Program Educational Objectives and Learning Outcomes

Program Educational Objectives

The BYU Electrical and Computer Engineering Program prepares graduates to:

1.	Apply knowledge in service to community and family and engage in lifelong learning through personal study and continuing education.

2.	Develop a fulfilling profession which may include employment in industry or academia, technology-based entrepreneurship, and postgraduate study in engineering or other disciplines.

3.	Make innovative contributions to science and technology and serve in responsible positions of leadership.

4.	Be examples of faith, character, and high professional ethics.

Learning Outcomes

In order to prepare students to achieve these objectives after graduation, the program is designed to provide students with the following skills, abilities, and knowledge:

Fundamentals: An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics (differential, integral, and multivariate calculus; linear algebra; complex variables; differential equations; discrete math; and probability), science (Newtonian mechanics; electricity and magnetism; and introductory chemistry), computer fundamentals (programming languages; computer organization; and software/hardware interfaces) and engineering science (signals and systems, electromagnetics, and electronic devices).

2.	Experiments and data analysis: An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data.

3.	System design: An ability to design a system component or process to meet desired needs within realistic constrains such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability.

4.	Teamwork: An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams.

5.	Engineering problems: An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems.

6.	Ethics: An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.

7.	Communication skills: An ability to communicate effectively.

8.	Broad education: The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context.

9.	Lifelong learning: A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning.

10.	Contemporary issues: A knowledge of contemporary issues.

11.	Techniques, skills, and tools: An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.

12.	Leadership: An understanding of principles of leadership and project management.

Each course in the curriculum teaches competencies associated with these learning outcomes. These can be found at http://www.ee.byu.edu/abet/.