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Graduate Courses

CIM

5330 Advanced Concrete Technology (3-0) The course will cover hydraulic cements, aggregates, admixtures, and mix design; concrete production, quality control, early-age properties and durability. Concrete distress examination, identification, prevention, and nondestructive testing; advanced concrete technology, high-strength and high performance concrete. Prerequisite: TECH 2342 or equivalent.
5340 Innovation Strategies for the Concrete Industry (3-0) This course provides students a new set of tools for and experience in finding and developing innovative alternatives for addressing strategic business problems in concrete industry. Students will explore creativity from individual and team perspectives and identify innovation opportunities and roadblocks in organizational settings. Prerequisite: CIM 3340 and CIM 3366 or Instructor’s Approval.

CSM

5306 Fundamentals of Commercial Building Construction Systems (3-0) This course is a commercial building construction systems class dealing with soils, site work, heavy foundations, steel, reinforced concrete, pre-cast structures and common assemblies. Commercial MEPs are studied along with CSI master format, as-built/shop drawings, schedule of values, AIA documents, and appropriate building codes. Does not count as degree credit. Prerequisite: CSM 2360.
5313 Building Information Modeling (3-0) This course covers understanding the supervisory role of construction professionals in the design process including, directing a design team in the integration of construction documents for commercial buildings, coordination of site work, structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing plans and contemporary CAD software for 2D& 3D design including Building Information Modeling. Prerequisite: CSM 2313 or consent of instructor.
5360 Construction Company Financial Control (3-0) Financial accounting and cost controls used at the company level in construction companies are studied. Topics include accounting systems, construction project profit calculations, and financial analysis. Prerequisites: CSM 2360 and 5306, or Instructor’s Approval.
5362 Construction Contract Delivery Systems (3-0) The course will introduce students to designer/contractor interactions, including conceptual estimating and scheduling, the RFQ/RFP process and legal, insurance, risk allocation issues, along with procurement and selection. Prerequisites: CSM 2360, CSM 5306.

TECH

5100 Academic Instruction for Technology (1-0) The course is seminar based and covers topics related to teaching and employment responsibilities. Completion of this course is required as a condition of employment for graduate assistants. This course does not earn graduate degree credit. Repeatable with different emphasis. Graded on a credit (CR), no-credit (F) basis.
5195 Industrial Internship (0-4) This course is a supervised experiential learning course in Technology Management. This work integrated learning course helps the student link theory with practice. Repeatable for credit. Prerequisites: 9 hours completed toward the Master of Science in Technology Management degree and the approval of the graduate advisor.
5302 Fundamentals of Construction Contracts and Liability Issues (3-0) This course introduces students to the legal aspects of design and construction contract documents, including dispute resolution methods and professional ethics commonly used in the construction industry. This course does not earn graduate degree credit. Prerequisite: TECH 2360.
5304 Fundamentals of Construction Estimating (3-0) Provides the student with a comprehensive introduction to the principles, techniques, technologies, and basic concepts involving methodologies and strategies used in the preparation of various types of construction estimates and bids. This course does not earn graduate degree credit. Prerequisite: TECH 2360.
5305 Fundamentals of Quality Assurance (3-0) Principles of quality management including probability theory and basic statistics, control charts for attributes and variables, sampling plans, quality audits, and costs. Experiences in basic metrology and data collection for quality control. This course does not count as credit toward a degree.
5307 Fundamentals of Manufacturing Processes (1-3) Application of metal cutting principles. Includes steel rule dye layout, machine layout, tool life, tool wear, tool geometry and reconditioning, principles of feed rate and speed, material removal rates and power consumption. Machining of steel and castings using various cutting tools. Does not count toward degree credit. Prerequisite: TECH 2330.
5310 Product Design and Development (3-0) This course provides an overview of the new product realization process. The focus is on the steps of systematic product design including problem identification, product planning, conceptual design, and embodiment design. Standard CAD tools are employed for product modeling. Prerequisite: TECH 2310 or instructor’s approval.
5311 Computer Aided Engineering (2-2) Application of computer hardware and software to the design of products and systems; geometric modeling; engineering computational methods; overview of engineering analysis software which may include finite element analysis, manufacturing simulation, solidification modeling, and rapid prototyping. Prerequisites: TECH 5310 and MATH 2471, or equivalents.
5315 Engineering Economic Analysis (3-0) This course deals with economic analytical techniques used in engineering decision making. Topics include time value of money, comparing alternatives, depreciation, replacement, and income tax considerations. Prerequisite: MATH 1315 or 1319 or consent of instructor.
5364 Statistical Applications in Manufacturing Process Control (3-0) Provides the student with in-depth exploration of inferential statistics as applied to manufacturing process control and quality assurance. Topics covered include frequency distributions, quality control charts, and experimental design. Prior experience with introductory level statistics is assumed. Prerequisite: TECH 3364 or MGT 4330 or TECH 5305 or consent of instructor.
5365 Industrial Project Management and Scheduling (3-0) Introduce students to industrial management system concepts and applications as they relate to management operations; system design, implementation and management; case studies of practices; and application of theory to practical problems.
5382 Sustainability in Industrial Management (3-0) This class will cover the basic concepts, principles, and techniques relate with sustainability in the fields of engineering and management. Emphasis will be placed on the construction and manufacturing technologies. Case studies will be introduced to understand a broad spectrum of industrial activities.
5384 Problems in Technology (3-0) Graduate students investigate a special topic by developing a technical problem, researching the topic, and presenting the findings. Plans will be developed on an individual basis with strict faculty supervision. May be repeated for additional credit with permission of the department chair.
5385 Readings in Technology (3-0) A study of the ethical and moral viewpoints typically associated with American society as related to the development and introduction of new technology and engineering. Past, present, and future issues will be studied with selected readings focusing on industrial related problems and issues.
5387 Planning Advanced Technology Facilities (3-0) An in-depth study of technical problems encountered in designing, equipping, arranging, and specifying facility requirements for industrial and technical training facilities.
5390 Research in Technology (3-0) Examination of scientific methods including theory formulation, deductive reasoning, hypothesis generation, observation, inductive reasoning, and theory revision.Categories of research are compared and contrasted as regards methodology.In-depth study of experimental research as it relates to significant industrial problems including considerations of design,internal and external validity, and appropriate analytical technique.Introduction to data analysis and its proper interpretation.
5391 Advanced ManufacturingSystems (3-0) This course introduces students to various advanced tools, technologies, and strategies in modern manufacturing. An emphasis is placed on the state-of-the-art in factory automation and global manufacturing enterprises. Topics include process automation and control, advanced manufacturing processes, intelligent manufacturing control, and information technology in manufacturing.Prerequisites: TECH 2330 and TECH 5307 orinstructor’sapproval.
5392 Fundamentals of Microelectronics Manufacturing (3-0) An introduction to integrated circuit fabrication to include crystal growth, wafer preparation, epitaxial growth, oxidation, diffusion,ion-implantation, thin film deposition, lithography, etching, device and circuit formation, packaging and testing. Significant project includes circuit design/simulation and/or process design.Laboratory component involves actual production/testing of a functional semiconductor device.
5394 Design of Industrial Experiments (3-0) This course deals with the study of the fundamentals and applications of industrial experiments.Prerequisite: TECH 5390.
5398 Directed Project (3-0) This course is a formal investigation into a business or industry problem. The directed project is an applied research project that is more extensive than an independent study and less extensive than a thesis. The course culminates in a detailed project report and oral presentation. Prerequisites: TECH 5390 and TECH 5394 and the approval of the graduate advisor.

Thesis Courses

5199B Thesis (1-0) This course represents a student’s continuing thesis enrollments. The student continues to enroll in this course until the thesis is submitted for binding. Graded on a credit (CR), progress (PR), no-credit (F) basis.
5299B Thesis (2-0) This course represents a student’s continuing thesis enrollments. The student continues to enroll in this course until the thesis is submitted for binding. Graded on a credit (CR), progress (PR), no-credit (F) basis.
5399A Thesis (3-0) This course represents a student’s initial thesis enrollment. No thesis credit is awarded until student has completed the thesis in Technology 5399B.Graded on a credit (CR), progress (PR), no-credit (F) basis.
5399B Thesis (3-0) This course represents a student’s continuing thesis enrollments. The student continues to enroll in this course until the thesis is submitted for binding. Graded on a credit (CR), progress (PR), no-credit (F) basis.
5599B Thesis (5-0) This course represents a student’s continuing thesis enrollments. The student continues to enroll in this course until the thesis is submitted for binding. Graded on a credit (CR), progress (PR), no-credit (F) basis.
5999B Thesis (9-0) This course represents a student’s continuing thesis enrollments. The student continues to enroll in this course until the thesis is submitted for binding. Graded on a credit (CR), progress (PR), no-credit (F) basis.