September 2002 – December 2006
Overall GPA: 3.20
Engineering Courses
Introduction to Engineering (Fall 2002) – Core Requirement
Overview of the problems, perspectives, and methods of the engineering profession. Modeling of real-world problems for purposes of optimization, decision-making, and design. Practical techniques of problem formulation and analysis.
Introduction to Data Processing (Spring 2003)
Concepts underlying modern application of computer systems. Windows, word processing, spreadsheets, databases.
Engineering Graphics (Fall 2003)
Orthographic/Multiview projections. Isometric, auxiliary, and sectional views. Dimensioning and tolerancing practices. Working drawings. Computer aided drafting and solid modeling using contemporary software (e.g. AutoCAD, SolidWorks)
Mechanics, Heat, and Waves + Lab (Fall 2003)
Introductory course for physical science and engineering majors. Kinematics, Newton’s laws, conservation principles for momentum, energy, and angular momentum. Thermal physics. Basic properties of waves, simple harmonic motion, superposition principle, inference phenomena, and sound.
Introduction to C Programming I (Spring 2004) – Core Requirement
A first course in computer programming using the C language; for engineering, computer science, mathematics, and science students. Problem-solving methods, algorithm development, and good programming style. Expressions, functions, libraries, basic types and arrays. Programming assignments will stress numeric applications. Lecture plus lab, including work with LEGO Mindstorm robots.
Engineering Economics (Spring 2004)
A quantitative analysis of applied economics in engineering design; the economy study for comparing alternatives; interest formulae; quantitative methods of comparing alternatives; intangible considerations; selection and replacement economy for machines and structures; break-even and minimum cost points; depreciation; effect of income taxes on the economy study; review of current industrial practices. Promotes logical decisions through the consideration of alternative courses of action.
Java Programming (Spring 2005)
Introduction to the Java programming language. Strings, arrays, and vectors. Object oriented programming concepts including encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism. Applets and event-driven programming.
Methods of Engineering Analysis (Spring 2005)
Students will be introduced to typical problems encountered in various branches of engineering using a case-study approach. They will gain experience using computer tools to solve these problems numerically. Skill will be developed in a spreadsheet environment, and the fundamentals of programming will be presented. Applicators involve use descriptive statistics, regression, interpolation, logical and numerical functions, sets of algebraic, differential, and finite difference equations, integration. Students are introduced to data types, assignment and conditional statements, program flow control, passing parameters, returning values with functions, arrays.
Introduction to Modeling of Engineering Systems (Fall 2005)
Modeling of simple engineering systems from different fields using empirical laws and the balance principle for mass, charge, linear momentum and energy. Applications include introductory problems in material balances, electric circuits, fluid mechanics, statics, thermodynamics and heat transfer. Emphasis on developing an engineering approach to problem-solving.
Materials in Engineering Systems (Fall 2005)
Properties, behavior, and application of materials (solid, liquid and gas) are studied and demonstrated, with emphasis on selection and use in engineering systems. Topics include mechanical, electrical, magnetic, thermal, optical, rheological, and chemical properties and behaviors.
Introduction to Electrical Circuits (Spring 2005)
Energy effects and ideal circuit elements, independent and dependent sources; Ohm’s Law and Kirchhoff’s Laws; resistive networks’ node and mesh analysis; Thevenin and Norton Theorems, maximum power transfer, analysis of first order networks; introduction of sinusoidal steady state, phasors, impedance, admittance. DC and transient analysis using SPICE.
Fluid-Thermal Systems (Spring 2006)
An expansive study of thermal and fluids principles and applications including laws of thermodynamics, basic power cycles, conservation laws, internal and external flows, and convective heat transfer.
Applied Engineering Statistics (Spring 2006)
Topics include basic terminology, data presentation, descriptive statistics, curve-surface fitting and correlation, probability and model fitting, random variables, statistical inferences, one-way analysis of variance, prediction and tolerance intervals, and control charts.
Professional Engineering Seminar (Spring 2006)
Discussion of topics on professional engineering and ethical matters pertaining to the practice of engineering.
Engineering Management (Spring 2006)
Provides insight to the elements of the managerial process and develops a rational approach to the problems of managing productive processes and the engineering function. Focusing largely on complex problems of top and middle-level management, students will investigate the modern tools managers use under given circumstances, stressing the ongoing activities of management as part of an integrated, continuous process.
Electromagnetism and Optics + Lab (Fall 2006)
Basic concepts of electricity and magnetism; Coulomb’s law, electric field and potential, Gauss’s law, Ohm’s Law, Kirchhoff’s rules, capacitance, magnetic fields, Ampere’s law, Faraday’s law of induction, Maxwell’s equations, electromagnetic waves. Fundamentals of optics; light, laws of reflection and refraction, interference and diffraction phenomena, polarization, gratings, lenses and optical instruments.
Journalism Minor Courses
Human Communication (Spring 2004) – Core Requirement
Competencies and skills needed to communicate effectively in varied personal, relational, and professional contexts. Communication process, verbal/nonverbal communication, listening, persuasion, conflict management and group decision-making are studied in interpersonal, public, mass, and organizational settings. Students are assisted in developing skills appropriate to real-life situations.
Technical Writing (Spring 2004) – Core Requirement
Intensive practice in the common forms of technical description, processes, reports, and manuals. Oral presentation of written work.
Writing for the Media (Fall 2004) – Journalism Certificate Requirement
A study of drills and exercises in writing television and radio news, news releases, speeches, public service announcements, and film documentaries. Emphasis is placed on firsthand practical experience assignments and criticism of completed copy.
News Writing and Reporting (Spring 2005) – Journalism Certificate Requirement
The elements of news, the style and the structure of news stories, news-gathering methods, copyreading and editing, reporting.
Copy Desk (Fall 2005) – Journalism Certificate Requirement
Intensive practice in copyreading, editing and revising, headline writing, photograph selection, page make-up, and reporting. Regular critiques of the copy-desk work of major newspapers.
Social Impact of Media (Spring 2006) – Journalism Certificate Requirement
Examines such problems as regulatory control of the media, law and ethics, and the behavioral aspects of mass and interpersonal communication. Students examine the variety of media writing and commence writing their own media messages.
Special Topic: Corporate Communication (Spring 2006)
Topics in communication which are of special or current interest.
Public Relations Systems & Practices (Fall 2006) – Journalism Certificate Requirement
This course makes students aware of the depth and sensitivity of the role public relations plays in today’s business environment. Orients students to career paths utilizing communication, journalistic, and management skills as well as skills acquired in business and English courses. Use of the lecture/discussion, case study, and guest speaker approach to teach all students the historical, theoretical, practical, and technical applications of public relations.
Web Design Electives
Introduction to Multimedia (Fall 2004)
the three goals of this course are (1) to provide students with the necessary multimedia background and theory; (2) to discuss the basic building blocks of multimedia – text, images, animation, video and sound; and (3) to teach the practical elements of making multimedia and the use of authoring software.
Web Site Creation (Spring 2005)
An introduction to webpage creation and design. This course will address some of the most important topics for web-site designers: site evaluation and design, content, structure, layout, and audience.
General Electives
General Chemistry + Lab (Fall 2002) – Core Requirement
Brief review of fundamentals including stoichiometry, atomic structure, and chemical bonding. Other topics include thermochemistry, gas laws, and an introduction to organic and biochemistry. Intended primarily for science/engineering majors.
Academic Reading (Fall 2002)
Reading, analyzing and interpreting nonfiction for the purpose of learning to comprehend textbooks.
Composition (Fall 2002) – Core Requirement
Analytical study of essays for the purpose of improving skills of written communication. Practice in writing in a variety of rhetorical modes with emphasis upon clarity and precision.
Freshman Experience (Fall 2002)
A ten-week course required for graduation is offered during the first semester of study for all first-time, full-time freshman day students. The goal of this team-taught seminar class is to give students the tools to help them understand and succeed in a competitive environment by addressing such topics as academic standards, diversity, time and stress management, college life vs high school, university relationships, responsible human sexuality, exploration of self, alcohol and substance abuse, and real-life learning.
Intermediate Algebra (Fall 2002) – Core Requirement
A review of the fundamental operations and an extensive study of functions, exponents, radicals, linear and quadratic equations. Additional topics include ratio, proportion, variation, progression, and the binomial theorem. This course is intended primarily for students whose program of study requires calculus.
Composition & Literature (Spring 2003) – Core Requirement
Reading, analyzing and interpreting literature in three basic genres: fiction, poetry, and drama. Writing of analytical and critical essays. Theatre fee for day sessions.
Principles of Economics I (Spring 2003)
Foundations of economic analysis, including economic progress, resources, technology, private enterprise, profits, and the price system. Macroeconomics including national income, employment, and economic growth. Price levels, money and banking, the Federal Reserve System, theory of income, employment and prices, business cycles and problems of monetary, fiscal, and stabilization policy.
Pre-Calculus (Spring 2003)
Offers the foundation needed for the study of calculus. Polynomials, algebraic functions, elementary point geometry, plane analytic trigonometry, and properties of exponential functions.
Calculus I (Summer 2003)
The first-year college course for majors in mathematics, science, and engineering; the basic prerequisite for all advanced mathematics. Introduces differential and integral calculus for functions of one
variable, including algebraic and transcendental functions. Includes basic rules and properties of limits and derivatives and applications of derivatives. Studies the plane analytic geometry needed for calculus.
The Western World in Modern Times (Fall 2003) – Core Requirement
Europe and its global impact from the eighteenth century to the present. Includes revolutionary movements, the evolution of mass democracy, and the world wars of the twentieth century
Calculus II (Spring 2004)
Continuation of first-year calculus, including fundamental theorem of calculus, methods of integration, applications of the integral, improper integrals, infinite series, and polar coordinates.
Business Law and the Regulatory Environment (Fall 2004)
An overview of the legal system as it relates to the operation of a business. Topics will include those relating to the establishment and continuity of business relationships, including contracts, sales, partnerships, corporations, agency law, and business ethics, and those regulating business activities, including consumer protection, environmental, employment, and antitrust laws.
Calculus III (Fall 2004)
The calculus of multiple variables, covering three-dimensional topics in analysis, and vector analysis, partial differentiation, maxima and minima for functions of several variables, line integrals, multiple integrals, spherical and cylindrical polar coordinates.
Introduction to Psychology (Fall 2004) -Core Requirement
Understanding human behavior. Motivation, emotion, learning, personality development, and intelligence as they relate to normal and deviant behavior. Applying psychological knowledge to everyday personal and societal problems.
Chemistry with Applications to Biosystems + Lab (Spring 2005)
Integrated concepts from chemical and life sciences including solutions, equilibrium, kinetics, thermodynamics, and electrochemistry. Extensive laboratory component illustrates the interaction between chemical and biological processes
ST: Crime Fiction (Summer 2005)
Special Topics
History of Rock (Summer 2005) – Core Requirement
Study of rock music as a musical tradition and social, political, and economic phenomenon. Ethno-musicological and historical examination of rock from its pre-1955 roots to the present.
Nature of Science (Fall 2005) – Core Requirement
Investigates science as a human activity, as a social institution, and as an instrument for acquiring and using knowledge. The nature of scientific knowledge, the organization of scientific activity, and the interaction of science with technology and culture. A course about science and the process of generating new knowledge.