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DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING
Paul J. Kauffmann, Interim Chairperson, Slay Building
The Department of Engineering offers a BS in engineering with three concentration areas: systems
engineering, engineering management, and bioprocess engineering.
The mission of the department is to provide a theory-based, application-oriented general engineering
education that serves as a basis for career success and lifelong learning. Our graduates demonstrate the
engineering and scientific knowledge to analyze, design, improve and evaluate integrated technology–
based systems. Our program welcomes a diverse student body and provides the support to foster their
success.
Graduates of the BS in engineering program will
1. Use their education to be successful in a technical career or graduate studies, demonstrating
competence in applying classical methods and modern engineering tools,
2. Analyze technical, environmental, and societal issues related to engineering designs and
technology systems,
3. Be productive team members and leaders, using skills in human relations and communication,
4. Practice a lifelong commitment to learning and professional development, and
5. Demonstrate commitment to the professional and ethical standards of engineering and recognize
the importance of community and professional service.
The engineering program accepted its first students in fall 2004 and will graduate its first class in spring
2008. At that time we will seek accreditation from the Accreditation Board for Engineering and
Technology (ABET). In accordance with ABET requirements, graduates of the BS program have: (a) an
ability to apply knowledge of math, science and engineering; (b) an ability to design and conduct
experiments/analyze and interpret data; (c) an ability to design a system, component, or process; (d) an
ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams; (e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering
problems; (f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility; (g) an ability to communicate
effectively; (h) an ability to evaluate the impact of technology in a global/societal context; (i) an
appreciation for lifelong learning; (j) knowledge of contemporary issues; and (k) an ability to use the
techniques, skills, and modern tools for engineering practice.
The BS program is distinctive from many other engineering programs in that it 1) focuses on hands-on
project applications of engineering beginning with the freshman year and continuing throughout the
program; 2) promotes a team-based learning approach where students work closely with each other and
the faculty; 3) integrates science, math and engineering content to assure a coordinated presentation of
concepts that flow from theory to advanced practice and application.
Engineering students are encouraged to pursue registration as a Professional Engineer (PE). The first
step in this process is completion of the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam. Students are required
to take the FE exam during their senior year. Subsequent to graduation, professional licensure requires at
least four years of progressive engineering experience and successful completion of the PE Examination.
Admission
Admission to the university does not guarantee admission to the BSE program. Upon admission to the
university, students who have 1100 SAT scores or equivalent and have completed the second year of
high school algebra with a grade of B or better may apply for admission to the engineering program.
Students who have an associate degree from an approved pre engineering program will be directly
admitted into the BSE program. All other students with transfer hours will be individually evaluated for
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program credit. Current ECU students transferring from the General College or other campus programs
must have a minimum 2.5 GPA and have completed prerequisites for MATH 2171 with a grade of B or
better.
Entering freshmen should submit an ECU admission application package, high school transcript, and SAT
and/or ACT scores for admission consideration. Associate degree students should submit transcripts and
two letters of recommendations from faculty. ECU general college students should obtain permission from
the program coordinator.
Admission to the university or college does not guarantee admission to the engineering program.
Additional evaluation elements for engineering students are described below.
Regular freshman admission: Entering freshmen should submit an ECU admission application package,
high school transcript, and SAT and/or ACT scores for admission consideration. The average SAT for
freshmen admitted to the engineering program at ECU is typically over 1100. Performance in math and
science courses, high school GPA, and rank in class are also considered key indicators of potential
success in this program.
Provisional freshman admission: Students who are not initially admitted to the engineering program, but
who express a commitment to obtaining an engineering degree, are permitted to have the opportunity to
succeed as a provisional engineering admission. Provisional students may still enroll in engineering
courses and follow the freshman curriculum. Upon successful completion of all first-year courses
(including engineering courses and at least Calculus I), with a cumulative GPA of 2.5, students can
complete a change of major form and formally transfer into the engineering program.
Transfer admission: Students transferring to the engineering program must have an overall GPA of 2.5 or
better in all course work attempted at the college(s) from which they are transferring in addition to
meeting university transfer requirements. Students who have completed an associate degree from an
approved pre-engineering program will be directly admitted to the BS program. Transfer students who do
not have a 2.5 or better GPA are individually evaluated and the complete academic record is examined
with particular emphasis on performance in math and science classes. These students may be admitted
on a provisional basis and permitted to take certain engineering courses based on a case-by-case
assessment. Provisional transfer students are expected to demonstrate the ability to succeed by
completing their first semester at ECU with a 2.5 GPA.
Special Department Programs
Internships. The department encourages internships at local and regional employers and in service
learning projects. Full-time students who have completed 24 credit hours and have a 2.0 minimum
cumulative GPA are eligible for internships. Transfer students must complete 12 credit hours at ECU
before applying for the internship program.
ECU Engineering, Inc. Projects supplied by local and regional businesses, industries and non-profits
give students opportunities to gain experience. Working in teams, students learn real-world skills by
defining, designing, building and testing engineering solutions.
BS in Engineering
Minimum degree requirement for the engineering program is 128 s.h. credit as follows:
1. Foundations curriculum requirements (See Section 4, Foundations Curriculum Requirements
for all Baccalaureate Degree Programs.), including those listed below………………………..42 s.h.
BIOL 1100, 1101. Principles of Biology and Laboratory I (3,1) (F,S,SS) (FC:SC)
CHEM 1150, 1151. General Chemistry and Laboratory I (3,1) (F,S,SS) (GE:SC) (P: CHEM placement
test or passing grade in CHEM 0150; P/C: MATH 1065; C for 1150: CHEM 1151; C for 1151: CHEM
1150)
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COMM 2410. Public Speaking (3) (F,S,SS) (GE:FA) or COMM 2420. Business and Professional
Communication (3) (F,S,SS) (GE:FA)
ECON 2113. Principles of Microeconomics (3) (F,S,SS) (GE:SO)
MATH 1083. Introduction to Functions (3) (F,S,SS) (GE:MA) (P: MATH 1065 with a minimum grade of
C)
MATH 2171. Calculus I (4) (F,S,SS) (FC:MA) (P: minimum grade of C in any of MATH 1083, 1085, or
2122)
PHIL 2275. Professional Ethics (3) (WI*) (F,S,SS) (FC:HU)
PHYS 2350, University Physics (4) (F,S,SS) (FC:SC) (P: MATH 2171)
PSYC 1000. Introduction to Psychology (3) (F,S,SS) (GE:SO)
PSYC 3241. Personnel and Industrial Psychology (3) (F,S,SS) (GE:SO) (P: PSYC 1000 or 1060)
2. Engineering Foundation…………………………………………………………………………39 55-56 s.h.
ICEE 1010. Integrated Collaborative Engineering I (6) (F) (C: MATH 1083)
ICEE 1020. Integrated Collaborative Engineering II (6) (S) (P: ICEE 1010; C: MATH 2171)
ICEE 2010. Integrated Collaborative Engineering III (4) (F) (P: ICEE 1020; C: MATH 2172; PHYS
2350)
ICEE 2020. Integrated Collaborative Engineering IV (4) (S) (P: ICEE 2010; C: PHYS 2360)
ICEE 3010. Engineering Systems and Problem Solving (3) (F) (P: ICEE 2020)
ICEE 1012. Engineering Graphics (2) (F) (C: Math 1083 or higher)
ICEE 1014. Introduction to Engineering (3) (S) (C: Math 1083 or higher)
ICEE 2022. Statics (3) (S) (P: PHYS 2350)
ICEE 2030. Engineering Analysis I (3) (S) (P: MATH 2171)
ICEE 2040. Engineering Analysis II (3) (F) (P: ICEE 2030)
ICEE 2050. Computer Applications in Engineering (3) (S) (P: ICEE 1012)
ICEE 2060. Engineering Analysis III (3) (S) (P: ICEE 2030)
ICEE 2070. Materials and Processes (3) (S) (P: CHEM 1510, 1511)
ICEE 2080. Engineering Analysis IV (3) (S) (P: ICEE 2040)
ICEE 3004. Dynamics (3) (F) (P: ICEE 2022, 2040)
ICEE 3012. Thermal and Fluid Systems (4) (S) (P: ICEE 3004)
ICEE 3014. Circuit Analysis (3) (F) (P: ICEE 2080, PHYS 2360)
ICEE 3024. Mechanics of Materials (3) (F) (P: ICEE 2022, 2070)
ICEE 3050. Sensors, Measurements and Controls (3) (S) (P: ICEE 3014)
ICEE 3020. Information System Engineering (3) (S) (P: ICEE 3010)
ICEE 3060. Systems Optimization (3) (S) (P: MATH 3100, 3307) Formerly SYSE 3060
ICEE 3300. Introduction to Engineering Project Management (3) (F S) (WI) (P: ENGL 1200; C: ICEE
1014 3060) Formerly ENMA 3300
ICEE 3400. Engineering Economics (3) (WI) (S) (P: ICEE 2060)
ICEE 4000. Quality Systems Design (3) (S) (P: ICEE 2060 ICEE 3060; MATH 3307) Formerly ENMA
4000 or BIOE 4000. Bioprocess Validation and Quality Engineering (3, 4) (F) (P: ICEE 2060;
consent of instructor MATH 3307)
ICEE 4010. Senior Capstone Design Project I (2) (WI) (F) (P: Consent of instructor ICEE 3020)
ICEE 4020. Senior Capstone Design Project II (2) (WI) (S) (P: ICEE 4010)
3. Cognates .....................................................................................................................................239 s.h.
MATH 2171. Calculus I (4) (F,S,SS) (GE:MA) (P: minimum grade of C in any of MATH 1083, 1085, or
2122)
MATH 2172. Calculus II (4) (F,S,SS) (GE:MA) (P: MATH 2171 with a minimum grade of C or MATH
2122 with
consent of instructor)
MATH 3100. Mathematical Methods for Engineers and Scientists (4) (F,S,SS) (P: MATH 2172 or
equivalent or consent of instructor)
MATH 3307. Mathematical Statistics I (3) (F,S) (P: MATH 2172)
CHEM 1500. Materials Chemistry I (3) (S)
CHEM 1510, 1511. Materials Chemistry II and Laboratory (1,1) (F) (P: CHEM 1500; C for CHEM 1510:
CHEM 1511; C for CHEM 1511; CHEM 1510
PHYS 2350 2360. University Physics I, II (4,4) (F,S,SS) (FC:SC) (C: MATH 2121 or 2171; P for PHYS
2360: PHYS 2350)
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4. Concentrations (Choose one.) ....................................................................................................24 s.h.
BioprocessBio Engineering………………………………………………………………………...15-17 s.h.
BIOE 3000. Bioprocess Engineering Systems (3) (F)(S) (P: BIOL 1100; ICEE 2020 BIOL 2110;
CHEM 2650; CHEM 2651)
BIOE 3500. Bioprocess Validation and Quality Engineering (3) (S) (P: BIOE 3000; MATH 3307)
BIOE 4010 4011. Bioprocess Separation Engineering (3) (F) (P: BIOE 3000)
BIOE 4020. Bioprocess Plant Design, Simulation and Analysis (3) (S) (P: ICEE 3060; MATH 3307
BIOE 4010, ICEE 2060)
BIOL 2110. Fundamentals of Microbiology (3) (F,S) (P: BIOL 1050, 1051; or 1100, 1101; or
equivalent; 8 s.h. in CHEM)
CHEM 2650. Organic Chemistry for the Life Sciences (4) (F) (P: CHEM 1160, 1161)
CHEM 2651. Organic Chemistry Lab for the Life Sciences (1) (F) (C: CHEM 2650)
4 s.h. of 3000 or 4000 Level Technical Electives as approved by the Academic Adviser
Engineering Management:………………………………………………………………………………15 s.h.
ENMA 3000. Introduction to Engineering Management (3) (F) (P: Consent of instructor ICEE 3010)
ENMA 4010. Entrepreneurship and Intellectual Property (3) (F) (P: ENMA 3000; MATH 3307)
ENMA 4020. Analysis of Production Systems (3) (S) (P: ICEE 2060 ICEE 3060; MATH 3307)
ENMA 4030. Engineering Logistics (3) (S) (P: ICEE 2060 ICEE 3060; MATH 3307)
SYSE 4065. Discrete System Simulation (3) (S) (P: ICEE 2060 MATH 3307)
9 s.h. of 3000 or 4000 Level Technical Electives as approved by the Academic Adviser
Systems Engineering:…………………………………………………………………………………..15 s.h.
SYSE 3010. Principles and Methods of Systems Engineering (3) (F) (P: Consent of instructor ICEE
3010)
SYSE 3040. Introduction to Dynamic Systems and Controls (3) (S) (P: ICEE 3060; MATH 3100)
SYSE 3060. Systems Optimization (3) (F) (P: ICEE 2060, 2080)
SYSE 4000. Integrated Systems Engineering (3) (S) (P: SYSE 3010)
SYSE 4010. Human-Machine Systems: Design and Analysis (3) (F) (P: ICEE 2060, SYSE 3010 or
consent of instructor MATH 3307; SYSE 3010)
SYSE 4065. Discrete System Simulation (3) (S) (P: ICEE 2060 MATH 3307)
9 s.h. of 3000 or 4000 Level Technical Electives as approved by the Academic Adviser
5. Technical electives to complete graduation requirements as approved by the academic advisor
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BIOE: BIOPROCESS ENGINEERING
3000. Bioprocess Engineering Systems (3) (F)(S) 3 lecture hours per week P: BIOL 1100; ICEE 2020
BIOL 2110; CHEM 2650; CHEM 2651. Engineering concepts for biological conversion of raw materials to
food, pharmaceuticals, fuels, and chemicals. Includes enzyme kinetics and technology, bioreaction
kinetics, design, analysis, and control of bioreactors and fermenters, and downstream processing of
bioreaction products.
35004000. Bioprocess Validation and Quality Engineering (34) (F) 4 lecture hours per week P: BIOE
3000; MATH 3307 ICEE 2060; consent of instructor. Overview of bioprocess validation and quality control
systems that ensure safe products, reduce the risk of adverse reactions, and avoid recalls. Emphasizes
cost effectiveness and level of validation required for different phases of development, license application,
and process improvements. Also covers design of experiments in bioprocess applications.
4010, 4011. Bioprocess Separation Engineering (3,0) (F) 2 lecture and 2 lab hours per week. P: BIOE
3000. Unit operations used in biological processing useful in product isolation and purification. Solid-liquid
separation, filtration, centrifugation, cell disruption, isolation, purification, chromatography and drying.
4020. Bioprocess Plant Design, Simulation and Analysis (3) (S) 3 lecture hours per week P: BIOE
4010; ICEE 2060; ICEE 3060; MATH 3307. Engineering principles for design of systems for processing
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biological materials into primary and secondary products and study of techniques for mathematically
describing biological systems. Covers delivery scheduling, storage requirements, economic analysis,
process control and instrumentation of bioprocess plants.
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ENMA: ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
3000. Introduction to Engineering Management (3) (F) P: ICEE 3010. Consent of instructor. Introduces
principles of management and organization as applicable to engineering profession. Special emphasis on
project management, systems engineering and analysis, team building, quality leadership, planning, and
quantitative decision making. Includes topic exercises, case studies, and extensive writing assignments.
4010. Entrepreneurship and Intellectual Property (3) (F) P: ENMA 3000; MATH 3307. Understanding
of new technological product development process and role of engineering entrepreneurship in managing
process. Emphasis on technological opportunity recognition and evaluation, and early technological and
marketing stages.
4020. Analysis of Production Systems (3) (S) P: ICEE 2060 ICEE 3060; MATH 3307. Tools and
approaches for design and analysis of production systems. Covers strategy, aggregate planning,
inventory, location, layout and production control systems.
4030. Engineering Logistics (3) (S) P: ICEE 2060 ICEE 3060; MATH 3307. Logistics from systems
engineering perspective. Covers design of systems for supportability and serviceability, production and
effective distribution of systems for customer use, and sustaining maintenance and support of systems
throughout their period of utilization.
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ICEE: INTEGRATED COLLABORATIVE ENGINEERING ENVIRONMENT CORE
1002. Fundamentals of Engineering Analysis (5) (F, S) 5 lecture hours per week. P: Consent of
instructor. Introduction to analytical tools of the engineering profession. Topics include mathematical
modeling, functions and graphs, trigonometry, vector geometry, systems of equations and analytical
geometry.
1010. Integrated Collaborative Engineering I (6) (F) 4 lecture and 4 lab hours per week. C: MATH
1083. Introduces engineering profession and basic tools and concepts of engineering. Team taught,
providing immersive and hands-on experience in engineering practice areas, including graphics,
professional practice, environmental issues, systems thinking, and basic concepts in machinery, controls,
digital circuits, and data analysis.
1012. Engineering Graphics (2) (F) 1 lecture and 2 lab hours per week. C: MATH 1083 or higher.
Engineering graphics in a professional engineering context including sketching and working drawings,
multiple views, sections, solid modeling software, drawing standards, tolerancing, and dimensioning.
1014. Introduction to Engineering (3) (S) 1 lecture and 4 lab hours per week. C: MATH 1083 or higher.
Engineering profession and basic tools and concepts of engineering, providing immersive and hands-on
experience in engineering practice areas, including professional practice, systems thinking, and basics
concepts in machinery, controls, digital circuits, and data analysis.
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1020. Integrated Collaborative Engineering II (6) (S) 4 lecture and 4 lab hours per week. P: ICEE 1010.
C: MATH 2171. Basic engineering concepts of project analysis and business planning for engineering
entrepreneurship. Tools of design analysis involving static forces, stress, shear, torsion and moments.
Lab covers use of spreadsheets to evaluate engineering alternatives and mathematical analytical
software plus analysis of engineering materials, including tests of stress, fastening methods, and
fabrication.
2010. Integrated Collaborative Engineering III (4) (F) 3 lecture and 2 lab hours per week. P: ICEE
1020. C: MATH 2172; PHYS 2350. Covers advanced topics in engineering fundamentals in particle and
rigid body dynamics. Lab covers applications of engineering software to analyze engineering problems.
2020. Integrated Collaborative Engineering IV (4) (S) 3 lecture and 2 lab hours per week. P: ICEE
2010. C: PHYS 2360. Covers advanced engineering fundamentals, analysis, and design of electrical
circuits including amplification, resonance, and three phase power distribution. Lab covers design of
electrical circuits, including use of electrical instrumentation.
2022. Statics (3) (S) 3 lecture hours per week. P: PHYS 2350. Analysis of equilibrium of particles,
addition and resolution of forces, equivalent system of forces, equilibrium of rigid bodies, centroid and
moment of inertia, structural analysis, internal forces, friction, and virtual work.
2030. Engineering Analysis I (3) (S) 3 lecture hours per week. P: MATH 2171; C or P: ICEE 2050.
Fundamentals of single variable integration with applications to problems in geometry, engineering, and
physics.
Includes programming applications to engineering areas such as constrained design
optimization, work, resultants of force fields, and beam deflections.
2040. Engineering Analysis II (3) (F) 3 lecture hours per week. P: ICEE 2030. Fundamentals of vectors
functions and multivariate calculus, including partial differentiation, multiple integrals, line and surface
integrals, and vector calculus. Includes applications of software solutions to engineering problems such
as response surfaces, motion in space, and force fields.
2050. Computer Applications in Engineering (3) (S) 2 lecture and 2 lab hours per week. P: ICEE
1012. Application of modern programming tools and languages to solve engineering problems.
2060. Engineering Analysis III (3) (S) 3 lecture hours per week. P: ICEE 2030. Foundations of analysis
of variability including application of probability and statistics models for engineering problem solving.
2070. Materials and Processes (3) (S) 3 lecture hours per week P: CHEM 1510, 1511. Study of the
materials used in engineering and related manufacturing processes. Materials topics include the atomic
structure of materials, alloys, phase diagrams, and heat treatment. Manufacturing processes include
casting, forming, machining, and joining processes.
2080. Engineering Analysis IV (3) (S) 3 lecture hours per week P: ICEE 2040. First order differential
equations, second order and higher order linear differential equations, Laplace transforms, linear systems
of first order differential equations and the associated matrix theory. Includes software applications to
engineering and physics problems.
3004. Dynamics (3) (F) 2 lecture hours and 2 lab hours per week. P; ICEE 2022, 2040. Fundamental
topics in particle and rigid body dynamics. Planar kinematics of a particle. Planar kinetics of a particle:
force and acceleration, work and energy, and impulse and momentum. Planar kinematics of a rigid body.
30103012. Thermal and Fluid SystemsEngineering Systems and Problem Solutions (43) (SF) 3
lecture and 2 lab hours per week. P: ICEE 30042020. Explores systems approach to design, analysis,
and engineering of thermal and fluid systems using mathematical and software tools.
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3014. Circuit Analysis (3) (F) 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. P: ICEE 2080, PHYS 2360.
Electrical and electronic engineering concepts, theory, and methods. Includes electric circuit analysis,
electro mechanics, and electrical instrumentation systems.
3020. Information Systems Engineering (3) (S) P: ICEE 3010. Fundamental knowledge of information
systems, including formal systems and models. Use of data, information, and knowledge in organizations,
information lifecycle; collection, storage, processing, retrieval, delivery; and overview of the various
components of an information infrastructure. Includes computing platforms, software architectures, and
telecommunications networks. Introduces integration and acquisition of information for decision-making
using information technology.
3024. Mechanics of Materials (3) (WI) (F) 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. P: ICEE 2020,
ICEE 2070. Behavior of deformable bodies subjected to axial loading, torsion, and bending. Includes
stress-strain relations, elastic deflections of beams, effects of combined loading, buckling of slender
columns, and failure criteria for ductile and brittle materials.
3050. Sensors, Measurement, and Controls (3) (S) 2 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. P: ICEE
3014. Fundamental concepts of measurement and instrumentation at the system level. Measurement
systems cover non-electrical parameters measurement, data acquisition, and signal conditioning.
Controls systems cover application of mathematical and analytical tools to model, analyze, and design
automated feedback control systems for dynamic processes.
3060. System Optimization (3) (F) Formerly SYSE 3060 P: MATH 3100, 3307. Introduces mathematical
tools applied to system optimization, including problem formulation, identification of decision variables,
use of graphical methods, linear programming, concepts of duality, and sensitivity analysis. Applications
include transportation, network analysis, project management and other engineering areas.
3100. Internship in Engineering (1) (WI) (F, S, SS) P: Consent of instructor. Minimum of 150 hours of
supervised work or project experience in engineering. May include industry or service learning activities
and be repeated for credit as a technical elective.
3300. Introduction to Engineering Project Management (3) (FS) (WI) 3 lecture hours per week P:
ENGL 1200, ICEE 1012MATH 3307. System needs and analysis identification, functional requirements
analysis, project timelines, network analysis, and system development progress metrics.
3400. Engineering Economics (3) (WI) (S) 3 lecture hours per week. P: ICEE 2060. Analysis of cash
flows including cost, revenue, and benefits that occur at different times. Evaluation of engineering projects
using equivalent worth, benefit - cost, and rate of return including impact of depreciation, taxes, and
statistical risk.
3901, 3903, 3905. Undergraduate Research in Engineering (1, 2, 3) (F, S, SS) P: Consent of instructor
and chair. Study of an experimental or theoretical area involving engineering analysis and design.
Demonstrates depth of analysis and study beyond scope of existing courses. May be repeated for credit
as a technical elective.
4000. Quality Systems Design (3) (S) Formerly ENMA 4000 3 lecture hours per week. P: ICEE 2060
3060; MATH 3307. Emphasis on Analytical procedures associated with Statistical Quality and Control
and Statistical Process Control. Includes design of experiments relationships and analytical procedures,
concepts, and system philosophies of modern approaches to maintenance and improvement of process
quality.
4010. Senior Capstone Design Project I (2) (WI) (F) 1 lecture and two lab hours per week P: Consent of
instructor ICEE 3020. Senior capstone course involves open-ended design project, exposing students to
practice of engineering design and problem solving. Emphasis on real problems and working with real
clients. Students required to visit facilities, interact with client employees, determine on-site data
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measurement strategies, and perform any necessary literature search. Develop proposal for project to be
performed in ICEE 4020.
4020. Senior Capstone Design Project II (2) (WI) (S) P: ICEE 4010. Senior capstone course involves
open-ended design project, exposing students to practice of engineering design and problem solving.
Emphasis on real problems and working with real clients. Students required to visit facilities, interact with
client employees, determine on-site data measurement strategies and perform any necessary literature
search. Perform and complete project proposed in ICEE 4010.
4501, 4503, 4505. Special Topics in Engineering (1, 2, 3) (F, S, SS) P: Consent of instructor. Course
builds upon knowledge gained from the core engineering or specialization curriculum. Topics focus on
advanced or emerging area which will equip graduates with specialized knowledge to improve
performance in analysis, synthesis, and design. May be repeated for credit as a technical elective.
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3010. Principles and Methods of Systems Engineering (3) (F) 3 lecture hours per week P: Consent of
instructor ICEE 3010. Examines variety of systems engineering topics., extending work completed in
previous SYSE courses. Areas of development include systems engineering foundations, systems
engineering methodologies and processes, limitations of systems engineering for complex systems,
“ilities” for design of complex systems, human element in systems engineering, complex system
transformation, interoperability and system architecture, planning for systems engineering, risk analysis
and management, systems engineering capability maturity assessment and development, organization
for performing systems engineering, and introduction to system of systems engineering.
3040. Introduction to Dynamic Systems and Controls (3) (S) P: ICEE 3060; MATH 3100. Covers
application of mathematical and analytical tools to analyze and design automated control systems for
dynamic systems. Topics include block diagrams, transfer functions, stability, time response, frequency
domain analysis, and other topics required to design control systems for physical systems.
3060. System Optimization (3) (F) 3 lecture hours per week. P: ICEE 2060, 2080. Introduces
mathematical tools applied to system optimization, including problem formulation, identification of
decision variables and constraints, use of graphical methods, linear programming, concepts of duality,
and sensitivity analysis. Applications include transportation, network analysis, project management and
other engineering areas.
4000. Integrated Systems Engineering (3) (S) 3 lecture hours per week P: SYSE 3010. Explores life
cycle of systems; generation and analysis of life cycle requirements and development of functional,
physical, and operational architectures for the allocation and derivation of component-level requirements
for the purpose of specification production. Examines interfaces and development of interface
architectures. Introduces and uses software tools for portions of systems engineering cycle.
4010. Human-Machine Systems: Design and Analysis (3) (F) 3 lecture hours per week P: ICEE 2060,
MATH 3307; SYSE 3010 or consent of instructor. Introduces measurement, evaluation, implementation,
communication, equipment, and data for developing and implementing human /machine /environment
systems in industrial and consumer contexts. Explores techniques to assess visual, auditory, cognitive,
and physical capabilities of individuals. Emphasizes systems approach, with a special interest in the
human/machine interface. Explores interaction of environment and individual to enable designers and/or
managers to reduce errors, increase productivity, and enhance both safety and comfort, while performing
tasks.
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4065. Discrete System Simulation (3) (S) 3 lecture hours per week P: ICEE 2060, MATH 3307.
Approaches to computer simulation models, with special emphasis on discrete event simulation. Covers
model building, data integration, model verification and validation, and applications to engineering and
management problems.
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