CIE 500 - Emerging Technologies in Bridge Engineering

Faculty: Lee

Advanced topics in civil engineering to meet the needs and interests of the students.

CIE 511 - Advanced Mechanics of Solids

Faculty: Basaran

The course provides an intermediate-level treatment of solid mechanics with emphasis on fundamental concepts and classical solutions. After introducing the primary field variables and governing equations for the mechanics of continuous media, the focus shifts toward constitutive model development and the solution of boundary value problems. Problems in elastic and elastoplastic media are addressed extensively, while thermoelastic and viscoelastic response is also considered.

CIE 526 - Finite Element Structural Analysis

Faculty: Patra

Fundamentals of the finite element method: elasticity, matrix algebra, calculus of vibrations, energy principles. Axial, beam, isoparametric, membrane, plate, axisymmetric, three-dimensional, torsion, and fluid finite elements. Solution methodology and computer programming aspects. Ritz method, Galerkin's method. Finite elements for stability and dynamics.
Prerequisite: CIE 423 or equivalent, EAS 451 or equivalent.

CIE 527 - Design and Construction of Structural Systems

Faculty: Chen

Application of structural theory in the design of complete structural systems for bridges. Use of the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications for design of concrete and steel alternate bridge designs for an actual crossing. Constructability, economics and aesthetics will be considered along with analysis and design methods, including earthquake engineering. The design process is investigated, beginning with architectural considerations, proceeding through alternate plans and their evaluation as a structural solution, and ending with a final design. Topics include: design procedures, sources of information for design, sources and nature of loading conditions and combinations, preliminary design methods and estimates, primary and secondary structural systems, nonstructural components and interaction.

CSE 521 - Operating Systems

Faculty: Ramamurthy

Concepts of operating systems described in terms of function, structure, and implementation; particular emphasis on multiprogramming. Example concepts are: concurrent programming, virtual memory, scheduling policies for CPU and secondary storage, deadlocks, file systems, and protection. Concepts will be illustrated with examples from existing operating systems.

CSE 542 - Software Engineering Concepts

Faculty: Buckley

This course introduces the terminology and concepts of software engineering. Following a discussion of how software engineering evolved in response to early practices of the computer industry, the concepts of well-engineered software, the software process and the management process model are presented. Additional topics include software requirements definition, software design, verification and validation, and software management. Graduate students are required to investigate and report on a topic relevant to the course. (Same as ECE 442).

EE 519 - Industrial Control Systems

Faculty: Safiuddin

An application oriented course to introduce the students to the basic principles and concepts employed in analysis and synthesis of modern day analog and microcomputer control systems. Topics include: review of vectors, matrices and Laplace transforms followed by introduction to block diagram, signal flow graph and state-variable representation of physical systems, network and linear graph techniques of system modeling, time-domain, frequency domain and state-space analysis of linear control systems, control concepts in multi-variable systems, hierarchy of control structures, design of op-amp controllers, and programmable controllers.

EE 529 - Introduction to Electromagnetic Compatibility

Faculty: Whalen

EMC deals with interference in electronic systems. The course is intended for senior and first-year graduate students and industrial professionals who have an interest in designing electronic systems that are in compliance with current commercial and military standards on EMC such as the FCC Part 15 and CISPR 22. Both specify limits on radiated and conducted emissions for digital devices which are defined as any electronic device that has digital circuitry and uses a clock signal in excess of 9 kHz. It is believed that all student projects designed in electronic instrumentation classes without consideration of the limits imposed by these standards would fail to meet the current standards and as a result could not marketed in the United States or Europe.

EE 582 - Power Systems Engineering I

Faculty: Zirnheld

Surveys the field of modern energy systems, with the foundation being classical electrical power and related power electronics. Topics include complex power, per unit analysis, transmission line parameters and modeling, compensation, also a study in problems of three phase voltage, current, and impedance, balanced and unbalanced symmetrical components, in multiple connected delta and wye loads. Students will also study alternative energy systems in this course. System design project paper accounts for 50 % of course grade.

EAS 521 - Principles of Engineering Management I

Faculty: Chang

This course covers the basic service management functions of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling, as applied to project, team, knowledge, group/department and global settings. Discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of engineers as managers, and the engineering management challenges in the global economy will also be featured. Emphasis is placed on the integration of engineering technologies and management. Students will master the basic functions in engineering management, the roles and perspectives of engineering managers, and selected skills required to become effective engineering managers in the new millennium. More

EAS 522 - Principles of Engineering Management II

Faculty: Chang

This course covers the basics in engineering economics, managerial accounting, financial management, and marketing management in order to ready future engineering managers for interacting effectively with these corporate functions complimentary to engineering/technology. Serving to further broaden students' perspectives are discussions on e-commerce applications and globalization and the impact of these emerging market forces on engineering enterprises and managerial functions in the new Millennium. More

EAS 580 - Technical Communications for Engineers

Faculty: Bernard

This job-oriented course aims to give you the skills to produce successful written and oral communications. It focuses on reports, memos, letters, and proposals -- the documents engineers write most at work. You will learn how to:
Select and organize relevant information
Write efficiently
Use easy-to-understand language and formats
Interact effectively with peers, managers, and customers

IE 505 - Product Planning and Control

Faculty: Nagi

The focus of this course is the analysis and design of industrial control systems with an emphasis on the application of network methods in project planning, scheduling, line balancing, and forecasting.

IE 509 - Six Sigma Quality

Faculty: Kelly

This course describes a set of management principles and methods for dramatically improving product quality and, ultimately, the productivity of the organization. Based on the teachings of Deming, Juran, Shewhart, Taguchi, Ishikawa and others, this system has been widely used in Japan for the past 30 years, and is now being implemented in the U.S. with increasing success. TQM is based on four principles: (1) business organizations should satisfy the requirements of internal and external customers; (2) employees must be empowered to solve problems presented; (3) continuous process improvement is essential to improving product quality and productivity of the organization; and (4) management excellence is achieved by creating a vision of the corporate future and implementing this vision through departmental and employee involvement at all levels. Learning in the course is founded on team participation. As a result, each participant will participate as a team member.

MAE 529 - Finite Element Structural Analysis

Faculty: Patra

This course is intended to bridge the gap between the theory and application of finite element modeling. At the end of the course the student will be able to judge if a problem is appropriate for finite element analysis, will know how to determine the model type, will be able to determine the type of elements to use and how many, and will have the background to judge the accuracy of the results obtained. These practical skills are difficult to acquire in a strictly theoretical course. Specific topics will include: fundamentals of FEM, basic input data required, definition of the problem, the finite element model, debugging the model, element performance and distortion, use of refined mesh modeling and substructuring, dynamic FEM, application for thermal analysis, and calibrating the accuracy of finite element models.

MAE 550 - Optimization in Engineering Design

Faculty: English

Optimization techniques with applications in various aspects of engineering design. Concepts of design variables, constraints, objective functions, penalty functions, Lagrange multipliers. Techniques for solving constrained and unconstrained optimization problems: classical approaches, steepest descent, conjugate directions, conjugate gradient, controlled random searches, etc. Discussion of generalized reduced gradient, sequential linear programming, and recursive quadratic programming strategies. Computer implementation of optimization schemes. Applications and examples in the design of engineering components and systems.

MAE 554 - Road Vehicle Dynamics

Faculty: Kasprzak

TForces and torques generated by tires (under both traction and braking) and by the relative wind; Two-wheel and Four-wheel models of a vehicle; simplified stability and control of transients; steady-state response to external disturbances; effects of the roll degree of freedom; equations of motion in body-fixed coordinates; lateral load transfer; Force-Moment analysis; applications of feedback-control theory to the design of subsystems for improved performance.

MAE 567 - Vibration and Shock 1

Faculty: Liang

Introduction to topics in the analysis of vibrating systems of lumped parameters. Modal analysis and synthesis. Matrix and computer procedures. Single degree of freedom free and forced response. Absorber and isolator design.

MAE 584 - Principles and Materials for Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS)

Faculty: Chopra

Current interest in micro-electro-mechanical systems of MEMS is driven by the need to provide a physical window to the micro-electronics systems, allowing them to sense and control motion, light, sound, heat, and other physical forces. Such micro-systems that integrate micro-electronics and sensing elements on the same chip presents an interesting engineering problem in terms of their design, fabrication, and choice of materials. This course will address the design, fabrication, and materials issues involving MEMS. These issues will be addressed within the context of MEMS for mechanical sensing and actuation, magnetic devices, thermal devices, automotive applications, and Bio-MEMS for biomedical applications.