2013–2014 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology

OCE 5590 DESIGN OF MARINE PROPULSION SYSTEMS (3 credits). Provides
an understanding and working knowledge of resistance characteristics of different
types of vessels. Explains the principles of propellers and water-jet operations,
and the theory and performance analysis as propulsion devices. Teaches how to
design an efficient propulsion system for a specific vessel under consideration.
Prerequisites: OCE 3030.
OCE 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.)
OCE 5901 SPECIAL TOPICS IN OCEAN ENGINEERING (1 credit). Advanced
topics in selected areas of ocean engineering not covered in the regular curriculum.
Offered on occasion to specific student groups. (Requirement: Instructor approval.)
OCE 5902 SPECIAL TOPICS IN OCEAN ENGINEERING (2 credits). Advanced
topics in selected areas of ocean engineering not covered in the regular curriculum.
Offered on occasion to specific student groups. (Requirement: Instructor approval.)
OCE 5903 SPECIAL TOPICS IN OCEAN ENGINEERING (3 credits). Advanced
topics in selected areas of ocean engineering not covered in the regular curriculum.
Offered on occasion to specific student groups. (Requirement: Instructor approval.)
OCE 5990 OCEAN ENGINEERING SEMINAR (0 credits). Presentation of
technical papers and progress in research by staff, students and invited speakers.
OCE 5999 THESIS RESEARCH (3-6 credits). Individual work under the direction
of a member of the graduate faculty on a selected topic in the field of ocean engineering.
(Requirement: Admission to candidacy for the master’s degree.)
OCE 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.)
OCE 6993 RESEARCH IN OCEAN ENGINEERING (1-3 credits). Research
under the guidance of a member of the graduate faculty. Repeatable as required.
OCE 6999 DISSERTATION RESEARCH (3-12 credits). Individual work under
the direction of a member of the graduate faculty on a selected topic in the field of
ocean engineering. (Requirement: Admission to candidacy for the doctoral degree.)
OCEANOGRAPHY
OCN 1010 OCEANOGRAPHY (3 credits). Surveys oceanography including biological,
chemical, geological and physical processes in the ocean. Includes field trips.
OCN 2407 METEOROLOGY (3 credits). Introduces meteorological phenomena and
principles, including descriptive weather elements, general atmospheric circulation,
air-sea interaction and the physical mechanisms that create atmospheric motions,
mixing and transfer of momentum, mass and heat. Prerequisites: MTH 1001.
OCN 2602 ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY (3 credits). Reviews the internal and
external processes that have shaped Earth’s surface and how an understanding of
these processes can be used to successfully manage modern problems of organization
and mineral exploration. Successful management of environmental and geological
hazards relies on an understanding of the basic principles of physical geology.
OCN 2801 RESEARCH VESSEL OPERATIONS (3 credits). Covers nautical skills
needed for scientists and engineers working on research vessels. Includes classes
of ships, marine terminology, deck machinery, ship handling, seamanship. admiralty
law, charts, compasses, position fixing, first aid and safety of life at sea. Also
includes cruise planning cost estimation and elements of navigation. Prerequisites:
ENS 1001 or OCN 1010.
OCN 3101 BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY (3 credits). Includes relationships
of biological, chemical, geological and physical aspects of the oceans to biological
oceanography. Instructor advisement suggested; OCN 3111 lab may not be required
as corequisite. Prerequisites: BIO 1010 or BIO 1020, CHM 1102, PHY 2002.
OCN 3111 BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY LABORATORY (1 credit). Students
receive field and lab experience in the use of equipment and methods in biological
oceanography studies. Corequisites: OCN 3101.
OCN 3201 MARINE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY (3 credits). Includes
a systematic examination of seawater and its constituent parts; problems associated
with ocean chemistry; interaction of chemical parameters with other ocean
studies; and an evaluation of the ocean as an environment. (Requirement: Instructor
approval or prerequisite course.) Prerequisites: CHM 1102.
OCN 3211 MARINE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY
(1 credit). Field and lab exercises provide practical experience in the use of equipment
and methods for measuring common chemical parameters in marine and
environmental chemistry. Corequisites: OCN 3201.
OCN 3301 GEOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY (3 credits). Introduces geological
oceanography; origin and evolution of ocean basins. Includes a survey of major
neritic and oceanic sediment patterns and the processes that control their distribution
over time and space; and paleoceanography. Prerequisites: OCN 1010,
OCN 2602.
OCN 3311 GEOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY LABORATORY (1 credit). Field
and lab exercises provide experience in the use of equipment and methods relevant
to geologic investigations of the ocean. Corequisites: OCN 3301.
OCN 3401 PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY (3 credits). Studies water structure and
circulation of the world ocean and local areas by simple dynamical and descriptive
models; and tides, wave motion and coastal processes. Prerequisites: PHY 2002.
OCN 3411 PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY LABORATORY (1 credit). Field and
lab exercises provide experience in the use of equipment and methods in physical
oceanography. Corequisites: OCN 3401.
OCN 3430 FUNDAMENTALS OF GEOPHYSICAL FLUIDS (3 credits). Studies
the basic properties of Earth’s fluids; statics and kinematics; integral expressions
for the conservation of mass, momentum, angular momentum and energy; dynamic
similitude, dimensional analysis and boundary-layer principles; applications to
meteorology, oceanography and geophysics. Prerequisites: MTH 2201, PHY 2002.
OCN 3433 GEOPHYSICAL FLUIDS LABORATORY (1 credit). Experiments
in fundamental and applied fluid mechanics. Includes viscosimetry, stability of
flows, vorticity, gravity waves and Reynolds stresses; physical models in meteorology,
oceanography and other geophysical fluid flows. Corequisites: OCN 3430.
OCN 3911 MARINE FIELD PROJECTS: PROPOSAL (1 credit). Preparations
are made for the summer research program (Marine Field Projects). Students are
guided through the process of selecting, designing and proposing research projects
to be carried out during the summer marine field project. (Requirement: Junior
standing in oceanography.) (Q)
OCN 4102 MARINE AND ESTUARINE PHYTOPLANKTON (3 credits).
Systematic and ecological studies of marine phytoplankton; discussions of environmental
parameters that affect primary production and plankton distribution;
and collection, sampling, culturing methods, lab techniques and field trips.
(Requirement: Instructor approval or prerequisite course.) Prerequisites: OCN 3101.
OCN 4103 MARINE AND ESTUARINE ZOOPLANKTON (3 credits). Systematic
and ecological studies of marine zooplankton; discussions of parameters that affect
secondary production; phytoplankton-zooplankton relationships, patchiness, migration
and distribution; and collection, sampling, lab techniques and field trips.
(Requirement: Instructor approval or prerequisite course.) Prerequisites: OCN 3101.
OCN 4104 MARINE AND ESTUARINE BENTHOS (3 credits). Studies population
and community ecology of marine soft-sediment systems from shallow water and
deep sea; rocky intertidal ecology; and ecology of seagrass systems. (Requirement:
Instructor approval or prerequisite course.) Prerequisites: OCN 3101.
OCN 4105 SURVEY OF FLORIDA REEF SYSTEMS (2 credits). Lectures and field
studies on the biological, geological and physical aspects of coral reef systems in the
Florida Keys. Conducted in the Florida Keys. (Requirement: Instructor approval
or prerequisite course.) Prerequisites: OCN 3101, OCN 3301.
OCN 4106 MITIGATION AND RESTORATION OF COASTAL SYSTEMS
(3 credits). Introduces current activities in mitigation and restoration of coastal
systems. Integrates lectures, guest speakers and field trips in a case-study format
to demonstrate the process of restoration planning. Students develop a mitigation
plan for a hypothetical development project. (Requirement: Senior standing.)
OCN 4107 PACIFIC COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS (3 credits). A two-week field
course examines environmental science and biological oceanography on the Pacific
coast (Oregon or other locale). Covers such habitats as rocky intertidal, mudflats,
sandy beaches and subtidal environments. Includes daily field trips with mild
hiking, Travel, room and board managed by instructor. (Requirement: Instructor
approval.) Prerequisites: BIO 1020 or OCN 1010.
OCN 4204 MARINE AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (3 credits). A holistic
approach to the study of pollution. Defines and discusses pollutants, quantities,
sources and their impacts. Considers past and present waste disposal techniques and
proposed alternatives. (Requirement: Instructor approval or prerequisite course.)
Prerequisites: CHM 1102, OCN 1010 or OCN 3201.
OCN 4405 GENERAL DYNAMIC OCEANOGRAPHY (3 credits). Currents and
current systems in the world oceans based on the principles of fluid dynamics; geostrophy,
the role of friction and inertia; vortex theory and the conservation theorems
in circulation theory; and dimensional analysis. Gives treatments of surface waves
and certain meteorological phenomena. Prerequisites: OCN 3401, OCN 3430.
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