Objectives & Outcomes: Welding & Fabrication Engineering Technology (B.S.)

Program Educational Objectives describe the career and professional accomplishments that graduates, after several years of experience, are prepared to achieve.

The educational objectives of the Welding and Fabrication Engineering Technology program are:

1. Technical Proficiency – Graduates will have established successful careers applying their expertise in welding engineering technologies. They will be recognized for using their analytical skills to lead problem-solving, innovation, and continuous improvement in professional practice.
2. Interpersonal Skills – Graduates will have demonstrated the ability to work effectively in collaborative, multidisciplinary team environments. They will be known for their clear and professional communication skills, enabling them to interact productively with colleagues, clients, and stakeholders.
3. Professionalism – Graduates will exhibit a sustained commitment to professional and personal development, pursuing advanced roles, certifications, or continuing education. They will be recognized for their strong work ethic and for conducting themselves with integrity and ethical responsibility in professional settings.
4. Societal Impact – Graduates will integrate awareness of global, societal, and environmental impacts into their professional decision-making. They will contribute to inclusive and diverse workplaces and promote solutions that reflect an understanding of the broader implications of technology in a global community.

A graduate of this major should be able to:

• Apply knowledge of industrial safety standards to both field and factory environments.
• Demonstrate knowledge in welding, welding automation, principles of fabrication, and process integration.
• Design welding systems, components, or processes meeting specified needs for broadly defined engineering problems appropriate to the welding discipline.
• Apply knowledge, techniques, skills and modern tools of mathematics, scientific principles and methodology, engineering, and technology to analyze and solve manufacturing problems with economic, technical, organizational, and design solutions.
• Function effectively as a team member as well as a leader on technical teams.
• Conduct standard tests, measurements, and experiments and analyze the results while developing solutions to material joining challenges using the characteristics of materials, industrial inspection techniques, welding processes, and manufacturing standards.
• Apply written, oral, and graphical communication in broadly-defined technical and non-technical environments; and an ability to identify and use appropriate technical literature.
• Understand professional, ethical, and social responsibilities and their implications related to the level and practice of a welding engineering technologist in a global/social context.

A graduate of this major should be able to:

• Apply knowledge, techniques, skills and modern tools of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology to solve broadly defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline.
• Design systems, components, or processes, meeting specific needs for broadly defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline.
• Apply written, oral, and graphical communication in broadly defined technical and non-technical environments; and an ability to use appropriate technical literature.
• Conduct standard tests, measurements, and experiments and analyze and interpret results to improves processes.
• Function effectively as a member as well as a leader on technical teams.