Apr 28, 2024  
2018-2019 Graduate Bulletin 
    
2018-2019 Graduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

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Computer Science

  
  • CS 7343 Intelligent Agents

    (3 hours)
    A thorough overview of agent based system concepts including analysis of key agent characteristics like autonomy, proactivity, learning, and social responsiveness. Particular emphasis is placed both on recognizing the opportunity and feasibility of developing novel and significant applications of agent based systems as well as principled theoretical underpinnings, scientific approaches, mechanisms, and infrastructures necessary to develop such applications. Prerequisite: CS 4253 or equivalent.
  
  • CS 7353 Analysis of Algorithms

    (3 hours)
    Design and analysis of efficient algorithms. Design techniques including recursion, divide-and- conquer, and dynamic programming. Applications include sorting, searching, dynamic structures, path finding, and fast multiplication. Non-deterministic algorithms. Computationally hard problems. NP-completeness. Prerequisites: CS 2123 and 3013.
  
  • CS 7373 System Security and Cryptography

    (3 Hours)
    Technical aspects of computer, network and information system security. Concepts, principles, models and techniques of access control, authentication, secure communication and audit. Security system design, engineering and operation. Fundamentals and applications of cryptography. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
  
  • CS 7423 Image Processing

    (3 hours)
    Study of algorithms and hardware for processing images. Algorithms range from visual enhancement and pseudo coloring, through feature extraction, scene analysis, and visual pattern recognition. Prerequisite: CS 3053 or permission of instructor.
  
  • CS 7433 Distributed Algorithms

    (3 hours)
    Components in a distributed system must communicate and cooperate toward the solution of a complex problem. Design and analysis of selected aspects of distributed algorithms governing these components. Topics include concurrency, distributed communication, and failures, Designing real world solutions to problems in distributed computing. Prerequisite: CS 2123.
  
  • CS 7443 Information System Assurance

    (3 hours)
    Design and analysis methods for high assurance information systems. Safety, reliability, and security. Specification of mission critical system properties. Software validation, verification, and certification. Prerequisite: CS 4153.
  
  • CS 7453 Advanced Computer Security

    (3 hours)
    Advanced topics in computer security. Intrusion detection and response. Converged network security architectures. Database security. Cryptographic protocol verification. Malicious code detection. Prerequisite: CS 7443 .
  
  • CS 7463 Enterprise Security Management

    (3 hours)
    Managerial aspects of computer security and risk management for enterprises. Accreditation, procurement, extension and operation principles for secure computing systems. Prerequisite: CS 7443 .
  
  • CS 7473 Network Security

    (3 hours)
    Comprehensive study of current and developing communications systems and networks. Host-based and network-based intrusion detection. Anomaly and misuse detection. Network security appliances including firewalls and access control devices. Topics are covered with all networks in mind: Internet, PSTN, ATM, Frame Relay Networks, etc. Prerequisite: CS 4153.
  
  • CS 7483 Computer and Network Forensics

    (3 hours)
    Procedures for the identification, preservation, and extraction of electronic evidence. Auditing and investigation of network and host intrusions. Forensic tools and resources for systems administrators and information system security officers. Prerequisite: CS 4153.
  
  • CS 7493 Secure Systems Administration

    (3 hours)
    Accepted best practices and guidelines to secure information systems and networks. Detection of abnormal events, intrusion detection, incident handling, response and recovery. Security policies, system configuration, integration, and maintenance. Prerequisite: CS 7443 .
  
  • CS 7533 Quantitative System Performance

    (3 hours)
    Techniques for experimental design, measurement, simulation and modeling for performance analysis of computer systems. Workloads, selection and characterization. Planning and benchmarking. Little’s and other operational laws. Queuing networks. Load-dependent service centers and hierarchical decomposition. Prerequisites: CS 3053, STAT 6813  or permission of instructor.
  
  • CS 7861-3 Special Topics in Computer Science

    (1-3 hours)
    Devoted to various advanced topics of general computer science not covered by the regular curriculum. May be repeated with change of topic, maximum credit six hours. Prerequisites: Graduate standing and permission of instructor.
  
  • CS 7911-3 Master’s Report

    (1-3 hours)
    Project-oriented research on some problem within an approved area of computer science directed by the faculty. An oral presentation and written report are required. Pass-fail basis only. Prerequisite: Permission of department.
  
  • CS 7961 Residency

    (1 hour)
    See Graduate Residency (7961)
  
  • CS 7971-3 Computer Science Seminar

    (1-3 hours)
    Reports and discussions of advanced computer science topics. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
  
  • CS 7981-6 Research and Thesis

    (1-6 hours)
    Directed research on some problem within an approved area of computer science. Examination and written thesis required. Pass-fail basis only. Prerequisite: Permission of department.
  
  • CS 7991-3 Independent Study

    (1-3 hours)
    Individual or group studies of advanced topics in computer science. Selected study is done by appointment with the faculty. Prerequisite: Permission of department.
  
  • CS 8241-3 Advanced Topics in Scientific Computing

    (1-3 hours)
    Advanced topics in scientific computing such as QZ algorithm for the generalized eigen-value problem, frontal methods for sparse matrices, multi-grid method, domain decomposition method, local grid refinement, curvilinear grid refinement and hybrid finite elements. May be repeated with a change of topic; maximum graduate credit nine hours. Prerequisite: MATH 7243  or permission of instructor.
  
  • CS 8341-3 Advanced Topics in AI and Databases

    (1-3 hours)
    Advanced topics in artificial intelligence and databases. May be repeated as a seminar course as often as needed, or as an organized course with change of topic and maximum graduate credit of nine hours. Prerequisite: CS 7233 and permission of instructor.
  
  • CS 8411-3 Advanced Topics in Computer Graphics and Image Processing

    (1-3 hours)
    Advanced topics in computer graphics and image processing such as ray tracing, object description construction, scene analysis and computer vision. May be repeated with a change of topic; maximum graduate credit nine hours. Prerequisites: CS 7423 .
  
  • CS 8541-3 Advanced Topics in Parallel Processing

    (1-3 hours)
    Advanced topics in parallel processing such as cellular automata, advanced parallel programming techniques, and other topics. May be repeated with a change of topic; maximum graduate credit nine hours. Prerequisites: CS 4543 and CS 7553.
  
  • CS 8981-6 Research Internship

    (1-6 hours)
    Research participation in an industrial or government research laboratory. Internship should culminate in written report for evaluation by the instructor. Independent evaluation by the immediate supervisor at the research laboratory where the internship took place is also used in assigning course grade. Pass-fail basis only. Prerequisite: Admission to Ph.D. program, completion of comprehensive examinations, consent of major professor.
  
  • CS 9981-9 Research and Dissertation

    (1-9 hours)
    Original research on some problem within the field of computer science on the Ph.D. level. Pass-fail basis only. Prerequisites: Admission to Ph.D. program, completion of comprehensive examinations, consent of instructor.
  
  • CS 9991-3 Independent Study

    (1-3 hours)
    Individual studies of advanced topics at the Ph.D. level. Selected study is performed by appointment with the faculty. Prerequisite: Admission to Ph.D. program, consent of instructor.

Cyber Security - Professional Track

  
  • CYPR 7083 Security Auditing and Penetration Testing

    (3 Hours)
    Hands-on network penetration and ethical hacking. Profiling, enumeration, vulnerability analysis, exploitation and reporting. Lock picking. Password cracking. Wireless hacking. Anti-virus evasion. Fuzzing. SQL injection. VoIP hacking. RFID hacking. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
  
  • CYPR 7153 Foundations of Cyber Security

    (3 Hours)
    Introduction to cyber security concepts and topics. The security of socio­technical systems will be studied by examining a range of threats, vulnerabilities and countermeasures. Topics include software security, malware, keylogging, data loss and privacy. In addition to technical approaches, human factors, economic, legal and ethical issues will be considered. Students will
    participate in discussions and hands on projects. Prerequisite: CS 2123 or permission of instructor.
  
  • CYPR 7173 Defensive Cyber Security Technologies

    (3 Hours)
    Explores essential defensive cyber security concepts and technologies used by modern organizations. Based upon recommendations and guidance from internationally-recognized security frameworks and documented best practices, will examine information security risks, threats, and vulnerabilities faced by modern organizations and use. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
  
  • CYPR 7223 Network Security Concepts and Applications

    (3 Hours)
    Covers principles of computer networks and network security design and operation. Principles of computer networks: requirements, connectivity levels, layered architectures and applications. Direct link networks, packet switched networks, IP and internetworking. Core perimeter security fundamentals and network security components. Layered security and defense in depth. Packet filtering, routers as security devices, intrusion detection systems, IPSec and VPNs. Incident response, design fundamentals and security assessments. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
  
  • CYPR 7373 System Security and Cryptography

    (3 Hours)
    Technical aspects of computer, network and information system security. Concepts, principles, models and techniques of access control, authentication, secure communication and audit. Security system design, engineering and operation. Fundamentals and applications of cryptography. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
  
  • CYPR 7483 Computer and Network Forensics

    (3 Hours)
    Procedures for the identification, preservation, and extraction of electronic evidence. Auditing and investigation of network and host intrusions. Forensic tools and resources for systems administrators and information system security officers. Prerequisite: CS 4153 and permission of instructor required.
  
  • CYPR 7863 Special Topics in Computer Science

    (3 Hours)
    Devoted to various advanced topics of general computer science not covered by the regular curriculum. May be repeated with change of topic, maximum credit six hours. Prerequisites: Graduate standing and permission of instructor.

Economics

  
  • ECON 6083 International Economics

    3 Hours
    The theory of international trade and payments with attention to trade policy and the
    interaction of trade and development. Prerequisite: ECON 2013 or 2023.
  
  • ECON 6163 Policy Analysis

    (3 Hours)
    Provides analytic concepts and tools for understanding public policy and analyzing specific policies. Comprehensively treats
    rationales for public policy-describing limitations to effective public policy and generic policy solutions, and treating the issue
    of the appropriate match between policy tools and particular market failures.
  
  • ECON 7993 Independent Study

    (3 hours)
    Independent Study

Education

  
  • EDUC 6103 Children’s Literature

    (3 hours)
    A survey of children’s literature including award winning literature in various genres. Emphasis on literature appropriate for culturally diverse classrooms.
  
  • EDUC 6333 Child and Adolescent Development and Learning

    (3 hours)
    Examines views of childhood, development, and education using historical, psychological, sociological, and anthropological perspectives. Focuses not only on Western views of childhood, but also other cultures’ views of childhood and adolescent development, and variations in life-span experiences both within American culture and across other cultures.
  
  • EDUC 6403 Education of the Exceptional Child

    (3 hours)
    Psychological, sociological, physical, and educational aspects of exceptional children considered from the perspective of appropriate classroom teaching strategies. Includes meeting the needs of highly able learners.
  
  • EDUC 6514 Teaching Methods for Middle and Secondary Schools

    (4 hours)
    Combines general and specialized methods for middle school/junior high school and senior high school teachers. Includes planning instruction, instructional strategies, classroom management, integrating educational technology, and teaching reading and writing in subject areas. Includes 40 clock hours of field experience at two different levels. Prerequisite: EDUC 3713, 3733.
  
  • EDUC 7003 Philosophy of Education

    (3 hours)
    Study of selected historical and/or contemporary conversations about enduring educational questions.
  
  • EDUC 7013 Parents, Children, and the Democratic State

    (3 hours)
    Explores the thorny question of how best to balance the educational interests of parents, children, and the democratic state. Test cases include civic education, sex education, evolution and creationism, school choice, homeschooling, and more.
  
  • EDUC 7043 Introduction to Educational Technology

    (3 hours)
    Survey of educational computing topics including functional hardware components, history of computing in education, trends and issues in educational technology, ethics, problem-solving with algorithms and heuristics, and evolving roles of teachers for the 21st century.
  
  • EDUC 7073 History of American Education

    (3 hours)
    Examines the creation, purposes, effects, and evolution of schools in the United States, from elementary to post-secondary. Students will look at conflicts over their structure, their goals, and their governance and put these debates in the context of American economic, social, and cultural history.
  
  • EDUC 7083 Educational Policy

    (3 hours)
    Introduction to key issues and thorny debates in educational policy including desegregation, school finance reform, standards and accountability, and school choice. Course is conducted as a seminar, in which students examine competing perspectives on the issues.
  
  • EDUC 7090 Forum Presentation

    (0 hours)
    In the final semester, student will formally present work at a departmental forum based on either the literature review (non-thesis option) or the thesis work (thesis option). This is a focal, capstone event to reinforce the message that one’s own ideas are enhanced through exposure to careful criticism in a community of inquiry.
  
  • EDUC 7093 Multicultural Education in Urban Classrooms

    (3 hours)
    Examines concepts, dimensions, strategies and current issues impacting multicultural education in urban classrooms. Focuses on race, social class, gender, ethnicity, language and religion which affect school culture. Culturally responsive education techniques will be discussed to create an understanding and sensitivity towards producing citizens for our global society.  
  
  • EDUC 7123 Advanced Child and Adolescent Development

    (3 hours)
    An overview of development of children and adolescents from a constructivist view. A basic premise of the course is that children construct their own knowledge through interaction with their physical and social world. Examines issues of cognitive, linguistic, social, and moral development through the lenses of different cultures.
  
  • EDUC 7143 Parenting, Child Development and Culture

    (3 hours)
    Explores parenting practices across diverse cultures around the world and within the United States. Provides students an opportunity to examine the relationship between parenting practices and child development under different cultural contexts.
  
  • EDUC 7153 Techniques of Research and Evaluation

    (3 hours)
    Studies of the nature and functions of research and evaluation featuring characteristics of the most common types of investigation. Includes the study of operationalism, hypothesis formulation and testing, experimental and quasi-experimental design, data collection, theory development and verification, and applications of basic data analytic techniques.
  
  • EDUC 7173 Research Proposal

    (3 hours)
    Development of a research question into a proposal for research paper or thesis. Class time will consist of lecture and one to one conferences. Prerequisites: EDUC 7153  and EDUC 7183 .
  
  • EDUC 7183 Statistical Methods for Research I

    (3 hours)
    Study of descriptive statistics, probability, sampling theory, parameter estimation, and hypothesis testing. Investigation of chi-square, simple analysis of variance, t-test, bivariate correlation and regression techniques.
  
  • EDUC 7333 Classroom Discourse

    (3 hours)
    Examination of the types of interaction shaping learning in content areas that take place in classroom. Students compare the differing types of discourse across classrooms, subject areas, cultures, and nations.
  
  • EDUC 7343 Language and Literacy Development

    (3 hours)
    Provides an overview of development of language in children and how this development provides the foundation for the development of literacy. We will examine the components and structures of oral and written language in order to trace the links between the development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Language and literacy will be viewed from a cognitive, social, and cultural perspectives.
  
  • EDUC 7363 Discourse Analysis

    (3 hours)
    Survey of methodology for recording, transcribing, and analyzing interaction between human beings, from ethnographic and linguistic perspectives. Theories of discourse will be studied in order to develop methods for analyzing a specific form of interaction. Students will collect and analyze discourse.
  
  • EDUC 7433 Project-based Learning for the Urban Science Classroom

    (3 hours)
    Instructional Design is the systematic development of instructional strategies that use learning and instructional theory to ensure a high quality of instruction. The process begins with an analysis of learning needs and goals, envelopes the development of a delivery system to meet those needs, and involves an evaluation system which identifies whether or not the goals are met.  Identifying the type of learners, the development of instructional materials and activities, and a summative evaluation of all instruction and learner activities make up this course.
  
  • EDUC 7463 Emotional Intelligence

    (3 hours)
    Emotional Intelligence focuses on self theories, emotional regulation, resilience, motivation, empathy, and social interaction skills.  We explore how schools and families can facilitate emotional development. Students shape in-depth understanding of theories of EI, and will use the theories to help understand oneself and improve teaching, parenting, and other social interactions. 
  
  • EDUC 7473-9 Internship in Teaching

    (3-9 hours)
    Classroom teaching experience in area schools at early childhood, elementary, middle, or secondary levels as appropriate. Extensive preparation and revision of instructional plans and assessment materials is expected. Full-time assignment (30 hours per week) for one semester is required for nine hours credit with credit for part-time assignments prorated.
  
  • EDUC 7573 Methods of Inquiry in Education

    (3 hours)
    Provides an overview of predominant research and scholarship methods in the study of education. Methods commonly used in educational research, such as discourse analysis, humanities scholarship, ethnography, and experimental methods are surveyed.  Students study the types of questions each methodology addresses.
  
  • EDUC 7593 Culture, Character and Education

    (3 hours)
    Educators have sought to help students succeed in school.  But what is the relationship between knowledge and skills in school subjects, and future success in academics, in the workplace, and in one’s personal life?  Students’ character may be as important to their future success as their academic preparation.
  
  • EDUC 7623 Writing for Scholarship

    (3 hours)
    Students are guided through identifying a topic in educational scholarship and writing an in-depth review of literature.  The course is structured as a seminar/workshop in which students work towards a literature review (and proposal for thesis-option students).  Instructor coaches students toward important resources, scholarship, and genres for writing scholarly work.
  
  • EDUC 7673 Leadership in Urban Education

    (3 hours)
    Students will be placed in a Field Experience designed for their career as an educator. 
    Leadership skills will be identified in themselves and others. 
  
  • EDUC 7912-3 Research and Paper

    (2-3 hours)
    A non-thesis option requiring an approved research project and formal paper/presentation.
  
  • EDUC 7961 Residency

    (1 hour)
    See Graduate Residency (7961)
  
  • EDUC 7970 Seminar in Urban Education

    (0 hours)
    Required for all graduate students in Urban Education graduate degree programs. Includes one-hour meetings throughout the semester to disseminate vital material for portfolio and other school requirements.
  
  • EDUC 7971-3 Seminar

    (1-3 hours)
  
  • EDUC 7981-5 Research and Thesis

    (1-5 hours)
  
  • EDUC 7991-5 Independent Study

    (1-5 hours)

Electrical Engineering

  
  • EE 6163 Computer Hardware Techniques

    (3 hours)
    Use of hardware description language (HDL) to implement hardware using a field programmable gate array (FPGA). Hardware techniques employed in various computer architectures, including microprocessors, supercomputers, exotic and special purpose computers, will be implemented using the FPGA. Instruction set design, instruction and data flow will be covered. Prerequisites: EE 2163 and 2161.
  
  • EE 6173 Computer Networks

    (3 hours)
    Principles of modern network communications. The OSI model from the physical layer to the application layer with emphasis on engineering limitation and solutions. Transmission media, error control, channel allocation, congestion, routing, transport protocols, performance issues, security, and modern network resource. Prerequisite: EE 4073 or permission of instructor.
  
  • EE 6233 Alternative Energy Sources

    (3 hours)
    Basic knowledge and tools necessary for an engineering approach to the study of alternate and renewable energy systems. Introduces students to different sources of renewable energy and the way they work. Study the different approaches to utilizing renewable energy resources and different systems needed for utilizing these resources such as inverters and transformers. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
  
  • EE 6243 Applied Electronics

    (3 hours)
    Principles of operation and design of application specific electronic circuits, including comparator, differential line driver, class-E amplifier, regulator, instrumentation and communication circuits. Prerequisite: EE 4043 or permission of instructor.
  
  • EE 6273 Optical Networking

    (3 hours)
    Basic level of proficiency in the design of optical networks. Capabilities and limitations of common network components, knowledge of common protocols to network design choices. Concepts that impact the quality of service requirements of a network. Develops basic skills with telecommunication equipment through series of laboratories. Prerequisite: EE 3113. Concurrent enrollment in EE 6403  is strongly suggested.
  
  • EE 6403 Information and Communication Systems

    (3 hours)
    Information, its meaning and quantification. Modulation and transmission of information, classification and modeling of noise sources and their effects in communication systems. Introduction to the signal extraction problem. Prerequisites: EE 3113 and STAT 4813.
  
  • EE 6423 Radio Frequency Engineering

    (3 hours)
    Introduction to radio frequency engineering. Basics behind the analysis and design of radio frequency components.  Transmission line and microwave network analysis.  Use of the Smith Chart and signal flow graphs. Impedance matching, filters, and mixer. Prerequisite: EE 3023 or PHYS 4023.
  
  • EE 6433 Power Systems Analysis

    (3 hours)
    Principles of balanced and unbalanced poly-phase AC power systems. Load flow, component models and parameters. Prerequisites: EE 3033.
  
  • EE 6443 VLSI Design

    (3 hours)
    Hierarchal design methodology for very large scale integration of nMOS and CMOS. Physics of MOS devices. Design rules checking computer-aided design tools. Prerequisites: EE 4043 and EE 2163.
  
  • EE 6453 Modern Control Systems

    (3 hours)
    Analysis and design of analog and digital control systems. Nonlinear and discrete data systems, concepts of controllability and observability, state variable feedback compensation. Introduction to parameter identification, adaptive, and optimal control systems. Prerequisites: EE 4053.
  
  • EE 6473 Introduction to Neural Networks

    (3 hours)
    An introduction to artificial neural network models, learning algorithms, implementations and applications. Associative memories, Hopfield nets, supervised and reinforcement learning, Adaptive Resonance Theory. Prerequisites: EE 2003 and MATH 3073.
  
  • EE 6513 Digital Signal Processing

    (3 hours)
    An introductory course in digital signal processing and digital filtering. Topics include sampled data systems, modeling and analysis of digital filter design. Course material is applicable to a wide range of data processing applications. Prerequisites: EE 3113 or permission of instructor.
  
  • EE 6523 Radio Frequency Identification Technology and Applications

    (3 hours)
    Introduction to radio frequency identification (RFID) systems. Basics behind RFID, attachment of sensors to RFID tags, interrogator design, RFID communication protocols, security, privacy, RFID standards, and methods to store data on RFID tags. Passive, battery assisted passive, and active RFID systems. Applications of RFID in areas such as healthcare, supply chain management, and business intelligence. Prerequisites: EE 2163, 4043, and 3023, or permission of instructor.
  
  • EE 6563 Microprocessors in Digital Design

    (3 hours)
    Detailed survey of major microprocessor families with emphasis on architectural development of the processor family; the microcomputer system (the microprocessor and its support chips); application of microprocessor systems to realistic engineering problems; the microprocessor as a system component; single chip complete systems; and large, word-length, multi-chip systems. Prerequisites: EE 2163 and either EE 2063 or CS 2033.
  
  • EE 6623 Electro-optics

    (3 hours)
    Basic optical systems and design. Polarization-based systems, Interferometry, Diffraction, Opto-electronics, Lasers, Detection. Coherence. Fiber optics. Prerequisites: EE 3023 or permission of instructor.
  
  • EE 6723 Robotics

    (3 hours)
    Basic theories of robot mechanisms and their implications for engineers involved in analysis or design of robot manipulators.  Kinematics, dynamics, and control aspects of designing robot arms.  Spatial descriptions and transformations.  Laboratory using both open-loop and closed-loop robots.
  
  • EE 6863 Special Topics

    (3 Hours)
    Special Topics in Electrical Engineering
  
  • EE 7013 Random Processes in Engineering

    (3 hours)
    A review of probability and an introduction to stochastic processes as used in communication and control. Topics include probability theory, random variables, expected values and moments, multivariate Gaussian distributions, stochastic processes, autocorrelation and power spectral densities, and an introduction to estimation and queuing theory. Prerequisite: EE 4073 or equivalent.
  
  • EE 7023 Electromagnetic Theory

    (3 hours)
    Reflection and transmission of waves. Uniqueness, image theory, equivalence principle reciprocity and Green’s Functions. Plane wave functions, rectangular waveguide, partially filled waveguide, model expansion of fields. Cylindrical wave functions, circular waveguide, scattering by cylinders. Spherical wave functions, scattering by spheres. Prerequisite: EE 3023 or equivalent.
  
  • EE 7063 Computer Engineering

    (3 hours)
    Design techniques and components of programmable digital systems. Microprocessors, read only memories, and microprogramming. Input/output interface methods, design criteria of random access and mass storage memories, minicomputers, and digital controller architecture. Prerequisite: EE 4263 or equivalent.
  
  • EE 7073 Fundamentals of Engineering and Management

    (3 hours)
    Issues facing engineers in the modern industrial environment, including management of technology, total quality management, project management, technology transfer, ethics, professionalism, and intellectual property. The objective is to develop understanding and skills relevant to important but non-technical issues facing engineers in modern competitive global business environments and international standardization of product design.
  
  • EE 7133 Power System Reliability

    (3 hours)
    Fundamental techniques and concepts for evaluating the long- and short-term reliability of any system, probability and Markov processes, static spinning generation capacity; transmission lines; composite, interconnected and DC system reliability evaluation; frequency and duration techniques. Prerequisite: STAT 4413, or permission of instructor.
  
  • EE 7243 Power Electronics

    (3 hours)
    Rigorous study of solid-state power electronic devices, converter, rectifiers, choppers, and power supplies. Over current protection requirements and cooling requirements. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
  
  • EE 7263 Advanced Hardware Architecture

    (3 hours)
    Overview of superscalar and high-performance computing architecture and hardware implementation techniques.  Implementation of processing cores and memory systems using field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). Prerequisites: EE 2263 and either EE 4163 or EE 6163, or permission of instructor.
  
  • EE 7313 Pattern Recognition

    (3 hours)
    Decision functions. Pattern classification by distance and likelihood functions. Trainable pattern classifiers using deterministic and statistical methods. Clustering and feature selection. Syntactic pattern recognition, game-playing machines, question and answers machines. Prerequisite: EE 7013 .
  
  • EE 7353 Aircraft Systems, Simulation, and Control

    (3 Hours)
    Modeling of basic aircraft dynamics, propulsion, and control mechanisms, integration of sensor and digital computing and control systems, and aircraft simulation for the purpose of system development and verification. Prerequisites: EE 4053 or ME 4054.
  
  • EE 7363 Computer Architecture

    (3 hours)
    Overview of the metrics used to evaluate performance of a computing platform and the techniques employed to improve performance. Topics include memory hierarchy; architectures to expose instruction-level, data-level, and thread-level parallelism, vector processors, and warehouse scale computing. Prerequisites: EE 7063  and EE 6163  or permission of instructor.
  
  • EE 7861-3 Special Topics in Electrical Engineering

    (1-3 hours)
    Content varies yearly. Typical topics include advanced analysis and design of communications and signal processing systems, wave propagation, advanced circuits, microelectronics, energy conversion, and transportation systems. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
  
  • EE 7913 Design Report

    (3 hours)
    Individual report on individual or group design studies. Public design review with committee is required. Pass-fail basis only. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
  
  • EE 7961 Residency

    (1 hour)
    See Graduate Residency (7961)
  
  • EE 7971 Graduate Seminar

    (1 hour)
  
  • EE 7981-6 Research and Thesis

    (1-6 hours)
    Directed research on a problem in an approved area. Written thesis and formal defense before graduate committee is required. Pass-fail basis only. Prerequisite: Permission of department.
  
  • EE 7991-3 Independent Study

    (1-3 hours)
    Individual or group studies of advanced topics. Selected study is done by appointment with the faculty.
 

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