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    Home / College Degrees and Programs / Bachelor’s Degree In Software Engineering

    Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering

    Objectives

    Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)

    • Graduates will advance their professional careers by leveraging engineering principles to develop innovative solutions that have solved complex software problems.

    • Graduates will build effective leadership skills and demonstrate them through leading multi-faceted teams and projects which might include diverse global teams.

    • Graduates will pursue lifelong learning enabling them to adapt to existing, emerging, and innovative technologies and solutions in software engineering.

    • Graduates will contribute to the well-being of society by applying Christian principles with a commitment to the highest level of professional and ethical standards.

    Outcomes

    Student Outcomes (SOs)

    • 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

    Domains

    Program Domains

    • Application of principles of mathematics, science, and engineering-
      • Identify, formulate, and solve complex software engineering problems by applying principles of mathematics, science, and engineering (ABET1)
      • Employ scientific methods and inquiry processes to test basic theories in software engineering practices
    • Software Engineering Design-
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    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

  • Design, conduct, and report experiments, analyze and interpret data. (ABET 2)
  • Produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare by utilizing the techniques, skills, and modern software engineering tools. (ABET 2)
  • Apply software engineering design to accommodate the needs in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context
  • Analyze, design, and manage the development of a computing-based system, component or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints in one or more application domains
  • Conduct standard tests and measurements; analyze and interpret experiments; and apply experimental results to improve processes
  • Design and develop real-time embedded systems applications
  • Communication and Ethics-
    • Identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems by communicating effectively with a range of audiences through professional oral and written skills (ABET3)
    • Establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives by working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams (ABET5)
    • Make informed judgments by recognizing ethical and professional responsibilities in software engineering situations (ABET4)
    • Problem Solving and Decision Making-
      • Identify and use evidence, criteria, and values in decision making process
      • Generate a set of alternative interventions and assess the effectiveness of the interventions
      • Demonstrate software engineering judgment to draw conclusions by articulating the knowledge of contemporary issues
    • Software Engineering Best Practices-
      • Use knowledge, techniques, skills, and modern tools necessary for software engineering practice (ABET6)
      • Explain the role and impact of software engineering in contemporary business, global, economic, environmental, and societal context
      • Apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies and engaging in professional development (ABET 7)
      • Develop working versions of software projects, creating artifacts and code for each phase of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
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