ABET Accreditation and Program Assessment

A constituency group is a group who has a special interest in the program and has certain needs it wishes the program to fulfill. The constituency groups were initially determined by the ECE faculty in the Fall of 1999. The current constituency groups for both the electrical and computer engineering programs are:

1. Present undergraduate students,
2. Alumni with BSEE and BSCompE degrees,
3. Department Industrial Advisory Board, and
4. Employers of graduates with BSEE and BSCompE degrees.

While the program faculty could also be considered a constituency group, they, as custodian of the program, are responsible for the program meeting the desired objectives and outcomes and are not listed along with these more external members.

The University of Idaho is the state’s land-grant research university. As such, it has a commitment to enhance the scientific, economic, social, legal, and cultural assets of our state, and to develop solutions for complex problems facing society. In support of this mission the University has identified the following Learning Outcomes.

1. Learn and integrate

Through independent learning and collaborative study, attain, use, and develop knowledge in the arts, humanities, sciences, and social sciences, with disciplinary specialization and the ability to integrate information across disciplines.

2. Think and create

Use multiple thinking strategies to examine real-world issues, explore creative avenues of expression, solve problems, and make consequential decisions.

3. Communicate

Acquire, articulate, create and convey intended meaning using verbal and non-verbal methods of communication that demonstrate respect and understanding in a complex society.

4. Clarify purpose and perspective

Explore one’s life purpose and meaning through transformational experiences that foster an understanding of self, relationships, and diverse global perspectives.

5. Practice citizenship

Apply principles of ethical leadership, collaborative engagement, socially responsible behavior, respect for diversity in an interdependent world, and a service-oriented commitment to advance and sustain local and global communities.