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Rensselaer Catalog 2008-2009 
    
Rensselaer Catalog 2008-2009 [Archived Catalog]

Courses


 
  
  • MGMT 6880 - Management Research Workshop


    The course focuses primarily on empirical issues in academic research. Students will learn to use theoretical and empirical skills acquired in previous courses and seminars in developing research in general, and academic papers in particular, in their respective fields.

    Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: Empirical Issues in Management Research.

    When Offered: Spring term.



    Credit Hours: 3

  
  • ECON 2010 - Managerial Economics


    Applies the microeconomic theory of the firm to price, cost, and output decisions of business enterprises under different market structures. Regression analysis of demand and cost, linear programming of production and simulation analysis of risk, and capital budgeting are also presented.

    Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ECON 1200 or permission of instructor.

    When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.



    Credit Hours: 4

  
  • MGMT 2320 - Managerial Finance


    An introduction to corporate financial analysis and decision making. This course covers the following topics: financial statement analysis, valuation principles, risk and return analysis, working capital management, capital budgeting, cost of capital, capital structure, and dividend policy.

    Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: MGMT 2300 or permission of instructor.

    When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.



    Credit Hours: 4

  
  • ITEC 4310 - Managing IT Resources


    This course provides an introduction to fundamental concepts of management and applies them to IT. It examines the use of IT in business processes and the management issues of integrating IT into organizational processes to gain competitive advantage. Topics include: management, organizations, and information systems; development life cycle; project management and systems engineering; process reengineering; and organizational learning. This course includes the planning, development, and implementation of an IT project for a real client.

    Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ITEC 2110 or permission of instructor.

    When Offered: Fall term annually.



    Credit Hours: 4

  
  • MGMT 7070 - Managing on the Edge: Corporate Innovation for the Coming Years


    This course investigates the challenges of managing and leading organizations in situations characterized by their non-linear, unpredictable nature. Students will be challenged to develop innovative responses and solutions, drawing upon the full array of knowledge, skills, and insights they have gained from their two years of MBA study. Along with learning to deal with risk and uncertainty, the soon-to-be MBA graduates will be prepared for addressing the increasing degrees of fluidity and turbulence found in today’s business, economic and competitive environments.

    Credit Hours: 3

  
  • MGMT 7500 - Managing Supply Networks


    An overview of the key concepts related to the flow of information, goods, and services, from product or service design, through production to end-use customer. Focuses on the planning, data, analysis, evaluation and decision-making processes used to manage supply networks in order to gain competitive advantage and improve customer satisfaction. Compares and contrasts supply strategies and methods based on batch-and-queue and Lean principles and practices. Emphasis is on business-to-business relationships, the application of practices that eliminate waste, and inter-organizational capability building.

    Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: MGMT 6040 and MGMT 6100. Recommend MGMT 6450.

    Credit Hours: 3

  
  • MGMT 4230 - Manufacturing Accounting and Control Systems


    This course provides the students with an understanding of basic cost accounting and of current topics in manufacturing accounting. In particular, the course covers activity-based costing and management systems, standard costing, and transfer pricing. Although the course is primarily oriented toward manufacturing environments, the principles covered are directly applicable to service industries.

    Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: MGMT 2300 and MGMT 2100.

    When Offered: Offered on availability of instructor.



    Credit Hours: 4

  
  • MANE 6800 - Manufacturing Systems Integration


    Examination of the basic elements that are used to integrate the design and manufacture of capital and consumer products; manufacturing information systems, CAD/CAM systems, and manufacturability considerations when integrating unit process operations.

    When Offered: Fall term annually.



    Credit Hours: 3

  
  • MGMT 6450 - Manufacturing Systems Management


    An overview of how product and service requirements are translated into manufacturing facilities, procedures, and organizations. The control systems considered include demand forecasting, inventory planning, production scheduling, quality control, MRP, and project control. In addition, a management perspective is used to examine decisions having a long–term manufacturing impact: capacity planning, location, and distribution, manufacturing processes, factory layout and factory focus. The course concludes with an introduction to manufacturing policy.

    Credit Hours: 3

  
  • MGMT 6540 - Marketing Communication and Branding Strategies


    Advanced study of the promotion management process including market situation analysis, media selection, spending plans, copy strategy, and advertising research methods. The focus is on integrating promotion strategies with buyer needs in terms of unifying brand strategies. Other brand elements include product conceptualization, distribution strategies, and new communication technologies.

    Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: permission of instructor.

    When Offered: Fall term.



    Credit Hours: 3

  
  • COMM 4650 - Marketing Communication Design


    This course examines communication design for marketing purposes. It evaluates the effectiveness of designs for information, persuasion, education, and administration. Discussions on denotation and connotation, gestalt theory, and semiotics aim to investigate how theory influences design and the political, social, and cultural dimensions of visual language. In a term-long project, students analyze how design from an entrepreneurial perspective can provide marketable solutions to communication problems.

    Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: COMM 2610 and COMM 4570.

    When Offered: Spring term annually.



    Credit Hours: 4

  
  • MGMT 6580 - Marketing High-Tech Products


    This course deals with the peculiarities of marketing products and services in high-tech environments. High-tech environments are characterized by high dynamism, high uncertainty, and compressed time cycles. The course consists of case studies, computer simulations, and a team project.

    Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: permission of instructor.

    When Offered: Spring term.



    Credit Hours: 3

  
  • MGMT 4430 - Marketing Principles


    This course provides students with an understanding of marketing principles and the role of the marketing discipline. The course is intended to help students learn the basic concepts and practices of marketing and to familiarize them with the terminology and techniques for properly framing and analyzing marketing problems. In addition to marketing concepts, processes, and strategy, issues such as the social consequences of marketing are discussed.

    When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.



    Credit Hours: 4

  
  • MGMT 4470 - Marketing Research


    A course on identifying and solving marketing problems through the systematic gathering and analysis of market information. Course focuses on careful definition of marketing problems, specification of information needs, sampling theory, research design, statistical methods, and marketing management implications. A major project involving marketing research for an off-campus “client” is a key part of the final grade.

    Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: MGMT 4430.

    When Offered: Fall term annually.



    Credit Hours: 4

  
  • MGMT 6550 - Marketing Research


    Marketing strategy decisions are developed in the framework of many case studies. Marketing research techniques, including questionnaire development and data analysis, are introduced and utilized in a team project.

    Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: MGMT 6100 or permission of instructor.

    When Offered: Spring term.



    Credit Hours: 3

  
  • CIVL 4620 - Mass Transit Systems


    The basic concepts of planning, design, and operation of urban mass transit systems. Topics include travel demand, network configurations, communication and control systems, power systems, vehicle technology, guideway and vehicle support and guidance technology, routing and scheduling, operating practice, marketing and financing of transit service, interface design, and implementation. These topics are discussed with relation to bus transit systems, guided transit systems, and several new systems. Several case studies examined.

    Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: CIVL 2030.

    When Offered: Spring term odd-numbered years.



    Credit Hours: 3

  
  • CISH 6980 - Master’s Project


    Details may be obtained from the Department of Engineering and Science.

    Credit Hours: 3 to 6

  
  • ARCH 6990 - Master’s Thesis


    Active participation in research, under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s thesis. Grades of IP are assigned until the thesis has been approved by the faculty adviser and accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in a standard format in the library. Grades will then be listed as S.

    Credit Hours: 1 to 9

  
  • STSS 6970 - Master’s Internship


    Credit Hours: 3 to 6

  
  • MATH 6970 - Master’s Practicum in Mathematics


    Active participation in a professional experience in mathematics, under the supervision of a faculty adviser. A Master’s Practicum may serve as the capstone professional experience for the M.S. degree. A Master’s Practicum may result in documentation as required by the adviser, but is not submitted to the Graduate School and is not archived in the library. Grades of A, B, C, or F are assigned if credit is awarded for the Master’s Practicum.

    Credit Hours: 0 to 6

  
  • ARCH 6980 - Master’s Project


    Active participation in a master’s-level project, under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s project report. Grades of IP are assigned until the master’s project has been approved by the faculty adviser. Grades will then be listed as S. If recommended by the adviser, the master’s project may be accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in the library.

    Credit Hours: 1 to 9

  
  • BMED 6980 - Master’s Project


    Active participation in a master’s-level project under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s project report. Grades of IP are assigned until the master’s project has been approved by the faculty adviser. If recommended by the adviser, the Master’s Project may be accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in the Library. Grades will then be listed as S.

    Credit Hours: 1 to 9

  
  • CIVL 6980 - Master’s Project


    Active participation in a master’s-level project under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s project report. Grades of IP are assigned until the master’s project has been approved by the faculty adviser. If recommended by the adviser, the Master’s Project may be accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in the Library. Grades will then be listed as S.

    Credit Hours: 1 to 9

  
  • COGS 6980 - Master’s Project


    Active participation in a master’s-level project under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s project report. Grades of IP are assigned until the master’s project has been approved by the faculty adviser. If recommended by the adviser, the master’s project may be accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in the Library. Grades will be listed as S.

    When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.



    Credit Hours: 1 to 9 credits

  
  • CSCI 6980 - Master’s Project


    Active participation in a master’s-level project under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s project report. Grades of IP are assigned until the master’s project has been approved by the faculty adviser. If recommended by the adviser, the master’s project may be accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in the Library. Grades will then be listed as S.

    Credit Hours: 1 to 9

  
  • DSES 6980 - Master’s Project


    Active participation in a master’s-level project under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s project report. Grades of IP are assigned until the master’s project has been approved by the faculty adviser. If recommended by the adviser, the master’s project may be accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in the Library. Grades will then be listed as S.

    Credit Hours: 1 to 9

  
  • ECSE 6980 - Master’s Project


    Active participation in a master’s-level project under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s project report. Grades of IP are assigned until the master’s project has been approved by the faculty adviser. If recommended by the adviser, the master’s project may be accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in the Library. Grades will then be listed as S.

    Credit Hours: 3 to 9

  
  • ENVE 6980 - Master’s Project


    Active participation in a master’s-level project under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s project report. Grades of IP are assigned until the master’s project has been approved by the faculty adviser. If recommended by the adviser, the master’s project may be accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in the Library. Grades will then be listed as S.

    Credit Hours: 1 to 9

  
  • EPOW 6980 - Master’s Project


    Active participation in a master’s-level project under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s project report. Grades of IP are assigned until the master’s project has been approved by the faculty adviser. If recommended by the adviser, the master’s project may be accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in the Library. Grades will then be listed as S.

    Credit Hours: 1 to 9

  
  • ERTH 6980 - Master’s Project


    Active participation in a master’s-level project under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s project report. Grades of IP are assigned until the master’s project has been approved by the faculty adviser. If recommended by the adviser, the master’s project may be accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in the Library. Grades will then be listed as S.

    Credit Hours: 1 to 9

  
  • ESCI 6980 - Master’s Project


    Active participation in a Master’s-level project under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s project report. Grades of IP are assigned until the master’s project has been approved by the faculty adviser. If recommended by the adviser, the master’s project may be accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in the Library. Grades will then be listed as S.

    Credit Hours: 1 to 9

  
  • ISCI 6980 - Master’s Project


    Active participation in a master’s-level project under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s project report. Grades of IP are assigned until the master’s project has been approved by the faculty adviser. If recommended by the adviser, the master’s project may be accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in the Library. Grades will then be listed as S.

    Credit Hours: 1 to 9

  
  • ITEC 6980 - Master’s Project


    Active participation in a master’s-level project under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s project report. Grades of IP are assigned until the master’s project has been approved by the faculty adviser and the Office of Graduate Education to then be archived in a standard format in the library. Grades will then be listed as S.

    Credit Hours: 3 to 4

  
  • LGHT 6980 - Master’s Project


    Active participation in a master’s-level project, under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s project report. The course is the culminating experience in the Master’s of Science in Architectural Sciences with a Concentration in Lighting. It is taught by faculty at that Lighting Research Center (LRC). The course allows students to work independently with a member of faculty to synthesize the information provided in formal course work by undertaking a master’s-level  project in lighting. Grades of IP are assigned until the master’s project has been approved by the faculty adviser. Grades will then be listed as S. If recommended by the adviser, the master’s project may be accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in the library.

    Credit Hours: 1 to 6

  
  • MANE 6980 - Master’s Project


    Active participation in a Master’s-level project under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s project report. Grades of IP are assigned until the master’s project has been approved by the faculty adviser. If recommended by the adviser, the master’s project may be accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in the library.

    Graded: Grades will then be listed as S.

    Credit Hours: 1 to 9

  
  • MATH 6980 - Master’s Project


    Active participation in a master’s-level project under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s project report. Grades of IP are assigned until the master’s project has been approved by the faculty adviser. If recommended by the adviser, the master’s project may be accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in the Library.

    Graded: Grades will then be listed as S.

    Credit Hours: 1 to 6

  
  • MATP 6980 - Master’s Project


    Active participation in a master’s-level project under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s project report. Grades of IP are assigned until the master’s project has been approved by the faculty adviser. If recommended by the adviser, the master’s project may be accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in the Library.

    Graded: Grades will then be listed as S.

    Credit Hours: 1 to 6

  
  • MTLE 6980 - Master’s Project


    Active participation in a master’s-level project under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s project report. Grades of IP are assigned until the master’s project has been approved by the faculty adviser. If recommended by the adviser, the master’s project may be accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in the Library.

    Graded: Grades will then be listed as S.

    Credit Hours: 1 to 9

  
  • PHYS 6980 - Master’s Project


    Active participation in a master’s-level project under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s Project report. Grades of IP are assigned until the master’s project has been approved by the faculty adviser. If recommended by the adviser, the master’s project may be accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in the library.

    Graded: Grades will then be listed as S.

    Credit Hours: 1 to 9

  
  • ARTS 6990 - Master’s Thesis


    Active participation in research, under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s thesis. Grades of IP are assigned until the thesis has been approved by the faculty adviser and accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in a standard format in the library. Grades will then be listed as S.

    Credit Hours: 1 to 9

  
  • BCBP 6990 - Master’s Thesis


    Active participation in research, under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s thesis. Grades of IP are assigned until the thesis has been approved by the faculty adviser and accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in a standard format in the library. Grades will then be listed as S.

    Credit Hours: 1 to 9

  
  • BIOL 6990 - Master’s Thesis


    Active participation in research, under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s thesis. Grades of IP are assigned until the thesis has been approved by the faculty adviser and accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in a standard format in the library. Grades will then be listed as S.

    Credit Hours: 1 to 9

  
  • BMED 6990 - Master’s Thesis


    Active participation in research, under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s thesis. Grades of IP are assigned until the thesis has been approved by the faculty adviser and accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in a standard format in the library. Grades will then be listed as S.

    Credit Hours: 1 to 9

  
  • CHEM 6990 - Master’s Thesis


    Active participation in research, under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s thesis. Grades of IP are assigned until the thesis has been approved by the faculty adviser and accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in a standard format in the library. Grades will then be listed as S.

    Credit Hours: 1 to 9

  
  • CHME 6990 - Master’s Thesis


    Active participation in research, under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s thesis. Grades of IP are assigned until the thesis has been approved by the faculty adviser and accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in a standard format in the library. Grades will then be listed as S.

    Credit Hours: 1 to 9

  
  • CISH 6990 - Master’s Thesis


    Active participation in research, under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s thesis. Grades of IP are assigned until the thesis has been approved by the faculty adviser and accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in a standard format in the library. Grades will then be listed as S.

    Credit Hours: 1 to 9

  
  • CIVL 6990 - Master’s Thesis


    Active participation in research, under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s thesis. Grades of IP are assigned until the thesis has been approved by the faculty adviser and accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in a standard format in the library. Grades will then be listed as S.

    Credit Hours: 1 to 9

  
  • COGS 6990 - Master’s Thesis


    Active participation in research, under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s thesis. Grades of IP are assigned until the thesis has been approved by the faculty adviser and accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in a standard format in the Library. Grades will then be listed as S.

    When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually



    Credit Hours: 1 to 9 credits

  
  • COMM 6990 - Master’s Thesis


    Active participation in research, under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s thesis. Grades of IP are assigned until the thesis has been approved by the faculty adviser and accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in a standard format in the library. Grades will then be listed as S.

    Credit Hours: 1 to 6

  
  • CSCI 6990 - Master’s Thesis


    Active participation in research, under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s thesis. Grades of IP are assigned until the thesis has been approved by the faculty adviser and accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in a standard format in the library. Grades will then be listed as S.

    Credit Hours: 1 to 9

  
  • DSES 6990 - Master’s Thesis


    Active participation in research, under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s thesis. Grades of IP are assigned until the thesis has been approved by the faculty adviser and accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in a standard format in the library. Grades will then be listed as S.

    Credit Hours: 1 to 9

  
  • ECON 6990 - Master’s Thesis


    Active participation in research, under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s thesis. Grades of IP are assigned until the thesis has been approved by the faculty adviser and accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in a standard format in the library. Grades will then be listed as S.

    Credit Hours: 1 to 9

  
  • ECSE 6990 - Master’s Thesis


    Active participation in research, under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s thesis. Grades of IP are assigned until the thesis has been approved by the faculty adviser and accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in a standard format in the library. Grades will then be listed as S.

    Credit Hours: 6 to 9

  
  • ENVE 6990 - Master’s Thesis


    Active participation in research, under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s thesis. Grades of IP are assigned until the thesis has been approved by the faculty adviser and accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in a standard format in the library. Grades will then be listed as S.

    Credit Hours: 1 to 9

  
  • EPOW 6990 - Master’s Thesis


    Active participation in research, under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s thesis. Grades of IP are assigned until the thesis has been approved by the faculty adviser and accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in a standard format in the library. Grades will then be listed as S.

    Credit Hours: 1 to 9

  
  • ERTH 6990 - Master’s Thesis


    Active participation in research, under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s thesis. Grades of IP are assigned until the thesis has been approved by the faculty adviser and accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in a standard format in the library. Grades will then be listed as S.

    Credit Hours: 1 to 9

  
  • ESCI 6990 - Master’s Thesis


    Active participation in research, under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s thesis. Grades of IP are assigned until the thesis has been approved by the faculty adviser and accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in a standard format in the library. Grades will then be listed as S.

    Credit Hours: 1 to 9

  
  • ISCI 6990 - Master’s Thesis


    Active participation in research, under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s thesis. Grades of IP are assigned until the thesis has been approved by the faculty adviser and accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in a standard format in the library. Grades will then be listed as S.

    Credit Hours: 1 to 9

  
  • ITEC 6990 - Master’s Thesis


    Active participation in research, under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s thesis. Grades of IP are assigned until the thesis has been approved by the faculty adviser and accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in a standard format in the library. Grades will then be listed as S.

    Credit Hours: 3 to 6

  
  • LGHT 6990 - Master’s Thesis


    Active participation in research, under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s thesis. Grades of IP are assigned until the thesis has been approved by the faculty adviser and accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in a standard format in the library. Grades will then be listed as S.

    Credit Hours: 1 to 9

  
  • MANE 6990 - Master’s Thesis


    Active participation in research, under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s thesis. Grades of IP are assigned until the thesis has been approved by the faculty adviser and accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in a standard format in the library.

    Graded: Grades will then be listed as S.

    Credit Hours: 1 to 9

  
  • MTLE 6990 - Master’s Thesis


    Active participation in research, under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s thesis. Grades of IP are assigned until the thesis has been approved by the faculty adviser and accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in a standard format in the library.

    Graded: Grades will then be listed as S.

    Credit Hours: 1 to 9

  
  • PHYS 6990 - Master’s Thesis


    Active participation in research, under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s thesis. Grades of IP are assigned until the thesis has been approved by the faculty adviser and accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in a standard format in the library.

    Graded: Grades will then be listed as S.

    Credit Hours: 1 to 9

  
  • STSS 6990 - Master’s Thesis


    Active participation in research, under the supervision of a faculty adviser, leading to a master’s thesis. Grades of IP are assigned until the thesis has been approved by the faculty adviser and accepted by the Office of Graduate Education to be archived in a standard format in the library. .

    Graded: Grades will then be listed as S

    Credit Hours: 1 to 9

  
  • CHME 2010 - Material, Energy, and Entropy Balances


    Development of the ability to apply and solve equations of balance for chemical-process systems, laying the foundation for subsequent chemical engineering courses in unit operations and process design. Topics include process flowsheeting, mass and mole balances for nonreactive and reactive systems, properties of fluids, and the first and second laws of thermodynamics.

    When Offered: Fall term annually.



    Credit Hours: 4

  
  • ARCH 2510 - Materials and Design


    This course establishes an understanding of the most common materials, their properties and resulting uses, and the implications of their uses in the larger context of material life cycles. The structural makeup of metals, ceramics, polymers, and composite materials is discovered and their resulting properties, costs, and life cycle consequences are clarified. An understanding of basic mechanical properties is established hands on by conducting tension, compression, and 3 point bending tests (mse-lab). Physical performance of material constructs as synergy between form and material properties is further illustrated. Experiments are conducted that introduce such major concepts as structural loading, properties of sections, and resulting system performance. Sustainability: The concept of life cycles is introduced; material and energy flows are tracked throughout the entire material life cycle. This will be accomplished alongside introducing major material groupings (metals, polymers, ceramics, and composites). Students come to realize that environmental concerns are directly related to structural composition and material availability. Consequences of resource extraction, distribution, manipulation, use, and disposal, reuse or recycle are addressed at both local and global scales. Selected field trips to materials extraction, processing, manufacturing, disposal, and recycling facilities are aimed to give physical meaning to the concept of life cycle.

    When Offered: Spring term annually.



    Credit Hours: 2

  
  • ARCH 4560 - Materials and Enclosures


    In a world of rapid technological change, this course aims to equip future architects with the ability to position, understand, and implement new materials and systems in meaningful ways. The working principles of selected advanced materials and systems are explained and issues of material development, applications, and integration into buildings systems are addressed. Emphasis is also placed on understanding the issues involved when combining and installing new materials or systems into buildings. Students are further introduced to detail development. Sustainability: New materials and systems are explored with the objective of formulating meaningful technological response to critical environmental and societal issues such as resource depletion, environmental degradation, and globalization.

    Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: ARCH 2510 except M.ARCH students, and ARCH 2350.

    When Offered: Spring annually.



    Credit Hours: 2

  
  • MTLE 6430 - Materials Characterization


    Principles and applications of current techniques for the chemical, structural, and morphological characterization of engineering materials, with an emphasis on materials used in the microelectronics industry. Techniques studied include various electron and ion spectroscopies, electron microscopies, and diffraction techniques.

    When Offered: Fall term odd numbered years.



    Credit Hours: 3

  
  • MTLE 6940 - Materials Engineering Project


    Credit Hours: 3

  
  • ENGR 1600 - Materials Science for Engineers


    Introduction to “real” (defect-containing) solids, and equilibria and kinetic processes in solids. Macroscopic properties, such as mechanical strength and electrical conductivity, are dominated by structure and bonding, and the course continuously emphasizes this connection. Each of the materials classes (metals, ceramics, semiconductors, and polymers) is discussed in detail in this context.

    Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: CHEM 1100.

    When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.



    Credit Hours: 4

    Contact, Lecture or Lab Hours: 5 contact hours
  
  • MTLE 4400 - Materials Synthesis and Processing I


    Emphasis is on materials synthesis, with four instructional modules drawn from aspects of melt and extractive metallurgy and from the synthesis of polymers, ceramics and glasses, electronic materials, composite materials and nanophase materials.

    Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: MTLE 4200, MTLE 4150, MTLE 4250.

    When Offered: Fall term annually. Includes laboratory experience.



    Credit Hours: 4

  
  • MTLE 4450 - Materials Synthesis and Processing II


    Emphasis is on materials processing, with four instruction modules drawn from aspects of casting and molding, deformation processing, powder processing, joining and additive processes, cutting and removal processes, and annealing/heat treatment processes. Includes laboratory component.

    Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: MTLE 4400.

    When Offered: Spring term annually.



    Credit Hours: 4

  
  • MATH 4200 - Mathematical Analysis I


    Fundamental concepts of mathematical analysis. A two-term sequence covering such topics as the real number system, limits, sequences, series, convergence, uniform convergence, functions of one variable, continuity, differentiability, Riemann integration, Stone-Weierstrass Theorem, functions of several variables, trigonometric series, differential forms on manifolds, and the higher dimensional Stokes Theorem.

    Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: MATH 1020 and MATH 4090 or graduate standing or permission of the instructor.

    When Offered: Spring-fall sequence annually.



    Credit Hours: 4

  
  • MATH 4210 - Mathematical Analysis II


    Fundamental concepts of mathematical analysis. A two-term sequence covering such topics as the real number system, limits, sequences, series, convergence, uniform convergence, functions of one variable, continuity, differentiability, Riemann integration, Stone-Weierstrass Theorem, functions of several variables, trigonometric series, differential forms on manifolds, and the higher dimensional Stokes Theorem.

    Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: MATH 1020 and MATH 4090 or graduate standing or permission of the instructor. 

    When Offered: Spring-fall sequence annually.



    Credit Hours: 4

  
  • MGMT 4040 - Mathematical and Statistical Foundation for Finance


    This course is designed to strengthen students’ ability to prepare for the graduate finance courses especially the ones with quantitative applications. The course will provide basic learning in mathematical and statistical skills necessary for the required and elective courses in the finance program. It will provide an understanding of the fundamental process of applying statistical techniques to business problems involving uncertainty. The course will introduce basic calculus (derivative, optimization), matrix algebra (multiplication, inversion), power function (compounding, power series), probability theory, multiple linear regressions (model fitting, forecasting) applied to financial theories. The focus of the course, in general, is on integrating quantitative skills with key concepts in finance and economics. The ultimate goal is to prepare students to apply these lessons in financial decision-making.

    Credit Hours: 3

  
  • MANE 6790 - Mathematical Applications in Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics


    Advanced methods of mathematics with applications to problems relating to a broad range of mathematical physics such as required for analysis of fluid mechanics, heat transfer, nuclear reactions, bending and vibrations, wave motions. Ordinary and partial differential equations, Laplace transforms, series solutions, boundary value problems, vector analysis, higher-dimensional calculus, complex variables.

    Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: MATH 2400.

    When Offered: Spring term annually.



    Credit Hours: 3

  
  • CHME 6610 - Mathematical Methods in Chemical Engineering I


    Development and application of mathematical methods for the solution of chemical engineering problems. Classical solution methods for ordinary and partial differential equations. Major emphasis is given to the mathematical implications of describing and solving representation of chemical reactors and other systems. Case studies relevant to other departmental graduate courses and ongoing research activities are discussed. The mathematical methods include series solutions, special function representations, boundary-value problems, and operational calculus.

    Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: MATH 2400.

    When Offered: Fall term annually.



    Credit Hours: 3

  
  • CHME 6620 - Mathematical Methods in Chemical Engineering II


    Modern solution techniques including semi-analytical, approximation, and numerical methods are introduced and applied to linear and nonlinear transport phenomena problems and chemical engineering systems. Similarity theory and integral methods, perturbation techniques, and orthogonal collocation, indispensable to chemical engineering, are discussed.

    Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: CHME 6610 or permission of instructor.

    When Offered: Spring term annually.



    Credit Hours: 3

  
  • MATH 1520 - Mathematical Methods in Management and Economics


    Functions of several variables, introductory linear algebra, and other analytical techniques needed for further study in probability, statistics, and operations research. Topics covered include improper integrals, probability density functions, partial derivatives and optimization techniques for functions of several variables, matrix algebra, linear systems, lines and planes in 3-space, linear inequalities, introductory linear programming, introductory combinatorics, and some probability.

    Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: MATH 1010 or MATH 1500 and major in Management or Economics, or permission of instructor.

    When Offered: Spring term annually .



    Credit Hours: 4

  
  • PHYS 6210 - Mathematical Methods in Physics


    Theory of functions of a complex variable; linear differential equations in the complex domain, with stress on second order equations ; asymptotic representations; vector fields and curvilinear coordinate systems; partial differential equations; Sturm-Liouville Theory; Green’s functions; Fourier integrals; special functions of mathematical physics. Tensor fields, linear vector spaces and integral equations are discussed.   Introduction to Group Theory is included. Particular emphasis will be placed on the application of these subjects to topics of modern physics.

    When Offered: Fall term annually.



    Credit Hours: 4

  
  • ENVE 6230 - Mathematical Modeling of Environmental Engineering Systems


    Basic modeling approaches and techniques for the simulation of environmental engineering systems. Model development, system conceptualization and analysis, mathematical representation, solution and simulation, as well as model calibration and verification, are discussed. Problems such as simulation of biochemical reactors and behavior of toxic chemicals in groundwater are drawn from the literature. Ongoing research projects are discussed.

    When Offered: Spring term alternate years.



    Credit Hours: 3

  
  • DSES 4770 - Mathematical Models of Operations Research


    Introduction to deterministic models of operations research including linear programming formulations, the simplex algorithm, degeneracy, geometry of convex polyhedra, duality theory, and sensitivity analysis. Special linear programming models for assignment, transportation, and network problems. Integer programming formulations along with branch and bound solution. Dynamic programming. X

    Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: MATH 1020 and MATH 2010 or ENGR 1100 or equivalent, or permission of instructor.

    When Offered: Fall term annually.



    Cross Listed: Cross-listed as MATP 4700. Students cannot obtain credit for both this course and MATP 4700.

    Credit Hours: 4

  
  • MATP 4700 - Mathematical Models of Operations Research


    Introduction to deterministic models of operations research including linear programming formulations, the simplex algorithm, degeneracy, geometry of convex polyhedra, duality theory, and sensitivity analysis. Special linear programming models for assignment, transportation, and network problems. Integer programming formulations along with branch and bound solution. Dynamic programming.

    Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: MATH 1020, and MATH 2010 or ENGR 1100, or equivalent, or permission of instructor.

    When Offered: Fall term annually.



    Cross Listed: Cross-listed as DSES 4770. Students cannot obtain credit for both this course and DSES 4770.

    Credit Hours: 4

  
  • DSES 4760 - Mathematical Statistics


    A course in the theory of statistics which will provide students with a basic foundation for more specialized statistical methodology courses. Topics include sampling and sampling distributions; point estimation including method of moments, maximum likelihood estimation, uniform minimum variance estimation and properties of the associated estimators; confidence intervals; hypothesis testing including uniformly most powerful, likelihood ratio approaches, chi-square tests for goodness-of-fit and independence. The course will conclude with an introduction to linear statistical models.

    Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: DSES 4750 or MATP 4600 or equivalent calculus-based course.

    When Offered: Spring term annually.



    Cross Listed: Cross-listed as MATP 4620. Students cannot obtain credit for both this course and MATP 4620.

    Credit Hours: 4

  
  • MATP 4620 - Mathematical Statistics


    A course in the theory of statistics that will provide students with a basic foundation for more specialized statistical methodology courses. Topics include sampling and sampling distributions; point estimation including method of moments, maximum likelihood estimation, uniform minimum variance estimation, and properties of the associated estimators; hypothesis testing including uniformly most powerful, likelihood ratio, chi-square goodness-of-fit tests, and tests for independence. The course concludes with an introduction to linear statistical models.

    Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: DSES 4750 or MATP 4600 or equivalent calculus- based course.

    When Offered: Spring term annually .



    Cross Listed: Cross-listed as DSES 4760. Students cannot obtain credit for both this course and DSES 4760.

    Credit Hours: 4

  
  • MATH 4720 - Mathematics in Medicine and Biology


    An introduction to mathematics used in biology, biophysics, biomedical engineering, and medicine. The mathematical topics covered are selected from calculus, linear algebra, differential equations, numerical methods, and Fourier analysis. The biological applications covered are selected from human physiology (heart, lung, brain), population models (microorganisms, cells, animals), and the diagnosis and treatment of disease (heart, cancer).

    Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: MATH 1020.

    When Offered: Fall term odd-numbered years.



    Credit Hours: 4

  
  • NSST 6310 - Mathematics of Discrete Processes


    Depending on the instructor, this course will introduce the student to, among other things, some fundamental concepts from graph theory and combinatorics and will address additional topics from a standard discrete mathematics course within the context of these content areas. There will be an emphasis on modeling real situations and testing intuition. The course seeks to stress pedagogically the process of doing mathematics as an ongoing process and to emphasize the importance of communication of questions, conjectures, and results in mathematics, both verbally and in writing and to model an environment in which inquiry-based learning plays an important role.

    Credit Hours: 3

  
  • EPOW 6870 - Mechanical Aspects of Electric Power Apparatus


    General theory of kinematics and dynamics of machines and structures with emphasis on power generating and distributing equipment. Special topics include basic concepts of vibration phenomena in mechanical systems, dynamic behavior of turbine-generator sets, self-excited vibrations in mechanical systems, earthquakes, circuit breaker linkages, short circuit forces on windings and bus structures.

    Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: permission of instructor.

    When Offered: Spring term annually.



    Credit Hours: 3

  
  • MANE 4670 - Mechanical Behavior of Materials I


    Mechanical behavior of materials and its influence on design applications. Topics include simple mechanical behavior (tension, compression, etc.), combined stress effects on deformation and fracture, ductile fracture, fracture toughness, creep behavior, fatigue, damping, and internal friction.

    Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ENGR 2530.

    When Offered: Fall term annually.



    Credit Hours: 3

  
  • MANE 6460 - Mechanical Behavior of Materials II


    Failure of structural materials under cyclic stress. Topics include historical review, low cycle fatigue, role of cyclic plastic strain, mean stress, notch behavior, fatigue crack initiation and propagation, fracture mechanics approaches, J-Integral and short crack problems, environment, elevated temperature, testing methods.

    When Offered: Spring term annually .



    Credit Hours: 3

  
  • MANE 6890 - Mechanical Diagnostics


    A comprehensive introduction to mechanical fault detection, isolation, and severity assessment. Topics include mechanical fault signature generating mechanism; advanced mechanical signal processing including time domain processing, frequency domain processing and time-frequency distribution; system identification and model-based diagnostics; pattern classification techniques and diagnostic algorithms for mechanical components including rolling bearings, gears, and cutting tools.

    Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: MANE 4050 or equivalent.

    When Offered: Fall term annually.



    Credit Hours: 3

  
  • MANE 7100 - Mechanical Engineeering Foundations II


    A presentation of the most common physical and mathematical modes used in the description of the mechanical behavior of materials. The course covers the microstructural and thermodynamic foundations of constitutive material behavior of interest in mechanical engineering applications; overview of elasticity and plasticity and their relationship to microstructural features; principles of rheology; viscoelasticity and creep; failure mechanisms including fracture crack propagation and fatigue crack growth. Particular attention throughout is given to the development of the ability to utilize the mathematical models to assess the reliability and life of mechanical engineering components at the design state.

    Credit Hours: 3

  
  • MANE 5100 - Mechanical Engineering Foundations I


    A presentation of the principles of macroscopic transport useful in the analysis of mechanical engineering systems. The course covers the formulation energy mass and momentum balances in continua; the development of mathematical models of heat conduction and mass diffusion in solids and of flow in ideal and Newtonian fluids. Models are illustrated using examples from mechanical engineering. Particular attention throughout is devoted to the development of the ability to create realistic and reliable models.

    Credit Hours: 3

  
  • MANE 4040 - Mechanical Systems Laboratory


    Laboratory experience to complement MANE 4030. Stress and strain measurement; load, fatigue, and failure testing; friction and wear behavior. Reverse engineering of a mechanical assembly.

    Prerequisites/Corequisites: Corequisite: MANE 4030.

    When Offered: Fall and spring terms annually.



    Credit Hours: 2

  
  • CIVL 6180 - Mechanics of Composite Materials


    Micromechanics of elastic heterogeneous solids. Plasticity of composite materials. Thermoelastic and thermoplastic behavior. Mechanics of distributed damage. Mechanical behavior.

    Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: one graduate course in mechanics of solids.

    When Offered: Fall term annually.



    Cross Listed: (Cross listed as MANE 6180. Students cannot obtain credit for both this course and MANE 6180.)

    Credit Hours: 3

  
  • MANE 6180 - Mechanics of Composite Materials


    Mechanics of elastic heterogeneous solids. Plasticity of composite materials. Thermoelastic and thermoplastic behavior. Mechanics of distributed damage. Mechanical behavior.

    Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: one graduate course in mechanics of solids.

    When Offered: Fall term annually.



    Cross Listed: Cross-listed as CIVL 6180. Students cannot obtain credit for both this course and CIVL 6180.

    Credit Hours: 3

  
  • MANE 6450 - Mechanics of Materials Processing


    Modeling and analysis of common manufacturing processes. Topics include bulk-forming, sheet-forming, and casting processes. Classical analysis techniques, upper bound analysis, slip-line field theory, asymptotic methods, and the finite element method are investigated.

    Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: MANE 4330 or MANE 6170 or equivalent.

    When Offered: Offered on sufficient demand.



    Credit Hours: 3

  
  • CIVL 6170 - Mechanics of Solids


    Introduction to Cartesian tensors, infinitesimal strain kinematics, equations of motion. Models of material behavior: isothermal linear isotropic and anisotropic elasticity, thermoelasticity, linear viscoelasticity and rate-independent plasticity. General principles in elasticity: minimum potential and complementary energy, reciprocal theorem. Formulation of linear elastic boundary value problems, methods of solutions for 2-D and 3-D elasticity problems. Correspondence principle of linear viscoelasticity, applications to simple structural components. Use of symbolic computations in the solution of BVP.

    When Offered: Spring term annually.



    Cross Listed: (Cross listed as MANE 6170. Students cannot obtain credit for both this course and MANE 6170.)

    Credit Hours: 3

  
  • MANE 6170 - Mechanics of Solids


    Introduction to Cartesian tensors, infinitesimal strain kinematics, equations of motion. Models of material behavior: isothermal linear isotropic and anisotropic elasticity, thermoelasticity, linear viscoelasticity, and rate-independent plasticity. General principles in elasticity: minimum potential and complementary energy, reciprocal theorem. Formulation of linear elastic boundary value problems, methods of solutions for 2-D and 3-D elasticity problems. Correspondence principle of linear viscoelasticity, applications to simple structural components. Use of symbolic computations in the solution of BVP.

    When Offered: Spring term annually .



    Cross Listed: Cross-listed as CIVL 6170. Students cannot obtain credit for both this course and CIVL 6170.

    Credit Hours: 3

  
  • MANE 4180 - Mechanisms


    The displacement, velocity, and acceleration analysis of planar mechanisms, four bar linkages, slider, cranks, cams, and gear systems. Some synthesis techniques. Explore the use of existing large and small computer graphics programs.

    Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisite: ENGR 2090.

    When Offered: Spring term annually .



    Credit Hours: 3

 

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