2022-2023 Graduate Course Catalog 
    
    May 17, 2024  
2022-2023 Graduate Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Education (General)

  
  • EDU 737 - Quantitative Research Design

    School of Education
    3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
    Seminar addresses key issues, strengths, and limitations of various quantitative research designs, and integrates design with theory, sampling, measurement, and statistical analysis, using examples from the research literature in students’ program areas.
    PREREQ: EDU 647 
  
  • EDU 748 - Theory and Practice in Mentoring Teachers

    School of Education
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: EDA 748 
    Concepts and practices in mentoring among teachers. Induction programs at the state and local levels. Programs as part of professional development. Qualities and skills of mentors.
  
  • EDU 760 - Workshop in Education

    School of Education
    1-6 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    For teachers, administrators, and other school personnel to work on campus toward solution of specific problems in elementary and secondary education in their schools. Each workshop has a core or central theme. Parallel to EDU 660.
    Repeatable
  
  • EDU 778 - Narrative Inquiry in Research and Creative Practice

    School of Education
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    An exploration of the use of narrative methods in research and creative practice. Conducted in the form of a creative workshop, participants will learn to decode stories as data, and construct experiential data as stories.
  
  • EDU 781 - The Institutions and Processes of Education I

    School of Education
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Comprehensive study of learning and learners, the institutions of education, the public’s interest in education from the perspectives of political economy, sociology, psychology, history, and philosophy. Uses of data in judgment.
  
  • EDU 791 - Advanced Seminar in Quantitative Research Methods I

    School of Education
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Reviews, integrates and extends concepts and techniques from introductory statistics and research design. Focuses on intermediate-level statistical techniques including AVOVA, multiple regression, discriminant analysis, and path analysis. Training in SPSS using extant data sets. Student must have completed a graduate course in statistics.
    PREREQ: EDU 647 
  
  • EDU 800 - Selected Topics

    School of Education
    1-6 credit(s)
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • EDU 810 - Advanced Seminar in Qualitative Research I

    School of Education
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: SOC 811 , WGS 812 
    Expand fieldwork skills and increase theoretical understanding: emphasis on “thinking qualitatively;” intensive fieldwork.
    PREREQ: EDU 603 /SOC 614 
  
  • EDU 815 - Advanced Seminar in Qualitative Research II

    School of Education
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: SOC 812 
    Applications to issues of special education and related educational or human service settings.
    PREREQ: EDU 810  OR SOC 811  OR WGS 812 
  
  • EDU 820 - Program Development in Teacher Education

    School of Education
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Theoretical models, experimental programs. Historical perspective on recent innovative movements. Development in local pre-service/in-service program.
  
  • EDU 822 - Assessment of Teaching

    School of Education
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: EDA 822 
    Issues and concepts in assessment of teaching and teachers. Skill and experience developed from political, psychological, and sociological perspectives.
  
  • EDU 824 - Practices, Problems, and Prospects in the Field of Teacher Education

    School of Education
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Continuum of practices: recruitment preparation, induction, continuing professional development. Developing a frame of reference regarding teacher education.
  
  • EDU 833 - Critical Curriculum Theory

    School of Education
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Radical traditions in curriculum theory in the Americas and Europe. Critical, radical, and progressive approaches concerned with issues of power, language access, justice, and equity. Critical theorists, feminists, multiculturalists, culturally relevant pedagogues, and post-structuralists.
  
  • EDU 835 - Learning Theories in Education

    School of Education
    3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
    Crosslisted with: MTD 835 
    Examination of cognitive science, constructivism, social cognition, and other learning theories and their influence on how educators view learning and have conducted research about learning.
  
  • EDU 841 - The Nature and Design of Inquiry

    School of Education
    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Crosslisted with: IDE 841 
    Overview of social, academic, and psychological aspects, including fundamental mental abilities of inquiry. Introduction to full range of quantitative and qualitative inquiry strategies and practice in research topic identification, problem formation, and study design.
  
  • EDU 886 - Multivariate Research Methods

    School of Education
    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Crosslisted with: COU 886 
    Discussion and critique of multivariate research methods, designs, and strategies as applied in contemporary educational research. Practical applications in multivariate research design, implementation, and interpretation of data.
  
  • EDU 888 - Structural Equation Modeling and Factor Analysis

    School of Education
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    An introduction to structural equation modeling (SEM) and factor analysis (FA), and the uses of these approaches in scientific research.
    PREREQ: EDU 791  OR EDU 886 
  
  • EDU 910 - Current Scholarship in Teaching and Leadership

    School of Education
    3 credit(s) Odd academic yr e.g. 2007-8
    Seminar in current scholarly work of teaching and leadership faculty. Topics, interests, research. Methods and approaches. Forms of publication and exhibition. Matriculation at doctoral level.
    Repeatable 1 time(s), 6 credits maximum
  
  • EDU 915 - Teaching and Leadership for Social Justice

    School of Education
    3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
    Doctoral seminar exploring the writing of classic and contemporary educators who have had significant impact on the development of educational thinking, policies, and practices that promote democratic schooling and social justice.
  
  • EDU 970 - Experience Credit

    School of Education
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Participation in a discipline- or subject-related experience. Students must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Limited to those in good academic standing.
    Repeatable
  
  • EDU 990 - Independent Study

    School of Education
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    In-depth exploration of a problem or problems. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor or instructors and the department.
    Repeatable
  
  • EDU 991 - Problems in Educational Research

    School of Education
    1-6 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    For qualified students who wish to pursue individual problems under faculty direction, particularly problems in those fields not served by a special research course.
  
  • EDU 997 - Thesis

    School of Education
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Repeatable
  
  • EDU 999 - Dissertation

    School of Education
    1-15 credit(s) Every semester
    Repeatable

Elementary Education

  
  • EED 601 - Strategies for Inclusive Education I

    School of Education
    2 credit(s) Irregularly
    Developing a classroom community, responding to diversity issues, and strategies for promoting cooperative, interactive education. Admission to the M.S./childhood education (1-6) preparation program.
  
  • EED 621 - Elementary Mathematics Methods and Curriculum I

    School of Education
    2 credit(s) Irregularly
    Integration of theory, research, and practice in teaching and learning of mathematics. Examination of programs’ scope, sequence, and materials. Design and evaluate inclusive lessons and units including differentiated instruction and adaptations. For Childhood Preparation program students only.
  
  • EED 622 - Elementary Mathematics Methods and Curriculum II

    School of Education
    1 credit(s) Irregularly
    A continuation of EED 621. Integration of theory, research, and practice in teaching and learning of mathematics. Examination of programs’ scope, sequence, and materials. Design and evaluate inclusive lessons and units including differentiated instruction and adaptations.
  
  • EED 624 - Elementary Language Arts Methods and Curriculum

    School of Education
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Design, implementation, and evaluation of programs for learners with and without handicaps. Relationships among the language arts and the role of oral and written language in personal, educational, social, and vocational development. Field experience. Student must be admitted to first professional block.
  
  • EED 625 - Elementary Reading Methods and Curriculum

    School of Education
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Decision making processes related to methods and materials used during reading instruction. Formulation of lesson plans, teaching, evaluation for children with and without handicaps. Understanding of comprehension processes. Field experience teaching. Students must be admitted to first professional block.
  
  • EED 626 - Elementary Social Studies Methods and Curriculum

    School of Education
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Double Numbered with: EED 336
    Formulation and teaching of thematic unit plans to children with and without disabilities. Incorporates children’s multicultural literature, inquiry-based curriculum materials, primary source documents, and activity-based instruction. Decisions based on concepts and values.
  
  • EED 627 - Elementary Science Methods and Curriculum

    School of Education
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Double Numbered with: EED 337
    Formulation and teaching of unit plans to children with and without handicaps. Decisions based on concepts and thinking skills. Reviews of curriculum materials and student- centered activities. Fostering inquiry.
  
  • EED 632 - Teaching Number Ideas, K-6

    School of Education
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Crosslisted with: MTD 632 
    Double Numbered with: EED 432
    Numeration, operations, number theory, and rational number concepts and processes as foundational components of the elementary mathematics curriculum. Development of instructional methods and curriculum. Research on learning and teaching mathematics. Additional work required of graduate students.
  
  • EED 633 - Teaching Geometry and Measurement, K-6

    School of Education
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Crosslisted with: MTD 633 
    Double Numbered with: EED 433
    Geometry and measurement concepts and processes as foundational components of the elementary mathematics curriculum. Development of instructional methods and curriculum. Additional work required of graduate students.
  
  • EED 636 - Assessing Mathematical Understanding

    School of Education
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: MTD 636 , SED 636 
    Background and perspectives on assessment and mathematical understanding. Methods of assessment and issues of implementation. Development of assessment plan.
  
  • EED 640 - Participation in the Professional Development School

    School of Education
    0-1 credit(s) Every semester
    Crosslisted with: SED 640 
    Individual involvement in research, discussion and decision making with teachers, university faculty, and colleagues who are members of the Professional Development School Cadres and Academies.
    Repeatable 7 time(s), 8 credits maximum
  
  • EED 643 - The Parent/Caregiver-Professional Partnership

    School of Education
    3 credit(s) Only during the summer
    Aproaches to developing strong relationships with parents and caregivers to enhance the young child’s development and strengthen the parent-child bond. Brazelton Touchpoints® Approach and other skills for collaborating with families regarding typical and atypical development.
  
  • EED 654 - Teaching Mathematics, Science and Social Studies in Early Childhood Special Education

    School of Education
    3 credit(s) Only during the summer
    Basic concepts and strategies for teaching mathematics, science, and social studies to preschool and primary age (K-2) children.

Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises

  
  • EEE 600 - Selected Topics

    Management
    1-6 credit(s)
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
    Repeatable
  
  • EEE 620 - Foundations of Entrepreneurship

    Martin J. Whitman School of Management
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    The process of entrepreneurship in start-up and established corporate environments. Approaches entrepreneurship as both attitudinal and behavioral, with applicability in a variety of contexts. Global dimensions of entrepreneurship are investigated as they relate to the independent and corporate entrepreneur. Cannot be repeated for credit. Must be admitted to a graduate program at SU.
  
  • EEE 621 - Corporate Entrepreneurship

    Martin J. Whitman School of Management
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: EEE 420
    Examination of the application of entrepreneurship concepts and behaviors within established organizations, assessment of factors contributing to a company’s entrepreneurial orientation, and identification of ways to foster higher levels of entrepreneurship within firms.
  
  • EEE 622 - Entrepreneurial Turnarounds

    Martin J. Whitman School of Management
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: EEE 422
    Process of entrepreneurial turnarounds in nascent and established corporate environments. Examination of internal and external causes leading to the troubled condition.  Development and implementation of successful recovery strategies from the top down. Additional work required for graduate students. 
    Repeatable 1 time(s)
  
  • EEE 624 - Entrepreneurial Deal Making

    Entrepreneurial Deal Making
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: EEE 424
    Students will learn about the spectrum of deals struck by entrepreneurs over the course of a company’s life.  Identifying opportunities and negotiating with co-founders, prospective partners, early stage employees, customers, landlords, tenants, banks, potential investors, and Boards of Directors are all part of your role as an entrepreneur.  Additional work required for graduate students.
  
  • EEE 625 - Venture Capital

    Martin J. Whitman School of Management
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Financing issues as they relate to entrepreneurial ventures. The financial needs and financing strategies of growth-oriented ventures are highlighted. Stages of entrepreneurial finance are investigated. The roles of valuation, deal structures and negotiation tactics are explored.
  
  • EEE 630 - Entrepreneurship in Engineering and Science

    Martin J. Whitman School of Management
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    The intersection of engineering and entrepreneurship, focusing on the commercialization of new technologies into start-up ventures. Types of technologies, technology life cycles, windows of opportunity, the market chasm, and intellectual property as these issues apply to venture creation by those with technical backgrounds.
  
  • EEE 640 - Social Entrepreneurship

    Martin J. Whitman School of Management
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Examination of the opportunities and challenges associated with using entrepreneurial solutions to address social problems. Course integrates management, evaluation, and analytical techniques to support the launch, operation, and expansion of social purpose organizations.
  
  • EEE 643 - Emerging Enterprise Consulting

    Martin J. Whitman School of Management
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Students work in consulting teams to assist small local firms and entrepreneurs. Problems are isolated and solutions are then developed and implemented. A team consultant’s report is then prepared.
  
  • EEE 644 - Dilemmas and Debates in Entrepreneurship

    Martin J. Whitman School of Management
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: EEE 444
    Designed around a series of critical dilemmas confronted by entrepreneurs when creating and growing a venture. Entrepreneurs explore with students the issues surrounding these dilemmas in a structured format. Additional work required of graduate students.
  
  • EEE 652 - International Entrepreneurship

    Martin J. Whitman School of Management
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: INB 652 
    Double Numbered with: EEE 452
    A fusion of two areas of study: global business and entrepreneurship. The theories, concepts, and tools of international business are discussed from the perspective of the entrepreneur. Additional work required of graduate students.
  
  • EEE 653 - LaunchPad

    LaunchPad
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: EEE 453
    As the name implies, the course is meant to take your existing student business to the next level and provide you with the tools needed to grow and sustain the business.  While this is not a typical or traditional University course, you will be challenged in ways you probably have not been challenged as a student.  Additional work and rigor required for graduate students.
  
  • EEE 670 - Experience Credit

    Martin J. Whitman School of Management
    1-6 credit(s) Every semester
    Participation in a discipline or subject related experience. Student must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Permission in advance with the consent of the department chairperson, instructor, and dean. Limited to those in good academic standing.
    Repeatable
  
  • EEE 675 - Entrepreneurial Family Business Management

    Martin J. Whitman School of Management
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: EEE 375
    Examines family business issues, such as managing relationships, communication and conflict, ownership and governance, strategy, and succession. Focus is entrepreneurial management of family firms, including maintaining an entrepreneurial spirit throughout the firm and across generations. Additional work required of graduate students.
  
  • EEE 676 - Advanced Topics in Family Business Management

    Martin J. Whitman School of Management
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: EEE 476
    Covers advanced topics in family business management, such as taxation, establishment of trusts and estates, legal transfer of ownership, legal forms and valuation. Additional work required of graduate students.
  
  • EEE 682 - Entrepreneurial Marketing

    Martin J. Whitman School of Management
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Double Numbered with: EEE 382
    The interface between entrepreneurship and marketing, including both the role of entrepreneurial thinking in marketing practice, and the marketing issues in new ventures. Exploration of emerging marketing forms, including guerilla, viral, and buzz marketing. Additional work required of graduate students.
  
  • EEE 900 - Selected Topics

    Martin J. Whitman School of Management
    1-6 credit(s) Irregularly
    Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
  
  • EEE 930 - Theoretical Foundations of Entrepreneurship

    Martin J. Whitman School of Management
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    History, direction, and substance of developments in the field of entrepreneurship. Advanced topics related to theoretical foundations and the advancement of research within the field. Admission to doctoral program in the School of Management is required.
  
  • EEE 932 - Contemporary Entrepreneurship Research

    Martin J. Whitman School of Management
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    A broad survey of major topics in contemporary entrepreneurship research. Covers the primary theoretical underpinnings of the field and to important entrepreneurship topics.

Engineering

  
  • EGR 670 - Professional Practice

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    0 credit(s) Every semester
    Full-time practical engineering work experience with a participating employer, which is related to the student’s field of study, and is of a semester’s duration.
    Repeatable
  
  • EGR 770 - Professional Training

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    0 credit(s) Every semester
    Full time practical work experience, with a participating employer, which is related to the student’s field of study and is of a semester’s duration.
    Repeatable

Electrical Engineering

  
  • ELE 516 - Control of Robots

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Crosslisted with: CIS 543
    Kinematics, dynamics, and control of mobile and/or manipulator robots. Path planning, actuators, sensors, human/machine interface. Two hours lecture and two hours laboratory weekly. Design project.
  
  • ELE 516 - Control of Robots

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Crosslisted with: CIS 543
    Kinematics, dynamics, and control of mobile and/or manipulator robots. Path planning, actuators, sensors, human/machine interface. Two hours lecture and two hours laboratory weekly. Design project.
  
  • ELE 524 - Introduction to Applied Optics

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Geometrical optics, two-dimensional Fourier transforms and wave propagation, optical fibers, Fresnel and Fraunhofer diffraction, interferometry, imaging and Fourier transforming properties of lenses, image processing, complex filters and holography. Includes laboratory: design and experiment.
    PREREQ: ELE 324
  
  • ELE 551 - Communication Systems

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Communications systems. Amplitude modulation techniques. Angle modulation or frequency modulation. Sampling and quantization of analog signals. Basic digital modulation techniques. Introduction to noise. System modeling evaluating performance using industry tools.
    PREREQ: ELE 351
  
  • ELE 591 - Special Problems in Electrical Engineering

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    1-4 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Students work on special projects. Instructors present new or special material.
    Repeatable
  
  • ELE 601 - Applications of Complex Function Theory

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Theory of functions of a complex variable. Fourier and Laplace transforms. Applications to engineering problems.
  
  • ELE 602 - Boundary Value Problems I

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Partial differential equations in engineering problems. Method of separation of variable. Sturm-Liouville systems and orthogonal functions. Series and integral representations.
  
  • ELE 603 - Functional Methods of Engineering Analysis

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Linear functional systems from the viewpoint of vector spaces. Function spaces, differential and integral operators, eigenvalues and eigenfunctions, Jordan forms, functions of a matrix and state-space solutions.
  
  • ELE 606 - Probabilistic Methods in Electrical Engineering

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Set-theoretic basis of probability. Probabilistic modeling of practical problems. Random variables in one and several dimensions. Functions of random variables. Moments, characteristic functions, correlation, sampling. Poisson process. Laws of large numbers and central limit theorem.
  
  • ELE 612 - Modern Control Systems

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    State space representation. State variable feedback design. Controllability, observability, and identifiability. Optimum design and the matrix Ricatti equation.
  
  • ELE 614 - Power System Analysis and Control

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Double Numbered with: ELE 414
    Three phase power systems, Power flow analysis, Symmetrical components, Fault analysis, Power system stability,Power system controls, Fundamentals of economic dispatch.  Additional project required for graduate students.
  
  • ELE 615 - Microgrids

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Double Numbered with: ELE 415
    Challenges and opportunities in smart microgrids. Distributed energy resources in microgrids. Grid-connected and islanding mode of microgrid operation. Microgrid monitoring and protection. Control technology requirements and solutions. Additional work required for graduate students.
  
  • ELE 617 - Power Electronics

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Double Numbered with: ELE 417
    Semiconductor devices, switching power poles, switching analysis, topology selection and design, single phase and three phase rectifiers, inverters, and converters, feedback controllers and power supply. Additional work required of graduate students.
  
  • ELE 618 - Sensors & Measurements

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Double Numbered with: ELE 418
    Sensor signal domains, sensor classifications and architecture, sensor types, data acquisition methods, signal conversion methods, standards, introduction to metrology, measurement result processing, synchrophasor technology and applications. Additional work required of graduate students.
  
  • ELE 621 - Electromagnetic Fields

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Development of electromagnetic theory from the basic postulates leading to Maxwell’s equations in differential and integral forms. Solution to static, quasi-static, and wave-propagation problems.
  
  • ELE 623 - Microwave Engineering Fundamentals

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Microwave engineering fundamentals including transmission line theory, impedance matching techniques, microwave network analysis and device characterization.  Practical illustration of these concepts via network analyzer measurements, spectrum analyzer measurements, and computer based electromagnetic modeling tools.
  
  • ELE 625 - High Frequency Transmission Systems

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Transmission line parameters, transients on lossless lines, time-harmonic excitation of lines, Smith chart, impedance matching techniques, matrix representation of multiport devices, coupled transmission systems, even and odd mode theory, circuit theory of rectangular waveguides.
  
  • ELE 633 - Discrete and Integrated Analog Electronic Circuits

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Linear and non-linear circuit models of electronic devices as derived from structural and empirical parameters. Anatomy and applications of integrated operational amplifiers; active filters, multipliers, comparators, voltage-controlled oscillators, wave-form generators, phase-locked loops.
  
  • ELE 635 - Digital Electronic Circuits

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Digital device and circuit technology and trends. Nanoscale semiconductor devices and memories as well as magnetic and optical memories. Semiconductor industry road map. Device fabrication techniques. DA and AD conversion circuits.
  
  • ELE 642 - Introduction to Solid-State Physics

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Crosslisted with: PHY 576 
    Elementary aspects of physics of solids; crystal lattices and diffraction, phonons and thermal properties in crystals, elementary band theory, and semi-conductor physics.
    PREREQ: PHY 567 
  
  • ELE 643 - Theory of Semiconductor Devices

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Fundamental theory of semiconductor devices and their linear and nonlinear mathematical and circuit models. Frequency response and switching characteristics of discrete and integrated structures comprising both bipolar and field effect devices.
  
  • ELE 651 - Digital Communications

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Baseband data transmission. Advanced digital modulation techniques. Optimum receivers. Topics in information theory and coding.
    PREREQ: ELE 551 
  
  • ELE 652 - Digital Audio Signal Processing

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Double Numbered with: ELE 452
    Course combines classroom theory with hands-on lab. Covers digital audio fundamentals, filter-design, DSP architecture, parallel assembly programming, circular buffers, processing music signals. Additional work required of graduate students.
  
  • ELE 653 - Image and Video Processing

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Double Numbered with: ELE 453

    Concepts and applications of image and video processing. Principles of image formation, low-level image processing methods, noise filtering, histogram processing, feature detection, face recognition, moving object detection and tracking, multi-camera systems.  Significant project for graduate students.

  
  • ELE 658 - Data Networks: Design and Performance

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: CSE 658 
    Data network design principles. Performance, modeling, and analysis of networks. Delay models. Multi-access communications. Routing and flow control algorithms. Familiarity with basics of data networks.
    PREREQ: CIS 321 OR MAT 521 
    COREQ: ELE 606 
  
  • ELE 659 - Digital Signal Processing I

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Discrete time signals. Z-transform. Discrete Fourier transform. Fast Fourier transform. Finite impulse response filters. Infinite impulse response filters. Effects of finite word length.
  
  • ELE 664 - Introduction to System-on-Chip Design

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: CSE 664
    Design principles and fabrication of computer chips. Standard cell based system-on-chip design, top down design flow, RT level design and synthesis, pipelining and performance analysis, software-hardware co-design and co-simulation.     
  
  • ELE 667 - Embedded System Design

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
    Crosslisted with: CSE 671
    Methodologies for systematic design of embedded systems. System specification, architecture modeling, component partitioning, estimation metrics, hardware software co-design. Embedded computing platforms and programming. ASIC, CPU, and glue logic. Individual project required.
  
  • ELE 681 - Introduction to Photonic Engineering

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Topics include: geometrical theory; optical diffraction theory; angular spectral propagation theory; Fresnel and Frauhofer integral solutions; gaussian beam theory; reflection and refraction; mathematics of polarization; lenses and lenslike media; and photons and atoms.
  
  • ELE 682 - Fiber Optic Communication

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Topics include: 1) network structures; 2) links; 3) full nets; 4) measures of networks; 5) conductivity; 6) transfer rates; 7) present network constraints; 8) new demands on networks; 9) architectures and interconnections; 10) instrumentation for analysis; and 11) control, regulation, and standardization.
  
  • ELE 683 - Infrared Engineering

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Topics include: 1) review of optical diffraction theory; 2) radiometry; 3) blackbody radiation theory; 4) IR sources; 5) atmospheric IR transmissions; 6) IR optics; 7) IR detectors and noise; 8) IR lasers; 9) passive systems; and 10) active, heterodyne IR radar systems.
  
  • ELE 685 - Photonic Devices

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Topics include: 1) electro optic detectors; 2) photo diodes; 3) avalanche photo-diodes; 4) multi-quantum well detectors; 5) photo-multipliers; 6) micro-channel plates; 7) multi-quantum well modulators; 8) Mach-Zhender modulators and switches; 9) couplers; 10) wavelength division couplers; and 11) grating devices.
  
  • ELE 691 - Special Topics in Electrical Engineering

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    1-4 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Topics vary and represent current interests in electrical engineering.
    Repeatable
  
  • ELE 702 - Boundary Value Problems II

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Continuation of ELE 602. Green’s functions, integral equations, transform methods, and approximation techniques.
    PREREQ: ELE 601 , ELE 602 
  
  • ELE 703 - Special Topics in Engineering Mathematics

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Advanced techniques in the analytical solution of engineering problems. Topics may include linear vector spaces, advanced applications of the theory of functions of complex variables, transform methods, variational and perturbation techniques.
    Repeatable
  
  • ELE 704 - Neural Networks and Fuzzy Logic Applications

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Neural networks and fuzzy logic to develop algorithms and computer programs for engineering and other applications, such as financial, medical, and sociological. Use non-parametric statistics to measure performance.
    PREREQ: ELE 603 
  
  • ELE 712 - Optimal Control Systems

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Performance criteria and static optimization. The Maximum Principle. Optimum regulator problem. Dynamic programming. Gradient methods for dynamic optimization.
    PREREQ: ELE 612 
  
  • ELE 715 - Robot Manipulators I

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Crosslisted with: MEE 715 
    Robot manipulators and their defining equations. Transformations, kinematics, dynamics, and motion trajectories. Control considerations, compliance and organization of programming. Includes a hardware and software laboratory.
    PREREQ: ELE 612 
  
  • ELE 721 - Antennas and Antenna Systems

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
    Characteristics of electromagnetic radiators. Equivalent circuits of antenna elements: dipoles, loops, helices, horns, and other radiators. Phased arrays. Pattern synthesis. Numerical methods. Broadband antennas. Measurement techniques.
    PREREQ: ELE 621 
  
  • ELE 722 - Microwave Filters

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    General filter structures at microwave frequencies. Prototype filters obtained by network synthesis method. Image parameters. Richards’ transformation. Kuroda Identities. Coupled-line equivalent circuits. Design, simulate, build, and test a microwave filter.
    PREREQ: ELE 623 
  
  • ELE 723 - Microwave Transistor Amplifiers

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Two-port network representations, matching networks, power gain equations, stability conditions, simultaneous conjugate match, constant gain, VSWR and noise figure circles, balanced and feedback amplifiers. Design, simulate, build, and test a microwave amplifier.
    PREREQ: ELE 623 
  
  • ELE 724 - Microwave Oscillators

    College of Engineering and Computer Science
    3 credit(s) Irregularly
    Matching networks, S-parameters. Oscillation conditions, One-port and two-port Negative-resistance Oscillators, oscillator design using large-signal measurements, DROs, YIG Oscillators, VCOs, and Phase noise. Design, simulate, build, and test a microwave oscillator.
    PREREQ: ELE 623 
 

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