May 11, 2024  
UofM 2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
UofM 2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses-Undergraduate


Courses offered only online or both online and on-ground are indicated with (**)asterisks.

 

Electrical and Computer Engineering (EECE)

  
  • EECE 4254 - Digital Control System Lab

    Credit Hours: (1)
    Description: Investigations of fundamental properties associated with digital control systems engineering; laboratory procedures in analysis of digital control systems, compensating networks, digital computer simulations and PLCs. COREQUISITE: EECE 4252 .

  
  • EECE 4271 - Computer Interfacing

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Hardware and software aspects of connecting computers to peripherals; tradeoffs between hardware and software; connecting CPUs to ROM, RAM, parallel ports and serial ports; applications to serial and parallel ports; backplane buses, displays, keyboards, A/D and D/A converters; linking interface routines to application software. PREREQUISITE: EECE 2222 , or permission of instructor.

  
  • EECE 4272 - Engineering Software

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Procedural and object-oriented programming techniques using C and C++. Introduction to UNIX. PREREQUISITE: EECE 2207 , or equivalent.

  
  • EECE 4273 - Database Engineering

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Logical database design, data models for database engineering; entity-relationship, relational, object oriented, logic data models; design theory for relational databases, relational query languages, introduction to integration of database and knowledge-base systems for engineering applications; emerging trends in database machine design and implementation. PREREQUISITE: permission of instructor.

  
  • EECE 4275 - Network Programming

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Introduction to engineering of computer networks, network hardware, and network software; design of software systems for network applications. PREREQUISITE: EECE 1207  or COMP 1900 .

  
  • EECE 4276 - Adv Network Programming

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Advanced methods for engineering software systems; implementations of distributed object models, remote database connectivity, and reusable software components. PREREQUISITE: EECE 4275 , or permission of instructor.

  
  • EECE 4277 - DSP Microprocessors

    Credit Hours: (4)
    Description: Architecture and instruction sent of fixed-point and floating-point devices; hardware interfacing, host communication, real-time signal generation, filtering, and code development using assembly language and C. PREREQUISITE: EECE 2222  and EECE 3204 .

  
  • EECE 4278 - Computer Organization

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Organization and structure of CPU, memory, operating system, I/O system organization and implementation issues; hardware and software integration and co-design. PREREQUISITE: EECE 3270 .

  
  • EECE 4279 - Professional Development

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Design, ethics, standards, participation in professional organizations; preparation for licensing; preparation for senior design project; contemporary issues and the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context. PREREQUISITE: EECE 3201 , EECE 3211 , EECE 3270  .

  
  • EECE 4280 - Electricl/Computer Engr Design

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Individual and/or team design projects that require application of electrical engineering or computer engineering concepts. Oral and written presentations required. PREREQUISITE: EECE 3204 , EECE 4279 , EECE 4991 ; for BSCPE degree: EECE 4081 .

  
  • EECE 4710 - Computer Architecture

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Architecture and design of computers, performance measures, instruction sets, datapaths, I/O systems, and memory hierarchies. PREREQUISITE: EECE 4278 .

  
  • EECE 4711 - Fault Tolerant Computer Des

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Evaluation of computer system design and reliability using reliability block diagrams, fault trees, reliability graphics, queuing networks, error detecting and correcting codes, and Markov models; principles of fault tolerant hardware and software design. PREREQUISITE: EECE 4278 .

  
  • EECE 4712 - Embedded Systems

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Introduction to hardware/software co-designed embedded systems for wearables, Internet-of-Things (IoT), robotics, and other smart devices. Course content includes discussion on system modeling, hardware design, software programming, real-time data processing, adaptive and intelligent algorithms, prototyping, testing, optimization, and regulation. PREREQUISITE: EECE 3270. Laboratory involves of use of synthesis tools, programmable logic, microcontrollers, and development of working embedded systems.

  
  • EECE 4720 - Intro Artificial Intelligence

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Fundamentals of programming in LISP; central ideas of artificial intelligence, including heuristic search, problem solving, slot-and-filler structures, and knowledge representation. PREREQUISITE: EECE 2207 , permission of instructor. Cross listing: (Same as COMP 4720 ).

  
  • EECE 4730 - Expert Systems

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Fundamentals of programming in PROLOG, central ideas of expert system development, including knowledge representation, control structures, tools, knowledge acquisition, and knowledge engineering. PREREQUISITE: EECE 2207 , or permission of instructor. Cross listing: (Same as COMP 4730 ).

  
  • EECE 4731 - Data Visualization

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Introduction to the terminology, methodology, and applications of data visualization. Methods for visualizing data from a variety of engineering and scientific fields including both static and time varying data and methods for generating both surface and volume visualizations. PREREQUISITE: COMP 2150 , or permission of instructor. Cross listing: (Same as COMP 4731 ).

  
  • EECE 4741 - Intro to Neurocomputing

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Topics include connectionist data-driven AI; Learning algorithms; Least-mean squares; Supervised learning algorithms (perceptrons. backpropagation and its variants, recurrent neural nets); Unsupervised methods (Hebbian, competitive and reinforcement learning); Deep Learning; Computing platforms for neural nets; case studies. (Same as COMP 4741) Fee $45.00 PREREQUISITE: COMP 2150  and MATH 3242 , or permission of instructor. Cross listing: COMP 4741

  
  • EECE 4900-4909 - Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering

    Credit Hours: (1-3) Former: (ELEC)
    Description: Topics are varied and in online class listings.

  
  • EECE 4910-4919 - Honors Special Topics

    Credit Hours: (3) Former: (ELEC)
    Description: Topics vary and in online class listings. PREREQUISITE: approval by the Honors Committee of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

  
  • EECE 4991 - Electrical/Computer Projects I

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Independent investigation of problem selected in consultation with instructor; report required. Fee Engineering Course Fee PREREQUISITE: EECE 3201, EECE 3203, EECE 3211, EECE 3213

  
  • EECE 4992 - Electrical/Computer Project II

    Credit Hours: (1-3)
    Description: Design, implementation and testing of a project approved by the EECE Faculty that will supervise the project; a final project report is required. Fee Engineering Course Fee PREREQUISITE: EECE 4991  with a minimum GPA of 2.0 in EECE courses completed at the University of Memphis. No

  
  • EECE 4993 - Research Studies

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Consultation, reading, and design work to investigate selected areas of electrical engineering or computer engineering under supervision of faculty member; formal paper required; emphasis on applied work, design, and scientific writing. PREREQUISITE: permission of instructor.

  
  • EECE 4994 - Electrical/Computer Engineering Practicum

    Credit Hours: (1)
    Description: Preparation for professional practice through experiental learning under the supervision of an experienced engineer with oversight by a member of the department’s faculty. Students must work a minimum of 10 hours, and no more than 20 hours per week. Regular reporting throughout course required.  Maximum repeat for 3 hours credit, but student may not enroll in EECE 4994 for more than 1 credit hour per semester. Cannot be taken concurrently with ENGR 4001  .  PREREQUISITE: Departmental approval

  
  • EECE 4999 - Honors Thesis

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Under the direction of a faculty member, the student writes and defends a thesis based upon background reading and experimental research on a topic in electrical engineering. PREREQUISITE: approval by the Honors Committee of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.


Elementary Education (ELED)

  
  • ELED 3242 - Teaching/Learning Elem School

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Focus on best practices for student learning and cognition in grades K-6; identification, development, and evaluation of strategies and models of instruction sensitive to individual needs of children; emphasis on planning and instruction.

  
  • ELED 3251 - Method/Teach Math/Elem Grades

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Instructional techniques, curriculum, and materials for teaching mathematics to elementary school students.

  
  • ELED 3261 - Method/Teach/Science/Elem Grde

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Instructional techniques, curriculum. and materials for teaching science to elementary school students. PREREQUISITE: admission to TEP.

  
  • ELED 3271 - Method/Social Studies/Elem Grd

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Instructional techniques, curriculum, and materials for teaching social studies to elementary school students. PREREQUISITE: ELED 3242 , SPED 2000 .

  
  • ELED 3281 - Residency I/Elem Teach Pract

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Integration of curriculum and instruction for K-6 grades; extended field experiences involving observation and teaching in diverse classrooms. PREREQUISITE: admission to TEP and completion of all coursework except Residency II semester. COREQUISITE: ELED 3251 , ELED 3261 .

  
  • ELED 4351 - Teaching/Learning K-8

    Credit Hours: (2)
    Description: Teacher candidates develop knowledge of best practices for student learning and cognition; identify, develop, and evaluate strategies and techniques of instruction that are sensitive to individual needs of children within a culturally and economically diverse population; emphasis on planning, instruction, assessment, and professional development. Ten hours field experiences. PREREQUISITE or COREQUISITE: ELED 4352 , ELED 4353 , ELED 4354 , admission to TEP, and completion of ALL coursework except Student Teaching and Professional Seminar.

  
  • ELED 4352 - Curriculum and Methods K-8

    Credit Hours: (4)
    Description: Teacher candidates will learn developmentally appropriate curriculum for K-8 in literacy, science, mathematics, social studies, and fine arts; methods specific to content areas and evaluate current educational materials such as software, textbooks, and manipulatives. Twenty hours field experiences. PREREQUISITE or COREQUISITE: ELED 4351 , ELED 4353 , ELED 4354 , admission to TEP, and completion of ALL coursework except Student Teaching and Professional Seminar.

  
  • ELED 4353 - Thematic Instruction K-8

    Credit Hours: (4)
    Description: Curriculum, methods, and materials for teaching integrated curriculum with a focus on real-world experiences with diverse students in urban settings; teacher candidates will develop and use a thematic unit to instruct K-8 students; emphasis includes critical reflection of how to improve learning and instruction for all students. Twenty hours field experiences. PREREQUISITE or COREQUISITE: ELED 4351 , ELED 4352 , ELED 4354 , admission to TEP, and completion of ALL coursework except Student Teaching and Professional Seminar.

  
  • ELED 4354 - Practicum Integrative Urb Envn

    Credit Hours: (2)
    Description: Integration of the curriculum and teaching for K-8 grades that includes urban site visitation experiences for observation and teaching diverse learners in real-world situations. PREREQUISITE or COREQUISITE: ELED 4351 , ELED 4352 , ELED 4353 , admission to TEP, and completion of ALL coursework except Student Teaching and Professional Seminar.


Emergency Management (EMGT)

  
  • EMGT 3100 - Seminar in Emergency Management

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Synthesizing and integrating the various elements of emergency management. Cross listing: (Same as ESCI 3100 , UNIV 3100  and PADM 3100 ).

  
  • EMGT 4000 - Internship

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Experience working with an agency, business, or organization in which knowledge of emergency management can be applied and expanded. PREREQUISITE: EMGT 3100  or permission of instructor. (S/U)


Engineering (ENGR)

  
  • ENGR 1009 - Prep Math for Engineering

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Applications of algebra and trigonometry to engineering problems. Accelerated preparation for an engineering or technology major. Fee Engineering Course Fee Three lecture hours per week. COREQUISITE: MATH 1710  

  
  • ENGR 1010 - Engineering Problem Solving

    Credit Hours: (3)


    Description: Introduction to the methods of engineering problem solving. Application of mathematical concepts to solve engineering problems. Fee Engineerng Course Fee $45 per credit hour Two lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: ENGR 1009 or MATH 1710 with grade of C- or better.

      PREREQUISITE or COREQUISITE: MATH 1720 or MATH 1730 or MATH 1910 with a grade of C- or better.

  
  • ENGR 1011-1025 - Special Topics in Engineering

    Credit Hours: (1-4)
    Description: Topics in Engineering of interest to the beginning students in engineering.

  
  • ENGR 4001 - Engineering Work Experience

    Credit Hours: (1-3)
    Description: Off-campus work experience working on selected projects in coordination with the department chair or chair’s designee in student’s major department under direction of practicing engineer. Oral and written presentations may be required. Repeatable May be repeated as many times as student chooses. NOTE: Students participating in ENGL 4001  are considered to be full-time students for enrollment certification purposes. PREREQUISITE: chair’s and CO-OP director’s approvals.

  
  • ENGR 4900-4910 - Special Topics in Engineering

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Topics vary by semester, see online class schedule listing.


Engineering Technology (TECH)

  
  • TECH 1010 - Computer Applications in Tech

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Introduction to computer applications using PC’s networked; file management; spreadsheets; presentation graphics; Internet application in technology.

  
  • TECH 1211 - Computer Programming

    Credit Hours: (3) Former: (CETH)
    Description: Computer usage in engineering technology; emphasis on use of computer programming in solving technical problems. Two hours lecture; 3 hours lab per week. PREREQUISITE: TECH 1010 .

  
  • TECH 1411 - Introduction to Technology

    Credit Hours: (2)
    Description: Emphasis on engineering technology programs relative to content and opportunities upon graduation; professionalism and ethics technical careers; communication in technical careers; activities related to various technological disciplines; approaches to basic research techniques and problem solving. 1 lecture hour, 3 laboratory hours per week.

  
  • TECH 1521 - Graphics/Descriptive Geometry

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Orthographic projections, sections, pictorials; drafting with instruments, sketching, and introduction to computer aided drafting. Auxiliary views and revolutions, profiles, vector graphics and developments. Two lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week.

  
  • TECH 1711 - Manufacturing Process I

    Credit Hours: (3) Former: (METH)
    Description: Metal manufacturing processes, including traditional machining, computer numerical control, and thermal metal cutting/joining; measurement, layout, and inspection techniques as applied to integrated manufacturing systems; coverage of threads, fasteners, and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing. Two lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week.

  
  • TECH 1811 - Electronic Circuit Technology

    Credit Hours: (3) Former: (EETH)
    Description: Introduction to fundamental electronic theory and devices, circuit and network theorems. Laboratory emphasis on basic electrical measurements and proper use of instruments. Three lecture hours, two laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: MATH 1720 or MATH 1730 , TECH 1010 .

  
  • TECH 2251 - Adv Programming Technology

    Credit Hours: (3) Former: (CETH)
    Description: Principles of computer programming applicable to engineering technology; algorithmic problem solving, coding in a structured, object oriented, high level language, subprograms and parameters, control structures, I/O, complex arithmetic, and double precision operations emphasized. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: TECH 1211 .

  
  • TECH 2261 - Data Structures

    Credit Hours: (3) Former: (CETH)
    Description: Application of high speed digital computer to problems associated with storage and retrieval of numeric and non-numeric data in engineering systems; representation and organization for storing of data, searching and sorting techniques, decision tables, and file maintenance techniques. Database applications. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: TECH 2251

  
  • TECH 2812 - Basic Industrial Cntrol Device

    Credit Hours: (3) Former: (EETH)
    Description: Theory and applications of devices commonly used in modern industrial control; including transistors, operational amplifiers, thyristors, and solid-state logic. Applications and characteristics of motors and control system I/O devices. Two lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: TECH 1811 .

  
  • TECH 2813 - Industrial Control Systems

    Credit Hours: (3) Former: (EETH)
    Description: Theory and operation of logic control systems: including relay ladder logic, solid-state logic, and programmable logic controllers. Emphasis on practical industrial applications. Two lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: TECH 2812 .

  
  • TECH 2821 - Solid State Technology

    Credit Hours: (3) Former: (EETH 2821)
    Description: Theory of solid-state devices with application in power supplies, amplifiers, and other basic electronic circuits. Solid-state diodes and bipolar junction transistors emphasized. Three lecture hours, two laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: TECH 1811 .

  
  • TECH 2822 - Circuit Analysis

    Credit Hours: (4) Former: (EETH 2820)
    Description: Circuit analysis methods in modern electronics engineering technology; laboratory confirmation of mathematical solutions to problems involving direct and alternating currents. Three lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: TECH 1811 .

  
  • TECH 2831 - Advanced Solid State Tech

    Credit Hours: (3) Former: (EETH)
    Description: Theory of field effect transistors and operational amplifiers. Emphasis on practical applications, including amplifiers, filters, and oscillators. Two lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: TECH 2822 , TECH 2821 , MATH 1910 .

  
  • TECH 2908 - Applications of Technology

    Credit Hours: (2)
    Description: Investigation, analysis and problem solving solutions for various problems in Engineering Technology. 1 lecture hour, 3 laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: TECH 1010, TECH 1211, TECH 1521, TECH 1711, and TECH 1811.

  
  • TECH 3044 - Analysis for Engineering Tech

    Credit Hours: (4)
    Description: Application of mathematical, scientific, and engineering principles to solution of technology problems, using a variety of examples from various major areas in Technology; analyze and provide acceptable solutions to ascending order of well designed problems using language and techniques or related technological disciplines and selected areas of mathematics, such as algebra, trigonometry, calculus, applied industrial statistics, and differential equations. Three lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: MATH 1910 , PHYS 2010 , and TECH 2822 .

  
  • TECH 3232 - Digital Technology

    Credit Hours: (4) Former: (CETH)
    Description: Numbering systems and codes, logic gates, Boolean algebra, Combinational logic, TTL circuits, and memory devices. Three lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: TECH 1811 .

  
  • TECH 3233 - Microproc & Interfacing

    Credit Hours: (4) Former: (CETH)
    Description: Computer history and architecture of microprocessors and microcontrollers including bus architecture, memory, internal CPU architecture, hardware/software interaction, high and low level language programming and input and output operations.  Three lecture hours and three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: TECH 1211  and TECH 3232 , TECH 2821 .

  
  • TECH 3241 - Internet Technology

    Credit Hours: (3) Former: (Was TECH 4241, CETH 3241, CETH 4241)
    Description: Internet services and protocols; covering the top three layers of the OSI model; session presentation, and application layers. Two hours lecture and three hours lab per week. PREREQUISITE: TECH 2251 .

  
  • TECH 3251 - Assembly Language Program

    Credit Hours: (4) Former: (CETH) (TECH 4251)
    Description: Microcomputer programming using assembly language instructions, DOS function calls, and BIOS functions. Microprocessor architecture. Using an assembler to create executable files from assembly language programs. Text and graphic displays using assembly language programs. Application programs for input-output devices. Three lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: TECH 3233 .

  
  • TECH 3281 - Computer Aided Circuit Design

    Credit Hours: (4) Former: (CETH)
    Description: Utilization of commercially available software for electronic circuit documentation, analysis and design; schematic capture, printed circuit board design, and circuit simulation. Three lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: TECH 2831 , TECH 3232 .

  
  • TECH 3386 - Occupational Safety

    Credit Hours: (3) Former: (METH)
    Description: Hazards and safety procedures for general industry and construction.

  
  • TECH 3401 - Strength of Materials

    Credit Hours: (3) Former: (METH)
    Description: Force systems and their solution; that branch of mechanics dealing with forces and effects of forces including stress strain and deformation of bodies at rest; analysis of frames and mechanisms. PREREQUISITE: MATH 1910 , PHYS 2010 /PHYS 2011 . COREQUISITE: TECH 3044 .

  
  • TECH 3408 - Industrial Materials

    Credit Hours: (3) Former: (METH)
    Description: Material properties and the methods/standards used in testing these properties for metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites; emphasis on their mechanical properties; reinforced by testing in the laboratory, library and internet research, spreadsheet applications, written reports, and oral presentations. Two lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: TECH 3401 , TECH 3462 . COREQUISITE: TECH 3421 .

  
  • TECH 3421 - Manufacturing Process II

    Credit Hours: (4) Former: (METH)
    Description: Processes and techniques used to fabricate industrial materials into useful products; techniques covered include casting and molding, forming, separating, conditioning, assembling, finishing; CNC programming concepts and process design and control. Two lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: TECH 1711 .

  
  • TECH 3440 - Project Plan/Cost Evaluation

    Credit Hours: (3) Former: (METH)
    Description: Concept of project management and engineering economy; impact of economics in evaluation of alternatives and decision making; spreadsheet development of economic concepts; interest rate compounding effects; present and future valuation; cash flow analysis; application of project management methods and techniques including planning, organizing, leading and controlling of projects. Team projects include case discussions, written reports and oral presentations, and use of project management software. PREREQUISITE: MATH 1910, COMM 2381, TECH 2908.

  
  • TECH 3462 - Industrial Statistics

    Credit Hours: (3) Former: (METH)
    Description: Procedures for collecting, describing, presenting and statistically analyzing industrial data; basic probability theory; hypothesis testing and basic concepts of analysis of variance; introduction to Taguchi methods; spreadsheet software used for statistical analysis. PREREQUISITE: MATH 1710  or higher, and TECH 1010 .

  
  • TECH 3573 - Dynamics/Design/Automation

    Credit Hours: (3) Former: (METH)
    Description: Analysis of rectilinear and curvilinear motion; kinematic analysis of mechanisms; design of mechanical systems; pulleys, gears, belts, motors. PREREQUISITE: TECH 3044  and TECH 3401 , PHYS 2010 /PHYS 2011 .

  
  • TECH 3691 - Construction Estimating

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Fundamentals of commercial and light frame estimating; emphasis given to conducting a quantity survey, including unit and overhead costs.

  
  • TECH 3811 - Electronic Communication

    Credit Hours: (3) Former: (EETH)
    Description: Principles of analog communications; harmonics; noise, active filters, signal generation; A.M., single side band transmission and reception and F.M. Two lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: TECH 2831  and TECH 3044 .

  
  • TECH 3812 - Digital Electronic Comm

    Credit Hours: (4) Former: (EETH)
    Description: Principles of digital communications,spectrum and signal transmission through various mediums. Modulation/demodulation techniques,data rates, quality of signal, current protocols and data packets.    Three lecture and three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: TECH 2821  , TECH 2822   and TECH 3232  

  
  • TECH 3821 - Industrial Electronics

    Credit Hours: (3) Former: (EETH)
    Description: Electronic circuits and systems in industry; principles of signal conditioning, DC and AC motors and drives, sensors; process control and PLcs; theory and application of devices such as unijunction transistors, silicon controlled rectifiers, diacs, triacs. Two lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: TECH 2831  and TECH 3044 .

  
  • TECH 3822 - Programmable Logic Control

    Credit Hours: (4) Former: (EETH)
    Description: Theory and operation of programmable logic controllers; emphasis on practical industrial applications and programming techniques. Three lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: TECH 3232  and TECH 3821 .

  
  • TECH 3841 - Electrical Power/Motor Control

    Credit Hours: (3) Former: (EETH)
    Description: Generation and utilization of AC and DC electrical power; applications and operating characteristics of motors, generators and transformers with emphasis on three-phase power systems. Two lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: TECH 3821 .

  
  • TECH 3940 - Analysis/Public Fire Protect

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Systems analysis and its use and limitations in fire protection and other problem areas; illustrated with case studies and models using the systems approach to fire suppression and prevention. PREREQUISITE: admission restricted to students seeking B.P.S. degree in Fire Administration or Fire Prevention Technology.

  
  • TECH 3942 - Fire Related Human Factors

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Dynamics of human behavior in fire incidents related to building design, codes and ordinances, and other fire prevention practices. PREREQUISITE: admission restricted to students seeking B.P.S. degree in Fire Administration or Fire Prevention Technology.

  
  • TECH 3944 - Fire Protect Struc/Sys Design

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Design principles involved in protection of structure from fire involvement empirical tests and prediction procedures; control detection, and suppression system design practices; fundamentals of hydraulic design of sprinkler and water spray systems with recent innovations. PREREQUISITE: admission restricted to students seeking B.P.S. degree in Fire Administration or Fire Prevention Technology.

  
  • TECH 3945 - Fire Investigation/Analysis

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Procedures and techniques for collection, comparison, and analysis of physical evidence related to fire origin; principles of evidence of ignition phenomenon and propagation variables; legislative, economic, psychological, and sociological variables of incendiary fire, role of insurance and government programs. PREREQUISITE: students of B.P.S. degree in Fire Administration or Fire Prevention Technology program.

  
  • TECH 3946 - Fire Dynamics

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Fire propagation phenomenon in both fuel and air regulated phases; variables in pre- and postflash over fire development; geometric, material, gaseous, fluid flow, and thermodynamic parameters; compartment and building fire models. PREREQUISITE: student of B.P.S. degree in Fire Administration or Fire Prevention Technology program.

  
  • TECH 3947 - Application of Fire Research

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Fire research and its application; transfer and implications of available research results for fire prevention and protection programs; national and international studies and research developments. PREREQUISITE: student of B.P.S. degree in Fire Administration or Fire Prevention Technology program.

  
  • TECH 3948 - Managerial Issues/Hazard Mtrl

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Examination of federal regulatory issues, hazard identification and vulnerability analysis, multiagency contingency planning, response personnel, multi-agency response resources and systems; discussion of agency policies, public education and emergency information systems, health and safety issues, command post dynamics, strategic and tactical considerations, recovery and termination procedures. PREREQUISITE: enrollment in B.P.S. degree in Fire Administration or Fire Prevention Technology program.

  
  • TECH 4234 - Microprocessors & IOT

    Credit Hours: (4)
    Description: Analysis and design of microprocessor based systems utilizing various communication methods and protocols to create Internet of Things (IoT) systems and devices.   PREREQUISITE: TECH 2831 , TECH 3233 , TECH 3812  and TECH 3440 .

  
  • TECH 4236 - AutoID Solutions

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: A study of methods and systems used to automatically identify objects. Various forms of keyless data entry will be studied including; bar coding, radio frequency identification, voice data entry, touch memory. Experiences will emphasize RFID and bar coding technology, including the challenges experienced by manufacturing and the biomedical industry.  Two lecture hours, Three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: No prerequisites.

  
  • TECH 4242 - Client Application Technology

    Credit Hours: (3) Former: (CETH)
    Description: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), XML, and script languages. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: TECH 3241 , or permission of instructor.

  
  • TECH 4262 - Modern Programming

    Credit Hours: (3) Former: (CETH)
    Description: Application of modern programming languages to problems from selected area of engineering technology; data collection, modeling techniques, constraints, program development and validation. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: TECH 2251  or equivalent.

  
  • TECH 4263 - Server Application Technology

    Credit Hours: (4) Former: (CETH)
    Description: Java exception handling, multithreading, files and streams; JDBC, Servlets, JSP, and JavaBeans server side software. Team projects include written reports. Three lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: TECH 3440 , TECH 4262 , or permission of instructor.

  
  • TECH 4272 - Operating Systems

    Credit Hours: (4)
    Description: Operating system structure, memory management (physical, virtual memory), process management (processes, threads, scheduling, synchronization, deadlocks), device management (driver, buffers, queues), file management (implementation, abstraction), installation and configuration of services within UNIX/LINUX operating system, and performance. Three lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: TECH 3232  or equivalent.

  
  • TECH 4281 - Computer Network Technology

    Credit Hours: (4) Former: (CETH)
    Description: Local area networks; covering the bottom four layers of the OSI mode; physical, datalink, network and transportation and application. Extensive laboratory coverage of the installation, configuration and administration of routers, switches and other networking devices. Three lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: TECH 2822 , TECH 3232  and TECH 3241  or equivalent.

  
  • TECH 4381 - Principles of Supervision**

    Credit Hours: (3) Former: (METH)
    Description: Practical approach to supervisory management including functions of planning, organization, staffing, employee motivation; coverage of contemporary issues including legal aspect of supervision as well as other regulatory concerns, such as occupational safety, health and labor relations.

  
  • TECH 4401 - Science/Technology/Society

    Credit Hours: (2)
    Description: Relationship between science, technology and society is investigated through research, reading, discussions, and reports; conditions will be studied that have promoted development through science and technology; evaluation of social, global, political, environmental, cultural and economic effects of those technologies; ethics, impact, and control issues within society. Written essays and team debates. Two lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: TECH 4381 .

  
  • TECH 4460 - Work Design/Improvement

    Credit Hours: (3) Former: (METH)
    Description: Analytical techniques and concepts for work methods improvement, lean operation for production and distribution; performance measurement and evaluation; continuous improvement; fundamentals of human factors and ergonomics; work measurement using time study, predetermined time study systems, work sampling and development of standard data.

  
  • TECH 4462 - Quality Improvement

    Credit Hours: (3) Former: (METH)
    Description: Statistical methods for quality analysis and improvement; control charts for variables and attributes, industrial sampling; defect prevention using the Poka-Yoke System; reliability; acceptance sampling; Quality standards, continuous improvement; use of computer software for data analysis and presentation. Two hours lecture; 3 hours lab per week. PREREQUISITE: TECH 3044 .

  
  • TECH 4463 - Quality Systems

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Investigation and application of quality subjects and techniques used to ensure proper quality outcomes; quality standards (ISO, etc.), TLS; process validation including CAPA, GD&T, CMM, metrology and gage R&R. Two lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: TECH 4462 .

  
  • TECH 4464 - Production Control Systems

    Credit Hours: (3) Former: (METH)
    Description: Functions of planning and controlling production and distribution operations; concepts of JIT, MRP, MRPII, ERP, and Japanese manufacturing techniques; analytical techniques and concepts for line balancing, production and process control, demand management and project management. COREQUISITE: TECH 4460 , or permission of instructor.

  
  • TECH 4466 - Facility Design

    Credit Hours: (3) Former: (METH)
    Description: Integrated approach to design and layout for production and distribution facilities with respect to workstation design, material handling, project and resource planning, production control; use of Computer Aided Design, scheduling and analytical software. Team projects, written reports and oral presentations. PREREQUISITE: TECH 3440 , TECH 4460  and TECH 4464 , or permission of instructor.

  
  • TECH 4472 - Computer Aided Design

    Credit Hours: (3) Former: (METH)
    Description: Overview of CAD technology, hardware and software options; parametric solid modeling principles; applications to produce computer generated models, assemblies, photorealistic renderings and working drawings. Two lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: TECH 1521 , TECH 1711 , TECH 3401 .

  
  • TECH 4474 - Automation and Robotics

    Credit Hours: (3) Former: (METH)
    Description: Concepts of automation applied to production, distribution, and industrial robotics. Team project including written report. Two lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: TECH 1811 , TECH 3440  and PHYS 2010 .

  
  • TECH 4476 - Computer Aided Manufacturing

    Credit Hours: (3) Former: (METH)
    Description: Computer numerical control programming by manual data input and distributed numerical control by computer assistance; system assessment of CNC machines; components, controls, and tooling for integrated manufacturing environment. Two lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: MATH 1730 , TECH 1711 , TECH 3421 , and TECH 4472 .

  
  • TECH 4510 - Construction Planning/Schedule

    Credit Hours: (3)
    Description: Principles of planning, scheduling, organizing, and controlling construction projects; studies in critical path method (CPM) and PERT, with resource leveling and financial scheduling; computer applications in CPM and PERT emphasized.

  
  • TECH 4571 - Tool Design

    Credit Hours: (3) Former: (METH)
    Description: Design of tooling and work holding systems for the integrated manufacturing environment; geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, fast change-over techniques, hydraulic and pneumatic circuits, achieving world class quality through design. Two lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: TECH 3401 , TECH 3421 , TECH 4472 .

  
  • TECH 4821 - Microwave Technology

    Credit Hours: (4) Former: (EETH)
    Description: Transition line principles for coax, waveguide and fiber; use of Smith Charts for impedance matching; principles of microwave generation and propagation; measurements such as impedance, antenna gain and VSWR; antenna types, characteristics; radiation patterns. Three lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: TECH 3821 , PHYS 2020 .

 

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