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ECE 4242 System Design 2 Credit Hours: 3
Applies engineering design fundamentals to student design projects. Includes the study of the design process and related topics such as optimization techniques, reliability prediction, engineering economics, safety, aesthetics, ethics and social impact. Students carry out a project from conception through design, fabrication, testing and delivery.
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Prerequisite: ECE 4241
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ECE 4300 Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering Credit Hours: 3
Offers topics in selected fields of computer and electrical engineering.
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ECE 4311 Microelectronics Fabrication Laboratory Credit Hours: 3
Students fabricate silicon p-channel transistors. Includes lectures on transistor processing and fabrication in the clean room.
Requirement(s): Instructor approval
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ECE 4332 Electrooptic Devices and Systems Credit Hours: 3
Discusses the theory of operation of key photonic/fiber-optic devices used in a wide variety of electronic systems. Devices include lasers, light emitting diodes, photodetectors, CCD arrays, liquid crystal displays, optical fibers, etc. Explains the basic operation of various electrooptic systems.
Prerequisite: ECE 3442 and PHY 2003 Corequisite: ECE 3442
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ECE 4333 Lightwave Laboratory Credit Hours: 3
Lectures and introductory experiments in fiber-optics. Emphasizes typical components, and communication and sensor systems.
Minimum student level - senior
Requirement(s): Instructor approval
Prerequisite: PHY 2003
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ECE 4342 Virtual Instrumentation Lab Credit Hours: 3
Lectures and experiments in programming, data acquisition and analysis of virtual instruments using state-of-the-art and industry standard virtual instrumentation software and hardware tools.
Must be enrolled in electrical or computer engineering (7041, 7042). Minimum student level - senior
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ECE 4551 Computer Architecture Credit Hours: 3
Covers instruction set design, processor and control unit design, handling of exceptions, ALU arithmetic and implementation, pipelining, pipeline hazards, memory hierarchy, cache memory types and I/O interface design.
Prerequisite: CSE 3101 or ECE 3541 or ECE 3551
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ECE 4561 Computer Communications Credit Hours: 3
Theory, design and analysis of computer communication systems. Includes TCP/IP, Internet, the World Wide Web, ISO-OSI network architecture, LANs, wireless communications, satellite networks, UNIX network programming, network modeling and simulation.
Prerequisite: ECE 2551
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ECE 4800 Independent Study Credit Hours: 3
Special projects are undertaken on a cooperative basis between a student and a member of the faculty. May include such work as a literature search in a given area of design and fabrication of equipment as a laboratory project.
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ECE 4991 Electric and Electronic Circuits Credit Hours: 3
Studies circuit theory for nonelectrical engineering students; transient and steady-state behavior of passive linear-lumped-parameter electric circuits; and AC circuit theory, network equations, network theorems; transfer functions and equivalent circuits.
Requirement(s): Noncredit for Electrical and Computer Engineering majors except as Free Elective
Prerequisite: (MTH 2001 or MTH 2010 ) and PHY 2002
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ECE 5111 Radio Frequency Propagation Credit Hours: 3
Link budgets, free space antenna radiation patterns, multipath, fading, interference, propagation, antenna radiation patterns, multipath, fading, interference, reflection, refraction, rain attenuation, indoor propagation and RF safety. Considers applications to radar and terrestrial as well as satellite communication systems. Real world affects and impairment reduction methods.
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ECE 5113 Wireless Local Area Networks Credit Hours: 3
Provides the basics of wireless networking and WLAN technologies, the leading WLAN standards, WLAN configurations, WLAN implementation considerations, the benefits and applications of WLANs, WLAN trends and case studies.
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ECE 5115 Modern Wireless Design Concepts Credit Hours: 3
Key design criteria, techniques and component technologies of major components or sub-systems for wireless applications are treated, including transmitters and power amplifiers, receivers, modems, synthesizers, mixers, and duplexers.
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ECE 5117 Multimedia Communications Credit Hours: 3
Introduces multimedia, continuous and discrete media, multimedia data compression, image coding and video coding basics, JPEG and MPEG standards, multimedia networking, multimedia over Internet, multimedia over wireless networks.
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ECE 5118 Wireless Sensor Networks Credit Hours: 3
Pervasive networks and network embedded systems, power-aware issues in wireless sensor networks, collaborative signal and information processing, routing and MAC protocols in sensor networks, clustering and coordination in sensor networks, sensor networks applications.
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ECE 5119 Wireless Communications Credit Hours: 3
Covers the basic knowledge in wireless communications. Includes wireless channels, fading models, channel capacity, modulation, equalization, multicarrier systems and multiuser systems/networks.
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ECE 5129 Advanced Topics in Wireless Communication Credit Hours: 3
Covers advanced topics in wireless communications. Includes resource allocation and scheduling in multiuser wireless systems, error-correcting coding, multi-input–multi-output technologies, orthogonal frequency division multiplexing, cognitive radio, dynamic spectrum management and trends in 5G.
Recommended: Background knowledge equivalent to ECE 4221 Communication Systems
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ECE 5201 Linear Systems 1 Credit Hours: 3
Studies linear spaces, linear operators and matrix calculus; mathematical description of linear dynamic systems, the relation between state variable descriptions and system transfer functions; controllability and observability of systems, realization of rational transfer function matrices and introduces nonlinear analysis.
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ECE 5202 Linear Systems 2 Credit Hours: 3
Continues study of linear spaces, linear operators and matrix calculus; mathematical description of linear dynamic systems, the relation between state variable descriptions and system transfer functions; controllability and observability of systems, realization of rational transfer function matrices and the introduction to nonlinear analysis.
Prerequisite: MTH 5201
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ECE 5221 Personal Communication Systems Credit Hours: 3
Overviews the principles of operation, general architectures, access methods, modulation schemes and performance of cellular and personal communications systems. Presents design criteria for modern systems and use of real-world tools to demonstrate design concepts.
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ECE 5223 Digital Communications Credit Hours: 3
Covers physical media, digital modulation, detection, intersymbol interference, adaptive equalization, spectrum control, error control and synchronization.
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ECE 5233 Satellite Communications Credit Hours: 3
A comprehensive study of the systems aspects of satellite communications, with emphasis on digital communications. Includes an analysis of AWGN channels, performance degradation caused by band limiting, nonlinearities, phase noise, etc. Presents a survey of existing operational satellite systems.
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ECE 5234 Communications Theory Credit Hours: 3
Covers theory of signal spaces; dimensionality and distance; optimum methods of statistical detection and estimation; characteristics of noise; introduction to information theory, including channel capacity, source coding and channel coding; and time-bandwidth limitations and rate-distortion theory.
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ECE 5238 Error Control Coding Credit Hours: 3
Introduces algebra, linear block codes, Galois fields, cyclic codes, circuits for cyclic codes, BCH codes, spectral techniques for encoding and decoding, and convolutional codes.
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ECE 5245 Digital Signal Processing 1 Credit Hours: 3
Describes discrete-time signals in the time and frequency domains; z-transform, discrete Fourier transform, FFT algorithms; introduction to classical digital filter design techniques; and filter banks.
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ECE 5248 Advanced Filtering Credit Hours: 3
Bayesian estimation theory; filtering, smoothing and prediction for linear and nonlinear systems, Gaussian and non-Gaussian models, and for known or unknown models; fast algorithms for filter design and implementation; linear, nonlinear and adaptive filters; applications.
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ECE 5251 Radar Systems Credit Hours: 3
Covers characteristics of radar, prediction of range and performance, types of radar (pulse-Doppler, MTI, CW, etc.); modern radar technologies, phased-array systems, clutter, jamming; and introduces signal processing methods.
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ECE 5256 Digital Image Processing Credit Hours: 3
Investigates image processing by machine for such purposes as robotics, biomedicine, remote sensing and photogrammetry. Includes image enhancement and analysis, transform techniques including wavelet transform, feature extraction, segmentation, compression and morphology.
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ECE 5258 Pattern Recognition Credit Hours: 3
Includes Bayes decision theory; optimal pattern recognition algorithms; feature extraction criteria and algorithms; adaptive pattern recognition; supervised and unsupervised learning; applications to failure detection; and target, image and speech recognition.
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ECE 5259 Medical Imaging Credit Hours: 3
Presents the interdisciplinary principles of medical imaging techniques such as diagnostic ultrasound, radiography, x-ray computer tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Includes the physical principles, noise modeling and signal processing for each imaging modality.
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ECE 5268 Theory and Applications of Neural Networks Credit Hours: 3
Includes learning in a single neuron, single- and multi-layer perceptrons, recurrent neural networks, structured neural networks, neural networks to perform principal component analysis, principal component regression and partial least squares regression.
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ECE 5270 Special Topics in Systems Credit Hours: 3
Topics of current interest in the technical literature on systems.
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ECE 5291 CubeSat Design Credit Hours: 3
Covers the principles of CubeSat architecture. Includes typical subsystems (payload, command and data handling, communications, power and navigation), electrical interfaces and communications protocols. Focuses on the electrical systems needed to design a full CubeSat or spacecraft.
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ECE 5301 Semiconductor Device Theory Credit Hours: 3
Reviews basic semiconductor physics and band theory; development of detailed theory of p-n junctions; Schottky barrier diodes, bipolar transistors and heterojunctions. Introduction of field effect transistor theory include JFETs, MOSFETs and VLSI technologies.
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ECE 5311 Microelectronics Fabrication Lab Credit Hours: 3
Hands-on fabrication and testing of integrated circuits including oxidation, diffusion, photolithography, metallization and etching. Students perform all process steps required, beginning with polished silicon wafers and ending with completed integrated circuits that are tested and characterized.
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ECE 5331 IC Computer-Aided Analysis Credit Hours: 3
Presents the fundamentals of CAD techniques for the IC design verification including the hierarchy of simulation tools. Emphasizes the mathematical and numerical techniques used for circuit level simulation.
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ECE 5350 Optical Electronics Credit Hours: 3
Principles of stimulated emission; electromagnetic field modes in optical resonators; ray tracing techniques in laser resonators and beam delivery systems; Gaussian beam profiles and laser linewidths; noise in lasers and optical amplifiers; excitation methods; mode locking and Q-switching techniques; picosecond and femtosecond laser pulse generation; optical bistable devices.
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ECE 5351 Fiber-Optic Communication Systems Credit Hours: 3
Includes optical fiber links, comparison between optical and electronic communication links; data encoding and bit error rates; properties of single, multimode and polarization preserving optical fibers, including attenuation, pulse spreading, bandwidth and maximum bit rate; transmitter and receiver design considerations, link design.
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ECE 5352 Fiber-Optic Sensor Systems Credit Hours: 3
Studies fundamental theory and state-of-the-art fiber-optic sensor systems; comparison with conventional sensors for strain, temperature, electric and magnetic fields; specialized fiber-optic components; use of multimode, singlemode, polarization preserving and high birefringence optical fibers, interferometric- and intensity-based sensor architectures.
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ECE 5354 Acoustooptic and Electrooptic Devices Credit Hours: 3
Theory of operation and system applications, including optical wave propagation through an anisotropic medium, electrooptic and acoustooptic effects; Raman-Nath and Bragg regimes of operation, acoustooptic and electrooptic material properties and selection criteria, operation of laser modulators, deflectors and frequency.
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ECE 5355 Electrooptics Laboratory Credit Hours: 3
Lectures and experiments in photonics with emphasis on fiber optics, and design, fabrication and testing of communications sensor systems.
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ECE 5356 Optical Waveguides and Devices Credit Hours: 3
Applications of Maxwell’s equations and time-harmonic electromagnetic waves to fiber-optical waveguides; ray trajectories; electromagnetic fields in single- and multimode fibers; attenuation and dispersion mechanisms; inelastic scattering and nonlinear propagation; erbium-doped ultra-broadband optical traveling wave amplifiers.
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ECE 5370 Special Topics in Photonics Credit Hours: 3
Topics of current interest in the technical literature on photonics.
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ECE 5371 Special Topics in Microelectronics Credit Hours: 3
Topics of current interest in the technical literature on microelectronics.
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ECE 5410 Electrodynamics 1 Credit Hours: 3
Electrostatics and boundary value problems; solutions of Laplace’s and Poisson’s equations in Cartesian, spherical and cylindrical coordinates; electrostatic multipole fields; fields in dielectrics; magnetostatics; Maxwell’s equations; plane electromagnetic waves; guided waves and resonant cavities; antennas and vector diffraction.
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ECE 5418 Field Theory of Guided Waves 1 Credit Hours: 3
Maxwell’s equations; time-harmonic electromagnetic waves; vector and scalar wave equations, analysis of electromagnetic field modes in rectangular and circular cylindrical waveguides using vector potential methods; phase and group velocity; transverse wave impedance; propagating waves and evanescent fields; resonant cavities.
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ECE 5419 Field Theory of Guided Waves 2 Credit Hours: 3
Hybrid field modes, longitudinal section electric (LSE) and magnetic (LSM) modes in partially filled waveguides; inhomogeneous boundary conditions and transcendental eigenvalue equations; dielectric waveguides and resonators; stripline and microstrip lines; ridged waveguides; spherical transmission lines and cavities.
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ECE 5425 Antennas 1 Credit Hours: 3
Reviews basic electromagnetic principles; radiation from infinitesimal electric and magnetic dipoles; antenna directivity and gain; the one-way and radar range equations; array theory and phased arrays; and wire antennas and broadband antennas.
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ECE 5426 Antennas 2 Credit Hours: 3
Equivalence principles; vector diffraction and its application to horn and reflector antennas; antenna pattern synthesis.
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ECE 5431 Computational Electromagnetics Credit Hours: 3
Finite difference solutions of differential equations; moment method solutions of integral equations; FDTD, FEM and GTD in electrodynamics.
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ECE 5470 Special Topics in Electromagnetics Credit Hours: 3
Topics of current interest in the technical literature on electromagnetics.
Requirement(s): Instructor approval
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ECE 5495 Special Project in Electrical Engineering Credit Hours: 3
Special graduate projects are undertaken on a cooperative basis between the student and a member of the graduate faculty.
Requirement(s): Instructor approval
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ECE 5520 Computer Architecture Credit Hours: 3
Covers the evolution of computer architecture and the factors influencing the design of hardware and software elements of computer systems. Introduces several methods to build general-purpose processors and computer systems and analyze CPU performance to identify bottlenecks.
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ECE 5525 Speech Processing Credit Hours: 3
Fundamentals of digital speech processing, digital models for speech signals, acoustic theory of speech production, speech perception, speech analysis, homomorphic speech processing, coding of speech signals, linear predictive coding, methods for speech recognition and digital speech processing for man-machine communication by voice.
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ECE 5526 Speech Recognition Credit Hours: 3
Basic approaches in speech recognition, dynamic time warping, hidden Markov models and neural networks.
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ECE 5527 Search and Decoding in Speech Recognition Credit Hours: 3
Issues with searching for best answers from recognition hypotheses generated by the recognizer, including lattice networks, dictionaries, language modeling and its use in speech recognition, network search algorithms, word networks and standard lattice format, finite state grammars, Bi-grams, N-grams and other language modeling techniques.
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ECE 5534 Computer Networks 1 Credit Hours: 3
Theory, design and analysis of computer communications systems. Topics include TCP/IP, Internet, the World Wide Web, ISO-OSI network architecture, LANs (Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Token Ring, Token Bus, etc.), ATM, SONET, wireless communications, satellite networks, network modeling and simulation.
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ECE 5535 Computer Networks 2 Credit Hours: 3
Includes computer and network design and analysis topics covering mathematical modeling, simulation techniques for performance evaluation, applied probability, stochastic processes, elementary queuing theory, discrete-event simulation, and simulation of data analysis.
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ECE 5540 Cloud Computing Credit Hours: 3
Introduces the fundamental principles, technology and current developments in cloud computing. Includes basic principles of emerging cloud computing paradigms, the history of cloud computing and how to implement algorithms in the cloud.
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ECE 5550 High-Performance Computing Credit Hours: 3
Introduces fundamentals of parallel scientific computing. Includes CPU and GPU architectures, interconnects and forms of parallel memory. Addresses load balancing, communication and synchronization overhead, and studies established practices.
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ECE 5560 Computer Systems Credit Hours: 3
Presents advanced treatment of the enduring concepts underlying all computer (hardware/software) systems. Covers the fundamental concepts in hardware/software required to create systems that operate correctly across a wide range of operating conditions and run-time parameters. Emphasizes performance analysis.
Recommended: Background knowledge equivalent to ECE 4551 Computer Architecture
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ECE 5565 Embedded and Real-Time Systems Credit Hours: 3
Introduces embedded and real-time systems including resource-constrained systems, real-time scheduling including multiprocessor scheduling, real-time operating systems (kernels), real-time communication, real-time programming languages, performance analysis, reliability and fault-tolerance, and real-time system requirements and design methods.
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ECE 5570 Special Topics in Computer Engineering Credit Hours: 3
State-of-the-art topics in the current literature in computer engineering.
Requirement(s): Instructor approval
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ECE 5575 Programmable Gate Arrays Credit Hours: 3
Covers digital design techniques using field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) that incorporate both hardware and software components. Covers FPGA architecture, digital design flow and other technologies associated with FPGAs. Includes laboratories for hands-on experience in designing digital systems on FPGA platforms.
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ECE 5590 Android Embedded Application Development Credit Hours: 3
Introduces the fundamental principles of programming for Android. Discusses current technology and development practices for programming applications in the Android operating system.
Recommended: Background knowledge equivalent to ECE 3551 Microcomputer Systems 1
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ECE 5595 Special Projects in Computer Engineering Credit Hours: 3
Special graduate projects undertaken on a cooperative basis between the student and a member of the graduate faculty.
Requirement(s): Instructor approval
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ECE 5683 Power Systems Operation and Control Credit Hours: 3
An in-depth analysis of computer methods for power systems. Topics include system matrices, power-flow studies, optimal dispatch, fault studies and stability analysis with programming considerations for each topic.
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ECE 5899 Final Semester Thesis Credit Hours: 0 - 2
Variable registration for thesis completion after satisfaction of minimum registration requirements.
Requirement(s): Approval by Office of Graduate Programs and accepted petition to graduate
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ECE 5961 Internship in Electrical and Computer Engineering Credit Hours: 1
Provides an opportunity to gain practical experience in industries related to electrical or computer engineering. Students are placed in an industrial environment under the supervision of a practicing engineer.
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ECE 5999 Thesis in Electrical or Computer Engineering Credit Hours: 3 - 6
Individual work under the direction of a member or members of the graduate faculty on a selected topic.
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ECE 6899 Final Semester Dissertation Credit Hours: 0 - 2
Variable registration for dissertation completion after satisfaction of minimum registration requirements.
Requirement(s): Approval by Office of Graduate Programs and accepted candidacy
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ECE 6999 Research and Dissertation in Electrical or Computer Engineering Credit Hours: 3 - 12
Taken by appointment with members of the electrical engineering graduate faculty.
Requirement(s): Department head approval
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EDS 0001 Teaching Assistant Seminar Credit Hours: 0
Allows recording of requirement satisfied (S) or requirement unsatisfied (U) for successful completion of mandatory Teaching Assistant Seminar as confirmed by the Office of Graduate Programs.
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EDS 0002 Final Program Examination Credit Hours: 0
Requires registration in order to sit for the final program examination.
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EDS 0003 Final Program Examination 2 Credit Hours: 0
Requires registration in order to sit for the final program examination.
Prerequisite: EDS 0002 Corequisite: EDS 0002
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EDS 0004 Final Program Examination 3 Credit Hours: 0
Requires registration in order to sit for the final program examination.
Prerequisite: EDS 0003 Corequisite: EDS 0003
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EDS 1021 General Physical Science Credit Hours: 3
Introduces the concepts and applications of the physical sciences for non-science majors. Includes the processes and history of science, thermodynamics, electricity, waves, chemical reactions, nuclear energy, relativity and the formation of the Earth and the universe.
Requirement(s): Must be enrolled in Florida Tech Online
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EDS 1022 General Biological Science Credit Hours: 3
Introduces the concepts and applications of the biological sciences for non-science majors. Includes cell structure, function and reproduction, genetics and genetic engineering, evolution and the environment
Requirement(s): Must be enrolled in Florida Tech Online
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EDS 1023 The Final Frontier Credit Hours: 3
Covers topics essential for understanding our universe in the 21st century. Introduces astronomy concepts for non-science majors. Includes principles that demonstrate the size of Earth and our solar system, the age of Earth, the origin of the elements, and the age of our universe. Also includes how humans may colonize off-Earth locations.
Requirement(s): Must be enrolled in Florida Tech Online
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EDS 1031 Survey of Science 1: Physical Science Credit Hours: 3
Includes a survey of physics, chemistry and astronomy including motion, forces, energy, electricity, waves, the metric system and the application of science and technology to everyday living.
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EDS 1032 Survey of Science 2: Life Science Credit Hours: 3
Facilitates student understanding of laws, phenomena and processes of cellular and human biology, and to address selected current topics in ecology and environmental science.
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EDS 2501 Special Topics in Education Credit Hours: 1 - 3
Topics announced before each course offering.
Requirement(s): Program chair approval
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EDS 2502 Knowing and Learning Mathematics and Science Credit Hours: 3
Focuses on science and mathematics as understood from multidisciplinary perspectives. Includes memory and structure of knowledge, problem solving and reasoning, early foundations of learning, regulatory processes and symbolic thinking. Also includes construction of models of knowing and learning that guide classroom practice.
Requirement(s): Program chair approval or co/prerequisite course
Prerequisite: EDS 1502 Corequisite: EDS 1502
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EDS 2503 Classroom Interactions in Mathematics and Science Education Credit Hours: 3
Provides an overview of principles for teaching middle and secondary school mathematics or science. Explores the roles of content, pedagogy, curriculum and technology. Continues the preparation of students to teach mathematics or science in upper elementary and secondary settings. Requires design and implementation of instructional activities.
Prerequisite: EDS 2502
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EDS 3131 Perspectives on Science and Mathematics Credit Hours: 3
Explores how scientific investigators explain the natural world. Provides an overview of the history of science and mathematics to broaden comprehension. Puts work in science and mathematics pedagogy in historical context. Improves writing, research and analysis skills.
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Requirement(s): Program chair approval
Prerequisite: COM 1102
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EDS 3701 Project-Based Instruction in Mathematics and Science Education Credit Hours: 3
Covers project-based instruction (PBI) as a mathematics and science teaching method. Requires teams to develop and teach a project-based unit of instruction in a secondary school setting. Focuses on the tenets, planning and implementation of PBI, national and state curriculum and instruction standards, and how children learn mathematics and science.
Prerequisite: EDS 2502
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EDS 4060 Educational Strategies for ESOL Credit Hours: 3
Provides the requisite information and background needed to identify limited-English proficient (LEP) K-12 learners and equips them with appropriate instructional strategies to meet all student learning needs
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Prerequisite: EDS 1502
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EDS 4072 Methods and Strategies for Teaching Middle and High School Math Credit Hours: 4
Investigates the principles, skills and methods of teaching mathematics at the middle- and secondary-school level. Emphasizes application and practice with a hands-on, discovery approach.
Prerequisite: EDS 4051
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EDS 4081 Content Area Reading Credit Hours: 3
Provides maximum interaction and strategies needed by teachers of grades 6-12 to teach their students how to succeed across the curriculum with reading.
Prerequisite: EDS 1502
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EDS 4250 Science Education Case Study Credit Hours: 1 - 3
In conjunction with advisor, student selects a single specific issue of topic in science education and performs an in-depth study of that area.
Requirement(s): Instructor approval
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EDS 4311 Research Methods Credit Hours: 3
Provides the tools needed to solve scientific problems and the opportunity to use them in a laboratory setting. Covers how scientists communicate with each other through peer-reviewed literature. Includes how scientists develop new knowledge and insights such as those eventually used in textbooks and taught in conventional classes.
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Requirement(s): Instructor approval or prerequisite course
Prerequisite: EDS 2502
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EDS 4503 Special Topics in Education Credit Hours: 1 - 3
Topics announced before each course offering.
Prerequisite: EDS 2501 Corequisite: EDS 2501
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EDS 4900 Interdisciplinary Science Capstone Seminar Credit Hours: 1
This seminar is part of the capstone experience for a B.S. degree in the interdisciplinary science program. It is taken during the final semester of the program. Students are required to write a paper and present it orally.
Requirement(s): Instructor approval
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EDS 4906 Apprenticeship in Secondary Mathematics and Science Teaching Credit Hours: 6
Serves as the capstone course for students seeking teaching certification. Includes exposure and fieldwork in secondary school classrooms. Requires oversight by a school-based teach and intensive interaction with course instructor. Includes teaching responsibilities for three hours per day over term, using plan developed with teacher/mentor.
Prerequisite: EDS 2502
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EDS 5051 Methods and Management of Middle and Secondary School Teaching Credit Hours: 3
Students demonstrate methods of classroom management that constitute effective teaching practice as defined by the Florida Educator Accomplished Practices.
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EDS 5055 Foundations and Management of Classroom Instruction Credit Hours: 3
Examines the contemporary field and foundations of education and the teaching profession. Includes the dynamics of school life, effective teaching practices, classroom management, ethical and legal issues facing teachers, economic and political issues, the history of American education, and educational reform.
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EDS 5060 ESOL Teaching Strategies Credit Hours: 3
Prepares future teachers with resources to promote cross-cultural awareness, language development and academic progress. Special attention to approaches, methodologies and techniques designed for limited English proficient children that help all students achieve success in content areas.
Prerequisite: EDS 4071 or EDS 4072
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EDS 5067 Measurement and Evaluation Credit Hours: 3
Includes the foundations of educational measurement and evaluation, the techniques of educational measurement, the presentation and analysis of data collected through measurement and the application of measurement and evaluation.
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EDS 5070 Educational Statistics Credit Hours: 3
Includes sampling procedures, frequency distributions, measures of central tendency, estimation of variability, the normal distribution, differences between two groups, analysis of variance and correlation. Also includes nonparametric techniques, multivariate techniques and computer analysis of educational data.
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EDS 5071 Methods and Strategies of Teaching Middle and High School Science Credit Hours: 3
Investigates the principles, skills and methods of teaching science at the middle and secondary school level. Emphasizes the laboratory-centered inquiry approach.
Prerequisite: EDS 5051
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