Undergraduate Program Objectives and Outcomes

Engineering Division Objectives (ABET Criteria 2) 

EG1  Graduates will understand the design and analysis of engineering systems and the interdisciplinary nature of engineering.        

EG2  Graduates will incorporate an appreciation for issues involving earth, energy, materials, and environment in their professional practice.              

EG3  Graduates will incorporate non-technical considerations (e.g., aesthetic, social, ethical, economic, etc.) in their professional practice.   

EG4  Graduates will contribute to the needs of society through engineering and professional practice, research, or service.

Engineering Division Outcomes (ABET Criteria 3)

EG1  Graduates will understand the design and analysis of engineering systems and the interdisciplinary nature of engineering.

a.       Students will understand the broad fundamentals of mathematics, science, and engineering (maps to ABET Criteria 3a).

b.      Students will be able to specify, analyze, design, prototype (when appropriate), and test electrical, mechanical, civil, or environmental engineering sub-systems (maps to ABET Criteria 3b,c,e,k).

c.       Students will be able to work in teams to specify, analyze, design, and integrate interdisciplinary engineering systems (maps to ABET Criteria 3d,e).

EG2  Graduates will incorporate an appreciation for issues involving earth, energy, materials, and environment in their professional practice.

a.       Students will understand sustainability issues in the context of engineering systems development, deployment, and retirement (maps to ABET Criteria 3f,h,j).

EG3  Graduates will incorporate non-technical considerations (e.g., aesthetic, social, ethical, economic, etc.) in their professional practice.  

a.       Students will have an appreciation for the impact of engineering in global and societal contexts (maps to ABET Criteria 3f,h,j).

b.      Students will understand their professional and ethical responsibilities as engineers (maps to ABET Criteria 3f).       

EG4  Graduates will contribute to the needs of society through engineering and professional practice, research, or service.

a.       Students will be able to find new information and use it effectively (maps to ABET Criteria 3g,k).

b.      Students will be able to effectively share information with a diverse audience, through written and verbal communications (maps to ABET Criteria 3g,k).

c.       Students will have a mastery of the fundamental knowledge necessary for continual learning (maps to ABET Criteria 3i).

d.      Graduates will be prepared to assume positions of responsibility in industry or to enter graduate school.

e.       Graduates will be active in professional and service organizations. 

ABET Criterion 3. Program Outcomes

Engineering programs must demonstrate that their graduates have:

a.       an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering,

b.      an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data,

c.       an ability to design a system, component or process to meet desired needs,

d.      an ability to function on interdisciplinary teams,

e.       an ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems,

f.        an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility,

g.       and ability to communicate effectively,

h.       the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context,

i.         a recognition of the need for, and the ability to engage in life-long learning,

j.        a knowledge of contemporary issues, and

k.      an ability to use the techniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.

Summary of EG Program Outcomes Mapping to ABET Criterion 3(a)-(k)