Electrical Engineering

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Why Electrical Engineering?

The goal of the BSEE program is to provide a rigorous learning experience and collaborative environment for students in the major. This new program is consistent with the UWT mission of expanding the boundaries of knowledge and discovery. The degree is also responsive to regional needs and to engineering education reform, serving both traditional and nontraditional students by providing degree pathways for both freshman and transfer students.

While EE and CES share many courses at the freshman and sophomore levels, the BSEE curriculum emphasizes circuit design for applications such as communications, signal processing, electromagnetics, and controls.

The high demand and salaries for electrical engineers, both at the regional and national levels, is evident from career outlook data. Graduates of the program will be eligible for jobs in companies like Boeing, Intel, and the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Bremerton.

Though not ABET accredited yet, the EE program is seeking ABET accreditation in the 2019-2020 review cycle.

Mission

The mission of the Electrical Engineering Program is to provide students with the fundamental knowledge and skills needed to be responsible and productive engineers who can improve the quality of life in the community and become leaders in the field.

Program Educational Objectives

Program educational objectives, as defined by ABET are the abilities, skills, and accomplishments expected of graduates within a few years of graduation. The Program Educational Objectives of the Electrical Engineering program are as follows:

Within three to five years of graduation from the EE program, it is expected that many graduates will have:

1. Developed a complex product or process by applying their knowledge of engineering principles, science, mathematics, design and implementation.

2. Participated effectively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.

3. Undertaken a leadership role applying communication skills to effectively promote their ideas, goals, or products.

4. Made decisions related to their work that demonstrate an understanding of the importance of being an ethical engineering professional.

5. Improved their skills and abilities by taking graduate courses, professional development training, or voluntary experiential learning opportunities.

6. Made positive contributions to their community and society by applying skills and abilities learned during their undergraduate program in electrical engineering.

Since the objectives are fairly broad, it is not expected that every graduate will achieve every objective.

Student Outcomes

The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) is a non-governmental organization that accredits post-secondary education programs in applied science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology. Students who complete the BSEE program will achieve the following ABET-based student outcomes:

An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.