2007-2008 Catalog (PDF) - Colorado State University-Pueblo

Course Descriptions
EN 441 Engineering of Manufacturing Processes
4(3-2)
Materials and processes for manufacturing including
machining, casting, and forming processes: design,
modeling and control. Prerequisite: EN 212. (S)
EN 442 Manufacturing Processes II 3(3-0)
Materials and processes for manufacturing including
sheet metal forming, welding, machining and advanced
manufacturing processes. Prerequisites: EN 342. (*)
EN 443 Quality Control and Reliability 3(3-0)
Principles and methods of quality control and improvement.
Quality management strategy: design and implementation
of quality programs in organizations, problem
solving techniques, quality improvement tools, etc.
Statistical quality control: control charts, process capability
evaluation, acceptance sampling procedures, etc.
Prerequisite: EN 365. (S)
EN 456 Applied Statistics I 3(3-0)
Probability space, discrete and continuous random
variables: distributions, mathematics expectation,
sampling, statistical inference. Bayesian rule and linear
regression. Prerequisites: MATH 256 and 356. (*)
EN 460 Control Systems II 3(2-2)
Advanced control systems analysis, including microprocessor-based
control systems analysis, A/D and D/A
converters, Z transforms, and stepper motors. Prerequisites:
EN 360, EN 361. (F)
EN 461 Engineering Hydraulics 3(3-0)
Steady and unsteady flow in pipes, open-channel flow,
hydraulic measurements, critical depth and hydraulic
jump, and design of spillways. Prerequisite: EN 301 or
permission of instructor. (*)
EN 462 Industrial Robotics 3(2-2)
Basic robotics principles; robot interfacing; robot controls
and programming. Laboratory exercises use various
robots to meet specific industrial tasks. Prerequisites: EN
460, EN 473. (S)
EN 471 Operations Research 3(3-0)
Techniques for analysis and solution of problems in
industrial and management systems. Linear programming,
duality theory, sensitivity analysis, and network analysis
techniques. Prerequisite: MATH 207, 224. (F)
EN 473 Computer Integrated Manufacturing 3(2-2)
Engineering design, modeling and applications in
production: automation, flowlines, robotics, numerical
control, and computer usage in manufacturing.
Prerequisites: EN 101, 231, 231L, 441and MATH 207. (F)
EN 475 Facility, Planning and Design 3(3-0)
Application of industrial and systems engineering
techniques to problems related to an organization’s
physical resources. Facilities planning and plant layout,
material handling, site selection and facilities location.
Corequisite: EN 471. (F)
EN 477 Operations Planning and Control 3(3-0)
Techniques for analysis and management of manufacturing
operations and production with emphasis on inventory
systems and forecasting. Prerequisite: EN 471 or
permission of instructor. (S)
EN 487 Career Success in Engineering 1(1-0)
Topics related to identifying an appropriate career path,
finding a job, and planning for graduate school. (F,S)
EN 488 Engineering Design Projects 3(3-0)
Application of engineering principles to a design project.
Prerequisites: EN 493. (F,S)
EN 491 Special Topics (1-5 VAR)
Prerequisite: junior standing. (*) Repeatable
EN 492 Research (1-6 VAR)
Faculty directed research project. Prerequisites: junior or
senior standing. (*) Repeatable
EN 493 Senior Seminar 2(2-0)
Steps in the engineering design process including
creativity, technical analysis, and presentations. Prepare
for senior project. Prerequisites: senior standing and
permission of instructor. (S/U grading) (F,S)
EN 495 Independent Study (1-5 VAR)
Prerequisite: junior standing. (*) Repeatable
EN 496 Cooperative Education Placement (1-5 VAR)
Work experience under the direction of a field supervisor
and a faculty member. Prerequisite: junior or senior
standing. (F,S) Repeatable
EN 498 Internship (1-6 VAR)
Field work in a company or organization, with written
reports. Prerequisites: junior or senior standing. (S/U
grading) (*) Repeatable
GRADUATE COURSES
EN 500 Logistics, Maintainability and Life-cycle
Support 3(3-0)
Application of management systems analysis to problems
of system maintainability and maintenance. Models of
repair and failure, wear-out processes, maintenance and
inspection policies and spare parts policies. Prerequisite:
graduate standing. (*)
EN 501 Software Systems Engineering 3(3-0)
Software systems development and life cycles to include
applications development stratagem, system development
life cycle and phases, system development management,
group dynamics in the development process, user
requirements determination, and analysis and logical
specification of the system. Cost forecasting of the
engineering design through modeling. Prerequisite:
graduate standing. (*)
EN 503 Ergonomics 3(3-0)
Theory and practice of human performance measurement
and human factors engineering. Study of human sensory,
perceptual mental, psychomotor, and other characteristics
applied to the design of human-machine systems for
performance effectiveness, productivity and safety.
Prerequisite: graduate standing. (F)
EN 504 Scheduling and Sequencing 3(3-0)
Theory of determining scheduling and sequencing with
stochastic extensions. An introduction to the complexity of
computations in systems varying from single machine to job
shop. Prerequisite: EN 571 or permission of instructor. (S)
EN 520 Simulation Experiments 4(3-2)
Design and statistical analysis of experiments using
discrete event simulation models. Prerequisites: EN 365
and graduate standing. (S)
EN 530 Project Planning and Control 3(3-0)
Engineering project management including project
selection, organization, planning, and budgeting. Project
evaluation, tracking and control, and scheduling and
resource allocation, including PERT and CPM
Prerequisite: graduate standing. (F)
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