Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Missions and Objectives

The Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering represents a strong collaboration between student, faculty and staff. Students are given the opportunity to acquire the knowledge that they thirst for from many well respected professors, who are pioneers in their fields.

Mission

The ECE department seeks to educate engineers who will possess the basic concepts, tools, skills, and vision necessary to maintain the technological and economic competitiveness of the United States. The department achieves this through a balance of required courses and judicious choices of technical electives in three stages of undergraduate studies in electrical engineering .The first teaches the students basic mathematics and science, the second teaches the fundamental techniques of analysis and design of systems; and the third teaches in depth some specialized areas of electrical engineering through choices of technical electives taken during the junior and senior year.

Program Educational Objectives

Education of engineers for entry-level positions in industry and other engineering organizations, with emphasis on the design and implementation of engineering systems and devices.
Preparation for graduate studies in Electrical Engineering,Computer Engineering and related areas.
A sufficiently broad exposure to other disciplines to allow subsequent education in other professions, such as law, medicine, and management.
Preparation for self-learning and future personal development in our rapidly advancing industrial society.
Stimulation of better citizenship through ethical and humanistic studies.

In order to implement these goals, the following objectives, as listed in the ABET Engineering Criteria 2000 for the education of undergraduate electrical engineering students, are adopted.

Program Outcomes

The graduates must have in place:

ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering.
ability to design and conduct experiments as well as analyze and interpret data.
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.
ability to function on multidisciplinary teams.
ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems.
understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.
ability to communicate effectively.
broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context ;
recognition of the need for ability to engage in lifelong learning.
knowledge of contemporary issues.
ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.

In conformity with these goals and objectives, this department seeks to educate engineers who will possess the basic concepts, tools, skills, and vision necessary to maintain the technological and economic competitiveness of the United States. The department achieves this through a balance of required courses and judicious choices of technical electives in three stages of undergraduate studies in electrical engineering. The first teaches the students basic mathematics and science; the second teaches the fundamental techniques of analysis and design of systems; and the third teaches in depth some specialized areas of electrical engineering through choices of technical electives taken during the junior and senior year.

A required capstone one-year senior-design project, which usually places the student into a team-work environment, brings together the different skills and knowledge acquired previously. The work requires the student teams to design and, in most cases, to build and demonstrate a prototype of their system. A series of written and oral engineering reports relating to the design project must also be produced. The course includes a didactic portion in which outside speakers discuss issues of engineering professionalism and ethics.

Humanities and social sciences courses are taken throughout the four years. These courses provide the novice engineer with an awareness of diverse cultures and a sensitivity for environmental issues.

Communication skills are a key component of the program; technical writing is emphasized throughout the student's undergraduate experience, and oral presentations are required in the senior year.

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