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Learning Goals

The Trinity Engineering learning goals arise from its mission statement:

“to educate and inspire engineering students within the liberal arts environment so that they will possess the knowledge and vision to make significant contributions to the engineering profession and to society at large.”

This overarching theme is expanded to specific learning goals embodied in educational objectives:

The program educational objectives of the B.S. in engineering program are the following:

  • Trinity engineering graduates apply their broad liberal arts education and firm foundation in engineering fundamentals to diverse fields of endeavor.
  • Early in their careers, Trinity engineering graduates pursue varied positions in industry or graduate school in engineering and related fields.
  • Trinity engineering graduates demonstrate professional growth, provide leadership, and contribute to the needs of society.

The degree of student attainment of these educational objectives is assessed by rubrics that quantify specific student outcomes. These outcomes are consistent with ABET Criteria 3, Student Outcomes.

All graduates of the Trinity B.S. in Engineering program will demonstrate the following:

  1. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
  2. 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.
  3. an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
  7. an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.