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methods to be covered include: basic photolithography, evaporation, electron beam lithography, and wet and dry
etching. Characterization methods to be covered include: atomic force microscopy, scanning electron microscopy,
transmission electron microscopy and X-Ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Credit/No Credit. Permission Required.
Instructor: Walters. 3 units.
325. Aeroelasticity. A study of the statics and dynamics of fluid/structural interaction. Topics covered include static
aeroelasticity (divergence, control surface reversal), dynamic aeroelasticity (flutter, gust response), unsteady
aerodynamics (subsonic, supersonic, and transonic flow), and a review of the recent literature including nonlinear
effects such as chaotic oscillations. Prerequisite: Mathematics 230 and consent of instructor. Instructor: Dowell. 3 units.
331. Nonlinear Control Systems. Analytical, computational, and graphical techniques for solution of nonlinear systems;
Krylov and Bogoliubov asymptotic method; describing function techniques for analysis and design; Liapounov
functions and Lure's methods for stability analysis; Aizerman and Kalman conjectures; Popov, circle, and other
frequency-domain stability criteria for analysis and synthesis. Prerequisite: Mechanical Engineering 230 or consent of
instructor. Instructor: Garg. 3 units.
335. Nonlinear Mechanical Vibration. A comprehensive treatment of the role of nonlinearities in engineering dynamics
and vibration. Analytical, numerical, and experimental techniques are developed within a geometrical framework.
Prerequisite: Mechanical Engineering 210 or 235 or equivalent. Instructor: Virgin. 3 units.
391. Curricular Practical Training. Curricular Practical Training. Student gains practical Mechanical Engineering and
Materials Science experience by taking a job in industry and writing a report about this experience. Course requires prior
consent form the student’s advisor and from the Director of Graduate Studies and may be repeated with consent of the
advisor and the Director of Graduate Studies. Instructor: Staff. 1 unit.
399. Special Readings in Mechanical Engineering. Individual readings in advanced study and research areas of
mechanical engineering. Approval of director of graduate studies required. 1 to 3 units. Instructor: Staff. Variable credit.
Engineering Management
Professor Glass, Faculty Director; Bradley A. Fox, Executive Director; Professors Cocks, Cox, Lange; Associate
Professor Britton; Assistant Professor Kok; Adjunct Professor Skender; Extended Faculty: Jan Bouten, Lawrence Boyd,
Robert Coyle, Guerry Grune, Joseph Holmes, Robert Price, Vivek Wadhwa, Jesko von Windheim
Engineering management is the discipline that integrates engineering and business principles. It encompasses
such areas as: product and process development, management of technology, operations management, and financial
engineering, among others. In addition, it provides the business context in which most engineering is practiced and
thus benefits more traditional engineering careers as well. The program combines training in graduate engineering
principles with training in business topics such as marketing, finance, law, and management, so that graduates are
better able to address issues in today’s complex and global workplace. Teamwork, communication, leadership, applied
problem solving, and real world application of engineering and technology skills are emphasized throughout the
curriculum.
The Master of Engineering Management is a professional program offered by the Pratt School of
Engineering with the support of the Fuqua School of Business and the School of Law. Admission to the
program requires a bachelor’s degree in engineering or science. For a complete program description and more
information, please refer to the Web site, http://memp.pratt.duke.edu/.
Engineering Management (EGRMGMT)
201. Engineering Management Seminar. Current topics in applied engineering management and entrepreneurship.
Weekly seminar series. Credit/No credit. Instructor: Fox/Glass. 0 units.
210. Marketing. Review basic concepts in marketing; marketing of high tech products and services. Product
development with short life cycles, selling into complex supply chains, building advantage through innovation, the role
of the customer in high tech and technology-intensive service industries, and marketing in volatile environments.
Prerequisite: enrollment in the Master of Engineering Management Program. Instructor: Garda. 3 units.
220. Intellectual Property, Business Law, and Entrepreneurship. Basic principles of intellectual property law,
especially patent law but including trademark and copyright law, together with an overview of business law and the
formation of new technical enterprises. Consideration of regulatory law, contract law, and product liability. Licensing
and the use of the patent database in technological development. Prerequisite: enrollment in the Master of Engineering
Management Program. Instructor: Cocks, Cox, or Lange. 3 units.
230. Finance in High Tech Industries. Review basic concepts of financial accounting and finance, with an emphasis on
accounting needed for effective financial analysis. Focus on issues of finance in high tech industries. Emphases will
include project financing, notions of options as applied to internal financial analysis, allocation of costs and revenues
for new high tech projects, valuing projects and valuing firms when intellectual assets are a significant portion of total
level value; corporate control in high tech firms. Finance issues in mergers, acquisitions, and alliances. Prerequisite:
enrollment in the Master of Engineering Management Program. Instructor: Skender. 3 units.
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