EN 432 - Business Communication

• Understand the principles and theories involved in constructing business correspondence in different media
• Design, research, and write an effective business correspondence
• Demonstrate competency in oral and interpersonal communication including one-on-one, communication, small-group communication, and professional communication
• Demonstrate understanding of legal and ethical issues confronting business communicators

• None

• The basics of business communication: audience analysis, style, tone, sentence structure, usage, etiquette, and ethics (4 classes)
• Communication in the workplace: written and electronic channels; positive, negative, and persuasive messages (6 classes)
• Business correspondence genres and formats: memos, letters, reports, proposals, etc. (6 classes)
• Interpersonal and group communication, meetings, and speaking (6 classes)
• Employment communication: job search, professional profiles for social-networking websites, resumes, cover letters, and interviews (6 classes)

EN 441 - Professional Presentation Techniques

• Apply the principles of effective communication in professionally focused presentations
• Analyze and evaluate supporting material and organize this content for informative and persuasive oral presentations
• Analyze situational,contextual, and audience characteristics and apply this analysis to the development of professional presentations
• Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of effective graphic aids and apply these principles to professional presentations
• Analyze individual strengths of team members
• Evaluate individual strengths of team members
• Apply this analysis and evaluation toward working as a team in preparing and presenting a formal professional presentation
• Understand (comprehend) the importance of verbal and non-verbal communication variables and apply this to concisely, coherently, and persuasively presenting his/her ideas

• Speaking in public
• Listening
• Topic selection/purpose
• Audience analysis
• Supporting your ideas
• Organization of a speech
• Outlining
• Introducing and concluding a speech
• Using language
• Delivery
• Using visual aids
• Types of speeches - informative, persuasive
• Speaking in small groups

• Course introduction (1 class)
• Defining communication (1 class)
• Presentation speaking (2 classes)
• Organization (2 classes)
• Audience analysis (2 classes)
• Credibility (2 classes)
• Non-verbal communication (2 classes)
• Demonstration speech (4 classes)
• Graphic techniques (4 classes)
• Model-building techniques
• Graphic problem (2 classes)
• Group presentations/Group dynamics (4 classes)
• Selling the concept (4 classes)
• Physical procedures (2 classes)
• Office rehearsals (2 classes)
• Presentations (4 classes)

ET 351 - Survey of Communication Circuits

• Explain and identify the role of standards and standards organizations in the data communications marketplace.
   

• None

• No course topics appended.

ET 499 - Independent Study

• Determined by topic.

• Determined by topic

• Determined by topic.

ET 1520 - Electric Circuits

• Describe the fundamental quantities in electric circuits and the appropriate relationships between them: energy, power, voltage, current, resistance, capacitance, and inductance.
• Analyze steady-state series-parallel DC electric circuits and AC series and parallel circuits.
• Describe the properties of inductors and capacitors, describe the transient response of DC-switched series RL and RC circuits, and describe the phase shift response in AC series and parallel RL and RC circuits.
• Determine real, reactive, and complex power in series AC circuits.
• Describe the concept of a Thevenin equivalent circuit.
• Describe the properties and benefits of using ideal transformers and of using balanced three-phase circuits.
• Analyze AC circuits with ideal transformers and balanced three-phase circuits.
• Make electrical measurements through laboratory work using DMM, oscilloscope, power meter, and LC meter.
• Demonstrate engineering notebook writing skills.

• College algebra (MA 127  prerequisite).
• Trigonometry (MA 126   prerequisite).
• Electricity, electric fields, and magnetic fields (PH 123  prerequisite).

• Introduction to electricity, energy, power, voltage, current, resistance, and Ohm’s law (3 classes)
• Kirchhoff’s laws, series, parallel, and series-parallel DC circuits (4 classes)
• AC signals, mathematical expressions, and AC resistive circuit analysis (2 classes)
• Capacitance, inductance, and simple transient and steady state responses (4 classes)
• Complex numbers, phasors, reactance, impedance, and series and parallel AC circuits (4 classes, 1 hr. lab)
• Complex power in series AC circuits (1 class, 1 hr. lab)
• Thevenin equivalent circuit (2 classes)
• Ideal transformers (1 class)
• Delta-wye circuits and conversions, balanced three-phase circuits (2 classes)
• Tests and homework days (includes final exam) (8 classes)

• Introduction to the electrical laboratory, electrical laboratory safety, and engineering notebooks. (1 session)
• Introduction to electrical circuit measurement instruments. (1 session)
• Resistance of Resistors and Series DC Circuits. (1 session)
• Parallel and Series-Parallel DC Circuits. (1 session)
• AC Signals, Operation of the Arbitrary Waveform Generator and the Digital Oscilloscope. (1 session)
• Capacitors and Inductors in DC and AC Circuits. (1 session)
• Series and Parallel AC Circuits. (1 session)
• AC Power Measurements, including use of modern power meters. (1 session)

ET 2550 - Electronics

• Design basic diode circuits
• Understand switching mode BJT circuits
• Design basic operational amplifier circuits
• Understand basic oscillator circuits
• Understand basic 555 timer circuits

• Electric Circuits (ET 1520   prerequisite).
• Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (MA 128  prerequisite).

• Diodes, Rectifiers, Half-Wave Rectifiers, Bridge Rectifiers, Ripple Voltage, Ripple Frequency (2 classes)
• Zener Diodes and their Power supply applications (2 classes)
• Bipolar Transistors as switches, applications of logic gates (1 class)
• Bipolar Transistors as amplifiers, Common Emitter circuit (2 classes)
• Ideal OpAmps (2 classes)
• Power supply using OpAmps (1 class)
• Active Filters (1 class)
• Oscillators, 555-timer (2 classes)
• Sensor interfacing, Wheatstone bridge, instrumentation amplifier (2 classes)
• Tests and homework days, including final exam) (7 classes)

• Half-wave-full-wave, bridge rectifiers (1 session)
• Zener diodes and their power supply application (1 session)
• Bipolar transistors as switches (1 session)
• Bipolar transistors as amplifiers (1 session)
• Ideal OPAmp as non-inverting and inverting amplifier (1 session)
• Voltage regulator using OPAmp (1 session)
• Filters using OPAmps (1 session)
• Oscillators (1 session)
• Sensor interfacing (1 session)

ET 3001 - Transient Circuit Analysis

• Mathematically express ramp, sinusoid, switched, exponential, impulse, and other functions in preparation for the analysis of electrical networks.
• Perform graphical and analytic differentiation and integration of waveforms.
• Utilize differential equations to determine the steady-state and transient time domain solution of simple RC, RL, and RLC networks.
• Evaluate Laplace and inverse Laplace transforms using tables, partial fraction expansion, and software.
• Utilize Laplace transforms in the solution of RLC circuits with initial conditions.
• Describe circuit behavior from a knowledge of the poles of the transfer function, including the relationship between frequency and time domain responses.
• Design and perform laboratory experiments that utilize advanced circuit analysis concepts.

• Steady state DC, AC, and periodic signal circuit analysis.
• Frequency response analysis, transfer functions, and Bode plots.
• Calculus.
• Differential equations.

• Course introduction, mathematical expression of waveforms. (6 classes)
• Time domain behavior of components, and solution of simple RL, RC, and RLC circuits in the time domain using differential equations. (5 classes)
• Laplace transform basics and mechanics. (6 classes)
• Circuit analysis using Laplace transforms. (4 classes)
• Exams and homework. (10 classes)

• Laboratory introduction
• Differentiation and integration of waveforms.
• First-order transient circuit analysis.
• First-order circuit design.
• Signal generation and conversion (two-week experiment).
• Introduction to MATLAB.
• Second-order circuit design (two-week experiment).

ET 3051 - Signals, Circuits, and Systems I

• Determine the power and effective value of sinusoidal signals in a circuit with multiple AC sources, whether of the same or different frequencies.
• Determine the average and effective values of periodic waveforms.
• Determine and describe the trigonometric, cosine, and sine forms of the Fourier series for periodic signals.
• Determine the response of linear circuits and systems to periodic signal inputs.
• Identify signal distortion when present
• Determine the spectra of periodic signals

• DC and AC steady state circuit analysis: series-parallel circuit analysis, complex power, and superposition.
• Transfer functions and Bode plots of first order circuits.
• Differential and integral calculus.
• Calculations and plotting in spreadsheets.
• Circuit simulation software usage.

• Course introduction and orientation (1 class, usually 2 lecture classes of the first week are lost due to the Labor Day holiday)
• Electrical power of multiple sinusoidal signals, average values, and effective values. ( 5 classes)
• Periodic signal representation with the magnitude/phase and the trigonometric Fourier series forms, spectra, and circuit analysis. (5 classes)
• Trigonometric Fourier series coefficients development ( 5 classes)
• Distortion (1 class)
• Exams and homework days, including final exam (12 classes)

• Introduction, PC and software orientation, electronic instruments, safety. (2 sessions)
• MathCAD tutorial. (1 session)
• Complex power, average power, and effective values (DMM, handheld power meter). (1 session)
• Response of first order circuits (digital oscilloscope with FFT module, arbitrary waveform generator). ( 2 sessions)
• Spectra measurements (digital oscilloscope with FFT module, arbitrary waveform generator). Overlap with previous topic. (4 sessions)
• Harmonic distortion (digital oscilloscope with FFT module, arbitrary waveform generator) (1 session)

ET 3060 - Signals, Circuits, and Systems II

• Determine the Fourier transform of deterministic engineering signals.
• Interpret the spectral density function of a signal
• Calculate thermal noise power
• Make calculations on sampling rate, aliasing error and quantizing error associated with analog signal processing in digital systems
• Determine the z-transform of discrete-time signals
• Determine the frequency response of simple digital filters
• Determine the spectrum of a discrete-time signal using the Discrete Fourier Transform

• Fourier series
• Transfer function, frequency response, Bode plots
• Calculus

• The Fourier transform and its application in system analysis (3 hours)
• Spectral densities of signals including noise (2 hours)
• Signal sampling, quantization, signal recovery, aliasing (5 hours)
• The Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) and example signal spectra (3 hours)
• Discrete-time signals and systems, digital FIR filters, example filter responses (4 hours)
• The z-transform and its application in system analysis, digital filter transfer functions (7 hours)
• Examinations and homework sessions (13 hours)
• The exponential Fourier series (4 hours)

ET 3100 - Electronic Circuit Design

• Implement the design process in the realization of electronic circuits.
• Use the information on data sheets provided by a component manufacturer in the design of electronic systems.
• Use computer simulation as a tool in the design process
• Design linear power supplies, switch-mode power supplies, active filters and sinusoidal oscillators.

• Basic applications of discrete BJT’s and FET’s.
• Basic applications of operational amplifiers.
• Multisim.
• Laplace Transforms.
• Frequency response.

• Unregulated dc power supplies. (3 classes)
• Linear power supplies. (9 classes)
• Switch-mode power supplies. (6 classes)
• Oscillators. (6 classes)
• Filters. (3 classes)
• Power inverter.(3 classes)

• Analysis and testing of an unregulated dc power supply.
• Design and simulation of a zener regulated power supply
• Design and simulation of an op-amp regulated power supply based on the LM723.
• Design and implementation of a switch-mode power supply based on the LM2575.
• Design and implementation of a crystal oscillator
• Design and implementation of a switched capacitor filter
• Design and implementation of a power inverter

ET 3202 - Electromagnetic Field Concepts

• Apply vector algebra and calculus analysis techniques to the solution of electromagnetic problems in Cartesian, cylindrical, and spherical coordinates.
• Determine the electrostatic field produced by idealized charge distributions using Coulomb’s law and Gauss’s law.
• Determine the magnetostatic field produced by idealized current distributions using the Biot-Savart law
• State the equations and describe the relationships between charge, electrostatic field intensity, and electric flux and flux density
• State the equations and describe the relationships between current, magnetostatic field intensity, and magnetic flux and flux density

• Circuits knowledge of electric and magnetic fields.
• Surface descriptions in three dimensions, calculus through multiple integrals.
• Vectors, unit vectors, and vector algebra in two-dimensional Cartesian and polar coordinate systems
• Experience at visualizing and sketching in three dimensions.

• Course introduction, non-Cartesian coordinate systems, and vector algebra review. (11 classes)
• Electric charge, electric fields, electric field intensity, Coulomb’s law (6 classes)
• Current density, magnetic fields, magnetic field intensity, Biot-Savart law (4 classes)
• Electric and magnetic flux, Gauss’s law concept, chage enclosed and flux calculations. (4 classes)
• Homework and exam sessions (including final exam) (17 classes)

ET 3900 - Design of Logic Systems

• Model digital systems using Boolean function, truth tables, Karnaugh Maps, and Hardware Description Language.
• Design a combinational digital subsystem using VHDL and verify the correct operation through simulation and/or implementation
• Design, simulate and/or implement sequential circuits using various representation such as state diagrams, ASM charts, and hardware description language, specifically VHDL
• Describe the design and verification process through written communication in the form of laboratory reports
• Use state-of-the art design and development tools for Digital Systems

• Basic Boolean Algebra
• Analysis of Combinational and Sequential Circuits
• Use of Karnaugh Map as a minimization tool

• Sequential Circuits and bi-stable memory elements (2 classes)
• Counters and Registers (2 classes)
• Synchronous State Machines representation and Design (6 classes)
• Introduction to Asynchronous Sequential Circuits (3 classes)
• Exams (4 classes)
• Review (2 classes)
• Design of Combinational Circuits (3 classes)
• Review of number systems & conversion (binary, decimal, hexadecimal) (1 class)
• Review the combinational logic representation, minimization and design process (5 classes)
• Counters and Registers (1 class)
• Synchronous State Machines representation and Design (10 classes)
• State diagram and ASM diagram (1 class)
• Time response of Sequential Circuits (1 class)

ET 3910 - Embedded Systems

• Understand all the components required and architecture of an embedded system
• Design programs using a high-level language for programming the microcontroller
• Compile, download, debug, and execute programs in the microcontroller
• Describe and interpret timing diagrams
• Use interrupt vectors and external interrupts to control the system and process
• Use USART, SPI and/or I2C interfaces to communicate with external devices
• Interface external devices to microcontroller

• College algebra
• Trigonometry
• Programming Knowledge
• Digital Logic

• Introduction (1 class)
• Review for final examination (1 class)
• Exams, examples and homework discussion days (8 classes)
• Lecture sessions (20 classes)

ET 4021 - Senior Project I

• Define the difference between problem specifications and problem solutions.
• Form a team to define an open ended problem.
• Write a clear and concise problem statement.
• Define detailed project specifications.
• Make an oral project proposal presentation to an audience.

• None 

• Introduction to capstone project sequence and requirements. (1 week)
• Team formation and team dynamics ( 1 week)
• Problems specifications versus solutions (1 week)
• Vertical and Horizontal Integration (1 week)
• Build versus Buy Decisions (1 week)
• Problem Statements (1 week)
• Problem Specifications (1 week)
• Technical Presentations - Do’s and Don’ts (1 week)
• Project Proposal Presentation (2 weeks)

ET 4022 - Senior Project II

• List the different types of feasibilities that apply to a technical project.
• Generate high level solutions based on the project problem specifications.
• Analyze and select a solution based on a set of possible options.
• Identify resource requirements and resource constraints for a given solution.
• Develop a project plan.

• None 

• Solving problems (1 week)
• Feasibility Analysis (2 weeks)
• Decision analysis and decision matrices (1 week)
• Other topics TBD based on project proposals (5 weeks)
• Project Plan Presentation (2 weeks)

ET 4023 - Senior Project III

• Work as an integral part of a project team that will implement, prototype, and test a project solution.
• Utilize laboratory instrumentation for debugging and testing the prototype solution.
• Prepare a compliance test plan and conduct the compliance test to demonstrate functionality.
• Prepare a complete project report documenting the problem, project, prototype solution, and testing.
• Present the project results to faculty and peers in a formal setting and at a trade show setting.

• None 

• Topics to be determined by project areas.

ET 4250 - Electromagnetic Field Applications

• Determine potential difference from electric field intensity, especially in capacitance calculations
• Determine the magnetic field intensity for idealized current distribution using Ampere’s Circuital law
• Determine the current for a desired flux value in a series magnetic circuit with or without an air gap
• Determine inductance and impedance in mutual inductor circuits
• Describe the meaning of each term in Maxwell’s equation in integral form
• Calculate power and power density of electromagnetic plane waves.
• Determine losses and power levels in antenna links
• Describe the basic principles of signal integrity (SI) and electromagnetic interference (EMI)

• Electrostatics and magnetostatics
• Transmission lines
• Fourier domain concepts

• Course introduction, electrical potential, dielectrics, and capacitance (6 classes)
• Ampere’s Circuital law, magnetics concepts and circuits and inductance (4 classes, 1 lab section)
• Faraday’s law, mutual inductors, displacement current, capacitive and inductive coupling, time-varying Maxwell’s equations (4 classes)
• Plane wave propagation, power density and power (3 classes)
• Antennas and links (3 classes)
• Signal integrity/EMI topics (1 class)
• Homework and exam sessions (including final exam) (10 classes)

• Gauss’s law and Capacitance (lecture, experiment, and simulation) (3 sessions)
• Magnetic Circuits (lecture, simulation, and experiment) (3 sessions)
• Mutual Inductor (1 session)
• Electrostatic and Magnetostatic coupling (1 session)
• Antenna Link (1 session)
• EMI measurements (1 session)

ET 4261 - Transmission Lines

• Explain why traveling waves, reflections, and standing waves occur and why they are significant in circuits and transmission structures
• Solve high frequency problems using transmission line theory, the Smith Chart, and scattering parameters.
• Identify and utilize various transmission line components, especially in laboratory measurements
• Determine the first-order system performance based on specifications and s-parameters of RF components

• Basic communication concepts.
• Elementary electromagnetic field concepts
• Circuits through time domain analysis
• Calculus and differential equations.

• Introductory concepts and DC steps and pulses on transmission lines. (6 classes)
• AC sinusoidal steady state transmission line theory and practice. (7 classes)
• Smith Charts. (3 classes)
• Scattering parameters, components, and first-order system performance (6 classes)
• Homework and exam sessions (including final exam) (9 classes)

• Basic high frequency measurements (power, frequency, attenuation, VSWR, return loss, coupling, and directivity). (4 sessions)
• Spectrum and frequency swept measurements of microwave components. (2 sessions)
• Simulation and measurement of scattering parameters using a vector network analyzer. (3 sessions)
• Open laboratory session (2 sessions)

ET 4410 - Power and Energy Conversion

• Analyze single phase circuits
• Measure complex power flow in single phase and three phase circuits
• Explain what is meant by harmonic component of current and voltage and why harmonic currents are serious power quality problem.
• Analyze magnetic circuits
• Explain the relationship between voltage, current, power and magnetic field in a transformer.
• Perform short-circuit and open-circuit tests on a transformer and determine parameters of the equivalent circuit.
• Know the basic construction features of three-phase induction machines
• Analyze the steady state performance of a three-phase induction motor and discuss the operating modes of an induction machine.
• Understand the basic methods of starting and speed control of induction motor.
• Explain the various types of power conversion and the devices used in power conversion.
• Discuss the role of the induction generator in alternative energy conversion systems.

• Magnetic principles
• Fourier series
• Electronic Circuit Design

• Introduction (1 day)
• Single-Phase and Three-Phase AC Circuits (1 day)
• Power Quality: Harmonics and Disturbances (2 days)
• Magnetic materials and circuits (1 day)
• Principles of operation, construction, equivalent circuits, and determination of parameters for transformers (2 days)
• Introduction to Motors and Generators (1 day)
• Construction, characteristics, speed control and equivalent circuits of three-phase induction machines (4 days)
• Power electronic switching devices (1 day)
• Power conversion systems (3 days)
• Analysis and design of alternative energy systems with induction generators (2 days)
• Exams (2 days)

• Introduction to the Machinery and Power Laboratory Current, Voltage, Power measurements and spectrum analysis
• Power and power quality measurements in three-phase systems with passive and active loads
• Determination of transformer circuit parameters
• Transformer performance and harmonic currents
• Induction machine characteristics, performance and harmonic currents
• Speed control of induction motor and effects of load on power quality
• Performance of an induction generator
• Design of a variable frequency drive
• Design of an alternative energy system
• Application of alternative energy systems

ET 4500 - Electric Motors

• Define the magnetic principles as applied to rotating and other electromechanical equipment
• Describe the characteristics and capabilities of the various types of electrical machines, both AC and DC
• Select the proper motor for their application
• Define and apply motor characteristic curves
• Perform 3-phase complex power calculations
• Specify components for power factor correction
• Define the various types of motor (speed/torque) control based on the motor characteristic data
• Describe the characteristics and capabilities of single- and three-phase transformers
• Describe the basic operation of, and be able to program, a PLC

• AC and DC circuit analysis
• Trigonometry and algebra
• Magnetic field concepts

• Fundamental principles of electricity, magnetism, and electromechanical energy conversion (2 classes)
• Magnetic circuits, machine theory and operation (1 class)
• Principles of DC machines (3 classes)
• Single phase circuits and power (1 class)
• Transformers (2 classes)
• Three phase circuits and power (2 classes)
• Three phase induction motors (4 classes)
• Synchronous machines (1 class)
• Sizing motors to various types of loads (1 class)
• Other three-phase motors, single-phase motors (1 class)
• Exams (2 classes)

• Equipment safety, measurement equipment and methods for AC and DC
• Magnetization Curve of a DC Generator
• DC Motor Load Characteristics
• Single phase complex power and power factor correction
• Single-Phase Transformers
• Three-Phase Transformers
• Squirrel Cage Induction Motor Characteristics
• Squirrel Cage Induction Motors and Variable Speed Drives
• Basics of Programmable Controllers

ET 4601 - Quality in Electronic Systems

• Provide examples of what quality is and its impact on product performance and customer response.
• Demonstrate quality as an essential life aspect that permeates all activities.
• Demonstrate how he/she will always have a direct responsibility for implementing quality.
• Use basic statistical and organizational tools and techniques to analyze for and implement quality.
• Give formal/informal presentations on independently researched material

• None 

• What is Quality? (6 classes)
• Defining a Project (3 classes)
• Statistics (3 classes)
• Statistical Quality Tools (6 classes)
• Project management (2 classes)
• Student Presentations (6 classes)
• Case Studies (3 classes)
• Exams (2 classes)

ET 4620 - Data Communications

• Determine the mathematical expressions, the time-domain waveforms, the spectrum representations and the parameters (modulation index, carrier and sideband powers, bandwidth) of AM and FM signals.
• Explain the time-domain and frequency-domain representations of digitally modulated ASK, FSK, and PSK communication signals.
• Describe the terms used in data communications, including standards, LANs, WANs, the Internet, and TCP/IP
• Describe data communications concepts including flow control, error control, multiplexing, signal transmission, and interfacing.
• Describe data communication networking concepts such as topologies, circuit switching versus packet switching, and medium access techniques such as CSMA/CD and Token Ring.
• Specify appropriate transmission media and data network configurations for particular applications.

• Digital logic.
• Frequency-domain signal representations.
• Noise concepts and modulation.
• Digital signals and analog-digital conversion, including sampling.

• Analog and digital signal characteristics, A-to-D conversion, bandwidth, Nyquist and Shannon limits (3 classes)
• Modulation - AM, FM, ASK, FSK, PSK (7 classes)
• Orthogonal signaling, multiplexing, multiple-access (3 classes)
• Basic data communications, networks, network services, and architectures. (3 classes)
• Guided and unguided data transmission links and media, transmission impairments, error detection and correction. (6 classes)
• Error control and flow control concepts, data link protocols: stop-and-wait . (1 class)
• Local area networks, random and scheduled medium-access techniques. (4 classes)
• Wireless cellular networks. (1 class)
• LAN standards (3 classes)
• Data-transfer mechanisms in packet-switched networks, TCP/IP. (4 classes)

ET 4630 - Electronic and Wireless Communications

• Describe the differences between ASK, FSK, and PSK digital modulation methods
• Compute the bandwidth requirements for commonly used baseband signals and digitally modulated signals
• Perform bandwidth/energy comparisons between ASK, FSK, PSK, and other digital modulation methods.
• Compute power and energy signal-to-noise ratios for signals with random data in white noise
• Design a receiver using correlation detection or matched filters, for binary or M-ary signaling
• Compute power and energy signal-to-noise ratios for signals with random data in white noise
• Determine bit error probabilities as a function of signal-to-noise energy ratio for digitally modulated signals
• Represent digital modulation methods, using constellation diagrams

• Functional blocks for typical communication systems
• Introduction to low-pass and band-pass signals in the frequency domain
• AM signals with sinusoidal modulation-time waveforms and frequency spectra
• AM modulators and envelope-detector demodulators
• FM signals with sinusoidal modulation-time waveforms and frequency spectra
• Digital information and typical baseband signals
• Introduction to commonly used modulation methods for digital data (ASK, FSK, PSK)

• Digital communication system model
• Signal orthogonality
• Baseband and bandpass signal representation (constellation, eye patterns)
• Digital modulation methods, ASK, PSK, M-PSK, QAM, FSK, MSK
• Signal-to-noise energy ratios
• Symbol detection, correlation detection, matched filtering
• Bit error rate

• Introduction, Spectrum Measurements
• DSB-SC
• AM
• FM
• Digital Modulation - ASK and FSK
• Digital Modulation - BPSK and QPSK
• Bit Error Rate Measurements
• Channel Bandwidth for Digital Data with Various Line Codes
• Direct-Sequence Spread Spectrum and CDMA

ET 4710 - Feedback Control Systems and Circuits

• Design mathematical models and analogs of engineering components.
• Derive block diagrams from transfer functions and, conversely, reduce block diagrams to obtain transfer functions.
• Analyze step input transient response of first and second order systems.
• Design computer models for systems and perform simulation of the systems using Matlab and Simulink.
• Determine the frequency response of systems using Bode diagrams.
• Determine the steady-state error for open-and closed-loop systems.
• Derive transfer functins, and plot associated Bode and/or root-locus graphs.
• Determine the stability of a system using Routh-Hurwitz criteria, root-locus and Bode plots.
• Understand PID controllers.

• Basic college calculus including differentiation and integration.
• Differential equations.
• Complex algebra.
• Laplace transform.
• Operational amplifiers.
• A high-level general purpose computer language.

• Concept of feedback control systems. (1 class)
• Transfer functions. (1 class)
• Block diagrams and signal flow graphs. (2 classes)
• System time domain response: First and second order systems . (4 classes)
• Modeling and simulation. (2 classes)
• Absolute stability of control systems - Routh-Hurwitz criterion. (3 classes)
• Steady-state error analysis. (2 classes)
• Root-locus technique. (3 classes)
• Bode plot – gain and phase margin. (2 classes)
• Nyquist criterion. (1 class)
• Lead and lag controllers: Analysis and design. (1 class)
• Exams and homework days. (9 classes)

• Introduction to control systems. Demonstration of a control system. (1 session)
• Introduction to computer modeling and simulation and simulation software: Matlab, Simulink, and Matlab Control Tool Box. (2 sessions)
• Modeling and simulation of a simple control system. (1 session)
• Modeling and simulation of a velocity control system. (1 session)
• Modeling and simulation of a positional control system. (1 session)
• Positive aspects of control systems. (1 session)
• First order control systems. (1 session)
• Second order control systems. (1 session)

ET 4720 - Digital Control Systems

• Represent and analyze discrete-time control systems using state variables, z-transforms, and time domain techniques.
• Determine the effects of a zero-order hold on a sampled signal.
• Determine the transfer function of a system containing a sampler and zero-order-hold.
• Represent a sampled-data control system in common block diagram forms.
• Determine the transfer function of a closed-loop sampled-data control system.
• Convert transfer functions to difference equations
• Convert difference equations to transfer functions.
• Determine the time and frequency domain responses of sampled-data control systems to arbitrary inputs.
• Determine the stability of discrete-time control systems.
• Incorporate compensators, including a PID compensator, in discrete-time control system and determine the effects of the compensator.
• Determine effective designs of compensators in discrete-time control systems.

• Continuous time control systems.
• Laplace transforms.

• State Variables and State Transition Matrix (2 classes)
• Transfer Functions and State Diagrams (2 classes)
• Controllability and Observability (1 class)
• Analog to Digital conversion (1 class)
• Transfer functions of Discrete Systems (1 class)
• Open-loop and closed-loop transfer function of a discrete system (3 classes)
• Root-locus on the Z-plane (2 classes)
• Stability of discrete control systems (1 class)
• Discrete Compensation methods (1 class)
• Examinations and review. (5 classes)

• Introduction to Tag-Based Programmable Logic Controllers
• Designing Human-Machine Interfaces in Automation Systems
• Timers, Counters, and Math functions in Tag-Based Logic Controllers
• Introduction to Sampled-Data Control Systems

FP 2701 - Basic Fluid Power

• Size hydraulic components based on steady state requirements
• Design a hydraulic circuit based on specified loads and speeds, and analyze an existing hydraulic circuit based on interpretation of ANSI/ISO graphic symbols used in the circuit diagram
• Design a hydraulic circuit based on input requirements and standard components by selecting pumps, motors, valves, cylinders, and actuators to meet specific design requirements
• Select pump controls to minimize energy consumption

• None

• Introduction to hydraulic systems design (1 class)
• Hydraulic cylinders (2 classes)
• Fluid mechanics and cavitation in hydraulic systems (2 classes)
• Pumps and pump controls (3 classes)
• Motors and hydrostatic transmissions (3 classes)
• Pressure Control Valves (3 classes)
• Flow Control Valves (4 classes)
• Directional Control Valves (4 classes)
• Hydraulic Accumulators (2 classes)
• Review and testing + comprehensive final exam (3 classes)

FP 4701 - Advanced Fluid Power

• Predict the steady state performance of hydraulic components and systems based on linearized models
• Predict dynamic response of hydraulic components and systems using computer-based tools
• Select pump controls to meet system performance requirements

• Basic knowledge of circuit design
• Knowledge of sizing hydraulic components based on steady state requirements
• Knowledge of mass and energy balance
• Static properties of fluids

• Fluid properties and linearized models (3 classes)
• Pump control strategies (3 classes)
• Steady state valve modeling (3 classes)
• Steady state valve/cylinder/motor analysis (6 classes)
• Steady state hydrostatic transmission modeling (2 classes)
• Hydraulic component dynamic modeling basics (4 classes)
• Valve dynamic modeling (3 classes)
• Hydraulic system dynamic modeling (3 classes)
• Review and testing and comprehensive final exam (3 classes)

• Orifice and line loss calculations
• S.S. performance of fixed displacement, PC, and load sensing pump
• Steady state performance of a valve controlled motor
• Steady state performance of a hydrostatic drive
• Steady state modeling of a hydrostatic drive (Excel model)
• Cylinder cushion dynamics simulation
• Introduction to a dynamic modeling of fluid power components
• Accumulator charge/discharge simulation

GE 205 - Professional Growth

• Have had an opportunity for professional growth and exposure to community activities related to their profession.
• Have opportunities to participate in community outreach and professional technical continuing education activities

• None

• No Course topics have been appended.

GE 300 - Career and Professional Guidance

• Have a perspective of various areas of the electrical engineering field.
• Have a perspective of various functions within the engineering team.
• Be aware of various professional issues facing engineers and engineering technologists.
• Write a resume and a cover letter.
• Be aware of possible ethical issues and professional responsibilities in the workplace
• Conduct research on a company

• None 

• Introduction. (1 class)
• Career areas in electrical engineering and electrical engineering technology - industry guest speakers. (8 classes)
• Professional issues: resume preparation, interviewing, teamwork, professional registration, and financial planning. (7 classes)
• Professional and ethical responsibilities. (2 classes)
• Graduate school. (1 class)
• Senior Design and Technical Elective information and voting. (1 class)

GE 305 - Professional Growth

• Have had an opportunity for professional growth and exposure to community activities related to their profession.
• Have opportunities to participate in community outreach and professional technical continuing education activities

• None

• No Course topics have been appended.

GE 405 - Professional Growth

• Have had an opportunity for professional growth and exposure to community activities related to their profession.
• Have opportunities to participate in community outreach and professional technical continuing education activities

• None

• No Course topics have been appended.

GE 499 - Independent Study

• Have studied an engineering topic of special interest

• None

• To be determined by the faculty supervisor

GE 611 - Numerical Methods

• No course learning outcomes appended

• Computer Programming
• Differential equations and Laplace Transform

• Taylor series, Error propogation, Numerical Differentiation, Forward-Backward-Central difference formulations of First and Second derivatives, Richardson’s Extrpolation
• Numerical Integration: Newton-Gregory forward formula for interpolation, Trapezoidal rule, Simpson’s rules, Boole’s rule, Romberg Integration
• Root finding methods: Bisection, False position, Fixed-point iteration, Newton-Raphson, Secant, Modified Secant
• Ordinary Differential Equations: Initial Value problems, Euler’s method, Heun’s method, Runge-Kutta methods- Third order and Fourth Order, Stiff equations: Implicit Euler’s method, Adam’s solvers: Explicit and Implicit methods, Milne’s predictor-corrector methods

GE 1001 - Principles of Engineering

• None appended

• None 

• None appended

GE 1002 - Introduction to Engineering Design

• None appended

• None 

• None appended

GE 1003 - Digital Electronics

• None appended

• None 

• None appended

GE 1004 - Computer Integrated Manufacturing

• None appended

• None 

• None appended

GE 1006 - Civil Engineering and Architecture

• None appended

• None 

• None appended

GE 1007 - Biotechnical Engineering (BE)

• None appended

• None 

• None appended

GE 1009 - Introduction to Computer Science and Software Engineering

• Analyze existing code
• Create an Android application by using pair programming and by practicing the Agile software design process
• Implement algorithms in Python using GitHub to manage the process
• Create a graphical user interface using an application-programming interface
• Use PHP and SQL to structure and access a database hosted on a remote server
• Understand the role of client-side code, server-side code, and databases in delivering interactive web content
• Examine very large data sets and utilize data visualization techniques
• Program automated robotic behavior in C++

• None

• Unit 1 Algorithms, Graphics, and Graphical User Interfaces (48%)
  • Lesson 1.1 Algorithms and Agile Development
  • Lesson 1.2 Mobile App Design
  • Lesson 1.3 Algorithms in Python
  • Lesson 1.4 Images and Object-Oriented Libraries
  • Lesson 1.5 GUIs in Python
• Unit 2 The Internet (18%)
  • Lesson 2.1 The Internet and the Web
  • Lesson 2.2 Shopping and Social on the Web
  • Lesson 2.3 Security and Cryptography
• Unit 3 Raining Reigning Data (17%)
  • Lesson 3.1 Visualizing Data
  • Lesson 3.2 Discovering Knowledge in Data
• Unit 4 Intelligent Behavior (17%)
  • Lesson 4.1 Intelligent Machines
  • Lesson 4.2 Interpreting Simulations

GE 2006 - Engineering Dynamics

• Determine position, velocity, and acceleration of particles subjected to rectilinear and curvilinear motions
• Determine rotation and general plane motions of inplane and constrained bodies
• Determine trajectory of projectiles given initial conditions
• Determine the force causing acceleration using Newton’s Second Law of Motion
• Determine the motion of kinetic systems using the principle of work and energy
• Determine the motion of particles using the principle of impulse and momentum
• Determine forces acting upon rigid bodies in motion

• Physics of Mechanics
• Trigonometry
• Advanced Algebra
• Differential Calculus
• Definite Integral Calculus
• Statics

• Rectilinear motion of particles (6 classes)
• Relative and dependent motion of particles (2 classes)
• Curvilinear motion of particles (2 classes)
• Plane kinematics of rigid bodies velocities (5 classes)
• Plane kinematics of rigid bodies acceleration (3 classes)
• Kinetics of particles - Newton’s Second Law (2 classes)
• Kinetics of particles - work and energy (2 classes)
• Kinetics of particles - observation of energy (1 class)
• Kinetics of particles - impulse and momentum (1 class)
• Review and exams (6 classes)

GE 3102 - Fluid Mechanics

• Apply the fluid-static equation to determine pressure at a point.
• Apply the steady-flow forms of the mass and energy balances to a variety of fluid flow problems.
• Determine pipe friction and minor losses, and include these in the energy analysis.
• Evaluate the performance of pumps and fans, using pump-fan curves and flow analysis.
• Utilize instrumentation for measurement of fluid and flow properties, with an understanding of the accuracy and precision of the measuring systems.

• Newton’s Second Law
• Trigonometric relations

• Definitions and properties
• Statics and pressure gauges, buoyancy
• Fluid flow: mass and energy balances
• Bernoulli energy, losses, shaft work
• Reynolds number, predictions of friction and minor losses
• External flow, drag
• Turbomachinery
• Exams

• Pressure gauge calibration
• Measurement of viscosity
• Measure of air flow in a duct
• Obstruction flow meter calibration
• Determination of friction factor and minor losses
• Analysis of a pump system/analysis of a fan system
• Reynolds’ experiment

GE 3301 - Instrumentation and Control of Engineered Systems

• Design and conduct engineering experiments
• Describe the characteristics and requirements for common measurements
• Describe the operation and use of common sensors used in measurement
• Design a measurement and data acquisition system

• Basic circuits, dynamics, heat transfer and MAT-LAB programming.

• Measurement System Concepts (3 classes)
• Signal Characteristics (2 classes)
• Measurement System Behavior (3 classes)
• Sampling and Data Acquisition (3 classes)
• Planning an Experiment (2 classes)
• Technical Report Writing (1 class)
• Types of Measurements (3 classes)
• Mechatronics (2 classes)
• Review and Exams (1 class)

• Measurement uncertainty
• Static Calibration and Transient Response (Temperature measurement)
• Measurement of temperature rise during cutting process
• Measurement of Torque vs Tension in Bolted joint
• Accelerometer Measurement (vibration of Cantilever Beam)
• Project (Specification of Measurement and Data Acquisition)

GE 3601 - Solid Modeling and Design I

• Model 3D parts using parametric techniques
• Assemble part models into assemblies
• Create 2D drawings of parts and assemblies
• Analyze part models for simple manufacturing concerns

• None

• Part Modeling (5 classes)
• Part Drawings (5 classes)
• Assembly Modeling (4 classes)
• Assembly Drawings (3 classes)
• Analysis (1 class)
• Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (1 class)
• Individual Project (1 class)

• Parts (5 sessions)
• Assemblies (2 sessions)
• Drawings (2 sessions classes)
• Individual Project (1 session)

GE 3602 - Solid Modeling and Design II

• Model 3D parts using more complex modeling tools
• Simulate simple mechanisms
• Model sheet metal parts and surfaces

• None

• Advanced Part Modeling: patterns, sweeps, blends, graphs, mirror parts, user defined features, analysis features, importing sketches (7 classes)
• Sheet Metal Parts and Drawings (6 classes)
• Surfacing (2 classes)
• Mechanisms (2 classes)
• Family Tables of Parts (1 class)
• Flexible Components (1 class)
• Simplified Representations (1 class)

• Advanced Part Modeling: patterns, sweeps, blends, graphs, mirror parts, user defined features, analysis features, importing sketches (5 sessions)
• Sheet Metal (1 sessions)
• Surfacing (1 session)
• Mechanisms (1 session)
• Family Tables of Parts (1 session)
• Individual Project (1 session)

GE 3650 - Engineering Systems Design

• Perform an assessment of problem need and develop design specifications in engineering design
• Be familiar with techniques used to develop multiple solutions
• Apply a systematic approach to select optimal design solution
• Be familiar with the role of engineering ethics and societal concerns in design process

• None

• Course Introduction, Team Assignment and Collaboration Techniques (3 classes)
• Define Engineering Design Process (2 classes)
• Problem Definition (4 classes)
• Design Goals and Specifications (4 classes)
• Design Solution Idea Generation Techniques (4 classes)
• Ethics and Liability in Engineering Design (4 classes)
• Hazard Analysis and Failure Analysis (4 classes)
• Design Analysis (3 classes)
• Design Process Project and Presentation (8 classes)
• Review and Exams (4 classes)

GE 3651 - Computer-Aided Engineering Design

• Apply the design methodology to design and analyze parts and assemblies of parts
• Effectively communicate a design in graphics, report writing and oral presentations
• Use computer tools to solve linear equations
• Use the CAD package to design parts
• Use FEA software to analyze stress and strain
• Use computer tools to prototype and verify a design
• Work in a work environment to develop and analyze an engineering design
• Assign and/or divide engineering work in a group environment

• CAD Modeling

• Review of statics and strength of materials (3 classes)
• Overview of the design process with CAE (traditional versus concurrent engineering) (1 class)
• Overview of tolerancing techniques (traditional versus GDT) (2 classes)
• Definition of project goals, objective and constraints (1 class)
• Script development for engineering analysis (2 classes)
• Project conceptual design (2 classes)
• Advanced CAD topics (enhanced features, assemblies, CAD for analysis) (4 classes)
• Working drawings for communication of design specifications (3 classes)
• Overview of the finite element (FE) method (3 classes)
• Generation of a FE model from CAD (geometric) model (1 class)
• Linear structural analysis (5 classes)
• Report writing methods and presentations (3 classes)

• Statics and Strength of material review of application
• GDT tolerancing by application
• Script development for iterative engineering design
• Advanced CAD topics (enhanced features, assemblies)
• CAD geometry export and import
• FEA analysis (linear, structural and buckling)
• Design presentations

GE 3901 - Computer Tools

• Formulate and solve engineering problems using MATLAB
• Have written structured computer programs to solve engineering problems using MATLAB
• Use computer tools (MATLAB and Excel) to plot graphs, find the roots of equations, and perform matrix operations
• Formally document the solution to engineering problems

• College Trigonometry
• College Algebra

• Problem solving methodologies, Introduction to computing (1 class)
• Simple and symbolic operations (2 classes)
• Working with arrays, Plotting (2 classes)
• Programming - loops (3 classes)
• Programming - logic (2 classes)
• Root finding techniques (1 class)
• Matrix methods (1 class)
• Solving simultaneous equations (2 classes)
• Numerical integration (2 classes)
• Optimization (2 classes)
• Testing and Review (2 classes)

• Introduction to Matlab and Excel
• Structured Programming
• Plotting data
• Roots of Equations
• Solving Simultaneous equations
• Numerical Integration
• Optimization

GE 4200 - Advanced MATLAB Programming

• No course learning outcomes appended.

• General physics, math and engineering skills associated with sophomore engineering student standing.
• General procedure programming concepts such as variables, selection, repetition and file input and output.
• Previous exposure to the Matlab programming language and environment.

• Cell arrays, structures and other advanced Matlab data types.
• Dealing with uncontrollable error conditions.
• Standalone (compiled) Matlab programs.
• Generating and using pseudo-random values in Matlab.
• Matlab programs with professional GUIs.
• Matlab programs that send and receive information via USB connections.
• Matlab programs that communicate with embedded processor systems (specifically Arduino boards).
   

• Reintroduction to Matlab and Command Window. Console and Dialog Box I/O.
• Handling Errors & Variable Argument Lists
• Persistent Variables & Program Compilation
• GUIs (2 weeks)
• Timers and Related Topics
• Serial Communications and the Arduino (2 weeks)
• Examinations (2 weeks)

GE 4901 - Capstone Design I

• Formulate a proposal for an open-ended engineering design project

• Engineering design process
• CAD

• The design process
• Open ended engineering design
• Writing a design proposal

GE 4902 - Capstone Design II

• Perform a detailed engineering design
• Write a design report
• Make a formal design presentation

• Engineering design process
• CAD

• Engineering design
• Engineering report writing

GE 4903 - Capstone Design III

• Perform a detailed engineering design
• Realize and evaluated a design solution
• Write a design report
• Make a formal design presentation

• Engineering design process
• CAD

• Engineering design
• Engineering report writing
• Engineering design presentations

GS 1001 - Freshman Studies I

4 lecture hours 0 lab hours 4 credits

• Demonstrate familiarity with contemporary social issues, cultural perspectives, and historical perspectives
• Communicate information, ideas, and results via written means
• Demonstrate aesthetic engagement through exposure to literature, philosophy, and the arts
• Demonstrate expectations of responsible citizenship (civic engagement)
• Demonstrate understanding of how knowledge is derived in the humanities and social sciences
• Exercise critical thinking skills in an interdisciplinary context
• Demonstrate understanding of basic documentation and citation of sources

• None

• Introduction to the disciplines of the humanities and social sciences (2 classes)
• Discussion of rhetorical concepts and the role of synthesis as a meaning-making tool in the humanities (2 classes) 
• Tour of Grohmann Museum and/or other cultural institutions (1 class)
• Student analysis and discussion of art (2 classes)
• Classroom activities/discussions, film viewing, field trips, etc., exploring subject materials related to the selected course topic-for example, “sustainability,” “globalization,” etc. (10 classes)
• Analysis and interpretation of assigned readings from course texts, including rhetorical analysis of texts (10 classes)
• Discussion/exercises on research methods in the humanities and social sciences (2 classes)
• Writing workshops (10 classes)

GS 1001E - Freshman Studies I

• Demonstrate familiarity with contemporary social issues, cultural perspectives, and historical perspectives
• Communicate information, ideas, and results via written means
• Demonstrate aesthetic engagement through exposure to literature, philosophy, and the arts
• Demonstrate expectations of responsible citizenship (civic engagement)
• Demonstrate understanding of how knowledge is derived in the humanities and social sciences
• Exercise critical thinking skills in an interdisciplinary context
• Demonstrate understanding of basic documentation and citation of sources

• None

• Introduction to the disciplines of the humanities and social sciences (2 classes)
• Discussion of rhetorical concepts and the role of synthesis as a meaning-making tool in the humanities (2 classes) 
• Tour of Grohmann Museum and/or other cultural institutions (1 class)
• Student analysis and discussion of art (2 classes)
• Classroom activities/discussions, film viewing, field trips, etc., exploring subject materials related to the selected course topic-for example, “sustainability,” “globalization,” etc. (10 classes)
• Analysis and interpretation of assigned readings from course texts, including rhetorical analysis of texts (10 classes)
• Discussion/exercises on research methods in the humanities and social sciences (2 classes)
• Writing workshops (10 classes)

GS 1002 - Freshman Studies II

• Produce professional quality documents-specifically report structure and document design
• Access and organize information
• Evaluate and Analyze collected information
• Communicate information, ideas, and results effectively via visual means
• Demonstrate expectations of responsible citizenship (civic engagement)

• None

• Rhetorical principles of technical communication (2 classes)
• Principles of document design (2 classes)
• Ethical considerations in technical communication (1 class)
• Report structure and organization (6 classes)
• Research methods, working with both primary and secondary sources (2 classes)
• Visual representation of data (4 classes)
• Lectures, discussions, activities related to selected-topic subject material (6 classes)
• Principles of effective slideshows and speaking/presentation strategies (2 classes)
• Formal oral presentations with visual support (5 classes)
• Writing workshops (10 classes)

GS 1003 - Freshman Studies III

• Produce professional quality presentations-specifically visual representation within supporting materials
• Communicate information, ideas, and results effectively via oral means
• Apply knowledge to and formulate creative solutions to problem-solving and decision-making
• Demonstrate expectations of responsible citizenship (civic engagement)
• Select and use the most appropriate medium for a variety of audiences, contexts, and purposes

• None

• Theory and rhetorical principles of oral communication (5 classes)
• Audience analysis, including cultural contexts (2 classes)
• Lectures, class discussions (ideally led by students), activities related to selected-topic subject material (8 classes)
• Lab/workshops on civic project, which will be the subject of the poster presentation (6 classes)
• Informative presentation (4 classes)
• Debates or Persuasive presentation (4 classes)
• Small-group discussion (7 classes)
• Poster/multimedia presentation preparation and delivery (4 classes)

GS 1010H - Honors Seminar I

• Write unified, coherent, emphatic, and well-organized essays that include a clear thesis and, in some form, an introduction, a body, and a conclusion
• Understand basic rhetorical concepts, including ethos, pathos, and logos
• Work with sources at the college level. This includes discerning quality of sources, identifying which sources are more authoritative with a given rhetorical context, avoiding plagiarism and copyright infringement through awareness of ethical and legal constraints, and incorporating sources appropriately and effectively in students’ own writing
• Understand the concept of a "city" and become aware of issues specific to that concept
• Develop awareness of social responsibility and interpret personal experience through a service-learning project
• Become aware of ethical issues specific to human interactions within the framework of a city
• Develop capacity for independent thought through self-selection of paper topics, service-learning experience, and selected readings

• None 

• Rhetorical concepts and writing instruction (8 classes)
• Research methods (1 class)
• Evaluation, documentation, and incorporation of sources (1 class)
• Research/writing workshops (5 classes)
• Lectures, classroom activities/discussions, and field trips exploring the concept of “The City” (10 classes)
• Class discussion of assigned readings from course texts (5 classes)
• Service learning (2 classes)
• Lecture on art terms, class discussion/analysis of art in class (2 classes)
• Museum tour, student analysis and presentations on art works (2 classes)
• Student presentations of research projects (4 classes)

GS 1020H - Honors Seminar II

• Write a variety of short reports, with an emphasis on conciseness, correctness, coherence, and contextual relevance
• Understand and apply principles of document design
• Develop appropriate visual representation of data
• Analyze raw data, identify significant data points and patterns among the data, and draw conclusions regarding what the data means
• Work with primary research sources in addition to secondary research sources
• Write a formal proposal, including all apparatus associated with formal reports
• Work as a member of a team to organize and manage an event
• Become aware of social issues and interact with members of the local community who are involved in the process of making public policy
• Make connections between professional training and social/civic contexts
• Develop capacity for independent thought through self-selection of public policy issue and by proposing a solution to a problem related to that issue
• Create a succinct slide show with well-designed slides
• Deliver a team presentation

• None  

• Exposure to materials related to the social sciences
• Research skills
• Principles and techniques of various forms of written communication (including essay and memorandum)
• Principles and techniques of various forms of oral communication (including public presentations and formal speeches)
• Community engagement
• Group work
• Urban design

GS 1030H - Honors Seminar III

• Understand basic aesthetic principles, including relationships between form and function
• Become aware of social/civic issues surrounding the aesthetics of designing public spaces
• Develop awareness of audience in public speaking
• Prepare and deliver speeches and presentations
• Design effective slides and develop well-structured slide shows
• Work as part of a team to plan and stage a public speaking event
• Design an effective poster and speak to multiple audiences at a poster session event

• None 

• Lecture, class discussion, field trips on the rhetoric of public space (4 classes)
• Class discussions of assigned readings from course text on architectural styles and history (7 classes)
• Review of rhetorical concepts; instruction, analysis and workshops on public speaking and presentations, including student preparation of slideshow and posters (10 classes)
• Student speeches/presentations (14 classes)
• Small group discussions and rhetorical analysis of these discussions by classmates (3 classes)
• Class discussion of assigned reading from course text on interdisciplinary creative thinking (1 class)
• Poster session presentation (1 class)

HU 100 - Contemporary Issues in the Humanities

• Become aware of selected contemporary issues in the humanities
• Interpret these contemporary issues by examining and analyzing the contexts surrounding them
• Understand and appreciate opposing viewpoints
• Interpret personal experience through attendance of a fine arts exhibit or performance
• Make connections between synthesis of contemporary issues and one’s own personal experiences, beliefs, and values
• Understand how knowledge in the humanities is derived

• None 

• Introduction to the disciplines of the humanities (3 classes)
• Lecture on rhetorical concepts and the role of synthesis as a meaning-making tool in the humanities (1 class)
• Lecture on art terms (1 class)
• Tour of the Grohmann Museum (1 class)
• Student analysis and discussion of art (2 classes)
• Lectures and classroom activities/discussions, film viewing, and occasionally field trips exploring subject materials related to selected contemporary issues from a humanities perspective (9 classes)
• Class analysis and interpretation of assigned readings from course texts (9 classes)
• Research methods in the humanities (2 classes)
• Lecture on writing about humanities topics (1 class)
• Midterm exam (1 class)

HU 100E - Contemporary Issues in Humanities

• Become aware of selected contemporary issues in the humanities
• Interpret these contemporary issues by examining and analyzing the contexts surrounding them
• Understand and appreciate opposing viewpoints
• Interpret personal experience through attendance of a fine arts exhibit or performance
• Make connections between synthesis of contemporary issues and one’s own personal experiences, beliefs, and values
• Understand how knowledge in the humanities is derived

• None 

• Introduction to the disciplines of the humanities (3 classes)
• Lecture on rhetorical concepts and the role of synthesis as a meaning-making tool in the humanities (1 class)
• Lecture on art terms (1 class)
• Tour of the Grohmann Museum (1 class)
• Student analysis and discussion of art (2 classes)
• Lectures and classroom activities/discussions, film viewing, and occasionally field trips exploring subject materials related to selected contemporary issues from a humanities perspective (9 classes)
• Class analysis and interpretation of assigned readings from course texts (9 classes)
• Research methods in the humanities (2 classes)
• Lecture on writing about humanities topics (1 class)
• Midterm exam (1 class)

HU 332 - Bioethics

• Identify ethical issues in their professional practice
• Understand the outlines of traditional consequentiality and deontological ethical theories
• Understand the nature of the demand for justification
• Understand the requirements for the application of abstract principles to concrete situations
• Understand the range of bioethical issues
• Appreciate the responsiveness of bioethical thought and practice to technological and social change

• None 

• The nature of morality (2 classes)
• Responsibility (1 class)
• Utilitarianism (1 class)
• Kantian moral theory (2 classes)
• Central professional values (2 classes)
• Truth telling (1 class)
• Informed consent (1 class)
• Confidentiality (1 class)
• Abortion and infanticide (2 classes)
• Euthanasia and assisted suicide (3 classes)
• Justice in the distribution of health care (2 classes)
• Human gene therapy (3 classes)
• Reproductive technologies and surrogate parenting (3 classes)
• Global AIDS epidemic (2 classes)

HU 406G - German Literature

• Understand major German authors
• Strengthen their understanding of intermediate German
• Strengthen their German writing, reading and speaking skills while becoming familiar with significant German works

• None 

• No course topics appended.

HU 410CH - Chinese I

• No course learning outcomes appended.

• None 

• No course topics appended.

HU 410F - French I

• Read and pronounce basic French words
• Understand elementary French grammar
• Ask simple questions in French and answer them
• Have a general idea about French geography and some institutions

• None 

• The French alphabet (2 classes)
• Verbs (10 classes)
• Nouns and articles (4 classes)
• Numeral (3 classes)
• Pronouns (5 classes)
• Cultural aspects (6 classes)
• Vocabulary (5 classes)
• Reviews (2 classes)
• Tests (2 classes)

HU 410G - German I

• Pronounce the standard High German correctly, especially in reading aloud
• Converse in some everyday situations, using simple grammar
• Understand elementary passages in German and translate these into English accurate in both grammar and meaning
• Convert selected easy English passages into German, using the vocabulary and grammar from the course, spelling and punctuating appropriately
• Know generally the geography of Germany and cultural features presented

• None 

• Oral reading, pronunciation and associated spelling (8 classes)
• Oral composition including everyday expressions (2 classes)
• Listening practice (3 classes)
• Vocabulary (5 classes)
• Sentence structure (4 classes)
• Nouns and articles (2 classes)
• Pronouns (2 classes)

• Listening to the cassette tapes for textbook is expected.
• Attending a designated cultural event in the community is required (example: Oktoberfest, Germanfest)
• Drill work in class is analogous to laboratory work.

HU 410I - Italian I

• No course learning outcomes appended.

• None 

• No course topics appended.

HU 410J - Japanese I

HU 410S - Spanish I

• Understand the practical and fundamental skills of Spanish presented in this course in reading, writing, listening and speaking with emphasis on communication
• Use practically and creatively the target language both in and out of class
• Have insights into the cultures of Spanish-speaking people and hopefully, a greater understanding of the world and our place in it

• None

• Pronunciation: cognates, vowels, diphthongs, problem consonants, the alphabet, accents and stress
• Greetings and common expressions
• Vocabulary: In the Spanish classroom
• Articles and nouns
• Adjectives
• Punctuation and word order
• Days of the week
• Numbers 0-29
• Telling Time
• Reading: The Spanish Language and the Hispanic World
• Vocabulary-The Family
• Subject pronouns
• The irregular verb ser in the present tense
• The irregular verb estar in the present tense
• Ser vs. estar
• The irregular verb ir in the present tense
• Contractions
• Reading: The Hispanic Family
• Vocabulary: At the market
• The present tense of regular -ar verbs
• The present tense of regular -er, ir verbs
• Vocabulary: Food
• Interrogative
• Gustar-to be pleasing (to like)
• Reading: Hispanic Food
• Vocabulary: The body and activities
• The personal a
• Verbs with irregular yo form in the present tense
• Stem-changing verbs in the present tense
• Stem-changing verbs with irregular yo form in the present tense
• Numbers (30-100)
• Reading: Hispanic life

HU 411CH - Chinese II

• No course learning outcomes appended.

• None 

• No course topics appended.

HU 411F - French II

• Combine words in simple sentences
• Expand his/her grammar ability
• Translate simple sentences from English into French
• Deepen his/her knowledge and understanding of the French culture

• None 

• Verbs (10 classes)
• Adjectives (4 classes)
• Pronouns (4 classes)
• Prepositions (2 classes)
• Readings (4 classes)
• Cultural aspects (5 classes)
• Vocabulary (5 classes)
• Review (2 classes)
• Tests (3 classes)

HU 411G - German II

• Pronounce German correctly and confidently
• Converse about additional everyday topics, using three verbs tenses in active voice
• Translate somewhat more complicated German passages into English without misrepresenting grammar or meaning; and to do conversely for English into German, spelling and punctuating correctly
• Enjoy the pursuit of language competence as skills develop from a firm foundation
• Discuss issues in German life similar to those in his/her own life

• None 

• Oral readings; pronunciation and associated spelling (8 classes)
• Oral composition including everyday expressions (3 classes)
• Listening practice (2 classes)
• Vocabulary (5 classes)
• Sentence structure (3 classes)
• Pronouns (1 class)
• Adjectives (1 class)
• Verbs (6 classes)
• Adverbs (1 class)
• Conjunctions (2 classes)
• Cultural features (3 classes)
• Tests (7 classes)

• Listening to the cassette tapes for the textbook is expected
• Attending and reporting on a designated cultural event in the community is required
• In-class drill work is analogous to laboratory experience

HU 411I - Italian II

• No course learning outcomes appended.

• None 

• No course topics appended.

HU 411J - Japanese II

• Read, write, listen, and speak basic Japanese words with ease
• Understand elementary Japanese grammar
• Converse in some everyday situations
• Appreciate some Japanese cultural features through the language

• None 

• KATAKANA writing (3 classes)
• Numerals: Telling time, and days of the week (2 classes)
• Polite/Plain verb/Adjective forms (4 classes)
• Particles, Pre/Suffixes (1 class)
• Tenses: verbs and adjectives (2 classes)
• Adverbs and their locations (1 class)
• Nouns and Counters (2 classes)
• Compound/Complex sentences and Conjunctions (2 classes)
• Comparisons (1 class)
• Elementary KANJI (1 class)
• Language in culture
• Exam (3 classes)

• Listening to the cassette tape for textbook is expected
• Drill work in class is analogous to laboratory

HU 411S - Spanish II

• Understand the practical and fundamental skills of Spanish presented in this course in reading, writing, listening and speaking, with emphasis on communication
• Use practically and creatively the target language both in and out of class
• Have insights into the cultures of Spanish-speaking people and hopefully, a greater understanding of the world and our place in it

• None 

• Vocabulary: Clothes
• Expressions with tener
• The weather, months, and seasons
• The present progressive
• The possessives
• Reading: Hispanics in the United States
• Vocabulary: The city
• The preterit tense of regular verbs
• Preterit tense: stem-changing verbs
• Affirmative and negative words
• Numbers (100 and up)
• What is the date
• Reading: Spain
• Vocabulary: The countryside and nature
• Preterit tense: irregular verbs ser, ir, and dar
• Preterit tense: other irregular verbs
• Prepositions
• The prepositions por and para
• Pronouns that are objects of prepositions
• Reading: The Spanish Character
• Vocabulary: The home
• The imperfect tense
• Preterit vs. imperfect
• Hacer in expressions of time
• Demonstratives
• Reading: Mexico

HU 412CH - Chinese III

• No course learning outcomes appended.

• None 

• No course topics appended.

HU 412F - French III

• Understand the structure of the French language grammatically
• Write short, correct sentences in sequence on a given topic
• Translate with ease simple sentences from French to English
• Expand the understanding of the French way of life and culture

• None 

• Verbs (10 classes)
• Pronouns (5 classes)
• Prepositions (4 classes)
• Cultural aspects (7 classes)
• Readings (7 classes)
• Reviews (4 classes)
• Tests (2 classes)

HU 412G - German III

• Have experienced the third quarter of a three-quarter series covering the basics of German grammar and pronunciation
• Have strengthened their understanding of German grammar
• Have strengthened their conversational skills in German

• None 

• No course topics appended.

HU 412I - Italian III

• No course learning outcomes appended.

• None 

• No course topics appended.

HU 412J - Japanese III

• Read, write, listen and speak elevated level of Japanese words and sentences
• Understanding intermediate level of Japanese grammar
• Converse in everyday situations
• Appreciate Japanese culture features through the language

• None 

• Comparisons (2 classes)
• Formation of the “–n desu” construction (2 classes)
• Making a request, using the “–te” form + “kudasai” (1 class)
• Nouns and Counters (2 classes)
• Abbreviations verbal expressions, using “desu” (1 class)
• Expressing decision and purpose (2 classes)
• Making verbal ending forms of inviting and responding (1 class)
• Describing a resultant state (1 class)
• Making noun-modifying (adjectival) clauses (2 classes)
• Compound/Complex sentences and Conjunctions (2 classes)
• Expressing past experiences and hearsay (2 classes)
• Elementary KANJI (along with classes) (1 class)
• Language in culture (along with every class) (1 class)
• Exam (3 classes)

• Listening to the cassette tape for textbook and workbook is expected
• Drill work in class is analogous to laboratory work

HU 412S - Spanish III

• Understand the practical and fundamental skills of Spanish presented in this course in reading, writing, listening, and speaking
• Use practically and creatively the target language both in and out of class
• Have insights into the cultures of Spanish-speaking people and hopefully, greater understanding of the world and our place

• None 

• Vocabulary: Mail and Banking
• Direct-object pronouns
• Indirect-object pronouns
• Indirect and direct object pronouns with the verb
• Formation of adverbs
• Reading: The Mexican Voice-Artistic and personal Expression
• Vocabulary: The student residence and daily life
• Reflexive pronouns and verbs
• The impersonal se
• The present perfect tense
• The past perfect tense
• Passive Voice
• Reading: Central America and the Antilles
• Vocabulary: The railroad station and telephone calls
• The future tense
• The conditional
• Comparisons
• The tu command forms
• Reading; South American
• Vocabulary: The highway
• The present subjunctive formation
• The usted, ustedes, and nostros commands
• The subjunctive in indirect commands
• The subjunctive with expressions of emotions
• The subjunctive with expressions of doubt, denial, and disbelief
• Reading: South American voices

HU 413G - German IV

• Have experienced the first of two quarters of intermediate German
• Have improved German speaking, listening, reading and writing skills
• Have increased their knowledge of German grammar and vocabulary

• None 

• No course topics appended.

HU 413S - Spanish IV

• Understand the practical and fundamental skills of Spanish presented in this course in reading, writing, listening and speaking, with emphasis on communication
• Use practically and creatively the target language both in and out of class
• Have insights into the cultures of Spanish-speaking people and hopefully, a greater understanding of the world and our place in it

• None 

• Vocabulary: Mail and telephoning
• Answering the phone
• Conversation: Violeta goes to the post office
• The subjunctive after conjunctions of finality and condition
• The future tense
• Vocabulary: In the future
• The subjunctive after conjunctions of time
• Formats for courtesy in letters
• Writing business and personal letters
• Reading: The countries of the southern cone: Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay
• Vocabulary: Today’s World
• Conversation: The environment
• The conditional tense
• The imperfect subjunctive tense
• Cultural notes: Student protests
• Hypothetical situations: “If” clauses and “ojala”
• Emphasis with “-isimo”
• Reading: Our world

HU 414G - German V

• Have experienced the second of two quarters of intermediate German
• Have strengthened German speaking, listening, reading and writing skills
• Strengthen understanding of German grammar and vocabulary

• None

• No course topics appended.

HU 414S - Spanish V

• Understand the practical and fundamental skills of Spanish presented in this course in reading, writing, listening and speaking, with emphasis on communication
• Use practically and creatively the target language both in and out of class
• Have insights into the cultures of Spanish-speaking people and hopefully, a greater understanding of the world and our place on it
• Have a greater understanding of and appreciation for the art of translation

• None 

• Una carta a Dios-short story
• Cognates/false cognates
• Uses of the imperfect
• Composition
• Un dia de estos-short story
• Nouns derived from stem-changing verbs
• Progressive actions
• Discussion of themes
• Cajas de carton–short story
• Diminutives
• Imperfect vs. Preterit
• Future tense
• Technical Translation
• Translation exercise
• La ciudad y los perros-a movie
• Cultural report

HU 420 - Classical Derivatives

• Gain a greater appreciation of the philosophy of language development and word meanings
• Acquire greater linguistic knowledge
• Increase his/her English vocabulary
• Improve his/her spelling of English words
• More fully appreciate the terminology of his/her technical course

• None 

• History of Latin’s Impact on English (1 class)
• The Dictionary/Definition/Latin Bases (1 class)
• Latin Prefixes (1 class)
• Combination of Bases (1 class)
• Latin Suffixes (7 classes)
• Latinisms/Uncommon Meanings (1 class)
• Latin Words and Phrases in English (1 class)
• The Greek Alphabet/Words from Greek Mythology, History, and Philosophy (1 class)
• Greek Bases/Combination of Bases (1 class)
• Greek Prefixes (1 class)
• Greek Suffixes (5 classes)
• The Law/Literary Terms/Terms from Various Occupations (1 class)
• Scientific Language (3 classes)
• Animals/colors (1 class)
• Meteorology/Minerals (1 class)
• Tests (3 classes)

HU 421 - Literary Genres

• Recognize the characteristics of a drama, short story, or poem and understand the structure of the work.
• Analyze and interpret a given drama, short story, or poem.
• Recognize the difference between popular and quality literature.
• Appreciate the contributions of specific authors to the body of literature.
• Understand and apply the main critical theories used to analyze and interpret literature

• No previous literature course are required; however, it is expected that students will apply and build on the learned knowledge from previous literature courses and language skills learned from their EN 131  and EN 241  courses in their class discussions and writing. Examples of such skills are the recognition of figurative language and their understanding of character and plot as well as their ability to articulate their responses to the selections they read.

• Discussion of drama and terms used in drama (2 classes)
• Specific dramas, Sophocles, Shakespeare, Beckett (6 classes)
• Live theatre experience (1 class)
• Discussion of terms used in the short story (1 class)
• Discussion of critical theories (4 classes)
• Discussion of short stories (6 classes)
• Discussion of poetry and terms used in poetry (1 class)
• Discussion of specific poems by the following authors (6 classes)
• Critical Essays (2 classes)
• Tests (2 classes)

HU 422 - British Literature

• Identify characteristics of major periods including: The o-saxon, The Medieval, The Elizabethan, The Age of Reason, Victorian, Modern.
• Identify important authors of each period
• Identify representative selections of literature from each period
• Identify the structure and characteristics of poetry, the essay, the short story, the novel and drama
• Identify primary components of literature such as: character, plot, setting, conflict, point of view, persona, figurative language, prosody, sonnet, epic, pastoral, the unities of time, place and action

• No prerequisites; however, it is expected that the student will apply language arts skills learned in EN 131  and speaking skills learned in EN 241 . An example of language arts skills would be the ability to analyze figurative language and sentence structure. An example of speaking skills would be the ability to participate in a group discussion on a particular work and/or author.

• The Anglo-Saxon and Medieval Periods (3 classes)
• The Renaissance (Elizabethan) Period (3 classes)
• Shakespearean Drama (3 classes)
• The Age of Reason Drama (3 classes)
• The Romantic Period (3 classes)
• Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (3 classes)
• The Victorian Period (3 classes)
• The Modern Period (3 classes)
• Tests (2 classes)
• Panel Discussion (1 class)
• Films (3 classes)

HU 423 - American Literature

• Identify philosophical beliefs giving rise to major periods including Calvinism, Realism, Transcendentalism. Naturalism, Romanticism, Harlem Renaissance
• Identify important authors of each period
• Identify representative selections of literature from each period
• Identify the structure and characteristics of poetry, the essay, the short story, the novel, a drama
• Identify primary components of literature such as character, figurative language, plot, prosody, setting, persona, conflict, point of view
• Identify characteristics of American literature that make it uniquely American
• Identify characteristics of American literature that make it a world-class literature

• No previous literature courses are necessary; however, it is expected that the student will apply language arts skills learned in EN 131  and speaking skills learned in EN 241 . An example of language arts skills required would be the ability to analyze figurative language and sentence structure. An example of speaking skills required would be the ability to participate in a group discussion on a particular work and or author.

• Discussion of Native-American oral tradition (2 classes)
• Short stories, tales, myths (10 classes)
• Essays and speeches (2 classes)
• Poetry (10 classes)
• Novel (2 classes)
• Drama (2 classes)
• Specific movements in American Literature (2 classes)
• Test and quizzes

HU 424 - Science Fiction

• Identify key components and literary terms
• Examine and understand how literature reflects current political, social, religious, and economic climates
• Analyze and synthesize works in longer papers
• Examine and understand how literature reflects current political, social, religious, and economic climates
• Understand the interplay between various genres and mediums and how a work is necessarily altered or transformed during the process of translation

• None 

• Introduction to Science Fiction, its history and its importance in literature (1 class)
• Introduction to literary theory, approaches to reading and interpretation (1 class)
• Short stories (4 classes)
• Novels (12 classes)
• Internet/Movie (1 class)
• Mid-term (1 class)

HU 425 - Contemporary Literature

• Identify specific contemporary authors and literary texts
• Identify elements of short stories, novels and drama
• Identify primary analytical components of literature: character, plot, setting, language
• Identify political, social, religious, and aesthetics themes that are characteristics of contemporary literature

• No previous literature courses required; however, it is expected that the student will apply language arts skills learned in EN 131  and speaking skills learned in EN 241 .

• Introduction to literary theory, approaches to reading and interpretation (3 classes)
• Short Stories (8 classes)
• Poetry (3 classes)
• Literary nonfiction (6 classes)
• Novel (6 classes)
• Play (3 classes)
• Quizzes and tests (2 classes)

HU 426 - Survey of Third World Literature

• Identify specific authors and texts from Latin America, India, Africa, and the Middle East
• Identify elements of short stories, novels and drama
• Identify primary analytical components of literature: character, plot, setting, language
• Identify emerging political, social, religious themes that particularly affect Third World countries

• No previous literature courses required; however, it is expected that the students will apply language arts skills learned in EN 131  and speaking skills learned in EN 241 .

• Introduction to comparative literature (1 class)
• Introduction to literary theory (2 classes)
• Latin-American literature (6 classes)
• African literature (9 classes)
• Indian literature (8 classes)
• Pacific Rim literature (3 classes)
• Exams (2 classes)

HU 427 - Classics in Eastern Literature

• Skillfully read, interpret and critically analyze great works of the Eastern literary tradition
• Read and discuss literary works in order to more deeply understand human experience
• Successfully write essays analyzing and responding to literary works

• None

• No course topics appended.

HU 428 - Classics in Literature

• Skillfully read, interpret and critically analyze great works of the Western literary tradition
• Read and discuss literary works in order to more deeply understand human experience
• Successfully write essays analyzing and responding to literary works

• None

• The course will be equally divided into the three literary periods mentioned. The exact titles that the class covers will be determined by student input and interest, and the only criteria are that the selections must either be in the textbook or be easily available, and they must be representative of the era that the class is studying at the time.

HU 429 - Literature of American Minorities

• Identify specific authors and texts from American ethnic minority groups
• Identify elements of short stories, novels and drama
• Identify primary analytical components of literature: character, plot, setting, language
• Identify political, social and religious themes that, in particular, affect members of American ethnic minority groups

• No previous literature courses required; however, it is expected that the student will apply language arts skills learned in EN 131  and speaking skills learned in EN 241 .

• Introduction to ethnic literature (1 class)
• Introduction to literary theory (2 classes)
• African-American literature (6 classes)
• Asian-American literature (6 classes)
• Latino literature (6 classes)
• Readings from authors in other ethnic minority groups (8 classes)
• Exams (2 classes)

HU 430 - Epistemology

• Understand the fundamental concepts of the theory of knowledge
• Understand the essential problems of epistemology: the nature of knowledge and belief, the justification of knowledge claims, the nature of perception, the nature of truth, the possibility of knowledge independent of experience, the existence of other minds, memory, and the ethics of belief

• None 

• Introduction: the possibility of (and criteria for) knowledge (3 classes)
• Skepticism (3 classes)
• Perception (3 classes)
• Challenges to knowledge (2 classes)
• Foundationalism and Contextualism (3 classes)
• Externalist theories (3 classes)
• Empirical dogmas (2 classes)
• The problem of induction (3 classes)
• Models of scientific explanation (3 classes)
• Science as myth (1 class)
• The rejection of epistemology (1 class)
• Exams (3 classes)

HU 431A - Formal Logic

• Demonstrate understanding of the concepts of argument, validity, soundness, deduction and induction
• Translate sentences from English into the language of first-order-logic
• Prove the validity of truth-functional and quantificational arguments

• None 

• Atomic sentences (5 classes)
• Boolean connectives (2 classes)
• Proof for Boolean logic (3 classes)
• Conditionals (4 classes)
• Quantification (6 classes)
• Multiple quantifiers (3 classes)
• Proof for quantification (3 classes)

• Frequent in-class exercises immediately following the presentation of new concepts and methods.
• 15-20 homework exercises graded by an on-line grading service provided by the authors and publishers of the text (at Stanford and U. of Indiana). Students may submit an exercise multiple times and submit their grade to the instructor only when they are satisfied with their work.

HU 431B - Informal Logic

• Develop the ability to question, to think critically, and to utilize philosophical methods
• Think and express ideas more clearly
• Improve the skills involved in structuring and understanding arguments

• None 

• Philosophy and logic (2 classes)
• History of logic (1 class)
• Recognizing arguments– Claims and grounds, Warrants and backing, and Modal qualifiers and rebuttals (Each 2 classes)
• Fallacies (6 classes)
• Language and reasoning (3 classes)
• Special fields of reasoning (2 classes)
• Existential thinking and reasoning (2 classes)
• Reviews and tests (3 classes)

HU 432 - Ethics for Professional Managers and Engineers

• Apply the ethical concepts relevant to resolving moral issues in business, industry, and other relevant areas of concern
• Articulate and defend with good reasons his/her own ethical point of view pertaining to specific problem areas in business, industry, and related areas

• None 

• The nature of ethics (2 classes)
• Ethical development and responsibility (2 classes)
• The search for ethical principles and values (1 class)
• Divine command views (1 class)
• Human nature and values (1 class)
• Utilitarianism (2 classes)
• Kantian ethics and rights (1 class)
• Justice (1 class)
• Ethical obligations to the public (2 classes)
• Ethics - Employer and employee relationships (6 classes)
• Job discrimination and affirmative action (3 classes)
• Ethics - the environment and technology (6 classes)
• Exam (1 class)

HU 433 - Philosophy

• Critically examine, question, and utilize the philosophical method of inquiry
• View their knowledge of the sciences as part of a totality of human knowledge and experience and relate the sciences to other areas of human experience
• Develop and evaluate a philosophy of their own, including criteria for solving particular personal problems of living

• None 

• The value of philosophy and the philosophical enterprise (2 classes)
• Socrates and Plato on the quest for meaning and the examined life (7 classes)
• Aristotle on friendship and happiness (2 classes)
• Other perspectives: Epicurus (hedonism) and Epictetus (2 classes)
• Medieval philosophy: the bridge between ancient and modern philosophy (1 class)
• Nietzsche: The search for meaning and place (3 classes)
• Camus: Questions of absurdity, meaning, and life direction (3 classes)
• Satire, Barnes, and Tolstoy (2 classes)
• Jonathon Livingston Seagull (2 classes)