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1. I
ntr
oduct
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2. Obj
ect
ivesoft
hebl
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intt
est 3
3. Expect
edPr
ofi
lesofGr
aduat
es’ 4
4. Obj
ect
ivesoft
heExi
tExami
nat
ion 5
5. Themes,
ListofCour
sesandAl
locat
eCr
edi
tHour
s 6
6. Shar
eoft
heThemes/
Cour
se/
ItemsandKSAsi
nPer
cent
age 7
7. Lear
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comesi
nTer
msofThr
eedomai
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8. TestBl
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9. Concl
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 1.I
ntr
oduct
ion

Mechani
calEngi
neer
ingi
sapr
ofessi
ont
hatdeal
swi
tht
hedesi
gn,manuf
act
uri
ng,
sel
ect
ion,i
nst
all
ati
on,commi
ssi
oni
ng,oper
ati
on,and mai
ntenance ofal
lfor
ms of
machi
ner
y,equi
pment
,andi
ndust
ri
alsy
stems.Thepr
ofessi
onpl
aysav
italr
olei
nthe
est
abl
i
shmentand sust
ainabl
e oper
ati
on ofa nat
ion'
s manuf
act
uri
ng i
ndust
ri
es,
t
ranspor
tsy
stems,
powergener
ati
on,
const
ruct
ion,
andmi
ningi
ndust
ri
es.

Toassur
ethosepr
ofessi
onal
s,anexi
texam mayhel
pauni
ver
sit
ymakeper
ti
nent
deci
sionst
oimpr
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hequal
i
tyofi
nst
it
uti
on-
wideeducat
ionand,i
nsomecases,can
hel
passesst
hest
andar
dofeducat
ioni
nspeci
fi
ccour
ses.Basedont
hegr
aduat
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pr
ofi
l
e,compet
ency
,andl
ear
ningout
comes,somecour
sesar
eident
if
iedandt
obe
i
ncl
udedi
ntheexi
texam.

Besi
dest
hebl
uepr
intdesi
gnedpr
ovi
desagui
del
i
net
ocl
ear
lydef
inet
hecompet
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onorsetofcompet
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twassetby
i
ntegr
ati
ngt
hel
ear
ningcompet
enceoft
hepr
ofessi
onwi
tht
hel
ear
ningout
comeof
eachsel
ect
edcour
ses.

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ali
dtest
,thet
heme/
cour
se/
item shar
eanal
ysi
sinwei
ghtper
cent
agewas
cer
tai
nlydet
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thour
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red,t
echni
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and ski
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l,at
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tude and manager
ialski
l
lwer
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so
consi
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edasakeyski
l
lint
hecompet
enceoft
hepr
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on.

2.Obj
ect
ivesoft
hebl
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intt
est
Thebl
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intdesi
gnedi
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gni
fi
cantt
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if
yandt
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come.I
tshal
lhav
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oll
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ngmai
nobj
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ives.

 Tomapt
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ecompet
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tht
hel
ear
ningout
comeoft
hesel
ect
edcour
ses
f
orexi
texam.

 Tocl
assi
fyt
hecor
ecompet
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esbasedont
heknowl
edge,
ski
l
lsandat
ti
tudes.

 Toanal
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hewei
ghtoft
hemesamongeachot
herandal
sot
henumberofi
tems
di
str
ibut
edi
neachsel
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edcour
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  To speci
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henumberofquest
ion i
temsi
n each l
ear
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comeoft
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cour
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 3.Expect
edPr
ofi
lesofGr
aduat
es’

Due t
o hi
s/herst
rong backgr
ound,a B.
Sc.mechani
calengi
neer
ing gr
aduat
e can
accompl
i
sht
hef
oll
owi
ngt
asksaf
terabr
iefper
iodofon-
jobt
rai
ning:

 Repr
esentmachi
neandpar
tsdr
awi
ngmanual
l
yand/
orwi
thCADsof
twar
e.

 Under
stand oper
ati
ng pr
inci
plesofmachi
ner
yand sy
stemsand pr
epar
ethe
speci
fi
cat
ion.

 Desi
gnsmal
lmachi
ner
y,pi
ping,
andot
hersy
stems

 Conductst
rengt
hanal
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sofmachi
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s

 Pl
anpr
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ocessandassembl
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oduct
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 Det
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hel
ayoutofmachi
ner
yandsuper
visemachi
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yinst
all
ati
on.

 Managet
hemai
ntenanceofequi
pment

 Cont
rol
thequal
i
tyofpr
oduct
s.

 Opt
imi
zeener
gyut
il
izat
ioni
npl
ant
s.

 Managet
heoper
ati
onoft
her
mal
syst
ems,
ener
gyconv
ersi
onandHVACsy
stems.

 Desi
gn,
dev
elop,
oper
ate,
andmai
ntai
nmat
eri
alhandl
i
ngequi
pment
.

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 4.Obj
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ivesoft
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tExami
nat
ion
Thenat
ional
publ
i
cadmi
nist
rat
ionexi
texam shal
lhav
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oll
owi
ngobj
ect
ives

 Topr
oduceski
l
ledandcompet
entmanpowert
onat
ionalandi
nter
nat
ional
mar
ket

 Assessi
ngst
udent
s’educat
ionalachi
evementi
nmaj
orar
easofMechani
cal
Engi
neer
ing

 Ensur
ing whet
hert
he gr
aduat
ion pr
ofi
l
e oft
he Mechani
calEngi
neer
ing
cur
ri
cul
um has achi
eved atl
eastcommon st
andar
ds ofknowl
edge and
pr
act
ical
ski
l
ls

 I
mpr
ovi
ng st
akehol
der
s’t
rustand conf
idence i
n Mechani
calEngi
neer
ing
act
ivi
ti
esofpr
ofessi
onal
s

 Faci
l
itat
ingt
heef
for
tsofst
udent
stor
evi
set
hecor
elear
ningout
comesoft
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cour
sescov
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heexi
texami
nat
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 Ensur
ingal
lgr
aduat
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rom HEI
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yther
equi
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hel
abormar
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andempl
oyabi
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henat
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dei
mpl
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ati
onofcompet
ency
-
basedexi
texam

 Cr
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tamongMechani
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neer
ingdepar
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sin
Et
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tht
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o gi
vedueat
tent
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 5.Themes,
ListofCour
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locat
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edi
tHour
s
Tabl
e1Themes,
ListofCour
sesandAl
locat
eCr
edi
tHour
s.

Themes Course Cr
.Hr
s.
Engi
neer
ingMechani
csand EngineeringMat eri
als(I&I I) 6
Mater
ial
s Str
engt hofMat erial
s(I&I I) 6
Fl
uidMechani cs 3
Engi
neer i
ngTher mo-Fl
uid HeatTr ansf er 3
Syst
em Refri
gerationandAi rCondi tioni
ng 3
EngineeringTher mody nami cs(I&II) 6
I
nstrument ati
onandMeasur ement 3
Contr
ol Engineeri
ng
I
ntroduct i
ont oMechat ronics 3
I
CEngi neandReci procatingMachi nes 3
MachineEl ement s(I&I I
) 6
MachineryDesi gnandEnergy
Turbomachi nery 3
Conversion
Mechani sm ofMachi ner y 3
MaterialsHandl ingEqui pment 3
Manuf actur i
ngEngi neering( I&II
) 6
Manufact ur
ing,Mai enance Mai
nt ntenanceofMachi ner y 3
andIndust r
ialManagement I ndust r
ial ManagementandEngi neeri
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3
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 6.Shar
eoft
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Cour
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ItemsandKSAsi
nPer
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age
Tabl
e2Lear
ningout
comecodes
Learni
ng
Outcome Lear
ningout
comes
Code
LO1 Under standt hemai nconcept sofengi neer ingmat er i
al s,
LO2 Expl aint hei nfluenceofcr y stallinest ruct ur eont hepr oper tiesofmet al,
LO3 Under standt ypeofdef ect sandexpl aint hei ri nf luencesont hepr oper tiesofcr y stals,
LO4 Appl yFi ck’ sf irstandsecondl awsf ordi ffusi onandexpl ai nappl i
cat i
onofdi f fusioni nengi neer ingmat eri
als
LO5 Expl aint hecausesandmai nt ypesofpl ast icdef or mat ion, mechani cal pr oper tiesandt estingofmet als,
LO6 Expl ainFai lureandmechani sm off ract ur e,
LO7 Expl ainmai nconcept sofphasedi agr am f ordi fferental l
oy s
LO8 Expl ainphaset r
ansf or mat ionandki net icsofphaset ransf ormat ion
LO9 Under standbasi cmet hodsofi r
onandst eel pr oduct i
on, ty pesoff er r
ousmet al sandef fectsofal l
oy i
ngel ement s.
LO10 Expl ainHeatt reat ment ,anal y zeappl icat ionsofheatt reat ment
LO11 Under standNon- fer rousmet als, thei rengi neer ingappl i
cat i
on, ext ract ionandpr ocessi ngmet hods,
LO12 Expl ainCer ami cs, pol y merandcomposi temat er i
als, classi fi
cat i
on, pr oper ti
esandpr ocessi ngmet hods
LO13 Ex plai ncor rosi onanddegr adat i
oni nmet al s/ mat erials
Anal yzet hest ress- st rainr elationshi pi nv ar i
ousst ruct ur al member ssubj ect edt osi ngl eandcombi nedl oadings; axialload,
LO14
torsion, bendi ngandshearl oad.
Desi gnf ordi mensi onandst rengt hofst ruct ur al member ssubj ect edt ov ar iousext ernal l
oads, deter minet heirdef ormat i
on,and
LO15
selectt hesui tabl emat er i
al foraspeci ficengi neer ingappl i
cat ion.
Anal yzet hest ressandst rai nt ransf or mat ionatapoi nti nt wodi mensi onsanddet er mi net hepr incipal st r
esses/ strainsandt heir
LO16
ori
ent ation.
LO17 Under standi ngt hedi ffer entmet hodofener gy met hodandi tsappl icat ionondef lecti
onsol ving
Appl ydi ffer entmet hodst osol vef ort hedef lect ionofst at ical l
yi ndet er mi nat ebeam andt her eact i
ons,shearf orceand
LO18
bendi ngmomentofst atical lyi ndet er mi nat ebeams.
LO19 Anal yzingabeam ofdi ffer entshape( cur v ed)andabeam wi thsy mmet ricandnon–sy mmet rical crosssect i
ons
LO20 Appl ydi ffer entt heor iesandt echni cst oanal y zet heef fectoft orsi ononNon- ci rcularandt hin- walledsect ion.
LO21 Under standconcept s, princi ples, laws, obser vat ions, andmodel soff l
ui dsatr estandi nmot i
on,
LO22 Under standi ngf lui dbehav iorf orengi neer ingdesi gnandcont rol off l
ui dsy stems,
Dev elopcompet encewi thmass, ener gyandmoment um bal ancesf ordet ermi ningr esul t
anti nteract i
onsoff l
owsandengi neered
LO23
andnat ural sy st ems,
LO24 Dev elopbasesf orcor relat ingexper iment al dat a, desi gni ngpr ocedur es, andusi ngscal emodel soff l
uidf l
ows,
Knowi ngt henat ureofr ot at i
on, ci rcul at i
on, resi st ance( v iscous, tur bul ent ),boundar ylay ers,andsepar at i
onwi t
happl i
cationsto
LO25
dragandl i
ftonobj ect s, and
LO26 Appl ymet hodsf orcomput ingheadl ossesandf l
owsi nsi mpl epi pesandchannel s.
LO27 Sol v est eadyandTr ansi ent ,one- dimensi onal conduct ionheatt ransf erpr obl emsanal ytically
UseNumer ical /finitedi f
f er enceappr oachest onumer ical lysol vet wodi mensi onal ,conduct ionandt ransientheatt ransfer
LO28
probl ems
LO29 Under standf i
nsandanal y zeheatt ransf erf rom ext endedsur faces
Under standt hei mpor tantofdi mensi onl esspar amet er st oconv ect ionheatt r ansf erandbasi cpr i
nci plesunder lyingconv ect
ion
LO30
heatt r ansf er
LO31 Under standt hermal andv iscousboundar yl ay erheatt ransf erphenomenaf orl ami narandt urbulentf l
ows
Anal yzingheatt ransf eri nv ariousf lowcondi t i
ons( inter nal andext ernal flows)bydet ermi ningconv entioncoef ficientforaf l
ow
LO32
i
n/ onapar ticul argeomet r
y .
LO33 Under stand, sel ect ,si zeandanal y zet heper for manceofv ar ioust ypesofheatexchanger s
LO34 Under standi ngt hebasi cconcept si nr ef riger ationandai rcondi tioni ng
LO35 Appl yingt hewor ki ngpr inci plesofv apor -compr essi on, v apor -absor ption, ai randst eam- jetrefrigerat i
oncy cles.
Under standi ngt hemaj orequi pmentandt heoper at i
onsofv apor -compr essi on, vapor -absor ption, airandst eam- jetrefri
gerati
on
LO36
systems.
LO37 Appl yingt hepr inci pl esi nv olvedi nt hedet er mi nat ionofcool ing- l
oadcal cul at i
onsanddesi gnofai r-condi t
ioningsy stems.
LO38 Under standi ngt heai r-Condi tioni ngequi pmentandAi rDi st ribut ionsy stem
LO39 Under standt her el at ionshi pbet weeni nt er nal ener gy ,heatandwor kasexpr essedbyt heFi rstLawofTher mody nami cs.
LO40 Appl yt heconser v at ionofener gyt ot her mody nami csy st ems
LO41 St ateandexpl aint heSecondLawofTher mody nami cs
LO42 Expl ainhowt heCar notcy cl eappl i
est oheatengi nesandr efr i
ger at ioncy cles
LO43 Expl aint heconceptofent r opy .
LO44 Appl yt heconceptofav ailabi lity,irrev er sibi li
t yandt hesecondl awi ndef i
ni ngt heef fi
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LO45 Understandt hebasi cpr i
nciplesi
nv olvedi nmixtureofidealgasesandgas-vapormi xt
ures.
LO46 Understandt hecombust ionanaly sis, Adiabati
cf l
ameTemper atur
e,LHVandHHVoff uel
s.
Understandt het hermody nami cconcept stodescribetheperformanceoftheindi
vidualcomponent sofanengineer
ingsyst
em,
LO47
e.g.apowerpl ant,andthenr elatethati nf ormat
iont otheoveral
l per
for
manceoft heentiresystem.
LO48 Under st
andt hebasi cpr i
ncipl
eofr efriger ati
on.
Under st
andi nstrument ati
onandmeasur ementinmechani calengineeri
ngfi
eldspecif
icall
yelectr
ical
transducer
sformeasuri
ng
LO49
force,di
splacement ,vel
ocity,t
emper ature…
LO50 Uset emper ature,veloci
ty,fl
ow, for
ce, accelerat
ion,current
,volt
agemeasuringinstr
ument s
LO51 Calibr
atei nstrument s

LO52 Conductsi mpleexper iment s

LO53 Model ingcommonsy st emsandi dent ifyingt hei rr esponsest ov ar i
ousi nput s
LO54 Sensi ng( usingsensor s), Condi tioni ng( usi ngop- amps, t
ransi st ors, …), andAcqui r
ing( usingADC, filters,…) si
gnals
LO55 Actuat ing( mov ing, pr essur i
zing, …)commonsy st ems
LO56 Cont rollingel ect romechani cal sy st emsusi ngPLCorsi mpl epassi veci rcui ts
LO57 Under st andi ngI CEngi neschar act er ist i
csandsel ect i
on.
Under st andpr ocessesandper for mancew. r.tpower , ef f
ici encyandemi ssi onbyappl i
cat ionoff irstpr i
nci pl
esi nthermody namics,
LO58
chemi str y,heatt ransf er ,f l
ui df low, andmechani cal dy nami cs.
LO59 Descr ibeandexpl ainengi neheatt ransf erandi tsr elat iont ot her mal loadi ngofengi necomponent sandcool i
ng.
LO60 Descr ibeandexpl ainengi nef rict i
on, wearandl ubr icat ion
LO61 Sufficientknowl edgeonEngi nemanagementsy st ems,
LO62 Descr ibemet hodsf orr educt i
onofexhaustemi ssi ons, andt hei rr elationst of uel qual it
yandengi neper formance
LO63 Sufficientknowl edgeonengi neTr oubl e-shoot ing
Wor kingknowl edgei nengi nedesi gnw. r.tgeomet ricpar amet ers, per f ormancepar amet er s&pol lutantemi ssions;Mechani cal
LO64
Desi gn
LO65 Under standingofbasi ct er msanddef initionsi nmechani cal desi gn.
LO66 Expl ai nt hest ress- strai nchar act er isticsofdi ffer entmat erials.
LO67 Under standst ressconcent rat ionandf ailur ecausesandt ypes.
LO68 Compr ehendandcompar ethev ar iousf ai l
ur et heor iest hatsui tt hef ailurecondi tions.
LO69 Clar ifyt hebasi cpar amet ersanddesi gni ngpr ocedur esf orper manentandnon- permanentj oint s.
LO70 Under standt hemaj orpr incipl esbehi ndt hef unct ionofmechani cal spr ingsanddesi gndi f
fer entt ypesofspr i
ngs.
LO71 Makedi mensi onal andmat er ial deci sionsf orpr essur ev essel s.
Under st andi ngt y pical char act er i
st icsanddesi gnofpr inci pal machi neel ement s( Shaf ts,gear s, bel ts,bear i
ngs,andf r
icti
on
LO72
el
ement s.
LO73 Under standt hecl assi ficat i
onoft ur bomachi nes,
LO74 Under standt hepr inci plesofoper at i
onoft ur bomachi nes,
LO75 Under standt heener gyl ossesandef ficienci esoft ur bomachi nes,
LO76 Under standt heper for mancechar act erist i
csoft ur bomachi nes, andi tsappl i
cat i
onst odet er mi net heiroper at
ingpoints,
LO77 Ident ifyt hedi mensi onl esspar amet ersoft ur bomachi nesandt hei rsi gni f
icances/ appl icati
ons,
LO78 Under st andt hedesi gngui del inesoft her ot or sandhousi ngsoft ur bomachi nes
LO79 Knowi ngt hedif ferentt ypesofl inkagemechani smsusedi nmechani cal desi gn;
LO80 Under st andi ngt heki nemat i
candki net icanal ysi sanddesi gnofmachi ner y;
LO81 Appl yingt hecomput ermet hodf orki nemat icandki net i
canal y sisofmechani sms;
LO82 Desi gnandanal y sisofcams, uni ver sal joint s, gov er nor s, geart rains, flywheel sandgy roscopes; and
LO83 Under st andi ngt hebal anci ng
LO84 Knowt hedi f
f erentki ndsofmat er ial shandl ingequi pment ,
LO85 Knowt hepr ocedur esf orsel ect ionofmat er i
al handl ingequi pmentsui tabl eforaspeci ficpur pose, and
LO86 Knowt hest epsi nt hedesi gnofhoi st ingandconv ey ingequi pment .
LO87 Under st andi ngt hebasi cconceptofcast i
ngpr ocess, desi gnofcast ,cast ingdef ectandt heirremedi es.
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ngandmet al-
formi ngpr ocessofsel ect edpr ocesses;
LO89 Under st andi ngt hemat erial consumpt ion, for cesandwor kdoneonsel ect edmachi nesanddi edesi gn;
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ng)
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processi ng.
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ngmet hods
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nciplesofassembl yandj oi ningpr ocessi nassembl y;
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al set up;
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di ngsomepr act ical wor kofmai nt enance.
LO101 Under st andt hebasi cconcepti ndust ri
al managementandor gani zat i
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Ø Fundament als ofEngi neeri
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Sciences, phenomena, and
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experiment s,aswel lastoanalyze

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LO24 1
LO25 1
LO26 1 6
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techniquesofcal culus,di f
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Sciences, phenomena, and
rel
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r
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standar ds,codes,andregulations. LO35

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1
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LO38 1
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LO48 1
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onand

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equipment LO56 1
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ng

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i

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LO69 1
LO70 1
LO71 1
LO72 1
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Ø Knowl edge of desi ng LO74
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machi nes tools,fluid machi nes,
power gener ation sy stems,and
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Ø Knowl edge of r el
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standards,codes,andr egulations. LO75 1
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LO77 1
LO78 1
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LO93 1
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mai ntenance,and deter mi ne lif
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