Engineering - Associate of Science

1. Students will be able to communicate effectively about engineering (e.g., write lab reports in standard format and explain basic scientific concepts, procedures, and results using written, oral, and graphic presentation techniques).

2. Students will be able to construct and test hypotheses using modern electronics and electrical laboratory equipment and appropriate quantitative methods.

3. Students should be able to solve basic engineering problems.

4. A student's engineering inquiry process involves observing and evaluating their ability to navigate through the different stages of the engineering design process, including defining a problem, researching, brainstorming, prototyping and testing.

5. Students will be able to select and perform appropriate quantitative analyses of scientific observations. Students should show familiarity with the metric system, use a calculator to perform appropriate mathematical operations, and present results in tables and graphs.

6. Critically evaluate engineering reports or accounts presented in the popular media, understand the basic engineering facts related to important contemporary issues (e.g., limited energy resources, renewable energy research, digital design and communication research), and ask informed questions about those issues.