2008–2009 - Florida Institute of Technology

claims, disputes and arbitration; contract specifications and drawings; resolution of
differences; change orders and contract modifications; and case studies. Prerequisites:
CVE 4070.
CVE 5073 CONSTRUCTION COST ENGINEERING (3 credits). Explores
the application of cost engineering principles, and estimating within a project management
framework in conjunction with scope definition, quality control, planning
and scheduling, risk management and loss prevention techniques, local conditions,
information and communications, and working relations with stakeholders. Prerequisites:
CVE 4000.
CVE 5074 LEADING CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS (3 credits). Fundamentals
of leadership and team building to construction operations. Focuses on the
basic principles of leadership including team formation, motivation, organizational
dynamics and conflict resolution. Examines construction operations and characteristics,
ethics in the business environment and its relationship to sound leadership
principles. Prerequisites: CVE 4070.
CVE 5080 SELECTED TOPICS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING (1–3 credits).
Advanced topics in civil engineering. Conducted on a seminar basis with extensive
student participation. Topics chosen according to student interest. (Requirement:
Instructor approval.)
CVE 5095 SPECIAL PROJECTS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING (1–3 credits).
Special graduate study undertaken on a cooperative basis between a student and
a member of the graduate faculty. The project may include a literature search in a
selected area or the design and fabrication of research equipment. (Requirement:
Department head approval.)
CVE 5899 FINAL SEMESTER THESIS (0–2 credits). Variable registration for
thesis completion after satisfaction of minimum registration requirements. (Requirements:
Accepted petition to graduate and approval by Office of Graduate Programs.)
CVE 5999 THESIS RESEARCH (3–6 credits). Individual research under the
direction of a graduate faculty member in a selected topic. (Requirement: Thesis
adviser approval.)
CVE 6899 FINAL SEMESTER DISSERTATION (0–2 credits). Variable
registration for dissertation completion after satisfaction of minimum registration
requirements. (Requirements: Accepted candidacy and approval by Office of Graduate
Programs.)
CVE 6991 RESEARCH IN CIVIL ENGINEERING (1–3 credits). Research
under the guidance of a member of the civil engineering faculty in a selected area of
civil engineering. Repeatable as required.
CVE 6999 DISSERTATION (3–12 credits). Research and preparation of the
doctoral dissertation.
COOPERATIVE EDUCATION
CWE 1001 COOPERATIVE EDUCATION 1 (1–3 credits). Prepares students
for professional careers by integrating alternate periods of academic study and careerrelated
work experience. Places students in private industry, business and public
agencies. Requires specific academic standards and recommendation by the university
to be eligible. Registration for three credits classifies student as full time, and
credits may be applied as free elective credit in most programs. Also requires co-op
coordinator approval of appropriate course prior to registration. Grades are pass/fail
(P/F) only. (Requirement: Completion of 24 credit hours with at least a 2.5 GPA.)
CWE 2001 COOPERATIVE EDUCATION 2 (1–3 credits). Prepares students
for professional careers by integrating alternate periods of academic study and
career-related work experience. Places students in private industry, business and
public agencies. Requires specific academic standards and recommendation by the
university to be eligible. Registration for three credits classifies student as full time,
and credits may be applied as free elective credit in most programs. Also requires
co-op coordinator approval of appropriate course prior to registration. Grades are
pass/fail (P/F) only. (Requirement: Completion of 24 credit hours with at least a 2.5
GPA.) Prerequisites: CWE 1001.
CWE 3001 COOPERATIVE EDUCATION 3 (1–3 credits). Prepares students
for professional careers by integrating alternate periods of academic study and
career-related work experience. Places students in private industry, business and
public agencies. Requires specific academic standards and recommendation by the
university to be eligible. Registration for three credits classifies student as full time,
and credits may be applied as free elective credit in most programs. Also requires
co-op coordinator approval of appropriate course prior to registration. Grades are
pass/fail (P/F) only. (Requirement: completion of 24 credit hours with at least a 2.5
GPA.) Prerequisites: CWE 2001.
CWE 4001 COOPERATIVE EDUCATION 4 (1–3 credits). Prepares students
for professional careers by integrating alternate periods of academic study and
career-related work experience. Places students in private industry, business and
public agencies. Requires specific academic standards and recommendation by the
university to be eligible. Registration for three credits classifies student as full time,
and credits may be applied as free elective credit in most programs. Also requires
co-op coordinator approval of appropriate course prior to registration. Grades are
pass/fail (P/F) only. (Requirement: Completion of 24 credit hours with at least a 2.5
GPA.) Prerequisites: CWE 3001.
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CWE 5000 GRADUATE COOPERATIVE EDUCATION (0 credits). Provides
opportunities for graduate students who desire work experience related to their fields
of study. No academic credit is awarded, but in other respects the preceding course
descriptions all apply. (Requirement: Completion of nine graduate credit hours with
at least a 3.0 GPA.)
ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
ECE 1550 DIGITAL LOGIC LABORATORY (1 credit). Covers experiments in
combinational circuits, sequential circuits, memory and programmable logic.
ECE 1551 DIGITAL LOGIC (4 credits). Studies the design of specialized processors.
Introduces generalized processors. Includes state diagram, state assignment,
transition diagram, combinatorial and sequential logic, programmable logic devices,
dynamic registers, counters and memories. Provides extensive hands-on experience
including logic simulation, hardware implementation, Web experience, circuit drawing
and diagramming software.
ECE 1552 COMPUTER DESIGN (4 credits). Studies design of computer
structures and embedded systems. Includes processor units, instruction set architecture,
embedded systems organization and control, input/output organization,
timer implementation, interrupts and basic computer organization and design. Also
includes development of a working knowledge of the process through lab development,
interfacing and programming. (CL) Prerequisites: ECE 1551.
ECE 2110 CIRCUIT THEORY 1 LABORATORY (1 credit). Covers experiments
in circuits made of direct and alternating sources with resistors, capacitors and
inductors.
ECE 2111 CIRCUIT THEORY 1 (4 credits). Includes concepts of transient and
steady-state behavior of passive electrical circuits; techniques for circuit analysis
including mesh and nodal analysis and equivalent circuits; first- and second-order
circuits, superposition, Laplace transform techniques; and lab projects. Prerequisites:
PHY 1001. Corequisites: MTH 2201.
ECE 2112 CIRCUIT THEORY 2 (4 credits). Continues ECE 2111. Includes
phasors and steady-state response; AC power and two-port equivalent circuits and
transfer functions; Fourier analysis transforms analysis, Laplace transforms; and lab
projects. Prerequisites: ECE 2111, MTH 2201.
ECE 2113 CIRCUIT THEORY 2 LABORATORY (1 credit). Covers experiments
for steady-state analysis, Fourier series analysis, two-port networks, power
calculations and transform circuits.
ECE 2551 SOFTWARE/HARDWARE DESIGN (3 credits). Studies software
and hardware aspects of computer design and corresponding interdependencies.
Includes use of C++ software development environments. Lab includes the application
of high-level language concepts to digital signal processing. (CL) Prerequisites:
ECE 1552.
ECE 2552 SOFTWARE/HARDWARE INTEGRATION (3 credits). Progresses
from developing software/hardware modules to the vertical system of application use
interfaces. Applies current software engineering techniques including data structures
to integrate software and hardware using modern programming languages (e.g.,
C++). (CL) Prerequisites: ECE 2551.
ECE 3111 ELECTRONICS (4 credits). Introduces diodes, bipolar and fieldeffect
transistors; analysis and design of semiconductor circuits; single and multistage
amplifiers; design algorithms; operational amplifiers and oscillators. Includes
lab projects. Prerequisites: ECE 2111.
ECE 3222 SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS (3 credits). Covers properties and applications
of Fourier, Laplace and z-transforms to linear continuous and discrete systems,
and introduces state-space description of systems. Prerequisites: ECE 2112.
ECE 3240 JUNIOR DESIGN (1 credit). Introduces the concepts, principles
and methodology of collaborative electrical or computer engineering design through
seminars, discussions and interaction with seniors completing their capstone design
projects. Students form teams and study the feasibility of potential senior project
selections. (Requirement: Junior standing.) (Q)
ECE 3331 ELECTRON DEVICES (3 credits). Studies semiconductor materials
and physics, electrons and holes, semiconductor diodes, bipolar transistors and field
effect devices. Prerequisites: MTH 2201, PHY 2003.
ECE 3441 ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS (3 credits). Covers vector calculus,
solutions of electrostatic and magnetostatic fields, electromagnetic boundary conditions,
time-changing electric and magnetic fields, and Maxwell’s equations. Prerequisites:
PHY 2002, MTH 2001.
ECE 3442 ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES (3 credits). Addresses validity of
circuit principles at high frequencies, electromagnetic wave on lines, impedance
measurements using Smith chart, impedance matching techniques, waveguides and
fiber-optical transmission systems, antennas and radiation waves, satellite data links
and radar systems. Prerequisites: ECE 2112, ECE 3441.
ECE 3541 DIGITAL STATE MACHINES (3 credits). Includes discrete math and
signals, and introduces digital signal processing. Prerequisites: ECE 1552, MTH 1002.