Electrical Engineering Program Objectives and Outcomes

Electrical Engineering Program Objective #1

Produce graduates ready for immediate productive employment as “professionals” in a variety of disciplines within electrical engineering.

Supporting Outcomes*

(d)  Graduates must function effectively on project teams.

(f)   Graduates must understand professional and ethical responsibilities.

(g)  Graduates must have effective written and oral communication skills.

Electrical Engineering Program Objective #2

Produce graduates with the foundation in science, mathematics, social sciences, humanities, language arts, and engineering to support continuing education, including graduate studies.

Supporting Outcomes*

(h)  Graduates must have the broad education necessary to understand how engineering solutions impact society.

(i)  Graduates must recognize the need for, and have the ability to engage in life-long learning.

(j)  Graduates must have knowledge of contemporary issues that affect the electrical engineering profession.

Electrical Engineering Program Objective #3

Produce graduates with ability to use modern engineering tools to practice electrical engineering in its major areas such as electrical power, electronics, and digital systems.

Supporting Outcomes*

(a)  Graduates must have the ability to use mathematics and the physical sciences to solve engineering problems.

(c)  Graduates must have the ability to design and build a system, component, or process to meet desired needs.

(k)  Graduates must have the ability to use the modern engineering tools necessary for the engineering practice.

Electrical Engineering Program, Educational Objective #4

Produce graduates with the scientific and critical thinking skills enabling them to identify, model, analyze, and solve real world problems by reinforcing and expanding on their depth and breadth in engineering fundamentals, mathematics and science.

Supporting Outcomes*

(b)  Graduates must have the ability to design and conduct experiments, and analyze and interpret data.

(e)  Graduates must have the ability to identify, model, and solve engineering problems.

*Outcomes (a) through (k) are consistent with criteria established by ABET, Inc.