ENGINEERING
(EN)
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
EN 101 Problem Solving for Engineers 3(2-2) Writing computer
programs to solve real-world problems in engineering and science.
Prerequisite: equivalent of 2 years of high school algebra. (S)
EN 103 Introduction to Engineering 2(2-0) Introduction to
engineering curriculum and careers. Problem solving and creativity.
Spreadsheets, word processing and other computer skills. (F)
EN 105 FORTRAN 3(3-0) Introducing FORTRAN-77 programming with
algebraic problem solving for science, engineering and technology
majors. Covering computer systems, language specifications, function,
arrays, character strings, subroutines, files. Corequisites: MATH 121,
124 or 131. (F,S)
EN 107 Engineering Graphics 2(1-2) Introduction to the
preparation of engineering drawings using freehand sketching and
computer graphics software. (S)
EN 187 Success in Engineering and Science 1(1-0) Introduction
to study skills needed to succeed in engineering and science classes and
to careers in engineering and science. (SS)
EN 211 Engineering Mechanics I 3(3-0) Introduction to the
relationship between forces and moments acting on an object that is in
equilibrium (statics). Prerequisite: PHYS 221, or permission of
instructor. (F)
EN 212 Engineering Mechanics II 3(3-0) Introduction to the
relationship between forces and moments acting on rigid objects and the
motion of objects (dynamics). Prerequisite: EN 211. (S)
EN 231 Circuit Analysis I 4(4-0) Circuit concepts, conventions
and network equations. Initial conditions and classical methods of
obtaining transient and steady-state solutions. Prerequisite: MATH 224.
Corequisites: EN 231L and PHYS 222. (F)
EN 231L Circuit Analysis I Lab 1(0-2) Observation and analysis
of electrical circuits involving resistance, inductance and capacitance.
Corequisite: EN 231. (F)
EN 232 Circuit Analysis II 4(4-0) Continuation of EN 231
including waveform synthesis, network theorems, Fourier series,
pole-zero diagrams and two-port network theory. Introduction to Laplace
transforms. Prerequisite: EN 231. (*)
EN 270 Material and Energy Balances 3(3-0) Material and energy
balances with or without chemical reactions in chemical engineering
appli-cations. Prerequisites: CHEM 121, PHYS 221, and MATH 126. (*)
EN 291 Special Topics (1-5 VAR) Selected topics in
engineering. (*)
EN 295 Independent Study (1-5 VAR) Intensive study directed by
a faculty member. (*)
EN 296 Cooperative Education Placement (1-5 VAR) Work
experience under direction of a field supervisor and a faculty member.
Prerequisite: freshman or sophomore standing. (F,S)
EN 301 Fluid Mechanics 4(4-0) Introduction to the relationship
between the forces applied to a fluid, the motion of the fluid, and the
mechanical properties of the fluid. Prerequisite: EN 212. (*)
EN 312 Materials Science 2(2-0) The nature of engineering
materials, emphasizing the relationship between macroscopic and atomic
and microscopic structures. Prerequisites: PHYS 332 and CHEM 121.
Corequisite: EN 312L. (*)
EN 312L Materials Science Lab 1(0-2) Experimental studies of
material properties, characteristics and micro structures. Effects of
plastic deformation and heat treatment. Corequisite: EN 312. (*)
EN 315 Introduction to Industrial and Systems Engineering 3(3-0)
Engineering viewpoints of the principles of organization for production
and the operations applicable to accomplishing organizational
responsibilities. Prerequisite: pre-completion of Quantitative Skills
Component. (F)
EN 321 Thermodynamics I 3(3-0) Introduction to energy
equations and flows, entropy, kinetic theory and statistical mechanics.
Prerequisite: PHYS 221. (F)
EN 322 Thermodynamics II 4(4-0) Application of laws of
thermodynamics to chemically reacting thermodynamic systems, vapor
cycles, gas engine cycles, propulsion systems, refrigeration and
air-water vapor mixtures. Prerequisite: EN 321. (*)
EN 324 Mechanics of Materials 3(3-0) Stress-strain
relationships, fundamentals of elasticity, torsional loading, flexural
loading, combined stresses. Prerequisite: EN 211. Corequisite: EN 324L.
(S)
EN 324L Mechanics of Materials Lab 1(0-2) Measurements of
stress-strain relationships and other destructive and non-destructive
testing. Prerequisite: EN 211. Corequisite: EN 324. (S)
EN 333 Computer Components Engineering 3(3-0) Engineering
design and fabrication of silicon-based, bipolar, MOS microcircuits and
other computer elements. Microcircuit design and layout. Prerequisites:
EN 231 and 342. (*)
EN 343 Engineering Economy 3(3-0) Modeling, analysis and
decision making involving time value of money, depreciation, income
taxes and replacement analysis. Prerequisite: EN 103, or permission of
instructor. (F)
EN 351 Heat Transfer 3(3-0) Steady and unsteady conduction of
heat. Convection heat transfer in boundary layer and duct flows. Forced
and free convection. Thermal radiation. Prerequisite: EN 321. (*)
EN 365 Stochastic Systems Engineering 4(4-0) Probability
modeling and statistical analysis of industrial engineering systems
containing elements of uncertainty. Prerequisite: MATH 224. (F)
EN 420 Simulation Experiments 4(3-2) Design and statistical
analysis of experiments using discrete event simulation models.
Prerequisite: EN 465. (S)
EN 421 Structural Analysis 3(3-0) Analysis if indeterminate
beams, frames and trusses by methods of moment of distribution, slope
deflection, real work, virtual work and least work. Prerequisite: EN
324. (*)
EN 435 Microprocessor Control Systems 3(2-2) Components of a
microprocessor control system, digital processing, survey of
state-of-the-art micro-processor control systems. Prerequisite: EN 333
(*)
EN 436 Computer Systems Engineering 3(3-3) Analysis,
mathematical modeling and design of integrated control and physical
systems used in product and process design engineering. Prerequisites:
EN 333 and MATH 337. (*)
EN 439 Human Performance Engineering 2(1-2) Principles and
techniques of methods analysis and work measurement, human performance
in human-machine systems. Corequisite: EN 315. Prerequisite: EN 103. (F)
EN 440 Safety Engineering 3(3-0) Occupational safety and
health in different industrial environments. Theories of accident
causation, governmental regulation, mechanical, electrical and
environmental hazards, protective equipment, hazard analysis, safety
programs design and administration, systems safety, etc. Prerequisites:
EN 340 and 343. (S)
EN 441 Engineering of Manufacturing Processes 4(3-2) Materials
and processes for manufacturing including machining, casting, and
forming processes: design, modeling and control. Prerequisite: EN 211.
(S)
EN 442 Manufacturing Processes II 3(3-0) Materials and
processes for manufacturing including sheet metal forming, welding,
machining and advanced manufacturing processes. Prerequisites: EN 342.
(*)
EN 443 Quality Control and Reliability 3(3-0) Principles and
methods of quality control and improvement. Quality management strategy:
design and implementation of quality programs in organizations, problem
solving techniques, quality improvement tools, etc. Statistical quality
control: control charts, process capability evaluation, acceptance
sampling procedures, etc. Prerequisite: EN 465. (S)
EN 456 Applied Statistics I 3(3-0) Probability space, discrete
and continuous random variables: distributions, mathematics expectation,
sampling, statistical inference. Bayesian rule and linear regression.
Prerequisites: MATH 256 and 356. (*)
EN 461 Engineering Hydraulics 3(3-0) Steady and unsteady flow
in pipes, open-channel flow, hydraulic measurements, critical depth and
hydraulic jump, and design of spillways. Prerequisite: EN 301 or
permission of instructor. (*)
EN 471 Operations Research 4(4-0) Techniques for analysis and
solution of problems in industrial and management systems. Linear
programming, duality theory, sensitivity analysis, and network analysis
techniques. Prerequisite: MATH 224. (F)
EN 473 Computer Integrated Manufacturing 3(2-2) Engineering
design, modeling and applications in production: automation, flowlines,
robotics, numerical control, and computer usage in manufacturing.
Prerequisites: EN 340 and 342. (F)
EN 475 Facility, Planning and Design 3(3-0) Application of
industrial and systems engineering techniques to problems related to an
organization’s physical resources. Facilities planning and plant
layout, material handling, site selection and facilities location.
Prerequisite: EN 471. (F)
EN 477 Operations Planning and Control 3(3-0) Techniques for
analysis and management of manufacturing operations and production with
emphasis on inventory systems and forecasting. Prerequisite: EN 471 or
permission of instructor. (S)
EN 487 Career Success in Engineering 1(1-0) Topics related to
identifying an appropriate career path, finding a job, and planning for
graduate school. (F,S)
EN 488 Industrial Engineering Design Projects 3(3-0)
Application of industrial engineering principles to a design project.
Prerequisites: EN 420, 471, and 475 . (F,S)
EN 491 Special Topics (1-5 VAR) Prerequisite: junior standing.
(*)
EN 495 Independent Study (1-5 VAR) Prerequisite: junior
standing. (*)
EN 496 Cooperative Education Placement (1-5 VAR) Work
experience under the direction of a field supervisor and a faculty
member. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing. (F,S)
GRADUATE COURSES
EN 500 Logistics, Maintainability and Life-cycle Support 3(3-0)
Application of management systems analysis to problems of system
maintainability and maintenance. Models of repair and failure, wear-out
processes, maintenance and inspection policies and spare parts policies.
Prerequisite: graduate standing. (*)
EN 501 Software Systems Engineering 3(3-0) Software systems
development and life cycles to include applications development
stratagem, system development life cycle and phases, system development
management, group dynamics in the development process, user requirements
determination, and analysis and logical specification of the system.
Cost forecasting of the engineering design through modeling.
Prerequisite: graduate standing. (*)
EN 503 Ergonomics 3(3-0) Theory and practice of human
performance measurement and human factors engineering. Study of human
sensory, perceptual mental, psychomotor, and other characteristics
applied to the design of human-machine systems for performance
effectiveness, productivity and safety. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
(F)
EN 504 Scheduling and Sequencing 3(3-0) Theory of determining
scheduling and sequencing with stochastic extensions. An introduction to
the complexity of computations in systems varying from single machine to
job shop. Prerequisite: EN 571 or permission of instructor. (S)
EN 520 Simulation Experiments 4(3-2) Design and statistical
analysis of experiments using discrete event simulation models. Prerequisites:
EN 465 and graduate standing. (S)
EN 530 Project Planning and Control 2(2-0) Engineering project
management including project selection, organization, planning,
budgeting, scheduling and resource allocation, tracking and control, and
evaluation. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. (F)
EN 540 Advanced Engineering Economics 3(3-0) Advanced topics
in engineering economy featuring income tax consideration, treatment of
inflation, risk and uncertainty models, cost-effectiveness concepts, and
project comparison methods. Prerequisite: EN 343, or permission of
instructor. (S)
EN 556 (MATH 556) Design and Analysis of Experiments 3(3-0)
Foundations of experimental design, outline efficient methods to
implement experiments, develop statistical methods to sort signal from
noise, and analyze information derived from the experiment.
Prerequisite: MATH 256 and 356. (SS)
EN 565 Stochastic Systems Engineering 3(3-0) Analysis and
design of systems containing elements of uncertainty in demand and
performance capability. Time varying measures and approximations are
emphasized. Additional work required of graduate students. Prerequisites:
MATH 256 and 356. (*)
EN 571 Operations Research 4(4-0) Techniques for analysis and
solution of problems in industrial and management systems. Linear
programming, duality theory, sensitivity analysis, and network analysis
techniques. Additional work required of graduate students.
Prerequisites: MATH 224 and graduate standing. (F)
EN 575 Facility Planning and Design 3(3-0) Application of
industrial and systems engineering techniques to problems related to an
organization’s physical resources. Facilities planning and plant
layout, material handling, site selection and facilities location.
Additional work required of graduate students. Prerequisite: EN 571 or
permission of instructor. (F)
EN 577 Operations Planning and Control 3(3-0) Techniques for
analysis and management of manufacturing operations and production with
emphasis on inventory systems and forecasting. Additional work required
of graduate students. Prerequisite: EN 571 or permission of instructor.
(S)
EN 587 Career Success in Engineering 1(1-0) Topics related to
identifying an appropriate career path, finding a job, and planning for
graduate school. (F,S)
EN 588 Graduate Projects 3(3-0) Application of graduate
industrial engineering principles to a capstone design project.
Prerequisite: EN 520, 571, 575, & 577. (*)
EN 590 Special Projects (1-3 VAR) Individual project selected,
outlined and pursued by student. May be repeated. Prerequisite: graduate
standing and advisor approval. (*)
EN 591 Special Topics (1-3 VAR) Selected topics in industrial
and systems engineering. Heuristic design, reliability, industrial
ergonomics, multi-criteria decision analysis, analytical facility
location and site selection models. Not every topic offered each year.
May be repeated. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. (S)
EN 593 Graduate Seminar 2(2-0) Seminar for students entering
the systems engineering program. Philosophical, methodological and
ethical issues in systems engineering are discussed (S/U grading).
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. (F)
EN 599 Thesis Research (1-6 VAR) Preparation of thesis to meet
degree requirements. Arranged with major adviser. May be repeated (IP
and S/U grading). Prerequisites: graduate standing and adviser approval.
(F,S)
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