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TLEC 282 - Educational Participation in Clinical Experiences: Early Childhood Education
Pre-student teaching practicum. Students required to participate a minimum of 30 clock hours per semester hour. May be repeated to a maximum of 4 semester hours. S/U grading.
Credits: 1-2
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TLEC 300 - Observation and Assessment of Young Children
Observational techniques and strategies of informal and formal developmental assessment of young children in various settings. Includes sources of information, data analyses and presentation, and referral procedures.
Credits: 3
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TLEC 340 - The Language Arts and Social Studies for the Primary Child
How to support language learning and learning of social studies concepts by children in the primary grades. Emphases on the developmental origins of spoken and written language competencies, on keeping the language arts curriculum integrated, and on unique aspects of the social studies curriculum for the primary grades.
Credits: 3
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TLEC 343 - Teaching Science and Mathematics to Children Ages 5-8
Design of science and mathematics programs with emphasis on model programs, methods and materials, problems and issues, and research findings.
Credits: 3
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TLEC 382 - Practicum in Early Childhood Studies
Participation and observation in early childhood settings for a minimum of 60 clock hours. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours. S/U grading.
Credits: 3
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TLEC 401 - Play Development of the Young Child
Significance of play in the development process. Examination of various aspects of play in early childhood programs.
Credits: 3
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TLEC 403 - Primary Curriculum
Examination of the procedures for planning, organizing, implementing, and interpreting the learning environment, curriculum, and materials for young children in primary grade classrooms.
Credits: 3
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TLEC 410 - Trends and Issues in Early Childhood Education
Focus on philosophical and psychological aspects of early childhood education as related to contemporary society.
Credits: 3
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TLEC 425 - Democracy in the Early Childhood Classroom
Democratic methods of classroom management related to young children’s social learning, autonomy, and moral development. Daily scheduling in early childhood classrooms and the management of integrated and emergent curricula. Strategies for developing a diverse and unified community of learners. Professional responsibilities of teachers.
Credits: 3
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TLEC 430 - Preschool and Kindergarten Curriculum
Examination of procedures for planning, organizing, implementing, and interpreting the learning environment, curriculum, and materials for young children in kindergarten and the preschool classroom.
Credits: 3
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TLEC 485A - Student Teaching in Preschool-Kindergarten
Student teaching for one-half semester or one entire semester in early childhood programs for children 3 years through kindergarten. Assignments to be arranged with the department. S/U grading. See “Teacher Certification Requirements.”
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: TLEC 382.
Credits: 3-12
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TLEC 485B - Student Teaching in Primary
Student teaching for one-half semester or one entire semester in early childhood programs for children 6-8 years or in first, second, or third grades. Assignments to be arranged with the department. S/U grading. See “Teacher Certification Requirements.”
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: TLEC 382.
Credits: 3-12
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TLEC 490 - Workshop in Early Childhood Education
Concentrated study of curriculum, contemporary issues, and problems of the community and the public schools. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Acceptance by director of the workshop.
Credits: 1-3
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TLEC 492 - Special Topics in Early Childhood Education
Topics announced. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours when topic varies.
Credits: 1-3
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TLEC 497 - Independent Study
Independent study under direction of a faculty member. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.
Credits: 1-3
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Economics |
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ECON 160 - Contemporary Economic Issues
Economic approach to analysis of problems such as poverty, crime, unemployment, and inflation. Insights and evaluation of policy proposals. Not open for credit toward the major or minor in economics.
Credits: 3
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ECON 260 - Principles of Microeconomics
Introductory study of market and nonmarket mechanisms in the allocation of productive resources and in the distribution of income. Includes the study of monopolies, oligopolies, and labor unions as well as applications to selected current economic problems. Sophomore standing recommended unless student is majoring or minoring in economics.
Credits: 3
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ECON 261 - Principles of Macroeconomics
Introductory study of factors determining aggregate income, employment, and general price level. Such factors include roles of government, the banking system, and international monetary relations. Sophomore standing recommended unless student is majoring or minoring in economics.
Credits: 3
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ECON 300 - Labor Economics
Wage determination and the structure of wages, the institution of unions in the United States, and problems and treatment of economic insecurity.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 260.
Credits: 3
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ECON 301 - Labor Problems
Aims, methods, and policies of organized labor; collective bargaining; and regulation of industrial relations.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 260.
Credits: 3
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ECON 302 - Minority Economic Problems
Economic status of minority groups in the United States; productivity and economic theories of discrimination; and public and private programs to achieve minority economic development.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 260.
Credits: 3
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ECON 310 - Monetary Policy
Roles of monetary theory and policy with emphasis on their implications for dealing with current economic problems within the structure of the U.S. monetary system.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 261.
Credits: 3
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ECON 320 - Government and Business
Introductory analysis of the structure, conduct, and performance of American industry. Emphasis on role of government policy through such measures as antitrust, regulation, and public ownership.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 260.
Credits: 3
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ECON 330 - International Economics
International trade, foreign exchange markets, balance of payments, and international monetary relations. Includes relevant theoretical foundations, institutions, and policy alternatives.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 260 and ECON 261.
Credits: 3
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ECON 360 - Intermediate Microeconomics
Exposition of economic price theory and resource allocation; commodity and factor price and output determination.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 260.
Credits: 3
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ECON 361 - Intermediate Macroeconomics
Theory of aggregate income, output, and employment; the price level and interest rates; and economic stabilization policy.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 261.
Credits: 3
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ECON 370 - Current Economic Issues
A. Health Economics
B. Income Distribution and Poverty
C. Economics and Equity
D. Economic Analysis of Recent Legislation
E. Game Theory
F. Industrial Organization
G. Topics in Modern Economics
Topics of current importance to consumers, resource owners, business, and government. May be repeated up to 9 hours once as topics change and can be taken concurrently.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 260 and ECON 261.
Credits: 3
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ECON 385 - Introduction to Urban and Regional Economics
Emphasis on the economic aspects of urban and regional problems and issues.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 260.
Credits: 3
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ECON 386 - Environmental Economics
Theoretical foundations and economic analyses of pollution, congestion, resource depletion, and other environmental problems accompanying economic growth, population growth, technological change, and urbanization. Environmental policies and quality control, resource and energy conservation, population, technology, and economic growth policies.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 260.
Credits: 3
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ECON 390 - Basic Econometrics and Economic Applications
Introduction to econometric concepts. Topics include simple linear estimation of consumption functions and of demand and supply functions; multiple regression as applied to money demand functions; prediction; and distributed lag models.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: STAT 301 or STAT 350 or UBUS 223. CRQ: ECON 390A.
Credits: 3
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ECON 390A - Basic Econometrics Laboratory
Econometric applications.
Prerequisites & Notes
CRQ: ECON 390.
Credits: 1
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ECON 393 - Introduction to Mathematical Methods in Economics
Descriptions of static economic models by means of elementary calculus and matrix algebra; application and interpretation of the general linear model in economics.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: MATH 211 or MATH 229; ECON 260 and ECON 261. CRQ: ECON 393A.
Credits: 3
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ECON 393A - Mathematical Economics Laboratory
Computational, numerical, or graphical applications.
Prerequisites & Notes
CRQ: ECON 393.
Credits: 1
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ECON 397 - Directed Study
Selected readings and study taken in conjunction with an upper division economics course. May be repeated to a maximum of 4 semester hours.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 260 and ECON 261.
Credits: 1
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ECON 403 - Economics of Human Resources
Analysis of factors affecting demand for and supply of labor. Human capital analysis, discrimination, labor market operations, and public policy.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 360 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 420 - Antitrust Economics
Detailed analysis of monopoly, near monopoly, and various business practices. Examination of legal and economic foundations of current and past public policies toward monopoly.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 360 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 423 - Public Utilities
General economic characteristics of and governmental policy toward public utilities. Problems such as pricing, finance, and private, cooperative, and public ownership.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 360 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 425 - Economic Education
Exploration of selected economic concepts, topics, and classroom materials/applications to assist elementary or secondary teachers in developing K-12 economics curricula and instructional activities that meet State of Illinois standards. May be repeated to a maximum of 3 semester hours when topic varies.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 1-3
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ECON 443 - Economic Development
Analysis of major problems and issues of a theoretical and a policy nature concerning developing economies.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 360 or ECON 361, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 450 - Public Economics
Analysis of the structure and effects of national, state, and local revenue and outlay systems.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 360 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 452 - Fiscal Policy
Examination of the role of the federal budget in fiscal policy. Public expenditures, taxes, and debt management are evaluated as tools of economic stabilization since World War II.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 361.
Credits: 3
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ECON 454 - State and Local Finance
Analysis of the expenditure revenue process in state and local governments. Effect of intergovernmental grants and future of fiscal federalism.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 360 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 466 - Business Cycles
History of business fluctuations; theories and techniques of analysis; counter cyclical monetary and fiscal policies; and survey of selected forecasting techniques.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 361 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 470 - History of Economic Thought
Development of economic thought to the mid 19th century. Emphasis on Adam Smith, Ricardo, Malthus, Mill, and Marx.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 260 and ECON 261, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 474 - Economic History of the United States
Evolution and development of American economic institutions and processes from colonial times to the 20th century. Modern economic approach developed and applied to various topics.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 260 and ECON 261, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 484X - Financial Derivatives
Crosslisted with STAT 484. Review of financial derivatives including futures, European and American options, Exotic options. Greeks, trading and hedging strategies. Pricing derivative security with appropriate boundary conditions, including Black-Scholes formula, binomial trees, lattice models and finite difference methods. Simulation and variance reduction techniques. Interest rate models.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: STAT 483 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 485 - Urban Economic Problems and Policies
Economic analysis of urban growth and land use and selected urban problems such as urban transportation, public finance, housing, poverty, and environmental quality.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 360 and ECON 385, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 489 - Seminar in Economic Analysis
Economic analysis of a topic beyond the level usually reached in undergraduate courses. Examples of topics include aspects of economic growth and development, industrial organization, international economics, labor economics, health economics, monetary economics, public finance, agricultural economics, quantitative economics, financial economics, and economic theory. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours when topics change.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 360, ECON 361, and MATH 211 or MATH 229.
Credits: 3
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ECON 490 - Economic Statistics and Econometrics
Topics include descriptive statistics, probability, estimation, hypothesis testing, correlation, and regression analysis, as applied to economic models.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: MATH 230 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 491 - Mathematical Methods for Economics
Mathematical methods used in economics with applications.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 360, ECON 361, and MATH 229, or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 492 - Research Methods in Economics
Analysis of societal issues in an economic framework; use of library, Internet, and computer resources to conduct research; and organizing and writing an effective research paper. Students write a substantial research paper on a topic of their choice and present their findings to the class.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 360 and ECON 361, and consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 494 - Internship in Economics
Student works for a firm or government agency under the sponsorship of an economics faculty member. Work experience must be approved by NIU’s Cooperative Education/Internship Program and the Department of Economics. Student prepares a written report under the direction of the faculty member in the economics department. S/U grading. May not be repeated.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Junior or senior standing with a declared major in economics and consent of a department faculty member.
Credits: 3
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ECON 495 - Seminar in Current Problems
Issues and policies in government, politics, and economics.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 360 and ECON 361 or consent of department.
Credits: 3
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ECON 496X - History and Social Science Instruction in Grades 6-12
Crosslisted as HIST 496. Organization and presentation of materials for history and social science courses at the middle school, junior high, and senior high school levels.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Admission to the history or social science teacher certification program and permission of Department of History’s office of teacher certification.
Credits: 3
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ECON 497 - Independent Study in Economics
Individually arranged study within the various fields of economics. Not open to economics graduate students.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ECON 360, ECON 361, and senior standing.
Credits: 3
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ECON 498 - Undergraduate Research
Independent work in economics under the direction of a faculty member. Open only to seniors. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 3
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LEEA 490 - Workshop in Educational Administration
Concentrated study of curriculum, contemporary issues, and problems of the community and the public schools. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Acceptance by director of workshop.
Credits: 1-3
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LEEA 492 - Special Topics in Educational Administration
Topics announced. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours when topic varies.
Credits: 1-3
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LEEA 497 - Independent Study
Independent study under direction of a faculty member. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 1-3
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EPS 282X - Educational Participation in Clinical Experiences: Elementary Education
Crosslisted as TLEE 282. Pre-student teaching practicum. Observation and analysis of curriculum, instruction, assessment, and behavior management in multicultural classrooms. Design, implementation, and evaluation of lesson plans. Requires a minimum of 20 clock hours per semester hour. May be repeated to a maximum of 4 semester hours. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of elementary education adviser.
Credits: 1-2
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EPS 300 - Educational Psychology
Application of psychological principles to teaching with attention given to the learning process.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: GPA of 2.00 or higher and PSYC 102.
Credits: 3
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EPS 304 - Development of the Elementary School Child
Psychological and social forces affecting development of children from birth through puberty. Emphasis on implications for school practice.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: GPA of 2.50 or higher, PSYC 102, and sophomore standing.
Credits: 3
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EPS 307 - Development of the Adolescent
Intellectual, social, personality, and physical development of the adolescent. Emphasis on implications for school practice.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PSYC 102.
Credits: 3
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EPS 405 - Issues in Human Development in the Elementary Through High School Years
Cognitive, socioemotional, and physical development of children and adolescents within their families, schools, and sociocultural contexts. Focus on relationships between these aspects of student development and their implications for educational approaches and teaching within a school setting. Designed for students needing K-12 teacher certification.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PSYC 102, minimum GPA of 2.50, at least junior standing, and admission to a teacher certification program. CRQ: Documented clinical experience or supervised participation in schools.
Credits: 3
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EPS 406 - Issues in Human Development and Learning in the Middle School and High School Years
Cognitive, socioemotional, and physical characteristics of youth and their implications for educational practices with respect to student learning and performance in middle school and high school. Designed for students seeking teacher certification in grades 5-12 only.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: PSYC 102, minimum GPA of 2.50, at least junior standing, and admission to a teacher certification program. CRQ: Clinical experience or supervised participation in schools.
Credits: 3
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EPS 419 - The Middle School Child
Examination of the match between characteristics of early adolescents (10-14 years) and characteristics of middle school programs. Biological, cultural, psychological, and social forces affecting the development of young adolescents. Focus on the role of the teacher, school, and community in helping the adolescent to deal with the impact of changes in these types of forces.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: EPS 304, EPS 405, or EPS 406.
Credits: 3
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EPS 450X - Classroom Management
Crosslisted as TLCI 450. Applications of motivation and management principles and procedures to maintain a positive learning environment in classrooms.
Credits: 2
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EPS 454 - The Gifted Student
Characteristics of the gifted. Emphasis on identification, growth and development, creativity, motivation, guidance, and evaluation of the gifted.
Credits: 3
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EPS 490 - Workshop in Education
Concentrated study of curriculum, contemporary issues, and problems of the community and the public schools. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Acceptance by director of workshop.
Credits: 1-3
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EPS 492 - Special Topics in Educational Psychology
Topics announced. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours when topic varies.
Credits: 1-3
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EPS 497 - Independent Study
Independent study under direction of a faculty member. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Consent of department.
Credits: 1-3
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ELE 100 - Elements of Electronics
Basic principles used to explain the operation of electrical and electronic devices such as radios, stereos, televisions, radars, computers, microwave ovens, and other common electronic equipment.
Credits: 3
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ELE 210 - Engineering Circuit Analysis
Properties of electric circuit elements, Ohm’s and Kirchhoff’s laws; node and loop equations; AC sources and impedance; time domain transient and frequency domain; and steady state analysis. Three lectures and one recitation per week.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: MATH 230 and PHYS 273 with a grade of C or better.
Credits: 3
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ELE 210U - Engineering Circuit Laboratory Project
Laboratory to design and build electrical circuit projects. Team project must be designed and implemented by the end of the semester. Meets two hours a week.
Prerequisites & Notes
CRQ: ELE 210.
Credits: 1
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ELE 250 - Computer Engineering I
Design of digital circuits using SSI, LSI, and VLSI components. Combinational design techniques as well as sequential design techniques presented with the use of Boolean algebra, map method, tabulation method, and state transition diagrams.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ELE 210 with a grade of C or better.
Credits: 3
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ELE 250U - Computer Engineering I Laboratory
Laboratory experiments related to the design and implementation of digital systems. Combinational and sequential circuits are investigated.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ELE 210U. CRQ: ELE 250.
Credits: 1
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ELE 315 - Signals and Systems
Analysis of RLC circuits with applications to filters; Bode Plot; Fourier transforms, Laplace transforms, introduction to discrete time systems; 2-port network.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ELE 210 with a grade of C or better and MATH 336.
Credits: 3
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ELE 330 - Electronic Circuits
Unified treatment of the applications of semiconductor devices, including p-n junctions, bipolar transistors, and field effect devices. Topics include device modeling, biasing, input impedance, output impedance, voltage gain, current gain, and power gain and Op.Amp. design and analysis of single and multiple stage amplifiers. Lecture, discussion three periods per week; laboratory session two periods per week.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ELE 210 and ELE 210U and MATH 336 all with a grade of C or better.
Credits: 4
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ELE 335 - Theory of Semiconductor Devices I
Unified treatment of the theory of operation of semiconductor devices, including p-n junctions, bipolar transistors, and field effect transistors. Topics include doping, band gap, mobility, carrier lifetime, photolithographic techniques, passivation, chemical etching, metallization, and device testing.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CHEM 210 and CHEM 212 with a grade of C or better, ELE 210, and PHYS 283.
Credits: 3
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ELE 340 - Electrical Power Systems
Study of the fundamentals of magnetic circuits and Faraday’s law to create electrical or mechanical energy. Study of transformers, mutual inductance, 3-phase power systems, induction motors, synchronous machines, and DC machines, with emphasis on the applications in engineering practice. Lecture, discussion three periods per week; laboratory, problem session two periods per week.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ELE 210 and ELE 210U with a grade of C or better and PHYS 273.
Credits: 4
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ELE 356 - Computer Engineering II
Analysis of microprocessors with emphasis on architecture, bus cycle, internal registers, addressing modes, and instruction sets. Memory and I/O interface techniques. Lecture, discussion three periods per week; laboratory, problem session two periods per week.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: CSCI 240 or other high-level programming language and ELE 250 and ELE 250U.
Credits: 4
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ELE 360 - Communications Systems
Introduction to communication system analysis. Analysis and design of radio frequency electronic circuits; building blocks of radio transmitters and receivers; circuit conditions required to produce oscillation, frequency translation, modulation, and detection. Introduction to phase locked-loop circuit design. Lecture, discussion three periods per week; laboratory, problem session two periods per week.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ELE 315, ELE 330, and ISYE 335 or STAT 350.
Credits: 4
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ELE 370 - Engineering Electromagnetics
Fundamentals of electromagnetic field theory; concepts of force, energy, potential, capacitance, and inductance in electromagnetic fields; analytical and experimental solutions of Laplace’s equation; Maxwell’s equations in differential and integral form.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ELE 210, MATH 232, and MATH 336.
Credits: 3
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ELE 380 - Control Systems I
Control system modeling for electromechanical systems using block diagram, flow chart, flow graphs, and derivation of transfer function using Laplace transforms. Time and frequency domain analysis and controller design using root-locus, Routh-Hurwitz stability method, and Bode Plots. Software for control system used as an aid in the control system analysis and design process.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ELE 315 and ELE 330.
Credits: 4
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ELE 420 - Biomedical Instrumentation
Design and application of electrodes, bio-potential amplifiers, biosensor applications, therapeutic devices. Medical imaging. Electrical safety. Measurement of ventilation, blood pressure and flow. Three hours lecture per week and 10 laboratory sessions (3 hours each).
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ELE 330.
Credits: 4
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ELE 421 - Biomedical Sensor Engineering
Theory, analysis, and design of biomedical sensors. Topics include biological elements; immobilization of biological components; medical, biological, and chemical sensors; and transducers based on electrochemistry, optics, and solid state devices.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ELE 330 or ELE 335 or MEE 390.
Credits: 3
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ELE 425 - Biomedical Signal Processing
Modeling of biomedical signals and analysis of biomedical systems using both time-domain and frequency-domain techniques. Design of linear and nonlinear filters for biomedical applications and medical imaging. Practical applications in cardiac and neurological signal processing. Not available for credit to students with credit in ELE 451.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ELE 315.
Credits: 3
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ELE 429 - Biomedical Engineering Design Project
Students create a solution to the proposed biomedical engineering design problem. The solution incorporates knowledge of biological sciences, engineering and design concepts. Analytical and computational tools address the complete solution which includes safety and cost effectiveness. Team project required.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ELE 420 and ELE 425 and ELE 491 and completion of all ELE 300-level courses required by the major.
Credits: 3
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ELE 430 - Design with Field Programmable Logic Devices
Design of high performance logic designs utilizing programmable logic gates. Design of finite state machines and introduction to latest computer-aided tools.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ELE 250.
Credits: 3
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ELE 431 - Theory of Semiconductor Devices II
Continuation of ELE 335 dealing with complex semiconductor devices. Theory of operation of integrated circuits, solid state lasers, switching devices, and negative conductance microwave devices.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ELE 335.
Credits: 3
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ELE 432 - Semiconductor Device Fabrication Laboratory
Design and fabrication of active semiconductor devices. Laboratory exercises include artwork and pattern generation, mask making, oxidation, photolithographic processing, diffusion, metallization, and device testing.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ELE 335.
Credits: 3
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ELE 433 - Design of Gallium Arsenide Integrated Circuits
Fundamentals of GaAs devices and logic families; fabrication processes; physical layout for VLSI circuits; interconnection and testing of high speed systems.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ELE 335.
Credits: 3
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ELE 434 - Semiconductor Material and Device Characterization
Study of fundamentals and principles of semiconductor material properties with applications to device characterization. Modern measurement techniques of semiconductor industry including electrical, optical, chemical, and physical methods.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ELE 335.
Credits: 3
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ELE 435 - Integrated Circuit Engineering
Basic theory of integrated circuits including MOS processing technology. Principles of layout design, simulation, and design rule checking of large-scale integrated circuits. Introduction to design tools and techniques including utilization of available design software packages. Requirements include the design, simulation and layout of an integrated circuit to the point of mask generation.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ELE 250 and ELE 330.
Credits: 3
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ELE 436 - Analog MOS VLSI Engineering
Introduction to analog CMOS circuits. Introduction to physical layout of VLSI circuits and SPICE modeling of MOS transistors for analog circuits. Introduction to design methodologies and advances in analog designs. Design of different MOS circuits such as current mirrors, voltage references, amplifiers, operational amplifiers, and OTAs.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ELE 330.
Credits: 3
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ELE 437 - Hybrid Circuit Design
Lecture/laboratory course covering thick film processing techniques as they apply to the design and fabrication of miniature electronic circuits. Topics include minimum design rules, design of electronic components, artwork generation, screen preparation, screen printing, drying and firing profiles, and trimming.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: Senior standing.
Credits: 3
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ELE 438 - Thin Film Engineering
Lecture/laboratory course designed to demonstrate theory and principles of thin film processing including vacuum processing and deposition techniques. Topics include resistive evaporation, DC sputtering, RF sputtering, ion beam sputtering, electron beam evaporation, methods of achieving vacuum, and measurement techniques.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ELE 335.
Credits: 3
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ELE 440 - Power Electronics
Introduction to concepts involved with switch mode power electronic circuits. Analysis of basic circuit topologies including AC/DC, DC/DC, and DC/AC converters. Discussion of the desired outputs of these circuits as well as undesired components such as harmonies and ripple.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ELE 330 and ELE 340.
Credits: 3
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ELE 441 - Electric Drives
Advanced discussion of different types of electric motors under various load conditions. Application of power electronic drives to electric motors. Topics include DC drives, AC induction motor drive, and AC synchronous motor drives. Efficiency and harmonic effects discussed for each drive system.
Prerequisites & Notes
PRQ: ELE 330 and ELE 340.
Credits: 3
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