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Date: November 21, 2008

Date: November 21, 2008

To: School of Engineering Faculty

From: M. E. Wood, Assistant Dean andChair, SOE Curricula and Courses Committee

Subj.: Results of our November 2008 C & C Committee meetings

The School of Engineering Curricula and Courses Committee unanimously approved the attached program and catalog changes.

The packet contains Program/Catalog changes to: Biomedical Engineering Civil Engineering Computer Science and Engineering plus Electrical and Computer Engineering Materials Science and Engineering Mechanical Engineering Graduate curricula - Announcing changes

I propose the following motion:

“The catalog, course and program changes approved in the School of Engineering Curricula and Courses Committee report dated November 2008 be approved”

Motion to award Degrees

“That the faculty recommend to the Board of Trustees that they grant the degree of Bachelor of Science in Engineering to the following students who have majored in Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics, Environmental Engineering, Material Science & Engineering or Mechanical Engineering and that they grant the degree of Bachelor of Science to the following students who have majored in Computer Science or Management & Engineering for Manufacturing effective December 14, 2008, providing that a committee consisting of the Assistant Dean, Director of Advising and Degree Auditor be authorized to withhold any degree for which the requirements have not been met on Commencement Day or to add the name of any person to the list who has met the requirement for a degree on Commencement Day”

Attachments

Candidates for December 2008 Commencement70 candidates

Kane Killelea BIOMED_BSENahum Kryzman BIOMED_BSETravis Ward BIOMED_BSEDaniel Zachs BIOMED_BSEMatthew Cagnetta CHEMEG_BSEReece Delong CHEMEG_BSEKristopher Schreiner CHEMEG_BSEJessica Darling CIVLEG_BSEWilliam Hitchko CIVLEG_BSEKiah James CIVLEG_BSEMichael Landry CIVLEG_BSETimothy Lynn CIVLEG_BSETerrence McAuliffe CIVLEG_BSEJessica Mortell CIVLEG_BSEJoshua Nishball CIVLEG_BSEChristopher Norris CIVLEG_BSEJuan Ocana CIVLEG_BSEAndrzej Przeszlowski CIVLEG_BSEKimberly Raetz CIVLEG_BSEDane Martel COMPEG_BSEJonathan Schindler COMPEG_BSEAbdun Yahia COMPEG_BSEChristopher Brescia COMPSCI_BSAnthony Chau COMPSCI_BSAaron Cook COMPSCI_BSJonathan Henry COMPSCI_BSAlexander Holdtman COMPSCI_BSTamas Lengyel COMPSCI_BSEric Meuse COMPSCI_BSMichael Taylor COMPSCI_BSJustin Bacco CSCIEG_BSEEric Caron CSCIEG_BSEMichael Fitzgerald CSCIEG_BSEJoseph Mirmina CSCIEG_BSEDouglas Reed CSCIEG_BSENicholas Rubino CSCIEG_BSEHisham Abouchacra ELECEG_BSERobert Hohner ELECEG_BSEJohn Klimas ELECEG_BSEMark Ragaza ELECEG_BSEMichael Stroh ELECEG_BSEJuny Thengumthyil ELECEG_BSEJason Thomas ELECEG_BSEHardik Upadhyay ELECEG_BSE

Abbas Zaidi ELECEG_BSEJeremy Bruno ENVENG_BSEJill Gazzi ENVENG_BSECharles Thistle MECHEG_BSEJason Anderson MECHEG_BSEAlexander Dickau MECHEG_BSEMatthew Dieringer MECHEG_BSEMichael Doyle MECHEG_BSERobert Giokas MECHEG_BSEChristian Hilmar MECHEG_BSEKenneth Johnson MECHEG_BSEAndrew Johnston MECHEG_BSERick Leites MECHEG_BSEDaniel Morse MECHEG_BSENemer Noujaim MECHEG_BSETram Pham MECHEG_BSEMichael Piccirillo MECHEG_BSEChristopher Plocharsky MECHEG_BSEPatrick Pollin MECHEG_BSEMark Seibold MECHEG_BSEMatthew Timlin MECHEG_BSECharles Thistle MEM_BSKyle Essary MEM_BSMatthew Kyprianides MEM_BSGonzalo Magan MEM_BSMichael Malanowski MEM_BSMatthew Radicchi MEM_BS

SOE C & C Committee Meeting November 12, 2008

School of EngineeringCurriculum & Courses Committee

Report

November 21, 2008

Submitted by M. E. Wood, Chair

SOE Curriculum & Courses Committee


BME Program

1. Approved adding Differential Equations (Math 2410) and Physics II (PHYS 1502) back into the BME undergraduate curriculum. 2. Approved removing the life science and math science electives from the BME undergraduate curriculum.

CEE Department Courses & Curriculum Committee Motions

The following curricular actions are brought for discussion and approval to the CEE faculty. They have been discussed and approved within the appropriate technical groups and voted unanimously by the CEE C&C committee.

1) Proposal for editing the title of an existing undergraduate course from: CE 3510. Soil Mechanics to CE 3510. Soil Mechanics I – Course description remains the same Rationale: We would like to add the postfix I to the title of this course so it links to the Soil Mechanics II title for the follow up course. Note that this is an editorial change needed so there is no confusion between Soil Mechanics II and a course titled Soil Mechanics (w/o a postfix). 2) Proposal for a new undergraduate CE 4541. Soil Mechanics II First semester. Three credits. Pre-requisite: CE 3510 or equivalent Introduction of soil as a multi-phase material; brief overview of origin and mineralogy of soil; stress and strain analysis in soil; soil compression and consolidation; soil shear strength; introduction to critical state soil mechanics.


CSE Departmental Changes

1. Prerequisite change for CSE 3300 Networks

It was voted unanimously by the CSE Department and C&C Committee on 11/12/2008 to:

Remove STAT 3025Q or STAT 3345Q or STAT 3375Q or MATH 3160 as prerequisites for CSE 3300.

Rationale: Drs. Wang and Cui suggested, in consultation with Ruth Simons, that for CSE 3300 Networks prerequisite of Probability/Statistics should not be a prerequisite. The C&C Committee further examined, refined, and approved the above.

2. Proposed new course: CSE 4709 Networked Embedded Systems

The CSE Department and C&C Committee voted unanimously on 11/12/2008 to introduce:

CSE 4709 Networked Embedded Systems

(Cross-listed as a senior undergraduate course and an introductory graduate course)

Introduction to the basic concepts, challenges, and methods for designing networked embedded systems. The course examines related hardware, software, and system-level design. Hardware topics include various design alternatives (such as microcontrollers, digital signal processors (DSP), and field-programmable gate array (FPGA)) in resource-constrained environments. Software issues include operating systems, programming languages, program verification and analysis. System-level topics include autonomous wireless sensor network design, power and resource management, security and privacy.

Prerequisites: CSE2300W (CSE210), CSE3666 (CSE220) and CSE3300 (CSE245) or equivalent with permission of the instructor.

Rationale: Drs. Shi and Cui proposed this new course that is expected to be cross-listed as a senior undergraduate course and an introductory graduate course. Dr. Cui taught a preliminary version of this course in Spring 2007 in the form of CSE430 to graduate students. It received very good feedback. It is hoped that the course can be offered in the cross-listed form in Spring 2009.


3. New CompEng Prof. Requirement: CSE 4302 Computer Architecture and Organization

The CSE Curriculum Subcommittee on Networks and Architecture voted unanimously on 11/10/2008 to:

Approve that CSE4302 be added to the list of Professional Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Computer Engineering.

A. The CSE Department conducted an email vote, and the two itemsbelow were approved, with a majority of the faculty voting in favor(with no votes against). 1. Include CSE 4302 Computer Arch. and Org. amongCompEng Professional Requirements. Discussed and approved by ECE faculty at our last meeting. CSE has approved the addition.

2. Description for CSE 1010 to read as follows:This course was approved at the Spring C & C meeting and at the faculty meeting. However, a course description was not part of the approval process. Here is the CSE C & C Committee approved course description. "CSE 1010 - Introduction to Computing for Engineers Both semesters. Three credits. Two class periods of lecture and one 2-hour laboratory period per week. No previous programming experience required. Not open for credit to students who have passed CSE 110C, 123C, 130C or 1100C.

Introduction to computing logic, algorithmic thinking, computing processes, and a programming language and computing environment providing a level of skills and base to enable students to use the computer as an instrument to solve computing problems. Representative problems from science, mathematics, and engineering will be solved."


ECE Departmental Changes

Approved at ECE Faculty Meeting on October 7, 2008Approved by ECE Curricula and Courses Committee on October 6, 2008

1. Electronics and Systems Minor. The electronics and systems minor was approved unanimously in the form appended below.

2. Credit restrictions for ECE 1001. The following credit restriction was approved unanimously: “ECE 1001 is not open for credit to students who have passed ECE 2001W.” A new course description for ECE 1001 is appended.

3. Allowing BME 3100 to substitute PHYS 1502 as a prerequisite for ECE2001W. The ECE2001W instructor will continue to issue permission numbers for BME students and we will reevaluate this in the future.

Electronics and Systems Minor

This minor requires at least 15 credits of course work. The minor is not open to students who are pursuing majors in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or engineering physics.

Course requirements are as follows:

A. ECE 2001WB. ECE 3101 or BME 3400C. 3 additional 2000-level or above ECE courses

The minor is offered by the School of Engineering. For the Electronics and Systems minor, contact Dr. Rajeev Bansal at [email protected].

Credit restrictions for ECE 1001. The following credit restriction was approved unanimously: “ECE 1001 is not open for credit to students who have passed ECE 2001W (210W).” A proposed course description for ECE 1001 follows.

ECE 1001 Survey of Modern Electronic Technology(100) Semester by arrangement. Three credits. Not open for credit to students who have passed ECE 2001W.A non-specialist introduction to the broad field of electronic technology, including historical roots, contemporary applications, and future directions. CA 3.


Approved at ECE Faculty Meeting November 11, 2008Approved by ECE Curricula and Courses Committee (email vote) on November 7, 2008

1. Two new courses: ECE4225 and ECE5225 (see below)

2. Add CSE 4302 (CSE 249) to the list of PRs for Computer Engineering program

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Undergraduate 4225 Fundamentals of electron device design and characterizationFirst semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ECE 3201. Recommended preparation: ECE4211 Design of micro/nano electronic devices using state-of-the-art computer simulation tools, experimental electrical characterization of semiconductor devices and introduction to modern electronic devices such as high-performance MOSFETs, TFTs, solar cells, non-volatile memories, CCDs, and thermoelectric power generators.

Graduate5225 Electron device design and characterizationFirst semester. Three credits.Design and evaluation of micro/nano electronic devices using state-of-the-art computer simulation tools, experimental electrical characterization of semiconductor devices and overview of modern electronic devices such as high-performance MOSFETs, TFTs, solar cells, non-volatile memories, CCDs, and thermoelectric power generators. The electronic device (such as a nanometer scale field effect transistor) design project will involve use of Synopsys tools to simulate the fabrication process, device simulation and performance evaluation.


Materials Science and Engineering

The following proposed changes were approved by the MSE faculty unanimously by email vote:

1) CHEG 3156 has been replaced by a professional elective in our MSE Major curriculum, but the corresponding change was not made to our Engineering Physics curriculum. Hence, we propose that CHEG 3156 be replaced by a professional elective in the Engineering Physics curriculum.

2) We would like to create 2 new courses: MSE 3700 and MSE 4701. These courses are equivalent to the existing BME 3700 and BME 4701 courses, respectively, but tailored towards MSE students and may be offered jointly with the corresponding BME courses. Descriptions of the two new courses are appended below.

MSE 3700 Biomaterials

Spring Semester. Four credits. Prerequisite: MSE 2001 or MSE 2101. Not open to students who have passed BME 3700.

Introduction to a series of implant materials, including metals, ceramics, glass ceramics, polymers, and composites, including comparison with natural materials. Issues related to mechanical properties, biocompatibility, degradation of materials by biological systems, and biological response to artificial materials will be addressed. Particular attention will be given to the materials for the total hip prosthesis, dental restoration, and implantable medical devices.

MSE 4701 Advanced Biomaterials

Fall semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: MSE 3700 or BME 3700. Not open to students who have passed BME 4701.

The aim of the course is to gain in-depth knowledge of a series of biomaterials for various applications. This course will focus on a few topics, including calcium phosphates and composites for hard tissue replacement, drug delivery systems, tissue engineering and issues unique to the biomedical field.


Mechanical Engineering

The ME Department approved the change of credits for a course that was approved at our Spring 08 C & C and faculty meetings from two to three credits after conducting the pilot with added materials

ME 3265 The Engineering Process for Innovation and Value Creation Second semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.The primary purpose of this course is to prepare engineers to survive in the 21st century business environment, where the world wide internet communication explosion will drive innovation to new levels. The engineering process of creation of value and innovation will be explored. The concepts and the tools required of engineering quality and engineering productivity will be developed. Guest lectures from people who have been active in innovation and starting new businesses will fill the course with real world examples.


CEE Graduate Program Changes

A) Proposal for change in the catalog description of existing graduate course

CE 5541. Advanced Soil Mechanics

Three credits. Lecture.

Introduction of soil as a multi-phase material; brief overview of origin and mineralogy of soil; stress and strain analysis in soil; soil compression and consolidation; soil shear strength; common laboratory and in situ tests pertaining to soil strength and stiffness; introduction to critical state soil mechanics; discussion and analysis of relevant case histories.

Rationale: We would like to offer this course for both senior undergraduate students who want to specialize in geotechnical engineering and entry level graduate students. The minor change in the catalog text for the existing graduate course is needed to be able to distinguish between the 2 (UG & GR) courses.

B) Proposal for simultaneous offering of an undergraduate and a graduate course

CE 5541 Advanced Soil Mechanics & CE 4541 Soil Mechanics II

Rationale: We would like to offer this course for both senior undergraduate students who want to specialize in geotechnical engineering and entry level graduate students.

C) Proposal for a new graduate course CE 5151: Experimental Structural Dynamics

CE 5151: Experimental Structural Dynamics, 3 credits. Lecture.Characteristics of random data; vibration test hardware; data acquisition and analysis; and experimental modal analysis and system identification. Laboratory experiments will be used to enhance understanding of taught concepts. Recommended Preparation: CE 5150 or equivalent Rationale: The course was taught first time in Spring 2007 (Instructor: Richard Christenson). It is scheduled for 2nd time offering for Spring 2009 (Instructor: Richard Christenson)


RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE GRADAUTE PROGRAM IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

BME Graduate Program CommitteeChair: Donald PetersonCo-Chair: Quing Zhu

Members: Martin Fox, Liisa Kuhn, Shiva Kotha, Yong WangEx-Officio: John Enderle

Effective Starting Date for these Recommendations: January 2009A. BME Graduate Admissions1. BME Graduate Admissions Committeea. A BME Graduate Admissions Committee would be responsible for decisions on admission and rejection of graduate student applications and will meet as required to consider all applications and make decisions upon assessing reviewer’s comments. A suggested model of the structure of such a committee, which would be based on the structure of the newly-proposed, six academic tracks with each track having at least two members, is presented as follows:i. Biomechanics - Don Peterson, Wei Sun,ii. Biomaterials - Liisa Kuhn, Yong Wang,iii. Bioimaging/Instrumentation - Quing Zhu, Marty Fox,iv. Clinical Engineering - Frank Painter, John Enderle,v. Biomedical Engineering Modeling - Monty Escabi, TBA,vi. Bioinformatics - Ion Mandiou, Dong-Guk Shin.(Please note that names offered here are for presentation only and are subject tochange based on availability and willingness to participate.)

b. Appointments and responsibilities to this committee may span three years and members must be committed to participate in this committee and process. Periodic deadlines throughout the academic year for the review and decision of applications may be imposed and enforced by an Admissions Committee chair or the BME Program Director.

c. The acceptance decisions of the committee will serve as recommendations to the Graduate School.

2. Graduate Student Applicationsa. Students should be required to identify and list a major advisor at the time of application submission. If a student is accepted but has not successfully identified an appropriate and permanent academic advisor, then a temporary major advisor, selected from the list of core BME Faculty, can be assigned to that student by the Admissions Committee. The student and the temporary major advisor will work together to identify a permanent advisor.

b. Core or Affiliated Faculty can encourage any student to submit an application but acceptance decisions are to be made by the Admissions Committee based on student qualifications. Core or Affiliated Faculty can


submit a letter of recommendation to the committee to endorse a student’s application, especially if the student is of interest to them and their research program.c. Applications to the five-year BS/MS program will also be reviewed by the Admission Committee.

3. Othera. The success of a Graduate Admission Committee will rely heavily on support from anadministrative assistant who will be responsible for managing and keeping track of student files and for serving as the liaison between the BME graduate program and the Graduate School.

B. Curriculum Changes1. Course Structure – (Please note that the Graduate Program Committee is currently working to identify and list course offerings for each BME track, including cross-linked courses and potential core courses.)

a. A successful multi-disciplinary BME graduate program requires the choice of appropriate coursework to be left to the major advisor, and/or advisory committee, who would be responsible for defining a course structure relevant to the student’s chosen BME discipline, priortraining, and desired research focus. This may include cross-listed coursework from otherdepartments for the successful completion of the graduate degree.b. Five core courses are required, along with a number of elective courses, toward graduation.The courses are listed in the BME Graduate Student Handbook and the core courses areselected from the available life science and engineering courses listed under a student’s chosentrack. If it is believed that a graduate student has the required background that is covered in aspecific core course, then the student’s advisory committee may decide to replace the coursewith a different course; however, this will require final approval from the BME GraduateCommittee.c. The cross-listing of courses is high priority as it would enable the BME program to achieve andmaintain a high-quality standard. This will ensure the effective use of university resources aswell as to facilitate the development of this multi-disciplinary program without inefficient orinappropriate duplication of courses. Cross-listing of courses will include appropriate courseofferings at both the Storrs and Farmington campuses.d. Curriculum modifications to the BME graduate program are to be approved, by core faculty vote,


through the BME Graduate Program Committee, with final approval by the Engineering Dean.C. Ph.D. Degree1. Qualifying Examinationa. Upon successful completion of all core courses and regardless of GPA, all BME doctoralgraduate students will be required to take a Ph.D. Qualifying Exam that is based on theirassigned core courses. The examinations, either written, oral, or a combination of both, are tobe offered once or twice yearly (depending on the number of Ph.D. examinees), with the exactdate to be decided by the Graduate Committee. The committee conducting the examinationmay include members of the Graduate Committee; however, a graduate student’s major advisormay not serve on their examination committee.b. The Graduate Committee may also require an additional examination covering fundamentaltopics in general engineering and BME as part of the Qualifying Exam, in order to ensure qualityamong all the graduate students who may have different Bachelor and/or Master degreebackgrounds.2. Prospectusa. Upon successfully passing the Ph.D. qualifying examination, all Ph.D. students are required tosubmit a Ph.D. prospectus, as required by the Graduate School, within a time frame articulatedby the Graduate Committee. It is important that the major advisor and the advisory committeeremain engaged while the student develops the prospectus. Approval of the prospectus willimply that the advisory committee has carefully reviewed the document and the student hassuccessfully defended the prospectus. More specifically, it is the responsibility of the majoradvisor, and the advisory committee, to ensure that the student is competent and is able toconvince their committee that, given the existing resources, the proposed research has Ph.D.merit and a high probability of success (e.g., the student may be required to make a prospectuspresentation to their committee members).b. The Graduate Committee will make arrangements for the Ph.D. prospectus to be reviewed bytwo impartial external/internal reviewers. The Graduate Committee may also request a list ofsuggested impartial reviewers from the student’s advisory committee. Individuals who may


have a conflict of interest may not serve on the advisory committee.c. The review process is to be concluded within a satisfactory time period and is not to exceed sixweeks following the receipt of the prospectus.3. Graduation Requirementsa. It is expected that all Ph.D. dissertations will make fundamental contributions that will result inscholarly journal publications. Upon completion, all BME Ph.D. candidates will have publishedat least three archival journal papers and have presented their findings in national/international

conferences.

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