Electronics and Computer Engineering, BSECE

Electronic and Computer Engineering are two closely related fields of engineering that deal with development, design, and maintenance of electronic computer systems. In manufacturing they contribute to product design and process optimization, quality control, equipment management, and regulatory compliance. They help ensure high quality production of electronic products.  Their roles may include designing and developing computer hardware components, such as circuit boards, microprocessors, and chips, integrating hardware and software, testing, and debugging, developing electro-mechanical systems such as robots, communication systems, programming and software solutions, sensor systems, to name a few.

Program Educational Objectives

Program educational objectives are the broad statements that describe the career and professional accomplishments that the program is preparing graduates to achieve3. The SOE faculty collaborated with our Industry Advisory Board (IAB) and developed the following educational objectives for the proposed Electronic and Computer Engineering program.

1. The program prepares exemplary electronic and computer engineering professionals who are problem solvers in the areas of instrumentation and process control, communications and computer networking, computer technology, electric machinery and power systems, and renewable energy;
2. The program will prepare graduates to work as effective employees and team members and to possess appropriate oral and written communication skills; and
3. The program will prepare graduates to value their profession and to recognize the global impacts of their profession on society. They will recognize their professional need to advance in their careers and continue their professional development.

Program Learning Outcomes/Student Outcomes (SO)

Student outcomes are statements that describe what students are expected to know or be able to do by the time they complete an academic program. We have adopted these learning outcomes from Engineering Commission of the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET) and approved by our IAB. By the time of graduation, the students in the Electronic and Computer Engineering (ECE) program at BGSU will have achieved the following Student Outcomes (SO).

1. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
2. 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.
3. an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze, and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
7. an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

In the following sections, we provide the mapping of student outcomes with core courses in the proposed ECE program. We also provided the assessment cycles for the proposed program. The assessment of student outcomes occurs on a three-year cycle using at least one course for every student outcome.