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Learning Outcomes

We, the CENE department, are dedicated to giving students the tools, knowledge, and perspective they need to be ready for the practice of engineering - to tackle real problems immediately upon after graduation.  We do this through a combination of our close community of students and faculty and our specialized course work in design with an orientation towards practice and experience-based learning. 

We call these goals - student or program learning outcomes - and regularly assess the achievement of these outcomes.  Our primary assessment tools include: (1) a faculty-driven process called Course Improvement Documents that captures course embedded assessment data, (2) senior capstone evaluation by our DAC members, (3) senior exit surveys, and (4) student forums.  This data is used to inform our department-wide continuous improvement process.

Civil Program Student Outcomes

Upon the successful completion of our Civil Engineering curricula, the students of CENE will be proficient in the areas of structural engineering, water resources engineering, transportation engineering, and geotechnical engineering.  They will:

1. Possess a foundation of mathematical and scientific principles in calculus through differential equations, statistics, calculus-based physics, and general chemistry.
2. Define and solve engineering problems, and create, evaluate, and document engineering designs of systems or components. 
3. Properly apply tools and methodologies to design and conduct experiments, to model or simulate processes and phenomena, and to analyze, interpret, and report results.
4. Work successfully and communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with diverse and multi-disciplinary teams and as individuals in pubic and private organizations, understanding the impact of societal and political systems on the engineering design process.
5. Strive to improve their professional skills and abilities and to update their knowledge and understanding of contemporary professional issues.
6. Recognize the practice of engineering as a privilege and adhere to the standards and ethics of the profession, including liCEFNS ure requirements, to protect and promote public health, safety, and welfare.