Electrical Engineering
Mission
The mission of the Electrical Engineering Bachelor of Science degree program is to provide comprehensive instruction that will enable graduates to obtain the knowledge and skills necessary for immediate employment and continued advancement in the field of electrical engineering. The department will be a leader in providing career-ready candidates for the Pacific Northwest Region's electronics fields. Faculty and students will engage in applied research in emerging technologies and provide professional services to their communities.
Educational Objectives
In support of this mission, the department is committed to the following objectives:
To provide graduates that possess the engineering design and laboratory skills needed to be immediately employable within broad-based electrical, electronics, computer, semiconductor, optoelectronic, renewable energy and biomedical fields in the Pacific N.W. region.
To ensure that curricular offerings remain current in both theoretical and applied electrical engineering concepts and practices by maintaining active liaison with members of the Industrial Advisory Board, employers of graduates, other industrial leaders, academic colleagues, program alumni and professional organizations.
To develop the analytical skills, written and oral communication skills, critical thinking and problem-solving abilities of students so that they may enjoy both vertical and horizontal career mobility after graduation.
To prepare graduates to pursue continuing education in electrical engineering, optoelectronics, biomedical engineering, and related disciplines following graduation from OIT and have an awareness of professional and ethical responsibilities of their disciplines.
Expected Student Learning Outcomes
Graduates of our Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering Technology program must have:
a. an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering.
b. an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data.
c. an 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.
d. an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams.
e. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems.
f. an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.
g. an ability to communicate effectively.
h. the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context.
i. a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning.
j. a knowledge of contemporary issues.
k. an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.
l. knowledge of differential and integral calculus and advanced mathematics including differential equations, linear algebra, vector calculus, complex variables, series and sequences, LaPlace Transforms, Fourier Transforms, and probability and statistics with appropriate applications.
m. In addition to mathematics, knowledge of basic sciences, computer science, and engineering sciences necessary to analyze and design complex electrical and electronic devices, software, and systems containing hardware and software components, as appropriate to program objectives.
Curriculum Map
The curriculum map for the Electrical Engineering program can be found on the program's web page on the OIT web site.
Summary of Student Learning Outcomes
During the 2007-08 academic year, the program faculty formally assessed the student learning outcomes summarized below. Additional details can be found in the attached assessment report and in department assessment records.
SLO b: an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
Strengths: At the freshman level, students demonstrated proficiency for all performance criteria, including designing an experiment, conducting the experiment, analyzing experimental data, interpreting experimental data, and applying the results to a process.
Weaknesses: None at this time.
SLO d: an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams
Strengths: At the freshman level, students demonstrated proficiency in team participation, team communication, and reaching a group consensus.
Weaknesses: Team development was noted as a weakness.
Action plan: Students at this level have not yet taken SPE 321, Small Group and Team Communication, where they will receive a great deal of instruction. This outcome will be assessed after students have taken SPE 321 in their curriculum.
SLO e: an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
Strengths and weaknesses: With only one class assignment to evaluate this outcome it is difficult to declare any strengths of weaknesses. The outcome will be evaluated in other courses on various assignments to be obtain more data to make a sound evaluation.
SLO g: an ability to communicate effectively
Strengths: None.
Weaknesses: At the freshman level, the overall performance was weak on this outcome since students do not yet have a good foundation in speech. This outcome will be assessed again after students have taken SPE 111, Fundamentals of Speech.
SLO k: an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.
Strengths and weaknesses: With only one class assignment to evaluate this outcome it is difficult to declare any strengths of weaknesses. The outcome will be evaluated in other courses on various assignments to be obtain more data to make a sound evaluation.