Jun 15, 2024

2018-2019 Undergraduate Bulletin

2018-2019 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED PUBLICATION]

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	EDUC 383 - Secondary Analysis of Curriculum and Pedagogy Credits: 3 Three semester hours designed to integrate the fundamental aspects of differentiated instruction, curriculum development, lesson planning, and concept assessment while teaching in a departmentalized middle or secondary (5-12) school setting. Prerequisite(s): EDUC 283 or EDUC 292 ; Formal admission to Teacher Education is required prior to registration. Co-Requisite(s) (must be taken at same time as): EDUC 384 . Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	EDUC 384 - Advanced Clinical Experiences in Secondary Schools Credits: 3 Three semester hours of field practicum designed to support candidates’ integration of differentiated instruction, curriculum development, lesson planning, and concept assessment while teaching in a departmentalized middle or secondary (5-12) school setting. Prerequisite(s): EDUC 283 or EDUC 292 ; Formal admission to Teacher Education is required prior to registration. Co-Requisite(s) (must be taken at same time as): EDUC 383 . Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	EDUC 386 - Early Childhood Curriculum and Instruction Credits: 3 This course is a comprehensive study of early childhood pedagogy, research and curriculum, with a focus on how children acquire, organize, and apply knowledge. Integrated methods and developmentally appropriate activities are emphasized. Reflecting and supporting diversity in addition to utilizing observation and assessment of learning will be stressed. Prerequisite(s): EDUC 242 ; Formal admission to Teacher Education is required prior to registration. Restricted to Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, or Special Education majors. Co-Requisite(s) (must be taken at same time as): EDUC 355 . Term(s) Offered: Fall, Summer Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	EDUC 388 - Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School Credits: 3 This course prepares elementary teacher candidates with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to teach the social studies curriculum in grades K-6, as defined by the Indiana Academic Standards and the Indiana licensure standards for Elementary Generalists. Prerequisite(s): EDUC 242 or EDUC 292 or EDUC 283 ; Formal admission to Teacher Education is required prior to registration. Restricted to Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, or Special Education majors. Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	EDUC 392 - The Teaching of Elementary School Mathematics Credits: 3 The materials, devices, and methods of teaching mathematics in the elementary school. Guided laboratory experiences in local schools may be required. Prerequisite(s): MATH 203 and admission to teacher education. Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	EDUC 396 - Teaching Science in Grades 5-12 Credits: 3 This course in teaching science in grades 5-12 provides teacher candidates with the standards-based practices in science planning, teaching and assessing diverse learners. The course content focuses on current Indiana and national standards with an emphasis on classroom management, teaching strategies, laboratory techniques, and educational technology appropriate for secondary science teaching. Prerequisite(s): EDUC 283 . Term(s) Offered: Fall, even-numbered years Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	EDUC 398 - Reading Methods Credits: 3 Examines issues related to scientifically-based reading research. Reading strategies and assessments for teaching and evaluating phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, comprehension, and vocabulary are taught and then utilized in a guided field experience. Prerequisite(s): EDUC 246 or EDUC 378 ; Formal admission to Teacher Education is required prior to registration. Restricted to Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education or Special Education majors. Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	EDUC 408 - Teaching Reading to Students with Special Needs Credits: 3 Emphasizes the knowledge and skills necessary for teaching reading to students with mild disabilities. Prerequisite(s): EDUC 261 or EDUC 206 ; Restricted to Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education or Special Education majors. Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	EDUC 411 - Legal and Contemporary Issues Related to Exceptional Needs Credits: 3 This course will examine the legal foundations for the provision of special education services. This course will review contemporary legal findings prevalent in the field through class discussion of cases involving mediation, due process, and court decisions. Legal tenets that relate to differing opinions involving school personnel, state educational agencies, and parents will be thoroughly examined. Prerequisite(s): EDUC 206 ; Restricted to Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education and Special Education majors. Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	EDUC 412 - Assessing Students with Special Needs Credits: 3 This course explores the purpose(s) of assessment, selection of criteria, administration techniques, need for accuracy in scoring, determination of validity of interpretation, and application of data for instructional design and implementation. The development of assessment skills, awareness of legal and ethical issues, and collaboration will be emphasized. Prerequisite(s): EDUC 206 , restricted to Early Childhood, Elementary Education, or Special Education majors. Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	EDUC 413 - Exceptional Needs Instructional Strategies I Credits: 3 This course examines teaching methods appropriate for students with exceptional needs in the primary and intermediate categories. Emphasis is placed on all phases of the instructional process based on assessment of student needs, developmental plans, appropriate implementation and evaluation of effective instruction. Prerequisite(s): EDUC 206 ; Restricted to Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education or Special Education majors. Co-Requisite(s) (must be taken at same time as): EDUC 421 Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	EDUC 418 - Exceptional Needs Instructional Strategies II Credits: 3 This course examines teaching methods appropriate for students with exceptional needs in the Early Adolescent and Young Adult categories. Emphasis is placed on all phases of the instructional process based on assessment of student needs, development plans, appropriate implementation and evaluation of effective instruction. Prerequisite(s): EDUC 206 ; Restricted to Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, or Special Education majors . Co-Requisite(s) (must be taken at same time as): EDUC 422 . Term(s) Offered: Fall Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	EDUC 419 - Multisensory Language Approach: Teaching Reading to Struggling Readers Credits: 3 This course examines and analyzes the structure of the English language using encoding, decoding, syllable types, phonemics, spelling rules, and word roots. It focuses on the implementation of knowledge using a multisensory approach to integrated instruction at all grade levels to improve encoding, decoding, grammar and comprehension in language art skills. Prerequisite(s): EDUC 206 , EDUC 378 , and admission to Teacher Education. Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	EDUC 421 - Exceptional Needs Practicum I: Elementary Credits: 3 This practicum consists of a 60-hour field experience in the elementary school setting taught concurrently with EDUC 413 . Prerequisite(s): EDUC 206 ; Restricted to Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, or Special Education majors. Co-Requisite(s) (must be taken at same time as): EDUC 413 . Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	EDUC 422 - Exceptional Needs Practicum II: Secondary Credits: 3 This practicum consists of a 60-hour field experience in the secondary school setting and taught concurrently with EDUC 418 . Prerequisite(s): EDUC 206 ; Restricted to Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, or Special Education majors. Co-Requisite(s) (must be taken at same time as): EDUC 418 . Term(s) Offered: Fall Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	EDUC 423 - Collaborative Partnerships Credits: 3 This course defines, studies, and applies the skills necessary for teaching collaboratively. It presents a paradigm that adheres to the belief that close working relationships between teachers serving the same students are an absolute necessity. Emphasis will be placed on the need for close communication between professionals, the challenges of scheduling and instructional coordination, and interpersonal problem solving. This course will also examine student transition as it relates to placement in the elementary school, movement from the elementary setting to a middle school placement, movement from the middle school to a high school placement and from the school setting into community environments. It will promote skill development in working with students and their parents to encourage advocacy and self determination. Prerequisite(s): EDUC 206 and admission to Teacher Education. Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	EDUC 424 - Supervised Student Teaching in Special Education Credits: 3-9 Teacher candidates in the final semester of their program are assigned to a full-time special education placement for the duration of the semester. Candidates will student teach using USI’s Co-Teaching model under the guidance of a classroom teacher and a university supervisor. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the director of student teaching. All other courses toward degree must be completed before term begins. Concurrent (may be taken at same time): Requires concurrent enrollment in EDUC 458 or capstone course in department of major. Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	EDUC 431 - Supervised Student Teaching in Early Childhood Education Credits: 3-9 Teacher candidates in the final semester of their program of their program are assigned to a full-time early childhood placement for the duration of the semester. Candidates will student teach using USI’s Co-Teaching model under the guidance of a classroom teacher and a university supervisor. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the director of student teaching. All other courses toward degree must be completed before term begins. Concurrent (may be taken at same time): Requires concurrent enrollment in EDUC 458 Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	EDUC 437 - Classroom Management through Data-based Decision Making Credits: 3 This course examines how assessment data can be used to inform instructional decision-making and classroom management. This course will provide candidates with the assessment tools necessary to enhance learning for diverse student populations in P-6 classrooms. Teacher candidates will conduct evidence-based assessments of student learning, analyze data collected from a variety of assessments, communicate results with stakeholders, and use data to improve teaching and classroom management. Prerequisite(s): Senior status. Restricted to Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, or Special Education majors. Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	EDUC 440 - Current Trends in Reading Credits: 3 The teaching of reading undergoes a variety of changes based on the social and political climate. This course offers the opportunity for students to explore trends and issues that are currently impacting the teaching of reading. Topics that may be explored: new instructional programs, state mandates in reading instruction, changing state and national standards, and phonics instruction. Prerequisite(s): ENG 201 ; sophomore standing; restricted to early childhood, elementary and special education majors. Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	EDUC 455 - Diagnostic Teaching of Reading Credits: 3 Emphasizes diagnostic teaching in which teachers assess reading during instruction. A model of diagnostic decision-making is presented that encourages the teacher of reading to view assessment and instruction as interacting and continuous processes. A variety of formal and informal assessment measures are studied for their assessment and instructional value. Prerequisite(s): EDUC 398 or consent of instructor. Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	EDUC 458 - Seminar in Professional Education Credits: 3 Capstone seminar open to all teaching majors and minors. This course provides a synthesis of interdisciplinary knowledge and pedagogical practices. Integrates knowledge gained from Core 39, subject area coursework, and professional education core. The course examines current issues faced by teaching professionals in today’s schools. USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Writing. Prerequisite(s): ENG 201 and permission of director of student teaching. Concurrent (may be taken at same time): Concurrent enrollment in student teaching Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	EDUC 463 - Professional Issues in Education Credits: 3 This course, taken concurrently with student teaching, prepares secondary and all-grades candidates for Indiana licensure requirements. Candidates also learn how assessment data can be used to inform instructional decision-making, manage the classroom, and enhance learning for diverse student populations. Co-Requisite(s) (must be taken at same time as): EDUC 473 . Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	EDUC 465 - Instructional Technology Integration Credits: 3 Focuses on the integration of technology into the school curriculum and explores the use of technology to enhance the teaching and learning process. Students will examine issues related to the evaluation, selection, and implementation of technology resources including software, hardware, and peripherals, the emerging technologies and trends in technology education, and various pedagogical approaches. Emphasis is placed on the design and implementation of technology-based instruction for K-12 classrooms. Term(s) Offered: Fall, even-numbered years Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	EDUC 466 - Authoring Educational Multimedia Resources Credits: 3 Focuses on the systematic design and development of educational software and multimedia resources. Students plan instructional sequences, then apply computer programming and courseware design skills to the development of informational, instructional, and constructional resources. Internet, laserdiscs, CD-ROM, CD-audio, digitized audio, digitized still and motion video, and scanned images are incorporated into multimedia projects. Interdisciplinary multimedia thematic units also are developed. Prerequisite(s): EDUC 214 , EDUC 465 , or equivalent. Term(s) Offered: Spring, odd-numbered years Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	EDUC 467 - The Internet in Education Credits: 3 Focuses on the applications of Internet technology in teaching and education with emphases on resources, publication, and research. Topics include the examination of diverse Internet-based tool and information sources for teachers and learners. Students explore the Internet and create web publications applicable to professional development, student publication, school based network presence, and lesson development. Prerequisite(s): EDUC 214 , EDUC 465 , or equivalent. Term(s) Offered: Fall, odd-numbered years Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	EDUC 468 - Instructional Technology Administration Credits: 3 Focuses on technical and management skills needed to coordinate the technology program in a school. Technical topics include advanced instructional development, general technical troubleshooting and maintenance; and assistive technology. Management topics include technology planning, implementation, and evaluation; staff development; facilities design; budgeting, and grant writing. Prerequisite(s): EDUC 214 , EDUC 465 , or equivalent. Term(s) Offered: Spring, even-numbered years Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	EDUC 469 - Special Topics in Computer Education Credits: 1-3 Explores contemporary topics or innovative developments related to the integration of computers and other technology into educational settings. Credit hours available determined by faculty. Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Repeatability: Repeatable for maximum of five credit hours. Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	EDUC 471 - Supervised Student Teaching in Elementary Education Credits: 3-9 Teacher candidates in the final semester of their program are assigned to a full-time elementary placement for the duration of the semester. Candidates will student teach using USI’s Co-Teaching model under the guidance of a classroom teacher and a university supervisor. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the director of student teaching. All other courses toward the degree must be completed before term begins. Concurrent (may be taken at same time): Requires concurrent enrollment in EDUC 458 Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	EDUC 473 - Supervised Student Teaching in Secondary or P-12 Education Credits: 3-9 Teacher candidates in the final semester of their program are assigned to a full-time placement for the duration of the semester. Candidates will student teach using USI’s Co-Teaching model under the guidance of a classroom teacher and a university supervisor. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the director of student teaching. All other courses toward the degree must be completed with a grade of C or better before term begins. Co-Requisite(s) (must be taken at same time as): EDUC 463 . Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	EDUC 480 - Diversity in Children’s Literature Credits: 3 This course examines the representation of diverse populations in literature for children and adolescents. In the course, students have an opportunity to read a variety of multicultural books written for students in grades K-8, research authors who write and illustrate multicultural books, examine the multiple perspectives represented in books advertised as multicultural and discuss using the books in classrooms. Prerequisite(s): EDUC 203 and EDUC 221 ; Restricted to Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education or Special Education majors. Term(s) Offered: Fall Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	EDUC 490 - Special Topics in Education Credits: 1-3 Course is devoted at each offering to the study of a contemporary topic or innovative development in education. Credit hours available for each offering and course requirements are determined by the education faculty. Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	EDUC 493 - Content Area Reading and Writing Credits: 3 Teaching techniques and materials for using reading and writing across the curriculum. Prerequisite(s): Junior or Senior status; Restricted to Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, or Special Education majors, or Secondary Education or P-12 minors. Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	EDUC 494 - Workshop in Reading Credits: 2 An analysis of instructional programs in content areas with emphasis on both developmental reading and remedial procedures. Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	EDUC 498 - Current Research in Education Credits: 1-3 A survey of current research in education. Designed to meet individual needs of students. Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	EDUC 499 - Individual Study in Educational Psychology Credits: 1-3 A survey of current research in learning. Designed to meet individual needs of students Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
Electrical and Computer Engineering
	ECE 217 - Fundamentals of Computer Programming Credits: 1 This course covers the fundamentals of procedural computer programming with an emphasis on C language. Typical software development methodologies are presented, including common mechanisms for documentation and descriptions of program logic. Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): 0.5-1.5 Term(s) Offered: Fall Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ECE 241 - Digital Logic Credits: 3 This course teaches the basics of digital logic by using computer simulations and circuit construction in laboratory experiments. Binary, octal, and hexadecimal number systems are investigated, and basic logic gates (AND, OR, NAND, NOR, and INVERTER) are discussed. Flip-flops, multiplexers, and various memory devices and their uses in logic circuitry are studied. Prerequisite(s): MATH 111 , MATH 118 , MATH 215 , or MATH 230 Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): (2-3) Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ECE 255 - Electric Circuits Credits: 4 Introduction to electric circuit theory and analysis for engineering majors. Topics covered include D.C. Circuits, A.C. Circuits, mesh and nodal analysis, Norton’s and Thevenin’s equivalent circuits, source conversions, impedance calculations, maximum power transfer, phasor and sinusoidal steady state responses. Prerequisite(s): PHYS 206 . Co-Requisite(s) (must be taken at same time as): PHYS 206 Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): (3-3) Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ECE 311 - Electromagnetic Fields Credits: 3 This course covers the foundations of electric and magnetic fields. Material for the course consists of vector calculus, electrostatics, magnetic fields, Maxwell’s equations, electromagnetic waves, and transmission lines. The course will have three 50 minute lectures each week, with a 50 minute tutorial session. Students will be assessed through weekly homework, exams, and projects. Prerequisite(s): PHYS 206 , MATH 335 , and ECE 255 Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): 3-1 Term(s) Offered: Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ECE 341 - Semiconductors Credits: 3 ‘Semiconductors’ introduces students to fundamental properties of semiconductor materials including but not limited to doping, band diagrams, p-n junctions, and semiconductor device theories. Prerequisite(s): PHYS 206 . Term(s) Offered: Fall Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ECE 343 - Electronics Credits: 4 This course introduces the three basic discrete devices: the diode (both pn and zener), the bipolar junction transistor, and the field effect transistor. Device modeling, biasing techniques, frequency response, h parameters and amplifier design are discussed. Prerequisite(s): ECE 255 . Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): (3-3) Term(s) Offered: Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ECE 344 - Integrated Circuits Credits: 3 Integrated Circuits (IC) is a continuation of ECE 343 Electronics Students will analyze and design circuits utilizing the major devices they studied in 343, namely field effect transistors and bipolar junction transistors. Typical devices students will investigate are differential amplifiers, frequency dependent circuits, power amplifiers, and wave-function manipulation circuits. Prerequisite(s): ECE 343 . Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): (2-3) Term(s) Offered: Fall (odd-numbered years) Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ECE 345 - Advanced Electrical Circuits Credits: 3 Advanced electrical circuits elective course for engineering majors. Topics covered include polyphase circuits, complex frequency and Laplace Transform, s-domain circuit analysis, series and parallel resonance, and Fourier frequency analysis. Course stresses network theorems, solution of time and frequency- domain problems. Course coverage includes transient analysis by classical and transform methods as well as basic concepts of steady state AC circuit analysis. Prerequisite(s): ECE 255 and MATH 235 . Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): (3-0) Term(s) Offered: Fall Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ECE 347 - Microcomputer Engineering Credits: 3 An introduction to the concepts of microcomputers and microcontrollers including system architecture, addressing modes, assembly language programming, fixed point arithmetic, data structures and stacks, subroutines, high-level compilers, and integrated development environments. Prerequisite(s): ECE 241 . Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): (2-3) Term(s) Offered: Fall Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ECE 349 - Electrical Machines Credits: 4 This course is a technical elective intended for electrical emphasis students. It is part of the power systems design sequence. The course introduces the students to electromechanical devices such as DC machines, induction motors, and synchronous machines. The course has a lab associated with it in which modeling and applications will be emphasized. Prerequisite(s): ECE 345 (may be taken concurrently). Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): (3-3) Term(s) Offered: Fall Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ECE 377 - Printed Circuit Board Design Credits: 1 This course will introduce students to printed circuit board (PCB) design and fabrication. Using foundational skills in circuits, students will transition their knowledge of breadboard circuit design to PCB design. Students will be introduced to topics that include board design and layout, fabrication, and PCB population. Students will also be introduced to how different design programs work, PCB fabrication limitations, and training to use PCB fabrication equipment. At the culmination of the course, students will be able to show their gained knowledge by prototyping, building, and testing electronic circuits towards a semester project. Prerequisite(s): ECE 255 Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): 0.5-1.5 Term(s) Offered: Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ECE 443 - Linear Control Systems Credits: 3 A study of the fundamental concepts of linear automated control of physical systems. The course includes the following areas of study: mathematical modeling, block diagrams, frequency response analysis, root-locus analysis, time-domain analysis, stability analysis, compensation techniques, controller design, and interface transducers. Prerequisite(s): ECE 345 . Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): (3-0) Term(s) Offered: On demand Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ECE 445 - Signals and Systems Credits: 3 Classification, analysis, and design of systems in both the time- and frequency-domains. Continuous-time linear systems: Fourier Series, Fourier Transform, bilateral Laplace Transform. Discrete-time linear systems: difference equations, Discrete- Time Fourier Transform, bilateral z-Transform. Sampling, quantization, and discrete-time processing of continuous-time signals. Prerequisite(s): ECE 255 . Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): (2-3) Term(s) Offered: Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ECE 447 - Embedded Systems Design Credits: 3 This course involves the design of firmware and hardware for microprocessor-based systems, including analog and digital interfaces, system architecture, memory system design, IO structure and handshaking protocols, interrupts, timers, parallel and serial subsystems, and analog-to-digital conversion. Prerequisite(s): ECE 347 . Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): (2-3) Term(s) Offered: Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ECE 448 - Software Engineering Credits: 3 An introduction to software engineering principles, with emphasis on the methods, processes, tools, and metrics needed to develop quality software products and systems. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing. Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): (2-3) Term(s) Offered: On demand Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ECE 449 - Electrical Power Credits: 3 Fundamental concepts of power system analysis, transmission line parameters, basic system models, steady state performance, network calculations, power flow solutions, fault studies, symmetrical components, operating strategies and control. Industry standard software, like ETAP, will be used in the course. Prerequisite(s): ECE 349 . Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): (2-3) Term(s) Offered: Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ECE 452. - Digital Signal Processing Credits: 3 This course covers the fundamental theories involved in digital signal processing and their application to real-world systems. Topics include the sampling theorem, discrete linear systems, Fourier, Laplace, and z Transforms, digital filters, error correction coding, and data compression. Students gain real-world experience by implementing DSP algorithms in real-time computer programs and off-line computer simulations. The course is administered as two 50-minute lectures per week and a three-hour lab. Student learning is assessed through in-class exams and quizzes, a final exam, homework, and laboratory/programming assignments. Prerequisite(s): ECE 445 Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): 2-3 Term(s) Offered: Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ECE 453 - Communication Systems Credits: 3 This course introduces various topics of analog and digital communication systems. The course will review the Fourier series and Fourier transform for continuous time signals. The discussion then turns to analog modulation techniques: amplitude and phase modulation. The effectiveness of these techniques in presence of noise will be considered. Analog-to-digital conversion is also addressed, as well as an introduction to digital modulation and data transmission techniques. The course will be administered as two 50-minute lectures per week and a three-hour lab. Student learning will be assessed through two in-class exams, a final exam, homework, and laboratory assignments. Prerequisite(s): ECE 445 Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): 2-3 Term(s) Offered: Fall Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ECE 471 - Electrical Systems Integration Credits: 3 This course is the first step in the senior design sequence. The first third of the course (lecture and lab) will concentrate on system specifications and instrumentation. For the rest of the semester, the lecture will cover various topics of system design including project management, decision making, testing, and economics. To coincide with this material, the lab will be used as time for the students to start the senior design project. The course will be assessed through a project proposal, midterm design review, final design review. Furthermore, the students will need to turn in individual progress reports and various assignments (labs, homework, case studies) throughout the semester. The course consists of 2 hours of lecture and a 2 hour lab. Prerequisite(s): Senior standing in engineering and consent of instructor Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): 2-2 Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
Engineering
	ENGR 101 - Engineering Orientation Credits: 1 Presentation and discussion of current professional engineering topics by faculty and guest lecturers. Student club meetings also are held during this class period. Required of all new full-time engineering, advanced manufacturing and industrial students. Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): (1-0) Term(s) Offered: On demand Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ENGR 103 - Principles of Problem Solving Credits: 3 Problem solving method in geometry, trigonometry, force vectors, energy, equation of linear, exponential, and power data, unit conversions, laboratory and report. Prerequisite(s): MATH 118 or MATH 111 (may be taken concurrently). Co-Requisite(s) (must be taken at same time as): MATH 118 Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): Two hours lecture, two hours recitation/lab. Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ENGR 104 - Applied Problem Solving Credits: 3 Problem solving using computers, flowcharts, and computer programming. Prerequisite(s): ENGR 103 , grade of C or better. Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): Two hours lecture, two hours lab. Term(s) Offered: Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ENGR 107 - Fundamentals of Engineering Credits: 3 This course introduces students to a systematic, engineering problem-solving method. Problems have been selected to preview many of the engineering courses that the students will take as sophomores, including statics and electrical circuits. A large portion of this course is dedicated to formulating problems for computer solutions using methods such as flowcharting that can be applied to any programming language. Additionally, students learn computer programming using VISUAL BASIC and MATLAB. Prerequisite(s): MATH 230 (may be taken concurrently), or consent of instructor. Co-Requisite(s) (must be taken at same time as): MATH 230 Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): (0-6) Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ENGR 108 - Systems Engineering and Freshman Design Credits: 2 This course introduces students to systems engineering and design. This course uses team-oriented projects to teach students the design process and technical communication. Students are expected to communicate their designs through written technical reports, oral presentations, and design reviews. This course includes a laboratory component to allow students in-class time for project work. Prerequisite(s): ENGR 107 minimum grade of C. Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): 1-3 Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ENGR 121 - Drafting & Annotation Credits: 1 Principles of engineering modeling and documentation in a computer environment. Specific topics to be covered include visualization, geometric modeling of objects in a computer-aided design environment, and application of documentation standards and conventional engineering representations. Emphasis is placed on freehand sketching as a means of communication and on the accurate generation of computer models and documentation files. Recommended for Engineering majors with a Civil, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering emphasis or undecided. Prerequisite(s): MATH 118 or higher. Effective spring 2018 - no prerequisites Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): 1-1.5 Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ENGR 127 - Problem Solving with Mathematica Credits: 1 This course will introduce students to the basic use of Mathematica. This includes plotting, lists, functions, solving systems of equations, matrix algebra and more. Prerequisite(s): MATH 230 Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): 0.5-1.5 Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ENGR 202 - Introductory Engineering Methods and Applications Credits: 3 This course introduces students to topics in engineering. Students will be exposed to engineering methods, application, design and analysis through projects. These projects are selected to introduce students to underlying scientific principles typically used in engineering. Projects will encourage students to explore connections between science and mathematics. Prerequisite(s): MATH 203 or MATH 111 Term(s) Offered: On demand Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ENGR 235 - Statics Credits: 3 Fundamentals of engineering mechanics including forces acting on bodies at rest as they apply to equilibrium of coplanar force systems, analysis of frames and trusses, non-coplanar force systems, friction, centroids, and moments of inertia. Emphasis is placed on drawing a free-body diagram, determining the equilibrium equations, and developing a logical scheme for complete analysis of an engineering statics problem. Prerequisite(s): PHYS 205 and MATH 235 . Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): (3-0) Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ENGR 237 - Survey of Computational Methods in Engineering Credits: 1 This course covers the use of computer methods to solve engineering problems, primarily through MATLAB. It is intended to expand on concepts from freshman problem solving courses and enhance student preparation for foundational engineering courses and electives. Topics will include vector and matrix methods, sequential programming, numerical integration, and finite difference methods among others. Prerequisite(s): ENGR 107 , MATH 230 Term(s) Offered: Summer Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ENGR 265 - Energy Systems and Sustainable Design Credits: 3 ENGR 265 will include a survey of energy systems, energy production, and efficiencies of the various systems that are currently in use and/or are under development. It will also cover topics of energy usage, such as building systems and sustainable building design. The production, transportation and consumption of energy are some of the more important topics facing the human race, because energy touches on every facet of human existence. This course will prepare engineering students to contribute to the complex societal nature of energy production, usage, and conservation in a quantitative way. Term(s) Offered: Fall Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ENGR 275 - Dynamics Credits: 3 Kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies using vector analysis. Topics include: force, mass, acceleration, work and energy, impulse, and momentum. Prerequisite(s): ENGR 235 and MATH 230 . Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): (3-0) Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ENGR 277 - Introduction to Biomedical Engineering Credits: 3 This course is designed to introduce students to the diverse areas of biomedical engineering. It will be taught from an interdisciplinary perspective to create synergies between students majoring in engineering and those majoring in the sciences. Students will use their respective knowledge collectively to research scholarly articles, understand how biomedical engineering is implemented into commercial capabilities, and present their findings. Students will be immersed into areas of biomedical engineering such as biomechanics, bioelectricity, bioinstrumentation, biological engineering, and tissue engineering. Students will also learn how many other facets of engineering (mechanical, chemical, electrical, material, and computer) are integrated into the field in order to solve tough biomedical problems. Prerequisite(s): ENGR 107 or BIOL 141 Term(s) Offered: Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ENGR 290 - High Altitude Ballooning Credits: 1 Participation in an end-to-end engineering project as part of a team to prepare, launch, track, and recover a high-altitude helium-filled weather balloon which will carry a number of devices and experiments. Each student will be expected to contribute to at least one device or experiment, and to participate in other aspects of the pre-flight and post-flight experience. Oral presentations will be required pre-flight and post-flight. Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): (1-1) Term(s) Offered: Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ENGR 291 - Experimental Design and Technical Writing Credits: 2 This is a 2-credit hour (1 hour lecture + 2 hours laboratory per week) course designed to improve your skills as an experimenter. You will gain proficiency in designing and executing an experiment and then analyzing and presenting the results (both in written and oral form). Writing technical reports is a significant component of this course, as is technical reading related to lifelong learning and ethical responsibility. USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Writing. Prerequisite(s): ENG 201 and ENGR 108 . Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): 1-2. Term(s) Offered: Fall Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ENGR 298 - Service Learning – Leadership & Mentoring in Engineering Credits: 1 This course will allow the engineering student to work with high school students in project Lead the Way. Concepts involved will be team leadership, teaching and mentoring. A report of activities will be required at the end of the semester. Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing in engineering. Term(s) Offered: On demand Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ENGR 299 - Co-op Experience Credits: 1 Approved investigation undertaken coincident with the co-op assignment. Evaluation based on a formal report submitted by the student. Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing and consent of department chair. Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ENGR 305 - Engineering Statistics Credits: 3 Calculus-based examination of descriptive and inferential statistics. Topics covered include population and sample data analysis, discrete random variables, continuous random variables, frequency distributions, probability, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, regression, and correlation. Computer applications for problem solution are required. USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Scientific and Mathematical Inquiry. Prerequisite(s): ENGR 107 and MATH 235 . Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): (3-0) Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ENGR 324 - Construction Materials and Estimating Credits: 4 A study of aggregates, concrete, steel, wood, and asphaltic materials, including concrete mix design. Additional subject matter covered will be characteristics, capabilities, and operating costs of equipment; estimation of construction costs; field inspection practices and responsibilities. Prerequisite(s): ENGR 107 and junior standing in Engineering. Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): (3-3) Term(s) Offered: Fall Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ENGR 335 - Engineering Economics Credits: 3 This course is designed to provide information on the scope and application of various numerical techniques and evaluation criteria for making economic decisions. Interest rates, cash flows, depreciation, and tax implications will be covered. Methods such as present worth, annual worth, future worth, and rate- of- return will be used to make comparisons between alternatives. Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing and either MATH 215 or MATH 230 . Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): (3-0) Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ENGR 353 - Entrepreneurial Feasibility Analysis Credits: 3 This course focuses on the development of analytical skills required to examine the feasibility of a product innovation or business concept by conducting product, market, organizational, and financial research. Through prototype development, customer interaction, and secondary research, innovative ideas are first analyzed with regard to technical feasibility and commercializability. This information is then used to examine organizational and financial feasibility (i.e., profit potential), which provides the details of how the idea can be taken to market successfully. Prerequisite(s): ENGR 108 . Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ENGR 355 - Strength of Materials Credits: 4 A study of stress-strain relationship for axial, torsion, shearing, and bending loads; deflection of beams; connections; combined loadings; statically indeterminate members; and plane stress. The laboratory experience will include material testing to determine physical and mechanical properties that will reinforce the principles studied. Prerequisite(s): ENGR 235 . Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): (3-2) Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ENGR 362 - Manufacturing Credits: 3 This course is a survey of traditional and non-traditional manufacturing processes including machining, welding, fabrication, plastics processing, assembly, and shop safety. Laboratory exercises will allow students to learn to program and operate robots, CNC machines, and other automation technologies. Prerequisite(s): ENGR 107 and junior standing in engineering. Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): Two hours lecture, two hours lab. Term(s) Offered: Fall Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ENGR 373 - Optics Credits: 3 An introductory course in optics covering wave propagation, interaction of electromagnetic radiation with matter, geometrical optics, polarization, interference, and diffraction. Supplementary topics from modern optics such as lasers, detectors, fiber optics, optical communications, imaging, and storage also included. Prerequisite(s): MATH 230 and PHYS 206 , or consent of instructor. Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): (2-3) Term(s) Offered: Spring (even-numbered years) Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ENGR 375 - Fluid Mechanics Credits: 3 Fundamentals of fluid mechanics including application of Bernoulli’s equation for incompressible flow, hydrostatic forces on gates, dynamics of fluid flow, friction loss and drag, sizing of pipes and pumps, and turbo machinery. The laboratory portion requires students to design experiments to evaluate specific fluid principles and concepts with subsequent completion to reinforce the understanding of the material. Prerequisite(s): ENGR 235 . Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): (2-3) Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ENGR 382 - SCADA Systems Design Credits: 3 This course covers the analysis and design of modern industrial control systems. Continuous control concepts such as loop stability and error minimization are examined through the study of proportional, integral, derivative, and advanced control algorithms and process loop tuning methods. Discrete control concepts are explored through the application of programmable logic controller situations. PC-based data acquisition and instrumentation systems also are developed. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing in engineering or a related discipline. Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): (2-3) Term(s) Offered: Fall Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ENGR 390 - Special Design Projects Credits: 3 An independent study course requiring the student to complete an assigned design project under the guidance of a faculty member. The project will require application of various analytical methods and the use of computer models or laboratory facilities. A written report is required upon completion of the design project. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing and consent of instructor and department chair. Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ENGR 417 - Project Management Credits: 3 This course provides students with a broad overview of the techniques of project management from an engineering perspective. Topics will include a structured approach to project management, project life cycle, project selection and evaluation, organizational concepts in project management, project planning, conflict and negotiation, budgeting and cost estimation, scheduling, resource allocation, monitoring, project control and project termination. The objective is to gain insight into organizational issues and learn quantitative methods that are necessary for successful project management. The course has a strong emphasis on team work and student project presentations. Special purpose software such as Microsoft Project will be utilized. Prerequisite(s): ENGR 335 and junior standing. Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): (3-0) Term(s) Offered: Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ENGR 436 - Intermediate Statistics and Quality Credits: 3 This course will include topics such as multiple regression, regressor significance tests, variable selection methods model adequacy and complications caused by multicollinearity. Additional topics will be Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), statistical quality control, and nonparametric statistical methods. Prerequisite(s): ENGR 305 . Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): (3-0) Cross-Listed: Co-listed as Math 436. Term(s) Offered: Spring (odd-numbered years) Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ENGR 471 - Engineering Design and Analysis Credits: 3 Application of the professional method to the formulation and design solution for real-world, industry-type problems. Student teams will utilize their knowledge of engineering principles as well as social and economic issues to develop, analyze, and evaluate proposed designs using experimental, computer, and numerical techniques. Prerequisite(s): Senior standing in engineering and consent of instructor. Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): (3-0) Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ENGR 477 - Biomedical Engineering Design Credits: 3 This course is aimed as a precursor to a biomedical related senior design course. Students will be introduced to engineering design with respect to biomedical applications. Students will be immersed into the medical field visiting hospitals, clinics, or other medically relevant facilities to engage with doctors, physicians, and healthcare professions to understand the problems they face in their selected fields. Following the immersion into the medical field; students will determine a need, assess that need, and develop an idea from concept to prototype. The second half of the semester, the students will work toward design requirements regarding their senior design capstone while garnering professional development and ethical considerations faced by engineers in the healthcare industry. Prerequisite(s): ENGR 277 ; senior standing and consent of instructor Term(s) Offered: Fall Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ENGR 482 - Engineering Organization and Management Credits: 3 An examination of the fundamental concepts of management in engineering organizations with emphasis on the relationships among types of engineering work, type of organizational structures, and managerial responsibilities. Includes study of motivation, time management, oral and written communications, engineering ethics, and lifelong learning. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing. Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): (3-0) Term(s) Offered: Summer Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ENGR 491 - Senior Design Credits: 3 A course which provides an opportunity for synthesis of technical, professional, and general knowledge for engineering students. Design problems provided by industrial sponsors are studied by small teams of students to develop solutions using engineering design, while considering realistic constraints such as economic factors, safety, reliability, aesthetics, ethics, and social impact. Formal written and oral reports to faculty, industrial sponsors, and invited guests are required. USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Writing. Prerequisite(s): ECE 255 , ENGR 275 , ENGR 305 , ENGR 335 , ENGR 375 , ENG 201 , senior standing in engineering and consent of department chair. Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ENGR 499 - Independent Study/Research Credits: 1-3 Independent study or research into selected Engineering topics conducted under the guidance of faculty mentors. Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor and department chair. Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
English
	ENG 100 - Introduction to Rhetoric and Composition Credits: 3 A portfolio-based, preparatory course in reading, writing, reflection, and discussion, emphasizing rhetorical analysis and strategies for focusing, developing, and organizing writing. Special attention also is given to strategies for revising and editing writing. Course credits will apply as electives toward graduation. Prerequisite(s): GENS 098 or appropriate placement, based on high school GPA and standardized test scores (SAT or ACT). Basic keyboarding skills required. Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ENG 101 - Rhetoric and Composition I: Literacy and the Self Credits: 3 A course in the critical arts of reading, writing, reflection, and discussion, with an introduction to rhetoric and informal logic. USI Core 39: Foundations-Rhetoric and Composition I. Prerequisite(s): ENG 100 (grade of C or better) or appropriate placement based on SAT Critical Reading and Writing Scores (or ACT equivalents), high school rank percentile, and English Department placement essay. Basic keyboarding skills required. This course is part of the Core Transfer Library (CTL). Indiana Statewide Common Course #: IEL 1240. Indiana Statewide Transfer General Education Core: Meets IN Statewide Core. Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ENG 103 - Fundamentals of Creative Writing Credits: 1 This course, designed specifically for incoming freshmen with creative writing scholarships, teaches the fundamentals of poetry and fiction writing. Students will read and write fiction and poetry. Term(s) Offered: Fall Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ENG 105 - Introduction to Literature Credits: 3 An introduction to literature emphasizing the ability to read critically. Topics vary. USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Creative and Aesthetic Expression. This course is part of the Core Transfer Library (CTL). Indiana Statewide Common Course #: IEL 1270. Indiana Statewide Transfer General Education Core: Meets IN Statewide Core. Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ENG 185 - Introduction to Film Credits: 3 An introductory examination of motion pictures as an art form. Students attend a series of selected films and discuss and evaluate them with respect to theme and technique. Critical principles are examined, and basic dramatic, literary, and photographic principles of cinema are investigated. USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Creative and Aesthetic Expression; Embedded Experience-Diversity Indiana Statewide Transfer General Education Core: Meets IN Statewide Core. Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ENG 201 - Rhetoric and Composition II: Literacy and the World Credits: 3 A second course in the critical arts of reading, writing, reflection, and discussion emphasizing the responsibilities of written inquiry and structured reasoning. USI Core 39: Foundations-Rhetoric and Composition II. Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 (grade of C or better), or approved equivalent. This course is part of the Core Transfer Library (CTL). Indiana Statewide Common Course #: IEL 1241. Indiana Statewide Transfer General Education Core: Meets IN Statewide Core. Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ENG 205 - Introduction to English Studies and Ways of Reading Credits: 3 ENG 205 introduces students to the major literary genres (lyric poetry, drama, and prose fiction), to significant theoretical orientations (such as formalism, reader-response, Marxism, and feminism) that establish particular ways of reading any text, and to the range of disciplines included within the study of English (including linguistics, rhetoric, writing, and the teaching of English). This course is intended to help students become more critical and informed readers, more comfortable with the terminology used across the broad spectrum of English courses, and more able to marshal technical information and apply theoretical concepts in their literary interpretations. Prerequisite(s): ENG 201 or equivalent. Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ENG 210 - Technical Writing Credits: 3 The fundamentals of technical communication with emphasis on clear, precise, and orderly exposition. USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Writing. Prerequisite(s): ENG 201 . This course is part of the Core Transfer Library (CTL). Indiana Statewide Common Course #: IEL 1242. Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ENG 222 - Concepts of Good and Evil in Literature Credits: 3 A study of literary works from different countries and eras that reflect on the causes, nature, and consequences of good and evil. Special focus on development of ethical principles and decision-making. USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Moral and Ethical Reasoning. Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 . Indiana Statewide Transfer General Education Core: Meets IN Statewide Core. Term(s) Offered: Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ENG 226 - Introduction to Folklore Credits: 3 Through the study of American Folklore in its various forms (legend, food, folk craft and art, superstition, regional dialects, etc.), students will come to a better understanding of how folklore is a part of our individual, cultural, and national identities and, as a result of this knowledge, students will be better able to understand other cultures. USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Diversity; Embedded Experience-Writing. Prerequisite(s): ENG 201 . Term(s) Offered: Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024
	ENG 227 - Literature and Popular Culture Credits: 3 Students will develop an understanding of the uses of creative expression in both the literary arts and popular culture, interpreting diverse works of art through critical reading, thinking, and writing. Topics vary. USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing, Creative and Aesthetic Expression; Embedded Experience-Writing Prerequisite(s): ENG 201 . Term(s) Offered: Spring Check course availability in Spring 2024 Check course availability in First Summer 2024 Check course availability in Second Summer 2024 Check course availability in Fall 2024

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Course Descriptions

EDUC 383 - Secondary Analysis of Curriculum and Pedagogy

EDUC 384 - Advanced Clinical Experiences in Secondary Schools

EDUC 386 - Early Childhood Curriculum and Instruction

EDUC 388 - Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School

EDUC 392 - The Teaching of Elementary School Mathematics

EDUC 396 - Teaching Science in Grades 5-12

EDUC 398 - Reading Methods

EDUC 408 - Teaching Reading to Students with Special Needs

EDUC 411 - Legal and Contemporary Issues Related to Exceptional Needs

EDUC 412 - Assessing Students with Special Needs

EDUC 413 - Exceptional Needs Instructional Strategies I

EDUC 418 - Exceptional Needs Instructional Strategies II

EDUC 419 - Multisensory Language Approach: Teaching Reading to Struggling Readers

EDUC 421 - Exceptional Needs Practicum I: Elementary

EDUC 422 - Exceptional Needs Practicum II: Secondary

EDUC 423 - Collaborative Partnerships

EDUC 424 - Supervised Student Teaching in Special Education

EDUC 431 - Supervised Student Teaching in Early Childhood Education

EDUC 437 - Classroom Management through Data-based Decision Making

EDUC 440 - Current Trends in Reading

EDUC 455 - Diagnostic Teaching of Reading

EDUC 458 - Seminar in Professional Education

EDUC 463 - Professional Issues in Education

EDUC 465 - Instructional Technology Integration

EDUC 466 - Authoring Educational Multimedia Resources

EDUC 467 - The Internet in Education

EDUC 468 - Instructional Technology Administration

EDUC 469 - Special Topics in Computer Education

EDUC 471 - Supervised Student Teaching in Elementary Education

EDUC 473 - Supervised Student Teaching in Secondary or P-12 Education

EDUC 480 - Diversity in Children’s Literature

EDUC 490 - Special Topics in Education

EDUC 493 - Content Area Reading and Writing

EDUC 494 - Workshop in Reading

EDUC 498 - Current Research in Education

EDUC 499 - Individual Study in Educational Psychology

ECE 217 - Fundamentals of Computer Programming

ECE 241 - Digital Logic

ECE 255 - Electric Circuits

ECE 311 - Electromagnetic Fields

ECE 341 - Semiconductors

ECE 343 - Electronics

ECE 344 - Integrated Circuits

ECE 345 - Advanced Electrical Circuits

ECE 347 - Microcomputer Engineering

ECE 349 - Electrical Machines

ECE 377 - Printed Circuit Board Design

ECE 443 - Linear Control Systems

ECE 445 - Signals and Systems

ECE 447 - Embedded Systems Design

ECE 448 - Software Engineering

ECE 449 - Electrical Power

ECE 452. - Digital Signal Processing

ECE 453 - Communication Systems

ECE 471 - Electrical Systems Integration

ENGR 101 - Engineering Orientation

ENGR 103 - Principles of Problem Solving

ENGR 104 - Applied Problem Solving

ENGR 107 - Fundamentals of Engineering

ENGR 108 - Systems Engineering and Freshman Design

ENGR 121 - Drafting & Annotation

ENGR 127 - Problem Solving with Mathematica

ENGR 202 - Introductory Engineering Methods and Applications

ENGR 235 - Statics

ENGR 237 - Survey of Computational Methods in Engineering

ENGR 265 - Energy Systems and Sustainable Design

ENGR 275 - Dynamics

ENGR 277 - Introduction to Biomedical Engineering

ENGR 290 - High Altitude Ballooning

ENGR 291 - Experimental Design and Technical Writing

ENGR 298 - Service Learning – Leadership & Mentoring in Engineering

ENGR 299 - Co-op Experience

ENGR 305 - Engineering Statistics

ENGR 324 - Construction Materials and Estimating

ENGR 335 - Engineering Economics

ENGR 353 - Entrepreneurial Feasibility Analysis

ENGR 355 - Strength of Materials

ENGR 362 - Manufacturing

ENGR 373 - Optics