AE 5210 - Matrix Structural Analysis

• Develop stiffness matrices to analyze statically indeterminate trusses, beams, and frames
• Develop computer models for structural analysis using commercial software and assess the validity of results

• Structural Analysis

• Forces in statically determinate structures
• Deformations and displacements
• Redundant Force method for statically indeterminate structures
• Concept of matrix stiffness method
• Matrix stiffness method for trusses
• Matrix stiffness method for beams
• Matrix stiffness method for frames
• Complex assemblies
• Introduction to non-linear behavior

AE 5220 - AISC Steel Design

• Design plate girders for flexure and shear 
• Design steel frames for gravity and axial loads 
• Design bracing systems for steel structures 
• Design connections for steel structures 
• Understand advanced floor serviceability

• Steel Design

• Design of plate girders (2 classes) 
• Design of columns including slender element effects (2 classes) 
• Design of braced and moment frames, including design using the direct analysis method (2 classes) 
• Analysis of steel framed floors for occupant-induced vibrations (1 class) 
• Design of connections for steel structures, including partially-restrained connections (2 classes)

AE 5232 - Prestressed Concrete Design

• Design prestressed concrete beams for deflection, flexure, development, shear, and torsion
• Design prestressed concrete columns subjected to axial and flexural loads
• Determine prestressed connection capacities

• Reinforced concrete design

• Analysis Methods
• Loss of Prestress
• Flexure Design
• Shear and Torsion Design
• Compression Member Design
• Connection Design

AE 5234 - Foundation Design

• Design a spread footing subjected to axial load and moment 
• Design a base plate subjected to axial load and moment 
• Explain the design of deep foundations for axial and lateral loads

• Reinforced concrete design

• Live Load reduction
• Shallow foundation design
• Base plate design
• Anchorage to concrete
• Basement wall design
• Slab on ground design
• Deep foundation design
• Strut-and-tie method

AE 5240 - Masonry Design

• Be familiar with the material properties of masonry units and mortar 
• Understand the behavior and design of masonry flexural members 
• Understand the design of masonry walls for axial loads 
• Understand the design of masonry walls for out-of-plane bending 
• Understand the design of masonry walls for in-plane bending and shear 
• Be familiar with detailing of masonry walls 
• Understand design of anchorage in concrete and masonry

• Reinforced concrete design

• Introduction to course 
• Materials (CMU, mortar, grout, reinforcement) 
• Introduction to ACI 530 
• Reinforced Masonry Beams 
• Masonry with Axial Loads (columns, walls and pilasters, slender walls 
• Wall with In-Plan Bending and Shear (unreinforced and reinforced walls, distribution of force to walls, openings) 
• Detailing of Masonry (non-masonry lintels, moisture, veneers) 
• Anchorage design in Masonry and Concrete 
• Construction Issues 

AE 5250 - Wood Design

• Be familiar with the material properties and manufacture of sawn and engineered wood products 
• Understand the design of sawn and engineered wood members for flexure, shear, axial and combined axial and flexural loads 
• Understand the selection of plywood for out-of-plane loading 
• Understand the design or horizontal wood diaphragms and vertical wood shear walls 
• Understand the design of bolted connections of wood members 
• Understand the design of nailed connections of wood members 
• Be familiar with other connections of wood members

• Principles of structural engineering

• Introduction to Course 
• Introduction to NDS Specification 
• Material Properties and Manufacture of Sawn and Engineered Wood Products 
• Sawn Beam Design

AE 5260 - Bridge Design

• Understand the different types of bridges and when their use is appropriate 
• Determine AASHTO loading requirements for bridges 
• Design basic steel girder bridges 
• Design basic reinforced concrete slab bridges

• Reinforced concrete design

• Short topics: Minneapolis I-35 collapse; Bridge types and economical spans; Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics; Hoan Bridge; Aesthetics in design; Arches; Suspension bridge types; Tacoma Narrows; Connecticut Turnpike at Mianus River 
• Basic structural analysis with moving loads 
• Loadings and load combinations 
• Girder bridges: general concepts 
• Two-span continuous composite rolled steel beam bridge design 
• Girder bridges: additional topics for precast concrete girders and steel plate girders 
• Multi-span reinforced concrete slab bridge design 
• Multi-cell box culvert design

AE 5262 - Modern Structural Systems

• Be able to determine the underlying factors in structural system selection with the Owner, Architect, and Engineers of other disciplines in mind 
• Have an understanding of the structural system selection process for low-, mid-, and high-rise buildings 
• Be introduced to spreadsheets, software and other resources available from various professional organizations 
• Have studied materials and materials selection that may be considered “unique” 
• Have made new contacts with experts in the building construction industry 
• Have gained an appreciation for the differences in firms and how other firms approach building design and troubleshooting

• Understanding of design methodologies for different structural materials (steel, concrete, wood, masonry)
• Basic understanding of structural analysis software

• Broad-based system selection comparing materials and construction processes 
• Open-web joists, joist girders, metal deck 
• Efficient framing and lateral resistance schemes for steel framed structures  
• Comparison between concrete floor systems 
• Considerations for masonry structures 
• Design considerations for parking structures 
• Other systems (wood, light gage steel) 
• Considerations when using structural software

AE 5402 - Building Mechanical System Design

3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits

• Calculate building heating and cooling loads using standard hand calculation methods, including the CLTD method of cooling load determination
• Explain the purpose and operating principles associated with various hardware components within an HVAC system, and perform basic sizing of components and designs of systems
• Understand various strategies for energy recovery within HVAC systems
• Construct virtual building models and perform energy simulations on simple buildings, using the TRACE energy simulation program
•  Explain why and how various unit treatment processes such as water softening, ion exchange, and reverse osmosis are used within modern plumbing systems to pre-treat potable water prior to consumption or for post-treatment purposes
• Explain current trends and recent advances in fire protection systems

• Building mechanical systems

• Review of Psychrometrics and Human Comfort
• Review of Heating Load Calculations                   
• Cooling Load Calculations                                                                                         
• HVAC System Types (All air and hydronic; heating and cooling)            
• HVAC Equipment                                                                                                          
• Midterm Exam                                                                                                                
• Energy Conservation Strategies                                                                                              
• Intro. to Energy Simulation and Modelling w/ Trane TRACE                   
• Topics in Fire Protection System Design                                                                            
• Water Pre- and Post-treatment for Plumbing Systems

AE 5404 - Building Electrical System Design

• Perform single and three phase calculations.
• Understand coordination with utilities.
• Calculate building service sizes.
• Understand the design and components of building normal and emergency distribution systems.
• Understand and interpret one-line diagrams.
• Understand the principles of lighting design.
• Perform basic illumination calculations.
• Understand lighting control systems.
• Analyze different building spaces and recommend lighting and controls.
• Understand the impact of energy codes on building design.
• Understand and evaluate low-voltage telecommunications systems.
• Understand the function and design of fire alarm systems.
• Understand and evaluate sustainable systems.

• Building Electrical System Design

• Introduction to Electrical Systems
• Electrical Power
• Electrical Machines
• Distribution Systems
• National Electrical Code
• Systems Studies
• Electrical Drawings
• Lighting
• Communications Systems
• Fire Alarm Systems
• Sustainable Systems

AE 5450 - Building Control System Design

3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits

• Building Control Systems

• Review of basic control theory and terminology.
• Balance between thermal comfort and energy efficiency.
• Direct digital control systems.
• Control software and logic.
• Control hardware and field devices.
• Mechanical controls drawings.
• Selection of control devices.
• Specifying control software and devices.
• Advanced mechanical systems and controls logic.
• Controls optimization for energy efficiency.
• Controls and energy monitoring.
• Basic controls commissioning.
• Calibration and on-going maintenance.

AE 5460 - Commissioning

• Identify the benefits that the commissioning process brings to new construction and existing buildings as it pertains to HVAC, plumbing, electrical and communication.
• Define the commissioning process and the roles that commissioning providers, design teams, contractors, facilities and owner play in the commissioning process.
• Implement the commissioning process and the steps necessary to create a cohesive team environment and a successful project outcome.
• Prepare construction verification forms from design documents, specifications and equipment submittals.
• Explain sequences of operation in a manner understood by the entire commissioning team; identify areas of concern or confusion; develop functional test documents from existing sequences of operation and controls submittals.
• Demonstrate proficiency with hand-held measuring devices and data loggers.
• Analyze trend data from controls systems and data loggers to verify proper or improper operation of the control system; provide appropriate samples to communicate concerns; evaluate outcomes of functional testing and the next steps to take to move towards a properly functioning system.
• Enhance skills in verbal and written communication to address all levels of personnel on the commissioning team, including potential shareholders, with class participation with practice and feedback.

• HVAC, plumbing

• Introduction of Commissioning, Re-Commissioning and Retro-Commissioning
• Communication Skills
• Planning the Commissioning Process
• Facilitating the Commissioning Process
• Design Phase Commissioning - Owner’s Project Requirement, Basis of Design Documents, Design Reviews
• Operations Phase Commissioning - Seasonal Testing
• Construction Phase Commissioning - Commissioning Meetings, Construction Verification, Site Visits, Functional Testing
• Understanding Sequence of Operations and Controls Submittals and Creating Functional Test Documents
• Use of Hand-Held Measuring Devices and Data Loggers
• Analysis of Test Data
• Reporting Test Data in an Effective Manner

AE 5470 - Advanced Project Management for MEP

• Analyze a construction contract in terms of risk in order to negotiate an equitable agreement for services
• Apply the fundamentals of proper documentation in order to solve a problem
• Prepare manpower loading charts
• Prepare a complete change order to capture all direct costs as well as impact costs
• Explain the different safety procedures that can be used to ensure a safe worksite
• Explain the various aspects of project closeout

• Project Management 
• Estimating

• None

AE 5480 - Hydronic Heating and Cooling Design

• Identify the required components in a hydronic system
• Calculate how to size equipment to meet full-load and part-load conditions
• Discuss the types of piping and joining methods used in HVAC hydronic systems
• Explain the various methods for controlling hydronic system thermal expansion and identify when piping layout requires expansion compensation
• Discuss the various methods of flow rate measurement
• Explain the factors required to size and select an expansion tank
• Explain control valve characteristics including valve authority, rangeability, and selection
• Recognize the importance of proportional balancing
• Identify the differences between low temperature and standard hot water systems
• Discuss the options in solar thermal collectors and system design configurations
• Explain the differences between water source and ground source heat pumps
• Calculate the size requirements for a ground loop geothermal system
• Calculate the capacity required for a chilled water or ice storage system
• Identify the design considerations for a chilled beam system
• Explain the options for piping distribution in district energy systems
• Discuss the requirements for water treatment in open and closed loop systems

• HVAC Design

• Hydronic systems overview
• Piping materials and joining methods
• Pumping and piping configurations
• Air elimination and control
• Thermal expansion in piping systems
• Water flow measurement
• Control valve characteristics
• Control valve sizing and authority
• System balancing
• Low temperature hot water systems
• Condensing boilers
• Hot water system retrofits
• Radiant heating systems
• In-floor heating systems
• Snow melt systems
• Solar panel collectors
• Solar thermal heating systems
• Water source heat pump systems
• Geothermal/ground source heat pump systems
• Ground loop designs
• Radiant cooling systems
• Chilled beam systems
• Chilled water storage systems
• Ice storage systems
• District cooling systems
• District heating systems
• Water treatment

AE 5520 - Advanced Plumbing Systems Design

• TBD 

• Plumbing

• TBD 

AE 5530 - Advanced Fire Protection Systems

• TBD

• Fire protection systems

• TBD 

AE 5800 - Research and Writing

• Develop a research question the answers to which will form the basis of a capstone design project
• Locate relevant and credible sources of information that can be used to answer the research question using the MSOE library’s online databases and print/electronic resources
• Reference the relevant sources of information - including books, journal articles, governmental documents, and online publications using the MSOE Graduate Student Style Guide
• Read 6-12 of the relevant and credible sources of information found
• Write a literature review on a topic related to the student’s research question

• None

AE 5980 - Topics in Architectural Engineering

• Discuss topics in Architectural Engineering that are not covered in other courses.

• Varies based on topics discussed in any given quarter.

AE 6210 - Applied Finite Elements

• Analyze structures using one dimensional finite elements 
• Analyze structures using approximations of two dimensional finite elements 
• Analyze diverse structures using finite element software

• Matrix structural analysis

• Stiffness matrices 
• Material model 
• Boundary conditions 
• Applied loading

AE 6212 - Structural Dynamics

• Analyze single degree of freedom systems for a variety of dynamic loadings 
• Analyze multi-degree of freedom systems for a variety of dynamic loadings 
• Calculate the response of simple structures to earthquake loading

• Matrix structural analysis

• Single degree of freedom (SDOF) systems 
• Equation of motion 
• Free vibration 
• Harmonic loads 
• Impulsive loads 
• Methods for numerical solution of equations of motion 
• Finite difference methods for linear and nonlinear systems 
• Earthquake response history and spectra 
• Multi-degree of freedom (MDOF) systems 
• Equation of motion 
• Other preliminary topics 
• Free vibration 
• Modal damping 
• Modal analysis for linear systems

AE 6214 - Lateral Loads on Structural Systems

• Determine wind loads on the main wind force resisting system 
• Determine wind loads on components and cladding 
• Determine earthquake loads on a structure

• Structural dynamics

• Earthquake loads 
• Response of MDOF systems 
• ASCE-7 Seismic analysis 
• Performance-based design 
• ASCE-7 Wind loads

AE 6216 - Structural Stability

• Determine column buckling behavior and torsional buckling capacity of beams 
• Determine plate buckling capacities 
• Model structural stability with the finite element method

• Finite element analysis

• Structural stability 
• Buckling behavior, torsional buckling 
• Plate buckling 
• Modeling 
• Post-buckling behavior

AE 6222 - AISI Steel Design

• Design cold-formed steel members for flexural and shear capacity 
• Design cold-formed steel columns and beam-columns 
• Design connections of cold-formed steel members

• Structural stability

• AISI Design of beams, columns, connections

AE 6224 - Connection Design

• Understand the basis for connection design as presented in the AISC Manual 
• Determine limit states for different types of connections 
• Determine connection efficiency for given loads 
• Determine suitability of connections for different situations 
• Understand analysis methods unique to connection design 
• Design simple shear, moment and partially restrained connections 
• Design light and heavy bracing connections 
• Understand how seismic loading affects the design of the connection

• Determinate and indeterminate structural analysis 
• Understanding of structural analysis software 
• Understanding of basic design for steel tension, compression, flexural and combined flexural/axial members 
• Understanding of design of simple connections (tension, shear, moment)

• Fastener types 
• Eccentric loading on fasteners 
• Prying action 
• Framing connections 
• Moment connections 
• Bracing connections 
• Partially restrained connections 
• Introduction to connection design for seismic loading  

AE 6230 - Reinforced Concrete Structure Design

• Be familiar will the ACI code provisions and engineering methods needed to design any of the common concrete floor systems: Pan joist, wide pan, flat slab and flat plate with conventional reinforcement

• Reinforced concrete design

• ACI code provisions for pan joist floors 
• Designing a pan joist floor for shear and moment 
• Wide pan code considerations 
• ACI code provisions for flat slab floors 
• The Direct Design and Equivalent Frame method 
• ACI code provisions for flat plate floors 
• Introduction to posttensioned floor design

AE 6264 - Structural Systems and Optimization

• Analyze structures with graphical methods
• Design structures with energy methods
• Optimize structural designs

• Matrix Structural Analysis

• Graphical methods for optimal layout of truss systems
• Introduction to graphical methods and reciprocal diagrams
• Optimization using forces as objective, Lenticular trusses
• Optimization using the minimum load path approach, dual structures
• Rankine’s theorem, 3D reciprocal diagrams
• Maxwell’s theorem for frame structures and its application in design
• Proof of the theorem Application to frame structures Design examples
• Michell frames
• Proof of Michell’s criterion, Derivation of Michell’s frames, Applications to structural design
• Principal stress trajectories and force flow (intuitive aspects, calculation of principal directions from the stress tensor, Mohr’s circle, application to high­rise buildings, application of principal directions in design)
• Sizing techniques for frames using energy methods (derivation of sizing equations for braced frames and moment frames, application to design problems)
• Structural systems for high­rise and long­span structures (typical lateral and gravity systems used in design and their parametric description for structural optimization)
• Topology optimization for structural design (fundamentals, derivation of sensitivities, 99­line Matlab code, voronoi meshing, applications in design, manufacturing constraints)
• Form finding of cablenets (linear and non­linear force density methods, applications to design problems)
• Advanced topics on optimal frames layouts (geometrical rules, bound/unbound cantilever problem, optimal arch) as time permits

AE 6410 - Data Driven Modeling

• TBD

• Building energy systems

• TBD

AE 6412 - Building Energy Simulations

• Discuss and create a listing of potential Energy Efficiency Measures (EEM) including financial payback analysis
• Compute the impact of climate zones on energy use and different building types
• Analyze raw energy consumptioin data from measured-meter readings
• Explain energy metrics and how they are developed
• Define the process of certifying professionals in energy assessment
• Calculate a ASHRAE bEQ In Operation rating for a building
• Create and submit a bEQ In Operation workbook to apply for a bEQ Certificate and Dashboard
• Calculate a building energy model for a commercial building
• Discuss how building envelope construction affects building energy consumption
• Apply system selection procedures to a building based on energy use goals
• Define the title, purpose, and scope of ASHRAE Standard 90.1 and 189
• Explain the energy cost budget and perforamnce rating method in ASHRAE 90.1

• Energy Modeling Software

• Building energy use and management
• ASHRAE bEQ program
• US EPA Energy Star program
• Preliminary energy use analysis
• Analyzing energy costs, bills and rate structures
• Developing energy targets and requirements
• Level 1, 2 and 3 energy audits
• Energy efficiency measures
• Identify opportunities for energy conservation
• Indoor environmental quality survey
• Completing and submitting a bEQ project
• Energy estimating and modeling methods
• Energy modeling and high performance buildings
• Energy code analysis and compliance
• System selection process
• Architectural energy modeling
• Modeling as part of the design efforts
• Energy modeling for existing buildings
• Comparison of approaches to energy modeling

AE 6440 - Sustainable Built Environment

• No course learning outcomes appended

• None appended

• No course topics appended

AE 6460 - Life Cycle Assessment of Building Systems

• Understand how the tools of Life Cycle Inventory (LCI), Life Cycle Impacts Assessment (LCIA), and Life Cycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) are useful when planning and designing a green building or green infrastructure project
• Understand the basic elements required when performing an ISO I4040 compliant Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA)
• Be able to perform a Life Cycle Inventory (LCI) on a building or infrastructure system
• Be able to perform a Life Cycle Impacts Assessment (LCIA) on a building or infrastructure system
• Be able to identify common risks and liabilities associated with a green infrastructure or building project and assign costs associated with such risks and liabilities
• Be able to perform a Life Cycle Cost Assessment on a building or infrastructure project, accounting for uncertainties associated with future costs and discount rates using Monte Carlo simulation techniques

• Building systems

• What is Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)?
• Designing for Sustainability
• ISO 14040 Standards for LCA
• Quantifying Environmental Impacts
• Life Cycle Cost Analysis
• Risks and Liabilities Associated with Building and Infrastructure Projects
• Deterministic vs. Stochastic LCCA Models
• How to use Monte Carlo Simulations
• LCA Case Studies

AE 6462 - Sustainable Energy in Buildings

• TBD

• Green building practices
• Green building rating systems

• TBD

AE 6510 - Moisture Problems in Building Envelopes

• TBD

• Ventillation; air conditioning

• TBD

AE 6560 - Water Reuse Design

3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits

This course will explore the expanding field of water reuse systems. Both centralized and decentralized systems will be studied. The full range of non-potable reuse, indirect potable reuse, and direct potable reuse will be explored. Students will be expected to design a water reuse system for either a centralized or decentralized scenario. Lectures will focus on water treatment technologies as they are typically applied to water reuse systems.  (prereq: graduate standing)

• Identify the socio-economic factors that lead to water reuse
• Analyze water quality needs and match those needs with appropriate water treatment technologies
• Evaluate alternative technologies and treatment scenarios for a water reuse system based on local, economic, and technological factors
• Design a water reuse treatment system for use in a realistic situation
• Present a design report to alieve typical fears associated with water reuse systems

• None

• One water concepts
• Water quality issues
• Centeralized treatment paradigm
• Decentralized paradigm
• Water quality measurement
• Physical treatment processes
• Chemical treatment processes
• Biological treatment processes
• Pathogen reduction processes
• Typical centralized treatment systems
• Typical decentralized treatment systems

AE 6562 - Specialized Industrial Plumbing Systems

• TBD 

• Plumbing

• TBD 

AE 6570 - Air Quality in Buildings

• Define the title, purpose, and scope of ASHRAE Standard 62.1
• Calculate and apply the ventilation rate procedure, indoor air quality procedure, or natural ventilation compliance path for acceptable indoor air quality
• Calculate the ventilation rate procedure for ASHRAE Standard 62.1 using the ASHRAE provided spreadsheet
• Classify mechanical system equipment that shall be maintained and the frequency of the maintenance related to indoor air quality
• Explain the interdisciplinary relationship required for indoor air quality including architects, engineers, facility managers, owners, contractors, physicians, and industrial hygienists
• Discuss worker productivity and the economics related to indoor air quality
• Define factors affecting occupant comfort within a space
• Define and classify particulate and gaseous contaminants
• Explain the testing procedure used in ASHRAE Standard 52.2 for determining minimum efficiency reporting values (MERV)
• Apply the appropriate air cleaning techniques to particulate and/or gaseous air contaminants
• Analyze factors affecting filter design and selection
• Explain integrated design and construction approaches to achieve acceptable indoor air quality
• Identify and analyze potential sources of indoor and outdoor contaminants
• Analyze methods to control moisture in buildings
• Create an indoor air quality plan

• Ventilation

• ASHRAE Standard 62.1
• Indoor Environmental Health
• Estimates of Productivity & Health Benefits
• Indoor Air Quality Factors in Designing a Healthy Building
• Indoor & Outdoor Pollutants
• Particulate Contaminants
• Gaseous Contaminants
• Air Cleaners
• Particulate Air Cleaners
• Gaseous Air Cleaners
• Indoor Air Quality Management
• Assessing Indoor Air Quality
• Creating an IQA Plan
• Preventing Indoor Environmental Problems
• Advanced Ventilation Techniques

AE 6590 - District Energy Mechanical Systems

• Identify the required components in a district energy system
• Calculate how to size equipment to meet full-load and part-load conditions
• Discuss various heating and cooling equipment options for central plants
• Calculate the load for a district energy system including system diversity
• Identify buildings that are candidates for inclusion in the district energy system
• Discuss the types of piping and joining methods used in district systems
• Discuss the site distribution options for cooling and heating systems
• Create site distribution profiles based on existing topography
• Discuss the various methods of flow rate measurement at the consumer interconnection
• Explain the basic components required of a steam and condensate system
• Design a basic steam system including pipe sizing, steam traps, drip legs, pressure reducing valves, condensate pumps, and boiler feed pumps
• Design a district energy system with team members for an integrated design

• HVAC System Design

• What is district energy?
• History, examples & applicability of district energy systems
• Components and benefits of district energy systems
• System master planning
• Technical issues
• Developing the database and alternatives
• Construction and economic considerations and costs
• District cooling plants
• Decision to cogenerate
• Steam vs hot water thermal energy plants
• Heating fuels
• Distribution systems
• Site distribution routes
• Access point and pit design
• Steam fundamentals
• Condensate pump and boiler feed pump sizing
• Consumer interconnections
• Types of heat exchangers
• Consumer interconnection metering

AE 6630 - Advanced Building Illumination Design

• TBD

• Illumination

• TBD 

AE 6632 - Wireless Communication

• TBD 

• Communication systems

• TBD

AE 6690 - District Electrical Energy Systems

• TBD

• Building Electrical System Design

• TBD

AE 7999 - Independent Study

• Demonstrate knowledge of the independent study topic

• None

• Determined by student and faculty advisor

AE 8000 - Research and Presentation

• Demonstrate knowledge on chosen research topic

• Architectural Engineering

• Determined by student and faculty advisor

AE 8900 - Capstone Project I

• Complete an independent research project

• None

• Determined by student and faculty advisor

AE 8910 - Capstone Project II

• Complete an independent research project

• None

• Determined by student and faculty advisor

AE 8920 - Capstone Project III

• Complete an independent research project

• None

• Determined by student and faculty advisor

MB 5000 - Curriculum & Instruction

• Analyze the purpose of curriculum and instruction and why is it important as a field of inquiry
• Research literature on curriculum, assessment and instruction to inform the understanding of student learning and thereby affect current educational practice
• Promote instructional growth through the use of effective evaluation tools, teacher reflection, and application of learning to practice
• Compare and contrast the impact of current legislation, policy and practices on school and school district infrastructure, as well as classroom instruction
• Analyze curriculum standards, develop and implement instructional program scope and sequence and assess program effectiveness

• None

MB 5100 - Clinical Practice - School Business Manager

• Provides the school district, the university, and the candidate with a means to determine the likelihood that the candidate will be successful in a School Business Manager role
• Develop competencies by attempting tasks around finance, accounting, auxiliary services and operations improvement initiatives under the supervision of a competent, experienced administrator
• Enables the candidate to benefit from the lessons learned by the Supervising Administrator during a lifetime of professional service
• Explore larger school or district picture of change and improvement with business services

• None

MB 5200 - Meeting the Needs of Diverse Learners

• Learn strategies for differentiating content, learning process and learning products
• Identify appropriate tools for assessing student progress, engaging interessts, and meeting varied learning styles.
• Discuss how to manage a differentiated classroom, focusing in particular on the importance of using assessment data  to guide individual instruction
• Reflect on the differentiated instructional strategies you plan to implement in your own classroom/school
• Understand special education policies and laws and allocate resources for efficient delivery of services

• None

MB 5300 - Advanced Finance and Accounting-School Business Manager

• Study key financial concepts, identify the financial decisions confronting organizations, and learn to analyze an organization’s status using financial tools and techniques
• Apply accounting methods used in the public and private sector, as well as produce key financial statements
• Learn the principles and concepts of school accounting, auditing, financial reporting, capital project planning and debt service management
• List revenue sources and expenditure categories, assess allocations in relationship to overall operating budget, and determine the need for preservation of fund balance
• Explain recent legislation, as well as financial ramifications to stakeholders
• Summarize the scope of “Business Office” operations
• Outline the process, conduct analysis, evaluate financial ramifications, and determine funding for major school district initiatives, especially construction
• Identify areas associated with ethics violations and identify operations or procedures that become “red flags” in the auditing process

• None

MB 5400 - Clinical Practice-Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment

• Provides new ideas and supplementary services for the school system sponsoring the candidate
• Provides the school district, the university and the candidate with a means to determine the likelihood that the candidate will be successful in a curriculum/instruction leadership role
• Develop competencies by attempting tasks around curricular improvement initiatives under the supervision of a competent, experienced administrator
• Enables the candidate to benefit from the lessons learned by the Supervising Administrator
• Explore larger school or district picture of change and improvement with curriculum and instruction
• Requires the candidate to look beyond a single school and adopt a district or system-wide perspective

• None

MB 5600 - Operations and Auxiliary Services-School Business Manager

• Gain knowledge and training in the management of school operations and auxiliary services
• Apply processes and procedures necessary in the management of operations
• Examine school transportation, plant/maintenance, food services operations
• Explore various management concepts and techniques in school business operations
• Utilize computer applications for efficient operations
• Learn principles, concepts and skills needed in collective negotiations and contract management in schools

• None

MB 6000 - Distributed Leadership for Effective Organizations

• Distinguish the roles, skills, abilities and levels of management and leadership to promote effectiveness in various organizational structures and cultures. Model principles of self-awareness and analysis, reflective practice, transparency, and ethical behavior to integrate new learnings into a personal/professional leadership mission/vision and growth plan.
• Understand, synthesis and apply theories that describe, explain and or predict the actions of individuals and groups in relationship to organizational structures and cultures a system and sub-systems.
• Explore the relationship of ethical and societal responsibilities related to management decisions and strategies and establish a framework for assessing differences in perspectives. Contrast global ethical issues with regional ethical issues, as related to management and leadership.
• Assess your own values, attitudes, emotions, personality, perceptions, stress and learning styles while understanding differences in others and the impact each has on leadership, decision making, ethics, organizational performance and satisfaction.
• Distinguish the functions of groups and teams and propose strategies to promote cohesiveness and effectiveness within diverse and new organizational designs.
• Understand elements of organizational structure and culture to development and alignment of organizational structures and cultures.
• Understand and predict multiple drivers of change and responses to change to develop and support change initiatives/projects.
• Demonstrate a progression to higher levels of learning (Bloom’s Taxonomy of learning) through understanding, applying, evaluating and synthesizing management concepts and theories, which set the foundation for future course work and professional life. Consider “conflicting view” that occur in complex organizations develop strategies to explore and evaluate multiple perspectives. Develop and extend public speaking skills, effective professional written communication skills, teaching/facilitation and team work skills through the completion of graded and non graded course assignments.

• None

• Leadership
• Organizational Behavior
• Ethics
• Individuals in Organizations
• Groups in Organizations
• Organizational Structure/Culture
• Change
• Professional Development

MB 6000A - Distributed Leadership for Effective Organizations

• The administrator leads by facilitating the development, articulation, implementation, and stewardship of a vision of learning that is shared by the school community 
• The administrator ensures management of the organization, operations, finance and resources for a safe, efficient and effective learning environment
• The administrator models collaborating with families and community members, responding to diverse community interests and needs, and mobilizing community resources
• The administrator acts with integrity, fairness and in an ethical manner
• The administrator understands, responds to, and interacts with a larger political, social, economic, legal and cultural context that affects schooling

• Graduate Standing

• None

MB 6000B - Distributed Leadership for Effective Organizations

• The following format is used to preset the subset of program outcomes addressed in this course
  • 2.0 The administrator leads by facilitating the development, articulation, implementation, and stewardship of a vision of learning that is shared by the school community
  • 4.0 The administrator ensures management of the organization, operations, finance and resources for a safe, efficient and effective learning environment
  • 5.0 The administrator models collaborating with families and community members, responding to diverse community interests and needs, and mobilizing community resources     
  • 6.0 The administrator acts with integrity, fairness, and in an ethical manner
  • 7.0 The administrator understands, responds to, and interacts with a larger political, social, economic, legal and cultural context that affects schooling

• None

• None

MB 6000C - Distributed leadership for Effective Organizations

• Wisconsin Administrator Standards, Learning Outcomes and Performance Indicators Addressed in MB6000
  • The following format is used to preset the subset of program outcomes addressed in this course
    • 2.0 The administrator leads by facilitating the development, articulation, implementation, and stewardship of a vision of learning that is shared by the school community
    • 4.0 The administrator ensures management of the organization, operations, finance and resources for a safe, efficient and effective learning environment
    • 5.0 The administrator models collaborating with families and community members, responding to diverse community interests and needs, and mobilizing community resources     
    • 6.0 The administrator acts with integrity, fairness, and in an ethical manner
    • 7.0 The administrator understands, responds to, and interacts with a larger political, social, economic, legal and cultural context that affects schooling

• None

• None

MB 6001 - STEM Mindset and Methods

• ST1.0 Assess existing knowledge and skills against those required for meaningful project- and problem-based teaching and learning in the classrooms
• ST2.0 Identify, describe and implement activity, project and problem based learning methods
• ST3.0 Evaluate existing curriculum and pedagogical methods and refine the approach to formulate best-practice STEM and pedagogical methods
• ST4.0 Explore existing STEM curricula to address STEM learning needs
• ST5.0 Identify, adapt, and justify new STEM curriculum and/or teaching techniques as the intervention to be investigated in the research model

• None

• None

MB 6010 - Leadership and the Global Achievement Gap

• Establish high expectations and build organizational systems that result in a high performing school.
• Establish a learning environment with instructional programs that meet the diverse learning needs and interests of students and leads to increased student achievement.
• Monitor and evaluate the impact of the instructional program for continuous improvement to assure high levels of student achievement.
• Collaborate with families, the community, service-providers, and other key decision-makers to increase student achievement.     
• Develop, implement and evaluate school policies, programs and practices that ensure social justice, equity, confidentiality, inclusion and respect between and among students, parents, faculty, and the community to support student achievement.
• Know, understand, and articulate the relationships among social justice, culture and student achievement and promote programs to address inequities within the school community.
• Advocate for school policies, programs and instructional practices that promote an equitable and culturally relevant instructional program.
• Analyze and resolve school problems considering the larger political, social, cultural, economic and historical context.

• None

• No course topics appended

MB 6100 - Statistical Thinking and Data Analytics

• Create a plan that ensures a high degree of transparency in the reporting of local measures against standards and benchmarks
• Compare current performance to benchmarks and identify gaps. 
• Utilize data from organization performance monitoring systems to improve student achievement. 
• Create a plan that ensures a high degree of transparency in the reporting of local measures against standards and benchmarks
• Compare current performance to benchmarks and identify gaps. 
• Utilize data from organization performance monitoring systems to improve student achievement. 
• Demonstrate how statistics and analytics can be used to identify patterns and analyze problems. 
• Determine root cause of a problem and identify the data needed to help understand and address it. 
• Apply methods of descriptive inferential, predictive and evaluative statistics to support decision-making and problem resolution. 
• Using existing data sources, extract data and convert it into a useful format to support decision-making and goal achievement. 
• Identify tools and techniques that support the aggregation and dis-aggregation of organization performance data to support decision-making on multiple levels. 
• Identify data sources and evaluate data quality. 
• Using existing data sources, extract data and convert it into a useful format to support decision-making and goal achievement. 
• Identify tools and techniques that support the aggregation and dis-aggregation of organization performance data to support decision-making on multiple levels. 
• Identify data sources and evaluate data quality. 
• Apply multiple techniques to analyze and define the root cause of a problem. 
• Assist others in developing a “statistical thinking” mindset and incorporating data analysis in appropriate tasks. 
• Make sound decisions and exercise good judgment under conditions of uncertainty. 
• Identify methods for reducing uncertainty and making effective decisions under uncertainty. 
• Given a scenario, describe the risks to an organization and ways to minimize or mitigate risk. 

• None

• No course topics appended

MB 6110 - Fundamental Statistics and Analytics

• Apply fundamental concepts in the use and interpretation of statistical methods
• Prepare data for use in statistical and analytical processes
• Generate and interpret descriptive statistics related to business scenarios
• Use diagnostic analytics to inform solutions to business problems
• Select an appropriate statistical or analytic method to address a given business problem
• Communicate the meaning of statistical or analytic results to stakeholders

• None

MB 6120 - Business Analytics I

• Possess broad knowledge of the field of business analytics, including trends and challenges
• Describe sources of data and opportunity for data collection and use across the organization
• Categorize types of business decision making
• Utilize statistical methods and techniques
• Prepare reports and presentations appropriate for the audience

MB 6130 - Decision Making and Predictive Models

• Develop proficiency in the use of data and statistical tools with ability to apply analytical techniques within each decision-making category
• Explain data and analytical technique appropriate to support strategy and decision-making in a given scenario
• Illustrate the benefits of business analytics for individual, organization and stakeholders
• Monitor and influence use of data and analytical techniques
• Develop and deliver persuasive messages when advocating for a viewpoint or perspective

• None

MB 6140 - Business Analytics II

• Identify data and analytical techniques appropriate for addressing decision-making categories
• Develop proficiency in the use of data and statistical tools with ability to apply analytical techniques within each decision-making category
• Conduct needs analysis and readiness to employ evidence-based practice across the organization
• Create visualizations that directly tie analytics to decision-making context
• Data manipulation, database and data management

• None

MB 6150 - Enterprise Performance Optimization

• Explain data and analytical technique appropriate to support strategy and decision-making in a given scenario
• Illustrate the benefits of business analytics for individual, organization and stakeholders
• Develop infrastructure to support data use
• Conduct needs analysis and readiness to employ evidence-based practice across the organization

• None

MB 6200 - Creating Financial Intelligence

• Describe the financial theories and markets that have greatest applicability and relevance to an organization.
• Describe the basic financial decisions confronting organizations.
• Describe relevant data, data sources, data access techniques, and reporting practices within a given organization.
• Describe how the data included in financial statements is acquired, stored, and reported within the organization.
• Compare the accounting methods utilized in the public and private sectors.
• Interpret an organization’s financial statements and identify strengths and challenges.
• Identify strategies for improving an organization’s financial position.
• Interpret the three key financial statements used by most organizations.
• Demonstrate an ability to perform an objective evaluation of an organization.
• Produce an analysis of various organizations based on financial data.
• Evaluate spending proposals utilizing financial tools and techniques.
• Monitor and report resource expenditures against budget.
• Develop a monitoring plan to assess progress toward strategic targets for a location.
• Work with staff to define annual budget needs for location.
• Assess alignment of annual organization budget with strategic priorities.
• Describe the key elements of a persuasive presentation.  In this context, students will explore the development of a budget that is grounded in the organization vision/mission and improvement plan, and develop a presentation to gain stakeholder support and approval.
• Produce a detailed annual budget for a given organization or proposed initiative.
• Prepare and propose an annual organization budget that supports the strategic targets.

• None 

• No course topics appended

MB 6310 - Professional Seminar I

1 lecture hours 0 lab hours 1 credits

• Describe and apply the key elements of a persuasive presentation
• Demonstrate proficiency with professional writing standards required in graduate study.
• Identify key technologies relevant to management and leadership performance in a given context.
• Assess own skills and abilities with respect to key technologies.
• Identify a personal development plan to acquire needed skills and abilities to use key technologies.
• Demonstrate proficiency using the Internet and personal productivity tools to complete a variety of tasks.
• Demonstrate effective listening skills.
• Develop an understanding of own strengths and weaknesses in relation to context.
• Incorporate into personal development plan tasks to strengthen one’s ability to work more effectively in the societal context.
• Identify the personality and character traits of effective leaders
• Complete a full leadership self-assessment to identify strengths and opportunities for growth
• Assess and identify the strengths/weaknesses in the leadership capabilities of others

• None

Week 1 - Case Analysis

Week 2 - Leadership

Week 3 - Executive Summaries

Week 4 - Persuasive Presentations

MB 6320 - Professional Seminar II

1 lecture hours 0 lab hours 1 credits

• Demonstrate proficiency with professional writing standards required in graduate study.
• Create and deliver a persuasive presentation
• Formulate a concise executive summary on a given topic.
• Synthesize and summarize research results.
• Select appropriate communication content and formats that meet the needs of intended audiences.
• Formulate a proposal for an initiative or change effort
• Describe the key elements of a persuasive presentation
• Evaluate published research results to determine quality and degree of validity, as well as suitability for application within a given organizational context.

• None

Week 1 - Shark Tank topic (the importance of knowing one’s audience)

Week 2 - Management theories (theories and principles)

Week 3 - Ethics in Business (theories and principles)

Week 4 - Application (value statement and stakeholder value that build upon Weeks 1 to 3)

MB 6400 - Economic Analysis Decision Making

• Explain the impact of labor supply and demand on wage rates for faculty and staff
• Develop a view of the organization as a sub-process within a much broader societal context
• Identify global factors with the greatest degree of relevancy to the organization
• Evaluate the organization’s readiness for global engagement
• Apply an ethical framework to a specific scenario to identify ethical issues
• Select from among different options the best option that addresses an ethical dilemma in a socially responsible manner
• Analyze the implications of legal and regulatory environments on the workplace
• Contrast global ethical issues with regional ethical issues

• None

• No course topics appended

MB 6600 - Developing and Leveraging Human Capital

2 lecture hours 4 lab hours 4 credits

• Following the successful completion of this course, students will have developed 5 performance indicators that show content mastery.  The Performance indicators will be graded on a scale using Mastery, Proficiency, Developing, or Unsatisfactory.  These indicators are woven into every assignment and discussion we will complete in the class.   

• None

• None

MB 6900 - Project Management for Leading Change

• Create an implementation plan for a change initiative that addresses all of the following: process, systems, people, multiple stakeholder perspectives, change status tracking, and data.
• Communicate and build support for the vision with stakeholders.
• Produce a detailed budget for a given organization or proposed initiative.
• Given a scenario, describe the risks to a project or an organization and identify ways to minimize or mitigate risk.
• Apply knowledge of project management methods and team performance to diagnose an actual project and suggest changes to support project success.
• Demonstrate how statistics and analytics can be used to identify patterns and analyze problems.
• Describe the process through which change can be introduced into an organization.
• Take personal responsibility for completion of team-related assignments and contribute to the performance success of other team members, as needed.

• None

• No course topics appended

MB 6950 - Facilitating Change in Complex Systems

• Understand the dynamics of group and team behavior
• Describe and diagnose the antecedents of employee motivation.
• Explain and diagnose the sources of work group and team effectiveness.
• Discuss and evaluate the characteristics of effective change leadership and influence.
• Explain and evaluate how contextual variables influence employee behavior, organizational effectiveness, and successful organizational change.
• Describe the role culture plays in organizational performance. 
• Evaluate the implications for the ethical practice of management and leadership.

• None

• No course topics appended

MB 7210 - Evaluating Educational Interventions

• Assess own knowledge and skills against those needed to conduct meaningful scholarship in teaching and learning in their classrooms.
• Describe the action research model, appropriate use of collaborative research techniques, and elements of sound classroom research design.
• Define a focal point and refine it to formulate a research question appropriate for implementation using the action research model in the classroom.
• Design an action research model to address the formulated research question.
• Address key ethical and legal issues surrounding action research in the classroom, and in the research design of own project in particular.
• Identify, adapt, and justify new STEM curriculum and/or teaching techniques as the intervention to be investigated in the research model.
• Implement the classroom research protocol defined in the model, typically including pre-measures, intervention, and post-measures.
• Apply appropriate statistical analysis methods to evaluate data gathered in research effort.
• Document and present results of research with an emphasis on findings, implications for student.
• Communicate positive findings to peers and school leaders in a compelling and persuasive manner.

• None 

• Introduction to Education Research
• Action Research Overview
• Ethical Frameworks for Education Research
• Understanding the Problem or Focus Area
• Defining a Research Topic/Project
• Connecting Research, Theory, and Prior Practice
• Conducting a Literature Review - Part 1
• Exploring MSOE Online Library Resources
• Conducting a Literature Review - Part 2
• Revising the Research Topic/Focus Area
• Developing an Educational Intervention
• Planning the Action Research Study
• Aligning Data Collection Strategies with Research Questions
• Sources of Data and Data Collection
• Enhancing Credibility, Reliability, and Validity of Data and the Study
• Analyzing Data to Produce Insights/Results
• Communicating Research Proposals and Results
• Persuasive Presentations
• Anticipating and Responding to Risks
• Peer Evaluation of Planned Research Projects
• Course Evaluations
• Project Final Revisions and Wrap Up

MB 7220 - Advancing STEM in Schools

• Design an action research model to address the formulated research question.
• Address key ethical and legal issues surrounding action research in the classroom, and in the research design of own project in particular.
• Identify, adapt, and justify new STEM curriculum and/or teaching techniques as the intervention to be investigated in the research model.
• Implement the classroom research protocol defined in the model, typically including pre-measures, intervention, and post-measures.
• Apply appropriate statistical analysis methods to evaluate data gathered in research effort.
• Document and present results of research with an emphasis on findings, implications for student learning, and factors for further consideration.
• Communicate positive findings to peers and school leaders in a compelling and persuasive manner.
• Evaluate the action research of others to determine validity.

• None

• Introduction - Course Overview
• Review of Action Research Project & Timeline
• Role of School Leaders in School Improvement
• Developing Formal Hypotheses
• Using Research for School Improvement
• School-Level Action Research
• Instruments for Data Gathering
• Gathering Data from Staff and Other Stakeholders
• Statistical Methods - Quantitative and Qualitative
• Analyzing Cause-Effect Experiments, Correlations, Survey Research, Qualitative Studies
• School-Level Action Research Teams
• Case Study: Decreasing the Performance Gap
• Independent Action Research Project Work
• Complete and Submit Final Report

MB 7500 - Building Value Through Process and Technology

• Synthesize organizational factors to determine their impacts on progress toward strategic goals
• Analyze, using Lean methods, existing organizational processes to identify sources of inefficiency and bottlenecks
• Suggest changes to organizational processes that will increase efficiency, reduce cost, and/or better serve the needs of stakeholders
• Describe relevant data, data sources, data access techniques, and reporting practices within a given organization
• Align core operational processes and appropriate technology through use of process analysis tools
• Establish a process for identifying metrics, gathering data, assessing progress toward goals, and implementing corrective action
• Identify tools and technologies that support ongoing monitoring of organizational value streams
• Critique an organization’s knowledge management plan for capturing lessons learned
• Professionally communicate information throughout the project life cycle

• None 

• None 

MB 7700 - Maximizing Stakeholder Relationships

• Describe the major components of the marketing planning process
• Develop and implement a stakeholder management plan
• Design a marketing plan that includes market segmentation, target markets and marketing mix
• Select an appropriate communication channel, tool or technology for a given message
• Evaluate the marketing plans of different organizations
• Judge the integration of the organizational strategic plan and marketing plan in an organization

• None

• No course topics appended

MB 7800 - Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

2 lecture hours 4 lab hours 4 credits

• Students will be able to Conceptually DESIGN an Innovative Product or Service 
• Students will be able to APPLY “Business Model Canvas” for an Innovative Product or Service WITH Practical Market Realities
• Students will be able to ANALYZE an Innovative Opportunity (IDEA) in the context of competition and a lack of historical data.
• Students will be able to CREATE and DELIVER an Elevator Pitch
• Students will be able to ANALYZE a target marketplace to determine needs (benefits) based segmentation and grate a profile of an IDEAL Customer
• Students will be able to CREATE and DELIVER an Entrepreneurial Plan Pitch
• Students will be able to CREATE and DELIVER an Abbreviated Business Plan

• None

• No course topics appended

MB 7900 - Strategic Foresight

• Identify current and emerging strategic human resource challenges as they relate to the work environment
• Devise a compelling future vision and mission for an organization, and a plan to communicate it to all stakeholders
• Design an environmental scanning system for your organization
• Maintain awareness of emerging and pending issues which may impact the organizations performance
• Design a scenario learning process for a leadership team

• None

• No course topics appended

MB 8100 - Final Project - Education Leadership

• No course learning outcomes appended

• None

• No course topics appended

MB 8110 - MBA Project - Phase I

• Given a scenario, demonstrate an ability to analyze it from multiple perspectives (economic, political, legal, operational, financial, market, stakeholder, etc)
• Given a problem, recommend solutions that leverage multiple perspectives
• Analyze how an organization aligns with a given set of principles from outside own discipline
• Demonstrate the ability to conduct an in-depth analysis of a problem from a given perspective
• Analyze a problem scenario and formulate a research question that accurately represents the desired solution
• Demonstrate the ability to conduct an in-depth analysis of a problem from a given perspective in a global context
• Analyze the likelihood that a problem solution that was successful in a given context will be equally successful in a global context
• For a given organization, identify specific factors that describe its economic, political, regulator, legal, technological, and social contexts
• Conduct an evaluation of a given organization’s economic, political, regulatory, legal, technological, and social contexts, identifying strengths, weakness, opportunities, and threats
• Develop a view of organizational systems as a subset of much broader societal systems
• Demonstrate an ability to perform an objective evaluation of an organization
• Given a scenario, describe the risks to an organization and ways to minimize or mitigate risk

• None

• No course topics appended

MB 8120 - MBA Project - Phase II

• Given a scenario, demonstrate an ability to analyze it from multiple perspectives (economic, political, legal, operational, financial, market, stakeholder, etc)
• Given a problem, recommend solutions that leverage multiple perspectives
• Analyze how an organization aligns with a given set of principles from outside own discipline
• Demonstrate the ability to conduct an in-depth analysis of a problem from a given perspective
• Analyze a problem scenario and formulate a research question that accurately represents the desired solution
• Demonstrate the ability to conduct an in-depth analysis of a problem from a given perspective in a global context
• Analyze the likelihood that a problem solution that was successful in a given context will be equally successful in a global context
• For a given organization, identify specific factors that describe its economic, political, regulator, legal, technological, and social contexts
• Conduct an evaluation of a given organization’s economic, political, regulatory, legal, technological, and social contexts, identifying strengths, weakness, opportunities, and threats
• Develop a view of organizational systems as a subset of much broader societal systems
• Demonstrate an ability to perform an objective evaluation of an organization
• Given a scenario, describe the risks to an organization and ways to minimize or mitigate risk

• None

• No course topics appended

MB 8130 - MBA Project - Phase III

• Given a scenario, demonstrate an ability to analyze it from multiple perspectives (economic, political, legal, operational, financial, market, stakeholder, etc)
• Given a problem, recommend solutions that leverage multiple perspectives
• Analyze how an organization aligns with a given set of principles from outside own discipline
• Demonstrate the ability to conduct an in-depth analysis of a problem from a given perspective
• Analyze a problem scenario and formulate a research question that accurately represents the desired solution
• Demonstrate the ability to conduct an in-depth analysis of a problem from a given perspective in a global context
• Analyze the likelihood that a problem solution that was successful in a given context will be equally successful in a global context
• For a given organization, identify specific factors that describe its economic, political, regulator, legal, technological, and social contexts
• Conduct an evaluation of a given organization’s economic, political, regulatory, legal, technological, and social contexts, identifying strengths, weakness, opportunities, and threats
• Develop a view of organizational systems as a subset of much broader societal systems
• Demonstrate an ability to perform an objective evaluation of an organization
• Given a scenario, describe the risks to an organization and ways to minimize or mitigate risk

• None

• No course topics appended

MB 8150 - Final Project - STEM Leadership

• No course learning outcomes appended

• None

• No course topics appended

MB 8900 - Integrated Field Project

• Demonstrate effective application of business concepts presented in the respective graduate course

• None

• Subject matter and topics will be determined by which MG course the field project is supplementing. For instance, if the student has completed MG 610  Applied Statistics (3 credits) in the MSEM, the student will need to complete MB 8900 (1 credit) with an applied statistics field project. MG 610  and MB 8900 will be combined and used to satisfy MB 6100  (4 credits) in the MBA program.

• Depends on subject

CS 5881 - Artificial Intelligence

• Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of Formal Logic including Propositional and First Order Logic
• Conduct proofs of correctness in reasoning systems using the methods of Unification and Resolution
• Understand the techniques involved with reasoning in the presence of uncertainty
• Address the problems related to search, and its application to intelligent systems, including: game playing, decision making, and adversarial search
• Understand and apply modern machine learning techniques for supervised, unsupervised, and reinforcement learning

• A fundamental understanding of structured programming languages
• A fundamental understanding of data structures and algorithms
• A fundamental understanding of probability and statistics

• Problem Solving, Uninformed Search
• A* Search and Heuristic Functions
• Local Search
• Constraint Satisfaction
• Online Search
• Game Playing
• Logical Agents, Propositional Logic
• Forward Chaining, Backward Chaining, Knowledge Agents
• More Knowledge Based Agents
• First Order Logic
• First Order Inference
• Knowledge Representation
• Acting under uncertainty, axioms of probability, inference using joint distributions
• Bayes Networks
• Machine Learning
• Supervised learning: Naive Bayes, Decision Trees, and Neural Networks
• Unsupervised learning: Clustering with K-Means, K-Medoids, and Hierarchical Agglomerative clustering
• Collaborative filtering
• Reinforcement Learning
• Data mining
• Concept Learning and Inductive Hypothesis

• History, defining intelligence, grand challenges, biologically inspired computing
• Intelligent agents, uninformed search, informed search
• Knowledge based agents
• Machine learning

CS 5980 - Topics in Computer Science

• Varies

• Varies

• Varies

CS 5981 - Topics in Computer Science with Lab

• Varies

• Varies

• Varies

• Varies

CM 5020 - Project Acquisitions and Business Development

• Understand and identify the project acquisition process
• Identify projects for acquisition using a go-no-go matrix
• Develop a prequalification submittal
• Identify their companies competitive advantage
• Generate a planning process for estimating
• Produce proposals using current marketing strategies
• Identify risk in evaluating construction contracts
• Present their project proposals in both written and oral form
• Develop a handoff meeting agenda and understand how the handoff meeting functions

• Construction Methods
• Construction Project Management
• Construction Estimating

• Project Acquisition Process
• Requests for Proposal
• Prequalificaiton Packets
• Determining Your Competitive Advantage
• Identifying Clients and Their Decision Making Process
• Legal Issues in Acquisition
• Written Proposal Strategies
• Bidding Strategies
• Handoff Meetings
• Documentation and Tracking Strategies
• Presentation Techniques

CM 5040 - Construction Operations and Management Strategies

• Understand basic strategies for starting a construction company
• Effectively manage and control the marketing aspect of a construction company
• Manage, control, and utilize the financial aspects and controls of a construction company
• Understand and manage the operations component of a construction company
• Manage all risks associated with running a construction company, including safety issues
• Understand the human resources component of a construction company

• Construction Methods
• Construction Project Management

• The business of contracting
• Construction company process analysis and improvement
• Starting a new company
• The acquire work process
• The build work process
• Controlling the marketing process
• Controlling the operations aspect of the business
• Differing methods in securing work in good and bad ecomonmies
• The keep track process
• Managing the financials of a construction firm
• Job cost guidelines for a construction firm
• Managing people in construction
• Best practices in management
• Human resoucres in construction
• Desired attributes of a construction company’s personnel
• Future directions of the construction industry

CM 5045 - Lean Construction and Resource Management

• Understand the key elements of construction management as it relates to lean production and lean construction practices
• Critcally evaluate alternative approaches to resource and knowledege management in construction management
• Critically evaluate alternative approaches to project delivery in construction management

• Construction Methods
• Construction Project Management

• Lean construction
• Lean construction’s connection to IPD
• Lean construction’s connection to BIM
• Construction knowledge management 
• Modern construction practices
• Waste management
• Recycling in construction

CM 5520 - 21st Century Leadership in Construction

• Describe and observe various leadership trait theories
• Understand theories of human motivation
• Practice situational leadership
• Gain knowledge of communication strategies and time management
• Apply Choosing by Advantages for making decisions
• Read and analyze corporate financial statements

• None

• Definition of leadership and how it differs from management
• Starting with why and understanding the power of vision casting
• Leadership trait theories
• Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Successful People
• Writing a personal mission statement
• Discovering your personal communication style and how to interact with others
• Motivational theories of Maslow, Herzberg and Deming
• Understanding of Servant Leadership
• Communication strategies and handling crucial conversations
• Time management techniques
• Choosing by Advantages for sound decision making
• Presentation skill enhancement
• Understanding financial statements

CM 7005 - Sustainable Built Environment

• Become familiar with many worldwide as well as national green programs
• Understand how meeting various goals and certifications in the green world contributes to the advancement of society and the well being of our world
• Understand and manage the green efforts in both the design and construction industries
• Isolate and determine costs associated with building green projects
• Educate others in the construction industry as to green issues

• Construction Methods
• Construction Project Management
• Sustainable Construction
• Construction Estimating

• Greening of the construction industry
• International, national, and local green programs
• Project strategies to achieve LEED design
• Green management plan
• Green product standards
• Ongoing green building operations
• Life Cycle costs
• Green contract issues
• Costs of green construction
• Sustainability and BIM
• Selling green services
• Green marketing
• Industrial ecology

CM 7050 - Construction Data and Information Management

• Understand the increased importance of data and information management techniques in construction management practices and the basic concepts and theories concerning the use of information technology
• Apply the knowledge and skills to critically evaluate alternative approaches for using information technology for construction management
• Use hands-on experience in the use of a well-known and widely used information technologies

• Construction Project Management
• Building Information Modeling

• Interoperability
• IT for construction
• IT for facility management
• Building Information Modeling (BIM)
• Integrated Project Delivery (IPD)

CV 500 - Environmental Chemistry

• Understand the principles underlying the chemical transformations that take place in groundwater, surface water, and in water and wastewater treatment processes 
• Apply the principles of water chemistry to the design of selected water/wastewater and soil/groundwater remediation processes 
• Identify the various classes of organic compounds and how organic compounds behave and react in the environment 
• Understand the field and laboratory procedures involved in the sampling and analysis of water and soil samples

• One year of general chemistry required

CV 502 - Environmental Microbiology

• Understand the significance of the sequencing of small subunit rRNA in the taxonomic placement of organisms 
• Be familiar with the structure and function of viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and algae 
• Understand metabolic processes utilized by microorganisms and microbial growth 
• Be familiar with the roles of microorganisms in biogeochemical cycles 
• Be familiar with microbial pathogens in the environment, direct and indirect methods of their detection, and methods of their control 
• Understand the formation, function, and importance of biofilms in the environment 
• Understand the roles of microbes in various types of wastewater treatment 
• Understand the roles of microbes in the degradation of organic compounds

• None 

• No course topics appended 

CV 510 - Storm Water Management Systems Design

• Understand the federal, state, and local regulations that govern developments
• Access the local, state, and federal resources that facilitate storm water management systems design
• Design conventional urban storm water facilities (e.g., storm inlets, storm sewers, outfalls)
• Design permanent best management practices to control flow and protect water quality
• Design construction site erosion control practices to protect water quality
• Develop storm water management and construction site erosion control plans
• Layout a storm water management system to achieve regulatory compliance and maximize sustainability
• Determine water quality impacts of development activities through modeling (e.g.. SLAMM)

• None 

• Introduction (1 lecture)
• Effects of urbanization on receiving waters (1 lecture)
• Establishing performance goals for storm water management (1 lecture)
• Federal, state, and local regulations that govern development (1 lecture)
• Unit process and operations for storm water control (1 lectures)
• Selection criteria and design considerations (include guest speaker) (2 lectures)
• Design of storm sewers and ditches (2 lectures)
• Design of storage units (3 lectures)
• Mid-term exam (1 lecture)
• Modeling performance of storm water controls (3 lectures)
• Design of swales and filter strips (1 lecture)
• Design of filters (3 lectures)
• Design of infiltrators (2 lectures)
• Design of gross pollutant traps (1 lecture)
• Design of shoreland protection (1 lecture)
• Maintenance of storm water controls (1 lecture)
• Whole life cost of storm water controls (1 lecture)
• Construction site erosion control plans (2 lectures)
• Permitting (1 lecture)
• Open day (1 lecture)
• Field Trip to see installed storm water management practices (4 hours on a weekend)

CV 512 - Geographical Information Systems (GIS)

• No course learning outcomes appended

• None 

• No course topics appended

CV 516 - Design of Water Distribution and Sewerage Systems

• TBD 

• TBD 

• TBD

CV 518 - Watercourse Design

• Understand functions and processes associated with watercourses
• Develop flow targets to meet watercourse design objectives
• Use HEC-RAS modeling to assess the one-dimensional hydraulic conditions within a watercourse reach
• Understand the relevance of two-dimensional and unsteady hydraulic phenomena to watercourse designs
• Understand the application of sediment transport and geomorphology to the restoration of watercourse systems
• Apply hydraulic model results to analyze scour protection needs
• Understand the concepts relevant to floodplain restoration along watercourses
• Analyze the hydraulic conditions related to in-stream structures within watercoures

• Water Resources Engineering

• Watercourse System Functions and Processes
• Design Flow Estimation
• Watercourse Hydraulics
• Scour, Sediment Transport and Geomorphology
• Habitat Design

CV 522 - Unit Operations and Processes Laboratory

• Identify the unit operations and processes that can feasibly achieve a specified percent reduction in contaminants of concern 
• Develop laboratory skills for the analysis and monitoring of water and wastewater treatment operations and processes 
• Collect monitoring data/samples and perform laboratory tests as needed to determine loading rates, operating parameters, and process performance 
• Prepare reports summarizing laboratory procedures and results

• None 

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CV 540 - Air Permitting

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• None 

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CV 542 - Design of Air Pollution Control Systems

• No course learning outcomes appended

• None 

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CV 550 - Physical Hydrogeology

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• None 

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