Engineering

This course discusses the process, method, design, and selection of materials for various industries including the automotive, aeronautical, and aerospace industries. It also examines different materials and their applications including metallic foams, intermetallics, carbon-based materials, nanomaterials, and phase change materials. Pre-requisites: Materials Science and Engineering 

To be a successful industry leader, it is important to be able to efficiently manage various types of engineering projects. With this in mind, this course offers essential concepts, tools, and techniques of project management, presented through engaging case studies. By understanding the concepts and analytical frameworks of project management, students acquire practical knowledge and skills in project management, as well as the ability to conduct project risk analysis and management for analyzing recent or ongoing large-scale infrastructure projects. Additionally, the course provides a solid introduction to project financial management, covering aspects such as planning, estimating, budgeting, funding, managing project expenses, and billing.

This course provides a study of heat and mass transfer. Topics and concepts covered include: introduction to convection heat transfer, external flow, internal flow, free convection, boiling and condensation, heat exchangers, psychometry, and radiation.

This course introduces creative thinking methods and tools to foster design thinking in engineering and developing new products. 

As a part of advanced use of biological resources, this course explains the conversion and utilization technology of biomass to energy and materials. This course also refers to the latest technologies and diffusion trends on renewable energy and considers constructing a resource recycling society where renewable energy is utilized.  

This course examines the roles of logistics in supply chain management. It covers business of production; business environment; transport fundamentals and transport decisions; storage and handling systems and decisions; inventory policies; forecasting logistics requirements; facility location analysis; network planning process; purchasing scope and objectives; purchasing structure and organization; purchasing variables – price, time and quality; buying commodities; buying capital goods; buying services; purchasing systems. 

This course examines the fundamentals of engineering project management. It covers project environment; project evaluation; risk management process; project selection and proposal preparation; project scheduling and contingency setting and control; control of variation and claims; project management methodologies and techniques, change management; multi-criteria decision making process; analytic hierarchy process; PERT/GANTT techniques for project control and resources allocation; simulation of critical paths; case studies.

This is a special studies course involving an internship with a corporate, public, governmental, or private organization, arranged with the Study Center Director or Liaison Officer. Specific internships vary each term and are described on a special study project form for each student. A substantial paper or series of reports is required. Units vary depending on the contact hours and method of assessment. The internship may be taken during one or more terms but the units cannot exceed a total of 12.0 for the year.

This course introduces students to the fundamental principles of biomass feedstock supply for the bioeconomy, with a focus on both dedicated production of biomass and recovery of residues/wastes. The physical characterization and chemistry of biorenewable feedstocks such as bioenergy crops, algae, forestry, and agricultural residues are examined. The course examines the varying supply chains (collection, storage, transport) for different biomass sources for further processing to bioenergy and bioproducts via biorefining. The focus of the course is on the application of engineering science to develop integrated biomass feedstock management systems with an emphasis on sustainability.