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Mission Statement:

The Electrical Engineering Technology program fosters the personal and professional growth of its students, resulting in competent and effective contributors to engineering technology and society as a whole. The program provides a path for transfer students and working technicians to applied engineering positions. The philosophy of the educational approach in this program is implemented using an inductive, experience-based learning methodology that unites theory with practice.

Program Objectives:

1. Graduates will successfully function in applied engineering positions in industry.
2. Graduates will be positively valued by industry because of strong problem-solving skills including analysis, simulation, design, laboratory experimentation and project teamwork.
3. Graduates will be proficient in oral and written communication, especially in conveying technical information.
4. Graduates will have knowledge of professional and ethical responsibilities as applied to both engineering technology and society as a whole.
5. Graduates will have the broad education and awareness of contemporary issues necessary to recognize the societal and global impact of their professional endeavors.
6. Graduates will have the ability and awareness of the need to keep their skills up-to-date through both formal and informal lifelong learning.

Program Outcomes:

1. Graduates will have knowledge of mathematics, the basic sciences and the elements of engineering sciences as they apply to electrical engineering technology.
2. Graduates will be able to unite theory with practice in engineering technology.
3. Graduates will possess problem-solving skills involving analysis, simulation, laboratory experimentation and teamwork, with application to electrical and electronic components, circuits, and systems.
4. Graduates will be capable of design based on specified requirements and known design techniques.
5. Graduates will have an ability to use modern computer tools and techniques in the solutions of applied engineering problems.
6. Graduates will be capable of developing test procedures, conducting tests, and interpreting experimental data.
7. Graduates will have knowledge of quality and continuous improvement, and can manage their project involvement, demonstrating project- and time-management skills on individual and team projects.
8. Graduates will be proficient in oral and written communication, having the ability to write technical reports and conduct technical presentations of their work.
9. Graduates will have knowledge of professional and ethical responsibilities as applied to both engineering technology and society as a whole.
10. Graduates will have knowledge of economics, humanities, and social sciences.
11. Graduates will have the preparation and an understanding of the importance to continue their education, both formally and informally, throughout their careers.