EE 499G - Independent Study - German Students

• Carry out an in-depth independent investigation on a technical topic with minimal supervision
• Write a formal report which clearly presents a new body of knowledge learned

• Varies

• Course topics to be selected

EE 1000 - Introduction to Electrical Engineering

• Gain an understanding of both the engineering profession and what electrical engineers do
• Use fundamental lab instrumentation, including multimeters, oscilloscopes, function generators, power supplies
• Gain an understanding of time management and self-assessment practices which are necessary for success in engineering study
• Understand and use basic electrical engineering terminology and methodology
• Be familiar with the performance of selected engineering devices typical of the electrical engineering discipline

• High school algebra and trigonometry

• None

• Lab topics vary depending on instructional staff.  Examples of lab topics:
• Electrical Engineering instrumentation
• Data Acquisition
• Mathematical modeling
• Time management and self-assessment
• Microprocessors
• Wiring and soldering
• Motors
• MATLAB
• Digital logic and robotics

EE 1910 - Introduction to Embedded Systems Programming

• Design and document algorithmic solutions for engineering problems
• Understand variables, expressions, and operations in C
• Use structured programming techniques in C
• Design and write functions in C
• Design and write embedded systems software to solve engineering problems
• Use various subsystems of a microcontroller in practical applications
• Use datasheets in support of device interfacing and software development
• Understand concepts and terminology related to microcontroller architecture
• Use embedded systems tools for software development and debugging
• Recognize and employ good software practices as they relate to embedded systems

• College Algebra I

• Introduction to the course (1 class)
• Problem solving, algorithm, flow-chart, and pseudo-code development (2 classes)
• Number systems and data types (2 classes)
• Variables, expressions, and operators (5 classes)
• Control constructs, and looping techniques (4 classes)
• User-defined functions, parameters, returns, and function prototypes (2 classes)
• Subscripted variables, arrays (3 classes)
• Pointers and function parameter passing by pointers (2 classes)
• Basic microcontroller architecture, subsystems, and memories (2 class)
• Tool chain and device programming (1 class)
• Software libraries, header files, and coding conventions (1 class)
• State machines (2 classes)
• Examinations (3 classes)

• Introduction to IDE and embedded hardware platform (1 session)
• Data types, serial console (1 session)
• Blinking/Fading LEDs (1 session)
• Digital I/O (2 sessions)
• Analog I/O (2 sessions)
• Design Project (2 sessions)
• Interfacing considerations, debugging techniques, professional software practices, and use of datasheets (distributed)

EE 2050 - Linear Circuits - Steady State I

• Use an organized process, strategy, or template in solving problems
• Demonstrate a standard of expertise in the understanding of circuit laws and in the analysis of electrical circuits
• Write and solve KCL and KVL equations using standard methods of circuit analysis for DC circuits, including symbolic DC circuits
• Simplify electrical circuits using series/parallel resistance combinations, source transformations, and Thevenin’s/Norton’s theorems, including symbolic DC circuits
• Solve a DC circuit problem using the superposition principle
• Demonstrate calculator skills in solving simultaneous equations representing n-node circuit problems
• Demonstrate the ability to analyze DC circuits using circuit simulation software
• Compute power calculations for a DC circuit
• Demonstrate circuit laboratory skills and perform DC measurements
• Demonstrate the use of nodal analysis in the solution of circuit problems
• Demonstrate the use of branch currents in the solution of circuit problems
• Analyze DC circuits that include ideal operational amplifiers

• Differentiation of algebraic and trigonometric functions
• Solution of a system of linear equations using a calculator

• DC concepts and laws (9 classes)
• DC analysis (17 classes)
• Op amps (2 classes)
• Tests (2 classes)

• Laboratory experiment details and expectations are described in the on-line EE 2050 Lab Manual
• Students are lectured on laboratory safety
• Students are expected to prepare for the lab by doing all required pre-lab activities and to finish all remaining requirements during the laboratory itself
• Limited laboratory reports will be required

EE 2060 - Linear Circuits - Steady State II

• Use an organized process, strategy, or template in solving problems
• Represent a complex number in complex exponential form
• Convert complex numbers from polar form to rectangular form and from rectangular form to polar form using Euler’s Identities
• Apply circuit laws and in the analysis of electrical circuits
• Solve KCL and KVL systems of equations using standard methods of circuit analysis for AC circuits, including symbolic AC circuits
• Perform complex power calculations
• Analyze AC circuits with mutual inductors and transformers
• Demonstrate for simple filters the changing circuit performance as a function of frequency
• Relate mathematical expressions of transfer functions to Bode plots and derive frequency-domain transfer functions for passive and active circuits
• Demonstrate calculator skills to solve circuit equations
• Demonstrate the ability to analyze AC circuits using circuit simulation software
• Demonstrate circuit laboratory skills and perform AC measurements

• Integral calculus
• DC circuit laws and analysis methods
• Complex number theory and algebraic manipulations
• Laboratory performance skills
• DC circuit analysis using circuit simulation software

• AC circuit concepts and circuit analysis (7 classes)
• Complex power (4 classes)
• Magnetically coupled circuits (4 classes)
• Frequency as a variable (3 classes)
• Decibels and Bode plots (5 classes)
• Review (5 classes)
• Examinations (2 classes)

• Laboratory experiment details and expectations are described in the on-line EE 2060 Lab Manual
• Students are lectured on laboratory safety
• Students are expected to prepare for the lab by doing all required pre-lab activities
• Limited laboratory reports will be required

EE 2070 - Linear Circuits - Transients

• Use an organized process, strategy, or template in solving problems
• Analyze and design series and parallel resonant circuits
• Determine the time domain transient analysis response of a first order circuit
• Determine the time domain transient response of a second order circuit
• Graph the time domain transient responses of first and second order circuits
• Classify a second order transient response as either, under damped, over damped, or critically damped
• Use computer simulation tools to do transient analysis
• Determine Laplace transforms for simple time-based functions commonly used in the analysis of electrical and control systems
• Use Laplace methods to obtain voltages and currents in circuits having arbitrary input functions and initial conditions
• Derive s-domain transfer functions for simple RL, RC, and RLC circuits

• DC and AC steady-state circuit analysis techniques
• Steady-state Multisim circuit analysis
• Linear circuit models for resistors/inductors/capacitors
• Linear differential equation solution techniques
• Laplace transforms and operations

• Series and parallel resonance
• Time domain transient analysis of first-order circuits
• Time domain transient analysis of second-order circuits
• Laplace transforms of time-based functions that include the unit step, unit ramp, impulse, exponentials and complex exponentials, and operations
• Transient analysis using transforms of circuits
• S-domain circuit models and analysis

EE 2510 - Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming

• Design computer software to solve engineering problems using object-oriented programming method
• Create and use classes and objects
• Apply encapsulation and information hiding in software design
• Create and apply derived classes (inheritance)
• Create and apply virtual functions (polymorphism)
• Implement objects and classes in designing software for engineering applications

• Procedural programming techniques
• Calculus for engineers including topics of differentiation and integration

• Introduction
• OO design
• Classes
• Static data
• Properties and attributes
• Methods
• Functions
• Events, handles, and messages
• Constructors and destructors
• Superclasses and subclasses
• Object arrays
• Review
• Tests
• Final examination

• Design and implementation of a basic class
• Design and implementation of a linked list
• Design and implementation of a class
• Design and implementation of a superclass
• Design and implementation of a class with dynamic properties
• Extension of a class with listener function
• Design and implementation of super- and subclasses
• Design and implementation of a save/load class
• Design and implementation of an overloaded disp() function
• Design and implementation of related classes

EE 2705 - Linear Circuits I: DC

• Possess a working knowledge of fundamental electrical concepts (charge, current, voltage, resistance, power, and energy) along with a functional and mathematical understanding of their interrelationships
• Recognize the configurations of and differences between series and parallel circuits
• Recognize the definitions of and the differences between both dependent and independent ideal and real voltage and current sources
• Be able to analyze the behavior of DC electrical circuits which include solving for circuit branch currents, node voltages, equivalent resistances, and delivered and absorbed power using established laws, theorems, and the following classical techniques:

• Mesh current analysis through the formulation and solving of loop equations
• Nodal analysis via the application and solution of voltage node equations
• Superposition principle and circuits with multiple voltage and/or current sources
• Circuit reduction and simplification techniques embodied in the concepts of source transformations, Thevenin, and Norton equivalent circuits

• Demonstrate the use and application of the maximum power transfer theorem
• Be proficient in the use, application, and interpretation of circuit simulation software, e.g., MultiSim, and its value in prototyping and circuit design
• Be proficient in the use of the scientific calculator for solving simultaneous equations
• Be able to recognize and apply the following safe and proper laboratory skills:
  • Basic safety principles when using AC line-powered instruments
  • Circuit breadboarding concepts and techniques
  • Calculation of resistor power dissipation and proper specification of resistor power ratings
  • Set-up and use of the digital multimeter for the measurement of continuity, electrical resistance, DC currents, and voltages
  • Capabilities and limitations of DC power supplies
  • Importance, use, and maintenance of the laboratory notebook for the management and recording of experimental results

• Physics of electricity and magnetism

• DC concepts, laws, and theorems [5 classes]
  • Ohm’s & Kirchhoff’s current & voltage laws; behavior of resistors in series and parallel circuits; ideal, real, and independent & dependent current and voltage sources
• DC circuit analysis techniques [13 classes]
  • mesh current, nodal, source transformation, superposition, Thevenin & Norton equivalent circuits
• Exams [2 classes]

• Use of laboratory instruments (digital multimeter & power supply) with series and parallel DC circuits
• LED i-v characteristics and use and interpretation of component specification sheets
• Multisim circuit simulator software
• Linearity principle and superposition
• Thevenin equivalent circuits and maximum power transfer

EE 2715 - Linear Circuits II: Transients

• Demonstrate a working knowledge of the physical construction and the electrical behavior of capacitors and inductors
• Recognize and calculate equivalent circuit capacitance and inductance in circuits involving series and parallel components
• Analyze, calculate, and graphically represent the 1^st order transient response of R-L and R-C circuits in the time domain
• Determine circuit time constants and their effects on transient response
• Be proficient in the use, application, and interpretation of circuit simulation software, e.g., MultiSim, in evaluating 1^st order circuits
• Analyze, calculate, and graphically represent the 2^nd order transient response of RLC circuits in the time domain
• Mathematically determine whether 2^nd order RLC circuits are either under-, critically-, or over-damped
• Analyze and calculate the transient response from 1^st and 2^nd order circuits in the time and Laplace domains
• Recognize the importance of transient response of non-electrical, e.g., thermal and fluidic systems

• DC circuit analysis
• Use of Multisim circuit simulation software
• Fundamental circuit construction/breadboarding techniques
• Use of the scientific calculator

• Capacitors, inductors, 1st & 2nd order circuits [12 classes]
• Laplace transforms and transient circuit analysis [3 classes]

• Use of the function generator and oscilloscope: 1st order R-C circuits
• Transient analysis with Multisim
• Mini-defibrillator circuit design - 1st & 2nd order systems

EE 2725 - Linear Circuits III: AC

• Possess a working knowledge of complex numbers and phasor notation in the analysis of AC circuits
• Analyze and solve for AC currents, voltages, and impedances in both the time and Laplace domains
• Recognize the sources and significance of phase shifts between AC currents and voltages in AC circuits
• Understand the definitions of, the differences between, and be able to calculate the average, reactive, and apparent power in AC circuits and be able to graphically represent their interrelationships through use of the power triangle
• Understand the design, behavior, applications, and basic calculations associated with transformers
• Understand the origin, significance, and design control of 60 Hz leakage currents in AC line powered devices in general and medical devices in particular
• Recognize, design, and analyze passive low, high, and bandpass filters in both the time and Laplace domains - including series and parallel resonance
• Understand the concepts and analysis of system transfer functions in the Laplace domain
• Understand the concepts, construction, and analysis of Bode plots (amplitude and phase)

• DC circuit analysis techniques and methods [EE 2705, EE 2715]
• Behavior and function of capacitors and inductors [EE 2715]
• Differential equations and Laplace transforms [EE 2715, MA 235]
• Use of Multisim circuit simulator [EE 2705, EE 2715]

• AC circuit analysis [10 classes]
• Transformers [2 classes]
• AC power analysis [5 classes]
• Frequency response [5 classes]
• Transfer functions [3 classes]
• Reviews and exams [5 classes]

EE 2905 - Introduction to Embedded Systems and Digital Electronics

• Describe the general sub-systems and operation of embedded controllers
• Describe biomedical applications of embedded systems
• Describe the purpose of integrated development environments
• Describe and effectively use data types in a modern, high-level computing environment
• Describe and effectively use control constructions in a modern, high-level computing environment
• Describe and effectively use digital inputs and outputs, PWM outputs, and analog inputs and outputs in a high-level computing environment running on modern embedded system hardware
• Describe and effectively use user defined functions or blocks in a modern, high-level computer programming environment
• Describe and effectively use provided classes and libraries in a high-level computer programming environment to program on a modern embedded processor
• Design, create, and document relatively simple embedded programs

• None

• General sub-systems and operation of embedded controllers
• Survey of biomedical applications of embedded systems
• Integrated development environments for embedded programming
• Data types in a modern, high-level computer programming environment
• Control constructions in a modern, high-level computer programming environment
• Digital inputs and outputs, PWM outputs, and analog inputs and outputs in a modern, high-level computer programming environment running on modern embedded system hardware
• User defined functions or blocks in a modern, high-level computer programming environment
• Provided classes and libraries in a high-level computer programming environment running on a modern embedded operating system
• Designing, implementing and documenting relatively simple embedded programs

• Introduction to IDE, embedded hardware platform and programming
• Digital and PWM outputs
• Conditional constructs
• Digital inputs
• Loops
• Analog inputs
• Displays
• Interfacing with MATLAB (serial communications)
• Programming with functions
• Programming with arrays

EE 2920 - Embedded Systems

• Explain how a microprocessor and a microcontroller work
• Write structured programs in C
• Interpret timing diagrams and machine cycles
• Interface hardware components, such as switches, keypads, and LEDs to the parallel port of the microcontroller
• Develop interrupt driven C programs
• Develop C programs using the subsystems of a microcontroller
• Interpret and apply a standard communication protocol in an embedded system design
• Diagnose software and hardware problems
• Use a personal computer for software development and debugging

• Procedural programming concepts in C
• Number systems, basic binary arithmetic, Boolean algebra
• DC linear circuit analysis

• Elementary computer operations, architecture of a typical Harvard 8-bit microprocessor/microcontroller (1 class)
• Addressing modes, instruction set, C language programming including subroutines (2 classes)
• Number systems, basic binary arithmetic (2 classes)
• Timing, machine cycles and states (1 class)
• Parallel input/output, programmed I/O and interrupt I/O (5 classes)
• Timing system and I/O (5 classes)
• A/D and D/A conversion (4 classes)
• Serial communication (3 classes)
• Power management and sleep modes (1 class)
• Examinations and review (3 classes)

• Use of PC for developing programs, and for debugging software and hardware
• Laboratory assignments to develop language programming skills
• Laboratory assignments to develop microprocessor interfacing techniques to I/O devices
• Design projects to interface the microcontroller to real world I/O devices. Each project requires a demonstration of the working hardware and software plus a formal design report

EE 2931 - Systems Interfacing

• Utilize typical micro-controller subsystems such as EEPROM, ADC, Timer, UART
• Design embedded systems for a specific application
• Design interrupt driven programs
• Design complex programs for embedded systems
• Design and conduct experiments
• Write a professional technical report

• DC circuit analysis (EE 2050)
• Micro-controller subsystem programming (EE 2920)
• C programming (EE 1910)

• Hardware and software interface of sensors and actuators (6 classes)
• Mechanical system design (2 classes)
• FSM and interrupt-driven programming (4 classes)
• Test-plan design and implementation (3 classes)
• LCD interface (1 class)
• Hardware design of embedded systems power supply and reset circuitry (1 class)
• Serial to parallel conversion using I2C (1 class)

• Inventory parts
• Build mechanical platform and power subsystem
• Write function and test procedure for LCD serial driver
• Write functions for forward, reverse, and turning
• Write functions for line sensing
• In-lab practical examination
• Write functions for obstacle detection
• Write program and test procedure for navigating the ring and pushing blocks out of the ring
• Write program and test procedure for system compliance testing
• Write program and test procedure for final competition

EE 3001B - Signals and Circuits I

• Determine the power and effective value of sinusoidal signals in a circuit with multiple AC sources, whether of the same or different frequencies
• Determine the average and effective values of periodic waveforms
• Determine the response of linear circuits and systems to periodic signal inputs using the cosine and sine forms of the Fourier series
• Determine the spectra of periodic signals
• Identify and explain the reason for amplitude and phase distortion when present
• Analyze electric circuits with dependent sources
• Develop the output and gain expressions for basic OP-AMP circuit configurations
• Apply mathematical software (currently Mathcad) in complex number, transfer function, and Fourier series calculations and plotting

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

• Course introduction and orientation. (2 classes, not including the usual two lecture classes of the first week lost due to the Labor Day holiday)
• Electrical power of multiple sinusoidal signals, average values, and effective values (4 classes)
• Periodic signal representation with the sine and cosine (polar) forms of the Fourier series, spectra, circuit analysis, and distortion (5 classes)
• Nodal analysis with dependent sources, basic OP-AMP circuit analysis to develop output and gain expressions (6 classes)
• Exams and homework, including the final exam (12 classes)

• Introduction, laptop and software setup and orientation, electronic instruments, safety (2 sessions) [Exp. 1, 3]
• Mathematical software tutorial (1 session) [Exp. 2]
• Complex power, average power, and effective values (DMM, handheld power meter) (1 session) [Exp. 4]
• Response of first order circuits (digital oscilloscope with FFT module, arbitrary waveform generator) (2 sessions) [Exp. 5, 8]
• Generating periodic waveforms by adding spectral components from AWGs (1 session) [Exp. 6]
• Spectra measurements (digital oscilloscope with FFT module, arbitrary waveform generator) (3 sessions) [Exp. 7, 8]
• Activity to be designated per the instructor’s discretion (1 session)
• OP-AMP phase shifting networks (1 session) [Exp. 9]

EE 3002B - Signals and Circuits II

• Mathematically express step, ramp, sinusoid, exponential, impulse, and combinations of functions (composite waveforms)
• Describe the electrical principles underlying the voltage-current time domain relationships for resistances, inductors and capacitors
• Set-up and solve differential equations to determine the complete time-domain responses of simple RC, RL, and RLC networks
• Apply the exponential function and Euler’s identity in the development of the AC sinusoidal phasor relationships from the time domain relationships for resistances, inductors, and capacitors
• Evaluate Laplace and inverse Laplace transforms using tables, partial fraction expansion, and software
• Utilize Laplace transforms in the solution of circuits with initial conditions
• Describe circuit behavior from the poles of a transfer function, including the relationship between frequency and time domain responses
• Apply mathematical software (currently Mathcad and MATLAB) in waveform and transient circuit calculations and plotting

• Steady state DC, AC, and periodic signal circuit analysis
• Transfer functions and Bode plots of first-order circuits
• Basic RL and RC circuit transients (charging, discharging, and time constant concepts)
• Resonant circuits
• Differential and integral calculus
• Differential equations
• Operational knowledge of mathematical software (currently Mathcad)

• Course introduction, mathematical expression of waveforms (4 classes)
• Time domain behavior and voltage-current relationships of resistors, inductors, and capacitors with application to single waveform functions; the Op-Amp integrator and differentiator (3 classes)
• Solution of simple RL, RC, and RLC circuits in the time domain using differential equations (4 classes)
• Development of AC phasor relationships from time domain relationships using exponential functions and Euler’s identity (2 classes)
• Laplace transform concepts, transform properties and mechanics of circuit analysis (5 classes)
• Circuit analysis, transfer functions, and time domain-complex frequency domain relationships (6 classes)
• Mathematical software instruction (currently MATLAB) (1 class)
• Exams and homework, including the final exam (16 classes)

EE 3032 - Signals and Systems

• Compute the output of a continuous-time, LTI system using time-domain techniques
• Represent a continuous-time signal using a set of orthogonal basis functions.
• Derive the Fourier series coefficients for a given periodic signal.
• Determine and plot the magnitude and phase spectra of a signal using Fourier analysis.
• Compute the power or energy, as appropriate, of a continuous-time signal using its time- or frequency-domain representation.
• Compute the output of a continuous-time LTI system using frequency-domain techniques.
• Determine the Fourier transform of a signal by using the Fourier transform integral or a table of common pairs and properties.
• Analyze a multistage system in block-diagram form, such as a communication system
• Determine the frequency-domain representation of an impulse-train sampled signal.

• Calculus
• Circuit analysis
• 1st and 2nd order differential equations
• Laplace transforms

• Introduction to signals and systems
• Signal and system properties
• Convolution integral and impulse and step responses
• Fourier series and its properties
• Fourier transform and its properties
• Spectrum of a continuous-time signal
• Calculation of signal power or energy
• Bandwidth of signals and systems
• Sampling and reconstruction of a sampled signal

EE 3050 - Dynamic Systems

• Understand basic components of mechanical and electrical (including ideal operational amplifiers)
• Combine mechanical and electrical (including ideal operational amplifiers) components into systems
• Formulate mechanical, electrical, and mixed discipline systems into appropriate differential equation models including state space models
• Analyze systems for dynamic time-domain response and for frequency response
• Recognize the similarity of the response characteristics of various physically dissimilar systems
• Predict system response using analytic methods

• Linear differential equation solution techniques
• Transient analysis of series and parallel RLC circuits
• Laplace transform analysis of circuits
• Transfer functions
• Electric circuit frequency response
• Draw free body diagrams for static systems
• Identify forces related to each other through Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion
• Apply the principles of Conservation of Energy and Conservation of Linear Momentum to solve problems

• Modeling in the frequency domain
• Modeling in the time domain
• Time response

EE 3051B - Dynamic Systems

• Represent a mechanical system using free body diagrams
• Understand basic components of dynamic mechanical and electrical systems
• Combine mechanical and electrical (including DC motors) components into systems
• Formulate mechanical, electrical, and mixed discipline systems into appropriate differential equation models including state space models
• Analyze systems for dynamic time-domain response and for frequency response
• Predict system response using analytic methods

• Linear differential equation solution techniques
• Transient analysis of series and parallel RLC circuits
• Laplace transform analysis of circuits
• Transfer functions
• Electric circuit frequency response
• Identify forces related to each other through Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion
• Apply the principles of Conservation of Energy and Conservation of Linear Momentum to solve problems

• Modeling translational and rotational dynamic systems in the time domain
• Modeling translational and rotational dynamic systems in the frequency domain
• Time response of 2nd order mechanical systems
• State-space representation of systems

EE 3102 - Analog Electronics I

• Explain the operation of semiconductor devices
• Design and implement basic diode and Zener diode circuits
• Design and implement single-stage amplifier circuits using either BJTs or FETs
• Create small-signal mid-band equivalent circuits for a single-stage amplifier
• Design BJT differential amplifier and current sources
• Apply probability analysis to electronic circuits
• Maintain a laboratory notebook
• Design and conduct experiments

• AC circuit analysis
• Transfer functions
• First-order circuits

• Ideal and real diodes and diode circuits
• Zener diodes and Zener regulator
• DC and AC analysis of BJT amplifiers
• DC and AC analysis of FET amplifiers
• DC and AC analysis of differential amplifiers
• DC analysis of current sources

• Diode, BJT, and FET device characterization
• FET and BJT applications in logic, switching, and amplifiers

EE 3112 - Analog Electronics II

• Describe the fundamentals of operational amplifiers
• Design operational amplifier circuits with resistive feedback
• Design simple active filters
• Describe static and dynamic limitations of operational amplifiers
• Determine stability of operational amplifier circuits
• Design non-linear operation amplifier circuits

• Transfer functions
• Bode plots
• Transient first and second order circuit analysis
• BJT and FET device operation
• Single stage transistor amplifier analysis

• Operational amplifier fundamentals
• Operational amplifiers with resistive feedback
• Active filters
• Static op amp limitations
• Dynamic op amp limitations
• Stability
• Non-linear circuits
• Signal generators

• Linear amplifier design, simulation, and implementation
• Instrumentation amplifier design, simulation, amd implementation
• First-order active filter design, simulation, and implementation
• Second-order active filter design, simulation, and implementation
• Approximate filter design
• Multiple linear amplifier and active filter design, slew-rate determination
• Frequency compensation
• Schmitt trigger design

EE 3204 - Electric and Magnetic Fields

• Apply vector and calculus techniques to the solution of electromagnetic field problems in rectangular, cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems.
• Apply Coulomb’s law, Gauss’s law, potential, Biot-Savart law, and Ampere’s Circuital law to determine the analytical expressions of the electric and magnetic fields produced under idealized geometrical conditions.
• Describe capacitance and inductance in terms of electromagnetic field concepts and energy.
• Describe electric and magnetic field behavior from analytic expressions and/or simulation results.

• Calculus
• Physics of electricity and magnetism

• Vector algebra and coordinate systems
• Electrostatics: Coulomb’s law, Gauss’s law, and electric potential
• Capacitance and conductor-dielectric boundary conditions
• Magnetism, current densities, magnetostatics, Biot-Savart law
• Ampere’s Circuital law, magnetomotive force principles for magnetic circuits, inductance

EE 3214 - Electromagnetic Waves

• Apply electromagnetic principles to electronic components and circuits
• Apply, interrelate, and interpret transmission line predictions, specifications, and/or measurements (s-parameters are included)
• Determine transmission line quantities (voltage, current, impedance, power, reflection coefficient, and VSWR) as a function of position and/or frequency
• Explain antenna and link properties in terms of electromagnetic field principles and concepts
• Determine first order link performance via the Friis equation

• Vector analysis in rectangular, cylindrical, and spherical coordinate systems.
• Vector calculus-based electrostatics and magnetostatics (integral forms).
• Differential equations

• Faraday’s law, mutual inductors, displacement current, and time-dynamic Maxwell’s equations
• Transmission lines, Smith charts, and scattering parameters
• Plane waves, antennas, and links
• EMI and signal integrity

• Laboratory safety (LMP), laboratory documentation, and magnetic circuits
• Mutual inductor characteristics
• Vector network analyzer - introduction
• Low frequency coupling of circuits
• Insertion loss measurements
• Reflection measurements
• Distance effects in transmission and reflection
• Component characterization
• Electromagnetic interference measurements (interactive demonstration)
• Horn antenna link

EE 3221 - Digital Signal Processing

• Relate the spectrum of a continuous-time signal to the spectrum of the sampled signal computed using the DFT.
• Compute the z-transform of a discrete-time signal using the z-transform summation and a table of common pairs and properties
• Determine the transfer function, frequency response, and stability of a discrete time system
• Determine the signal-to-noise ratio that results from digitizing an analog signal
• Design an IIR digital filter by using pole-zero placement methods
• Implement a prototype analog filter in a discrete-time system using the Bilinear Transform
• Compute the output of a discrete-time LTI system using time-domain and frequency-domain technique
• Use computer-aided methods to design FIR and IIR digital filters
• Implement digital filters in real-time using actual DSP hardware

• Continuous-time signals and systems including time-domain and frequency-domain analysis
• Laplace and continuous-time Fourier transforms
• Procedural programming in C (or similar)

• Impulse-train sampling
• Signal-to-noise ratio of digital signals
• Discrete-time signals and systems
• Time-domain analysis of discrete-time systems
• Z transform
• Frequency-domain analysis of discrete-time systems
• Relationship between CTFT, DTFT, and DFT
• IIR and FIR digital filter design
• Bilinear transform

• Introduction to real-time processing of digital signals
• Signal generation and aliasing
• Analog input/output in a real-time DSP system
• Quantization error
• Discrete filters and frequency response
• DFT windowing
• FIR filter design
• IIR filter design using pole/zero placement
• IIR filter design using bilinear transformation

EE 3401 - Electromechanical Energy Conversion

• Measure complex power flow in single and three phase circuits
• Perform short-circuit and open-circuit tests on a transformer and determine the parameters of the equivalent circuit
• Operate a three-phase squirrel-cage induction motor and measure the motor torque-speed and efficiency curves
• Understand basic methods of starting and speed control of induction and synchronous motors
• Operate a three-phase variable field synchronous motor and measure the open circuit characteristic and V-curves
• Analyze balanced three-phase circuits
• Compute complex power flow in balanced three-phase circuits
• Solve basic two-dimensional magnetic circuit problems
• Analyze circuits with single and three phase transformers
• Know the basic construction features of three-phase squirrel-cage induction (asynchronous) motors
• Analyze three-phase induction motor steady state operation
• Describe the basic construction details of cylindrical rotor and salient-pole three-phase synchronous machines
• Analyze three-phase cylindrical rotor synchronous generator and motor steady state operation

• Steady state single phase ac circuit analysis
• Single phase complex power

• Prerequisite review and assessment (1 period)
• Single phase ac power flow (1 period)
• Three phase ac circuit analysis and power flow (2 periods)
• Magnetic circuits, hysteresis, and eddy-current losses (3 periods)
• Principles of operation, construction, connections, development and analysis of the equivalent circuit of the transformer (6 periods)
• Rotating magnetic fields; performance characteristics and analysis of three-phase induction motors (7 periods)
• Performance characteristics and simplified analysis of synchronous machines (4-5 periods)
• Exams and reviews (5 periods)

• Laboratory safety, engineering logbooks, prerequisite quiz
• Single and three-phase ac power measurements
• Single-phase transformer tests
• Three-phase transformer connections
• Squirrel cage induction motor fixed frequency operation
• Squirrel cage induction motor variable frequency operation
• Synchronous motor V-curve
• Synchronous machine open circuit characteristic

EE 3720 - Control Systems

• Analyze a system’s time-domain performance
• Simplify system block diagrams
• Determine system stability using Routh-Hurwitz criterion, including for a single parameter variation
• Determine steady-state error in a system for typical inputs, including a disturbance input
• Obtain the root-locus for typical open-loop transfer functions
• Design closed-loop phase-type and PID control systems by root-locus techniques
• Design and implement real-time servo-control systems in laboratory
• Write a technical report about a laboratory design project
• Realize closed loop controllers with analog and digital networks
• Design a state-feedback controller for a system in state-space representation

• Obtain a linear dynamic model (state space and transfer function) of physical systems, including electrical, mechanical and electromechanical systems
• Analyze systems for dynamic time-domain response
• Predict system response using analytic and digital simulation methods

• Prerequisite review: modeling of electromechanical systems and time-domain response analysis
• Block diagram system analysis
• Stability analysis via Routh-Hurwitz criterion
• Steady-state error analysis
• Root-locus analysis
• Root-locus design: phase-lead, phase-lag, PID controller designs
• State-space analysis: conversions to and from transfer functions, stability and steady-state error
• State-space controller design
• Reviews and examinations

• Introduction to data acquisition and real-time control hardware
• Feedback system simulation
• System modeling using time-domain measurements
• Position feedback control design project
• Analog feedback control design project
• Error-improving velocity feedback control design project
• Phase-lead compensated position control design
• Introduction to state-space control

EE 3900B - Design of Logic Systems

• Design combinational logic circuits using VHDL and test on a programmable logic device (FPGA)
• Design storage elements (Flip-flops, Latches), ALU, counters, registers, tristate devices, multiplexers, and bus using VHDL and test on a programmable logic device (FPGA)
• Design synchronous sequential circuits using state diagrams and/or ASM using VHDL and test on a programmable logic device (FPGA)
• Design VHDL model of a digital system, such as simple microprocessor, a video driver and/or communications module, and test on a programmable logic device (FPGA)
• Use commercially available digital-design software tools and evaluation boards to design, simulate and implement design circuits

• Procedural programming concepts
• Number systems: Binary, decimal, hexadecimal
• Conversion from one number system to another
• Binary arithmetic
• Boolean algebra
• Logic operations
• Logic gates
• Logic expressions
• Logic functions
• Simplification of logic functions using Karnaugh map and/or Boolean algebra
• Codes: Binary Coded Decimal (BCD), ASCII
• Combinational digital circuits
• Storage elements such as flip-flops and latches, and synchronous sequential digital circuits

• Hardware description language for modeling of digital circuits
• Design combinational logic circuits using VHDL
• Design VHDL models of storage elements (Flip-flops, Latches), ALU, counters, registers, tristate devices, multiplexers, and buses
• Design finite state machines (FSM), state diagrams, ASM, and behavioral description of FSM using VHDL
• Implementation of logic elements, combinational logic circuits, sequential circuits in a FPGA
• Design ROM, SRAM, or DRAM using Altera MegaWizard and/or VHDL
• Design a digital system such as VGA driver, simple microprocessor and/or communications module, using VHDL and test on a programmable logic device (FPGA)
• Review sessions and exams

• Design combinational circuits using VHDL
• Design VHDL models of storage elements (Flip-Flops, Latches), ALU, counters, registers, tristate devices, multiplexers, and bus
• Design finite state machine (FSM) using VHDL
• Design RAM or ROM using Altera MegaWizard and/or VHDL
• Implementation of combinational logic circuits, sequential circuits and FSM in FPGA
• Design and implementation of digital systems

EE 3910B - Embedded Systems

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

• Procedural programming concepts in C
• Number systems, basic binary arithmetic, Boolean algebra
• DC linear circuit analysis

• Elementary computer operations, architecture of a typical Harvard microcontroller
• C language programming including user-defined functions and modules
• Timing, machine cycles and states
• Parallel input/output, programmed I/O and interrupt I/O
• Timing system and I/O
• A/D and D/A conversion
• Serial communication
• Power management and sleep modes
• Examinations and review

• Use of PC for developing programs, and for debugging software and hardware
• Laboratory assignments to develop language programming skills
• Laboratory assignments to develop microprocessor interfacing techniques to I/O devices
• Design projects to interface the microcontroller to real world I/O devices. Each project requires a demonstration of the working hardware and software plus a formal design report
• Design, construct and test an embedded system

EE 3921 - Digital System Design

• Design a complex (more than 10,000 logic elements) digital system
• Interface to external peripherals (such as audio codecs) using various protocols (like I2C)
• Understand the architecture behind soft processors, such as the NIOS II
• Describe the design and verification process through written communication in the form of laboratory reports

• Design techniques for combinational and sequential digital circuits
• Familiarity with a procedural programming language

• Review the combinational logic design process
• Review the sequential logic design process
• Bidirectional bus interfacing
• Algorithmic State Machine specification
• VGA interfacing
• External peripheral interfacing
• Timing closure
• Design partitioning
• Design of digital systems as Data Path and Control Unit
• Design of a CPU as an example of a digital system - audio codec interfacing to NIOS processor
• Debugging

• Bidirectional bus interfaces
• Timing closure
• Soft processor interfaces
• Finite State Machine (FSM) design using VHDL will be performed using QUARTUS II an implemented on a FPGA
• A FSM will be designed using the ASM method. The design of the Data Path and Control Unit such as a simple microprocessor will be performed. The circuit will be simulated using QUARTUS II and implemented on a FPGA

EE 4022 - Principles of Communications

• Develop the representations of analog AM, FM, and PM communication signals both in the time and frequency domains
• Explain the representations of digitally modulated ASK, FSK, and PSK communication signals both in the time and frequency domains
• Analyze communication systems and subsystems (both analog and digital) using both time and frequency domain techniques
• Explain advantages and disadvantages of various modulation systems under differing circumstances
• Determine the performance of digitally modulated amplitude and angle modulation systems with a specified signal-to-noise ratio
• Determine required bandwidths and signal-to-noise ratios needed to achieve specified bit-error rates for various digital modulation methods in the presence of noise, at specified bit rates
• Design an optimal correlation receiver for baseband and bandpass, binary and M-ary, digital communication systems operating in the presence of noise

• Calculate the Fourier series coefficients (in trigonometric and exponential forms) for a continuous-time periodic signal
• Reconstruct periodic signals from Fourier series coefficients. (This may be done with the aid of a digital computer)
• Determine the result of signal and system interaction by convolution
• Obtain the Fourier transform of a finite-energy signal, and the inverse-Fourier transform of a spectrum
• Properly sample a continuous time signal to create a discrete time signal
• Determine the probability that a random variable having a specified density function exceeds a stated threshold
• Determine the mean-square value of a random variable having a specified density function

• Signal representations (2 classes)
• System representations (2 classes)
• Analog amplitude modulated (AM) signals and systems (6 classes)
• Analog frequency and phase modulated (FM and PM) signals and systems (4 classes)
• Digitally modulated amplitude-, phase- and frequency-shift key signals and systems (3 classes)
• Random variables, processes, noise, performances with noise, optimal filters (6 classes)
• Pulse code modulation and error-correction coding (2 classes)
• Problem sessions, reviews, and tests (6 classes)

• Spectrum measurements
• Multiplication of signals and frequency conversion
• Amplitude modulation
• Frequency modulation
• Sampling, quantization, and PCM
• Digital modulation: ASK and FSK
• Digital modulation: BPSK and QPSK
• Baseband digital channel bit-error rate
• Direct sequence spread spectrum and code division multiple access (CDMA)

EE 4050 - Low-Noise Analog System Design

• Demonstrate an understanding of noise mechanisms and models as applicable to analog electronic circuits
• Develop the skills necessary to use a computer to analyze and design low-noise circuits
• Analyze noise performance of resistor circuits
• Analyze noise performance of BJT and FET circuits
• Analyze noise performance of amplifiers and power supplies
• Design low-noise amplifiers and power supplies

• BJT DC and AC analysis, FET DC and AC analysis, SPICE simulation of analog electronic circuits

• Introduction, noise mechanisms, origin of noise (3 classes)
• Resistor noise model (2 classes)
• Basic circuit noise analysis (4 classes)
• Noise simulation using SPICE (3 classes)
• BJT noise models and applications (3 classes)
• FET noise models and applications (3 classes)
• Amplifier noise models and applications (3 classes)
• Low-noise amplifier design (4 classes)
• Low-noise power supply design (3 classes)
• Noise measurements (2 classes)

EE 4112 - Advanced Analog Electronics

• Design differential amplifiers with active loads
• Design output stages of power amplifiers
• Understand different configurations of feedback and their applicability to electronic circuits
• Understand frequency response of single-stage and multi-stage amplifiers
• Understand frequency compensation of feedback amplifiers and design the required feedback network
• Understand non-ideal effects of operational amplifiers
• Design oscillators and voltage regulators using operational amplifiers

• Design of single-stage BJT amplifiers  
• Design of operational amplifier circuits 

• Design of the first and second stage of a three-stage amplifier (6 classes)
• Design of the output stage of a three-stage amplifier (2 classes)
• Feedback and stability and frequency compensation (4 classes)
• Frequency response of transistor amplifiers (2 classes)
• Non-ideal effects of operational amplifiers (2 classes)
• Oscillators and voltage regulators (2 classes)
• Exams (2 classes)

EE 4142 - Power Electronics

• Design and analyze linear power supplies
• Design and analyze buck converters
• Design and analyze boost converters
• Design and analyze buck-boost converters
• Design and analyze inverters

• PN-junction diode operation
• BJT and FET devices operation
• Single stage transistor amplifier design and analysis
• Om-Amp amplifier design

• Power, FFT analysis
• Diode and SCR rectifiers, linear power supply
• Buck converters
• Boost converters
• Buck-boost converters
• Forward converters
• Inverters
• Regulation of switch-type regulators

• Simulation of single-phase rectifier circuits
• Simulation and analysis of a single-phase AC voltage controller
• Simulation, Implementation, and analysis of a linear power supply
• Simulation, implementation, and analysis of a buck converter
• Simulation, implementation, and analysis of a boost converter
• Simulation, implementation, and analysis of a buck-boost converter
• Simulation and analysis of a fly-back converter
• Simulation and analysis of an inverter
• Simulation and analysis of resonant converters

EE 4240 - Software-Defined Radio

• Identify the architecture of a modern software-defined radio system
• Explain the advantages, limitations, and design trade-offs of the underlying analog and digital subsystems of a software-defined radio
• Perform link budget calculations for a software defined radio system given parameters of the communication link
• Analyze communication signals and systems using I/Q and complex-baseband models
• Explain the design challenges associated with building digital wireless communication links
• Implement the optimum receiver structure for digital transmission through an additive white Gaussian noise channel
• Implement software-based solutions for non-ideal phenomena impacting digital wireless communication systems such as multi-path propagation, synchronization, and channel equalization
• Implement an end-to-end wireless data transceiver capable of performing over-the-air digital transmission

• Linear-Time Invariant system analysis
• Fourier transforms
• Sampling theorem, sampled spectra, and aliasing
• Amplitude, frequency and phase modulation
• Basic digital communications
• Students should be comfortable with MATLAB/Simulink

• Introduction to software-defined radio
• SDR system architectures
• Multi-rate signal processing
• Link budgets for digital communication systems
• Elements of a digital communication transceiver
• Non-ideal effects and software-based solutions

• SDR hardware and software support package installation
• I/Q signaling and complex-baseband
• Efficient downconversion and sampling rate conversion
• Signal to noise ratio, spectrum plots, link budget
• Channel fading
• Carrier recovery
• Pulse shaping, eye diagrams, matched ltering
• Fully functional digital transceiver

EE 4250 - Advanced Signal Processing

• Determine the optimal filter that produces the minimum mean squared error at its output
• Apply adaptive filtering algorithms, such as gradient search, LMS, or RLS, to various signal and noise filtering situations
• Determine the maximum likelihood estimator for a set of randomly distributed data
• Apply and compare two-dimensional filters to images in the spatial- and frequency-domains
• Use nearest-neighbor or bilinear interpolation to determine the values of pixels in a resized or transformed image
• Identify types (such as smoothing or sharpening) of image filters
• Complete a project on a topic related to statistical and/or image processing not covered in class

• Fourier series/transform methods
• Sampling theorem
• Random processes and expectations
• Linear algebra
• Some previous use of MATLAB is desired

• Prerequisite review: random variables and statistics, DSP (3 classes)
• Statistical image processing (12 classes) - topics may include: autocorrelation functions, Wiener filter, gradient search/steepest descent, LMS algorithm, RLS algorithm, maximum likelihood estimation
• Digital image processing (12 classes) - topics may include: 2D signals and systems, sampling, filtering, edge detection, digital image enhancement: spatial and frequency domains, digital image restoration, digital image compression
• Final project (3 classes)

EE 4280 - Antenna Theory and Wireless Applications

• Derive the radiated fields of the infinitesimal dipole antenna using the magnetic vector potential and vector calculus
• Use image theory to determine the performance of a monopole antenna
• Explain the meaning of antenna gain, directivity, and efficiency
• Model basic dipole antennas using equivalent circuits
• Explain fundamental trade-offs between the size, gain, and bandwidth of an antenna
• Calculate the radiation pattern of linear antenna arrays
• Perform link budget calculations for line-of-sight wireless links using the Friis equation
• Analyze the performance of common wireless system links, such as cellular telephone, broadcast radio/television, satellite communication, and radar systems
• Determine the performance of basic antennas using computational electromagnetics software

• Resonant RLC circuits
• Principles of electromagnetic radiation
• Static and dynamic electromagnetic fields
• Maxwell’s equations
• Transmission lines 

• Advanced electromagnetic field theory
• Magnetic vector potential
• Radiated fields and impedances of dipole antennas
• Antenna radiation patterns and polarization
• Baluns
• Linear antenna arrays
• Basic propagation and communication system links

EE 4403 - Specialty Electric Machines

• Construct Permanent Magnetc DC (PMDC) and Brushless DC (BLDC) machine dynamic electrical system models - armature resistance and inductance, and back emf
• Construct PMDC and BLDC machine dynamic mechanical systems using equivalent electrical model components - electromechanical torque production, friction and windage losses, and rotor inertia
• Construct dynamic mechanical load electrical model equivalent components representing mechanical systems - work load, mechanical inertia, and energy storage (spring) load
• Simulate dynamic torque production in PMDC and BLDC machines
• Simulate the impact of load inertia on system response time
• Simulate the impact of controller gains on system response time
• Simulate pulse width modulation (PWM) as used to alter signal magnitude and frequency
• Calculate the average and rms values of pulse width modulated signals
• Simulate the operation of power electronic switches
• Model and simulate dynamic speed control of PMDC and BLDC machines

• Ohm’s law
• Kirchoff’s current law
• Kirchoff’s voltage law
• Faraday’s law
• Passive sign convention
• Complex numbers
• Frequency domain concepts: phasors, impedance, transfer functions
• AC circuit analysis
• Transformers
• Three-phase balanced systems
• Three-phase synchronous machines
• Three-phase induction machines
• Feedback control

• Permanent Magnet DC (PMDC) machines and Brushless DC (BLDC) machines
  • Construction
  • Commutation
  • Torque production
  • Dynamic electrical system models
  • Dynamic mechanical system models
• Dynamic mechanical load models
• Pulse width modulation (PWM)
• Power electronics
• Motor and control system simulations
• Control implementation
• Simulation software

• PMDC and BLDC dynamic model development from lab tests or from data sheets
• LTspice simulation software
• Proportional and proportional/integral speed control simulations for PMDC and BLDC machines
• Steady state error
• Rise time
• Overshoot

EE 4451 - Bulk Electric System Stability and Control

• Apply N-1 operating criteria to simulated power systems
• Simulate the impact of delayed fault clearing on system stability
• Simulate the impact of underfrequency load shedding (UFLS) systems on system stability
• Calculate generator governor frequency response
• Simulate generator governor response
• Simulate the impact of generator or load loss on system frequency
• Calculate area control error (ACE) for a balancing authority area
• Understand the importance of spinning and supplemental reserves
• Simulate inductor impacts
• Simulate capacitor impacts
• Simulate generator impacts
• Simulate load impacts
• Create PV and QV curves
• Calculate the theoretical maximum power transfer between two buses
• Simulate loss of synchronism due to exceeding the maximum power transfer between two buses

• Ohm’s law
• Kirchoff’s current law
• Kirchoff’s voltage law
• Passive sign convention
• Complex numbers
• Frequency domain concepts: phasors and impedance
• AC circuit analysis
• Complex power
• Three-phase balanced systems
• Transformers
• Synchronous machines

• Frequency control
• Voltage control
• N-1 operating criteria
• Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA)
• State estimators (SE) and real-time contingency analysis (RTCA)
• Maximum power transfer – angular stability
• Transmission system protection schemes
• Situational awareness
• Capacitor compensation – shunt and series
• Inductor compensation
• Static VAR compensation
• Synchrophasors and FNET
• Standing phase angles
• Cyber attacks
• The list of disturbance reports will change over time.

EE 4480 - Electrical Power Systems Quality

• Understand the basics of electric power systems quality
• Measure and interpret voltage, current and frequency variations and distortions
• Understand the principles of power system harmonics, harmonic indices and mitigation strategies
• Use laboratory instrumentation to measure and analyze power quality indices
• Be familiar with industrial standards on power quality requirements

• Linear ac circuit analysis
• Three-phase complex power
• Basic knowledge of electrical machines and transformers

• General classes of power quality problems (1 class)
• Power quality terms and requirements (1 class)
• Sags and interruptions (3 classes)
• Transient over-voltages (2 classes)
• Harmonic distortion (5 classes)
• Principles for controlling harmonics (2 classes)
• Long-duration voltage variations (1 class)
• Effects of lightning on power systems (1 class)
• Grounding and wiring issues leading to voltage problems (2 classes)
• Power quality standards (2 classes)

• Power quality instrumentation and interpretation
• Harmonic current and voltage measurements of Adjustable Speed Drives
• Line notching
• Voltage sags, transients
• Comparison of power quality for different devices used for lighting
• Neutral current issues in three-phase circuits

EE 4601 - Modeling and Simulation of Dynamic Systems

• Apply a generic modeling framework to model multi-domain physical systems (such as electrical, mechanical, and hydraulic domains) as state space equations
• Design a simulation to describe dynamic system behavior across time
• Compare and differentiate between the properties and characteristics of numerical integration methods
• Recommend an appropriate numerical integration method to apply to a particular state-space model description
• Recognize, describe, and resolve difficulties that arise when simulating multi-domain physical systems
• Use dynamic system simulation software to describe the behavior of a system across time

• Mechanical physics using calculus
• Transient circuit analysis
• Procedural programming

• Review state space representation and introduction to bond graphs (3 classes)
• Electrical, mechanical translation, mechanical rotation, and hydraulic systems as bond graphs (6 classes)
• Deriving state space equations from a bond graph (2 classes)
• Modeling switches in various physical domains (2 classes)
• Dynamic system simulation background (2 classes)
• Properties of numerical integration methods (3 classes)
• Numerical difficulties simulating multi-domain systems (4 classes)
• Dynamic system simulation software (4 classes)
• Exams, review and project (4 classes)

EE 4720 - Control Systems Applications

• Determine the open-loop and closed-loop transfer functions of a system containing a sampler and zero-order-hold
• Determine the stability of sampled data (discrete-time, DT) systems
• Design DT system compensators
• Analyze system controllability and observability
• Design state feedback estimator-regulators
• Build a control system from the component level that includes actuation, transducer feedback, and closed-loop compensation
• Experimentally measure the frequency response of their control system
• Estimate a transfer function representation from their experimental frequency response data
• Implement a closed-loop compensator on their control system

• Simplify control system block diagrams
• Obtain continuous time system time-domain performance specifications
• Determine steady-state error of continuous time systems for typical inputs
• Design continuous time, closed-loop, phase-type and PID control systems by root-locus techniques
• Analyze continuous time systems using frequency response methods: Bode diagrams
• Realize phase-type and PID controllers utilizing operational amplifiers and resistor-capacitor networks
• Demonstrate the effects of discrete-time sampling of continuous signals

• Prerequisite review (1 class)
• System frequency response modeling techniques (1 class)
• Sampled-data systems and the z-transform (10 classes)
• Design state feedback system (5 classes)
• Homework review sessions (2 classes)
• Exam (1 lab period)
• Review state space representation (1 class)

• Design and construct electromechanical actuation system and mechanical structure
• Design and construct transducer feedback instrumentation network
• Calibrate instrumentation network
• Experimentally measure frequency response of open-loop system
• Analyze frequency response data to estimate open-loop system transfer function
• Design and simulate closed-loop compensator
• Implement closed-loop compensator
• Experimentally measure closed-loop frequency response, transient response, and steady state error

EE 4901 - Electrical Engineering Cooperative Practicum 1

• Gain professional work experience
• Present both an oral and written summary of their work

• None

• Varies with the work experience

EE 4902 - Electrical Engineering Cooperative Practicum 2

• Gain professional work experience
• Present both an oral and written summary of their work

• None 

• Vary with the work experience

EE 4903 - Electrical Engineering Cooperative Practicum 3

• Gain professional work experience
• Present both an oral and written summary of their work

• None

• Vary with the work experience

EE 4930 - Advanced Embedded Systems

• Use a debugger to diagnose problems in source code
• Set up tasks in a Real Time Operating System (RTOS) with appropriate priorities
• Use semaphores and events in an RTOS to coordinate resource use between tasks
• Utilize memory management mechanisms to dynamically control the use of memory resources
• Interface to external devices over a serial communication channel
• Implement a Finite State Machine (FSM) solution to an engineering problem
• Specify an appropriate optimization level for the code in a project
• Calculate the interrupt latency of a microcontroller
• Utilize low power modes and sleep features in a microcontroller to minimize the system power consumption

• Procedural programming concepts in C 
• Practical understanding of basic microcontroller architecture and peripherals 
• Developing and debugging programs for an embedded system 

• Advanced microcontroller architecture overview (1 class)
• Peripheral overview for target system - GPIO, A/D, timers, serial communication (2 classes)
• Stacks - purpose, structure, design considerations (1 classes)
• Interrupt latency and system response (1 class)
• Real Time Operating System - general features, tasks, events, semaphores, memory management, peripheral drivers (6 classes)
  • Finite State Machine (FSM) implementation using Lookup Tables (LUT) (3 classes)
  • Controlling code size/speed using compiler optimization levels (1 classes)
  • Low power modes - behavior and usage (3 classes)
  • Power management and sleep modes (2 class)

• Target microcontroller peripherals
• Finite State Machine implementation
• Code optimization for speed or size
• Low power modes of operation
• Real Time Operating Systems

EE 4980 - Topics in Electrical Engineering

• Varies

• Varies

• Varies

EE 4981 - Topics in Electrical Engineering with Laboratory

• Varies

• Varies

• Varies

• Varies

EE 5280 - Antenna Theory and Wireless Applications

• Derive the radiated fields of the infinitesimal dipole antenna using the magnetic vector potential and vector calculus
• Use image theory to determine the performance of a monopole antenna
• Explain the meaning of antenna gain, directivity, and efficiency
• Model basic dipole antennas using equivalent circuits
• Explain fundamental trade-offs between the size, gain, and bandwidth of an antenna
• Calculate the radiation pattern of linear antenna arrays
• Perform link budget calculations for line-of-sight wireless links using the Friis equation
• Analyze the performance of common wireless system links, such as cellular telephone, broadcast radio/television, satellite communication, and radar systems
• Determine the performance of basic antennas using computational electromagnetics software

• Resonant RLC circuits
• Principles of electromagnetic radiation
• Static and dynamic electromagnetic fields
• Maxwell’s equations
• Transmission lines 

• Advanced electromagnetic field theory
• Magnetic vector potential
• Radiated fields and impedances of dipole antennas
• Antenna radiation patterns and polarization
• Baluns
• Linear antenna arrays
• Basic propagation and communication system links

EE 5403 - Specialty Electric Machines

• Construct Permanent Magnet DC (PMDC) and Brushless DC (BLDC) machine dynamic electrical system models - armature resistance and inductance, and back emf
• Construct PMDC and BLDC machine dynamic mechanical systems using equivalent electrical model components - electromechanical torque production, friction and windage losses, and rotor inertia
• Construct dynamic mechanical load electrical model equivalent components representing mechanical systems - work load, mechanical inertia, and energy storage (spring) load
• Simulate dynamic torque production in PMDC and BLDC machines
• Simulate the impact of load inertia on system response time
• Simulate the impact of controller gains on system response time
• Simulate pulse width modulation (PWM) as used to alter signal magnitude and frequency
• Calculate the average and rms values of pulse width modulated signals
• Simulate the operation of power electronic switches
• Model and simulate dynamic speed control of PMDC and BLDC machines

• Ohm’s law
• Kirchoff’s current law
• Kirchoff’s voltage law
• Faraday’s law
• Passive sign convention
• Complex numbers
• Frequency domain concepts: phasors, impedance, transfer functions
• AC circuit analysis
• Transformers
• Three-phase balanced systems
• Three-phase synchronous machines
• Three-phase induction machines
• Feedback control

• Permanent Magnet DC (PMDC) Machines and Brushless DC (BLDC) Machines
  • Construction
  • Commutation
  • Torque production
  • Dynamic electrical system models
  • Dynamic mechanical system models
• Dynamic mechanical load models
• Pulse width modulation (PWM)
• Power electronics
• Motor and control system simulations
• Control implementation
• Simulation software

• PMDC and BLDC dynamic model development from lab tests or from data sheets
• LTspice simulation software
• Proportional and proportional/integral speed control simulations for PMDC and BLDC machines
• Steady state error
• Rise time
• Overshoot

EE 5451 - Bulk Electric System Stability and Control

• Apply N-1 operating criteria to simulated power systems
• Simulate the impact of delayed fault clearing on system stability
• Simulate the impact of UnderFrequency Load Shedding (UFLS) systems on system stability
• Calculate generator governor frequency response
• Simulate generator governor response
• Simulate the impact of generator or load loss on system frequency
• Calculate area control error (ACE) for a balancing authority area
• Understand the importance of spinning and supplemental reserves
• Simulate inductor impacts
• Simulate capacitor impacts
• Simulate generator impacts
• Simulate load impacts
• Create PV and QV curves
• Calculate the theoretical maximum power transfer between two buses
• Simulate loss of synchronism due to exceeding the maximum power transfer between two buses

• Ohm’s law
• Kirchoff’s current law
• Kirchoff’s voltage law
• Passive sign convention
• Complex numbers
• Frequency domain concepts: phasors and impedance
• AC circuit analysis
• Complex power
• Three-phase balanced systems
• Transformers
• Synchronous machines

• Frequency control
• Voltage control
• N-1 operating criteria
• Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA)
• State estimators (SE) and real-time contingency analysis (RTCA)
• Maximum power transfer – angular stability
• Transmission system protection schemes
• Situational awareness
• Capacitor compensation – shunt and series
• Inductor compensation
• Static VAR compensation
• Synchrophasors and FNET
• Standing phase angles
• Cyber attacks
• The list of disturbance reports will change over time

EN 441 - Professional Presentation Techniques

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

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

• Defining communication
• Presentation speaking
• Organization
• Audience analysis
• Credibility
• Non-verbal communication
• Demonstration speech
• Graphic techniques
• Model-building techniques
• Graphic problem
• Group presentations/group dynamics
• Selling the concept
• Physical procedures
• Office rehearsals
• Presentations

GE 205 - Professional Growth

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

• None

• None

GE 300 - Career and Professional Guidance

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

• None

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

GE 305 - Professional Growth

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

• None

• None

GE 405 - Professional Growth

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

• None

• None

GE 499 - Independent Study

• Have studied an engineering topic of special interest

• None

• To be determined by the faculty supervisor

GE 1001 - Principles of Engineering

• None

• None 

• None

GE 1002 - Introduction to Engineering Design

• None

• None 

• None

GE 1003 - Digital Electronics

• None

• None 

• None

GE 1004 - Computer Integrated Manufacturing

• None

• None 

• None

GE 1006 - Civil Engineering and Architecture

• None

• None 

• None

GE 1009 - Introduction to Computer Science and Software Engineering

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

• None

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

GE 1010 - Environmental Sustainability (ES)

• Identify cause, impact, and prevention for water pollution
• Administer and analyze chemical tests to determine water pollutants
• Examine energy use - past, present, and future
• Explore biomanufacturing of biofuels from algae and cellulosic plant materials
• Identify genetically modifiable plants as potential solutions to food security issues
• Conduct molecular tests for food source Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)

• None

GE 3102 - Fluid Mechanics

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

• Newton’s Second Law
• Trigonometric relations

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

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

GE 3302 - Instrumentation and Control of Engineered Systems

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

• Basic circuits, dynamics, heat transfer and MATLAB programming

• Signal characteristics
• Measurement system behavior
• Sampling and data acquisition
• Measurement uncertainty & uncertainty analysis
• Planning an experiment
• Technical report writing
• Types of measurements
• Mechatronics, actuators & controls
• Review and exams

• Measurement uncertainty (measuring density of a sample)
• Static calibration and transient response (temperature measurement)
• Measurement of temperature rise during cutting process
• Measurement of torque vs tension in bolted joint (strain gage)
• Accelerometer measurement (vibration of cantilever beam)
• Accelerometer measurement (transient, vehicle “crash test”)
• Pressure & flow measurement
• Project (specification of measurement and data acquisition)

GE 3650 - Engineering Systems Design

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

• None

• Course introduction, team assignment and collaboration techniques
• Define engineering design process 
• Problem definition
• Design goals and specifications 
• Design solution idea generation techniques 
• Ethics and liability in engineering design 
• Hazard analysis and failure analysis 
• Design analysis
• Design process project and presentation

GE 3651 - Computer-Aided Engineering Design

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

• CAD Modeling

• Review of statics and strength of materials
• Overview of the design process with CAE (traditional versus concurrent engineering)
• Definition of project goals, objective and constraints
• Project conceptual design
• CAD topics
• Overview of the finite element (FE) method
• Generation of a FE model from CAD (geometric) model
• Linear structural analysis
• Report writing methods and presentations

• Statics and strength of material review of application
• Advanced CAD topics (enhanced features, assemblies)
• CAD geometry export and import
• FEA analysis
• Design presentations

GE 4200 - Advanced MATLAB Programming

• Produce professional-quality GUI and embedded applications using MATLAB and Simulink
• Design, implement, test, and document PC and phone apps having graphical user interfaces (GUIs)
• Create MATLAB and Simulink programs that interact with hardware, communicate with other devices, and can run outside the MATLAB environment

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

• Cell arrays, structures and other advanced MATLAB data types
• Standalone (compiled) MATLAB programs
• Generating and using pseudo-random values in MATLAB
• MATLAB programs with professional GUIs
• MATLAB programs that send and receive information via USB connections
• MATLAB programs that communicate with embedded processor systems (specifically Arduino and Nucleo boards)
• Simulink embedded code generation

• Reintroduction to MATLAB and command window.
• Console and dialog box I/O
• Handling errors & variable argument lists
• Persistent variables & program compilation
• Designing, creating and documenting GUIs
• Timers and related topics
• Serial communications
• Embedded code generation for Arduino and Nucleo boards
• Examinations

GE 4901 - Capstone Design I

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

• Engineering design process
• CAD

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

GE 4902 - Capstone Design II

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

• Engineering design process
• CAD

• Engineering design
• Engineering report writing

GE 4903 - Capstone Design III

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

• Engineering design process
• CAD

• Engineering design
• Engineering report writing
• Engineering design presentations

GS 090 - Intensive Grammar Application

• Analyze and apply English grammar rules to in and out of class activities
• Apply knowledge of grammar to written tasks
• Recognize, categorize, and correct grammatical errors in your own writing and the writing of others
• Recognize grammatical structure used in current event oral and written reports
• Lead a discussion using appropriate and targeted grammar concepts
• Demonstrate knowledge of grammatical concepts on in-class assessments

GS 091 - Analysis of Academic Texts and Lectures

• Identify personal learning skills and study preferences
• Use your understanding of the organization of a text and lecture to aid comprehension
• Apply strategies to increase academic vocabulary and test-taking success
• Determine the perspective of an author or speaker
• Draw conclusions based on a reading or lecture
• Take initiative in student-driven class discussions in response to academic articles and research
• Reflect upon his or her reading and listening successes and areas for improvement
• Finish a book of his or her choice, reflect upon the process, and share with a small group

• None

• Module 1: Study skills and Metacognition
  • Time management and making a schedule
  • Study preferences
• Module 2: Reading Skills
  • Analyzing parts of a textbook
  • Text organization and patterns
  • Annotating while reading
  • Critical reading
  • Analyzing and responding to a written prompt and assignment guidelines 
• Module 3: Test-taking skills
  • Test preparation and anxiety
  • Analysis of different types of test questions 
• Module 4: Academic journals
  • Analysis of different parts and types
  • Discussing findings
• Module 5: Lectures and Note-taking
  • Effective note-taking strategies
  • Lecture purpose, preparation and structure
  • Understanding and using notes

GS 092 - Academic Research Paper

• Understand and engage in the reasoning and culture of US-style research practices
• Brainstorm and select a research topic suitable for undergraduate and professional work
• Focus a topic to the scale of a standard undergraduate research project
• Find, assess, and maintain a pool of academic print and electronic resources related to research area
• Synthesize authentic academic material to compose an annotated bibliography
• Craft an arguable thesis that effectively indicates the scope of entire work and allows for concrete development
• Develop an outline that organizes Introductory and Background Material, Major and Minor Supporting elements, Explicit/Implicit Arguments and Counter-Arguments, and Conclusions, all proceeding from the original intent of the thesis statement
• Execute various strategies for concise summarizing and accurate paraphrasing
• Understand the role of quoted material in non-fiction work and be able to effectively incorporate quotations in writing
• Synthesize borrowed material to support and develop Major and Minor elements
• Write a valid research-based paper in accordance with American Psychological Association (APA) style
• Incorporate citations and references as a result of a firm understanding of intellectual property ideals common to all developed academic communities
• Recognize and avoid any and all forms of plagiarism
• Present and defend work to an audience and a small panel of evaluators

• None 

• Choosing a research topic
• Finding, evaluating, and reading academic sources
• Summarizing and paraphrasing
• Synthesizing sources into an annotated bibliography
•  APA citation and academic integrity 
• Crafting an arguable thesis
• Using a formal outline
• Supporting an argument with evidence 
• The writing process
• Delivering an academic presentation 

GS 093 - Introduction to Primary Research and Data Analysis

• Conduct primary research projects - specifically scientific experiments and field research - and report on findings in formal reports and presentations
• Apply the scientific method to answer a research question by formulating a hypothesis, designing and conducting an experiment, measuring results, and drawing conclusions
• Evaluate how and when to employ various forms of field research methodology, including interviews, surveys, and observations
• Accurately describe and interpret statistics, graphics, and mathematical operations
• Avoid producing biased or misleading research
• Compose an abstract for an academic publication
• Write conclusions using language of argumentation and evaluation

• None

• Primary research and the Scientific Method
• Experiments, measurements, and calculations
• Scientific abstracts, presenting data, and describing change
• Presenting findings from scientific research
• Field research methodology
• Making comparisons and connections and working with collected data
• Presenting findings from field research

GS 094 - Academic Communication Skills

• Listen actively to interviews, lectures, presentations, and panel discussions
• Identify key facts and details while listening
• Determine the perspective and purpose of a speaker
• Refine note-taking skills
• Identify problems and evaluate arguments
• Clearly express a need or ask a question to an academic advisor or professor
• Critique a product or service
• Research and explain a technical subject
• Present a project proposal
• Deliver a well-organized academic presentation with a partner
• Participate in a panel discussion 

GS 095 - Critical Reading

• Build an understanding of critical, academic vocabulary
• Consider place and date of text publication
• Identify author bias and purpose
• Evaluate the scope of research
• Distinguish fact from opinion
• Compare the author’s argument to alternative points of view
• Evaluate the strength of an argument and the validity of a text
• Critically review an article
• Read, analyze, and discuss short stories
• Define, locate and analyze literary elements 

GS 200H - University Scholars Capstone

• Synthesize and analyze the relationship between MSOE University Scholars Honors Program coursework and the concept of “The Power of Place”
• Further develop critical thinking skills regarding the ways that human, physical, historical, economic, cultural, and technological factors influence the choices they will makes as professionals
• Reflect on place of servant-leadership in the MSOE University Scholars Honors Program curriculum
• If pursued, succeed in a junior-year undergraduate research experience

GS 398 - Student Leadership Development

• Earn a Student Leadership Development Program completion certificate
• Receive an official transcript line dedicated to the completion of the program
• Demonstrate self-awareness as a leader
• Identify leadership needs and develop leadership vision
• Demonstrate integrity as a leader
• Demonstrate effective personal interaction and communication
• Manage leadership teams
• Navigate political fields

• None

• Program introduction; perform leadership self-examination
• Week 2 Defining leadership
• Week 3 Positive change/vision development 
• Week 4 Positive change/vision development 
• Week 5 Leadership integrity 
• Week 6 Political field navigation 
• Week 7 Interpersonal relationships and 
• Week 8 Communication/transparency
• Week 9 Leadership personality 
• Week 10 Conclusion

GS 1001 - Freshman Studies I

4 lecture hours 0 lab hours 4 credits

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

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

GS 1001C - Freshman Studies IC

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

• None

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

GS 1002 - Freshman Studies II

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

• None

• Rhetorical principles of technical communication
• Principles of document design
• Ethical considerations in technical communication
• Report structure and organization
• Research methods, working with both primary and secondary sources
• Visual representation of data
• Lectures, discussions, activities related to selected-topic subject material
• Principles of effective slideshows and speaking/presentation strategies
• Formal oral presentations with visual support
• Collaborative writing strategies and practice
• Writing workshops, including collaborative projects

GS 1003 - Freshman Studies III

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

• None

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

GS 1010H - Honors Seminar I

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

• None 

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

GS 1020H - Honors Seminar II

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

• None

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

GS 1030H - Honors Seminar III

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

• None 

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

HU 299 - Global Healthcare and International Health Care Systems

• Demonstrate an expanded understanding of healthcare systems in a global perspective and the main differences between the USA healthcare system and other systems around the world.
• Describe the basic principles and characteristics that define healthcare systems and health policy issues in the international arena.
• Explain the main characteristics and roles of international organizations.
• Analyze the competencies and academic preparation needed to be an effective healthcare manager in a multicultural and global environment.
• Identify the historical evolution of health care delivery and contributions from various countries.
• Compare the health delivery models in the United States compared to other countries.
• Identify health management strategies used in different countries and healthcare systems to mobilize, allocate, and maintain resources to improve health care status and delivery systems
• Reflect and develop a personal view about international health care systems and how it could impact one’s future career.

• None

• Introduction, history and principles of global health
• Global health determinants and measurements
• Health education, poverty, and economy
• Elements of a health care system
• Ethical and human rights in global healthcare
• Culture and health
• Environment and health
• Nutrition and health
• Women’s health
• Child health
• Noncommunicable diseases
• Communicable disease
• National disasters and humanitarian health
• Professional practice and required provider education (dependent upon the country)
• Sustainability in global health care
• International health care systems
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
  • Mexico/Central America
  • Australia
  • Asia

HU 332 - Bioethics

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

• None 

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

HU 401 - Spanish for Nurses

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

• None

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

HU 406G - German Literature

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

• None 

• No course topics appended

HU 406S - Spanish Literature

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

• None 

• None

HU 410CH - Chinese I

• Read, write, listen, and speak basic Chinese words
• Demonstrate an understanding of elementary Chinese grammar
• Converse in some everyday situations
• Know general Chinese geographical and cultural features

• None

• No course topics appended

HU 410F - French I

• Read and pronounce basic French words
• Demonstrate an understanding of elementary French grammar
• Ask simple questions in French and answer them
• Demonstrate an understanding about French geography and some institutions

• None 

• The French alphabet
• Verbs
• Nouns and articles
• Numeral
• Pronouns
• Cultural aspects
• Vocabulary
• Reviews
• Tests

HU 410G - German I

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

• None

• Oral reading, pronunciation and associated spelling
• Oral composition including everyday expressions
• Listening practice
• Vocabulary
• Sentence structure
• Nouns and articles
• Pronouns

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

HU 410I - Italian I

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

• None 

• No course topics appended

HU 410J - Japanese I

• Read, write, listen, and speak basic Japanese words
• Demonstrate an understanding of elementary Japanese grammar
• Converse in some everyday situations
• Demonstrate an understanding of general Japanese geographical and cultural features

• None

• The Japanese sound system and HIRAGANA writing
• Basic everyday expressions
• Grammar: sentence structure; particle and demonstrative usage
• Vocabulary: nouns; verbs; adjectives; questions words
• KATAKANA writing
• Language in culture
• Reviews
• Exam

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

HU 410S - Spanish I

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

• None

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

HU 411CH - Chinese II

• Read, write, listen, and speak basic Chinese words with ease
• Demonstrate an understanding of elementary Chinese grammar
• Converse in additional everyday situations
• Appreciate Chinese cultural features through the language

• None

• No course topics appended

HU 411F - French II

• Combine words in simple sentences
• Demonstrate expanded understanding of grammar
• Translate simple sentences from English into French
• Deepen knowledge and understanding of the French culture

• None 

• Verbs
• Adjectives
• Pronouns
• Prepositions
• Readings
• Cultural aspects
• Vocabulary
• Review
• Tests

HU 411G - German II

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

• None 

• Oral readings; pronunciation and associated spelling
• Oral composition including everyday expressions
• Listening practice
• Vocabulary
• Sentence structure
• Pronouns
• Adjectives
• Verbs
• Adverbs
• Conjunctions
• Cultural features
• Tests

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

HU 411I - Italian II

• Pronounce Italian words correctly and confidently
• Converse about additional everyday topics
• Translate basic Italian passages into English without misrepresenting grammar or meaning; and to do conversely for English into Italian, spelling and punctuating correctly
• Discuss issues in Italian life similar to those in his/her own life

• None

• None