For Safety or similar approaches (P)

i) Ability to evaluate ethical issues that may occur in professional practicej) Ability to interact in a professional manner with professionals from industry, including

members of the Mechanical Engineering Industrial Advisory Board3) Demonstrate Technical Skills, including:

a) Ability to start with an open ended need statement or problem statement and through research, interviews and observations capture the ‘voice of the customer’ and translate the needs into requirements and design specifications (P)

b) Ability to generate numerous creative and feasible alternative solutions to a design problem, using precedent, brainstorming, and other methods for creativity and synthesis (P)

c) A working knowledge of estimation techniques and engineering heuristics (rules of thumb) (P)

d) Ability to evaluate the importance of an engineering decision, select an appropriate decision making process, and implement that process to make a defensible engineering decision (P)

e) Ability to apply failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) to organize and prioritize analysis and testing and to improve the safety and reliability of a design (P)

f) Ability to apply useful tools for design refinement such as value engineering and design for manufacturing and assembly (DFMA) (P)

g) Awareness of the influence of engineering standards and constraints in engineering design, such as: manufacturability, sustainability, health and safety, environmental, ethical, social, political, and economic (P)

h) Ability to work with vendors / part suppliers to select and purchase machine elements (such as bearings, gears, or fasteners) to satisfy specific functional requirements (P)

i) Ability to use basic manufacturing skills to build and assemble prototypes of a product design (P)

j) Ability to select appropriate materials for a design, considering manufacturability, availability, cost, performance, suitability for the conditions, potential failure modes, environmental impact, and other considerations (P)

k) Ability to evaluate and use mock up and prototype test results for design improvement and validation (P)

l) Awareness of the importance of patents and intellectual property rights (P)

Technical Communication Activities [Mastery Outcome] An ability to participate effectively in writing and editing a team

design report that uses visuals and figures effectively, that makes clear claims supported with evidence, and that includes proper citations. (P)

[Mastery] An ability to synthesize a large design report in an informative abstract or executive summary (P)

[Mastery] An ability to prepare and present clear and effective design presentations that include “professional quality” visual aids (P)

The ability to participate in technical discussions (P) An ability to document project work properly in a design notebook (P) Completion of a Users Manual that is delivered along with the prototype. Completion of an entire drawing package and manufacturing plan that describes the

production of the designed product prototype.

Projects and Hands-on Experiences Major team-based year-long capstone project that starts from interactions with a customer to understand the need and proceeds through the entire design process, including production and testing of a prototype, and product support for the prototype with the customer.

ME488: Experimental Design Laboratory -Course Outcomes


1) Demonstrate the ability to design and conduct experiments on a realistic design project using real-world hardware (P)

2) Learn fundamental principles of experimentation to test and validate project design.3) Understand measurement devices and hardware for the project implementation including

sensors, actuators, and data acquisition system.4) Understand the operation and performance characteristics of electric motor (P)5) Demonstrate safety in testing and laboratory work, including awareness of Material Safety Data

Sheets (MSDS) and the proper use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) (P)

Technical Communication ActivitiesImprove appropriate written and graphical communication skills including documenting experimental data properly in a lab notebook or on lab data sheets and laboratory report (P)


ME 491: Mechanical Vibrations I – Course Outcomes


1) [Mastery Outcome] Ability to construct a Free Body Diagram and write the equations of motion for arbitrary linear single-degree-of-freedom systems (P)

2) [Mastery Outcome] Ability to analytically solve the equations of motion for free vibrations and analyze the resulting harmonic motion (P)

3) Ability to analytically solve the equations of motion for harmonic, general periodic and aperiodic forces.

4) Understanding of the concepts of resonance, self excited vibrations and motion and force transmission in SDOF systems.

5) Ability to solve numerically for the motion of a SDOF system under arbitrary loading using MATLAB.

6) Understanding of the basic principles of vibration isolation and absorption and ability to apply them to the design of mechanical systems such as automotive suspensions.

7) Awareness of modeling and analysis methods for linear systems with more than 1 DOF (P)8) Ability to construct Free Body Diagrams and write the equations of motion for two degree of

freedom systems.9) Ability to describe eigenvalues and eigenvectors and how they are used in engineering analysis

(P)



ET181: Computer Methods in Engineering - Proposed Course Outcomes


1) Ability to apply knowledge of Engineering Sciences including fundamental skills in computer methods

2) Ability to write program code in a basic procedural/object-oriented language including a) Storage of floating point and integer variables, limits of storage, magnitude, precision b) Structured programming methods including library and user defined functions c) Control statements including if, if else, and while and for loops d) Use of arrays, strings, reading from and writing to external data files e) Two dimensional plotting of data.

3) An ability to write procedural/object-oriented computer programs to solve basic engineering problems, including a) classes and objects to define engineering systems (methods, private and public variables). b) functions to perform engineering calculations. c) functions to simulate the performance of engineering systems. d) functions to apply basic numerical methods such as root finding or numerical integration.



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Guidelines for writing course outcomes: - Ohio University · Web viewFamiliarity with analytic and numerical methods for estimating the transverse and torsional deflections of machine