Aims and Characteristics

Programme Aims and Learning Outcomes

This programme provides specialism mechanical engineering education with focus on meeting innovation and design engineering demands in modern industry. Its unique and interdisciplinary curriculum is developed with an aim to nurturing students to synthesise technology, design and business for the development of high value-added innovative engineering products and systems. The programme provides graduates with the fundamental scientific knowledge, engineering techniques and industry insight required for the development of engineering products and systems that are innovative, meeting international standards of quality, successfully marketed and competitively priced. Graduates will equip with the skills required as professional design engineers, research and development (R&D) engineers, product engineers, project engineers or engineering designers. They are expected to play important roles in driving the transformation of Hong Kong's industry from comprising original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to innovation-driven original design manufacturers (ODM) and original brand manufacturers (OBMs) for advancing their success in markets in Hong Kong and worldwide. Upon completion of study, graduates of the programme are expected to have the ability to:

• Perform design and development for engineering products and systems with comphrensive and thorough considerations of market needs, technology and business constraints;
• Apply engineering science, design, and business knowledge to analyse engineering design concepts and realization innovation; and
• Manage innovation projects for engineering products and systems.

Programme Characteristics

The programme provides integrative education and practicum in the design and analysis of innovative and realizable engineering products and systems that satisfy market needs. Adopting the learning outcome-oriented and interest-based teaching and learning approaches, the programme helps students to develop their knowledge in engineering design and product/system development, marketing and communication, teamwork, management and self-learning skills. Graduates are able to play leading roles in industries by virtue of their well-balanced education and practical training in design and analysis for engineering innovation and realization.