BSEE Mission, Objectives, and Outcomes

BSEE Program Mission Statement

The curriculum provides skills that enhance the understanding of engineering sciences by

• including an adequate number of courses in the fundamental areas of mathematics, science, and engineering,
• having a strong lab component,
• emphasizing design, and stressing verbal and written communication, and
• incorporating the use of current computational hardware and software technologies.

To promote an awareness of current and emerging industrial practice, the department provides the students opportunities to participate in

• professional organizations,
• industrial internships or co-op experiences, and
• scholarly activities including supervised research.

The department provides the opportunity for student success in the undergraduate program through

• a readily available faculty, who continuously strive to improve their instructional materials and the methods of dissemination, practice lifelong learning by keeping abreast of and participating in the latest developments in their chosen areas of expertise, and interact across disciplines, and
• liberal access to the computational facilities and laboratories of the department.”

Program Objectives - BSEE

• have the knowledge and technical skills required to be and to remain productive in the field of Electrical Engineering,
• are capable of functioning in diverse environments, and
• have an understanding of the importance of professionalism, ethics, safety and socioeconomic concerns in resolving technical problems.

Program Outcomes - BSEE

It will be demonstrated that the student

1. is able to use knowledge of mathematics, basic sciences and engineering to analyze (identify, formulate, and solve) problems in electrical engineering.
2. is able to design and conduct experiments and interpret the results.
3. is able to design electrical devices, systems or processes that meet given specifications.
4. is able to function in multi-disciplinary teams.
5. is able to communicate ideas effectively in graphical, oral and in written media.
6. understands the professional responsibility of an engineer and how engineering solutions impact safety, economics, ethics, politics, and societal and cultural issues
7. understands the need for life long learning to keep abreast of current practice.
8. is able to use state of the art computational hardware and software for analysis, design and documentation (techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice).

Outcomes Specific To Electrical Engineering

Students graduating from the electrical engineering program should demonstrate:

(A) a knowledge of mathematics and basic sciences necessary for the analysis and design of electrical and electronic circuits and systems;

(B) an understanding of the principles of electrical circuits and electronics, and analysis, synthesis, and experimental techniques for both analog and digital electronic circuits;

(C) an understanding of the applications of electrical engineering principles in systems for communications, controls, and computation;

(D) an ability to create and use software both as an analysis and design tool, and as part of systems containing hardware and software;

(E) depth of knowledge beyond the basic level in one or more specific electrical engineering topics elected by the student;

(F) the ability to use their engineering knowledge to successfully complete design projects of substantial complexity.

More specifically, students should demonstrate:

(A1) knowledge of differential and integral calculus;

(A2) knowledge of probability and statistics;

(A3) knowledge of vector analysis and complex variables;

(A4) knowledge of transform techniques;

(A5) knowledge of basic linear algebra and discrete mathematics;

(A6) an ability to apply the above techniques to engineering problems.

(B1) familiarity with linear circuit theory and analysis techniques in both the time and frequency domains;

(B2) familiarity with the analysis and synthesis of combinational and sequential logic circuits, at both the gate level and functional block level;

(B3) familiarity with analog electronics, including knowledge of basic discrete and integrated circuits for rectification, amplification, filtering, switching, and signal generation;

(B4) familiarity with the principles of solid state devices and the theory and applications of electromagnetics in electrical engineering;

(B5) an understanding of the practical limitations of digital and analog circuits, familiarity with laboratory measurement techniques, and the ability to experimentally demonstrate digital and analog circuit performance.

(C1) knowledge of basic communications systems principles, including both analog and digital modulation techniques;

(C2) knowledge of control systems principles, including system modeling, feedback, and stability;

(C3) knowledge of microprocessor systems including internal architecture, programming and interfacing.

(D1) familiarity with digital design tools, including an ability to analyze and synthesize digital circuits using hardware description languages;

(D2) familiarity with analog circuit simulation tools, and their use in verifying and optimizing complex electronic circuits;

(D3) familiarity with at least one high level programming language, one assembly language, and one mathematical software package.

(E1) knowledge of at least one specialization area within electrical engineering that goes beyond the basic skills expected of all electrical engineering students.

(F1) successful completion of multiple design projects that incorporate material from more than one course or technical area, including open-ended projects that have a variety of possible solutions.

(F2) successful completion of a capstone design project that incorporates material from several areas of electrical engineering, involves significant analysis and synthesis of electronic circuits and shows an ability to exercise engineering judgment both independently and as part of a team.