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2021-2022 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
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Course Descriptions

Many course descriptions include a designation of Term(s) Offered: with one or more of the following: Fall, Spring, Summer. This indicates the term(s) in which the course is typically offered and is intended to aid students in planning their programs of study. Departments reserve the right to change the term(s) in which a course is offered.
 

Education
  

  • EDUC 206 - Introduction to Exceptionalities

    Credits: 3

    This course defines and examines the nature and needs of exceptional children.  Special education foundations and legal mandates will be discussed.   Appropriate accommodations and teaching methods that address each area of exceptionality and the effectiveness of these techniques will be covered.  The role of teachers, parents, and other relevant personnel will be investigated in relation to current practices which include individual education programs (IEP), inclusion, and least restrictive environment (LRE).  This course must be taken as a prerequisite or co-requisite with the Exploration Phase course(s) in Teacher Education.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 , grade of C or better

    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer


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  • EDUC 214 - Instructional Technology in Education

    Credits: 3

    Explores the use of the technology to enhance the teaching and learning process. Students will explore current research, issues, and methodology related to the design, development, and use of technology resources. Emphasis will be placed on the evaluation and selection of Internet resources, educational software, productivity tools, and other emerging technologies in the educational environment. Students will develop skills in the production and effective use of print, projected, and displayed communication using technology tools.

    Prerequisite(s): First semester sophomore standing

    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer


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  • EDUC 373 - Teaching Science in the Elementary School

    Credits: 3

    Designed to integrate physical, biological, earth/science concepts, and the teaching of science. Experiences in inquiry-based problem solving using primary and integrated science process skills stressed. Age-appropriate science content and teaching methodologies are studied. The course also explores issues regarding safe science, evaluating student comprehension in science, and addressing state and national science standards. It is strongly recommended that students complete the science content course requirements before enrolling in this course.

    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


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  • EDUC 381 - Language, Literacy, and Culture

    Credits: 3

    In this course students will study concepts, theories, and research related to the nature and acquisition of second languages so as to construct learning environments that support culturally and linguistically diverse learners’ literacy, language development and content-area achievement. Students will learn instructional strategies for teaching English Learners in content areas.  People’s attitudes toward linguistic diversity worldwide will also be explored.  A portion of the course will focus on developing global competence in teacher candidates.  The course will cover a plethora of themes including: theories of second language acquisition, assessment and assessment bias, the four traditional language skills, primary language support, language and identity, world migration, bilingualism  and identity, bilingualism and program models, Ebonics and bidialectalism, code-switching, heritage language maintenance, global language policy, language shift, world Englishes, and global interconnectedness.

    USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Global

    Prerequisite(s): EDUC 221  and either EDUC 242  or EDUC 292  or EDUC 283 

    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring


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  • 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


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  • 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 standing. Restricted to Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, or Special Education majors.

    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer


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Electrical and Computer Engineering
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  • 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


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  • 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


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  • 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


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  • 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


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Engineering
  
  
  
  

  • 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


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  • 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.

    Lecture-Lab (ex: 3-1 means 3 hrs lecture and 1 hr lab): 1-1.5
    Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring


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  • 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


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  • 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


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