Outcomes

Civil Engineering program objectives and student outcomes

Program objectives:

Our graduates will be:

1. Engaged in service to their profession and their communities, consistent with the Benedictine tradition to serve.
2. Steadfast in pursuing personal and professional growth opportunities (e.g., continuing education, advanced degrees, professional licensing, membership in professional societies, etc.) to foster personal and organizational growth.
3. Capable of complex problem solving, able to apply critical, sound, and ethical judgment while designing sustainable engineering systems for our society.
4. Valued members of their organization and successful practicing engineers.
5. Effective communicators providing quality interpersonal and leadership skills.
6. Students that will develop an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.

Student outcomes:

Student outcomes for the Civil Engineering program are:

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. 

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Computer Science program objectives and student outcomes

Program objectives:

Our graduates, within five years after graduating, will be:

• Working as a computing professional, utilizing the knowledge acquired in the bachelor’s program, or be enrolled in a graduate program.
• Engaged in the computing profession utilizing professional skills to make a positive impact on society.
• Participating in further professional development, employing the learning skills taught in this program.
• Engaged in service to their profession and communities, consistent with the Benedictine tradition to serve.

Student outcomes:

Student outcomes for the Computer Science program are:

1. An ability to analyze a complex computing problem and to apply principles of computing and other relevant disciplines to identify solutions.
2. An ability to design, implement, and evaluate a computing-based solution to meet a given set of computing requirements in the context of the program’s discipline.
3. An ability to communicate effectively in a variety of professional contexts.
4. An ability to recognize professional responsibilities and make informed judgments in computing practice based on legal and ethical principles.
5. An ability to function effectively as a member or leader of a team engaged in activities appropriate to the program’s discipline.
6. An ability to apply computer science theory and software development fundamentals to produce computing-based solutions.

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Information Technology program objectives and student outcomes

Program objectives:

Our graduates, within five years after graduating, will be:

• Working as a computing professional, utilizing the knowledge acquired in the bachelor’s program, or be enrolled in a graduate program.
• Engaged in the computing profession utilizing professional skills to make a positive impact on society.
• Participating in further professional development, employing the learning skills taught in this program.
• Engaged in service to their profession and communities, consistent with the Benedictine tradition to serve.

Student outcomes:

Student outcomes for the Information Technology program are:

1. An ability to analyze a complex computing problem and to apply principles
   of computing and other relevant disciplines to identify solutions.

2. An ability to design, implement, and evaluate a computing-based solution to
   meet a given set of computing requirements in the context of the program’s discipline.

3. An ability to communicate effectively in a variety of professional contexts.

4. An ability to recognize professional responsibilities and make informed judgments in computing practice based on legal and ethical principles.

5. An ability to function effectively as a member or leader of a team engaged
   in activities appropriate to the program’s discipline.

6. Use systemic approaches to select, develop, apply, integrate, and administer secure computing technologies to accomplish user goals.

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Mechanical Engineering program objectives and student outcomes

Program objectives:

Our graduates will be:

• Valued members of their organization and successful practicing engineers.
• Complex problem solvers who can apply critical, sound, and ethical judgment while designing sustainable engineering systems for our society.
• Effective communicators providing quality interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Steadfast in pursing personal and professional growth opportunities (e.g., continuing education, advanced degrees, professional licensing, membership in professional societies, etc.) to foster personal and organizational growth.
• Engaged in service to their profession and their communities, consistent with the Benedictine tradition to serve.

Student outcomes:

Student outcomes for the Mechanical Engineering program are:

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.