Izzi Urieli - Proposed Course Outcomes

ME321: Introduction to Thermodynamics - Proposed Course Outcomes
  •  An ability to solve common engineering problems, including problems in the thermal sciences field, involving
    • Application of the first law of thermodynamics to the analysis of energy components and systems including at least one of the following [PI, Mastery]
      • 1. Ideal Stirling and air standard power cycles
      • 2. Steam power plant components and systems
      • 3. Refrigeration and heat pump components and systems
    • Application of the first and second laws of thermodynamics to the analysis of energy components and systems, including [Competence]
      • 1. Ideal Stirling and air standard power cycles
      • 2. Steam power plant components and systems
      • 3. Refrigeration and heat pump components and systems
      • 4. Air standard gas turbine power plant components and systems
  • An awareness of the effects of energy systems on the global environment and contemporary issues, including topics such as geothermal heat pumps, global warming, and solar energy. [Awareness]

ME328: Applied Thermodynamics - Proposed Course Outcomes
  •  An ability to solve common engineering problems in the thermal sciences field, including problems involving
    • Application of the first and second laws of thermodynamics in the analysis of exergy (availability) [Competence]
    • Application of the first and second laws of thermodynamics to the design process [Competence]
    • Application of the first and second laws of thermodynamics to the analysis of energy components and systems, including [Competence]
      • 1. Regenerative steam power plant components and systems
      • 2. Refrigeration and heat pump components and systems using natural refrigerants (such as carbon dioxide, ammonia, propane etc)
      • 3. Psychrometrics, including air conditioning and cooling tower applications
      • 4. Basic combustion processes.
  • An awareness of the effects of energy systems on the global environment, including topics such as air pollution, climate change, environmental regulations, renewable energy, clean coal technology, and the hydrogen economy. [Awareness]

ET181: Computer Methods in Engineering - Proposed Course Outcomes
  • An ability to apply knowledge of Engineering Sciences including fundamental skills in computer methods [Competence]
    • An abilty to write program code in a basic procedural/object-oriented language including
      • 1. Storage of floating point and integer variables, limits of storage, magnitude, precision
      • 2. Structured programming methods including library and user defined functions
      • 3. Control statements including if, if else, and while and for loops
      • 4. Use of arrays, strings, reading from and writing to external data files
      • 5. Two dimensional plotting af data.
    • An ability to write procedural/object-oriented computer programs to solve basic engineeing problems, including
      • 1. classes and objects to define engineering systems (methods, private and public variables).
      • 2. functions to perform engineering calculations.
      • 3. functions to simulate the performance of engineering systems.
      • 4. functions to apply basic numerical methods such as root finding or numerical integration.