Mission Statement:

The mission of the Electrical Engineering Department is to provide a quality electrical engineering education with extensive hands-on and laboratory experience that will enable our graduates to practice their profession with proficiency and integrity.

The educational goals are to graduate engineers who:

1. Have the ability to use modern analysis and design techniques and have the laboratory skills to use state-of-the-art equipment to solve practical engineering problems.

The expected student learning outcomes of this goal are to graduate engineers who have:

a) the ability to apply science, engineering science, and mathematics to solve engineering problems.

b) the ability to put their engineering and design skills into practice.

c) the ability to use industrial-quality laboratory equipment and engineering software for analysis, testing, design, and communication.

d) the ability to design systems, components, and processes that satisfy predetermined constraints.

e) the ability to recognize engineering problems, reduce them to solvable form, and develop and evaluate alternative solutions.

 

2. Have the professional skills to function effectively in the work environment as well as in the community.

The expected student learning outcomes of this goal are to graduate engineers who have:

f) the ability to communicate their ideas and designs clearly orally, in written form, and graphically.

g) the ability to work as members of a team.

h) had the opportunity to develop leadership skills.

3. Have a solid understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.

The expected student learning outcome of this goal is to graduate engineers who:

i) understand ethical principles and their role in the engineering profession.

4. Have a broad education in order to understand contemporary issues and the impacts of technology on society and the environment.

The expected student learning outcomes of this goal are to graduate engineers who:

j) have sufficient knowledge of the humanities and social sciences to understand contemporary issues concerning the interaction between technology and society.

k) understand that the products they develop and the methods used to manufacture them can affect the environment.

5. Have the ability to engage in life-long learning and recognize its importance.

The expected student learning outcomes of this goal are to graduate engineers who:

l) realize that the practice of electrical engineering is constantly evolving and that engineers must have the ability to acquire new knowledge and skills on their own.

m) have the ability to earn graduate degrees or pursue other continuing education opportunities.

Educational Goals and Objectives of UWP EE Program

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