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2013-2014 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]
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ECE 433 - Advanced Electromagnetic Theory 3 credits
3 hours lecture
Prerequisites: ECE 336
Vector analysis in a generalized orthogonal coordinate system. The course reviews basic electromagnetic-field theorems. Two- and three-dimensional boundary value problems are addressed and solution methods presented. Topics include wave propagation in multi-layer media and wave polarization. Waveguides with cylindrical conducting boundaries, special waveguide types, waveguide devices, cavity resonators, radiation, and scattering are also studied.
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ECE 435 - Microwave and RF Engineering 3 credits
3 hours lecture
Prerequisites: ECE 335
Review of transmission line theory. The concept of impedance transformation is presented. The characteristics of coaxial lines, waveguides, and microstrip lines are studied in detail. Propagation and impedance properties of these lines are derived. Smith charts are used for designing matching and tuning circuits. The use of S-parameters and the analysis of multi-port networks are presented. Passive multi-port devices such as microwave power couplers and dividers are described. The fundamentals of microwave and RF filters and resonators are discussed, and their implementation using microstrip lines and waveguides is also presented.
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ECE 436 - Wireless System Design 3 credits
3 hours lecture
Prerequisites: ECE 335
Design of microwave and RF wireless systems. Transmission line theory and network analysis are reviewed and the fundamentals of antenna theory are presented. Basic antennas such as dipoles, slots, and horns are covered. System noise and its description are discussed. Operational concepts of microwave detectors and mixers are presented. The design and analysis of detector and mixer circuits are covered. Operational concepts of microwave and RF amplifiers, oscillators, and frequency synthesizers are presented. the integration of components in microwave and RF receivers and their performance are covered. Microwave systems such as radar, remote sensors, and radiometers are also described.
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ECE 441 - Electromechanical Energy Conversion 3 credits
3 hours lecture
Prerequisites: ECE 311
Transformers and rotating machines. Among the AC devices studied are three-phase transformers, induction motors, reluctance motors, stepper motors, and synchronous motors. DC motors and electric vehicle drive circuits are included.
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ECE 442 - Power Electronics 3 credits
3 hours lecture
Prerequisites: ECE 311
Electronic circuit design techniques using power semiconductor devices for industrial and residential applications. Typical applications include switching DC power supplies, power conditioners, DC-to-AC inverters, DC-to-DC converters, motor controllers, AC-to-AC converters, and utility-intertie.
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ECE 443 - Power Systems I 3 credits
3 hours lecture
Prerequisites: ECE 335
First course of a two-semester sequence covering energy sources such as fossil-fuels, nuclear, hydro, photovoltaic, wind, and bio-mass; loads such as residential and commercial end-users; and the transmission-distribution networks that connect them.
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ECE 444 - Power Systems II 3 credits
3 hours lecture
Prerequisites: ECE 443
Second course of a two-semester sequence continuing with the modeling, analysis, and design of power generating plants, loads, and transmission-distribution networks.
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ECE 454 - Fault-Tolerant Computing 3 credits
3 hours lecture
Prerequisites: ECE 260; MTH 212; MTH 331 or ECE384
Techniques for designing and analyzing dependable and fault-tolerant computer-based systems. Topics addressed include: fault, error, and failure cause-and-effect relationships; fault avoidance techniques; fault tolerance techniques, including hardware redundancy, software redundancy, information redundancy, and time redundancy; fault coverage; time-to-failure models and distributions; reliability modeling and evaluation techniques, including fault trees, cut-sets, reliability block diagrams, binary decision diagrams, and Markov models. In addition, availability modeling, safety modeling, and trade-off analysis are presented.
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ECE 455 - Computing Methods of Numerical Analysis 3 credits
3 hours lecture
Prerequisites: ECE 250; MTH 212; and MTH 213 or MTH 211
Mathematical methods useful to the computer engineer, including topics from numerical analysis and linear algebra. Students learn how and when to apply a particular numerical analysis tool or method and how to analyze and interpret the results provided by the method. Emphasis is placed on selecting appropriate numerical tools for a variety of basic problems, applying them, and studying their reliability, efficiency, and computer implementation. A large number of problems are solved using the computer.
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ECE 456 - Computer Architecture 3 credits
3 hours lecture
Prerequisites: ECE 161 and ECE 260
An examination of various components that make up a computer system, including CPU, input/output, and buses, as well as how they’ ll work together to form a functioning computer system. The major advances in the computer organization and architecture including von Neumann architecture, interrupts, the family concept, microprocessors, cache memory, virtual memory, virtual I/O, pipelining, RISC, superscalar processor, IA-64 (EPIC), microprogrammed control unit as well as parallel processing are also presented. This course includes team projects.
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ECE 457 - Design Project I 3 credits 5B
2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory
Prerequisites: Senior standing in ECE or CPE
The goal of this course is to prepare the student to undertake and successfully complete the capstone design experience embodied in the subsequent course ECE 458 Design Project II. The objectives of this course include providing a firm basis in the methodology of planning and executing an engineering design project, exposing the student to real case studies involving engineering design, forming a design project group and developing group skills in executing design projects, preparing a design project plan, and having the student groups select a design project of appropriate complexity and their faculty advisor in preparation for the subsequent course ECE 458. Included in this course are two major written reports and two major oral presentations as well as minor reports and presentations.
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ECE 458 - Design Project II 3 credits 5A
1 hour lecture; 6 hours laboratory
Prerequisites: ECE 457
Continuation of ECE 457. Goals of this course are for the student to conduct, successfully complete, and professionally present the results of his/her capstone design project under the oversight of his/her faculty advisor. The objectives of this course include executing the design project plan prepared in ECE 457, conducting group activities associated with the execution of the design project, participating in design reviews, preparing the project report, and presenting and demonstrating the results of the project activities to a group of faculty, students, and industry representatives. Included in this course are three major written reports and three major oral presentations as well as minor reports and presentations.
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ECE 460 - Computer Systems Performance Evaluation 3 credits S
3 hours lecture
Prerequisites: CIS 370 or ECE 367; and MTH 331 or ECE 384
Probability and statistics with applications to principles of queuing theory, computer systems simulation, and empirical analysis techniques as applied to computer systems modeling. This course is oriented toward a practical application of theory and concepts to computer systems hardware and software performance.
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ECE 461 - Microprocessors I 3 credits
3 hours lecture
Prerequisites: ECE 263; and CIS 370 or ECE 367
Design and construction of a microprocessor based computer system. Students will learn how a computer operates at the chip level and develop an understanding of the interdependence of hardware and software. Students will develop circuitry and software to control CPU interaction with SRAM, ROM and peripheral chips, as well as reset and boot-up control and interrupt handling. At the end of the course, students will have produced a working computer.
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ECE 462 - Microprocessors II 3 credits
3 hours lecture
Prerequisites: ECE 461
Design and construction of an advanced microprocessor computer system. This course is a continuation of ECE 461 in which students will modify the previous design to accommodate multiple processors to achieve parallel computation or use an advanced microprocessor to achieve higher performance.
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ECE 466 - Database Programming 3 credits
2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory
Prerequisites: ECE 264, MTH 181 or MTH 350; and MTH 331 or ECE 384
Database management system specification, design, implementation, operations and evaluation introduced using a current industrial grade database management system (Oracle, IBM DB2, Microsoft SQL or Informix UDS). SQL language concepts including object-relational operations, object-language relational schema modeling using entity-relationship modeling concepts, data definition language, data manipulation language, data control language, persistent stored modules, triggers and assertions specification and use, applied within both ad-hoc and embedded systems environments are investigated in a studio classroom context. The laboratories include team database application development projects utilizing all major elements of contemporary object-relational database languages aimed at developing least cost solutions to contemporary information management problems.
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ECE 467 - Advanced Database Design 3.5 credits
2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory
Prerequisites: ECE 466
Database management systems and operations. Students learn how to describe and design a database, how to describe and specify embedded and ad-hoc database applications, and how to develop least cost solutions to information management problems integrated through a series of database design exercises implemented within an industry grade database management system. Topics include database management systems architecture and operations, database applications specification, database stored procedure design, database embedded program design, and database ad-hoc specification and design.
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ECE 468 - Advanced Computer Architecture 3 credits
3 hours lecture
Prerequisites: ECE 456
Advanced computer design, emphasizing fundamental limitations and tradeoffs in designing high performance computer systems. Students develop an understanding of the theoretical foundations in both hardware and software by studying parallel computer models; program partitioning, granularity, and latency; processor architectures and interconnects; and memory hierarchy, interleaving and bandwidth. Specific architectures such as shared memory multi-processors, message passing multi-computers, and superscalar, supervector, VLIW and dataflow designs will be explored.
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ECE 469 - Advanced Computer Networks 3 credits
Prerequisites: ECE 369
Advanced topics on the protocols, algorithms and tools supporting the development and delivery of quality assured services over networks. The course covers capabilities provided by emerging ultra-fast network technologies, routers and routing functions. Emphasis on today’s de-facto Internet standards of TCP/IP protocol suite, recent developments and research issues for next generation internetworking driven by multimedia real-time distributed applications requiring quality of service guarantees. ECE 569
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ECE 471 - Communication Theory 3 credits
3 hours lecture
Prerequisites: ECE 321 and 384
Probability theory, signals and linear networks, Fourier transforms, random processes and noise are reviewed. Analog communications including amplitude and frequency modulation with and without noise are studied. Digital communications including baseband pulse modulation, quantization, sampling theory, digital pulse shaping, matched filter, Nyquist criterion and error rates due to noise are covered.
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ECE 472 - Advanced Communications Systems 3 credits
3 hours lecture
Prerequisites: ECE 471
Continuation of ECE 471. Signal-space analysis is introduced. Passband digital transmission, direct sequence and frequency-hop spread-spectrum modulation and multiuser radio are studied. Entropy is discussed and channel capacity is derived. Block and convolutional error-control coding is covered.
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ECE 473 - Wireless Sensor Networks 3 credits S
Prerequisites: ECE 469
Theory, programming and operation of wireless sensors and wireless sensor networks. This course covers the theory, design, implementations and limitations of state-of-the-art wireless sensors and wireless sensor networks. Additionally, students will develop specific hands-on skills in programming and using wireless sensor motes, associated middleware and a modern mote development environment.
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ECE 475 - Digital Signal Processing 3 credits
3 hours lecture
Prerequisites: ECE 320
Methods and techniques for digital signal processing, covering the basic principles governing the design and use of digital systems as signal processing devices. Review of discrete-time linear systems, Fourier transforms and z-transforms. Topics include allpass and minimum-phase systems, linear phase systems and group delay, sampling, decimation, interpolation, discrete-time filter design and implementation, discrete Fourier series, discrete Fourier transform, the fast Fourier transform, and basic spectral estimation. Applications to digital processing of real data are included.
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ECE 477 - Digital Processing of Speech Signals 3 credits
3 hours lecture
Prerequisites: ECE 384 and ECE 475; or permission of instructor
Applications of digital signal processing to speech signals. Course goals are to reinforce concepts learned in prerequisite courses, to introduce new tools needed to deal with time-varying signals and to have students apply what they have learned to their own voices. A semester design project is a large component of this course. Topics include a brief introduction to articulatory and acoustic phonetics, hearing and speech perception, time-domain methods for speech processing, short-time Fourier analysis, homomorphic speech processing, linear predictive coding of speech, and applications.
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ECE 481 - Control Theory I 3 credits
3 hours lecture
Prerequisites: ECE 321
Classical control of single-input single-output systems. Both time domain and frequency domain analysis and design techniques are presented. Subjects included are signal flowgraphs, control devices, electrical motors, root-locus, Bodé plots, stability, Routh-Hurwitz criterion, Nyquist stability, phase lead/lag controllers and PID controllers.
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ECE 482 - Control Theory II 3 credits
3 hours lecture
Prerequisites: ECE 481
Continuation of ECE 481. Control Theory II introduces control of discrete systems, modern control theory, and nonlinear control. Concepts of discrete systems, state variables, observability, controllability, phase plane and describing functions method are surveyed.
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ECE 485 - Advanced Engineering Mathematics 3 credits
3 hours lecture
Prerequisites: MTH 213 (or MTH 211) and MTH 212
Selective topics in advanced engineering mathematics. The mathematical areas considered are linear algebra, partial differential equations, complex analysis, and calculus of variations. Representative examples of the topics covered are real and complex matrices, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, method of separating variables for solving partial differential equations, solution of partial differential equations by Fourier series and integrals, integration of complex functions, Taylor and Laurent series, conformal mapping, unconstrained and constrained optimization, and Lagrange multipliers.
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ECE 486 - Database Systems I 3 credits
3 hours lecture
Prerequisites: ECE 367 or CIS 370
Introduction to database systems from an architectural and functional perspective. The course provides an overview of database systems architecture, computer representation of information, computer data storage, properties of persistent data, database structuring models (relational, object, object-relational, and entity-relationship), transaction processing models, concurrency control techniques, database transaction recovery, and security. These concepts will then be explored by examining and comparing the architecture and operations of database systems such as conventional, real-time, temporal, fault-tolerant, distributed, heterogeneous, secure and others.
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ECE 489 - Network Security 3 credits
3 hours lecture
Prerequisites: ECE 369
Principles and practices of security in computer networks. This course covers the theoretical foundations of securing computer networks including cryptography and models. It steps through the practical process of defending networking resources. It also reveals various case studies, large and small, to familiarize the techniques that attackers use. ECE 549
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ECE 490 - Fundamentals of Acoustics 3 credits
Prerequisites: Upper level undergraduate standing with course in calculus including partial differential equations
Fundamentals of acoustics including vibration and wave propagation in solid and fluid media. Topics include: vibration and wave propagation in one-dimensional, two-dimensional, and three-dimensional media including lumped parameter systems, strings, bars, membranes, thin plates and fluids; mechanical and electrical equivalent circuit models, normal modes, linearized wave equation and solutions, reflection, transmission, refraction and attenuation phenomena in fluids, production and reception of sound, basic properties of transducers and arrays. Cross-listed with ECE 557
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ECE 491 - Introduction to Ocean Engineering 3 credits
2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory
Prerequisites: Senior standing in College of Engineering
Study of a range of ocean engineering topics to provide a basis for the design of systems, which must function in the ocean environment. Topics include ocean waves, water quality, ocean optics, vehicle dynamics, underwater structures, and ocean sensing systems. The course also includes laboratory experiments aboard the Umass Dartmouth research vessel Lucky Lady and experiments in the acousto/optic tank at the UMass Dartmouth Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology.
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ECE 493 - Principles of Underwater Systems 3 credits
3 hours lecture
Prerequisites: ECE 491
Principles that govern the design and operation of underwater systems, for engineering students. The student develops a broad understanding of underwater systems that will prepare him/her for more advanced studies and/or engineering projects in underwater systems. Topics include generation of sonar signals and sound propagation in the ocean. The course also includes laboratory experiments aboard the UMass Dartmouth research vessel Lucky Lady and experiments in the acousto/optic tank at the UMass Dartmouth Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology.
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ECE 495 - Independent Study variable credits
Conditions and hours to be arranged
Prerequisites: Senior standing; permission of instructor, department chairperson, and college dean
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area not otherwise part of the discipline’s course offerings. Requires the submission and approval of a detailed proposal that will become part of the student’s file.
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ECE 496 - Directed Study 1 to 6 credits
Conditions and hours to be arranged.
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered. Requires the submission and approval of a detailed proposal that will become part of the student’s file.
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ECE 497 - Underwater Acoustics I 3 credits
3 hours lecture
Prerequisites: ECE 490
Production, propagation, and reception of underwater sound. Topics include plane, spherical and cylindrical wave propagation, transmission loss, normal mode theory, waveguides, ray acoustics, active and passive sonar equations, properties of transducers and arrays including transmit and receive sensitivity, beam patterns, directivity, spatial aperture functions and their Fourier transform pairs, equivalent electrical circuits, and calibration of underwater projectors and hydrophones. Cross-listed as ECE 597.
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ECE 499 - Introduction to Electroacoustic Transducers 3 credits
3 hours lecture
Design, modeling, properties, and application of electromechanical piezoelectric transducers and arrays used for underwater acoustic sound, navigation, and ranging. The course focus is on piezoelectric ceramic devices and the use of lumped parameter equivalent electrical circuit analysis. This introductory course will require lectures, laboratory exercises, calibration experiments and class project. Cross-listed as ECE 558.
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ECO 101 - Contemporary Issues in Economics 3 credits G, E
Basic economics concepts are used to analyze issues of social responsibility at global and domestic levels. Topics such as national health, aging and care of the elderly, economics of professional sports, pollution, governmental control of prices, inflation unemployment, the national debt, and economic growth are covered.
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ECO 103 - Cities, Minorities, and Poverty 3 credits D, O, E
Review and analysis of major social problems faced by cities. Emphasis is placed on origin, causes, and possible solutions for poverty and minority problems. Cross-listed as AAS 103, LST 103, PST 141, WMS 103
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ECO 105 - Economic Development 3 credits
The meaning of economic development. The interaction of economic, social and cultural forces in development. Widely different time periods will be considered. Cross-listed as PST 140
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ECO 111 - Jobs and Discrimination 3 credits D, O, E
Basic analysis of problems of economic growth, job creation, and unemployment; structure of work and jobs will be explored, along with current issues surrounding the government’s impact on inflation, taxation, and economic planning. Cross-listed as LST 111, PST 142, and WMS 111
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ECO 170 - Economics of Pollution three credits
Basic economic analysis of pollution control. A growing concern of policy-makers is how to achieve both economic growth and a cleaner environment. We will examine issues such as how the EPA sets ambient air quality standards and how we can achieve those standards in a cost-effective way.
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ECO 196 - Directed Study 3 credits
Conditions and hours to be arranged
Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor, department chairperson, and college dean
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered.
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ECO 231 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 credits G, E
Survey of the American economy focusing on markets, the price system, and resource allocation. Price determination in competitive and imperfectly-competitive markets. Applications in agricultural economics, legal prices, excise taxes, labor market issues, advertising, technological change, pollution and the environment, public goods, antitrust policy, international trade, and alternative economic systems. Cross-listed as PST 231
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ECO 232 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 credits G, E
Survey of introductory macroeconomics with focus on economic growth, unemployment, and inflation. Topics covered include national income accounting, inflation, unemployment, fiscal policy, money, the banking system, and monetary policy. Balance of payments and currency exchange rate issues are analyzed. Cross-listed as PST 232
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ECO 296 - Directed Study 3 credits
Conditions and hours to be arranged
Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor, department chairperson, and college dean
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered.
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ECO 298 - Experience Program variable credits
Prerequisites: At least sophomore standing; permission of the instructor, department chairperson, and college dean
Work experience at an elective level supervised for academic credit by a faculty member in an appropriate academic field. Conditions and hours to be arranged. For specific procedures and regulations, see section of catalogue on Other Learning Experiences. For specific procedures and regulations, see the section of catalogue on Other Learning Experiences. In this department, students may receive credit only for experiences in which they do not receive pay for the same work. Graded CR/NC
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ECO 300 - Mathematical Economics 3 credits
This course is designed to teach basic mathematical tools used in economics. Students successfully completing this course will acquire the skills needed to use the techniques of optimization and comparative static analysis in economic, finance, and business applications. Students will gain confidence in their use of the notation, terminology, and concepts of set theory, calculus, and matrix algebra.
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ECO 301 - Intermediate Microeconomics 3 credits
Prerequisites: ECO 231, 232; or permission of instructor
Contemporary intermediate treatment of microeconomic theory, applications, and price policy. Covers the theory of price determination, resource allocation, income distribution, and welfare economics. Perfectly competitive markets and models of imperfect competition are covered. Theory is integrated with public policy questions.
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ECO 311 - Intermediate Macroeconomics 3 credits
Prerequisites: ECO 231, 232; or permission of instructor
A one-semester course in contemporary intermediate macro theory. Covers issues in economic growth, unemployment, and inflation. Develops and contrasts the New Classical (equilibrium) and Neo-Keynesian (disequilibrium) models in the aggregate demand/aggregate supply framework for both closed and open economies. Policy implications of each model are discussed. Introduces students to sources of macroeconomic data.
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ECO 312 - Economic Growth and Stability 3 credits
Problems and policies in economic growth, the impact of government taxing, spending and monetary policies on economic stability: problems of inflation, debt management and international monetary stability.
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ECO 331 - Economics of Developing Countries 3 credits
Prerequisites: ECO 231, 232 or permission of instructor
A study of economic development in developing nations. Emphasis is on the analysis of critical development problems from a combined theoretical, empirical, and policy-oriented perspective. The course will also explore the historical, political, social, and economic roots of underdevelopment and the future of the world economy in an age of increasing interdependence.
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ECO 332 - Economic Statistics 3 credits
Prerequisites: ECO 231, 232, and 3 credits of MTH; or permission of instructor
Introduction to data and statistical methods used in economics. Descriptive statistics, probability distributions, sampling, estimation, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, correlation, and regression including multiple regression are covered. Applications in economics with current economic data are emphasized.
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ECO 333 - Econometrics 3 credits
Prerequisites: ECO 332; or permission of instructor
Introduction to econometrics including development of basic techniques of bivariate and multivariate linear regression analysis; use of lagged variable and dummy variables in model building; problems of multicollinearity, autocorrelation and heteroscedasticity.
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ECO 334 - Econometrics II 3 credits
Prerequisites: ECO 333
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ECO 337 - Environmental Economics 3 credits
Prerequisites: ECO 231
This course will study the fascinating and growing field of environmental and natural resource economics. All the topics covered (e.g., property rights and externalities, regulation and pollution control) will be examined as part of the general focus on the problem of economic growth in the presence of limited environmental and natural resources. We will employ the tools from `basic’ microeconomic theory to study the relationship between the economy and the natural environment Cross-listed as PST 346
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ECO 338 - Health Economics 3 credits
Prerequisites: ECO 231, 232
Methodologies used by economists to study the economics of health. Topics covered include market for health care, demand for insurance, demography and health, and cross-national comparisons of medical care systems.
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ECO 340 - Behavioral and Experimental Economics 3 credits
Prerequisites: ECO 231, 232
Behavioral and experimental economics, an emerging subfield which incorporates insights from other disciplines such as psychology, sociology, and neuroscience, into economic models of behavior. At its core, this field attempts to modify and extend neoclassical economic theory so that the predictions of neoclassical models more closely resemble observed behavior.
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ECO 342 - Labor Economics 3 credits
Prerequisites: ECO 231, 232; or permission of instructor
This course studies the labor force, wages in competitive and non-competitive markets, wage structures, inequalities and discrimination, impacts of unions and social standards, indexation, inflation and unemployment. Cross-listed as LST 342
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ECO 343 - The Economics of Sex and Race Discrimination 3 credits G, E
Prerequisites: ECO 231, 232; or permission of instructor
The theory of labor markets and the problem of discrimination. Current problems facing women and minorities will be examined. Existing programs and trends will be explored. Cross-listed as AAS 343, LST 343, PST 343, and WMS 344
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ECO 344 - Work, Jobs, and Income 3 credits
Prerequisites: ECO 231, 232; or permission of instructor
Study of changes in the labor force, the impact of labor market processes and how they effect work motivation, job performance and income distribution. Cross-listed as LST 344, PST 344, and WMS 344
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ECO 345 - Education, Work, and Discrimination 3 credits O, E
Prerequisites: Any 100 or 200 level economics course; or permission of instructor
Examination of the economic and social issues associated with education and training which include productivity, employment, wages, and income distribution. Includes topics on testing, discrimination, poverty, and taxation. Cross-listed as LST 345, WMS 345
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ECO 355 - Antitrust Law and Economics 3 credits
Prerequisites: ECO 231
The main antitrust laws and the rich variety of court decisions that have influenced decades of economic activity. The arguments of the plaintiffs and prosecution are discussed and evaluated as well as the majority and minority opinions of the Court. Economic analysis is employed to view the economic motives of the firms involved. Precedent-setting cases involving price fixing, exchange of price information, exclusive dealing, tying contracts, price discrimination and mergers are analyzed.
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ECO 360 - Cost Benefit Analysis 3 credits
Prerequisites: ECO 231, 232
Principles and practice of cost-benefit analysis. Students will learn how to develop and apply cost-benefit techniques to evaluate public policies and specific projects.
Topics include accounting for incomplete markets, long-term discounting, analysis in the presence of uncertainty and distributional concerns.
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ECO 362 - Monetary Theory and Policy 3 credits
Prerequisites: ECO 231, 232
Structure of the American monetary and banking system. Monetary theory is developed and monetary policies are considered. Cross-listed as PST 347
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ECO 366 - Economics of Aging 3 credits
Prerequisites: ECO 231, 232; or permission of instructor
Economic issues associated with aging as well as issues and policies related to aging, including the economic status of the elderly, economic implications of paid work or retirement, the economic impact of social security, health care needs, and costs. Cross-listed as GRT 366
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ECO 371 - International Trade 3 credits
Prerequisites: ECO 231, 232
Examination of international trade theory and policy. The course develops the theoretical framework for analyzing the potential gains from, direction of, and distributional effects of international trade as well as the potential impacts of tariffs and other policies affecting trade. Among other topics, the course will examine free trade versus protectionism, governmental promotion of competitiveness and the growing importance of trading blocs.
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ECO 372 - International Finance 3 credits
Prerequisites: ECO 231, 232
Examination of international monetary theory and policy. The course develops the basic analytical tools for analyzing monetary relations among nations. The causes and effects of foreign exchange rate changes are explored. Macroeconomic interdependence among nations and its implications for policy are examined. The pros and cons of alternative international monetary systems are compared.
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ECO 396 - Directed Study 3 credits
Conditions and hours to be arranged
Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor, department chairperson, and college dean
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered.
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ECO 401 - Industrial Organization 3 credits
Prerequisites: ECO 231, 232; or permission of instructor
Discussion of tying arrangements, vertical integration, price discrimination, market structure and technological innovation, diversification, mergers, and patents. Theoretical and empirical discussion of barriers to new competition in industries.
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ECO 402 - Economics of Regulation 3 credits
Prerequisites: ECO 231, 232
The impact of state and federal government economic and social regulation. Topics include economic regulation of the financial sector and natural monopoly situations (electric power, natural gas, and local telephone service), common resource problems; social regulation of health, safety, and the environment; and deregulation of transportation industries.
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ECO 416 - History of Economic Thought 3 credits
Prerequisites: ECO 231, 232
The development of economic thought with emphasis on the period beginning with Adam Smith and ending with J.M. Keynes. Methodological issues in economics are also considered, and questions concerning the current status and the future directions of the profession are addressed. Cross-listed as LST 416
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ECO 442 - Public Economics II 3 credits
Concerns itself with the economic and behavioral effects of government’s spending tax policies. Topics include the effect of tax policy on private investment, saving and labor supply, as well as other issues related to the effects of different government economic policies.
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ECO 443 - State and Local Public Economics 3 credits
Explores the major economic decisions of subnational governments - taxation and expenditures - and how these decisions affect the allocation of private resources. Specifically, the course focuses on the constraints imposed on state and local governments that are not placed on the federal government.
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ECO 445 - Economics of Education C credits
Prerequisites: ECO 231, 232, and 332; or consent of instructor
Research topics in the Economics of Education. Topics to be discussed include but are not limited to: educational production theory and analyzing the various inputs in the production of education, investment in education, both private and public, and the impact of key educational reforms. Focus will be placed on analyzing current academic research in all of these topics.
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ECO 461 - Urban Economics 3 credits
Prerequisites: ECO 231, 232; or permission of instructor
An examination of the economics of urban areas, with an emphasis on the location decisions of individuals, firms, and industries. Urban problems and public policy decision-making are covered.
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ECO 472 - Coastal Resource Economics 3 credits
Prerequisites: ECO 231, 232; or permission of instructor
An examination of the economic, public policy and regulatory issues affecting coastal zone resources. The focus will be on specific case studies with an emphasis on examining policy and environmental issues. Students will be involved in projects on specific cases. Cross-listed as PST 445
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ECO 492 - Senior Seminar 3 credits
Prerequisites: ECO 231, 232, and a 300 or 400 level Economics course.
In-depth coverage of an economic topic of contemporary interest; research paper required. Permission of instructor required if prerequisites are not met.
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ECO 495 - Independent Study variable credits
Conditions and hours to be arranged
Prerequisites: Upper-division standing; permission of instructor, department chairperson, and college dean
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area not otherwise part of the discipline’s course offerings.
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ECO 496 - Directed Study 3 credits
Conditions and hours to be arranged
Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor, department chairperson, and college dean
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered.
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ECO 498 - Honors Thesis 6 credits
Prerequisites: Junior or Senior Economics Majors enrolled in the Economics Honors Major, and permission of instructor.
Research and preparation of an honors thesis in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Economics Honors Major, 2 semesters.
May be taken for credit more than once, up to a total of 6 credits.
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EDU 273 - Non-Traditional Prior Learning variable credits
Students prepare a portfolio to document non-traditional prior learning, for review by department(s) in consideration of award of credit.
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EDU 495 - Independent Study variable credits
Conditions and hours to be arranged
Individual study of additional areas needed for teacher certification, including methods in specific disciplines, reading, etc. Terms and hours will be arranged. Confer with appropriate members of the Education Department.
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EDU 500 - Fundamentals of Teaching and Learning 3 credits
This course introduces potential teachers to the real world of teaching through an indepth, candid analysis of the teaching profession today. This interactive course will explore the challenges and rewards of teaching, study the history, philosopy, sociology, and politics of American education and focus on the current educational issues, trends, and reform movements (cooperative learning, teacher leadership, learning styles, multiple intelligences, etc…) Students will complete 15 pre-practicum hours in a teaching and learning experience. Field Experience
Up to 15 hours pre-practicum urban experience
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EDU 511 - Contemporary Instruction 3 credits
Exploration of an integrated approach to classroom curriculum and pedagogy that takes into account human development theories. Particular attention is paid to learning plans that respond to diversity, learning needs, and learning styles of all students. The course provides an opportunity for students to develop curriculum units and lesson plans that reflect varied learning strategies and the implementation of technology.
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EDU 512 - Teaching and Managing Inclusive Classrooms, K-12 3 credits
Inclusive education viewed from historical, legal, and practical perspectives for the inclusive classroom. Organizational restructuring, philosophical implication, educational diversity, goal setting, curriculum modification, diverse content instructional models, and alternative assessment prepare the future teacher for effective responses to differing student learning styles, rates, and needs. Research into the literature, development of an IEP, curriculum and lesson planning, material development, and classroom management provide essential professional skills for the K-12 inclusionary-classroom teacher. Up to 20 hours pre-practicum suburban experience.
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EDU 523 - Integrated Content Methods - Elementary 3 credits
Prerequisites: EDU 500, EDU 511, EDU 512
Teaching of content areas in the elementary classroom in meaningful ways that help students construct their own understandings. This course uses a variety of activities to help prospective teachers becme prepared for teaching the content areas in ways that engage their students creatively. Students integrate the information and skills gained in the content methods courses. Using course readings and field experiences, students develop material and design curriculum units based on a thorough knowledge of the Massachusetts Curriculum Framework.
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EDU 525 - Integrated Reading Literacy and Content Methods Middle/Secondary 3 credits
Prerequisites: EDU 500
Preparation for students to become teachers in content areas in middle and high school. It exaines the field of reading and how teachers can incorporate the development of reading, comprehension skills, and word development into content areas. Literacy issues inherent in specific content areas will be the focus along with the impact the illiteracy has on students’ lives. Particular emphasis will be placed on strategies for the English language learner. Exploration, development, and implementation of strategies and skill building unique to content areas will be employed in the development of lesson plans, class presentations, group work, and an alternative assessment portfolio. The goal of lifelong learners will be emphasized throughout by continual assessment of students’ needs within the context of specific content areas and grade levels.
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EDU 531 - Teaching Practicum or Teaching Practicum Equivalent —Elementary 3 credits
Prerequisites: All program coursework completed with B- or better in each course; 2.7 GPA; and passing score on the Communication and Literacy Skills Test, General Curriculum, and Foundations of Reading tests of the MTEL
A fourteen-week full-time classroom experience under the direction of a university supervisor and supervising practitioner. This course cannot be taken as an undergraduate. Field Experience
Up to 25 hours pre-practicum
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EDU 532 - Teaching Practicum or Teaching Practicum Equivalent - Middle/Secondary 3 credits
A fourteen week full-time classroom experience under the direction of university supervisor and supervisor practitioners. Up to 25 hours pre-practicum.
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EDU 548 - Classroom Management for Mildly and Moderately Disabled Students in Inclusive Settings 3 credits
Prerequisites: EDU 512
A comprehensive review of classroom management and its foundations paramount in teaching the mildly and moderately disabled. Theoretical models for understanding the behavior of children and youth, including Applied Behavior Analysis and Positive Behavior Supports, along with evidence-based practices/procedures. Case studies are employed in applying theory to practice in addition to actual research focused on current classroom management issues and trends in elementary, middle, and high schools.
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EDU 549 - Diagnostic and Remedial Assessment for Mild and Moderately Disabled Students 3 credits
Prerequisites: EDU 512
Comprehensive topic of assessment includes types, diagnostic tools, procedures, and forms and is correlated with local, state, and federal agency and school services. Remedial strategies and accommodations are included in the IEP development/implementation and require the submission of modified lesson development. Research studies, including case studies, will complement the development of diagnostic and remedial techniques for the moderately disabled.
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EDU 551 - Language Acquisition and English Language Learners 3 credits
Prerequisites: EDU 500
Designed for students in the Post-baccalaureate or MAT programs, the course explores language acquisition and variation within a social, cultural and political context. Second Language Acquisition theories are explored through empirical research with the aim of allowing students to better understand patterns in language development. Best practices in language teaching are highlighted. Topics of study include language identity/attitudes, language and power, language and representation, methodological approaches to second language teaching. The course requires an authentic learning experience aimed at providing the opportunity to fuse theory and practice.
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EGR 100 - Freshman Summer Institute 3 credits
An introduction to the skills and practices in engineering. This course encourages incoming and potential students to gain insight and experience in engineering by their participation in demonstrations and experiments from the engineering discipllines.
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EGR 101 - Introduction to Applied Science and Engineering I 2 credits
Corequisites: MTH 113
An introduction to engineering and applied science that emphasizes development of engineering problem-solving skills through work on team projects in DC and AC circuits, electromagnetics, and computer measurement and control. The course applies calculus and physics problem solving skills to projects in the Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering disciplines. The course develops teamwork, written and oral communication skills, and uses computer tools (Electronic Workbench and MATLAB) for analysis and simulation.
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EGR 102 - Introduction to Applied Science and Engineering II 2 credits
Prerequisites: MTH 111 or 113
Corequisites: MTH 114 and PHY 111
An introduction to engineering and applied science, which emphasizes development of problem-solving skills through teamwork on projects in engineering mechanics. The course applies calculus and physics to engineering problems, develops written and oral communication skills and uses computer tools for analysis and simulation.
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EGR 110 - Environmental Science and Business 3 credits
An in-depth course on environmental economic aspects of industrial operations and sustainable development. Basic science and engineering principles are applied to the identification, assessment, and management of occupational health hazards and environmental quality.
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EGR 111 - Introduction to Engineering and Computing 3 credits
Prerequisites: Pre-Calculus or Calculus ready.
Introduction to engineering and computing with emphasis on development of problem solving skills through projects. The course is designed to increase the success of first year students. It includes an overview of majors in the college, and the importance of engaged learning. Team work, written and oral communication skills are covered. Ethical issues in engineering and computing are discussed.
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EGR 131 - Introduction to Design 1 credits
0.5 hours lecture, 1.5 hours laboratory
Covers computer-graphic design material and develops graphic communication skills.
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EGR 157 - Science of Engineering 3 credits
2 hours lecture, 1 hour laboratory
The scientific principles underlying the practice of various engineering disciplines. This honors-level course is for non-science and non-engineering majors.
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