May 14, 2024  
2021-2022 Academic Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


The courses described below are listed in numerical order by discipline. All courses are 3 credits unless otherwise noted. If laboratory periods are required they are indicated after the description. For example, the notation “3 plus 1” indicates 3 class periods and 1 lab period per week.

 

Computer Science

  
  • CS 4500 - Software Engineering


    Prerequisite or co-requisite(s): CS 3800 .
    The theory and practice of software engineering. Software development methodologies, object oriented design, data abstraction, the software life cycles. Term project required. Unscheduled laboratory. Credit(s): 3
  
  • CS 4600 - Organization of Programming


    Prerequisite(s): CS 3700 .
    Formal language concepts and examples. Data types, structures, and features affecting static and dynamic storage allocation. Language features for program control, procedures, data transfer, block structures, and recursion. Run-time considerations. Interpretive languages. Lexical analysis and parsing. Programming assignments in available languages. Unscheduled laboratory. Credit(s): 3
  
  • CS 4800 - Systems Software


    Prerequisite(s): CS 2100 ; CS 3800 .
    Software design techniques. Organization and management of software development. Design of assemblers and macroprocessors. Review of lexical analysis and parsing, general compiler design, techniques of machine-independent code generation and optimization. Loader schemes and design. At least one large software project. Unscheduled laboratory. Credit(s): 3
  
  • CS 4950 - Computer Science Internship


    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing.
    The internship course requires a professional field experience that incorporates previous coursework in computer science. The student will also be required to participate in a seminar program discussing the relationship of previous course work to the actual operations in industry. Credit(s): 1-6
  
  • CS 4960 - CS Senior Project


    Prerequisite(s): CS 4500 .
    This capstone course requires the design of a solution to a problem using student developed software, complete with testing strategies and implementation of the solution. The design solution will involve the appropriate software development and testing methodologies. Students will produce software solutions conceptual system design subsystem analysis and characterization, consideration of technical impact including integration with existing systems, and the production of technical documentation for the design. Credit(s): 3
  
  • CS 4990 - Special Topics in Computer Science


    Prerequisite(s): Administrative approval.
    Directed study of a special body of subject matter in the field of computer science. This course may be repeated for additional credit. Credit(s): Variable
  
  • CS 5500 - Advanced Database Systems


    Prerequisite(s): CS 2010 CS 2410 CS 2500  all with C or higher.
    Explores a broad range of information security controls used to protect databases against compromises of their confidentiality, integrity and availability. Emphasis is placed on securing the database systems themselves, and the programs/functions and data within them. Topics include access control, auditing, authentication, encryption, integrity controls, backups and application security. Credit(s): 3

Criminal Justice

  
  • CJ 1100 - Intro to the Criminal Justice Systems


    Prerequisite(s): None.
    A survey of the criminal justice system of the United States. The course will examine broad concepts that guide and direct the system of justice in contemporary society and the explore the components of the system: the police, the courts and corrections. 3 credit hours. (3 plus 0) Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 1150 - Introduction to Law Studies


    Prerequisite(s): None.
    This course is a survey of the American legal system, the substantive and procedural law of Indiana, and the role of the professional in the legal profession. Topics include an overview of professional ethics, the court system, procedural and substantive law, and basic legal analysis. This entry-level course is a prerequisite for all law courses in the Paralegal and Pre-Law programs. The purpose of the course is to build a foundation of basic knowledge for subsequent, more specialized courses. Credit(s): 3
  
  • CJ 1300 - The Police in America


    Prerequisite(s): CJ 1100.
    An examination of the police as a component of the American criminal justice system. Beginning with an exploration of the historical evolution of the police, learners will explore contemporary issues and emerging challenges that face this important unit of social control in our nation. 3 credits. (3 plus 0) Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 1400 - Corrections in America


    Prerequisite(s): CJ 1100.
    Beginning with a historical overview of the American criminal justice system, this class covers the rationale for punishment and the administration and operational aspects of prison and jail functions at the local, state and federal levels. Issues related to probation, parole, community corrections. 3 credits. (3 plus 0) Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 2300 - Substantive Criminal Law


    Prerequisite(s): CJ 1100.
    The evolution of substantive law in America from its British and common-law traditions. The learner’s examination of this topic will include the limitations and ambiguity of the substantive law. This course may utilize the Indiana Criminal Code as one model of substantive law and may be taught using the case study method. 3 credit hours. (3 plus 0) Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 2400 - Understanding Procedural Law


    Prerequisite(s): CJ 1100.
    The development of an understanding of the application of the substantive law from a procedural perspective. There will be a course focus on significant U.S. Supreme Court cases that have described the boundaries of practice for the police, courts and corrections. This course may be taught using the case study method. 3 credit hours. (3 plus 0) Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 2500 - Basics of Criminal Investigation


    Prerequisite(s): CJ 1100.
    A general theoretical framework for the practice of investigating criminal acts. The components of all investigations; crime scene protocol, collection and preservation of physical evidence, sources of information, and interview and interrogation will be among the topics explored. Investigative features of particular crimes (homicide, robbery, rape, larceny, motor vehicle theft, etc.) will also be a focus of this class. 3 credits. (3 plus 0) Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 2600 - Laws of Evidence


    Prerequisite(s): CJ 2300 or CJ 2400.
    The law of evidence is the system of rules and standards by which the admission of proof at the trial of a criminal action is regulated. This course includes topics related to the investigation and adjudication process in criminal cases, including collection of evidence and presentation of evidence at arraignments, preliminary hearings, suppression hearings, and trials, with emphasis on types of evidence admissible in a criminal action. This course may be taught using the case study method, with an emphasis on class participation. 3 credits. (3 plus 0) Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 3100 - A System of Juvenile Justice


    Prerequisite(s): CJ 1100 or HS 1200 for Human Services Majors.
    The juvenile justice system in the United States operates in a manner that is slightly different from the adult components of the system. This course will provide an overview of a system that structures the way children are dealt with in regard to delinquency, abuse, neglect and dependency. Methods of addressing the prevention of delinquency and trends in delinquency will also be examined. 3 credits. (3 plus 0) Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 3200 - Understanding Criminal Behavior


    Prerequisite(s): CJ 1100.
    This is a psychology and criminal justice course with a specific focus on criminal behavior using a psychosocial approach. More specifically we will be utilizing psychological, psychiatric and sociological approaches to examine why individuals commit criminal and delinquent acts. 3 credits (3 plus 0) Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 3300 - Victimology


    Prerequisite(s): CJ 1100.
    This is a course with a specific focus on emerging areas in the field, such as the consequences of victimization and empowering victims. The concentration will be on both traditional and modern approaches to victims’ issues and concentrates on issues affecting both victims and victim service providers. The course will follow the general guideline of the text, however, and quite frequently, we will move outside of the text for material. Students will be responsible for topics covered both in and out of the text. 3 credits. (3 plus 0) Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 3510 - Community-Oriented Policing


    Prerequisite(s): CJ 1300.
    Focus on community-oriented policing and problem solving using criminal justice theoretical based approaches. The course will follow the general guideline of the text, however, and quite frequently, we will move outside of the text for material. Students will be responsible for topics covered both in and out of the text. 3 credits. (3 plus 0) Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 3520 - Crime Scene Investigation


    Prerequisite(s): CJ 1100.
    This is a course with a specific focus on the techniques and methods of crime scene investigation focusing on practical suggestions as well as theoretical viewpoints of the field. Topics include: fundamentals of preliminary investigation, identification, protection, and collection of evidence, sketching and photographing the crime scene, interpreting blood stain evidence, fingerprinting techniques. Students will be responsible for topics covered both in and out of the text and the lab portion of the course. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 3530 - Restorative Justice


    Prerequisite(s): CJ 3100.
    This is a course with a specific focus on restorative justice. A specific focus will be on theoretical roots of the restorative justice movement and methods and practices in the field. Case studies will be used to facilitate student learning. 3 credits. (3 plus 0) Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 3620 - Forensic Science & Criminalistics


    Prerequisite(s): CJ 2500.
    This is a course with a specific focus on the nature and laboratory analysis of physical evidence. Topics include: collection of physical evidence, examination of evidence and the nature of different types of physical evidence. 3 credits. (3 plus 0) Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 3700 - Ethics & Cultural Diversity in Criminal Justice


    Prerequisite(s): CJ 1100.
    This is a course with a focus on ethical theories and their consideration in the field of criminal justice. Specific attention will be paid to the application of these theories and the ethical development of criminal justice practitioners. Topics will also include current ethical issues and their relationship to ethical theories and decisions. Students will be responsible for topics covered both in and out of the text and the lab portion of the course. 3 credits (3 plus 0) Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 4110 - Law Enforcement Planning Process


    Prerequisite(s): CJ 1300 .
    A focus on policy and planning issues in the law enforcement environment. The learner will be exposed to the need for planned change and planned change models. Learners will then be required to identify a problem or law enforcement policy issue and develop a plan to impact that issue. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 4120 - Death Investigation


    Prerequisite(s): CJ 2500.
    This course is designed to briefly cover how to recognize and investigate violent, suspicious or unexpected deaths. The student will learn to develop the essential facts regarding the death scene, medical history and other information that assists in the determination of a person’s cause and manner of death. The course will cover the 29 national guidelines set forth by the National Institutes of Justice as essential for a coordinated, efficient and complete death investigation. Basic crime scene investigation techniques will be stressed, along with the importance of crime scene and body evidence, however, this course emphasizes the medical aspects of death investigation and is not designed to be a “homicide seminar”. 3 credits (3 plus 0) Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 4130 - Probation & Parole Services & Care


    Prerequisite(s): CJ 1400.
    The criminal justice system is comprised of three major components: police, courts, and corrections. Corrections is made up of both institutional and community-based agencies. This course will take an in-depth examination of the community-based strategies of probation and parole from both a historical perspective and what is currently being utilized today. This examination will explore the duties and objectives of contemporary probation and parole agencies in the United States today and tracks the progress of an individual through each phase of the community-based systems. 3 credits. (3 plus 0) Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 4210 - Police Organization & Management


    Prerequisite(s): CJ 1300.
    An in-depth examination of the administrative and leadership practices necessary in the operation of a contemporary police organization. In part, this course will demonstrate and discuss the application of modern management theory in the police environment. The focus here is on the operation of an urban police department (100+ officers) and the functional components of such an agency. 3 credits. (3 plus 0) Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 4220 - Criminal Profiling


    Prerequisite(s): CJ 2500; CJ 3200.
    This is a course with a specific focus on criminal profiling utilizing psychological and criminal justice based approaches. The class will concentrate on the processes of identifying personality traits, behavioral tendencies, geographical location and demographic variables of an offender based on characteristics of a crime. 3 credits. (3 plus 0) Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 4230 - Corrections Counseling


    Prerequisite(s): PSY 1700; CJ 1400.
    This is a course with a specific focus on treatment and counseling approaches to offender rehabilitation. The emphasis is on different types of treatment for juvenile and adult offenders. 3 credits. (3 plus 0) Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 4320 - Fundamentals of Crime Analysis


    Prerequisite(s): CJ 2500.
    An overview of the variety of analytical techniques utilized in law enforcement to describe and understand crime patterns and trends as they occur in contemporary society. The learner will also be exposed to the basic stages of crime analysis: collection of data, the collation of that data, analysis of data, dissemination of data, and feedback and evaluation of the end users of crime analysis data. 3 credits. (3 plus 0) Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 4700 - Transnational Organized Crime


    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing.
    The course provides a unique overview of transnational organized crime in each continental region of the world. Specific attention will focus on the examination of how criminal groups use systematic violence and corruption to achieve their goals. Crimes to be discussed include money laundering, human smuggling, cybercrime, trafficking of humans, drugs, weapons, body parts and nuclear material. Discussion will be directed on how transnational crime ring activities weaken economies and financial systems and undermine democracy. Discussion will also focus on how these groups upset peace and stability of nations worldwide, often using bribery, violence or terror to achieve their goals. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 4800 - Comparative Criminal Justice System


    Prerequisite(s): Senior Standing.
    The course examines the United States criminal justice system and the criminal justice system of other nations. Using a descriptive approach, the four primary components of criminal justice systems of a number of nations will be studied and compared and contrasted with those same components in the enforcement structure; the judicial system include: sources and principles of law; the law enforcement structure; the judicial system; and, corrections. The course is a required capstone course for students in the pre-law major that integrates an understanding of all of the components of the U.S. criminal justice system by comparing and contrasting those components with those components of other nations. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CJ 4950 - Criminal Justice Internship


    Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing in the criminal justice program.
    Permits students to participate in an internship with a criminal justice agency for credit hours. A student earns one(1) credit hour for every forty(40) hours the student reports to the sponsoring agency. Credit(s): 3-15
  
  • CJ 4960 - Senior Capstone: Comparative Criminal Justice Systems


    Prerequisite(s): CJ 1100 .
    The course examines the United States criminal justice system and the criminal justice system of other nations. Using a descriptive approach, the four primary components of criminal justice systems of a number of nations will be studied and compared and contrasted with those same components in the enforcement structure; the judicial system include: sources and principles of law; the law enforcement structure; the judicial system; and, corrections. The course is a required capstone course for students in the pre-law major that integrates an understanding of all of the components of the U.S. criminal justice system by comparing and contrasting those components with those components of other nations. Credit(s): 3

Cybersecurity

  
  • CYS 1100 - Introduction to Cybersecurity


    Prerequisite(s): None.
    The students will explore the field of Cybersecurity focusing on the technical and managerial aspects of the discipline. Students will be introduced to the basic terminology, concepts, and best practices of computer/network security and the roles and responsibilities of management/security personnel. The students will learn the technologies used and techniques involved in creating a secure computer networking environment including authentication and the types of attacks against an organization.  Credit(s): 3
  
  • CYS 2100 - Network & Web Security Analysis


    Prerequisite(s): CYS 1100 MA 1030 
    Offers in-depth coverage of all the models, protocols, services, and standards that govern TCP/IP and web protocols that guide its behavior on modern networks. As a hands-on course, providing students with firsthand experience in installing, configuring, analyzing, using, and managing TCP/IP and web protocols on a network. These systems act as a line of defense, helping protect company assets from attacks. In this course, student gain a thorough grounding in the network and web intrusion detection using programming and third party/open source applications to capture and audit security logs.   Credit(s): 3
  
  • CYS 2300 - Defensive CyberOps and Audit


    Prerequisite(s): CYS 2100 NET 2300 
    Intrusion Detection/Prevention Systems are critical components of well-designed network architectures. These systems act as a line of defense, helping protect company assets from attacks. In this course, students gain a thorough grounding in the design, implementation, and administration of IDSes/IPSes, as well as practical, hands-on experience working with them. In addition, students analyze various attack signatures and the network traffic these systems collect.  Credit(s): 3
  
  • CYS 3200 - Digital Forensics


    Prerequisite(s): CYS 2300 NET 1500 
    Provides students with an understanding of the detailed methodological approach to computer forensics, evidence analysis, digital evidence acquisition/handling, and analysis in a forensically sound manner. Students will acquire hands-on experience with various forensic investigation techniques and standard tools necessary to successfully carry-out a computer forensic investigation. Credit(s): 3
  
  • CYS 3500 - Offensive CyberOps & Vulnerability


    Prerequisite(s): CYS 3200 
    The students will demonstrate their skills in planning and scoping a penetration testing engagement in an ethical manner. They will document identified flaws and vulnerabilities through various methods of vulnerability testing, including and not limited to foot printing, attack surface, discovery, and attack vectors Credit(s): 3
  
  • CYS 4100 - Cybersecurity Project I


    Prerequisite(s): CYS 3500 .
    This is the first of the projects for the Cybersecurity program. Project I will address instructor/student project in one of the following pathways: 1.) CyberOps; 2.) Digital Forensics; 3.) Network Engineering; 4.) Computer Science. Upon completion students, with the instructor will define a scenario(s) creating in a lab to be able to analyze a cybersecurity problem and design an appropriate solution using a combination of tools and techniques. Documentation of the scenario(s) and solution(s) is required.  Credit(s): 3
  
  • CYS 4200 - Cybersecurity Project II


    Prerequisite(s): CYS 4100 
    This is the first of the projects for the Cybersecurity program. Project II will address instructor/student project in one of the following pathways: 1.) CyberOps; 2.) Digital Forensics; 3.) Network Engineering; 4.) Computer Science. This class should be a deeper look into the scenario(s) that was started in the CYS 4100 Cybersecurity I class. This can be proposed by an industry problem/issue that as a sponsor for the project to resolved a real life problem. Upon completion students, with the instructor will define a problem/issue to be created in a lab to be able and using a combination of tools and techniques determine a solution. Documentation of the scenario(s) and solution(s) is required.  Credit(s): 3
  
  • CYS 4950 - Internship


    Prerequisite(s): CYS 3500 ; Advisor Approval.
    This course combines professional field experience as a member of an organization with classroom topics and principles of Cybersecurity. In addition to the work experience, the student will also participate in a seminar program discussing the relationship of previous coursework to actual operations in industry. The purpose of the course is to provide the student with a first-hand involvement with the field of Cybersecurity. Students will acquire useful marketable skills and demonstrate the knowledge accumulated in their coursework. In addition, students will gain an awareness of the technical and business skills that professionals employ and foster the students’ own sense of confidence and competence in the professional world.  Credit(s): 3-6
  
  • CYS 4990 - Special Topics in Cybersecurity


    Prerequisite(s): Advisor approval.
    Directed study of a special body of subject matter in the field of Cybersecurity. This course may be repeated for additional credit. Credit(s): Variable

Economics

  
  • ECON 2200 - Macroeconomics


    Prerequisite or co-requisite(s): MA 1025  or higher.
    A study of the overall economic system with emphasis upon gross domestic product, fiscal policy and monetary policy, the budget and banking. Credit(s): 3
  
  • ECON 2210 - Microeconomics


    Prerequisite or co-requisite(s): MA 1025  or higher.
    A study of the economic system. Supply and demand, competition, pricing policies, wage and rent determination, and government regulation. Credit(s): 3
  
  • ECON 3140 - Money, Banking, and Capital Markets


    Prerequisite(s): ECON 2200 .
    This course provides an analysis of the financial systems of central banks, private banks, and other sources and users of financial capital. Topics include monetary theory, central banking and monetary policy, interest rate determination, inflation, financial intermediaries, and international financial markets. Credit(s): 3

Education

  
  • EDS 525 - Collaborative Classrooms and Schools


    Course taken through partnership with the University of St. Francis.  Credit(s): 3
  
  • EDS 568 - Responsive Classroom Management


    Course taken through partnership with the University of St. Francis.  Credit(s): 3
  
  • EDS 602 - Diverse Learners in Today’s Classroom


    Course taken through partnership with the University of St. Francis.  Credit(s): 3
  
  • EDS 603 - Reading Methods


    Course taken through partnership with the University of St. Francis.  Credit(s): 3
  
  • EDS 606 - Inclusive Content Assessment


    Course taken through partnership with the University of St. Francis. Credit(s): 3
  
  • EDS 607 - Methods for Secondary Instruction


    Course taken through partnership with the University of St. Francis.  Credit(s): 3
  
  • EDS 610 - Literacy for all Learners


    Course taken through partnership with the University of St. Francis.  Credit(s): 3
  
  • EDS 611 - Literacy in the Content Areas


    Course taken through partnership with the University of St. Francis.  Credit(s): 3
  
  • EDS 613 - Collaborative Models of Behavior Management


    Course taken through partnership with the University of St. Francis.  Credit(s): 3
  
  • EDS 615 - Language and Social Skills Topics


    Course taken through partnership with the University of St. Francis.  Credit(s): 3
  
  • EDS 626 - Functional Curriculum/Assistive Technology


    Course taken through partnership with the University of St. Francis.  Credit(s): 3

Electrical Engineering

  
  • EE 2050 - Overview of Electricity and Electronics


    Prerequisite(s): MA 1055 .
    An introductory course in electricity and electronics for non-electrical engineering students and computer science majors. This course extends the student’s knowledge of electrical components and circuits, resistive circuits, AC and DC network analysis methods such as nodal and loop analysis techniques. Operational amplifiers and their applications such summing, and voltage comparators are introduced. Moreover, this course covers topics in capacitance, inductance, and diodes. Applications of diodes such as voltage multiplier circuits and voltage spike suppression are discussed. Applications of AC circuits such as alternators and ac motors are introduced. Credit(s): 3

Electrical Engineering Technology

  
  • EET 1100 - Electronic Circuits I


    Prerequisite or co-requisite(s): MA 1030 .
    This is the first course in a two course sequence on the fundamentals of circuit analysis. Topics include Ohm’s Law, power, Kirchhoff’s voltage law, Kirchhoff’s current law, capacitors, inductors, and operational amplifiers. Simulations with a pSpice simulator will be introduced. Credit(s): 3
  
  • EET 1150 - Electronic Circuits I Lab


    Prerequisite or co-requisite(s): EET 1100 .
    This lab covers the basics of electronic measurement techniques. Digital multimeters, function generators, and oscilloscopes will be introduced. Tolerance and significant figures will be emphasized. Protoboarding and soldering techniques will be introduced. Credit(s): 1
  
  • EET 1200 - Electronic Circuits II


    Prerequisite(s): EET 1100 Prerequisite or co-requisite(s): MA 1055 .
    This is the second course in a three course sequence on fundamentals of circuit and electronic analysis. Topics include AC analysis, transformers, and fundamentals of filters. More advanced techniques of pSpice simulation will be studied. Credit(s): 3
  
  • EET 1250 - Electronic Circuits II Lab


    Prerequisite or co-requisite(s): EET 1200 .
    Measurement and analysis of operational amplifiers, filters. and transistors will be studied. Network analyzers and frequency analysis will be introduced. Credit(s): 1
  
  • EET 1300 - Digital Circuits


    Prerequisite or co-requisite(s): MA 1030 .
    Fundamentals of digital circuits and logic will be discussed. Topics include binary numbers, Boolean algebra, digital logic gates, and Karnaugh maps. Differences in power requirements for digital circuits will be discussed. Fundamentals of digital simulation using a pSpice based simulator will be discussed. Credit(s): 3
  
  • EET 1350 - Digital Circuits Lab


    Prerequisite(s): EET 1150 . Prerequisite or co-requisite(s): EET 1300 .
    This is an introductory lab in the measurement and analysis of digital circuits. Clock generation and analysis will be analyzed. Logic gates, counters, and shift registers wi11 be investigated. Debugging of circuits will be discussed. Credit(s): 1
  
  • EET 2000 - Technical Writing


    Prerequisite(s): ENG 1272 .
    Develop communication skills and learn written genres specific to scientific and engineering fields, such as technical descriptions, reports, proposals, specifications, and instructions. Interpret and employ mathematical, visual, and tabulated data in written formats. Credit(s): 3
  
  • EET 2050 - Measurement Technology & Report Writing


    Prerequisite(s): EET 1250 . Prerequisite or co-requisite(s): EET 2000 .
    Advanced measurement techniques and debugging of circuits will be discussed. Open and closed loop measurements will be conducted. Communicate measurements and test data effectively in written reports.  Credit(s): 1
  
  • EET 2150 - Electronics Circuits III


    Prerequisite(s): EET 1200  
    This course covers the theory and operation of analog electronic devices and circuits. Diodes, bipolar junction (BJT) transistors and MOSFETs are discussed. Students are introduced to the use of these devices as circuit elements. Basic application circuits such as; Power supplies, Clippers, Clampers, and Multipliers are studied. Troubleshooting of circuits with diodes and transistors will also be covered. Credit(s): 3
  
  • EET 2200 - Intro to PLC’s


    Prerequisite(s): EET 1300 .
    This course provides and introduction to PLC programming and ladder logic. Interconnection of components and peripheral devices will be studied. Structured programming, debugging and the use of PC-based software will be discussed. Credit(s): 3
  
  • EET 2300 - Electrical Machines


    Prerequisite(s): EET 1200 .
    Fundamentals of electrical machines are covered in this course. Topics in power generation and transmission are discussed. Residential and Industry applications of motors are discussed. Installation and safety are also covered in this course. Credit(s): 3
  
  • EET 2400 - PCB Layout and Fabrication


    Prerequisite(s): EET 2000 ; EET 2050 .
    This course covers the process to develop a prototype board from a circuit diagram. Students will use PC-software to create padstacks and footprints for electrical components. Students will prepare Gerber files for etching multi-layer boards with silk screen and soldermask layers. Credit(s): 3
  
  • EET 2500 - Electricity & Electrical Machines


    Prerequisite(s): MA 1055 PH 1100 .
    An introductory course in electrical science for non-electrical engineering students with emphasis on fundamentals of electricity and electrical machines - via lecture, demonstration and laboratory experiments.  Credit(s): 3
  
  • EET 2974 - Capstone Project


    Prerequisite(s): EET 2000 ; EET 2050 .
    The capstone course is designed for students to demonstrate their accumulated knowledge from the program. The course requires students to build and test a system. A technical document of their findings will be created. Credit(s): 2

Emergency Response Management

  
  • ERM 1200 - Intro to Emergency Management


    Prerequisite(s): ENG 1100 .
    This course provides an overview of historical and current status of the emergency management discipline. Topics include an introduction to areas of emergency management responsibility including risk assessment, mitigation, preparedness, communications, response and recovery. Credit(s): 3
  
  • ERM 2000 - Incident Command Fundamentals


    Prerequisite(s): ERM 1200 .
    This course provides an introductory view of the Incident Command System (ICS), with particular focus on the ICS functional areas, interaction within the functional areas, and a practical examination of the use of ICS at the local, state, and national levels. Credit(s): 3
  
  • ERM 2100 - Disaster Response Operations & Management


    Prerequisite(s): ERM 1200 .
    This course provides an overview of basic knowledge and skills necessary to address disaster relief and recovery efforts. Topics include disaster declaration, damage assessment, roles and responsibilities of emergency response agencies, managing relief efforts, and disaster response planning. Credit(s): 3
  
  • ERM 2200 - Intro to Homeland Security


    Prerequisite(s): ERM 1200 .
    Introduction to Homeland Security presents a framework for understanding the role Emergency Service Personnel play in today’s era of Homeland Security. The class will focus on events that led up to this new Homeland Security era, the relationship between national, state and local agencies, and specific strategies, operations and tactics that can be used to prevent and protect against future threats. Special emphasis is placed on understanding 9-11, the entire framework of Homeland Security in the United States and the unique issues faces by Emergency Service Personnel. Credit(s): 3
  
  • ERM 3000 - Legal & Ethical Aspects of ERM


    Prerequisite(s): ERM 1200 .
    This course examines legal issues related to emergency response and emergency management. Topics include: an overview of duty and liability issues regarding training, response, emergency vehicles, and emergency medical services; the legal authority government units; and ethical considerations in emergency response and emergency management. Credit(s): 3
  
  • ERM 3100 - Risk Management


    Prerequisite(s): ERM 1200 .
    This course covers risk management from the public health, environmental risk, and emergency management perspectives. Students will explore vulnerability and risk assessment methodologies for natural disasters and man-made events. Students will also study risk response and control strategies as well as risk assurance and reporting. This course explains how risk management is an important component of emergency preparedness and overall emergency response management. Credit(s): 3
  
  • ERM 3200 - Financial System for Emergency Mgmt


    Prerequisite(s): ERM 1200 ; BA 1200 ; MA 1025 .
    This course includes an introduction to private and public financial systems, relevant basic financial concepts, budgeting in private and public sectors, an examination of financial tools and their application to significant events, and managing grant applications in public and private sectors. Credit(s): 3
  
  • ERM 4000 - Emergency Planning


    Prerequisite(s): ERM 3200 .
    This course provides an overview of the proactive and reactive aspects of emergency planning, and on the need for partnerships among federal, state, and local governmental agencies as well as among public and community sectors. Credit(s): 3
  
  • ERM 4900 - Emergency Management Capstone


    Prerequisite(s): ERM 2100 ; ERM 3100 ; ERM 4000 .
    In this course students will build upon what they have learned throughout their course work in emergency response management, integrating the theory, knowledge and practitioner insights they have gained through their studies. Students will demonstrate their skills and knowledge by analyzing a series of historical and recent case studies, and evaluate the policy options that officials are facing today, in addition to future approaches in ERM. These cases will focus on the basic framework and resources needed for effective disaster and emergency response management. Credit(s): 3

Engineering

  
  • ECE 1000 - Introduction to Circuit Simulation and PCB Design


    Prerequisite or co-requisite(s): MA 1090 .
    This course introduces students to circuit simulation and printed circuit board (PCB) layout.  Students will perform simple DC and transient Spice based simulations.  Footprints and padstacks will be created from mechanical drawings for electrical components.  Layouts considerations including trace width, component placement, and heat dissipation will be considered. Credit(s): 3
  
  • ECE 1100 - C Programming


    Prerequisite(s): EGR 1500  
    Introduces undergraduate students to topics of programming for solving engineering programs, using the C programming language. It familiarizes students with the process of computational thinking and the translation of real-life engineering problems to computation problems. Topics include logical statements, loop, pointers, files, data types, and standard i/o. Credit(s): 3
  
  • ECE 2000 - Digital System Design I


    Prerequisite(s): MA 1200   or equivalent
    An introductory course in the analysis and design of digital systems. The study of Boolean Algebra as a tool to analyze and synthesize switching networks consisting of logic gates and implementing combinational logic circuits, Karnaugh mapping, and state reduction. Credit(s): 3
  
  • ECE 2010 - Digital System Design I Lab


    Prerequisite(s): ECE 2000  
    This course introduces the basic concepts in designing and prototyping of digital logic circuits. Logic gates on integrated circuits (ICs) are used to understand the behavior and functionality of any modern digital systems.  Simulation of digital circuits is introduced. Credit(s): 1
  
  • ECE 2100 - Circuit Analysis I


    Prerequisite(s): ECE 1000 . Prerequisite or co-requisite(s): MA 1210 .
    Resistive linear networks are studied including dependent and independent sources. The principal topics of study are: node and mesh techniques, source transformations, Thevenin and Norton equivalents, maximum power transfer, super position operational amplifiers, inductors, capacitors, and time response of first and second-order circuits. SPICE based circuit simulators are used for DC and transient circuit analysis. Credit(s): 3
  
  • ECE 2200 - Circuit Analysis II


    Prerequisite(s): ECE 2100 MA 1210 
    Circuits containing resistors, capacitors, self-inductance, mutual inductance, ideal transformers, independent and dependent sources are studied using phasor-domain methods. Three phase systems, power circuits, and maximum power transfer are introduced. Laplace transforms are used to analyze transfer functions. SPICE based simulations are used for transient and AC steady-state circuit analysis. Credit(s): 3
  
  • ECE 2210 - Circuits Lab


    Prerequisite or co-requisite(s): ECE 2200 .
    This course introduces students to experimental practices in an electrical circuit laboratory. This course introduces students to common laboratory instruments, including the power supply, multimeter, oscilloscope, and signal generator.  Students will compare theoretical values, to both simulated and measured values.  Students will also learn to work in teams and with a partner, as well as how to communicate the results by writing laboratory reports. Credit(s): 1
  
  • ECE 2300 - Electronics I


    Prerequisite(s): ECE 2100  
    Introduction to two-and three-terminal semiconductor devices including; junction diodes, bipolar junction transistors, and field-effect transistors. DC analysis of transistor circuits to establish quiescent conditions is studied.  Design of bias stable transistors is discussed. The analysis and design of single and multi-stage amplifiers is studied in depth.   SPICE based circuit simulators are used to analyze circuits. Credit(s): 3
  
  • ECE 2310 - Electronics Lab


    Prerequisite or co-requisite(s): ECE 2300 .
    This course covers applications using diodes and discrete transistors.  Students will design, simulate, build, and test voltage rectifiers and voltage regulators.  Experiments in DC biasing of transistors will be done. The course culminates in students designing, simulating, building, and testing single and multi-stage amplifiers. Credit(s): 1
  
  • ECE 3000 - Signals and Systems


    Prerequisite(s): ECE 2200  
    This course is a comprehensive introduction to analysis of continuous and discrete-time signals and systems. Definitions and properties, such as linearity, causality, time invariance, and stability are covered. The convolution integral, transfer functions and frequency response are used to determine system response. Hands-on projects such as feedback and control, communications, and signal processing are used to illustrate and integrate the various concepts. Credit(s): 3
  
  • ECE 3100 - Linear Controls


    Prerequisite(s): ECE 2200  
    The application of signals-system concepts and mathematical techniques to the analysis of linear control systems. Interpretation and manipulation of block diagrams for closed loop control systems are introduced. Derivations, calculations, and approximations are used to obtain system performance measures, such as stability and steady state errors. Design of compensators (lead, lag, and lead-lag) and PID controllers using root locus and frequency response methods are emphasized. Simulation and analysis using MATLAB software is covered. Credit(s): 3
  
  • ECE 3200 - Electromagnetic Fields and Waves


    Prerequisite(s): ECE 2200 MA 2200 
    The study of electromagnetic fields emphasizing forms of Maxwell’s equations of particular interest in engineering applications. The physical sources of electromagnetic fields and vector mathematics are reviewed. A review of static fields precedes the introduction of the concept of quasistatic fields. Quasistatic fields are related to lumped circuits. A brief review of phasor notation from AC circuit analysis is used to introduce time-harmonic electromagnetic fields. Wave solutions are developed for time-harmonic fields. Energy storage, power flow, and impedance are emphasized to provide a foundation for use of these concepts in various electrical engineering areas. Credit(s): 3
  
  • ECE 3300 - Electronics II


    Prerequisite(s): ECE 2200 ECE 2300 
    The frequency response of single stage amplifiers is studied in depth.  Integrated circuit biasing using current mirrors is examined.  Introductory integrated circuit design is introduced.  The Darlington pair and the differential amplifier are discussed.  The design of a basic op-amp is examined.  The importance of op-amp parameters such as common mode rejection ratio, slew rate, and gain bandwidth product are discussed. SPICE based simulations are used to analyze circuits. Credit(s): 3
  
  • ECE 3400 - Programmable Logic Controllers & Lab


    Prerequisite(s): ECE 2100  or EE 2050 .
    Students will be introduced to Logix5000 system components and functionality.  The use RSLogix 5000™ software to perform basic system networking and configuration tasks will be examined. Fundamental programming topics such as ladder logic configuration and setup will be presented to give students. These topics provide the necessary information for creating a program in the classroom that meets a set of functional specifications. Credit(s): 3 (2 plus 1)
  
  • ECE 3500 - Digital System Design II


    Prerequisite(s): ECE 2000  
    This course provides the necessary concepts in designing and prototyping of synchronous logic circuits. Topics include sequential logic, latches, flip-flops, counters, shift registers, and state machines.  Credit(s): 3
  
  • ECE 3510 - Digital System Design II Lab


    Prerequisite(s): ECE 3500 
    This course provides the necessary concepts in designing and prototyping of sequential logic circuits.  Latches, flip-flops, counters, and registers will be used in this course.  State machines will be examined. Credit(s): 1
  
  • ECE 3600 - Introduction to Electrical Communication Systems


    Prerequisite(s): ECE 3000 
    This course discusses topics such as transmission of signals, amplitude modulations and demodulations, frequency modulations and demodulations, phase modulations and demodulations, sampling and analog-to-digital conversion, and some applications of the sampling theorem such as Pulse Amplitude Modulation, Pulse Width Modulation and Pulse Code Modulation. Digital modulation schemes such Amplitude Shift Keying, Frequency Shift Keying, and Quadrature Amplitude are introduced. Bandwidth and signal to noise ratios are covered for each modulation scheme. Laboratory experiments and MATLAB experiments in analog and digital modulations and demodulations such as amplitude modulation and demodulation concepts, the relation between modulation index and bandwidth of FM, M-array communication systems, and Noise analysis in digital systems are conducted. Credit(s): 3 (2 plus 1)
  
  • ECE 3700 - Embedded Systems


    Prerequisite(s): ECE 1100 ECE 2000 
    This is an introductory course into embedded systems. The basic architecture of a microcontroller will be discussed.  A brief overview of assembly language will be given.  The primary focus of the course will involve using a middle to high level programming language to implement tasks on the microcontroller.  Inputs, outputs, analog to digital conversion, serial communication, and sensor connections will be studied in detail. Credit(s): 3
  
  • ECE 3800 - Solid State Electronics


    Prerequisite(s): ECE 2300 MA 2200 
    Introduces concepts associated with semiconductor devices. Provides detailed insight into the internal workings of device structures such as pn-junction diode, Schottky diode, BJT, and MOSFET. Information regarding solar cells, LEDs, HBTs, and modern field-effect devices is presented.  Credit(s): 3
 

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