Objectives & Outcomes
Our Mission
The Instrumentation & Automation Engineering Technology program at OSUIT provides a hands-on approach to education. The program is committed to lifelong learning and professionalism and places focus on quality instruction in an applied manner. Our overall intent is to supply the students with the education they will need to be a positive influence in the workforce and engineering technology community. It is also intended that students will develop a dedication to the profession and an ability to maintain professional competency through a program of lifetime learning.
Relationship of Outcomes to Educational Objectives
Program Educational Objectives
The Instrumentation Engineering Technology (ETIA) program focuses on the application of electronics and computer technology to instrumentation, industrial automation, and process control systems. ETIA program prepares graduates who within a few years after graduation will:
- Develop and expand their professional careers in fields related to instrumentation technologies, process control, and industrial processes automation, using their sound knowledge base and skill sets.
- Demonstrate their expertise and professionalism in the field of Instrumentation Engineering Technology through their breadth of knowledge, strong personal skills, competency in all forms of communication, and teamwork.
- Apply industry expectations to manage effectively ethical, societal, and environment issues in practice.
- Advance in their careers through professional development and the practice of life-long learning.
- Demonstrate sound knowledge and application of safety and safe practices, industry standards, and regulating agencies for compliance in professional practice.
Student Outcomes
- An ability to apply knowledge, techniques, skills and modern tools of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology to solve broadly-defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline;
- An ability to design systems, components, or processes meeting specified needs for broadly-defined engineering problems appropriate to the discipline;
- An ability to apply written, oral, and graphical communication in broadly-defined technical and non-technical environments; and an ability to identify and use appropriate technical literature;
- An ability to conduct standard tests, measurements, and experiments and to analyze and interpret the results to improve processes; and
- An ability to function effectively as a member as well as a leader on technical teams.