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MAT 699 - Graduate Thesis Credits variable; 3.00 to 6.00
Thesis
Thesis research and writing. Submission of formal thesis is required for awarding of credit. Graded P/F.
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MGT 595 - Independent Study Credits 3
Independent Study
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area not otherwise part of the discipline’s course offerings. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
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MGT 596 - Directed Study Credits 3
Independent Study
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
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MGT 600 - Corporate Social Responsibility & Business Law Credits 3
Lecture
Critical analysis of the obligations managers have to all stakeholders in a business enterprise. Readings on ethical responsibility and global interconnectivity emphasize how business decisions impact people and the environment.
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MGT 650 - Adv Organization Behavi Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Understanding individual and group behavior and their application to problems faced by managers. Extensive use is made of experiential learning and student centered discussion in addressing the topics of leadership, motivation, communication, performance, stress, group dynamics, organizational structure and organizational change.
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MGT 659 - Strategic Management Credits 3
Requirements: Pre-req: Completion of 15 MBA unitsLecture / 3 hours per week
Capstone course for the MBA. The course examines competitive factors impacting firms and the design of a competitive global strategy. Primary emphasis is on managerial skill development focused on enhancing effective organizational operations in today’s globally competitive environment. The course analyzes components of a strategic plan: formulating, implementing, and controlling its execution and evaluating its success in a global context.
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MGT 665 - Bus & Its Environment Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
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MGT 671 - Mgmt Organization Change Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Knowledge, understanding and skills to actively contribute, whether as a manager, leader or change agent, to essential renewal and transformation processes within organizations. Change leadership is a core competency in successful twenty-first century organizations. The course examines how change occurs in large-scale organizations, the role of leadership in the change process, the use of vision, symbols and metaphor to stimulate change, and the use of change forums to help employees maintain momentum during the process. Further, the course examines the organizational development perspective on planned change, how to design, implement and institutionalize planned change in the human or technical systems of an organizations, and roles in the change process. The course will benefit managers who recognize the need for change in their organization and who want to develop change leadership skills.
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MGT 673 - Organization, Structure, and Process Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Survey of advanced concepts in organizational theory examining the lens through which we understand organizations; how the particular lens we use improves and constrains understanding; how it influences decision-making, goal-setting, politics, and other interaction patterns; the perspective that best describes current structural models of organization.
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MGT 675 - Managing Across Cultures Credits 3
Lecture
Culture’s impact on business and management in a global world. The course seeks to develop intercultural competence and understanding. It integrates cultural awareness into traditional business disciplines through a mix of discussion, case studies, video, and exercises focusing on management, organization, and communication. Students develop methods to bridge cultural gaps and communicate more effectively with other cultural groups in business and social settings.
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MGT 677 - Lead,Motiv,Empowr Others Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Fundamentals of collaborative work as they occur in traditional, hierarchical and empowered workplaces. More than ever before, contemporary workscapes require joint effort whether between multiple individuals, groups, organizations or nations. The course reviews selected theories of leadership, motivation, empowerment, communication and learning. Further, the course explores their application to today’s workplace and considers differences in these actions upward, downward and laterally. The course provides a highly interactive setting in which participants can assess and develop interpersonal skills necessary to influence others.
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MGT 690 - Special Topics Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
An opportunity for the faculty to propose a course and teach it as an elective to students who express interest in a particular subject. Topics will vary and be announced before registration is completed in the previous semester, may be repeated with change of content.
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MGT 695 - Independent Study Credits variable; 3.00 to 6.00
Independent Study
An opportunity for the student to propose a course and study with a particular professor who agrees to participate in it as an elective for the student. This course series is a particularly useful way to engage a student in a thesis. Topics will vary and be announced before registration is completed in the previous semester. Students can earn three to six credits.
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MGT 696 - Directed Study Credits variable; 3.00 to 6.00
Independent Study
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered. Terms and hours to be arranged.
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MGT 699 - Internship in Management Credits 3
Other / 3 hours per week
Internship course. Students will undertake relevant work experience while working with a faculty sponsor for credit.
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MIS 650 - Information Technology Management Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Introduction to the information technology used in modern organizations. The course is designed to provide a technical understanding of information technology, practical experience and management perspectives on its utilization in organizations.
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MIS 670 - Managing Information Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Managing information by understanding, designing and controlling the information processing activities of an organization. The course explores how firms gather, represent, process and distribute information and knowledge to employees and customers. A sample of the topics covered in the course includes: gathering information, or business intelligence; storing information, or information architectures; information/data modeling; processing information, or process modeling; knowledge management; data mining; and distributing information, or e-commerce brokerage and disintermediation.
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MIS 671 - Managing Systems Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Managing in an information-intensive environment through skills and knowledge of business and systems change. This course teaches strategies for aligning a firm’s information systems with rapidly changing business environments, taking the perspective of both organizational and technical issues. In addition, this course has a major emphasis on IT leadership and the skills necessary to be a successful leader in information-intensive environments. Case studies, field research, guest speakers, lectures, and discussions are used to explore topics such as reengineering, systems development and implementation, legacy and enterprise information systems, project management, SAP, and other integrated systems. Students undertake projects with local companies that explore the class topics in actual business settings.
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MIS 672 - Digital Economy&Commerce Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Electronic commerce is in its infancy and changing rapidly as new technologies emerge. This course provides a detailed review of the production, marketing and distribution of digital information products and applied microeconomic analysis to examine some of the radically new business models emerging from web-based businesses.
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MIS 675 - Managing Projects Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Managing projects from an organizational perspective. Introduction to Project Management will be briefly reviewed. The principle areas of discussion will be aligning the projects with business strategies, managing multiple projects in the form of programs (Program management), and in the form of portfolios (Portfolio Management), and marshalling organizational assets through a project management office (PMO).
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MIS 681 - Business Intelligence and Knowledge Management Credits 3
Requirements: Prereq: MIS 650Lecture / 3 hours per week
Business intelligence (BI) and knowledge management (KM) issues facing technology management today and information technology needed to solve managerial problems using BI and KM. Concepts of BI and KM, processes of BI and KM, and the integration of BI and KM are discussed.
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MIS 685 - Enterprise System:Theory and Practice Credits 3
Requirements: PreReq: ACT 500(or equivalent) POM 651 and MIS 650Lecture / 3 hours per week
To study a variety of management issues related to enterprise systems (ES). ES is the central nervous system in any modern organization. This course will cover key ES management issues based upon both classic and most recent case/research studies. Topics include the fit between enterprise systems and organizations, knowledge transfer between consultants and organizations, performance evaluation of enterprise systems, and enterprise system selection and implementation issues, etc. A real-world enterprise system (a proprietary system or an open source system) will be used to help students obtain hands-on experiences and facilitate the learning process by linking theory with practice.
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MIS 690 - Special Topics Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
An opportunity for the faculty to propose a course and teach it as an elective to students who express interest in a particular subject. Topics will vary and be announced before registration is completed in the previous semester, may be repeated with change of content.
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MIS 695 - Independent Study Credits variable; 3.00 to 6.00
Independent Study
An opportunity for the student to propose a course and study with a particular professor who agrees to participate in it as an elective for the student. This course series is a particularly useful way to engage a student in a thesis. Topics will vary and be announced before registration is completed in the previous semester. Students can earn three to six credits.
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MIS 696 - Directed Study Credits variable; 3.00 to 6.00
Independent Study / 3 hours per week
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered. Terms and hours to be arranged.
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MIS 699 - Internship in Management Information Systems Credits 3
Other / 3 hours per week
Internship course. Students will undertake relevant work experience while working with a faculty sponsor for credit.
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MKT 650 - Marketing Strategy Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Strategy formulation for determining what marketing strategy can realistically accomplish, identifying internal and external factors that must be considered in developing longer term strategies, setting realistic marketing and financial objectives and organizing for successful implementation of strategies. Students undertake assignments that allow them to examine both successful and unsuccessful strategies.
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MKT 670 - Interactive Marketing Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Impact of interactive communication technologies on the world of marketing and marketing communications, today and projected for the future. The course emphasizes developing practical strategies for the new interactive media and putting those strategies to work in profitable marketing programs. Internet strategies will be emphasized in terms of both the collection and dissemination of information. Students will design and implement an interactive marketing project for a company of interest.
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MKT 671 - Marketing Research Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Successful marketing by collecting, analyzing and interpreting information. This course offers an understanding of the different marketing information needs of the organization. The conception, planning and performance of marketing research projects are discussed as an objective basis for marketing strategies. Topics include definition of research objectives, data sources, research design, interpretation of data and evaluation of research proposals and results. The course focuses on applying marketing research concepts to solving real-world problems through written and video cases, applied research exercises and experiential research development projects.
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MKT 672 - Int Bus&Multinat Enterpr Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Skills needed to operate or work in international businesses. The course will familiarize students with recent developments in the international marketplace, acquaint them with how international business is conducted in a changing world economy, and examine the differing cultural, economic, financial, legal, political and social environments found in the international marketplace. Topics addressed include the nature and scope of international business, the framework for international transactions, the nation-state and international business, assessing national environments and managing the multinational enterprise.
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MKT 690 - Special Topics in Market Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
An opportunity for the faculty to propose a course and teach it as an elective to students who express interest in a particular subject. Topics will vary and be announced before registration is completed in the previous semester, may be repeated with change of content. MKT 490
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MKT 695 - Independent Study Credits variable; 3.00 to 6.00
Independent Study
An opportunity for the student to propose a course and study with a particular professor who agrees to participate in it as an elective for the student. This course series is a particularly useful way to engage a student in a thesis. Topics will vary and be announced before registration is completed in the previous semester. Students can earn three to six credits.
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MKT 696 - Directed Study Credits variable; 3.00 to 16.00
Independent Study
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area covered in a regular course not currently being offered. Terms and hours to be arranged.
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MKT 699 - Internship in Marketing Credits 3
Other / 3 hours per week
Internship course. Students will undertake relevant work experience while working with a faculty sponsor for credit.
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MLS 500 - Clinical Immunobiology Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
The essential concepts of the human immune system, structure and function, with emphasis on laboratory science diagnosis and treatment using immunological principles.
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MLS 501 - Chemistry of Body Fluids Credits 2
Laboratory / 2 hours per week
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MLS 503 - Clinical Microbiology and the Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Disease I Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Designed to familiarize students with the fundamentals of etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and prevention of infectious disease. Initially a brief introduction to microbiology concerning microbial physiology and genetics will be followed by host-parasite interrelationships for specific groups of disease-producing agents and appropriate therapeutic agents. The application of immunological principles to diagnoses of diseases will be included.
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MLS 504 - Clinical Hematology Credits 3
Laboratory / 3 hours per week
This course covers hematological abnormalities and their relationship to blood disorders. The student receives instruction regarding clinical laboratory instrumentation and techniques, such as flow cytometry and genetic analysis, used to diagnose and monitor hematological conditions.
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MLS 505 - Clinical Hemostasis Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Course covers normal and defective hemostasis. Clinical laboratory instrumentation and techniques will be correlated with the diagnosis and treatment of conditions such as therapeutic anticoagulation and thrombophilias as well as the influence of hemostasis as a secondary component of conditions such as inflammation and malignancy.
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MLS 506 - Curriculum Development Credits 2
Lecture / 2 hours per week
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MLS 507 - Biomedical Statistics Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Provides an introduction to the fundamentals of designing research and using the appropriate statistical methods for laboratory science and evaluation of evidence. The course goal is to help the student/clinician become an informed user and consumer of statistics and research as they pertain to clinical applications in evidence based practices and decision-making methods. There is an emphasis on critique of study designs and interpretation and evaluation of the results of current research literature. In order to accomplish this objective, statistics is taught within the context of commonly used research designs. The course culminates with submission of a research project design.
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MLS 508 - Clinical Pharmacology Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Focuses on the principles of pharmacology, mechanism of action, toxicology and drug distribution. Special emphasis will be placed on laboratory evaluation of drug regimens used in diagnosis and treatment.
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MLS 509 - Clinical Microbiology and the Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Disease II Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Designed to familiarize students with the fundaments of etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and prevention of infectious disease due to fungal, parasitic, prion, and viral disease.
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MLS 510 - Bioethics Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Issues and cases in bioethics, across the range of medical practice, individual rights and social implications.
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MLS 511 - Grief: Psych of Loss, Separation and Death Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
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MLS 512 - Advances in Hematology Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Course covers malignant hematological abnormalities and other disorders as they relate to blood disorders.The role of the clinical laboratory in its role to diagnose and monitor malignant conditions will be stressed.
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MLS 515 - Medical Genetics Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Considers the structure and function of DNA and how these parameters are exploited in molecular diagnostics and therapeutics. The course covers applications of molecular testing by focusing on nucleic acid amplification techniques that are currently being used in the clinical laboratory. The course also focuses on the application of molecular testing in cancer and infectious diseases testing.
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MLS 517 - Immunohematology and Transfusion Services Credits 1
Laboratory / 1 hours per week
Critical review of clinical services delivery as applied to transfusion medicine and immunohematology.
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MLS 519 - Health Care Legislation Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Major, recent and pending health care legislation and its impact on the provider will be discussed. Possible topics include: Medicare, Medicaid, health manpower, accreditation, licensure, professional standards review, health systems agencies and national health insurance. MLS 319
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MLS 520 - Clinical Toxicology Credits 3
Laboratory / 3 hours per week
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MLS 521 - Issues in Clinical Laboratory Science I: Health Care Administration Credits 1
Laboratory / 1 hours per week
Designed to teach the student to use the best evidence to make diagnoses, facilitate patients’ choices and provide patients with appropriate counseling in the area of the various biomedical technologies. Evidence-based medicine is used in the medical decision-making techniques of probability, analysis, treatment and testing thresholds, and cost-effectiveness to frame the medical problem. In the second segment, the student will learn to review the current medical literature to retrieve and evaluate relevant information. In the final segment the student will learn to assess the validity of medical information.
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MLS 522 - Evidence&Courtroom Proc Credits 6
Lecture / 6 hours per week
The use of DNA evidence in the court. The implications of relevancy, competency, impeachment, hearsay and expert testimony will be discussed. Constitutional issues of privacy, informed consent and mandated registries will be weighed. Special considerations will be presented, from issues of paternity and the sanctity of marriage to the practical issues of specimen collection, quality and processing.
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MLS 523 - Evaluation of Laboratory Technology Credits 1
Lecture / 1 hours per week
Presents strategies for evaluation of laboratory methods using medical evidence. Objectives will be pursued through patient rounds, interpretation of laboratory data, and participation in patient treatment, the development of tests and their evaluation as to current and future clinical use. Evaluation will include emerging methods and point of care applications in Hematology, Microbiology, Clinical Chemistry, Microscopy, Immunology, Molecular Diagnostics, and Immunohematology, and Blood Banking.
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MLS 524 - Issues in Clinical Laboratory Science II: Health Care Legislation Credits 1
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Concentrates on the national, state, and local health care policy impacts at the level of health care delivery. In this segment of the seminar, students will critically examine a clinical issue from an integrated policy and economic perspective as it pertains to management principles and the manner in which health care is provided.
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MLS 528 - Pathophysiology II Credits 2
Laboratory / 2 hours per week
The second course of a two course sequence exploring pathophysiology of disease processes (physical and mental) and relationships among symptoms, objective and laboratory findings. The course addresses reproductive system function and disease (to include fertility issues) as well as selected neurologic, pediatric, and geriatric conditions.
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MLS 531 - Human Parasitology Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Designed to familiarize students with the fundamentals of etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and prevention of parasitic disease. Initially a brief introduction to parasitic physiology and genetics will be followed by host-parasite interrelationships for specific groups of disease-producing agents and appropriate therapeutic agents.
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MLS 545 - Neurologic Disease Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
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MLS 547 - Health Informatics and Epidemiology Credits 2
Lecture / 2 hours per week
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MLS 560 - Clinical Chemistry as Applied to Diagnostic Techniques Credits 3
Clinical / 2 hours per week
Covers the chemistry and reactions of the constituents of living matter, metabolism, genetics, and control mechanisms at levels of biological organization from subcellular to organism. Emphasis on medical application.
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MLS 595 - Independent Study Credits variable; 1.00 to 3.00
Independent Study / 3 hours per week
Study under the supervision of a faculty member in an area not otherwise part of the discipline’s course offerings. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
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MLS 596 - Directed Study Credits 3
Independent Study / 3 hours per week
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MNE 500 - Mechanical Engineering Seminar Credits 0.5
Seminar / 3 hours per week
Seminar discussions presented by faculty, graduate students, and outside speakers on topics of current research interests.
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MNE 501 - Adv Engineering Math Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Ordinary differential equations: power series solutions; solutions to Legendre, Bessel, Hermite, associated Legendre, and Mathieu equations. Partial differential equations: separation of variables; transform methods; eigenvalues; Green’s function; solutions to elliptic, parabolic and hyperbolic equations.
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MNE 502 - Applied Numerical Method Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
An introduction to the tools of numerical analysis used in all areas of engineering study. Solution of linear systems and non-linear systems of equations. Numerical integration of functions ODE’s and PDE’s: differentiation, error control, stability and accuracy. Extensive programming in C is required.
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MNE 503 - Continuum Mechanics Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
A comprehensive study of the fundamental principles of Continuum Mechanics. The following topics are covered: stress, strain, and strain rated tensors; Lagrangian and Eulerian descriptions; conservation laws; constitutive relations; Navier-Cauchy and Navier Stokes equations; Newtonian fluids.
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MNE 504 - Adv Mechanics Of Fluids Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Integral Transformation: Divergence Theorem; Stokes Theorem. Reynolds Transport Theorem. Navier-Stokes equations. Kelvin’s theorem. Vorticity Transport. Crocco’s Theorem. Viscous flow: boundary layers, buoyancy-driven flows.
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MNE 511 - Theory Of Elasticity Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Basic field equations. Generalized Hooke’s law. General concepts of stress and strain. Equilibrium equations. Plane problems. Stress functions. Saint Venant torsion and flexure. Introduction to three-dimensional problems. Thermoelasticity. Anisotropic solutions.
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MNE 513 - Theory Of Plates&Shells Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Basic plate and shell equations; solutions of different shape plates. Application of cylindrical and spherical shell equations. Linear and non-linear situations. Plates on elastic foundations. Numerical solutions of plates and shells. Membrane theory.
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MNE 514 - Fracture Mechanics Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
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MNE 515 - Finite Element Analysis Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
A broad study of the principles of Finite Element Analysis. The following topics are covered: energy methods; variational principles; element formulation; coordinate transformation; problems in dynamics, solids, and heat transfer; non-linear problems; numerical errors and convergence; computer modeling.
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MNE 516 - Boundary Element Analys Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Applications of weighted residual concepts. Practical use of the boundary element method for various problems in engineering with an emphasis on solid mechanics. Linear and nonlinear problems. Transient and steady state dynamic problems. Diffusion problems. Wave propagation problems. Potential problems.
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MNE 517 - Mech Composite Materials Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Modeling of fiber-reinforced composites. Property characterization methods. Elastic and plastic behavior of fiber-reinforced composites. Modes and mechanisms of failure. Analysis of laminar composites. Design of microstructure of polymer-matrix composites and application to structural components.
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MNE 518 - Adv Physical Metallurgy Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Extending understanding of the effect of structure on the properties of metals and alloys. Deviation in various forms from perfect crystallinity will be analyzed. Metallurgical processes of typical ferrous and nonferrous alloys will be explored.
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MNE 521 - Classical Thermodynamics Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
An in-depth study of the fundamental principles of classical thermodynamics. The following topics are covered: equilibrium; temperature; equations of state; fundamental equations; First Law for steady, unsteady and continuous systems; Born-Caratheodory formulation of the Second Law; Third Law.
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MNE 522 - Statistical Thermodynam Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
The principles of thermodynamics based on a microscopic approach. The following topics are covered: statistical concepts, Kinetic Theory, Gibbsian ensembles, partition function, Liouville’s theorem, Boltzmann equation and the Chapman-Enskog solution, calculation of equilibrium and transport properties.
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MNE 523 - Energy Analysis Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Thermomechanical availability. Chemical availability. Availability of sunlight. Energy property calculations and diagrams. Energy accounting; closed and open systems. Entropy production. Second Law efficiencies. Applications.
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MNE 524 - Energy Conversion System Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Vapor power cycles. Gas power cycles. Gas turbines. Jet propulsion. Internal combustion engines. Direct energy conversion: magnetohydrodynamics, fuel cells, photovoltaic cells. Alternative energy systems; wind, solar, geothermal, ocean thermal, tidal.
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MNE 525 - Bioengineering Fundamentals Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Applications of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and transport study to biological systems. An introduction to chemical kinetics, intercellular interactions, and basic biomechanics is also included. Emphasis is on engineering with relevance to clinical and research medical applications.
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MNE 530 - Simulation Modeling Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Concepts and principles associated with systems simulation and modeling using contemporary software such as Simulation with Arena. Topics include probability and statistics, discrete event simulation, statistical techniques in simulation modeling. Statistical analysis is integrated for the most part into the simulation modeling, reflecting the joint nature of these activities in good simulation studies, and continuous simulation of industrial and manufacturing systems using SIMAN language. The student will work in a team producing a design project relating to these topics.
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MNE 534 - Advanced Vibrations Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Vibration of structures and machine components, free and forced vibrations, damped vibrations, normal modes, critical speeds, non-linear systems techniques, phase plane and function description methods.
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MNE 535 - Advanced Statistical Quality Control Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
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MNE 539 - Engineering Optimization Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Advanced topics in engineering optimization with emphasis on the algorithm and applications. Specific topics include linear and nonlinear optimization, mathematical modeling, constrained optimality criteria, transformation methods, constrained direct search, quadratic approximation methods for constrained problems, and comparison of constrained optimization methods. Term design projects are required using computer and software tools.
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MNE 540 - Advanced Simulation Modeling Credits 3
Requirements: Prereq: MNE 530 or equivalent and skill in one computer programming languageLecture / 3 hours per week
Verification, validation, and statistical analysis of the inputs and outputs of simulation models. Topics will include determination of the simulation run lengths, building and analyzing confidence intervals, variance reduction techniques, comparison of systems performances, experimental designs and simulation optimization.
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MNE 542 - Convective Heat Transfer Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Boundary layer flow problems: laminar and turbulent plows. Thermal boundary layer plows. Dimensional analysis. Forced convection problems. Free convection problems. Duct flows. Boiling and Condensation. Special convection problems. Heat Exchange Design. Applications.
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MNE 543 - Radiation Heat Transfer Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Basic concepts and fundamental relations of thermal radiation. Radiation field; Kirchoff’s laws. Radiation density. Radiation pressure. Blackbody radiation. Graybody radiation. Radiative heat exchanges among surfaces, in enclosures. Radiation through weakly absorbing media.
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MNE 544 - Combustion Fundamentals Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Principles of chemical thermodynamics. Review of chemical kinetics. Multicomponent reacting systems. Combustion of premixed gases. Premixed laminar flames. Turbulent flames. Single droplet burning. Spray combustion. Combustion in boundary layer flows. Ignition.
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MNE 545 - Heat Transfer with Phase Change Credits 3
Requirements: Prereq: MNE 411, MNE 332 and MNE 220Lecture / 3 hours per week
Fundamentals of heat transfer in fluid flows undergoing phase change. Thermodynamic equilibrium and stability during boiling/condensation is taught. Nucleation and bubble growth in homogeneous and heterogeneous regimes are presented. Distinct flow patterns and heat transfer characteristics in two-phase, boiling flows are discussed. Heat transfer in pool boiling and condensation is presented. Liquid-solid phase change is taught at an introductory level.
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MNE 551 - Compressible Fluid Flow Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Conservation laws. Wave propagation in compressible media. Isentropic flow. Normal and oblique shock waves. Prandt-Meyer flow. Converging-diverging nozzles and supersonic diffuses. Supersonic oblique shock diffuses. Exit flow for underexpanded and overexpanded supersonic nozzles. Fanne line flow. Rayleigh line flow.
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MNE 557 - Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Credits 3
Lecture
Dynamics of rotating stratified fluid flow in the ocean/atmosphere and laboratory. Compressibility, Boussinesq approximation. Geostrophic balance and vorticity. Poincare, Kelvin, Rossby waves, Geostrophic Adjustment. Ekman layers, spin-up. Continuously stratified dynamics: inertia gravity waves, potential vorticity, Quasigeostrophic dynamics. EAS 557, MAR 557, PHY 557
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MNE 560 - Method Experiment Resch Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
The need and subject matter of research. Laws, truths, analogy and hypothesis. Identifying and clustering parameters. Use of models. Experimental setup. Induction, deduction, statistics, and conclusions. Presentation and use of finding.
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MNE 562 - Design and Control of Production and Service Systems Credits 3
Requirements: Pre-req: Graduate StandingLecture / 3 hours per week
Design and control of production and inventory systems in contemporary production environments. The course will cover currently used planning and scheduling techniques, such as MRP, OPT, and JIT. The course will also cover forecasting, scheduling, inventory control principles, material requirement planning, lean production environments, and systems integration techniques.
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MNE 563 - Facility Planning Credits 3
Requirements: Pre-req: Graduate StandingLecture / 3 hours per week
Fundamentals and procedures in developing efficient layouts for production and service facilities and material handling systems. Manual procedures and microcomputer-based layout algorithms. Review of material handling equipment used in warehousing and manufacturing. Algorithms to design and analyze discrete parts material storage and flow systems such as Automated Storage/Retrieval Systems, order picking, conveyors, automated guided vehicle systems and carousels.
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MNE 564 - Continuous Process Improvement Credits 3
Requirements: Pre-req: Graduate StandingLecture / 3 hours per week
Management/planning tools and their implementations for continuous process improvement and quality assurance, including: Six Sigma, Deming’s 14 points, Deming circle (PDCA), organizational and cultural issues with Kaizen, and 7 MP tools such as Affinity Diagram, Interrelationship Digraph, Tree Diagram, Process Decision Program Chart (PDPC), Activity Network Diagram, Prioritization Matrices.
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MNE 565 - Economic Analysis of Engineering Projects Credits 3
Requirements: Pre-req: Graduate StandingLecture / 3 hours per week
Analysis of engineering costs and capital investments. The course will cover analysis of economic merits of alternatives including interest and income tax considerations. Additional subjects will include break-even points and sensitivity analysis, replacement analysis, and risk and sensitivity exploration techniques. Use of mathematical programming and computers will be introduced for optimal economic decisions.
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MNE 570 - Reading and Research Credits 3
Independent Study
Independent study under faculty supervision. Intensive literature search culminating in a technical report. Oral presentation at the option of the faculty.
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MNE 580 - Masters Thesis Credits variable; 1.00 to 6.00
Requirements: Prereqs: Graduate standing, Thesis Option, and approval of the student’s Graduate CommitteeThesis
Thesis research on an experimental or theoretical project in mechanical engineering under a faculty advisor. A formal thesis must be submitted to fulfill the course requirements.
Multi-Term Course: Not Graded
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MNE 590 - Masters Project Credits variable; .00 to 6.00
Thesis
Project research in conjunction with industry under a faculty advisor. A formal report must be submitted to fulfill the course requirements.
Multi-Term Course: Not Graded
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MNE 591 - Special Topics Credits 3
Lecture
Topical courses not offered in regular course rotation–e.g., new courses not in the catalog, courses by visiting faculty, courses on timely topics, highly specialized courses responding to unique student demand. Conditions and hours to be arranged.
Prerequisites: Submission of a proposal, including the course description, goals, deliverables, time allocation and grading procedure; approval by the instructor, department chairperson, department graduate director and college dean.
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MNE 870 - Energy Engineering Workshop Credits 3
Lecture
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MTE 501 - Teaching Math in Elementary School Credits 3
Requirements: Prerequisite: EDU 500Lecture
Explores the changing modern mathematics curriculum. Topics include current issues, research, attitudes, and multiple learning strategies associated with the teaching and learning of elementary mathematics.
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