The Computer Science program has been accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Computer Science Program Criteria. The program contains both practical applications and underlying foundations of the discipline.
Program Educational Objectives
Graduates will:
- Exhibit knowledge and skills sufficient for continued intellectual growth in computing.
- Develop mentoring skills and assume project leadership roles in the computing field.
- Be able to adapt to technological advances and become technical experts in at least one area of computing.
- Gain an understanding of business and organizational concepts within the computing field.
- Understand the roles of regulations and guidelines in their area of industry.
Student Outcomes
Students will have an ability to:
- Analyze a complex computing problem and to apply principles of computing and other relevant disciplines to identify solutions.
- Design, implement, and evaluate a computing-based solution to meet a given set of computing requirements in the context of the program's discipline.
- Communicate effectively in a variety of professional contexts.
- Recognize professional responsibilities and make informed judgments in computing practice based on legal and ethical principles.
- Function effectively as a member or leader of a team engaged in activities appropriate to the program's discipline.
- Apply computer science theory and software development fundamentals to produce computing-based solutions.