2018-19 University Catalog 
    
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Course Descriptions

Course descriptions in this section are reasonable summaries only and are neither completely inclusive nor completely exclusive of total course content for any given course.

Courses listed herein may or may not be offered each term.

Courses are listed alphabetically according to prefix.

Numbering Code

Courses are grouped into a three-digit number series which indicates the normal teaching levels. Some variations may occur.

1-99 Preparatory and Developmental Courses. Courses numbered below 100 are not applicable toward a degree even though units are assigned, grades are awarded and tuition is assessed.

Lower-Division Courses (freshman and sophomore)
100-199 First-Year Courses
200-299 Second-Year Courses

Upper-Division Courses (junior and senior)
300-399 Third-Year Courses
400-499 Fourth-Year Courses

Graduate Courses
500-599 Graduate Courses

Other Codes

Each Term:

Some courses in this section have a code following the course title. This code designates when the course will be offered. F indicates Fall, W indicates Winter, S indicates Spring.

Lecture, Lab, Credit Hours:

The three numbers following the course title. For example:

CST 101 Introduction to Personal Computing
(3-3-4) = weekly lecture hours – lab hours – total credits

For more information, see Baccalaureate General Education Requirements  

Courses with the following notation fulfill the appropriate general education requirements: 
C - Communication H - Humanities HP - Humanities Performance SS - Social Science

Special Terms

As Required: This term designates a course or series of courses which will be offered only as enrollment, student interest, or individual department needs demand and as staffing allows. A course so designated may be offered if special student needs, situations of extreme hardship, or other unusual circumstances deem it in the best interest of both the student(s) and the institution to do so.

Hours to be Arranged Each Term: Normally students negotiate individually with faculty members and/or departments and arrange to have courses so designated offered for the term most suitable to their unique situation.

Corequisite: A course that must be taken simultaneously with another course. Corequisites are noted at the end of each course description.

Prerequisite: A course that must be passed satisfactorily before another course may be taken. Prerequisites are noted at the end of each course description. Courses transferred in to Oregon Tech with a C- or better meet the prerequisite requirement of obtaining a C or better.

Quarter Credit: A credit hour is an amount of work represented in intended learning outcomes and verified by evidence of student achievement that is an institutionally established equivalency that reasonably approximates not less than:

  1. One hour of classroom or direct faculty instruction and a minimum of two hours of out-of-class student work each week for approximately fifteen weeks for one semester or trimester hour of credit, or ten to twelve weeks for one quarter hour of credit, or the equivalent amount of work over a different amount of time; or
  2. At least an equivalent amount of work as required in paragraph (1) of this definition for other academic activities as established by the institution, including laboratory work, internships, practicals, studio work, and other academic work leading to the award of credit hours.

A numerical credit value assigned to certain number of lecture or laboratory hours. A lecture class meeting for three 50-minute periods a week would be assigned three units of credit. Students have traditionally been expected to spend an additional six hours of outside class work per week for each three units of lecture class credit. Generally, a lab class requires three hours per week for one unit of credit, or a total of nine in-lab hours with no additional outside class work expected for three units of lab class credit.

Reading and Conference: A course taken on an independent study basis with the supervision of an instructor, usually consisting of weekly conferences, assigned readings, research papers, etc.

Seminar: A class taught by a group discussion process rather than by means of formal lecture. Student research and reporting are usually expected.

Sequence: A series of classes in the same subject area that, taken as a whole, comprise a full year’s work. Generally, course sequences are numbered consecutively, and often (though not always) should be taken in the numerical order listed (i.e., CHE 201  should be taken before CHE 202 , etc.).
 

Dental Hygiene
  

  • DH 462 - Restorative Dentistry II

    (F)
    Lecture Hours: 1
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 2

    Emphasis on restoration placement techniques. Practical experience using restorative dental materials. Placement and finishing of amalgam and composite restoration on typodonts in Restorative Dentistry I and on patients in Restorative Dentistry II and III.

    Prerequisite: DH 461 
  

  • DH 463 - Restorative Dentistry III

    (W)
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 6
    Credit Hours: 2

    Emphasis on restoration placement techniques. Practical experience using restorative dental materials. Placement and finishing of amalgam and composite restoration on typodonts in Restorative Dentistry I and on patients in Restorative Dentistry II and III.

    Prerequisite: DH 462 
  

  • DH 465 - Dental Hygiene Entrepreneurship

    (S)
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Introduction to self-employed dental hygiene practice. Various practice opportunities are explored. Students develop and submit a detailed dental hygiene practice business plan.
  

  • DH 467 - Restorative Functions Endorsement

    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Credit Hours: 4

    This course fulfills the Oregon Board of Dentistry (OBD) requirements for the restorative endorsement for dental assistants and dental hygienists. Lecture, lab practice on typodonts and clinical practice with patients. Additional testing is required by the OBD following course completion.

    Prerequisite: AS or BS in Dental Hygiene or EFDA (Expanded Function Dental Assistant)
  

  • DH 470 - Community Assessment and Program Planning

    (F,W)
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Dental public health, social determinants of health, and the impact of current events affecting access to care are examined. A community oral health assessment and strategic program plan using local solutions will be developed.

    Prerequisite: Admission to the BDHO program
  

  • DH 471 - Community Program Implementation & Evaluation

    (W,S)
    Lecture Hours: 1
    Lab Hours: 6
    Credit Hours: 3

    Based upon community assessment findings in DH 470 , students implement and evaluate a program plan or project within their community

    Prerequisites: AHED 450 , DH 470 , and admission to the BDHO program
  

  • DH 475 - EBDM in Healthcare I

    (F)
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    First in a two-course sequence. Course emphasizes evidence-based decision making, identifying clinical treatment questions, describing types of research designs and sources of evidence, discussing importance of statistics, and conducting computerized searches. Critical appraisal of research introduced.

    Prerequisite: DH 323 
  

  • DH 476 - EBDM in Healthcare II

    (W)
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Second in a two-course sequence. Emphasis on analysis of research studies for validity, reliability, statistical and clinical significance, and bias. Given clinical questions, students will conduct searches, critically analyze, and write summaries/reflections using EBDM guidelines.

    Prerequisite: DH 475 
  

  • DH 477 - Dental Hygiene Research Methods III

    (W)
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 2

    Third in a series of three courses focusing on evidence-based decision making and critical analysis of current literature. In small groups, students will research a clinical question in PICO format, conduct and analyze research, and write a Systematic Review.

    Prerequisite: DH 476 
  

  • DH 480 - Community Health Practicum

    (S)
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 9
    Credit Hours: 3

    Students gain practical experience in public health by working in a public health setting. Individual goals and objectives are set by the student in consultation with the instructor.

    Prerequisites: AHED 450 , DH 471 , and admission to the BDHO program
  

  • DH 495 - Individual Studies

    Credit Hours: (Hours to be arranged each term.)
  

  • DH 499 - Laboratory Practice

    Credit Hours: (Hours to be arranged each term.)
  

  • DHE 100 - Introduction to Dental Hygiene I

    (F,W,S)
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 2

    Orientation to the theory and practice of all aspects of the dental hygiene profession. The history of dental hygiene, professional organization and career opportunities are discussed.

Diagnostic Medical Sonography
  

  • DMS 107 - Seminar

    Credit Hours: (Hours to be arranged each term.)
  

  • DMS 207 - Seminar

    Credit Hours: (Hours to be arranged each term.)
  

  • DMS 223 - Applications of Abdominal Sonography I

    (F)
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    History of sonography. Orientation to patient history, abdominal cross-sectional anatomy, scanning and normal sonographic presentation.

    Prerequisite: MIT 103  with grade “C” or better
  

  • DMS 224 - Applications of Abdominal Sonography II

    (W)
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Orientation to cross-sectional abdominal anatomy and pathology of organs and vessels. Procedures and techniques, including scanning.

    Prerequisite: DMS 223  with grade “C” or better
  

  • DMS 225 - Applications of Abdominal Sonography III

    (S)
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Advanced abdominal scanning procedures and techniques. Emphasis on superficial structures invasive procedures and Doppler correlation, including scanning.

    Prerequisites: DMS 224  and DMS 253  with grade “C” or better
  

  • DMS 234 - Pelvic Sonography

    (S)
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Orientation to male and female pelvic cross-sectional anatomy and pathology, differentiating between normal variations and abnormalities to include first trimester obstetrics and trans-vaginal scanning.

    Prerequisites: DMS 224  and DMS 253  with grade “C” or better
  

  • DMS 235 - Diagnostic Medical Sonography Patient Care

    (W)
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Sonographic management and applications of cognitive, psychomotor, and interpersonal skills as they relate to the health care consumer. Patient assessment and communication, body mechanics, medical and surgical asepsis, medical emergencies, pharmacology and analysis of ethical and legal issues.

    Prerequisite: DMS 223  with grade “C” or better
  

  • DMS 252 - Sophomore Laboratory I

    (F)
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 1

    Applied scanning of right upper quadrant anatomy stressing imaging planes. Gray scale instrumentation, system-optimization, preventive maintenance, and quality hard copy imaging.

    Prerequisite: Sophomore standing in the DMS program
    Corequisite: DMS 223 
  

  • DMS 253 - Sophomore Laboratory II

    (W)
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 1

    Applied scanning of the remainder of the abdominal cavity stressing anatomy, standard imaging planes, Doppler correlation and hard copy quality. Imaging review of prior anatomical areas.

    Prerequisites: BIO 335 , DMS 223 , and DMS 252 , all with grade “C” or better
    Corequisites: DMS 224  and MIT 231  
  

  • DMS 254 - Sophomore Laboratory III

    (S)
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 1

    DMS orientation to cross-sectional pelvic anatomy and pathology of the male and female pelvis. Procedures and techniques, including scanning.

    Prerequisites: DMS 224  and DMS 253  both with grade “C” or better
    Corequisite: DMS 225 
  

  • DMS 307 - Seminar

    Credit Hours: (Hours to be arranged each term.)
  

  • DMS 316 - Survey of Vascular Technology

    (W,S)
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Orientation to vascular physics, equipment, and color flow imaging. Explanation of Doppler imaging in relation to vascular anatomy.

    Prerequisites: DMS 234 , DMS 235 , and DMS 352 , all with grade “C” or better
  

  • DMS 337 - Breast Sonography

    (F)
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Breast sonographic scanning procedures with an emphasis on sonographic applications. Correlation with other imaging modalities.

    Prerequisite: DMS 225  with grade “C” or better
  

  • DMS 342 - Survey of Adult Echocardiography

    (W)
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Survey of adult echocardiographic imaging applications with emphasis on parasternal, apical, subcostal and suprasternal 2-D views. Standard M-Mode measurements, Doppler and color Doppler. Common cardiac pathology.

    Prerequisite: DMS 352  with grade “C” or better
  

  • DMS 343 - Fetal Echo, Neonatal, and Pediatric Sonography

    (S)
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Fetal cardiac development and normal anatomy. Fetal echocardiographic 2D views, M-Mode, Doppler and Color Doppler. Common fetal cardiac pathology and anomalies. Neonatal topics include hip, abdominal and neurological sonographic applications. General sonographic pediatric pathologies and anomalies will be discussed.

    Prerequisite: DMS 342  with grade “C” or better
  

  • DMS 346 - Musculoskeletal Sonography

    (F)
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Survey of sonographic musculoskeletal imaging with emphasis on normal and abnormal findings.

    Prerequisite: DMS 225  with grade “C” or better
  

  • DMS 352 - Junior Laboratory I

    (F)
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 1

    Topics to include the male/female pelvis, first trimester, musculoskeletal, and breast stressing sonographic anatomy, standard imaging planes, and image quality.

    Prerequisite: DMS 254  with grade “C” or better
  

  • DMS 353 - Junior Laboratory II

    (W)
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 1

    Topics to include normal first, second, third trimester, and cardiovascular stressing anatomy, standard imaging planes, and image quality.

    Prerequisite: DMS 352  with grade “C” or better
  

  • DMS 354 - Junior Laboratory III

    (S)
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 1

    Applied sonographic laboratory procedures and techniques. Emphasis on protocols and case reviews.

    Prerequisite: DMS 353  with grade “C” or better
  

  • DMS 365 - Sonographic Pathology

    (F)
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Differential diagnosis and concepts of disease processes as applied to sonographic examination.

    Prerequisite: Junior standing in the DMS program
  

  • DMS 370 - Obstetrical Sonography

    (W)
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Orientation to obstetrical scanning procedures and techniques. Emphasis on normal obstetrical anatomy and fetal development.

    Prerequisites: DMS 224 , DMS 225 , and DMS 234  all with grade “C” or better
  

  • DMS 373 - Obstetrical Pathology

    (S)
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Advanced obstetrical scanning of second and third trimester obstetrical patients with emphasis on pathology.

    Prerequisite: DMS 370  with grade “C” or better
  

  • DMS 388 - Externship Preparation

    (S)
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 2

    Presentation of key concepts related to Diagnostic Medical Sonography externship and required in-services. Focus is on patient care and interpersonal scenarios the externship student will likely face while in the clinical environment. Review and discussion of the DMS Externship Handbook.

    Prerequisites: DMS 316 , DMS 353 , and DMS 370 , all with grade “C” or better
  

  • DMS 407 - Seminar

    Credit Hours: (Hours to be arranged each term.)
  

  • DMS 430 - Diagnostic Medical Sonography Externship

    (F,W,S)
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 40
    Credit Hours: 15

    All BS students must complete four terms (12 months) of clinical experience in sonography at an Oregon Tech approved clinical site. Students will work under the direct supervision of registered sonographers.

    Prerequisite: All academic coursework in the DMS curriculum
  

  • DMS 430A - Diagnostic Medical Sonography Externship

    (F,S)
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 22
    Credit Hours: 8

    This two-term special externship is designed for the degree completion student. Students working in a clinical ultrasound setting will prepare clinical case studies.

    Prerequisites: Be an ARDMS Sonographer in good standing and have completed all academic coursework in the Medical Imaging curriculum with grade “C” or better
  

  • DMS 430B - Diagnostic Medical Sonography Externship

    (W,S)
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 18
    Credit Hours: 7

    This two-term special externship is designed for the degree completion student. Students working in a clinical ultrasound setting will prepare clinical case studies.

    Prerequisites: Be an ARDMS Sonographer in good standing and have completed all academic coursework in the Medical Imaging curriculum with grade “C” or better

Echocardiography
  

  • ECHO 107 - Seminar

    Credit Hours: (Hours to be arranged each term.)
  

  • ECHO 207 - Seminar

    Credit Hours: (Hours to be arranged each term.)
  

  • ECHO 225 - Cardiopulmonary Patient Management Practices

    (S)
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 3

    Current issues in the practice of echocardiography with emphasis on the technologist’s responsibilities to the patient, the patient’s family and the professions of echocardiography. Transporting critically ill patients and recognizing emergency situations.

    Prerequisite: ECHO 231 
  

  • ECHO 227 - Basic ECG Recognition and Testing

    (F,S)
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Basics of ECG testing, heart pressures, blood volume/physiology and the electrical conduction system. Focus on interpretation of ECG rhymes: normal ECG, ventricular hypertrophy, bundle branch block, AV block, myocardial ischemia, bradycardia, tachycardia, atrial fibrillation, ventricular fibrillation and irregular rhythms.
  

  • ECHO 231 - Echocardiography I

    (W)
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 4

    An introduction to scanning techniques and tomographic views according to the American Society of Echocardiography standards. B-mode image, pulsed and continuous wave Doppler, and color-flow imaging.

    Prerequisite: ECHO 320 
  

  • ECHO 232 - Echocardiography II

    (S)
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 4

    An intermediate level of instruction in scanning techniques and tomographic views according to the American Society of Echocardiography standards. Emphasis on cardiac pathology and the echocardiography evaluation.

    Prerequisite: ECHO 231 
  

  • ECHO 307 - Seminar

    Credit Hours: (Hours to be arranged each term.)
  

  • ECHO 320 - Cardiographic Methods

    (F)
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Recognition of ECG tracing with normal and abnormal arrhythmias, treadmill testing, Holter monitoring, phonocardiography, and heart auscultation. Review of case examples for analysis and synthesis. Integration of cardiographic monitoring methods with cardiac ultrasound imaging. Review of cardiac anatomy.

    Prerequisite: ECHO 232 
  

  • ECHO 321 - Stress and Transesophageal Echo

    (F)
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Cardiac applications, protocols, and techniques related to stress echo and transesophageal echo. TEE anatomy, acquisition of images and the cardiovascular operating room. Particular emphasis on the mitral valve and surgical repairs.

    Prerequisite: Admission to the Echocardiography program
  

  • ECHO 325 - Pediatric Echocardiography

    (F,W)
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Congenital heart disease, including neonate/infant and adult disorders. Congenital disorders including cardiac situs, ventricular morphology, great artery connections, valvular and subvalvular obstruction, atrial septal defact, ventricular septal defect.

    Prerequisite: ECHO 333 
  

  • ECHO 332 - Invasive Cardiology

    (F,S)
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Cardiac catheterization testing. Coronary artery interventions such as percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and chamber pressure measurements.

    Prerequisite: ECHO 231 
  

  • ECHO 333 - Echocardiography III

    (F)
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 4

    An advanced level of instruction in scanning techniques and tomographic views according to the American Society of Echocardiography standards. Cardiac pathology, and advanced methods in echocardiography.

    Prerequisite: ECHO 232 
  

  • ECHO 334 - Echocardiography IV

    (F,W,S)
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 4

    An advanced level of instruction in scanning techniques and tomographic views according to the American Society of Echocardiography standards. Special topics including 3-D, 4-D, tissue Doppler, cardiac resynchronization and other technological advances.

    Prerequisite: ECHO 333 
  

  • ECHO 365 - Abdominal/Renal Testing

    (F,W,S)
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 4

    Abdominal vascular anatomy and common disease processes. Students will be asked to perform basic abdominal vascular tests following very specific protocols and interpretations.

    Prerequisites: ECHO 325  and ECHO 376  
    Corequisites: ECHO 385  and ECHO 388  
  

  • ECHO 376 - Survey of Vascular Testing

    (W,S)
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 3

    Basic vascular pathophysiology in carotid, arterial, and venous testing. Waveform recognition, interpretation, and protocols for testing.

    Prerequisite: ECHO 333 
  

  • ECHO 385 - Echocardiography Laboratory Management

    (F,W,S)
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Focus on human resource skills as necessary to manage an echocardiography laboratory. Includes the interview process, hiring and firing, as well as employee performance evaluation. Other topics will include reimbursement, licensure, accreditation and other management issues.
  

  • ECHO 388 - Externship Preparation

    (S)
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Review and summarization of key concepts in Echocardiography. Focus is on patient care and interpersonal scenarios the externship student will likely face while in the hospital environment or independent echo lab. Review and discussion of the Echocardiography Externship Handbook.

    Corequisite: ECHO 334 
  

  • ECHO 407 - Seminar

    Credit Hours: (Hours to be arranged each term.)
  

  • ECHO 420 - Echocardiography Externship

    (F,W,S)
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 40
    Credit Hours: 15

    Students work as registered professionals in the field and must complete nine months (three terms) of experience in Echocardiography.

    Prerequisite: Admission to the Echocardiography Degree Completion program
  

  • ECHO 420A - Echocardiography Externship

    (F,W,S)
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 22
    Credit Hours: 8

    Students work as registered professionals in the field. Patient echo exams with normal and abnormal stress tests, normal and abnormal wall motion. Case study presentation.

    Prerequisite: Admission to the Echocardiography Degree Completion program
  

  • ECHO 420B - Echocardiography Externship

    (F,W,S)
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 18
    Credit Hours: 7

    Students work as registered professionals in the field. Cardiac surgical echoes (TEE) and contrast studies using various pharmacological agents. Case study presentation.

    Prerequisite: Admission to the Echocardiography Degree Completion program
  

  • ECHO 421 - Echo Senior Project

    (F,W,S)
    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 4

    Students design a research-based senior project in the field of echocardiography, including interviews, research, literature review and formal presentation of the project.

    Prerequisites: ECHO 420 , and WRI 123  or WRI 227  

Economics
  

  • ECO 107 - Seminar

    SS
    Credit Hours: (Hours to be arranged each term.)
  

  • ECO 201 - Principles of Microeconomics

    (F,W,S) SS
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Topics include scarcity, consumer choice, supply and demand, elasticity, cost and pricing theory, theory of market structures (competition, monopoly, monopolistic competition, oligopoly).

    Prerequisite: College level math
  

  • ECO 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics

    (F,W,S) SS
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    An introduction to the economic problem. Topics include gross domestic product, unemployment, monetary policy, fiscal policy, macro equilibrium, inflation, and supply and demand.

    Prerequisite: College level math
  

  • ECO 203 - Principles of Economics, Special Topics

    (W,S) SS
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    A survey of micro- and macroeconomic topics of current interest. Topics may include labor practices, international economics, natural resource economics, urban planning, and economic policy issues. Students prepare a research paper and present results to the class.

    Prerequisites: ECO 201  and ECO 202  
  

  • ECO 207 - Seminar

    SS
    Credit Hours: (Hours to be arranged each term.)
  

  • ECO 307 - Seminar

    SS
    Credit Hours: (Hours to be arranged each term.)
  

  • ECO 357 - Energy Economics and Policy

    (W) SS
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Explores the role of energy and energy resources from the economic perspective. Analyzes U.S. and global energy markets and policy; traditional and alternative energy sources; pricing of externalities and public goods; the use of market instruments, subsidies and taxes; and the political economy.

    Prerequisites: ECO 201  or ECO 202 , and MATH 243  or MATH 361 
  

  • ECO 367 - International Economics and Finance Management

    (W) SS
    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 4

    Financial management involving international monetary environment; foreign exchange risk management; source and availability of funds to finance trade and multinational operations; taxation planning and control; international portfolio diversification; international banking; capital budgeting; political risk evaluation of performance.

    Prerequisites: BUS 308 , and ECO 201  or ECO 202  
  

  • ECO 407 - Seminar

    SS
    Credit Hours: (Hours to be arranged each term.)

Electrical Engineering
  

  • EE 101 - Introduction to Engineering I

    (F)
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 1

    A three course sequence introducing the field of engineering, focusing on electrical engineering and renewable energy. Success strategies. Engineering and scientific notation. Ohm’s Law. Problem solving, communication skills, ethics in engineering. Professional development and lifelong learning. Introduction to the design process culminating in a team design experience.
  

  • EE 102 - Introduction to Engineering II

    (W)
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 1

    A three course sequence introducing the field of engineering, focusing on electrical engineering and renewable energy. Success strategies. Engineering and scientific notation. Ohm’s Law. Problem solving, communication skills, ethics in engineering. Professional development and lifelong learning. Introduction to the design process culminating in a team design experience.
  

  • EE 103 - Introduction to Engineering III

    (S)
    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 1

    A three course sequence introducing the field of engineering, focusing on electrical engineering and renewable energy. Success strategies. Engineering and scientific notation. Ohm’s Law. Problem solving, communication skills, ethics in engineering. Professional development and lifelong learning. Introduction to the design process culminating in a team design experience.
  

  • EE 107 - Seminar

    Credit Hours: (Hours to be arranged each term.)
  

  • EE 121 - Fundamentals of Electric Circuits I

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 4

    DC Analysis and First-Order transients. Ohm’s Law, Kirchhoff’s laws, nodal analysis, mesh analysis, source transformations, Thévenin and Norton equivalents, maximum power transfer, superposition, introduction to op-amps, inductance and capacitance, transient response of RC and RL circuits.

    Prerequisite: MATH 111 
  

  • EE 123 - Fundamentals of Electric Circuits II

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 4

    AC analysis, second-order transients, introduction to electric power. Transient response of second-order circuits, sinusoids and phasors, sinusoidal steady-state analysis, nodal analysis, mesh analysis, source transformations, Thévenin and Norton equivalents, sinusoidal steady-state power calculations, balanced three-phase circuits, mutual inductance, transformers.

    Prerequisites: EE 121  and MATH 112  
  

  • EE 131 - Digital Electronics I

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 4

    Introduction to combinational logic, gates, Boolean Algebra, Karnaugh Mapping, Number Systems/Codes, arithmetic circuits, decoders/ encoders, mux/demux, comparators, basic sequential gates (Latches/FF) introduction to HDL (Verilog/VHDL), PLD HW implementation.

    Pre- or Corequisite: MATH 111 
  

  • EE 133 - Digital Electronics II

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 4

    Introduction to sequential logic, with HDL, Review latches and flip/flops, timers, counters/ registers, HDL implementation, PLD HW Implementation, finite state machine design/ analysis, logic testing and timing analysis.

    Prerequisites: EE 131  or CST 162  both with grade “C” or better, and MATH 111  
  

  • EE 207 - Seminar

    Credit Hours: (Hours to be arranged each term.)
  

  • EE 219 - Introduction to Semiconductor Devices and Amplifiers

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 4

    Introduction to semiconductor devices, characteristics of biasing of diodes and transistors, analysis and design of circuits using diodes, bipolar junction transistors and field-effect transistors. Applications of transistors as amplifiers and switches.

    Prerequisite: EE 123 
  

  • EE 221 - Circuits I

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 4

    Introductory course in linear circuit analysis. Topics include: Ohm’s law, Kirchhoff’s laws, nodal analysis, mesh analysis, source transformations, Thévenin and Norton equivalent circuits, maximum power transfer, operational amplifiers, inductance, capacitance, and first-order transient circuit response. Students must also register for a laboratory section.

    Corequisite: MATH 252 
  

  • EE 223 - Circuits II

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 4

    Introductory course in linear circuit analysis. Second-order transient circuit analysis, phasors, sinusoidal steady-state analysis, phasor-domain nodal, mesh analysis; phasor Thévenin and Norton equivalent circuits, AC power, three-phase circuits, magnetically coupled circuits and transformers. Students must register for a laboratory section.

    Prerequisites: EE 221  and MATH 252 , both with a grade of “C” or better
  

  • EE 225 - Circuits III

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 4

    Introductory course in linear circuit analysis. Transfer functions, frequency response, Bode plots, passive and active filters, Laplace transforms, Fourier series, Fourier transforms, and two-port networks. Students must also register for a laboratory section.

    Prerequisite: EE 223  with grade “C” or better
    Corequisite: MATH 321 
  

  • EE 236 - LabVIEW Programming

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 4

    An object oriented programming course using National Instruments LabVIEW programming language designed for programming data-logging, instrumentation and control applications. Basic flow-charting is introduced. Logical constructs as implemented by LabVIEW are investigated. Example control problems are investigated and programmed using LabVIEW.

    Prerequisite: MATH 112 
  

  • EE 307 - Seminar

    Credit Hours: (Hours to be arranged each term.)
  

  • EE 311 - Signals and Systems

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 4

    Spectrum. Fourier Series. Time-Frequency Spectrum. Sampling and Aliasing. Reconstruction. Sampling Theorem. Discrete-Time Signals and Systems. Convolution Sum. Continuous-Time Signals and Systems. Frequency Response. Continuous-Time Fourier Transform. Relationship between CTFT, DTFT, DFT, and FFT. Spectrogram. Z-Transform.

    Prerequisite: EE 225  with grade “C” or better
  

  • EE 320 - Advanced Circuit and Systems Analysis

    (F,S)
    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 5

    Methods of circuit analysis and circuit theorems. Introduction to the Laplace transform and its applications. Advanced circuit analysis using Laplace transforms techniques. Transfer function analysis. Impulse and frequency response of circuits and systems. Bode plots. Stability.

    Prerequisites: EE 123  or EE 223 , and MATH 252  
  

  • EE 321 - Electronics I

    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 5

    Basic semiconductor theory. Diodes and diode circuits. Bipolar-junction transistor (BJT). Ebers-Moll model. BJT amplifiers (CE, CB & CD). Multistage and differential amplifiers. Metal Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor (MOSFET). MOSFET amplifiers (CS, CG & CD). Multistage MOSFET amplifiers. OP-amps.

    Prerequisites: EE 123  or EE 223 , and MATH 252  
    Corequisites: EE 225  or EE 320  
  

  • EE 323 - Electronics II

    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 5

    Current sources. Current mirrors. Cascode active loads. Multistage amplifiers. Differential amplifiers. Frequency response. Miller’s theorem. Negative feedback amplifier types: Voltage, Current, transconductance and transresistance. Stability and pole location. Gain and phase margins. Frequency compensation.

    Prerequisites: EE 321  with grade “C” or better, and EE 225  or EE 320  
  

  • EE 325 - Electronics III

    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 5

    Real operational amplifiers and basic circuits. Output stages. Power amplifiers. Filters, passive and active. Oscillators. Wave-shaping circuits. D/A and A/D circuits.

    Prerequisite: EE 323  with grade “C” or better
  

  • EE 331 - Digital System Design with HDL

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 4

    Introduction to digital systems design with Hardware Description Languages (HDL). Topics include dataflow, behavioral and structural modeling, hierarchical design, programmable logic, IO standards, and timing diagrams. Students will design and implement digital circuits which include counters, state machines, digital arithmetic, and external interfaces.

    Prerequisite: EE 133  with grade “C” or better
  

  • EE 333 - Introduction to Microcontrollers

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 4

    Introductory course in microcontroller design. Topics include interrupt controllers, timer/counters, A/D converters, PWM channels, USARTs, SPI, two-wire interfaces, LEDs, LCDs, motors, and various sensors. Hands-on projects or lab assignments require C and/or assembly language programming to develop applications.

    Prerequisite: CST 116  
    Corequisite: EE 131  or EE 133  or EET 216   
  

  • EE 335 - Advanced Microcontrollers

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 4

    Advanced course in design and development of microcontroller-based systems. Topics include internal peripheral devices, external device interfacing, and microcontroller systems design. Learning objectives are accomplished through design of fully integrated projects or lab assignments using C and/or assembly language programming.

    Prerequisite: EE 333  with grade “C” or better
  

  • EE 341 - Electricity and Magnetism with Transmission Lines

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 4

    Review vector calculus. Flux, potential, gradient, divergence, curl and field intensity. Static electric and magnetic fields. Maxwell’s equations. Boundary conditions. Uniform plane waves in media and free space. Reflection and transmission at interfaces. Propagation of guided waves. Transmission line. Antennas.

    Prerequisites: EE 123  or EE 221 , MATH 252 , MATH 254 , and PHY 202  or PHY 222   
  

  • EE 343 - Solid-State Electronic Devices

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3

    Crystal properties and growth of semiconductors. Atoms and electrons. Energy bands and charge carriers in semiconductors. Excess carriers in semiconductors. P-n junctions. FETs and BJTs. Optoelectronic devices. High-frequency and high-power devices.

    Prerequisites: MATH 252 , and PHY 202  or PHY 222  
    Corequisite: EE 321  
  

  • EE 347 - Digital Logic

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 4

    Number systems; combinational logic including Boolean algebra, DeMorgan’s Theorems and Karnaugh Maps; digital TTL, CMOS IC characteristics; conventional IC functions; sequential logic including flip-flops, counters, registers and state diagrams. Combinational and sequential logic circuits will be simulated, built and tested.

    Prerequisite: MATH 112 
  

  • EE 401 - Communication Systems

    Lecture Hours: 4
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 5

    Signal Analysis, Fourier series, Fourier Transforms; Analog signal transmission and Reception (AM, FM, PM); effects of noise in Analog Systems. Digital Data and Communication Systems; effects of noise in Digital Systems.

    Prerequisite: EE 311  or EE 430 
  

  • EE 407 - Seminar

    Credit Hours: (Hours to be arranged each term.)
  

  • EE 419 - Power Electronics

    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 4

    Power electronic device characterization. Rectifiers, DC-DC converters and Inverters design, modeling, and build.

    Prerequisite: EE 321 
 

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