The program’s educational objectives correlate closely with the missions of the Mechanical Engineering Department, Engineering College, and Al-Nahrain University . These statements share common educational values: graduating professionally competent students who can serve both as a leader and team member under different circumstances, and understand the professional ethics and the accepted standards, leadership roles and effective communication and collaboration, technical and professional skills.

There are the mission statements and four PEOs for Mechanical Engineering program. Table

1.1 displays the consistency of the department mission statements with the educational objectives of Mechanical Engineering program (PEOs). From Table 1.1, it can be observed the follows,

1)       PEO1 exhibits a strong correlation with the department's mission.  The department's mission emphasizes high-quality teaching and learning procedures to get expertise in Mechanical Engineering.  Furthermore, the mission emphasizes higher education and research endeavors.

2)       PEO2 exhibits a strong association with the department's mission.  The mission prioritizes ethical principles among graduates, which can be augmented by value-added courses such as those addressing professional ethics and human rights.

3)        PEO3 exhibits a strong association with the department's mission.  The mission emphasizes the interpersonal skills and leadership competencies of graduates through diverse activities.

4)       PEO4 exhibits a moderate association with the department's mission.  The mission emphasizes lifelong learning by fostering the ongoing enhancement of technical and professional competencies.

Table 1.1: The consistency of the department mission statements with the (PEOs).

Therefore, the educational objectives (PEOs) of the mechanical engineering program directly contribute for fulfilling the mission of the College of Engineering, which is “to offer a creative and encouraging environment for education and research”.  The mechanical engineering

program also directly contributes to the college's mission to deliver "graduates with analytical thinking, advanced knowledge, and skills". The mechanical engineering program, with its technical and non-technical components, and experiences that students go through during their school years promotes their "proficiency in their specific specialization fields".

Selected Graduated Outcomes

1.    GO-1: An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.

2.    GO-2: An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.

3.    GO-3: An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.

4.    GO-4: An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global economic, environmental, and social contexts.

5.    GO-5: An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.

6.    GO-6: An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze, and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.

7.    GO-7: An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.