Program Purpose

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Graduates of the program are expected to attain within a few years of graduation the following objectives, which are based on the needs of the program's constituencies.

Program Educational Objectives

1. Apply knowledge in service to community and family and engage in lifelong learning through personal study and continuing education.
2. Develop a fulfilling profession which may include employment in industry or academia, technology-based entrepreneurship, and postgraduate study in engineering or other disciplines.
3. Leverage technical background to make innovative contributions to society and serve in responsible positions of leadership.
4. Be an example of faith, character, and high professional ethics.

Curricular Structure

• Flow Chart
• Undergraduate Catalog

Learning Outcomes

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The following statements, also known as student outcomes, describe what students are expected to know and be able to do by the time of graduation. These relate to skills, knowledge, and behaviors that students acquire as they progress through the program. These outcomes can also be accessed from a department web page (https://ece.byu.edu/objectives-and-outcomes).

Engineering Problems

An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.

Engineering Design

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.

Communication

An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.

Ethics

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.

Teamwork

An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.

Experimentation

An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.

Lifelong Learning

An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

Evidence of Learning

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Direct and indirect measures are used to assess student learning and determine where program improvements are needed. Each course has one or more competencies or skills associated with it, each of which supports one of the student (learning) outcomes listed above. Course competencies for each class are accessible through links in the left panel.

Direct Measures

• The primary direct measure is competency assessments associated with each course in the program. Each time a course is offered, assessment data for these competencies are gathered and collected for analysis. Assessment instruments include homework assignments, quizzes, exam questions, and laboratory exercises.

Indirect Measures

• Indirect measures include senior exit interviews, alumni surveys, and feedback from employers and graduate schools that admit alumni from the program. Post-graduate assessment data is used to determine the extent to which graduates are achieving the program educational objectives.
• An external advisory board consisting of industry representatives, educators, and alumni meets regularly to discuss the program educational objectives and recommend changes and improvements to the program based on the needs of the constituents.
• When skills and abilities needed by graduates shift over time, course competencies are adjusted to accommodate.

Learning and Teaching Assessment and Improvement

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Areas of weakness are indicated by low competency averages or large numbers of students below a threshold. These areas are addressed regularly as improvements are made to courses, laboratories, and other educational activities where needed (see https://ece.byu.edu/accreditation).