To develop professional attitudes and ethics, including the understanding of the engineering and technology. To develop habits of orderliness, carefulness and objectivity. To develop an understanding and a sensitivity for social, economic and environmental implications of various technological systems in the real world. To provide the student with intellectual challenges designed to arouse curiosity and a desire for lifelong learning. A major engineering curriculum objective is to provide engineering students with the ability to systematically apply engineering fundamentals to the design of engineering components, systems and processes.
Engineering design is the process of devising a system, component, or process to meet desired needs.
The fundamental elements of the design process are the establishment of objectives and criteria, synthesis, construction, testing and evaluation and should include a variety of realistic constraints, such as economic factors, safety, and reliability, aesthetics, ethics and social impact. In this regard, the College has in place, a series of required courses with engineering design content which are integrated throughout the curriculum in each engineering department. Engineering design continues in the junior year with the required course ENGR 320 Introduction to Design where upper division students are once again introduced to the design process in a much more rigorous and comprehensive manner, building upon concepts introduced at the freshman and sophomore levels. Specialization in each department begins in the junior year with departmental design courses. Departmental specific design courses are listed in each department curriculum.