Accreditation: Northern Kentucky University, Greater Cincinnati Region

The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. (ABET) ensures that graduates of accredited programs meet the quality standards for the current workforce. At Northern Kentucky University our Electrical & Electronics Engineering Technology and our Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering Technology programs are accredited by the ETAC Accreditation Commission of ABET.

ABET requires that each program make available to the public their Program Educational Objectives, their Student Outcomes, their accreditation status and data on their student enrollments and degrees granted. The information for the programs offered by Northern Kentucky University are below:

Engineering Technology Graduates

	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023
EEET & EET	12	19	22	15	11	8
MET	0	0	2	0	5	9
MMET	41	45	40	36	20	27

Engineering Technology Enrollment

	Fall 2018	Fall 2019	Fall 2020	Fall 2021	Fall 2022	Fall 2023
EEET & EET	87	70	61	51	45	31
MET	9	22	30	36	36	45
MMET	155	132	118	105	99	83

Engineering Technology Program Objectives and Outcomes

EEET Program Objectives & Outcomes

EEET Program Objectives

The objective of the EEET Program is to produce graduates with knowledge, hands-on skills, problem-solving, technical and leadership skills to enter careers in the design, installation, manufacturing, testing, evaluation, technical sales, maintenance, process and system design. These graduates will

PEO1. Attain gainful employment in technical or managerial careers where they continue to enhance their knowledge in the Electrical and Electronics Engineering disciplines.
PEO2. Attain an ability to work effectively in cross functional teams and communicate effectively in oral, written or visual forms.
PEO3. Attain an awareness of ethical, professional, and social responsibilities in their professional lives and community services.
PEO4. Attain skills necessary to engage in lifelong learning activities coupled with commitment to continuous improvement in their professional lives.

EEET Program Outcomes

SO1. An ability to apply the knowledge, techniques, skills, of mathematics, science, and modern tools of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technology to solve broadly-defined engineering problems in electronics systems development;
SO2. An ability to design systems, components, or processes meeting specified needs for broadly-defined engineering problems appropriate to the implementation of control, instrumentation, communication, computer, and power systems;
SO3. An ability to conduct standard tests, measurements, experiments, and to analyze and interpret the results to improve processes in digital, electronics, DC & AC circuit design, micro-computer, power and signal systems;
SO4. An ability to apply written, oral, and graphical communication in both technical and non-technical environments; and an ability to identify and use appropriate technical literature;
SO5. An ability to function effectively as a member or leader on a technical team.

MET Program Objectives & Outcomes

MET Program Objectives

The MET program will produce graduates with knowledge, hands-on skills, problem-solving, mechanical and leadership skills to enter careers in the design, installation, manufacturing, testing, evaluation, technical sales, maintenance, process and system design. These graduates will:

PEO1. Technically competent - gainful employment in technical or leadership careers where they continue to enhance their knowledge in the mechatronics, automation and robotics disciplines.
PEO2. Teamwork and communicate - ability to work effectively in cross functional teams and communicate effectively in oral, written or visual forms.
PEO3. Professionalism - awareness of ethical, professional, and social responsibilities in their professional lives and community services.
PEO4. Life-long learning - engage in self-directed continuing professional development.

MET Program Outcomes

By the time of graduation, students in the MET program will have demonstrated:

SO1. 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 application of circuit analysis, analog and digital electronics, basic instrumentation, associated software and computers to aid in the characterization, analysis, and troubleshooting of mechatronics systems;
SO2. An ability to design systems, components, or processes meeting specified needs for broadly-defined engineering problems appropriate to the graphical representations of mechatronics systems, appropriate computer programming languages for operating mechatronics systems and advanced topics in engineering mechanics, engineering materials, and fluid mechanics for applied design, operation, or troubleshooting;
SO3. 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;
SO4. An ability to conduct standard tests, measurements, and experiments and to analyze and interpret the results to improve processes; and application of project management techniques in the investigation, analysis, and design of mechatronics systems.
SO5. An ability to function effectively as a member as well as a leader on technical teams.

MMET Program Objectives & Outcomes

MMET Program Objectives

The MMET Program will prepare graduates with technical knowledge, problem solving ability, managerial and hands-on skills to enter careers in process and system design, manufacturing operations, technical sales or service functions, maintenance, testing and evaluation of mechanical systems.

PEO1. Attain a gainful employment in technical or leadership careers where they continue to enhance their knowledge in the Mechanical and/or Manufacturing disciplines.
PEO2. Attain an ability to work effectively in cross functional teams and communicate effectively in oral, written or visual forms.
PEO3. Attain an awareness of ethical, professional, and social responsibilities in their professional lives and community services.
PEO4. Attain skills necessary to engage in lifelong learning activities coupled with commitment to continuous improvement in their professional lives.

MMET Program Outcomes

By the time of graduation, students in the MMET program will have
demonstrated:

SO1. An ability to apply the knowledge, techniques, skills, of mathematics, science, and modern tools of mechanical and manufacturing engineering technology to solve broadly-defined engineering problems in the design, manufacturing, facility planning, materials handling, robotics, and maintenance of mechanical and manufacturing systems;
SO2. An ability to design systems, components, or processes meeting specified needs for broadly-defined engineering problems relating to; materials, manufacturing processes, tooling, automation, production operations, maintenance, quality, industrial organization, mechanical design, tool design and machine design;
SO3. An ability to conduct standard tests, measurements , experiments, and optimization in: engineering materials, statics, dynamics, fluid power, and electronics and to analyze and interpret the results to improve processes;
SO4. An ability to function effectively as a member or leader on a technical team;
SO5.An ability to apply written, oral, and graphical communication in both technical and non-technical environments; and an ability to identify and use appropriate technical literature;