IUPUI Campus Bulletin 2014-2016

Architectural Technology

• ART 11700 Construction Drafting and CAD (3 cr.) Class 3, Lab 3.This course is intended to introduce students to AutoCAD drafting fundamentals with an emphasis on construction graphics and drawing methods used in Interior Design and Architectural Technology. This is usually the first AutoCAD class for students and aims for students to master the basic commands. In addition understanding of the visualization needed to draw and create 2-dimensional objects, introduction to creating (construction documents) is emphasized.

• ART 12000 Architectural Presentation (3 cr.) Class 3, Lab 3. Students will learn and develop techniques for producing architectural/interior presentation drawings (2D, 3D) and to practice methods of rendering interior and exterior spaces utilizing different media (pencil, markers, digital, etc.). The focus is presentation methods that prepare the student for "real-world" scenarios.

• ART 15500 Residential Construction (3 cr.) P: ART 11700 Class 3, Lab 3. This course is designed to introduce students to the technical design of residential buildings using BIM software. Topics include, but are not limited to: understanding the use of materials, codes, graphic terminology/conventions and construction methods used within residential buildings and the application of this understanding to a set of architectural design and working drawings.

• ART 21000 History of Architecture I (3 cr.) Class 3. An introduction to the history of architecture of the Western World from the Stone Age to skyscrapers based on lectures and readings from the required texts. Lectures and readings cover the historical development of architecture in the following topics: Stone Age, Egyptian & Mesopotamian, Greek, Roman, Early Christian, Islamic, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, and the Modern Era to the present.

• ART 22200 Commercial Construction (3 cr.) P: ART 15500 Class 3, Lab 3. To introduce the student to the process of designing and drawing commercial buildings using BIM software. Topics include, but are not limited to: understanding the use of materials, codes, graphic terminology/conventions and construction methods used within commercial construction and the application of this understanding to a partial set of architectural working drawings.

• ART 29900 Architectural Technology (3 cr.) Independent Study.

• ART 29900 International Design Charrette (1-4 cr.) P: By Permission

  Introduction to project-management tools and techniques; practical use of tools and techniques to plan, analyze, lead and monitor a project in collaborative international design. Course content is integrated into a collaborative-design project offered in connection with partner universities in Thailand. Other sections of this course may be offered in other locations where an approved study-abroad program is active. Students participating in domestic service-learning projects may be eligible.  Please note that this is a variable credit course and those seeking transfer credit for OLS 37100 must sign up for 3 credit hours.  This will involve pre-departure orientation sessions, course assignments while in country as well as assignments and a paper due upon completion of the course (post-travel).  Students signing up for fewer credits (1-2) will be required to attend pre-departure orientation sessions and will be required to complete a visual diary while in country.  Students seeking 4 credit hours will need to complete course work over and above those seeking credit for OLS 37100.

• ART 49900 Senior Project Proposal (1 cr.) P: Senior Standing Class 1 This course prepares the student for their capstone senior project. The focus is upon project proposal creation, with attention being given to the development of the project's objectives, goals, concept statement, required resources as well as precedents, best practices and inspirations.

• ART 49900 Senior Project Delivery (3 cr.) P: Senior Standing Class 3 The focus of this course is upon the development of the student's senior project. Building upon the project proposal developed in the previous term, the student works on the preliminary design, design development, documentation and presentation of a building project. This project must showcase the student's expertise in both building technology and computer graphics. Projects can be renovation/retrofit based or new construction of mid-sized buildings.

• ART 49900 Special Topics in ART (Variable Titles) (3 cr.)

  The following are the variable titles and course descriptions for ART 49900.

  Architectural Technology (3 credits)  Independent Study

  Architectural Detailing (3 credits) P: ART 22200 Class 3.  A course devoted to the examination of frame (wood, timber and light gage steel) construction.  It explores, through a series of practical exercises, the ways in which buildings are constructed using these materials as the superstructure.  Design solutions will be developed using a variety of manual and computer aided techniques.

  Codes and Specifications (3 credits) P: ART 22200 Class 3.  This course is designed to be a survey of the typical building code applications that one designing build environments will encounter.  Students will be exposed to common scenarios around commercial and residential design as it relates to occupant safety, building and occupancy classification, etc.  Students will also do assignments connecting construction documents to written specifications for projects.

  Internship (3 credits) P: Junior Standing Class 3.  An Internship is a 1-3 credit hour supervised pre-professional learning experience that allows students to apply their skills and knowledge in a professional setting.  These experiences are designed to enhance the student's preparedness for an intended career with a business, industry, or government agency.  Internships can range from 15-40 hours per week but must last the furcation of at least 10 weeks.

Biomedical Engineering

• BME 22200 Biomeasurements (4 cr.) P: PHYS 25100 and ENGR 29700 C: MATH 26600 The foundations of circuit theory are developed.  Electrical circuits are used in the context of biomedical applications including transducers, electrodes and the amplification and filtering of clinically relevant bioelectric signals.  Laboratory exercises develop technical skills in the design and analysis of analog Electrical circuits, signal processing and digital data acquisition and their safe use for biomeasurements.

• BME 24100 Fundamentals of Biomechanics (4 cr.) P: PHYS 15200 and MATH 16600 This course combines didactic lecture and laboratory experiments to introduce the student to the principles of mechanics and how these concepts apply to musculoskeletal tissues.

• BME 32200 Probability and Applications in BME (3 cr.) P: BME 33400. Probability theory and statistical methods are developed for life science applications. Analytical tools such as hypothesis testing, estimation of moments, sampling theory, correlation and spectral analysis are developed and applied to identifying underlying processes in biological systems, developing realistic models of physiological processes, designing experiments, and interpreting biological data.

• BME 33100 Biosignals and Systems (3 cr.) P: BME 22200 and MATH 26600. This course applies mathematical analysis tools to biological signals and systems. Frequency analysis, Fourier and Laplace transforms, and state equations are used to represent and analyze continuous and discrete-time biosignals. Classic feedback analysis tools are applied to biological systems that rely on negative feedback for control and homeostasis.

• BME 33400 Biomedical Computing (3 cr.) P: ENGR 29700 and MATH 26600. This course explores numerical and computational approaches to analyzing biological data and solving biological problems.Students will learn to fit and interpret biological data, apply probabilistic and differential equation modeling techniques to biological processes, and assess appropriateness of numerical tools for biomedical applications. Special attention is given to the built-in analysis functions and toolboxes of MATLAB.

• BME 35200 Cell/Tissue Behavior and Properties (3 cr.) P: BIOL-K 101 and CHEM-C 106. C: BIOL-K 324 This course will introduce the students to the biological principles of cellular/tissue behaviors and properties. Topics include: fundamental concepts of cellular structure and tissue organization, biomolecular elements and their properties, cell shape, cell adhesion and migration, mechanotransduction, pattern formation in embryos, and stem cell and tissue regeneration.

• BME 35400 Problems in Cell/Tissue Behavior and Properties (1 cr.) P: BME 24100 C: BME 35200 This course develops quantitative biomechanical methods to analyze cell/tissue behavior and properties and to solve biomechanical engineering problems. Topics include: molecular and cellular basis for mechanotransduction, mechanobiology in skeletal and cardiovascular tissues, and molecular/cellular experiments. Students will solve problems appropriate for the class materials, and conduct experiments in the area of molecular/cellular engineering.

• BME 38100 Implantable Materials and Biological Response (3 cr.) P: BIOL-K 101 and CHEM-C 106. This course combines biomaterials, their biological response, and interactions between implantable materials and biological systems. Materials science of implantable materials; overview of implantable biomaterials and interactions between implants and biosystem; in vitro and in vivo biocompatibility tests; and specific examples on implant-tissue interactions, biocompatibility, and evaluation tools are presented.

• BME 38300 Problems in Implantable Materials and Biological Response (1 cr.) P: BME 24100 and CHEM-C 106. C: BME 38100. This course supplements the basic science of BME 38100 with quantitative, analytical examples and problems related to fundamental engineering principles in implantable materials. Topics include:  microstructure, phase transformation, processing and design issues related to major engineering materials used for implantation purposes.

• BME 395 Selected Topice in Biomedical Engineering (3 cr.) Selected topics in BME at the junior level.

• BME 40200 BME Seminar (1 cr.) P: Junior standing in BME or consent of instructor. This course explores career and professional topics in Biomedical Engineering. Topics include resume writing, interviewing, and professional conduct; post-graduate education and life-long learning; and industrial, clinical, and research opportunities in Biomedical Engineering.

• BME 41100 Quantitative Physiology (3 cr.) P: BME 33100. This course is an introductory course in physiological systems and an introductory course in classical feedback control theory for biomedical engineers. It aims to apply systems theory and classical feedforward and feedback control in the context of physiological systems. Approximately a third of the course will be devoted to physiological systems, a third to classical control theory and a third to the application of classical control and systems theory to physiological systems.

• BME 44200 Biofluid Mechanics (3 cr.) P: BME 35400 and BME 35200 This course explores fluid mechanics in the context of the human circulatory system. Principal equations are derived from differential analysis of fluid flow, and models of characteristic flow conditions are fully analyzed. Biofluid mechanics, vessel biomechanics, and hemodynamic analysis of the circulation system will also be discussed.

• BME 46100 Transport Processes in BME (3 cr.) P: BME 33400. This course explores diffusion, heat and mass transfer, and transport processes in biological systems. Mathematical models of diffusion and transport are developed and applied to biomedically relevant problems.

• BME 49100 Biomedical Engineering Design I (3 cr.) P: Senior standing and consent of department. This course prepares students for engineering practice through a major design experience, encompassing conceptualization, requirements generation, and system and detailed design. Essential design constraints will be reviewed and applied including: safety, economic, and manufacturability. The course encompasses lectures, case studies, team formation, project assignments and generation of initial design.

• BME 49200 Biomedical Engineering Design II (3 cr.) P: BME 49100. This course continues the design experience from BME 49100 with verification, validation, and re-design of student projects. Regulatory and ethical design constraints will be discussed. Oral presentation and report writing are required.

• BME 49500 Selected Topice in Biomedical Engineering (1-6 cr.) Selected topics in BME at the junior level.

• BME 49600 Biomedical Engineering Design Projdects (1-6 cr.) P: Permission of Department Independent project overseen by a faculty mentor.

• BME 49700 Directed Readings - Biomedical Engineering (1-6 cr.) P: Permission of department. Independent study on a specified topic with a faculty mentor.

• BME 59500 Selected Topics in Biomedical Engineering (1-3 cr.) P: Permission of instructor required. This course is designed primarily for specialized topic areas for which there is no specific course, workshop, or individual study plan, but having enough student interest to justify the formalized teaching of a course.

• BME 69600 Advanced Biomedical Engineering Projects (1-6 cr.) P: Permission of instructor required. Individual research projects to be approved by the supervising faculty member before registering for the course. An approved written report is required.

• BME 69700 Directed Reading in Biomedical Engineering (1-3 cr.) P: Permission of instructor required. Individualized reading course supervised by an appropriate faculty member. Approval for each reading course must be obtained from the department prior to registration.

• BME 69800 Research MS Thesis (1-9 cr.) P: Permission of instructor required. Research M.S. thesis.

Biomedical Engineering Technology

• BMET 10500 Introduction to HETM (1 cr.) Class 1. Students will explore the discipline of healthcare engineering technology management (HETM) and the professional practice of technicians in the field.  Certification, codes of ethics, and potential career paths will be explored.  A visit to a clinical HETM department will be included in the experience.

• BMET 20900 Microprocessor Applications (2 cr.) P: ECET 10900 This course will explore fundamental microprocessor theory and applications in health care technology. Hardware and software in specific equipment will be discussed.

• BMET 21900 PC & Microprocessors for HETM (3 cr.) P: ECET 10900 This course explores fundamental computer and microprocessor components and theory including applications in health care technology.  Hardware and software in specific clinical equipment will be discussed.

• BMET 22000 Applied Human Biology for HETM (3 cr.) P: ENG-W 131 or equivalent Class 3. This course presents the human biology, anatomy, physiology, and medical terminology essential for biomedical equipment technicians and the devices involved in patient care. Focus is on the vocabulary necessary for effective medical communication skills in the hospital environment as part of the health care team.

• BMET 24000 The Technology of Patient Care (3 cr.) P: BMET 22000 and ECET 10700 Class 3. An overview of medical equipment used in the hospital and other medical environments to diagnose and treat patients. Sensors and physiological signals will be explained. Equipment found in various hospital departments and medical specialties will also be discussed. Patient safety and regulations will be emphasized.

• BMET 29000 Biomedical Equipment Technician Practicum (4 cr.) P: BMET 32000 or C: BMET 32000. Class 3. Practice working in industry as a BMET. Students work on a variety of medical equipment and job tasks. Students receive some training in the form of in service and orientation programs. An employer evaluation, student report and a minimum of 180 work hours are required. Students may need to successfully complete a criminal background check.

• BMET 29500 HETM Internship (1 cr.) P: Completion of BMET 24000 with a grade of C or better, overall GPA of 2.0 or higher. C: P or C: BMET 32500. Students experience an internship in the clinical setting exploring the professional practice of healthcare technology and the support of patient care.  Students receive training through in-service and orientation programs.  A minimum of 180 work hours are required.  Students may be required to pass a physical exam, TB test, background check or proof of immunizations including Rubella.

• BMET 29900 Biomedical Engineering Technology (1-3 cr.) Hours and subject matter to be arranged by staff.

• BMET 31000 Introduction to Radiography Systems (3 cr.) Class 3. P: 22000 or equivalent and basic knowledge of electronics. The fundamentals of diagnostic radiography equipment will be explored. The principles of an X-ray system will be explained including the X-ray generation, image formation and film processing. Focus will be on both safety and quality.

• BMET 31500 Introduction to Imaging Modalities (3 cr.) P: BMET 24000 The fundamentals of diagnostic imaging equipment will be explored.  The principles of x-ray-based systems will be explored.  Components and features of MRI, ultrasound, PET, and nuclear medicine will be discussed.  Image storage and communication protocols will be presented.

• BMET 32000 Biomedical Equipment Systems (4 cr.) P: C or better required for BMET 24000 and ECET 15700. Class 3, Lab 2. Hands-on study of medical instrumentation. Topics will include lasers, surgical microscopes, electrosurgical equipment, IV and PCA pumps, anesthesia delivering equipment, patient monitors, infection control and safety, NIBP equipment, defibrillators, an overview of imaging equipment and computer applications in medicine.

• BMET 32500 Healthcare Devices and Systems (3 cr.) P: BMET 24000 C or better and ECET 15700. Hands-on exploration of the professional practice of the support of technology involved in patient care.  Topics will include patient monitoring equipment, IV and PCA pumps, surgical equipment, infection control and safety, life support equipment, and an overview of imaging modalities.

• BMET 39900 Biomedical Engineering Technology (1-3 cr.) Hours and subject matter to be arranged by staff.

• BMET 40100 Clinical Applications of RFID (3 cr.) P: BMET 21900 Radio frequency identification technology fundamentals will be explored as well as applications within the clinical setting.  Current technologies, vendors, and trends will be discussed.

• BMET 40200 Networking for Healthcare Systems (3 cr.) P: CIT 40200 and BMET 32500 Students explore the clinical applications of computer networks, integrated medical devices, interoperability, and electronic medical records.  Special emphasis will be on security and HIPAA compliance associated with physiological data.  Hands-on learning will be involve campus-area hospitals.

• BMET 42000 Technology and Special Populations (3 cr.) P: BMET 32500 or equivalent. Class 3. This course focuses on special patient populations in the clinical environment and the equipment that supplements their care. Groups would include neonates, cardiac intensive care patients, surgical patients and trauma. Emphasis is placed on medical needs and the related technologies.

• BMET 44000 Codes, Regulation & Patient Safety (3 cr.) P: BMET 32500 or equivalent. Class 3. This course explores applicable NFPA 99, JCAHO, CLIA and other regulatory agencies and their regulations governing medical equipment in the clinical environment. Case studies will be used to provide examples of interpretation and application.

• BMET 47000 Special Topics in BMET (3 cr.) P: CHEM-C 110 and BMET 32000 or equivalent. Class 3. This course will focus on present facts and discuss trends. Current journal articles and research will support the presentations.

• BMET 49000 Project Planning and Design (3 cr.) P: Three BMET 30000 or 40000 level courses and BMET 29500 Students are expected to prepare an individual design in collaboration with industry and or the clinical setting. This course will introduce the applications of project management to the student's design. Topics include project scope, scheduling, resource limitations, stakeholder interactions, delivery and quality assurance.

• BMET 49100 BMET Senior Project (3 cr.) P: Three BMET 30000 or 40000 level courses and ECET 49000. Class 3.  Extensive individual design and/or evaluation performed in collaboration with faculty and health care team members. Project is performed under the supervision of health care team members. Relation to the clinical environment required. Written and oral presentation of results are required.

• BMET 49200 Capstone Project (1 cr.) P: BMET 49000 Extensive individual design and/or evaluation performed in collaboration with faculty and health care team members.  Project is performed under the supervision of health care team members.  Relation to the clinical environment required.  Written and oral presentations of results are required.

• BMET 49300 HETM Ethics and Professionalism (1 cr.) P: BMET 29500 and Senior Standing in Program. Students will explore ethical, social, political, legal and ecological issues that practicing BMETs may encounter. Particular emphasis will be placed on patient safety and privacy issues.

• BMET 49900 Biomedical Engineering Technology (1-3 cr.) Hours and subject matter to be arranged by staff.

Candidate

• CAND 99100 Candidate (0 cr.)

Computer Graphics Technology

• CGT 10100 Introduction to Computer Graphics Technology (3 cr.) Class 1. This course provides an introduction to and a survey of the discipline of computer graphics. The topics include a survey of the applications of computer graphics, the knowledge base and history of computer graphics, an examination of computer graphics technologies and careers as well as an overview of available resources for study and research in computer graphics.

• CGT 11100 Design for Visualization and Communication (3 cr.) Class 2, Lab 2. An introductory design course for computer graphics majors. Students develop an understanding of the basic design elements and principles, composition and typography through exercises and projects. The focus is on visual thinking, exploring the relationship between type and image, and developing multiple solutions to a given problem.

• CGT 11200 Sketching for Visualization and Communication (3 cr.) Class 2, Lab 2. This course applies fundamental computer graphics concepts of visualization, communication, and creativity within a sketching metaphor. Exercises and projects in graphic theory, problem solving, and sketching skill development provide students with activities that focus on further development within the discipline. A variety of sketching techniques are used to gather critical information and transform data into effective communication instruments.

• CGT 11600 Geometric Modeling for Visualization and Communication (3 cr.) Class 2, Lab 2. Core introductory computer graphics course that provides entry-level experiences in geometric modeling. Students develop geometric analysis and modeling construction techniques and processes to produce accurate computer models for graphic visualization and communication.

• CGT 11700 Illustration for Visualization and Communication (3 cr.) Class 2, Lab 2. This foundation course stresses the use of pictorial illustration for visualization and communication. Various projection systems are introduced with discussion focusing on the appropriate use of view and system utilized to accentuate and provide clear communication. A variety of digital tools are used to construct, extract, and render pictorial views using vector and raster tools.

• CGT 21100 Raster Imaging for Computer Graphics (3 cr.) Class 2, Lab 2. P: 11600 and 11700. Digital images are produced using a variety of computer technologies. Advanced color theory, surface rendering, and light control are emphasized in relation to technical illustration, hardware characteristics, and software capabilities.

• CGT 21600 Vector Imaging for Computer Graphics (3 cr.) Class 2, Lab 2. P: 21100. Full-color vector illustrations for a variety of uses are produced using computer methods. Color theory, surface analysis, and rendering techniques are emphasized as they apply to vector-based illustrations.

• CGT 22100 Graphic Representation of Architectural Documents (3 cr.) Class 1, Lab 4. This course will study graphic solutions to problems conditioned by traditional and emerging construction document standards.  The principles of construction graphics are applied to the visualization, communication, and graphical analysis of problems.  Included is an overview of materials and methods of residential structure construction documentation creation.

• CGT 24100 Introduction toComputer Animation (3 cr.) P: CGT 11600 and have a solid understanding and ability to construct 3D surface and solid models, and understand raster imaging C: CGT 21100. Class 2, Lab 2. This course introduces the knowledge base on which digital animation and spatial graphics are founded and developed. Emphasis will be placed on developing a working knowledge of the mechanics of 3D geometric formats, spline-based modeling with polygon mesh & NURBS, procedural mapping of raster images, simplified polygon modeling, rendering methods, hierarchical linking, and kinematic fundamentals.

• CGT 24200 Technical Graphics for Supervision (2 cr.) Class 1, Lab 2. An introduction to commonly encountered technical drawing practices; multiview representation, isometric pictorial, reading drawings, dimensioning practices, and working drawings. Emphasis is on technical graphics as technical communication through freehand sketching.

• CGT 25100 Principles of Creative Design (3 cr.) Class 2, Lab 2. P: 11700. This course introduces the design of the human computer interface coupled with traditional graphical design concepts applied to the creation of dynamic digital tools. Concepts are applied to multimedia and hypermedia products and the related print-based materials normally associated with them. Students learn graphic design, interface design, and information design to create effective and visually stimulating communication devices using multimedia and hypermedia tools.

• CGT 29900 Select Topics in Computer Graphics (1-3 cr.) Class 0-3, Lab 0-9. This course has been designed to introduce students to the standard practices used in business and industry to identify potential employees in graphics related positions.  Lectures will cover professional conduct when searching for employment and graphics standards expected in a professionally developed portfolio.  Hours and subject matter to be arranged by staff.  Course may be repeated for up to 9 credit hours.

• CGT 32100 Advanced Digital Pictorial Illustration (3 cr.) Class 1, Lab 4. P: 22100. The importance of tone, texture, color, and entourage is stressed in the rendering of architectural interiors and exteriors.

• CGT 34000 Digital Lighting and Rendering for Computer Animation (3 cr.) P: CGT 29900 and have a good working knowledge of 3D modeling and basic animation techniques. Class 2, Lab 2. The development of a working knowledge of perspective display of three-dimensional models and the resulting effects of projected light sources on shade, shadow, color, texture, and atmospheric effects in architecture, product illustration, and animation.  Emphasis will be placed on lighting design, analysis, and photorealistic simulation for commercial graphic applications.

• CGT 34100 Motion for Computer Animation (3 cr.) P: CGT 29900. Class 2, Lab 2. An applied course covering three-dimensional computer graphic animation for graphics specialists and professionals involved in the use of technical design, time and motion study, surface texture mapping, digital lighting, color, and the technology required to produce computer animations for commercial applications in manufacturing design, marketing, and training.

• CGT 34600 Digital Video and Audio (3 cr.) P: CGT 29900 and have experience in 3D modeling and animation techniques. Class 2, Lab 2. Covers the use of digital technologies for video and audio in multimedia, hypermedia, and animation products. Students examine the methods for creating, sampling, and storing digital video and digital audio and the constraints placed on these media assets when used for media-based products. Emphasis is placed upon the technology of digital video and audio including formats, data rates, compressors, and the advantages and disadvantages of the different technologies.

• CGT 35100 Interactive Multimedia Design (3 cr.) P: CGT 25100 Class 2, Lab 2. This course introduces the many facets of interactive multimedia design and production.  Students are introduced to authoring programs used for information delivery with special attention focused on the integration of various media assets for communication.  There is also concentration on the storage, management, and retrieval of media assets in a production environment.  Considerable time is spent on the systematic design of interactive media products to meet specified goals of communication.

• CGT 35600 Programming, Development, and Data Integration (3 cr.) P: (CIT 14100 or CGT 21500) and CGT 25100 or Consent of Instructor. Class 2, Lab 2. A course focusing on the development of modern websites through the usage of CSS/HTML and PHP programming languages.  The course stresses development strategies for managing the rapidly changing information of corporations and organizations for just-in-time distribution, using authoring programs to create websites that utilize Content Management Systems.  Significant time is spent on intermediate to advanced programming and scripting.

• CGT 41100 Contemporary Problems and Applications in Computer Graphics (3 cr.) P: Senior standing. Class 3; or Class 2, Lab 2. Groups will to identify, design, qualify, manage, create and present a final project relative to existing or emerging issues within applied computer graphics. Activities and experiences will explore related topics such as project planning and management, user expectations, interpersonal communications skills, and quality management. The course concludes with faculty, peers and practicing professionals evaluating oral, written and media presentations of final projects.

• CGT 41500 Seminar for Senior Design Project (1 cr.) P: senior standing. Preliminary work toward the senior design project is carried out with guidance from faculty. This course includes background research, review of previous projects, definition of project requirements, and the creation of a formal project proposal.

• CGT 41600 Senior Design Project (3 cr.) Class 3; or Class 2, Lab 2. P: 41500. This capstone course requires students to engage in a substantive endeavor directed at solving problems related to computer graphics. Activities include the creation and management of graphic systems and media assets per the requirements of the senior design proposal. Students are required to demonstrate professional attitudes and attributes in the timely completion and presentation of their project.

• CGT 44200 Production for Computer Animation (3 cr.) P: CGT 34100. Class 2, Lab 2. An applied course covering advanced spline modeling techniques, lighting techniques, applied shading, motion dynamics and controllers, particle systems, application customization programming, and pre-production development and planning.  In addition to developing a working knowledge of advanced techniques, a scholarly study of emerging advancements in computer animation and spatial graphics technology will be included.

• CGT 44400 The History and Technique of Visual Effects in Film (3 cr.) P: CGT 34100. Class 2, Lab 2. This lecture-based course presents the history and technique of special or visual effects in film from the 19th Century (George Melies) to the current digital age of visual effects.  Emphasis is placed on the use of effects in fantasy, science fiction, and horror genres.  These effects can range from the recreation of historical venues, to fictional characters and to worlds not yet seen.  This course serves not only to address this facet of the history of film and cinema, but also the techniques and technology of visual effects including practical effects, miniatures, stop-motion, makeup, mechanical effects, optical effects, motion control, and the digital realm.

• CGT 44600 Technical Animation Production and Direction (3 cr.) P: CGT 34100. Class 3; or Class 2, Lab 2. A variety of commercial applications of technical animation and spatial graphics are analyzed and produced with special emphasis upon client development, design, organization, scripting, storyboarding, technical production, management, and evaluation.

• CGT 45100 Multimedia Application Development (3 cr.) P: CGT 35100 Class 2, Lab 2. A continuation of 35100, this course builds on the basic principles of interactive multimedia and builds towards intermediate methods in interactive media.  Interactive multimedia is the uses of content forms that includes a combination of text, audio, still images, animation, video, and interactivity content forms sometimes called "rich media" or interactive multimedia that describes as electronic media devices used to store and experience multimedia content.  Examples of interactive multimedia are DVD menu's, Online Applications, Presentations, kiosks, ATM's, DVR Menus, Information Screens (Airports, Restaurants, etc), Computer Games, and many other forms of communication.

• CGT 45600 Advanced Web Programming, Development and Data Integration (3 cr.) P: CGT 35600 Class 3; or Class 2, Lab 2. A continuation of CGT 35600 this course builds on the basic principles of web design and builds towards intermediate methods in web design and development.  A course focusing on the development of modern websites through the usage of CSS/HTML and PHP programming languages.  This course builds on the basic foundation that was established in CGT 35600 and extends those principles to the intermediate level.  The course stresses development strategies for managing the rapidly changing information of corporations and organizations for just-in-time distribution, using authoring programs to create websites that utilize Content Management Systems.  Significant time is spent on intermediate to advanced programming and scripting.

• CGT 49900 Select Topics in Computer Graphics (1-3 cr.) Hours and subject matter to be arranged by staff. Course may be repeated for up to 9 credit hours.

Computer and Information Technology

• CIT 10600 Using a Personal Computer (3 cr.) Class 2, Lab 2; or Class 3. This course provides an introduction to word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software. It also includes instruction in basic computer concepts, Windows operating systems, the Internet, collaborative tools and database concepts. Applications are taught through the use of problem solving assignments, projects, and exams.

• CIT 11200 Information Technology Fundamentals (3 cr.) Class 3. This course provides students with a working knowledge of the terminology, processes, and components associated with information technology. Students will receive experience with the Internet, World Wide Web, current versions of hardware and software, networking, security, maintenance, information systems, and the application development process.

• CIT 12000 Quantitative Analysis I (3 cr.) P: MATH 11100 or higher placement. Class 3. An introduction to both qualitative and quantitative problem solving, featuring a systems approach that relies on graphic models to describe such concepts as relations, sequences, and logic patterns. Course includes a brief introduction to set theory, logic, and descriptions of data.

• CIT 14000 Programming Constructs Laboratory (3 cr.) P: (CIT 10600 and CIT 12000) or MATH 15900 or MATH 15400 or ECET 10900 Class 3. This course is an introduction to problem-solving techniques, program design and development, programming logic, and object-oriented terminology and concepts.

• CIT 17600 Information Technology Architectures (3 cr.) P: CIT 11200 Class 3. A conceptual and technological survey of information technology architectures inclusive of operating systems, network operating systems, distributed systems architectures, and distributed application architectures. Interoperability between these architectural components is explored. Current technology and trends in each architectural element are reviewed.

• CIT 20200 Networking Fundamentals (3 cr.) P: CIT 20700 or CIT 30700. Students will gain hands-on experience installing and configuring local area networks, troubleshooting hardware and software issues, and creating network documentation.  Students will explore topics including network performance, network management, and network security.

• CIT 20300 Information Security Fundamentals (3 cr.) P: CIT 20700 or CIT 30700 or ECET 28400. This course will provide students with an overview of the field of Information Security and Assurance.  Students will explore current encryption, hardware, software and managerial controls needed to operate networks and computer systems in a safe and secure manner.  In addition, students will participate in a semester project to re-enforce key concepts such as policy development and business contingency planning.

• CIT 20600 Advanced Computer Applications (3 cr.) P: CIT 10600. This course will cover the advanced topics of office applications in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint as well as establishing desktop publishing skills using Microsoft Publisher. Topics include web-driven applications, forms and documents, macros, financial functions, worksheet queries, web spreadsheets, web data bases, interactive OLS, VBA, brochures, newsletters, and business forms.

• CIT 20700 Data Communications (3 cr.) P: CIT 17600. This course provides the foundation for the understanding of data communication systems and computer networks.  Topics include information representation and transmission, medium types and configuration, telephony, error handling, TCP/IP and internetworking, and diagnostic techniques.

• CIT 21200 Web Site Design (3 cr.) P: CIT 11200 or computer literacy. Class 3. This course is designed to give students an introduction to web site design and site creation. The course involves learning current standard XHTML fundamentals, CSS and design concepts. The proper design approach for constructing Web sites and related techniques will also be covered.

• CIT 21300 Systems Analysis and Design (3 cr.) P: (CIT 14000 or CIT 21500) and CIT 21400. Class 3. This course provides students with the concepts, processes, and tools of systems analysis and systems design. Object-oriented methods and tools are utilized with a focus on developing web-based interfaces and prototypes.

• CIT 21400 Introduction to Data Management (3 cr.) P: CIT 11200 or CIT 12000 or MATH-M118 or MATH 15400 or MATH 15900 or ECET 10900. Class 3. Introduction to basic database development concepts. Extensive exploration of data manipulation using a relational DBMS and SQL. Students develop database applications using the most current database technologies.

• CIT 21500 Web Programming (3 cr.) P: CIT 21200 and P or C: CIT 21400 Class 3. This course will provide students with the knowledge and techniques of a variety of Web programming languages. Both client and server side languages will be examined.

• CIT 22000 Quantitative Analysis II (3 cr.) P: CIT 12000 or ECET 10900 or MATH 15300 or MATH-M11800 Class 3. A continued investigation into the problem solving tools and techniques that focus on both hardware systems and quantitative data analysis. The course is designed for CIT majors in their second full year of study.

• CIT 24200 Introduction to ASP.Net Programming (3 cr.) P: (CIT 14000 or CIT 21500) and CIT 21200 and CIT 21400. Class 2, Lab 2; or Class 3. This course will provide students with the tools and techniques to build dynamic Web sites using the ASP.Net programming environment. Students gain hands-on experience building a database-driven Web site.

• CIT 27000 Java Programming (3 cr.) P: (CIT 14000 or CIT 21500) and CIT 21400. Class 3. This course is an introduction to the Java programming language. Students will learn the syntax of the language, how to use objects, classes, and methods, and will perform programming exercises that illustrate how Java is used in stand-alone applications and applets.

• CIT 29000 Computer Project (1-4 cr.) Independent study for sophomore students wanting to execute a complete computer-oriented project. Course may be repeated for up to 6 credit hours.

• CIT 29900 Computer Technology (1-4 cr.) Hours, credit, and subject matter to be arrange by staff.

• CIT 30100 Digital Technologies for the Consumer (3 cr.) P: Consent of Instructor. This course acquaints users with computer, digital, and telecommunications technologies necessary for personal and professional productivity.  Students will learn the importance of protecting computers in cyberspace, how to apply security in homes and small businesses, and how to make cost-effective choices among hardware, software, and service alternatives in today's marketplace.  For non-majors only.

• CIT 30400 Database Programming (3 cr.) P: CIT 21400 and CIT 200 level programming course. This course explores advanced database programming techniques for enterprise-wide databases and their implementation using programmatic extensions to Structured Query language (SQL).  Topics include advanced data manipulation, stored procedures, triggers, and query optimization.

• CIT 30600 Computer Technology Applications Capstone (3 cr.) P: CIT 20600. This course will study how organizations incorporate and automate computer applications, web applications and web services. Students will create a capstone project and a training module for an organization focusing on the use of current emerging computer and web application technologies as well as support and communication tools.

• CIT 31200 Advanced Web Site Design (3 cr.) P: CIT 21200 and CIT 200 level programming course. Class 2, Lab 2; or Class 3. This course covers the tools and techniques necessary to maximize the effectiveness of deploying e-commerce Web applications and address both client and server side strategies with a focus on optimal Web design strategies. Strategies focus on internal design issues such as security, reusability, usability, accessibility and architecture and external design issues such as user interfaces, load times and multimedia.

• CIT 31300 Commercial Web Site Development (3 cr.) P: CIT 21500. Class 3. This project-based course will have students develop a data driven web site to support business processes. Students will utilize both client and server side languages in developing the site.

• CIT 32000 Quantitative Analysis III (3 cr.) P: CIT 22000. A continuation of statistical inference introduced in Quantitative Analysis II with emphasis on confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, forecasting, including linear regression and correlation, and quality control as they apply to information technology.

• CIT 32700 Wireless Communication (3 cr.) P: CIT 20700 or CIT 30700. Students will learn about the growing range of wireless technologies and their applications. The course will explore the fundamentals of each wireless technology from basic signaling properties to current and future market uses. Students will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with various wireless technologies.

• CIT 32900 Java Server Pages (3 cr.) P: CIT 21200 and CIT 27000. Class 2, Lab 2; or Class 3. This course will cover the programming of Java Server Pages (JSP) and Java Servlets in an E-Commerce environment. Students will develop reusable E-Commerce software using server-side Java components.

• CIT 34400 Database Security (3 cr.) P: CIT 20300 and CIT 30400. This course will cover fundamentals of database security, data auditing, basic security models, and best practices.  Topics may include security architecture, access control policies, auditing and monitoring.  The course combines lectures with hands-on activities through lab sessions and an application oriented project using a database system such as Oracle or SQL Server.

• CIT 34600 Desktop Publishing Applications (3 cr.) P: CIT 10600 or equivalent. Interdisciplinary introduction to desktop publishing technology integrating application and hardware. Students will learn desktop publishing theory and techniques to produce flyers, newsletters, brochures, business forms, web forms, and publications with database inter-connectivity. Service learning includes a complete DTP solution for a small business or not-for-profit agency.  This course meets the IUPUI RISE challenge in Service Learning.

• CIT 34700 Advanced ASP.Net (3 cr.) P: CIT 24200. Class 2, Lab 2; or Class 3. This course will apply the ASP.Net framework to e-commerce applications. Advanced ASP.Net techniques will be covered such as Web services, ADO, LINQ, AJAX, and security components.

• CIT 35600 Network Operating Systems Administration (3 cr.) P or C: CIT 20200 (Network Fundamentals). Design and administration of network servers and workstations. Focus on basic network concepts such as user account administration, resource allocation, security issues, and Internet service management.

• CIT 37300 Visual Design for Software (3 cr.) P: CIT 14000 and CIT 21200. P or C: CIT 21300.  Examination of best practices in software interface development for a variety of platforms.  A study of the integration of visual elements into the systems analysis and design process, based on business and technical requirements.  Topics include study of common design patterns, a review of prototyping tools, multi-modal design concepts, navigation strategies, and user acceptance testing.

• CIT 37400 Systems and Database Analysis (3 cr.) P: CIT 21300. Class 2, Lab 4. Intensive exploration of application and database analysis in a synergistic environment. Students engage in collaborative, project-based activities to learn about project management, requirement analysis, modeling, and prototyping employing problem solving and team-building skills. Object-oriented and data modeling tools are used to apply class concepts.

• CIT 38100 Unix Programming and Administration (3 cr.) P: CIT 35600. This course will teach students to effectively administer and develop applications in Linux/Unix. Emphasis will be on the ability to read, write and debug shell script programs. An exploration of Windows scripting languages will also be covered.

• CIT 38800 Topics in Programming Languages (variable title) (3 cr.) Class 3; or Class 2, Lab 2. P: one CIT 200-level programming language course. Varies with course content (prerequisites will be included in the semester class schedule). Since various languages may be offered under this title, this course may be repeated for a maximum of 9 hours of credit.

• CIT 40200 Design and Implementation of Local Area Networks (3 cr.) P: CIT 20200 (Network Fundamentals). Class 2, Lab 2; or Class 3. The design, implementation, and configuration of local area networks. Students install the necessary hardware and software to set up a LAN server with several clients.  Students will explore topics including "internetworking", network management, network performance, and security.

• CIT 40600 Advanced Network Security (3 cr.) P: CIT 20300 or CIT 30300. This course provides students with in-depth study and practice of advanced concepts in applied systems and networking security, including security policies, access controls, IP security, authentication mechanisms, and intrusion detection and protection.

• CIT 41200 XML-Based Web Applications (3 cr.) P: CIT 21200 and CIT 200 level programming course. Class 2, Lab 2; or Class 3. This course covers how to build Web applications using XML. Students will learn how to create and validate data in XML documents and how to display XML documents using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), XSL Transformations (XSLT), and the Document Object Model (DOM).

• CIT 41500 Advanced Network Administration (3 cr.) P: CIT 35600. In this course students learn advanced concepts of installing, configuring, and securing various types of network servers including enterprise, Web, and mail servers. The course also covers the documentation of network systems infrastructure and the testing of hardware and software network components.

• CIT 42000 Digital Forensics (3 cr.) P: CIT 40600 and CIT 41500. This course covers the fundamentals of computer forensics and cyber-crime scene analysis. The various laws and regulations dealing with computer forensic analysis will be discussed. Students will be introduced to the emerging international standards for computer forensic analysis, as well as a formal methodology for conducting computer forensic investigations

• CIT 43100 Applied Secure Protocols (3 cr.) P: CIT 40600. This course will emphasize the applied facets of cryptography for the information assurance and security professional. By the end of the course students will be able to apply important cryptographic principles and tools to allow networks to communicate securely.

• CIT 43600 Advanced E-Commerce Development (3 cr.) P: CIT 31200 and (CIT 31300 or CIT 32900 or CIT 34700). Class 2, Lab 2; or Class 3. This course will allow students the opportunity to develop a data-driven e-commerce site for a small- to medium-size company.

• CIT 44000 Communication Network Design (3 cr.) P: CIT 40200. Class 2, Lab 2; or Class 3. An introduction to wide area networking (WAN), which is a technology used to extend telecommunications connectivity for information distribution over large geographic regions. Topics include architecture, design, and implementation, as well as the influence of the state and federal regulatory environments.

• CIT 44400 Advanced Database Design (3 cr.) P: CIT 21400. This course addresses enterprise data management and logical database design concepts with an emphasis on needs determination and data modeling skills from an organizational perspective.  Students will create data models and apply forward and reverse engineering techniques.

• CIT 45100 IT Security Risk Assessment (3 cr.) P: CIT 40600. Class 2, Lab 2; or Class 3. Students will learn the basic tools of security risk assessment and risk management. Students will be able to identify and assess security risk, conduct information asset valuation, and apply risk control strategies. Other topics discussed will be: security policies, NIST Security Models, and training education and awareness. At the end of the course students will be able to assess vulnerabilities and document them according to a published assessment standard.

• CIT 46000 Wireless Security (3 cr.) P: CIT 40600. Focuses on the risks and benefits associated with wireless local area network communications as well as how the networking industry defines a secure wireless network. In addition, students gain the skills needed to properly create, configure and maintain and a secure wireless network.

• CIT 47900 Database Implementation and Administration (3 cr.) P: CIT 34400. Class 2, Lab 2; or Class 3. Extends knowledge of database concepts. Topics include physical database design, client/server implementation and database administration. Given logical database design, students develop physical database structures and implement a database application. Students carry out database design, construction, administration, and programming activities using client/server technology.

• CIT 48500 Living Lab (1-6 cr.) P: Consent of Instructor. The Living Lab allows students to apply networking, security, database, website, and application development concepts and techniques learned from prior CIT courses to internal and/or external projects. The Living Lab emulates an industry IT department in which students work on one or more projects as part of an IT team.  This course meets the IUPUI RISE challenge in Experiential Learning.

• CIT 49000 Senior Project (1-4 cr.) Independent study for seniors wanting to execute a complete computer-oriented project. Course may be repeated for up to 7 credit hours.  This course meets the IUPUI RISE challenge in Experiential Learning.

• CIT 49900 Computer Technology (1-4 cr.) Hours, credit, and subject matter to be arranged by staff.

• CIT 52800 Information Security Risk Management (3 cr.) P: Graduate Status. This course examines the field of security risk assessment and management.  Topics include steps in performing information security risk assessment; threats to information security; technical, managerial and operational vulnerabilities; methods for analyzing controls, impact of information security breach, and determining risk.  Emphasizes the development and utilization of security metrics in the risk assessment process.  Students will apply security risk assessment principles by conducting a risk assessment in a real world setting.

• CIT 55000 Organizational Impact of Information Technology (3 cr.) P: Graduate Status. An enterprise view of the organizational impact of information technology as the most effective means for achieving "better, faster, cheaper operations" in today's highly competitive business environment. Examines how information technology has enabled new organizational forms and changes in business processes, products, markets, delivery systems, ways of working, and people management issues and challenges.

• CIT 56500 Teaching Computer Programming, Applications, Communication and Design (3 cr.) P: Graduate Status. In this course, participants will explore best practices for teaching high school students computer programming and computer applications.  Participants will learn the best methods for teaching various programming languages and applications to high school students.  Additionally, participants will integrate other subject matters with computer programming and applications to create meaningful and interactive lesson plans.

• CIT-E 123 Internet Skills (3 cr.) This course is designed to provide students with the skills needed to successfully use the Internet and to increase an individual's competency in the global communication environment. For non-majors only.

Construction Engineering Management Technology

• CEMT 10400 Fundamentals of Surveying (3 cr.) P: MATH 15400 or MATH 15900. Class 2, Lab 3. Fundamental concepts and practical applications related to measurement of vertical and horizontal distances and angles using the tape, level, transit, theodolite, and EDMI (total stations, electronic workbooks, laser levels, etc.). Computations of grades, traverses, areas, and curves. Basic concepts of topography and its uses. Identification of contours and drawing of topographical maps.

• CEMT 10500 Introduction to Construction Technology (3 cr.) Class 2, Lab 2. A survey of the opportunities available within the construction industry. The laboratory is utilized to learn the basics of computers, the library, and e-mail systems available on campus, and the basics of word processing, spreadsheets, and computer programming. No previous computer knowledge is necessary.

• CEMT 11000 Construction Accounting (3 cr.) P: CEMT 10500. Class 2, Lab 2. Accounting fundamentals as utilized in the construction industry with a special emphasis on basic design of construction cost accounting systems as used to manage a construction company. Use of construction cost indices for labor and materials, as well as use of construction accounting for estimating and bidding purposes. Use of accounting management software as appropriate.

• CEMT 12000 Construction Materials and Systems (3 cr.) Class 2 + Lab 2. Introduction to common construction terminology, materials, methodologies, and structural systems as they relate to buildings, industrial facilities, and infrastructure. Selection of construction materials (wood, steel, concrete, and masonry) and methods for diverse applications. Site visits for experiential learning.

• CEMT 12500 Construction Visualization (3 cr.) Class2 + Lab 2. Introduction to extraction and interpretation of information from construction documents as they relate to diverse types of construction projects including heavy civil, highways, utilities, water, storm-water and sewer construction, other infrastructure construction and buildings. Lab work including blue print reading, plots, and construction symbols interpretation for diverse undertakings.

• CEMT 16000 Statics (3 cr.) P: MATH 15400 or MATH 15900. P or C: PHYS 21800. Class 3. Forces acting on bodies at rest, including coplanar, concurrent, and nonconcurrent systems. Includes centroids, moments of inertia, and friction.

• CEMT 21500 Mechanical and Electrical Systems (4 cr.) P: 12000 and Math 15300. Class 4. Methods for design, construction and inspection of meachanical and electrical systems for buildings. Emphasis on heating and cooling loads, equipment selection, duct and pipe sizing, codes, safety, installation, inspection, commissioning, and estimating. Responsibilities of the general contractor for HVAC (heating, ventilating, and air-condtioning) and plumbing work.

• CEMT 26000 Strength of Materials (3 cr.) Class 3. P: 16000. C: 26700. Stress-strain relationships of engineering materials; composite analysis; shear forces and bending moments in beams; analysis and design of steel and wood beams and columns, beam deflections, and statistically indeterminate beam analysis.

• CEMT 26700 Materials Testing (2 cr.) Class 1, Lab 3. C: 26000. P: 16000. Laboratory and field testing of structural materials to determine their mechanical properties and behavior under load. Materials included are steel, aluminum, concrete, wood, and asphalt.

• CEMT 27500 Applied Civil Engineering Drafting (3 cr.) P: TECH 10400 and Math 15300. Class 2, Lab 3. Preparation of structural construction drawings for buildings, bridges, roads, and topographic drawings.

• CEMT 28000 Quantity Survey (3 cr.) P: CEMT 12000, CEMT 27500. Class 2, Lab 3. A study of methods to estimate quantities of materials required in construction. Practice in making quantity surveys.

• CEMT 30200 Construction Law and Ethics (3 cr.) P: CEMT 28000. Class 3. Practical focus on key legal and ethical issues applicable to the construction industry and how to manage them. Laws related to construction work, contractual relationships and strategies, torts, liabilities, bonding, insurance, risk management, dispute avoidance and resolution, liens, partnering, and ethics are among topics covered.

• CEMT 31200 Construction and Route Surveying (3 cr.) P: CEMT 10400. Class 2, Lab 3. Field procedures for construction and route surveying, including highway, street, sewer, and bridge layout. Route surveying including vertical and horizontal curves, curve design, survey for streets and subdivisions, earthwork, and profiles/sections using both theodolite and electronic distance measuring (EDM) equipment. Computation of errors and coordinates and use of appropriate software.

• CEMT 33000 Construction Field Operations (3 cr.) P: CEMT 34100 Class 3. Study of types and uses of construction equipment and machinery in relation to diverse field operations. Analysis of equipment productivity and costs.

• CEMT 34100 Construction Scheduling and Project Control (3 cr.) P: CEMT 34200. Class 2, Lab 3. A study of the use of computers for creating, presenting, revising, and updating construction schedules, and in using the schedule and other programs to assist in managing a construction project.

• CEMT 34200 Construction Cost and Bidding (3 cr.) P: CEMT 28000. Class 2, Lab 3. Course includes a study of the methods of estimating costs for labor, material, equipment, and direct overhead for construction projects; how to establish markups for indirect overhead and profit; procedures for setting up a computerized estimating system; and conceptual estimating procedures.

• CEMT 34700 Construction Contract Administration and Specifications (3 cr.) P: CEMT 30200 Class 2, Lab 2. Relationship between all parties involved in the construction process. Analysis of contracts, the general and special conditions of the contract, specifications and their purpose/intent, standard specifications, adaptation of selected provisions from standard specifications, and delineation of special supplemental conditions.

• CEMT 35000 Construction Project Cost and Production Control (3 cr.) P: CEMT 33000 and CEMT 45200 Class 3: A study of the contractor's record-keeping procedures and forms from estimate breakdown to completion of the project, with a review of current methods of production control.

• CEMT 39000 Construction Experience (1 cr.) Minimum of 10 weeks of work experience in the construction industry, with at least five weeks' experience in the field. Written report of this experience. See department chair about detailed requirements for this course. Experience work needs to be completed before signing up for the course.

• CEMT 43000 Soils and Foundations (3 cr.) P: CEMT 48600 Class 2, Lab 3. Measurement of technical properties of soils in situ or in the laboratory, classification for engineering and construction purposes. Soil exploration, subsurface investigation, and soil reports; concept of bearing capacity; shallow and deep foundations and retaining wall, their analysis, and construction aspects. Soil-structure interaction in terms of construction, settlement, and structural service issues.

• CEMT 44700 Construction Project Management (3 cr.) P: CEMT 33000. Class 3. A study of construction organizations, their forms and functions, project management procedures and documents, and financial management within a construction organization. Subjects appropriate for those working within a construction organization will be emphasized. Role playing may be incorporated.

• CEMT 45200 Hydraulics and Drainage (3 cr.) P: PHYS 21800. Class 3. Basic hydrostatics: fundamental concepts of fluid flow in pipes and open channels; methods of estimating storm-water runoff; sizing of culverts, storm and sanitary sewers, and open channels.

• CEMT 45500 Construction Safety and Inspection (3 cr.) P: PHYS 21800 Class 3. A study of safety and inspection requirements for construction sites and projects. Accident record keeping, reporting; requirements of the OSHA code; inspection for safety and hazards, environmental issues, and quality; risk control; and management issues related to these. Development and implementation of company safety and hazard communication and inspection programs.

• CEMT 48400 Wood, Timber, and Formwork Design (3 cr.) P: CEMT 26000 , CEMT 26700. Class 3. Fundamentals of wood and timber design, including wall, beams, columns, slabs, and forms for special shapes.

• CEMT 48600 Reinforced Concrete Design and Construction (3 cr.) P: CEMT 48400. Class 3. The fundamentals of reinforced concrete design and analysis. Survey of concrete structural systems and concrete construction methods and procedures.

• CEMT 49100 Innovation in Construction (3 cr.) Innovation in Construction considers the role of innovation within the construction industry.  The course reviews the general concept of innovation, how it's defined and who's likely to adopt it.  A variety of construction technologies, processes, and materials offering the potential of significantly improving the construction industry are also presented.

• CEMT 49200 Sustainability in Construction (3 cr.) This course focuses on the unique role the general contractor can play in reducing the amount of energy, material and environmental resources that are expended during the construction process.  The course reviews the genreal contractor's pivotal role on projects seeking LEED certification.

• CEMT 49400 Engineering Economics for Construction (3 cr.) P: senior standing. Class 3. Introduction to engineering economy and its methods related to time value of money. Economical evaluation and comparison of alternatives considering costs, returns, interest, taxes, and probability in a time span; determining feasibility, break-even points, and rate of return. Cost indices for construction.

• CEMT 49900 Construction Technology (1-4 cr.) Hours, subject matter, and credit to be arranged by staff. Course may be repeated for up to 9 credit hours.

Electrical and Computer Engineering

• ECE 20100 Linear Circuit Analysis I (3 cr.) P: or C: MATH 26100 and PHYS 25100. C: ECE 20700. Class 3.  Volt-ampere characteristics for circuit elements; independent and dependent sources; Kirchhoff's laws and circuit equations. Source transformations; Thevenin's and Norton's theorems; superposition. Transient response of resistor capacitor (RC), resistor inductor (RL), and resistor inductor capacitor (RLC) circuits; sinusoidal steady-state and impedance. Instantaneous and average power.

• ECE 20200 Linear Circuit Analysis II (3 cr.) P: ECE 20100. P or C: MATH 26600.  Class 3.  Continuation of ECE 20100. Use of computer-aided design programs. Complex frequency plane, resonance, scaling, and coupled circuits. Two-port network parameters. Laplace transform methods. Use of general loop and nodal equations, matrix formulations.

• ECE 20400 Introduction to Electrical and Electronic Circuits (4 cr.) P: or C: PHYS 25100 and MATH 26100 Class 3. Lab 3.  Students will learn basics of electrical and electronic circuits including introduction to analog and digital electronic circuits. Measurement of electrical signals using meters, probes, and oscilloscopes are covered in the laboratory component of the course. Circuits are designed for minimum hardware with emphasis on understanding analog and digital electronics with practical use of digital and analog microchips. Non-ECE majors who complete this course can continue the digital course sequence offered by the ECE department including microprocessor systems and interfacing, and digital signal processing. No credit will be given for ECE majors.

• ECE 20700 Electronic Measurement Techniques (1 cr.) C: ECE 20100. Lab 3. Experimental exercises in the use of laboratory instruments. Voltage, current, impedance, frequency, and waveform measurements. Frequency and transient response. Use of operational amplifiers in instrumentation systems.

• ECE 20800 Electronic Devices and Design Laboratory (1 cr.) P: ECE 20700. C: ECE 25500. Lab 3. Laboratory experiments in the measurement of electronic device characteristics.  Design of biasing networks, small signal amplifiers and switching circuits.

• ECE 21000 Sophomore Seminar (1 cr.) Class 1.  A lecture series on ECE Department curriculum-related topics, electrical and computer engineering systems, skills, and career topics.

• ECE 25500 Introduction to Electronics Analysis and Design (3 cr.) P: ECE 20100. C: ECE 20800. Class 3.  Diode, bipolar transistor, and field effect transistor (FET) circuit models for the design and analysis of electronic circuits. Single-stage and multistage analysis and design. Computer-aided design calculations, amplifier operating point design, and frequency response of single and multistage amplifiers. High-frequency and low-frequency designs are emphasized.

• ECE 26100 Engineering Programming Lab (1 cr.) P: Completion of a pre-calculus course or equivalent; completion of 12 credit hours. C: ECE 26300. Lab 3.  Introduction to problem solving using software tools, in particular the C programming language.

• ECE 26300 Introduction to Computing in Electrical Engineering (3 cr.) P: Completion of a pre-calculus course or equivalent; completion of 12 credit hours. C: ECE 26100. Class 3.  An introductory course in computing programming with an emphasis on program decomposition and program structure. The objective of the course is to introduce the student to problem solving using high-level languages. The students are also introduced to number concepts fundamental in electrical engineering. Programming will be in "C" in order to develop a structured approach to problem solving. Problems drawn from the field of electrical engineering will require no prior engineering knowledge.

• ECE 26400 Advanced C Programming (3 cr.) Class 3. Continuation of a first programming course.  Topics include files, structures, pointers, and the proper use of dynamic data structures.  Basic knowledge of the UNIX operating system and an introductory C programming course.  C programming knowledge should include basic syntax, control structures, and file I/O, as well as experience in declaring and using functions.

• ECE 27000 Digital Logic Design (4 cr.) P: or C: ECE 20100 and knowledge of electrical circuits. Class 3, Lab 3.  Introduction to logic design, with emphasis on practical design techniques and circuit implementation. Topics include Boolean algebra; theory of logic functions; mapping techniques and function minimization; hardware description language; logic equivalent circuits and symbol transformations; electrical characteristics; propagation delays; signed number notations and arithmetic; binary and decimal arithmetic logic circuits; theory of sequential circuits; timing diagrams; analysis and synthesis of SR-, D-, T-, and JK-based sequential circuits; clock generation circuits; algorithmic state machine method of designing sequential circuits. A series of logic circuit experiments using CMOS integrated circuits for combination of logic and sequential circuits.

• ECE 28200 UNIX Programming for Engineers (1 cr.) P: ECE 26100 and ECE 26300. Lab 2. Introduction to the UNIX operating system, including the UNIX file system, as well as UNIX tools and utilities. Introduction to Shell Programming. The emphasis will be on how these tools/utilities are utilized in the Computing Engineering field.

• ECE 30100 Signals and Systems (3 cr.) P: ECE 20200 and MATH 26600. Class 3.  Signal and system representation. Fourier series and transforms, sampling and discrete Fourier transforms. Discrete-time systems, difference equation, Z-transforms. State equations, stability, characteristic values and vectors. Continuous-time systems, time and frequency domain analysis. Continuous systems with sampled inputs.

• ECE 30200 Probabilistic Methods in Electrical Engineering (3 cr.) P: or C: ECE 30100. Class 3.  An introductory treatment of probability theory, including distribution and density functions, moments, and random variables. Applications of normal and exponential distributions. Estimation of means and variances. Introduction to random processes, correlation functions, spectral density functions, and response of linear systems to random inputs.

• ECE 30500 Semiconductor Devices (3 cr.) P: ECE 25500, MATH 26600, and PHYS 25100. Class 3.  Materials- and phenomena-based examination of devices, emphasizing the how and why of solid-state device operation.

• ECE 31100 Electric and Magnetic Fields (3 cr.) P: MATH 26600 and PHYS 25100. Class 3.  Continued study of vector calculus, electrostatics, and magnetostatics. Maxwell's equations, introduction to electromagnetic waves, transmission lines, and radiation from antennas. Students may not receive credit for both 311 and PHYS 330.

• ECE 32100 Electromechanical Motion Devices (3 cr.) P: ECE 20200. C: ECE 31100. Class 3. The general theory of electromechanical motion devices relating to electric variables and electromagnetic forces. Basic concepts and operational behavior of DC, induction, brushless DC, and stepper motors used in control applications.

• ECE 32600 Engineering Project Management (3 cr.) P: Sophomore Standing. Class 3.  Project management is an important skill that is needed in the private and public sectors as well as specialty businesses. This course explores the challenges facing today's project managers and provides a broad understanding of the project management environment focused on multiple aspects of the project.

• ECE 32700 Engineering Economics (3 cr.) P: Sophomore Standing. Class 3.  Engineering economics is the application of economic techniques to the evaluation of design and engineering alternatives. The role of engineering economics is to assess the appropriateness of a given project, estimate its value, and justify it from an engineering standpoint. This course covers the time value of money and other cash-flow concepts, reviews economic practices and techniques used to evaluate and optimize engineering decisions, and discusses the principles of benefit-cost analysis.

• ECE 34000 Simulation, Modeling, and Identification (3 cr.) P: ECE 20700 and ECE 30100. Class 2, Lab 3.  Investigation and evaluation of design problems through simulation of systems described by ordinary differential and difference equations. Development of simulation models from physical parameters and from experimental data. Topics include continuous, discrete, and hybrid models of electrical, mechanical, and biological systems. Laboratory experiences demonstrate concepts studied in text and lecture.

• ECE 35900 Data Structures (3 cr.) P: ECE 26300. Class 3.  An introductory course in computer engineering, with emphasis on data structure and program design using the C language. The classical concepts of structured programming such as stack, queue, linked list, tree, recursion, sorting, and searching. Applications of structured programming in engineering.

• ECE 36200 Microprocessor Systems and Interfacing (4 cr.) P: ECE 27000 and ECE 26300. Class 3, Lab 3.  An introduction to basic computer organizations, microprocessor instruction sets, assembly language programming, the design of various types of digital as well as analog interfaces, and microprocessor system design considerations. Laboratory provides practical hands-on experience with microprocessor software application and interfacing techniques. Design and implementation of a simple three-bus computer; detailed study of a particular microcomputer architecture and instruction set (Motorola 6812); assembly language programming techniques; system control signals and I/O port design and handshaking protocols; interrupt control systems; LSI parallel and serial interfaces; analog data and control interfaces.

• ECE 36500 Introduction to the Design of Digital Computers (3 cr.) P: ECE 36200. Class 3.  The hardware organization of computer systems: ARM instruction set architecture, processing unit, pipeline, arithmetic/logic unit design, hardwired and microprogrammed control schemes, memory and cache organization, I/O and interrupt interface design.

• ECE 36900 Discrete Mathematics for Computer Engineering (3 cr.) P: ECE 27000. Class 3.  Introduction to discrete mathematical structure and finite-state machines. Topics include foundation of discrete mathematics, groups and semi-groups, group codes in computer systems, basic model of finite-state machines, state and machine identification experiments, regular expressions, and complexity.

• ECE 38200 Feedback System Analysis and Design (3 cr.) P: ECE 30100. Class 3.  Classical concepts of feedback system analysis and associated compensation techniques. In particular, the root locus, Bode diagram, and Nyquist criterion are used as determinants of stability.

• ECE 40100 Engineering Ethics and Professionalism (1 cr.) P: Senior Standing. Class 1.  Some ethical, social, political, legal, and ecological issues that practicing engineers may encounter.

• ECE 40800 Operating Systems and System Programming (3 cr.) Class 3. P: CSCI 36200, ECE 36500. Students will learn to design and construct operating systems for both individual computers and distributed systems, and to apply and utilize operating system functionality to their application development. The course will cover basic concepts and methods for managing processor, main memory, storage, and network resources, including their system functions. Detailed examples are taken from a number of operating systems, emphasizing the techniques used in networked UNIX and embedded Linux.

• ECE 41000 Introduction to Digital Signal Processing (3 cr.) Class 2, Lab 3. P: ECE 30100. P or C: ECE 36200. An introductory treatment of digital signal processing algorithms and implementation using high-speed digital signal processors. Sampling, architecture, addressing modes and instruction set of digital signal processors, discrete Fourier transform, fast Fourier transform, and digital filtering.

• ECE 41700 Multimedia Applications (3 cr.) P: ECE30100 and ECE 36200. Class 3.  An introductory treatment of multimedia algorithms and implementation using high-speed multimedia processors. Detailed discussion of architecture, addressing modes and instruction set of multimedia processors, entropy coding, transform coding, speech compression, image compression, and video compression.

• ECE 42100 Advanced Digital System Design (3 cr.) P: ECE 27000 and ECE 26300. Class 3.  Advanced topics in digital design. Boolean logic. Logic optimization, VLSI and ASIC design basics. Design. Simulation. Placement and routing. Logic synthesis. FPGA structure. FPGA implementation. FPGA design flow. Verilog and VHDL coding.

• ECE 42400 Electromechanical Systems and Applied Mechatronics (3 cr.) P: ECE 30100. Class 3.  Design, optimization, and control of electromechanical and mechatronic systems. Comprehensive dynamic analysis, modeling, and simulation of electric machines, power electronics, and sensors. Application of advanced software and hardware in mechatronic systems design and optimization.

• ECE 42700 Power Electronics (3 cr.) P: ECE 25500.

  Class 3.  Introduction to the fundamental operating principles of power conditioning circuits that are currently being used to effect power flow from ac to dc and vice versa.  Emphasis is on the relationship between form and function of these circuits.  Circuits discussed will include ac/dc line-commutated converters, dc/dc converters, dc/variable frequency converters, resonant converters and ac/ac converts. Computer simulations will be used as part of the course work.

• ECE 43200 Elementary Power Systems Engineering (3 cr.) P: ECE 32100. Class 3.  Fundamental concepts of power system analysis, transmission line parameters, basic system models, steady state performance, network calculations, power flow solutions, fault studies, symmetrical components, operating strategies and control.

• ECE 44000 Transmission of Information (4 cr.) P: ECE 30100 and ECE 30200. Class 3, Lab 3.  Analysis and design of analog and digital communication systems. Emphasis on engineering applications of theory to communication system design. The laboratory introduces the use of advanced engineering workstations in the design and testing of communication systems.

• ECE 46100 Software Engineering (3 cr.) P: CSCI 24000. Class: 3.  Introduction to software engineering principles with special emphasis on the process, methods, and tools needed to develop and test quality software products and systems.

• ECE 46300 Introduction to Computer Communication Networks (3 cr.) P: ECE 26300 and ECE 26100. Class 3.  An introduction to the design and implementation of computer communication networks.  The focus is on the concepts and the fundamental design principles that have contributed to the global Internet's success.  Topics include: digital transmission, switching and multiplexing, protocols, MAC layer design (Ethernet/802.11), LAN interconnects and switching, congestion/flow/error control, routing, addressing, performance evaluation, internetworking (Internet) including TCP/IP, HTTP, DSN, etc.  This course will include one or more project.

• ECE 46800 Introduction to Compilers and Translation Engineering (3 cr.) P:  ECE 36200 and CSCI 36200. Class 3.  Design and construction of compilers and other translators. Compilation goals, organization of a translator, grammars and languages, symbol tables, lexical analysis, syntax analysis (parsing), error handling, intermediate and final code generation, assemblers, interpreters, and an introduction to optimization/parallelization. Emphasis on engineering, from scratch, a compiler or interpreter for a small programming language, typically a C or Pascal subset. Projects involve implementation (and documentation) of such a system using C on UNIX.

• ECE 47100 Embedded Microcontroller, Microprocessor, and DSP-Based Systems (3 cr.) P: ECE 36200 and ECE 26300. Class 3.  A structured approach to the development and integration of embedded microcontroller/microprocessor/DSP-based systems. The course provides students with design experience of embedded systems. The course covers the microprocessor selection, the configuration of peripheral components, and the hardware abstraction techniques. The course also covers the C programming techniques for embedded systems and using a fixed point microprocessor for floating point calculations.

• ECE 48300 Digital Control System Analysis and Design (3 cr.) P: ECE 38200. Class 3.  An introduction to real-time computer-controlled systems analysis and design in both frequency domain and state space. Sampling theory and its effect on digital control design. Implementation, application, and industrial practice of digital control using digital signal processors and other microprocessors. Matlab/Simulink and its toolboxes are used. Regular computer and lab assignments.

• ECE 48700 Senior Design I (1 cr.) P: Senior Standing and intent to graduate within 2 semesters.  A real-life experience in engineering problem solving in a group setting from identification, planning and execution to professional-quality written and oral presentations. This is the first semester of a two semester course sequence.

• ECE 48800 Senior Design II (2 cr.) P: ECE 48700. A real-life experience in engineering problem solving in a group setting from identification, planning and execution to professional-quality written and oral presentations. This is the second semester of a two semester course sequence.

• ECE 49100 Engineering Design Project (1-2 cr.) P: senior standing and consent of a faculty sponsor. The student selects an engineering design project and works under the direction of the faculty sponsor. Suitable projects may be from the local industrial, municipal, state, and educational communities. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credit hours.

• ECE 49500 Selected Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (1-4 cr.) Engineering topics.

• ECE 49600 Electrical and Computer Engineering Projects (ARR cr.) P: consent of instructor. Hours and credits to be arranged.

• ECE 51000 Introduction to Biometrics (3 cr.) P: ECE 30200 or graduate standing. Class 3.  Basic concepts of biometrics, biometrics systems, and fundamental theories in biometrics; help student learn how to design and develop a biometric system for multi-level security applications. Topics include introduction to biometrics, face recognition, iris recognition, fingerprint recognition, speaker recognition, other biometrics, multimodal biometrics, issues and concerns in biometrics, and future biometrics.

• ECE 51500 Software Engineering for Embedded Systems (3 cr.) P: CSCI 36200 or graduate standing. Class 3.  This course teaches the object-oriented software analysis and design for embedded systems. Unified Modeling Language and Shlaer/Mellor methodology will be studied. Projects will be assigned, which lead the students through the information gathering, problem analysis, model design, and model implementation cycles. The hardware/software integration will also be covered.

• ECE 53200 Computational Methods for Power System Analysis (3 cr.) P: ECE 43200 or Graduate Standing. System modeling of three-phase power networks.  Computational methods and problem formulation related to load flow and fault studies, and economic dispatch of electric power systems.  Assigned projects will involve implementing some of the methods and conducting simple studies.

• ECE 53600 Introduction to Computational Intelligence (3 cr.) P: C Programming skills; graduate standing or permission of instructor. Class 3. Basic concepts in theory and paradigms for neural networks, evolutionary computation, and fuzzy logic; algorithms and applications for hybrids of these tools known as computational intelligence are explored. Topics include artificial neural networks, fuzzy systems, and evolutionary computation. Implementations of a number of paradigms are presented, including particle swarm optimization. Applications to various areas such as biomedical engineering and non-linear control are examined.

• ECE 53700 Multimedia Applications (3 cr.) P: ECE 30100 and ECE 36200, or Graduate Standing. Class 3. Treatment of multimedia algorithms and their hardware and software implementations using FPGA and ASIC.  Detailed discussion of entropy coding, transform coding, speech compression, image compression, and video compression.

• ECE 53800 Digital Signal Processing I (3 cr.) P: ECE 30100 and ECE 30200 or Graduate Standing. Class 3.  Theory and algorithms for processing of deterministic and stochastic signals. Topics include discrete signals, systems, transforms, linear filtering, fast Fourier transforms, nonlinear filtering, spectrum estimation, linear prediction, adaptive filtering, and array signal processing.

• ECE 54400 Digital Communications (3 cr.) P: ECE 44000 or Graduate Standing. Class 3.  Introduction to digital communication systems and spread spectrum communications. Analog message digitization, signal space representation of digital signals, binary and M-ary signaling methods, detection of binary and M-ary signals, comparison of digital communication systems in terms of signal energy and signal bandwidth requirements. The principal types of spread-spectrum systems are analyzed and compared. Application of spread spectrum to multiple-access systems and to secure communication systems is discussed.

• ECE 54700 Introduction to Computer Communication Networks (3 cr.) P: ECE 30200 or Graduate Standing. Class 3.  A qualitative and quantitative study of issues in design, analysis, and operation of computer communication and telecommunication networks as they evolve toward the integrated networks of the future, employing both packet and circuit-switching technology. Packet and circuit switching, the OSI standards for architecture and protocols, elementary queuing theory for performance evaluation, random access techniques, local area networks, reliability and error recovery, and integrated networks.

• ECE 55400 Electronic Instrumentation and Control Circuits (3 cr.) P: ECE 25500 and ECE 30100 or Graduate Standing. Class 3.  Analysis and design of special amplifiers, pulse circuits, operational circuits, DC amplifiers, and transducers used in instrumentation, control, and computation.

• ECE 55900 MOS VLSI Design (3 cr.) P: ECE 30500 and ECE 36500 or Graduate Standing. Class 3.  Introduction to most aspects of large-scale MOS integrated circuit design, including device fabrication and modeling; useful circuit building blocks; system considerations; and algorithms to accomplish common tasks. Most circuits discussed are treated in detail, with particular attention given those whose regular and/or expandable structures are primary candidates for integration. All circuits are digital and are considered in the context of the silicon-gate MOS enhancement-depletion technology. Homework requires the use of existing IC mask layout software; term projects assigned.

• ECE 56300 Programming Parallel Machines (3 cr.) P: ECE 26300 and ECE 46300 or Graduate Standing. Class 3.  Examines how to program parallel processing systems. Various parallel algorithms are presented to demonstrate different techniques for mapping tasks onto parallel machines. Parallel architectures to be considered are: SIMD (synchronous), MIMD (asynchronous), and mixed-mode (SIMD/MIMD hybrid). Machines that represent these classes to be used in the course are the MasPar MP-1 (SIMD); nCUBE 2 (MIMD); and PASM (mixed-mode). There will be three programming projects, one on each machine. The similarities and differences among the machines and their languages will be discussed.

• ECE 56500 Computer Architecture (3 cr.) P: ECE 36500 or Graduate Standing. Class 3.  An introduction to problems of designing and analyzing current machine architectures. Major topics include performance and cost analysis, pipeline processing, instruction level parallelism, GPU architecture and programming, memory hierarchy, and multiprocessor architectures.

• ECE 56600 Microprocessor System Design (3 cr.) P: ECE 36500 or Graduate Standing. Class 3.  An overview of advanced-architecture CISC microprocessors and their associated support components, with emphasis on incorporating these devices into both general-purpose and embedded board-level designs for multi-microprocessor systems utilizing open-architecture system buses. Survey of 32-bit CISC microprocessor, memory management, floating point support, advanced peripherals, PLD-base “glue logic” design, performance evaluation, IECEE-standard open-architecture system buses, and various pertinent interface and networking standards. Design experience is gained through a comprehensive, semester-long project.

• ECE 56900 Introduction to Robotic Systems (3 cr.) P: ECE 38200 or Graduate Standing. Class 3.  Basic components of robotic systems; selection of coordinate frames; homogeneous transformations; solutions to kinematics of manipulator arms; velocity and force/torque relations; dynamic equations using Euler-Lagrange formulation; digital simulation of manipulator motion; motion planning; obstacle avoidance; controller design using torque method; and classical controllers for manipulators. Lab experiments and final project required.

• ECE 57000 Artificial Intelligence (3 cr.) P: ECE 35900 or Graduate Standing. Class 3.  Basic understanding of data structures, including the proper use of arrays, lists, trees, and queues. Understanding of searching and sorting concepts. Basic understanding of probability and statistics, including Bayes rule, statistical tests of significance, and normal distribution.

• ECE 57400 Software Engineering Methodology (3 cr.) P: ECE 35900 or Graduate Standing. Class 3.  Life-cycle models, software planning, software analysis, software design including data flow and data structure design, software testing methods, and software documentation. Software design project required.

• ECE 58000 Optimization Methods for Systems and Control (3 cr.) P: Consent of Instructor or graduate standing. Class 3. Introduction to optimization theory and methods, with applications in systems and control. Nonlinear unconstrained optimization, linear programming, nonlinear constrained optimization, various algorithms and search methods for optimizations, and their analysis. Examples from various engineering applications are given.

• ECE 59100 Parallel Processing (3 cr.) P: Consent of Instructor or Graduate Standing. Class 3.  The course is comprehensive study of parallel processing techniques, parallel programming and performance tuning Topics covered include: fundamental of parallel, concurrent and distributed processing systems, performance and limitations of these systems, and parallelism paradigms. In addition to these topics the software needs and support for parallel processor systems are covered in details. This includes programming languages, simulation and tracing tools.

• ECE 59500 Selected Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (3 cr.)  

• ECE 60000 Random Variables and Signals (3 cr.) P: Graduate standing. Class 3.  Engineering applications of probability theory. Problems of events, independence, random variables, distribution and density functions, expectations, and characteristic functions. Dependence, correlation, and regression; multivariate Gaussian distribution. Stochastic processes, stationarity, ergodicity, correlation functions, spectral densities, random inputs to linear systems, Gaussian processes.

• ECE 60200 Lumped System Theory (3 cr.) P: MATH 511 or consent of instructor. Class 3.  An investigation of basic theory and techniques of modern system theory, emphasizing linear state model formulations of continuous- and discrete-time systems in the time and frequency domains. Coverage includes notion of linearity, time invariance, discrete- and continuous-times state models, canonical forms, associated transfer functions and impulse response models, the state transition matrix, the Jordan form, controllability, observability, and stability.

• ECE 60400 Electromagnetic Field Theory (3 cr.) P: Graduate Standing. Class 3.  Review of general concepts (Maxwell's equations, materials interaction, boundary conditions, energy flow); statics (Laplace's equation, Poisson's equation); distributed parameter systems (classification of solutions, transmission lines, and waveguides); radiation and antennas (arrays, reciprocity, Huygen's principle); a selected special topic (e.g. magnetostatics, waves in anisotropic media and optical fibers).

• ECE 60600 Solid State Devices (3 cr.) P: Graduate Standing. Class 3.  A relatively broad, moderate-depth coverage of semiconductor devices and related topics.  Semiconductor fundamentals required in the operational analysis of solid-state devices; detailed examination of the positive-negative (PN) junction diode and PN junction devices; heterojunction surface devices including Schottky diode, the MOS capicator, and the MOSFET.

• ECE 60800 Computational Models and Methods (3 cr.) P: Graduate Standing. Class 3.  Computation models and techniques for the analysis of algorithm complexity. The design and complexity analysis of recursive and nonrecursive algorithms for searching, sorting, and set operations; graph algorithms; matrix multiplication; polynomial evaluation; FFT calculations; and NP-complete problems.

• ECE 61000 Energy Conversion (3 cr.) P: Graduate Standing. Class 3.   Electromechanical energy conversion, reference frame theory, induction machines, wound-rotor synchronous machines, permanent magnet synchronous machines, dc-to-ac conversion, brushless dc motor drives, induction motor drives.

• ECE 62700 Introduction to Cryptography and Secure Communication (3 cr.) P: Graduate Standing. Class 3.  This course introduces the basic concepts of cryptography, emphasizing both privacy and integrity. Various cipher systems and cryptographic tools are presented including stream ciphers, block ciphers, public-key ciphers (RSA, El Gamal and others), hash functions, message authentication codes and digital signature systems. Methods used to attack the cipher systems are discussed. As well as how the cryptographic tools are used in today’s communication systems.

• ECE 63700 Digital Image Processing I (3 cr.) P: ECE 53800 and Graduate Standing. Class 3.  Introduction to digital image-processing techniques for enhancement, compression, restoration, reconstruction, and analysis. 2-D signals and systems; sampling and scanning; random fields; discrete cosine transform; discrete Karhunen-Loeve transform; grayscale transformations; linear, ranked order, and morphological filters; human vision, printing, and display of images; entropy-based compression; vector quantization; block truncation coding; transform coding; predictive coding; image degradation models; Wiener filter; constrained deconvolution; computed tomography; edge detection; shape representation; and segmentation.

• ECE 64500 Estimation Theory (3 cr.) P: ECE 60000. Class 3.  The basic estimation theory commonly applied in communications and signal-processing systems. Covers basic theory and concepts, linear estimation, and special topics. Applications in the communications sciences considered throughout.

• ECE 64900 Speech Processing by Computer (3 cr.) P: Graduate Standing (knowledge of basic digital signal processing: time and frequency domains, fourier and Z-transforms, convolution, knowledge of C or FORTRAN on UNIX). Class 3.  Models of the vocal tract; identification and extraction of speech features; speech transmission and compression systems; the recognition of speech and speakers by computers; control of speech synthesizers. Computer project required.

• ECE 66200 Pattern Recognition and Decision Making Processes (3 cr.) P: Graduate Standing. Class 3.  Introduction to the basic concepts and various approaches of pattern recognition and decision making process. The topics include various classifier designs, evaluation of classifiability, learning machines, feature extraction and modeling.

• ECE 66800 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (3 cr.) P: ECE 60000 or Consent of Instructor. Class 3.  This course consists of four parts: the first part deals with heuristic search and shows how problems involving search can be solved more efficiently by the use of heuristics; how in some cases it is possible to discover heuristics automatically; knowledge representation and deduction, with emphasis on predicate calculus and associated concepts such as resolution and unification. The last part of the course will deal with the design of a small-scale reasoning framework using the paradigm of logic programming.

• ECE 68000 Modern Automatic Control (3 cr.) P: ECE 60200 or Consent of Instructor. Class 3.  Theoretical methods in optimal control theory. Topics include the calculus of variations and the Pontryagin minimum principle with applications to minimum fuel and minimum energy problems. Geometric methods will be applied to the solution of minimum time problems. Computational methods, singular problems, observer theory, and sufficient conditions for existence of solutions are also discussed.

• ECE 68400 Linear Multivariable Control (3 cr.) P: ECE 60200 or equivalent. Class 3.  A state space investigation of multi-input multi-output control design problems from the geometric perspective. The course will detail the theory and design algorithms needed for a solution to the state feedback eigenvalue assignment problem, the disturbance decoupling problem with and without internal stability, the output stabilization problem, and the tracking (or regulator) problem with internal stability.

• ECE 68500 Introduction to Robust Control (3 cr.) P: ECE 60200 or Equivalent Class. Class 3.  Introduction to the analysis and design of robust feedback control systems. Modeling and paradigms for robust control. Robust stability and measures of robust performance. Analysis of and design for robust stability and performance.

• ECE 69500 Advanced Topics in Electrical & Computer Engineering (VAR cr.)

• ECE 69600 Advanced Electrical Engineering Projects (VAR cr.) Individual research projects to be approved by the supervising faculty member before registering for the course. An approved written report must be filed before credit is given. (This course cannot be used on a Ph.D. plan of study for the primary area.)

• ECE 69800 Research (M.S. thesis) (1-6 cr.) Research for M.S. thesis.

Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology

• ECET 10700 Introduction to Circuit Analysis (4 cr.) Class 3, Lab 2. P Math 602 placement test of 45 or above. A study of voltage, current, power, and resistance; and Ohm's law, Kirchhoff's circuit laws, and network theorems. Circuit studies cover electronic devices: diodes, transistors, and operational amplifiers. Physical features of capacitance and inductance and their effects in transient circuits and in a-c circuits are covered. The laboratory provides experience with electronic instrumentation and circuit simulation.

• ECET 10900 Digital Fundamentals (3 cr.) Class 2, Lab 2. P or C: MATH 11100 or higher or consent of instructor. A study of logic gates, binary arithmetic codes, Boolean algebra, mapping, adders, comparators, decoders, encoders, multiplexers, and demultiplexers. Small Scale (SSI) and Medium Scale (MSI) integrated circuits and programmable logic devices are used to develop combinational and sequential circuits.

• ECET 11600 Electrical Circuits (3 cr.) Class 2, Lab 2. P or C: MATH 15300. A study of d-c and a-c circuits. This course covers circuit components, R, L, and C; voltage; current; power; Ohm's law; Kirchhoff's laws; series and parallel circuits; electrical measurements; sinusoidal voltages; currents; impedances; transformers; motors; polyphase systems, and the National Electrical Code. This course is a service course offered for non-ECET majors.

• ECET 15500 Digital Fundamentals II (3 cr.) P: ECET 10900. Class 2, Lab 2. Sequential logic circuits, flip-flops, counters, programmable device logic, shift registers, logic families and introductory computer concepts.

• ECET 15700 Electronics Circuit Analysis (4 cr.) P: 10700 and MATH 15300. Class 3, Lab 2. A study of rectification, capacitive filters, IC regulated power supplies, transistor biasing techniques, dependent sources, operational amplifiers, and IC fabrication. Circuit fundamentals such as Kirchhoff's laws are utilized in the analysis and design of circuits. Computer-aided analysis of circuits is used.

• ECET 16400 Applied Object-oriented Programming (3 cr.) Class 2, Lab 2. P or C: MATH 15300. Problem solving and computing with emphasis on electrical engineering technology applications. Introduction to an object programming language as applied to solving electrical technology problems.

• ECET 20700 AC Electronics Circuit Analysis (4 cr.) Class 3, Lab 2. P or C: 15700 and MATH 15400. A study of a-c circuits, including the j operator, phasors, reactance, and impedance. Circuit laws, network theorems, and the fundamental concepts of Fourier analysis are applied and used in the study of topics such as passive filters, IC filters, amplifiers, resonant circuits, single-phase and three-phase circuits, and elementary magnetic circuits.

• ECET 20900 Introduction to Microcontrollers (4 cr.) Class 3, Lab 2. P: 10900 and P or C: ECET 16400 or CIT 26200 or CIT 27000. An introduction to microprocessor hardware and software, focusing on embedded control applications. Assembly language programming, linking, input/output techniques, debugging, memory, timing and peripheral devices are studied. C programming of microcontrollers is introduced.

• ECET 23100 Electrical Power and Controls (4 cr.) Class 3, Lab 2. P: 10900 and 15700. An introduction to transformers, induction motors, and single-phase and three-phase power systems, motor control devices, programmable logic controllers, PLC input and output devices, and PLC communications.

• ECET 28400 Computer Communications (4 cr.) Class 3, Lab 2. P: 10700. An introductory course in data communication systems. The hardware and software issues in computer communications are studied. Emphasis is on hands-on experience in computer communications, such as cabling, use of communication devices and media, choice of networking topologies, protocols, and platforms.

• ECET 30200 Introduction to Control Systems (4 cr.) Class 3, Lab 2. P: 23100. A continuation of the study of industrial controls including on-off, open-and closed-loop control systems, and analog-based systems. Major topics include relay controls, PLC, controls, HMI and open-PC controls, and networking.

• ECET 30700 Analog Network Signal Processing (4 cr.) P: 20700 and MATH 22100. Class 3, Lab 2. An advanced course in network analysis that stresses network theorems and solutions of time-domain and frequency-domain problems. Software techniques to solve mathematical problems are employed.

• ECET 30900 Advanced Embedded Microcontrollers (4 cr.) Class 3, Lab 2. P: 20900. A study of the advanced applications of embedded microcontrollers, including use of programmable counter/timer arrays, interrupts, multi-tasking, analog interfaces, hardware abstraction, real-time operating systems, and peripheral device drivers.

• ECET 33100 Generation and Transmission of Electrical Power (4 cr.) Class 3, Lab 2. P: 20700 and 23100. A study of the generation and transmission of electrical energy. Includes modeling and analysis of synchronous alternators, transformers, and transmission lines, plus analytical and computer methods of solving load flow and fault conditions on balanced and unbalanced three-phase systems. Techniques used by utilities for protection and economic operation of power systems are introduced.

• ECET 35100 Instrumentation Applications for Technology (3 or 4 cr.) P: Math 22100 and ECET 11600 or ECET 10700. Class 2 or 3, Lab 2.  Introduction to the basic concepts and terminology of instruments. This course covers the procedures and techniques essential to measurement of physical quantities (such as pressure, flow, temperature, and level measurement) and analysis of that data. Students will use data acquisition systems and computer control software to complete laboratory exercises.

• ECET 35700 Real-Time Digital Signal Processing (4 cr.) Class 3, Lab 2. P: 20900 and Math 22100 and P or C: Math 22200. Architecture, instruction set, and hardware and software development tools associated with a fixed-point general-purpose DSP processor. Fundamental principles associated with the processing of discrete-time signals and common applications such as waveform generation, FIR and IIR digital filtering, and DFT-and FFT-based spectral analysis and filtering are covered.

• ECET 37100 Automation, Instrumentation, and Process Control (3 or 4 cr.) P: ECET 16400 and ECET 23100 Class 0 or 2, Lab 4 or 6. A project-oriented course combining key areas of automation, instrumentation, and process control. The course covers automatic testing, computer interfacing, data collection, robotic controls, programmable logic controllers, and graphical process control software. A final project is an integrated system.

• ECET 38100 Electrical Distribution Systems (4 cr.) Class 3, Lab 2. P: 20700 and 23100. A study of the design and operation of electric distribution systems. Estimated demand calculations, energy conservation, faults on power systems, power quality, power factor improvement, electric rates, voltage drops, protective devices, illumination, and the applicable portions of the National Electrical Code. Both new facilities and additions to existing facilities are included.

• ECET 41700 Advanced Digital Systems Design with VHDL (4 cr.) Class 3, Lab 2. P: 15500 and 15700. A study of Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) and complex programmable logic using VHDL, finite-state-machine analysis and design, high-speed digital design considerations, memory systems, digital and analog devices, and A/D and D/A conversion.

• ECET 43400 PC Systems II (4 cr.) Class 3, Lab 2. P: ECET 20900 and: 16400 or CIT 27000, or CIT 26200. Real-time, PC-based operating systems. Programming Graphical User Interfaces for control applications using an object-oriented language. Embedded PC hardware, busses, and peripheral programming. Writing device drivers.

• ECET 48300 Network Fundamentals with Microcontrollers (4 cr.) Class 3, Lab 2. P: 28400. A study of computer networks and industrial network applications. Network protocols, media, and system software are examined. The focus is on the usage of data communication techniques and their applications in the industrial environment. In the laboratory students use utilities to examine different network protocols, configuring network software, using test equipment for analyzing and troubleshooting networks.

• ECET 48404 Emerging Information, Communication and Technologies (4 cr.) P: ECET 28400

  Class 3, Lab 2.  an advanced course in the Computer Engineering Technology program that introduces and evaluates emerging systems, services and applications in information, communication, and technologies (ICT) areas.  In the laboratory, students use utilities to evaluate and analyze various emerging subjects so that certain level of mastery of the subjects can be demonstrated.

• ECET 49000 Senior Design Project Phase I (1 cr.) P: three 30000- or 40000-level ECET electives. Extensive individual design and development performed in consultation with faculty. Collaboration with industry is encouraged. Evidence of extensive and thorough laboratory work is required. Written and oral presentations are emphasized. Capstone experiences are included as integral parts.

• ECET 49100 Senior Design Project Phase II (2 cr.) P: 49000. P or C: TCM 37000. A continuation of 49000.

• ECET 49300 Ethics and Professionalism in Technology (1 cr.) P: Senior Standing. Factors involved in the ethical decision making in engineering and technology professions on both a local and global scale will be presented. Workplace issues such as socio-economic and cultural differences, professionalism, ethical codes, employee and community safety, whistle blowing, diversity and sexual harassment will be discussed. Case studies will guide student activities.

• ECET 49900 Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology (1-9 cr.) Class 0-4, Lab 2-9. Hours and subject matter to be arranged by staff.

Technology

• EEN 22000 Fundamentals of Electrochemical Materials & Energy Engineering (3 cr.) P: CHEM C105. C: ME 20000. Class 2. Lab 1.  This course examines the chemistry and structure of materials and their correlation with various electrochemical properties including their suitability for use in conversion and storage of electrochemical energy, energy related materials, and chemical and renewable energy sources.

• EEN 24000 Basic Engineering Mechanics (4 cr.) P: PHYS 15200 and MATH 26100. C: MATH 26600. This course is an introductory mechanics course in energy engineering, covers force systems and couples, equilibrium, centroids, friction, Kinematics, kinetics of particles & rigid body, Newton's second law, energy, and momentum methods; equations of motions, and application to machine elements.

• EEN 26000 Sustainable Energy (3 cr.) P: PHYS 15200, CHEM-C 10500 and MATH 16600. C: PHYS 25100 and ME 20000. The objective of this course is to familiarize the students with various forms of available energy.  The concept of these energies in terms of efficiency, raw material, safety, economy and environmental impact will be introduced.

• EEN 26200 Engineering Design, Ethics, and Entrepreneurship (3 cr.) P: ENGR 19600. C: ENGR 29700 and ME 27000.. Class 2. Lab 2.  Basic concepts of the design process.  Innovative engineering design of real life application.  Engineering ethics topics.  Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship.  Design projects focus on open-ended problems.  Design modeling, simulation, documentation and communication.  Implementation and use of modern computer tools in solving design problems and completing team design projects in the area of Energy Engineering.

• EEN 29700 Selected Topics in Energy Engineering (0-6 cr.) P: Sophomore standing and/or consent of instrucotr. Topics of contemporary importance or of special interest in Energy Engineering.

• EEN 31000 Fluid Mechanics (3 cr.) P: ME 20000, C: ME 27400. Continua, velocity fields, fluid statics, basic conservation laws for systems and control volumes, dimensional analysis.  Euler and Bernoulli equations, viscous flows, boundary layers, flows in channels and around submerged bodies, and one-dimensional gas dynamics.

• EEN 34500 Renewable Energy System and Design (3 cr.) P: ME 20000, EEN 26000 (required for EEN majors) or Consent of Instructor. This course is designed to introduce the system and design of energy conversion and storage devices for renewable energy sources.  Students will first learn about energy sources available on earth including kinetic, solar, and chemical.  Next, the course will provide students with a review of the thermodynamic concepts behind energy constant and energy transfer via an energy conversion device.  Finally, this course will tie together concepts of renewable energy sources and thermodynamics teaching students about design elements for energy conversion and storage devices, in which renewable energy sources are converted and stored.

• EEN 39700 Selected Topics in Energy Engineering (0-6 cr.) P: Junior Standing and/or consent of instructor. Topics of contemporary importance or of special interest in Energy Engineering.

• EEN 39700 Selected Topics in Energy Engineering (Variable Title) (3 cr.)

  The following are the variable titles and course descriptions for EEN 39700.

• EEN 41000 Clean Power Generation (3 cr.) P: ME 20000. Thermodynamic cycle analysis Biofuels, fossil fuels, waste fuels.  Thermal power generators, steam and gas turbines, boilers, condensers, fans, pumps, cooling towers.  Solar photovoltaic, fuel cells, thermo-electric power.  Solar and low-temperature thermal power generation.  Hydro-kinetic power generators, wind turbines, hydro power, wave energy.

• EEN 46200 Capstone Design (3 cr.) P: Senior Standing. C: ME/EEN 48200. Class 3.  Concurrent engineering design concept is introduced and practiced.  Application of the design is emphasized.  Design problems from all areas of energy engineering are considered.  Contemporary issues pertaining to energy engineering career will be discussed.

• EEN 49700 Selected Topics in Energy Engineering (0-6 cr.) P: Junior standing and/or consent of insturctor. Topics of contemporary importance or of special interest in Energy Engineering.

• EEN 49700 Selected Topics in Energy Engineering (Variable Title) (3 cr.)

  The following are the variable titles and courses descriptions for EEN 49700.

Freshman Engineering

• TECH 10200 Discovering Technology (1 cr.) Designed to help students develop habits and skills that will benefit them in a college environment. An emphasis is placed on skills that will aid students in their pursuit of an engineering/technology degree; such as computer skills and problem solving.

• TECH 10400 Technical Graphics Communications (3 cr.) This course is an introduction to the graphic language used to communicate design ideas using CAD. Topics include: Sketching, multiview drawings, auxiliary views, sections views, pictorial views and dimensioning practices as well as an introduction to three-dimensional modeling, lighting and rendering.

• TECH 10500 Introduction to Engineering Technology (3 cr.) Introduction to the different disciplines incorporated in engineering technology as well as the skill set needed to be a successful student in engineering technology. Focus will be on individual and professional development, problem identification, developing analytical skills, time and resource management, project planning, design, implementation and evaluation, and oral and written communication in the engineering technology profession.

• ENGR 19000 Elementary Engineering Design (3 cr.)

• ENGR 19500 Selected Topics in Engineering (Variable Titles) (0-3 cr.)

  The following are the variable titles and course descriptions for ENGR 19500.

  Selected Topics in Engineering I (0-3 credits) Selected topics in general or interdisciplinary engineering

  First Year Engineering Projects (1-2 credit)

  Introduction to the engineering Profession (1 credit) Class 1 P: none.  This course introduces students to the engineering profession and to campus resources.  The course is designed to help students develop essential communication and thinking skills along with the study and time-management skills needed for success in studying engineering.  Collaborative techniques used in engineering practice are utilized.

• ENGR 19600 Introduction to Engineering (3 cr.) Class 2, Lab 2. C: MATH 15400 or 15900 or equivalent. An overview of the engineering profession and methodologies of engineering design. Students develop skills using computer-aided design and simulation software for engineering systems. Projects and homework are implemented and tested in a laboratory environment. The course also introduces the students to standard computer application software and university network and software resources.

• ENGR 19700 Introduction to Programming Concepts (3 cr.) C: MATH 16500. Class 1, Lab 2. Basic concepts and applications of software programming for solving engineering problems. Topics include techniques for developing structured algorithms, data input and output, conditional statements, loops, recursion, functions, arrays, and elementary concepts in mathematical programming. Examples, homework, and applications of programming concepts make extensive use of the C programming language.

• ENGR 29700 Computer Tools for Engineering (1 cr.) P: ENGR 19700. Class 1. Introduction to the use of Matlab for solving engineering problems. Topics include computational methods, data input and output, plotting and curvefittting, functions, conditional statements, loops, and introduction to Matlab toolboxes.

Industrial Engineering Technology

• IET 10400 Industrial Organization (3 cr.) Class 3. A detailed survey of organizational structure: operations, finances, marketing, accounting, management, planning, control, personnel, quality, safety, wages, policy, and the human factors necessary for effective management.

• IET 15000 Quantitative Methods for Technology (3 cr.) Class 3. P: MATH 15900. Application of statistical techniques to typical problems in technology. Topics include data collection, descriptive statistics calculation, hypothesis testing, sampling, continuous and discrete distribution, probability, ANOVA, and related topics. The course also introduces the use of spreadsheet and other software to solve statistical calculations. Introduction to SPC is included. Basic metrology, concepts of gage and meter calibration calculations, instrument linearity, repeatability, reproducibility, sensitivity, precision, and instrument control are included.

• IET 20400 Maintaining Quality (3 cr.) Class 2, Lab 2. P: MATH 15300 and MATH 15400, or MATH 15900. An analysis of the basic principles of quality control. Includes statistical aspects of tolerances; basic concept of probabilities; frequency distribution; X and R charts; and uses of mechanical, electronic, air, and light devices for checking and measuring levels of quality acceptance.

• IET 24000 Quality Techniques for Electronics Manufacturing (3 cr.) P: 15000. Survey of contemporary quality concepts and techniques. Topics include total quality management philosophy, process improvement, vendor certification, quality systems, ISO 9000 documentation, electronics industry quality applications, SPC, introduction to design experiments, basic reliability concepts, testing, and related topics. Team approaches to quality improvement and the application of the basic quality tools to improve processes are covered.

• IET 30000 Metrology for Quality Assurance (3 cr.) Class 2, Lab 2. P: MET 10500 and MATH 15900 or equivalent. An analysis of the basic principles of linear and geometric dimensional metrology. Topics include basic measuring instruments; mechanical, electronic, pneumatic, and optical measuring instruments; quality data acquisition systems; coordinate measuring machines; attribute gaging; geometric functional gaging; surface integrity determination; and geometric profile measurement.

• IET 30100 Cost Evaluation and Control (3 cr.) Class 3. Designing, installing, and improving standard cost systems in industry, including the establishment of basic standards. Development of the mechanics of operating control reports using principles of management by exception. Emphasis on use of electronic data processing for establishing and analyzing production cost standards.

• IET 30100 Cost Evaluation and Control (3 cr.) Class 3. Designing, installing, and improving standard cost systems in industry, including the establishment of basic standards. Development of the mechanics of operating control reports using principles of management by exception. Emphasis on use of electronic data processing for establishing and analyzing production cost standards.

• IET 35000 Engineering Economy (3 cr.) P: MET 10500. Class 3. Examines the concepts and techniques of analysis useful in evaluating the worth of systems, products, and services in relation to their cost. The objective is to help students grasp the significance of the economic aspects of engineering and to become proficient in the evaluation of engineering proposals in terms of worth and cost. Project analysis will require computer proficiency. Not open to students who have credit for IET 25000.

• IET 36400 Quality Control (3 cr.) Class 3. The course is aimed at determining customer needs and wants, interpreting these into a design during production, follow-up on field performance, and feeding back quality information to further improve the quality system.

• IET 37400 Nondestructive Testing (3 cr.) Class 2, Lab 2. Study of industrial X-ray and ultrasonic inspection, surface penetrant inspection, magnetic particle and holography applications, and laser interferometry.

• IET 45400 Statistical Process Control (3 cr.) Class 3. P: 15000. Design and analysis of statistical process control charts and industrial sampling plans. Not open to students who have credit for 35400.

• IET 47400 Quality Improvement of Products and Processes (3 cr.) Class 3. P: 45400 or consent of instructor. Introduction to experimental design to improve products or processes. Topics include fractional factorial experiments, response curves, experimental noise, orthogonal arrays, and ANOVA. DOE using classical and Taguchi techniques. Introduction to QFD, FEMQ, and Six Sigma for quality improvements.

Interior Design Technology

• INTR 10300 Introduction to Interior Design (3 cr.) Class 2, Lab 2. An overview of the field of interior design, its history, and theory. An application of the principles and elements of interior design. design process, basic hand drafting, lettering, finish and color board construction/layout is included. This course is for those who are seeking or considering a degree in Interior Design.

• INTR 11000 Interior Design for Non-Majors (3 cr.)

• INTR 12400 Space Planning for Interiors (3 cr.) P: INTR 10300. Class 2, Lab 2. Introduction to the fundamentals of design for human activity, standards for space, programming, and graphic communication. Introduction to codes, ADA guidelines and Universal Design. Manual drafting/drawing.

• INTR 12500 Color and Lighting of Interiors (3 cr.) P: INTR 10300 and HER-E 109. Class 2, Lab 2. Exploration of the physiological, psychological, and phenomenal aspects of color and light in interior spaces. Application includes specification and selection of lighting fixtures and light sources.

• INTR 15100 Textiles for Interiors (3 cr.) P: INTR 10300 and HER E109. Class 3. An extensive study of textiles: fiber types, yarn production, fabric construction, finishing, coloring, and printing. Focus on application of textiles for use in residential and commercial interiors.

• INTR 20200 Interior Materials and Applications (3 cr.) P: INTR 10300. Class 2, Lab 2. Analyzes information related to use and specification of surfacing materials applied in interior design projects. The role of green design is introduced, and ecological issues are integrated into each category of materials analyzed.

• INTR 20400 History of Interiors and Furniture (3 cr.) Class 3. A survey of historical development of interiors, furniture, and decorative arts from early history to 1800 (early neoclassic). Emphasis is on design motifs, ornamentation, and furniture styles. This course is delivered entirely online.

• INTR 22400 Residential I, Kitchen and Bath (3 cr.) P: INTR 12400, INTR 20200, and ART 12000. Class 2, Lab 2. This studio class emphasizes the design of kitchen and bath spaces, including the development of floor plans, mechanical plans, elevations, and working drawings. NKBA guidelines will be heavily explored. Manual drafting/drawing.

• INTR 22500 Three-Dimensional Interior Design Studio (3 cr.) P: INTR 12400, INTR 12500, and ART 15500. Class 2, Lab 2. This studio class examines the fundamentals of three-dimensional design, detailing and documentation along with 3D thinking and visualization of design solutions sensitive to functional, ergonomic and aesthetic objectives.

• INTR 22600 Commercial Systems I (3 cr.) P: INTR 12400, INTR 12500, INTR 20200, and ART 15500. Class 2, Lab 2. This studio course emphasizes the elements used in development of non-residential space. Studies include technological and building requirements, programming, ADA guidelines, material selection and presentation, building and life-safety codes, square footage and space planning standards.

• INTR 30400 History of American Interiors and Furniture (3 cr.) P: INTR 20400 Class 3. The survey of historical development of interiors, furniture, and decorative arts beginning with 1800 late Neoclassic and American Federal through the 20th Century. Emphasis is on design motifs, ornamentation, and furniture styles.

• INTR 32400 Residential Interior Design Studio II (3 cr.) P: INTR 22400, INTR 22500, and MATH 15400. Class 2, Lab 2. The studio class will emphasize the design of residential space, recognizing design development as a process. Programming and space planning, schematic and design development, working drawings, plans, decorative elements, finish and material selection, budget and client presentations will also be covered.

• INTR 32500 Environmental Lighting and Design (3 cr.) P: INTR 22600 and MATH 15400. Class 2, Lab 2, The study and practice of interior lighting fundamentals with an emphasis on environmentally efficient lighting systems and energy economy. Through the design process and execution of luminaire layouts, students will examine the visual process, lamp and luminaire selection, calculation methods, lighting controls and evaluation of effective solutions.

• INTR 32600 Commercial Interior Design Studio II (3 cr.) P: INTR 22600 and MATH 15400. Class 2, Lab 2, This studio course emphasizes the elements used in development of nonresidential space. Studies include technological and building requirements; building and life-safety codes, ADA guidelines, square footage and space planning standards, and material selection. Heavy emphasis on the planning of systems furniture.

• INTR 42600 Health Care Design Studio (3 cr.) P: INTR 32600 Class 2, Lab 2 This studio course emphasizes the principles and process of design for health care related facilities. Additionally, students will require working knowledge of codes and barrier free guidelines specific to health care issues in designing such spaces and buildings. Wayfinding, security, human behavior, evidence-based design, specifications, presentations and documentation are also examined.

• INTR 42800 Interior Design Capstone Design Project (3 cr.) C: INTR 48000. Class 2, Lab 2 In this B.S. Capstone course the designer tackles a semester long advanced design problem by applying the design process from project obtainment through construction documents. This class must be taken in conjunction with INTR 480.

• INTR 45200 Interior Building Systems (3 cr.) P: ART 22200. Class 2, Lab 2  A survey course of building systems that covers the design implications of heating, air-conditioning, plumbing, security and electrical systems of primarily commercial buildings.

• INTR 45300 Business Practices - Interior Design (3 cr.) P: Senior Standing Class 3 This course discusses professional skills, such as developing your resume/portfolio and interviewing for an interior design/architectural technology position, and emphasizes the tools and processes required to succeed in professional practice. This course is delivered entirely online.

• INTR 48000 Senior Thesis Project (3 cr.) C: INTR 42800. An instructor mentored research methods and application project relative to the Interior Design Technology major. This class must be taken in conjunction with INTR 42800.

• INTR 49500 Sustainable Design in Engineering and Technology (3 cr.) P: Senior Standing. Class 3 Students learn to create ecological solutions with their unique disciplines. A theoretical framework on Green Design is used to identify and apply LEED concepts. Environmental concerns for better air quality and other global environment issues are explored.

Freshman Engineering

• ENGR 20000 Cooperative Education Practice I (1 cr.)

  Semester of external career related experiences designed to enhance the student's preparedness for entering an initial or second career.

  *A minimum of 10 weeks and 200 hours are required for credit.

• ENGR 20000 Career Enrichment Internship I (1 cr.)

  Semester of external career related experiences designed to enhance the student's preparedness for entering an initial or second career.

  *A minimum of 10 weeks and 200 hours are required for credit.

• ENGR 25000 Cooperative Education Practice II (1 cr.)

  Semester of external career related experiences designed to enhance the student's preparedness for entering an initial or second career.

  *A minimum of 10 weeks and 200 hours are required for credit.

• ENGR 25010 Career Enrichment Internship II (1 cr.)

  Semester of external career related experiences designed to enhance the student's preparedness for entering an initial or second career.

  *A minimum of 10 weeks and 200 hours are required for credit.

• ENGR 30000 Cooperative Education Practice III (1 cr.) Semester of External career related experiences designed to enhance the student's preparedness for entering an initial or second career. *A minimum of 10 weeks and 200 hours are required for credit.

• ENGR 30010 Career Enrichment Internship III (1 cr.) Semester of External career related experiences designed to enhance the student's preparedness for entering an initial or second career. *A minimum of 10 weeks and 200 hours are required for credit.

• ENGR 35000 Cooperatice Education Practice IV (1 cr.) Semester of External career related experiences designed to enhance the student's preparedness for entering an initial or second career. *A minimum of 10 weeks and 200 hours are required for credit.

• ENGR 40000 Cooperatice Education Practice V (1 cr.) Semester of External career related experiences designed to enhance the student's preparedness for entering an initial or second career. *A minimum of 10 weeks and 200 hours are required for credit.

• TECH 20000 Cooperative Education Practice I (1-3 cr.)

  Semester of External career related experiences designed to enhance the student's preparedness for entering an initial or second career.

  *A minimum of 10 weeks and 200 hours are required for credit.

• TECH 20010 Career Enrichment Internship I (1-3 cr.)

  Semester of External career related experiences designed to enhance the student's preparedness for entering an initial or second career.

  *A minimum of 10 weeks and 200 hours are required for credit.

• TECH 25000 Cooperative Education Practice II (1-3 cr.)

  Semester of External career related experiences designed to enhance the student's preparedness for entering an initial or second career.

  *A minimum of 10 weeks and 200 hours are required for credit.

• TECH 25010 Career Enrichment Internship II (1-3 cr.)

  Semester of external career related experiences designed to enhance the student's preparedness for entering an initial or second career.

  *A minimum of 10 weeks and 200 hours are required for credit.

• TECH 30000 Cooperative Education Practice III (1-3 cr.)

  Semester of External career related experiences designed to enhance the student's preparedness for entering an initial or second career.

  *A minimum of 10 weeks and 200 hours are required for credit.

• TECH 30010 Career Enrichment Internship III (1-3 cr.)

  Semester of external career related experiences designed to enhance the student's preparedness for entering an initial or second career.

  *A minimum of 10 weeks and 200 hours are required for credit.

• TECH 35000 Cooperative Education Practice IV (1-3 cr.)

  Semester of External career related experiences designed to enhance the student's preparedness for entering an initial or second career.

  *A minimum of 10 weeks and 200 hours are required for credit.

• TECH 45000 Cooperative Education Practice V (1-3 cr.)

  Semester of External career related experiences designed to enhance the student's preparedness for entering an initial or second career.

  *A minimum of 10 weeks and 200 hours are required for credit.

Mechanical Engineering

• ME 20000 Thermodynamics I (3 cr.) Class 3. P: PHYS 15200. P or C: MATH 26100. First and second laws, entropy, reversible and irreversible processes, properties of pure substances. Application to engineering problems.

• ME 26200 Engineering Design, Ethics and Entrepreneurship (3 cr.) P: ENGR 19600, P or C: ENGR 29700 and ME 27000. Class 2, Lab 2. Basic concepts of the design process.  Innovative engineering design of real life applications.  Engineering ethics topics.  Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship.  Design projects focus on open-ended problems.  Design modeling, simulation, documentation and communication.  Implementation and use of modern computer tools in solving design problems and completing team design projects in the area of Mechanical Engineering.

• ME 27000 Basic Mechanics (3 cr.) Class 3. P: PHYS 15200. P or C: MATH 26100. Fundamental concepts of mechanics, force systems and couples, free body diagrams, and equilibrium of particles and rigid bodies. Distributed forces; centroids and centers of gravity of lines, areas, and volumes. Second moment of area, volumes, and masses. Principal axes and principal moments of inertia. Friction and the laws of dry friction. Application to structures and machine elements, such as bars, beams, trusses, and friction devices.

• ME 27200 Mechanics of Materials (3 cr.) P: ME 27000. Class 3. Analysis of stress and strain; equations of equilibrium and compatibility; stress/strain laws; extension, torsion, and bending of bars; membrane theory of pressure vessels; elastic stability; selected topics.

• ME 27400 Basic Mechanics II (3 cr.) Class 3. P: 270. P or C: MATH 26600. Kinematics of particles in rectilinear and curvilinear motion. Kinetics of particles, Newton's second law, energy, and momentum methods. Systems of particles, kinematics and plane motion of rigid bodies, forces and accelerations, energy and momentum methods. Kinetics, equations of motions, energy and momentum methods for rigid bodies in three-dimensional motion. Application to projectiles, gyroscopes, machine elements, and other engineering systems.

• ME 29500 Engineering Topics (1-5 cr.) Topics of contemporary importance or of special interest that are outside the scope of the standard undergraduate curriculum can be offered temporarily under the selected topics category until the course receives a permanent number.

• ME 31000 Fluid Mechanics (4 cr.) P: ME 20000, P or C: ME 27400 Class 3, Lab 2. Continua, velocity fields, fluid statics, basic conservation laws for systems and control volumes, dimensional analysis. Euler and Bernoulli equations, viscous flows, boundary layers, flows in channels and around submerged bodies, and one-dimensional gas dynamics.

• ME 31400 Heat and Mass Transfer (4 cr.) Class 3, Lab 2. P: ME 31000. Fundamental principles of heat transfer by conduction, convection, and radiation; mass transfer by diffusion and convection. Application to engineering situations.

• ME 32600 Engineering Project Management (3 cr.) Class 3. P: Sophomore standing. Project management is an important skill that is needed in the private and public sectors as well as specialty businesses. This course explores the challenges facing today's project managers and provides a broad understanding of the project management environment focused on multiple aspects of the project.

• ME 32700 Engineering Economics (3 cr.) Class 3. P: Sophomore standing. Engineering economics is the application of economic techniques to the evaluation of design and engineering alternatives. The role of engineering economics is to assess the appropriateness of a given project, estimate its value, and justify it from an engineering standpoint. This course covers the time value of money and other cash-flow concepts, reviews economic practices and techniques used to evaluate and optimize engineering decisions, and discusses the principles of benefit-cost analysis.

• ME 33000 Modeling and Analysis of Dynamic Systems (3 cr.) Class 3. P: ECE 20400 and MATH 26200 P or C:34000.Introduction to dynamic engineering systems; electrical, mechanical, fluid, and thermal components; linear system response; Fourier series and Laplace transform.

• ME 34000 Dynamic Systems and Measurements (3 cr.) Class 2, Lab 2. P or C: ME 33000 and STAT Elective. Modeling and formulation of differential equations for dynamic systems, including mechanical vibratory systems, thermal systems, fluid systems, electrical systems, and instrumentation systems. Analysis of dynamic systems and measuring devices including transient response and frequency response techniques, mechanical systems, transducers, and operational amplifiers. Consideration of readout devices and their responses to constant, transient, and steady-state sinusoidal phenomena. Calibration and data analysis techniques are introduced. Both analog and digital computation are included.

• ME 34400 Introduction to Engineering Materials (3 cr.) Class 3. P: Junior standing in engineering. Introduction to the structure and properties of engineering materials, including metals, alloys, ceramics, plastics, and composites. Characteristics and processing affecting behavior of materials in service.

• ME 37200 Design of Mechanisms (3 cr.) P: ME 26200, ME 27200, and ME 27400. Class 3  This course presents fundamental concepts on kinematics and dynamic analysis of linkages and mechanical systems; analytical and graphical approaches to analysis; vector loop and relative velocity/acceleration solutions; design and analysis of cams and gears.

• ME 39700 Selected Topics in Mechanical Engineering (0-6 cr.) P: Junior Standing and/or Consent of Instructor. Topics of contemporary importance or of special interest in Mechanical Engineering.

• ME 39700 Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering (1 cr.) C: ME 34400 and ME 37200.

  The following are the variable titles and Course descriptions for ME 39700.

  ME 39700 Mechanical Engineering Lab (1 cr.) This laboratory course provide students with a hands on experience in investigating characteristics of engineering materials and their behavior under different loading conditions as well as design of mechanical components and system.

• ME 40100 Engineering Ethics and Professionalism (1 cr.) Class 1. P: Senior standing. Some ethical, social, political, legal, and ecological issues that a practicing engineer may encounter. Students may not receive credit for both ECE 40100 and ME 40100.

• ME 40200 Biomechanics of the Musculoskeletal System (3 cr.) Class 3. P: ME 27200. Mechanical design of organisms, with emphasis on the mechanics of the musculoskeletal system. Selected topics in prosthesis design and biomaterials; emphasis on the unique biological criteria that must be considered in biomechanical engineering design.

• ME 40500 Seminar &Fundamentals of Engineering Review (1 cr.) Class 1. P: ME 34400, 37200, and Senior Standing. P or C: ME 48200. A seminar series on mechanical engineering career options and guidance, professional development and licensing, and preparation for the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination.

• ME 41400 Thermal-Fluid Systems Design (3 cr.) Class 3. P: ME 26200 and STAT Elective. P or C: ME 31400. Application of basic heat transfer and fluid flow concepts to design of the thermal-fluid systems. Emphasis on design theory and methodology. Design experience in thermal-fluid areas such as piping systems, heat exchangers, HVAC, and energy systems. Design projects are selected from industrial applications and conducted by teams.

• ME 43000 Power Engineering (3 cr.) Class 3. P: ME 20000. Rankine cycle analysis, fossil-fuel steam generators, energy balances, fans, pumps, cooling towers, steam turbines, availability (second law) analysis of power systems, energy management systems, and rate analysis.

• ME 43300 Principles of Turbomachinery (3 cr.) Class 3. P: ME 20000 and 31000. Unified treatment of principles underlying fluid mechanic design of hydraulic pumps, turbines, and gas compressors. Similarity and scaling laws. Cavitation. Analysis of radial and axial flow machines. Blade element performance. Radial equilibrium theory. Centrifugal pump design. Axial compressor design.

• ME 44600 CAD/CAM Theory and Application (3 cr.) Class 2, Lab 2, P: ME 26200, ENGR 19600, and ENGR 29700, or consent of instructor. Introduction to computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) theory and applications. Topics include CAD/CAM systems and integration, geometric modeling, process planning, and tool path generation, CAD/CAM interfacing with CNC (computer numerically controlled) machines, machining, and CNC programming. Projects involve CAD/CAM-based product development cycle. Hands-on experience is attained through laboratory experiment and actual CNC manufacturing.

• ME 45000 Introduction to Computer-Aided Engineering (3 cr.) Class 3. P: ME 26200 and 27200. Introduction to the use of finite element methods for analysis and design. Applications involving stress analysis and heat transfer of solids. The use of existing software and hardware for computer-aided engineering.

• ME 45800 Composite Materials (3 cr.) Class 3. P: ME 27200. Potential applications of composite materials. Basic concepts of fiber reinforced composites, manufacturing, micro and macro-mechanics, and static analysis of composite laminates. Performance (fatigue and fracture) and their application to engineering design.

• ME 46200 Capstone Design (4 cr.) Class 3. P: ME 34400 and 37200. P or C: ME 40500, 41400 and 48200. Concurrent engineering design concept is introduced. Application of the design is emphasized. Design problems from all areas of mechanical engineering are considered.

• ME 47200 Advanced Mechanics of Materials (3 cr.) Class 3. P: ME 27200 and MATH 26600. Studies of stresses and strains in three-dimensional elastic problems. Failure theories and yield criteria. Bending of curved beams. Torsion of bars with noncircular cross sections. Beams on elastic foundation. Energy methods. Selected topics. Students may not receive credit for both 47200 and 55000.

• ME 47400 Vibration Analysis (3 cr.) Class 3. P: ME 27200, 27400, and 33000. Introduction to simple vibratory motions, such as undamped and damped free and forced vibrations, vibratory systems with more than one degree of freedom, Coulomb damping, transverse vibration of beams, torsional vibration, critical speed of shafts, and applications.

• ME 48200 Control System Analysis and Design (3 cr.) Class 3. P: ME 34000 or equivalent. Classical feedback concepts, root locus, Bode and Nyquist techniques, state-space formulation, stability, design applications. Students may not receive credit for both 48200 and ECE 38200.

• ME 49100 Engineering Design Project (1-2 cr.) P: senior standing and consent of a faculty sponsor. The student selects an engineering design project and works under the direction of the faculty sponsor. Suitable projects may be from the local industrial, municipal, state, and educational communities. May be repeated for up to 4 credit hours.

• ME 49700 Selected Topics in Mechanical Engineering (1-6 cr.) Topics of contemporary importance or of special interest that are outside the scope of the standard undergraduate curriculum can be offered temporarily under the selected topics category until the course receives a permenant number.

• ME 49700 Machine Design (3 cr.) P: ME 26200, ME 27200, ME 27400. This course prepares the student to: apply basic mechanics (statics and dynamics), mechanics of materials, and probably and statistics to the analysis and design of machines and machine component; design for strength of various machine components; study of stress/strain and force/deflection relations in machine components; understand fundamental approaches to stress and fatigue analysis and failure prevention; incorporate design methods for machine components such as shafts, bearings, springs, gears, clutches, breaks, chains, belts, and bolted and welded joints; and solve open-ended machine design problems involving structural analysis, life prediction, cost, reliability and analysis and technical communication.

• ME 50000 Advanced Thermodynamics (3 cr.) Class 3. P: ME 31000. The empirical, physical basis of the laws of thermodynamics. Availability concepts and applications. Properties and relations between properties in homogeneous and heterogeneous systems. The criteria of equilibrium. Application to a variety of systems and problems including phase and reaction equilibrium.

• ME 50101 Energy Assessment of Industrial Processes (3 cr.) P: Graduate Standing or Instructor Consent. The course provides and analyzes methodologies for improving energy efficiency in the manufacturing sector.  The manufacturing equipment and processes will be analyzed in terms of energy consumption and optimization.  It provides the technical and analytical foundation for students on assessing industrial processes to evaluate measures for optimizing energy efficiency in industrial, electrical, motor drive, compressed air, process heating, process cooling, lighting, space conditioning, combined heat and power systems.  This course is designed for students who are interested in energy efficiency.

• ME 50102 Energy Management Principles (3 cr.) P: Graduate Standing or Instructor Consent. This course provides energy management principles for industrial applications.  Various energy management methods, commitments, and strategies for continuous improvement as well as international standards will be analyzed and integrated.  This course emphasizes real world applications including: critiquing utility rates structure and assessing costs; characterizing and quantifying energy saving opportunities at industrial facilities; determining investment payback scenarios and considerations.

• ME 50103 Industrial Energy Assessment: Tools and Applications (3 cr.) P: Graduate Standing or Instructor Consent. This course synthesizes advanced energy efficiency, energy auditing, and energy assessment methods and practices.  Several types of industrial audits will be analyzed with respect to the methods, tools (hand and software), and industrial applications.  Topics include: the audit process for energy, industrial productivity, and waste stream audits; audit components: energy bill analysis and economic analysis; audit system mechanics related to building envelop, electrical system, HVAC system, waste heat recovery, lighting, cogeneration, and other prevalent industrial systems; and measurement instrumentation issues for each industrial system.  Students will enhance learning from a class project, which requires completion of an industrial scale energy audit.

• ME 50400 Automotive Control (3 cr.) Class 3. P: ECE 38200 or ME 48200 or equivalent, and familiarity with MATLAB. Concepts of automotive control. Electro-mechanical systems that are controlled by electronic control modules via an appropriate algorithm (such as fuel injection timing control, emission control, transmission clutch control, anti-lock brake control, traction control, stability control, etc.). In-depth coverage on modeling and control of these automotive systems. MATLAB/SIMULINK modeling and simulation.

• ME 50500 Intermediate Heat Transfer (3 cr.) Class 3. P: ME 31400. Heat and mass transfer by diffusion in one-dimensional, two-dimensional, transient, periodic, and phase change systems. Convective heat transfer for external and internal flows. Similarity and integral solution methods. Heat, mass, and momentum analogies. Turbulence. Buoyancy-driven flows. Convection with phase change. Radiation exchange between surfaces and radiation transfer in absorbing-emitting media. Multimode heat transfer problems.

• ME 50900 Intermediate Fluid Mechanics (3 cr.) Class 3. P: ME 31000. Fluid properties, basic laws for a control volume, kinematics of fluid flow, dynamics of frictionless incompressible flow, basic hydrodynamics, equations of motion of viscous flow, viscous flow applications, boundary layer theory, wall turbulence, and lift and drag of immersed bodies.

• ME 51000 Gas Dynamics (3 cr.) Class 3. P: ME 31000. Flow of compressible fluids. One-dimensional flows including basic concepts, isentropic flow, normal and oblique shock waves, Rayleigh line, Fanno line, and simple waves. Multidimensional flows including general concepts, small perturbation theory for linearized flows, and method of characteristics for nonlinear flows.

• ME 52500 Combustion (3 cr.) Class 3. P: ME 31000 and CHEM-C 105. Physical and chemical aspects of basic combustion phenomena. Classification of flames. Measurement of laminar flame speeds. Factors influencing burning velocity. Theory of flame propagation. Flammability, chemical aspects, chemical equilibrium. Chain reactions. Calculation and measurement of flame temperature. Diffusion flames. Fuels. Atomization and evaporation of liquid fuels. Theories of ignition, stability, and combustion efficiency.

• ME 54200 Introduction to Renewable Energy (3 cr.) P: ME 31000 Class 3. This is an introductory course on renewable energy. The students will learn the fundamental principles of the various renewable energy options and their applications and costs. After taking this course, the students will be familiar with the economic and societal impact of renewable energy systems, and be able to participate in the design or selection of renewable energy systems.

• ME 54600 CAD/CAM Theory and Application (3 cr.) Class 2, Lab 2, P: ME 26200, ENGR 19600, and ENGR 29700, or consent of instructor. Introduction to computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) theory and applications. Topics include CAD/CAM systems and integration, geometric modeling, process planning, and tool path generation, CAD/CAM interfacing with CNC (computer numerically controlled) machines, machining, and CNC programming. Projects involve CAD/CAM-based product development cycle. Hands-on experience is attained through laboratory experiment and actual CNC manufacturing.

• ME 55000 Advanced Stress Analysis (3 cr.) Class 3. P: ME 27200 and MATH 26600. Studies of stresses and strains in three-dimensional problems. Failure theories and yield criteria. Stress function approach to two-dimensional problems. Bending of nonhomogeneous asymmetric curved beams. Torsion of bars with noncircular cross sections. Energy methods. Elastic stability. Introduction to plates. Students may not receive credit for both ME 47200 and ME 55000.

• ME 55100 Finite Element Analysis (3 cr.) Class 3. P: Graduate standing or consent of instructor. Concepts of finite elements methods; formulations for different engineering problems and their applications. Variational methods, the finite element concept, and applications in stress analysis, dynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer.

• ME 55200 Advanced Applications of Finite Element Method (3 cr.) Class 3. P: ME 55100 or equivalent. Various algorithms for nonlinear and time-dependent problems in two and three dimensions. Emphasis on advanced applications with problems chosen from fluid dynamics, heat transfer, and solid mechanics areas. Independent project required.

• ME 55800 Composite Materials (3 cr.) Class 3. P: ME 27200. Potential applications of composite materials. Basic concepts of fiber-reinforced composites. Manufacturing, micro- and macro-mechanics, and static analysis of composite laminates. Performance (fatigue and fracture) and its application to engineering design.

• ME 56000 Kinematics (3 cr.) Class 3. P: 37200. Geometry of constrained-plane motion with application to linkage design. Type and number synthesis, size synthesis. Path curvature, inflection circle, cubic of stationary curvature. Finite displacements, three- and four-separated positions. Graphical, analytical, and computer techniques.

• ME 56200 Advanced Dynamics (3 cr.) Class 3. P: 372 or consent of instructor. Dynamics of multiple-degrees-of-freedom mechanical systems. Holonomic and nonholonomic constraints. Lagrange’s equations of motion. Hamilton’s principle for holonomic systems. Kinematics and kinetics of rigid-body motion, including momentum and energy methods, linearized equations of motion. Classification of vibratory systems: gyroscopic, circulatory forces. Stability of linear systems: divergence and flutter. Applications to gyroscopes, satellite dynamics, etc.

• ME 56300 Mechanical Vibrations (3 cr.) Sem. 1. Class 3. P: ME 27200, ME 27400 and ME 33000 or equivalent. Review of systems with one degree of freedom. Lagrange's equations of motion for multiple-degree-of-freedom systems. Matrix methods. Transfer functions for harmonic response, impulse response, and step response. Convolution integrals for response to arbitrary inputs. Principle frequencies and modes. Applications to critical speeds, measuring instruments, isolation, torsional systems. Nonlinear problems. Mechanics staff.

• ME 56900 Mechanical Behavior of Materials (3 cr.) Class 3. P: 34400 or equivalent. How loading and environmental conditions can influence the behavior of materials in service. Elastic and plastic behavior, fracture, fatigue, low- and high-temperature behavior. Introduction to fracture mechanics. Emphasis is on methods of treating these conditions in design.

• ME 58100 Numerical Methods in Mechanical Engineering (3 cr.) Class 3. P: ME 31400 and 37200. The solution to problems arising in mechanical engineering using numerical methods. Topics include nonlinear algebraic equations, sets of linear algebraic equations, eigenvalue problems, interpolation, curve fitting, ordinary differential equations, and partial differential equations. Applications include fluid mechanics, gas dynamics, heat and mass transfer, thermodynamics, vibrations, automatic control systems, kinematics, and design.

• ME 59700 Selected Topics in Mechanical Engineering (0-6 cr.) Topics of contemporary importance or of special interest that are outside the scope of the standard graduate curriculum can be offered temporarily under the selected topics category until the course receives a permanent number.

• ME 59700 Selected Topics in Mechanical Engineering (Variable Title) (3 cr.)

  The following are the variable titles and course descriptions for ME 59700.

  Design Optimization Methods (3 credit hours)  Class 3  P: MATH 26200 and MATH 26100.  In this course, the general theory of optimization, concepts and problem statement are presented.  Methods for minimization of a function of one or n variables with and without constraints are discussed.  Response surface methods and design of experiments are shown to significantly reduce analysis time.  Applications using a commercial software package to solve typical engineering design optimization problems are demonstrated.  Uncertainty in the design process is introduced.  In addition to engineering, the methods studied can be applied to a variety of diverse disciplines such as finance, investment portfolio management, and life sciences.

  Fuel Cell Science & Engineering (3 credit hours)  P: CHEM-C 106, PHYS 251 or ECE 20200 or ECE 20400; ME 20000 or Professors permission.  Fundamental principles of fuel cell science and engineering (fuel cell reactions, charge and mass transport in fuel cells, water transport management, and materials development in the fuel cells, fuel cell system designs and integrations), current state-of-the-art fuel cell technology and the current technical challenges on the development of fuel cells, codes and standards for safe handling of fuel cells.

  Nanosystems Principles (3 credit hours)  This is the introductory course in the nanosystems area.  It introduces students to the principles and applications of nanosystems.  The course begins with an introduction to the nanometer scale phenomena.  It then introduces students to the basic elements resulting in nanosystems: nanoscale materials, processes, and devices.  It also provides students with a basic understanding of the tools and approaches that are used for the measurement and characterization of nanosystems, and their modeling and simulation.  Moreover, the course covers the applications of nanosystems in a wide range of industries, including information technology, energy, medicine, and consumer goods.  The course concludes with a discussion of the societal and economical significance of these applications, including benefits and potential risks.

  Topology Optimization (3 credit hours)  P: ME 48200 or equivalent, and any high-level programming languages.  This graduate-level course focuses on theoretical and practical aspects of numerical methods utilized in the solution of structural optimization with emphasis on topology optimization problems.  This course presents fundamental aspects of finite element analysis and mathematical programming methods with applications on discrete and continuum topology optimization problems.  Applications include designing lightweight structures, compliant mechanisms, heat transfer, and energy harvesting systems.

• ME 60101 Fundamentals of Turbulence and Modeling (3 cr.) P: ME 50900 or consent of instructor. Class 3. This course consists of three parts: (i) fundamentals of turbulence including turbulence concepts, statistical description, and Kolmogorov hypothesis.  (ii) major modeling concepts and formulations such as direct numerical simulations (DNS), large eddy numerical simulation (LES), and Reynolds averaged Navier-stokes simulation (RANS).  Team projects related to turbulence modeling and computation with applications in environment, industry, biomechanics for visualizing and experiencing turbulence.

• ME 61400 Computational Fluid Dynamics (3 cr.) Class 3. P: ME 58100 or equivalent; ME 50900 or 51000 or equivalent; or consent of instructor. Application of finite difference methods, finite element methods, and the method of characteristics for the numerical solution of fluid dynamics problems. Incompressible viscous flows: vorticity transport equation, stream function equation, and boundary conditions. Compressible flows: treatment of shocks, implicit and explicit artificial viscosity techniques, and boundary conditions. Computational grids.

• ME 69700 Mechanical Engineering Projects II (1-6 cr.) P: Graduate Standing Individual advanced study in various fields of mechanical engineering. May be repeated for up to 6 credit hours.

• ME 69700 Selected Topics in Mechanical Engineering (Variable Title) (3 cr.)

  The following are the variable titles and coruse descriptions for ME 69700.

  Fundamentals of Turbulence and Modeling (3 cr.)  P: ME 50900 or equivalent via consent of instructor.  This course consists of three parts: (i) fundamentals of turbulence including turbulence concepts, statistical description, and Kolmogorov hypothesis.  (ii) major modeling concepts and formulations such as direct numerical simulations (DNS), large eddy numerical simulation (LES), and Reynolds averaged Navier-stokes simulation (RANS).  Team projects releated to turbulence modeling and computation with applications in environment, industry, biomechanics for visualizing and experiencing turbulence.

• ME 69800 Research (M.S. Thesis) (1-6 cr.) P: M.S. student standing with thesis option. Research credit for students in M.S. thesis option.

• ME 69900 Research (Ph.D. Thesis) (1-6 cr.) P: Ph.D. student standing. Research credit for Ph.D. thesis.

Mechanical Engineering Technology

• MET 11100 Applied Statics (3 cr.) Class 2, Lab 2. P: 10500. C: MATH 15400. A study of force systems, resultants and equilibrium, trusses, frames, centroids of areas, and center of gravity of bodies.

• MET 20400 Production Drawing (3 cr.) Class: 2, Lab: 2. P:TECH 10400 or CGT 11000, TECH 10500 or MET 10500 (Or Instructors Consent). The design, evaluation, and documentation of engineering specifications required for manufacturability and assembly are introduced. Emphasis is on CAD-based details, assemblies, design layouts, equipment installations and related industrial practices.

• MET 20500 Production Drawing and CAD II (3 cr.) Class: 2, Lab: 2. P: TECH 10400 or CGT 11000 (Or Instructors Consent). Application of 3D modeling referenced from engineering drawings (assembly and detail drawings). Topics include: 3D solid modeling, solids editing, lighting and rendering.

• MET 20900 Three-Dimensional NURBS Modeling (3 cr.) Class: 2, Lab: 2. P: TECH 10400 or CGT 11000 (Or Instructors Consent). Introduction to 3D geometric modeling using NURBS-based CAD modeling. Emphasis on creating, editing, manipulating and presenting 3D conceptual and production models. Efficient modeling strategies, data exchange and an overview of down-stream applications is included.

• MET 21100 Applied Strength of Materials (4 cr.) Class 3, Lab 2; or Class 4. P: 11100 and 16300 or 16000. C: MATH 22100. The principles of strength, stiffness, and stability are introduced and applied primarily to mechanical components.

• MET 21300 Dynamics (4 cr.) Class 2, Lab 2; or Class 3. P: 11100. C: MATH 22100. Kinematics and kinetics principles of rigid-body dynamics are introduced. Emphasis is on the analysis of bodies in plane motion.

• MET 21400 Machine Elements (3 cr.) Class 3. P: 21100 and PHYS 21800. The theories and methods of statics, dynamics, and strength of materials applied to the selection of basic machine components. The course will develop the fundamental principles required to select the individual elements making up a machine.

• MET 22000 Heat and Power (3 cr.) P: PHYS 21800 Class 2, Lab 2 Heat/Power is an introduction to the principles of thermodynamics and heat transfer.  Basic thermodynamic processes are used to evaluate the performance of energy-based systems such as internal combustion engines, power plants, and refrigeration equipment.  Typically offered Fall/Spring.

• MET 23000 Fluid Power (3 cr.) Class 2, Lab 2; or Class 3. P: 11100, PHYS 21800. This course consists of the study of compressible and incompressible fluid statics and dynamics as applied to hydraulic and pneumatic pumps, motors, transmissions, and controls.

• MET 24000 Basic Foundry (3 cr.) Class 2, Lab 2. P: 14100 and 14200. Casting processes of the past, present, and future. Special emphasis on developing problem-solving skills in using cast parts in manufacturing. Lectures, reading assignments, audiovisual presentations, demonstrations, and field trips. Assignment sheets with study questions are used in preparing students for discussion sessions and tests. Each student must also research and write a five-page paper on some aspect of the foundry industry or give a demonstration in the laboratory.

• MET 27100 Programming for Numerical Control (3 cr.) Class 2, Lab 2. P: 24200 and MATH 15900 or consent of instructor. An introduction to manual, conversational, and computer-aided programming. Incremental and absolute programming systems. Machine-based conversational languages and computer-aided programming languages.

• MET 29900 Mechanical Engineering Technology (1-3 cr.) Class 0-3, Lab 0-9. Hours and subject matter to be arranged by staff. Primarily for third- or fourth-semester students with special aptitudes. Course may be repeated for up to 9 credit hours.

• MET 30500 Computer-Aided Design with Applications (3 cr.) Class: 2, Lab: 2. P: TECH10400 or CGT11000 (Or Instructors Consent). This course provides advanced study of computer-aided drafting and design utilizing current industrial computer-aided design systems. The courses covers the use of these systems in three dimensional and parametric modeling applicaitons.

• MET 31000 Computer-Aided Machine Design (3 cr.) Class 2, Lab 2. P: 21400. Introduction to the use of specialized programs to analyze machine components such as shafts, linkages, springs, and cams. Use of finite element analysis to analyze mechanical systems.

• MET 32000 Applied Thermodynamics (3 cr.) P: MET 22000 and MATH 22100 Class 2, Lab 2 Following a review of fundamental concepts, advanced power and refrigeration cycles are analyzed.  Applications such as gas mixtures, air-vapor mixtures, and chemical reactions of combustion processes are presented.

• MET 32800 CAD/CAM for Mechanical Design (3 cr.) Class: 2, Lab: 2 plus 1 arranged. P: TECH 10400 or CGT 11000, TECH10500 or MET 10500 (Or Instructor's Consent). Basic operations of mechanical design-drafting. A PC CAD (2D and 3D) laboratory-centered course introducing the basic steps involved in the geometric design of mechanical parts. This class provides an overview and continues into a detailed investigation of parametric modeling. Parametric modeling concepts will be applied to problems using standard industrial practices. Students must possess a solid background in engineering or technical graphics.

• MET 32900 Applied Heat Transfer (3 cr.) P: MET 22000 Class: 3, An applied approach to the introduction of basic vocabulary and concepts related to the steady state transfer (i.e., conduction, convection, radiation) will be covered.  Additional topics will include heat exchangers, boilers and solar energy.

• MET 33800 Manufacturing Processes (4 cr.) Class (3) Lab (2). P: MATH 15400. C: MET 34800.Course Covers basic fabrication and material removal manufacturing processes. Areas studied include casting, forging, material joining, forming, basic metal removal mechanisms, automated manufacturing processes, dimensional metrology for quality control and manufacturing process planning. The course emphasizes the selection and application of the various manufacturing processes

• MET 34800 Engineering Materials (4 cr.) Class (3) Lab (1) P: CHEM-C 101 and CHEM-C 121. This course gives an overview of the material families of metals, polymers, ceramics, and composites. Emphasis is placed on the structure, properties, and design selection for these materials for engineering applications. Problem-solving skills are developed in the areas of materials selection, evaluation, measurement, and testing. A laboratory component is included for hands-on experiences of exploring and testing properties of different families of materials, and selection of the materials for engineering applications.

• MET 35000 Applied Fluid Mechanics (3 cr.) Class 3. P: 11100 and 22000. The fundamentals of fluid mechanics, including properties of fluids; pressure; hydrostatic force on submerged areas; kinematics and dynamics of fluid flow; friction and sizing of pipes; selection of pumps.

• MET 36000 Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning I (3 cr.) Class 3; or Class 2, Lab 2. P: 22000. Investigation of basics required to design heating and ventilating systems. Heat loss, humidification, duct design, equipment selection, and solar heating. Codes and standards emphasized.

• MET 37400 Technical Sales (3 cr.) Class 3. A study of the principles and practices of selling technical products and/or services. The course covers product knowledge, buying motives, the phases of a sale, ethical and legal aspects, synergistic selling, and career opportunities in technical sales. Utilizes role playing.

• MET 38800 Thermodynamics & Heat Power (4 cr.) Class: 2, Lab 1. P: PHYS 21800 and MATH 22100. Course provides the engineering technology student with an introduction to the principles of thermodynamics and heat transfer. Basic thermodynamic processes are used to evaluate the performance of energy based systems such as internal combustion engines, power plants, and refrigeration equipment.

• MET 41400 Design of Mechanical Projects (3 cr.) Class 1, Lab 4. P: Senior Standing. Application of the fundamental principles of mechanical, hydraulic, and electrical technology to the design of mechanical systems. Discussion of the design process and continuation of topics in the design of machine elements. A semester design project is required.

• MET 42600 Internal Combustion Engines (3 cr.) Class 2, Lab 3. P: 22000. A study of the spark ignition, compression ignition, and continuous-burning internal combustion engines.

• MET 42800 Advanced CAD for Mechanical Design and Drafting (3 cr.) Class 2, Lab 3. P: 32800 or equivalent. Mechanical and geometric modeling of complex surfaces, with manufacturing emphasis using wire-frame and shaded imaging techniques.

• MET 47200 Vehicle Dynamics (3 cr.) Class 3. P: MET 21300, MSTE 21000 or ME 27400 or equivalent or permission of instructor. The course provides a study of vehicle chassis, suspension, and aerodynamic systems with a focus on high performance.

• MET 49700 Senior Project (3 cr.) Class 2, Lab 2. Directed work on individual projects for senior mechanical technology students.

• MET 49900 Mechanical Engineering Technology (1-4 cr.) Class 0-4, Lab 0-9. Hours and subject matter to be arranged by staff. Course may be repeated for up to 9 credit hours.

• MET-E 198 Employment Enrichment Experience I (1 cr.) P: Sophomore standing, a minimum GPA of 2.3,and program advisor approval. A semester or summer of external, full-time, related career experiences designed to enhance the student's preparedness for entering an initial or second career. A comprehensive written report on the internship experience is required.

• MET-E 298 Employment Enrichment Experience II (1 cr.) P: Sophomore standing, a minimum GPA of 2.3,and program advisor approval. A semester or summer of external, full-time, related career experiences designed to enhance the student's preparedness for entering an initial or second career. A comprehensive written report on the internship experience is required.

• MET-I 198 Career Enrichment Internship I (1 cr.) P: Sophomore standing, a minimum GPA of 2.7, and program advisor (1 cr.) P: Sophomore standing, a minimum GPA of 2.3,and program advisor approval. A semester or summer of external, full-time, related career experiences designed to enhance the student's preparedness for entering an initial or second career. A comprehensive written report on the internship experience is required.

• MET-I 298 Career Enrichment Internship II (1 cr.) P: Sophomore standing, a minimum GPA of 2.3,and program advisor approval. A semester or summer of external, full-time, related career experiences designed to enhance the student's preparedness for entering an initial or second career. A comprehensive written report on the internship experience is required.

Motorsports Engineering

• MSTE 21000 Statics and Dynamics (4 cr.) P: MATH 16600 and PHYS 15200 or Permission of Instructor. Class 4. This course studies the analysis of systems in static equilibrium, systems in dynamic equilibrium, simple vibratory systems and provides for the study of either vehicle dynamics or vibrations.

• MSTE 21700 Motorsports Practicum I (1 cr.) P: None. This course engages students in a hands-on experiential learning opportunity in which they participate in the design, fabrication, assembly, and preparation of a race vehicle just as they might when engaged with a race team in the motorsports industry.  Students will be expected to show mastery of at least 4 of 12 key skills for success in motorsports.

• MSTE 27200 Introduction to Motorsports (3 cr.) Class 3. This course provides an introduction to the Motorsports Industry, including careers available, the organization and history of the industry, and technology development that has occurred due to the industry. A student project is required.

• MSTE 29700 Computer Modeling for Motorsports (1 cr.) Class 3. P: MET 27200 or permission of instructor. This course studies basic business and management concepts as applied to the unique environment of the Motorsports Industry.

• MSTE 29800 Programming & Computer Modeling for Motorsports (2 cr.) P: MSTE 27200 Introductory course detailing methods for creating virtual models of objects and systems for design, analysis, and optimization of motorsports components.  Virtualization methods include object-oriented programming techniques for creating mathematical models, and solid modeling techniques for visualizing objects as three-dimensional representations.  The methods intriduced through this course lay the foundation for advanced courses in vehicle design, simulation, and analysis.

• MSTE 29900 Motorsports Engineering Directed Study (1-3 cr.) P: Permission of Insstructor. This is a directed study course for students wishing to pursue additional motorsports studies under the direction of a faculty advisor.

• MSTE 31000 Business of Motorsports I (3 cr.) Class 3. P: MET 27200 or permission of instructor. This course studies basic business and management concepts as applied to the unique environment of the Motorsports Industry.

• MSTE 31100 Business of Motorsports II (3 cr.) Class 3. P: MSTE 31000. This course studies complex business, public relations, and management relationships including case studies from the unique environment of the Motorsports Industry.

• MSTE 31200 Business of Motorsports (4 cr.) P: MSTE 27200 and ENG W131 This course will introduce students to the concept of a team organizational structure and business management as well as the important aspects of marketing and sponsorships in the motorsports industry through an examination of literature and guest speakers.  Topics will include team structure, budgeting and finances, risk management, marketing, public relations, and sponsorships with the emphasis on motorsports.  Students will also have the opportunity to learn about networking and marketing themselves in the Motorsports industry.

• MSTE 31700 Motorsports Practicum II (1 cr.) P: MSTE 21700 This course engages students in a hands-on experiential learning opportunity in which they participate in the design, fabrication, assembly, and preparation of a race vehicle just as they might when engaged with a race team in the motorsports industry.  Students will be expected to show mastery of at least 8 of 12 key skills for success in motorsports.

• MSTE 32000 Motorsports Design I (3 cr.) Class 3. P: MSTE 31000 and MSTE 21000 and MSTE 29700 or permission of instructor. This course explores the design concepts and approaches of the Motorsports Industry, creating connectivity between the courses of the first two years of the Motorsports Engineering BS Program and preparing students for internships in industry. A student project is required.

• MSTE 33000 Data Acquisition in Motorsports (3 cr.) P: ECE 20400 C: MSTE 47200 Class 3. This course explores instrumentation, data acquisition, data reduction, and data analysis within the Motorsports Industry.

• MSTE 33100 Data Acquisition in Motorsports II (3 cr.) P: MSTE 33000 and MSTE 47200 This course provides an in-depth discussion to instrumentation, data acquisition, data reduction, and data analysis within the Motorsports Industry featuring case studies.  Requires a student project.

• MSTE 34000 Dynamic Systems and Signals (3 cr.) P: MATH 26600 and MSTE 47200 Introduction to dynamic engineering systems and continuous-time and discrete-time signals, mechanical electromechanical components, linear system response, Fourier and Laplace Transforms.  The course is designed to teach the student the basic concept for modeling the behavior of dynamic systems.

• MSTE 35000 Computer Aided Design & Manufacturing (3 cr.) P: MSTE 29800 and MSTE 21000. This course provides the basis for the computer aided engineering and analysis skills needed in the Motorsports Industry.  The ability to visualize and conceptualize a real part in the physical world and produce graphical respresentations of it in 2D and 3D in Solidworks or an equivalent is a primary objective.  Further skills to be developed include the ability to produce large assemblies of such parts with appropriate tolerancing, free form surfacing, casting shapes and casting machining, 2D drawings for use in 3D sheet metal fabrication including shrink and stretch, use of 3D models to facilitate Finite Element Analysis, Conversion of CAD model to programming of CAM machining.

• MSTE 41400 Motorsports Design II (3 cr.) P: MSTE 31200 and MSTE 32000 This is the culminating course in the Motorsports Engineering Plan of Study, typing together concepts from all the other courses in the curriculum, and requires a capstone design project representative of a real world project within the Motorsports Industry.

• MSTE 41700 Motorsports Practicum III (1 cr.) P: MSTE 31700 This course engages students in a hands-on experiential learning opportunity in which they participate in the design, fabrication, assemsbly, and preparation of a race vehicle just as they might when engaged with a race team in the motorsports industry.  Students will be expected to show mastery of 12 of the 12 skills outlined in the Course Objectives.

• MSTE 41800 Advanced Motorsports Practicum (1 cr.) P: MSTE 41700 This course engages students in a hands-on experiential learning opportunity in which they participate in the design, fabrication, assembly, and preparation of a race vehicle just as they might when engaged with a race team in the motorsports industry.  Students will be expected to show mastery beyond the 12 skills outlined in the Course Objectives.

• MSTE 42600 Internal Combustion Engines (3 cr.) Class 3. P: ME 20000 or equivalent or permission of instructor. This course covers the fundamentals of internal combustion engine design and operation, with a focus on high performance.

• MSTE 47200 Vehicle Dynamics (3 cr.) Class 3. P: MSTE 21000 or ME 27400 or equivalent or permission of instructor. The course provides a study of vehicle chassis, suspension, and aerodynamic systems with a focus on high performance.

• MSTE 48200 Motorsports Aerodynamics (3 cr.) P: MSTE 35000 and ME 31000 Study of fluid flow and aerodynamics as applied to race car design and Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) Analysis.

• MSTE 49000 Motorsports Engineering Independent Study (1-3 cr.) P: Permission of Instructor. This is an independent study course for students wishing to pursue advanced studies under the direction of a faculty advisor.

• MSTE 49700 Motorsports Design Project (3 cr.) P: MSTE 31100, MSTE 33100, MSTE 35000 and MSTE 32000. This is an independent study version of the MSTE 41400 culminating course in the Motorsports Engineering Plan of Study, tying together concepts from all the other courses in the curriculum, and requires a capstone design project representative of a real world project within the Motorsports Industy.

• MSTE 49900 Motorsports Engineering Special Topics (1-3 cr.) P: Permission of Instructor. This is a special topics course for students wishing to pursue advanced studies under the direction of a faculty advisor.

• MSTE-I 41000 Motorsports Internship (1-3 cr.) P: Sophomore standing and program advisor approval

  A semester or summer of external, full-time related career experiences designed to enhance the student's preparedness for entering an initial or second career. A comprehensive written report on the internship experience is required.

Music and Arts Technology

• MUS-A 110 Basic Musicianship and Technology I (6 cr.) Musicianship and Technology I is the first component of a four-semester sequence in comprehensive musicianship. The courses in this sequence provide the major fundamentals of theory, history, and applied music skills while utilizing basic music technology. The semester is divided roughly into seven two-week units. Each unit shall focus on one broad topic and related skill set. All topics shall be explored from an analytical, historical, and hands-on perspective. Course material shall incorporate an array of styles, genres, and cultural influences. For music majors only. Prerequisite: Placement test taken one week prior to fall semester.

• MUS-A 120 Basic Musicianship and Technology II (6 cr.) Musicianship and Technology II is the continuation of the four-semester sequence in comprehensive musicianship. Concepts introduced in Musicianship and Technology I shall explored with greater depth and sophisticated application. Several new topics, such as voice leading and modulations, shall be included. All topics shall be explored from an analytical, historical, and hands-on perspective. Course material shall incorporate an array of styles, genres, and cultural influences. For music majors only. Prerequisite: Basic Musicianship and Technology I and/or consent of instructor.

• MUS-A 210 Advanced Musicianship and Technology I (6 cr.) Musicianship and Technology III is the continuation of the four-semester sequence in comprehensive musicianship. Concepts introduced in Musicianship and Technology I-II shall be explored with greater depth and sophisticated application. Several new topics, such as counterpoint, mode mixture, and enharmonic transformation, shall be included. All topics shall be explored from an analytical, historical, and hands-on perspective. Course material shall incorporate an array of styles, genres, and cultural influences. For music majors only. Prerequisites: Basic Musicianship and Technology I and II (A110 and A120) and/or consent of instructor.

• MUS-A 220 Advanced Musicianship and Technology II (6 cr.) Musicianship and Technology IV is the conclusion of the four-semester sequence in comprehensive musicianship. Concepts introduced in Musicianship and Technology I-III shall be explored with greater depth and sophisticated application. Several new topics, such as composition and cellular organization shall be included. All topics shall be explored from an analytical, historical, and hands-on perspective. Course material shall incorporate an array of styles, genres, and cultural influences. Music majors only. Prerequisites: Basic Musicianship and Technology I and II (A110 and A120) and Advanced Musicianship and Technology I (A210) and/or consent of instructor.

• MUS-B 110 Horn Elective/Secondary (2 cr.) Private French horn lessons, 50 minutes each week. Additional applied fee. Time scheduled with instructor. Interview/audition required.

• MUS-B 120 Trumpet/Cornet Elective/Secondary (2 cr.) Private trumpet/cornet lessons, 50 minutes each week. Additional applied fee. Time scheduled with instructor. Interview/ audition required.

• MUS-B 200 Horn (2 cr.) Private French horn lessons, 30-50 minutes each week. Additional applied fee. Time scheduled with instructor. Students must provide instrument.

• MUS-B 220 Trumpet and Cornet (1-2 cr.) Private trumpet and cornet lessons, 30-50 minutes each week. Additional applied fee. Time scheduled with instructor. Students must provide instrument.

• MUS-D 100 Percussion Elective/Secondary (2 cr.) Individual percussion lessons, 50 minutes each week.Additional applied fee. Time scheduled with instructor. Interview/audition required.

• MUS-D 200 Percussion Instruments (1-2 cr.) Private percussion lessons, 30-50 minutes each week. Additional applied fee. Time scheduled with instructor. Students must provide instrument.

• MUS-E 241 Introduction to Music Fundamentals (2 cr.) Learn the basics of music reading, rhythm games, singing, keyboard skills, children’s songs, and use of classroom instruments. Designed for, but not limited to, elementary education majors and others interested in using music as a learning tool.

• MUS-E 400 Undergraduate Readings in Music Education (1-2 cr.)

• MUS-E 536 Workshop: Music Business Marketing (3 cr.) An in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at today's commercial music and entertainment industries; this is Marketing 101 for anyone who wants to make a living in music; learn marketing and publicity skills for career advancement in the music industry.

• MUS-E 536 Workshop: History of Jazz Since 1950 (3 cr.) Jazz was America's first worldwide popular music. This course emphasizes Jazz as a means to better understand the history and culture of America through examining the influences, styles, and major performers and composers from Armstrong and Ellington to Coltrane and Marsalis.

• MUS-E 536 Workshop: Social Network Web 2.0 and Beyond (3 cr.)

  Departmental consent required.

• MUS-E 536 Introduction to the Business of Music (3 cr.)

  Introduction to the business aspects of producing and selling music. The main objectives are to discuss marketing for aspiring talent (singers, players, and songwriters) and take a look at "behind the talent" jobs in the music industry. Emphasis will be on entrepreneurship as the key to success. For graduate credit, an additional 1,000-word research paper is required.

• MUS-E 536 Workshop: IUPUI Jazz Ensemble (2 cr.)

  This ensemble rehearses weekly and performs periodically on campus and at other local venues. A major concert is performed at the end of each semester. Authorization and audition are required.

• MUS-E 536 Workshop: Graduate Music Technology Seminar (1-3 cr.)

  IUPUI focuses on implementing computer, MIDI keyboards, and multimedia into the music curriculum. Also used for campus leaders speaking on topics of media, instructional technology, distance learning, and multimedia; plus leading music technology guests.

• MUS-E 536 Workshop: Podcast Music Techniques (3 cr.)

  Students will have the skills and knowledge to produce a high quality music related podcast in a variety of formats with segments and transitional elements and will be cognizant of legal issues regarding podcasts and how to minimize potential licensing issues. Consent of instructor.

• MUS-E 536 Workshop: Telematic Performing Ensemble (1-3 cr.)

  Telematic art synthesizes traditional mediums of live music, dance, drama, and visual arts with interactive, hypermedia, and performance content in a networked context utilizing various formats of the Internet2 network. The resulting productions connect media-rich spaces and experiences to the real world using modern communication systems to create powerful and evocative experiences. The Telematic Group will produce performances using eclectic combinations to achieve artistic goals that interweave aesthetic creativity with technological inquiry. The purpose of this group is to engage significant, complex issues of culture and learning through the creation and performance of distributed, multi-disciplinary artistic works. Department consent required. Call (317) 278-3264.

• MUS-E 536 Workshop: Musical Theatre Forum (3 cr.)

  This course touches on theatre production. Consent of instructor.

• MUS-E 536 Workshop: Acting for Musical Theatre (3 cr.)

  This course introduces singers interested in musical theatre performance to the practical dramatic skills necessary to perform effectively in musical theatre productions. Departmental consent required.

• MUS-E 536 Special Workshop in Music Education (1-3 cr.)

• MUS-E 536 Special Workshop in Music Education: Computer Music Technology Workshop (2-3 cr.)

  non-standard. Participants will work with a wide range of instructional software in PC and Macintosh formats, including the complete music software library and the latest versions of software from Cakewalk, Sibelius, Sonic Foundry, and PG Music.

• MUS-E 536 Workshop: Website Design for Musicians (3 cr.)

  Individuals will learn the techniques of creating their own music website. Departmental consent required.

• MUS-E 536 Advanced Website Design for Musicians (3 cr.)

  Individuals will learn advanced techniques of creating music website. Departmental consent required. Call (317) 278-3264 for more information.

• MUS-F 400 Chamber Music Ensemble (2 cr.) For non-majors. 2 credit hours. This is a performance class, designed to further skills on each individual instrument, learn diverse styles of music, and work in a group setting.  Private coaching will be offered and a performance will be scheduled for the end of the semester.  Acceptance is by audition only and requires a minimum of an intermediate level of proficiency.  Advanced musicians are also encouraged.  The following instruments may be included in this course:  Flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, strings, guitar, piano, French horn, and voice.  Performance at the end of the semester is required. Audition and authorization are required for this class.

• MUS-F 420 Topics in Performance Study/ Undergraduate (1 cr.)

• MUS-F 451 Chamber Ensemble (1 cr.) For majors. 1 credit hour. This is a performance class, designed to further skills on each individual instrument, learn diverse styles of music, and work in a group setting. Private coaching will be offered and a performance will be scheduled for the end of the semester. Advanced musicians are encouraged. The following instruments may be included in this course: Flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, strings, guitar, piano, French horn, and voice. Performance at the end of the semester is required. Only 1 credit per semester will count towards BMST degree.

• MUS-L 100 Guitar Elective/Secondary (2 cr.) Individual guitar lessons, 50 minutes each week. Additional applied fee. Time scheduled with instructor. Interview/audition required.

• MUS-L 101 Beginning Guitar Class (2 cr.) Fundamentals of contemporary guitar playing, with emphasis on simple songs and chords; acoustic guitar required for class and practice.

• MUS-L 102 Intermediate Guitar Class (2 cr.) P: L101 and/or ability to read music and play chord structures proficiently. Builds on knowledge learned in L10100; ability to reach chord notation, rhythms, and music notation necessary; acoustic guitar required for class and practice.

• MUS-L 103 Advanced Guitar Class (2 cr.) P: L101 or permission of instructor. Study of advanced techniques, including open tunings and slide guitar. A section for classical guitar is also available under this number.

• MUS-L 153 Introduction to Music Therapy (3 cr.) Introduction to the influence of music on behavior, the healing properties of music, the use of music therapy with a variety of populations, and the development of the music therapy profession. Includes an introduction to the clinical process and music therapy procedures as well as participation in experiential activities and observations of music therapy sessions.

• MUS-L 200 Guitar (1-2 cr.) Private guitar lessons, 30-50 minutes each week. Additional applied fee. Time scheduled with instructor. Students must provide instrument. Only 1 credit per semester will count towards BMST degree.

• MUS-L 253 Music Therapy Observation Practicum (1 cr.) P: Consent of instructor. Observation of professional music, recreation, and occupational therapy groups in a variety of settings with client populations of varying needs.

• MUS-L 254 Music Therapy Practicum I (1 cr.) P: X298 Students provide services to individual client in campus clinic or at local agency. Emphasis on acquiring skill in conducting music therapy assessments. Two or more hours per week and attendance at weekly seminar. May be repeated. Liability insurance required.

• MUS-L 340 Music Therapy in Health Care (3 cr.) Study of music therapy methods and materials commonly used in assessment and treatment with adults and children in health care settings with an emphasis on older adult and rehabilitation services, wellness and stress management, pain management, and spiritual issues.

• MUS-L 353 Music Therapy Practicum II (1 cr.) P: L25400. Students provide music therapy services to an individual client or group with emphasis on developing treatment interventions and plans. Two or more hours per week and attendance at a weekly seminar. May be repeated. Liability insurance required.

• MUS-L 354 Music Therapy Practicum III (1 cr.) P: L35300. Students provide music therapy services to a group of clients in a local agency with an emphasis on assessment, treatment, planning, and evaluation. Involves three or more hours per week and attendance at a weekly seminar. May be repeated. Liability insurance required.

• MUS-L 410 Administrative and Professional Issues in Music Therapy (3 cr.) Study of government and professional guidelines that influence music therapy services and documentation practices. Includes administrative skills such as proposal writing, public relations, budgeting, staff relationships, interviewing, program development, and professional ethics.

• MUS-L 418 Psychology of Music (3 cr.) P: Consent of instructor. Introduction to the physical, psychological, and physiological aspects of sound and music. Survey of the theories related to sound production, acoustics, music perception and learning, and the effects of sound and music on the behavior of humans. Overview of music psychology research, and the scientific method, and research techniques.

• MUS-L 419 Research in Psychology of Music (3 cr.) Overview and implementation of research methods, statistics, and techniques applied to psychology of music principles. Includes completion of experimental project related to psychology of music or musical behavior.

• MUS-L 420 Clinical Processes in Music Therapy (3 cr.) P: L15300 or consent of instructor. Overview of the influence of music on behavior and the use of music in treatment plans with clients. Includes principles of behavior therapies as they apply to the music therapy clinical treatment process.

• MUS-L 421 Music Therapy Psychiatric Practicum (1 cr.) P: L35400. Students provide music therapy services in a hospice or medical setting with an emphasis on conducting music therapy in a single-session format. Involves three or more hours per week and attendance at a weekly seminar. May be repeated. Liability insurance required.

• MUS-L 422 Music Therapy Theories and Techniques (3 cr.) P: L42000 or permission of instructor. Study of philosophies, theories, and techniques of various music therapy, music education, and counseling models, including Analytic, Creative, and Orff music therapy. Emphasis on the integration of models to develop personal philosophies and theories of music therapy practice.

• MUS-L 424 Music Therapy Internship (2 cr.) P: All degree course work must be completed prior to registration.

• MUS-M 110 Special Topics in Music for Non-Music Majors (var. cr.) This is a variable topics class. At IUPUI, some of the topics could include the following: Music and Computers (3 cr.), Studio Music Lab (2 cr.) , IUPUI Percussion Ensemble (1 cr.), Laptop Orchestra (2 cr.), Understanding Jazz (1 cr.-5 weeks), Understanding the Orchestra (1 cr.-5 weeks), Sight Singing & Ear Training (1 cr.), Flute Repertoire Class (2 cr.), IUPUI Guitar Ensemble (1 cr.), or Music of Louis Armstrong (1 cr.-5 weeks).

• MUS-M 174 Music for the Listener (3 cr.) A survey course covering traditional and modern music styles of the last 1,000 years. Learn how to listen to music, instruments, and musical forms. No prior music experience required. Offered on campus and through the Web.

• MUS-M 394 Survey of African American Music (3 cr.) A survey and exploration of black music from its African origins to the present, with special emphasis on its social, economic, and political impact.

• MUS-N 310 Music Technology I (3 cr.) P: MUS-A 210 and consent of the instructor. This course is the foundation course to the music technology sequence.  it is intended to provide the student with conceptual understanding of basic hardware and software tools for creating, editing, and recording music.  It will also acquaint the student with the nomenclature and techniques of music production.

• MUS-N 320 Music Technology II (3 cr.) P: MUS-N 310 and consent of the instructor. This course is an overview to the digital world behind music hardware and software.  Major scripting languages taught during this course are intended to provide a knowledge and appreciation of the board genre of computer music, as well as a practical understanding of the fundamental techniques used in digital signal processing.

• MUS-N 410 Music Technology III (3 cr.) P: MUS-N 320 and consent of the instructor. This course addresses the domains of creativity, music business/organizational administration, product development and studio production.

• MUS-N 420 Concentration Capstone (3 cr.) P: MUS-A 110, A210, A120, A220, N310, N320 and consent of instructor. Capstone project based on courses taken for concentration.

• MUS-N 450 Concentration Capstone (3 cr.) P: MUS-A110, A 210, A120, A220, N310, N320, N410, N420 and consent of instructor. BSMT final capstone project.

• MUS-N 512 Foundations of Music Productions (3 cr.) P: consent of instructor. Examines foundations and principles of music production. Topics include publishing, print media, music composition, methods, textbooks, multimedia, computer and electronic transmission of computer imaging, sound, and video. Other aspects covered are broadcast media; televideo graphics; background audio; script credit approval; clearances; recording; CD audio; sampling and reproduction of sound and images; multimedia; and computer applications, including network and broadband transmission of media. Business affairs, arts management, live performance, and legal aspects of the commercial music industry are assessed.

• MUS-N 513 Principles of Music Technolog (3 cr.) P: consent of instructor. Examines theories and research in the use of computer technology with special focus on curriculum design and implementation of music technology in the classroom; learning and training theory paradigms applied to music technology; technology selection and assessment for learner-centered, individualized instruction and training; implementation and resource allocation; assessment designs for specific instructional models; technology and assessment database manipulation; curriculum design and media-optimized instruction; training curriculum models; and multimedia motivation.

• MUS-N  514 Music Technology Methods (3 cr.) P: consent of instructor. An in-depth study of sequencing and music notation technology. This course also explores the history of Music Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) development and related uses of MIDI with multimedia, including history and development of music; computer graphics and video technology; multimedia methods and techniques applied to training and instruction; music applications of sound-based stimuli in methods; graphic design applications for visual stimuli; video graphics; and storyboard methods. Current and emerging digital  arts technologies will be assessed.

• MUS-N 515 Multimedia Design Application in the Arts (3 cr.) P: consent of instructor. Presents the principles and fundamentals of instructional design and design techniques using authoring tools on PC, Macintosh, and emerging computer platforms. Included are storyboarding, planning, and organization of scripts; the use of current technology, computers, video, and digital arts equipment; computer-assisted design and project planner software tools; and management of design team concepts. Also includes design parameters for CD-ROM and videodisc production.

• MUS-N 516 Advanced Interactive Design Applications in the Arts (3 cr.) P: N515 or consent of instructor. Incorporates extensive analysis and use of computer and multimedia authoring tools intended for specific educational applications. Project management and programming team organization; media management and selection criteria for digital arts media development; task analysis and instructional sequencing applied to training and instruction; and assessment modeling and feedback schedules for intrinsic motivation of students and trainees are examined.

• MUS-N 517 Internship in Arts Technology (3 cr.) P: N516 or consent of instructor. An internship program for students to work with and learn from experts in arts technology fields who are developing and using new applications in commercial and educational settings. Requirements for interns include the development of a technology project proposal; interview, resume, and project presentation; on-site intern residency; project report; and oral and media presentation of project outcomes.

• MUS-N 518 Arts Technology Development Project (3 cr.) Students create and orally present a multimedia teaching/training project that combines one or more of several elements of music technology including CD-ROM, videodisc, digital audio and video, and MIDI. Requirements include technology project proposal development, oral presentation of proposal, research and development of project, project final report, and oral and media presentation of project.

• MUS-N 519 Digital Sound Design for Multimedia I (3 cr.) P: M110, N514, or consent of instructor. Digital sound design and multimedia applications result in use of advanced Digital Audio Workstations and advanced software systems. Digital software-based sampling, synthesis, and multitrack recording systems will be mastered, including Pro-Tools, CuBase, and experimental music systems. Lab time in Digital Sound Design Studio required.

• MUS-N 520 Digital Sound Design for Multimedia II (3 cr.) P: M110, N514, N519, or consent of instructor. Advanced applications of MIDI and next-generation sound file formats for producing soundtracks, multimedia events, and collaborative composition over the Internet.

• MUS-N 521 Research Methods in Music and Multi-media (3 cr.) P: consent of instructor. Introduction to the underlying principles and concepts of technology-based studies in the arts. Emphasis on     the integration of scientific methodology, descriptive and inferential techniques, and multimedia instrumentation in project development.

• MUS-N 522 Techniques for Music Performance, Teaching, and Production at a Distance (3 cr.) P: consent of instructor. Methods for collaborative music performance, teaching, and production over the Internet. Examination of real-time interactive processes for music presentations, instructional delivery, videoconferencing, and multimedia development.

• MUS-N 530 Philosophy and Theory in Music Therapy (3 cr.) P: consent of instructor. Philosophical and theoretical foundations of the use of music in therapy. Philosophical positions concerning science, knowledge development, theory construction, and values augment critical-thinking skills. Theories, models, and conceptual frameworks guide to topical inquiry.

• MUS-N 531 Music Therapy Quantitative and Qualitative Research (3 cr.) P: consent of instructor. Applications of scientific methodology to music therapy theory and practice. Philosophical differences between qualitative and quantitative research paradigms, integration of theoretical concepts and practice standards with scientific research proposals, and technological advances in research data collection and intervention delivery will be covered.

• MUS-N 532 Music in Medicine (3 cr.) P: consent of instructor. A survey of literature describing medical applications of music. Students have the opportunity to collaborate with health care professionals who work with various client populations.

• MUS-N 533 Advanced Clinical Techniques in Music Therapy (3 cr.) P: consent of instructor. Articulation, testing, and refining of theoretically derived music therapy protocols with a client population of choice. Students will work in consultation with music therapy, nursing, and medical staff.

• MUS-N 600 Thesis in Music Therapy (3 cr.)

• MUS-P 100 Piano Elective/Secondary (2 cr.) Individual piano lessons, 50 minutes each week. Additional applied fee. Time scheduled with instructor. Interview/audition required.

• MUS-P 110 Beginning Piano Class 1 for Non-Music Majors (2 cr.) Learn keyboard and music reading skills; must have access to out-of-class keyboard for practice. Classes meet in Clavinova lab. For students with no piano experience.

• MUS-P 120 Beginning Piano Class 2 for Non-Music Majors (2 cr.) P: P110 or permission of instructor. Builds on skills acquired in P110.

• MUS-P 200 Piano (1-2 cr.) For majors. 1-2 credit hours. Class consists of individual lessons for Piano, 30-50 minutes each week. Additional applied fee. Time scheduled with instructor. Only 1 credit per semester will count towards BSMT degree.

• MUS-R 241 Introduction to Musical Theatre (2 cr.)

• MUS-S 110 Violin Elective/Secondary (2 cr.) Individual violin lessons, 50 minutes each week. Additional applied fee. Time scheduled with instructor. Interview/audition required.

• MUS-S 120 Viola Elective/Secondary (2 cr.) Individual viola lessons, 50 minutes each week. Additional applied fee. Time scheduled with instructor. Interview/audition required.

• MUS-S 200 Violin (1-2 cr.) Private violin lessons, 30-50 minutes each week. Additional applied fee. Time scheduled with instructor. Students must provide instrument. Only 1 credit per semester will count towards BSMT degree.

• MUS-S 220 Viola (1-2 cr.) Private viola lessons, 30-50 minutes each week. Additional applied fee. Time scheduled with instructor. Students must provide instrument. Only 1 credit per semester will count towards BSMT degree.

• MUS-S 230 Cello (1-2 cr.) Private cello lessons, 30-50 minutes each week. Additional applied fee. Time scheduled with instructor. Students must provide instrument. Only 1 credit per semester will count towards BSMT degree.

• MUS-U 320 Seminar: Afro-Cuban Percussion Ensemble (1 cr.) P: consent of instructor. Builds on skills acquired from M110 Urban Drum Experience Class I and II High level of tone development achieved on all hand drums. Performance skills increased on all other Latin instruments. Students learn to play various styles on each instrument.

• MUS-U 355 Music and Exceptionalities (4 cr.) P: L15300 or the equivalent experience; sophomore standing or the permission of the instructor. Basic accompaniment skills on the autoharp, guitar, or piano are desirable prerequisites. Introduction to using therapeutic and recreational music activities with individuals who have special needs. Includes development of skills in planning and adapting music activities for specific goals, sequencing and leading music experiences, and structuring experiences to facilitate participant success.

• MUS-U 410 Creative Arts, Health & Wellness (3 cr.)

• MUS-V 100 Voice Elective/Secondary (2 cr.) Individual voice lessons, 50 minutes each week. Additional applied fee. Time scheduled with instructor. Interview/audition required.

• MUS-V 101 Voice Class 1 (2 cr.) Introductory aspects of voice, basic vocal techniques, and a wide variety of vocal styles and literature; students perform solo and ensemble singing. No previous music experience required.

• MUS-V 200 Voice (1-2 cr.) Private voice lessons, 30-50 minutes each week. Additional applied fee. Time scheduled with instructor. Only 1 credit per semester will count towards BSMT degree.

• MUS-W 110 Flute/Piccolo Elective/Secondary (2 cr.) Individual flute/piccolo lessons, 50 minutes each week. Additional applied fee. Time scheduled with instructor. Interview/audition required.

• MUS-W 150 Saxophone Elective/Secondary (2 cr.) Individual saxophone lessons, 50 minutes each week. Additional applied fee. Time scheduled with instructor. Interview/audition required.

• MUS-W 200 Flute and Piccolo (2 cr.) Private flute and piccolo lessons, 30-50 minutes each week. Additional applied fee. Time scheduled with instructor. Students must provide instrument. Only 1 credit per semester will count towards BSMT degree.

• MUS-W 250 Saxophone (1-2 cr.) Private saxophone lessons, 30-50 minutes each week. Additional applied fee. Time scheduled with instructor. Students must provide instrument. Only 1 credit per semester will count towards BSMT degree.

• MUS-X 040 University Instrumental Ensembles (1-2 cr.) IUPUI Jazz Ensemble. Music of the Big Band era. This class is contingent upon enrollment of full instrumentation. Enrollment limited. Audition/interview required.

• MUS-X 040 University Instrumental Ensemble (1 cr.) IUPUI Pep Band. The Pep Band is organized in the fall and performs at home basketball games in the spring. Open to all students who play a band instrument.

• MUS-X 040 University Instrumental Ensemble (1 cr.)

  Scottish Rite Orchestra.

• MUS-X 040 University Instrumental Ensembles (1 cr.) Electro-acoustic Ensemble.

• MUS-X 298 Music Therapy Pre-Practicum Exam (0 cr.) P: L15300 or concurrent enrollment in L15300 and consent of instructor. An assessment of vocal skills, accompaniment techniques, and functional music skills required for practica courses. Includes song leadership, vocal technique, and accompaniment skills on autoharp, guitar, piano, Q-chord, and basic percussion instruments. Required of all music therapy and equivalency students.

• MUS-X 341 Guitar Ensemble (1 cr.) The mission of the IUPUI Guitar Ensemble is to bring together guitar players of all abilities and styles in a friendly, non-intimidating environment.

• MUS-X 350 Jazz Ensemble (1 cr.) Music of the Big Band and Jazz Band era.

• MUS-X 351 Jazz Chamber Ensemble (1 cr.) Jazz Combo.

• MUS-X 40 University Instrumental Ensembles (2 cr.) Indianapolis Philharmonic Orchestra. Admission by audition only.

• MUS-X 430 Electronic Music Ensemble (1 cr.) Course offers experiences in learning the world of electronic music techniques.

• MUS-X 490 Electronic Music Ensemble (1 cr.) Course offers experiences in learning world percussion techniques. No instrument required.

• MUS-X 70 University Choral Ensembles (1-2 cr.)

  The following vocal ensembles are available: University Choir (1 cr.) and Indianapolis Symphonic Choir (2 cr., authorization and audition required).

• MUS-Z 100 The Live Musical Performance (2 cr.) Examines the approach to attending live performances of music (large ensembles, chamber ensembles, solo recitals, and other multimedia performances). Students attend live performances and discuss music performances by genre to develop critical listening skills.

• MUS-Z 111 Introduction to Music Theory (3 cr.) A study of fundamentals of the language and notation of music: listening, music reading and writing, and the elements of music as used in a variety of genres. Open to all students interested in a general background in music. Recommended for singers, instrumentalists, and keyboard players.

• MUS-Z 201 History of Rock ’n’ Roll Music (3 cr.) Survey of major trends, styles, and genres of rock music of the 1950s and 1960s, focusing on the work of artists and groups who have proved to have the most enduring significance.

• MUS-Z 211 Music Theory II (3 cr.) P: successful completion of Z11100 Introduction to Music Theory or consent of instructor. Overview of part writing, musical form, harmonic analysis, and modulation. Intermediate aural skills including harmonic and melodic dictation.

• MUS-Z 301 History of Rock Music—’70s and ’80s (3 cr.) Survey of trends and styles in rock music of the ’70s and ’80s. Focuses on the artists and groups who have shaped the music of yesterday, today, and tomorrow.

• MUS-Z 311 Music Theory III (3 cr.) P: successful completion of Z211 or consent of instructor. Overview of modulation, chromatic harmony, atonal composition, and serial composition. Advanced aural skills.

• MUS-Z 315 Music for Film (3 cr.) A survey of the music and sound of movie soundtracks. Class will feature film segments, which are analyzed to see how music textures, tempos, and structures affect the plot.

• MUS-Z 317 Computer Music Composition I (3 cr.) Students with an understanding of music sequencing and notation software learn to apply music composition techniques to electronic and computer music. Basic MIDI tools are applied to composition. The course is project-based and requires a performance of student compositions and arrangements as a final project.

• MUS-Z 318 Computer Music Composition II (3 cr.) Students with introductory music composition techniques in electronic and computer music advance to sampling and looping technologies, and synchronizing digital music to video and film. The course is project-based and requires a performance of student compositions and arrangements as a final project.

• MUS-Z 320 Special Topics in Music (Variable Title) (3 cr.)

  The following are the variable titles and course descriptions for MUS-Z 320

  Introduction to Business of Music (3 cr.)  An in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at today's commercial music and entertainment industries; this is Marketing 101 for anyone who wants to make a living in music; learn marketing and publicity skills for career advancement in the music industry.

  Music of Elvis Presley (3 cr.)  The music of Elvis Presley involves discussion of Elvis Presley's music, including influences and innovations. Also discussed is the impact of Elvis Presley on modern popular music.

   Foundations of Music Production (3 cr.)  This class examines foundations and principles of music production. Consent of instructor. Call (317) 278-3264 for more information.

  Global Music Journey (3 cr.)  Explore the diversity of musical traditions found throughout the world by studying the various means of transmission, musical instruments, musical meaning, musical sound, as well as the rituals and myths commonly associated with an assortment of music cultures.  Previous musical training is not required. Pre-requisite M174.  WEB

  Telematic Performing Ensemble (3 cr.)  Telematic art synthesizes traditional mediums of live music, dance, drama and visual arts with interactive, hypermedia, and performance content in a networked context utilizing various formats of the Internet2 network. The resulting productions connect media-rich spaces and experiences to the real world using modern communication systems to create powerful and evocative experiences. The Telematic Group will produce performances using eclectic combinations to achieve artistic goals that interweave aesthetic creativity with technological inquiry. The purpose of this group is to engage significant, complex issues of culture and learning through the creation and performance of distributed, multi-disciplinary artistic works. Department consent required. Call (317) 278-3264.

  Jazz Improv I (3 cr.)  Introduction to Jazz Improvisation including Jazz theory, chord recognition and Jazz vocabulary. Consent of instructor. Call (317) 278-3264 for more information.

  Women Musicians (3 cr.)  This class studies the lives and music of representative women composers and performers from Medieval Period to the 21^st Century.

   Music of Jimi Hendrix (3 cr.)  The music of Jimi Hendrix involves discussion of Hendrix's music, including influences and innovations. Also discussed is the impact of Jimi Hendrix on modern popular music.

  History of American Pop Music (3 cr.)  This is a variable topics class in popular music. A general description includes, but is not limited to, the following: This class examines the cultural content of music by defining "popular" and by examining various decades of music in America from the 1600 to the present day.

  History of Electronic Music (3 cr.)  This course will give the student an understanding of the history of electronic and experimental music and how it relates to the music of today.  Students will learn the most significant works realized through computers and other electronic devices from the middle of this century through the present.  The purpose of this course is to give an introduction to the history, styles, techniques, and composers of the genre.  Topics will include musique concrete, MIDI, tape compositions, synthesizers, waveforms, electronic musical instruments and devices, electronic musical genres, and computer music.

  Website Design for Musicians (3 cr.)  Individuals will learn advanced techniques of creating music websites.  Departmental consent required. Call (317) 278-3264 for more information.

  Digital Sound Design for Multimedia (3 cr.)  Digital sound design and multimedia applications result in use of advanced Digital Audio Workstations and advanced software systems. Consent of instructor. Call (317) 278-3264 for more information.

  Podcast Music Techniques (3 cr.)  Students will have the skills and knowledge to produce a high quality music related podcast in a variety of formats with segments and transitional elements and will be cognizant of legal issues regarding podcasts and how to minimize potential licensing issues. Department consent required. Call (317) 278-3264 for more information.

  Steel Pan Techniques (3 cr.)  The objective of the IUPUI Steel Band Techniques class is to give the students the opportunity to explore the instrumentation, styles, excitement, and techniques of island music through performance. The group's repertoire will include calypso, reggae, jazz, pop, and classical selections. Call (317) 278-3264 for more information.

  Hip Hop Music and Culture (3 cr.)  This course examines the cultural and musical phenomenon that is hip hop.  Discussions will include the influences and history of early hip-hop, controversies, creativity and innovation, and the appropriation of hip-hop into the music industry.

  Introduction to the Music Business (3 cr.)  An introduction to the business aspects of the music industry.  Recording companies, artists, contracts, and music production; copyright, licensing, and publishing; book agents, promotions, live performances, and performing arts organizations.

• MUS-Z 373 The American Musical: Context and Development (3 cr.) The origins of the American musical: its societal impact and its development from vaudeville and European operetta to the rock musicals of today.

• MUS-Z 374 Contemporary Broadway Musicals (3 cr.) An exploration of the Broadway musical with a focus on contemporary trends. American rock musicals, revivals, and British and European productions. Study of contemporary producers, composers, lyricists, choreographers, and directors.

• MUS-Z 390 Jazz for Listeners (3 cr.) The course focuses on how to listen to jazz and what to listen for in jazz. In addition, students will survey and learn how to recognize various historical styles of jazz and major figures that have contributed to the jazz tradition. Live examples and performances in and out of class are a regular part of classes.

• MUS-Z 393 History of Jazz (3 cr.) Emphasis on jazz as a way to better understand the history and culture of America by examining the periods, major performers and composers, trends, influences, stylistic features, and related materials.

• MUS-Z 393 History of Jazz (3 cr.)

  Jazz was America's first worldwide popular music. This course emphasizes Jazz as a means to better understand the history and culture of America through examining the influences, styles and major performers and composers from Armstrong and Ellington to Coltrane and Marsalis.

• MUS-Z 401 Music of the Beatles (3 cr.) An in-depth, song-by-song look at the music, lives, and times of the Beatles. The course focuses on the music and is aimed at heightening student listening skills as well as fostering a deeper appreciation for the Beatles’ recordings.

• MUS-Z 403 The Music of Jimi Hendrix (3 cr.)

Organizational Leadership and Supervision

• OLS 10000 Introduction to Organizational Leadership and Supervision (1 cr.) Class 1. This class offers a general introduction to the OLS program. It also covers the purposes and practices relevant to front-line supervisors, managers, and leaders at all organizational levels. Students are given an opportunity to meet the OLS faculty, learn about OLS degrees, related technology courses, and other general education and elective classes.

• OLS 25200 Human Behavior in Organizations (3 cr.) Class 3. Study of individual and group behavior in organizations. Special emphasis on typical supervisory relationships.

• OLS 26300 Ethical Decisions in Leadership (3 cr.) Class 3. This class is for students interested in discussing and contemplating the difficult legal and ethical situations facing managers in all sizes and types of organizations. Students in this class will read and discuss a variety of writings on ethics in the workplace and also analyze both written and videotaped legal/ethical scenarios.

• OLS 27400 Applied Leadership (3 cr.) Class 3. Introduction to and overview of the fundamental concepts of supervision. Emphasis on the supervisor's major functions and essential areas of knowledge, relations with others, and personal development.

• OLS 32700 Leadership for a Global Workforce (3 cr.) Class 3. P: 25200, 27400, ENG W131, and COMM R110 or consent of the OLS department. This course is for present and future leaders interested in the increasingly diverse global workforce. The course will present a variety of leadership issues including expatriate assignments, international business strategies and their cultural and managerial impact, and a review of business practices around the world.

• OLS 32800 Principles of International Management (3 cr.) Class 3. P: 32700. This course is a survey of issues relating to international management and international enterprise. The goal is to help students understand the principles and practices involved in managing across national boundaries so that they can be more effective leaders and managers-both domestically and internationally.

• OLS 33100 Occupational Safety and Health (3 cr.) Class 3. Aspects of occupational safety and health that are essential to the first-line supervisor. Emphasis on economic, legal, and social factors related to providing a safe and healthful working environment.

• OLS 36800 Personal Law (3 cr.) Class 3. This course covers topics such as discrimination based on sex, age, national origin, or handicap; recruitment and selection; affirmative action; rights of union and nonunion employees; Fair Labor Standards Act; Equal Pay Act and comparable worth; employee benefits plans; unemployment compensation; and right to discharge.

• OLS 37100 Project Management (3 cr.) Class 3. P: ENG W131, Math 11100. This course provides the basics of the project management discipline and allows the student to apply these skills in team-based situations.

• OLS 37300 Case Studies in Leadership (3 cr.) Class 3. P: 25200 or consent of instructor. Analysis of selected case studies with emphasis on attitudes, philosophies, and responsibilities of leaders in relationship to peers, followers, and superiors.

• OLS 37500 Training Methods (3 cr.) P: 25200 and 27400 or consent of department. This course teaches the fundamentals of the design facilitation and evaluation of formal training and development programs. Understanding the way people learn jobs skills is emphasized.

• OLS 37800 Labor Relations (3 cr.) This course teaches the regulations concerning management, labor, the collective bargaining agreement, and grievance and arbitration procedures.

• OLS 38300 Human Resource Management (3 cr.) This course teaches an overview of the human resource function in organizations today. Case studies are used to explore applications of human resource principles.

• OLS 39000 Leadership Theories and Processes (3 cr.) Class 3. P:OLS 32700; OLS majors must have all 100/200-level coursework completed prior to enrollment in OLS 39000 include 6.0 credit hours of math above 11100. Upon completion of this class students will have read about, contemplated, viewed, and discussed a variety of modern leadership theories and approaches based on current issues.

• OLS 39900 Special Topics in OLS (Variable Topics) (3 cr.)

  The following are the variable titles and course descriptions for OLS 39900.

  Special Topics (3 credit) Hours and subject matter to be arranged by staff. Primarily for upper-division majors with specific interests and aptitudes. May be repeated for up to 6 credit hours.

  Introduction to Sustainable Principles and Practices (3 credits) Introduction to Sustainable Principles and Practices course will introduce students to sustainability.  It will look at how and why sustainability became important in the world today.  We will look at the history of sustainability, the definitions of sustainability, and sustainable Development.  By applying the principles of sustainability to design, buildings, and energy there can be enormous savings in natural resources.  How these sustainable practices are put into play with regards to design, building and energy in the United States and other parts of the world will be discussed as well.

  Leadership and Economic Aspects of sustainable Technologies (3 credits) This course will examine what it takes to be an environmental leader.  It will look at the standards, implicit or explicit, that you must meet to be green.  How you communicate what your sustainable technologies business is doing right and what it is doing wrong.  How your sustainable technology company can be heard amid the "green noise" in the market place and what are the new opportunities emerging for companies in the green economy.

• OLS 41000 Survival Skills in Organizational Careers (3 cr.) Class 3. P: ENG W131, COMM R110, TCM 22000, OLS 49000 (enrollment in or completion of TCM 32000Serves as the profession development capstone experience for baccalaureate students in the Department of Organizational Leadership and Supervision. Students will develop an approved research project proposal. 41000 provides the proposal for the 49000 senior research project. 41000 may not be taken concurrently with 49000.

• OLS 42300 Go Green (3 cr.) This is an interdisciplinary course emphasizing sustainability, globalization, and an international culture experience. In this context, sustainability refers to design, engineering, manufacturing, technology and leadership processes implemented and maintained in industry and business for the purpose of being environmentally responsible, energy efficient, cost effective, and socially responsible.

• OLS 45400 Gender and Diversity in Management (3 cr.) P: OLS 25200. This course introduces cultural-based training to increase self-awareness on diversity related issues such as stereotyping and cross-cultural differences such as how to communicate and respond to differences in the workplace.

• OLS 47400 Conference Leadership Training (3 cr.) This is an applications oriented course that provides students with the necessary skills to present technical information, conduct problem solving and decision making meetings, plan and lead interactive conferences for many organizational purposes. Special emphasis is placed on leading, facilitating, and structuring information in various types of meetings.

• OLS 47600 Compensation Planning and Management (3 cr.) Class 3. Focuses on the management of employee compensation. Examines the current state of compensation management and implications of recent theoretical and research developments related to compensation decisions. Gives each student the opportunity to develop a compensation package.

• OLS 47700 Conflict Management (3 cr.) This course provides students with a firm understanding of the theory and context as they relate to front-line supervision and managing conflict in the workplace including communicating with others, collaborating, negotiating effective outcomes, mediating disputes, leading teams, and handling employee relations issues.

• OLS 47900 Staffing Organizations (3 cr.) Class 3. A detailed look at the recruiting function of organizations to give the student a sense of the challenges of recruiting qualified employees.

• OLS 48700 Leadership Philosophy (3 cr.) Class 3. P: 252 and 274/374. This course facilitates the understanding and practice of various leadership roles required in supervisory situations. Students, through applying group dynamics and leadership theory, will develop new skills, capabilities, and understandings. Students will have fundamental shifts in their thinking about traditional leadership and in their ability to function in new leadership styles.

• OLS 49000 Senior Research Project (3 cr.) P: OLS major, TCM 32000, senior standing, OLS 41000, and consent of instructor. Using proposals developed in 41000 and TCM 32000, students will complete and present a comprehensive senior research project. As part of this project students will be expected to carefully, thoroughly, and logically analyze information, ideas, and research data.

• OLS 58100 Workshop in OLS (1-6 cr.)

• OLS 58200 Leadership & Organizational Change (3 cr.)

Technical Communication

• TCM 19900 Selected Topics: Technical Communication (1-3 cr.) Topics of current and specialized interest for technical communication. Hours and subject matter to be arranged by faculty.

• TCM 22000 Technical Report Writing (3 cr.) Class 3. P: ENG W131 or equivalent. Extensive application of the principles of clear writing in business and industry with emphasis on audience, organization of ideas, and a concise writing style.

• TCM 23000 Principles and Practices of Technical Communication (3 cr.) Class 3.  This course serves as a gateway into the technical communication B.S. degree.  It introduces the basic principles and practices of technical communication in the workplace.  This course explores the range of abilities that technical communicators need and includes applied projects that will begin to develop these abilities.  The course also serves as a foundation for higher-level courses within the major of technical communication.

• TCM 24000 Tools for Technical Communication (3 cr.) Class 3.  This course teaches students the basics of understanding, using, and evaluating software that is commonly used to create, distribute, and manage technical communication.  Note: This course is being offered as TCM 29900 during spring 2014.

• TCM 25000 Career Planning in Engineering and Technology (1 cr.) Class 3 P: ENG-W 131 or Equivalent  A systematic, hands-on approach to making career-releated decisions.  Course equips students with the necessary tools to find and acquire an internship, co-op, or job now and in the future.

• TCM 29900 Selected Topics: Technical Communication (1-3 cr.) Topics of current and specialized interest for technical communication. Hours and subject matter to be arranged by faculty.

• TCM 31000 Technical and Scientific Editing (3 cr.) Class 3.  TCM 31000 focuses on techniques for editing functional technical and scientific products in academic and professional settings.

• TCM 32000 Written Communication in Science and Industry (3 cr.) Class 3. P: ENG W131 or equivalent; junior standing or consent of instructor. Analysis of current writing practices in technology and science, especially in organizational settings. Practice in research and in designing and preparing reports for a variety of purposes and audiences.

• TCM 34000 Correspondence in Business and Industry (3 cr.) Class 3. P: ENG W131 or equivalent. The development and application of strategies and skills for writing emails, memos, and letters for business and industry in technology and engineering. Applications may include resumes and letters of application, informational and persuasive documents, and in-house memoranda.

• TCM 35000 Visual Technical Communication (3 cr.) P: TCM 22000 or consent of instructor. Class 3.  Topics covered in this class include methods and principles of creating visual technical communication, basics of visual design, visualization of technical data, usability of visual technical communication products, the role of technical communicators in the workplace, and modern technology available to technical communicators.

• TCM 36000 Communication in Engineering Practice (2 cr.) Class 1, Recitation 2. P: ENG W131 and COMM R110 or equivalents; junior standing or consent of instructor. The application of rhetorical principles to written and oral communication in the engineering professions. Planning, drafting, and revising professional engineering reports; planning and delivering oral presentations; organizing information; developing persuasive arguments.

• TCM 37000 Oral Practicum for Technical Managers (3 cr.) Class 3. P: COMM R110 with a grade of C or higher. The practical application of effective listening and speaking skills in situations typical for managers and supervisors in technology and engineering. Applications may include one-to-one conversations in supervisory management, such as hiring interviews and performance reviews; technical training programs; group discussions in work units, committees, and task forces; informal presentations, including program and status reports; formal technical presentations; communication in international industrial environments.

• TCM 38000 Technical Communication in the Healthcare Professions (3 cr.) Class 3. P: ENG W131. Focuses on the writing demands of the healthcare industry and so includes principles of clear writing, effective organization, and a concise style. Students examine and write documents for audiences in their medical and clinical organizational contexts.

• TCM 39500 Independent Study in Technical Communication (1-3 cr.) P: Consent of instructor. Individualized project approved by instructor consenting to direct it and by program director. Credit varies with scope of the project. May be repeated for a total of 4 credit hours.

• TCM 39900 Selected Topics: Technical Communication (1-3 cr.) Topics of current and specialized interest for technical communication. Hours and subject matter to be arranged by faculty. May be repeated for up to 6 credit hours.

• TCM 42000 Field Experience in Technical Communication (1-3 cr.) P: Consent of instructor. Full- or part-time work in technical communications, supervised by a qualified professional in the cooperating organization and a faculty advisor. Requires periodic written and oral reports and final written and oral reports on work experience and assigned readings. Credit varies with scope of projects. Meets RISE criteria. May be repeated for a total of 4 credit hours.

• TCM 42500 Managing Document Quality (3 cr.) Examines and applies principles of creating technical publications with a focus on quality management of the process. Students will create effective publications by identifying and intervening at crucial points in the documentation cycle - planning, researching, designing, drafting, reviewing, testing, and revising.

• TCM 43500 Portfolio Preparation (1 cr.) P: Consent of instructor. Preparation of professional portfolio for review by representatives from local industry. Includes readings and development of a professional career plan.

• TCM 45000 Research Approaches for Technical and Professional Communication (3 cr.) Examines quantitative and qualitative research techniques practiced by professionals working in technical and business communication. Explores both primary (i.e., field) and secondary (i.e., library) research approaches for learning about content, audience, and publication design.

• TCM 46000 Engineering Communication in Academic Contexts (2 cr.) Class 1, Recitation 2. P: ENG W131 and COMM R110 or equivalents; senior or graduate standing or consent of instructor. Analysis of situations and genres of written and oral communication of engineering information in academic contexts. Application of rhetorical principles in preparing and delivering written and oral presentations of engineering information.

• TCM 49900 Selected Topics: Technical Communication (1-3 cr.) Topics of current and specialized interest for technical communication. Hours and subject matter to be arranged by faculty. May be repeated for up to 6 credit hours.

Technology

• TECH 30100 Renewable Energy Systems (3 cr.) Course provides the students with an introduction to renewable energy sources.  Topics include photovoltaic, solar thermal systems, fuel-cells, hydrogen, wind power, waste heat, bio-fuels, wave/tidal power, geothermal power and hydroelectric.  Analysis of technical, economic, environment, politics, and social policy are integral components of the course.

• TECH 30200 Introduction to Green Building Technology (3 cr.) This course examines, discusses and analyzes buildings.  In particular, it delves into an introduction into green building science and technology.  Building systems and assemblies (both residential and commercial) will be discussed and will include topics such as the principles of: thermal efficiency and comfort, climate, shading, site design, daylighting, efficient building envelopes and mechanical equipment.  An emphasis will be placed upon interpreting, designing, assessing and applying green solutions and details for building construction purposes.

• TECH 30300 Energy Efficiency and Auditing (3 cr.) Course discusses fundamentals of energy efficiency and energy auditing.  Students will analyze audit data, research energy improvement measures, and prepare recommendations.  Topics include energy audit process, energy audit reports, energy bill analysis, economic analysis, audit instrumentation, and will include a subset of the following: building envelope, electrical system, HVAC system, waste heat recover, lighting, cogeneration, and other prevalent commercial/industrial systems.

• TECH 30400 Green Building Information Modeling (3 cr.) This course examines the BIM or Building Information Modeling approach to the design and construction of buildings.  Topics include, but are not limited to: parametric modeling, interoperability, clash detection and BIM implications for architects, engineers, interior designers, managers and contractors.  An emphasis will be placed upon interpreting, designing, and assessing how sustainable technologies (e.g., energy efficiency) can be assessed using BIM tools and modeling techniques.

• TECH 40200 Emerging Green Technologies (3 cr.) This course will allow for examination of the very latest emergent green technologies in renewable energy, green buildings, and sustainable design, as well as, other green technology emerging in the marketplace or in development stages.  Students will be immersed in the study of technology that is on the "bleeding edge" of technological development worldwide.

• TECH 50400 Motorsports Project Management (3 cr.) This course focuses on engineering and organizational project management aspects specific to the technical operation of a race team or other closely related business in the extremely fast moving world of motorsports.

• TECH 50700 Measurement and Evaluation in Industry and Technology (3 cr.) An introduction to measurement strategies in industrial, technical, and human resource development environments. The evaluation of measurement outcomes will be the primary focus of the course.

• TECH 52100 Practicum in Motorsports Design and Application (4 cr.) This course comprises a study conducted while the student is working with a race team or associated motorsports industry organization.  The student's experience will be overseen and monitored by IUPUI faculty.  A project relevant to the student's individual situation will be determined by mutual agreement between the student, supervising faculty member, and industrial supervisor.  The project will integrate and synthesize the various aspects of the motorsports industry in which the student has been imbedded.  An industry quality technical presentation and technical report will be required.

• TECH 53100 Motorsports Topics Seminar (2 cr.) This course features a variety of special topics and guest speakers tying together the concepts of design, modeling, and testing which were studied in an undergraduate program in motorsports engineering or elated field.

• TECH 56300 History, Trends and Limitations of Technology (3 cr.) Students learn the fundamental concepts in engineering and technology education. This includes knowledge of information and communication systems, constructions, manufacturing processes, energy/power/transportation technologies, and the overall impact of individuals on the environment within the context of society. This course develops the philosophy and nature of technology as an education discipline. It covers an overview of the importance of technology in history. Students also learn the limitations and scope that impacts the field of engineering technology.

• TECH 58100 Workshop in Technology (1-3 cr.) Advanced study of technical and professional topics. Emphasis is on new developments relating to technical, operational, and training aspects of industry and technology education.

• TECH 58200 Motorsports Special Topics (3 cr.) This course involves an independent or directed study conducted under the guidance of a motorsports department faculty member.

• TECH 64600 Analysis of Research in Industry and Technology (3 cr.) P: Master's student standing. Analysis of research and evaluation of research reports. Emphasis on understanding the application of fundamental statistical methods in design and interpretation of research findings in industrial, technical, and human resource development environments.