OR 1912 - Academic Intervention & Support

• Develop and apply the learning strategies necessary for academic success
• Learn to develop accountability to self and others for the learning process
• Recognize the academic and non-academic reason that impede progress
• Understand personal academic struggles and how to overcome them
• Know what supports are available to aid in their academic success

• None

OR 1913 - Academic Intervention & Support 2

• Develop and apply the learning strategies necessary for academic success
• Learn to develop accountability to self and others for the learning process
• Recognize the academic and non-academic reason that impede progress
• Understand personal academic struggles and how to overcome them
• Know what supports are available to aid in their academic success

• None

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 401 - Spanish for Nurses

• Use basic conversational Spanish to obtain health history from patients, provide patients with information about their condition and treatment
• Acknowledge and be sensitive to cultural influences with interacting with patients and their families
• Demonstrate knowledge of basic Spanish medical vocabulary and associated appropriate grammar
• Demonstrate the ability to use coping mechanisms when vocabulary is not available or known

• None

• Introductions
• Numbers, dates, times
• Biographical information
• Body parts/systems
• Symptoms
• Medical history
• Medications

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 406S - Spanish Literature

• Understand major Spanish/Latin American authors
• Strengthen their understanding of intermediate Spanish
• Strengthen their Spanish writing, reading and speaking skills while becoming familiar with significant Spanish/Latin American 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

• Read, write, listen, and speak basic Japanese words
• Understand elementary Japanese grammar
• Converse in some everyday situations
• Know general Japanese geographical and cultural features

• No prerequisites by topic appended

• The Japanese sound system and HIRAGANA writing (5 classes)
• Basic everyday expressions (1 class)
• Grammar: Sentence structure; particle and demonstrative usage (4 classes)
• Vocabulary: Nouns; Verbs; Adjectives; questions words (2 classes)
• KATAKANA writing (5 classes)
• Language in culture (1 class)
• Reviews (1 class)
• Exam (3 classes)

• Listening to the cassette tape for textbook is expected and drill work in class is analogous to laboratory work (11 sessions)

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 GS 1001  and GS 1003  and 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 GS 1001  and speaking skills learned in GS 1003 . 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 GS 1001  and speaking skills learned in GS 1003 . 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 GS 1001  and speaking skills learned in GS 1003 

• 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 Developing 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 GS 1001   and speaking skills learned in GS 1003 .

• 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

• None

• 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)

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)

HU 434 - Existentialism

• Better understand and critically evaluate the philosophical movement of existentialism
• Develop and critically evaluate his or her own philosophical positions on existential themes and issues
• Apply his or her evaluations and conclusions to his or her own professional and personal life

• None 

• Philosophy and existentialism (3 classes)
• Forerunners of existentialism (3 classes)
• Kierkegaard and Nietzsche (3 classes)
• Heidegger (5 classes)
• Sartre and de Beauvoir (3 classes)
• Marcel and Buber (3 classes)
• Camus (6 classes)
• Future directions of existentialism (3 classes)
• Midterm (1 class)
• Final Exam (2 classes)

HU 435 - Philosophy of Religion

• Question, think critically, and utilize philosophic methods of inquiry
• Understand the place and possible limits of both science and philosophy in the search for ultimate meaning
• Respond to the important, perennial and personal questions of spirituality by examining classical and contemporary arguments for and against God’s existence and related topics

• None

• Philosophy and Philosophy of Religion (2 classes)
• Origins of religion (2 classes)
• World religions (2 classes)
• Arguments for the existence of God (3 classes)
• Problem of evil (3 classes)
• Death and immortality (2 classes)
• Sam Keen and the Spiritual Quest (6 classes)
• Siddhartha’s Search for Meaning and Purpose (3 classes)
• Taoism, philosophy or religion, and related issues (3 classes)
• The Human Journey and Search reconsidered (3 classes)
• Midterm exam (1 class)

HU 436 - Metaphysics

• Produce arguments for and against the reality of time
• Identify the main theories of the relationship between mind and body
• Describe several leading theories of personal identity
• Distinguish between metaphysical and scientific questions

• None 

• Introduction (1 class)
• Time (5 classes)
• Identity (2 classes)
• Personal identity (5 classes)
• Mind-body problem (3 classes)
• Minds and computers (3 classes)
• Freedom and determinism (6 classes)
• Metaphysics and science (2 classes)
• Review and exams (3 classes)

HU 437 - Praxiology

• Have a better understanding of the relation between thought and action
• Distinguish intellectual activity specific to observation from that specific to action
• Acquire a perspective on the intellectual foundations of engineering and management

• None

• The problems of Praxiology (1 class)
• The philosophical analysis of action (1 class)
• Discussion of Peter Caw’s “Praxis and Techne” (2 classes)
• The technique of phonological reduction (3 classes)
• G.H Mead on action (3 classes)
• The Takoff-Johnson theory of metaphor (3 classes)
• David Sudnow’s description of improved conduct (6 classes)
• Frank Wilson (7 classes)
• The Alexander Technique (2 classes)

HU 438 - Aesthetics

• Reflect on philosophical issues raised by artistic phenomena and the possibility of aesthetic experience
• Consider definitions of art, the function of museums, public art, and standards of taste and evaluation
• Contemplate the ontological status of art works, reproductions and digital art, depiction, horror and sublimity, and somaesthetics

• None 

• Course introduction and theories of art (3 classes)
• Dewey, Danto and Dutton (3 classes)
• Parker and Stolnitz (3 classes)
• Melchionne, Hein, et al (3 classes)
• Hume, Leddy and Brand (3 classes)
• Bourdieu and Cohen (3 classes)
• Plato, Bass et al (3 classes)
• Carroll, Gadamer, and MacKenzie (3 classes)
• Benjamin and Shusterman (3 classes)
• Videos (1 class)
• Exams (2 classes)

HU 439 - Philosophy of Technology

• Understand and critically evaluate the impact technology has upon our lives and world
• Understand and evaluate various attitudes and values people have toward technology
• Ask critical questions about the future directions of technology and explore whether any ethical vision guides the development of technology

• None 

• Philosophy of technology (3 classes)
• History of technology (3 classes)
• Developing a philosophy of technology (8 classes)
• Rethinking technology (9 classes)
• Brave New World (3 classes)
• Future of technology (3 classes)
• Midterm exam (1 class)
• Final Exam (2 classes)

HU 440 - Global History I–The World to 1500

• Understand the historical development of Western and non-Western cultures and compare and contrast the problems of both past and present generations

• None 

• Schools of history/characteristics of civilizations (1 class)
• Paleolithic and Neolithic societies (1 class)
• Ancient civilizations (3 classes)
• History of the Hebrews (1 class)
• Classical civilizations (6 classes)
• Rise of Christianity (2 classes)
• Medieval civilizations (9 classes)
• Non-Eurasian World (2 classes)
• Late Islamic states and empires (1 class)
• Exams (3 classes)

HU 441 - Global History II–World since 1500

• Understand the historical development of Western and non-Western cultures and compare and contrast the problems of both past and present generations
• See and comprehend the development of today’s institutions, ideas, and patterns of living
• Understand both the meaning and the responsibilities of being citizens in the world community

• None 

• European Renaissance (1 class)
• European Reformation (1 class)
• European exploration and discovery (1 class)
• European Scientific Revolution (1 class)
• European Industrial Revolution (1 class)
• European political revolutions (3 classes)
• Imperialism in the non-Western world (3 classes)
• European intellectual development (2 classes)
• World War I (2 classes)
• Middle East during World War I (1 class)
• World War II (1 class)
• Nationalist uprisings in the colonial world (1 class)
• Rise of Communism and Fascism (2 classes)
• World War II (3 classes)
• Decolonization of the non-Western world (1 class)
• The Cold War (1 class)
• Middle East since World War II (1 class)

HU 442 - Modern European History

• See the revolutions of the 19th century and the Russian Revolution of the 20th century as an extension of the ideas of the French Revolution of 1789
• Understand the rise and manifestation of various ideologies including liberalism, nationalism, Marxism, fascism, and totalitarianism
• Realize that the future of European existence and importance lies in a “United States of Europe”

• None 

• Europe before and after the Congress of Vienna (1 class)
• Romanticism and other European intellectual trends after 1815 (1 class)
• Industrial Revolution (1 class)
• Revolutions of 1824-1848 (1 class)
• Crimean War and the balance of power in Europe (1 class)
• Unification of Italy and Germany (1 class)
• Britain, Austria, Hungary, and Russia, 1815-1871 (2 classes)
• Intellectual (1 class)
• European intellectual trends after 1848 (1 class)
• European Imperialism (1 class)
• Europe: Domestic concerns and culture after 1848 (1 class)
• Europe: Foreign policy, 1871-1914 (1 class)
• World War I and the peace settlements (1 class)
• Bolshevik Revolution (1 class)
• European intellectual trends after 1914 (1 class)
• Stalin and the Soviet Union (1 class)
• Rise of Fascism in Italy and Germany (1 class)
• World economic crisis (1 class)
• The road to war in Europe, 1933-1939 (1 class)
• World War II in Europe (2 classes)
• The origins of Cold War in Europe (1 class)
• Political shifts in post-war Europe (1 class)
• The end of European empires (1 class)
• Unrest in East Europe (1 class)
• Collapse of Communist empires, the rise of the EU, and Thatcher (1 class)
• Tests (3 classes)

HU 443 - Russian History

• Understand the difference in meaning between Russia and Soviet Union
• Understand the impact of geography on both Russian and Soviet history
• Understand the history, development, and nature of Communism in the former Soviet Union
• Have a perspective to help interpret today’s happenings in Russia and the former Soviet Union

• None 

• Russian geography/Survey of the Russian republics (1 class)
• Survey of Russian history to 1900 (1 class)
• Principles of Marxism and of Leninism (1 class)
• Rise of revolutionary political parties (1 class)
• Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905 (1 class)
• Revolution of 1905 (1 class)
• The Constitutional Experiment (1 class)
• World War I (1 class)
• The Revolutions of 1917 (2 classes)
• Civil War (1 class)
• New Economic Policy (1 class)
• Foreign policy in the 1920s (1 class)
• Creation of the USSR/Lenin’s death (1 class)
• Lenin/Trotsky Controversy (1 class)
• The Five-Year Plans, Stalin’s consolidation of Totalitarianism (1 class)
• Education/religion (1 class)
• Russian foreign policy under Stalin (2 classes)
• World War II (2 classes)
• Aftermath of World War II and Cold War (1 class)
• Death of Stalin and rise of Khrushchev (1 class)
• Soviet Union under Khrushchev (2 classes)
• Soviet Union under Brezhnev (1 class)
• Gorbachev, Perestroika, and Glasnost (1 class)
• Collapse of the Soviet Union, Commonwealth of Independent States (1 class)

HU 444 - United States History

• Have an understanding of the development of sectional communities in its early colonial history
• Have an understanding of the sectional rivalry that erupts in the American Civil War
• Have an understanding of the expansion of federal power domestically since the end of the Civil War
• Have an understanding of the growing international role the United States has played since the end of the Civil War
• Have an understanding of the causes and effects of the American Revolution, the Civil War, and the two World Wars

• None 

• Origins of American colonial communities (3 classes)
• Colonial society in the 18th century (1 class)
• American Revolution (1 class)
• Constitution and Early Republic (3 classes)
• Origins and consequences of sectional issues (3 classes)
• Development of the Second America Party System (1 class)
• Civil War (1 class)
• Reconstruction (1 class)
• Gilded Age (1 class)
• International events in the late 19th and early 20th centuries (2 classes)
• Progressive Age (1 class)
• New Deal (1 class)
• America in World War II (1 class)
• The Early Cold War (1 class)
• The 1960s and Vietnam (1 class)
• America since the 1970s (1 class)

HU 445 - United States History I

• Have a framework for better understanding the forces that have been active in shaping the American heritage
• Understand the particular importance of the history of the nature of the federal union prior to and up through the Civil War

• None 

• No course topics appended

HU 446 - United States History II

• Have a framework for better understanding the forces that have been active in shaping the history of the United States since the Civil War
• Understand the importance of the history of the growth of federal power in the domestic and international arenas since the Civil War, particularly during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries

• None

• No course topics appended

HU 447 - History of the Middle East

• Have had a survey of the Middle East from ancient times to the present
• Understand the origins of Islam and the colonial history of the Middle East
• Understand the key theme that the Arab people have developed a progressively stronger sense of identity
• Understand the obstacles that have prevented the Arab people from realizing their goal of a single Arab nation state

• None 

• No course topics appended

HU 448 - World War II

• Have surveyed the history of World War II, the events that caused it, and the events that resulted from the war
• Understand that the overarching theme of World War II is that it was really a clash between fascism and communism
• Develop a psychological profile of Adolf Hitler
• Examine how Hitler’s mental state and decision-making deteriorated during the war

• None 

• No course topics appended

HU 449 - German History

• Have surveyed the history of Germany from classic times to the present
• Understand the general development of German culture
• Consider whether Germany had a unique historical development when compared to other European cultures
• Comment on the “sonderweg” or the “peculiar path” of historical development

• None 

• No course topics appended

HU 484 - Art History

• Demonstrate an understanding of the periods within the history of Western art from the Classical Age to the twentieth century
• Demonstrate an understanding of the basic vocabulary of technical terms used to describe art including formal elements (line, value, color, and texture), compositional elements (balance, proportion, rhythym, and scale), space (perspective and foreshortening), and content (representation art, abstract art, nonrepresentational art, context, and iconography)
• Apply the knowledge of the history of Western art and the knowledge of technical terms used to describe art to an analysis of the works of art in the Grohmann Museum or similar collection

• None

• Thinking and talking about art
• Form and formal elements in art
• Composition and space
• Content, context, and iconography
• The art of Classical Greece
• The art of Rome
• The art of the Middle Ages
• The art of Europe 1200-1400
• The Italian Renaissance
• The Northern Renaissance
• Baroque art and architecture
• Rococo and Neo-Classical
• Romantic era art
• Academic art, photography, and realism
• Impressionism
• Post-Impressionism and Modernism
• Fauvism, Expressionism, Cubism, and Dadaism
• Modern art 1919-1945
• Post World War II art

HU 485 - Fine Arts

• Have an understanding of the source elements of creativity and how they apply to the Fine Arts and themselves
• Have a grasp on the sensual elements involved in the Arts including basic vocabulary and media
• See work in its historical context
• Realize how one is already involved in the arts
• See the interrelatedness of all the various specialties in the fine arts
• Be aware of each persons relationship and involvement in the arts
• Want to continue to grow in knowledge and participation in the arts

• None 

• What is Fine Art? (2 classes)
• Orchestra Composition (1 class)
• History of classical music (4 classes)
• Historical tree of your favorite music (1 class)
• Themes and purposes of Art (3 classes)
• The visual elements (3 classes)
• Artist interview (2 classes)
• Media (3 classes)
• Fine Arts in history (5 classes)
• The Twentieth Century (3 classes)
• Trends of Contemporary Art (2 classes)
• Quizzes/Tests (2 classes)
• Final Exam (1 class)

HU 486 - Theatre Arts

• Understand the rich and long history of theatre
• Become familiar with the different genres within theatre
• Understand the influence of famous playwrights, actors and directors
• Understand theatre as a form of cultural expression

• None 

• General Introduction to the course (1 class)
• The theatre of Greece and Rome (3 classes)
• Theatre in the Middle Ages (2 classes)
• The Renaissance and Neoclassical Eras (3 classes)
• Theatre and Reform (2 classes)
• Theatre into the New Millenium (3 classes)
• The Business of Theatre and the Role of Audience (1 class)
• How to Read and See a Play (2 classes)
• Making Theatre Today (2 classes)
• Playwrights, actors and directors (3 classes)
• Designers and Technicians (2 classes)
• Exams (2 classes)
• Student Projects and Presentations (4 classes)

HU 487 - Visual Arts

• Introduce the non-Art student to the visual arts throughout history and display their relevance to everyone
• Familiarize participants with tools and methods of making art
• Increase student’s personal involvement and interest in the arts
• Enhance the lives of class participants by removing the fear and misunderstanding of the arts

• None 

• Living with Art (1 class)
• What is Art? (2 classes)
• Themes and purposes of Art (3 classes)
• The Visual Elements (2 classes)
• Principles of Design (2 classes)
• Two-dimensional Media (1.5 classes)
• Three-dimensional Media (1.5 classes)
• Arts in time and history (6 classes)
• The Twentieth Century (4 classes)
• Trends of Contemporary Art (4 classes)
• Quizzes/tests (4 classes)
• Final Exam (1 class)

HU 488 - Music History & Appreciation

• Understand the history of modern popular music
• Describe the evolution of popular music in three genres–country, jazz, and punk rock–throughout the twentieth century
• Understand the issues, ideas and environments that helped give birth to musical forms
• Recognize that music is more than simply the sum of its notes: it is about how we live our lives

• None 

• Listening to Reason: Learning to Study Music (3 classes)
• The Creation of Modern Country Music (3 classes)
• Country Music Comes of Age (3 classes)
• The Birth of the Cool: Jazz in America (3 classes)
• The Cool Goes Global: Monk in France–and Beyond (3 classes)
• From Jazz to–What? The Legacy of an American Art Form (3 classes)
• The Return of the 70s (3 classes)
• The Rise of Punk Rock (3 classes)
• The Fall(?) of Punk Rock (3 classes)
• The Current Landscape of American Popular Music (3 classes)

HU 489 - Film and Media Studies

• Understand basic elements of film making, both technical and artistic
• Understand film theory and major film movements in the history of the field
• Understand the relationship of film to other art forms and media
• Perform analysis and interpretation of films and media using vocabulary of the field and placing discussion of meaning within the context of both individual viewers and the larger culture of society

• None

HU 490 - Creative Nonfiction

2 lecture hours 2 lab hours 3 credits

  (prereq: junior standing, GS 1001 , GS 1002 )

• As a result of taking this course students will:
  • Learn the discipline of the daily writing process;
  • Understand the difference and overlap between fiction and nonfiction;
  • Produce a significant amount of original work;
  • Understand how to edit on macro and micro levels;
  • Learn through the practice of reading, annotating, and discussing the work of their peers;
  • Develop the vocabulary and critical skills necessary for revising creative nonfiction;
  • Learn how to publish nonfiction prose. 

• None

• Introduction to the genre of creative nonfiction (3 class) 
• Generating ideas (2 classes) 
• The difference between fiction and nonfiction (2 class) 
• Writing about what is true (2 class) 
• Developing a written voice (1 class) 
• Finding an audience based on voice (1 class) 
• Learning to write both qualitatively and quantitatively (3 classes) 
• Dealing with obstacles such as writer’s block, writer’s discipline, and writer’s doubt (1 class)
• Stretching authorial limits (2 classes) 
• Macro-editing (1 class) 
• Micro-editing (1 class) 
• Revising, editing, and proofreading (3 classes) 
• Appling feedback (3 classes) 
• Knowing when it’s finished (3 classes) 
• The publication process (3 classes) 

HU 494 - Creative Thinking

• Identify and discuss at least three competing theories which outline the origins of creative thought
• Demonstrate flexibility in defining problems
• Approach the solution to any problem with several different methodologies
• Perform a patent search to confirm the originality of their idea
• Compare and contrast problem solving, critical thinking, and creative thinking
• Applying theoretical and pragmatic approaches toward the completion of a final, genuinely original and unique, project

• None 

• Introduction/Class management (1 class)
• Criteria for judging creativity and the creative person (2 classes)
• The creative process (2 classes)
• Problem definition (4 classes)
• Psychological models for creativity (3 classes)
• Distinctions between creativity, critical thinking, and problem solving (1 class)
• Traditional and contemporary management of/for creative responses (3 classes)
• Pragmatic creativity (6 classes)
• Conception through production (2 classes)
• Oral Presentations. (6 classes)

HU 495 - Humanities Selected Studies

• No course learning outcomes appended

• None

• No course topics appended

HU 499 - Independent Study

• No course learning outcomes appended

• None

• No course topics appended

HU 4200 - Linguistics: Scientific Study of Language

• Demonstrate an understanding of linguistics as a traditional discipline of language study as well as an interdisciplinary field
• Demonstrate an awareness of the key concepts and theories of language
• Demonstrate a familiarity with linguistic terminology as well as tools of linguistic analysis
• Demonstrate an application of linguistic knowledge to academic, professional, and personal situations through language problem-solving situations

• None 

• Basic Aspects of Language (3 classes)
• Evolution of Language (3 classes)
• Language in Society (3 classes)
• Language and Culture (3 classes)
• Language and Writing
• Language and the Brain (3 classes)
• Language Acquisition (3 classes)
• Language in Electronic and Multimedia Communication (6 classes)
• Midterm Quiz (1 class)
• History of the English language (3 classes)
• Final Quiz (1 class)

HU 4300 - Philosophy of Education

• Deepen an understanding available from general and sustained reflection on the nature and goals of education
• Understand the relation of education to schooling, the tension between education for work and for citizenship, educational access, concepts of teaching, and the nature of grading and testing

• None 

• Course introduction and classical thinkers (3 classes)
• Rousseau, Dewey and Peters (3 classes)
• Freire, Aristotle and Rousseau (3 classes)
• Dewey and Sen (3 classes)
• Hoffe, Feinberg and Callan (3 classes)
• Mill and Gutmann (2 classes)
• Howell, Strike and Friedman (3 classes)
• Crouch, Brighouse and Green (3 classes)
• Gutmann, Jencks and Kupperman (3 classes)
• McGlaughlin, Wolff and Curren (3 classes)
• Exams (1 class)

HU 4370 - Political and Social Philosophy

• Understand the continuous history of philosophical writers concerned with the same problems as their predecessors
• Understand the tradition of thought while demonstrating its relevance for understanding a number of contemporary issues
• Understand the recurring theme of the encounter of liberalism and communitarianism

• None 

• Plato (4 classes)
• Aristotle (2 classes)
• Hobbes and Rousseau (3 classes)
• Aristotle, Hobbes and Locke (3 classes)
• Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau (3 classes)
• Aristotle, Hobbes, Locke and Mill (3 classes)
• Aristotle, Hobbes, Rawls and Nozick (3 classes)
• Plato and Machiavelli (3 classes)
• Locke et al (3 classes)
• Taylor, Foucault and Habermas (2 classes)
• Exams (1 class)

HU 4480 - American Revolution

• Explain the idea of Republicanism and how it was central to the American Revolution
• Explain the nature of the British Empire and why its ambiguities caused the American Revolution
• Explain the reasons why some Americans remained loyal to the British Empire and how this affected the outcome of the American Revolution
• Explain the various ideologies concerning government that shaped the writing of the United States Constitution
• Explain how the various debates and crises of the Early Republic resulted in the First American Party System

• None

• None

HU 4495 - Latin American History

• No course learning outcomes appended

• None

• No course topics appended

HU 4495A - African History

• No course learning outcomes appended

• None

• No course topics appended

HU 4495C - Cuban History

3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits

While based in the field of history, this course will employ an interdisciplinary approach that will draw liberally from such disciplines as sociology, economics, anthropology, and contemporary journalism in an effort to address the development and evolution of modern Cuba. Materials used will include monographs, reports issued by non-governmental organizations (NGOs), contemporary accounts of historical events, and films. It is my hope that such an appreciation of Cuba’s past will allow us to better understand the country’s present - and perhaps future.  (prereq: none)

• Familiarity with the broad history of modern Cuba
• An ability to use that history to make sense of contemporary issues in Cuba
• Aesthetic engagement through exposure to literature, film, and architecture associated with Cuba
• An ability to directly engage with a culture outside of the United States
• Understanding of how to critically assess such cultural engagement

• None

HU 4841 - German Art History

• Understand the aesthetic principles used to produce and define art
• Understand the social, cultural, political, and economic contexts that shape art, particularly German art since the Renaissance
• Examine and describe in writing works of art, particularly the subject matter, media, and aesthetic principles that are inherent in those artworks
• Examine and describe in writing the various contexts that shape works of art, as well as the purpose or purposes of the artists who produced those works of art

• None

• None

HU 49514 - Philosophical Intersubjectivity

• No course learning outcomes appended

• None

• No course topics appended

IE 203 - Applications of Statistics in Industrial Engineering

• Describe and define basic statistical terminology
• Perform statistical analyses including identifying and working with probability distributions
• Understand how and why statistics are an integral part of an engineering analysis
• Draw inferences from data obtained by testing components and systems
• Improve communications skills, both written and verbal
• Understand the value of life-long learning and personal growth and development

• Good understanding of probability, statistical distributions, hypothesis testing, and analysis of variance

• Minitab
• Measurement error and propagation
• Confidence intervals
• Hypothesis testing
• Correlation and linear regression
• Multiple regression
• Experimental design

• A weekly two-hour lab will use defined projects to exercise student skills as defined in the Course Outcome section

IE 312 - Research Methods

• Summarize the major steps involved in conducting scientific research
• Give examples of different types of research
• Plan a research study
• Give examples of the different types of data that can be collected (quantitative and qualitative) and identify corresponding data collection techniques
• Give examples of the different types of analysis that can be done
• Describe critical issues related to the development of interviews and surveys
• Explain reliability, validity, and research limitations
• Appraise and criticize others’ research through a peer review process
• Discuss substantive issues related to a research topic
• Present results from a research study in a written report and an oral presentation

• None 

• Overview of scientific research and research methods (1 week)
• Literature review (1 week)
• Experimental research (1 week)
• Interviews, surveys, and human subjects (1 week)
• Collection and analysis of data (1 week)
• Limitations of research and reporting results (1 week)
• Peer review (1 week)
• Publications and funding proposals (1 week)
• Corporate R&D (1 week)
• Presentation of student research projects (1 week)

IE 336 - Contemporary Manufacturing Systems

• Describe historic and contemporary perspectives of manufacturing systems
• Compare and contrast manufacturing systems
• Compare and contrast contemporary manufacturing system improvement philosophies
• Identify and analyze important issues and decisions related to contemporary manufacturing systems
• Generate alternative potential improvements within a specific manufacturing context
• Demonstrate knowledge of contemporary manufacturing systems by analyzing a realistic case study
• Examine the long-term costs and consequences associated with proposed changes to manufacturing systems, including considerations of sustainability
• Demonstrate written and graphical communication skills

• None 

• Manufacturing strategy and history
• Manufactuing system fundamentals
• Lean manufacturing and value stream mapping
• Quick response manufacturing
• Concurrent engineering and design for assembly
• Mass customization
• Global and environmental issues
• Case study and exams

• A weekly 2-hour lab is used for physical and computer simulations, demonstrations, and exercises that reinforce the course topics

IE 340 - Project Management

• Understand the general issues related to the management of engineering oriented projects
• Plan and develop the project objectives, scope and boundaries of a project with regard to the triple constraint of technical performance, cost and schedule
• Use the Critical Path Method (CPM) and Activity on Node (AON) in the development of the project schedule
• Identify and develop project metrics and deliverables
• Define the project by creating the work breakdown structure, responsibility matrix and communication plan
• Develop the project budget and understand how resources are allocated to a project
• Understand how to monitor, control, evaluate and terminate the project
• Better understand the various roles one may assume on an engineering team, including the responsibilities of the project manager

• Basic understanding of probability and statistics.

• Introduction to Project Management in an engineering context and the characteristics of an Effective Project Manager (PM) including PM’s Roles and Responsibilities (1 week)
• Planning the Project - Project Charter, Project Initiation (including objective, scope, boundaries, triple constraint, stakeholders, project metric and deliverables), Communication Plan (2 weeks)
• Defining the Project - Work Breakdown structure, Responsibility Matrix and Project Accountability (2 weeks)
• Budgeting the Project (1 week)
• Scheduling the Project, including Critical Path Method (CPM) and Activity on Node (AON) (1 week)
• Allocating Resources to the Project, Monitoring and Controlling the Project, Evaluating and Terminating the Project (2 weeks)
• Leadership and Motivation (1 week)

IE 348 - Quality Assurance (SPC)

• Discuss the importance of quality improvement as a strategic management issue
• List the fundamental concepts and techniques advanced by Deming, Juran, Fiegenbaum, and Crosby
• Successfully characterize and evaluate process capability
• Specify, create, implement, and interpret fundamental variables and attributes control charts
• Utilize graphical methods for efficient data analysis and problem solving
• Develop acceptance sampling plan OC curves
• Specify and interpret basic acceptance sampling systems such as ANSI/ASQC Z1.4
• Design appropriate quality control systems
• Define the relationship between statistical design of experiments and process control techniques
• Apply QA techniques to both manufacturing and service sectors
• Improve communications skills

• Good understanding of statistical distributions, variability, and using software to do hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, and conduct and interpret other statistical tests

• What is quality?
• How is quality defined
• Quality improvement
• The DMAIC process
• Methods and philosophy of SPC
• Control charts for variables
• Control charts for attributes
• System capability analysis
• CUSUM and EWMA charts
• Acceptance sampling

• No laboratory in this course

IE 377 - Safety in Engineering

• Identify a variety of occupational hazards
• Apply analytical tools to define occupational hazards
• Apply intervention strategies for ameliorating occupational hazards
• Find information and other resources regarding occupational hazards
• Understand how to solve problems related to safety and occupational health, and how to present aforementioned information
• Better understand the critical value of lifelong learning

• None

• Introduction to safety, historical background, trends in safety engineering, safety roles (organization, employees, regulation) (1.5 weeks)
• Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) legislation (1 week)
• Worker’s compensation, economic aspects of OSH (1 week)
• Accident causation (1 week)
• Record keeping and analysis (.5 week)
• Hazard analysis (.5 week)
• Risk perception, human error and reliability (1 week)
• Safety inspections (.5 week)
• Mechanical and other hazards, hazardous substances, materials handling (1 week)
• Cumulative trauma and other ergonomic issues (1 week)
• Employee training, motivation and attitudes, developing a successful safety program (1 week)

IE 381 - Deterministic Modeling and Optimization

• Understand, develop, and apply deterministic (non-random) mathematical models to engineering and operational problems
• Use these models to assist the decision-making process
• Develop an understanding of how these methods impact business and industry
• Use computer software to solve these engineering problems
• Improve problem solving skills
• Improve communications skills

• College algebra
• Mathematical procedures for solving systems of linear equations

• Introduction to quantitative management (2 classes)
• Graphical solution of linear programming LP problems (4 classes)
• Applications of LP (3 classes)
• Computer solutions to LP problems (2 classes)
• LP sensitivity, duality (3 classes)
• Transportations & assignments algorithms (3 classes)
• Network analysis algorithms (3 classes)
• Inventory control models (4 classes)
• Introduction to integer and goal programming (2 classes)
• Examinations (3 classes)

IE 382 - Stochastic Processes

• Identify and apply quantitative analysis techniques to engineering problems
• Use quantitative management technique results to analyze alternative solutions and assist in decision making
• Develop an understanding of how these methods impact business and industry
• Improve problem solving skills
• Improve communication skills

• Basic understanding of probability theory and probability distributions

• Introduction to Quantitative Management (1 class)
• Probability Review (2 classes)
• Fundamentals of Decision Theory (3 classes)
• Decision Theory and Utility Theory (3 classes)
• Project Management (3 classes)
• Queuing Theory (5 classes)
• Markov Analysis (3 classes)
• Simulation (2 classes)
• Dynamic Programming (5 classes)
• Review (1 class)
• Examinations (2 classes)

IE 383 - Simulation

• Perform simulations of basic manufacturing and service systems
• Select, analyze, and/or design processes using simulation
• Improve problem solving skills
• Improve communication skills

• Understanding of probability distributions, queuing theory, computer programming and statistics

• Introduction to Discrete Event Simulation (2 classes)
• Simulation theory and techniques (2 classes)
• Random Number Generation (2 classes)
• Logic of Single-Queue, Single-Server Systems (2 classes)
• Basic Nodes and Control Statements (6 classes)
• Resources and Gates (3 classes)
• Logic and Decision Nodes (4 classes)
• Statistical Analysis (3 classes)
• Simio Software (3 classes)
• Simulation with Excel (3 classes)
• MPX dynamic modeling (3 classes)
• Applications (2 classes)
• Examinations (2 classes)

• To gain familiarity with simulation using Excel and Simio
• A design project may be conducted as a portion of the lab
• Also, visits to companies and guest speakers who use simulation may be scheduled

IE 391 - Industrial Engineering Junior Project

• Select tools, gather data, build models, and analyze processes used in projects in business and industry
• Exhibit professional behaviors in dealing with external clients
• Demonstrate competence in planning and scheduling methods
• Demonstrate professional written and verbal presentation techniques

• Must have some knowledge of specific industrial engineering techniques that are likely to relate to the course project. Need to have three of the following five prerequisites: ergonomics, work methods, contemporary manufacturing systems, facilites design or operations research. Must also have already taken engineering economy.

• Working with clients (1 week)
• Project definition, proposal writing, deliverables (1 week)
• Teamwork and leadership styles (1 week)
• Library research (1 week)
• Professional behavior (1 week)
• Planning and scheduling (1 week)
• Data gathering (1 week)
• Tool selection (1 week)
• Model building (1 week)
• Written and verbal presentation techniques

• All laboratory work will be done at the sponsor site or in an MSOE lab, as needed by a particular project

IE 423 - Engineering Economy

• Analyze and evaluate financial alternatives by determining the worth of systems, products and services in relation to cost
• Correctly apply discounted cash-flow analysis to evaluate proposed capital investments
• Acquire, analyze and interpret project data
• Recognize, formulate and analyze cash-flow models
• Determine economic feasibility when evaluating alternatives
• Apply sensitivity analysis to economic decision making
• Explain the results of the cash flow models to managers and others not versed in engineering economic analysis

• College algebra

• Why engineering economy?
• Interest and interest rate
• Rate of return
• Equivalence
• Engineering economics terminology
• Minimum Attractive (or Acceptable) Rate of Return (MARR)
• Cash flows
• Single-payment factors
• Uniform series present worth factor and capital recovery factor
• Sinking fund factor and uniform series compound amount factor
• Interpolation
• Arithmetic gradient factors
• Geometric gradient series factors
• Determination of an unknown interest rate
• Determination of an unknown number of years
• Combining factors
• Nominal and effective interest rates; interest rates varying over time
• Present worth analysis
• Annual worth analysis
• Rate of return analysis
• Benefit-cost ratio analysis
• Breakeven and sensitivity analysis
• Payback period analysis

IE 426 - Materials and Manufacturing Processes

• Distinguish important capabilities and limitations for the following types of manufacturing processes: heat treatment, machining, bulk deformation, metal casting, plastics processes, welding, mechanical assembly, integrated circuit fabrication and electronics assembly
• Select an appropriate manufacturing process given part design and relevant parameters
• Understand how material properties influence choice of and are affected by manufacturing processes
• Develop a manufacturing process plan for a discrete part using one or more of the processes listed in the first bullet (above) that meets acceptable levels of cost and quality
• Display part geometry using multiple 2-dimensional views
• Present technical information in a formal written report

• Basic chemistry
• Mechanics of materials

• Materials and heat treatment (1.5 weeks)
• Measurement and surfaces (.5 weeks)
• Sheet metal processes (.5 weeks)
• Metal casting (1 week)
• Machining (2 weeks)
• Bulk deformation (.5 weeks)
• Polymers and plastics processes (1 week)
• Welding (1 week)
• Mechanical assembly (.5 weeks)
• Integrated circuit and electronics manufacturing (.5 weeks)
• Non-traditional processes and/or micro- and nano-fabrication (up to 1 week, if time permits)

• Sand casting
• Machining
• Welding
• Materials testing (tensile strength, hardness, roughness)
• Plastics
• Plant tour(s)
• Process selection and project work

IE 431 - Six Sigma Methods

• Understand and define Six Sigma terminology
• Understand and perform the five steps of the Six Sigma methodology (DMAIC)
• Complete a team-based project involving the design, construction, testing, and improvement of a small system
• Develop an understanding of how these methods impact business and industry
• Use computer software to solve engineering problems
• Improve problem solving skills
• Improve communications skills by writing a formal report and making an oral presentation and demonstration of a working system

• Basic understanding of probability, statistical distributions, and analysis of variance

• Define stage (1.5 weeks)
• Measure stage (2.5 weeks)
• Analyze stage (4 weeks)
• Improve stage (1.5 weeks)
• Control stage (1 week)

IE 440 - Team Leadership/Facilitation

• Describe what facilitation is and what shaped it a a profession
• Identify critical planning techniques (e.g. agendas, meeting room checklist, logistics)
• Be in a position to give/receive constructive feedback
• Describe strategies for managing through conflict in groups
• Facilitate a brainstorming session
• Understand how and when to use flipcharts
• Describe and utilize strategies to help groups make decisions
• Assist a team in overcoming decision deadlock
• Describe the many tools of facilitation, their purpose and when to use each
• Understand how different leadership skills impact team/group performance
• Understand the impact of motivation and satisfaction on team/group performance

• None

• History of facilitation/facilitation basics (1 week)
• Effective meetings (1 week)
• Team conflict/group dynamics (1 week)
• Brainstorming and critical thinking (1 week)
• Asking questions/active listening (1 week)
• Group decision making (1 week)
• Facilitation Toolkit (1 week)
• Self-awareness (2 weeks)
• Emotional intelligence
• Self-efficacy
• Leadership (1 week)

• There is a two-hour lab associated with this course, at which time the topics discussed during lecture are reinforced. Students are involved in practicing the art of facilitation. The lab time is also used to work on the class project–developing a design for a campus innovation lab
• Introduction to the design project–“Innovation Lab,” including team ground rules exercise and scope of control exercise
• Observing group process
• Team goals, roles, milestones
• Effective meetings
• Conflict exercise
• Team project work
• Divergence/convergence practice on team project
• Active listening lab
• Group Styles Inventory simulation and debrief
• Personal Leadership Brand

IE 449 - Quality Management

• Understand the importance of quality as a corporate-wide system, rather than a separate function within the organization
• Know how quality impacts companies in the manufacturing and service sectors
• Understand the cost of quality and what contributes to a high cost of quality
• Be familiar with the ISO-9000 series of standards, how these are managed and implemented within a company, and the auditing/certification process
• Utilize various analytical and documentation techniques for problem solving, defining customer requirements, and ensuring compliance

• Good understanding of statistical process control, acceptance sampling, and quality improvement tools

• Introduction to quality management, business approaches to quality, and cost of quality (2 weeks)
• ISO 9000 and related quality standards (4 weeks)
• Analytical techniques for problem solving, defining customer requirements, and ensuring compliance (3 weeks)
• Project/research work (1 week)

IE 460 - Design for Quality

• Recognize applicability of experimental design techniques
• Plan and conduct a designed experiment
• Analyze experimental data, draw conclusions, and make recommendations regarding process improvements

• Basic understanding of probability, statistical distributions, calculating means and standard deviations, student “t” tests and central limit theorem

• Review of Statistics
• Hypothesis Testing
• Analysis of Means
• Applications of Factorial Designs
• One-Way and Two-Way, ANOVA
• Fractional Factorial designs
• Taguchi Methods
• Examinations

IE 470 - Topics in Industrial Engineering

• Depends on course topic(s)

• None

• Topics that have been previously covered in this course include regression analysis, supply chain management, applying IE techniques to healthcare, quick response manufacturing, and advanced human factors

IE 483 - Advanced Simulation Modeling

• Use intermediate simulation modeling techniques
• Incorporate transporters and conveyors into models
• Build and test a random number generator
• Generate random variates
• Model discrete/continuous systems
• Perform steady-state analysis of simulation models
• Employ variance reduction techniques in models
• Conduct a comprehensive simulation study, including a final presentation and technical paper

• Basic knowledge of discrete-event simulation modeling

• Introduction to Simulation (1 class)
• Simulation language and modeling construct review (1 week)
• Intermediate modeling and steady-state analysis (1 week)
• Verification & validation and entity transfer (1 week)
• Transporters and conveyors (1 week)
• Discrete/continuous systems (2 weeks)
• Random number generation (1 week)
• Variance reduction (1 week)
• Designing and conducting simulation experiments (1 week)
• Project reports (1 week)

• No laboratory for this course

IE 499 - Independent Study

• Depends on course topic(s)

• None

• Agreed upon by student, faculty advisor, and program director

IE 1000 - Introduction to Industrial Engineering Profession

• Defining IE; historic & contemporary views of IE
• Engineering ethics & professionalism
• Quality, data analysis & descriptive statistics
• Process improvement fundamentals & flowcharts
• Work measurement & ergonomics
• Manufacturing
• Operations research and logistics
• Healthcare
• Consulting
• Leadership & storytelling
• Motivation
• Project work

• None

• Defining industrial engineering
• Engineering ethics and professionalism
• Quality, data analysis and descriptive statistics
• Process improvement fundamentals and flowcharts
• Work measurement and ergonomics
• Manufacturing  
• Leadership and storytelling
• Motivation 

IE 1003 - Industrial Engineering Profession

• Give examples of career opportunities in industrial engineering
• Have an awarness of historic and contemporary perspectives of industrial engineering
• Have an awareness of contemporary industrial engineering improvement methodologies

• None

• Historic and contemporary views of IE
• Contemporary IE improvement methodologies
• Quality
• Ergonomics
• Operations research and logistics
• Healthcare
• Manufacturing
• Consulting 

IE 1190 - Computer Applications in Industrial Engineering

• Facilitate the development of process flow documentation including traditional flow charts, pseudo-code, and hierarchical charts, and effectively communicate them
• Demonstrate spreadsheet skills including complex calculations, descriptive statistics, analysis tools, lookup functions, and iterative structures
• Be proficient at programming including macro recording, logic and conditional operators, procedures and subroutines, object models, strings, loops, forms, and error handling
• Use and develop databases in a functional way including integrating them with spreadsheets

• College freshman status
• Advanced algebra

• Spreadsheet use, graphing, analysis, data management, and programming
• General programming
• Database structures, programming, and integration with spreadsheets

• A weekly two-hour lab will use defined projects to exercise student skills as defined in the Course Learning Outcome section