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The Program Educational Objectives for the Computer Engineering and the Electrical Engineering degrees are:

• Graduates are expected to have become contributing professionals in society.
• Graduates are expected to have exhibited intellectual growth after graduation.
• Graduates should be satisfied with their undergraduate education from Clarkson.
• Some graduates should have risen to positions of leadership in the profession.
• Those graduates who are especially talented and motivated to seek the Ph.D. should be successful at entering and completing graduate studies.

The Program Outcomes for the Computer Engineering program are:

1. In the required course sequence, students are expected to master fundamentals of hardware and software design.
2. Students will have experience in using state of the art software and engineering tools.
3. Students will have developed their teamwork and communication skills.
4. Students should have the ability to design an integrated hardware/software system to meet desired specifications.
5. Students should have an appreciation for the importance of extracurricular and community involvement.

The Program Outcomes for the Electrical Engineering program are:

1. In the required course sequence, students are expected to master the essential topics that are needed in the courses that follow.
2. Students will have experience in using state of the art software and engineering tools.
3. Students will have developed their teamwork and communication skills.
4. Students should have the ability to design an engineering system to meet desired specifications.
5. Students will have experience in close faculty interaction, extracurricular activity, and community involvement.

The Software Engineering Program Educational Objectives are:

• Graduates are expected to have become contributing professionals in society.
• Graduates are expected to have experienced professional development and exhibited intellectual growth after graduation.
• Graduates should be satisfied with their undergraduate education from Clarkson.
• Some graduates should have risen to positions of leadership in the Software Engineering profession.
• Those graduates who are especially talented and motivated to pursue a graduate degree should be successful at entering and completing graduate studies.

The Software Engineering program has the following seven desired outcomes:

1. Students will have a fundamental understanding of computer systems.
2. Students will be able to apply engineering principles to software design and construction. They will be able to:
   • develop software requirements and functional specifications,
   • use proven techniques to design software structure before it is implemented,
   • apply established verification and validation techniques,
   • the importance of constructing large software systems using standardized components and reusing existing code (modules) where possible,
   • use software tools as effective aids in all phases of software development,
   • design, develop, and deliver software in a cost effective manner.
3. Students will have experience with issues encountered at every stage in the software life-cycle.
4. Students can work in an interdisciplinary team on software components of a system.
5. Students should have good interpersonal and communication skills.
6. Students can readily assimilate new technologies.
7. Students can understand the impact their discipline has on society