Curriculum changes voted April 25, 2012.
Alva L. Couch, Chair of SOECC
The following changes were voted at the April 25, 2012 meeting of the School of Engineering.
New courses
CHBE170: Design and Analysis of Experiments. The course starts with a brief introduction to applied
statistics with emphasis to hypothesis testing and, in particular, the Analysis of Variance. It then
examines how to design experiments and analyze the data they yield. Various designs are discussed and
their respective differences, advantages, and disadvantages are noted. In particular, factorial, fractional
factorial, response surface, and optimal designs are examined in detail.
Prerequisite: Math38.
ES157 Systems Analysis in Industrial Ecology. Application of mathematical systems analysis, including
economic input-output models, Markov chains, and linear programming, to the multidisciplinary field of
industrial ecology (IE). IE is the study of the flows of goods, services, and natural resources in the world’s
economies, with the ultimate goal of minimizing adverse environmental impact.
Prerequisites: Math 11 or consent.
COMP97: Senior Capstone Project I. Requirements analysis and design of a senior capstone project.
Requirements analysis and elicitation methods, and prototyping. Design principles and methods,
including designing for usability, security, testability, performance, and scaling. Project management and
planning, including cost and effort estimation. Writing effective documentation. Prerequisite: COMP40
and Senior Standing.
COMP98: Senior Capstone Project II. Implementation and testing of the project designed in COMP97.
Implementation tools, strategies, and platforms. Testing and debugging methodologies. Maintenance
and release management. Legal, ethical, and social impacts of computing. Prerequisite: COMP97.
Course description revision: BME 56, 57, 256, 257
Existing descriptions:
BME 56: Biophotonics Laboratory. Hands-on laboratories on light-matter interactions, basic optical
components, near-infrared, fluorescence and light scattering spectroscopy as well as microscopy and
optical tweezers.
Prerequisites BME 51 or permission of instructor.
BME 0256: Graduate Biophotonics Laboratory. A graduate version of BME 056. Weekly journal club
meetings focused on critical reviews of current biophotonics articles are required for graduate level
credit. Prerequisites: BME 51, or BME 251, or permission of instructor. Graduate students only.
New descriptions:
BME56: Quantitative biomaterials characterization laboratory I. Selected topics in use of
electromagnetic radiation to characterize biomaterials. Please see department website for more details.
Prerequisites: BME 51 or permission of instructor.
BME 57: Quantitative biomaterials characterization laboratory II. Continuation of BME 56 consisting of
topics not offered in BME56 in the same academic year and an introductory session focused on critical
review of current biophotonics literature.
Prerequisites: BME 56.
BME256: Graduate quantitative biomaterials characterization laboratory I. A graduate version of BME 56
including BME56 topics and weekly journal club meetings focused on critical reviews of current
biophotonics articles.
Prerequisites: BME 51, or BME 251, or permission of instructor. Graduate students only.
BME 257: Graduate quantitative biomaterials characterization laboratory II. . A graduate version of BME
57 including BME57 topics and weekly journal club meetings focused on critical reviews of current
biophotonics articles.
Prerequisites: BME 56, or BME 256. Graduate students only.
CEE53 becomes ES53: Integrating Engineering Economics and Systems
Existing description:
CEE53 Engineering Economy. Introduction to engineering economics and economic applications of
operations research. The role of economic analysis in engineering decision making. Topics include time
value of money, development and analysis of cash flows using present worth and internal rate of return,
network models including critical path method, linear and non-linear programming, and dynamic
programming. Project focused on sustainability.
Prerequisites: junior standing or consent of instructor.
New description:
ES53 Integrating Engineering Economics and Systems. Introduction to engineering economics and
economic applications of mathematical systems theory. The role of economic analysis in engineering
decision making. Topics include time value of money, development and analysis of cash flows using
present worth and internal rate of return, network models including critical path method, linear and
non-linear programming, and dynamic programming. Project focused on the economics of sustainable
engineering.
Prerequisites: junior standing or consent of instructor.
Prerequisite change for COMP111/112:
Existing prerequisites:
COMP111: COMP15.
COMP112: COMP40 or EE14.
Proposed prerequisites:
COMP111: COMP15 and either COMP40 or EE14.
COMP112: COMP15 and either COMP40 or EE14.