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Mission
Statement and Educational Objectives
Mission
Statement
The
mission of the Department of Civil Engineering is to provide a high quality
education at both the undergraduate and graduate level, emphasizing the
needs of Idaho and the region.
Educational
Objectives
The objectives of the Civil Engineering program include graduating students that are:
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Capable of planning, designing, and managing civil
engineering systems and processes, |
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capable of taking up leadership positions in the profession, |
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responsible, ethical, and aware of the social and economic
issues of engineered projects, |
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committed to life-long learning. |
Graduates from our program are expected to be capable of:
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solving problems in mathematics through differential equations, probability and statistics, calculus-based physics, and chemistry; |
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conducting civil engineering experiments according to established criteria in two or more areas, and analyze and interpret the resulting data; |
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designing a complex system
or process to meet desired needs, within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability; |
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functioning effectively as a member of a multi-disciplinary
team; |
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solving
well-defined engineering problems in four technical areas appropriate to civil engineering; |
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analyzing a complex situation involving multiple conflicting professional and
ethical interests, to determine an appropriate course of action; |
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organizing and deliver effective verbal, written, and graphical communications; |
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drawing broad education, to determine global, economic, environmental, and societal impacts of a specific, relatively constrained engineering solution; |
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demonstrating the ability to learn on their own, without the aid of formal instruction; |
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incorporating specific contemporary issues into the identification, formulation, and solution of a specific engineering problem; and |
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applying relevant techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools to solve a simple problem. |
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