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Electrical Engineering Technology:
Program Objectives and Outcomes
PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
The specific educational objectives of the program are to:
- Demonstrate broad knowledge and skills related to applied design, application, installation, manufacturing, operation, test and maintenance of electrical, electronics and computer systems as required by their employer.
- Apply mathematical, scientific and engineering principles for technical problem solving in areas which may include controls, communications, electric machines and power systems, programming, microcomputers, circuit analysis, and analog and digital electronics.
- Utilize computers and software in a technical environment.
- Demonstrate competence in written and oral communication.
- Work effectively as an individual and as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
- Show awareness of ethics, social concerns and professional responsibilities in the workplace.
- Continue their professional training and adapt to changes in the workplace through additional formal or informal education.
- Apply project management techniques.
PROGRAM OUTCOMES
- Demonstrate proficiency in the knowledge techniques and skills appropriate to their discipline, which can include: controls, communications, electric machines and power systems, programming, microcomputers, circuit analysis, and analog and digital electronics.
- Use standard analysis tools and problem-solving methods of the electrical engineering technology professional to recognize, analyze, formulate, develop, and implement practical solutions to technological problems in state-of-the-art electrical, electronic, computer, and electrical power systems.
- Design and conduct experiments, and then analyze and interpret results.
- Solve mathematical expressions using algebra, trigonometry, and simple calculus (at the associate level) and integral and differential calculus (at the baccalaureate level) and apply them to engineering technology related problems.
- Be fluent in the operation of computer hardware and software, and capable of programming computer systems.
- Communicate effectively in oral, visual, graphical, and written modes.
- Work effectively individually and in teams.
- Have a commitment to quality, timeliness, and continuous improvement.
- Identify social, economic, safety, quality, reliability, and ethical issues in an engineering technology problem and demonstrate that their solution to the problem addresses these issues.
- Pursue lifelong learning and be prepared to continue their education through formal or informal study.
- Organize and effectively manage an industrially based project (at the baccalaureate degree level), including writing specifications, budgeting both time and money, ensuring compliance with specification requirements, working effectively in a team environment, using proper judgment, and communicating progress and achievements both verbally and orally.