Graduate Catalog: 2012-2013 - Alabama A&M University

studies. Prerequisite: bachelor’s degree inengineering or admission to Materiel Engineeringgraduate program; basic knowledge of statistics.GEN 603 Analysis and Simulation Methods–Three semester hours. The course centers onstochastic search methods for system optimizationand the analysis and construction of Monte Carlosimulations. The focus is on issues in algorithmdesign and mathematical modeling, together withimplications for practical implementation. Finiteelementanalysis is also given major consideration.Prerequisite: bachelor’s degree in engineering oradmission to Materiel Engineering graduateprogram; capability in computer programming.GEN 604 Test and Evaluation Engineering–Three semester hours, lecture and laboratory. Thiscourse provides an intensive introduction to testmethods and evaluation techniques; statisticalconsiderations in measurement uncertainties;experiment planning, designing, debugging, andexecution; instrumentation for data acquisition;signal processing; techniques for data analysis andevaluation; methods for hardware verification andvalidation. Prerequisite: bachelor’s degree inengineering or admission to Materiel Engineeringgraduate program; basic knowledge of statistics andelectronic instrumentation.GEN 690 Materiel Engineering Project– Threesemester hours. The activity is initiated by aseminar covering the requirements, with anemphasis on reports typical in the engineeringprofession. The project subject must relate one ormore topics from core courses with a detailed topicfrom a specialty course, providing a state-of-the-arttreatment based on available literature.formulating the program implementation plan;operating and evaluating programs in juniorcolleges, colleges, and universities.HEA 624 American Education – Three semesterhours. Overview and historical development ofhigher education in America; social context, uniquecharacteristics, present status, scope, diversity, andcurrent issues and trends in American highereducation.HEA 625 Community college – Three semesterhours. Philosophy, history, organization,establishment and control, students, and curriculumof the two-year college; its teaching and learningenvironment, role in the community and careerorientation.HEA 626 Finance of Higher Education – Threesemester hours. Financial aspects of the operation ofjunior colleges, colleges, and universities.HEA 635 The Community College Curriculum –Three semester hours. Trends, problems, and issuesin the development of the Community JuniorCollege Curriculum, including vocational-technicaleducation, continuing education, and communityservices, are studied.HEA 680 Educational Supervision for thePractitioner – Three semester hours. This course isdesigned to provide specific, practical assistance toon-the-job supervisors in the successful realizationof their profession of instruction. The course dealswith task areas and a collection of accepted patternsfor supervision, definite procedures, techniques, anddevices.HIGHER EDUCATIONADMINISTRATIONHEA 622 Program Development in HigherEducation – Three semester hours. A study of thebackground and development aims, and problems ofthe curriculum in junior colleges and universities.HEA 623 Planning, Management, and Evaluationin Higher Education – Three semester hours. Thestudy of the basic principles, concepts, and modelsin the establishment of goals assessing andanalyzing needs; identifying resources andanalyzing alternative strategies and selectingstrategies; securing and allocating resources andHISTORYHIS 501 Historiography - Three semester hours.Development of historical thought andhistory as a discipline. It seeks to provide studentswith an understanding of the nature ofhistory by examining the evolution of historicalstudies and the trends in historical thought.HIS 509 Afro-American History - Three semesterhours. A survey course of Afro-American historywhich emphasizes the Afro-American experience inmodern American history. Post-Reconstruction isthe essential background for turn of the centurydevelopments and those events that have determined132