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2012-2013 Graduate Catalog 
    
2012-2013 Graduate Catalog [Not Current Academic Year. Consult with Your Academic Advisor for Your Catalog Year]

Courses


 

Management

  
  • MANA 8242 - Research Methods in Management II

    Cr. 2. (2-0)
    Prerequisite: graduate standing and approval of instructor. Advanced study of research methods used in Management research including quantitative and qualitative methods.

  
  • MANA 8243 - Research Methods in Management III

    Cr. 2. (2-0)
    Prerequisite: graduate standing and approval of instructor. Focuses on the refinement of research skills and their implementation through applied experiences.

  
  • MANA 8298 - Special Problems

    Cr. 1-3 per semester, or more by concurrent enrollment.
    Prerequisite: graduate standing and approval of chair.

  
  • MANA 8330 - Seminar in Management Research

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: graduate standing and approval of chair. Philosophy, design, and methodology of research in management theory.

  
  • MANA 8331 - Seminar in Organizational Theory

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: graduate standing and MANA 7342 . Theory and research pertaining to complex organizational structure and process, and comparative organizational analysis.

  
  • MANA 8336 - Seminar in Organizational Behavior and Management Theory

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: graduate standing and approval of chair. Critical examination of various theories of organizational behavior and management and supporting empirical studies. Study of selected problem areas. May be repeated when topics vary.

  
  • MANA 8340 - Seminar in Human Resource Management

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: graduate standing and approval of instructor. An in-depth examination of the theory, research, and practice of human resource management.

  
  • MANA 8345 - Design and Implementation of Research Methodologies

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: graduate standing and MANA 8330  or its equivalent. Focuses on the development of research skills through an actual research experience that includes conceptualization of the problem through the reporting of results.

  
  • MANA 8361 - International Management Theory

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: graduate standing and approval of the instructor. Theory and research in international management including the methodological and practical problems of conducting international research.

  
  • MANA 8380 - Seminar in Strategic Management

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: graduate standing, MANA 6383 , and approval of instructor. Critical review of theoretical and empirical literature on strategy formulation and implementation.

  
  • MANA 8385 - Research in Strategic Management

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: graduate standing and approval of instructor. An advanced study of research issues and trends in strategic management.

  
  • MANA 8395 - Teaching Practicum

    Cr. 3-9 per semester.
    Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor. Supervised practice in the teaching of management.

  
  • MANA 8396 - Research Practicum

    Cr. 3-9 per semester.
    Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor. Supervised research in management.

  
  • MANA 8397 - Selected Topics in Management

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: graduate standing and approval of the chair. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  • MANA 8398 - Special Problems

    Cr. 1-3 per semester, or more by concurrent enrollment.
    Prerequisite: graduate standing and approval of chair.

  
  • MANA 8399 - Doctoral Dissertation

    Cr. 3 per semester.
    Prerequisite: graduate standing.

  
  • MANA 8695 - Teaching Practicum

    Cr. 3-9 per semester.
    Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor. Supervised practice in the teaching of management.

  
  • MANA 8696 - Research Practicum

    Cr. 3-9 per semester.
    Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor. Supervised research in management.

  
  • MANA 8699 - Doctoral Dissertation

    Cr. 3 per semester.
    Prerequisite: graduate standing.

  
  • MANA 8995 - Teaching Practicum

    Cr. 3-9 per semester.
    Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor. Supervised practice in the teaching of management.

  
  • MANA 8996 - Research Practicum

    Cr. 3-9 per semester.
    Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor. Supervised research in management.

  
  • MANA 8999 - Doctoral Dissertation

    Cr. 3 per semester.
    Prerequisite: graduate standing.


Marketing

  
  • MARK 6361 - Marketing Administration

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: graduate standing. Marketing orientation and concepts; marketing programs incorporating the societal perspective in formulating strategies for the design, pricing, channeling, and promotion of products/services.

  
  • MARK 6398 - Research

    Cr. 3 per semester.
    Prerequisite: graduate standing and approval of chair.

  
  • MARK 7362 - Management of Marketing Information

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: MARK 6361  and STAT 6360 . Acquiring and effectively utilizing market information in decision-making.

  
  • MARK 7366 - Business to Business Marketing

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: graduate standing and MARK 6361 . Concepts and cases in interorganizational marketing management.

  
  • MARK 7368 - Integrated Marketing Communications

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: MARK 6361 . The use of advertising, public relations, and other promotional tools.

  
  • MARK 7369 - International Marketing

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: graduate standing and MARK 6361 . Students may not receive credit for both MARK 7369 and INTB 7369 . Marketing strategies for international firms.

  
  • MARK 7370 - Advanced International Marketing

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: graduate standing,MARK 7369  or INTB 7369 , or consent of instructor. Credit for degree cannot be received for both MARK 7370 and INTB 7370 . Advanced study in marketing analysis and marketing strategies for international firms.

  
  • MARK 7372 - Services Marketing

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: graduate standing and MARK 6361 . Addresses unique aspects of services, such as intangibility, lack of inventory and close interaction between provider and customer, as well as the associated marketing and managment tasks for the provider, including managing demand and human resources. Special emphasis on the determinants of service quality and the link between internal business practices and customer satisfaction.

  
  • MARK 7373 - Legal and Public Issues in Marketing

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: MARK 6361 . Laws and regulations affecting marketing and public issues.

  
  • MARK 7374 - New Product Development

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: graduate standing and MARK 6361 . New product development and testing, business analysis for new products and applications of marketing planning models for successful introduction of new products.

  
  • MARK 7375 - Marketing Planning and Strategy

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: MARK 6361 . Development of a marketing plan for a specific product or service.

  
  • MARK 7378 - Selling and Sales Management

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: MARK 6361 . Development of selling skills and sales management training, with emphasis on business-to-business selling.

  
  • MARK 7393 - Practical Marketing Analysis

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: MARK 6361 . Evaluating marketing alternatives in business decisions. May be repeated for credit when topics change.

  
  • MARK 7397 - Selected Topics in Marketing

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: graduate standing and approval of chair or program director. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  • MARK 8334 - Marketing Systems

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor. Marketing systems including international marketing and market regulation.

  
  • MARK 8335 - Marketing Models

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor. Mathematical and statistical models in marketing.

  
  • MARK 8336 - Marketing Research Methods

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor. Marketing research tools and techniques.

  
  • MARK 8337 - Behavioral Constructs in Marketing

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: graduate standing and MARK 6361 . Development of a model of buyer behavior.

  
  • MARK 8338 - Marketing Management and Strategy

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor. Marketing management issues and their impact on marketing strategy.

  
  • MARK 8349 - Multivariate Methods in Marketing

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor. Multivariate data analysis techniques for marketing research.

  
  • MARK 8395 - Teaching Practicum

    Cr. 3-6 per semester.
    Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor. Supervised practice in the teaching of marketing.

  
  • MARK 8396 - Research Practicum

    Cr. 3-6 per semester.
    Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor. Supervised research in marketing.

  
  • MARK 8397 - Selected Topics in Marketing

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: graduate standing and approval of chair. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  • MARK 8398 - Special Problems

    Cr. 3 per semester or more by concurrent enrollment.
    Prerequisite: graduate standing and approval of chair.

  
  • MARK 8399 - Doctoral Dissertation

    Cr. 3 per semester.
    Prerequisite: graduate standing.

  
  • MARK 8695 - Teaching Practicum

    Cr. 3-6 per semester.
    Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor. Supervised practice in the teaching of marketing.

  
  • MARK 8696 - Research Practicum

    Cr. 3-6 per semester.
    Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor. Supervised research in marketing.

  
  • MARK 8699 - Doctoral Dissertation

    Cr. 3 per semester.
    Prerequisite: graduate standing.

  
  • MARK 8999 - Doctoral Dissertation

    Cr. 3 per semester.
    Prerequisite: graduate standing.


Mechanical Engineering

  
  • MECE 6111 - Graduate Seminar

    Cr. 1. (1-0)
    May be repeated for credit.

  
  • MECE 6198 - Research

    Cr. 1-5
    Prerequisite: approval of chair.

  
  • MECE 6298 - Research

    Cr. 1-5
    Prerequisite: approval of chair.

  
  • MECE 6300 - Applied Magnetics

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: graduate standing and equivalent of MATH 3445, and MATH 3245. Overview of fundamental magnetic behavior of materials, device and sensor applications of magnetic materials.

  
  • MECE 6301 - Nanostructured Materials

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: MATH 3445, graduate standing and consent of instructor. Overview of the advances in nanoscience and nanotechnology. The content covers solid state materials science, properties of nanomaterials, synthesis and characterization techniques, and applications of nanostructured materials.

  
  • MECE 6305 - Analytical Methods in Engineering Technology

    Cr. 3. (2-3)
    Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of the graduate faculty advisor. Applied mathematical analysis tools of ordinary and partial differential equations describing physical processes occurring in the practice of Mechanical Engineering Technology areas such as fluid dynamics, elasticity and heat transfer.

  
  • MECE 6320 - Composite Materials

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Fiber, whisker and particulate reinforcements; polymer-, metal- and ceramiccomposite materials; principles of second-phase stiffening, strengthening and toughening; interface/interphase stress transfer and load partition; composite material constitutive equations; composite laminate beam and plate analyses; failure theories and criteria.

  
  • MECE 6321 - Polymer Materials and Mechanics

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: MECE 3469 and MATH 3363 or consent of instructor. Relationships between molecular structure, mechanical properties and physical laws of mech. Characteristics of processing and properties for structural polymers. Time temperature affects and relationship between mechanical and other physical properties. Theory and experimental techniques for thermo mechanical properties.

  
  • MECE 6322 - Polymer Viscoelasticity and Failure

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: MECE 3369 and MATH 3363 and consent of instructor. A combined materials science and solid mechanics treatment of time-temperature-deformation and failure behavior of polymers and polymeric composites at both the molecular and continuum levels. Various approaches to quasi-static and steady state constitutive behavior are given including. the solution of boundary value problems.

  
  • MECE 6328 - Fundamentals of Pipeline Design

    Cr. 3. (2-3)
    Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of the graduate faculty advisor. Pipeline mechanical design using the limit-state based strength method; flow assurance and material selection; pipeline stability, corrosion, and construction; inspection, monitoring, and maintenance of pipelines.

  
  • MECE 6331 - Advanced Thermodynamics I-Classical

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: graduate standing. Axiomatic formulation of thermodynamics, development of information from a fundamental equation, thermodynamic stability. Applications include mixtures, chemical reaction, evaluation of properties, and phase transition.

  
  • MECE 6333 - Conduction and Radiation

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: MATH 3363 or equivalent and consent of instructor. Steady and transient conduction with various boundary conditions; analytical and numerical evaluation of temperature distributions. Introduction to thermal radiation including surface properties, geometric factors and absorbing media. Applications involving coupled conduction and radiation.

  
  • MECE 6334 - Convection Heat Transfer

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Thermal boundary-layer theory; forced convection in laminar and turbulent flows; heat transfer of high velocities; transpiration cooling; dimensional analysis; free convection; selected applications.

  
  • MECE 6335 - Heat Transfer with Phase-Change

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: graduate standing or consent of instructor. Dynamics of liquid-vapor interfaces including the role of capillary forces. Mechanisms and analysis of boiling and condensing heat transfer.

  
  • MECE 6339 - Introduction to Engineering Alloys

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: MECE 3345 or equivalent and graduate standing. Metallurgy of alloy systems are covered at an introductory graduate level. Topics include structure of metals, defects, phase euilibria, phase transformations, heat treatment for microstructureproperty control.

  
  • MECE 6341 - Viscous Flow Theory

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Development of governing equations; exact and approximate solutions for high and low Reynolds numbers; extension to boundary layer solution; stability analysis.

  
  • MECE 6342 - Potential Flow Around Bodies

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Application of ideal-fluid mechanics to the flow around two- and three-dimensional bodies.

  
  • MECE 6343 - Boundary Layers

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Computation of boundary layers in laminar and turbulent flow for compressible and incompressible fluids; exact and approximate methods; stability of boundary layer flow.

  
  • MECE 6344 - Turbulent Flows

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Phenomenological theories, self-preserving flows, homogeneous turbulence, and statistical theories; turbulence measuring methods.

  
  • MECE 6345 - Hydrodynamic Stability

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Introduction to hydrodynamic stability. Thermal and centrifugal instabilities. Stability of parallel and nonparallel bounded and free shear flows using analytical and numerical techniques. Nonlinear stability and relation to turbulence.

  
  • MECE 6346 - Geophysical Fluid Dynamics

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Introduction to geophysical fluid dynamics: the physics of atmospheric and oceanic motions. Effects of rotation and stratification; geostrophic flows. The dynamics of hurricanes and tornadoes.

  
  • MECE 6347 - Low Speed Aerodynamics

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Fundamentals of inviscid, incompressible flow; general solution of potential flow problems; 2D airfoils; 3D airfoils; panel methods.

  
  • MECE 6348 - Vortex-Induced Vibrations

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: graduate standing in mechanical or civil engineering. Study of flow past fixed and ascillating cylinders. Vibration of cylindrical beams and columns. Vibration of a cylinder due to vortex shedding.

  
  • MECE 6349 - Hydro/Aerodynamics

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: graduate standing in mechanical, chemical, or civil engineering. Two- and threedimensional potential flows with application to various hydro- and aerodynamic shapes, including bluff bodies and airfoils. Vortex methods. Surface singularity methods.

  
  • MECE 6353 - Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: MECE 3463, MECE 3363 or equivalent, Fortran programming experience, or consent of instructor. Numerical methods for linear and nonlinear partial differential equations. Emphasis on finite difference and spectral methods applied to the Navier-Stokes equations for incompressible flow. Turbulence modeling.

  
  • MECE 6358 - Superconducting Ceramic Materials

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: MECE 3445 and consent of instructor. Introduction to ceramics, fundamentals of superconductivity, superconductivity in high temperature superconductors, superconducting composites and mechanical properties, and applications.

  
  • MECE 6361 - Mechanical Behavior of Materials

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: MECE 3445 and graduate standing. Dislocation and defect theory, deformation and fatigue of metals, polymers and brittle materials.

  
  • MECE 6362 - Advanced Dynamics

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: MECE 5387. Classic problems of particle dynamics and rigid-body dynamics, gyroscope theory; dissipative systems, the principle of least action, Hamilton-Jacobi equation; canonical transformations, Poisson brackets; relativistic mechanics.

  
  • MECE 6363 - Physical Metallurgy

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Structure and mechanical properties of metals and alloys. Metal strengthening processes, plastic deformation, work hardening, crystal imperfections, recovery, and recrystallization.

  
  • MECE 6364 - Solidification and Heat Treatment

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Thermodynamics of heterogeneous equilibria, solidification of alloy systems, transport processes in solidification; annealing and homogenization, precipitation, martensitic transformation, heat treatment applications.

  
  • MECE 6367 - Flight Control Systems Design

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: MECE 5367 or equivalent. Equations of motion of aircraft and spacecraft, static stability and control, state-space control design methods, linear quadratic regulator, Kalman filtering, and introduction to robust control design methods.

  
  • MECE 6368 - Mechanical Design Project

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Selected topics pertaining to individual design projects. Introduction to patent law.

  
  • MECE 6369 - Nonlinear Control Systems Design

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: MECE 5367. Nonlinear state-space models; Phase-plane techniques; describing function methods; stability analysis; lyapunov function techniques; exact linearization methods; sliding mode control; adaptive control; examples from robotics and spacecraft dynamics.

  
  • MECE 6373 - Computer-Based Design Synthesis

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: MECE 4334 or permission of instructor. Techniques of computer-based decision making for engineering system design synthesis; mathematical methods of solution and postsolution analysis; knowledge engineering; engineering applications.

  
  • MECE 6377 - Continuum Mechanics I

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: MECE 5332 or consent of instructor. Motion of a continuum, polar decomposition, measures of strain; rate of deformation and vorticity; transport theorem, balance laws; general constitutive theory, material symmetry, invariance requirements.

  
  • MECE 6379 - Computer Methods for Mechanical Design

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor. A second-level course dealing with the application of the digital computer to solve design problems in mechanical engineering. Topics include design optimization, differential equations of mechanical systems, root solving in mechanical synthesis, and eigenvalue applications in design.

  
  • MECE 6382 - Theory of Elasticity

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: graduate standing and consent of instructor. Mathematical preliminaries: vectors, tensors, orthogonal transformations, integral transformations. Analysis of deformation, compatibility, stress, constitutive laws, material symmetry, formulation of boundary problems, examples.

  
  • MECE 6384 - Methods of Applied Mathematics I

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: graduate standing. The theory and application of mathematical methods for partial differential equations arising in analytical engineering models.

  
  • MECE 6385 - Methods of Applied Mathematics II

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: graduate standing. The theory and application of mathematical methods for partial differential equations arising in analytical engineering models.

  
  • MECE 6387 - Intelligent Structural Systems

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: MECE 5367 or equivalent. Modeling, design and control of intelligent structures using various smart materials such as piezoceramics, shape memory alloys, magneto-rheological (MR) fluid, and fiber optical sensors.

  
  • MECE 6388 - Optimal Control Theory

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: MECE 5367 or equivalent. Variational calculus maximum principal and Hamilton- Jacoby theory. Linear quadratic regulator/servo problems and minimum time control. Computational methods in optimum systems control.

  
  • MECE 6389 - Linear Matrix Inequality Control

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: MECE 5367 or equivalent. Linear matrix inequalities; Signal and system norms and performance specifications; Stability and system performance analysis using linear matrix inequalities; Uncertain systems and robustness analysis; Robust stability and performance synthesis; Linear parameter varying control methods; Model order reduction problems; Applications to mechanical and aerospace control problems.

  
  • MECE 6390 - Modern Techniques in Structural Dynamics

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: MECE 3370 or equivalent, MECE 5371 or equivalent. Modern methods of elastomechanics and high speed computation. Matrix methods of structural analysis for multi-degree-offreedom systems. Eigensolution, time-domain simulation and model reduction.

  
  • MECE 6398 - Research

    Cr. 1-5
    Prerequisite: approval of chair.

  
  • MECE 6399-7399 - Master’s Thesis

    Cr. 3 per semester.
  
  • MECE 6498 - Research

    Cr. 1-5
    Prerequisite: approval of chair.

  
  • MECE 6598 - Research

    Cr. 1-5
    Prerequisite: approval of chair.

  
  • MECE 7320 - Micromechanics of Composite Materials

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Prerequisite: MECE 6320  and MECE 6382  or consent of instructor. Microscopic stress transfer; effective composite thermo mechanical properties; inclusion theories; self-consistent mechanics; differential scheme; homogenization theory; Hashin & Christensen-Lo Multi-phase cylinder models; differential thermal stresses and properties; inelastic micromech. deformations and damage; crack growth & fracture.

  
  • MECE 7321 - Mechanics of Composite Materials and Structures

    Cr. 3. (3-0)
    Composite laminates and structures; classical lamination theory; hydrothermal stresses; stress concentrations around cutouts in composite laminates; stability of composite laminate plates and shells; linear & nonlinear anisotropic composite laminate theories; interlaminar stresses and boundary layer effects; linear & nonlinear viscoelastic deformations; delimitations & transverse cracks; composite joints.

 

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