The Bachelor of Science degree in computer engineering emphasizes the ability of developing and adapting computer hardware for applications and prepares broadly trained computer engineers who are experienced in both software and hardware engineering. Computer engineers design, implement, program, verify, and analyze computing systems.
By understanding a computer system from top to bottom - from application software to operating systems to hardware and circuits - computer engineers are well prepared to create the wide array of computing systems and devices that we all use and depend upon every day.
Computer Engineering graduates work in every sector of the economy by:
- Designing mobile phone operating systems, applications, and hardware
- Designing scalable cloud service architectures, operating systems, and performance tools
- Creating massively parallel computing hardware, operating systems, and libraries for scientific discoveries
- Creating advanced embedded real time systems for all engineering sectors of the industry
- Developing computing hardware and software systems for all modalities of medical imaging
Program Educational Objectives
The Department of Engineering, Physics, and Computer Science strives to produce outstanding graduates who are successful in their careers. Within the three to five years following graduation a Henderson State University engineering alumni will:
- Have an engineering job or a career that utilizes the application of their engineering education in the workplace.
- Have completed professional development activities to enhance their credentials, including the pursuit of advanced degrees appropriate to their career fields.
Student Outcomes
The department has adopted the following engineering student outcomes to be assessed through the undergraduate engineering curriculum:
- An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
- 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
- An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
- 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
- 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
- An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
- An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.
Contact
Jim Harper
Associate Professor of Computer Science/Computer Science Coordinator
Caplinger Airway Science Building
870-230-5039