B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology
Program Educational Objectives
The educational objectives of the Penn State Behrend Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Program are to produce graduates who, within three years of graduation are able to:
- Be employed in fields of engineering such as design, research, development, applications, testing, manufacturing, processing, safety, quality, and technical sales or service:
For B.S. degree recipients, as an engineer or engineering technologist
- Achieve positions of increased responsibility (technical and/or supervisory) within an organization; and
- Progress through advanced degree or certificate programs or participate in continuing education in engineering, business, and/or other professionally related fields.
Student Outcomes (Bachelor's Degree)
- An ability to apply knowledge, techniques, skills, and modern tools of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology to solve broadly-defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline;
- An ability to design systems, components, or processes meeting specified needs for broadly-defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline;
- An ability to apply written, oral, and graphical communication in broadly-defined technical and non-technical environments; and an ability to identify and use appropriate technical literature;
- An ability to conduct standard tests, measurements, and experiments and to analyze and interpret the results to improve processes; and
- An ability to function effectively as a member as well as a leader on technical teams.
(Broadly-defined activities or problems are practical, broad in scope, relatively complex, and involve a variety of resources; use new processes, materials, or techniques in innovative ways; and may require extension of standard operating procedures.)
According the ABET accreditation agency, Program Educational Objectives are broad statements that describe what graduates are expected to attain within a few years after graduation. Program Educational Objectives were established through the input from employers of our students, alumni, and industrial constituencies of the program.
Student outcomes describe what students are expected to know and be able to do by the time of graduation. These relate to the knowledge, skills, and behaviors that students acquire as they progress through the program. The Student Outcomes are assessed using direct assessment of student work.
More detailed information is available upon request.