抄録
The quality of an undergraduate engineering degree program is nowadays demonstrated by whether or not the students have achieved a set of outcomes (e.g., educational outcomes (a)-(k) prescribed by ABET). Particularly, the following three are critical outcomes: an ability to apply knowledge of basic sciences, mathematics and engineering (a), to identify, formulate, and solve problems (e), and to solve open-ended design problems using realistic constraints (c). To help students achieve such critical outcomes, it is important to introduce courses dedicated to materials selection. This article describes how and why materials selection is helpful in achieving such outcomes. The role of material selection tools (e.g., CES Selector from Granta Design) is also described. This study can be used for the continuous improvement of engineering curricula.
