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Undergraduate Courses

A complete list of undergraduate courses in alphabetical order.
 
  

  • SOCI 485 - Law and Society

    Law as a social institution, including the origins of law and its relationship to other social institutions, social control, and social change. A culminating experience–integrating theory, methods, and scholarly writing–is required.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: SOCI 300. CRQ: SOCI 301 or SOCI 302; and SOCI 377A or SOCI 377B; or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  

  • SOCI 487 - Gender and Crime

    Relationships between gender and crime, internationally and nationally. Trends in female and male crime and victimization; the treatment of women and men in criminal justice systems. May include visits to appropriate agencies. A culminating experience–integrating theory, methods, and scholarly writing–is required.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: SOCI 300; and SOCI 288 or SOCI 357. CRQ: SOCI 301 or SOCI 302; and SOCI 377A or SOCI 377B; or consent of department..

    Credits: 3
  

  • SOCI 488 - Juvenile Delinquency

    Social and psychological factors in delinquent behavior; causation, prevention, and rehabilitation; the role of community agencies; the juvenile court. May include visits to juvenile correctional agencies. A culminating experience–integrating theory, methods, and scholarly writing–is required.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: SOCI 288, SOCI 300, SOCI 381. CRQ: SOCI 301 or SOCI 302; SOCI 377A or SOCI 377B; or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  

  • SOCI 490 - Independent Study in Sociology

    Special readings and topics in sociology. Open only to senior majors in sociology with a GPA of 3.00 or higher. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours. A culminating experience integrating theory, methods, and scholarly writing is required.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Consent of department.

    Credits: 1-3
  

  • SOCI 492 - Comparative Criminology

    Historical and comparative analysis of crime and the criminal justice system in Europe, the United States, developing countries, and socialist societies. A culminating experience–integrating theory, methods, and scholarly writing–is required.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: SOCI 288, SOCI 289, SOCI 300. CRQ: SOCI 301 or SOCI 302; SOCI 377A or SOCI 377B; or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  

  • SOCI 495 - Proseminar in Sociology

    Selected topics in sociology introduced in response to timely events and/or circumstances or as specialized knowledge in a content area of the discipline. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours as the topic changes. A culminating experience–integrating theory, methods, and scholarly writing–is required.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: SOCI 300. CRQ: SOCI 301 or SOCI 302; and SOCI 377A or SOCI 377B; or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  

  • SOCI 496X - History and Social Science Instruction for Secondary Educators

    Crosslisted as ANTH 496X, ECON 496X, GEOG 496X, HIST 496, POLS 496X, and PSYC 496X. Organization and presentation of materials for history and social science courses at the secondary levels.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Admission to the history or social science secondary educator licensure program and permission of the Department of History’s office of secondary educator licensure.

    Credits: 3
  

  • SPGA 480 - Capstone

    Designed to integrate and apply public service theories to a problem or issue in a public service organization.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  

  • SPGA 490 - Professional Portfolio Assessment

    Introduction to adult learning theory and the process of producing a prior learning assessment portfolio of workplace learning (learning outside of the college classroom). The prior learning portfolio will be used to determine the amount of proficiency credit awarded. Must be taken in the first year. S/U grading.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Admission to the Bachelor of Science in Applied Management program in Public Service and permission of the emphasis faculty.

    Credits: 1
  

  • STAT 208 - Basic Statistics

    Designed to provide students with an understanding of reasoning involved in the statistician’s approach to a variety of problems in modern society. Topics include data collection, descriptive statistics, graphical displays of data, the normal distribution, elementary probability, elements of statistical inference, estimation and hypothesis testing, and linear regression. Not open for credit toward the major or minor in mathematical sciences. Not open for credit to students with credit in an upper-division statistics course or in OMIS 324 or UBUS 223. Not used in major or minor GPA calculation for mathematical sciences majors or minors.

    Credits: 3
  

  • STAT 301 - Elementary Statistics

    Introduction to basic concepts in statistical methods including probability, theoretical and empirical distributions, estimation, tests of hypotheses, linear regression and correlation, and single classification analysis of variance procedures. Not available for credit toward the major in mathematical sciences. Not used in major GPA calculation for mathematical sciences majors.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: MATH 206 or MATH 210 or MATH 211 or MATH 229.

    Credits: 4
  

  • STAT 324X - Introduction to Business Data Analytic Tools

    Crosslisted as OMIS 324. Introduction to business analytic tools focusing on sampling, multivariate regression, factor analysis and cluster analysis to identify and solve business problems.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: UBUS 223 or STAT 301.

    Credits: 3
  

  • STAT 350 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics

    Introduction to the basic ideas and fundamental laws of probability including sample spaces, events, independence, random variables, special probability distributions and elementary statistical inference.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: MATH 230.

    Credits: 3
  

  • STAT 382 - Theory of Interest and Financial Derivatives

    Learning outcomes of the Exam FM / 2 of the Society of Actuaries / the Casualty Actuarial Society, including rates of interest, present and future values, annuities-certain, perpetuities, stocks, bonds, mutual funds and guaranteed investment contracts. Key techniques in financial mathematics including discounting, accumulation, amortization, and yield rate determination. Modern financial concepts including yield curves, spot and forward rates, duration, convexity, and immunization. Introduction to financial derivatives, forwards, options, futures, swaps, and the principle of no arbitrage. Practice in solving typical problems encountered in the above-mentioned actuarial examinations.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: MATH 230 or consent of division.

    Credits: 4
  

  • STAT 470 - Introduction to Probability Theory

    Includes probability spaces, random variables, discrete, continuous, mixed probability distributions, moment generating functions, multivariate distributions, conditional probability, conditional expectation, special distributions, laws of large numbers, and central limit theorem.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: MATH 232 and STAT 350, or consent of division. CRQ: MATH 240 or consent of division.

    Credits: 3
  

  • STAT 472 - Introduction to Mathematical Statistics

    Includes distributions of functions of random variables, interval estimation, sufficiency, completeness, point estimation, statistical hypotheses, analysis of variance, and the multivariate normal distribution.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: STAT 470.

    Credits: 3
  

  • STAT 473 - Statistical Methods and Models I

    A first course in statistical methods and models including exploratory data analysis and graphical techniques, regression analysis, experimental design and basic sampling techniques. Extensive use of statistical computer packages.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: MATH 211 and STAT 301, or STAT 350, or consent of division. CRQ: STAT 473A.

    Credits: 3
  

  • STAT 473A - Statistical Computing Packages

    Introduction to statistical computing with the aid of software packages. Data entry, transformations, simple plots, summary statistics, and statistical procedures. No previous computer experience is required.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: MATH 211 and STAT 301, or STAT 350, or consent of division. CRQ: STAT 473 or consent of division.

    Credits: 1
  

  • STAT 474 - Statistical Methods and Models II

    Continuation of STAT 473. Topics include factorial experiments: interactions, nested models, and randomized block designs. Categorical response data analysis: ordinal data, measures of association, Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel Test, logistic regression, and measures of agreement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: STAT 473 and STAT 473A, or consent of division.

    Credits: 3
  

  • STAT 478 - Statistical Methods of Forecasting

    Introduction to forecasting including use of regression in forecasting; removal and estimation of trend and seasonality; exponential smoothing; stochastic time series models; stochastic difference equations; autoregressive, moving average, and mixed models; model identification and estimation; diagnostic checking; and the use of time series models in forecasting.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: STAT 473 or consent of division.

    Credits: 3
  

  • STAT 479 - Practice of Bayesian Statistics

    Introduction to Bayesian data analysis and applications with appropriate software. Topics include Bayes Theorem, discrete and continuous single-parameter models, comparison of Bayesian and non-Bayesian inference, multi-parameter and hierarchical models, Bayesian computation including Markov chain simulation, mixture models, Bayesian sample-size determination and applications to modeling data from a wide variety of areas in business, engineering and science.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: STAT 350 and STAT 473, or consent of division.

    Credits: 3
  

  • STAT 481 - Probabilistic Foundations in Actuarial Science

    Actuarial populations. Univariate parametric actuarial distributions including Weibull and Pareto. Multivariate actuarial distributions. Exact and asymptotic relationships among these distributions. Mixtures of distributions. Jointly discrete, continuous, and mixed distributions. Moment, cumulant, and probability generating functions. Transformations of variables, and in-depth study of conditioning, for multivariate distributions. Basic theory of individual and collective risk models for aggregate loss from insurance policies.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: STAT 470 or consent of division.

    Credits: 3
  

  • STAT 483 - Stochastic Processes I

    Review of probabilistic tools including conditioning for joint distributions. Random sums. Finite-dimensional properties of discrete-time Markov chains. Homogeneous, and non-homogeneous, Poisson and compound Poisson processes. Thinning and summing of independent Poisson processes. Brownian motion processes. Introduction to the SDE and Ito’s lemma.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: STAT 470 or consent of division.

    Credits: 4
  

  • STAT 484 - Financial Derivatives for Actuaries

    Crosslisted as ECON 484X. Review of financial derivatives including futures, European and American options and exotic options. Greeks, trading and hedging strategies. Pricing derivative securities with appropriate boundary conditions, including the Black-Scholes formula, binomial trees, lattice models and finite difference methods. Simulation and variance reduction techniques. Interest rate models. Covers the learning outcomes regarding financial models in the exam MFE of the Society of Actuaries (SOA), which is also the Exam 3F of the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS).

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: STAT 483 or consent of division.

    Credits: 3
  

  • STAT 485 - Life Contingencies and Payment Models I

    Survival-time distributions, and their curtate versions, for one or two lives, possibly dependent, truncated or censored. Mortality tables, aggregate, select and ultimate, and their use in modeling continuous life-time data. Present-value-of-benefit distributions for life insurances and annuities in the single and multiple-decrement models.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: STAT 382 and STAT 470, or consent of division.

    Credits: 3
  

  • STAT 486 - Life Contingencies and Payment Models II

    Premium calculations for life insurances and annuities via percentiles and the equivalence principle. Liability calculations for life insurances and annuities via the prospective, retrospective methods. Calculation of reserves for fully-discrete life insurances. Discuss the above for single and multiple-decrement models. Extend the present-value-of-benefit, present-value-of-loss-at-issue, present-value-of-future-loss random variables and liabilities to discrete-time Markov Chain models.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: STAT 485 or consent of division.

    Credits: 3
  

  • STAT 491 - Programming and Computing in Statistics

    A study of algorithms useful for implementing computer intensive techniques in statistical inference and probability. Topics include computation of maximum likelihood estimators, bootstrap approximation, randomization and permutation testing techniques, Bayesian techniques, approximation of distribution functions and quantiles, simulation of random variables and stochastic processes. Implementation of the algorithms is achieved using the C++ (or C or FORTRAN) and R programming languages, as well as other specialized statistical computation software.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: STAT 472 and either CSCI 230 or CSCI 240, or consent of division.

    Credits: 3
  

  • STAT 493 - Special Topics in Statistics

    Discussion and study of readings on topics of special interest to undergraduate statistics/probability students. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Consent of division.

    Credits: 1-3
  

  • STAT 495 - Special Topics in Actuarial Science

    Discussion and study of readings on topics of special interest to undergraduate actuarial students, including preparation for actuarial examinations. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Consent of division.

    Credits: 1-3
  

  • TECH 175 - Electricity and Electronics Fundamentals

    Fundamentals of DC and AC circuits, network laws and theorems, passive circuit components, semiconductors, electric machines, and digital systems.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: MATH 155 with a C or better; and PHYS 150 and PHYS 151; or PHYS 210. CRQ: TECH 175A.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 175A - Electricity and Electronics Fundamentals Laboratory

    Selected laboratory experiments to accompany TECH 175.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    CRQ: TECH 175.

    Credits: 1
  

  • TECH 210 - Engineering Mechanics

    Principles and application of statics; vector algebra, force systems, centers of gravity, free body analysis, truss systems, moments of inertia.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: PHYS 210 or PHYS 253. CRQ: MATH 229.

    Credits: 2
  

  • TECH 211 - Computer-Aided Design

    Basic and intermediate computer-aided drafting through the use of a three dimensional solid modeling software package. Learn how to apply the parametric features of a solid model, to provide an accurate graphical representation of a part, and to effectively capture the design intent. Learn how to create detailed drawings, orthographic projections and assembly representations.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 212 - Engineering Dynamics

    Basic principles including friction and motion of a point in both one and two dimensions, as well as rigid body motion.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    CRQ: MATH 229 and TECH 210.

    Credits: 2
  

  • TECH 231 - Safety Programs

    Review of federal safety standards and their relationship to occupational safety and health programs. Study of equipment, processes, materials, material handling equipment, chemicals, fire systems, and the work environment related to occupational settings.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 245 - Pollution Prevention and Sustainable Production

    Study of environmental and occupational health issues related to the design, manufacture, and application of technology. Analysis of case studies to evaluate potentially adverse outcomes and prevention through compliance with environmental regulations and voluntary standards (EPA, OSHA, ISO). Application and implementation of environmentally sustainable design and manufacturing, and pollution prevention practices.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 260 - Metal Fabrication Processes

    Introduction to forming and fabrication processes including welding, mechanical fasteners, and adhesive bonding.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: MATH 155 and TECH 211, or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 262 - Machine Production Processes

    Detailed study of traditional and contemporary methods of metal machining. Laboratory experience includes the fundamentals of machine tool setup and operation, precision measurement techniques, and machine tool safety, care, and maintenance.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: TECH 211.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 265 - Basic Manufacturing Processes

    Introduction to the materials, techniques, and equipment of industrial manufacturing. Emphasis on laboratory demonstration and simulation activities such as machining, welding, casting, and forming operations.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: MATH 155 with a C or better.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 270 - Electrical Fundamentals and Circuit Analysis I

    Introduction to circuit elements and models; Kirchhoff’s laws, Thevenin’s theorem, and Norton’s theorem; maximum power transfer; series and parallel circuits; power triangle; two-port networks; equivalent networks with direct current or sinusoidal current.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: MATH 155 with a C or better; and either both PHYS 150 and PHYS 151, or PHYS 210 or PHYS 253; and TECH 175 with a C or better. CRQ: TECH 270A.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 270A - Electrical Fundamentals and Circuit Analysis Laboratory I

    Selected experiments to accompany TECH 270.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    CRQ: TECH 270.

    Credits: 1
  

  • TECH 271 - Electrical Fundamentals and Circuit Analysis II

    Study of elementary circuits and analysis; resonance and antiresonance circuits; power and energy; frequency responses of coupled circuits, nonsinusoidal waves and filter circuits; electromagnetic-field concept.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Either PHYS 210 or PHYS 253, and TECH 270. CRQ: MATH 229 and TECH 271A.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 271A - Electrical Fundamentals and Circuit Analysis Laboratory II

    Selected experiments to accompany TECH 271.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    CRQ: TECH 271.

    Credits: 1
  

  • TECH 276 - Electronics I

    First semester of a two-semester sequence covering basic semiconductor theory and operations of various types of diodes, bipolar transistors, and field-effect transistors. Topics include transistors biasing, incremental models, stability, and single/multistage amplifiers.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Both PHYS 150 and PHYS 151, or PHYS 210, or PHYS 253; and TECH 270. CRQ: MATH 229 and TECH 276A.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 276A - Electronics I Laboratory

    Selected laboratory experiments to accompany TECH 276.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    CRQ: TECH 276.

    Credits: 1
  

  • TECH 277 - Digital Logic Design

    Design of digital circuits using SSI, MSI, LSI, and VLSI components. Combinational design techniques as well as sequential design techniques are presented with the use of Karnaugh mapping, state transition diagrams and tables, and register transfer language.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Either PHYS 211, or both TECH 175 and TECH 175A. CRQ: TECH 277A.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 277A - Digital Logic Design Laboratory

    Selected experiments in conjunction with TECH 277.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    CRQ: TECH 277.

    Credits: 1
  

  • TECH 294 - Technology and Cultural Relevance

    Development and current status of technology with attention given to developing an understanding of technology as it relates to its various settings and assumptions. Critical examination of these assumptions with an effort at organizing facts and developing meanings of technology in a dynamic society.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 295 - Manufacturing Computer Applications

    Overview of computer hardware, software, and processing concepts related to the control of manufacturing tasks. Emphasis on use of integrated software packages in the solution of a variety of manufacturing problems. Laboratory assignments in automation control, real time data sampling, and creation of user interfaces.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: MATH 155 with a C or better and TECH 265.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 302 - Graphic Presentation and Communication

    Graphical communication methodology and data presentation within written and oral formats. Utilization of manufacturing graphics produced in a CAD environment. Integration of proper writing techniques, data, and theory into technical reports and short communications using drawings, charts, and graphs for industrial applications.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: TECH 211 and TECH 265.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 305 - Green Technologies

    Crosslisted as ENVS 305X. Introduction to environmentally friendly engineering and technological advances and new technologies that utilize green principles and green transportation. Course includes topics in new areas of green manufacturing and materials used today and planned for the future, including the operation and manufacture of solar cells and the production of wind, thermal, and hydroelectric power. Topics will vary depending upon new trends in industry.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: MATH 155 with a C or better or MATH 211 or MATH 229 or MATH 230; and CHEM 100 or CHEM 110 or CHEM 210.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 311 - Computer-Aided Modeling

    Intermediate and advanced solid modeling techniques and complex shape modeling including surface creation and manipulation, spline and curve generation, and model evaluation. Use of the parametric feature of a solid model to provide an accurate graphical representation of a part and to effectively capture the design intent.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Must have a C or better in TECH 211.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 312 - Design Dimensioning and Tolerancing

    Dimensioning techniques using CAD, limits and fits, material condition modifiers, tolerance stacks, and dimensioning standards. Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: TECH 211 and TECH 260 or TECH 265.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 313 - Product Design and Development for Manufacturability

    Techniques for creating and testing new and enhanced product designs for manufacturability. Development of applications based on reverse design process, mass customization, and product life cycle studies. Design, construction, and evaluation of product prototypes.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: MATH 155 with a C or better; and TECH 311 and TECH 265.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 314 - Tool and Die Design

    Role of tool design in manufacturing. Techniques for documenting designs of dies used in industry. Clamping and work-holding principles. Design representations of different types of jigs, fixtures, and gauges.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: MATH 155 and TECH 211.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 326 - Fluid Power Technology

    Fluid power principles, devices, materials, and failure analysis. Examination of hydraulic and pneumatic systems with emphasis on compressors, pumps, motors, actuators, fluids, fluid distribution, protective devices, and control components.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: PHYS 150 and PHYS 151; or PHYS 210 and MATH 229, or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 342 - Manufacturing Component Design

    Design of motion components for the manufacturing industry. Includes CAD techniques to study solid modeling and manufacturing components such as gears, cams, and linkages, and their application.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: MATH 230, TECH 211, TECH 212, and TECH 369.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 344 - Materials and Processes in the Plastics Industry

    Laboratory demonstrations and experimentation supplemented by reading, reports, and field trips to gain a general appreciation of the materials and processes used to manufacture plastic products. Laboratory experimentation includes a wide variety of small, experimental equipment including injection molding, vacuum forming, heat laminating, thermoforming, casting, and welding.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: CHEM 110 or CHEM 210, and MATH 155 with a C or better, and TECH 265 or MEE 330.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 345 - Plastic Molding Processes

    Study of plastic molding processes including injection molding, compression molding, transfer molding, extrusion, blow molding, rotational molding, and reaction injection molding. Course includes manufacturing problems, mold analysis, screw design, ancillary equipment, and plastication theory.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: TECH 344 or MEE 330.

    Credits: 4
  

  • TECH 362 - Numerical Control Systems

    Principles, techniques, and applications of numerically-controlled machine tools with emphasis on machine-based code/programming using both manual and computer-controlled systems. Laboratory activities required with manual and computerized machine tools.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: TECH 262, and either CSCI 215 or CSCI 240 or TECH 295, or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 365 - Metrology

    Precision measurement techniques including laboratory experience with optical, electronic, and mechnical comparators, light wave measuring devices, use of precision gage blocks, and surface finish analysis.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: MATH 155 with a C or better and TECH 211.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 369 - Strength of Materials

    Mechanics of deformable bodies with emphasis on principles of stress and strain; shear and bending moment; torsion, buckling; failure criteria and design concepts.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: MATH 229 with a grade of C or better and TECH 210.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 375 - Control Systems

    Analysis of mathematical models of feedback control systems. Emphasis on controllability and stability using root locus, Bode plot, and Nyquist criterion.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: MATH 230, TECH 271, or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 376 - Electronics II

    Linear and nonlinear operational amplifier circuits, and active filters.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: MATH 229 with a grade of C or better and TECH 276. CRQ: TECH 376A.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 376A - Electronics II Laboratory

    Selected laboratory experiments to accompany TECH 376.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    CRQ: TECH 376.

    Credits: 1
  

  • TECH 377 - Microcontrollerrs and Interfacing

    Analysis of microcontrollers with emphasis on architecture, instruction set, state diagrams, machine cycles, and interfacing techniques.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: TECH 277. CRQ: TECH 377A.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 377A - Microcontrollers and Interfacing Laboratory

    Selected laboratory experiments to accompany TECH 377.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    CRQ: TECH 377.

    Credits: 1
  

  • TECH 378 - Communication System Design I

    Basic theory and application of communication systems. Emphasis on signal representation, modulation/demodulation techniques, and communication circuits. Effects of noise in communication systems.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: MATH 229 with a grade of C or better and TECH 276. CRQ: TECH 378A or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 378A - Communication System Design Laboratory

    Selected experiments in conjunction with TECH 378. May be repeated to a maximum of 2 semester hours.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    CRQ: TECH 378.

    Credits: 1
  

  • TECH 379 - Electric Machines and Transformers

    Theory, operation, and applications of generators, DC motors, alternators, synchronous motors, induction motors, servo-mechanisms, and transformers.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: MATH 229 with a grade of C or better and TECH 271. CRQ: TECH 379A.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 379A - Electric Machines and Transformers Laboratory

    Selected laboratory experiments to accompany TECH 379.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    CRQ: TECH 379.

    Credits: 1
  

  • TECH 391 - Industrial Quality Control

    Techniques of establishing and maintaining quality of product including statistical quality control applications.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: MATH 155 with a C or better, STAT 208 or STAT 301, or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 393 - Structure and Properties of Materials

    Comprehensive coverage of different classes of materials, their structure, properties, and industrial uses.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: MATH 155 with a C or better; and CHEM 110 and CHEM 111; or CHEM 210 and CHEM 212; and TECH 265.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 398 - Individual Problems in Technology

    A. General
    B. Automation
    C. Industrial Systems
    D. Drawing
    E. Electricity/Electronics
    G. Transportation
    J. Project Management
    K. Industrial Supervision
    M. Metals
    N. Numerical Control
    Q. Quality
    R. Mechanical Technology
    U. Power Mechanics
    V. Safety
    W. Environmental Health and Safety 
    Y. Plastics
    Advanced undergraduate independent study course carried out under departmental supervision. May include research, application of principles, or technical problems. May be repeated. Problems must be defined and accepted by the student’s major adviser and the instructor under whom the work will be done prior to registration.

    Credits: 1-6
  

  • TECH 401 - Ethics in Technology

    Exploration from the point of view of ethical theory of a number of ethical problems in the work environment encountered by technologists and engineers. Recognizing the moral aspects of business decisions on the personal level and of business institutions on the social level.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 402 - Industrial Training and Evaluation

    History of employee training, kinds of training, training programs, instructional methods, and evaluation procedures.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 404 - Supervision in Industry

    Principles, methods, and techniques for supervision of people in their work. For supervisory personnel and those preparing for such positions.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: STAT 208.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 406 - Facilities Management Technology

    Overview of the technology facility management responsibilities, policies, and practices that are involved with implementing and/or managing technology properties that have sustainable goals connected to it. Identification of competencies needed by the technology facility management function to properly design, operate, and maintain facilities within the scope of responsibilities of technology facilities managers.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: MATH 155 with a C or better; and TECH 211.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 407 - Maintenance Management Technology

    Concepts and theories of preventive, predictive, and total productive maintenance (TPM). Statistical concepts relevant to maintenance. Operation improvement through TPM.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Either STAT 208 or STAT 301; and TECH 265; or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 409 - Internship

    A work experience program planned for the student lacking full-time experience in industry. The learning situation is organized and supervised cooperatively by the Department of Technology staff and personnel of selected organizations. Learning experiences include obtaining, with the guidance and approval of the department’s faculty coordinator, an acceptable type of wage-earning employment where intern-learning experiences are present. A minimum of eight 40-hour work weeks or 320 work hours total is required for 3 semester hours of credit. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours. Final report required.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: Junior standing and consent of major adviser and supervising instructor. Internship cannot be used for credit if already employed in that position.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 411 - Environmental Sustainability Practices for Industrial Operations

    Analysis of the production processes of selected industrial sectors, their specific environmental and human health/safety impacts, multiple approaches to mitigate the impacts, and the financial benefits of resource and waste reduction. Addresses potential hazards of emerging materials and technologies. Integrated environmental, health and safety auditing of applicable EPA, OSHA, and international environmental regulations.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: MATH 155 with a C or better, and TECH 245 or TECH 305; or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 414 - Computer-Aided Machine Design

    Features-based and parametric solid modeling techniques, design principles of machine elements, design for manufacturability, stress, strain, and load distributions, developments in standards for exchange of product design data.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: PHYS 150 and PHYS 151, TECH 265, and TECH 311.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 415 - Applied Industrial Experimental Analysis

    Application of experimental methods to common problems in manufacturing, and electronics. Appropriate data analysis, design concepts, cost estimation, and presentation of results and solutions with specific emphasis on applied problems in manufacturing environments. Industrially relevant, commonly available software will be used as a problem solving tool whenever possible.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: MATH 155 with a C or better and STAT 208.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 416 - Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Technology

    Applications of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems. Overview of heat transfer, fluids, thermodynamics, and psychometrics. Heating and cooling thermal load calculations for conditioned spaces and structures. Selection of heating and cooling components and integration into systems. Applications for residential, institutional, commercial, industrial, and manufacturing spaces. Calculation of energy savings versus costs among competing systems. Topics from an applied perspective of technology practices and responsibilities involved with conditioning various buildings and enclosed environments.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: MATH 155 with a C or better;  and either both PHYS 150 and PHYS 151, or PHYS 210.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 417 - Design for Energy Efficiency and Green Materials

    Overview of energy forms, sources, generation, devices, systems, and materials. Review of the physics of energy transformation and conservation. Energy efficiencies of components and systems from stationary and transportation sectors. Energy-efficient design in residential, commercial, industrial, and manufacturing systems. Sustainability, environmental impacts, economic and social issues, and global governmental policies. Potential of alternative energy sources. Use of eco-friendly materials to improve efficiency. Topics from an applied perspective of technology practices, management, responsibilities, and policies involved with implementing energy conservation designs.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: MATH 155 with a C or better; and either both PHYS 150 and PHYS 151, or PHYS 210.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 418 - Bio-based Fuels and Alternative Energy Applications

    Overview of bio-fuel sources, production, and applications. Review of conventional energy supplies and uses. The study of liquid and gaseous fuels derived from plant and animal matter, utilizing of biofuels for combustion, stationary power, and transportation. Study of biofuels used in conventional and alternative manners; sustainability, environmental impacts, economic and social issues, and global governmental policies. Topics from an applied perspective of technology practices, management, responsibilities, and policies involved with implementing large-scale consumption of biofuels.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: MATH 155 with a C or better, and CHEM 110 or CHEM 210.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 419 - Energy Auditing

    Methods of auditing energy consumption primarily in commercial and industrial operations. Energy auditing provides a means of determining the flow of energy, both productively used and wasted in a given facility. Methods of determining energy consumption through direct measurement and through engineering estimates are covered.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: MATH 155 with a C or better.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 420 - Computer-Integrated Manufacturing

    Study of computer integrated manufacturing systems utilized by industry, including computer-aided manufacturing, computer-aided design/drafting, computer-aided testing/inspection, and computer-aided process planning. Demonstrations in system integration with programmable controllers, sensors, machine vision, and robotics.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: TECH 211 and TECH 265 and either PHYS 211 or both TECH 175 and TECH 175A or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 423 - Automated Manufacturing Systems

    Study of automated manufacturing systems utilized by industry, including robotics, computer-aided design and manufacturing, computer-aided inspection, and system integration using PLCs, sensors, DAQ systems, and other automation components. Emphasis on laboratory experiences with automated technology.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: TECH 326, TECH 420, and TECH 425, or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 425 - Programmable Electronic Controllers

    Basic concepts and skills needed to install, program, and apply programmable electronic controllers in industry. Discrete and analog input/output (I/O) devices and ladder logic will be studied, including basic and intermediate PLC functions. Experiments in operation, programming, and industrial applications with emphasis on discrete I/Os.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: PRQ: MATH 155 with a C or better; TECH 265, TECH 175 and TECH 175A, and either TECH 295 or CSCI 215 or CSCI 240; or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 426 - Electric Systems Applications for Alternative Energy

    Applications of electric systems to capture, store, condition, and utilize alternative energy sources. Topics include solar energy, wind energy, fuel cell and smart grid.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: MATH 155 with a C or better; and PHYS 211, or TECH 175 and TECH 175A.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 427 - Testing Methods, Procedures, and Selection of Sustainable Plastics

    Study of plastics (polymers) with emphasis on energy-efficient, renewable, and recycled thermoplastics, thermosets, and composite materials in addition to study of specific properties of plastics material, standard testing methods/procedures, and product application.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: ENGL 308, TECH 265 or TECH 344, and CHEM 110 or CHEM 210.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 429 - Plant Location, Layout, and Materials Handling

    Analysis of plant location, layout, and material handling systems in achieving manufacturing/service goals. Different approaches to location, layout, and material handling systems are presented.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: MATH 155 with a C or better, and TECH 265.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 430 - Microcontrollers Interfacing and Applications

    Introduction to microcontroller-based systems for embedded control applications. Topics include microcontroller programming and interfacing, application of microcontrollers in process control, automation, instrumentation, and communication.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: CSCI 240 and TECH 377.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 431 - Industrial Ventilation

    Application of principles of industrial ventilation for the safety professional. Emphasis on the designing of ventilation to protect workers and the environment.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: MATH 155 with a C or better, CHEM 110, CHEM 111, TECH 245, TECH 434, or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 432 - Disaster Preparedness

    Introduction to the field of homeland security, emergency management, business continuity planning, and disaster preparedness. Discussion of the risks and hazards associated with planned events, emergencies, natural, human-made, and technological disasters. Emphasis on hazard recognition, planning, mitigation, response, and recovery from these types of events. Enrollment not open to students with credit in UNIV 310.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 433 - Chemical Hazards in Industry

    Basic concepts of chemical hazards as related to materials used in businesses and industrial work places. Assessment of the hazards of chemicals and how to manage them safely.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: MATH 155 with a C or better, and CHEM 110, and CHEM 111; and either TECH 231 or TECH 245.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 434 - Human Factors in Industrial Accident Prevention

    Survey of human factors principles and techniques used to minimize the frequency and severity of industrial accidents.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 435 - Legal Aspects of Safety

    Study of the development of federal and state legislation and programs relating to worker safety. Analysis of the implication of these laws and programs for industrial safety.

    Credits: 3
  

  • TECH 436 - Design and Administration of Industrial Safety Programs

    Analysis of current problems and trends in the design and supervision of model industrial accident prevention programs.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PRQ: TECH 231 or TECH 245, TECH 434, or consent of department.

    Credits: 3
 

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