Engineering (ENGR)

This seminar course introduces the engineering curriculum and career options to first-year students and describes how various elements of the curriculum and available electives relate to the goals and objectives of the program. This course also contextualizes the engineering profession with practical examples to help students develop strategies for success. The activities in the course are aimed at assisting students in successfully making the transition from high school to college.

This project-based course equips first-year engineering students with fundamental skills needed to solve engineering problems. The course emphasizes processes associated with making evidence-based decisions in engineering fields. This course covers the following topics: processes of decision making, engineering documentation, data analysis, visualization and engineering orthographic drawing. Students are permitted a maximum of two attempts for this course in consideration for full admission to the Engineering major (excluding final letter grades of W, WP, and WF).

This course introduces the fundamental and governing principles of systems of forces acting on rigid bodies, beams and columns as well as the analysis of truss, frame and machine structures. Topics include external and internal equilibrium of rigid bodies; systems of force and moment vectors; centroids; friction; loading that results in uniaxial, shear, flexure and torsion stresses and strains; and strength of materials. ENGR 212 and ENGR 212L must be taken concurrently.

This laboratory course is designed to complement and supplement ENGR 212 course topics with experiential learning through experiments, projects and in-depth problem solving. ENGR 212 and ENGR 212L must be taken concurrently.

This course introduces the fundamentals of project management. Students will identify project requirements, develop a work breakdown structure and network diagram, and apply resources to develop a project schedule. Knowledge is demonstrated through proper application of the decision tools available to project managers, such as determining a project's current status for cost, schedule and performance. Students will analyze why a project's current status is not according to plan, develop an action plan to resolve cost and scheduling challenges, and project final cost, completion date and performance. A computer-based project management system is used for managing projects. Completion of this course fulfills the requirement for 23 formal education hours for the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) credential.

This project-based course provides students with an overview of the engineering design process with a focus on product development. Topics include understanding and detailing customer requirements, exploring the engineering solution space, down-selecting conceptual design solutions and developing low-fidelity prototypes. Additional topics include force analysis and equilibrium in the context of an interdisciplinary project experience. This course includes significant team and project-based components and provides opportunities to build interpersonal communication skills that lead to effective problem solving, idea generation, design embodiment and decision making. Students are permitted a maximum of two attempts for this course in consideration for full admission to the Engineering major (excluding final letter grades of W, WP, and WF).

This project-based course provides students with an overview of the engineering design process with a focus on designing sustainable engineering systems. Specifically, students will conduct economic, environmental and social tradeoff analysis to articulate the impacts of an engineering solution. Additional topics include engineering circuits in the context of an interdisciplinary project experience. This course includes significant team and project-based components and provides opportunities to reinforce interpersonal communication skills that lead to effective problem solving, idea generation, design embodiment and decision making.

Lower-division students can pursue independent study or projects in engineering. This course may be repeated for credit when content changes. Projects or topics selected may dictate prerequisites. Students should consult the instructor prior to enrolling in the course.

This course is designed to provide lower-division students with the opportunity to explore engineering challenges and solutions occurring in international settings. Students seeking credit must secure the approval of the department head and a faculty supervisor who will provide the academic structure, assignments and student evaluation.

Lower-division students pursue research in a selected area of engineering. Student must make arrangements with a supervising instructor prior to registration.

This course is designed to provide lower-division students with the opportunity to explore engineering topics in greater depth. The specific topic of interest may dictate prerequisites. Students should consult the instructor prior to enrolling in the course. This course may be repeated for credit when the topic changes.

This project-based course provides transfer students with an introduction to the JMU Engineering program. The purpose is to familiarize transfer students with aspects of the engineering curriculum that typically do not transfer from outside programs. Topics include project management, product design and development, and human centered design. Additional topics in engineering documentation, visualization, engineering orthographic drawing and shop training are reinforced in the context of a team-based engineering project.

This course focuses on principles applicable to fluid mechanics of incompressible flow. Topics include fluid statics; mass, energy and momentum balances; as well as the principles of internal and external flows. Wide-ranging applications of these principles to fluid systems across engineering disciplines are emphasized. ENGR 311 and ENGR 311L must be taken concurrently.

This laboratory course is designed to complement and supplement ENGR 311 course topics with experiential learning through experiments, projects and in-depth problem solving. ENGR 311 and ENGR 311L must be taken concurrently.

This course introduces the fundamental principles of thermodynamics and heat transfer in engineering systems. Topics include mass and energy balance concepts and incorporates the laws of thermodynamics in addition to the fundamental mechanisms of 1-dimensional heat transfer. ENGR 312 and ENGR 312L must be taken concurrently.

This laboratory course is designed to complement and supplement ENGR 312 course topics with experiential learning through experiments, projects and in-depth problem solving. ENGR 312 and ENGR 312L must be taken concurrently.

This course presents the fundamentals of circuit analysis and the measurement of physical phenomena. Circuit analysis topics include Kirchhoff's laws, 1st and 2nd order circuits, and AC systems. Instrumentation principles and common measurement devices are discussed. ENGR 313 and ENGR 313L must be taken concurrently.

This laboratory course is designed to complement and supplement ENGR 313 course topics with experiential learning through experiments, projects and in-depth problem solving. ENGR 313 and ENGR 313L must be taken concurrently.

This course extends into intermediate mechanics of materials topics and additionally explores the fundamentals of materials science, materials engineering and material failure theory. Topics include process-structure-property relationships, crystalline structures, an introduction to materials processing, plane stress transformations, principal stresses, and various ductile and brittle failure theories. ENGR 314 and ENGR 314L must be taken concurrently.

This laboratory course is designed to complement and supplement ENGR 314 course topics with experiential learning through experiments, projects and in-depth problem solving. ENGR 314 and ENGR 314L must be taken concurrently.

This course is an introduction to applied data analysis techniques for modern engineering systems that focus on modeling, mathematical and statistical analysis, data visualization, and programming techniques that can be used in engineering decision-making. Students will create programs to import data from engineering systems and conduct automated analysis to render appropriate decisions. Integrated development tools will be used to maintain programming environments and allow for code management and collaboration.

This course provides a foundation in evaluating sustainably engineered systems. This course focuses on natural resources, environmental systems, energy, climate and single factor analysis of common indicators of sustainability. The material presented supports an understanding of the environmental, social and economic impacts of design and technology.

The engineering practicum supports the engineering project experience by facilitating student team construction and development of engineering project management artifacts. This first course in the multi-course sequence provides an opportunity to explore the projects available to the student, engage with fellow project applicants in team formation activities, and be assigned to one of the projects. At the culmination of this course, students will have been formed into project teams and will perform project initiation activities.

The engineering practicum supports the engineering project experience by facilitating student team construction and development of engineering project management artifacts. This second course in the multi-course sequence focuses on the implementation of engineering project management practices as relevant to the continuation of the engineering projects established in the preceding course.

The engineering project experience entails a process of devising a system, component or process to meet desired needs and specifications within constraints. This first course builds on initial project selection and team formation to expand into engineering project scoping, planning and execution.

This course provides students with an overview of the engineering design process with a focus on design thinking principles. This course emphasizes methods and practices in problem exploration, stakeholder analysis, requirements identification and writing, conceptual design, and select topics in embodiment and detailed design. Students will apply various design tools and methods, including modeling and prototyping using various fabrication techniques to engage in iterative testing and refinement of engineering solutions.

This course focuses on fundamental design and analysis techniques required for engineers working in the broad computer engineering and computer systems field. Topics covered include information representation, Boolean algebra, combinational and sequential circuit design, microprocessor organization, and peripheral interfaces. Student designs will be tested and validated.

This course extends from topics introduced in statics and introductory mechanics into structural engineering analysis. Topics include analysis of statically determinate and indeterminate structures by consistent deformation; drawing load, shear, moment and deflected shape diagrams for beams and frames; and calculating deformations using manual- and computational-methods.

This is the first course in a multi-course sequence focusing on the topic of brewery engineering and systems. This course introduces the field of brewery engineering inclusive of terminology, technology and techniques. This course is the starting point for a focus on brewery engineering and could be beneficial for a student interested in an engineering or operations career in the brewed and distilled beverage industry.

This seminar course makes connections between the engineering curriculum and near-future engineering profession to senior-year students. This course contextualizes the engineering profession with practical examples to help students develop strategies for success. The activities in the course are aimed at assisting students in successfully making the transition from college to the engineering workforce.

The engineering practicum supports the engineering project experience by facilitating student team construction and development of engineering project management artifacts. This third course in the multi-course sequence focuses on the implementation of engineering project management practices as relevant to the finalization of the engineering projects established in the preceding course.

The engineering project experience entails a process of devising a system, component or process to meet desired needs and specifications within constraints. This second course builds on engineering project scoping, planning and execution to expand into engineering project analysis, improvement and evaluation.

The engineering project experience entails a process of devising a system, component or process to meet desired needs and specifications within constraints. This final course builds on engineering project analysis, improvement and evaluation to expand into engineering project justification, delivery and documentation.

This course provides the fundamental and governing principles of management of technology including general business functions of management, marketing, finance, accounting and operations; system analysis skills; and additional topics in project management. Students develop an understanding and appreciation for the importance of technology and innovation in organizations.

Mechatronics is the synergetic integration of mechanical, electrical, computer and control systems to create intelligent systems. This course explores mechatronics with an emphasis on sensors and automation. Students will learn and apply theoretical and practical knowledge of how sensors work and interface with systems to enable automation. Additional topics covered include industrial controller programming, actuators, signal conditioning and interface circuits, and industrial robotics.

This project-based course prepares students to design novel computing systems that involve sensing, actuation and networking. Various topics will be covered including component selection, microprocessor peripheral interfaces, energy efficiency and power-aware design, and wireless communication methods. Students will design, test and fabricate their own embedded computing system to collect and analyze biometric data.

This course introduces the elements of mechanisms and machines and the underlying physical principles of mechanical systems that generate and convey mechanical motion. Topics include linkages, cams and gears. An included design studio allows for the use of engineering software and prototyping processes for the design and fabrication of mechanized elements.

This course addresses and applies fundamental mechanics topics to the analysis of mechanical components as well as conventions associated with the design of mechanical components. Topics include fatigue life, thermal expansion and stress concentrations. Mechanical components addressed include pressure vessels, springs, gears, bearings, mechanical drive systems and threaded fasteners. Conventions associated with typical assemblies, including threaded fasteners and fits, are included.

This course focuses on the concepts of systems thinking and analysis for complex engineered systems. Students will develop basic knowledge and tools to identify a system, decompose it into parts, define interactions, perform analysis and apply control measures if necessary. Application of computational tools and mathematical modeling will be emphasized.

This course extends from the foundational principles of structural analysis. Topics include matrix methods of structural analysis, finite element techniques and stability considerations. Advanced manual and computational analytical techniques are used to assess deformations, internal forces and reactions in structural systems.

This course focuses on structural design, loading and modeling of real-world structures. Topics include building and construction codes and requirements, reading and interpretation of construction documents, determination of load paths, structural modeling, and design of basic structural elements for various structural materials. Mechanics of materials and structural analysis methods are used to develop appropriate loading requirements.

This course introduces the design and evaluation of Portland-cement based concrete infrastructure, particularly for its engineering material and mechanical properties. Topics include concrete mix design, handling and placement of concrete, behavior of concrete under various types of loading and environment, and design principles of reinforced concrete structures. An included laboratory component incorporates physical evaluation of fresh and hardened concrete properties.

This course introduces the fundamental concepts of dynamics, mechanical vibrations and structural dynamics. It covers single- and multi-degree-of-freedom systems, free and forced vibrations, damping and vibration control. The course focuses on practical applications in mechanical and structural systems.

This course has a three-part focus: cross-cultural training, promoting health in developing countries and using appropriate technologies for eradicating water-related illnesses. Project teams use course content as the foundation for developing and implementing service projects. This course is a service-learning course and addresses issues of access to water in West Africa.

This course is for engineering and environmental science students interested in environmental engineering. Water, wastewater and air treatment are emphasized. Students must be proficient in mathematics, chemistry and thermal sciences. Quantitative relationships are derived for characterizing water quality, designing biological and physical treatment processes, and modeling environmental systems. Systems are described by mass and energy balances that relate pollutant removal efficiency to process input parameters.

This course provides a foundation in evaluating sustainable engineering systems. This course focuses on industrial design and systems and multi-factor analysis of common indicators of sustainability. The material presented furthers the understanding of the environmental, social and economic impacts of design and technology.

This course provides an introduction to basic engineering principles used in water resources and management. Hydrologic and hydraulic processes will be investigated using the fundamentals of fluid mechanics. Specific emphasis will be placed on water sources flows, distribution and stream restoration principles.

This course introduces the basic principles and techniques used in process engineering. The major emphasis of the course is on understanding materials and energy flows in simple and complex process systems. Quantitative models and equilibrium concepts will be developed and applied to assess product quality, economics, safety and environmental issues. This course should be of interest to students looking toward a career or graduate studies in chemical, environmental, biochemical, petrochemical and manufacturing engineering.

This is the component course in a multi-course sequence focusing on the topic of brewery engineering and systems. This course provides hands-on instruction in the operation of the Madison Academic Brewery and completing a practicum at a partner brewery. This course complements the previous courses in that the theory and engineering of beer making is experientially explored. This practical course approach could be beneficial for a student interested in an engineering or operations career in the brewed and distilled beverage industry. Enrollment is controlled by an application process in which a student must be aged 21 years or older.

This course supports independent study or advanced projects in engineering which are of interest to the upper-division student. This course may be repeated for credit when course content changes. Projects or topics selected may dictate prerequisites. Students should consult the instructor prior to enrolling in the course.

This course is designed to provide upper-division students with the opportunity to explore engineering challenges and solutions occurring in international settings. Students seeking credit must secure the approval of the department head and a faculty supervisor who will provide the academic structure, assignments and student evaluation.

Upper-division students pursue advanced research in a selected area of engineering. Student must make arrangements with a supervising instructor prior to registration.

This course is designed to provide upper-division students with the opportunity to explore advanced engineering topics in greater depth. The specific topic of interest may dictate prerequisites. Students should consult the instructor prior to enrolling in the course.

This is the first course in a three-course sequence. Students generate an idea for and write a proposal for an independent research project that meets the requirements set forth by the Honors program and the Department of Engineering. Students must identify and analyze an engineering-based problem, identify potential solutions, recommend an approach, and prepare a written proposal.

This is the second course in a three-course sequence. Students complete the research for an independent research project that meets the requirements set forth by the Honors program and the Department of Engineering derived from the project described in the proposal from ENGR 499A.

This is the third course in a three-course sequence. Students prepare an oral and written presentation of their results for an independent research project that meets the requirements set forth by the Honors program and the Department of Engineering. Students complete and present (in written and oral form) the project described in their proposal from ENGR 499A.