Objectives and Outcomes for the Bachelors Degree Program in Computer Engineering

It is our objective to prepare all future graduates for technical and professional success. This is summarized in the following “Program Educational Objectives” for Computer Engineering, which are focused on achievements of our graduates within five years of graduation:

  • PEO1: Graduates of the Computer Engineering program employed in industry will demonstrate, within five years after graduation, professional advancements, such as technical accomplishments, supervisory responsibilities, or other recognitions of their contributions.
  • PEO2: Graduates of the Computer Engineering program who continue their formal education will, within five years after graduation, receive advanced degrees in Computer Engineering or other fields, complete specialized training, or receive professional certifications.
  • PEO3: Graduates of the Computer Engineering program will appreciate the preparation received in the program as it relates to their careers and their roles in society.

    • It is our objective to prepare our graduates for a lifetime of success, and the program educational objectives indicate short-term steps along in that direction. In contrast to the post-graduation focus of the “Objectives”, the “Program Outcomes” define the skills and knowledge that students should have upon graduation from our program. The program outcomes are listed below:

    Program Outcomes

    Students completing the Computer Engineering program should be able to demonstrate:

    1. an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
    2. an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
    3. an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability
    4. an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams
    5. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
    6. an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
    7. an ability to communicate effectively
    8. the broad education necessary to understand of the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context
    9. a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning
    10. a knowledge of contemporary issues
    11. an ability to use the techniques, skills , and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice
    12. a knowledge of mathematics through differential and integral calculus as well as complex variables, discrete mathematics, probability and statistics
    13. an ability to analyze and design complex electrical and electronic devices, software, and systems containing hardware and software components
    14. a breadth of knowledge over computer engineering (analog and digital circuit design and analysis, electronics, signals and systems, program design and abstraction, software engineering, computer organization and architecture, algorithm design and analysis, embedded systems, operating systems and compilers)

    The Program Educational Objectives and Program Outcomes listed above were approved by the faculty of the Computer Engineering Program and the External Advisory Board of the Electrical and Computer Engineering department in March and April 2009, respectively.)

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