Wireless Engineering Program Outcomes

Graduates of the Bachelor of Wireless Engineering Program, including the Wireless Electrical Engineering Option (WIRE) and the Wireless Software Engineering Option (WIRS), will have achieved and demonstrated each of the following eleven outcomes by the time of graduation from the program.

  1. Ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, basic science, and engineering to solve problems encompassing fundamental areas of wireless communications, with greatest emphasis by option as follows:
    • WIRE: electrical engineering key to the practice of wireless engineering (circuits and systems, electronics, digital systems, electromagnetics, and communication systems)
    • WIRS: software-oriented wireless engineering (digital systems, systems software, communication systems, communication networks, wireless applications, and human-computer interaction).
  2. Ability to apply in-depth knowledge of wireless communications principles, systems, and networks to the solution of wireless engineering problems, with emphasis by option as follows:
    • WIRE:  RF electronics, digital signal processing, antenna design, and network design.
    • WIRS:  software engineering, network design, security, and quality assurance.
  3. Ability to design and evaluate a component or system to meet desired needs within the field of wireless engineering.
  4. Ability to identify and formulate a problem when faced with a situation that calls for an engineering solution.
  5. Ability to design and conduct experiments to acquire needed data, and to analyze and interpret data to solve engineering problems.
  6. Proficiency in the use of computers and other modern tools and skills to solve engineering problems.
  7. Ability to function as a member of a multidisciplinary team in the solution of engineering problems.
  8. Proficiency in communicating ideas and information orally and in writing.
  9. Appreciation of the need for, and an ability to learn new concepts as required for the continuing practice of wireless engineering.
  10. Understanding of ethical responsibility and professional integrity issues related to the practice of wireless engineering.
  11. Understanding of contemporary engineering and societal issues, and the impact of engineering decisions on society in both a local and global context.