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Software Engineering   (CIS-351)   3 credits  
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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.

 
Heat Transfer   (EGM-323)   3 credits  
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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 credits  
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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 rsum and knowing how to interview successfully. The knowledge and skills acquired in this course are directly applicable to students who are seeking a job, a promotion, or moving to a new skill area.

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

    • Self-diagnostic assessment of topics pertinent to Electronics Engineering Technology
    • Employment trends and opportunities in the electronics technology industry
    • Curriculum vitae/professional rsum
    • Behavioral interview
    • Applied differential equations and advanced problem solving
    • Comprehensive capstone exam related to Electronics Engineering Technology.

     
    Production Documents   (GRA-203)   3 credits  
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    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.

     
    Principles of Industrial Engineering   (MFT-201)   3 credits  
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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

     
    Advanced Engineering Drawing   (GRA-204)   3 credits  
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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.

     
    Radiation Biology   (BIO-402)   3 credits  
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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.

     
    Estimating I   (CET-261)   3 credits  
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    Course Description
    The development of a procedure (including check and balance) for preparing a quantity survey of materials, labor, and equipment for both general and specialty contractors.

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

    • Identify how you trained, apprenticed, worked or qualified as a general and/or specialty contractor.
    • Discuss the methods used for evaluating contracts on projects. These methods employed, however, cover a range of activities which may include cost planning, value engineering, value management, feasibility studies, cost benefit analysis, life-cycle costing, risk analysis, tendering, valuation, change control, dispute resolution, claims management, project management, cost estimation and value for money assessments.
    • Discuss the issues that you settled and disputes that you help clients, architect, engineers, etc. avoid or solve.
    • Express strategic insight of the costs and prices of work, labor, and materials that ensured good value is obtained for the money to be expended.
    • Evaluate the variations (the settlement of a change) between the owner's bills of quantities (BoQ) and the contractor/sub-contractor's BoQ.
    • Create a strategy for forecasting costs, values of the project, cash flow forecasts and maintenance of a project.

     
    Soils and Earthwork   (CET-310)   3 credits  
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    Course Description
    A study of the significant soil types & tests. Problems are investigated relating to soil mechanics, soil supported foundations for engineering structures.

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

    • Explain the origins of different types of soils
    • State the main types of soils
    • Describe appropriate tests applied to different types of soils
    • State the principles related to soil mechanics
    • Describe problems and solutions for types of tests related to supporting structures

     
    Computer Science II   (COS-103)   3 credits  
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    Further study of the construction of algorithms, structured programming, solution of engineering problems. Students are expected to design and execute programs using top-down step-wise refinement approach. 
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