2012–2013 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology
2012–2013 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology
2012–2013 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology
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OCE 5563 PORT AND HARBOR ENGINEERING (3 credits). A study <strong>of</strong> port<br />
and harbor hydrodynamics, planning, layout and construction; dredging technology;<br />
and berthing maneuvers. Prerequisites: OCE 3030.<br />
OCE 5570 MARINE HYDRODYNAMICS AND WAVE THEORY (3 credits).<br />
Studies the motion <strong>of</strong> ideal fluid; damping and added mass; wave motions encountered<br />
in the ocean; surface gravity waves, internal waves and long waves in a rotating ocean;<br />
the motion <strong>of</strong> viscous fluid; the Navier-Stokes equations; boundary layer; and model<br />
testing. Prerequisites: MTH 2201.<br />
OCE 5571 NAVAL ARCHITECTURE (3 credits). The theory <strong>of</strong> naval architecture,<br />
elements <strong>of</strong> ship design; ship lines, hydrostatic analysis, intact and damaged<br />
stability, strength, dimensional analysis, ABS rules, propulsion, steering, ship and<br />
platform motion, resistance, model testing; and design project. (Requirement:<br />
Instructor approval.)<br />
OCE 5573 DYNAMICS OF MARINE VEHICLES (3 credits). Studies regular<br />
and irregular wave data as applied in ship dynamics. Includes uncoupled heaving,<br />
pitching and rolling motion equations; calculation <strong>of</strong> the added mass and damping<br />
coefficients; strip method; coupled motions; nonlinear roll motion; dynamic effects<br />
related to motions; and wave loads. Prerequisites: MAE 3083, MTH 2201, OCE 3030.<br />
OCE 5575 APPLIED MARINE HYDRODYNAMICS (3 credits). Provides a<br />
background for the calculation <strong>of</strong> hydrodynamic forces, forces due to waves in inviscid<br />
fluid, effect <strong>of</strong> viscosity, hydrodynamic modeling, wave drift forces and forces due<br />
to current on moored and dynamically positioned floating structures, hydrodynamic<br />
impact and its prediction, flow-induced vibration. Prerequisites: OCE 3030.<br />
OCE 5586 OCEAN ENGINEERING DATA ANALYSIS (3 credits). Ocean<br />
monitoring requires measurement, analysis and description <strong>of</strong> processes in random<br />
seas. Students produce, from measurements, the statistical distributions <strong>of</strong> waves,<br />
parametric and spectral sea-state descriptions, directional wave spectra, ocean<br />
engineering design criteria and linear responses <strong>of</strong> ocean structures and systems.<br />
(Requirement: Instructor approval.)<br />
OCE 5590 DESIGN OF MARINE PROPULSION SYSTEMS (3 credits).<br />
Provides an understanding and working knowledge <strong>of</strong> resistance characteristics <strong>of</strong> different<br />
types <strong>of</strong> vessels. Explains the principles <strong>of</strong> propellers and water-jet operations,<br />
and the theory and performance analysis as propulsion devices. Teaches how to design<br />
an efficient propulsion system for a specific vessel under consideration. Prerequisites:<br />
OCE 3030.<br />
OCE 5899 FINAL SEMESTER THESIS (0-2 credits). Variable registration<br />
for thesis completion after satisfaction <strong>of</strong> minimum registration requirements.<br />
(Requirements: Accepted petition to graduate and approval by Office <strong>of</strong> Graduate<br />
Programs.)<br />
OCE 5901 SPECIAL TOPICS IN OCEAN ENGINEERING (1 credit).<br />
Advanced topics in selected areas <strong>of</strong> ocean engineering not covered in the regular<br />
curriculum. Offered on occasion to specific student groups. (Requirement: Instructor<br />
approval.)<br />
OCE 5902 SPECIAL TOPICS IN OCEAN ENGINEERING (2 credits).<br />
Advanced topics in selected areas <strong>of</strong> ocean engineering not covered in the regular<br />
curriculum. Offered on occasion to specific student groups. (Requirement: Instructor<br />
approval.)<br />
OCE 5903 SPECIAL TOPICS IN OCEAN ENGINEERING (3 credits).<br />
Advanced topics in selected areas <strong>of</strong> ocean engineering not covered in the regular<br />
curriculum. Offered on occasion to specific student groups. (Requirement: Instructor<br />
approval.)<br />
OCE 5990 OCEAN ENGINEERING SEMINAR (0 credits). Presentation <strong>of</strong><br />
technical papers and progress in research by staff, students and invited speakers.<br />
OCE 5999 THESIS RESEARCH (3-6 credits). Individual work under the<br />
direction <strong>of</strong> a member <strong>of</strong> the graduate faculty on a selected topic in the field <strong>of</strong> ocean<br />
engineering. (Requirement: Admission to candidacy for the master’s degree.)<br />
OCE 6899 FINAL SEMESTER DISSERTATION (0-2 credits). Variable<br />
registration for dissertation completion after satisfaction <strong>of</strong> minimum registration<br />
requirements. (Requirements: Accepted candidacy and approval by Office <strong>of</strong> Graduate<br />
Programs.)<br />
OCE 6993 RESEARCH IN OCEAN ENGINEERING (1-3 credits). Research<br />
under the guidance <strong>of</strong> a member <strong>of</strong> the graduate faculty. Repeatable as required.<br />
OCE 6999 DISSERTATION RESEARCH (3-12 credits). Individual work under<br />
the direction <strong>of</strong> a member <strong>of</strong> the graduate faculty on a selected topic in the field <strong>of</strong><br />
ocean engineering. (Requirement: Admission to candidacy for the doctoral degree.)<br />
OCEANOGRAPHY<br />
OCN 1010 OCEANOGRAPHY (3 credits). Surveys oceanography including biological,<br />
chemical, geological and physical processes in the ocean. Includes field trips.<br />
OCN 2407 METEOROLOGY (3 credits). Introduces meteorological phenomena<br />
and principles, including descriptive weather elements, general atmospheric circulation,<br />
air-sea interaction and the physical mechanisms that create atmospheric motions,<br />
mixing and transfer <strong>of</strong> momentum, mass and heat. Prerequisites: MTH 1001.<br />
OCN 2602 ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY (3 credits). Reviews the internal<br />
and external processes that have shaped Earth’s surface and how an understanding <strong>of</strong><br />
these processes can be used to successfully manage modern problems <strong>of</strong> organization<br />
and mineral exploration. Successful management <strong>of</strong> environmental and geological<br />
hazards relies on an understanding <strong>of</strong> the basic principles <strong>of</strong> physical geology.<br />
OCN 3101 BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY (3 credits). Includes relationships<br />
<strong>of</strong> biological, chemical, geological and physical aspects <strong>of</strong> the oceans to biological<br />
oceanography. Instructor advisement suggested; OCN 3111 lab may not be required as<br />
corequisite. Prerequisites: BIO 1010 or BIO 1020, CHM 1102, PHY 2002.<br />
OCN 3111 BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY LABORATORY (1 credit).<br />
Students receive field and lab experience in the use <strong>of</strong> equipment and methods in<br />
biological oceanography studies. Corequisites: OCN 3101.<br />
OCN 3201 MARINE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY (3 credits).<br />
Includes a systematic examination <strong>of</strong> seawater and its constituent parts; problems<br />
associated with ocean chemistry; interaction <strong>of</strong> chemical parameters with other ocean<br />
studies; and an evaluation <strong>of</strong> the ocean as an environment. (Requirement: Instructor<br />
approval or prerequisite course.) Prerequisites: CHM 1102.<br />
OCN 3211 MARINE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY<br />
LABORATORY (1 credit). Field and lab exercises provide practical experience in the<br />
use <strong>of</strong> equipment and methods for measuring common chemical parameters in marine<br />
and environmental chemistry. Corequisites: OCN 3201.<br />
OCN 3301 GEOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY (3 credits). Introduces geological<br />
oceanography; origin and evolution <strong>of</strong> ocean basins. Includes a survey <strong>of</strong> major neritic<br />
and oceanic sediment patterns and the processes that control their distribution over<br />
time and space; and paleoceanography. Prerequisites: OCN 1010, OCN 2602.<br />
OCN 3311 GEOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY LABORATORY (1 credit).<br />
Field and lab exercises provide experience in the use <strong>of</strong> equipment and methods<br />
relevant to geologic investigations <strong>of</strong> the ocean. Corequisites: OCN 3301.<br />
OCN 3401 PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY (3 credits). Studies water structure<br />
and circulation <strong>of</strong> the world ocean and local areas by simple dynamical and descriptive<br />
models; and tides, wave motion and coastal processes. Prerequisites: PHY 2002.<br />
OCN 3411 PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY LABORATORY (1 credit). Field<br />
and lab exercises provide experience in the use <strong>of</strong> equipment and methods in physical<br />
oceanography. Corequisites: OCN 3401.<br />
OCN 3430 FUNDAMENTALS OF GEOPHYSICAL FLUIDS (3 credits).<br />
Studies the basic properties <strong>of</strong> Earth’s fluids; statics and kinematics; integral expressions<br />
for the conservation <strong>of</strong> mass, momentum, angular momentum and energy;<br />
dynamic similitude, dimensional analysis and boundary-layer principles; applications<br />
to meteorology, oceanography and geophysics. Prerequisites: MTH 2201, PHY 2002.<br />
OCN 3433 GEOPHYSICAL FLUIDS LABORATORY (1 credit). Experiments<br />
in fundamental and applied fluid mechanics. Includes viscosimetry, stability <strong>of</strong> flows,<br />
vorticity, gravity waves and Reynolds stresses; physical models in meteorology, oceanography<br />
and other geophysical fluid flows. Corequisites: OCN 3430.<br />
OCN 3911 MARINE FIELD PROJECTS: PROPOSAL (1 credit). Preparations<br />
are made for the summer research program (Marine Field Projects). Students are<br />
guided through the process <strong>of</strong> selecting, designing and proposing research projects to<br />
be carried out during the summer marine field project. (Requirement: Junior standing<br />
in oceanography.) (Q)<br />
OCN 4102 MARINE AND ESTUARINE PHYTOPLANKTON (3 credits).<br />
Systematic and ecological studies <strong>of</strong> marine phytoplankton; discussions <strong>of</strong> environmental<br />
parameters that affect primary production and plankton distribution; and collection,<br />
sampling, culturing methods, lab techniques and field trips. (Requirement: Instructor<br />
approval or prerequisite course.) Prerequisites: OCN 3101.<br />
OCN 4103 MARINE AND ESTUARINE ZOOPLANKTON (3 credits).<br />
Systematic and ecological studies <strong>of</strong> marine zooplankton; discussions <strong>of</strong> parameters<br />
that affect secondary production; phytoplankton-zooplankton relationships, patchiness,<br />
migration and distribution; and collection, sampling, lab techniques and field trips.<br />
(Requirement: Instructor approval or prerequisite course.) Prerequisites: OCN 3101.<br />
OCN 4104 MARINE AND ESTUARINE BENTHOS (3 credits). Studies population<br />
and community ecology <strong>of</strong> marine s<strong>of</strong>t-sediment systems from shallow water<br />
and deep sea; rocky intertidal ecology; and ecology <strong>of</strong> seagrass systems. (Requirement:<br />
Instructor approval or prerequisite course.) Prerequisites: OCN 3101.<br />
OCN 4105 SURVEY OF FLORIDA REEF SYSTEMS (2 credits). Lectures and<br />
field studies on the biological, geological and physical aspects <strong>of</strong> coral reef systems in<br />
the <strong>Florida</strong> Keys. Conducted in the <strong>Florida</strong> Keys. (Requirement: Instructor approval or<br />
prerequisite course.) Prerequisites: OCN 3101, OCN 3301.<br />
OCN 4106 MITIGATION AND RESTORATION OF COASTAL SYSTEMS<br />
(3 credits). Introduces current activities in mitigation and restoration <strong>of</strong> coastal<br />
systems. Integrates lectures, guest speakers and field trips in a case-study format to<br />
demonstrate the process <strong>of</strong> restoration planning. Students develop a mitigation plan for<br />
a hypothetical development project. (Requirement: Senior standing.)<br />
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