Department of Engineering
Undergraduate Degree(s):
- Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering Technology
- Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering Technology
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Computer Engineering Concentration)
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Electrical Engineering Concentration)
- Bachelor of Science in Electronics Engineering Technology
The mission of the Department of Engineering is to provide an overall high quality, application-oriented curriculum in engineering and engineering technology. These curricula are designed to prepare students for careers as engineers and engineering technologist who have the ability to understand new developments, adapt to change, embrace professional development opportunities, and assume professional roles in their respective fields.
Through this instructional unit, courses are offered in the following disciplines:
- Civil Engineering (CIVE), Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE),
- Civil Engineering Technology (CIVT),
- Computer Engineering Technology (CMET) and Electronics Engineering Technology (ELET).
The Bachelor of Science degree (B.S.) in the aforementioned areas is offered at the undergraduate level. No graduate degrees are offered through this unit. The Electronics Engineering Technology program in the College of Science, Engineering and Technology (COSET) is accredited by the Engineering Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ETAC of ABET), 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012 – Telephone: (410)347-7700. Members of the department are housed on the first floor of the Leonard H.O. Spearman Technology Building with the department office located in Suite 101.
Students wishing to pursue the B.S. degree or declare a major in the department must first gain admission to the university. Then, they must satisfy TSI Assessment requirements or equivalent and eradicate identified deficiencies through the Office of Student Success. Finally they must contact the department for admission after TSI Assessment requirements or equivalent has been completed and deficiencies remedied. Students within this department are not required to declare a minor in another academic discipline.
Admission Requirements (ECE & CIVE)
All applicants seeking admission to the Department of Engineering must first satisfy all Texas Southern University admission requirements. Admission to the Department of Engineering is open to incoming new freshmen, transfer students, and internal transfer students. Admission to the Department of Engineering is selective. Declaration of the desired curriculum in the Department of Engineering does not guarantee admission into the degree program selected.
Incoming New Freshman
After receiving admission to TSU, applicants will be evaluated for admission by the Department of Engineering based on cumulative high school grade point average and composite ACT or SAT scores. Applicants will be notified by the Department of Engineering about their admission status.
Requirements
- 2.75 GPA in all Math and Science Courses
- Cumulative GPA of 2.75
- Composite ACT Minimum of 23 (SAT Critical Reading + Math 1080)
- TSI responsible students will sign contract for conditional Admission with Advisor and will be advised to enroll in Core classes to raise Math and Science GPA
Academic standards to be considered for priority admission to the Department of Engineering:
- Graduate high school with a GPA of 3.0
- Rank in the top 25% of your class
- Complete math requirements up to Calculus I with a grade of 3.0 or better
Transfer Students
After admission to TSU, applicants will be evaluated for admission by the Department of Engineering based on cumulative college or university grade point average and courses taken. Applicants will be notified by the Department of Engineering about their admission status. Applications from all transfer students will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Applicants must meet application deadlines.
Minimum academic standards to be considered for admission to the Department of Engineering:
- Earn a 2.751 GPA on all transfer coursework in Science2, Math, and Engineering
- 1
Students (Transfer or Major Change) who have completed ACT/SAT within the last 5 years with scores of 23/1080 and have a college GPA of 2.50 or better will be evaluated by the Department Chair and/or Faculty Advisors for acceptance.
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Science Courses are defined as:
BIOL 1306 Biological Science I/BIOL 111 Biological Science Lab I, BIOL 1308 Survey of Life Science/BIOL 1108 Life Science Lab or Higher
CHEM 1311 Chemistry I/CHEM 111 Chemistry I Lab, CHEM 1312 Chemistry II/CHEM 112 Chemistry II Lab or Higher,
GEOL 1303 Introduction To The Earth
PHYS 1301 College Physics I/PHYS 213 College Phys Lab I, PHYS 1302 College Physics II/PHYS 214 College Phys Lab II PHYS 2325 University Physics I/PHYS 217 University Physics Laboratory I, PHYS 2326 University Physics II/PHYS 218 University Physics Laboratory II or Higher
Internal Transfer Students1
Applicants will be evaluated for admission by the Department of Engineering based on cumulative TSU grade point average and courses taken.
Applicants will be notified by the Department of Engineering about their admission status.
Academic standards to be considered for transfer to the Department of Engineering:
1. Earned a 2.752 or better Cumulative TSU GPA
2. Successful completion of the following courses with 2.75 GPA or better
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MATH 2413 | Calculus & Analytic Geomtry I | 4 |
| MATH 2414 | Calculus&Analytic Geometry II | 4 |
| CHEM 1311 | Chemistry I | 3 |
| PHYS 2325 & PHYS 217 | University Physics I and University Physics Laboratory I | 4 |
| ENGR 131 | Engineering Graphics | 3 |
| CIVE 110 | Introduction to Civil Engineering | 1 |
| or ECE 110 | Introduction to Engineering | |
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Students must complete C or better grade in all major courses to be approved for graduation. Applicants must have a C or better in any CIVE, ECE, CMET, ELET, or CIVT to be cleared for graduation.
- 2
Students (Transfer or Major Change) who have completed ACT/SAT within the last 5 years with scores of 23/1080 and have a college GPA of 2.50 or better will be evaluated by the Department Chair and/or Faculty Advisors for acceptance.
Major Changes are only accepted prior to November 15 (Spring) and June 15 (Fall)
Each major in the department is assigned a faculty advisor, and this advisor must approve the schedule of courses prior to registration each semester. In addition to academic course work, a student pursuing the B.S. in Civil Engineering must undertake a six (6) semester credit hours practicum (internship) (CIVE 430) to meet the degree requirements. In the event that a suitable internship cannot be located prior to graduation, the student may then take six credit hours (6) of the senior project (CIVE 400) to fulfill this requirement.
Prior to graduation, majors must pass an exit examination during their senior year. Students within the ECE, ELET and CMET program who received an “unsatisfactory” grade in the exit exam will register for the Special Topics course in their discipline to fulfill this requirement for graduation. These requirements give the student an opportunity to master a particular aspect of the discipline in depth.
Students within the CIVE and CIVT program will be exempted from taking the exit exam after presenting documented proof of registration for the next upcoming engineering board exam (EIT).
Detailed plans of study of the five (5) programs leading to B.S. in Engineering or Engineering Technology, including the sequence of courses that must be taken are shown below. As is the case for a major or minor in Engineering and Engineering Technology, grades below “C” including “C-“, are unacceptable in courses specific to the major. Additional information may be obtained directly from the Department Office or by calling (713) 313-7119.
- Civil Engineering Technology, Bachelor of Science
- Civil Engineering, Bachelor of Science
- Computer Engineering Technology, Bachelor of Science
- Electrical and Computer Engineering (Computer Engineering Concentration), Bachelor of Science
- Electrical and Computer Engineering (Electrical Engineering Concentration), Bachelor of Science
- Electronics Engineering Technology, Bachelor of Science
Civil Engineering Courses
Ov erview of the various fields of civil engineering and career opportunities in civl engineering. Path professional licensure Introduction to fundamental engineering conepts, engineering design, entineering ethics, and professional societies. 1 lecture hour per week.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Introduction to materials and equipment for civil engineering construction. Properties and uses discussed of steel, alloys, asphalt, timbers, cement, aggregates, acoustics, etc. Three hours of lecture per week. Co-Requisite: CIVE 141L
Prerequisite(s): (CIVE 141L (may be taken concurrently))
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Laboratory testing of properties of steel, alloys, asphalt, timbers, cement, aggregates, acoustics, etc. Co-Requisite: CIVE141
Prerequisite(s): (CIVE 141 (may be taken concurrently))
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Introduction to the science of hydrology and application. Hydro-meteorology ground-water, hydrographic, storm water control, free surface flow and water quality. Three hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: MATH 241
Prerequisite(s): MATH 241
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Geotechnical analysis of soils: application of science and engineering principles; methods of exploration, testing, and classification using ASTM and AASHTO laboratory methods. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: MATH 241 and CIVE 141. Co- Requisite : CIVE 224L
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Laboratory testing of geotechnical material, and its classification using ASTM and AASHTO laboratory methods.. Two hours of laboratory per week. Co- Requisite : CIVE 224
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Theory and practice of plane surveying; instruments, measurements of distances, angles, elevations; introduction to traverse, contour, and electronic distance measurements. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week.
Prerequisite(s): (MATH 241)
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Introduction to applications of equilibrium of rigid bodies, including moments, couples, and moments of inertia. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: PHYS 251. Co- requisite MATH 243
Prerequisite(s): (PHYS 251 and MATH 241)
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Principles of kinetics, kinematics, Newton's laws of motion, vectors, simple harmonic motion, and energy. Two hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: CIVE 232 & MATH 243
Prerequisite(s): (CIVE 232)
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Introduction to sanitary microbiology and sanitary chemistry, communicable diseases, solid waste; environmental sanitation; environmental regulations; water and airborne diseases, transmission and control. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: CHEM 111, CHEM 131, CIVE 232
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Introduction to sanitary microbiology and sanitary chemistry, communicable diseases, solid waste; environmental sanitation; environmental regulations; water and airborne diseases, transmission and control. Two hours of laboratory per week. Co-Requisite: CIVE 301
Prerequisite(s): (CIVE 301 (may be taken concurrently))
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Fluid mechanics with engineering applications, properties of fluids, pressure, kinematics, energy, and flow through pipes. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: MATH 242 & CIVE 232.
Prerequisite(s): (MATH 241 and CIVE 232)
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Introduction to quantitative hydrology, open channel flow, flow in conduits, hydraulic structures, flow measurements, and pumps. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: CIVE 332 & MATH 251
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Study of transportation engineering concepts, planning, traffic flow, capacity analysis, environmental and utility accommodations, and transportation economics analysis. Three hours of lecture per week.
Prerequisite(s): (CIVE 231)
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Prerequisite(s): (CIVE 334 and MATH 241)
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Physical properties of engineering materials concepts of stress and loading shear force and bending moments. Design of structural elements. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: MATH 243, CIVE 232, and PHYS 251
Prerequisite(s): (MATH 242 and CIVE 232 and PHYS 251)
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Study of determinate structures with emphasis on both the analytical and graphical approaches to trusses and building frames. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: CIVE 336.
Prerequisite(s): CIVE 336
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Concrete materials and properties, mixing and placement, concrete tests, design of concrete structures, elastic theory, stresses, beams, foundations, columns, and floor slabs. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: CIVE 336 and CIVE 141
Prerequisite(s): (CIVE 338)
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Design in steel of tension members, beams, columns, welded and bolted connections; eccentrically loaded and moment resistant joints; plate girders. Plastic design; load and resistance factor design. Composite construction; introduction to computer-aided design Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: CIVE 338.
Prerequisite(s): CIVE 338
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Design of Civil Engineering related projects, apply the necessary criteria, city code approvals, and independent experimental study. One hour of lecture and three hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor required. Co-Requisite 340
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Career training with professionals in major field of study. Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor required.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Water supply and treatment, wastewater characterization and treatment. Design of units process and operation, transmission and sewerage facilities. Two hours of lecture and two hours laboratory per week. Prerequisites: CIVE 301 & CIVE 333
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Setting out of construction work, foundations, wallings, concrete slabs, formworks, roofing structures, plumbing and drainages, bridges, commercial and industrial buildings, and estimating. Two hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: CIVE 339 and CIVE 340.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Study of basic bridge design, loadings, structural analysis, and AASHTO design procedures. Design examples that illustrate the Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) procedures, Practical applications on small- and medium-span bridges. Examples of steel beams, concrete slabs, pre-stress members, and piers will illustrate the AASHTO procedures.. Three hour of lecture per week. Pre- Requisite CIVE 338
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering Courses
This course provides an integrated introduction to electrical engineering and computer engineering. It covers the principles of electrical and comoputer engineering including sinusoidal wave forms, electrical measurements, digital circuits, and applications of electrical and computer engineering. 1 credit hours.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Laboratory activities on electronic circuits, Ohm's law, voltage, current, resistance, and basic text instruments are emphasized. 1 credit hour.
Prerequisite(s): (ECE 131 (may be taken concurrently))
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Use of the C++ language as a problem-solving tool is emphasized, including algorithmn approaches to problem and computer program design for engineers. 3 credit hours.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Direct current topics covered: current, coltage, resistance, power, energy, series and parallel circuits, combination circuits, Ohm's law, Kirchhoff's rules, inductance, capacitance, and magnetism. 3 credit hours.
Prerequisite(s): (MATH 241 and ECE 111 (may be taken concurrently))
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Practical experiences in the measurement and analysis of alternating current with voltage, impedence, and phaser experiments are studied. 1 credit hour.
Prerequisite(s): (ECE 231 (may be taken concurrently))
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Laboratory experiments on implementation off basic digital logic and hardware, combinational circuits, flip-flops, registers, and sequential circuits. 1 credit hour.
Prerequisite(s): (ECE 235 (may be taken concurrently))
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Continuation of ECE 131 with studies of alternating current cirsuits, impedance concepts, network theorems, transformers, passive filters, and response curves are emphasized. 3 credit hours.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Overview of digital computer systems. Boolean algebra, number systems, codes, combinational and sequential logic device, programmable logic devices, and study of digitial hardware with emplasis on digital circuits such as A/D and D/A converter, memory circuits. 3 credit hours.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
High-level, object-oriented lanlguate programming using JAVA is emphoasized. The course includes inheritance and polymorphism, implementing, higing and the creation of JAVA applet for internet usage. 3 credit hours.
Prerequisite(s): ECE 130
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Study of energy storage and conversion, force and emf production, coupled circuit analysis of systems with both electrical and mechanical inputs, applications to electric motors and generators and other electromechanical transducers are emphasized. 3 credit hours.
Prerequisite(s): (ECE 231 and PHYS 251 and PHYS 252 (may be taken concurrently))
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Laboratory experiments on the application, analysis, and measurement of semiconductor devices in amplifier circuits. 1 credit hour.
Prerequisite(s): ECE 331 (may be taken concurrently)
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Laboratory experiments to explore the relationship between hardware and software in microprocessors, input/output operations, and assembly language techniques. 1 credit hour.
Prerequisite(s): (ECE 332 (may be taken concurrently))
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
A series of control system experiments including process control using PID controller experiments, closed loop control systems, and transient response design topics. 1 credit hour.
Prerequisite(s): (ECE 335 (may be taken concurrently))
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Laboratory Experiments utilizing hardware and software in the design of a real-time embedded system. 1 credit hour.
Prerequisite(s): (ECE 339 (may be taken concurrently))
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Learn how to use mathematics to formulate, solve and analyze physical problems which includes systems and series of ordinary differential equations, Fourier analysis, partial differential equations, linear algera, vector calculus, special functions, uncontrained and combinational optimization, and etc. 3 Credit hours.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 251
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Study of th operation and characteristics of semiconductor devices such as introduction to electronic systems. linear circuits, diodes, field effect transistors, amplifiers and nonlinear circuits, and operational amplifiers, and applications are emphasized. 3 credit hours.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Introduction to microprocessor hardware and software, including:microprocessor principles, organization machine language programming, and input/output functions. 3 Credit hours.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Software engineering is the study and an applicaiton of engineering to the design, development, and maintenance of software. 3 Credit hours.
Prerequisite(s): ECE 236
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Signals and Systems is an introduction to analog and signal processing. It presents and integrates the basic concepts for both continuous-time and discrete-time signals and systems. 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): MATH 242
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Study of feedback control systems with the emphasis on the Linear Servomechanism theory and design principles, Pole-zero analsysis, stability of feedback systems by root locus and real-frequency response methods, design methods of Bode and Nichols, introduction to advanced topics in automatic control theory. 3 Credit hours.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
This course aims to convey knowledge of circuit design for digital VSL components to state of the of art MOS and BICMOS technologies. Emphasis is on the circuit design, optimization, and layout for use in applications such as micro-procdssors, signal and multimedia processors, memory and periphery .3 credit hours.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
The fundamental principles of artificial intelligence and expert systems are introduced and their application in varous areas of science and engineering. 3 credit hours.
Prerequisite(s): ECE 332
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
This course introduces the fundamental problems of computer networking, from sending bits over wires to running distributed applications. Some advanced wireless networks will be included such as wireless sensor networks and internet of things. 3 credit hours.
Prerequisite(s): ECE 332
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Prerequisite(s): (ECE 432 (may be taken concurrently))
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Laboratory experiments in data communication devices is emphasized including modems, multiplexers, concentrators, front-end processor, error-checking, simple/duplex transmission, and telecommunications. 1 credit hour.
Prerequisite(s): (ECE 434 (may be taken concurrently))
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
It is an introductory subject on electromagnetism, emphasizing fundamental concepts and applications of Maxwell equations. Topics covered include: polarization, dipole antennas, wireless communications, forces and energy, phase matching, dielectric waveguides and optical fibers, transmission line theory and circuit. 3 credit hours.
Prerequisite(s): ECE 330
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
In this course, students who received “unsatisfactory” grade in ECE 401 will use the method of the Face-to-face study and independent study to fulfill the requirement for the graduation. These requirements give the student an opportunity to master a particular aspect of the discipline in depth.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Study of communication systems with emphasis on the application of frequency domain and time domain response of linear systems, analog modulation methods including amplitude modulation, frequency modulation and phase modulation, signal and noise modeling using probabilistic descriptions, narrowband. 3 credit hours.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Analysis and design of transmission lines and matching circuits, Loss in transmission lines, Mode structures in metallic and dielectric waveguides, Microwave resonators and magnetic devices, Smith chart and matching techniques. 3 credit hours.
Prerequisite(s): ECE 430
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Study of data communication devices and software, their functional and operational aspects; including modems, control units, multiplexers, concentrators, front-end processors, and etc. 3 credit hours.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
The design and implementation of software applications in a networked environment are emphasized. Topics include a broad overview of network technology, the OSI model, socket programming, multithreading, and web programming. 3 credit hours.
Prerequisite(s): ECE 338
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
The fundamental principles of artificial intelligence and expert systems are introduced and their application in various areas of science and engineering. 3 credit hours.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Application of learned theories/algorithms and available computer technologies to modern image and speech processing problems and emphasized. Characteristics of speech signals, linear predictive coding (LPC) of speech, pitch detection, and LPC speech synthesis, speech recognition, hardware designs for signal process. 3 credit hours.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
This course is an introduction to power systems engineering. Topics include complex power, phases, balanced three phases, transformers and per-unit system, transmission line, power flow problem, symmetrical faults and power system controls. 3 credit hours.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
This course addresses information security, ethical and legal practices, and mitigating cyber vulnerabilities. Students will also learn about the cryptography, hardware security, and software security. The content is targeted at ensuring the privacy, reliability, and integrity of information systems. 3 credit hours.
Prerequisite(s): ECE 338
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Opportunity for seniors to engage in a team project in applied electrical and computer engineering field where integration of knowledge obtained throughout the program is possible. Students are formed into small design groups (typically three students) and assigned a project. In addition to carrying out the design. 4 credit hours.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Civil Engineering Technology Courses
Civil Engineering Materials (3) Introduction to materials and equipment for civil engineering construction. Properties and uses discussed of steel, alloys, asphalt, timbers, cement, aggregates, acoustics, etc. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Water Resources Engineering (3) Introduction to the science of hydrology and application. Hydro-meteorology ground-water, hydrographic, storm water control, free surface flow and water quality. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week.
Prerequisite(s): (MATH 134)
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Soil Mechanics (3) Geotechnical analysis of soils: application of science and engineering principles; methods of exploration, testing, and classification using ASTM and AASHTO laboratory methods. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: MATH 134 and CIVT 141.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Surveying I (3) Theory and practice of plane surveying; instruments, measurements of distances, angles, elevations; introduction to traverse, contour, and electronic distance measurements. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Listed as ENGR 1305 in the Texas Common Course Numbering System.
Prerequisite(s): (MATH 134 or MATH 138)
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Engineering Mechanics (3) Introduction to applications of equilibrium of rigid bodies, including moments, couples, and moments of inertia. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: MATH 134 and PHYS 235.
Prerequisite(s): (MATH 134 or MATH 138 and PHYS 237)
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Dynamics (3) Principles of kinetics, kinematics, Newton's laws of motion, vectors, simple harmonic motion, and energy. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: CIVT 232.
Prerequisite(s): (CIVT 232 and MATH 241)
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Surveying II (3) Continuation of CIVT 231 with emphasis on field work, design, the transit, theodite, electronic instruments, stake out, contour, topography, and profile leveling. One hour of lecture and four hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: MATH 134 and CIVT 231.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Water and Wastewater Engineering (3) Water supply and treatment, wastewater characterization and treatment. Design of units process and operation, transmission and sewerage facilities. Two hours of lecture and two hours laboratory per week. Prerequisites: CHEM 111, CHEM 131. MATH 133, and ELET 130.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Applied Fluid Mechanics (3) Fluid mechanics with engineering applications, properties of fluids, pressure, kinematics, energy, and flow through pipes. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: MATH 134 and CIVT 232.
Prerequisite(s): (CIVT 232 and MATH 241)
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Hydraulics Engineering (3) Introduction to quantitative hydrology, open channel flow, flow in conduits, hydraulic structures, flow measurements, and pumps. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: MATH and CIVT 332.
Prerequisite(s): (CIVT 332)
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Transportation Engineering (3) Study of transportation engineering concepts, planning, traffic flow, capacity analysis, environmental and utility accommodations, and transportation economics analysis. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: DRFT 132 and CIVT 333.
Prerequisite(s): (CIVT 231)
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Geometric Design of Highway (3) Theory and application of the parameters impact the geometric design of highways and other roadways. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: CIVT 334.
Prerequisite(s): (CIVT 334 and MATH 241)
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Structural Analysis (3) Study of determinate structures with emphasis on both the analytical and graphical approaches to trusses and building frames. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: MATH 241 and CIVT 335.
Prerequisite(s): (MATH 241 and CIVT 338)
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Reinforced Concrete Design (3) Concrete materials and properties, mixing and placement, concrete tests, design of concrete structures, elastic theory, stresses, beams, foundations, columns, and floor slabs. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: CIVT 231.
Prerequisite(s): CIVT 336
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Strength of Materials (3) Physical properties of engineering materials concepts of stress and loading shear force and bending moments. Design of structural elements. Three hours lecture per week. Prerequisites: MATH 241, CIVT 232, Physics 235.
Prerequisite(s): (MATH 242 and CIVT 232 and PHYS 237)
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
This is a design course tha aims at introducing practical structural steel design. The objective is to provide students with the knowledge to properly design steel strucctures and be able to provide proper construction details for their design. The course will be delivered in classical lectures twice a week. Students attending the class will learn design structural steel elements and connections.
Prerequisite(s): (CIVT 336)
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Problems in Civil Engineering Technology (3) Design of Civil Engineering related projects, apply the necessary criteria, city code approvals, and independent experimental study. One hour of lecture and three hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor required.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Sanitary Engineering (3) Introduction to sanitary microbiology and sanitary chemistry, communicable diseases, solid waste; environmental sanitation; environmental regulations; water and airborne diseases, transmission and control. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week.
Prerequisite(s): CIVT 301
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Building Construction (3) Setting out of construction work, foundations, wallings, concrete slabs, formworks, roofing structures, plumbing and drainages, bridges, commercial and industrial buildings, and estimating. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Civil Engineering Construction Methods (3) Job planning and management, fundamentals of earth work, setting-out, concrete structural piling, blasting, roads, culverts, drainage, bridges, commercial and industrial buildings, and estimating. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: CIVT 337.
Prerequisite(s): CIVT 337
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Computer Engineering Technology Courses
Micro Computer Operating Systems (3) Basic functions, structure, and mechanism of modern operating systems; device management, input/output processing, and job management. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: ELET 243.
Prerequisite(s): (ELET 130)
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Senior Project I (1) A capstone team project that includes a written proposal, with functional specifi cations and timetable of a project for approval by faculty members. Prerequisite: Senior status.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Advanced Microcomputer Networks Lab (1) Experiments utilizing hardware and software in the design, operation, and analysis of computer networks. Topics include LANS, WANS, networking components and techniques, standards and protocols. Two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: ELET 411 and ELET 434. Co-requisite: CMET 435.
Prerequisite(s): (CMET 435 (may be taken concurrently))
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Applications of Microprocessor Software Laboratory (1) Practice in writing industrial application programs, such as floating point mathematical routines and special purposes languages utilizing micro assemblers. Two hours of laboratory per week. Co-requisite: CMET 436.
Prerequisite(s): (CMET 436 (may be taken concurrently))
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Data Communication Methods Laboratory (1) Laboratory experiments in data communication devices. Modems, multiplexers, concentrators, frontend processor, error-checking, simplex/duplex transmission, and telecommunications. Two hours of laboratory per week. Co-requisite: CMET 437.
Prerequisite(s): (CMET 437 (may be taken concurrently))
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Microcomputer Peripheral Hardware Laboratory (1) Experiments in the application of microprocessor peripheral hardware and interfacing, including the configuration and construction of a microprocessor system. Two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: ELET 313. Co-requisite: CMET 439.
Prerequisite(s): (CMET 439 (may be taken concurrently))
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Senior Project (4) A capstone team project that includes a written proposal, with functional specifications and timetable of a project for approval by faculty members. Formal oral and written presentations, and a prototype required. Prerequisites: Senior standing, and consent of Faculty Chair.
Prerequisite(s): CMET 412
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Advanced Microcomputer Networks (3) Advanced topics in the design, operation, and analysis of microcomputer networks, including internetworking and routers, network management, and etc. Th ree hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: ELET 434.
Prerequisite(s): ELET 434
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Applications of Microprocessor Software (3) Utilization of micro assemblers to write floating point mathematical routines, special purpose languages, generate relocatable code, etc. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: ELET 343 and MATH 242. Co-requisite: CMET 416.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Data Communication Methods (3) Study of data communication devices and software, their functional and operational aspects, including modems, control units, multiplexers, concentrators, front-end processors, etc. Three hours of lecture per week. Co-requisite: CMET 417.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Artificial Intelligence (3) The fundamental principles of artificial intelligence and expert systems are introduced and their application in various areas of science and engineering. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: ELET 422 and Senior standing.
Prerequisite(s): ELET 422
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Microcomputer Peripheral Hardware (3) Microprocessor peripheral hardware and its interfacing, configuration and construction, including series and parallel I/O and interrupt control devices, bus arbitration, and memory management units. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: ELET 343. Co-requisite: CMET 419.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Computer Engineering Technology Comprehensive Exam (0) Comprehensive Examination for graduating seniors majoring in Computer Engineering Technology. Prerequisite: Consent of the Faculty Chair.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Java Programming (3) High-level, object-oriented language programming using JAVA. The course includes inheritance and polymorphism, implementing, hiding, and the creation of JAVA applets for internet usage. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: ELET 130, ELET 422, and Senior standing.
Prerequisite(s): (ELET 422)
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Electronics Engineering Technology Courses
Direct Current Circuits Laboratory (1) Laboratory activities on electronic circuits, Ohm's law, voltage, current, resistance, and basic test instruments. Two hours of laboratory per week. Corequisite: ELET 131.
Prerequisite(s): (ELET 131)
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Electronics I Laboratory (1) Laboratory experiments on the application, analysis, and measurement of semiconductor devices in basic amplifier circuits. Two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: ELET 133. Corequisite: ELET 132.
Prerequisite(s): ELET 133
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Alternating Current Circuits Laboratory (1) Practical experiences in the measurement and analysis of alternating current with voltage, impedance, and phasor experiments. Two hours of laboratory per week. Corequisite: ELET 133.
Prerequisite(s): (ELET 133 (may be taken concurrently))
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Electronics I Laboratory (1) Laboratory experiments on the application, analysis, and measurement of semiconductor devices in basic amplifier circuits. Two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: ELET 133. Co-requisite: ELET 134.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Introduction to Structured Programming with C++ (3) Structured methods of developing complex technology computer programs using a high level programming in a networked environment. Use of the C++ language as a problem-solving tool is emphasized. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Direct Current Circuits (3) Direct current topics covered: current, voltage, resistance, power, energy, series and parallel circuits, combination circuits, Ohm's law, Kirchhoff's rules, inductance, capacitance, and magnetism. Three hours of lecture per week Corequisite: ELET 111.
Prerequisite(s): (ELET 111 (may be taken concurrently))
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Electronics I (3) Study of the operation and characteristics of semiconductor devices such as bipolar-junction transistors, diodes, field-effect transistors, and other devices Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: ELET 133. Corequisite: ELET 112.
Prerequisite(s): (ELET 133)
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Alternating Current Circuits (3) Continuation of ELET 131 with studies of alternating current circuits, impedance concepts, network theorems, transformers, passive filters, and response curves. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: ELET 131. Corequisites: ELET 113 and MATH 134.
Prerequisite(s): (ELET 131 and MATH 134 (may be taken concurrently) and ELET 113 (may be taken concurrently))
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Electronics I (3) Study of the operation and characteristics of semiconductor devices such as bipolar-junction transistors, diodes, field-effect transistors, and other devices. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: ELET 133. Co-requisite: ELET 114.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Electronics II Laboratory (1) Application, design, and evaluate operational amplifiers with feedback configurations, linear and nonlinear circuitry, oscillators, and active filters. Two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: ELET 132. Corequisite: ELET 232.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Digital Logic Circuits Laboratory (1) Exercises on logic circuits, combinational and sequential logic devices, and flip- flops. Two hours of laboratory per week. Corequisite: ELET 241.
Prerequisite(s): ELET 241 (may be taken concurrently)
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Digital Systems Laboratory (1) Exercises on logic circuits, combinational and sequential logic devices, and flip- flops. Experiments in digital hardware design. Two hours of laboratory per week. Co-requisite: ELET 235.
Prerequisite(s): (ELET 235 (may be taken concurrently))
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Electric Machines (3) Study of polyphase circuits, transformers, DC machines, induction machines, and small AC motors. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: ELET 133.
Prerequisite(s): ELET 133
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Electronics II (3) Design and evaluating of the operational amplifier circuitry with feedback, linear and nonlinear circuitry, oscillators, and active filters. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: ELET 132. Corequisite: ELET 212.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Digital Systems (3) Introduction to digital technology, Boolean algebra, number systems, codes, truth tables, combinational and sequential logic, and logic devices. Study of digital hardware with emphasis on digital circuits such as memory circuits, A/D and D/A converters. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: ELET 133. Co-requisite: ELET 215.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Digital Logic Circuits (3) Introduction to digital technology, Boolean algebra, number systems, codes, truth tables, combinational and sequential logic, and logic devices. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: ELET 133. Corequisite: ELET 214.
Prerequisite(s): ELET 133
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Digital Hardware Design (3) Study of digital hardware with emphasis on digital circuits such as memory circuits, A/D and D/A converters. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: ELET 241. Corequisite. ELET 213.
Prerequisite(s): (ELET 241)
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Communications Systems Laboratory (1) Experiments on oscillators, transmitters, receivers, filters, and transmission lines as related to modern electronic communications techniques. Two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: ELET 232. Corequisite: ELET 331.
Prerequisite(s): (ELET 331 (may be taken concurrently))
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Control Systems Laboratory (1) Laboratory experiments on final control elements and closed loop control systems. Two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: ELET 212. Corequisite: ELET 332.
Prerequisite(s): (ELET 332 (may be taken concurrently))
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Microprocessor Architecture Laboratory (1) Experiments to explore the relationship between hardware and software in microprocessors, input/output operations, and assembly language techniques. Two hours of laboratory per week. Corequisite: ELET 333.
Prerequisite(s): (ELET 333 (may be taken concurrently))
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Integrated Circuits (3) Study of the design and application of digital and linear integrated circuits. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: ELET 243.
Prerequisite(s): ELET 243
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Digital Signal Processing
Prerequisite(s): (MATH 242 and ELET 243)
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Communications Systems (3) Study of basic communications systems with emphasis on the applications of Fourier series, Fourier transforms, modulation techniques, and transmission lines. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: MATH 242 and ELET 232. Corequisite: ELET 311.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Control Systems (3) Study of feedback control systems, Laplace transforms, and control modes and methods of implementation by analog and digital means. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: ELET 232. Corequisites: ELET 312 and MATH 345.
Prerequisite(s): (ELET 232 and ELET 312 (may be taken concurrently) and MATH 345 (may be taken concurrently))
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Microprocessor Architecture (3) Introduction to microprocessor hardware and software, including: microprocessor principles, organization, machine language programming, and input/output functions. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: ELET 243. Corequisite: ELET 313.
Prerequisite(s): (ELET 243)
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Microprocessor Software Applications (3) Study of programming microprocessors and microcomputers using assembly language techniques with emphasis on writing industrial application programs for engineering technology. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: ELET 130.
Prerequisite(s): ELET 130
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Computer Control Systems Laboratory (3) Experiments on computer control systems with emphasis on the practical aspects of control principles. Two hours of laboratory per week Prerequisite: ELET 343 and ELET 332. Corequisite: ELET 430.
Prerequisite(s): (ELET 430 (may be taken concurrently))
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Microcomputer Networks Laboratory (1) Experiments and written reports where students construct, test, and debug hardware and software components for computer networks. Two hours of laboratory per week. Corequisite: ELET 434.
Prerequisite(s): (ELET 434 (may be taken concurrently))
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Senior Project Proposal (1) Students will submit a written proposal along with functional specifications and timetable of a project for approval by members of faculty. One hour of class per week. Prerequisite: Senior status
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Microprocessor Interfacing Laboratory (1) Experiments on interfacing microprocessors with emphasis on input/output operations, bus systems, peripheral hardware and software applications. Two hours of laboratory per week. Corequisite: ELET 431.
Prerequisite(s): (ELET 431 (may be taken concurrently))
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Advanced Structured Programming with C++ (3) Study of object oriented programming in C++ on workstations with Microsoft C/C++. Prerequisites: Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite ELET 130.
Prerequisite(s): ELET 130
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Computer Control Systems (3) Analysis and design of control systems with emphasis on control software, programmable controllers, and data acquisitions. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: ELET 235. Corequisite: ELET 410.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Microprocessor Interfacing (3) Study of interfacing with topics on bus timing, input/output timing, serial and parallel input/output methods, subroutine and control signals. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisites: ELET 333. Corequisite: ELET 413.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Microcomputer Networks (3) Study of networking components and techniques for a microcomputer network, including the study of standards, protocols, LANs, and WANs. Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite: ELET 235. Corequisite: ELET 411.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Senior Electronics Project (4) Opportunity for seniors to engage in a team project in applied electronics where integration of knowledge obtained throughout the program is possible. Prerequisites: Senior standing and consent of the Faculty Chair.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Electronics Senior Comprehensive (0) Senior Comprehensive examinations for graduating seniors majoring in Electronics Engineering Technology. Students who do not score "Satisfactory" may be required to register in ELET 442 in order to complete the requirements for the course. Prerequisite: Consent of the Faculty Chair.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Special Topics (3) Direct study, independent study or internship designed to give the student an opportunity to study a particular aspect of the discipline in some depth. Consent of the faculty chair required.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Engineering Technology Courses
The course emphasizes the different aspects of a given engineering project, such as planning, time and cost management, scope management, human resource management, communications management and conflict management. One hour of lecture per week.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Engineering Economy (3) Overview of the methodologies for evaluating engineering and technology projects in terms of the selection and justification of design alternatives, operating policies, and capital expenditures. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Industrial Productivity and Work Measurements (3) Study of industrial productivity and its assessment, measurements, analysis, and improvements with emphasis on human productivity, work design, method analysis, and ergonomics. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
This course develops students' knowledge of: the nature of engineering ethics Legal, professional, and personal definitions of engineering ethics; the valuse of engineering ethics (varied contemporary and contemporary and historical legal, professional, and personal reasons why an engineer should be ethical and the resolution of ethical delimnas using common ethical dilemnas, identify possible actions to be taken in response, and probable consequences of those actions.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Quality Control and Assurance (3) Introduction to statistical quality control methods as applied to design tolerance, process control and process capability. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
Industrial Quality Control (3) Study of quality management and product reliability to reduce defects and/or failures in production processes. Application of SPC control charts and reliability testing to optimize quality control processes. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: ENGT 431.
Prerequisite(s): (ENGT 431)
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering
The course discusses the use of solar (thermal and photovoltaic), hydro-electric, wind, geothermal, ocean thermal, wave, tidal and geothermal energy, as well as energy from biomass. The use of fuel-cell and heat pump systems is dealt with. Issues relevant to energy efficiency and energy storage are discussed.The potential of using renewable energy technologies as a complement to, and, to the extent possible, replacement for conventional technologies, and the possibility of combining renewable and nonrenewable energy technologies in hybrid systems are analyzed. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week.
College/School: Col of Science, Engr & Tech
Department: Department of Engineering