Industrial Engineering Objectives & Outcomes

Industrial Engineering B.S.

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Educational Program Statement

Texas Tech University's Department of Industrial, Systems & Manufacturing Engineering supports the university's mission by delivering its undergraduate B.S. in Industrial Engineering at TTU's new instructional site in San José, Costa Rica. The degree program provides students in Central America and the Caribbean with a curriculum and an educational experience that will enable them to launch their careers as industrial engineers.

The course selection and content remain current through continuous assessment by employers, alumni, faculty, and students. Students obtain a broad education that enables them to understand the impact of industrial engineering solutions in a global, social, and environmental context.

To accomplish this mission, the Industrial Engineering faculty at Texas Tech-CR join colleagues in Lubbock to endorse the following program educational objectives.

Program Educational Objectives

Texas Tech-CR Industrial Engineering B.S. graduates support the development of Costa Rica, Central America, and the Caribbean region by

• Assuming professional, technical managerial, or leadership roles within industrial organizations or likewise by pursuing graduate-level education.
• Applying knowledge through discovery, synthesis, and integration for the betterment of their organization or society at large.

Student Outcomes

The Student Outcomes listed below represent the knowledge and skills our graduates will have mastered.

To enable Texas Tech-Costa Rica Industrial Engineering students to accomplish the ABET program objectives, the curriculum is designed to assure that students possess the following at the time of their graduation:

• 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, to analyze and interpret data, and to use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
• An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.