Al-Athel, Khaled2018-11-072018-11-07May-18http://hdl.handle.net/10315/35315http://dx.doi.org/10.25071/10315/35315Paper presented at 2018 Canadian Society of Mechanical Engineers International Congress, 27-30 May 2018.This paper discusses the common trends in teaching finite element analysis (FEA) in mechanical engineering programs and then presents a fresh look into a practical approach to teaching FEA. A case study on teaching FEA at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) is presented by discussing the syllabus, course structure, nature of exams, and the lab work.enThe copyright for the paper content remains with the authors.Mechanical Engineering EducationFinite Element AnalysisTeachingMechanical EngineeringUndergraduate StudentsArticle