Engineering, Jacobs School of
Courses
For course descriptions not found in the 2005-2006 General
Catalog, please contact the department for more information.
100. Principles of Team Engineering (2) Introduction
to the practice of engineering as a team-driven profession. Levels
of the design process, verbal and written communication,
principles of teamwork, project management, ethics, legal issues,
quality management, entrepreneurship, and community involvement.
Prerequisites: concurrent enrollment in or completion of one
of the following: DOC 2, CAT 2, HUM 2, MMW 2, MCWP 50, or WCWP
10B and one university-level mathematics course (or equivalent)
or consent of instructor. Preference given to engineering majors.
Not open to graduate students.
100L.
Team Engineering Laboratory (2) Faculty-directed,
multi-disciplinary, long-term engineering projects. Students
use their technical
knowledge to design and develop
solutions to real problems in consultation with customers such
as community
organizations. Prerequisite: ENG 100 (required prior to or in
concurrent enrollment with ENG 100).
101. Team Engineering (4) Fundamental
principles of team engineering practice. Team formation and leadership,
project creation and management, statistical tools for quality
improvement,
engineering business economics, law, and ethics. Interdisciplinary
student teams will research, refine, and propose the design, manufacture,
and marketing of a novel engineering product. Four hours of lecture. Prerequisite: a course in probability of statistics.
201. Venture Mechanics (4) Examines
the engineering/entrepreneurism interface. Discovery, development,
and implementation of new product ideas. Understanding markets,
competitors, and selling innovations. Cultivating effective working
relationships between research, engineering, manufacturing, and
marketing elements of an organization. Priority enrollment given
to engineering majors.
202. Enterprise Dynamics (4) Case
studies of start-ups, strategic technology management, practice
in use of industrial decision-making tools, and speakers from successful
firms combined with experience in making management decisions dynamically
in a competitive computer-simulated enterprise. Field study of ongoing
processes in a local high technology company. Priority enrollment
given to engineering majors.
203. Applied Innovations (4)
Course includes the examination of business plans developed by early
stage technology businesses. Students expected to work on the development
of business plans for real, innovative business organizations. Will
explore all of the business research and analysis that needs to
be undertaken in order to develop a complete business plan. Completion
of ENG 201 or ENG 202 preferred.
204. Theory and Practice of University Teaching
(2) Teaching and learning at the college/university
level. Readings in engineering and cognitive science, plus opportunities
for teaching and evaluating college level students. Covers theoretical
underpinnings and the practice of teaching. Participation in some
practicum teaching experience will be required. |