The main objective of the course is to prepare the students to mechanical engineering profession at an early stage. The course aims to provide the students:
- A general understanding of major fields of mechanical engineering.
- An insight about systems approach.
- A preliminary step to engineering design in a team environment.
- Appreciation for engineering ethics through case studies.
- Awareness of social concerns in engineering practices.
- Skills for writing homework assignments and reports, and presentation of scientific results orally in an effective way.
- Basic principles of scientific computation and a basic understanding of engineering and other related software.
- Knowledge about professional engineering organizations.
- Information about academic search engines to reach engineering information.
- Basic skills for time management and project planning.