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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

  • 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

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 -
    • 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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Alaska

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American Samoa

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Arizona

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California

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Colorado

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Connecticut

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Delaware

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District of Columbia

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Federated States of Micronesia

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Florida

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Hawaii

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Mississippi

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Missouri

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North Carolina

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North Dakota

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Ohio

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Oklahoma

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Puerto Rico

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Rhode Island

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South Carolina

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South Dakota

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Tennessee

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Texas

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Vermont

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Wyoming

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