Master of Mechanical Engineering (MC-MECHENG) // Attributes, outcomes and skills

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this course, graduates will:

• be able to apply mechanical engineering knowledge, including thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, solid mechanics, materials, dynamics, control, manufacturing and design, to analyse, evaluate and design, and also to diagnose, trouble shoot and solve problems in complex engineering systems;
• be able to identify and appraise current developments in mechanical engineering, interpret and apply advanced technical knowledge or research literature to inform engineering application in an interdisciplinary context;
• be able to apply established and emerging engineering techniques, tools and resources to solve practical engineering problems;
• be able to apply systematic engineering synthesis and design processes, and systematic approaches to engineering project management, to meet requirements with physical, human, time and financial constraints;
• be able to design and conduct experiments, tests or studies, analyse and interpret the data, formulate reliable conclusions and engage with fellow professionals within an industrial or research setting;
• be able to evaluate, defend and execute decisions in an interdisciplinary context that include sustainability, process efficiency, automation and artificial intelligence, equity, safety, ethics, privacy and security;
• be able to effectively communicate (in oral, written and other forms as appropriate) analyses, appraisals, processes and design outcomes to professional and lay audiences;
• be able to demonstrate professional, ethical, responsible and accountable behaviour towards their team, profession and the community, including through sustainable development, process and personal safety, management of information and professional integrity;
• be able to demonstrate effective, innovative and proactive team membership, both as team members and team leaders.

Generic skills

• an understanding of the changing knowledge base in engineering;
• an ability to evaluate and synthesise the research and professional literature in the discipline;
• skills and techniques applicable to engineering;
• well-developed problem-solving abilities, characterised by flexibility of approach;
• advanced competencies in professional expertise and scholarship;
• a capacity to articulate their knowledge and understanding in oral and written forms of communications;
• an understanding of the international context and sensitivities of engineering;
• an appreciation of the design, conduct and reporting of original research;
• a capacity to manage competing demands on time, including self-directed project work;
• a profound respect for truth and intellectual integrity, and for the ethics of scholarship;
• an appreciation of the ways in which knowledge equips the student to offer leadership in the specialist area;
• the capacity to value and participate in projects which require team-work;
• an understanding of the significance and value of their knowledge to the wider community (including business and industry);
• a capacity to engage where appropriate with issues in contemporary society; and,
• working skills in the application of computer systems and software and a receptiveness to the opportunities offered by new technologies.