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ENC-1010
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ENC-1010 Writing for SuccessEffective writing is one of the skills most often cited by employers as essential to their employees' success. In this introductory course, students develop skills critical for both academic and career success through writing material that is intended to inform by providing unbiased facts. Students are guided through activities that help them understand the writing process, develop the ability to succinctly state and support their thesis statements and point of view, identify and incorporate information from outside sources, and customize their writing for specific target audiences. Students share their progress throughout the term in short essays and workshop discussions. The course culminates with the opportunity to identify a problem affecting the student's life, attempting to solve it through careful research and logical argumentation, and communicating the findings verbally and in writing. Study Methods:
Credits: 3 Preview the Online Syllabus | Writing for Success | 3 |
ENC-1020
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ENC-1020 Writing for Success IIAre you ready to take your writing skills to the next level? This course explores reliable research methods, ethical use of sources and other writing tools, effective organizational and rhetorical strategies, and engagement with the writing process. A highlight of this course is its practical application and focus on writing for real-world target audiences. Students will choose an issue affecting their lives at home, at school, at work, or in their communities to research and analyze. The skills and knowledge from this course will benefit students in a wide range of disciplines and careers as they learn how to use research to identify, analyze, and evaluate the complex problems and issues that affect our world. Advisory: It is advisable to have knowledge in a course equivalent to ENC-1010: Writing for Success with a grade of C or better to succeed in this course. Students are responsible for making sure that they have the necessary knowledge. Study Methods:
Credits: 3 Preview the Online Syllabus | Writing for Success II | 3 |
COM-2090
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COM-2090 Public SpeakingThis course focuses on the skills necessary for effective public speaking: organizing materials, selecting appropriate content, developing a comprehensive outline, integrating visual aids effectively, and using an appropriate style of delivery. Students learn the principles of public speaking and critical thinking including the discovery and evaluation of arguments and evidence, organization, style, audience analysis and adaptation, speech composition, and presentation skills. This course prepares students to develop professional presentations in the increasingly diverse workplace. BSN students: This course is offered 3 times per year during Session 2 of each 16 week Nursing Undergraduate term. Please check the School of Nursing Undergraduate Academic Calendar for dates and registration information. Study Methods:
Credits: 3 Preview the Online Syllabus | Public Speaking | 3 |
STA-2010
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STA-2010 Principles of StatisticsPrinciples of Statistics is designed to meet the needs of students across multiple disciplines and professions. As data becomes more prevalent in our world through advances in technology, there is a growing need to understand, analyze, and utilize these data effectively to make decisions. This course provides students with techniques needed to scientifically analyze data for statistical interpretation. Topics include types of statistics, data representations (tables, graphs, and charts), measures of location and variation, probability concepts, continuous and discrete distributions, confidence intervals, hypothesis tests, distribution-free tests, and regression and correlation analysis. The emphasis of the course is on the application of these statistical methods to solve real-world problems regardless of academic or professional discipline. Advisory: It is advisable to have knowledge in a course equivalent to MAT-1210: College Algebra with a grade of C or better to succeed in this course. Students are responsible for making sure that they have the necessary knowledge. Study Methods:
Credits: 3 Preview the Online Syllabus | Principles of Statistics | 3 |
SOS-1100
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SOS-1100 Fact, Fiction, or Fake? Information Literacy TodayWe are bombarded with information every day. It comes at us from all directions - from our social media feeds, traditional news outlets, advertisements and commercials, assigned readings in college courses, and from friends and family members. This is a regular part of daily life in the "information age," but it can be difficult to make sense of so much information coming at us from different directions. How do we know what information to trust, and what information is "fake or fiction"? In what ways do our own beliefs and perceptions shape how we use information? How can we identify the most reliable sources of information in our courses, careers, and daily lives? In this course, students develop strategies for locating credible information; evaluate a variety of sources for credibility; learn how cognitive bias may influence how information is perceived; practice giving proper credit to the sources of the information; and learn how to apply these information literacy skills in their academic courses, career, and personal life. BSN students: This course is offered 6 times per year during Session 1 and Session 2 of each 16 week Nursing Undergraduate term. Please check the 16 Week School of Nursing Undergraduate Academic Calendar for dates and registration information. Study Methods:
Credits: 3 Preview the Online Syllabus | Fact, Fiction, or Fake? Information Literacy Today | 3 |
SOC-1010
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SOC-1010 Our Changing World: An Introduction to SociologySociology sheds light on the diverse people and cultures of the United States and the world. The discipline helps humankind understand social change and social problems. This course introduces sociology, the scientific study of social behavior and interaction, as a field with broad application for understanding social activity and addressing social problems. Students will develop their sociological imagination and will be introduced to sociological research skills. The course explores topics related to diversity and inequity at multiple levels and emphasizes how social structure impacts the decisions and actions of people based on group membership, including race, ethnicity, class and gender. Study Methods:
Credits: 3 Preview the Online Syllabus | Our Changing World: An Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
ETH-2200
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ETH-2200 Leading the Way: A Path Towards Ethical LeadershipWhenever a new corporate scandal emerges, society asks, how could this happen? How could there have been such a failure in leadership? At the turn of the 21st century, scandal after scandal came to light and in reaction, ethical leadership as a contemporary field of study began to take shape. The formative research studies argued that, not only was ethical leadership a moral imperative, it stood to make managers more effective, employees more productive, and organizations more successful. This course traces the path toward ethical leadership, examining how thoughts on leadership have changed over time and how they have been inspired by philosophical ethical theories. Exploration of how ethics can be applied to professional and personal endeavors sheds light on why ethical leadership matters in everyday life. Study Methods:
Credits: 3 Preview the Online Syllabus | Leading the Way: A Path Towards Ethical Leadership | 3 |
POS-1100
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POS-1100 American GovernmentThis course offers a thought-provoking survey of what the American government does and why it matters. Students will engage in a multimedia exploration of the essential characteristics of the American political system, including the roles and responsibilities of political institutions, the effects of the media and interest groups on political outcomes, and the debates that are intrinsic to American politics. This course will help students develop the critical-thinking skills needed to navigate the American political landscape and recognize that political knowledge promotes democratic values and strengthens the political process. BSN students: This course is offered 3 times per year during Session 2 of each 16 week Nursing Undergraduate term. Please check the 16 Week School of Nursing Undergraduate Academic Calendar for dates and registration information. Study Methods:
Credits: 3 Preview the Online Syllabus | American Government | 3 |
CRJ-2800
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CRJ-2800 Forensic ScienceForensic Science presents a comprehensive introduction of the application of science concepts to criminal investigation. Key topics covered include the importance of the crime scene and the collection and analysis of both physical and biological evidence. In addition to the textbook readings and lecture notes, this course employs analysis of actual criminal cases through written assignments and discussions. Study Methods:
Credits: 3 Preview the Online Syllabus | Forensic Science | 3 |
HIS-1130
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HIS-1130 American History IAmerican History I provides a broad-based history of the origin and growth of the United States from the arrival of the first European settlers up to and including the period of the Civil War. The story of the United States is about diversified cultures and great public events, many peoples living together in a single land, and a war that is still being fought in many sections of the land. Study Methods:
Credits: 3 Preview the Online Syllabus | American History I | 3 |
FIL-1100
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FIL-1100 Exploring American CinemaMovies have been called "the art form of the 20th century," and Hollywood has been described as "the Dream Factory." This course examines how American motion pictures have weaved their powerful spell on generations of moviegoers - including today's motion picture fans. How did classic Hollywood films tell their stories? What was their "visual language?" How did the history of the studios help to shape the movies? In this course students watch, read about, and examine films of various genres including the Western, film noir, screwball comedy, and horror. This course also explores modern Hollywood topics such as film franchises and the equal representation and diversity in films. Study Methods:
Credits: 3 Preview the Online Syllabus | Exploring American Cinema | 3 |
SOC-2910
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SOC-2910 CriminologyThis course provides a comprehensive exploration of criminology, aiming to help students develop a solid understanding of the causes, consequences, and responses to crime within society. Through an interdisciplinary approach, students will examine various theories, methods, and perspectives used to study crime and criminal behavior. Students will explore policies and evidence-based prevention strategies within the field of criminology. Course topics include the criminal justice system, existing research methods, how crime is measured, classical school thinking, positivism, theories influenced by functionalism, the role of symbolic interactionism in criminological theories, conflict theory-influenced philosophies from the past to the present, and the relationship between theory, research, and policy. Study Methods:
Credits: 3 Preview the Online Syllabus | Criminology | 3 |
HIS-1140
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HIS-1140 American History IIAmerican History II is a continuation of American History I. It begins with the period of Reconstruction in the South immediately after the Civil War and continues into the 21st century. The course covers the social, economic, and political development of the nation. The issues center on the transformation of the United States from an agrarian nation and a lesser member of the international community to a leading industrial power of the modern world. Study Methods:
Credits: 3 Preview the Online Syllabus | American History II | 3 |
HUM-1030
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HUM-1030 Introduction to the Humanities III: MusicThis course discusses and helps students appreciate representative works of Western music in relation to their historical contexts. The course takes a three pronged approach. First, it examines the historical, social, political, and religious environments that shaped the composers under study and their musical styles. Second, it focuses on certain representative works as examples of their times and as objects of art unto themselves. Finally, it develops listening skills and a musical vocabulary that allows students to isolate and identify certain types of musical phenomena. Students will emerge from the course with an expanded appreciation of the language of music. Course content is drawn from the Teaching Company's "How to Listen to and Understand Great Music" by Dr. Robert Greenberg. Study Methods:
Credits: 3 Preview the Online Syllabus | Introduction to the Humanities III: Music | 3 |
COS-1110
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COS-1110 Introduction to ProgrammingThis course is an introduction to computer programming that aims to develop fundamental programming skills using Java as the teaching language. Topics include data types, control structures, arrays, object-oriented design, abstraction, encapsulation, algorithms, documentation, testing, and debugging. Study Methods:
Credits: 3 Preview the Online Syllabus | Introduction to Programming | 3 |
CHE-1210
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CHE-1210 General Chemistry I with LabChemistry is a science that deals with the composition, structure, and properties of substances and with the transformations that they undergo. It is the "study of change." In this course, the first of a two-semester general chemistry sequence, students explore the structure of the atom, the molecules that form from atoms, and the basic concepts of chemical reactivity, including the relations between amounts of materials undergoing reactions and the energetics of those reactions. At the atomic and molecular level, chemistry is a very abstract subject, but the study of atoms and molecules is fundamental to understanding life itself, since all matter is made up of atoms and molecules. Through practical examples and applications, the course aims to explain not only the abstract concepts of chemistry, but also how those concepts are understood in real-life contexts. Note: This course has a lab kit requirement. Please check the syllabus for ordering instructions. Study Methods:
Credits: 4 Preview the Online Syllabus | General Chemistry I with Lab | 4 |
MAT-2310
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MAT-2310 Calculus ICalculus I is an intensive, higher-level course in mathematics that builds on courses like precalculus. The course aims at serving the needs of a wide student audience, including students in engineering, mathematics, the physical and life sciences, and economics. It is constructed around multiple focal points with the intention of helping students become creative and efficient problem solvers. The course uses technology as a means of discovery for numerical, graphical, and analytical solutions to problems. It also emphasizes communication skills and requires students to interpret, describe, discuss, justify, and conjecture as they search for solutions to problems. Real-life applications provide links with students' everyday life. Topics covered include the Cartesian plane, limits and continuity, problems of tangents, velocity and instantaneous rates of change, rules for differentiation, implicit differentiation, maxima and minima theory, antiderivatives and the indefinite integral, exponential and logarithmic functions, and the area between curves. Advisory: It is advisable to have knowledge in a course equivalent to MAT-1290: Precalculus with a grade of C or better to succeed in this course. Students are responsible for making sure that they have the necessary knowledge. Study Methods:
Credits: 4 Preview the Online Syllabus | Calculus I | 4 |
MAT-2320
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MAT-2320 Calculus IIThis is an advanced-level course focusing on integration theory. While the prerequisite, MAT-2310: Calculus I, focuses on the local changes of single variable functions, the topics in MAT-2320 lead to an investigation of accumulated change. The course aims at serving the needs of students in engineering, mathematics, and the physical and life sciences as well as economics. Students are required to interpret, describe, discuss, justify, and make conjectures as they problem-solve. The topics in Calculus II are carefully chosen to promote the investigation of integrals and include computing algebraically (when possible), numerically, and approximating value when other options are not possible. The applications investigated as part of course work include area, volume, motion, and distance. Advisory: It is advisable to have knowledge in a course equivalent to MAT-2310: Calculus I with a grade of C or better to succeed in this course. Students are responsible for making sure that they have the necessary knowledge. Study Methods:
Credits: 4 Preview the Online Syllabus | Calculus II | 4 |
PHY-1150
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PHY-1150 Physics I with LabPhysics I with Lab is a first-semester introductory course in physics that focuses on mechanics and the properties of matter and includes study of motion and energy. This course includes a laboratory. Advisory: It is advisable to have knowledge in a course equivalent to MAT-1210: College Algebra with a grade of C or better to succeed in this course. Students are responsible for making sure that they have the necessary knowledge. This course meets the area of study Physics I with Lab requirement. Note: This course has a lab kit requirement. Please check the syllabus for ordering instructions. Study Methods:
Credits: 4 Preview the Online Syllabus | Physics I with Lab | 4 |
PHY-1160
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PHY-1160 Physics II with LabPhysics II with Lab is a second-semester introductory course in physics that emphasizes the comprehension of topics such as electricity, magnetism, electromagnetism, light, and optics. This course includes a laboratory. Advisory: It is advisable to have knowledge in a course equivalent to PHY-1110: Physics I and MAT-1210: College Algebra with a grade of C or better to succeed in this course. Students are responsible for making sure that they have the necessary knowledge. This course meets the area of study Physics II with Lab requirement. Note: This course has a lab kit requirement. Please check the syllabus for ordering instructions. Study Methods:
Credits: 4 Preview the Online Syllabus | Physics II with Lab | 4 |
NUC-3030
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NUC-3030 Nuclear Physics for TechnologyThis course provides students with fundamental concepts of atomic and nuclear physics, nuclear reactor physics, and nuclear reactor operations. It includes a background in atomic and nuclear physics, nuclear reactions and elementary particle interactions as well as considerations for nuclear reactor design, reactor control, and reactor operations. Advisory: It is strongly recommended that you do not take any of the Nuclear Engineering Technology and Radiation Protection area of study courses unless your math skills, up to and including derivatives and integrals, are current. Students are responsible for making sure that they have the necessary knowledge. Study Methods:Credits: 3 Preview the Online Syllabus | Nuclear Physics for Technology | 3 |
EGM-3230
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EGM-3230 Heat TransferThis course focuses on heat transfer by modes of conduction, convection, and radiation, including the fundamental principles of heat transfer and radiation and application to the solution of industrial heat transfer problems. Advisory: It is strongly recommended that you do not take any of the Nuclear Engineering Technology and Radiation Protection area of study courses unless your math skills, up to and including derivatives and integrals, are current. Students are responsible for making sure that they have the necessary knowledge. Study Methods:
Credits: 3 Preview the Online Syllabus | Heat Transfer | 3 |
EGM-3310
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EGM-3310 Fluid MechanicsThis course covers fundamental fluid statics, including manometer, forces on submerged surfaces, and Archimedes' principle. Details of the course include one-dimensional incompressible flow; conservation laws and application to flowing systems, cavitation, impulse-momentum problems, vanes; and pipe flows, laminar analyses, turbulent flows with emphasis on calculation of fluid properties. Other topics include one-dimensional compressible flow; conservation laws; specialization to isentropic situation; and nature of speed of sound. Applications including effects of area change, converging and diverging nozzles, choking phenomena's, and normal shock waves. Advisory: It is strongly recommended that you do not take any of the Nuclear Engineering Technology and Radiation Protection area of study courses unless your math skills, up to and including derivatives and integrals, are current. Students are responsible for making sure that they have the necessary knowledge. Study Methods:
Credits: 3 Preview the Online Syllabus | Fluid Mechanics | 3 |
NUC-3650
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NUC-3650 Reactor FundamentalsThis course is a study of fundamentals associated with neutron properties and behavior in light water reactors. Course content includes mass-energy relationships, binding energy, radioactivity, neutron reactions with matter, neutron cross sections, flux, neutron reaction rates, fissionable and fissile fuels, fission reaction, neutron production, neutron life cycle, four-factor and six-factor formula, the effect of reactivity on neutron multiplication, neutron flux and reactor power, reactivity, subcritical multiplication, prompt and delay neutron factors, and neutron sources. The course topics also include reactor period, reactivity coefficients, control rod worth, fission product poisons, and fuel burn up and decay heat removal when the reactor is shut down. Advisory: It is strongly recommended that you do not take any of the Nuclear Engineering Technology and Radiation Protection area of study courses unless your math skills, up to and including derivatives and integrals, are current. Students are responsible for making sure that they have the necessary knowledge. Study Methods:
Credits: 3 Preview the Online Syllabus | Reactor Fundamentals | 3 |
NUC-3310
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NUC-3310 Primary Reactor SystemsThis course examines the design, components, and operations of the nuclear reactor systems with focus on pressurized water reactor (PWR) and boiling water reactor (BWR). Topics covered include reactor coolant system; core design and control; reactor vessel and internals; reactor coolant pumps; pressurizer and relief systems; and steam generators. The course also covers chemical column control system, boron recycle system, spent fuel and cooling system, fuel handling, reactor servicing, component cooling water, liquid radwaste, and gaseous radwaste. In addition, it provides students with opportunities to use nuclear reactor plant simulator software for hands-on learning experience of nuclear power reactor operations. Advisory: It is strongly recommended that you do not take any of the Nuclear Engineering Technology and Radiation Protection area of study courses unless your math skills, up to and including derivatives and integrals, are current. Students are responsible for making sure that they have the necessary knowledge. Study Methods:
Credits: 3 Preview the Online Syllabus | Primary Reactor Systems | 3 |
NUC-3510
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NUC-3510 Nuclear Instrumentation and ControlThis course encompasses the principles of operation of various types of instruments in the nuclear industry to measure temperature, pressure, level, flow, position, and radiation. The student will gain a broad range of working knowledge of temperature, pressure, level and flow sensors, position indicators, radiation detectors, and control systems. Component theory and design, system hardware, and integrated operation as applied to commercial nuclear systems will be explored. Advisory: It is strongly recommended that you do not take any of the Nuclear Engineering Technology and Radiation Protection area of study courses unless your math skills, up to and including derivatives and integrals, are current. Students are responsible for making sure that they have the necessary knowledge. Study Methods:
Credits: 3 Preview the Online Syllabus | Nuclear Instrumentation and Control | 3 |
NUC-4130
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NUC-4130 Radiation InteractionsRadiation Interactions is an advanced undergraduate course that builds on fundamental concepts in radiation physics. It is a study of the interaction of charged particles with matter. The course serves two purposes. First, it reviews the physics of the atom, radioactive decay, and the interaction of radiation with matter. Second, it describes the methods of radiation detection and radiation dosimetry and shielding. Advisory: It is advisable to have knowledge in a course equivalent to NUC-4120: Radiation Biophysics with a grade of C or better to succeed in this course. Students are responsible for ensuring they have the required knowledge. It is strongly recommended that you do not take any of the Nuclear Engineering Technology and Radiation Protection area of study courses unless your math skills, up to and including derivatives and integrals, are current. Students are responsible for making sure that they have the necessary knowledge. Study Methods:
Credits: 3 Preview the Online Syllabus | Radiation Interactions | 3 |
APS-4020
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APS-4020 Applied Quality ManagementThe Applied Quality Management course provides students with the knowledge and techniques required to improve product quality and process efficiency by identifying and measuring production process variability, which, if not successfully addressed, leads to inconsistent product quality, costly wastage, nonstandardization, and other reliability and productivity problems. This course introduces basic quality management concepts and definitions and builds on that knowledge to explore Statistical Process Control (SPC) based quality improvement techniques as a means to diagnose, reduce, and eliminate causes of variation and to assist in process improvement, production control, production planning, and decision making. A brief review of the fundamentals of statistics and probability and their applications in quality management is provided, and various measurement and control techniques — for example, charts for variables and attributes, are presented. Study Methods:
Credits: 3 Preview the Online Syllabus | Applied Quality Management | 3 |
NUC-3420
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NUC-3420 Radialogical, Reactor, and Environmental SafetyThis course covers basic concepts and applications in health physics and environmental aspects of nuclear power generation. Topics include the biological effects of radiation, dose-rate evaluation, radiation monitoring, radiological safety, reactor effluents, and radioactive waste disposal. Students will also examine the regulations governing radiation exposure and the release of radioactivity into the environment as well as how nuclear power plants impact the environment. Study Methods:
Credits: 3 Preview the Online Syllabus | Radiological, Reactor, and Environmental Safety | 3 |
-TRSFR REQ. | Radiation Protection and Control | 3 |
APS-4020
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APS-4020 Applied Quality ManagementThe Applied Quality Management course provides students with the knowledge and techniques required to improve product quality and process efficiency by identifying and measuring production process variability, which, if not successfully addressed, leads to inconsistent product quality, costly wastage, nonstandardization, and other reliability and productivity problems. This course introduces basic quality management concepts and definitions and builds on that knowledge to explore Statistical Process Control (SPC) based quality improvement techniques as a means to diagnose, reduce, and eliminate causes of variation and to assist in process improvement, production control, production planning, and decision making. A brief review of the fundamentals of statistics and probability and their applications in quality management is provided, and various measurement and control techniques — for example, charts for variables and attributes, are presented. Study Methods:
Credits: 3 Preview the Online Syllabus | Applied Quality Management | 3 |
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-TRSFR REQ. | Regulatory Policy and Procedures | 3 |
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APS-4010
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APS-4010 Current Trends and Applications in Applied Science and TechnologyCurrent Trends and Applications in Applied Science and Technology is designed to provide knowledge on the identification, analysis, and synthesis of current trends and incremental changes in the technical area of study. Students apply the knowledge in the assessment of the potential impact of a current trend or incremental change influencing a discipline, while recommending an action plan or additional investigation. Study Methods:
Credits: 3 Preview the Online Syllabus | Current Trends and Applications in Applied Science and Technology | 3 |
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Total Credit Hours: 120