In accordance with its mission, the Department of Civil Engineering seeks to attain the specific Educational Objectives and Outcomes listed herein:
Alumni Objectives
(What we expect most of our graduates will be several years after graduation.) |
Supporting Student Objectives
(What we expect of our students at the time they graduate.) |
| 1. To be practicing civil engineers |
- To have basic competence in math, science, and engineering principles and be able to apply this knowledge to solve engineering problems.
- To have obtained a working knowledge in basic civil engineering areas: Structural Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Civil Engineering
- Materials, Water Resources, Environmental Engineering, and Project Engineering.
- To have extended their knowledge in one or more of the aforementioned areas of civil engineering.
- To be able to critically analyze and design equipment, structures, systems, or processes to meet desired needs.
- To be competent in the use of current, and be able to independently learn new, engineering software (such as spreadsheet, graphing, word processing, presentation, computer-aided drafting, scheduling, and cost estimating software)
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| 2. To be effective communicators |
- To be able to communicate and defend ideas in technical reports and correspondence.
- To be able to speak before a group and convey information to technical and non-technical audiences.
- To be able to create and effectively use graphics in support of a presentation or report
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| 3. To be good team players |
- To be able to work effectively as a team member.
- To be able to work on multi-disciplinary teams.
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| 4. To be effective researchers who can gather and synthesize information and data as needed to accomplish tasks |
- To be able to locate, compile, and use existing information.
- To be able to design and perform experiments to gather new information.
- To be able to critically analyze information and draw conclusions.
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| 5. To be good engineering citizens who are ethical and aware of the social, economic, and environmental impact of engineering solutions. |
- To have an awareness of the interaction between engineering practice and social, economic, and environmental issues.
- To be familiar with the ASCE Code of Ethics.
- To be aware of contemporary issues and their interaction with civil engineering practice.
- To have broadened their education by being familiar with topics outside of the math, science, and engineering areas.
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| 6. To be engineering professionals who are licensed, seek continuing education, participate in professional societies, and perform public service. |
- To have been prepared for and have taken the Fundamentals of Engineering examination.
- To understand the need for lifelong learning.
- To have been encouraged to join and be active in professional organizations (e.g., ASCE, SWE, SWB, Tau Beta Pi, and Order of the Engineer).
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