Program Educational Objectives &
Relationship to Criterion 3

Program Educational Objectives

EC 2002 Criteria 3

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1. Actively recruit and retain qualified students and to prepare those students for entry into successful employment as industrial engineers in industry, service, consulting, and/or government organizations or for advanced study at leading graduate schools in engineering, business, management, or other technical or non-technical fields.

2. Educate students in a broad range of areas related to effective and established engineering practice, including engineering design, physical as well as engineering sciences, mathematics, information technology and analytical problem solving.

3. Encourage students to pursue meaningful work experiences through cooperative education and internships and through course practicum/project experiences and to provide students the tools of systems and management engineering, preparing them for the professional and ethical management of people, processes, systems and products in a wide variety of settings.

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4. Encourage teamwork skills, particularly the ability to work with people from other fields in integrated engineering teams and the leadership skills for maximizing the performance of those teams.

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5. Offer a curriculum that encourages students to become broadly educated engineers and life-long learners, with an understanding and appreciation of the arts, humanities, and social sciences, an ability to communicate effectively with various audiences and purposes, and a desire to seek out further educational opportunities.

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6. Expose students to advances in engineering practice and research as preparation for opportunities in graduate education.

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7. Obtain resources necessary to recruit, develop, and retain faculty, laboratory, teaching and research assistants and other support staff who are committed to the educational mission of the department and to acquire, maintain, and operate facilities and laboratory equipment appropriate to our engineering program.

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