Jun 16, 2024  
2019-20 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2019-20 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses


NOTE: Certain courses and programs require the use and/or handling of hazardous materials or equipment. Students are expected to follow all safety instructions and to take the required safety precautions including, but not limited to, the use of personal protection equipment (PPE) during the course or program to prevent incidences of injury to self or other students.

 

Economics

  

Electronic Media Communication

  
  
  • EMC 1050 - Basic Digital Photography and Imaging

    3 credit hours


    (Same as PHOT 1050 .)

    Introduces simple and multiple image photography, principles, methods, theory, and practice for both Photography majors and non-Photography majors. Explores digital camera anatomy, operating, and handling while discussing proper in-camera exposure, metering, focusing, shutter speeds, apertures, depth of field, and camera accessories. Basic principles of lighting, design, and image composition discussed. Digital darkroom techniques and image manipulation using tool such as Photoshop included. Emphasis placed on the DSLR (digital single lens reflex) camera. Students responsible for providing a DSLR camera for the class. Must have working knowledge of the Macintosh computer system.

    Three-hour lecture plus up to three-hour lab per week.


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  • EMC 2030 - Visual Journalism Production

    3 credit hours


    Prerequisites: EMC/JOUR 1020 and permission of department.

    Students shown how to gather information with words and pictures for the field of visual journalism by completing photojournalism assignments, producing images with still and video cameras, writing cutlines and voiceovers for images, producing images, using computer software to edit images and sound, and creating presentations for print and online media.

    Three-hour lecture plus up to three-hour lab per week.
     


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  • EMC 3010 - Media Production Seminar

    1 to 3 credit hours


    Practical experience in the conceptualization, pre-production preparation, and production of a specific program format. Integration of theory and skills from other Media Arts courses. Topics offered include filmed production, live television production, technical production experience, visual effects, animation techniques, augmented reality, virtual reality, and games. Topics will vary by semester offering. Can be repeated for 6 credit hours with different topics.

    Can include up to a 3-hour lab per week.


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  • EMC 3200 - Still Digital Imaging

    3 credit hours


    (Same as PHOT 3200 .) Prerequisites: Admission to candidacy; PHOT 2050  and instructor approval; must have some working knowledge of the Macintosh computer system.

    Computerization of traditional film images and use of digital cameras allows student to use different software programs to manipulate photographic images. Ethics and law discussed along with techniques and hands-on analysis of this new medium.

    Three-hour lecture plus up to three-hour lab per week.
     


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  • EMC 3580 - Media Practicum

    1 to 3 credit hours


    Prerequisites: Admission to candidacy; junior standing; permission of instructor.

    Practical experience in an on-campus mass communication setting within the College of Media and Entertainment. A minimum of 75 hours of work will be required for each hour of credit. Note: Total university credit for practicum and internship courses cannot exceed 6 credits.


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  • EMC 3670 - Digital Media Law and Policy

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: IAM 2500  or permission of instructor. Introduces the laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and government policy in the United States and internationally which affect the digital space including the Internet, the World Wide Web, online video and audio, and mobile technology, etc. Students will be taking a critical thinking approach to issues such as privacy, copyright, violence, gender issues, and issues around access to Internet services and other related topics.


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  • EMC 4000 - Media Internship

    1 to 3 credit hours


    Prerequisites: Admission to candidacy; senior standing; permission of sequence internship coordinator or instructor.

    Practical experience for advanced students in a professional setting. A minimum of 75 hours of work per credit hour plus other assignments is required. Note: Total university credit for internship and practicum courses cannot exceed 6 credits. Pass/Fail. Can be repeated with different employer for one to three credits with permission of instructor.


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  • EMC 4660 - Scientific Approaches to Media

    3 credit hours


    Prerequisite: Junior standing.

    Provides a critical overview off the historical, intellectual, and  theoretical foundations of scientific inquiry with specific emphasis on quantitative research methods. Introduces major theories and methods of scientific inquiry in the field of communication including psychological and sociological perspectives, survey research, content analysis, experiments, observational research, and statistical analysis. Explores audience analysis, media effects, message testing, campaign evaluation, political communication, public opinion, and new media technologies.


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  • EMC 4790 - Global News and World Media Cultures

    3 credit hours


    Prerequisite: Junior standing.

    Systems and philosophies associated with gathering international news and news coverage in different regions. Looks at global communication systems and ownership; examines how cultures shape news and the role of the individual in reporting news internationally. Includes discussion of development issues and role of global advertising and public relations.


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  • EMC 4810 - Global Comparative Media Systems

    3 credit hours


    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and junior standing.

    A close comparative study of chosen media systems in regions of the world. Examines print, broadcast, entertainment, and new media in Western and Eastern Europe, Asia and the Pacific Rim Region, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas. Media interactions with an influence on the geographic, demographic, linguistic, cultural, economic, and political structures of countries.


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  • EMC 4920 - Advanced Seminar-Electronic Media Journalism

    3 credit hours


    Prerequisites: Admission to candidacy; permission of department only.

    Practical experience in the conceptualization, preparation, and production of a specific news program format. Integration of theory and skills from other EMC/RIM courses. Documentary, political analysis, sports, and newscasting are probable topics. Topics will vary by semester offering. Can be repeated with different topics.

    Three-hour lecture plus up to three-hour lab per week.
     


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  • EMC 4930 - Advanced Seminar-Media Management

    3 credit hours


    Prerequisites: Admission to candidacy; permission of department only.

    Practical experience in the conceptualization, preparation, and management of a specific program format. Integration of theory and skills from other EMC/RIM courses. Programming, station operations, and sales are probable topics. Topics will vary by semester offering. Can be repeated with different topics.

    Three-hour lecture plus up to three-hour lab per week.
     


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Elementary Education

  
  • ELED 1001 - Becoming a Paraprofessional Literacy Tutor

    1 credit hour
    Overview of the effective components of literacy tutoring. Six modules cover the important aspects of literacy instruction as defined by the Common Core Standards. Modules will be delivered in an online format while instructional practice will take place in onsite sessions. Offers preparation to individuals without an educational background to deliver high quality literacy instruction.


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  • ELED 3300 - Digital Applications for Teaching and Learning

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education program. Designed to better prepare teacher candidates specifically in the areas of emerging technologies and how best to utilize them for teaching and learning. Explores characteristics of digital age learners, creation and application of emerging technologies, digital communication strategies, safe use of information, and technology integration within the curriculum that enhances the learning environment.


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  • ELED 3400 - Teaching Science and Social Studies through Literacy

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education; PSCI 4030  or BIOL 3000 . Corequisite: READ 4015 . Teacher candidates introduced to issues and trends that influence the areas of science, social studies, and English language arts (ELA) as well as methods, techniques, strategies, and materials that will enable them to integrate and teach these content areas successfully. Explores these topics via lecture, investigations (problem-based learning projects and scientific inquiry), lab, and field experiences in local elementary schools.


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  • ELED 4130 - Academic Interventions for Elementary School Learners

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Permission of department; admission into Residency I coursework. Corequisites: ELED 4350 ELED 4340 , and ELED 4350 . Designed to better prepare teacher candidates specifically in the areas of academic success for all learners, differentiated instruction, assessment, and intervention frameworks such as RTI2. Teacher candidates must be officially admitted into the K-5 Residence I program and will work with elementary students at a local school.


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  • ELED 4260 - Problems in Elementary Education

    1 to 3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Permission of department. A problem-oriented course, on or off campus, planned and designed for individuals, a school faculty, school system, or other professional groups, which will provide opportunities for in-service education related to assessed needs. Credit toward an undergraduate degree will be limited to six semester hours.


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  • ELED 4350 - Theory to Practice

    6 credit hours


    Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education program; ELED 4130 , ELED 4200 , and ELED 4340 . Strategies and techniques for guiding the learning of elementary school children. Development and use of materials in elementary classrooms with emphasis on explanation and experimentation. Laboratory work and weekly seminar.

    NOTE: Students must select a specific Residency I section and sign up for all corresponding classes in that particular section. Classes may not be selected from multiple sections.


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  • ELED 4410 - Effective Instruction: Integrating Social Studies and Assessment

    4 credit hours


    Prerequisite: Admission to teacher education program. Familiarizes teacher candidates with classroom management strategies:4-8, best practices of social studies instruction, and the integration of both with classroom and standardized assessments to enable the planning, design, and implementation of a standards-based social studies curriculum.

    NOTE: Students must select a specific Residency I section and sign up for all corresponding classes in that particular section. Classes may not be selected from multiple sections.


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Elementary, Early, and Special Education

  
  

Engineering

  
  
  • 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.


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  • ENGR 2130 - Electrical Circuit Analysis I

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: ENGR 1100 , MATH 1910 , and PHYS 2121 . 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.


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  • ENGR 2210 - 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.


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  • ENGR 3520 - Digital Circuits Fundamentals

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: ENGR 2130  and CSCI 1170 . 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.


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  • ENGR 3530 - Electronics and Instrumentation

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: ENGR 3510 . 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.


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  • ENGR 3540 - Introduction to Feedback Control

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: ENGR 2120 , ENGR 3510 , ENGR 3520 , ENGR 3530 , MATH 3120 . ENGR 3530  may be taken concurrently.  Introduces classical feedback control in electrical, mechanical, mechatronics, and other continuous-time dynamic systems. Discusses how to model, evaluate, and design SISO and linear control systems using differential equations, transfer function, root locus, and frequency response methods. Hands-on experiments involving Matlab, Labview, transducers (sensors), and actuators (motors) used to complement the theoretical aspects of the course. Embedded control also introduced. Two hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory.


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  • 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.


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  • 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.


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  • 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.


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  • 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.


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  • 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.


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  • 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.


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Engineering Technology

  
  
  • 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.


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  • 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.


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  • 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.


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