2010-2012 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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EC 455 - Special Topics
Prerequisites: EC 133 , EC 134 . Coverage of new and emerging topics and appreciation in economics. 3 credits
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EC 456 - Special Topics
Prerequisites: EC 133 , EC 134 . Coverage of new and emerging topics and appreciation in economics. 3 credits
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EC 457 - Special Topics
Prerequisites: EC 133 , EC 134 . Coverage of new and emerging topics and appreciation in economics. 3 credits
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EC 458 - Special Topics
Prerequisites: EC 133 , EC 134 . Coverage of new and emerging topics and appreciation in economics. 3 credits
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EC 459 - Special Topics
Prerequisites: EC 133 , EC 134 . Coverage of new and emerging topics and appreciation in economics. 3 credits
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EC 598 - Internship
Prerequisites: EC 133 and EC 134 , and junior standing. On-the-job learning in selected organizations in areas related to the student's major. 3 credits
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EC 599 - Independent Study
Prerequisites: EC 133 and EC 134 , and junior standing. Independent research projects or other approved forms of independent study. 3 credits
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Education |
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ED 350 - Intro to Education and Field Study
Prerequisite: junior or senior status. This course inroduces students to the field of education and includes a field component. Students will focus on the Connecticut Teaching Competencies and be given a broad overview of school-related issues, including classroom management skills. 3 credits
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ED 450 - Special Topics
Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of education. 3 credits
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ED 451 - Special Topics
Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of education. 3 credits
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ED 452 - Special Topics
Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of education. 3 credits
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ED 453 - Special Topics
Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of education. 3 credits
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ED 454 - Special Topics
Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of education. 3 credits
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ED 455 - Special Topics
Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of education. 3 credits
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ED 456 - Special Topics
Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of education. 3 credits
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ED 457 - Special Topics
Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of education. 3 credits
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ED 458 - Special Topics
Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of education. 3 credits
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ED 459 - Special Topics
Special topics of selected or current interest in the study of education. 3 credits
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ED 503 - Human Growth & Development
A study of the major aspects of human development from conception through adolescence, presenting the important theories and research methods of the field and tracing the physical, cognitive, psychological, and social development of each chronological division. 3 credits
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ED 504 - Educational Psychology
Content emphasizes the application of psychological principles and research results to the teaching-learning process. Includes learning principles, development, planning instruction, evaluating student performance, classroom management, and motivation. Cannot be used as a Psychology elective. 3 credits
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ED 508 - Child Development
A study of the physical, cognitive, and social development of children, with special emphasis on major theories and research methods. Cannot be used as a Psychology elective. 3 credits
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ED 509 - Adolescent Development
A study of the physical, cognitive, and social development of adolescents, with special emphasis on major theories and research methods. Cannot be used as a Psychology elective. 3 credits
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Electrical Engineering |
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EE 155 - Digital Systems I
Fundamental concepts of digital systems. Binary numbers, Boolean algebra, combinational 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, including flip-flops, shift registers, and counters. Introduction to VHDL. 3 credits
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EE 201 - Introduction to Electrical Circuits
Corequisites: M 118 and PH 205 Energy effects and ideal circuit elements, independent and dependent sources; Ohm's Law and Kirchhoff's Laws; resistive networks; node and mesh analysis; Thevenin and Norton Theorems, maximum power transfer, analysis of first order networks; introduction of sinusoidal steady state, phasors, impedance, admittance. DC and transient analysis using SPICE. 3 credits
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EE 202 - Network Analysis
Prerequisites: EE 201 and M 118 . Continuation of EE 201 . Analysis and design of networks in sinusoidal steady state. Use of phasors and phasor diagrams, voltage and current gain, resonance, watts, VARS, power factor. Average and RMS values. Maximum power transfer. Mutual inductance, ideal transformers, Fourier series, use of SPICE in steady state analysis and design. 3 credits
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EE 212 - Principles of Electrical Engr
Prerequisite: EE 201 This course includes several laboratory exercises related to topics covered in EE
201 as well as new topics in EE 212; the course is equally divided between lectures and laboratory. Digital logic systems. The binary number system, binary arithmetic, decimal to binary conversion, binary codes, hexadecimal codes. Boolean algebra, AND, OR, NAND, NOR and XOR gates. Combinational logic design. Multiplexer, rom, decoders, and read and write memory. Digital systems. Sequential logic, latches and flip-flops, digital counters, registers, sequential logic design. This course is intended for non-electrical engineering majors. 3 credits
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EE 235 - Analog Circuits
Prerequisite: EAS 230 or EE 201 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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EE 247 - Electronics I
Prerequisite: EE 201 or EAS 230 Signals and their frequency spectrum, amplifiers, circuit models for amplifiers, frequency response. Operational amplifiers, ideal op-amps, inverting and noninverting configurations, op-amp circuits. Basic semiconductor concepts, drift currents, the p-n junctions, analysis of diode circuits, Zener diodes. BJT transistors, physical structure and modes of operation, biasing techniques, the BJT as an amplifier, biasing the BJT for discrete circuit design, analysis of the transistor as a switch. Field-effect transistors, structure and physical operation of MOSFETs, voltage-current characteristics of various FETs. FET circuits at DC, the FET as an amplifier. 3 credits
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EE 256 - Digital Systems Laboratory
Prerequisite: EE 155 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. 2 credits
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EE 257 - Analog Circuits Laboratory
Prerequisite: EE 201 or EAS 230 Laboratory exercises and projects in dc and ac circuits including Ohm's law, Kirchhoff's laws, mesh and nodal analysis, Thevenin and Norton theorems, capacitance and inductance measurements, transient behavior of RLC circuits, operational amplifiers and applications. PSPICE and LabView© are introduced; written and oral reports are required. Laboratory fee. 2 credits
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EE 302 - Signals and Systems
Prerequisite: EAS 230 ; co-requisite: M 204 . Continuous-time and discrete-time signal and system properties; linear difference equations; the convolution integral and convolution sum; the Laplace transform; the Z transform; the Fourier transform of continuous-time signals. 3 credits
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EE 306 - Electronic Materials and Devices
Prerequisite: EE 247 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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EE 320 - Random Signal Analysis
Prerequisite: EE 302 The elements of probability theory. Continuous and discrete random variables. Characteristic functions and central limit theorem. Stationary random processes, auto correlation, cross correlation. Power density spectrum of a stationary random process. Systems analysis with random signals. 3 credits
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EE 341 - Numer Methods
Prerequisites: M 203 and a standard programming language. Topics include solutions of algebraic and transcendental equations by iterative methods; system of linear equations (matrix inversion, etc.); interpolation, numerical differentiation and integration; solution of ordinary differential equations. Scientific and engineering applications. (This course is cross-listed with M 338 - Numerical Analysis .) 3 credits
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EE 344 - Elec Machines
Prerequisite: EE 202 or EE 235 Magnetic fields and magnetic circuits, forces and torques. Theory, characteristics, operation, testing, equivalent circuits, design concepts, and applications of direct current and alternating current machines including transformers, synchronous and induction machinery. Design of main dimensions of transformer cores, rotors and stators and armature windings. 3 credits
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EE 348 - Electronics II
Prerequisite: EE 247 Review of FETs. Biasing the FET in discrete circuits, biasing configurations of single stage IC MOS amplifiers, FET analog switches. Differential and multistage amplifiers, the BJT differential pair, biasing in BJT integrated circuits, actively loaded differential pair, MOS differential amplifiers and multistage amplifiers. Frequency response of amplifiers, s domain analysis, poles and zeros, Bode plots, Miller effect, frequency response of differential amplifiers, study of various wide-band amplifiers. Output stages and power amplifiers, Class A, B, and AB stages, IC power amplifiers. Analog integrated circuits, complete analysis of 741 op-amp circuit, CMOS op-amps, D/A and A/D converter circuits. 3 credits
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EE 349 - Electronics Design Laboratory
Prerequisites: EE 247 and EE 348 (may be taken concurrently). 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. PSPICE and LabView© are used; written and oral reports are required. 2 credits
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EE 355 - Control Systems
Prerequisite: EE 302 The modeling of linear and nonlinear physical systems with discrete and continuous state space equations. Solutions to the discrete and continuous linear state equation; state transition matrices; phase variable forms. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors; Jordan canonical form. Controllability and observability of discrete and continuous systems. Relationships among controllability, observability, and transfer functions. The stability of discrete and continuous linear systems, Liapunov, root locus, Nyquist, feedback; PID control; lead-lag control. 3 credits
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EE 356 - Digital Systems II
Prerequisite: EE 155 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 a hardware description language. Advanced topics will be covered as time permits. Course includes laboratory activity. 3 credits
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EE 371 - Computer Engineering I
Prerequisites: CS 110 , EE 155 Introduction to the organization of digital computers. Stored program concept, instruction processing, memory organization, instruction formats, addressing modes, instruction sets, assembler and machine language programming. Input/output programming, direct memory access. Bus structures and control signals. Course includes laboratory activity. 3 credits
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EE 398 - Electrical Engineering Internship
Prerequisite: junior standing. A partnership consisting of the student, faculty, and employers/organizations providing exposure to and participation in a working engineering environment. The internship will translate classroom knowledge to a professional work environment, and the student will work and learn with practicing engineers while gaining professional experience. A minimum of 300 hours performing related engineering duties is required. 0 credits
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EE 410 - 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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EE 437 - Electrical Power Systems
Prerequisite: EE 202 or EE 235 Prerequisites: EE 235, EE 247. 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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EE 438 - Elec Pwr Trans
Prerequisite: EE 437 Power system modeling for fault analysis using sequence networks, bus impedance matrix formulation, rake equivalent method, fault analysis by computer methods, transmission line ABCD parameters and distributed parameter analysis, design and performance using computers, load flow analysis, Gauss-Siedel method, Newton-Raphson method, economic load sharing, stability design and analysis using computers and FORTRAN programs. 3 credits
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EE 439 - Electric Power Distribution
Prerequisites: EE 344 and EE 437 . Structure of electric power distribution, distribution transformers, subtransmission lines, substations, bus schemes, primary and secondary systems, radial and loop feeder designs, voltage drop and regulation, capacitors, power factor correction and voltage regulation, protection, buses, automatic reclosures and coordination. 3 credits
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EE 440 - Power Electronics
Prerequisites: EE 302 , EE 247 ; co-requisite: EE 441 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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EE 441 - Power Electronics Laboratory
Co-requisite: EE 440 . Laboratory to accompany EE
440 . 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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EE 445 - Communications Systems
Prerequisite: EE 320 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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EE 446 - Digital Electronic Circuits
Prerequisite: EE 247 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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EE 447 - Electric Drives
Prerequisites: EE 302 , EE 247 ; co-requisite: EE 448 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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EE 448 - Electric Drives Laboratory
Co-requisite: EE 447 . To reinforce various concepts from Electric Drives through hands-on experiments. The Electric Drives laboratory is built around DSP-based electric-drive systems. 1 credits
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EE 450 - Analog Filter Design
Prerequisite: EE 202 or EE 235 Techniques in the analysis and design of analog filters. First order and second order. Design of Butterworth, Chebyshev, Bessel-Thomson, and Cauer lowpass. Lowpass to band-pass, bandstop and highpass filter transformations, design, and sensitivity analysis. 3 credits
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EE 452 - Digital Filter Design
Prerequisite: EE 302 Techniques in the analysis and design of digital filters. Digital filters terminology and frequency response. FIR filter design. IIR digital filter design including Butterworth, Cauer, and Chebyshev lowpass, highpass, band-pass, and bandstop filters. The DFT and IDFT. FFT algorithms. 3 credits
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EE 455 - Control System Design
Prerequisite: EE 355 , working knowledge of Matlab and Simulink, or consent of the instructor The objective of this course is to introduce the student to techniques needed for the design and implementation of automatic control systems. 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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EE 456 - VHSIC Hardware Description Language
Prerequisite: EE 356 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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EE 457 - Design Preparation
Prerequisites: EE 349 and the consent of the instructor. This course provides the student time and guidance in selecting a topic for the senior design course (EE 458 ), which follows this one. Suitable design projects may be suggested by the student or the faculty or via industrial contacts. Each student carries out a literature search in an area of interest, prepares a written proposal with a plan of action for the project, obtains approval by the faculty project advisor, and makes an oral presentation of the project proposal. 2 credits
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EE 458 - Electrical Engr Design Laboratory
Prerequisite: EE 457 A continuation of EE
457 , this course provides the student with experience at a professional level with engineering projects that involve analysis, design, construction of prototypes, and evaluation of results. Design laboratory activity includes: Communications/Signal Process Laboratory (prerequisites: EE 445 or EE 450 or EE 452 , EE
457 ); Control Systems Laboratory (prerequisites: EE 355 , EE
457 ); Digital Design Laboratory (prerequisites: EE 356 , EE 371 , EE
457 ; corequisite: EE 472 or EE 475 ); Fiber Optics/Microwave Laboratory (prerequisites: EE 462 or EE 480 , EE
457 ); Machines/Power Systems Laboratory (prerequisites: EE 344 , EE 437 , EE
457 ). Final report presentation and formal written final report required. 3 credits
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EE 461 - Electromagnetic Theory
Prerequisites: M 203 , PH 205 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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EE 462 - Electromagnetic Waves
Prerequisite: EE 461 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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EE 472 - Computer Architecture
Prerequisite: EE 356 Introduction to theory of computing, processor design, control unit design, microprogramming, memory organization, survey of parallel processors, as time permits. 3 credits
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EE 475 - System on Chip
Prerequisites: senior standing, CS 212 , EE 256 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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EE 480 - Fiber Optic Communications
Prerequisite: EE 461 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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EE 500 - Special Topics
Prerequisite: instructor's consent. Special topics in the field of electrical engineering. 3 credits
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EE 599 - 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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Environmental Science |
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EN 101 - Introduction Environmental Science
Corequisite: EN 102 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 EN
102 Environmental Science Laboratory for laboratory science credit. Environmental science majors and minors must take EN
102 concurrently. 3 credits
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EN 102 - Lab EN 101
Corequisite: EN 101 . A laboratory to accompany EN 101 - Introduction 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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EN 320 - Intro to Environmental Geology
Prerequisites: EN 101 and 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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EN 370 - Ecology of Sustainability
Prerequisite: BI 320 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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EN 500 - Environmental Geoscience with Lab
Prerequisite: M 115 or permission of 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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EN 502 - Environmental Effects of Pollutants
Prerequisites: BI 320 , EN 500 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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EN 521 - Hydrology
Prerequisite: Any one of the following: a college-level course in physics, geology, hydraulics, or limnology or permission of 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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EN 525 - Geomorphology
EN 500 OR EN 600 Prerequisite: EN 500/600 or a previous college-level course in physical geology or geography or permission of instructor. 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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EN 525L - Lab EN 525
LAB EN 525 0 credits
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EN 527 - Soil Science
Prerequisite: EN 500 or EN 600 or a previous college-level course in physical geology/geography or permission of 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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EN 533C - ST: San Salvador Island
Prerequisite: EN 500 or a previous, college-level geology course AND permission of 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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EN 533D - ST: Field Geology of the Northeast
Prerequisites: EN 500 /EN 600 or a previous college-level course in geology; other prerequisite(s) dependent on specific course topic. Selected field studies and trips of special interest. Credit varies depending on the length of the trip or investigation. May be taken more than once. 1-4 credit hours. 4 credits
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EN 534 - Environmental Education Instructor Clinic
Prerequisite: any one of the following: a college-level course in geology, biology, ecology, or science education or permission 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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EN 540 - Intro to Geographical Info 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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EN 541 - GIS Techniques and Applications I
Prerequisites: working knowledge of PC-based computing and consent of 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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EN 542 - GIS Techniques and Applications II
Prerequisite: EN 541 or consent of 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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EN 543 - Advanced Applications of GIS
Prerequisite: EN 642 or consent of instructor. Prerequisite: EN 542 or consent of 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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EN 590 - 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 credit hours. 3 credits
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EN 598 - Internship
Prerequisite: permission of advisor. An opportunity for field/work experience under the supervision of a faculty advisor. 3 credits
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EN 599 - 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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Freshman Experience |
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FE 001 - Freshman Experience Seminar
A thirteen-week course required for graduation is offered during the first semester of study for all first-time, full-time freshman day students. The goal of this team-taught seminar class is to give students the tools to help them understand and succeed in a competetive environment by addressing such topics as academic standards, diversity, time and stress management, college life vs. high school, university relationships, responsible human sexuality, exploration of self, alcohol and substance abuse, and rel-life learning. Seminar fee. 1 credits
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Finance |
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FI 213 - Business Finance
Prerequisites: A 101 , EC 133 , and QA 216 . Corequisite: FI 213L - you must enroll in a section of FI
213L before you can enroll in FI 213 An introduction to the principles of financial management and the impact of financial markets and institutions on that mangerial function. An analytic emphasis will be placed on the tools and techniques of the investment, financing, and dividend decision. In addition, the institutional aspects of financial markets, including a description of financial instruments, will be developed. 3 credits
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FI 213L - Lab FI 213
LAB FI 213 0 credits
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FI 314 - Principles of Real Estate
Prerequisite: FI 213 An introduction to the fundamentals of real estate practice and the essentials of the various aspects of the real estate business. Emphasis will be placed on brokerage, mortgage financing, investments, management, and valuation relative to commercial and industrial real estate. 3 credits
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FI 327 - Risk and Insurance
Prerequisite: FI 213 An examination and evaluation of risk in business affairs and the appropriate methods for handling it from the viewpoint of the business firm. Emphasis will be placed on, and extended consideration devoted to, the various forms of insurance coverage. 3 credits
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FI 330 - Investment Analysis and Management
Prerequisite: FI 213 An analysis of the determinants of valuation for common stocks, preferred stocks, bonds, convertible bonds and preferred stock, stock warrants, and puts and calls. Emphasis will be placed on the analytic techniques of security analysis, portfolio analysis, and portfolio selection. 3 credits
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FI 341 - Fin Decision Mkg
Prerequisite: FI 330 An examination of the conceptual foundations underlying portfolio theory, capital market theory, and firm financial decision making. Emphasis will be placed on an integrated analysis of firm financial decision making under varying conditions of certainty and capital market perfections. 3 credits
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FI 345 - Financial Institutions and Markets
Prerequisite: FI 213 (may be taken concurrently). An examination of the relationship between the financial system and the level, growth, and stability of economic activity. Emphasis will be placed on the theory, structure, and regulation of financial markets and institutions, coupled with the role of capital market yields as the mechanism that allocates savings to economic investment. 3 credits
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FI 371 - Financing a New Business
Prerequisite: FI 213 This course covers the financing requirements for a new business start-up. Students will learn the process of evaluating a venture and structuring the deal for raising money to finance the business. 3 credits
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FI 425 - International Finance
Prerequisite: FI 213 An introduction to the theory and determination of foreign exchange rates, mechanisms of adjustment to balance of payments disturbance, fixed vs. flexible exchange rates. The international reserve supply mechanism and proposals for reform of the international monetary system. 3 credits
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FI 429 - Corporate Financial Management
Prerequisite: FI 213 A comprehensive analysis of the structure of optimal decisions relative to the functional areas of corporate financial decision making. Emphasis is placed on developing an understanding of the applications and limitations of decision models for the investment, financing, and dividend decisions of the corporation. Topics include firm valuation, capital budgeting, risk analysis, cost of capital, capital structure, and working capital management. 3 credits
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FI 450 - Special Topics
Prerequisites: FI 213 , junior-level standing unless otherwise specified in course schedule description, and instructor or finance coordinator approval. In-depth coverage of a selected topic in finance. 3 credits
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FI 451 - Special Topics
Prerequisites: FI 213 , junior-level standing unless otherwise specified in course schedule description, and instructor or finance coordinator approval. In-depth coverage of a selected topic in finance. 3 credits
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FI 452 - Special Topics
Prerequisites: FI 213 , junior-level standing unless otherwise specified in course schedule description, and instructor or finance coordinator approval. In-depth coverage of a selected topic in finance. 3 credits
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FI 453 - Special Topics
Prerequisites: FI
213 , junior-level standing unless otherwise specified in course schedule description, and instructor or finance coordinator approval. In-depth coverage of a selected topic in finance. 3 credits
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FI 454 - Special Topics
Prerequisites: FI
213 , junior-level standing unless otherwise specified in course schedule description, and instructor or finance coordinator approval. In-depth coverage of a selected topic in finance. 3 credits
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