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EE (Electrical Engineering)
  

  • EE 702 - Theory and Application of Nanoscale Materials

    Credits: 3
    Introductory quantum mechanics, ability to solve ordinary differential equations and linear systems. The course will survey current research in nanoscience and nanotechnology, providing the essential background and theory at a level accessible to students from varied scientific and engineering backgrounds. Special emphasis will be placed on nano-scaled materials and their practical applications. Cross-Listed: NANO 702 at SDSM&T; CHEM 718 at USD.


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  • EE 716 - Digital Fabrication: Materials and Processes

    Credits: 3
    The principles of interfacial phenomenon, solution thermodynamics, and colloid chemistry will be used in illuminated process by which metallic nanoparticulates can be formed and incorporated into inks for use in manufacturing of a variety of products. Students will learn 1) the methods and science behind the manufacture of a variety of functional nanoparticles, 2) the methods of incorporating these particles into inks and the printing of these inks for digital fabrication applications, and 3) the interfacial processes involved in line spreading and curing of the printed traces. Cross-Listed: MES 677 and NANO 677 at SDSM&T; CHEM 716 at USD.


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  • EE 720 - Synthesis and Characterization of Nanomaterials (COM)

    Credits: 3
    A survey and analysis of synthetic materials and characterization techniques for nano-structured materials will be presented. The classes of materials that will be studied include: inorganic nanocrystals (metals, semi-conductors, metal oxides), nano-wires, porous materials, carbon nanostructures, and higher order materials, such as supported catalysts. Solution-phase synthetic routes will be emphasized, including sol-gel synthesis, non-hydrolytic molecular decomposition, and micelle-templated synthesis, with lesser emphasis on solid state and gas-phase reactions. Methods of characterization will be discussed, including: transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV-visible absorption/fluorescence, X-ray absorption spectroscopy, gas sorption analysis, atomic force microscopy (AFM), scanning tunneling microscopy(STM), and photoelectron spectroscopy. Cross-Listed: CHEM 720 at USD.


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  • EE 722 - Advanced Statistical Communications (COM)

    Credits: 3
    Advanced concepts of probability and random processes; linear systems and random processes; performance of amplitude angle and pulse modulation systems in noisy environments; digital data transmission; and basic concepts of information theory.


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  • EE 723 - Luminescent Spectroscopy Materials (COM)

    Credits: 3
    Fundamentals of luminscent behavior and photodynamics of solid state materials and spectroscopic methods of characterization will be discussed. Applications of novel solid state materials as phosphors, sensors, and in optoelectronics devices will be considered. Cross-Listed: CHEM 723 at USD.


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  • EE 731 - Advanced Power Electronics

    Credits: 3
    This course presents an overview of switching power devices and power electronic converters focused on power electronic interfaces for renewable energy systems, switch mode power supplies and UPS systems. The course emphasizes power electronic circuit analysis, design, and control. Qualitative and quantitative analysis of power electronics is presented focusing on the design and performance of AC/DC, DC/DC, DC/AC, and AC/AC converters. Corequisites: EE 731L .


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  • EE 731L - Advanced Power Electronics Lab

    Credits: 1
    This course presents a practical overview of switching power devices and power electronic converters focused on power electronic interfaces for renewable energy systems, switch mode power supplies and UPS systems. The course is project based and provides the experience for students to practice in the lab the knowledge obtained in the lecture section. Corequisites: EE 731 .


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  • EE 732 - Modeling and Control of Power Electronic Systems

    Credits: 3
    This course presents approaches for computer-aided analysis and design of power electronic interfaces for renewable energy systems. Techniques for modeling electric generators, power converters and renewable energy sources (i.e. wind and solar), and for designing converters with feedback control are discussed. Corequisites: EE 732L .


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  • EE 732L - Modeling and Control of Power Electronic Systems Lab

    Credits: 1
    This course presents a laboratory experience for computer-aided analysis and design of power electronic interfaces for renewable energy systems. Techniques for modeling electric generators, power converters and renewable energy sources (i.e. wind and solar), and for designing converters with feedback control are presented. Corequisites: EE 732 .


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  • EE 733 - Advanced Power System Analysis

    Credits: 3
    This is an advanced course to power systems engineering, designed to provide a student with the knowledge of steady-state analysis in power system operation. Course content includes power flow analysis, state estimation, power system security, automatic generation control, economic dispatch, optimal power flow, unit commitment, fuel scheduling, and production cost modeling. Corequisites: EE 733L .


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  • EE 733L - Advanced Power System Analysis Lab

    Credits: 1
    This course presents computer (PSS/E) modeling and simulation of power system operation and control, including load-flow, contingency analysis, unit commitment, economic dispatch, optimal power flow, etc. The course is project based and will provide the experience for students to practice in the lab the knowledge obtained in the lecture section. Corequisites: EE 733 .


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  • EE 734 - Power System Dynamics and Stability

    Credits: 3
    This course will cover modeling, analysis and mitigation of power system stability and control problems. Planning and operations of a modern interconnected power grid under disturbances to ensure system performance and reliability will also be covered. Students will learn both analytical and numerical methods to solve realistic power system stability and control problems. Corequisites: EE 734L .


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  • EE 734L - Power System Dynamics and Stability Lab

    Credits: 1
    This course presents computer (PSS/E) modeling and simulation of power system stability and control, including, synchronous machine modeling, automatic generation control, transient stability, voltage stability, small signal stability, etc. The course is project based and will provide the experience for students to practice in the lab the knowledge obtained in the lecture section. Corequisites: EE 734 .


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  • EE 735 - Photovoltaics (COM)

    Credits: 3
    This course will cover modern silicon photovoltaic (PV) devices, including the basic physics, ideal and nonideal models, device parameters and design, and device fabrication. The emphasis will be on crystalline and multicrystalline devices, but thin films will also be introduced. PV applications and economics will also be discussed. 


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  • EE 736 - Advanced Photovoltaics (COM)

    Credits: 3
    This course will cover advanced photovoltaic concepts, including thin films, compound semiconductors, spectral conversion devices, and organic and polymeric devices. Advanced device designs will be emphasized. Evaluation will include a research paper addressing a current PV topic. Prerequisites: EE 735 .


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  • EE 737 - Organic Photovoltaics (COM)

    Credits: 3
    Organic photovoltaic provides a variety of interesting and new properties which facilitate solar energy utilization.  The objectives of this course are to introduce material properties of polymers, small molecules, dyes, and nanmaterials for photovoltaics; describe device mechanisms and behavior or organic photovoltaics; understand the photophysical processes in organic photovoltaics; and introduce different processing techniques for device fabrication. 


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  • EE 751 - Linear Systems Theory

    Credits: 3
    State variables, Laplace transform theory, matrix analysis and complex variable theory as applied to problems in circuit analysis.  Topology, network theorems and network functions.


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  • EE 765 - Electric Properties of Materials

    Credits: 3
    Topics covered include electromigration, diffusion, theory of rate processes, relaxation, effects, phase transformations, physics of failure in electrical circuit applications.


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  • EE 766 - Thin Films and Plasma Processing

    Credits: 3
    This course will focus on the state-of-the art thin film materials and plasma processing. The contents include thin film optics theory, function principle of optoelectronic materials and devices, and fundamental plasma science and technologies. Hands on training on plasma processing and optical filter design will be provided. Specific materials and processes to be studied will be decided by the course instructor.


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  • EE 770 - Information and Signal Processing

    Credits: 3
    Foundation of information theory and its relationship to the measure and transmission of information; comparison of analog and digital system implementations.  Topics include random processes, signal representation, spectral analysis, channel capacity, rate distortion, coding, data compression.  Z-transforms and digital filtering. Prerequisites: EE 310 or EE 316.


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  • EE 785 - Microwave Theory

    Credits: 3
    Transmission lines, resonant cavities, waveguide junctions, and components.  Active devices, lasers, masers. Prerequisites: EE 385.


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EES (Ecology and Environmental Science)
  

  • EES 525 - Disturbance and Restoration Ecology

    Credits: 3
    Introduction to basic concepts of disturbance and restoration ecology. Demonstration and discussion of linkages between basic biology and management of natural resources. Corequisites: EES 525L . Prerequisites: BIOL 311.


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ELED (Elementary Education)
  
  
  

EM (Engineering Mechanics)
  

  • EM 522 - Theory of Elasticity

    Credits: 3
    Analysis of stress and strain; equilibrium and compatibility equations; Hooke’s law; fundamental problems in the theory of elasticity; plane-stress and plane-strain problems of the narrow beam, rotating discs and a plate with a circular hole. Prerequisites: EM 321, MATH 331 or equivalent.


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  • EM 523 - Theory of Plasticity

    Credits: 3
    Analysis of stress and strain; plastic behavior of materials; basic laws of plastic flow; applications to bending of beams, torsion of bars and thick-walled cylinders; slip line theory and its application to extrusion problems; limit analysis theorems and their applications to structural problems. Prerequisites: EM 522  or instructor consent.


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  • EM 624 - Theory of Plates and Shells

    Credits: 3
    Small-deflection theory of plates. Laterally-loaded rectangular plates. Navier and Levy solutions. Plates of various shapes, boundary conditions, and loading systems. Basic equations of the theory of shells. Design problems in cylindrical shells.


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  • EM 731 - Advanced Fluid Mechanics

    Credits: 3
    Fundamental notions of continuum, stress at a point velocity field, and vorticity.  General principles of kinematics and dynamics of a fluid.  Potential flow and vortex motion.  Prerequisites: EM 331, MATH 331.


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  • EM 741 - Finite Element Analysis

    Credits: 3
    Theoretical basis of the method of finite element analysis-an approximate method which analyzes problems using small, but finite elements rather than the infinitesimal elements of the calculus.  Two-and three dimensional stress analysis, plate bending and shell problems, static, dynamic and stability problems.  Geometric and material non-linearities.  Introduction to both heat and fluid flow problems.  Prerequisites: MATH 321.


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ENGL (English)
  

  • ENGL 522 - Chaucer

    Credits: 3
    Major works of Chaucer, with some attention to his sources and his language.


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  • ENGL 523 - Old and Middle English Literature

    Credits: 3
    Emphasizing pre-Norman heroic and Christian literature, the work of Chaucer and his contemporaries, and folk literature such as the ballads.


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  • ENGL 534 - English 18th Century Literature

    Credits: 3
    Literature of the later 17th and 18th centuries (1660-1800), including major works and developments in literature and thought.


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  • ENGL 538 - English Victorian Literature

    Credits: 3
    English literature of the Victorian Period (1840-1900).


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  • ENGL 553 - American Renaissance Literature

    Credits: 3
    American literature of the mid nineteenth-century, including the Transcendentalists and Romantics.


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  • ENGL 554 - American Realist and Naturalist Literature

    Credits: 3
    American literature of the realist and naturalist movements of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.


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  • ENGL 581 - Travel Studies

    Credits: 1-5
    This travel study course is designed to provide extra-mural educational experiences, as approved by and under the direction of a faculty member, and may be in cooperation with faculty and administrators of other institutions. Students will participate in hands-on activities and design educational activities for presentation at selected locations.


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  • ENGL 583 - Advanced Creative Writing

    Credits: 3
    A course allowing students with experience in creative writing to specialize in a particular genre (poetry, fiction, etc.). Prerequisites: Pre-requisite:  ENGL 383 or instructor consent. 


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  • ENGL 704 - Introduction to Graduate Studies

    Credits: 3
    An introduction to literary criticism and study of bibliographic tools (including electronic sources) and research methods needed for scholarly writing in the Humanities. Required of all candidates for the M.A. degree in English.


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  • ENGL 705 - Seminar in Teaching Composition

    Credits: 3
    Study of the methods, theories, and history of writing instruction. Prerequisites: A course for English GTAs and required of them.


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  • ENGL 710 - Seminar in Rhetoric

    Credits: 3
    Intensive study of selected periods or topics in rhetoric, with special emphasis on their relation to issues in criticism and composition.


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  • ENGL 724 - Seminar in English Literature To 1660

    Credits: 3
    Intensive study of a selected type, theme, author, or period of English Literature from the beginning to 1660.


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  • ENGL 725 - Seminar in English Literature Since 1660

    Credits: 3
    Intensive study of a selected type, theme, author, or period of English literature since 1660.


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  • ENGL 728 - Seminar in American Literature To 1900

    Credits: 3
    Intensive study of a selected type, theme, author, or period of American literature to 1900.


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  • ENGL 729 - Seminar in American Literature Since 1900

    Credits: 3
    Intensive study of a selected type, theme, author, or period of American literature since 1900.


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  • ENGL 742 - Seminar in American Indian Literature

    Credits: 3
    Intensive study of American Indian literature of the past or present with concentration on the Plains Indians.


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  • ENGL 755 - Seminar in Minority Literature

    Credits: 3
    American literature of specific cultural or ethnic minorities other than Native American (African American, Asian American, Hispanic, Jewish, or woman writers, for example). May be repeated once with different content.


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ENTR (Entrepreneurship)
  

  • ENTR 538 - Entrepreneurship II

    Credits: 3
    This course focuses on the processing of screening an opportunity, drafting a personal entrepreneurial strategy, and understanding the business plan writing process. Building the entrepreneurial team and the acquisition and management of financial resources are emphasized along with venture growth, harvest strategies, and valuation.


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EPSY (Educational Psychology)
  

  • EPSY 526 - Psychology of Early Adolescent Learner

    Credits: 3
    To guide students in the personal construction and application of an early adolescent development knowledge base. The learning environment of the early adolescent/middle school student will be the context of study in this course. A theoretical base related to intellectual development, identity development, and social development will be used as a basis for exploring the benefits and needed changes in current educational settings of the 10- to 15-year-old. Students will study the impact of various influences on the healthy and positive development of the learner. Students will apply the knowledge base to evaluate and critique personal experiences, issues, and programs designed for early adolescent learners. Prerequisites: Admitted to education program. Junior standing or graduate student.


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  • EPSY 723 - Adolescent Psychology

    Credits: 3
    This course covers the mental, social, and emotional development of boys and girls during the adolescent period. Notes: Sections of this course are provided online through the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance.


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  • EPSY 740 - Advanced Educational Psychology

    Credits: 3
    A study of theories of learning. The goal of the course is for each student to gain insight into their own beliefs about how learning occurs.


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EXCH (Exchange)
  

  • EXCH 589 - Student Exchange - International (COM)

    Credits: 0-18
    This course allows students to register as full- time students while taking part in an Exchange Program. Students will register on their home campus for the number of credit hours they intend to take while enrolled at another campus.


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EXPL (Exploratory Studies)
  

  • EXPL 578 - Student Exchange - Domestic

    Credits: 0-18
    Students enroll in coursework from approved consortia or tuition reciprocity agreements enabling them to benefit from richer, more specialized, and relevant course and program options. This course tracks enrollment, allows students to retain an active status, and qualifies them for financial aid at SDSU.


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  • EXPL 587 - Study Abroad

    Credits: 0-18
    The goal of the course is to track student enrollment in a study abroad experience as well as to award credit for the time and effort necessary in the preparation, culture-learning, and re-entry processes of study abroad.


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FCSE (Family and Consumer Sciences Education)
  
  

  • FCSE 592 - Topics

    Credits: 1-3
    Notes: Sections of this course are provided online through the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance.


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  • FCSE 595 - Practicum

    Credits: 1-3
    Notes: Sections of this course are provided online through the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance.


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  • FCSE 611 - History and Philosophy of Family and Consumer Sciences

    Credits: 3
    The history, mission, philosophy and development of Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) and career and technical education; the societal context for families and communities and the impact of selected legislation and consumer sciences programs. Notes: Sections of this course are provided online through the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance.


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  • FCSE 673 - Supervised Student Teaching in Family and Consumer Sciences Education

    Credits: 6-9
    Student teaching is the capstone experience in a comprehensive program for the professional development of teacher candidates. MS-FCS teacher education candidates will spend 10-16 weeks in family and consumer sciences classrooms working directly with teaching-learning situations under the guidance of cooperating teachers and a university supervisor. Notes: Sections of this course are provided online through the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance.


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  • FCSE 721 - Occupational Programs in Family and Consumer Sciences

    Credits: 3
    This course will include the planning and implementing of occupational FCS programs in career and technical education. Emphasis on cooperative education, career pathways and work- based education. Notes: Sections of this course are provided online through the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance.


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  • FCSE 741 - Supervision of Family/Consumer Sciences Education

    Credits: 2
    This course will cover the philosophy, responsibilities, and techniques of supervision in the family and consumer sciences classroom and other learning environments.


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  • FCSE 751 - Curriculum of Family/Consumer Sciences Education

    Credits: 3
    The analysis and development of curriculum and methods of teaching family and consumer sciences in the context of the National Standards for Family and Consumer Sciences Students, the National Standards for Teachers of Family and Consumer Sciences and appropriate state standards. This course will include the content topics of learners and the learning environment, program leadership, beginning instructional strategies, Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA); curriculum development; integration of technology in the FCS classroom and assessment. Notes: Sections of this course are provided online through the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance.


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  • FCSE 761 - Advanced Methods and Assessment in Family & Consumer Sciences Education

    Credits: 3
    This course will address the application of theories of learning and human development in selecting teaching strategies and instructional resources for family and consumer sciences. The course will include long-range planning, classroom management, laboratory management, assessment and program evaluation, marketing/public relations, FCCLA and methods of teaching. Notes: Sections of this course are provided online through the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance.


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  • FCSE 792 - Topics

    Credits: 1-3
    Notes: Sections of this course are provided online through the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance.


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FS (Food Science)
  

  • FS 550 - Food Analysis

    Credits: 4
    Principles and techniques of physical and chemical analysis of food products. It will include proximate analysis of moisture, protein, lipids and carbohydrates and chemical or instrumental analysis of vitamins, minerals and food additives.


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  • FS 551 - New Food Product Development

    Credits: 4
    This course is designed as a capstone course for undergraduate Food Science students and an introductory course for graduate students in food-related majors. The principles and technologies of food storage, process and packaging will be discussed in depth. Emphasis will be placed in the development of new food products.


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  • FS 634 - Techniques of Food and Nutrition Research

    Credits: 3
    Laboratory experience using methods, measurements and instruments for obtaining nutritional data. Topics covered will include methods of conducting field, applied and metabolic studies in food and human nutrition.


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GE (General Engineering)
  

  • GE 510 - Human Factors in Design

    Credits: 3
    Human factors engineering (HFE), sometimes called ergonomics, deals with optimizing working and living conditions through designing for human use. The central approach of HFE involves the systematic application of relevant information about user characteristics, behavior and expectations in the design of man-made products, equipment, facilities, and environments. The objectives of HFE are (1) to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of work and other human activities; and (2) to enhance the product user’s comfort, safety, health and satisfaction. Prerequisites: MATH 102.


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  • GE 525 - Occupational Health and Safety

    Credits: 3
    Industrial accidents are cased by error-making human beings. Safety results achieved only through “safety engineering” and OSHA compliance are limited. Optimum levels of accident prevention can only be achieved through a coordinated program of both safety engineering and safety management. The focus on modern safety management includes: management’s direction of safety, measuring safety performance, behavior modifications, motivating safety performance, profiling, program organization, products safety, and safety in the adjuct fleet.


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  • GE 569 - Project Management

    Credits: 2-3
    An overview of project management as it relates to integrated systems, product/project life cycle, and organizational change. Defining, estimating, scheduling, risk management, and project team leadership issues will be covered as they relate to projects. Cross-Listed: OM 569 .


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  • GE 603 - Designing the Work Place for Production

    Credits: 3
    Designing the workplace to support the structuring of interpersonal communication and action in the workspace and to optimize the use of human energy through the total integration of corporate policy and culture with the physical environment. Includes the evaluation of operation procedures, the construction of behavior, computer assisted facilities management, developing control and order in the workplace, perceived stability as corporate support, flexibility as a catalyst to successful innovation.


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  • GE 650 - Manufacturing Systems Management

    Credits: 3
    Production planning and control methods to improve efficiency. Study and application of low cost production for small to large systems. Workplace organization, value stream mapping, demand flow, and other management tools will be covered. Prerequisites: STAT 541  or STAT 582 .


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