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SECCM Assessment Plan - Roger Williams University

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The Engineering program was originally designed to allow students to select their<br />

engineering electives from a variety of courses that would provide an interdisciplinary<br />

engineering perspective. While some students pursued a diverse selection of electives,<br />

others concentrated their elective choices in one of the more traditional engineering<br />

disciplines such as civil or mechanical engineering. As the program matured, assessment<br />

tools indicated a clear desire from those students who concentrated their electives to be<br />

awarded some formal recognition for their concentrated course of study.<br />

The decision to award formal recognition was studied in depth by the program faculty. While<br />

there was a clear desire to preserve the “general” nature of the program, the faculty realized<br />

that one of the central attributes of a general engineering program was the student’s<br />

exposure to a range of engineering areas. The faculty concluded that student specialization<br />

of elective choices was a natural outgrowth of the program and a major strength.<br />

Accordingly, in Academic Year 2001-2002, the faculty developed curricular criteria for<br />

awarding minors in five disciplinary areas: civil, computer, electrical, environmental and<br />

mechanical engineering. Minor options were first offered in Academic Year 2002-2003. In<br />

most cases, students desiring to minor are required to take additional courses that result in a<br />

total program credit hour count higher than the nominal 125 credit hours. It is important to<br />

recognize that there is no requirement for students to pursue a minor and students are still<br />

free to select their engineering electives from the total offerings. The elective courses offered<br />

by the program are listed in Table 2.3, Engineering Proficiency Courses.<br />

Table 2.3 Engineering Proficiency Courses<br />

Course Number Course Title Credits<br />

COMSC 110 1 Introduction to Computer Science and Lab 4<br />

COMSC 111 1 Data Structures and Lab 4<br />

COMSC 210 1 Principles of Computer Organization and Lab 4<br />

COMSC 220 1 Analysis of Algorithms 3<br />

COMSC 230 1 Principles of Programming Languages 3<br />

CNST 250 2 Construction Equipment 3<br />

CNST 302 2 Surveying and Lab 4<br />

CNST 455 3 Mechanical and Electrical Design for Buildings 3<br />

ENGR 270 Digital Systems Design and Lab 4<br />

ENGR 314 Soil Mechanics and Lab 4<br />

ENGR 405 Air Pollution and Control 3<br />

ENGR 407 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management 3<br />

ENGR 408 Water Pollution and Treatment and Lab 4<br />

ENGR 409 Design of Structures 3<br />

ENGR 412 Water Resources Engineering and Lab 4<br />

ENGR 413 Advanced Structural Analysis 3<br />

ENGR 415 Wastewater Treatment and Lab 4<br />

ENGR 417 Groundwater Hydrology 3<br />

ENGR 424 Digital Signal Processing 3<br />

ENGR 430 Special Topics 3<br />

ENGR 431 Mechanical Vibrations 3<br />

ENGR 433 Heat Transfer 3<br />

ENGR 445 Dynamic Modeling and Control 3<br />

ENGR 450 Robotics 3<br />

ENGR 455 Data Communications 3<br />

ENGR 465 Network Analysis and Design 3<br />

Minimum Total Credits 12<br />

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