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Software Engineering   (CIS-351)   3.00 s.h.  
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Course Description
Software Engineering immerses the student in the process of software engineering, which involves identifying the components of a software system, breaking complex components into smaller and more manageable abstract pieces, and modeling the entire system. These tasks help software teams better handle the design, planning, and development of software systems. In this course the student will be exposed to a variety of techniques for planning and modeling along with strategies for gathering user input and for executing software development.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

  • Explain what is encompassed by the term software engineering.
  • Describe software engineering process layers and apply the process framework to software development.
  • Analyze the similarities and differences between the various process models.
  • Discuss agile development principles.
  • Discuss requirements modeling and essential design concepts.
  • Discuss the significance of object-oriented programming and its application to software engineering.
  • Explain the importance of the user interface design and analyze the major design issues involved.

 
Advanced Engineering Drawing   (GRA-204)   3.00 s.h.  
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Course Description
Students will be able to construct a set of working drawings demonstrating the utilization of basic design procedures in the modification of existing parts of members to meet new design criteria. In addition, through the preparation of drawing plates, they will demonstrate their competency in catalog design, statistical graphics, basic descriptive geometry and elementary cam and gear design.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

  • Explain the purpose of gears and describe the type of gears you have used in engineering design.
  • Discuss the operation of a cam. Include in your discussion cam terms, cam motion and cam followers.
  • Explain the type of cam you have used in engineering design.
  • Demonstrate an engineering drawing assignment or project i.e., plumping/piping drawing, electrical drawing, mechanical (HVAC) drawing etc.

 
Principles of Industrial Engineering   (MFT-201)   3.00 s.h.  
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Course Description
A survey of the principles of industrial organization & management, motion & time study & work simplification, production planning & control, statistical methods & quality control, sales & marketing problems, & compensation systems for labor.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

  • Define and discuss the concept of industrial engineering
  • Define and explain certain terms associated with industrial engineering
  • Identify and discuss the career opportunities in industrial engineering
  • Describe the roles of industrial engineers in an industrial organization
  • Explain the concept and application of time and motion studies as related to work performance improvement
  • Explain the concept of production planning and discuss some of the tools used for planning and control of production activities
  • Explain the concept of statistical quality control
  • Discuss a real-life application of statistical quality control measures
  • Explain (with examples) the differences between descriptive and inferential statistics

 
Engineering Properties of Plastics   (EGM-472)   3.00 s.h.  
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Course Description
A study of the physical properties of the various commercial thermoset & thermoplastic resins. An introduction to linear viscoelastic theory & its relationship to measurable mechanical properties of plastics. Other engineering properties such as flammability, chemical resistance, & electrical properties will be discussed.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

  • Classify by chemical structure the two recognized classes of plastic materials.
  • Identify the important types of polymer properties and justify their importance.
  • Describe the important applications of polymers and explain how they are being influenced by the polymer properties.
  • Distinguish between viscous, elastic and viscoelastic behavior.
  • Explain the important terms in a Stress-Strain Curve from a tensile testing.
  • Describe the method to conduct hardness testing of polymers.
  • Discuss the testing method to determine the various electrical properties
  • Explain how to find the Chemical Resistance of Certain Polymers.
  • Describe the various degradation processes of polymers and explain the methods to improve Resistance to Degradation.
  • Elaborate on the requirements for flammability and the various types of fire test methods. Explain the methods to improve Resistance to Flammability and discuss the general fire properties of some Plastics.
  • Review the requirements for polymers to function as rubbers and describe the thermodynamics of elasticity.
  • Provide some statistics of ideal rubber elasticity.

 
Production Documents   (GRA-203)   3.00 s.h.  
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Course Description
Preparation of detail and assembly drawings, exploded assemblies, parts lists, and associated support data. An introduction to engineering design. Students develop their own solutions to design problems.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

  • Explain the impact of tolerances in engineering design.
  • Identify the materials, finishes, colors, dimensions, tolerances, parts lists, marking requirements, handling requirements, interface requirements, etc. you have experience using in engineering design work.
  • Describe your 'hands-on' experience with a client-centered engineering design project, which includes: 1) a team-based design project, 2) a survey of engineering disciplines, and 3) an introduction to computer tools and lab techniques.

 
Heat Transfer   (EGM-323)   3.00 s.h.  
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Course Description
Heat transfer by modes of conduction, convection and radiation. Fundamental principles of heat transfer and radiation. Heat transfer and application to the solution of industrial heat transfer problems.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

  • Ability to apply mathematics, science and engineering principles.
  • The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context.
  • Ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems.
  • Ability to use the techniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.
  • Articulate an understanding of the concepts and applications by providing evidence of applied knowledge of the fundamentals of heat transfer and radiation to include the following:
    • Steady-state conduction
    • Transient conduction
    • Lumped and distributed systems
    • Thermal and hydrodynamic boundary layer concepts
    • Forced convection (external and internal)
    • Free convection
    • Heat exchangers
    • Radiation properties
    • Radiation heat transfer
    • Combined mode heat transfer
    • Numerical solution techniques

     
    Electronic Assessment/Career Planning   (ELT-490)   3.00 s.h.  
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    Course Description
    Electronics Assessment/Career Planning is an in-depth, student-centered activity that requires electronics engineering technology self-diagnostic assessment, the integration of research in current electronics employment, the development of a comprehensive curriculum vitae, practical career planning, interviewing strategies, and the application of advanced math concepts to electronics engineering technology situations. Students will participate in career-focused activities that include building a curriculum vitae or professional r 
    Machine Tools Lab   (MET-121)   4.00 s.h.  
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    Course Description
    Principles of construction, operation, use and care of machine tools; includes use of lathes, shapers, milling machines, drill presses. Do-All grinders; use of hand tools, precision measuring tools coolants, lubricants, abrasives; projects involve working from engineering drawing involve working from engineering drawings to layout, turn, drill, knurl, thread, taper cut, shape and finish, using general production procedures.

    Learning Outcomes
    Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

    • Describe the basic principles for the use and care of machine tools.
    • Explain the need for precision measuring tools
    • Explain the working principles of machine tools
    • Describe operations involving the use of machine tools in production procedures
    • Compare and contrast at least 2 widely used machine tools.

     
    Statics   (EGM-211)   3.00 s.h.  
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    Course Description
    Statics is a branch of the science of mechanics that deals with bodies at rest. The course focuses on the following basic concepts: force and force systems; coplanar force systems; concurrent force systems; spatial force systems; and their combinations. For various force systems, two key issues will be emphasized: the resultant of a force system and the equilibrium of a force system. The concepts of moment of a force and torque will then be discussed. In addition, the concepts of centroids, centers of mass and moments of inertia will be presented. A special type of force, frictional force, will be discussed. Application examples to engineering and technical areas will be demonstrated.

    Learning Outcomes
    Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

    • Identify forces and moments acting on an object or a structure.
    • Find the forces and moments acting on individual structural components by using the "free-body diagram" technique.
    • Analyze the equilibrium status of an object or a structure and its components.
    • Establish and solve equilibrium equations involving forces, moments, and torques.
    • Apply the principles of Statics to solve real-world engineering and technical problems.

     
    Radiation Biology   (BIO-402)   3.00 s.h.  
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    Course Description
    General biological effects of the radiation spectrum. Selected topics: radio sensitivity, fallout, radioecology, applications of radiation to medicine, engineering, genetic, food, and technology. Provides an introduction radiation biology which is a field of clinical and basic medical sciences that involves the study of the action of ionizing radiation on living things. Ionizing radiation is generally harmful and potentially lethal to living things but can have health benefits in radiation therapy for the treatment of cancer and thyrotoxicosis.

    Learning Outcomes
    Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

    • Knowledge of the general biological effects of the radiation spectrum.
    • Selective topics: radioecology, applications of radiation to medicine, engineering, genetics, food, and technology.
    • Identify technology needed to provide adequate safety for handling radiative elements.
    • Discuss techniques to reduce worker risk from radiation exposure.
    • Describe the different types of ionizing radiation?
    • Explain what LD50 means?
    • Describe the basic principles are used in radiation therapy.
    • Summarize the 4 Rs of radiological biology.

     
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