Engineering Technology
This degree plan is highly applied in nature. Students who complete this degree will have options to transfer to Southern Arkansas University’s BS in Engineering Technology and serve as pre-engineering with potential of transferring to engineering programs at four-year colleges. Graduates of this program can also go directly to work for industry as an engineering assistant or in quality control.
Program Goals
- Apply basic engineering theories and concepts creatively to analyze and solve technical problems.
- Utilize with a high degree of knowledge and skill equipment, instruments, software, and technical reference materials currently used in industry.
- Communicate effectively using developed writing, speaking and graphics skills.
- Assimilate and practice the concepts and principles of working in a team environment.
- Obtain employment within the discipline or matriculate to a four-year program in engineering or industrial technology.
Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)
| PLO 1. |
Apply the knowledge, techniques, skills and modern tools of the concentration of study to specifically defined engineering technology activities. |
| PLO 2. |
Demonstrate the knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering and technology by applying it to engineering technology problems using developed practical knowledge. |
| PLO 3. |
Conduct and report the results of standard tests and measurements, and conduct, analyze, and interpret experiment or project results. |
| PLO 4. |
Function effectively as a member of a technical team. |
| PLO 5. |
Identify, analyze and solve specifically defined engineering technology-based problems |
| PLO 6. |
Employ written, oral and visual communication in a technical environment. |