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Program Educational Objectives

• Computer Game Design and Development graduates will be successful professionals in the field of gaming and computing, making valuable technical contributions to the design, development, and production of computer game systems and related applications.
• Graduates will be socially responsible individuals capable of clearly articulating their professional and ethical principles in their chosen career.
• Graduates are sufficiently prepared for their first and subsequent positions, as they are independent, life-long learners, including learning new, rapidly changing technologies and applying them in their chosen career.

Student Outcomes

Graduates of the program will have an ability to:

• Analyze a complex computing problem and to apply principles of computing and other relevant disciplines to identify solutions.
• Design, implement, and evaluate a computing-based solution to meet a given set of computing requirements in the context of the program鈥檚 discipline.
• Communicate effectively in a variety of professional contexts.
• Recognize professional responsibilities and make informed judgments in computing practice based on legal and ethical principles.
• Function effectively as a member or leader of a team engaged in activities appropriate to the program鈥檚 discipline.

Program Educational Objectives

• Graduates will apply their knowledge of software engineering principles and practices to define, design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain innovative and secure software solutions that meet user needs and address real-world challenges while also considering factors that have a cultural, environmental, economic, and ethical impact.
• Graduates will pursue life鈥恖ong learning opportunities to enhance their technical, interdisciplinary, and interpersonal skills and demonstrate ethical principles in the application of software-based solutions to societal and organizational problems.
• Graduates will develop and refine their leadership, effective communication, and collaboration skills to maximize software value and quality in a team setting.

Student Outcomes

Graduates of the program will have an ability to:

• Identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
• 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.
• Communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
• 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.
• Function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
• Develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
• Acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

Program Educational Objectives

• Advanced technical skills in software engineering, including proficiency in programming languages, software architecture design, and development methodologies.
• Equipped with the leadership and communication skills necessary to effectively manage software engineering teams and projects. This includes skills in team building, communication, conflict resolution, and project management.
• Prepared to adapt to new technologies and software development paradigms, as well as to innovate new software solutions in response to changing industry needs.
• Committed to ethical and professional behavior, with a deep understanding of the impact that software engineering has on society.

Student Outcomes

Graduates of the program will have an ability to:

• Demonstrate knowledge and utilization of software processes, software architecture or models, and the mapping of underlying techniques into the problem domain.
• Demonstrate the ability to analyze, assess, verify and validate, and evaluate artifacts of software engineering systems.
• Independently learn and research new topics in software engineering.