The courses listed here are administered through the College
of Engineering. If you are looking for discipline specific
courses, please check the department
web sites.
| Undergraduate
Courses (from Catalog 129: 2006-2007) |
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COURSE
NUMBER |
COURSE TITLE / CATALOG DESCRIPTION |
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Energy: Resources, Utilization
and Importance to Society. (3-1). Credit 4.
Introductory course about current and potential energy
sources, the link between energy and wealth, and the consequences
of action or inaction concerning energy and the environment. |
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Foundations of Engineering I.
(1-3). Credit 2. I, II, S
Introduction to the engineering profession, ethics, and
disciplines; development of skills in teamwork, problem
solving and design; other topics included, depending on
the major, are: emphasis on computer applications and
programming; visualization and CAD tools; introduction
to electrical circuits, semiconductor devices, digital
logic, communications and their application in systems;
Newton's laws, unit conversions, statistics, computers,
Excel; basic graphics skills; visualization and orthographic
drawings. Corequisites: MATH 151; admission to the
Dwight Look College of Engineering.
Course Coordinator: Dr.
Don Maxwell |
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Foundations of Engineering II.
(1-3). Credit 2. I, II, S
Continuation of ENGR 111. Topics include, depending on
the major: emphasis on computer applications and programming
and solids modeling using CAD tools or other software;
fundamentals of engineering science; advanced graphic
skills. Prerequisites: ENGR 111; MATH 151; approval
of instructor may also be required.
Course Coordinator: Dr.
Don Maxwell |
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Engineering Scholars Program Seminar
I. (1-0). Credit 1. II
Survey of interdisciplinary topics related to the professional
practice of engineering; seminars with practicing professionals
in industry and government. To be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory
basis. Prerequisites: Engineering Scholars Program
membership; sophomore classification.
Course Coordinator: Dr.
Ray W. James |
| ENGR 289 |
Special Topics in... Credit
1 to 4.
Selected topics in an identified area of engineering.
May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Approval
of instructor. |
| ENGR 301 |
College of Engineering Study Abroad.
Credit 1 to 18.
For students in approved programs abroad. May be repeated
for credit. Prerequisites: Admission to approved program;
approval of study abroad coordinator. |
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Engineering Scholars Program
Seminar II. (1-0). Credit 1. I
Exploration of research and development opportunities;
university and industry research; research commercialization.
To be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.
Prerequisite: ENGR 281.
Course Coordinator: Dr.
Ray W. James |
| ENGR 385 |
Problems for Co-Op Students.
Credit 1 to 3 each semester. I, II, S
Special problems in engineering for cooperative education
students. Problems related to student's work assignment
culminating in a research paper. Three hours may be used
as technical elective, and one additional hour may be
used as free elective. A total of 4 hours may be used
toward graduation. Prerequisite: Approval of department
head. |
| ENGR 400 |
Public Leadership Development.
(3-0). Credit 3. I, II
Major issues in the study of public leadership, development
of leadership skills, and a field investigation done in
conjunction with local public leaders. Prerequisites:
Junior or senior classification and approval of instructor.
Cross-listed with AGED 400 and CARC 400. |
| ENGR 401 |
Interdisciplinary Design.
(2-3). Credit 3.
Instruction and practice in the following design process
applied to an interdisciplinary design project: establish
the customer need; determine requirements in terms of
function (what) and performance (how well); develop alternative
design concepts; perform trade-off studies among performance,
cost and schedule; embodiment and detail design; iterate
the above steps; major interdisciplinary design project.
Prerequisites: Senior classification and approval
of instructor. |
ENGR 402 |
Interdisciplinary Design II.
(2-3). Credit 3.
Product detail and design development process including
case studies; may include project management, marketing
considerations, manufacturing detailed design specifications;
failure modes, applications of codes and standards, selection
of design margins; product (component) development guidelines;
intellectual property, product liability and ethical responsibility.
Prerequisites: ENGR 401; junior or senior classification. |
| ENGR 442 |
Mechanics of European Structures.
(3-0). Credit 3.
Design and construction of major structures in Europe
from 1st century BC to 16th century; masonry design and
construction techniques; mechanics of columns, arches,
vaults, walls, buttresses and other components; modern
analysis techniques applied to historic structures. Prerequisites:
CVEN 305 or equivalent; approval of instructor; junior
or senior classification. |
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Ethics and Engineering.
(2-2). Credit 3. I, II
Development of techniques of moral analysis and their
application to ethical problems encountered by engineers,
such as professional employee rights and whistle blowing;
environmental issues; ethical aspects of safety, risk
and liability and conflicts of interest; emphasis on developing
the capacity for independent ethical analysis of real
and hypothetical cases. Prerequisite: Junior classification.
Cross-listed with PHIL 482.
Course Coordinator: Dr.
Ray W. James |
ENGR 483 |
Energy and the Environment.
(3-0). Credit 3.
Introduction to methods to generate electricity including
actual overall costs, efficient use and conservation;
political and ethical issues associated with energy use
in the world. Prerequisite: Junior or senior level
in engineering. |
| ENGR 484 |
International Engineering Internship.
(6-0). Credit 6.
International Engineering Internship. Prerequisite:
Junior or senior classification. |
| ENGR 489 |
Special Topics in... Credit
1 to 4.
Selected topics in an identified field of engineering.
May be repeated for credit. |
| ENGR 491 |
Research. Credit 1 to 4.
Research conducted under the direction of faculty member
in the College of Engineering. May be repeated 3 times
for credit. Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification
and approval of instructor. |
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| Graduate
Courses (from Catalog 128: 2005-2006) |
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COURSE
NUMBER |
COURSE TITLE |
| ENGR 681 |
Professional Development Seminar.
(1-0). Credit 1.
Topics of interest related to the professional practice
of engineering. |
| ENGR 684 |
Professional Internship.
Credit 1 or more each semester.
Supervised experience of one academic year in industry
where students can learn to apply their textbook-based
skills to problems in the real-world environment. Prerequisites:
Admission to the Doctor of Engineering program and graduate
classification. |
| ENGR 684 |
Directed Studies. Credit
1 to 6.
Design or research problems executed either individually
or as a team. Prerequisites: Graduate classification;
approval of graduate advisor. |
