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EEL 4660C - Autonomous Robotic Systems
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: COP 2271C - Introduction to Computation and Programming and COP 3337C - Object Oriented Programming and ( EEL 3702C - Digital Logic Design or CDA 2108 - Introduction to Computer Systems )
Course Description: This course is a project-based intensive semester program, with an integrated introduction to robotics, autonomy, real-time operating systems, and systems engineering. Students specify and design a small-scale yet complex robot capable of real-time interaction with the natural world. Topics covered include embedded systems control, computer vision, localization and planning, mapping algorithms, and sensor integration into real-time operating systems. Students design, assemble, and program a scale-model autonomous, self-driving vehicle. They learn to integrate and program radar sensors, visual sensors, inertial sensors, and GPS mapping, in a series of project challenges: Obstacle detection and wall following, visual servoing, mapping and localization, and motion planning. The final exam is a capstone demonstration of all accomplishments and is a Grand Prix time trial, race, and presentation by the students.
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EEL 4685C - Embedded Control
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EEL 3135 - Systems and Signals and EEL 4768C - Computer Architecture and Organization
Course Description: Microprocessors as an embedded element of engineering systems are discussed in this course. Topics include hardware and software control, interface, command, networks, information, sensing, and display. Coursework focuses on the underlying mathematics, specifying performance of dynamic systems, system analysis, controller design and implementation on typical hardware platforms in C.
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EEL 4746C - Microcomputers
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EEL 3702C - Digital Logic Design
Course Description: The course will discuss microcomputers and microcontrollers and explore the subjects of memory addressing modes, instruction sets, central processing units / microprocessors, C and assembly language programming in the context of the course, debugging software and hardware, computer buses, interrupts, real-time events, memory, I/O, counters, timers and interfacing techniques.
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EEL 4765 - Hardware Security
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EEE 3310 - Digital Electronics, EEL 4746C - Microcomputers, and EEL 4768C - Computer Architecture and Organization,
Co-requisite or Prerequisite: EEL 4724 - Hardware Design with FPGAs and Reconfigurable Computing
Co-requisite: EEL 4724 - Hardware Design with FPGAs and Reconfigurable Computing
Course Description: This course covers the basic algebra of finite fields, the mathematical theory of selective cryptographic primitives, the different security threats across both circuit and microarchitecture levels in the modern electronic hardware designs, the test and verification of cryptographic hardware, and hardware Trojans. The attack models and the state-of-the-art defense techniques will be demonstrated through multiple resources such as selected chapters from textbooks, papers, videos, and simulation frameworks. Students will gain in-depth knowledge by applying the theoretical concepts on the practical case studies through completing multiple projects. The enrolled students need to have preliminary knowledge in diverse fields such as digital logic design, microarchitecture and memory subsystem, circuit testing, cryptography, and FPGA.
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EEL 4794 - Power Aware Design
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EEL 3111C - Circuits 1 and CDA 4210 - VLSI Design
Course Description: This course focuses on the design of digital electronic systems that meet application requirements while minimizing electrical power and energy needs. Hardware and software techniques for power management are presented in this course. The techniques covered have application in the Internet of Things (IoT), wearable electronics and energy harvesting electronics.
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EEL 4802 - Protective Technologies and Forensic Techniques For Cyber Security
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CNT 3004C - Introduction to Computer Networks, COP 4610 Operating Systems Concepts, and CAP 4612 - Machine Learning.
Course Description: This course is an introductory course on the selection and design of attack prevention techniques and countermeasures. In addition, it introduces the students to the concepts of digital forensics science and the techniques of preparing the high-tech investigation reports.
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EEL 4822 - Pattern Recognition
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: MTG 4930
Course Description: The main goal of this course is to underlie the principles of pattern recognition and the methods of machine intelligence used to develop and deploy pattern recognition applications in the real world. The algorithms to be presented include feature extraction and selection, clustering, artificial neural networks, support vector machines, rule-based algorithms, fuzzy logic, genetic algorithms, and others. Case studies drawn from actual machine intelligence applications will be used to illustrate how methods such as pattern detection and classification, signal taxonomy, machine vision, anomaly detection, data mining, and data fusion are applied in realistic problem environments.
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EEL 4831 - Embedded GUI Programming
Credits: 3
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EEL 4914C - Senior Design 1
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Senior standing, Department Approval, and EEL 4746C - Microcomputers
Course Description: This is a design course sequence for computer engineering and electrical engineering students with at least senior standing. Teams of students will focus on applying engineering design concepts to problems with realistic constraints. A project proposal, written technical and managerial reports and oral presentations are required. This course meets communication/writing-intensive requirements.
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EEL 4915C - Senior Design 2
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EEL 4914C Senior Design 1 with a grade of C or better.
Course Description: Senior computer engineering and electrical engineering students will work in teams to build and test a solution to a real-world design problems. Students will demonstrate the solution they develop for their projects at the end of the course. Written technical and managerial reports and oral presentations are required. This course meets communication/writing-intensive requirements (W).
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EEL 5235 - Electronic Motor Control
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Graduate Standing or Department Chair Approval.
Course Description: Analysis and design of ac and dc motor controls with semiconductor converter drives. Controlled rectifier and chopper drives for dc motors; cycloconverter and inverter drives for ac motors.
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EEL 5245 - Power Electronics
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: “Graduate Standing or Department Chair Approval.”
Course Description:
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Circuit topologies, analysis, design and simulation of power electronic circuits such as power supplies and motor drives
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EEL 5250 - Power System Analysis
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EEL 3112C - Circuits 2
Co-requisite or Prerequisite: MAS 2105 - Linear Algebra
Co-requisite: MAS 2105 - Linear Algebra
Course Description: Power System Modeling and Analysis, Symmetrical Components, Power Flow and Short Circuit Simulations,
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EEL 5286 - Advanced Renewable Energy Systems
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Graduate Standing.
Course Description: This course covers the elements of renewable systems from the sources to the smart grid. Topics include generators, transformers, energy storage, and converters. Different types of sources and systems such as solar, wind and hydropower, along with renewable energy system applications and advanced topics in renewable energy are presented. MATLAB Simulink will used extensively to simulate and evaluate the performance and control characteristics of renewable energy systems. Students will complete a research paper on contemporary issues in renewable energy systems.
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EEL 5308 - Keystone Hybrid Devices and Systems
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EEL 4300 - Hybrid Devices and Systems or equivalent
Course Description: The course focuses on the advanced integrated techniques to fabricate hybrid devices and systems. It also examines the impact of the subject on interdisciplinary industry applications and other related courses.
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EEL 5391 - Mobile Health Technology and Innovation
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EEL 4302 - Hybrid Digital System Applications or equivalent
Course Description: The exploration of the development and deployment of innovative Mobile Health System applications for enhanced management and accessibility to health services and resources for the global community.
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EEL 5455 - Magneto-optics
Credits: 3
Prerequisites:
Course Description: This course evaluates magnetics, electrical and optical interaction with low and high energies.
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EEL 5456 - Advanced Optoelectronics
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Graduate Standing
Course Description: This course will cover optoelectronic device theory, design and operation for those used in research and industry, at the advanced level. Some of the topics include optical waveguides, photonic crystals, photonic crystal waveguides, fiber optic, light emitting diodes, stimulated emission devices, photodetectors, photovoltaic devices, and Optoelectronics applications involving LIDAR, image sensor, or modulator, along with other advanced topics. Students will complete a research paper on contemporary issues.
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EEL 5457 - Advanced Optoelectronics
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Graduate standing
Course Description: This course will cover the optoelectronic device concepts, designs and operations for those used in research and industry.
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EEL 5474C - Advanced Magnetics
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EEL 3470 - Electromagnetic Fields and Applications or equivalent
Course Description: Deeper examination of magnetic phenomena. Calculate magnetic fields for various steady current configurations. Learn properties of magnetic fields and Maxell’s equations and applications.
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EEL 5521 - Advanced Digital Communications
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Graduate Standing and EEL 4515 - Digital Communication Systems
Course Description: This course will discuss the behavior of communication systems inthe presence of noise and fading, optimum signal detection, and modulation techniques. The course will also cover selected topics in modern digital communications including error control coding, MIMO communication, and queing theory.
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EEL 5613 - Modern Control
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Graduate standing.
Course Description: Fundamentals of linear systems theory and practice as applied to multi-input and multi-output feedback control systems: state variable models, stability, controllability, observability, state-feedback and estimation, linear quadratic regulators, computer-aided analysis and design.
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EEL 5668C - Advanced Kinematics and Control of Robotic Systems
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Graduate Standing
Course Description: In this course, the advanced concepts on kinematics, dynamics and control of robotic systems will be covered. Additional topics include trajectory planning and control algorithms for autonomous vehicles, obstacle avoidance, and cooperative control. Furthermore, ongoing research issues in the field of robotic vehicle planning and control will be explored.
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EEL 5669C - Autonomous Robotic Systems
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Strong background in programming and digital logic design.
Course Description: This course is a project-based intensive semester program, with an integrated introduction to robotics, autonomy, real-time operating systems, and systems engineering. Students specify and design a small-scale yet complex robot capable of real-time interaction with the natural world. Topics covered include embedded systems control, computer vision, localization and planning, mapping algorithms, and sensor integration into real-time operating systems. Students design, assemble, and program a scale-model autonomous, self-driving vehicle. They learn to integrate and program radar sensors, visual sensors, inertial sensors, and GPS mapping, in a series of project challenges: Obstacle detection and wall following, visual servoing, mapping and localization, and motion planning. The final exam is a capstone demonstration of all accomplishments and is a Grand Prix time trial, race, and presentation by the students.
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EEL 5685C - Embedded Control
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Graduate standing and EEL 3702C - Digital Logic Design or comparable or permission of program director.
Course Description: Microprocessors as an embedded element of engineering systems are discussed in this course. Topics include hardware and software control, interface, command, networks, information, sensing, and display. Coursework focuses on the underlying mathematics, specifying performance of dynamic systems, system analysis, controller design and implementation on typical hardware platforms in C.
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EEL 5741C - Microcomputers
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Graduate standing and EEL 3702C - Digital Logic Design or comparable or permission of program director.
Course Description: The course will discuss microcomputers and microcontrollers and explore the subjects of memory addressing modes, instruction sets, central processing units / microprocessors, C and assembly language programming in the context of the course, debugging software and hardware, computer buses, interrupts, real-time events, memory, I/O, counters, timers and interfacing techniques.
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EEL 5820 - Digital Image Processing
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Graduate Standing or Department Chair Approval.
Course Description: This course provides the theoretical and practical basis required for understanding Digital Image Processing fundamentals and their applications. Topics covered: Image Transforms, Image Enhancement, Edge Detection, Image Segmentation, Image Restoration, Image Compression.
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EEE 3304C - Analog Electronics
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EEL 3112C - Circuits 2
Course Description: This course covers the design of integrated circuits for use in analog applications as well as feedback of linear small-signal amplifiers, gain, and frequency response. Students will identify appropriate standards for solid state amplifiers and sub circuits and then design, simulate, construct and test them to meet the stated specifications.
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EEE 3308 - Transistor Circuit Design
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EEE 3304C - Analog Electronics
Course Description: Discrete transistor circuits; amplifiers for Low Frequency, High Frequency, tuned and power applications biasing; computer-aided design; noise; switching applications; operational amplifiers; and linear circuits are discussed.
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EEE 3310 - Digital Electronics
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EEL 3111C - Circuits 1 and EEL 3702C - Digital Logic Design
Co-requisite or Prerequisite: EEL 3112C - Circuit 2
Co-requisite: EEL 3112C - Circuit 2
Course Description: This course focuses on the implementation of logic devices, MOSFET’s, and BJT’s. Students will analyze logic families including NMOS, CMOS, and TTL. The fundamentals of digital memory circuits are also covered.
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EEE 3351 - Electronic Devices
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EEL 3111C Circuits 1, CHM 2045 - Chemistry 1 and CHM 2045L - Chemistry 1 Laboratory
Co-requisite or Prerequisite: EEL 3112C - Circuits 2
Co-requisite: EEL 3112C - Circuits 2
Course Description: This course is an introduction to the internal operation, terminal characteristics, and material physics of semi-conductors and op-amps. Transistors, diode models and applications are also discussed. Principles of semiconductor devices and microelectronic circuits will be examined, along with the characteristics of diodes, multi-junction devices, metal oxide semiconductors and Field Effect Transistor based devices.
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EEE 3396C - Fundamentals of Semiconductor Devices
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EEL 3112C - Circuits 2 and
Course Description: This course is an introduction to the internal operation, terminal characteristics, and material physics of semi-conductors. Transistors, diode models and applications are also discussed. The laboratory will reinforce technical lecture and complete group projects regarding the application of semiconductors to industry. Teams are required to give verbal and written technical and managerial reports.
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EEE 4304C - Analog Electronics
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EEL 3112C - Circuits 2 and EEE 3351 - Electronic Devices (new proposed number)
Course Description: This course covers the design of integrated circuits for use in analog applications as well as feedback, power amplifiers, active filers and oscillators. Students will identify appropriate standards for solid-state amplifiers and sub circuits and then design, simulate, construct and test them to meet the stated specifications
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EEE 4350 - Physical Electronics
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EEE 4351 - Electronic Devices
Course Description: Semiconductor fundamentals, pn diodes, bipolar transistors, Schottky diodes, heterojunctions, JFETs, MESFETs, and MOSFETs are presented in this course.
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EEE 4376 - Analog Integrated Circuits
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EEE 4304C - Analog Electronics
Course Description: Design and analysis of bipolar and MOS analog integrated circuits. Topics include operational amplifier design, analog multipliers, active loads, current sources, feedback, frequency response, and compensation. Emphasis on design and computer simulation
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EEE 4380 - Solid State Electronics
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EEE 4351 - Electronic Devices and EEL 3470 - Electromagnetic Fields and Applications
Course Description: An introduction to quantum mechanics, WKB method, perturbation theory, hydrogen atom, identical particles, chemical bonding, crystal structures, statistical mechanics, free-electron model and the quantum theory of electrons in periodic lattices are presented in this course.
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EEE 4421C - Micro/Nano Fabrication and Characterization
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Permission from VP of Academic Affairs or Designee
Course Description: This course covers interdisciplinary micro/nano fabrication and processing technology, process design, theory and application for process integration, sensitivity processes, imaging and related testing.
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EEE 4463L - MEMS
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EEE 4350 - Physical Electronics
Course Description: This course provides an introduction to MEMS-based microsystems with the focus on design and characterization of multidisciplinary microscale systems.
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EEE 4531 - Techniques for High Fidelity Acquisition
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EEE 3351 Eectronic Devices
Co-requisite: EEL 4652 - Control Theory
Course Description:
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The course covers the concepts, planning, design, tools, and skills related to acquiring high quality signals. Methods include extracting signals from noise, designing measurement systems to minimize noise and disturbance effects, and identifying and ameliorating sources of noise. The course also investigates measurement error using statistical analysis and sensors dynamic models.
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EEE 5311 - Analog IC Design
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: “Graduate Standing or Department Chair Approval.”
Course Description: The course covers discrete transistor circuits; amplifier stages, tuned amplifiers, active loads, output stags, op-amps, feedback, frequency response, and compensation.
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EEE 5353 - Advanced Semiconductor Devices
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Consent of Instructor
Course Description: The course is a more advanced examination of the physical phenomena of charge transport, diffusion and drift current, injection, lifetime, transient behavior, recombination and generation processes. It will also examine the p-n junction devices, FET’s, I-V, and frequency characteristics, MOS devices C-V, C-f, and I-V characteristics and operation of bipolar transistors and applications.
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EEE 5427 - Advanced Characterization/ Fabrication
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Permission from VP of Academic Affairs or Designee
Course Description: The course will discuss advanced interdisciplinary micro/nano fabrication and processing technology, process design, theory and application for process integration, sensitivity processes, imaging and related testing and interdisciplinary applications.
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EEE 5507 - Advanced Digital Signal Processing
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Permission from VP of Academic Affairs or Designee
Course Description: This course focuses on advanced structures and techniques for advanced digital signal processing (digital signal processing and their properties in relation to application requirements); for example real-time, low bandwidth, and low-power operation. Topics include: Hilbert transform relations, Optimal FIR filter design, time-dependent Fourier transform and filter banks, cepstral analysis and de-convolution, parametric signal modeling, multi-rate signal processing, and multidimensional signal processing.
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EEE 5517 - Digital Image Processing and Communication
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EEE 4510 - Digital Signal Processing
Course Description: This course provides the theoretical and practical basis required for understanding and designing modern image processing and communication systems. The content covered will focus on still images and convey certain concepts from digital video (image sequencing).
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EEE 5935 - Special Topics
Credits: 1-3
Prerequisites: Graduate Standing
Course Description: This course will expose students to the current research topics in technology and innovation. Lectures will be based on literature review methods, scientific writing techniques and structure, industrial and academic guest lecturers, themed research paper surveys, and student presentations. The college’s concentrations will be especially emphasized in the chosen topics.
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Engineering: Environmental |
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ENV 2003 - Introduction to Environmental Engineering
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: MAC 2312 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2 and PHY 2048 - Physics 1 and CHM 2045 - Chemistry 1
Course Description: The application of basic principles and equations dealing with water, air, and solid and hazardous wastes; material and energy balances; and chemical and biochemical cycles. Topics include water resources, water quality and pollution, air quality and pollution, solid and hazardous wastes, and environmental legislation.
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ENV 2930 - Special Topics
Credits: 3
Course Description: A comprehensive study on selected topics in Environmental Engineering.
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ENV 3008 - Environmental Chemistry
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CHM 2046 - Chemistry 2
Course Description: Survey of principles of chemistry with applications to water, emphasizing properties, composition, redox equilibria, and complexation; environmental organic chemistry; earth’s atmosphere with emphasis on chemical composition, gaseous inorganic pollutants and oxides, and photochemical smog.
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ENV 3618 - Infrastructure Sustainability and Renewable Development
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Permission from VP of Academic Affairs or Designee
Course Description: This course will be a project based course and discuss the interaction of infrastructure, community resources, environment, energy systems, strategies for sustainability and cultural dynamics. The strategies and implementation planning will consider economic models and development practices locally and globally.
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ENV 3897 - Applied Environmental Research
Credits: 2
Course Description: Students are involved in engineering projects throughout the university experience and have the opportunity to make meaningful impacts on a local or regional level. In the process, communication and writing skills are developed. This course builds on and extends knowledge and skills that are foundational to the capstone sequence.
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ENV 4042 - Environmental Sensing
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Permission from Department Chair.
Course Description: Current and coming technologies for environmental sensing and their use in sustainable design (including robotics, drones, remote sampling and testing, transmission).
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ENV 4044 - Data Analytics for Sustainable Systems
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Permission for Department Chair
Course Description: The analysis of environmental data sets for sustainable design, planning and remediation.
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ENV 4053 - Environmental Impacts of Power Generation
Credits: 3
Course Description: Renewable and non-renewable power generation; environmental impacts at local, regional and global levels; hazardous wastes; and sustainability.
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ENV 4063 - Environmental Toxicology
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CHM 2046 - Chemistry 2
Course Description: Effects of environmental toxicants on humans, animals, and the environment. Modified content appropriate for upper level undergraduate students.
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ENV 4121 - Fundamentals of Air Pollution Engineering/Control Design
Credits: 3
Course Description: Sources, effects and regulation of air pollutants. Meteorology and dispersion of pollutants. Sampling and analysis of gaseous and particulate air pollutants. Photochemical air pollution and mobile sources. Principles of particulate and gaseous emission control; design and operation of particulate and gas control equipment to meet federal emission standards.
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ENV 4346 - Green Process Design
Credits: 3
Course Description: Includes process analysis, green chemistry, waste prevention, pollution prevention; students are taught to critically analyze process flowsheets to determine critical control points, identify opportunities to prevent waste generation, identify recycling or reuse opportunities, and optimize economics.
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ENV 4368 - Environmental Sensor Informatics
Credits: 3
Course Description: Modern data analysis for the interpretation of large networks of sensors for intelligent environmental monitoring and sustainable management of the environment.
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ENV 4403 - Sustainable Nanotechnology
Credits: 3
Course Description: Intentional and unintentional impacts of nanotechnology on the environment.
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ENV 4514C - Water and Wastewater Treatment
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Permission from Department Chair, Provost, or Designee
Course Description: Design of water and wastewater treatment units.
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ENV 4538 - Advanced Instrumentation for Environmental Analysis
Credits: 3
Course Description: Use of modern instrumentation (including imaging, x-ray analysis, etc.) for environmental analysis.
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ENV 4610 - Sustainable Logistics
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
Course Description: This course introduces students to current and future trends in logistics technology, policy, and sustainability. Topics include resource sustainability, environmental impacts of existing and emerging technologies and local environmental conditions and the global climate.
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ENV 4941 - Capstone I
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Senior status, at least two elective courses in the program and Permission from Department Chair.
Course Description: Open-ended design project in which students work in teams. Oral presentations and written reports cover alternates considered, design assumptions, cost, safety, and feasibility. This is a communication-intensive course.
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ENV 4942 - Capstone II
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: ENV 4941 - Capstone I
Course Description: This course is a continuation of ENV 4941 - Capstone I. Student teams will continue to work and refine their projects. Open-ended design project in which Senior students lead research teams. Oral presentations and written reports cover alternates considered, design assumptions, cost, safety, and feasibility. This is a communication-intensive course.
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Engineering: General |
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EEL 4724 - Hardware Design with FPGAs and Reconfigurable Computing
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EEL 3702C - Digital Logic Design
Course Description: Introduction to rapid hardware prototyping and reconfigurable computation. Fundamentals of RTL design, FSM and FSMD based designs, and System on Chip based approaches. Design constraints, timing closure, and power analysis. Realization of various hardware systems on an actual FPGA board.
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EGN 1002 - Introduction to Engineering
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: None
Course Description: This foundation course is an introduction to engineering and addresses: ethics and professional responsibility, creative thinking, software and calculator techniques, time and project management, and technical report presentation and writing. Students will have opportunities to interact with engineering professionals. In the combined lab, teams will build and test various devices and report findings on paper, in verbal presentations, and by using various computer applications.
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EGN 1006 - Introduction to Engineering Design
Credits: 1
Prerequisites: EGN 1002 - Introduction to Engineering
Course Description: This foundation course provides a first look at engineering design and focuses on creativity, teamwork, communication, leadership, and work across engineering disciplines. Students will participate in a design-build-test project. Teams are required to give verbal and written technical and managerial reports.
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EGN 1007C - Concepts and Methods for Engineering and Computer Science
Credits: 1
Prerequisites: IDS 1380 Introduction to STEM recommended.
Course Description: This foundation course provides a first hands on experience for the knowledge learned in IDS 1380 - Introduction to STEM and it focuses on creativity, teamwork, communication, leadership,
and work across the Computer Science discipline and the Engineering disciplines. Students will participate in a design-build-test project. Teams are required to give verbal and written technical and managerial reports.
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EGN 2001C - Skills and Design 1
Credits: 2
Prerequisites: MAC 2311 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 1
Course Description: This course aims to integrate engineering design activities with engineering graphical communications using Computer Aided Design (CAD) software and professional skills emphasizing teaming and leadership, and communication in a variety of mediums. Computer Aided Design (CAD) software is used as a tool to create 2D and 3D sketches, 3D parts, 3D assemblies, and engineering drawing per industry standards. Skills in parametric modeling include planning and model strategy, dimensioning and tolerances, perspectives, and use of basic features in the CAD software. The project will allow students to integrate these basic skills with additive manufacturing processes to develop solutions to real world engineering problems. This course will develop students’ knowledge of design processes as well as basic mechanical engineering skills, which will begin to prepare them for future open-ended problems in their capstone design course.
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EGN 2002C - Skills and Design 2
Credits: 2
Prerequisites: EGN 2001C - Skills and Design 1
Co-requisite or Prerequisite: EGN 3311 - Statics
Course Description: This course aims to advance the knowledge and experience of students to use engineering tools and professional skills to seek solutions to real world problems. Students will engage in engineering design activities, use Computer Aided Design (CAD) software, and continue to mature with professional skills emphasizing teaming and leadership, and communication in a variety of mediums. Intermediate Computer Aided Design (CAD) skills including parts assembly, model motion and analysis, and design tables. The project will allow students to integrate these intermediate level skills with subtractive manufacturing processes. This course will enhance students’ knowledge of design processes as well as build intermediate level mechanical engineering skills, which will continue to prepare them future open-ended problems in their capstone design course.
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EGN 2127L - CAD
Credits: 1
Prerequisites: None
Course Description: An introduction to the techniques for creating solid models of engineering designs. Topics include three-dimensional modeling of parts and assemblies, visualization, orthographic and isometric free-hand sketching, and computer-generated design documentation. Industry applications will be a specific focus.
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EGN 2250 - Thermal and Fluids Engineering I
Credits: 3
Course Description: Application of control volume balances of mass, momentum, energy and entropy in systems of practical importance to all engineers. Identification of control volumes, properties of pure materials, mass and energy conservation for closed and open systems, second law of thermodynamics, Bernoulli equation, fluid statics, forces and heat transfer in external and internal flows, conduction and radiative heat transfer.
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EGN 3015C - Mechanical Lab Design 1
Credits: 2
Prerequisites: EGN 3321 - Dynamics and EGN 3331 - Strength of Materials and EGN 2002C - Skills and Design 2
Course Description: This course aims to build on skills learned during in proceeding courses and put them to use towards designing and executing mechanical engineering laboratories. Student teams will investigate and then develop demonstrable laboratory apparatuses of mechanical engineering principles and phenomena including heat transfer, fluids, vibrations, and control systems. Students will be guided through the process with educational primers on principles that will be investigated while being taught general design practices and processes. The course will include functional representations, concept evaluation, planning, and require extensive written communication and documentation. Teams will utilize Labview and data acquisition (DAQ) cards for the development of the mechanical systems laboratories. This course will enhance students’ knowledge of design processes as well as core mechanical engineering topics and prepare them to tackle future open ended problems in their capstone design course.
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EGN 3016C - Mechanical Lab Design 2
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EGN 3015C - Mechanical Lab Design 1
Course Description: This course is a continuation of EGN 3015C - Mechanical Lab Design 1 . Students will be reassembled into teams and tasked with reverse engineering and refining previously created alpha prototype laboratory apparatuses. After refinement student teams will perform testing along with simulation, verification, and validation of their experiments. Teams will then engage in peer-to-peer learning with other laboratory groups and eventual cycle through all the student generated laboratory exercises in heat transfer, fluids, vibration, and controls. Additionally, student teams will also cycle through other fundamental mechanical engineering laboratory exercises including mechanics and materials and beam deflection.
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EGN 3321 - Dynamics
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EGN 3311 - Statics and MAC 2312 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2
Course Description: Study of the motion of particles and rigid bodies applying the vector approach. Topics include motion of a particle; motion of a rigid body; relative motion; kinetics of translation, rotation, and plane motion; work-energy methods; impulse-momentum
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EGN 3331 - Strength of Materials
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: MAC 2312 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2 and EGN 3311 - Statics and PHY 2048 - Physics 1
Course Description: Topics include properties of materials; Mohr’s Circle; Hooke’s Law for isotopic materials; stress and strain; stress strain diagrams; design loads; safety and working stresses; shear and moment diagrams; beams of two materials; indeterminate axially-loaded members; torsional shearing stresses and loads; displacements; and flexural and transverse shear stresses.
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EGN 3343 - Engineering Thermodynamics
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: MAC 2313 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 3 and PHY 2049 - Physics 2 and MAP 2302 - Differential Equations
Course Description: The course deals with properties of a simple pure compressible substance, equations of state, the first law of thermodynamics, internal energy, specific heats, enthalpy and the application of the first law of thermodynamics to a system or control volume. The study of the second law of thermodynamics if discussed leading to the discovery of entropy as a property and its ramifications.
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EGN 3365 - Structure and Properties of Materials
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CHM 2045 - Chemistry 1 and PHY 2048 - Physics 1
Co-requisite or Prerequisite: MAC 2312 - Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2
Course Description: The course introduces the fundamental concepts of materials science and engineering focusing the interrelationship between the microstructure of a material, its properties and its processing. The topics highlighted in this course are; material selection, crystallographic structure, diffusion, solidification, phase diagrams, phase transformation, microstructure and mechanical properties of different classifications of materials, which include metals, polymers, ceramics, and composites. The analysis of mechanical properties, the manufacturing process, the material specifications for a selected application or component, and the advantages and limitations of selected material are presented.
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EGN 3416L - Design 1
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Permission from VP of Academic Affairs or Designee
Course Description: This is a design course sequence for students with at least junior standing. Teams of students will design, build and test a solution to a real-world design problem appropriate to each student’s program of study. Students will demonstrate the solution they develop at the end of the course. Verbal and written technical and managerial reports are also required. This course meets communication/writing-intensive requirements (W).
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EGN 3417L - Design 2
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EGN 3416L - Design 1 and Permission of Program Director
Course Description: This is a design course for students with junior standing. Teams of students will design, build and test a solution to a real-world design problem appropriate to each student’s program of study. Students will demonstrate the solution they develop at the end of the course. Verbal and written technical and managerial reports are also required. This course meets communication/writing-intensive requirements (W).
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EGN 3466 - Discrete Event Simulation
Credits: 3
Co-requisite or Prerequisite: (STA 2023 or STA 3032 ) and COP 2271C
Course Description: Discrete Event Simulation models a large complex system in order to study and analyze its dynamic behavior over time. Simulation of complex discrete-event systems with applications in industrial and service industries. Course topics include modeling and programming, simulations in one or more high-level computer packages such as simul8, input distribution modeling, generating random numbers, and statistical analysis of simulation output data. The course will contain a team simulation project.
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EGN 4334 - Mechanics of Composite Materials
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EGN 3331 - Strength of Materials
Course Description: This course introduces the concepts required to analyze composite materials. Topics to be discussed include: elastic behavior and strength of composites, failure analysis, unidirectional lamina and multi-directional laminate, effects of temperature and humidity, failure and design of composites.
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EGN 4352 - Applied Computational Mechanics of Materials
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EGN 4350C - Finite Element Analysis in Mechanical Engineering
Course Description: Students will be exposed to theoretical background and real-life applications of finite element analysis to simulate and analyze mechanical systems. A commercial finite element software package will be used.
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EGN 4418C - Design 3
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Senior Standing and Permission of Program Director
Course Description: This course focuses on identifying and solving a business problem. Students will design individual projects with realistic constraints. The projects will be focused on providing experience in the practice and process of engineering design. Proficiency in all previous courses is required. Students will develop a solution to an open-ended engineering problem which will be demonstrated at the end of the course. A project proposal and verbal and written technical and managerial reports are also required. This course meets communication/writing-intensive requirements (W).
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EGN 4611 - Engineering Economics
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Permission from Department Chair
Course Description: The objective is to help engineering students recognize and understand the importance of cost factors that are inherent in all engineering decisions. Development of ability to handle engineering problems that involve economic factors. The course includes economic environment, selections in present economy, value analysis, critical path economy, interest and money-time relationships, depreciation and valuation, capital financing and budgeting, basic methods for undertaking economic studies, risk, uncertainty and sensitivity, selections between alternatives, fixed, increment, and sunk costs, the effects of income taxes in economic studies, replacement studies, minimum cost formulas, economic studies of public projects, economic studies in public utilities. Effects of inflation are considered at each step.
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EGN 4715 - Propulsion and Combustion Systems
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: EGN 3343 - Engineering Thermodynamics
Co-requisite: EML 3015 - Fluid Mechanics
Course Description: Analysis of aircraft and missile propulsion systems; fundamentals of jet propulsion including air breathing and rocket engines. Presents aerospace propulsive devices as systems, with functional requirements and engineering and environmental limitations. Requirements and limitations that constrain design choices. Both air-breathing and rocket engines covered, at a level which enables rational integration of the propulsive system into an overall vehicle design.
Furthermore, the application of chemical, thermodynamic, and gas dynamic principles to the combustion of solid, liquid, and gaseous fuels will be studied in this course, which includes stoichiometry, thermochemistry, reaction mechanism, reaction velocity, and temperature levels.
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EGN 4905 - Independent Study
Credits: 1-3
Prerequisites: Undergraduate standing, Permission from VP of Academic Affairs or Designee, and qualified faculty member to act as course instructor.
Course Description: This is an individualized undergraduate course directed by a faculty member and undertaken by a student without regular classroom instruction. The student is required to create with a faculty member a schedule of academic activities to investigate a specific technology, which results in specified graded deliverables.
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EGN 4930 - Special Topics
Credits: 1-3
Prerequisites: Senior Standing
Course Description: This course is an open forum to discuss new technical topics of interest to engineering and technology students. Topics are variable and based upon new developments in engineering, technology, and science.
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