2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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Course descriptions are arranged alphabetically by the course prefix codes as listed below. For the purpose of brevity, course descriptions do not follow traditional rules of grammar and may consist of sentence fragments. |
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Economics |
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ECON 3320 - Applied Econometrics
Prerequisite: BANL 1100 . Application of econometric methods to quantify economic relations. By providing the basic tools to do empirical analysis to become a more sophisticated consumer of economic research done by others. To learn how to apply econometrics to real-world problems. Start with some estimation, hypothesis testing and confidence intervals in the simple and multiple regression. Extend the analysis to the dummy variable, autocorrelation, heteroscadasticity and simultaneous equations. Use of statistical programming language, R and R-Studio. 3 credits.
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ECON 3340 - Microeconomic Analysis
Prerequisites: ECON 1133 , ECON 1134 . Study of commodity and factor pricing, theory of production, cost theory, market structures under perfect and imperfect market conditions. 3 credits.
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ECON 3341 - Macroeconomic Analysis
Prerequisites: ECON 1133 , ECON 1134 . An investigation of the makeup of the national income and an analysis of the factors that enter into its determination. The roles of consumption, investment, government finance, and money influencing national income and output, employment, the price level and rate of growth, and policies for economic stability and growth. 3 credits.
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ECON 3342 - International Economics
Prerequisites: ECON 1133 , ECON 1134 , junior standing. The role, importance, and currents of international commerce; the balance of international payments; foreign exchange and international finance; international trade theory; problems of payments adjustment; trade restrictions; economic development and foreign aid. 3 credits.
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ECON 3343 - Business Forecasting
Prerequisite: BANL 1100 . The focus of this course is on statistical and data analytical methods for the preparation of business forecasts. A variety of empirical techniques are covered: smoothing methods, moving averages, regression analysis, classical time-series decomposition methods, and ARIMA (Box-Jenkins) models. Emphasis is placed upon building forecasting models and evaluating their reliability. The focus is on time-series data. R is the preferred statistical package; Tableau and other packages will be introduced as time permits. 3 credits.
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ECON 3370 - Environmental and Natural Resources Economics
Prerequisite: MATH 1108 or higher. Develops the conventional neoclassical economics framework underscoring the analysis of institutional, economic, legal, social, and policy issues related to natural resources and the environment. Analyzes the evolution and development as well as key issues in the field of natural resource and environmental policy. Examination of domestic and global resource issues and policy. Specific policy issues addressed include water resources, air pollution, waste management, energy, the regulatory arena, and climate change. 3 credits.
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ECON 4400 - Economics Capstone I
Prerequisite: senior standing in economics. This course is the first component of a two-part senior capstone project sequence. The capstone experience provides the student with an understanding of research methodology in economics. In the first semester, EC 400, the students will be taught how to conceive and carry out the first steps of a formal research project. You will formulate the capstone project research plan, which will include topic selection, conjecture or hypothesis, literature review and data source identification. The written deliverable, the capstone project research proposal; is due at the end of the first semester. 3 credits.
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ECON 4401 - Economics Capstone II
Prerequisite: ECON 4400 with a grade of C or better. EC 401 is the second component of a two-part senior capstone project sequence. The capstone experience provides the student with an understanding of research methodology in economics. In the second semester, EC 401, you will conduct your analysis set forth in the research proposal completed in ECON 4400 , write and submit and present your findings in a seminar. The completed capstone project write-up is formally submitted at the end of the second semester. 3 credits.
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ECON 4425 - Decision-Making and Uncertainty
Prerequisite: BANL 1100 . An examination of how risk and uncertainty shape decisionmaking. The course will expose students to modern analytic tools, such as Monte Carlo simulation, that can be used to incorporate risk in business strategy and public policy. 3 credits.
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ECON 4440 - Economic Development
Prerequisites: ECON 1133 , ECON 1134 , junior standing. Economic problems of developing countries and the policies necessary to induce growth. Individual projects required. 3 credits.
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ECON 4450 - Special Topics
Prerequisites: ECON 1133 , ECON 1134 . Coverage of new and emerging topics and appreciation in economics. 3 credits.
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ECON 4451 - Special Topics
Prerequisites: ECON 1133 , ECON 1134 . Coverage of new and emerging topics and appreciation in economics. 3 credits.
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ECON 4452 - Special Topics
Prerequisites: ECON 1133 , ECON 1134 . Coverage of new and emerging topics and appreciation in economics. 3 credits.
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ECON 4453 - Special Topics
Prerequisites: ECON 1133 , ECON 1134 . Coverage of new and emerging topics and appreciation in economics. 3 credits.
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ECON 4454 - Special Topics
Prerequisites: ECON 1133 , ECON 1134 . Coverage of new and emerging topics and appreciation in economics. 3 credits.
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ECON 4455 - Special Topics
Prerequisites: ECON 1133 , ECON 1134 . Coverage of new and emerging topics and appreciation in economics. 3 credits.
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ECON 4456 - Special Topics
Prerequisites: ECON 1133 , ECON 1134 . Coverage of new and emerging topics and appreciation in economics. 3 credits.
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ECON 4457 - Special Topics
Prerequisites: ECON 1133 , ECON 1134 . Coverage of new and emerging topics and appreciation in economics. 3 credits.
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ECON 4458 - Special Topics
Prerequisites: ECON 1133 , ECON 1134 . Coverage of new and emerging topics and appreciation in economics. 3 credits.
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ECON 4459 - Special Topics
Prerequisites: ECON 1133 , ECON 1134 . Coverage of new and emerging topics and appreciation in economics. 3 credits.
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ECON 4593 - Honors Thesis: Economics
Students in this course will complete their Honors Thesis in consultation with their Honors Thesis advisor. 3 credits.
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ECON 4598 - Internship
Prerequisites: ECON 1133 , ECON 1134 , junior standing. On-the-job learning in selected organizations in areas related to the student's major. 3 credits.
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ECON 4599 - Independent Study
Prerequisites: ECON 1133 , ECON 1134 , junior standing. Independent research projects or other approved forms of independent study. 3 credits.
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Electrical Engineering |
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ELEC 1155 - Digital Systems I
Fundamental concepts of digital systems. Binary numbers, Boolean algebra, combination logic design using gates, map minimization techniques.use of modular MSI components such as adders, multiplexers, etc. Analysis and design of simple synchronous sequential circuits. 3 credits.
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ELEC 2234 - Analog Circuits Laboratory
Prerequisite: EASC 2230 . Co-requisite: ELEC 2235 . Laboratory exercises and projects in DV and AC circuits including Ohm's law, Kirchhoff's laws, Mesh and Nodal Analysis, Thevenin and Norton thorems, capacitance and inductance measurment, transient behavior or RLC circuts, operational amplifiers and applications. Simulations including LabView© are introduced. Written and oral reports are required. 1 credits.
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ELEC 2235 - Analog Circuits
Prerequisite: EASC 2230 . In-depth analysis techniques applied to resistive circuits including a review of nodal and mesh analysis, Thevenin and Norton theorems, linearity and superposition, maximum power transfer, applications of operational amplifiers, PSPICE projects, 1st and 2nd order networks, mutual inductance and transformers, steady state power analysis, effective and rms values, complex power, power factor, three phase circuits, power relationships, power factor correction, sinusoidal frequency analysis, resonant circuits, simple filter networks, Laplace transform and its application to circuit analysis. 3 credits.
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ELEC 2247 - Electronics I
Prerequisite: EASC 2230 . Basic semiconductor concepts, electronic devices including diodes, operational amplifiers, and transistors. Analysis and applications of electronic circuits under dc bias, small signal conditions, various discrete amplifier designs, and switching conditions are considered. Use of simulation programs is emphasized. 3 credits.
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ELEC 2255 - Digital Systems Laboratory
Prerequisite: ELEC 1155 . Covers digital systems test instruments. Experiments in combinational and introductory sequential circuits. Software tools, simulators. Schematic capture and introduction to hardware description languages. Design of simple digital circuits. Written and oral laboratory reports. 1 credits.
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ELEC 3302 - Signals and Systems
Prerequisite: EASC 2230 . Co-requisite: MATH 2204 or MATH 2205 . An introductory course that develops mathematical techniques for modeling continuous and discrete linear systems. Topics covered include basic linear system theory, time domain methods such as convolution, frequency domain methods such as Fourier transform, the z-transform, and the Laplace transform. Classroom lectures are supplemented by computer simulations that reinforce major concepts. 3 credits.
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ELEC 3306 - Electronic Materials and Devices
Prerequisite: ELEC 2247 . Semiconductor materials including doping, conduction, diffusion, p-n junction effects. Hall effect and quantum theory. Diode current-voltage relation, diode capacitance and breakdown; FET and BJT operation. Magnetic properties of matter. 3 credits.
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ELEC 3320 - Random Signal Analysis
Prerequisite: ELEC 3302 . Axioms of probability, joint and conditional probability, random variables, probability density, mass, cumulative distribution functions, Bernoulli trials, Binomial, Poisson and Gaussian random variables, pairs of random variables, functions of one and two random variables, characteristic functions, sequences of independent random variables, central limit theorem, and laws of large numbers. Introduction to random processes. Autocorrelation and spectral density functions. Noise in electronic systems. 3 credits.
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ELEC 3330 - Computer Architecture
Prerequisite: ELEC 1155 . Characteristics of instruction set architecture (ISA) and microarchitecture; RISC and CISC ISA design; cache and memory hierarchy; physical and virtual memory; pipelining; branch prediction; project work in both ISA and microarchitecture implementation and design. 3 credits.
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ELEC 3347 - Electronics Design Laboratory
Prerequisite: ELEC 2234 . Prerequisite or co-requisite: ELEC 3348 . Laboratory exercises and design projects intended to give students practical experience in analog electronics. Experiments include operational amplifiers, diodes, BJTs, FETs single and multistage amplifier design as well as open-ended design projects. Computer simulations including LabView© are used; written and oral reports are required. 1 credits.
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ELEC 3348 - Electronics II
Prerequisite: ELEC 2247 . Building blocks of integrated circuit amplifiers, differential and multistage amplifiers, frequency responses, feedback, output stage and power amplifiers, operational amplifier circuits. Use of simulation programs is emphasized. 3 credits.
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ELEC 3355 - Control Systems
Prerequisite: ELEC 3302 . The mathematical modeling of physical systems. Linear approximation of physical systems. Differential equations of physical systems. State variable models of dynamic systems. Transfer functions. Time response. State Transition Matrix. Error Signal Analysis. Sensitivity of Control systems to parameter variations. Control of transient response. Steady state error. Stability of linear feedback systems. 3 credits.
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ELEC 3356 - Digital Systems II
Prerequisite: ELEC 1155 or equivalent. Course focuses on sequential logic design. Both synchronous and asynchronous techniques are covered, with an emphasis on controller-based modular design. Design with hardware description language. 3 credits.
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ELEC 3361 - Fundamentals of Electromagnetics
Prerequisites: MATH 2203 , PHYS 2205 . Basic electromagnetic theory including static fields of electric charges and magnetic fields of steady electric currents. Fundamental field laws including Coulomb's Law, Gauss' Law, BiotSavart's Law, and Ampere's Law. Maxwell's equations, scalar and vector potentials, Laplace's equation, and boundary conditions. Magnetization, polarization. 3 credits.
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ELEC 3371 - Embedded Systems
Prerequisites: CSCI 1110 , ELEC 1155 . Prerequisite or co-requisite: ELEC 2247 . Introduction to the organization of digital computers. Stored program concept, instruction processing, memory organization, instruction formats, addressing modes, instruction sets, introduction to assembly language, bus structures, bus arbitration, experiments with microcontroller interfacing with examples such as: input/output programming, serial communication, timers, interrupts and interrupt processing, SPI, I2C, CAN, 7-SEG/LCD/TFT displays . Course includes laboratory activity. 3 credits.
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ELEC 3397 - Junior Design Experience
Prerequisites: ELEC 3347 , ELEC 3371 . To foster creativity and individual exploration, this course is expected to take students through a series of preliminary activities and brainstorming sessions in engineering design. The emphasis will be on multidisciplinary designs in a team setting. The course instructor may act as a mentor, a resource, or as a client who will ensure that realistic constraints are imposed. The students are expected to perform a top-down design and analysis of systems or processes. Projects may include (but are not limited to) analog and digital electronics, microcontrollers, pc interface, motors and actuators. Software simulation tools may be used to verify design. In addition, students will develop skills in hardware and software troubleshooting and testing. The design experience culminates in a multi-week task that requires the students to integrate knowledge and content from ELEC 1155, EASC 2230, ELEC 2247, ELEC 2255, ELEC 2234, and ELEC 3371 to synthesize a multi-faceted, specification-driven project. 3 credits.
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ELEC 3398 - Electrical Engineering Internship/Experiential Learning
Prerequisite: junior standing with completion of 57 credits. A partnership consisting of the student, faculty, and employers/organizations providing an experiential learning for BS Electrical Engineering students. The internship activity may include exposure to and participation in engineering, research, or service. The internship will be at least 200 hours in duration under the direction of a practicing engineer or a mentor while gaining professional experience. 0 credits.
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ELEC 4410 - Networking I
Prerequisite: junior standing or consent of instructor. Reference models TCP/IP and OSI, Transmission media, Data Link Layer issues, the Medium Access Control Sublayer, Networking devices and topologies, LANs, WANs, lab experiments. 3 credits.
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ELEC 4437 - Electrical Power Systems
Prerequisites: ELEC 2235 , ELEC 2247 . Changing power systems landscape, electric energy sources including renewable and various distributed generation (DG), environmental consequences of the electrical energy, AC transmission lines and cables, power flow in transmission networks, loadability of transmission lines, transformers, High Voltage DC (HVDC) transmission lines, power electronics devices and their applications, power quality and power factor, synchronous generators, voltage regulation and stability, peak load issues, ways to prevent voltage collapses, dynamic stability, automatic generation control (AGC). To reinforce the concepts, the course will utilize a number of tools such as PSCAD, POWER WORLD, EMTDC, MATLAB. 3 credits.
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ELEC 4440 - Power Electronics
Prerequisites: ELEC 2247 , ELEC 3302 . Switch-mode power electronics, switch-mode DC power supplies, switch-mode converters for DC and AC motor drives, wind/photovoltaic inverters, interfacing power electronics equipment with utility system, power semiconductor drives, magnetic design, electro-magnetic interference (EMI). 3 credits.
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ELEC 4441 - Power Electronics Laboratory
Laboratory to accompany ELEC 4440 . PSpice/Simulink-based simulations of converters, topologies, and control in switch-mode DC power supplies, motor drives for motion control, and inverters for interfacing renewable energy sources to utility grid. 1 credits.
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ELEC 4445 - Communications Systems
Prerequisite: ELEC 3320 . The analysis and design of communications systems. Signal analysis, transmission of signals, power density spectra, amplitude, frequency and pulse modulation; pulse code modulation; digital signal transmission. Performance of communications systems and signal to noise ratio. 3 credits.
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ELEC 4446 - Digital Electronic Circuits
Prerequisite: ELEC 2247 . Analysis and design of digital circuit classes (comparators and logical gates) by application of Ebers-Moll transistor model (saturation/active/cutoff regions). Comparators treated as overdriven differential/operational amplifiers, including bistable Schmitt trigger. Gates treated for major technologies: resistor-transistor logic (RTL), transistor-transistor logic (TTL), and emitter-coupled logic (ECL). Related integrated circuit analysis including internal variables and I-O characteristics. 3 credits.
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ELEC 4447 - Electric Drives
Prerequisites: ELEC 3302 , ELEC 2247 . Co-requisite: ELEC 4448 . AC/DC electric-machine drives for speed/position control, integrated discussion of electric machines, power electronics, and control systems. Applications in electric transportation, robotics, process control, and energy conservation, computer simulations. 3 credits.
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ELEC 4448 - Electric Drives Laboratory
Co-requisite: ELEC 4447 . To reinforce various concepts from Electric Drives course through hands-on experiments. The Electric Drives laboratory is built around DSP-based electric-drive systems. 1 credits.
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ELEC 4450 - Analog Filter Design
Prerequisites: ELEC 2235 , ELEC 3302 . Techniques in the analysis and design of analog filters. First order and second order. Design of Butterworth, Chebyshev, Bessel-Thomson, and Cauer low-pass. Low-pass to band-pass, band-stop and high-pass filter transformations, design, and sensitivity analysis. lectures are supplemented by computer simulations to reinforce concepts covered in the course. Students are expected to prototype analog filters using various topologies. 3 credits.
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ELEC 4452 - Digital Signal Processing
Prerequisite: ELEC 3302 . Sampling and reconstruction of continuous-time signals from samples. Spectral analysis of signals using the discrete Fourier transform. The fast Fourier transform and fast convolution methods, z-transforms, finite and infinite impulse response design techniques. 3 credits.
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ELEC 4455 - Control System Design
Prerequisites: ELEC 3355 , working knowledge of MATLAB and Simulink, or consent of the instructor. This course fives students ample opportunity to apply system theory to the design and analysis of control systems using computer-aided design and analysis using MATLAB and LabVIEW MathScript. Organized around the concept of control systems theory as it has been developed in the frequency and time domains, it provides coverage of classical control, employing root locus design, frequency and response design using Bode and Nyquist plots. It also covers modern control methods based on state variable models including pole placement design techniques with full-state feedback controllers and full-state observers. Practical applications of the methods studied in this course include a space shuttle, water tank, space station, blood pressure control, airplane lateral dynamics, robot-controlled motorcycle, automobile velocity control, six-legged ambler, hot ingot robot control, milling machine control, diesel electric locomotive, digital audio tape speed control, and fly-by-wire control. 3 credits.
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ELEC 4456 - VHSIC Hardware Description Language
Prerequisite: ELEC 3356 . General structure of VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL) code; entities and architecture in VHDL; signals, variables, data types; concurrent signal assignment statements; if, case and loop statements; components; package; functions and procedures; slices; attributes; generate statement; blocks; projects on design of combinational and sequential circuits using VHDL. 3 credits.
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ELEC 4462 - Electromagnetic Waves
Prerequisite: ELEC 3361 . Electromagnetic wave propagation and reflection in various structures, including coaxial, two-wire, and waveguide systems. Transmission lines. Various modes of propagation in rectangular waveguides. The dipole antenna. Linear antenna arrays. 3 credits.
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ELEC 4467 - Power Systems Laboratory
Prerequisite or co-requisite: ELEC 4437 . This lab is designed to reinforce the concepts learned in the associated course. Concepts include AC transmission lines and cables, power flow in transmission networks, loadability of transmission lines, transformers, High Voltage DC (HVDC) transmission lines, power quality and power factor, synchronous generators, voltage regulation and stability, peak load issues, ways to prevent voltage collapses, and dynamic stability. Experiments are designed to show the usage of the following software tools in power systems: PSCAD-EMTDC, PowerWorld, and MATLAB. 1 credits.
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ELEC 4475 - System on Chip
Prerequisites: senior standing, CSCI 2212 , ELEC 2255 . Design of system-on-chip embedded systems using reconfigurable devices; embedded programming principles for real-time execution; exploring the use of Linux in embedded systems; interfacing custom HDL designs with software; multi-core programming and interaction (if time permits). 3 credits.
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ELEC 4480 - Fiber Optic Communications
Prerequisite: ELEC 3361 . The fundamentals of lightwave technology, optical fibers, LEDs and lasers, signal degradation in optical fibers. Photodetectors, power launching and coupling, connectors and splicing techniques. Transmission link analysis. This course will include selected laboratory experiments. 3 credits.
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ELEC 4497 - Electrical Engineering Capstone Design I
Prerequisite: ELEC 3397 . The first course of a two-semester capstone design sequence representing the culmination of the undergraduate engineering experience. Students are expected to apply engineering principles acquired from academic and experiential learning to the design of a system, component, operation, or process. Students are required to apply appropriate engineering design methodologies and analysis to their project, depending upon their discipline. Examples of these design activities include developing clearly defined problem statements or a statement of work, performing stakeholder needs assessments, applying engineering design standards, and developing realistic requirements and constraints. These requirements and constraints may include product lifecycle issues such as aesthetic, economic, risk, safety, reliability, maintainability, social, and environmental considerations. Students demonstrate the validity of their design through activities such as simulation, testing, verification, and/or validation. Professional skills such as teamwork, communication, ethics and project management are emphasized. Cross-listed with CMPE 4497 . 2 credits.
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ELEC 4498 - Electrical Engineering Capstone Design II
Prerequisite: ELEC 4497 . A continuation of the first semester capstone design course (ELEC 4497 ) to meet the end delivery goals. Activities may include creating detailed engineering design drawings, specification and documentation, creating product or system models, developing or building a prototype, and testing or validating the concept, model, or prototype. Student determines and documents how the solution will be implemented. Work is presented in a formal report and at the college capstone design expo. Professional skills such as teamwork, communication, ethics and project management continue to be emphasized. Cross-listed with CMPE 4498 . 3 credits.
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ELEC 4500 - Special Topics
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Special topics in the field of electrical engineering. 3 credits.
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ELEC 4593 - Honors Thesis: Electrical Engineering
Students in this course will complete their Honors Thesis in consultation with their Honors Thesis advisor. 3 credits.
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ELEC 4599 - Independent Study
Prerequisites: consent of faculty supervisor and approval of department chair. (Refer to academic regulations for independent study.) Independent study provides the opportunity to explore an area of special interest under faculty supervision. May be repeated. 3 credits.
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
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ENTP 1000 - Co-curricular Activities in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
This course offers students hands-on experiences on multiple aspects of entrepreneurship and innovation through co-curricular activities such as business start-up competitions, business pitch competitions, business plan competitions, design experience, and creating an actual entrepreneurial or intrapreneurial venture. The fundamental premise: integrate experiential learning with deliberate practice. A minimum of three (3) activities are required. 0 credits.
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ENTP 2200 - Fundamentals of Design Thinking
An introduction to interdisciplinary strategies and methodologies of design thinking for purposes of solving problems. Topics include the basics of design principles, formal methodologies, heuristics, thinking by analogy, scenario building, visual thinking, and study of certain experienced innovators/designers. Design thinking will be applied to development of product and services in this course. 3 credits.
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ENTP 3370 - Special Topics
A study of selected issues of particular interest to the students and the instructor. May be taken more than once. 3 credits.
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ENTP 3390 - Design and Innovation
A project-based experientially-oriented course that involves the use of interdisciplinary strategies and methodologies associated with design thinking. Students are challenged to work in a team to identify a problem, carry out evidence-based research, and invent a functional, innovative solution to improve a process, e.g., improve the quality of life for a well-defined group. In addition, student teams will construct a prototype that demonstrates the effectiveness, safety, performance, and efficiency of the team's approach and its user group through evidenced-based user testing. 3 credits.
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ENTP 4597 - Practicum in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
This course integrates experiential learning and deliberate practice. Students learn by doing, through experimentation, and repeated practice. The practicum is designed around learning objectives relating to the core entrepreneurial competencies. Class meetings focused on entrepreneurial competencies, including weekly assignments where students provide evidence of their mastery in each competency. Project-based or extern-based experience. 3 credits.
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ENVS 1101 - Introduction to Environmental Science
Co-requisite: ENVS 1102 . Today's environmental problems have scientific, social, and political aspects to them. This course, which is required for majors and is suitable for non-majors, will focus on the scientific aspects but will not ignore the other two. The student will be introduced to the geology, biology, physics, and chemistry behind the problems and to the social and political difficulties inherent in dealing with them. Through a combination of lectures, case histories, in-class discussions, and observation of the environmental decision-making process at work, the student will gain an understanding of the complex nature of environmental problems and of the choices that must be made in solving them. May be taken concurrently with ENVS 1102 Environmental Science Laboratory for laboratory science credit. Environmental science majors and minors must take ENVS 1102 concurrently. 3 credits.
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ENVS 1102 - Lab ENVS 1101
Co-requisite: ENVS 1101 . A laboratory to accompany ENVS 1101 - Introduction to Environmental Science . Laboratory and field methods of identifying, characterizing, and dealing with environmental concepts and problems such as water quality, waste disposal, ecosystem structure and change, population growth, pesticides, and food production. Some field work required. Portions of some laboratory sessions will be devoted to discussion. Laboratory fee. 1 credits.
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ENVS 3320 - Introduction to Environmental Geology
Prerequisites: ENVS 1101 , introductory chemistry or physics. An introduction to geology-related environmental problems and the applications of geology to environmental problem solving. Topics will include an introduction to basic physical geology, natural hazards - causes and remediation, energy and mineral resources, waste disposal, and the application of geology to land use planning. 3 credits.
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ENVS 3370 - Ecology of Sustainability
Prerequisite: BIOL 3320 . This course focuses on the ecological underpinnings of the sustainable use of the earth's ecosystems and biotic resources (such as fisheries, timber harvesting, agricultural systems), and the ecological understanding needed to make ecological systems sustainable. These topics are considered within the framework of historical changes to ecosystems and the biosphere, their current status and how the science of ecology is being used in efforts to make ecological systems sustainable. 3 credits.
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ENVS 4500 - Environmental Geoscience with Laboratory
Prerequisite: MATH 1115 or consent of the instructor. Study of the geological systems important in understanding the causes of and solutions to environmental problems. Includes basic geological principles, examination of natural hazards, their causes and mitigation, and mineral, energy, and water resources. Laboratories include practical exercises, data collection, problem-solving, and case histories. Some weekend field trips may be required. Laboratory fee. 4 credits.
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ENVS 4502 - Environmental Effects of Pollutants
Prerequisites: BIOL 3320 , ENVS 4500 . The demonstrated and suspected effects of air, water, and other pollutants on natural systems and on human welfare. Methods of studying effects. Some weekend field trips, or acceptable alternative, required. 3 credits.
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ENVS 4521 - Hydrology
Prerequisite: one of the following: a college-level course in physics, geology, hydraulics, limnology or consent of the instructor. Lectures cover basic hydrologic theory including nature and chemical behavior of water, precipitation and evapotranspiration, interception, surface water, ground water, water supply and treatment, and water law. Other topics may include irrigation, flood control karst hydrology, and water chemistry. Required labs cover field measurement, sampling, and problem-solving techniques. Some weekend fieldwork required. Laboratory fee. 4 credits.
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ENVS 4525 - Geomorphology
Prerequisite: ENVS 4500 or ENVS 6600. Study of landforms and the processes that produce them including the operation of erosional and depositional processes in a variety of geologic settings (fluvial, coastal, glacial, periglacial, karst, and arid). Also covers relationship of landforms and processes to the solution of environmental problems. Lectures cover processes and laboratories focus on landform recognition and geomorphic process interpretation using maps and aerial photographs. Two required field trips (one 2-day and one 2 1/2-day) with shared transportation and costs. Laboratory fee. 4 credits.
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ENVS 4526 - Lab ENVS 4525
LAB ENVS 4525 0 credits.
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ENVS 4527 - Soil Science
Prerequisite: ENVS 4500 or ENVS 6600 or a previous college-level course in physical geology/geography or consent of the instructor. Properties, occurrence, and management of soil as a natural resource. Covers the chemistry, physics, morphology, and mineralogy of soils and their genesis and classification. Soil properties will be related to their role in environmental problem solving and decision making. 3 credits.
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ENVS 4533 - Special Topics
Prerequisite: ENVS 4500 or a previous, college-level geology course and consent of the instructor. This course will consist of an intensive, 11-day study of the geology and hydrogeology of San Salvador Island, Bahamas. It will be held at the Gerace Research Center. San Salvador is the site of Columbus' first landfall in the New World. It has beautiful reefs, a jungle interior, and an interesting culture. The island presents, in a karst setting, a wide variety of geologic and hydrogeologic features for study. The first four days of the course will be spent on group field trips to view these features and the last five days will be devoted to independent projects related to water supply, fresh-salt ground water relationships, or karst hydrogeology. There will be evening lectures on the island's geology, karst features, hydrology, reef biology, culture, and history presented by researchers from a variety of institutions. A research paper on the project, due in by the end of the term, will be required. One class meeting will be held prior to departure, at a time to be arranged. The cost of room, board, on-island transportation, insurance, departure taxes, and round-trip airfare to San Salvador from Fort Lauderdale, Florida will be announced. Travel to Fort Lauderdale is the student's responsibility. Contact Dr. R. Laurence Davis, Professor of Environmental Sciences, at (203) 932-7108 or rldavis@newhaven.edu for more information. 3 credits.
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ENVS 4534 - Environmental Education Instructor Clinic
Prerequisite: one of the following: a college-level course in geology, biology, ecology, or science education or consent of the instructor. A course about teaching environmental education and natural history topics that will be conducted in the field. Students will receive intensive field training in natural history and a variety of environmental education instruction techniques. Laboratory fee. 3 credits.
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ENVS 4540 - Introduction to Geographical Information Systems
Survey of GIS technology, research, and applications in natural resource management, environmental assessment, urban planning, business, marketing and real estate, law enforcement, public administration, and emergency preparedness. Includes critical evaluation, case studies, and computer demonstrations. Laboratory fee. 3 credits.
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ENVS 4541 - GIS Techniques and Applications I
Prerequisites: working knowledge of PC-based computing and consent of the instructor/program coordinator. First of a two-course sequence on GIS technology and applications. Laboratory exercises using both raster- and vector-based GIS systems. Hardware and software components of GIS; data acquisition, input, and manipulation; cartographic output; report generation. Laboratory fee. 3 credits.
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ENVS 4542 - GIS Techniques and Applications II
Prerequisite: ENVS 4541 or consent of the instructor. Second of a two-course sequence on GIS technology and applications. Laboratory exercises using both raster- and vector-based GIS systems. Advanced GIS techniques; spatial analysis and modeling for a variety of applications (e.g., environmental science, business, planning); development of GIS systems. Laboratory fee. 3 credits.
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ENVS 4543 - Advanced Applications of GIS
Prerequisite: ENVS 4542 or consent of the instructor. Application of advanced GIS techniques to environmental assessment and management constructed around a real-world project from a government agency or non-profit organization. Students will collaborate to design and implement the complete GIS application. Definition of project goals, special project needs, and steps necessary for successful completion. Laboratory fee; 3 credit hours. 3 credits.
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ENVS 4590 - Special Topics
Prerequisites depend on the specific course content. Essentially, the course is a study of selected field studies, projects, and/or occasional trips of special interest. 1-4 credits.
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ENVS 4593 - Honors Thesis: Environmental Engineering
Students in this course will complete their Honors Thesis in consultation with their Honors Thesis advisor. 3 credits.
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ENVS 4598 - Internship
Prerequisite: consent of the advisor. An opportunity for field/work experience under the supervision of a faculty advisor. 3 credits.
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ENVS 4599 - Independent Study
Prerequisites: environmental science major, consent of the department. Weekly conferences with advisor. Three hours of work per week required per credit hour. Opportunity for the student, under the direction of a faculty member, to explore an area of personal interest. A written report of the work carried out is required. 1-6 credit hours; maximum of 6. 3 credits.
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EXER 1100 - Introduction to Exercise Science
This course introduces the student to the discipline of exercise science, examining the science of exercise as well as the variety of sub-disciplines within the expansive field of exercise and sport science. 3 credits.
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EXER 2250 - Personal Training and Wellness
Prerequisite: EXER 1100 . This course will prepare students in the theories, process, and application of personal training and wellness. It will proved the content necessary for students to sit for the national certification exam. 3 credits.
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EXER 2275 - Physical Activity and Sport in Society
Prerequisite: EXER 1100 . This course will introduce students to physical activity and sport and the roles they play in our culture. Societies, cultures, and sciences have become increasingly aware of the great importance of physical activity and sport, not only as a part of broader culture, but also for the individual's social health and well-being. As such, we will examine how physical activity and sport play increasingly more important roles in scientific interest regarding contemporary society and how they are very important factors in the process of determining the level of a healthy and active life style, quality of life, and general health and well-being. 3 credits.
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EXER 2280 - Group Exercise Training
Prerequisite: EXER 1100 . This course is designed to prepare students with the skills and knowledge necessary to provide safe and effective group fitness instruction using a variety of exercise modalities. It will include knowledge and application of training principles and exercise techniques to develop cardiovascular fitness as well as muscular strength, endurance, and flexibility using scientific principles of anatomy, kinesiology, and exercise physiology. Effective communications, motivational techniques and skills, class design, injury prevention, cueing, and accommodation for special populations will be studied and applied. 3 credits.
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EXER 3300 - Exercise Physiology I Foundations
Prerequisites: EXER 1100 , BIOL 2259 , BIOL 2260 , matriculating exercise science major. This course will increase the student's knowledge and understanding of human physiology and the adaptations that occur during exercise including the interactions of metabolism, circulation, and structural adaptations in response to exercise and training. 3 credits.
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EXER 3320 - Injury Prevention
Prerequisites: EXER 1100 , matriculating exercise science major. This course introduces principles of first aid and CPR in most situations where emergency care is needed. Emphasis is on the responsibilities of the athletic trainer, conditioning and training of the athlete, prevention and care of athletic injuries, and taping. Opportunities are provided for students to gain practical experience. An American Red Cross Community First Aid and Community CPR Certification is earned by all students who successfully complete this course. Laboratory fee. 3 credits.
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EXER 3340 - Health Behavior Intervention
This course examines applications and interventions that can influence people's behaviors to enhance their health including intrapersonal, interpersonal, sociocultural, environmental, system, and policy factors. 3 credits.
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EXER 3350 - Exercise Physiology II Clinical
Prerequisite: EXER 3300 . This course is designed to provide students with a complete view of clinical exercise physiology with important considerations and foundational elements, such as screening, pharmacology, and electrocardiography. It will include an overview of pathophysiology, diagnosis, exercise prescription, and rehabilitation of the most prevalent chronic diseases. The primary emphasis will be on cardiac, pulmonary, and vascular diseases, but will include an introduction to other special populations. A specific focus will be on modalities used in cardiac, pulmonary, and vascular rehabilitation. 3 credits.
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EXER 3360 - Testing and Assessment with Laboratory
Prerequisites: BIOL 2259 , BIOL 2260 , EXER 3300 , matriculating exercise science major. This class is taught as a combined lecture and laboratory course designed to provide students with a basic understanding of laboratory and field assessment techniques used in exercise physiology, fitness/wellness facilities, and clinical settings. This course will emphasize fitness assessment and exercise program design principles for cardiovascular fitness, muscular strength and endurance, body composition, balance, and flexibility for apparently healthy individuals. Laboratory fee. 3 credits.
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EXER 3380 - Kinesiology Principles of Human Movement
Prerequisites: BIOL 2259 , BIOL 2260 , EXER 1100 , matriculating exercise science major. This course will study the structure of the human body with particular emphasis on the skeletal and muscular systems and their function in the mechanics of human movement. This base knowledge in movement anatomy will provide a foundation for more advanced work in biomechanics and exercise physiology. 3 credits.
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EXER 3390 - Strength and Conditioning
Prerequisites: EXER 3380 , matriculating exercise science major. This course will provide the fundamental skills and training to bridge the gap between science and practice as it relates to strength and conditioning. It will focus on theory to program design and practical strategies for administration and management of strength and conditioning facilities. This course will convey the knowledge, skills, and abilities required of a strength and conditioning professional and to address the latest information found on the Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) exam. 3 credits.
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EXER 4400 - Exercise Science Capstone
Prerequisites: EXER 3350 , EXER 3360 . The senior exercise science capstone course integrates knowledge, concepts, and professional skills gained from prior coursework in exercise science. Students choose between 2 different options: (1) an applied project in which the student develops a hypothetical applied case and intervention program for a client or team in order to synthesize and demonstrate the ability to understand, develop, and advance the principles of exercise science. This could include journal articles, teaching aids, video, program development, website etc. or (2) development of a research project or thesis in which the student displays the development of research techniques, including the ability to define a research problem, write hypotheses, review the literature, apply a research design, collect and analyze data, and interpret the results. 3 credits.
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EXER 4450 - Special Topics
A study of selected issues of particular interest to the students and instructor. 3 credits.
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EXER 4451 - Special Topics
A study of selected issues of particular interest to the students and instructor. 3 credits.
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