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PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

 

As does the entire College of Engineering, the Electrical Engineering Program has a mechanism in place to periodically assess its effectiveness in meeting its educational objectives and student learning outcomes (see below). This assessment process results in periodic modification to specific courses and the overall degree plan so as to better promote the achievement of the objectives and outcomes, themselves periodically formulated and revised, with the assistance of the Electrical Engineering Advisory Council, in relation to the evolving mission and resource base of the Program. This occurs within the context of the evolving needs of the region and nation, and the current state-of-the profession. The specific educational objectives of the BSEE degree program are:

1. Graduates have successfully advanced in electrical/computer engineering or related relevant practice as evidenced by contributions to their employers and the greater professional community.
2. Graduates have completed professional development activities to enhance their credentials or knowledge base.
3. Graduates have made a broader contribution by providing an engineering or otherwise technical or objective perspective to the challenges and opportunities of society.

 The Electrical Engineering Program’s outcomes define the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors that program graduates are expected to have by the time of graduation from the Program. Graduates of the Electrical Engineering Program will have:

1. A good understanding of mathematics, science, and  engineering, and an ability to apply this knowledge in engineering practice;
2. An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to acquire, analyze, and interpret data;
3. An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams;
4. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve  engineering problems;
5. An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility;
6. An ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing;
7. The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context;
8. A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in, life-long learning;
9. A knowledge of contemporary issues;
10. An ability to use  the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools  necessary for entry-level practice in  electrical engineering; and
11. An ability to analyze and design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs in electrical engineering within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability.