MATH 4580X - Elements of Financial Mathematics

MATH 4590X - Short Term Actuarial Models

MATH 4600 - Introduction to Numerical Analysis

• Analyze the accuracy of such algorithms.
• Analyze the computational cost and efficiency of such algorithms.
• Construct algorithms to solve mathematical problems based on a common set of strategies.
• Identify the sources of failure of such algorithms, and avoid them.

MATH 4610 - Introduction to Waves and Wavelets with Applications

• Understanding mathematical theory about conservation and compaction of energy, multiresolution analysis, and the Fourier-wavelet connection.
• Developing ability to perform wavelet transform and discrete Fourier transform using computer software and basic wavelet-based problem solving techniques.
• Expanding knowledge about related numerical algorithms and their implementation.

MATH 4620 - Linear and Nonlinear Optimization

• Students will know how to formulate real-life problems as linear and nonlinear programs, apply algorithms to solve the problems, and understand the theory behind the solution methods which will help them to analyze the algorithms and design new ones.

MATH 4630 - Discrete Modeling and Optimization

• Students will know how to build optimization models using binary integer variables, dynamic programs, and mathematical networks;
• Analyze the algorithms in terms of their accuracy and efficiency.
• Apply algorithms to solve the optimization problems.
• Understand the theory behind the algorithms.

MATH 4700 - Introduction to Topology

• Distinguish between homeomorphic and non-homeomorphic subsets of Euclidean spaces.
• Formulate and prove generalizations of the Intermediate Value Theorem and the Extreme Value Theorem in the setting of metric spaces.
• Provide classification of compact 2-manifolds.
• Provide examples of convergent and divergent sequences in metric spaces.
• Recognize certain compact groups, such as groups of rotations of Euclidean spaces.

MATH 4900 - Special Topics in Mathematics

• Students will increase their knowledge in Mathematics.

MATH 4930 - Studies in Mathematics

• Student will gain expertise in a field of mathematics.

MATH 4940 - Mathematics Research

• Student will complete a research project in mathematics.
• The student will gain proficiency in written and oral communication of mathematics and its applications.

MATH 4970T - Mathematics Tutorial (thesis)

• To equip students to pursue independent research in mathematics.
• To provide students with a sophisticated understanding of mathematics.

MATH 4980T - Mathematics Tutorial (thesis)

• To equip students to pursue independent research.
• To provide students with a sophisticated understanding of their primary area of study.

MATH 4993 - Undergraduate Mathematics Seminar I

• Students will be able to integrate advanced topics in mathematics and its applications into a plan for individual study.
• Students will be able to develop an outline for a seminar in a chosen topic.

MATH 4994 - Undergraduate Mathematics Seminar II

• Students will be able to synthesize background material and an advanced topic of interest.
• Students will be able to effectively present mathematics and its applications orally.
• Students will able to appropriately utilize technology to acquire, organize and present mathematics.

ME 1010 - Mechanical and Energy Engineering - Gateway Course

• Students will be able to discuss the engineering profession, the mechanical/energy engineering discipline, and an engineer’s role in society.
• Students will be able to identify the faculty, staff, and student organizations of the mechanical engineering department and energy engineering program at Ohio University.
• Students will be able to use mathematics, experimentation, and computation in solving problems.
• Students will be able to demonstrate fluency in both English and SI units and an ability to translate between them.
• Students will be able to explain the importance of empathy, verbal and non-verbal communications, curiosity, and openness in the context of a practicing professional in the discipline.
• Students will be able to describe the importance of supporting other worldviews in the practice of the engineering profession, asking/answering complex questions about culture, and being open to different cultures.
• Students will be able to reflect on their ethical beliefs, recognize ethical issues and evaluate and apply ethical perspectives in a decision.
• Students will be able to discuss the role of engineering ethics in professional problem solving.
• Students will be able to demonstrate familiarity with the NSPE Code of Ethics and its use in professional decision making.

ME 1800 - Mechanical Engineering Colloquium I

• Students will be able to describe connections between the mechanical engineering program of study and the practice of engineering
• Students will be able to describe contemporary areas of research and development in mechanical engineering
• Students will be able to describe research and scholarly activities of the Mechanical Engineering faculty of the Russ College of Engineering and Technology

ME 2800 - Mechancial Engineering

• Students will be able to identify typical responsibilities for an engineer in their discipline.
• Students will be able to respond to interview questions related to engineering competencies.
• Students will be able to discuss leadership characteristics and roles.
• Students will be able to identify different methods for having a positive influence.
• Students will be able to explain the importance of empathy, verbal and non-verbal communications, curiosity, and openness in the context of a practicing professional in the discipline.
• Students will be able to describe the importance of supporting other worldviews in the practice of the engineering profession, asking/answering complex questions about culture, and being open to different cultures.
• Students will be able to reflect on their ethical beliefs, recognize ethical issues and evaluate and apply ethical perspectives in a decision.

ME 2900 - Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering

• Students will be able to meet the outcomes of the course as established by the instructor.

ME 3011 - Kinematics and Dynamics of Machines

• Students will be able to identify common mechanisms used in machines and everyday life.
• Students will be able to calculate the mobility (number of degrees-of-freedom) of planar structures, mechanisms, and robots.
• Students will be able to perform complete translational and rotational mechanism position analysis.
• Students will be able to perform complete translational and rotational mechanism velocity analysis.
• Students will be able to perform complete translational and rotational mechanism acceleration analysis.
• Students will be able to perform complete translational and rotational mechanism inverse dynamics analysis via the matrix method.
• Students will be able to classify cam mechanisms, and design cam motion profiles.
• Students will be able to classify gear mechanisms and calculate gear motion and torque given the gear ratio.
• Students will be able to perform linearized dynamic modeling for vibrational systems

ME 3012 - Linear Systems Analysis and Control

• Students will be able to explain the history and some examples of control systems.
• Students will be able to accomplish linear system modeling.
• Students will be able to solve linear initial value problem ordinary differential equations.
• Students will be able to use Laplace transforms for linear initial value problem ordinary differential equations solutions and control systems derivations.
• Students will be able to derive transfer functions and draw block diagrams.
• Students will be able to analyze the stability, disturbances, transient and steady-state responses, dynamic shaping of responses for feedback control systems.
• Students will be able to design and simulate linear single-input, single output controllers for dynamic systems via parameter matching.
• Students will be able to design output attenuation correction factors, plus internal and external pre-filters for control systems.
• Students will be able to apply the root-locus method for the design and analysis of feedback control systems.
• Students will be able to solve first- and second-order, free and forced, undamped and damped mechanical vibrational systems initial value problem ordinary differential equations.

ME 3022 - Heat and Fluid Transport I

• Students will be able to explain key fluid mechanics concepts including viscosity, surface tension, and turbulence.
• Students will be able to calculate hydrostatic and buoyant forces on submerged shapes.
• Students will be able to construct and solve Bernoulli’s equation for engineering applications.
• Students will be able to analyze internal flow in pipes.
• Students will be able to apply Buckingham Pi Theorem, dimensional analysis, and scaling.

ME 3122 - Heat and Fluid Transport II

• Students will be able to identify and explain different heat transfer modes in engineering systems.
• Students will be able to identify and explain thermal properties of solids.
• Students will be able to identify and explain thermal boundary layers in fluids.
• Students will be able to identify and explain black-body and real-surface radiation exchange.
• Students will be able to solve for heat flow rate and/or temperature profile in problems with one dimensional steady state heat transfer with no heat generation.
• Students will be able to solve for heat flow rate and/or temperature profile in problems with one dimensional transient heat transfer with no spatial effects.
• Students will be able to solve for heat flow rate and/or temperature profile in problems with convective heat transfer during flow over a flat plate.
• Students will be able to solve for heat flow rate and/or temperature profile in problems with convective heat transfer during flow through channels.
• Students will be able to solve for heat flow rate and/or temperature profile in problems with radiative heat transfer at a surface.
• Students will be able to solve for heat flow rate and/or temperature profile in problems with radiative energy exchange between two surfaces.

ME 3140 - Introduction to Manufacturing Processes

• Students will be able to identify basic manufacturing processes and ascertain the types of products that are cost effectively produced with these processes.
• Students will be able to analyze manufacturing processes using engineering principles to determine basic operating parameters.
• Students will be able to apply statistical techniques to manufacturing, including statistical process control (SPC) and the computation of process capability/performance.
• Students will be able to characterize major metal alloy systems and their physical characteristics with respect to design requirements and manufacturing processes.
• Students will be able to apply metal heat treating principles (quenching and tempering, solutionizing and aging, and annealing operations), and assess the effect on mechanical properties
• Students will be able to perform energy calculations related to manufacturing processes.
• Students will be able perform metal forming analyses and load calculations using fundamental principles.

ME 3510 - Computer Aided Design

• Students will be able to create fully constrained solid models that can be quickly modified using standard software tools.
• Students will be able to use finite element analysis software to mesh a solid model, apply meaningful loads and boundary conditions, complete a linear static stress analysis, and interpret the results.
• Students will be able to use standard software tools to create engineering drawings, or other documents, to fully describe the geometries and dimensions of parts, as well as to document assemblies according to standard practice.
• Students will be able to use standard software tools to create part assemblies and check for clearances.
• Students will be able to use, identify and explain standard features in solid modeling including protrusions, revolutions, cutouts, and patterns.
• Students will be able to use appropriate syntax and mechanics and adjust their technical writing to get the desired effect based on audience, formatting rules and style conventions.
• Students will be able to use appropriate and correct technical content and images and properly reference source texts in a professional design report.

ME 3700 - Machine Design

• Students will be able to design machine components and assemblies including the use of common elements such as fasteners, bearings, keys, shafts and gears.
• Students will be able to analyze designs for failure in yielding under static and dynamic loads using textbook/analytical methods including the effects of combined stresses and geometric stress concentrations.
• Students will be able to select materials for designs from commonly used engineering metals based on constraints and criteria for use in mechanical part design and discuss tradeoffs in decision making in this regard.
• Students will be able to design parts based on various considerations relating to overall factor of safety and discuss the reasoning for said factors.
• Students will be able to interpret calculated results, discussing sources and effects of uncertainty, and ways to improve the subsequent risk in a design.
• Students will be able to design mechanical parts using stress-life approaches of fatigue analysis to project part life and strength based on loading scenarios, including the effects of combined and mean stresses.
• Students will be able to analyze machines and machine parts for location of critical loads and stresses and propose design changes to mitigate risk of failure or improve existing designs.
• Students will be able to estimate static and dynamic loads on parts in real-world scenarios to develop subsequent design specifications.
• Students will be able to approximate complicated scenarios with simple models, discerning the applicability and accuracy of the model.
• Students will be able to read and summarize a formal engineering specification.

ME 3800 - Mechanical Engineering Colloquium III

• Students will be able to integrate professional engineering with business, including most of the following: market awareness, customer satisfaction, quality, continuous improvement, profit, and the concepts of mission, vision and core values for a company
• Students will be able to demonstrate awareness of standards including safety, design, manufacturing, testing and quality.
• Students will be able to recognize the key elements of the entrepreneurial cycle and methods that it can be employed in entrepreneurial and intraprenuerial professional opportunities.

ME 4060 - Analysis and Design of Mechanisms

• Students will be able to analyze advanced kinematics of mechanisms including use of matrix methods.
• Students will be able to use computer software tools for mechanism design and analysis.
• Students will be able to use mechanism synthesis to design from motion requirements.
• Students will be able to explain balancing techniques.

ME 4070 - Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering

• Students will be able to calculate core reactivity changes with changing operational conditions.
• Students will be able to calculate heat generation and transport rates, within the fuel matrix, core fluids, and through heat exchangers.
• Students will be able to calculate neutron transport properties and reactor kinetics.
• Students will be able to calculate thermal conversion efficiencies for nuclear energy processes.
• Students will be able to calculate transport rates in two-phase flows.
• Students will be able to describe advanced design and safety improvements in advanced nuclear reactors.
• Students will be able to describe environmental concerns of nuclear fuel usage and mitigation techniques.
• Students will be able to explain principles of nuclear reactor design, including those of light water reactors, and fast breeder reactors.
• Students will be able to describe the basic nuclear reactions, including physics of fission and fusion.
• Students will be able to explain the fabrication process of nuclear fuels.
• Students will be able to describe the general properties of nuclei (binding energy, statistics, cross sections, etc.)
• Students will be able to describe the physical and chemical effects of radiation on atoms and molecules.
• Students will be able to describe the safety characteristics of LWR and FBR.

ME 4110 - Principles of Heating, Venting, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration

• Students will be able to calculate fluid flow for design of piping and air distribution.
• Students will be able to determine space heat load and cooling load.
• Students will be able to determine thermal transport from building structures.
• Students will be able to identify types of HVACR equipment.
• Students will be able to use psychrometric chart to find capacity of required HVAC equipment.

ME 4130 - Conduction, Convection, and Radiation

• Students will be able to determine radiation from black bodies and analyze solar radiation.
• Students will be able to develop governing equations for modeling thermal energy transport.
• Students will be able to solve multi-dimensional, steady state, and transient conduction problems.
• Students will be able to use a boundary layer approximation to find convection heat transfer.
• Students will be able to use matrix methods for solving radiation exchange among black and gray surfaces.
• Students will be able to use non-dimensional numbers in conduction and convection problems.
• Students will be able to use shape factors for calculating diffuse radiation exchange between surfaces.

ME 4141 - Mechanics of Composite Materials

• Students will be able to design multidirectional composite laminates
• Students will be able to perform basic stress and failure analysis on composite laminates
• Students will be able to perform basic finite element modeling of composite structures
• Students will be able to design composite structures using different fabrication techniques
• Students will be able to describe testing procedures for composite structures
• Students will be able to describe joining and repair techniques for damaged composite structures

ME 4160 - Combustion

• Students will be able to account for the effect of chemical equilibrium and dissociation on reaction thermodynamics and combustion kinetics.
• Students will be able to calculate the kinetically and diffusionally limited rates of char combustion.
• Students will be able to determine combustion thermodynamics such as flame temperature.
• Students will be able to perform calculations to balance reactions.
• Students will be able to select the optimal technique for controlling combustion related pollution by understanding the pollutant formation process.
• Students will be able to use software such as EES to perform combustion calculations.

ME 4170 - Design of Thermal Systems

• Students will be able to develop a conceptual design and physical system.
• Students will be able to formulate a thermal design problem.
• Students will be able to model and simulate the physical system.
• Students will be able to optimize the design using calculus methods, search methods, and programming.

ME 4210 - Applied Thermal Systems Design and Analysis

• Students will be able to apply the first and second laws of thermodynamics to the analysis of energy components and systems.
• Students will be able to apply the first and second laws of thermodynamics to the design process.
• Students will be able to solve common engineering problems in the thermal sciences field, including problems involving application of the first and second laws of thermodynamics in the analysis of energy.
• Students will be able to design heat exchangers.
• Students will be able to model, analyze, and design thermal systems.

ME 4220 - Stirling Cycle Machine Analysis

• Students will be able to analyze and simulate Stirling cycle machines, including the use of ideal isothermal and ideal adiabatic models in which all three heat exchangers are considered perfect.
• Students will be able to extend the ideal adiabatic computer simulation to include the heat transfer and flow friction effects of all three heat exchangers on the performance of the Stirling cycle machine.
• Students will be able to extend the ideal adiabatic model to include a regenerator effectiveness of less than unity and to compute its effect on the performance of the Stirling cycle machine.
• Students will be able to perform parametric sensitivity analyses, a required step in design optimization.
• Students will be able to explain the operating principles, history, and development of Stirling cycle machines including both engines and heat pumps and their renewed relevance in the current energy and global warming crises.
• Students will be able to describe convective heat exchanger scaling parameters and extend the ideal adiabatic computer simulation to include the heat transfer and flow friction effects of all three heat exchangers on Stirling cycle machine performance.
• Students will be able to explain convective heat exchanger scaling parameters.

ME 4230 - Fuel Cell Analysis, Design, and Development

• Students will be able to calculate thermodynamic effects of the fuel cell system balance of plant.
• Students will be able to demonstrate proper fuel cell testing laboratory skills.
• Students will be able to determine optimal fuel cell systems for various power applications.
• Students will be able to identify key design aspects of the major types of fuel cells.
• Students will be able to predict fuel cell behavior (voltage, current, power, and impedance) using electrochemical and thermodynamic calculations.

ME 4250 - Energy Geomechanics for Engineers

• Students will be able to describe the mechanical behavior of linear elastic rocks
• Students will be able to analyze the strength and failure of intact rocks
• Students will be able to analyze the strength and failure of rock masses
• Students will be able to explain the mechanical principles of hydro-fracturing
• Students will be able to calculate poroelasticity in earth materials at a basic level
• Students will be able to explain the basics of transport of fluids in porous media
• Students will be able to explain the effect of anisotropy and inhomogeneity on overall properties of a rock mass

ME 4270 - Power Station Engineering

• Students will be able to determine capital and operating costs of a typical power plant.
• Students will be able to determine optimal techniques to control negative environmental aspects associated with the technique used to generate electricity.
• Students will be able to identify and describe methods of energy conversions to electricity.
• Students will be able to maximize efficiency/power or minimize cost with respect to generation of electricity.
• Students will be able to perform cost-benefit analysis on alternative power generation or pollution control capital projects.

ME 4290 - Mechanics and Control of Robotic Manipulators

• Students will be able to calculate the mobility (number of degrees-of-freedom) of planar and spatial structures, mechanisms, and serial and parallel robots.
• Students will be able to use the mathematical basis of motion description, including rotation matrices.
• Students will be able to derive the standard Denavit-Hartenberg parameters for planar and spatial serial robot chains.
• Students will be able to derive and calculate the forward pose kinematics solution for serial robots.
• Students will be able to derive and calculate the inverse pose kinematics solution for serial robots.
• Students will be able to derive and calculate forward and inverse velocity kinematics for serial robots, including Jacobians, static forces/torques, singularities, and simulation of resolved rate control.
• Students will be able to derive and calculate joint-space trajectory generation polynomials.
• Students will be able to perform kinematic calculations for example kinematically-redundant serial robots, including simulation of resolved rate control.
• Students will be able to perform kinematic calculations for example parallel robots.

ME 4290A - Honors Experience: Mechanics & Control of Robotic Manipulators

ME 4310 - Atmospheric Pollution Control

• Students will be able to account for the effect of chemical equilibrium and dissociation on reaction thermodynamics and combustion kinetics.
• Students will be able to perform calculations related to combustion thermodynamics (flame temp).
• Students will be able to demonstrate skills to impact the changing field of air pollution engineering.
• Tour a full-scale facility using state-of-the-art air pollution control devices.
• Students will be able to explain how engineering principles are used to control air pollution.
• Students will be able to describe numerical models and principles pertinent to air pollution engineering.

ME 4320 - Analysis and Simulation of Transport Processes

• Students will be able to interpret solutions in terms of the governing equations.
• Students will be able to select appropriate numerical technique and boundary conditions.
• Students will be able to solve 1-D, 2-D, and 3-D problems of conduction, convection, and radiation.
• Students will be able to use CFD software to develop models for thermal transport.

ME 4340 - Fundamentals of Aerosol Behavior

• Students will be able to apply the general dynamic equation of aerosol formation.
• Students will be able to collect and apply standard laboratory techniques to the analysis of aerosol data.
• Students will be able to examine the use of aerosols in advanced manufacturing processes.
• Students will be able to explain how engineering principles are used to manipulate aerosols.
• Students will be able to describe numerical models and principles pertinent to aerosol mechanics.
• Students will be able to describe the role of aerosols in atmospheric pollution.

ME 4350 - Energy Engineering and Management

• Students will be able to apply conservation laws, efficiency considerations, and economic and environmental impacts to analyze the relative merits of conventional and alternative energy sources for industrial, residential, and transportation use.
• Students will be able to compare and contrast the availability, efficiency, cost, and environmental impact of specific conventional and alternative energy sources used in industrial, residential, and transportation contexts.
• Students will be able to identify outstanding scientific or technical issues that must be resolved in order to make specific conventional or alternative energy sources more attractive options for the future.
• Students will be able to select an appropriate energy source or combination of energy sources for a specific industrial, residential, or transportation application, and to justify that selection.
• Students will be able to describe some current U.S. and global political and legal issues related to energy usage.
• Students will be able to describe the chemical reactions and mechanical systems involved when specific conventional and alternative energy sources are developed and used in industrial, residential, and transportation contexts.
• Students will be able to quantitatively describe current and projected global energy usage and availability.

ME 4400 - Direct Energy Conversion

• Students will be able to analyze conversion efficiencies of multiple energy processes, including but not limited to photovoltaic, wind, electrochemical, thermovoltaic, combustion (Otto, Diesel, Brayton, and Rankine), refrigeration, and nuclear.
• Students will be able to compare and contrast the fuel availability for multiple conversion processes.
• Students will be able to convert between unit systems as related to power and energy.
• Students will be able to design an energy conversion, power generation, or power savings system, by narrowing the problem focus, making good assumptions, using proper analyses, and making design choices consistent with political, legal and ethical context
• Students will be able to describe the framework for energy conversion processes, including the economic, socio-economic, political, historical, and environmental contexts.
• Students will be able to describe basic operation of energy conversion processes, including photovoltaic, wind, electrochemical, thermovoltaic, combustion (Otto, Diesel, Brayton, and Rankine), refrigeration, and nuclear, both direct and indirect.

ME 4460 - Potential Flow Theory

• Students will be able to interpret, explain, and problem solve applying Navier Stokes equations.
• Students will be able to interpret, explain and problem solve applying Potential Flow Theory.
• Students will be able to interpret, explain, and problem solve applying hydrostatics principles.
• Students will be able to interpret, explain, and problem solve applying the continuity equation.

ME 4470 - Viscous Flow Theory

• Students will be able to determine qualitative results for flow field and wall friction by scale analysis.
• Students will be able to solve laminar and turbulent flow problems.
• Students will be able to use Navier-Stokes equations to find flow field in one- and two-dimensional flows.
• Students will be able to use basic principles to formulate governing equations for viscous flow.

ME 4550 - Mechatronics I

• Students will be able to design Mechatronic systems.
• Students will be able to explain how mechanical and electrical systems are integrated.
• Students will be able to describe microcontroller functions and capabilities.
• Students will be able to interface a microcontroller with various sensors and actuators.

ME 4620 - Mechanics of Metal Forming

• Students will be able to solve metal forming problems using classic analytical techniques.
• Students will be able to use basic friction models in metal working analyses.
• Students will be able to describe basic concepts of stress and strain, and plasticity theory.
• Students will be able to describe plastic material behavior, and strain rate and temperature effects.
• Students will be able to explain the concepts of ideal, friction and redundant work in metal forming operations.

ME 4630 - Mechanics of Materials

• Students will be able to solve elastic and plastic stress/strain problems.
• Students will be able to determine and manipulate stress and strain tensors.
• Students will be able to describe basic constitutive relationships.
• Students will be able to describe basic mechanical properties of materials and testing methods.
• Students will be able to describe crystal defects and their relationship to strengthening mechanisms.

ME 4650 - Introduction to Composite Materials

• Students will be able to calculate mechanical properties of simple composites.
• Students will be able to describe the influence of reinforcement materials on composites, especially glass and carbon fibers.
• Students will be able to explain the impact of the use of thermosets and thermoplastics as matrix materials in composites.
• Students will be able to describe pros and cons of common processes used to manufacture composites.
• Students will be able to select an appropriate composite material for a design situation.

ME 4660 - Mechanics of Biological Solids

• Students will be able to apply principles of continuum mechanics, elasticity, energy methods, and beam theory to biological structures.
• Students will be able to describe appropriate material models for biological tissues based upon the application.
• Students will be able to describe the structure of specific biological tissues and relate the structure to mechanical properties.
• Students will be able to explain methods for medical imaging and identification of tissues, and describe techniques involved in computational modeling.
• Students will be able to plan a mechanical test for a biological tissue.

ME 4670 - Engineering Biomechanics of Human Motion

• Students will be able to use the standards, conventions, and methods of human musculoskeletal biomechanics analysis.
• Students will be able to demonstrate a working knowledge of human skeletal system anatomy and physiology, including all joint types.
• Students will be able to demonstrate a working knowledge of human muscular system anatomy and physiology, including muscle modeling.
• Students will be able to perform modeling, derivations, calculations, and simulations for human body statics.
• Students will be able to perform modeling, derivations, calculations, and simulations for human body kinematics.
• Students will be able to perform modeling, derivations, calculations, and simulations for human body dynamics.
• Students will be able to identify commercial biomechanics modeling and analysis software.

ME 4670A - Honors Experience: Engineering Biomechanics of Human Motion

ME 4680 - Mechanics of Polymers

• Students will be able to explain the structure-property relations of a single polymer chain.
• Students will be able to describe the mechanics of polymer networks (rubbers)
• Students will be able to explain the molecular mechanism for polymer flow (rheology).
• Students will be able to analyze viscoelastic and time-dependent behavior of solid polymers.
• Students will be able to analyze the fundamental mechanisms for nucleation of damage in solid polymers.
• Students will be able to describe the fundamentals of polymer processing, including extrusion and injection molding.

ME 4690 - Introduction to Nanomaterials

• Students will be able to define different classes and types of nanomaterials
• Students will be able to explain the synthesis and characterization techniques of nanomaterials
• Students will be able to describe the application of nanomaterials in relevant engineering systems

ME 4701 - Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design I

• Students will be able to model, analyze, design, and realize a mechanical system that meets a particular need.
• Students will be able to apply project management tools such as Gantt charts, Pareto charts, critical path analysis, and action items for planning, prioritizing, and scheduling tasks in a design project.
• Students will be able to apply useful tools for design refinement, such as value engineering and design for manufacturing and assembly (DFMA).
• Students will be able to select an appropriate decision-making process and implement that process to make a defensible engineering decision.
• Students will be able to find, evaluate, and use resources to learn independently.
• Students will be able to generate numerous creative and feasible alternative solutions to a design problem, using precedent, brainstorming, and other methods for creativity and synthesis.
• Students will be able to work effectively on project teams in a range of roles, including taking leadership for some aspect of a project.
• Students will be able to apply Design For Safety or similar approaches for product safety and create plans to ensure safety during manufacturing and testing.
• Students will be able to apply appropriate learning strategies to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed.
• Students will be able to convert an open-ended problem statement into customer requirements and design specifications through research, interviews, and observations.

ME 4702 - Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design II

• Students will be able to apply project management tools for planning, prioritizing, and scheduling tasks in a design project.
• Students will be able to evaluate and use mock up and prototype test results for design improvement and validation.
• Students will be able to apply failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) to organize and prioritize analysis and testing and to improve the safety and reliability of a design.
• Students will be able to apply useful tools for design refinement such as value engineering and design for manufacturing and assembly (DFMA).
• Students will be able to work with vendors / part suppliers to select and purchase components to satisfy specific functional requirements.
• Students will be able to promote safety and health in all aspects of an engineering project, including safety during manufacturing and assembly, and product safety through Design For Safety or similar approaches.
• Students will be able to evaluate the influence of engineering standards and constraints in engineering design, such as: manufacturability, sustainability, health and safety, environmental, ethical, social, political, and economic.
• Students will be able to connect experience to knowledge, make connect across disciplines, apply knowledge/skills to new situations, communicate learning, and self-reflect on learning.

ME 4740 - Advanced Machine Design

• Students will be able to apply advanced analytical techniques for design.
• Students will be able to complete a preliminary design of a plastic component.
• Students will be able to include thermal stress considerations in a design analysis.

ME 4750 - Solar Design

• Students will be able to evaluate a variety of methods of converting solar energy into usable electric energy and discuss the advantages and challenges of each.
• Students will be able to explain energy storage options and challenges.

ME 4760 - Automotive Engineering

• Students will be able to describe basic automotive systems and subsystems.
• Students will be able to describe future vehicles and advanced automotive technologies.
• Students will be able to describe testing of vehicle performance and fuel economy.
• Students will be able to model and simulate the longitudinal performance of a vehicle.
• Students will be able to demonstrate an expertise in at least one aspect of automotive engineering.

ME 4770 - Vehicle Systems Design

• Students will be able to describe current land and air vehicle platforms.
• Students will be able to perform systems engineering.
• Students will be able to complete a performance simulation of an aeronautical vehicle.
• Students will be able to complete a performance simulation of an automotive vehicle.
• Students will be able to complete a system-level layout for a land vehicle based on a set of requirements.
• Students will be able to complete a system-level layout for an aeronautical vehicle based on a set of requirements.

ME 4780 - Missiles guidance systems and rocket design

• Students will be able to simulate rocket and missile flight using numerical techniques using the Aerospace blockset
• Students will be able to simulate rocket and missile flight using SIMULINK
• Students will be able to develop a missile guidance system in simulation
• Students will be able to present an in-depth analysis of existing rocket and missile system
• Students will be able to design rocket or missile based on requirements
• Students will be able to simulate flight that transitions from ground level to outer space

ME 4800 - Mechanical Engineering Colloquium IV

• Students will be able to describe contemporary areas of research and development in mechanical engineering.
• Students will be able to describe professional practice and career opportunities in mechanical engineering.
• Students will be able to describe social and political developments of interest to mechanical engineers.
• Students will be able to list standard engineering competencies and provide examples of how they have demonstrated them.

ME 4880 - Experimental Design Lab

• Students will be able to demonstrate safety in testing and laboratory work, including awareness of Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and the proper use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
• Students will be able to design and conduct experiments on an engineering system using real-world hardware.
• Students will be able to discuss the fundamental principles of experimentation.
• Students will be able to select appropriate measurement devices and hardware for an experiment including sensors, actuators, and data acquisition systems.
• Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the context and purpose for writing such that the text has the writer’s intended effect on an audience.
• Students will be able to use appropriate, relevant, and compelling content to illustrate mastery of the subject, conveying the writer’s understanding, and shaping the whole work.
• Students will be able to use formal and informal rules for particular kinds of texts and/or media that guide formatting, organization, and stylistic choices appropriate for a specific academic field.
• Students will be able to use and source texts (written, oral, behavioral, visual, or other) to extend, argue with, develop, define, or shape the writer’s ideas.
• Students will be able to use syntax and mechanics effectively to communicate ideas.

ME 4900 - Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering

• Students will be able to meet the outcomes of the course defined by the instructor.

ME 4910 - Mechanical Engineering Project

• Students will be able to complete a project by working independently with appropriate guidance.
• Students will be able to apply and gain knowledge and ability in a specialized project area.

ME 4930 - Special Investigation

• Students will be able to demonstrate independent learning with appropriate guidance.
• Students will be able to describe specialized content areas selected for investigation.

ME 4950 - Introduction to Kinetic Theory and Statistical Thermodynamics

• Students will be able to account for the effect of chemical equilibrium and dissociation on reaction thermodynamics and combustion kinetics.
• Students will be able to determine combustion thermodynamics, such as flame temperature.
• Students will be able to determine techniques of spectroscopy through application of statistical thermodynamics.
• Students will be able to identify applications of quantum mechanics to real systems.
• Students will be able to perform calculations to balance reactions.
• Students will be able to use software such as EES to perform combustion calculations.
• Students will be able to utilize statistical thermodynamics to predict properties.

ME 4960 - Experimental Methods in Design

• Students will be able to design and set up an experiment to study thermal and/or mechanical variables.
• Students will be able to use DOE principles to evaluate experimental results.
• Students will be able to use probability and statistics to determine experimental uncertainty.
• Students will be able to use statistical tools to evaluate experimental data.

ME 4970 - Methods of Engineering Analysis

• Students will be able to analyze eigenvalue problems in engineering systems.
• Students will be able to develop Fourier sine, cosine and Four-Bessel series solutions.
• Students will be able to perform statistical analysis using appropriate probability distributions.
• Students will be able to solve ordinary and partial differential equations with engineering applications.
• Students will be able to use matrix operations and determinants.

MDIA 1010 - The Evolution of Media

• Comprehend major cultural trends in media.
• Trace the historical development of specific industries and their ramifications.
• Understand the reciprocal ways mass media shape an information society.

MDIA 1020 - Media and the Creative Process

• Apply these aesthetic elements to conceptualize an artistic project that communicates the author’s intent on a sub-textual level.
• Describe the creative process from conception to completion for commercial video projects, music CD projects, and digital game projects; including a description of the key crew members, their skill sets and their roles – for each of these processes.
• Identify, compare and critique the artistic application of elements such as line, shape, color, movement, framing, editing, sequencing, layering, rhythm, texture, light, graphics, sound, music, and story design.
• Participate in group dynamics as they relate to the creation, editing and delivery of still images and audio files as part of a final group presentation.
• Problem-solve creative and procedural problems by using industry tools such as premises, project proposals, budgets, production cycles, scripts, storyboards and schematics to communicate artistic visions during the Creative Process.

MDIA 1091 - Introduction to Mass Media

• Attain media literacy.
• Comprehend major cultural trends in media.
• Trace the historical development of specific media.
• Understand reciprocal ways in which mass media shape an information society and in turn are influenced by social and political considerations.

MDIA 1100 - Introduction to Digitality

• A clear understanding of foundational digital tools.
• The ability to create a workflow strategy.
• The ability to troubleshoot a digital environment.

MDIA 1250 - Audio Production Basics

• Students will be able to explain and practice elementary microphone techniques.
• Students will be able to summarize the history and technology behind analog and digital recording.
• Students will be able to explain and practice basic signal flow concepts.
• Students will be able to discuss and apply the basic principles of sound design.
• Students will be able to explain and practice the basic operation of industry-standard software.

MDIA 1300 - Digital Media Production Basics

• Understanding basic animation technique and theory.
• Understanding basic game design technique and theory.
• Understanding good screen design and composition.
• Understanding the tools involved in the digital media pipeline.

MDIA 1350 - Animation Foundation

• Students will be able to describe the basic process of creating 2D computer-generated animation.
• Students will be able to explain how timing and spacing can give meaning to motion.
• Students will be able to describe and practice skills in software-independent design and animation.
• Students will be able to discuss terms and concepts related to the creation and manipulation of computer graphics.
• Students will be able to describe and practice skills for both collaborative and independent production work.
• Students will be able to discuss a methodology for analysis and problem solving as they relate to 2D computer graphics.
• Students will be able to critique the work of peers and of self in informed, constructive, technical and aesthetic discussions.
• Students will be able to describe and practice skills related to specific computers and software used in the course.

MDIA 1350X - Foundations of Digital Design for Games and Animation

MDIA 1450 - Video Production Basics

• Students will be able to explain and practice basic techniques in videography.
• Students will be able to describe and employ basic lighting and image composition techniques.
• Students will be able to summarize the history of and technology behind professional video production.
• Students will be able to explain and practice the basic operation of industry-standard editing software.
• Students will be able to describe the different roles involved in creating video communications.

MDIA 1500 - Non-fiction Screenwriting Basics

• Students will be able to demonstrate a thorough understanding of the nonfiction screenwriting process.
• Students will be able to develop an idea for non-fiction media production.
• Students will be able to conduct archival research relevant to documentary development.
• Students will be able to conduct an interview for non-fiction media.
• Students will be able to develop the proper visual style for specific non-fiction subject matter.

MDIA 2010 - Media Analysis and Criticism

• Interpret social characteristics of various media forms.
• Provide critical skills to understand media products.
• Understand the cultural consequences of a global media world.

MDIA 2011 - The Business of Media

• Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the business ethics.
• Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding the fundamental relationship (and co-dependence) between business and creative elements in the media industries.
• Students will be able to assess the importance of being a professional in the media business.
• Students will be able to recognize the issues that impact media industry practices now and in the future.
• Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the strategies (e.g., promotion, marketing, advertising) media companies use to attract audiences/buyers/users.
• Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding the structure of media companies (large and small; profit and non-profit; U.S. and global).
• Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the various ways media evaluate the success/failure of their products.

MDIA 2012 - Media, Communication and Social Change

• 1. Understand the history of using media and other forms of communication to promote social change and support social change programs in the United States and internationally, and demonstrate that you know the lessons learned from this history.
• 2. Learn the principles that guide the utilization of media and other forms of communication to promote social change and support social change programs and provide evidence of your ability to apply those principles.
• 3. Provide evidence of your ability to conceptualize, design, and implement strategies for the utilization of media and other forms of communication to promote social change and support social change programs.
• 4. Apply the lessons learned from history, the understanding of key principles and the knowledge of communication strategies to implement practical media and communication campaigns and programs for social change.
• 5. Demonstrate the ability to assess the appropriateness and effectiveness of media and communication campaigns and programs for social change.

MDIA 2100 - Entertainment Media Law and Finance

• Understand balance sheets and income statements.
• Understand basic media economics.
• Understand contracts, intellectual property, licensing, and royalties.
• Understand how to develop a business plan.
• Understand the structure of various media industries.

MDIA 2110 - Media Theory and Research

• Apply these theories to contemporary media texts.
• Apply these theories to contemporary research methodologies.
• Compare and contrast major media theories.
• Describe the historical development of theorizing about different media.

MDIA 2113 - Social Media Introduction

• Students will demonstrate competencies in analysis of social media principles and practice.
• The course enables the student to achieve a form of cultural and social media literacy that is required to live and work in contemporary society.
• The course enables the student to engage in unfolding models of convergent media as industries shift and professions remain in flux.

MDIA 2130 - Television Genres

• 1. Apprehending the concepts of genre from print, through cinema, radio programming and their programmatic migration into television, and cable and satellite broadcasting.
• 2. Gaining comprehension of historical programmatic formations and the manner in which they provide a consensual understanding between the broadcast field and the viewing audience.
• 3. Mastering the identification of genre elements and the manner by which genres expand, mutate, and hybridize.

MDIA 2131 - TV and Film Comedy

• 1. Understanding the fundamental concepts of comedy conceptualization and writing.
• 2.Learn the basic comedic styles and formulas.
• 3.Learn the roots and history of American Comedy.
• 4.Trace the movement of American comedy from stage to silent film, to radio, to sound film, to television, and to the internet. [Delivery systems]

MDIA 2132 - Contemporary American Documentary

• Students become aware of the wide variety of documentary styles and techniques being used by contemporary documentary filmmakers.
• Students will develop a better understanding themselves, our society, and the great economic, political, and moral issues which confront humankind.
• Students will further develop their ability to evaluate and synthesize historical and societal information provided through viewings and lectures.
• Through documentary films students will understand the historical forces that have shaped our present world and will condition our future.

MDIA 2135 - Documentary Genres

• 1. Develop the ability to critically examine and analyze documentary images, and their historic depiction of various aspects of American life, culture, and history.
• 2. Develop skills with which to deconstruct documentary approaches from cultural, political, and broadcast organizational perspectives.
• 3. Develop the ability to critique aspects of our culture through the works of documentary film/television producers.
• 4. Gain an understanding of how of how our media industry has influenced and been influenced by non-narrative film and video.

MDIA 2140 - Information & Communication Technologies and Social Change

• 1. To understand what is meant by information and communication technologies and to learn their unique capabilities.
• 2. To learn how ICTs are currently being used by community organizers and agents of social change to accomplish their goals.
• 3. To examine the benchmarks of community transformation, including broadband connectivity and knowledge workforce.
• 4. to understand the concepts of digital divide and digital inclusion in the empowerment of citizens.
• 5. To learn how to do ICT research, to do briefings, write proposals.

MDIA 2150 - Media Globalization

• Students will conduct original research that examines a media and globalization topic. They will clearly express ideas developed through this research in a final paper and through an oral presentation.
• Students will develop a broader understanding and appreciation of the global environment in which they live and will likely work.
• Students will develop a knowledge and understanding of the various elements and dimensions of globalization, and how media is understood to relate to such matters.
• Students will develop an appreciation of the historical components, as well as the diversity of circumstances, related to media and globalization.
• Students will learn to critically analyze written as well as various media-related materials related to the course topic.

MDIA 2160 - History of Broadcast Media

• 1. Students will gain an overview of U.S. broadcast media’s history.
• 2.Students will gain knowledge of how technology and broadcast regulations have shaped our media systems.
• 3. Students will gain an appreciation of how our social and cultural history has been mediated by the emergence of broadcast networks.
• 4. The acquisition of critical skills in research and writing.

MDIA 2161 - History of Prime Time Television I

• 1. Students will be able to trace trends in television program production, genre expansion, technological enhancement, and network programming strategies.
• 2. Students will be able to discern the various arcs of network competition, programming emphasis, and the manner in which management goals affect network schedules as well as programming strategies.
• 3. Students will observe the manner in which critical social and cultural events have influenced our networks, as well as the manner the networks mediate these events.

MDIA 2162 - History of Prime Time Television II

• 1. Students will continue their historical survey of network television production, genre expansion, technological developments, programming strategies and the newly expanded broadcast-cable-satellite-Internet mediascape.
• 2. Students will focus on the manner in which media conglomeration has expanded channels, while increasing duplicative programming.
• 3. Students will be ableto construct a post-Telecommunications Act of 1996 overview of the changes wrought by the expansive regulatory act-the last of the 20th century’s broadcast regulations.
• 4. Utilizing an auto-ethnographic approach, students will contextualize their media use within the current mediascape-projecting the impact of social networks, web-based production-distribution upon their expanding ability to produce and receive.

MDIA 2170 - Media and Identity

• Acknowledge that groups such as people of color, those in poverty, women, and the elderly are constructions.
• Recognize that the images on media are not natural but socially constructed.
• Understand the way these constructions influence our knowledge of the world around us.

MDIA 2171 - African-American Televisual Images

• Critique aspects of popular culture mediated by television as they pertain to issues of race.
• Develop skills with which to deconstruct television programs featuring issues of race from cultural, political, and socio-economic perspectives.
• The critical examination and analysis of televisual images, stereotypes, myths, and facts in the historic depiction of African-American culture and history.

MDIA 2200 - Script Analysis and Production Planning

• Students will be able to discuss the written works of various professional screenwriters, analyzing: plot structure, character arc, dialogue and description, comparison of primary and secondary characters, and motifs and metaphors.
• Students will demonstrate an ability to create realistic budgets, pre-production planning strategies, marketing strategies, and distribution plans for short form and/or long form narrative projects.
• Students will demonstrate an ability to write and read industry standard scripts.
• Students will demonstrate synthesis between the creative aspect of writing a script and the practical aspects of producing and distributing the script as entertainment.

MDIA 2201 - Short Form Media Scriptwriting

• Students learn the basics of narrative format/structure for scriptwriting.
• Students will develop an understanding of two-column, non-fiction scriptwriting and research.