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2016-2017 Graduate Studies Bulletin (Archived Copy)
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2016-2017 Graduate Studies Bulletin (Archived Copy) 
    
 
  May 23, 2024
 
2016-2017 Graduate Studies Bulletin (Archived Copy) [Archived Catalog]

Course Descriptions


 
  
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    EDSE 850 - Advanced Readings in Secondary Education

    Credits: 3

    Analyses of select studies in the pertinent field(s) of specialization in secondary education. Consideration is given to implications for needed research in these fields.

  
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    EDSE 851 - Advanced Reading in Mathematics Education

    Credits: 3

    Selected topics in mathematics education, including teacher training, evaluation of programs and instruction, in-service programs, and the history of mathematics education. Current research in these areas with implications for needed research.

    Prerequisites: consent of instructor

  
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    EDSE 890 - Independent Study

    Credits: 3

  
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    EDTE 600 - Systematic Effective Teaching

    Credits: 3

    Application of research-supported effective teaching techniques to the teaching-learning process, including demonstration lessons, observations, and supervisory conferences.

  
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    EDTE 605 - Cooperative/Team Learning in Education

    Credits: 3

    Instructional approaches, materials, and procedures for utilizing cooperative/team learning in education

  
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    EDTE 610 - Integrated Reading and Writing Instruction

    Credits: 3

    Theoretical bases and techniques for teaching reading and writing in the elementary school, using multiple subject areas.

  
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    EDTE 611 - Whole Language: Concepts and Practices

    Credits: 3

    Development of concepts, materials, and practices to implement a whole language philosophy.

  
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    EDTE 620 - Restructuring Schools: Teachers and Classrooms

    Credits: 3

    Examination of issues related to restructuring schools based on different assumptions about teaching, learning, and assessment.

  
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    EDTE 621 - Middle Level School Today

    Credits: 3

    National trends in the middle level school; emphasis on the relationship of early adolescent developmental characteristics to organization, curriculum, instruction, and teaching.

  
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    EDTE 625 - Integrating Character Education into Instructional Programs

    Credits: 3

    Rationale, processes, and methodologies for integrating character education into school or school district instructional programs.

  
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    EDTE 626 - Service Learning for School, Community, and Workplace Responsibility

    Credits: 3

    Assist school personnel in designing academic, personal, civic, and workplace responsibility

  
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    EDTE 631 - Technology to Support Instruction

    Credits: 3

    Introduction to computers, educational technology, and selected applications for instructional management.

  
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    EDTE 671 - Computers in Science Education

    Credits: 3

    Use of computer technology in teaching and managing science classes and problems in grades K-12.

  
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    EDTE 701 - Selected Topics in Teaching Science

    Credits: 3

    Primarily for elementary, middle, and secondary school teachers. Teachers at other levels may be accepted.

    Prerequisites: consent of instructor

  
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    EDTE 710 - Developing as a Professional Educator

    Credits: 3

    Concepts and strategies to assist teachers in developing as effective and successful educators in PreK through 12 schools.

  
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    EDTE 711 - Ideas and Issues in Teaching

    Credits: 3

    Examination of theoretical and philosophical concepts fundamental to understanding learning and teaching.

  
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    EDTE 712 - Action Research in Teaching

    Credits: 3

    Introduction to action research through the investigation of a significant question or issue related to teaching in PreK through 12 schools.

    Prerequisites: EDTE 710, EDTE 711, and EDRM 700 or an approved education research course

  
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    EDTE 713 - Action Research Capstone Seminar

    Credits: 3

    Culminating experience that includes completion of an action research project and a thorough review of professional growth.

    Prerequisites: EDTE 712

  
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    EDTE 731 - Integration of Technology and Instruction

    Credits: 3

    Survey of the instructional uses of computers and other technologies.

  
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    EDTE 733 - Reading and Language Arts in Early Childhood and Elementary Education

    Credits: 6

    Examination and implementation of the content, goals, and methods of teaching reading and the language arts. Emphasis on the teaching of reading, oral and written expression, and listening. K-6.

    Prerequisites: Admission to the M.A.T. program

  
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    EDTE 750 - Evaluating Teacher Effectiveness

    Credits: 3

    Techniques currently being used to quantitatively analyze the behavior of a teacher and his/her students while in a classroom situation.

  
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    EDTE 755 - Teaching Environmental Education

    Credits: 3 or 6

    Rationale and strategies for teaching environmental education.

  
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    EDTE 759 - Teaching Reasoning and Inquiry Skills

    Credits: 3

    Definition of and methods for teaching reasoning and inquiry skills in various educational settings. Participants develop a plan of instruction based on a study of model programs.

  
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    EDTE 760 - Issues in Writing Instruction K-12

    Credits: 6

    Issues in the teaching of writing, with emphasis on classroom applications K-12 and program development.

  
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    EDTE 771 - Studies and Internship I in Teaching Math-Early/Elementary Education

    Credits: 3

    Instructional approaches, materials and methods for primary and elementary classrooms.

    Prerequisites: Admission to the M.A.T. program

  
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    EDTE 772 - Technology in Foreign Language Education

    Credits: 3

    Introduction to technology in language teaching and the connection between language acquisition and the implementation of Internet and multimedia technology.

    Cross-listed Course: FORL 772, LING 797

  
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    EDTE 774A - Teaching Internship (Foreign Languages)

    Credits: 3

    Application of effective teaching techniques and organization of instructional settings in foreign languages for K-12.

    Cross-listed Course: FORL 774A

    Prerequisites: acceptance to the Professional Program in Education

  
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    EDTE 774B - Teaching Internship (Foreign Languages)

    Credits: 9

    Application of effective teaching techniques and organization of instructional settings in foreign languages for K-12.

    Corequisite: EDSE 584

    Prerequisites: EDTE 774A

  
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    EDTE 776 - Educating African-American Students

    Credits: 3

    An analysis of historical and contemporary factors that influence the education of African American children in the US. Emphasis on the knowledge, skills and dispositions required for educators and parents to provide an effective equitable education for African American students.

  
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    EDTE 777 - Analysis of Effective Instructional Practices

    Credits: 3

    Analysis of instructional techniques and strategies effective in fostering student achievement at various levels of schooling.

    Prerequisites: master’s degree and certification

  
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    EDTE 778 - Teacher as Instructional and Professional Leader

    Credits: 3

    Major roles of the master teacher in instructional improvement and professional development. Emphasis on analysis and integration of instructional change and professional development classroom teaching practices.

    Prerequisites: master’s degree and certification

  
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    EDTE 779 - Equity Pedagogies in Teacher Education

    Credits: 3

    Study of the influence of cultural diversity on instruction with emphasis on teaching strategies amd programs for multicultural student populations.

  
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    EDTE 779A - Teaching Internship (Theatre)

    Credits: 3

    Application of effective teaching techniques and organization of instructional settings in theatre for K-12.

    Prerequisites: acceptance to the Professional Program in Education

  
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    EDTE 779B - Teaching Internship (Theatre)

    Credits: 9

    Application of effective teaching techniques and organization of instructional settings in theatre for K-12.

    Corequisite: EDSE 584

    Prerequisites: EDTE 779A

  
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    EDTE 780 - Field Study Preparation Seminar

    Credits: 3

    Instructional planning, including evaluation and dissemination strategies related to improvements and innovations in the classroom. Emphasis is on preparation of written instructional plan for implementation in EDTE 781 Advanced Field Study of Teaching.

  
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    EDTE 781 - Advanced Field Study of Teaching

    Credits: 1-6

    Students will conduct and report results of a field study of a selected instructional innovation as specified by an implementation plan developed in EDTE 780.

    Prerequisites: EDTE 780

  
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    EDTE 782A - Teaching Internship (Health)

    Credits: 3

    Application of effective teaching techniques and organization of instructional settings in health for K-12.

    Cross-listed Course: HPEB 782A

    Prerequisites: acceptance to the Professional Program in Education

  
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    EDTE 782B - Teaching Internship (Health)

    Credits: 9

    Application of effective teaching techniques and organization of instructional settings in health for K-12.

    Corequisite: EDSE 584

    Cross-listed Course: HPEB 782B

    Prerequisites: EDTE 782A

  
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    EDTE 791 - Global Education

    Credits: 3

    An examination of global issues, including the concepts of interdependence and empowerment, as organizing principles in the design of instruction for internationalizing the curriculum.

  
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    EDTE 792 - International Perspectives on Instruction

    Credits: 3

    A Comparative examination of the educational and instructional processes of select nations in a variety of instructional areas.

  
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    EDTE 793 - Development Education

    Credits: 3

    An examination of the parameters of development education in select areas of the world and its implications for educators and other development workers.

  
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    EDTE 799 - Thesis Preparation

    Credits: 1-9

  
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    EDTE 811 - Developing Integrated Curricula

    Credits: 3

    Theoretical foundation of an integrated curriculum and implications for current practice.

  
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    EDTE 841 - Genre Study: Academic Writing in Education

    Credits: 3

    Critique of academic writing in education as a genre. Production of papers, articles, proposals and/or dissertations.

    Prerequisites: Admission to a doctoral program in education or by permission of instructor.

  
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    EDTE 850 - Internship in Teaching

    Credits: 1-3

    Placement in an educational agency, clinical experience, or teacher education setting to gain supervised experience in teacher education. This course is repeatable for up to 9 credit hours.

    Prerequisites: Six (6) hours of required courses in the Ph.D. in Teaching and Learning program and approval of doctoral advisor and field supervisor.

  
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    EDTE 851 - Internship in Research in Teaching and Learning

    Credits: 1-3

    Placement in teaching and/or learning setting to gain supervised research experience. This course is repeatable for up to 9 credit hours.

    Prerequisites: Six (6) hours of required courses in the Ph.D. in Teaching and Learning program and approval of doctoral advisor and field supervisor.

  
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    EDTE 870 - Seminar in Instruction and Teacher Education

    Credits: 3

    Major writers, issues, and research related to instruction and teacher education.

    Prerequisites: advanced graduate standing

  
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    EDTE 899 - Dissertation Preparation

    Credits: 1-12

  
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    EDUC 632 - Field Problems in Education I

    Credits: 1-3

    Selected educational problems will be identified and explored, and probable solutions developed. Emphasis will be on providing practicing school personnel an opportunity to work cooperatively, under supervision, toward solutions to those problems which are of immediate concern to them. Activities will include seminars, review of literature, observations, case studies, materials development, and other applicable approaches. Emphasis will be placed on the development of a comprehensive proposal designed to alleviate or solve the problems identified.

  
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    EDUC 633 - Field Problems in Education II

    Credits: 1-3

    Selected educational problems will be identified and explored, and probable solutions developed. Emphasis will be on providing practicing school personnel an opportunity to work cooperatively, under supervision, toward solutions to those problems which are of immediate concern to them. Activities will include seminars, review of literature, observations, case studies, materials development, and other applicable approaches. Emphasis will be placed on the development of a comprehensive proposal designed to alleviate or solve the problems identified.

  
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    EDUC 634 - Field Problems in Education III

    Credits: 1-3

    Selected educational problems will be identified and explored, and probable solutions developed. Emphasis will be on providing practicing school personnel an opportunity to work cooperatively, under supervision, toward solutions to those problems which are of immediate concern to them. Activities will include seminars, review of literature, observations, case studies, materials development, and other applicable approaches. Emphasis will be placed on the development of a comprehensive proposal designed to alleviate or solve the problems identified.

  
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    EDUC 635 - Field Problems in Education IV

    Credits: 1-3

    Selected educational problems will be identified and explored, and probable solutions developed. Emphasis will be on providing practicing school personnel an opportunity to work cooperatively, under supervision, toward solutions to those problems which are of immediate concern to them. Activities will include seminars, review of literature, observations, case studies, materials development, and other applicable approaches. Emphasis will be placed on the development of a comprehensive proposal designed to alleviate or solve the problems identified.

  
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    EDUC 738 - Supervision of Student Teaching

    Credits: 3

    The theoretical and functional foundations with which an early childhood, elementary, or secondary school teacher should be familiar when supervising a student teacher in a clinical situation.

    Prerequisites: : classroom experience

  
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    ELCT 510 - Renewable Energy Technologies: Photovoltaic Devices and Systems

    Credits: 3

    Introduction to renewable energy technologies and sustainable energy sources with emphasis on principles of solar photovoltaic devices and systems. Devices and systems for practical applications and cost-benefit analysis.

  
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    ELCT 521 - Introduction to Microwaves

    Credits: 3

    Introduction to plane electromagnetic wave propogation, transmission lines, transmission line equations, input impedance, waveguides and cavities, antennas and antenna arrays, microwave modeling.

    Prerequisites: ELCT 361 or PHYS 504

  
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    ELCT 530 - Industrial Controls

    Credits: 3

    The embedded electronics and software used in data acquisition, and process and instrument control in an industrial or manufacturing environment.

    Prerequisites: ELCT 331

  
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    ELCT 531 - Digital Control Systems

    Credits: 3

    Analysis and design of discrete-time control systems, implementation of control systems using digital electronic systems. Applications to electrical systems.

    Prerequisites: ELCT 331

  
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    ELCT 540 - Nanotechnology

    Credits: 3

    Focus on materials and systems whose structures and components exhibit novel and significantly improved physical, chemical, and biological properties, phenomena, and processes due to their nanoscale size.

  
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    ELCT 541 - Sensors for Biomedicine

    Credits: 3

    Operating principles and design of bioelectric sensors and sensor systems for medical applications.

    Prerequisites: C or better in ELCT 361, ELCT 363 and ELCT 371

  
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    ELCT 551 - Power Systems Design and Analysis

    Credits: 3

    Transmission line design, load flow, and short circuit analysis of power systems.

    Prerequisites: ELCT 331

  
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    ELCT 553 - Electromechanical Energy Conversion

    Credits: 3

    Analysis and design of electromechanical energy conversion systems, including electrical machines and electronic drives.

    Prerequisites: ELCT 331, ELCT 361

  
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    ELCT 554 - Integration of Photovoltaics in Modern Power Systems

    Credits: 3

    Analysis and design of power systems in presence of photovoltaic generation with focus on protection systems, control, power quality.

    Prerequisites: ELCT 551 Power System Design and Analysis

  
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    ELCT 559 - Special Topics in Distributed Energy Resources for Electric Energy Systems

    Credits: 3

    Special topics in distributed energy resources for modern electrical energy systems. Course content varies and will be announced in the schedule of classes by title. May be repeated as topics vary.

    Prerequisite or Corequisite:
    ELCT 551

  
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    ELCT 561 - Advanced Electromagnetics

    Credits: 3

    Applications of electromagnetic concepts in high-frequency systems.

    Prerequisites: ELCT 362

  
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    ELCT 562 - Wireless Communications

    Credits: 3

    Second and third generation wireless networks, wireless local area networks (WLANs), Bluetooth, cellular concepts, mobile radio propogation, modulation techniques, multiple access techniques, wireless networking, wireless systems and standards.

    Prerequisites: ELCT 332, 361

    Note: Restricted to graduate students and senior undergraduate students.

  
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    ELCT 563 - Semiconductor Electronic Devices

    Credits: 3

    Basic semiconductor material properties. Principles and characteristics of semiconductor p-n junction and Schottky diodes, field-effect transistors (JFETs, MESFETs, and MOSFETs), and bipolar junction transistors.

    Prerequisites: ELCT 363 or equivalent

  
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    ELCT 564 - RF Circuit Design for Wireless Communications

    Credits: 3

    RF design fundamentals, lumped elements, transmission line theory, transmission lines and waveguides, S-parameters, impedance matching, microwave resonators.

    Prerequisites: ELCT 361

  
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    ELCT 566 - Semiconductor Optoelectronics

    Credits: 3

    Basic semiconductor material optical properties. Principles and structures of semiconductor lasers, Light Emitting Diodes, and photodetectors.

    Prerequisites: ELCT 363 or equivalent

  
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    ELCT 572 - Power Electronics

    Credits: 3

    Basic analysis and design of solid-state power electronic devices and circuitry.

    Prerequisites: ELCT 371, ELCT 331

  
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    ELCT 573 - High Speed Digital Systems

    Credits: 3

    Introduction to digital system analysis and design.

    Prerequisites: ELCT 371, ELCT 361

  
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    ELCT 574 - Semiconductor Materials and Device Characterization

    Credits: 3

    Semiconductor material and device characterization; resistivity, carrier and doping density, contact resistance, Schottky barriers, series resistance, defects, trapped charges, and carrier lifetime.

    Prerequisites: ELCT 363 or equivalent

  
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    ELCT 575 - Advanced Electronics

    Credits: 3

    Application of electronic design automation tools to the design of electronic circuits.

    Prerequisites: ELCT 371

  
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    ELCT 580 - Audio Engineering

    Credits: 3

    Acoustic and electrical fundamentals for the design of systems for detection, measurement, and reproduction of sound with emphasis on high-quality audio systems and their environment.

  
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    ELCT 581 - Physics of Semiconductor Devices

    Credits: 3

    Physics and characteristics of semiconductor junction and Schottky diodes, field-effect transistors, including JFETs, MESFETs, and MOSFETs, bipolar junction transistors, light-emitting diodes, and photodetectors.

    Prerequisites: ELCT 363

  
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    ELCT 582 - Semiconductor Laboratory

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites: ELCT 363

  
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    ELCT 732 - Radio Propagation & Wireless Channel Modeling

    Credits: 3

    Plane wave propagation and effects of various media. Distinct propagation mechanism descriptions. Mathematics for computing field strengths and powers for different propagation mechanisms. Antenna/noise principles. Wireless channel effects on signaling. Channel modeling as linear, time-varying filter. Delay/Doppler spreads. Empirical & statistical wireless channel models. Multi-antenna channel characteristics.

    Prerequisites: ELCT 562 Wireless Communications OR successful completion of undergraduate courses in electromagnetics, probability/statistics, and linear system theory

  
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    ELCT 751 - Advanced Power Systems Analysis

    Credits: 3

    Network analysis methods suitable for computer implementation. System studies, including load-flow analysis, short-circuit analysis, and state estimation.

    Prerequisites: ELCT 551

  
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    ELCT 752 - Power System Grounding and Transients

    Credits: 3

    Modeling and analysis techniques used in the design of electric power grounding systems, power system fault analysis, numerical techniques for power system transient analysis.

    Prerequisites: ELCT 551

  
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    ELCT 753 - Electrical Drives

    Credits: 3

    Dynamics of electrical machine and space phasor theory. Analysis and design of control architecture for electrical motors.

    Prerequisites: ELCT 553

  
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    ELCT 761 - Fundamental Electromagnetics

    Credits: 3

    Theorems and principles of EM theory, Maxwell’s equations, vector and scalar potentials. Solution to Maxwell’s equation in one-, two-, and three-dimensions. Green’s functions and theorems with applications to radiation and guided-wave propagation.

    Prerequisites: ELCT 361

  
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    ELCT 762 - Signal Integrity for High Speed Circuits

    Credits: 3

    The concept of signal integrity for high speed circuits, signal parameters, transmission lines, I/O buffer models, clock schemes, serial data, package/die/connector modeling, I/O power delivery, and measurement.

    Prerequisites: ELCT 561 or equivalent

  
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    ELCT 763 - Semiconductor Device Modeling and Simulation

    Credits: 3

    Computer-aided semiconductor device modeling and simulation; Technology Computer-Aided Design (TCAD) tools for modern semiconductor devices.

  
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    ELCT 766 - Solid-State Lighting

    Credits: 3

    Solid-state light sources converting electricity directly into light and their societal impacts. Includes principles, fabrication, and applications of solid-state lamps and lighting systems.

    Prerequisites: ELCT 566

  
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    ELCT 771 - Optical Communications: Devices and Systems

    Credits: 3

    Principles of optical communications, optical signal modulation, optoelectronic devices for optical communications.

    Prerequisites: ELCT 361, 363, and 581

  
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    ELCT 772 - Advanced Power Electronics

    Credits: 3

    Advanced topics in power electronics to include rectifiers, inverters, resonant and soft switching converters, power converter system stability issues.

    Prerequisites: ELCT 572

  
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    ELCT 774 - Advanced Semiconductor Characterization

    Credits: 3

    Advanced semiconductor material characterization; Hall effect and mobility measurements, optical characterization, scanning probe microscopy, electron microscopy, X-Ray diffraction techniques; nanoscale characterization techniques.

    Prerequisites: ELCT 574

  
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    ELCT 780 - Semiconductor Physics

    Credits: 3

    Properties of semiconductor materials.

    Prerequisites: ELCT 363

  
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    ELCT 782 - Power Semiconductor Devices

    Credits: 3

    The function and theory of operation of power semiconductor devices.

    Prerequisites: ELCT 363

  
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    ELCT 797 - Research

    Credits: 1-12

    Individual research to be arranged with the instructor.

    Note: Pass/Fail grading.

  
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    ELCT 799 - Thesis Preparation

    Credits: 1-12

  
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    ELCT 837 - Modern Control Theory

    Credits: 3

    The analysis and synthesis of linear, nonlinear, and discrete control systems employing the state space approach.

    Prerequisites: ELCT 331

  
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    ELCT 838 - Optimal Control and Estimation

    Credits: 3

    Optimal filtering, prediction, and smoothing in the presence of uncertainty.

    Prerequisites: ELCT 331

  
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    ELCT 861 - Advances in Electromagnetics

    Credits: 3

    Designate as special topics course.

  
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    ELCT 862 - Antennas and Radiation

    Credits: 3

    Radiation mechanism and fundamental parameters. Dipoles, monopoles, and loop antennas. Antenna arrays. Microstrip, helical, biconical, sleeve, spiral, and log-periodic dipole antennas. Horn and reflector antennas. Antenna measurement and modeling.

    Prerequisites: ELCT 561

  
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    ELCT 863 - Computational Electromagnetics

    Credits: 3

    Electric and magnetic field integral equations, the moment method (MM). Finite element method (FEM), discretization and interpolation, system of equations. Finite difference time domain (FDTD) method, stability, dispersion, incident wave, absorbing boundary conditions (ABCs).

    Prerequisites: ELCT 761 or PHYS 703

  
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    ELCT 864 - Microwave Devices and Circuits

    Credits: 3

    Microwave semiconductor diodes and transistors; active and passive microwave circuits.

    Prerequisites: ELCT 521 and 581

  
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    ELCT 865 - Signal Integrity on System Bus Technology

    Credits: 3

    System analysis for industry buses, budget making, cost performance trade-off, system bussing block diagrams, case studies for specific bus systems, and industry direction on new buses.

    Prerequisites: ELCT 762

  
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    ELCT 870 - Computing Methods for System Simulation

    Credits: 3

    Use and development of computer software applications for modeling and simulation of energy systems.

  
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    ELCT 871 - Advances in Semiconductor Devices

    Credits: 3

    Current topics in semiconductor devices.

    Prerequisites: ELCT 771

  
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    ELCT 874 - Advanced Semiconductor Materials

    Credits: 3

    Principles and technology involved in the growth of both bulk and thin films of advanced semiconductor materials used in the fabrication of next generation electronic devices. Topics include principles of crystal growth, types of defects, and defect generation mechanisms.

    Prerequisites: ELCT 563

 

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