Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: FUNDAMENTALS OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING CONCEPTS

Department: Engineering Division

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Distribution Group: Distribution Group III

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Summer course to reinforce scientific concepts for incoming Rice freshmen that will serve as a foundation for freshman chemistry, physics, and calculus classes. Summer 10 Meeting Days and Hours: June 7 to July 30, 2010. Hours will be from 9:15-11:30am, Monday through Friday. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING

Department: Engineering Division

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Distribution Group: Distribution Group III

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Engineering concepts and engineering design will be explored through teamwork using Lego mindstorm kits and other hands on activities problem solving skills and presentation skills will be emphasized. Summer 10 Meeting Days and Hours: June 7 - July 30, 2010. Hours will be from 12:30-3:00pm Monday through Friday, with evening sessions on Tuesday and Sunday evenings from 7:30-9:00pm. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING IN ENGINEERING

Department: Engineering Division

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Students will solve contemporary, challenging, real-world problems in engineering. The problems will orient around the skills of engineering evaluation, engineering modeling, and engineering design. There will be a significant emphasis on problem formulation and problem solving, as well as oral and written communication. Course is designed for first year undergraduate students.

Long Title: SUSTAINABLE DESIGN

Department: Engineering Division

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: The objective of this course is to develop skills in formulating and solving problems arising from emerging technologies for the energy and water industries, such as green construction or renewable energy technologies, in the context of sustainable design. Students will be challenged to examine the economic, social, and environmental dimensions of emerging challenges and opportunities, by identifying the relevant objectives, constraints, and decision variables as viewed by various stake holders. Cross-list: CEVE 202.

Long Title: TOPICS IN GLOBAL LEADERSHIP & TECHNOLOGY: INNOVATE 2010

Department: Engineering Division

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Preparatory course for the INNOVATE Conference for undergraduate and graduate engineering, science and technical students. The course examines the relationships between technology, globalization, and leadership in the contemporary marketplace. Student delegates spend five days in each of two locations in Asia, interactive with key business, academic, and government leaders. They also visit a range of engineering, scientific, and technical companies abroad. Students develop an understanding of the history, government, and politics of the host countries and this enables them to examine the impact of globalization in Asia.

Long Title: ENGINEERING DESIGN FOR ART CONSERVATION

Department: Engineering Division

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: The objective of this course is to apply the engineering design process to pressing problems in art conservation. Students will work in teams with the Museum of Fine Arts Houston to develop storage solutions for priceless works of art. Course instruction will cover topics in the conservation of Art Objects and the Engineering Design Process. Cross-list: HUMA 240.

Long Title: ENGINEERING ECONOMICS

Department: Engineering Division

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Introduction to the evaluation of alternative investment opportunities with emphasis on engineering projects and capital infrastructure. Time value of money concepts are developed in the context of detailed project evaluation and presentations. In addition, concepts and applications of risk analysis and investment under uncertainty are developed. Requires oral and written presentations by students. Cross-list: CEVE 322.

Long Title: PREPARING FOR PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION IN AN INTERCULTURAL SETTING

Department: Engineering Division

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 1

Description: Prepares students to anticipate the roles, situations, and communication practices they might encounter when working as an engineer or health professional in a developing country. Course meets two Saturdays during the semester, once in January and once in February, and coursework finishes by March. Cross-list: NSCI 307.

Long Title: ETHICS AND ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP

Department: Engineering Division

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Seminar introduces students to a framework for discussing and making ethical engineering and business decisions. Using case studies and exercises, students will look at their own profession and its Engineering Code of Ethics as well as at the issues and risks they may face as managers and executives. Cross-list: CEVE 320.

Long Title: TEACHING ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE

Department: Engineering Division

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: A graduate seminar on the issues, principles, and practices associated with effective teaching of quantitative courses. Workshops, speakers, and readings on pedagogy, course design, learning styles, active learning, use of technology, and testing. Students will develop a teaching portfolio and, in teams, develop a course module covering a topic.

Long Title: ENGINEERING DESIGN FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERS

Department: Engineering Division

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1 TO 3

Description: A course to inform secondary school science teachers about engineering: the design and problem solving process, incorporating design into science curriculum, the engineering profession and practice, and educational routes into technical and engineering careers. Summer workshops and academic year activities. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: THESIS - WRITING SEMINAR FOR ENGINEERING GRADUATE STUDENTS

Department: Engineering Division

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 0

Description: This non-credit seminar is open to engineers writing a master's or PhD thesis. Topics include thesis content and organization, communicating concisely and persuasively, plagiarism and paraphrase, and effective visuals. Two sections of 14 students; instructor permission required. See http://engr.rice.edu and click on Thesis-writing seminar for application details. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: MANAGEMENT FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

Department: Engineering Division

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course is for graduate and undergraduate students who want to understand the basics of management in new and/or small technology-based businesses and is particularly relevant to students who are interested in careers in technology or entrepreneurial ventures. NSCI 610/ENGI 610 is team taught to provide insight into how technology oriented firms manage people, projects, accounting, marketing, strategy, intellectual property, organizations and entrepreneurship. Student's active participation is essential. Students who take this course are eligible for MGMT 625. Instructor Permission is required. Please contact Dr. Harry Wilkinson: hewilkinson@sbcglobal.net. Cross-list: NSCI 610.