Undergraduate
Program Goals for Electrical Engineering Degree
The principle goal of this program is to provide students
with the fundamentals of electrical engineering in order that
they have an excellent base for a successful engineering career.
This includes building a sufficient reading knowledge and
analytical capability so that the graduates can continue to
expand their knowledge as their fields of interest and the
scope of electrical engineering changes. Our core courses
are intended to provide a broad base so that those who terminate
their formal education with the Bachelor's degree can continue
to grow. Likewise, the base provides insight into fields that
students may choose to study at the graduate level. This goal
is met by a curriculum in which there is a progression in
course work and in which fundamental knowledge of earlier
years is applied in later engineering courses.
Goals have also been developed for students who graduate
from the electrical engineering program. Students should be
able to:
- Apply knowledge of basic electrical engineering
sciences to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems;
- Use the techniques, skills, and tools necessary
for engineering practice, including (a) an ability to conduct
experiments and analyze/interpret data, (b) an ability to
design a system or component to meet specific criteria,
and (c) an ability to analyze economic aspects of a projects;
- Function as part of a team;
- Understand their professional and ethical responsibilities;
- Communicate effectively in oral presentations and
written reports;
- Recognize the need for, and an ability to engage
in, life-long learning; and
- Gain a satisfaction with the quality of education
at UNM.
Design is the heart of engineering. Design is integrated
throughout the program starting with the first electrical
engineering circuits and laboratory courses, ECE-203 and
206L. Design continues in computer-related courses, ECE-238L
and ECE-344L, in electronics and the electronics laboratory,
ECE-327L, and in other courses throughout the electrical
engineering program. The design process culminates with the
senior design laboratories, ECE-419 and 420. The goal of
the design experience is to be able to apply the fundamentals
of electrical engineering sciences to identify, formulate,
and solve an engineering problem.
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