GENERAL ENGINEERING COURSES (ENGR)
| Undergraduate Courses (from Catalog 129: 2006-2007) | |
| Course Number |
Course Title / Catalog Description |
ENGR 101 |
Energy: Resources, Utilization and Importance to
Society. (3-1). Credit 4. Introductory course about current and potential energy sources, the link between energy and wealth, and the consequences of action or inaction concerning energy and the environment. |
| ENGR 111 |
Foundations of Engineering I. (1-3).
Credit 2. I, II, S Introduction to the engineering profession, ethics and disciplines; development of skills in teamwork, problem solving, and design; other topics included, depending on the major, are: emphasis on computer applications and programming; visualization and CAD tools; introduction to electrical circuits, semiconductor devices, digital logic, communications and their application in systems; Newton's laws, unit conversions, statistics, computers, Excel; basic graphics skills; visualization and orthographic drawings. Corequisites: MATH 151; admission to the Dwight Look College of Engineering. Course Coordinator: Dr. Don Maxwell |
| ENGR 112 |
Foundations of Engineering II. (1-3).
Credit 2. I, II, S Continuation of ENGR 111. Topics included, depending on the major: emphasis on computer applications and programming and solids modeling using CAD tools or other software; fundamentals of engineering science; advanced graphic skills. Prerequisites: ENGR 111; MATH 151; approval of instructor may also be required. Course Coordinator: Dr. Don Maxwell |
| ENGR 281 |
Engineering Scholars Program Seminar I.
(1-0). Credit 1. II Survey of interdisciplinary topics related to the professional practice of engineering; seminars with practicing professionals in industry and government. To be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Prerequisites: Engineering Scholars Program membership; sophomore classification. Course Coordinator: Dr. Ray W. James |
| ENGR 289 |
Special Topics in... Credit 1 to 4. Selected topics in an identified area of engineering. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor. |
| ENGR 301 |
College of Engineering Study Abroad. Credit
1 to 18. For students in approved programs abroad. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: Admission to approved program; approval of study abroad coordinator. |
| ENGR 381 |
Engineering Scholars Program Seminar II.
(1-0). Credit 1. I Exploration of research and development opportunities; university and industry research; research commercialization. To be taken on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Prerequisite: ENGR 281. Course Coordinator: Dr. Ray W. James |
| ENGR 385 |
Problems for Co-Op Students. Credit 1
to 3 each semester. I, II, S Special problems in engineering for cooperative education students. Problems related to student's work assignment culminating in a research paper. Three hours may be used as technical elective, and one additional hour may be used as free elective. A total of 4 hours may be used toward graduation. Prerequisite: Approval of department head. |
| ENGR 400 |
Public Leadership Development. (3-0).
Credit 3. I, II Major issues in the study of public leadership, development of leadership skills, and a field investigation done in conjunction with local public leaders. Prerequisites: Junior or senior level classification and approval of instructor. Cross-listed with AGED 400 and CARC 400. |
| ENGR 401 |
Interdisciplinary Design. (2-3). Credit
3. Instruction and practice in the following design process applied to an interdisciplinary design project: establish the customer need; determine requirements in terms of function (what) and performance (how well); develop alternative design concepts; perform trade-off studies among performance, cost and schedule; embodiment and detail design; iterate the above steps; major interdisciplinary design project. Prerequisites: Senior classification and approval of instructor. |
| ENGR 402 |
Interdisciplinary Design II. (2-3). Credit
3. Product detail and design development process including case studies; may include project management, marketing considerations, manufacturing detailed design specifications; failure modes, applications of codes and standards, selection of design margins; product (component) development guidelines; intellectual property, product liability and ethical responsibility. Prerequisites: ENGR 401; junior or senior classification. |
| ENGR 410 |
Global Engineering. (3-0). Credit
3. A framework for the systematic study of important facets of an international engineering project; decision making methods that allow the integration of quantitative and qualitative information; applications of the framework and decision methods using real case studies. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification or approval of instructor. |
| ENGR 442 |
Mechanics of European Structures. (3-0).
Credit 3. Design and construction of major structures in Europe from 1st century BC to 16th century; masonry design and construction techniques; mechanics of columns, arches, vaults, walls, buttresses and other components; modern analysis techniques applied to historic structures. Prerequisites: CVEN 305 or equivalent; approval of instructor; junior or senior classification. |
| ENGR 482 |
Ethics and Engineering. (2-2). Credit
3. I, II Development of techniques of moral analysis and their application to ethical problems encountered by engineers, such as professional employee rights and whistle blowing; environmental issues; ethical aspects of safety, risk and liability and conflicts of interest; emphasis on developing the capacity for independent ethical analysis of real and hypothetical cases. Prerequisite: Junior classification. Cross-listed with PHIL 482. Course Coordinator: Dr. Ray W. James |
| ENGR 483 |
Energy and the Environment. (3-0). Credit
3. I, II Introduction to methods to generate electricity including actual overall costs, efficient use and conservation; political and ethical issues associated with energy use in the world. Prerequisite: Junior or senior level in engineering. |
| ENGR 484 |
International Engineering Internship.
(6-0). Credit 6. International Engineering Internship. Prerequisite: Junior or senior classification. |
| ENGR 489 |
Special Topics in... Credit 1 to 4. Selected topics in an identified field of engineering. May be repeated for credit. |
| ENGR 491 |
Research Credit 1 to 4. Research conducted under the direction of faculty member in the College of Engineering. May be repeated 3 times for credit. Prerequisites: Junior or senior classification and approval of instructor. |
| Graduate Courses (from Catalog 128: 2005-2006) | |
| Course Number |
Course Title |
| ENGR 681 |
Professional Development Seminar. (1-0).
Credit 1. Topics of interest related to the professional practice of engineering. |
| ENGR 684 |
Professional Internship. Credit 1 or more
each semester. Supervised experience of one academic year in industry where students can learn to apply their textbook-based skills to problems in the real-world environment. Prerequisites: Admission to the Doctor of Engineering program and graduate classification. |
| ENGR 685 |
Directed Studies. Credit 1 to 6. Design or research problems executed either individually or as a team. Prerequisites: Graduate classification; approval of graduate advisor. |
