Part One: Objectives

The mission of the programme is to cultivate students to be qualified mechanical engineers in Automotive Engineering with appropriate theoretical knowledge, the scientific thinking ability and problem-solving skills. Through the program, graduates will be educated comprehensively in ethics, intelligence, physical fitness and aesthetics, and oriented to full fill the demand of building the 21th century modern global market-based-economy and the communism society.Graduates are also encouraged to possess the firm lofty ambition, to be ofnoble personality and to be creative. Moreover, graduates will be involved in vehicle engineering and related enterprises who can work in vehicle design and development, manufacturing, testing and technical management.

Through the cooperative education, the horizon of domestic students will also be extended from the perspectives of the international culture and education, to further advance the development of China’s economy and society, especially in the area of Automotive Engineering. The main teaching languages of this project are Chinese and English: the general education courses for Chinese are taught in Chinese, the disciplines and major related courses are taught in both Chinese and English, and the UCD courses are taught in English. English is used as one of two languages through the program, which ensures graduates to be able to communicate and work in the global market as good as graduates from University College Dublin.

Part Two: Requirements

1. Engineering knowledge: graduates will learn the cutting-edge technology in vehicle engineering and haveappropriatetheoreticaland scientific foundation in the discipline of automotive engineering. Graduates will be able to apply principles of mathematics, science and engineering to solve complex engineering problems in the field of vehicle engineering.

2. Analyzing problem: graduates will have the basic skills such as mechanical drawing, calculation, testing, literature review and process operations. Graduates will grasp the analysis methods of vehicle engineering and the design methods and relevant technologies in the field of vehicle engineering. Moreover, graduates are able to apply principles of mathematics, science and engineering to identify, express and analyze complicated vehicle engineering problem and obtain a testified conclusion.

3. Design/develop solutions: graduates will be able to provide solutions to fit particular requirements of related complicated vehicle engineering problems, such as systems, elements of systems (part) or components. When considering the society, health, safety, legislation, culture and environment, their design and development process will reflect their creative spirit and considerations in vehicle design, vehicle manufacture and management.

4. Research: graduates will be able to conduct preliminary research based on scientific principles and methodology to solve complicated engineering problems in vehicle engineering. Graduates will master the knowledge and skills learning from lectures and experimental practice, including experimental design, analysis and data processing, and obtain a rational conclusion.

5. Operation of modern tools: graduates will be able to use advanced and internet-based methods to search and collect informational and choose proper technologies, resources, and modern engineering equipment or tools and advanced information to solve complicated engineering problem through simulation and prediction and understand the limitation of technology being used.

6. Engineering and society: graduates will be able to evaluate the impact of vehicular engineering practice and project solutions on society, health, safety, legislation, and culture, based on the rational analysis of project background and awareness of the corresponding responsibility.

7. Environment and sustainability: graduates will understand and be able to evaluate the impact of complicated vehicular engineering practice on the environment and on the sustainability of the society. Meanwhile, graduates will have a strong awareness on protecting our environment.

8. Professional ethics: graduates will possess noble humanity, social responsibility, and will understand and follow the professional ethics in the automotive industry, and be willing to take corresponding responsibility.

9. Individual and group: graduates will have a good ability of team spirit and possess extended global vision, be able to accomplish jobs through teamwork in circumstances of different disciplines and cultures.

10. Lifelong learning: graduates will be aware of the state-of-the-art and trending of modern technology, and will be willing to continue their self-improvement through self-learning.

11. Project management: graduates will understand the principles of vehicle design, vehicle manufacture, management and cost analysis and be able to manage a project under a circumstance of crossing disciplines and cultures.

12. Communication: graduates will be fluent in both Chinese and English. They can be able to communicate with international colleagues efficiently and have a good skill on presentation and public on engineering project.

    Part Three: Core modules

    Chang’an University: Geometry Graphic and Mechanical Drawing 1, Research Skills and Communication, Manufacturing Engineering 1, Vehicle Layout / Configuration, System Simulation, Mechanical Control Engineering, Motor Control and Battery Technology, Vehicle Components Design, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, Alternative Energy Vehicles.

    University College Dublin: Design 1, Design2, Mechanics for Engineers 1，Thermodynamics 1, Thermodynamics 2, Materials 1, Materials 2, Applied Dynamics, Solid Mechanics 1, Solid Mechanics 2, Mechanics of Fluids 1, Mechanics of Fluids 2, Automotive Design,Automotive Vehicle Dynamics, Automotive Materials, Vehicle Structural Analysis, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Automotive Engines.

    Textbooks &teaching materials of the core courses, detailed description of the Practice Part and Engineering Report is attached.

    Textbooks &teaching materials of the core courses, detailed description of the Practice Part and Engineering Report is attached.

    Part Four: Course Management

    1. Establishment of special teaching management committee and teaching supervision group

    A special teaching management committee is set up in this major, which is responsible for the examination and approval of the teaching plan, curriculum system, practical teaching system, curriculum syllabus, teaching methods and practice syllabus. The teaching management committee is mainly composed of the person in charge of professional construction and the director (deputy director) of the relevant teaching and research department.

    At the same time, the teaching supervisory group is responsible for supervising the teaching of courses, practical teaching, graduation design, and curriculum design and so on. The supervisory group is mainly composed of senior professors.

    The Teaching Management Committee and the Teaching Supervisory Group organize relevant work by holding meetings.

    2. Establishment of Course Evaluation Mechanism

    A special curriculum construction and evaluation committee has been set up in this major, which is responsible for the depth of curriculum syllabus, the examination and approval of the qualifications of lecturer, and the evaluation of teaching effect.

    The evaluation is mainly based on on-site lectures, investigation reports, students' evaluation of teaching and peer evaluation.

    3. Achievement evaluation method

    Assessment results will be composed of examination results and homework results at the end of the course. The form of homework for different courses is different, which may include practice reports, quizzes, curriculum design and other forms. The grade in course assignments may include the homework completed online or on a computer. Some courses may include oral tests, extended reports/papers. Classroom assignments will receive timely feedback to help students learn repeatedly and gradually cultivate and strengthen their learning ability. Project evaluation also includes students' information retrieval skills, report writing skills and presentation skills.

    4. Scholarship Settings

    As with ordinary CHD students, they can apply for various scholarships of Chang'an University.

    5. Student Employment

    The main employment prospects of students are: (1) design, development, production, testing, marketing and management of domestic and overseas large-scale automobile manufacturers and parts manufacturers; (2) related work of domestic and foreign automobile technology research institutes; (3) The management work related to automobile service, operation and guarantee in other departments; (4)Further study at MasterorPhDlevel in domestic and overseas universities; (5) Engagement in education, training and scientific research in automobile engineering and related major in universities.

    

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