Holistic Curriculum

The Department operates a novel undergraduate program designed to reinforce student learning while enhancing student ability for troubleshooting, diagnosis, problem solving and communication of results. The key features included in the program are:

• integrated design reports for sophomore and junior years
  
• oral and written reports emphasized throughout curriculum
  
• economic considerations factored in the proposed engineering solution
  
• group work
  
• critical thinking skills developed through role-playing and cooperative learning
  
• life-long learning skills developed through 'need-to-know' based projects
  
• continuous assessment of curriculum effectiveness
  feedback that provides continuous improvement of curriculum