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Engineering

Dr. Justin Greenly, chair

Dr. Tyler Brown

Dr. David Dombrowski

Dr. Derek Doroski, pre-engineering transfer programs director

Rev. Dr. Stephen Frezza, PSEM

Dr. Michael Seibert

 

 

The Engineering and Computing programs at Franciscan University of Steubenville aim to prepare students to bring value to people through the development of technology.  The department offers five different degree pathways: Computer Information Science, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering, and various Dual-Degree “Pre-Engineering” options in collaboration with partner schools. Each pathway offers students the opportunity to develop competence in a wide variety of engineering and computing disciplines and leverages the University’s commitment to Dynamic Orthodoxy with coursework and retreats that foster virtue formation and are built firmly on the Catholic intellectual tradition. 

Mission

The mission of the Engineering and Computing Department is to form the intellectual and spiritual minds of the students through rigorous academic study, practical application of course material in internship and co-op opportunities, and retreat programs that focus on the continuous growth of virtues in the lives of students. The Engineering programs emphasize the development of professional and personal virtue unique to the Franciscan educational culture, preparing students to successfully seek employment in their chosen industry, while living in Truth and developing in virtue.

Program Educational Objectives: 

The engineering and computing programs at Franciscan University of Steubenville form graduates in virtue who are armed to rebuild the Church and sanctify the world. 
By educating and forming technically competent and personally balanced disciples of Jesus Christ who are prepared personally and professionally to act as leaven in transforming the culture, the programs succeed in delivering to the world joyful and courageous individuals who proclaim the truth of the Gospel from the heart of the Church. The programs foster a community of encounter and conversion, including the students, faculty, staff, alumni, and employers.

The educational objectives for Mechanical Engineering Graduates include:

  • Competency: Demonstrate technical and personal competency, leveraging world class mechanical engineering knowledge and expertise.
  • Discipleship: Demonstrate integrity; Speak Truth in Love; Show a consistent and uncompromising adherence to strong moral and ethical principles and values: Have intrinsic ethics coupled to the technology expertise, rooted in the Faith and backed by reason.
  • Leaven: Demonstrate the capacity and courage to positively affect modern mechanical systems and technologies, positively influencing the workplace, community, nation and world.

 

The educational objectives for Software Engineering Graduates include:

  • Competency: Demonstrate technical and personal competency, leveraging world class software and cyber knowledge and expertise.
  • Discipleship: Demonstrate integrity; Speaking Truth in Love; Show a consistent and uncompromising adherence to strong moral and ethical principles and values; Have intrinsic ethics coupled to the technology expertise, rooted in the Faith and backed by reason.
  • Leaven: Demonstrate the capacity and courage to positively affect modern software-enabled systems and technologies, positively influencing the workplace, community, nation and world.
 

Program Learning Goals:

Engineering program graduates demonstrate:

  1. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
  2. an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors
  3. an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
  4. an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts
  5. an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives
  6. an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
  7. an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.
  8. an ability to apply Catholic ethical principles guided by virtue to questions in industry and of technology development.
 

 

 

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