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Spring 2026 Laboratory Laboratory Preparation Distance Learning Lower Division
An introduction to Mechanical Engineering for First-Year Engineering students interested in exploring a career in ME. The course is student-led and involves a mix of presentations from successful alumni about their chosen careers coupled with fun hands-on experiences related to the invited industries leading to a better understanding of the broad career opportunities available to students with an ME degree. Little or no mechanical experience is required. A variety of common products are dissected to learn the underlying engineering design and fabrication fundamentals. Students are also introduced to the standard engineering terminology used in common products.
Learning Outcomes1Learn from successful alumni about their career paths and common products that they have helped to design and market.
2Become familiar with common products and how they work.
3Gain hands-on experience and develop your mechanical aptitude by dissecting products, studying the basic engineering and operation of the products and reassembling the products.
4Become familiar with common engineering terminology used in describing the various parts and assemblies of products.
Restrictions
made by Purdue students.