IE - Mission, Objectives, Outcomes
Our Mission is:
To provide a rigorous and innovative education setting to our students so they can learn and discover how complex systems work, to improve them, and operate them sustainably. The IE program strives to maintain a comprehensive curriculum that enables students to become leading engineers and/or creative researchers in the global marketplace and/or in graduate studies. The program seeks to collaborate with private and public sectors in the search for methodologies and creative solutions to problems that contribute to advancing education, technology and professional development. It endeavors to be a significant source of leaders in the world through actions that produce a diverse workforce.
Our Vision is:
The IE program shall be nationally and internationally recognized for its exceptionally well-qualified undergraduate and graduate students as well as for its faculty who engage in cutting-edge research and foster strategic synergies.
Within 3-5 years after graduation, graduates of our IE program are expected to be able to attain the following educational objectives:
- Perform as industry leaders in the global marketplace, capable of successfully planning, controlling, and implementing large-scale projects.
- Understand and apply the principles of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) involving industry-relevant problems.
- Contribute to the profitable growth of industrial economic sectors by using IE analytical tools, effective computational approaches, systems thinking and artificial intelligence/machine learning methodologies.
- Maintain high standards of professional and ethical responsibility.
- Work effectively in diverse, multicultural environments emphasizing the application of teamwork and communication skills.
- Practice continual learning to sustain technical currency and excellence throughout one's career.
- Promote the profession and its benefits to society.
Each graduate is expected to have:
- An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
- 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.
- An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
- 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.
- 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.
- An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
- An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.