Department Mission, Goals, Objectives, and Outcomes
Mission of the Klipsch School
The Klipsch School of Electrical and Computer Engineering is dedicated to serving the needs of the people of New Mexico through the land grant mission of New Mexico State University. In particular:
Education is recognized as the primary vehicle of success for persons of all backgrounds. The Klipsch School is dedicated to providing quality educational opportunities at the baccalaureate and graduate levels in electrical and computer engineering that will prepare students for successful careers in private industry, government and academia. Students graduating with a bachelor's degree will have the necessary technical, communication, and critical thinking skills along with a dedication to lifelong learning necessary for a successful, fulfilling and life-long career in electrical and computer engineering. Students graduating with an advanced degree will obtain the advanced technical skills necessary for a successful career in research and development that is critical to maintaining the nation's technological lead.
Research is a necessary component for a strong graduate educational program as well as contributing to the nation's world technological leadership. The Klipsch School will provide an environment which fosters world class research involving faculty and students as a component of a comprehensive educational experience. Faculty and students will strive to stay abreast of and provide leadership in the technical areas of expertise within the Klipsch School through their research endeavors and dissemination of results and new knowledge by publication of results and attendance at regional, national, and international conferences. Research programs within the Klipsch School will enhance graduate classes, continually rejuvenate undergraduate teaching, provide enrichment of faculty and provide well-trained personnel for the nation's national laboratories, universities, and industrial laboratories.
Outreach and Public Service is a major component of the land grant mission of New Mexico State University. Public service can play a major role in economic development of the local community, enrichment of K-12 education, and exposure of faculty to the demands, problems, and needs of the community. In addition, professional societies rely on public service from professionals in academia for many of their functions. Faculty are encouraged to seek opportunities to provide service to the local community, state, and national government entities, and professional societies for the betterment of society and their own enrichment.
Program Goals and Objectives
Undergraduate Program Goals
The Klipsch School of Electrical and Computer Engineering has a list of five program goals for our baccalaureate degree students. The educational goals are:
- To educate the students in the analytical skills from engineering, science, and mathematics required to solve modern problems in electrical engineering;
- To develop the necessary skills to effect an engineering design including problem formulation, critical thinking, and designing and conducting experiments;
- To develop the necessary skills for effective communication and operating as part of an engineering team;
- To instill in the students an understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities;
- To instill in the students a need for life-long learning, including achieving an advanced degree.
Undergraduate Program Objectives
Graduates of the Klipsch School BSEE program are
- Able to apply the broad set of techniques, tools, and skills from engineering, science, and mathematics required to solve modern problems in electrical engineering;
- Able to effectively execute an engineering design, including formulating problems, thinking critically, and designing and conducting experiments;
- Able to communicate effectively and operate in diverse teams;
- Aware of their professional and ethical responsibilities as a practicing engineer in the context of a global society; and
- Participating in relevant, productive employment and/or the pursuit of an advanced degree, recognizing the need for lifelong learning.
Graduate Program Goals
The educational goals of the Klipsch School of Electrical and Computer Engineering graduate program are to
- Prepare students to be capable of designing and realizing a research project
- Prepare students who can generate peer-reviewed scholarly papers based on their graduate research
- Have faculty members increase the knowledge of practicing engineers through conducting short courses and related professional development education
- Instruct students in subject-specific analytical skills.
Graduate Program Objectives
The educational objectives of the Klipsch School of Electrical and Computer Engineering graduate program are to
- Have students demonstrate the ability to design and realize a research project
- Have students produce peer-reviewed scholarly papers based on their graduate research
- Have students in professional practice successfully participate in short courses and related professional development education
- Have students demonstrate the subject-specific analytical skills appropriate to their area of concentration.
These educational objectives support the mission statement of the Klipsch School. The School's mission statement serves as the link that joins the principles of the educational objectives with the College's and University's mission statements.
Program Outcomes
As part of the overall ABET accreditation process for the undergraduate program, the following Program Outcomes for the undergraduate program of the Klipsch School have been developed. These outcomes are worded to combine the various ABET outcomes into NMSU-specific statements:
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NMSU Definition |
Key Indicators |
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Mathematical
Science |
Students will
demonstrate Mathematical Science knowledge from differential and
integral calculus, vector calculus, differential equations, complex
numbers, linear algebra, and probability and statistics. |
1.
Ability to integrate and differentiate functions
2.
Ability to perform multi-dimensional integrals
3.
Ability to solve first and second order ODE and PDE
4.
Ability to determine magnitude and phase of complex numbers
5.
Ability to solve systems of equations using matrix techniques
6.
Ability to compute probabilities using PDF's and Baye's theorem
7.
Ability to compute means and standard deviations for engineering
data |
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Basic
Electrical Science |
Students will
demonstrate a knowledge of the physical principles underlying
electrical and electronic components, electrical and electromagnetic
energy transmission, and the basic physical laws governing
electricity, electronics, and electromagnetics. |
1.
Ability to mathematically describe RLC components
2.
Ability to describe the physics of semiconductor materials
3.
Ability to analyze circuits using KVL and KCL
4.
Ability to determine Thevenin and Norton equivalents
5.
Ability to utilize Maxwell's Equations
6.
Ability to compute energy transmission
7.
Ability to compute reactance, impedance, susceptance, and admittance
for series and parallel groups of components |
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Electrical
Engineering |
Students will
demonstrate Engineering Science
knowledge across a range of electrical engineering topics as
taken from the FE syllabus contents. |
1.
Demonstrate the ability to use Boolean logic
2.
Demonstrate the ability to utilize a microcontroller
3.
Demonstrate the ability to utilize a FET
4.
Demonstrate the ability to compute Power Factor
5.
Demonstrate the basic understanding of AM and FM
6.
Determine the stability characteristics of a system
7.
Demonstrate the ability to sample a signal
8.
Demonstrate the ability to convolve two signals
9.
Demonstrate the ability to design an op-amp based circuits
10.
Demonstrate the ability to compute FFT, Laplace, and Z
transforms |
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Critical
Thinking |
Students will
demonstrate the ability to realize an Engineering Design by
formulate engineering problems to meet a desired need, analyze the
problem, devise a solution to the problem involving a system of
hardware and/or software entities, and test and validate the correct
solution via measurements and analysis. |
1.
Demonstrate the ability to develop the requirements and acceptance
criteria for a design problem
2.
Demonstrate the ability to develop a hardware/software system to
realize design requirements
3.
Demonstrate the ability to devise measurements to validate design
implementation against the design's acceptance criteria |
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Tools |
Students will
demonstrate the ability to use Engineering Tools including test and
measurement equipment, computer-based analysis, design and/or
simulation tools, and a computer programming language. |
1.
Ability to measure current, voltage, and resistance
2.
Ability to program in VHDL
3.
Ability to make RF measurements
4.
Ability to program in C and Matlab
5.
Ability to use a computer for engineering analysis
6.
Ability to use a CAD package
7.
Ability to use a simulation package |
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Professional
Communications |
Students will
demonstrate the ability to produce both oral and written engineering
reports. |
1.
Solo reports
2.
Interdisciplinary team reports |
|
Professional
Ethics |
Students will
demonstrate the ability to apply professional ethics. |
1.
Demonstrate ethical thinking related to an engineering case study |
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Professional
Impact |
Students will
demonstrate the ability to discuss the societal or regulatory
implications of an electrical engineering topic. |
1.
Prepare a paper discussing how the capstone design project has
impact on critical areas such as health, energy, or the environment.
In this paper, also discuss how the technology used in the
capstone can have extensions or broader impact beyond the specifics
of the project. |
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Lifelong
Learning |
Students will
demonstrate the ability to learn a topic using self-study abilities. |
1.
Demonstrated mastery of an engineering topic not taught in class |
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Professional
Development |
Students will have
experience in exploring electrical engineering specializations and
career options. |
1.
% of students taking internships and co-ops
2.
% students taking jobs in industry
3.
% students attending graduate school |