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Objectives and Outcomes

CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

Program Educational Objectives

Program Educational Objectives are broad statements that describe career and professional accomplishments that the program prepares graduates to achieve during the first few years following graduation. In practice graduates of the Civil Engineering Technology program will: 

  1. Demonstrate a balance of knowledge that encompasses key specialties within the practice of civil engineering technology.
  2. Be competent in applying the principles of civil engineering technology to the planning, development, design, construction, operation and management of both public and private facilities.
  3.  Meet industry expectations in evaluating ethical, societal, and environmental issues in the practice of civil engineering technology.
  4. Practice effective professional communications in formats common to industry practice.
  5. Be capable of career advancement, professional development, and can pursue registration as a professional engineer in the State of Georgia.

Program Outcomes

Program Outcomes are statements that describe knowledge and skills acquired by students that complete the program and which prepare them to achieve the educational objectives. The program outcomes are demonstrated by students at or before graduation. Students completing the Civil Engineering Technology program will be able to:   

  1. Conduct analysis and design and prepare engineering drawings (and other appropriate construction documents).
  2. Collect and analyze relevant data from experiments or research for the purpose of developing an engineering decision, design, or layout.
  3. Effectively communicate information in these formats:  written, oral, graphical, and mathematical.
  4. Apply appropriate software to solutions of problems in civil engineering technology applications.
  5. Identify, analyze, and solve civil problems and apply science, mathematics, Engineering and technology in those solutions.
  6. Perform economic analysis and cost estimates related to design, construction, operations, and maintenance of civil systems.
  7. Select appropriate surveying methods for land measurement as applied in the civil engineering technology field.
  8. Participate as productive team leaders (or team members) in defining and solving problems in civil engineering technology.
  9. Demonstrate a commitment to quality, timeliness, continuous improvement, and life-long learning.
  10. Interpret the published ASCE Code of Ethics for engineers and its application in professional practice with emphasis in ensuring safe designs.
  11. Respect diversity, and recognize contemporary professional, societal, and global issues in professional practice.

 

GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGY

Program Educational Objectives

Program Educational Objectives are broad statements that describe career and professional accomplishments that the program prepares graduates to achieve during the first few years following graduation. In practice graduates of the Geospatial Technology program will:  

  1. Possess a balance of technical knowledge that encompasses surveying, mapping and land development.
  2. Meet industry expectations for expertise in planning, execution, and development of a survey, site/subdivision design and small-scale map.
  3. Meet industry expectations in evaluating ethical, societal, and environmental issues in the practice of surveying and mapping.
  4. Practice effective professional communications in formats common to industry practice.
  5. Be capable of career advancement, professional development, and can pursue registration as a Professional Land Surveyor in the State of Georgia.

 Program Outcomes

Program Outcomes are statements that describe knowledge and skills acquired by students that complete the program and which prepare them to achieve the educational objectives. The program outcomes are demonstrated by students at or before graduation. Students completing the Geospatial Technology program will be able to:    

  1. Implement procedures for the use and care of field equipment.
  2. Apply math, science, and technology in surveying activities.
  3. Perform a boundary survey and preparation of a plat using appropriate Georgia standards and laws.
  4. Perform typical land surveying activities including ALTA, topographic, volume, as-built, control, geodetic, and subdivision surveys.
  5. Design residential subdivisions including lot layout, roads, and drainage.
  6. Perform coordinate calculations on the State Plane Coordinate System and transformations to other coordinate systems.
  7. Identify the surveyor’s role in a land information system (GIS).
  8. Identify careers in surveying and mapping and be committed to the profession and lifelong learning, ethical and safe practices, and respect diversity and societal issues in practice.
  9. Effectively communicate information in these formats:  written, oral, mathematical, and graphical. 
  10. Identify and perform typical surveying business activities including project management, bidding, contracts and overhead.
  11. Function effectively as team members (or team leaders) on multi-disciplinary teams.