Jun 16, 2024

2017-18 Undergraduate Catalog

2017-18 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Engineering
	ENGR 1100 - Engineering Fundamentals 3 credit hours Prerequisite: MATH 1630 or MATH 1730 . Introduces various engineering fields. Emphasis on problem-solving techniques and the use of mathematics in analyzing technical problems. Topics such as graphical representation of data, estimation, dimensions, units, error estimates, statistics, and team work addressed. Engineering ethics and impact of engineering solutions on society and the environment. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 1210 - Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering 3 credit hours Prerequisites: CHEM 1110 /CHEM 1111 . Origin and behavior of materials. Classifications of materials. Physical metallurgy-mechanical and physical properties, crystalline structure, imperfections in solids, phase diagrams, failure mechanisms in materials, hardening and tempering, isothermal diagrams. Involves hands-on experiences through lab sessions in the use of metallurgical and mechanical testing equipment. Lecture and laboratory. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 2100 - Introduction to Engineering Design 3 credit hours Introduction to computer-aided design (CAD) for product design, modeling, and prototyping. Individual use and team-based environment to design and prototype a functional and manufacturable marketable product. Application to design, manufacturing, and analysis using geometric tolerancing and dimensioning. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 2110 - Statics 3 credit hours Prerequisites: ENGR 1100 and MATH 1910 . Corequisite: PHYS 2011 or PHYS 2111 . Mechatronics Engineering majors must complete PHYS 2111. Fundamental concepts and conditions of static equilibrium; their application to systems of forces and couples acting on rigid bodies; and the calculation of centers of gravity, centroids, and moments of inertia. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 2120 - Dynamics 3 credit hours Prerequisites: ENGR 2110 and MATH 1920 . Kinematics of particles in rectilinear and curvilinear motions. Kinetics of particles, Newton’s second law, energy and momentum methods. Systems of particles, Kinematics and plane motion of rigid bodies, forces and accelerations, energy and momentum methods. Introduction to mechanical vibrations. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 2130 - Electrical Circuit Analysis I 3 credit hours Prerequisites: ENGR 1100 and MATH 1910 . Fundamentals of electrical circuits. Volt-ampere characteristics for circuit elements; independent and dependent sources; Kirchhoff’s laws and circuit equations. Source transformations; Thevenlin’s and Norton’s theorems; superposition. Phasor analysis, impedance calculations, and computation of sinusoidal steady state responses. AC power, maximum power transfer, and three-phase circuits. Two hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 3510 - Electrical Circuit Analysis II 3 credit hours Prerequisites: ENGR 2130 and MATH 3120 . Analysis of the RC and RL first-order circuits. Use of Laplace Transform techniques to analyze linear circuits with and without initial conditions. Characterization of circuits based upon impedance, admittance, and transfer function parameters. Fourier series, circuit analysis with Fourier transform, determination of frequency response of circuits, filter design. Lecture. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 3520 - Digital Circuits Fundamentals 3 credit hours Prerequisite: ENGR 2130 . Introduces logic design with emphasis on practical design techniques and circuit implementation. Topics include Boolean algebra; theory of logic functions; mapping techniques and function minimization; logic equivalent circuits and symbol transformations; transistor-transistor-logic (TTL)/metal oxide semi-conductor (MOS) logic into gate implementations; electrical characteristics; propagation delays; signed number notations and arithmetic. Digital design using random logic and programmable logic devices (FPGAs and CPLDs). Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 3530 - Electronics and Instrumentation 3 credit hours Prerequisite: ENGR 2130 . Introduces use and analysis of electronic circuits and input mechanism of various sensors, design of analog signal conditioning systems based on the system requirement, as well as understanding the theory and the art of modern instrumentation and measurements (I&M) systems. Topics include BJT and MOSFET circuit model and analysis; operational amplifier; instrumentation amplifier; survey of sensor input mechanisms; analog signal conditioning and sensor application; measurement system architecture; errors in measurement; standard used in measurement. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 3550 - Fluid Mechanics 3 credit hours Prerequisites: ENGR 2120 and MATH 3110 . Continuum, velocity field, fluid statics, manometers, basic conservation laws for systems and control volumes, dimensional analysis. Euler and Bernoulli equations, viscous flows, boundary layers, flow in channels and around submerged bodies, one-dimensional gas dynamics, turbo-machinery. Applications in hydraulic, pneumatic, and fluidics discussed. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 3560 - Mechanics of Materials 3 credit hours Prerequisites: ENGR 1210 , ENGR 2110 , and MATH 1920 . Plane stress, plane strain, and stress-strain laws. Application of stress and deformation analysis to members subjected to centric, torsional, flexural, and combined loading. Introduces theories of failure, buckling, and energy methods. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 3570 - Machine Design 3 credit hours Prerequisites: ENGR 2100 , ENGR 2120 , and ENGR 3560 . Analytical design methods. Stress analysis, working stress, combined stresses, failure theories, fatigue failure. Design techniques for shafts, fasteners, gears, bearings, and belt and chain drives. Includes a design project. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 3590 - Kinematics and Dynamics of Machinery 3 credit hours Prerequisite: ENGR 2120 . The kinematics and dynamics of machinery and its applications to mechatronic systems. Analysis of motion translation/rotation in machinery, energy of machine mechanisms. Involves projects, seminars, and workshops regarding graphical, analytical, and numerical techniques for dynamic analysis and synthesis of machines. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 3915 - Technical Project Management and Soft Skills 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of instructor. Project management as sanctioned by the International Project Management Institute and how to assess and boost emotional intelligence or soft skills. Student successfully completing course will earn 20 Professional Development Units (PDUs) issued by the International Project Management Institute. NOTE: This was formerly ET 4915. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 3920 - Engineering Safety 3 credit hours Safety and health in the manufacturing, construction, and utilities industries, including pertinent laws, codes, regulations, standards, and product liability considerations. Organizational and administrative principles and practices for safety management and safety engineering, accident investigation, safety education, and safety enforcement. NOTE: This was formerly ET 4420 - Industrial Safety. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 3930 - Systems Engineering 3 credit hours Prerequisites: ENGR 2100 , ENGR 3915 , and ENGR 3970 . An interdisciplinary course with both technical and management aspects of large, multifaceted engineering projects. Special emphasis placed on design, implementation, and improvement of mechatronic systems. Topics include systems engineering, engineering management, economics, quality control and engineering, project management, production systems planning and operations, and human factors. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 3970 - Engineering Economy 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of instructor. Development of capital budgets. Justification of capital projects using time value of money concepts. Replacement analysis. Review of justification of actual capital projects and computer applications. Introduces economic risk assessment and Lean Six Sigma from an economic viewpoint. NOTE: This was formerly ET 4970. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 4500 - FE Exam Preparation 1 credit hour Prerequisite: Senior standing or completion of all 3000-level courses. Review of topics covered on the general session of the Fundamentals of Engineering exam. Covers all aspects of engineering curriculum including mathematics, engineering probability and statistics, chemistry, computers, ethics and business practices, engineering economics, engineering mechanics (statics and dynamics), strength of materials, material properties, fluid mechanics, electricity and magnetism, and thermodynamics. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 4501 - Topics in Mechatronics Engineering 1 to 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Permission of department. Introduces new topics in various areas of advancement in engineering as related to mechatronics, automation, and robotics. Content varies depending on topics addressed. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 4510 - Programmable Logic Controllers and Networks 3 credit hours Prerequisites: ENGR 3520 and ENGR 3530 . Introduces programmable logic controllers (PLCs). Emphasizes ladder diagrams and programming of PLC. Introduces network systems such as DeviceNet, ProfiNet, and ProfiBus. Emphasizes the integration of PLCs in automation systems. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 4520 - Electrical Power and Machinery 3 credit hours Prerequisite: ENGR 3510 . Single- and three-phase power circuit calculations with phasor diagrams and electromagnetic laws. Magnetic field and circuit analysis. Variable frequency drives. Electromechanical energy conversion and rotating machinery modeling and analysis. Construction, equivalent circuit, and performance analysis of three-phase transformers and DC, induction, and synchronous motors. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 4530 - Controls and Optimization 3 credit hours Prerequisites: ENGR 3520 . Theories and applications of control systems, optimization of mechatronic systems, feedback controls, root-locus, digital controls, PID, frequency response, and pole positions. Introduces microcontrollers. Systems approach implemented. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 4580 - Mechatronic System Design 3 credit hours Prerequisites: ENGR 3550 and ENGR 3590 . Presents specifics in the mechanical design of mechatronic systems. Includes problem analysis, conceptualization, design/material selection, and performance analysis. Addresses mechanical subsystems, bill of materials, and economic analysis of the system. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 4590 - Automation System Design 3 credit hours Prerequisites: ENGR 4580 and ENGR 4510 . Capstone design project. Design and analysis of a complete mechatronic system using controllers, sensors, and actuators. Advance systems programming with current industrial network programs and GUIs. Implementation of project and process management principles as well as professional documentation and presentation. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
Engineering Technology
	ET 2310 - Computer-Assisted Drafting and Design I 3 credit hours Covers basic technical drawing/sketching and drafting concepts using personal computers, plotters, and appropriate CAD software. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 2920 - Industrial Orientation Internship 1 to 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor. Provides industrial exposure for students with little or no industrial work experience. Students will be placed in an acceptable company for introductory industrial experiences. Arrangement for this course must be made in advance. Students may take from one to three credit hours; may be repeated for up to a maximum of three credit hours. Pass/Fail. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 2930 - Cooperative Education Experience I 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Permission of department. Provides students with opportunity for on-the-job training in conjunction with on-campus academic experiences. Students will participate in professional growth seminars. Pass/Fail. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 2940 - Cooperative Education Experience II 3 credit hours Prerequisite: ET 2930 ; permission of department. Continuation of ET 2930 . Pass/Fail. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 3210 - Machine Tool Technology 3 credit hours Prerequisite: ENGR 1210 or ET 1210 . Metals, their sources, manufacture, and properties; basic metalworking hand tools, measurements; layout; drawing and safety. Exercises in the use of the basic machine tools in machine shop work. Lecture and laboratory. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 3260 - Manufacturing Processes and Materials 3 credit hours Prerequisite: ENGR 1210 . An analysis of machines, tools, processes, and materials used in production. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 3360 - Computer-Assisted Drafting and Design II 3 credit hours Prerequisites: CMT 3320 or ET 2310 . Utilizes PC and CAD software to develop skills in the creation and analysis of mechanical solid models for design and production purposes. Includes the use of shading and rendering to enhance three-dimensional model display and the extraction of two-dimensional engineering drawings. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 3601 - Electrical Circuit Analysis I 3 credit hours Prerequisites: ENGR 1100 and MATH 1910 . Fundamentals of electrical circuits. Addresses basic circuit components and quantities. Emphasis on DC circuit calculations and theorems. Uses lab equipment to build and test DC circuits. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 3602 - Electrical Circuit Analysis II 3 credit hours Prerequisite: ET 3601 and MATH 1910 . Addresses basic circuit components and quantities of AC circuits. Introduces three-phase circuits and transformers. Emphasis on AC circuit calculations and theorems. Uses lab equipment to build and test AC circuits. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 3610 - Introduction to Electricity and Electronics 4 credit hours Prerequisite: MATH 1710 or MATH 1730 . Orientation to direct current, alternating current, magnetism, filters, and semiconductor devices. Rectifier-filters and basic transistor amplifiers are also examined as representative electronic circuits. Use of meters, oscilloscopes, and other test instruments are stressed in the laboratory. Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 3615 - Principles of Electricity 3 credit hours Prerequisite: MATH 1710 or MATH 1730 . An overview of basic electrical circuits and systems, direct current circuits, alternating current circuits, and electrical devices and control schemes. Electrical motors, relays, solenoids, transformers, and power supplies examined. National Electric Code also examined. For students enrolled in Construction Management or Concrete Industry Management. Laboratory exercises stress the use of test instruments and the construction of basic electrical circuits. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 3620 - Digital Circuits Fundamentals 3 credit hours Prerequisite: ET 3601 or permission of instructor. Provides thorough coverage of basic digital electronic circuits analysis and design. TTL and CMOS families examined. Number systems, mapping, and minimization techniques covered. Digital design using random logic and programmable logic devices (FPGAs and CPLDs). Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 3630 - Electronics 3 credit hours Prerequisite: ET 3602 or permission of instructor. Introduction to analog electronics. Defines basic parameters and theory of operation of discrete semiconductor devices. Introduces fundamentals of electronic circuits analysis and design. Applications illustrate use and laboratory projects provide hands-on experience. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 3640 - Digital Circuits Design 3 credit hours Prerequisite: ET 3620 ; corequisite: ET 3630 or permission of instructor. In-depth study of sequential circuit analysis and design that includes sate machine design. Emphasis on the use of available development boards using both FPGAs and CPLDs and their respective CAD tools. PLDs programmed using latest relative CAD systems. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 3650 - Introduction to Microprocessors 3 credit hours Prerequisites: CSCI 1170 and ET 3620 . Covers architecture of microcontrollers and microprocessor-based systems and their related components. Machine language programming extensively used to solve problems and demonstrate the relationship of the microprocessor and its supporting peripherals. Basic microcomputer architecture also emphasized. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 3660 - Communication Electronics 3 credit hours Prerequisite: ET 3630 or permission of instructor. Theory of electronic circuits as applied to communication; special electronics circuits required in communications systems. Testing theory and procedures. Various methods of electronic communications. Testing and evaluation of electronic circuits. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 3670 - Computer-Assisted Printed Circuit Board Design 2 credit hours Prerequisites: ET 3620 and ET 3630 or permission of instructor. Utilizes computer software to develop skills in creating schematic and printed circuit board artwork for use in printed circuit board production. Includes plotting, printing, and generating all necessary documents required for fabrication. One hour lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 3810 - Engineering Thermodynamics 3 credit hours Prerequisites: ENGR 1100 ; PHYS 2010 /PHYS 2011 or PHYS 2110 /PHYS 2111 ; MATH 1910 . Basic concepts of engineering thermodynamics, properties and thermodynamic states, work, heat, first law, second law, entropy, ideal gases, and analysis of conventional power and refrigeration systems. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 3860 - Strength of Materials 3 credit hours Prerequisite: ENGR 2110 . The mechanics of materials emphasizing the analysis and design of statically determinate beams, columns, and structural members in torsion and application of the three moment equations to statically indeterminate beams. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 3910 - Introduction to Operations Management 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of instructor. A foundation course in manufacturing and service operations management. Problem-solving applications emphasized. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 3920 - Industrial Internship I 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Student is employed by an acceptable industry for industrial experience. Credit given for actual work with employer. Arrangement for this course must be made in advance. Pass/Fail. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 3930 - Industrial Internship II 3 credit hours Prerequisite: ET 3920 . A continuation of Internship I. Same stipulations apply. Pass/Fail. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 3950 - Metrology 3 credit hours Overview of methods and procedures of precision measuring and gauging as used in inspection and quality control by industry. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 3960 - Industrial Quality Technology 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor. Covers breadth and some depth in quality technology. Explores history of quality, present techniques, and future predictions. Covers six-sigma methodology at the “greenbelt” level. Certification after industry project. Lecture. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 3970 - Cooperative Education Experience III 3 credit hours Prerequisite: ET 2940 ; permission of department. Continuation of ET 2940 . Pass/Fail. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 3980 - Cooperative Education Experience IV 3 credit hours Prerequisite: ET 3970 ; permission of department. Continuation of ET 3970 . Pass/Fail. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 4230 - Advanced Machine Tool Technology 3 credit hours Prerequisite: ET 3210 . Taper turning, boring and thread chasing, and calculations of screw threads and other operations. Gear terminology and calculations; practice gear cutting on the milling machine; use of index head. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 4280 - Computer-Aided Manufacturing: Numerical Control (NC) 3 credit hours Prerequisites: ET 2310 and ET 3210 or consent of instructor. The role of NC in today’s manufacturing environment; machines and machine control systems of a typical installation. Justifying NC equipment. Emphasis on writing and debugging programs for a three-axis milling machine and a two-axis turning machine utilizing both computer numerical control and computer-aided part programming. For those with little experience or seeking to broaden their knowledge. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 4330 - Advanced Computer-Aided Drafting 2 credit hours Prerequisite: ET 3360 or permission of instructor. Topics include customizing menus, 3-D concepts and surface modeling, AutoLisp, rendering, and slide shows. Interactive computer drafting and design using advanced AutoCAD software and add-ons. Primarily for students who want to increase their capabilities using CAD. One hour lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 4340 - Design of Machine Elements 3 credit hours Prerequisite: ET 3860 . Analytical design methods. Stress analysis, working stress, combined stresses, failure theories, fatigue failure. Design techniques for shafts, fasteners, gears, bearings, and belt and chain drives. Includes a design project. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 4440 - Fire Safety 3 credit hours Fundamental methods of fire protection, prevention, and suppression. Includes characteristics and behavior of fire, fire hazards of materials and buildings, codes and standards for fire prevention and protection, fire protection equipment and systems, and fire fighting forces and how they operate. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 4450 - Industrial Hygiene 3 credit hours Corequisite: ENGR 3920 or permission of instructor. An introduction to industrial or occupational hygiene–that science and art devoted to the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of those environmental factors or stresses, arising in or from the workplace, which may cause sickness, impaired health and well-being, or significant discomfort and inefficiency among workers or citizens of the community. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 4490 - Topics in Industrial Technology 1 to 6 credit hours Subject topics offered as required to meet the needs of the class. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 4590 - Manufacturing Automation Systems 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Junior status or consent of instructor. Technical, human, and business aspects of modern automation system. Includes automation controls, levels of control and major components/subsystems, object-based software components, intelligent actuators and sensors, emerging trends, flexible manufacturing systems (FMS), computer integrated manufacturing (CIM), industrial systems and supply chain applications, organizational approaches, and automation justification. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 4600 - Programmable Logic Controllers 2 credit hours Prerequisite: ET 3602 or permission of instructor. Introduction to programmable logic controllers (PLCs). Selection, operation, and troubleshooting. Ladder diagrams and programming of PLC emphasized. One hour lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 4610 - Instrumentation and Controls 3 credit hours Prerequisites: ET 3620 and ET 3630 . Devices and techniques used in the measurement of physical parameters. Consideration of accuracies and sources of error, identification of typical measurements, sensors and transducers, control stability and response. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 4630 - Local Area Networks 3 credit hours Provides the necessary foundation experience to understand the design, implementation, and management strategies of local and wide area networks (LAN/WAN). Data Communication Standards and protocol, fundamentals included. Will include lecture, laboratory activities, and a LAN design requirement. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 4640 - Industrial Electricity 3 credit hours Prerequisite: ET 3602 or permission of instructor. AC power theory and circuits for industrial applications, polyphase systems, power factor correction, and transformers. Theory, applications, and selection of motors and generators. Industrial motor control and power transmission. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 4660 - Microprocessor Interfacing 3 credit hours Prerequisites: ET 3640 and ET 3650 or permission of instructor. Emphasis on interfacing various analog and digital devices to a microcontroller/microprocessor-based system: memory expansion, A/D and D/A, display devices, keyboards and keypads, electromechanical devices, and sensors. PLDs (FPGAs/CPLDs) interfaced to facilitate rapid prototyping of digital system design. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 4670 - Microprocessor Design 3 credit hours Prerequisites: ET 3640 and ET 4660 or permission of instructor. Advanced microprocessor system design. Emphasis on the design of core CPUs and imbedded components using high-density FPGA/CPLD development boards. Industrial applications of microprocessor-based systems. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 4701 - Industrial Topics 1 to 6 credit hours Problems in any one of a variety of areas to meet the needs of the class. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 4710 - Professional Development Seminar 1 credit hour Prerequisite: Junior status. Orientation to industrial job opportunities, placement practices, interview techniques, and preparation of application materials (resume, cover letter, and portfolio if warranted). Guest lecturers, films, and student and faculty presentations arranged in seminar fashion. One-hour lecture weekly. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 4790 - Advanced Problems in Technology 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Completion of all courses in a given area or approval of instructor. For the advanced student who wishes to work on a designated problem in a specific area. Works on an individual problem or project independently under the guidance of an instructor. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 4800 - Senior Problems in Industrial Technology 3 credit hours Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 4801 - Computer Engineering Technology 1 to 3 credit hours Prerequisites: ET 4670 ; CSCI 3160 . All required freshman-, sophomore-, and junior-level courses in all disciplines have to be completed before registering for this course. Engineering situations are solved by experimental means. Student must have experimental approach, gather data, interpret results, and prepare a formal technical written and oral report. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 4802 - Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology 1 to 3 credit hours Prerequisites: ET 3650 , ET 3860 , ET 4610 , and ET 4860 . All required freshman-, sophomore-, and junior-level courses in all disciplines have to be completed before registering for this course. Engineering situations are solved by experimental means. Student must have experimental approach, gather data, interpret results, and prepare a formal technical written and oral report. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 4803 - Mechanical Engineering Technology 1 to 3 credit hours Prerequisites: ET 3860 , ET 4340 , and ET 4815 . All required freshman-, sophomore-, and junior-level courses in all disciplines have to be completed before registering for this course. Engineering situations are solved by experimental means. Student must have experimental approach, gather data, interpret results, and prepare a formal technical written and oral report. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 4815 - Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning 3 credit hours Prerequisite: ET 3810 or permission of instructor. Design and operation of heat and mass transfer systems which produce the needed environments for manufacturing operations, industrial processes, and human comfort. Systems that use mechanical equipment such as pumps, blowers, fans, compressors, and heat exchanges found in fields such as air conditioning, low temperature metallurgy, food preservation, chemical processing, and industrial manufacturing covered. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 4830 - Vibration 3 credit hours Prerequisite: ENGR 2120 . Provides a broad-based background in vibration analysis and introduces present practices. Topics include free, damped, and forced vibrations with one degree of freedom; vibration isolation; free vibration with two degrees of freedom; and introduction to matrix formulation. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 4850 - Fluid Power 3 credit hours Prerequisites: ENGR 1100 , ET 3810 . Systems and the basic components that make up these systems, including hydraulic, pneumatic, and fluidic. Emphasis on understanding the language and graphic symbols associated with fluid power, the performance characteristics of system components, and problem solving. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 4860 - Robotics 3 credit hours Prerequisites: MATH 1910 ; CSCI (3 hours). Fundamentals of robots. Types of robots, types of controls, the prime movers, the application of robots in the industrial environment, and problem solving. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 4900 - Productivity Strategies 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of instructor. Analysis, design, and implementation of productivity strategies and productivity improvement programs for a wide variety of organizations. Touches a spectrum of disciplines such as work design, quality, design engineering, and employee involvement. Includes lean manufacturing with certification available after successful industry project. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 4920 - Plant Layout and Materials Handling 3 credit hours Prerequisite: ET 2310 . An overview of facility planning including equipment selection, work flow analysis, activity relationship analysis, and plant layout for product, process, and JIT requirements. Teams assigned actual projects in industry. CAD layout presentations to industry management required. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 4990 - Industrial Engineering Systems 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of instructor. System design of work tasks including establishing time standards by time and motion study and work sampling; ergonomic design for integration of the human into the work task environment. Scientific methods supplemented by quality considerations with emphasis on statistical quality control (SQC). Computer software used for design and analysis. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
English
	ENGL 1008 - Writing for English as Second Language (ESL) Students 3 credit hours Open only to students whose native language is not English. Prerequisite to General Education English courses for ESL students who do not perform satisfactorily on diagnostic test given by the department. Introduces the ESL student to the process of English composition. Three lecture hours and two one-half hour lab sessions. Does not fulfill General Education English requirement. Grade of C- is required to earn credit. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 1009 - Introduction to University Writing 3 credit hours An introduction to the practices of university writing. Required for students whose writing assessment indicates placement. Emphasis on developing rhetorical knowledge; critical thinking, reading, and writing skills; understanding of the processes of writing; and knowledge of conventions. Does not fulfill General Education English requirements. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours The first General Education English course. Emphasis on learning to adapt composing processes to a variety of expository and analytic writing assignments. Minimum grade of C- required for credit. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 . The second General Education English course. Emphasis on analytic and argumentative writing and on locating, organizing, and using library resource materials in the writing. Minimum grade of C- required for credit. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020 . Traces a specific theme or idea through a number of literary texts that reflect different historical and cultural contexts. Subject will vary. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020 . The reading of a variety of literary types which illuminate themes and experiences common to human existence. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 2500 - Introduction to Creative Writing 3 credit hours Prerequisite: ENGL 2020 , ENGL 2030 , or HUM 2610 . A creative writing workshop that introduces multiple genres and encourages students to experiment with technique and form. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 2550 - Introduction to Peer Tutoring in Writing: Theory and Methods 3 credit hours Prerequisite: B or better in ENGL 1020 or permission of the instructor. Techniques of tutoring with a variety of writers and genres and the theoretical and practical components of writing center work with a focus on how collaboration, composition, and learning theories and methods can be applied to tutoring in college as well as high school and middle school settings. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 2580 - Teaching Internship 1 credit hour Prerequisites: Permission of the internship director and completion of twelve (12) hours of academic coursework, including ENGL 1010 . A special elective course in which the student, under the supervision of an English Department faculty member and a partnering teacher in a community school, serves as an intern in a secondary school classroom. Students may not use this course to satisfy English major or minor requirements. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 3000 - Introduction to Literary Studies 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. An introduction to the study of literature. Focus on strategies for sophisticated reading, literary genres, literary criticism and research. Required for English majors. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 3007 - Writing and the Literary Imagination 3 credit hours Prerequisite: ENGL 2020 or ENGL 2030 . Focuses on the relationship between literature, the imagination and culture, Uses different types of writing and reading to develop students’ ability to think critically about literature. Required of English minors. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 3010 - British Literature I: Beginnings to 1700 3 credit hours Open only to English majors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000 , applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from the beginnings to the end of the seventeenth century. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 3020 - British Literature II: 1700-1918 3 credit hours Open only to English majors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of British literature from 1700 to 1918 with some reference to earlier and later works. Emphasis on literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 3030 - American Literature: Colonial Era to the Present 3 credit hours Open only to English majors. Prerequisite: ENGL 3000 with a grade of C- or better. Building on knowledge acquired in ENGL 3000, applies the procedures and practices of literary study to the study of American literature from colonial times to the present. Emphasis on the literary tradition, genres, major figures, and relevant critical and theoretical approaches. Required for English majors. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 3110 - English Literature: The Medieval Period 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. A reading of selected works from Old English literature, especially Beowulf, and Middle English literature, with emphasis on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur and medieval drama. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 3120 - English Literature: The Sixteenth Century 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Readings in the major authors (More, Sidney, Spenser, Shakespeare, Jonson, Donne) and genres (prose fiction, romance, epic, sonnet, lyric). Effects of cultural, political, and religious influences on the literature. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 3130 - English Literature: The Seventeenth Century 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Readings in the major authors (Bacon, Jonson, Donne, Herbert, Herrick, Marvell, Crashaw, Vaughan, Milton) and genres (essay, epic, lyric, sermon). Effects of cultural, political, and religious influences on the literature. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 3135 - Introduction to Shakespeare 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000- level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Focuses on Shakespeare’s major plays which will be considered both as products of their author’s time and as enduring cultural artifacts. Special attention will be given to Shakespeare’s development as a dramatist and to his depiction of character, theme, and imagery. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 3160 - English Drama: 1475-1642 (excluding Shakespeare) 3 credit hours Prerequisite: ENGL 2020 , ENGL 2030 , or HUM 2610 . Plays written by Shakespeare’s predecessors, contemporaries, and immediate successors. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 3210 - English Literature: Restoration and Eighteenth Century 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. Emphasizing writings which reflected or influenced historical and literary developments 1660-1800. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 3220 - English Literature: 1790-1850 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. A definition of English Romanticism and a study of works–mainly poems–by Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGL 3230 - English Literature: The Victorian Period 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Completion of 1000- and 2000-level English requirements with a grade of C- or better. The literature of England, 1830-1900. Emphasis on poetry and the novel. Click here for the Summer 2024 Schedule of Classes Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes

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Courses

ENGR 1100 - Engineering Fundamentals

ENGR 1210 - Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering

ENGR 2100 - Introduction to Engineering Design

ENGR 2110 - Statics

ENGR 2120 - Dynamics

ENGR 2130 - Electrical Circuit Analysis I

ENGR 3510 - Electrical Circuit Analysis II

ENGR 3520 - Digital Circuits Fundamentals

ENGR 3530 - Electronics and Instrumentation

ENGR 3550 - Fluid Mechanics

ENGR 3560 - Mechanics of Materials

ENGR 3570 - Machine Design

ENGR 3590 - Kinematics and Dynamics of Machinery

ENGR 3915 - Technical Project Management and Soft Skills

ENGR 3920 - Engineering Safety

ENGR 3930 - Systems Engineering

ENGR 3970 - Engineering Economy

ENGR 4500 - FE Exam Preparation

ENGR 4501 - Topics in Mechatronics Engineering

ENGR 4510 - Programmable Logic Controllers and Networks

ENGR 4520 - Electrical Power and Machinery

ENGR 4530 - Controls and Optimization

ENGR 4580 - Mechatronic System Design

ENGR 4590 - Automation System Design

ET 2310 - Computer-Assisted Drafting and Design I

ET 2920 - Industrial Orientation Internship

ET 2930 - Cooperative Education Experience I

ET 2940 - Cooperative Education Experience II

ET 3210 - Machine Tool Technology

ET 3260 - Manufacturing Processes and Materials

ET 3360 - Computer-Assisted Drafting and Design II

ET 3601 - Electrical Circuit Analysis I

ET 3602 - Electrical Circuit Analysis II

ET 3610 - Introduction to Electricity and Electronics

ET 3615 - Principles of Electricity

ET 3620 - Digital Circuits Fundamentals

ET 3630 - Electronics

ET 3640 - Digital Circuits Design

ET 3650 - Introduction to Microprocessors

ET 3660 - Communication Electronics

ET 3670 - Computer-Assisted Printed Circuit Board Design

ET 3810 - Engineering Thermodynamics

ET 3860 - Strength of Materials

ET 3910 - Introduction to Operations Management

ET 3920 - Industrial Internship I

ET 3930 - Industrial Internship II

ET 3950 - Metrology

ET 3960 - Industrial Quality Technology

ET 3970 - Cooperative Education Experience III

ET 3980 - Cooperative Education Experience IV

ET 4230 - Advanced Machine Tool Technology

ET 4280 - Computer-Aided Manufacturing: Numerical Control (NC)

ET 4330 - Advanced Computer-Aided Drafting

ET 4340 - Design of Machine Elements

ET 4440 - Fire Safety

ET 4450 - Industrial Hygiene

ET 4490 - Topics in Industrial Technology

ET 4590 - Manufacturing Automation Systems

ET 4600 - Programmable Logic Controllers

ET 4610 - Instrumentation and Controls

ET 4630 - Local Area Networks

ET 4640 - Industrial Electricity

ET 4660 - Microprocessor Interfacing

ET 4670 - Microprocessor Design

ET 4701 - Industrial Topics

ET 4710 - Professional Development Seminar

ET 4790 - Advanced Problems in Technology

ET 4800 - Senior Problems in Industrial Technology

ET 4801 - Computer Engineering Technology

ET 4802 - Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology

ET 4803 - Mechanical Engineering Technology

ET 4815 - Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning

ET 4830 - Vibration

ET 4850 - Fluid Power

ET 4860 - Robotics

ET 4900 - Productivity Strategies

ET 4920 - Plant Layout and Materials Handling

ET 4990 - Industrial Engineering Systems

ENGL 1008 - Writing for English as Second Language (ESL) Students