NA&ME Educational Objectives
The Educational Objectives of the NA&ME Program are to produce graduates that, in 3-5 years’ time, are:
- designing and manufacturing vehicles and structures that operate in the marine environment
- working effectively in teams
- practicing professionally in the marine industries, enrolling in graduate study, and engaging in life-long learning.
NA&ME Student Outcomes
The Student Outcomes of the NA&ME Program are:
- an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering within naval architecture and marine engineering; [ABET: 3a]
- an ability to formulate engineering problems and develop practical solutions; [ABET: 3e, 3k]
- an ability to design products and processes applicable to naval architecture and marine engineering; [ABET: 3c]
- an ability to design, conduct, analyze, and interpret the results of engineering experiments in a laboratory; [ABET: 3b]
- an ability to work effectively in diverse teams and provide leadership to teams and organizations; [ABET: 3d]
- an ability for effective oral, graphic, and written communication; [ABET: 3g]
- a broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering decisions in a global/societal/economic/environmental context; [ABET: 3h]
- an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility; [ABET: 3f]
- a recognition of the need for and an ability to engage in life-long learning; [ABET: 3i]
- a broad education necessary to contribute effectively beyond their professional careers; [ABET: 3j]
- a sense of responsibility to make a contribution to society; [ABET: 3f]
- an ability to apply probability and statistical methods to naval architecture and marine engineering problems; [ABET: 3a, Program: i]
- an ability to apply basic knowledge in fluid mechanics, dynamics, structural mechanics, material properties, hydrostatics, stochastic mechanics, and energy/propulsion systems in the context of marine vehicles, and/or ocean structures; [ABET: 3a, Program ii]
- a familiarity and experience with instrumentation appropriate to naval architecture and marine engineering including experiment design, data collection, data analysis, and formal laboratory report writing; [ABET: 3b, Program iii]
- an understanding of the organization, methods and techniques of marine system manufacture and the use of concurrent marine design; [ABET: 3k]
- an understanding of and experience in marine system conceptual and preliminary design using industrial capability design software, including a team design experience with formal written and oral presentation; [ABET: 3c, 3g]
The Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering is accredited by the engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org/.