Student Outcomes

B.S. Student Outcomes

B.S. program of the METU Mechanical Engineering Department aims its students to acquire the following knowledge, skills, and behaviors by the time of their graduation.

• Ability to establish the relationship between mathematics, basic sciences and engineering sciences with engineering applications.
• Ability to find and interpret information.
• Ability to follow the literature and technology related to his/her topic of interest.
• Recognition of the need to keep oneself up to date in his/her profession.
• Possession of written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to conduct team work (within the discipline, inter-disciplinary, multi-disciplinary).
• Ability to produce original solutions.
• Use of scientific methodology in approaching and producing solutions to engineering problems and needs.
• Openness to all that is new.
• Ability to conduct experiments.
• Ability to do engineering design.
• Awareness of engineering ethics, knowledge and adoption of its fundamental elements.
• Ability to take societal, environmental and economical considerations into account in professional activities.
• Possession of pioneering and leadership characteristics in areas related to the profession.

M.S. Student Outcomes

• Acquires the fundamental scientific knowledge required to analyze and solve advanced-level problems in the field of mechanical engineering.
• Gains the competence to utilize advanced engineering mathematics methods in the formulation, analysis, and solution of engineering problems.
• Conducts literature reviews using printed and online sources, analyzes the collected literature, and identifies the current state-of-the-art in the relevant scientific field.
• Demonstrates the ability to prepare and deliver a seminar on a technical subject.
• Develops the ability to conduct independent research on a specific topic and solve advanced engineering problems.
• Contributes to the national and/or international body of knowledge through original research.
• Gains the competence to effectively communicate the process and results of research conducted on a specific subject through scientifically structured written reports and oral presentations.
• Acquires the ability to publish research findings as articles in national and/or international scientific journals and/or present them as papers at conferences.
• Acts in accordance with universal principles of research and publication ethics.

Ph.D. Student Outcomes

• Acquires the fundamental scientific knowledge required to analyze and solve advanced-level problems in the field of mechanical engineering.
• Gains the competence to utilize advanced engineering mathematics methods in the formulation, analysis, and solution of engineering problems.
• Conducts literature reviews using printed and online sources, analyzes the collected literature, and identifies the current state-of-the-art in the relevant scientific field.
• Identifies areas for original contribution within a specific topic and proposes a research plan to be conducted using a scientific methodology.
• Develops the ability to conduct research in accordance with a specified work plan.
• Develops the ability to conduct independent research on a specific topic and solve advanced engineering problems.
• Makes an original contribution to the global body of knowledge by conducting innovative research.
• Gains the competence to effectively communicate the process and results of research conducted on a specific subject through scientifically structured written reports and oral presentations.
• Acquires the ability to publish research findings as articles in international scientific journals.
• Acquires the ability to present and publish research findings as papers at national and/or international scientific conferences.
• Acts in accordance with universal principles of research and publication ethics.