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ELED 464 - Multicultural Education for Teachers
Preparation for teaching in a multicultural society. Participants will learn how to design a curriculum that reflects diversity and an instructional methodology that promotes the learning of diverse students. Also offered as AMST 464.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ELED 470 - Developing Teaching
Strengthening teaching understandings, skills, and dispositions with an emphasis on learners and learning in classroom contexts, subject matter knowledge and pedagogy, and developing and sustaining a productive and inclusive classroom culture and organization. Includes practicum experiences in an elementary or middle school classroom.
Prerequisites & Notes:
ELED 370, ELED 481, SCED 490; or permission of instructor.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
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ELED 471 - Documenting Teaching
Capstone experience for the preparation of a Teacher Performance Assessment documenting the candidate’s ability to design and implement standards-based instruction, assess student learning and reflect on the teaching and learning process. Includes practicum experience in an elementary or middle school classroom and participation in a collegial learning community.
Prerequisites & Notes:
ELED 470
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: S/U
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ELED 472 - Developing Teaching Seminar
Strengthening teaching understandings, skills, and dispositions with an emphasis on learners and learning in classroom contexts, subject matter knowledge and pedagogy, and developing and sustaining a productive and inclusive classroom culture and organization. Not open to students who have received credit for ELED 470.
Prerequisites & Notes:
Admission to Woodring College’s Teacher Education Outreach Programs; ELED 372 and ELED 373; Co-requisite: ELED 473
Credits: 3
Grade Mode: Letter
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ELED 473 - Developing Teaching - Practicum
Practicum experiences in an elementary or middle school classroom related to the content of ELED 472. Not open to students who have received credit for ELED 470. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes:
Admission to Woodring College’s Teacher Education Outreach Programs; ELED 372 and ELED 373; Co-requisite: ELED 472.
Credits: 2
Grade Mode: S/U
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ELED 474 - Documenting Teaching Seminar
Capstone experience for the preparation of a final electronic portfolio documenting experiences in learning to teach and the ability to impact elementary student growth and learning. Not open to students who have received credit for ELED 471.
Prerequisites & Notes:
Admission to Woodring College’s Teacher Education Outreach Programs; Completion of ELED 472 and ELED 473; and Co-requisite: ELED 475
Credits: 3
Grade Mode: Letter
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ELED 475 - Documenting Teaching - Practicum
Practicum experiences in an elementary or middle school classroom related to the content of ELED 474 and participation in a collegial learning community. Not open to students who have received credit for ELED 471. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes:
Admission to Woodring College’s Teacher Education Outreach Programs; ELED 472 and 473; Co-requisite: ELED 474.
Credits: 2
Grade Mode: S/U
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ELED 478 - Literacy: Fluent Communicators Seminar
Understanding the components and structure of a comprehensive literacy program for addressing reading, writing, listening, and speaking in the elementary classroom, with a particular focus on developing and supporting fluent communicators. Not open to students who have received credit for ELED 481.
Prerequisites & Notes:
Admission to Woodring College’s Teacher Education Outreach Programs; ELED 380; Co-requisite: ELED 479.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ELED 479 - Literacy: Fluent Communicators - Practicum
Practicum experiences in an elementary or middle school classroom related to the content of ELED 478. Not open to students who have received credit for ELED 481. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes:
Admission to Woodring College Elementary Teacher Outreach Programs; ELED 380. Co-requisite: ELED 478.
Credits: 2
Grade Mode: S/U
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ELED 480 - Literacy: Beginning Communicators
Application of theoretical and research-based concepts of literacy. Teaching and learning of emergent/beginning communicators in a pluralistic society. Includes practicum experiences in an elementary or middle school classroom.
Prerequisites & Notes:
LING 201 or ELL 432 (or other linguistics course by approval) for ELED and ECE Dual Endorsement students; ELED 370 or ECE 391 for ECE majors; SPED 420 or ECE 391 for ECSE majors.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
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ELED 481 - Literacy: Fluent Communicators
Understanding the components and structure of a comprehensive literacy program for addressing reading, writing, listening, and speaking in the elementary classroom, with a particular focus on developing and supporting fluent communicators. Includes practicum experiences in an elementary or middle school classroom.
Prerequisites & Notes:
ELED 480; co-requisite IT 442.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
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ELED 483 - Literacy Workshop: Reading, Writing, and Language Learners
Students will deepen and apply knowledge of literacy learning by developing and teaching theoretically-sound and research-based instructional strategies and units of study appropriate for a multilingual “mainstream” learning environment.
Prerequisites & Notes:
ELED 480 and ELL 434; Co-requisite ELL 435 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 2
Grade Mode: Letter
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ELED 485 - Basic Reading Instruction
Basic reading instruction in grades K-8; methods and materials for teaching reading, reading readiness; word attack skills, word reading skills, comprehension skills; grouping; lesson planning.
Prerequisites & Notes:
ELED 320
Credits: 3-4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ELED 486 - Literacy Difficulties in the K-12 Classroom
Analysis, correction and prevention of literacy difficulties in K-12 classrooms; refinement of group and informal assessment; supervised practicum with pupils having mild difficulties in reading, writing, and/or oral language.
Prerequisites & Notes:
Permission of instructor.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ELED 488 - Individualized Reading Instruction
Principles and practices of individualized reading with emphasis on problems in organizing classroom programs for meeting individual interests and needs.
Credits: 1-5
Grade Mode: Letter
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ELED 489 - Language Structure and Reading Development
Examines the structure of language and its development in children with consideration of how this structure and development are critical to effective reading instruction.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ELED 490 - Teaching Laboratory
Diagnosis of students, lesson preparation, videotaped peer teaching, analysis of teaching, lesson redesign. Repeatable up to 8 credits, including original course.
Prerequisites & Notes:
ELED 472 or ELED 470.
Credits: 1-4
Grade Mode: S/U
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ELED 490A - September Experience
Observation and participation in the opening of school. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes:
department permission
Credits: 2 TO 3
Grade Mode: S/U
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ELED 491 - September Experience
Observation and participation in the opening of school. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes:
Department permission.
Credits: 2-3
Grade Mode: S/U
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ELED 492 - Practicum: Experience in Literacy Methods
In-school experience observing and teaching reading and language arts. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes:
ELED 480 and 481.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: S/U
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ELED 494 - Internship - Elementary
Supervised teaching experience to develop and demonstrate teaching competence at the primary and/or intermediate grades. Repeatable to 24 cr. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes:
recommended for supervised teaching
Credits: 2-18
Grade Mode: S/U
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ELED 495 - Internship - Early Childhood Education
Observation and participation in the opening of school. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes:
Department permission.
Credits: 2-24
Grade Mode: S/U
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ELED 496 - Elementary Intern Study Group
Support school internship experience and students’ efforts to engage in ambitious teaching practices that support diverse learners.
Prerequisites & Notes:
ELED 470
Credits: 1-2
Grade Mode: S/U
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ELED 500 - Directed Independent Study
An individualized course of study not available through or replacing existing curriculum, to be arranged between one matriculating student and sponsoring faculty member. All academic policies and registration deadlines apply. Directed Independent Study courses cannot substitute for General University Requirements and are not eligible for tuition waiver.
Credits: 1-15
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ELED 505 - Books and Materials: Use and Evaluation
Study and selection of children’s and adolescent literature (fiction and poetry). Literary criticism. Use of various media.
Prerequisites & Notes:
ELED 405 or permission
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ELED 518 - Current Issues in Education
Examination and discussion of several current issues in Elementary Education. Repeatable to a maximum of 5 credits.
Prerequisites & Notes:
Graduate status or permission of instructor.
Credits: 1-5
Grade Mode: Letter
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ELED 521 - Seminar in Elementary Curriculum
Advanced study of curriculum planning and development, including design, materials and problems in curriculum change. Independent research is expected.
Prerequisites & Notes:
Completion of teaching certification requirement; elementary K-8 teaching endorsement
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ELED 530 - Play and the Child
Examination of the nature and role of play in the cognitive, affective, physical and social development of the child. Attention given to the educative functions of play and implications of those functions for curriculum and instruction.
Prerequisites & Notes:
graduate standing or teaching experience
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ELED 531 - Seminar in Early Childhood Education
In-depth exploration of programs, theories and significant recent research in early childhood education.
Prerequisites & Notes:
Permission of instructor
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ELED 531A - Advanced Seminar in Early Childhood Education
Specific problems are drawn from the field and content organized according to student need.
Prerequisites & Notes:
ELED 531, ELED 596A
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ELED 533 - Advanced Seminar in Elementary Education
Advanced study of individual research topics in elementary education.
Prerequisites & Notes:
advancement to candidacy
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ELED 535 - Research Analysis of Current Issues in Elementary Education
Examination and analysis of research underlying current issues and problems in elementary education.
Prerequisites & Notes:
completion of teaching certification requirement; elementary K-8 teaching endorsement; EDU 501
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ELED 538 - Current Issues in Assessment and Evaluation in Elementary Literacy Education
Examines current theory, research, and practice in classroom-based literacy assessment and evaluation; includes supervised practicum.
Prerequisites & Notes:
ELED 480 and ELED 481 or instructor permission
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ELED 539 - Master’s Seminar
Preparation and presentation of a seminar paper on a problem or issue in education.
Prerequisites & Notes:
completion of teaching certification requirements; elementary K-8 endorsement; advancement to candidacy; ELED 501, ELED 521, ELED 535; EDF 512, EDF 513
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ELED 555 - Middle School Curriculum Designs and Instructional Strategies
Current trends in middle-level education; includes a review of developing curriculum ideas endorsed by the National Middle School Association. Physical, social and emotional growth of early adolescents; instructional strategies for middle-level schools; requires topical or action research project.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ELED 569A - Issues in Inclusive Early Education
Current issues and best practices in early childhood program design and implementation. Emphasis on family-centered, play-based interagency models that serve children of all abilities. Applied research focus.
Prerequisites & Notes:
admission to graduate school or instructor permission
Credits: 3
Grade Mode: Letter
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ELED 569B - Assessment of Young Children (Birth-8 Years)
Issues and resources for accurate and appropriate assessment of young children. Current best practices in instructionally relevant assessment, monitoring child progress and evaluating overall program success. Alternative strategies for assessing the very young child, family needs and special populations. Emphasis on critical evaluation of instruments, psychometric adequacy and technical aspects of test development.
Prerequisites & Notes:
admission to graduate school or instructor permission
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ELED 569C - Inclusive Curriculum in Early Childhood
Curriculum development and adaptation for infants, toddlers, and preschool children. Includes available resources, best practices with the developmentally young and play-based criteria. Focus on model program curricular approaches, the use of daily routines and parent-child interaction as a context and content for curriculum, and peer-mediated learning strategies. Emphasis on efficacy research and the impact of various curricular models.
Prerequisites & Notes:
admission to graduate school or instructor permission
Credits: 3
Grade Mode: Letter
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ELED 583 - Literacy and Children’s Literature
Teaching basic reading skills through the use of children’s books; selection and analysis of children’s books in order to teach literacy, from beginning or pre-word recognition levels through junior/senior high level.
Prerequisites & Notes:
teaching experience
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ELED 584 - Teaching the Integrated Language Arts
Teaching activities designed to foster continuing development of literacy, in part, through stressing interrelationships between the various forms of language.
Prerequisites & Notes:
graduate standing or teaching experience
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ELED 585 - Seminar in Literacy Education
Literacy education research and its application to classroom practices, to individual problems in the teaching of reading, to supervision and administration of reading programs.
Prerequisites & Notes:
Permission of instructor
Credits: 3-4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ELED 586 - Seminar for Literacy Specialists
Summary course in the Masters in Literacy, focuses on the role of the future literacy specialist in the analysis, correction, and prevention of literacy difficulties. Designed to refine the teacher leader’s knowledge of assessment, evaluation, planning, and teaching of readers, writers, and language users. Includes a 20 hour practicum.
Prerequisites & Notes:
ELED 518 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
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ELED 587 - Improvement of Instruction in Literacy
Teaching developmental reading; methods, materials, theory.
Prerequisites & Notes:
minimum of one previous course in teaching of reading or teaching experience
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ELED 589 - Language Acquisition and Literacy Development
Exploration of current theories in language acquisition, linguistics and psycholinguistics, and implications for early childhood education and literacy instruction.
Prerequisites & Notes:
graduate standing or teaching experience
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ELED 594E - Practicum in Reading Diagnosis and Remediation
Assessment and correction of reading difficulties: supervised practica in use of diagnostic reading tests.
Prerequisites & Notes:
Graduate status or permission of instructor.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ELED 594F - Practicum in Reading Diagnosis and Remediation
Remedial instruction of children with reading problems: clinical practicum.
Prerequisites & Notes:
Graduate status or permission of instructor.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ELED 690 - Thesis
Research study under the direction of a faculty committee. Repeatable to a maximum of 9 cr. S/U grading
Prerequisites & Notes:
advancement to candidacy; student’s graduate committee approval
Credits: 1-9
Grade Mode: S/U
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ELED 691 - Research Seminar
Graduate research under the direction of a program advisor/committee. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 cr. S/U grading.
Prerequisites & Notes:
student’s graduate committee/program advisor approval
Credits: 1-6
Grade Mode: S/U
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ENRG 270 - Energy Resources and Processes
Introduction to energy resources and processes. Energy resources covered include hydro, fossil, geothermal, wind, solar, biofuels, and nuclear. Energy processes include heat engine cycles, direct energy conversion such as photovoltaics and fuel cells, and energy storage. System-level issues are also covered such as energy transmission, reliability and efficiency, and climate change.
Prerequisites & Notes:
MATH 125; PHYS 162; CHEM 121
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ENGR 104 - Introduction to Engineering and Design
Introduces students to the field of engineering, the design process and communication of ideas with graphics. Includes team design projects, drawing instruction and assignments, role of CAD, introduction to the engineering disciplines, engineering history, ethics and case studies of engineering feats and failures, and how things are made.
Credits: 3
Grade Mode: Letter
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ENGR 170 - Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering
The relationship between structure, properties, processing, and performance of materials; introduction to physical and mechanical properties of materials, including metals, polymers, ceramics, composites; and materials selection based on engineering design criteria. Processing includes: strengthening, deformation, phase equilibrium, and thermal treatments.
Prerequisites & Notes:
CHEM 121 or CHEM 125; (MATH 124 and PHYS 161, or concurrent) or (MATH 157 and PHYS 114, or concurrent)
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ENGR 214 - Statics
Principles and basic concepts of statics including: vector analysis applied to equilibrium of rigid body systems and subsystems, force and moment resultants, free body diagrams, internal forces and friction. Analysis of basic structural and machine systems and components. Shear and moment diagrams. Use of linear algebra to solve simultaneous systems of equations.
Prerequisites & Notes:
MATH 124; MATH 125 or concurrent; MATH 204 recommended; and PHYS 161
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ENGR 225 - Mechanics of Materials
Principles and basic concepts of structural analysis including: internal forces, stress, strain, axial loading, torsion, bending, combined loads, and buckling. Introduction to stress transformation, failure analysis, and finite element analysis.
Prerequisites & Notes:
ENGR 104; ENGR 170; ENGR 214; MATH 125
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
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ETEC 110 - Engineering Design Graphics I
Introduction to the engineering design process. Course topics include the design process, ideation sketching, communication drawing, documentation drawing, three-dimensional Computer-Aided Design for product development.
Prerequisites & Notes:
Variable lab fee.
Credits: 3
Grade Mode: Letter
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ETEC 111 - Engineering Design Graphics II
Second course in engineering design graphics. Includes further study of the design process, creating design specifications, Computer-Aided Design and Drafting for parametric modeling, assembly modeling and technical drawing, rapid prototyping.
Prerequisites & Notes:
ETEC 110 or equivalent
Credits: 3
Grade Mode: Letter
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ETEC 112 - Introduction to Engineering, Design and Graphics
Introduces students to the field of engineering, the design process and communication of ideas with graphics. Includes team design projects, drawing instruction and assignments, overviews of the different engineering disciplines, engineering history, case studies of engineering feats and failures, and how things are made.
Credits: 3
Grade Mode: Letter
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ETEC 113 - Introduction to Computer-Aided Design
Introduction to parametric, Computer-Aided Design. Covers sketching and feature-based modeling in the creation of 3D parts for engineered products, assembly modeling and drafting. Emphasizes modeling of machined and plastic components and generation of drawings with proper dimensioning and GDT.
Prerequisites & Notes:
ETEC 112 or concurrent.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ETEC 214 - Sophomore Industrial Design I
Introductory industrial design studio course explores the use of different media and techniques to create innovative solutions for two- and three-dimensional design problems. Emphasis on fundamental design principles, ability to express new ideas, and awareness of the consumer market.
Prerequisites & Notes:
ETEC 231
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
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ETEC 215 - History of Industrial Design
A historical overview of mass-produced products, the designers who created them, and their influence on our culture and society. International perspective covering significant events from the Industrial Revolution to the present.
Credits: 3
Grade Mode: Letter
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ETEC 216 - Sophomore Industrial Design II
Second industrial design studio course focusing on more difficult design problems and using a more comprehensive design methodology. Additional emphasis on idea generation, human factors, basic mechanics and fabrication of models.
Prerequisites & Notes:
ETEC 214.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
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ETEC 220 - Introduction to Engineering Materials
The relationship between the properties, structure and processes of engineering materials is discussed. Emphasis on the fundamentals of selecting materials based on engineering design criteria. Also offered as MSCI 201.
Prerequisites & Notes:
CHEM 121 or CHEM 125; and (MATH 157 and PHYS 114) or (MATH 124 and PHYS 161) or concurrent.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ETEC 224 - Applied Engineering Statics
Principles and basic concepts of statics including: vector analysis applied to equilibrium of rigid body systems and subsystems, force and moment resultants, free body diagrams, internal forces and friction. Analysis of basic structural and machine systems and components. Shear and moment diagrams. Fundamentals of linear algebra and the solution of simultaneous systems.
Prerequisites & Notes:
MATH 125 or concurrent; PHYS 161 or departmental permission.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ETEC 225 - Strength of Materials
Internal response of structural members to forces; principal stresses and strains; combined stresses.
Prerequisites & Notes:
ETEC 220, ETEC 224; MATH 125
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
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ETEC 226 - Engineering Dynamics
Kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies, including methods of work and energy, and impulse and momentum.
Prerequisites & Notes:
ETEC 224, MATH 224
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ETEC 231 - Design Problems in Woodworking
Wood as a material for solving a variety of design problems. Learn the safe and effective use of woodworking tools and techniques.
Prerequisites & Notes:
ETEC 112 or concurrent.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ETEC 246 - Manufacturing Processes I
An introduction to the manufacturing processes used to cast, form, cut, and join metal when creating parts per an engineering drawing. Students will be introduced, but not limited, to Foundry, Forming, Joining and Manual Machining processes.
Prerequisites & Notes:
MATH 115 or higher; ETEC 113; ETEC 220 or ETEC 301 or concurrent; or permission of instructor.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ETEC 270 - Electronics Seminar
Introduction to careers in electronics. Seminars presented by industrial representatives and Western faculty. Topics include sales and customer service, product development and design, manufacturing, entrepreneurial opportunities, marketing, and an introduction to computer tools. S/U grading.
Credits: 1
Grade Mode: S/U
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ETEC 271 - Circuit Analysis I
Fundamental properties of electrical components and their use in DC and AC circuits. Use of basic laws and theorems in circuit analysis and design. Laboratory experiments with electrical components and circuits.
Prerequisites & Notes:
MATH 114 or concurrent.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
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ETEC 272 - Electronic Devices and Circuits
A first course in electronic devices and circuits. Fundamental properties of semiconductor devices and their behavior in electronic circuits. Laboratory experiments in construction, testing, investigation and troubleshooting.
Prerequisites & Notes:
ETEC 271
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ETEC 273 - Digital Electronics
Introductory digital electronics with emphasis on basic digital concepts, Boolean algebra, digital integrated circuit devices and the major functional units from building block approach. Laboratory with applications, constructing, testing and troubleshooting of digital circuits.
Prerequisites & Notes:
ETEC 271, EET major or written permission
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ETEC 274 - Fundamentals of Microprocessors
Introduction to microprocessors and programming concepts. Study of structured programming, instruction sets, hardware and interfacing techniques. Laboratory experiments with popular units.
Prerequisites & Notes:
ETEC 273; CSCI 140 or CSCI 141; EET major or written permission.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
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ETEC 280 - Power Mechanics
Design principles of major power sources: including Otto cycle, Clerk cycle, Diesel, Wankel, Stirling cycle and Rankine cycle engines.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
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ETEC 281 - Power Transmission
Principles and practices of mechanical transmission of power. Gear drive, chain drive, belt drive, overrunning clutches, universal joints, synchromesh transmissions and limited slip differentials are covered in theory and practice.
Prerequisites & Notes:
ETEC 280 or concurrent.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
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ETEC 300 - Directed Independent Study
An individualized course of study not available through or replacing existing curriculum, to be arranged between one matriculating student and sponsoring faculty member. All academic policies and registration deadlines apply. Directed Independent Study courses cannot substitute for General University Requirements and are not eligible for tuition waiver.
Credits: 1-15
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ETEC 301 - Materials for Design
Fundamentals of materials technology for industrial design majors. Properties and processing of materials with an emphasis on plastics.
Prerequisites & Notes:
ETEC 110 or ETEC 112.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
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ETEC 311 - Perspective and Rendering I
First half of course explores perspective systems, shadow construction, reflections and other aspects of technical drawing as they apply to industrial design. Second half applies perspective skills to realistic marker rendering of materials and products as well as rapid visualization as an informal means of expressing new ideas quickly.
Prerequisites & Notes:
ETEC 112 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ETEC 312 - Industrial Design CAD Skills
Computer-intensive course focusing on solid modeling, advanced rendering techniques, vector-based drawing and raster-based image editing relevant to industrial design that will enable students to present and communicate product design concepts skillfully.
Prerequisites & Notes:
ETEC 311 or concurrent or permission of instructor.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ETEC 314 - Junior Industrial Design I
Studio course work emphasizing a comprehensive design methodology which includes market research, problem identification, idea generation, implementation and presentation. Additional focus on a team approach.
Prerequisites & Notes:
Acceptance into junior industrial design program.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
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ETEC 315 - Perspective and Rendering II
Advanced applications of perspective and rendering will include further exploration in various media including the use of computers in generating product images.
Prerequisites & Notes:
ETEC 311
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ETEC 316 - Junior Industrial Design II
Studio course work focusing on the development of a concept from the research phase to a three-dimensional model that is submitted to a national competition. Emphasis on concise project explanation, descriptive drawings and quality photo-documentation of model.
Prerequisites & Notes:
ETEC 314
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
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ETEC 318 - Junior Industrial Design III
Studio course work focusing on a collaborative project with industry. Assignments are jointly directed by the instructor and industry. Students are expected to relate to the industry sponsor as their client and perform their work professionally.
Prerequisites & Notes:
ETEC 316
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
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ETEC 322 - Numerical Control Operations
Laboratory-intensive course which provides students with the opportunity to design, program and produce NC and CNC manufactured parts.
Prerequisites & Notes:
ETEC 246; limited to Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Manufacturing Engineering Technology-CAD/CAM and Plastics Engineering Technology majors during Phase I.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ETEC 325 - Manufacturing Process Planning
Process planning for manufacturing. Determination of process steps. Workstation design, including ergonomic, safety, and health considerations. Introduction to engineering economics.
Prerequisites & Notes:
ETEC 246; MATH 245 or concurrent or equivalent.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ETEC 326 - Fluid Power
Fluid properties, basic principles of pneumatic and hydraulic power components and systems, control techniques, and fluid system analysis and design.
Prerequisites & Notes:
MATH 125; CSCI 140 or equivalent; ETEC 225, ETEC 351 or concurrent.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ETEC 327 - Manufacturing Economics
Examines many techniques to factor cost into manufacturing decisions. Topics covered include capital allocation, product cost estimating, work measurement, value engineering and budgeting.
Prerequisites & Notes:
MATH 115 or higher; ETEC 246.
Credits: 3
Grade Mode: Letter
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ETEC 333 - Polymer Technology
Polymer science and analysis of basic plastics materials; experience in product design, tooling, and processing of thermoplastic.
Prerequisites & Notes:
ETEC 112 and ETEC 220.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
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ETEC 334 - Reinforced Plastics/Composites
Polymer and reinforcement systems; material testing; mold design and development; laboratory involvement in reinforced plastics production processes.
Prerequisites & Notes:
ETEC 333
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
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ETEC 335 - Tooling for Plastics Processing
Design and construction of various types of production molds that are used for processing plastics. Product design in relationship to molding techniques and various techniques and materials used to construct the molds are the major units of study. Extensive lab work.
Prerequisites & Notes:
ETEC 322; ETEC 333; ETEC 338 or ETEC 362.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ETEC 338 - Injection Molding
Theory and practice of injection molding. Analysis of machine functions, processing parameters, production tooling, process control systems, quality assurance, automation, theology of polymers, heat transfer. Extensive lab experience.
Prerequisites & Notes:
ETEC 333 and PHYS 163
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ETEC 341 - Engineering and Society
Explores the relationship between the engineering profession and society, and the role of communication in engineering. Proposals, reports, documentation of procedures, presentations, and communication to multiple audiences will be discussed and practiced.
Prerequisites & Notes:
ENG 101; COMM 101 or COMM 235; ETEC 246 or ETEC 271; ETEC 422 or concurrent OR ETEC 430 or concurrent.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ETEC 344 - Industrial Quality Assurance
Quality assurance as applied to industrial manufacturing operations. One-fourth of this course is used to enhance and expand on applied statistics.
Prerequisites & Notes:
MATH 240 or MATH 245
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ETEC 346 - Manufacturing and Design
Product design with an emphasis on material selection and the processes that can be used for the selected material to manufacture the desired part.
Prerequisites & Notes:
ETEC 246; ETEC 325 or ETEC 327; COMM 101.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ETEC 351 - Electronics for Engineering Technology I
Analysis of basic electric circuits, design of simple analog and digital circuits including power supplies, transistor amplifiers, operational amplifiers, timers and logic devices. Laboratory reinforces the circuit concepts presented in the classroom and promotes competent use of basic electronic instruments. Cannot be taken for credit by EET majors.
Prerequisites & Notes:
PHYS 162; MATH 125 or concurrent.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ETEC 352 - Electronics for Engineering Technology II
Analysis and design of advanced analog and digital circuits, three-phase power, magnetic circuits, transformers, DC and AC motors. Cannot be taken for credit by EET majors.
Prerequisites & Notes:
ETEC 351 and PHYS 162.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ETEC 354 - Electronics for Engineering Technology III
The characteristics and use of typical transducers and sensors used to monitor or control industrial processes. Study of programmable logic controllers and other microprocessor-based systems used to monitor and control industrial processes. Cannot be taken for credit by EET majors.
Prerequisites & Notes:
ETEC 352; EET majors cannot take for credit
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ETEC 361 - Advanced CAD: Assembly and Design Mechanisms
Advanced topics in computer-aided design and parametric modeling, including advanced part design, top-down assembly design, and modeling and simulation of mechanisms.
Prerequisites & Notes:
MATH 125; PHYS 161 or PHYS 114 or PHYS 121; ETEC 113.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ETEC 362 - Advanced CAD: Surface Modeling
Advanced topics in computer-aided design and parametric modeling with a focus on surface modeling for creating complex and free-form shapes.
Prerequisites & Notes:
ETEC 113
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
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ETEC 371 - Circuit Analysis II
A second course in DC and AC circuits with increased emphasis on mathematical techniques used in electrical circuit analysis and design. Use of network theorems, vector analysis techniques, polyphase circuits and additional topics. Structured laboratory with emphasis on measurement, theory and applications, test equipment, verification of circuit laws, data analysis and formal report preparation.
Prerequisites & Notes:
ETEC 271, MATH 124
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
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ETEC 372 - Electronic Analysis and Design
A second course in electronic devices and circuits with increased emphasis on mathematical modeling and techniques used in analysis and design. Study of semiconductor theory and devices, small and large signal amplifier configurations, hybrid-pi models, frequency response and multistage circuits. Laboratory with emphasis on practical design, construction, testing and evaluation. Formal report preparation.
Prerequisites & Notes:
ETEC 272, ETEC 371; EET major or written permission
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
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ETEC 373 - Digital Systems
An upper-division course in digital system analysis and design including the study of sequential/state machine design techniques and applications with an emphasis on VHDL and ASIC devices. Laboratory projects with formal reports.
Prerequisites & Notes:
ETEC 272; ETEC 273 or CSCI 227.
Credits: 5
Grade Mode: Letter
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