AR 1001 - Military Physical Training Laboratory 1

• None appended

AR 1002 - Military Physical Training Laboratory 2

• None appended

AR 1003 - Military Physical Training Laboratory 3

• None appended

AR 1100 - Foundations of Officership

• None appended

• Army customs and courtesies
• How to study and learn
• Army values and ethos
• Time management
• Goal setting process
• Health and fitness
• Introduction to critical thinking
• Army leadership
• Communication process
• Army writing style
• Persuasive communication

AR 1200 - Basic Leadership 1

• None appended

AR 1201 - Basic Leadership 2

• None appended

AR 1800 - American Crucible: The Military and the Development of the United States

• None appended

AR 2001 - Military Physical Training Laboratory 4

• None appended

AR 2002 - Military Physical Training Laboratory 5

• None appended

AR 2003 - Military Physical Training Laboratory 6

• None appended

AR 2100 - Individual Leadership Studies

• None appended

• Fundamentals of team building
• Decision making
• Conflict resolution
• Organizing and planning
• Cultural awareness
• Theories of leadership
• Avoiding analytical pitfalls
• Critical thinking
• Army problem solving process
• Ethical reasoning and situational ethics
• Philosophy of ethics and military service
• Character building
• Counseling and coaching methods

AR 2200 - Leadership and Teamwork 1

• None appended

AR 2201 - Leadership and Teamwork 2

• None appended

AR 3001 - Military Physical Training Laboratory 7

• None appended

AR 3002 - Military Physical Training Laboratory 8

• None appended

AR 3003 - Military Physical Training Laboratory 9

• None appended

AR 3100 - Leadership and Problem Solving

• None appended

• Army ethical decision making
• Effective followership/leadership/supervision
• Team dynamics
• Diversity
• Change management
• Creating a vision
• Structured review and analysis process for events
• Leadership behavior and peer evaluations
• Effective feedback
• Leadership self-assessment/inventory
• Understanding bias
• Mentoring
• Organizational climate

AR 3101 - Applied Leadership Laboratory 1

• None appended

AR 3200 - Leadership and Ethics 1

• None appended

AR 3202 - Applied Leadership Laboratory 2

• None appended

AR 3300 - Leadership and Ethics 2

• None appended

AR 3303 - Applied Leadership Laboratory 3

• None appended

AR 3964 - Military Science Practicum

• None appended

AR 4001 - Military Physical Training Laboratory 10

• None appended

AR 4002 - Military Physical Training Laboratory 11

• None appended

AR 4003 - Military Physical Training Laboratory 12

• None appended

AR 4100 - Officership

• How to lead a training meeting
• Responsibility, authority, and functions of army commanders and staff organizations
• Equal opportunity
• Sexual harassment/assault prevention
• Suicide prevention
• Cross cultural competencies
• Developing others
• Army leaders’ ethics
• Uniformed code of military justice
• Administrative discipline and separations
• Awards
• Risk management

AR 4101 - Advanced Leadership Laboratory 1

• None appended

AR 4200 - Leadership and Management 1

• None appended

AR 4202 - Advanced Leadership Laboratory 2

• None appended

AR 4300 - Leadership and Management 2

• None appended

AR 4303 - Advanced Leadership Laboratory 3

• None appended

AR 4995 - Independent Study in Military Science and Leadership

• None appended

BE 410 - Biomaterials

• Describe the structure of solids as they relate to the use of engineering materials
• Describe the mechanical properties of typical engineering materials
• Interpret phase diagrams and use them to understand typical material processing procedures such as heat-treatment
• Describe the typical advantages and disadvantages of metals, polymers, and ceramics as biomaterials
• Solve biomedical engineering problems related to selection and processing of metallic, polymeric, and ceramic biomaterials
• Describe specific advantages and disadvantages of a variety of common biomaterials
• Describe typical corrosion and fatigue processes and evaluate the expected corrosion and fatigue response to typical biomaterials.
• Describe and solve engineering problems related to typical processing techniques for metals, polymers, and ceramics
• Describe some typical materials used in sutures, artificial heart valves, oxygenator membranes, TAHs and VADs, pacemaker electrodes, dialyzer membranes, contact lens, implantable lens, space filling implants, orthopedic implants, bone cements, and dental implants
• Consider, evaluate and discuss the global, economic, environmental, and societal impacts of the use of particular biomaterials
• Independently investigate the professional literature regarding a timely biomaterials topic and present findings

• Biochemical terminology, common proteins, common protein structures
• Basic atomic bonding
• Basic thermodynamic principles
• Introductory statics and strength of materials

• Material properties: structure of solids, mechanical properties, corrosion/degradation of materials, and material testing
• Phase diagrams as they relate to biomaterials
• Metals: metallic bonding, metallic crystal structure, dislocations, strengthening mechanisms, phase diagrams, phase transformations, corrosion
• Ceramics: bonding and structure, degradation, fracture mechanics, piezoelectric properties, glass ceramics, apatite ceramics, carbon
• Polymers: polymerization process, polymer structure, viscoelastic behavior, degradation
• Composite and textile materials and their properties
• Tissue/material interaction; biocompatibility, surface properties, ASTM testing standards, effects of artificial materials on the body, effects of the body on artificial materials
• Student presentations

BE 411 - Biomechanics

• Define the terms, anatomical axes, and planes associated with human movement
• Understand the physiology associated with skeletal muscle contractions, strength evaluation, joint mechanics, energy requirements, and fatigue
• Understand the principles and use of electromyography as a biomechanics research tool
• Define the design and behavior of the instrumentation, transducers, force plates, etc. used to collect and process human movement data
• Develop 2-D link-segment models from basic anthropometric and kinematic data
• Obtain inverse solutions of joint moments and reaction forces from kinematic and force plate data
• Design and conduct a human-movement based experiment to test a biomechanical problem and draw scientific conclusions.
• Obtain knowledge of state-of-the-art solutions through peer-reviewed journals, conference proceedings, and vendor websites, to analyze and solve contemporary open-ended problems.

• Knowledge of engineering statics, dynamics, and strength of materials
• Human physiology and anatomy

• Review of muscle physiology and skeletal anatomy
• Principles and use of electromyography
• Anthropometry
• Measurement and use of anthropometic data for the development of link-segment models
• Center of mass and stability
• Joint motion
• Linear and angular kinematics
• Kinematics and kinetics of elbow flexion
• Analysis of kinematic gait data
• Development and use of 2-D link-segment models to estimate joint moments, reaction and compressive forces
• Vertical jump height and force plates
• Occupational biomechanics - NIOSH lifting equation, injury mechanisms

BE 499 - Clinical Internship

• Execute and document clinical engineering work

• None

• None

• None

BE 1005 - Introduction to Biomedical Engineering

• Identify biomedical devices associated with the major sub-areas of biomedical engineering.
• Identify career options for biomedical engineers and how choices as a biomedical engineering student may influence one’s options upon graduation.
• Identify different types of engineering considerations that go into the design of common biomedical devices.
• Explain the importance of regulation of the biomedical device industry.
• List different types of safety considerations for biomedical devices.
• Create a basic part for a biomedical device using computer-aided design and basic fabrication techniques.

• None

• Introduction to biomedical engineering and its career options
• The MSOE BME curriculum and its relation to career paths and areas of biomedical engineering
• Human factors and safety in biomedical engineering devices
• Introduction to medical device regulation and standards
• Survey of the engineering behind common biomedical devices
• Introduction to computer-aided design

• Fundamentals of electrical circuits
• Computer-aided design
• Fabrication techniques for prototype development

BE 2200 - MATLAB Programming for Engineers

• Perform computations on scalars and multidimensional arrays from MATLAB command window
• Create professional-looking plots using MATLAB commands
• Use commands to retrieve data from the user or from input files into the workspace
• Use commands to output data and other information to data file or the command window with appropriate formatting
• Write MATLAB programs that require logical decision making involving un-nested and nested if and switch constructs
• Write MATLAB programs that perform required repetition involving un-nested and nested while and for loops
• Write MATLAB to perform computations and decisions on arrays by using logical arrays and vectorization
• Create MATLAB functions that perform required tasks based on specified data inputs and outputs
• Implement cell arrays and structure arrays in MATLAB code to manage complex data sets
• Predict the outcome of given MATLAB code with specified inputs

• None

• Introduction to MATLAB and its interface (2 lectures)
• Handling variables and basic operations in MATLAB (2 lectures)
• Data input and output (1 lecture)
• Plotting and data visualization (1 lecture)
• Program design (1 lecture)
• Logical operations and selection (4 lectures)
• Repetition (4 lectures)
• Logical arrays and vectorization (2 lectures)
• Creation and use of functions (4 lectures)
• Cell and structure arrays (4 lectures)
• Handles and advanced plotting options (2 lectures)

• Command window computations, script file usage, plotting, basic data i/o, using functions (2 periods)
• Working with large data arrays representing signals using array operations and statistics (2 periods)
• Analyzing biomedical data using branching constructs and loops (2 periods)
• Creating and using functions (2 periods)
• Using cell and structure array concepts to interpret and analyze biomedical imaging files (2 periods)

BE 3005 - Professional Topics in BME

• Identify what constitutes human subject research and describe the IRB approval process
• Identify ethical considerations for scenarios involving the medical device industry
• Identify relevant sources of standards and codes related to specific medical devices
• Identify ways to mitigate patient risk associated with medical devices
• Identify whether a device is an FDA medical device and its likely FDA classification
• Describe FDA Quality System Regulation design controls and identify when they apply to the medical device design and manufacturing processes
• Identify methods to ensure quality in the manufacture of medical devices
• Identify salient considerations of the various career options in BME
• Use formal methodology to identify design requirements
• Describe the general options for protecting the intellectual property of medical device designs
• Articulate different viewpoints of a current controversial issue, including how each impacts marketing and accessibility of medical devices.

• None

• Introduction to FDA regulation of the medical device industry and device classification
• Codes and standards (including JCAHO, NFPA, NEC, AAMI, ANSI, 60601)
• Introduction to intellectual property protection
• Using library resources to research literature, standards and patents and navigate the FDA website
• FDA QSR design control requirements overview
• Identification of user requirements and design requirements for medical devices
• Hazard analysis and risk mitigation in device design
• Quality control processes for medical device manufacture
• Medical device and healthcare economics and market analysis
• Human subject research and the IRB process
• Human factors and medical error involving devices
• Career options in BME
• Using career placement resources to find jobs and internships and apply for graduate school
• Ethics in the medical device industry

BE 3015 - Biomedical Engineering Design I

• Work effectively on a team to plan a long-term, team-based project
• Follow FDA QSR guidelines to define design inputs for a medical device design
• Produce a written document that effectively and efficiently communicates a project proposal. 
• Determine the FDA device classification of a proposed device
• Research relevant standards for a proposed medical
• Conduct intellectual property research and market analysis to describe the prior art of a proposed design

• Basics of FDA device classification and QSR guidelines

• Design team formation, organization, and operation
• Design problem definition
• Project proposal documentation
• Application of FDA QSR guidelines
• Identification of customers and customer needs
• Technical literature reviews including the systematic search of trade, medical, engineering, and intellectual property literature
• Project budgeting and funding

BE 3205 - Introduction to Sensors and Actuators

• Define mechatronics and recognize engineering problems to which mechatronic principles could appropriately be applied
• Decompose complex mechatronic systems into a collection of standard and ad hoc sub-systems
• Systematically select appropriate sensors for specific sensing applications
• Systematically select appropriate actuators for specific applications
• Systematically select appropriate digital controllers for specific mechatronic control applications
• Integrate mechatronic components into a functional system
• Create software to control mechatronic systems

• Electrical quantities and components and linear circuit analysis
• Fundamental quantities and principles of mechanics
• Fundamental embedded programming concepts

• Introduction to mechatronic systems, performance characteristics of sensors and actuators (1 week)
• Temperature sensing and control (1 week)
• Introduction to FETs and FET circuits (2 weeks)
• Electric and magnetic sensors and actuators (2 weeks)
• Mechanical sensors and actuators (2 weeks)
• Other sensors and actuators (1 week)
• System integration and control (1 week)

• Review and re-introduction to embedded systems and programming (1 week)
• Temperature sensing and control (1 week)
• FETs and FET circuits (2 weeks)
• Magnetic sensors (1 week)
• Magnetic actuators (1 week)
• Mechanical sensors (1 week)
• Mechanical actuators (1 week)
• Major project (2 weeks)

BE 3405 - Biomedical Device Evaluation

• Describe the general FDA process by which medical devices are able to enter the U.S. market
• Identify and define the different FDA classifications for medical devices
• Demonstrate familiarity with those standards that address medical device safety and efficacy: IEC, AAMI/ANSI, NFPA, UL
• Design basic experiments to assess medical device efficacy, determine substantial equivalency, and how to properly analyze the statistical results from such experiments

• Fundamentals of hypothesis testing: Understanding Type I and Type II errors, relationship between sample sizes, power
• Foundation and application of common inferential statistics: t-tests, ANOVA, regression

• FDA requirements and the medical device regulatory process: pre-market approval, substantial equivalence, 510(k)
• Use of standards in evaluation of medical device safety and efficacy (AAMI, ANSI, NFPA, UL)
• Design of experiments to assess medical device efficacy
• Applications and use of inferential statistics: t-test, ANOVA, regression, chi-square.
• Case study data analysis
• Design and execution of clinical trials for medical devices, biologics and drugs.

BE 3500 - Bio-thermal-fluid Transport I

• Define thermodynamics and give examples of problems that can be solved using thermodynamic principles
• Determine the properties of pure substances using property tables, property diagrams and software
• Use the phase rule to determine the number of degrees of freedom for a non-reacting mixture at equilibrium
• Use phase diagrams, property tables, and software to determine the phases present in a mixture, their relative abundances and the properties of the mixture
• Determine whether the ideal gas equation of state is appropriate for a given system
• Determine the properties of pure ideal gases and mixtures of ideal gases
• State the First Law of thermodynamics and apply it to solve closed system engineering problems and analyze and design steady flow devices relevant to biomedical engineering
• State the Second Law of thermodynamics and use it to determine limits for thermodynamic cycles and assess performance of steady flow devices
• Use psychrometric analysis to define the vapor content of atmospheric air and apply this to air conditioning processes
• Describe basic fluid behavior.
• Define viscosity and describe Newtonian fluid behavior
• Solve basic fluid statics problems

• Performing single variable integration
• Evaluating and interpreting first partial derivatives

• Thermodynamic definitions; pressure definition and manometry; energy definition and modes of energy transfer
• Properties of pure substances; phases and property diagrams; using property tables and software to determine properties; determination of phase; applying the ideal-gas equation of state
• Boundary work, closed system energy balance, specific heats 
• Conservation of mass, flow energy, energy balance application to control volumes and steady flow devices
• Thermodynamic cycles and the second law of thermodynamics; irreversibilities; Carnot cycles and Carnot efficiency
• Entropy; isentropic efficiency for steady flow devices
• Gas mixtures; psychrometrics and analysis of air conditioning processes
• Introduction to fluid phenomena and fluid statics
• Exams

BE 3515 - Bio-thermal-fluid Transport II

• Identify situations in which the Bernoulli or mechanical energy balance equation is applicable and apply the appropriate equation to solve practical engineering problems
• Differentiate between laminar and turbulent flows and describe where each is encountered in the human body
• Apply the concept of flow resistance to solve pipe network problems
• Define the different types of forces that fluid flow imparts on solid bodies and use correlations to estimate these forces for common geometries
• Describe the rheological properties of blood
• Set up classic and biomedical engineering problems using the continuity and Navier-Stokes equations and solve simple cases
• Set up classic and biomedical engineering problems using differential mass and energy balances and solve simple cases
• Apply constitutive relations related to mass diffusion and heat conduction
• Solve simple problems involving conductive heat transfer
• Solve simple problems involving convective heat transfer
• Design heat and mass exchangers to meet specified requirements

• Thermodynamics
• College level Newtonian physics for engineers
• Calculus through ordinary differential equations

• Bernoulli and mechanical energy balance equation
• Properties of blood
• Flow in pipes and tubes
• The continuity equation
• Application of the Navier-Stokes equations
• Differential component mass balance
• Mechanisms of heat transfer
• Differential energy balance
• Steady heat conduction
• Lumped system transient heat conduction
• Forced convection
• Heat and mass exchangers
• Cooling of electronics

BE 3705 - Biomedical Electronics and Instrumentation

• Utilize semiconductor theory to explain the behavior of diodes.
• Utilize diodes as sensor, actuators, rectifiers and regulators
• Utilize transducers in the measurement of physiological signals of medical interest
• Design basic electronic circuitry using operational amplifiers to amplify the signals produced by resistive pressure, flow and displacement transducers
• Design basic passive filters and 2nd order active filters to process signals
• Predict the overall performance of cascaded processing modules
• Design circuitry to generate periodic voltage or current waveforms
• Assess the stability of feedback systems with respect to oscillation
• Assess the effect of non-ideal operational amplifier properties on circuit performance

• AC, DC, and transient circuit analysis in the time domain
• AC, DC, and transient circuit simulation using Pspice or Multisim
• Laplace circuit analysis
• Fourier analysis
• Bode plots
• Ability to conduct laboratory experiments using function generators, power supplies, multi-meters, and oscilloscopes

• Semiconductor fundamentals
• Diode fundamentals and applications
• Amplification concepts using simple 3-element models: cascading and loading effects
• Amplifier implementation using operational amplifiers: inverting, non-inverting, summing amplifiers
• Difference amplifiers and fundamentals of instrumentation amplifiers
• First and second order filters implemented with op amps, low pass, high pass, and band pass
• Static non-ideal op amp characteristics: offset voltages and bias currents, finite gain and input and output resistances
• Dynamic non-ideal op amp characteristics: finite bandwidth, frequency response, and slew rate
• Stability of feedback amplifiers
• Positive feedback, hysteresis, and relaxation oscillators

• Design and simulate circuits containing diodes and operational amplifiers
• Introduction to amplifier concepts using dependent sources and a circuit simulation program
• Design and implementation of basic amplifiers using op amps
• Investigation of non-ideal operational amplifier characteristics
• Linear, sinusoidal oscillator or relaxation oscillator design and implementation
• Design and implementation of analog filters

BE 3905 - Biomedical Combined Laboratory I

• Create and implement models of the cardiovascular system and its responses using theoretical approaches, Multisim, and MATLAB based on electric analogs
• Apply biomedical signals and systems analysis methods to characterize measured physiological signals
• Design basic electronic circuitry using operational amplifiers to amplify the signals produced by pressure and displacement transducers
• Use computer models to determine parameters of experimental fluid and mass transfer systems
• Predict and test the dynamic performance of fluid systems used for blood pressure measurement
• Evaluate the applicability of analytical, experimental, and numerical methods
• Execute and document laboratory projects effectively in a team

• Transient circuit analysis, Multisim circuit simulation, Laplace transforms and transfer functions, Fourier analysis
• Structured computer programming in MATLAB
• Multivariate calculus

• Lectures will provide background information for respective laboratories.

• Windkessel model of the human cardiovascular system
• Electrical measurement of angles; goniometer simulation
• Analysis of steady cardiovascular flows
• Dynamic analysis and testing of a blood pressure transducer and tubing system
• Physiological multi-compartment modeling

BE 3915 - Combined Lab II: Physiology, DSP & Biomechanics

• Apply fundamental signal processing methodologies to analyze biomedical signals with a goal to extract system-specific pertinent information
• Apply the appropriate statistics and interpreting their results when analyzing biomedical signals and systems
• Demonstrate proficiency in using MATLAB (and/or other appropriate computer-aided tools) to analyze biomedical signals and systems, and for biomedical system modeling
• Set up complex biomechanics problems and solve them using a multidisciplinary approach
• Function on multidisciplinary teams  
• Document engineering and experimental work

• Sampling
• Discrete Fourier analysis
• Digital filtering
• Digital system analysis

• Review of cardiovascular physiology
• Physiological origins of electrocardiographic (ECG) and other electrical cardiac signals
• Overview of neuroanatomy and neurophysiology
• Physiological origins of electroencephalographic (EEG) and other electrical neuro-signals
• Review of joints and muscular system physiology
• Physiological origins of electromyographic (EMG) and other related signals
• Introduction to biomechanics and human movement
• Anthropometry
• Linear and angular kinematics
• Force plates
• Occupational biomechanics

• Analysis of the EEG and local field potentials signals using appropriate signal processing methods
• Hudgkin and Hoxley neuronal conductance-based model simulation
• Windkassel aortic flow model simulation  
• Analysis of ECG, cardiac electrogram, blood pressure, and cardiac cellular signals using appropriate signal processing methods
• Analysis of EMG signals using appropriate signal processing methods
• Biomechanics modeling and simulation
• Anthropometry
• Kinematics and kinetics of elbow flexion
• Center of pressure and stability of stance

BE 4005 - Biomedical Engineering Design II

2 lecture hours 2 lab hours 3 credits

• Deliver a formal presentation proposing a biomedical engineering design project
• Develop a system-level block diagram for a design solution to address a set of design input requirements for a biomedical engineering design project
• Characterize interface specifications for a system-level design
• Identify fabrication techniques commonly used in fabrication of biomedical engineering device prototypes
• Conduct a hazard analysis for biomedical device design
• Communicate design approaches and issues in a design review setting
• Demonstrate familiarity with the IEEE Code of Ethics in the design process
• Articulate if and how the FDA regulatory process would apply to a given device design

• None

• Fabrication techniques
• Block diagrams in engineering design
• Defining interface specifications in engineering design

• Fabrication techniques for prototyping

BE 4015 - Biomedical Engineering Design III

• Identify requirements for a subsystem of a biomedical engineering design project
• Use engineering approaches to design a subsystem to meet requirements
• Design, execute, and document appropriate tests to characterize subsystem performance
• Communicate rationale and technical details of a design approach
• Identify relevant global, societal, cultural, environmental, and economic issues associated with design decisions
• Apply project management techniques to execute a long-term engineering design project

• None

• Power requirements in design
• Electrical noise and interference in biomedical devices
• Documentation of test plans and results
• Project management techniques

• Subsystem level design and testing

BE 4025 - Biomedical Engineering Design IV

• Integrate subsystems into a functional prototype of a biomedical device
• Recognize and discuss instances in the engineering design process in which ethical codes apply
• Identify, perform, and document verification tests that assess the level to which a final prototype meets predetermined requirements
• Communicate the outcomes of a design project in oral and written forms

• None 

• Verification testing and documentation

• System-level design and testing

BE 4205 - Medical Imaging Systems

• Demonstrate an understanding of fundamental concepts related to radiation physics
• Demonstrate an understanding of general image characteristics across all imaging modalities
• Demonstrate an understanding of how a basic x-ray system works and how images are created
• Demonstrate an understanding of how a basic CT system works and how images are created
• Demonstrate an understanding of how a basic MRI system works and how images are created
• Demonstrate an understanding of how a basic ultrasound system works and how images are created
• Demonstrate an understanding of how a basic PET (and/or other nuclear medicine systems) works and how images are created
• Proficiently apply fundamental image processing techniques to medical images
• Demonstrate an understanding of the ethical dilemmas in the medical imaging field
• Proficiently apply MATLAB (or other computer-aided tools) to perform image analysis

• Ability to write computer programs
• Ability to apply convolution and perform data filtering
• Ability to understand and apply Discrete Fourier Transforms
• Ability to use MATLAB

• Overview of imaging modalities
• Image characteristics
• Image processing techniques
• Fundamentals of radiation physics
• Imaging formation using x-ray
• X-ray imaging systems
• Computer Tomography systems
• Magnetic Resonance systems
• Nuclear Imaging (emphasis on Positron Emission Tomography)
• Ultrasound imaging

• Image visualization and display
• Image processing basics (filtering, edge detection, etc.)
• 2D spatial frequency spectrum
• Digital subtraction angiography
• Filtered backprojection
• Image segmentation
• Image registration

BE 4340 - Advanced Topics in Biomedical Digital Signal Processing

• Possess advanced skills in digital signal processing necessary to function as a successful biomedical engineer, whose role involves quantitative analysis of biological signals
• Implement using computer tools specific advanced signal processing methodologies that are commonly used for extraction of clinically relevant information from biological signals
• Understand the challenges of digital signal processing when applied to the analysis of various biological signals

• Continuous and discrete signals and systems concepts
• Continuous and discrete Fourier Transform and Series
• Sampling, aliasing, and spectral replication
• Fast Fourier Transform
• A/D conversion and quantization concepts
• Digital filters (FIR and IIR) and digital filter design fundamentals
• Z-Transforms and Unit Circle concepts
• Statistical analysis
• Proficiency in MATLAB programming

• Review of fundamental digital signal processing concepts such as sampling, aliasing, and Discrete Fourier Transform and Series (2 classes)
• Overview of random (single) processes, stationarity, ergodicity and autocorrelation concepts (4 classes)
• Standard methodologies of power spectral estimation such as Welch Periodogram and Blackman Tukey (4 classes)
• Introduction of joint random processes, covariance and cross-correlation measures (4 classes)
• Cross-spectral estimation and coherence (4 classes)
• Introduction to time-frequency analysis. Short-Segment Fast Fourier Transform (4 classes)
• Bi-weekly quizzes (2 classes total)

• No laboratory. However, the students will be responsible for take-home computer projects involving the implementation of various signal processing methodologies and their application to the analysis of specific biological signals. The students will be required to submit a formal report

BE 4705 - Biomedical Electronics and Instrumentation II

• Quantitatively predict electrical field distribution for simple geometries in a 3-dimensional body
• Design, construct and test prototype circuits to detect and process electrical signals produced by the body
• Account for the electrical behavior of electrodes in recording biopotentials
• Recognize and mitigate the interference and noise in recording biological signals
• Convert signals between digital and analog forms
• Employ circuit simulation in the analysis and design of medical instrumentation

• Electronics: op amps
• Physiology of nerves, muscles, and the respiratory system
• Circuit simulation using Pspice or Multisim
• Chemistry

• Biopotentials and the electrical behavior of biopotential electrodes
• Voltage and current distribution in tissue from point, cylindrical and flat surfaces
• ECG amplifier design
• DC offset, common mode and high frequency interference in biopotential amplifier design and recording
• Intrinsic noise: primarily thermal and 1/f noise in low level amplifiers
• Analog to digital and digital to analog conversion

• Electrical Interference Investigation
• Measurement of current and voltage in biological media
• ECG amplifier design project
• Intrinsic noise investigation
• Analog to digital and digital to analog conversion
• Biological signal processing: Alpha wave detector

BE 4805 - Biomedical System Dynamics

• Develop models of mechanical, electrical, fluid, thermal, and biological systems in the frequency and time domain
• Develop transfer functions for linear time-invariant (LTI) electrical, mechanical, fluid, thermal, and biological systems
• Model LTI systems in state-variable form
• Solve for the time-domain response (impulse, step, ramp) of first and second order systems
• Write the transfer function of first and second order feedback control systems
• Solve for the stability factors and system error for LTI systems
• Use MATLAB and Simulink to analyze feedback control systems
• Solve complex engineering problems using two or more domains of knowledge

• Representation of continuous and discrete signals in the time-domain
• Representation of continuous and discrete signals in the frequency-domain
• Determination of forces acting on rigid bodies in motion
• Linear circuit analysis

• Transfer function development for electrical, mechanical, fluid, thermal, and biological systems
• State-variable modeling of LTI systems
• Linearizing non-linear systems
• Reduced order modeling
• Time response of 1^st and 2^nd order LTI systems
• System identification
• Designing for time response
• Closed loop control characteristics (stability and sensitivity)

BE 4815 - Biomedical Feedback Control Systems

3 lecture hours 2 lab hours 4 credits

• Solve for system stability
• Use Root-Locus and Frequency Domain techniques to analyze and design first and second order LTI feedback control systems
• Use Root-Locus technique to analyze and design first and second order LTI feedback control systems
• Apply knowledge of classical analog feedback control theory in the laboratory
• Design P, PI, and PID controllers to be used in first and second order systems
• Use MATLAB and Simulink to analyze and design feedback control systems

• Develop models of mechanical, electrical (including ideal operational amplifiers), thermal and biological systems in the frequency and in the time domains
• Develop the transfer function for linear time-invariant (LTI) electrical, mechanical, thermal, and biological systems
• Model a LTI systems in state-variable form
• Solve for the time-domain response (impulse, step, ramp) of first and second order feedback transfer functions
• Write the transfer function of first and second order feedback control systems
• Solve for the stability factors and system error for LTI control system
• Use MATLAB and Simulink to analyze feedback control systems

• Introductory material
• Stability analysis Routh-Hurwitz
• Root-locus analysis and design
• Frequency-response analysis and design
• State space-based control
• P, PI, and PID controllers

• Use of Simulink in controls systems
• Reverse engineering of a commercially available incubator
• Step response and system identification of an incubator
• On-off temperature controller of an incubator with some requirements based on IEC 60601-2-19
• Temperature control of an incubator using P controller with some requirements based on IEC 60601-2-19
• Temperature control of an incubator using PI controller with some requirements based on IEC 60601-2-19
• Temperature control of an incubator using PID controller with some requirements based on IEC 60601-2-19

BE 4975 - Biomedical Research Internship

• Execute and document biomedical engineering research in a laboratory setting

• None

• None

• None

BE 4980 - Independent Study

• Varies

• Varies

• Varies

• Varies

BE 4990 - Topics in Biomedical Engineering

• Varies

• Varies

• Varies

BE 4991 - Special Topics in Biomedical Engineering with Laboratory

• Varies

• Varies

• Varies

• Varies

BI 102 - Cell Biology and Genetics

• Understand the general structure and correlate the chemical properties of atoms and molecules
• Understand the structural and functional properties of the macromolecules found in living matter
• List the structural components of mammalian cells and explain their function
• List the types of transport processes occurring across the cell membranes and the energy sources for them
• Explain the mechanisms of intercellular communication
• Identify the enzyme’s structural domains important for the chemical kinetics
• Describe the mechanisms of energy storage, transfer, release and use in cellular processes
• Understand the processes of mitosis and meiosis and conditions under which they occur
• Define the genetic terms and solve traditional genetic problems
• Understand the processes of transcription and translation, including their regulation, and discuss their effect on the cell function
• Explain how changes in genetic material can occur
• Understand the major techniques involved in gene technology and describe specific uses of each technique
• Design and perform a scientific experiment, including hypothesis generation and testing
• Explain the use of statistical tests to interpret laboratory data
• Write a scientific report in standardized format

• None

• Chemical context of life and its environment
• Structure and function of macromolecules
• Cell structure, function, metabolism and communication
• Cell cycle, mitosis and meiosis
• Genetics and inheritance
• Transcription, translation and their control
• Altering the genetic message
• Gene technology
• Exams

• Computer usage for data collection and report writing
• Experimental design and report writing
• Microscopes and cell imaging
• Enzymatic activity
• Osmosis
• Genetics

BI 256 - Microbiology

• Describe the general characteristics, size and cellular organization of microorganisms
• Know the elements of microbial nutrition, growth and metabolism and the environmental influences affecting growth and metabolism
• Understand the host defense mechanisms important for fighting microbial infections
• Understand how common microbial diseases are diagnosed
• Understand the basics of microbial epidemiology and infection control
• Know the major infectious diseases and their routes of infection
• Know the laboratory steps and techniques routinely involved in specimen preparation, staining and in the culture of certain microorganisms
• Understand how to do a proper literature review and library search for journal articles

• Cell biology, genetics and molecular biology

• Microbial world and microbial life (1 class)
• Tools and techniques of microbiology (1 class)
• Humans and microbes in health and disease (2 classes)
• Host defense mechanisms in microbial infection (4 classes)
• Diagnosis of infectious disease (2 classes)
• Epidemiology and infection control (2 classes)
• Infectious diseases acquired through inhalation (5 classes)
• Infectious diseases acquired through ingestion (5 classes)
• Infectious diseases acquired through skin and mucosa or parenterally (5 classes)
• Exams (3 classes)

• Safety procedures and microscope use (1 session)
• Simple and differential stains (1 session)
• Researching your paper topic (1 session)
• Classifying bacteria by enzymes and staining (1 session)
• Antimicrobial susceptibility testing (1 session)
• Blood cells and blood typing (1 session)

BI 499 - Life Science Independent Study

• Have the opportunity to plan a course of study
• Broaden his/her scientific knowledge

• None 

• Vary by student interest

BI 1001 - Principles of Biomedical Sciences

• None

• None 

• None

BI 1002 - Human Body Systems

• None

• None 

• None

BI 1003 - Medical Interventions

• None

• None 

• None

BI 1010 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I

• Explain how common biological atoms and molecules interact within living systems
• List the 4 categories of biological macromolecules and provide example functions of each
• Identify the common components of cells, and list the general functions of each
• Compare and contrast the types of membrane transport processes (including the passive process of osmosis)
• Describe the steps involved in gene expression and explain how gene expression can modify the functions of any particular cell
• Identify the general mechanisms by which cells can generate ATP as an energy source
• Outline the steps in mitosis and explain the conditions under which mitosis normally occurs
• List the classes of body tissues and explain the histological features of each tissue
• List the histological features of the integumentary system and explain how they contribute to the functions of the integumentary system
• List the histological features of bone tissue and explain how these features contribute to the functions of the skeletal system

• Chemistry of life
• Cellular form and function
• Genetics and cellular function
• Histology
• Integumentary system
• Bone tissue

BI 1010A - Human Anatomy and Physiology I

• Explain how common biological atoms and molecules interact within living systems
• List the 4 categories of biological macromolecules and provide example functions of each
• Identify the common components of cells, and list the general functions of each
• Compare and contrast the types of membrane transport processes (including the passive process of osmosis)
• Describe the steps involved in gene expression and explain how gene expression can modify the functions of any particular cell
• Identify the general mechanisms by which cells can generate ATP as an energy source
• Outline the steps in mitosis and explain the conditions under which mitosis normally occurs
• List the classes of body tissues and explain the histological features of each tissue
• List the histological features of the integumentary system and explain how they contribute to the functions of the integumentary system
• List the histological features of bone tissue and explain how these features contribute to the functions of the skeletal system

• None

• Chemistry of life
• Cellular form and function
• Genetics and cellular function
• Histology
• Integumentary system
• Bone tissue

BI 1020 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II

• Apply the terminology related to anatomical orientation, body regions and body cavities
• Name and locate the major bones of the human body
• Define the names of the important surface features of bones
• Explain the classifications of joints and the standard features of synovial joints
• Name and locate the major muscles of the human body
• Apply the terminology used to name muscles
• Explain the histological features and functions of nervous tissue
• Name, locate and describe the function of the major features of the central and peripheral nervous systems
• Describe the functions of the various nervous system structures

• Chemistry of life
• Cell structure and function
• Genetics and cellular function
• Histology and tissue characteristics

• General orientation to anatomy (2 classes)
• Skeletal system and joints (6 classes)
• Muscular tissue and muscular system (7 classes)
• Nervous tissue and central and peripheral nervous systems (12 classes)
• Exams (3 classes)

BI 1030 - Human Anatomy and Physiology III

• List the blood constituents and explain their properties
• Identify the the anatomical structures of the heart
• Explain the functions of the heart and the mechanisms by which they are regulated
• Describe the physical characteristics of blood vessels and explain how these contribute to their functions
• Name and locate major arteries and veins
• Describe the forces that regulate capillary exchange
• Identify the structures of the lymphatic system and explain their functions
• Name, locate and describe the function of the major structures of the respiratory system
• Explain the function, control, and mechanics of respiration
• Describe how oxygen is carried and the factors affecting the oxygen carrying capacity

• Chemistry of life
• Cell structure and function
• Genetics and cellular function
• Histology and tissue characteristics
• Nervous system function

• Blood (3 classes)
• Cardiac structure and function (5 classes)
• Autonomic control of the cardiovascular system (2 classes)
• Blood vessels and circulation (6 classes)
• Lymphatic and immune systems (4 classes)
• Respiratory System and transport of gases (7 classes)
• Exams (3 classes)

• Control of cardiovascular function (4 sessions)
• Heart rate and EKG (2 sessions)
• Respiratory function (4 sessions)

BI 2020 - Cellular Microbiology

• Gain an understanding of food and environmental microbiology
• Gain an understanding of the importance of bioremediation
• Demonstrate the use of basic microbiology engineering terminology and techniques
• Be familiar with the primary information on contemporary technological, social, ethical, and economic issues of microbiology in today’s world

• Chemical context of life and its environment
• Structure and function of macromolecules
• Cell structure, function, metabolism, and communication
• Cell cycle, mitosis, and meiosis
• Genetics and inheritance
• Transcription, translation and their control
• Altering the genetic message
• Gene technology
• Structures, assembly, functions, and applications of proteins
• Structures and functions of enzymes
• Structures, functions, and applications of nucleic acids
• Genetics code, translation, and gene expression
• Structures and functions of carbohydrates and their role in metabolism
• Lipids, steroids, and hormones
• Biochemistry leading to biotechnology

• Introduction and history
• Microbial structure
• Microbial growth
• Microbial genetics
• Viruses
• Microbial mathematics
• Food microbiology
• Water and sewage treatment
• Environmental microbiology
• Bioremediation
• Future challenges
• Student presentations
• Exams

• Investigating the environment and gram staining
• Environment and microbes
• Food and environmental microbiology

BI 2040 - Human Anatomy and Physiology IV

• Name, locate and describe the functions of the major features of the endocrine system
• Sketch the homeostatic feedback loops involving the major hormones
• Name, locate and describe the function of the major features of the urinary system
• Describe the process and regulation of urine formation
• Describe the feedback mechanisms used to maintain water balance
• Describe the control mechanisms for regulation of electrolytes and the importance of the regulation
• Describe the regulation of pH in terms of systems, mechanisms and time courses
• Name, locate and describe the function of the major structures of the GI system
• Name, locate and describe the major features of the male and female reproductive systems
• Graph the phases of the menstrual cycle over time
• Describe the time course of fetal development
• Describe the placental and fetal circulations
• Describe the changes in organ systems associated with senescence

• Chemistry of life
• Cell structure and function
• Genetics and cellular function
• Histology and tissue characteristics
• Nervous system function
• Cardiovascular system function

• Endocrine system (4 classes)
• Urinary system (6 classes)
• Water, electrolyte and acid-base balance (3 classes)
• Digestive system (4 classes)
• Male and female reproductive systems (5 classes)
• Development (3 classes)
• Exams (3 classes)

• Urinary function (1 session)
• Urinalysis (2 sessions)
• Fluid end electrolyte control (2 sessions)
• Reproductive function (2 sessions)
• Digestive function (2 sessions)

BI 2305 - Physiology I

• Explain the concept of homeostasis, including an ability to describe the components of a negative feedback loop
• Describe the types of channels, transporters and exchangers that are used to move molecules across membranes
• Explain the importance of membrane potentials, write the electrical analog equation for calculating membrane voltage and use this equation to predict changes in membrane voltage when provided with changes to ion concentrations or membrane conductance
• Explain how cells communicate using electrical and chemical transmission techniques
• Describe the general organization of the nervous system, including the ANS and its divisions
• Identify the main functions of select brain regions
• Explain the role of the nervous system in homeostatic feedback loops
• Discuss the ways that information can be coded within neural circuits
• Compare and contrast skeletal and smooth muscle function and regulation
• Explain/analyze the length-tension curves of muscles
• Describe the anatomical features of the cardiovascular system and explain how these features correlate with function
• Use PV loops to describe and analyze cardiac function
• Use feedback loops to describe the regulation of blood pressure and blood flow
• Interpret a standard ECG tracing

• Cell biology and genetics

• Functional organization of the human body (1 class)
• Homeostasis, the cell and its function (1 class)
• Diffusion, osmosis and ion transport (2 classes)
• Membrane and action potentials (3 classes)
• Nervous system (4 classes)
• Skeletal muscle contraction and excitation (4 classes)
• Smooth muscle contraction and excitation (1 classes)
• Heart muscle and function (3 classes)
• EKG and cardiac abnormalities (2 classes)
• Circulation and hemodynamics (5 classes)
• Exams (3 classes)

BI 2306 - Human Physiology I

• Explain the concept of homeostasis, including an ability to describe the components of a negative feedback loop
• Describe the types of channels, transporters, and exchangers that are used to move molecules across membranes
• Explain the importance of membrane potentials, write the electrical analog equation for calculating membrane voltage, and use this equation to predict changes in membrane voltage when provided with changes to ion concentrations or membrane conductance
• Explain how cells communicate using electrical and chemical transmission techniques
• Describe the general organization of the nervous system, including the ANS and its divisions
• Identify the main functions of select brain regions
• Explain the role of the nervous system in homeostatic feedback loops
• Discuss the ways that information can be coded within neural circuits
• Compare and contrast skeletal and smooth muscle function and regulation
• Explain/analyze the length-tension curves of muscles
• Describe the anatomical features of the cardiovascular system and explain how these features correlate with function
• Describe the relationships among pressure, volume, flow, and resistance
• Use PV loops to describe and analyze cardiac function
• Use feedback loops to describe the regulation of blood pressure and blood flow
• Interpret a standard ECG tracing

• Cell biology
• Genetics
• Introductory chemistry

• Functional organization of the human body (1 class)
• Homeostasis, the cell and its function (1 class)
• Membrane structure and function (1 class)
• Diffusion, osmosis, and ion transport (3 classes)
• Osmolarity and tonicity (1 class)
• Membrane and action potentials (3 classes)
• Nervous system (7 classes)
• Skeletal muscle contraction and excitation (5 classes)
• Smooth muscle contraction and excitation (1 classes)
• Heart muscle and function (3 classes)
• Pressure, volume, flow, and resistance relationships (1 class)
• EKG and cardiac abnormalities (2 classes)
• Circulation and hemodynamics (5 classes)
• Exams (3 classes)

BI 2315 - Physiology II

• Describe the anatomical features of the cardiovascular system and explain how these features correlate with function
• Use PV loops to describe and analyze cardiac function
• Use feedback loops to describe the regulation of blood pressure and blood flow
• Interpret a standard ECG tracing
• Describe the components of blood and their functions
• Explain the structure and function of the respiratory system. Predict the operation and control of the respiratory system
• Explain how oxygen is delivered to the blood, carried in the blood, and delivered to the tissues
• Describe how carbon dioxide is carried in the blood and removed by the lung
• Describe how plasma carbon dioxide relates to pH
• Describe the structures and explain the functions of the renal system
• Calculate clearance, renal plasma flow and fractional excretion
• Describe the control of filtration and re-absorption within the renal system
• Describe the role of the kidney in fluid and electrolyte balance
• Apply knowledge of acid-base balance to problems involving gas transport
• Describe the feedback loops in which specified hormones are involved
• Describe the organization, function, operation, and control of selected topic of the endocrine system

• Physiology I

• Cardiac and circulatory systems
• Lymphatics
• Blood
• Mechanics of breathing
• Gas exchange and transport
• Regulation of ventilation
• The kidneys
• Fluid, electrolyte balance and acid base
• Endocrine control of growth and metabolism
• Exams

BI 2316 - Human Physiology II

• Describe the components of blood and their functions
• Describe the regulation and production of blood cells
• Explain the processes of hemostasis and coagulation
• Explain the structure and function of the respiratory system
• Predict the operation and control of the respiratory system
• Explain how oxygen is delivered to the blood, carried in the blood, and delivered to the tissues
• Describe how carbon dioxide is carried in the blood and removed by the lung
• Describe how plasma carbon dioxide relates to pH
• Describe the structures and explain the functions of the renal system
• Calculate clearance, renal plasma flow, and fractional excretion
• Describe the control of filtration and re-absorption within the renal system
• Describe the role of the kidney in fluid and electrolyte balance
• Apply knowledge of acid-base balance to problems involving gas transport
• Describe the feedback loops in which specified hormones are involved
• Describe energy balance, including the factors that determine energy intake and expenditures
• Describe the organization, function, operation, and control of the selected endocrine system
• Describe the functions of the endocrine pancreas and their role in regulating plasma glucose

• Human Physiology I

• Lymphatics (1 class)
• Blood components and their regulation/production (4 classes)
• Hemostasis (1 class)
• Mechanics of breathing (ventilation) (4 classes)
• Gas exchange and transport (4 classes)
• Regulation of ventilation (2 classes)
• The kidneys (5 classes)
• Fluid, electrolyte balance and acid base (5 classes)
• Metabolism and energy balance (4 classes)
• Insulin/glucagon; regulation of blood glucose (2 classes)
• Endocrine control of growth and metabolism (5 classes)
• Exams (3 classes)

BI 3100 - Stem Cell and Cancer Biology

• Understand pluripotency and cell reprogramming
• Understand the different cell types
• Understand organ systems
• Understand the relationship between stem cells and cancer
• Understand the different types of cancer therapeutics
• Understand the ethics behind stem cells
• Understand the ethics behind cancer
• Understand the different categories of tumors
• Understand tumor cell development
• Apply critical thinking skills in the stem cell field
• Apply critical thinking skills in the cancer biology field

• General structure and chemical properties of atoms and molecules.
• Structure and functional properties of the macromolecules found in living matter
• Structural components of mammalian cells and explain their function
• Types of transport processes occurring across the cell membranes and the energy sources for them
• Mechanisms of intercellular communication
• Enzymes’ structural domains important for the chemical kinetics
• Mechanisms of energy storage, transfer, release, and use in cellular processes
• The processes of mitosis and meiosis and conditions under which they occur.
• Genetic terms and solving traditional genetic problems
• The processes of transcription and translation, including their regulation, and discuss their effect on the cell function.
• How changes in genetic material can occur.
• The major techniques involved in gene technology and describe specific uses of each technique.
• Designing and performing a scientific experiment, including hypothesis generation and testing
• Using statistical tests to interpret laboratory data.
• Standardized scientific report writing format

• Isolation and characteristics of human embryonic stem cells and future applications in tissue engineering therapies
• Epigenetics, stem cell pluripotency, and differentiation
• Stem cell pluripotency and differentiation
• Haematopoietic stem cells in therapy
• Isolation and Identification of neural stem/progenitor cells
• The role of epithelial-mesenchymal transition in cancer metastasis
• Regulation of breast cancer stem cells by mesenchymal stem cells in the metastatic niche
• Isolation and identification of neural cancer stem/progenitor cells
• Colon stem cells in colorectal cancer
• Prostate cancer and prostate cancer stem cells
• Stem cells and pancreatic cancer
• NANOG in cancer development
• Liver cancer stem cells and hepatocarcinogenesis
• Cancer stem cell biomarkers
• Interactomic analysis of stem cell marker NANOG in prostate cancer setting

BI 3350 - Introduction to Genomics: Concepts and Technologies

• Understand genomics and its role in the health practices
• Understand the role genomics play in the diagnosis, prognosis, and predictive medicine in terms of diseases
• Understand the genomics and epigenomics relationship
• Understand the importance for adapting genetic/genomic information and services to clients based on culture, religion, knowledge level, literacy, and preferred language.
• Apply critical thinking by recognizing the relationship of genetics/genomics to health, prevention, screening, diagnostics, treatment, and treatment effectiveness
• Analyze genetic/genomic based interventions and information to improve client outcomes
• Determine the importance for collaborating with members of the healthcare team to improve healthcare outcomes for clients with genetic/genomic concerns
• Establish effective communication and health education skills to improve care of the client with genetic/genomic concerns
• Compare technology used in the diagnosis and treatment of genetic/genomic concerns
• Justify the role of the health care professional in advocating for the client with genetic/genomic concerns

• None

• Study of genomics
• Difference between unicellular and multicellular genomes
• Difference between genetics, genomics, proteomics
• Global impact of genomics
• Ethics in genomics and genomic practice
• Genetics/genomics basis for inheritable diseases
• Genomics influence on selected complex health problems
• Genomics and disease management
• Global genomics issues

BA 1000 - Business Foundations

• Assess current ethical, economic, and global issues in business, including knowledge on the difference between ethics and corporate social responsibility, major world marketplaces, trade agreements and their collective impacts on business
• Understand the basic marketing concepts and the decisions made by marketers, such as the different ways to price or promote a product
• Describe basic human resources practices including hiring, developing, engaging, managing and retaining employees in a corporation
• Develop a basic understanding of business accounting and finance principles, like the components of a balance sheet cash flow and income statement and how each are used in business
• Demonstrate an understanding of management practices and how companies define quality and flexibility to meet customer and market trends

BA 1015 - Business Performance Analysis

• Identify different types of data used in business analysis across business functions
• Develop excel skills to perform basic data preparation and business analysis
• Utilize business analysis techniques to drive data-driven decision-making to improve business performance
• Understand the ethics of managing business data

BA 1220 - Microeconomics

• Demonstrate an understanding, usage and application of basic economic principles
• Describe and apply the methods for analyzing consumer behavior through demand and supply, elasticity and marginal utility
• Understand the role of alternative property rights in resource allocation
• Identify and appraise various models of how markets are organized, and the price and output decisions for maximizing profit
• Know how markets that fail to use resources efficiently create unintended effects
• Strengthen problem solving skills by applying economic criteria to business decisions, international trade and public policy

• Foundation of economic thinking, opportunity cost, production possibilities, and property rights (4 classes)
• Supply and demand, price ceilings and floors (4 classes)
• Elasticity, marginal utility, and consumer choice (5 classes)
• Production costs and the profit-maximizing decision (4 classes)
• Decision making under different market structures (4 classes)
• Externalities, market failure, and public choice (3 classes)
• International trade (3 classes)
• Discretionary topics: factor markets, income distribution, taxes, government spending, etc. (3 classes)

BA 1227 - Global Business

• Comprehend and apply the monetary system, fiscal policies, government interventions, and currency conversion strategies and how they influence corporations’ profits and costs
• Review current international trade alliances including a review of their rules, government dynamics, imports/exports and their tariffs, international sanctions, and governing abuses
• Explain how international factors (political, legal, economic, sovereignty, cultural, etc.) influence domestic business concerns
• Identify factors to consider when entering into a new market, region, or country that align with overall company business strategy

BA 1700 - Programming Concepts

• Create and evaluate Boolean expressions
• Compare and constrast types of data structures
• Choose an appropriate data structure given a problem statement
• Analyze and explain the behavior of simple programs involving conditional and iterative control structures
• Design simple programs using data structures and appropriate control constructs

• None

• None

BA 1710 - Introduction to Computer Programming

• None

• None

BA 1764 - Advanced Java Programming

• Instill in the student the basic elements of client-side Java programming skills and be introduced to server-side Java technologies (i.e. Enterprise Java)

• Component graphics, part I
• Exception handling and assertions
• Strings, character arrays and regular expressions
• Streams, files and object serialization
• Collections
• Generics
• Custom generic data structures
• Databases and JDBC
• Multi-threading
• Networks (client-side applications)
• GUI components, part II
• Web applications

BA 1801 - Business Technology

• Describe the role of information technology in business strategy and innovation
• Identify and define key ethical and security concepts within information technology
• Identify and describe the key components within information technology systems
• Understand the role and function of key business systems such as ERP, CRM, HRIS and supply chain
• Explore the use of social media and collaborative software applications in business

BA 2015 - Business Analytics I

• Identify data sources and acquisition, evaluation, and preparation methods for analytic processing of data
• Identify and describe the standard steps taken to analyze data for a decision-making scenario
• Apply statistical and quantitative analysis techniques and tools to a given decision-making scenario
• Demonstrate application of ethical principles in analyzing business scenarios for decision making

• None

BA 2220 - Foundations of Business Economics

• Develop problem solving skills by applying economic criteria to engineering design, business decisions, international trade and public policy
• Describe the structure of the Federal Reserve System and its tools for controlling the money supply in a fractional reserve banking system
• Demonstrate an understanding of fiscal and monetary policy and how policy changes can potentially affect the economy
• Develop analytical skills necessary for determination of the worth of systems, products and services in relation to cost
• Determine economic feasibility when evaluating alternatives
• Describe and apply the methods for analyzing consumer behavior through demand and supply, elasticity and marginal utility
• Identify and appraise various models of how markets are organized, and the price and output decisions for maximizing profit

• None

BA 2222 - Macroeconomics

• Understand different market types including components of aggregate supply & demand, government interventions, and business and consumer response to markets
• Describe how different economic indicators influence the economy of a country, industries, other indicators, forecasting, and consumers’ and businesses’ behaviors
• Analyze and compare a country’s entire economic picture including GDP, income inequality, economic freedom, growth and instability, and employment levels
• Comprehend fiscal and monetary policies, who controls them and how they influence industries and countries

• None

• Macro vs micro discussion, Intro to macro mindframe, market systems.
• Market failures, role of government
• Income inequality, poverty, GDP
• Growth and stability, economic indicators (leading, lagging, coincident)
• Aggregate supply and demand
• Business cycles, unemployment, inflation
• Fiscal policy, deficits, debt
• Monetary policy, money, banking, interest rates
• Trade agreements and unions
• Case study of housing crash and recession 
• How industries all fit together

BA 2225 - Healthcare Economics

• Explain how economic principles apply to the healthcare market and the provision of health care services
• Analyze the impact of managed care on cost, quality, and access within managed care organizations and the health insurance market
• Review, analyze, and prepare a budget for a nurse’s work setting
• Understand the purposes of cost-benefit analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, and break-even analysis
• Review and analyze basic financial reports used by health care organizations.
• Identify current economic and financing trends that influence the cost, quality, and access of care

• None

• Overview of healthcare economics and financing
• Health insurance and reimbursement
• Managed care and accountable care organizations
• Nursing care measurements
• Budget planning and management
• Financial analysis
• Financial health
• Health policy and ethics

BA 2331 - Business Law

• Understand the basic nature of the legal system including the court structure and the role of lawyers
• Understand the different types of torts and crimes
• Be familiar with contract law including all the elements of contract law
• Understand the basic theories of product liability law
• Understand the basic theories of employment law
• Understand the basics of intellectual property law

• None

BA 2401 - Project Management

• Demonstrate understanding of project management terminology
• Describe the link between projects and strategic planning
• Demonstrate proficiency in standard project management practices and techniques
• Demonstrate an ability to create and lead project teams
• Demonstrate an ability to apply the latest concepts, tools, and techniques in managing and executing a successful project

• None

BA 2440 - Production Management

• Explain the essential principles of operations and production, and be able to communicate those principles to others
• Describe the issues related to planning, organizing, and managing the resources used to create and deliver products and services
• Explain the approaches used to control and schedule productive resources
• Describe basic production processes
• Describe the strategic importance of operations and explain how operation can provide a competitive advantage in the marketplace
• Describe the relationship between operations and other business functions, such as marketing, finance, accounting, and human resources

• None

BA 2442 - Management

• Demonstrate an understanding of basic terminology and concepts for business managers
• Be able to apply ethical and socially responsible guidelines to dilemmas facing professional managers
• Identify and appraise the evolution of management and leadership theories
• Demonstrate an understanding of strategic planning, the use of planning tools, and the manager’s role in decision-making and organizational design
• Understand communication techniques, tools, and potential issues for managing in today’s global setting
• Describe and apply the techniques of a managerial control system

• None

BA 2501 - Finance I

• Describe the role of finance in business strategy and innovation
• Create and analyze financial statements
• Identify and demonstrate how transactions affect the financial statements for service, merchandising and manufacturing companies
• Identify and implement working capital management tools
• Identify and implement fixed asset financial management tools

• None

BA 2503 - Finance II

• Describe the cash cycle and its use in financial decision making.
• Apply time value of money concepts to decision making.
• Describe and calculate operating and financial leverage.
• Create and analyze profit planning tools, cost volume profit analysis, and performance analysis.
• Apply interest rate analysis to short term financing decisions.

• BA 2501 needed for foundational concepts for this course.

BA 2505 - Finance III

• Identify and calculate acceptance criteria and projected cash flows in a capital budgeting decision
• Describe the capital structure decision and calculate the cost of capital
• Describe and calculate the value of investments
• Calculate and analyze the relevant costs in strategic decisions
• Identify the financial concerns for a decentralized organization

• BA 2503 concepts needed to understand concepts in this course

BA 2510 - Introduction to Accounting

• Describe the role of accounting in business strategy and innovation.
• Create and analyze all four financial statements for all types of companies including service, merchandising, and manufacturing.
• Identify and demonstrate how transactions affect the financial statements for service, merchandising, and manufacturing companies.
• Identify and implement accounting processes for receivables, inventory and fixed assets.
• Identify cost behavior and implement cost-volume-profit analysis

• None

• Introduction to accounting including the financial statements
• Balance sheet
• Income statement
• Statement of retained earnings and cash flow statement
• Transaction processing,
• Accrual accounting
• Classified balance sheet and multi-step income statement
• Inventory
• Receivables
• Fixed assets
• Cost accounting basics for a manufacturing company
• Contribution margin income statement and cost-volume-profit analysis
• Cash flow statement

• Demonstrate the flow of transactions through the accounting system.
• Explain debits and credits
• Prepare journal entries, t-accounts and trial balance
• Demonstrate the difference between cash basis and accrual basis accounting
• Prepare adjusting entries
• Demonstrate the closing process
• Create a classified balance sheet
• Demonstrate the accounting processes for a merchandising company
• Create a multi-step income statement
• Demonstrate how merchandise inventory cost are determined under perpetual inventory systems and different costing methods
• Explain how valuation methods affect the financial statements
• Explain lower or cost or market is implemented
• Explain the advantages and disadvantages of allowing trade credit
• Demonstrate the adjustment process for bad debts
• Describe fixed assets
• Demonstrate depreciation methods and how they affect the financial statements
• Demonstrate the accounting for the disposal of fixed assets
• Explain the differences in accounting between service business, merchandise business and manufacturing.
• Identify components of the cost of goods manufactured.
• Describe product vs period costs
• Identify variable and fixed costs
• Demonstrate a contribution margin income statement
• Explain and demonstrate the uses of cost volume profit analysis
• Create a statement of cash flows
• Describe and calculate free cash flow

BA 2530 - Introduction to Finance

• Create, understand, and interpret common-size financial statements, financial ratios, and benchmarking
• Describe the cash cycle and its use in financial decision making
• Apply time value of money concepts to decision making
• Create and analyze profit planning tools, cost volume profit analysis, flexible budgeting, and performance analysis
• Understand components of working capital management
• Apply interest rate analysis to short-term financing decisions and bonds

• None

• Introduction of finance and review of accounting
• Time value of money
• Interest rates
• Ratio analysis
• Financial planning
• Working capital management
• Bonds valuation

• Demonstrate the time value of money across different points in time
• Describe loan payment methods
• Demonstrate annuities
• Identify the determinants of interest rates and how they are quoted and adjusted
• Demonstrate discount rates and loan calculations
• Create common size statements
• Describe and calculate financial ratios
• Demonstrate how to analyze the ratios
• Describe Dupont equation
• Describe the budgeting process
• Demonstrate a master budget
• Describe management by exception
• Demonstrate a flexible budget
• Demonstrate forecasting short term financial needs calculations
• Identify the asset funding matching principle
• Demonstrate the percentage of sales method
• Describe and demonstrate free cash flows
• Describe the cash conversions cycle
• Demonstrate management of accounts receivable and inventory
• Demonstrate the effects of cash discounts
• Identify the asset funding matching principle
• Describe the fundamental bond concepts
• Determine bond prices and yields
• Identify bond features and ratings

BA 2550 - Corporate Finance

• Identify and calculate acceptance criteria and projected cash flows in a capital budgeting decision
• Describe the capital structure decision and calculate the cost of capital
• Describe and calculate the value of investments
• Calculate and analyze the relevant costs in strategic decisions
• Identify the financial concerns for a decentralized organization

• None

• Review of accounting and finance
• Investment decision rules
• Fundamentals of capital budgeting
• Valuing stocks
• Estimating cost of capital
• Capital budgeting and valuation with leverage
• Raising equity capital
• Debt financing
• Leasing

• Describe corporations and financial markets
• Review financial statements
• Review time value of money
• Review bonds
• Describe the price of risk
• Demonstrate NPV, IRR, and payback methods for valuing projects
• Describe project selection criteria
• Identify the effects of financial constraints
• Create earnings forecasts
• Examine the components of free cash flows
• Evaluate projects using sensitivity analysis and scenario analysis
• Describe the effects of MACRS depreciation
• Demonstrate the dividend discount model
• Describe valuations based on free cash flow models
• Identify comparable firms’ models
• Determine the components of cost of capital
• Identify the project cost of capital and risk adjustments
• Demonstrate how leverage effects capital budgeting
• Examine the effects of corporate tax on capital budgeting decisions
• Identify the effects of periodically adjusted leverage policies
• Examine equity financing for private companies
• Identify the key elements of an initial public offering (IPO)
• Describe seasoned equity offerings
• Describe types of debt
• Identify common bond covenants and repayment provisions
• Explain leasing concepts
• Identify reasons for leasing
• Describe the accounting, tax and legal consequences of leasing

BA 2661 - Marketing

• Describe the significance of marketing information systems and marketing research to organizations and the marketing planning process
• Understand the process of strategic planning and how to integrate marketing into an organization’s strategic plan
• Understand the global nature of marketing and business, the rapidly changing technology of today’s marketing and business environment
• Recognize the impact of the growing demographic diversity and the importance of ethics in conducting business in the modern business environment

• None

• Understanding marketing and the marketing process
• Analyze marketing opportunities
• Selecting target markets
• Developing the marketing mix
• Managing the marketing effort
• Extending marketing

• Classroom assignments – work with “real world” marketing professional on final marketing project