ABET Accreditation: Computer Engineering

Mission

The mission of the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Nebraska is to develop and maintain programs of excellence in teaching and research which meet the educational needs of its constituents, which will support the state of Nebraska in its development as a leading center for high-technology computer / electronics / telecommunications industry and which will support national needs for well educated computer and electronics engineering professionals.

Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)

The Program Educational Objectives (PEOs) for the computer engineering program are a statement of what its graduates are doing or are capable of doing three to five years after graduation. The students in the computer engineering program receive a strong foundation in engineering science and design that not only enables them to pursue productive careers in the computer engineering field but also in other areas such as business, management, and medicine. Typical industries in which computer engineering graduates are employed include microprocessor/embedded system design, digital design, hardware/software integration, and computer architecture and parallel processing.

The Program Educational Objectives for the computer engineering program are that graduates will be:

1. Employed in business, academia, or government.
2. Successful engineers who have established productive careers in their field and have contributed to improve and provide innovative and effective solutions in computer engineering or related fields.
3. Demonstrating technical and decision-making processes and the human interactions necessary to produce viable, responsible, and sustainable technological solutions.
4. Engaging in lifelong learning, which may include postgraduate education, to successfully adapt to technological, industry specific, and cultural changes and to foster adept functioning in society.
5. Performing engineering practice in a context that reflects awareness of the ethics of their profession and of the impacts of their work on the profession and society at large.

Student Outcomes

Student outcomes are those abilities that a graduate of the computer engineering program will have attained so that he/she can meet the educational objectives established for the program.

At the time of graduation, students in the Computer Engineering program will have:

1. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
2. 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
3. an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
4. 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
5. 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
6. an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
7. an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

These program outcomes have been developed with input from the program outcomes constituency group consisting of:

• Employers (including ECE Industry Advisory Board)
• Graduates of the program
• Faculty of the department
• Students in the program

Enrollment Data

The table below is a summary subset of 10-year graduation data for the Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering (Omaha Campus), College of Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.


Source: College of Engineering, September 2023

Graduation Data

The table below is a summary subset of 10-year graduation data for the Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering (Omaha Campus), College of Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.


Source: College of Engineering, September 2023