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Undergraduate Catalog Academic Year 2014
GTS201 Standardized English Tests
2(2-1-3)
Prerequisite: Have earned credits of EL172 or consent of
Head of School
This course will prepare students to take standardized
English tests. The structure and content of each test will
be examined in detail in order to familiarize students
with the different sections. Different types of questions
will be considered and students will learn how to answer
each type. A review of speaking, listening, reading, and
writing skills will be covered. Sample tests will be given
for each skill, including reading, writing, listening, and
speaking.
GTS202 English Language Structures
3(3-0-6)
Prerequisite: Have earned credits of EL172 or consent of
Head of School
The course aims to further develop students’ English
proficiency. The course emphasizes academic writing
from basic sentences and paragraphs to more complex
structures. The English structures covered in this course
will aid the students in preparing for standardized English
examinations.
GTS210 Mathematics for
Technologists III
3(3-0-6)
Prerequisite: Have earned credits of GTS117 or consent
of Head of School
This course includes the study of vectors in the plane and
space, systems of linear equations, vectors, vector spaces,
linear transformations, inner products, eigenvalues and
eigenvectors. Introduction to matrices and determinants
and complex numbers.
GTS211 Differential Equations and
Numerical Methods
3(3-0-6)
Prerequisite: Have earned credits of (GTS117 or MAS117)
or consent of Head of School
Ordinary differential equations of the first order. Linear
ordinary differential equations of higher order. Laplace
transformation. Fourier analysis - Fourier series, integrals
and transforms. Partial differential equations. Error
analysis. Eigen value problems. Nonlinear equations.
Approximation and interpolation. Numerical differentiations
and integration. Numerical solutions of differential
equations.
GTS212 Calculus for Technologists I
Prerequisite: None
3(3-0-6)
Limits and continuity of functions. Derivatives, rules of
differentiation - product and quotient rules, higher order
derivatives, chain rule. Derivative of implicit functions.
Applications of differentiation. Indefinite integration and
techniques of integration - integration by substitution,
integration by parts, trigonometric substitution,
integration by partial fractions.
GTS213 Calculus for Technologists II
Prerequisite: Have earned credits of GTS212
3(3-0-6)
Applications of integration - areas, consumer surplus.
Separable differential equations - population growth,
flow processes, finance and investment models,
sequence and series-power series, Taylor and Maclaurin
series. Functions of several variables. Partial derivativeschain
rule, optimization.
GTS231 Law and Technology
Prerequisite: None
3(3-0-6)
Study of relations between law and technology -
exploration of issues in both private and public laws
pertaining to the application of technology. Implications
of technology on law development internationally. Legal
issues involving e-commerce, e-contracting, intellectual
property, privacy, torts, consumer protection, product
liability, professional negligence, professional liability,
environmental and natural resources, legal principles
on common commercial transaction and business
organizations.
GTS302 Technical Writing
2(2-1-3)
Prerequisite: Have earned credits of EL172 or consent of
Head of School
Students learn and practice writing and presentation of
technical reports, which include reports of laboratory
experiments, in-depth technical reports, overview
articles of technical topics for the general public, as well
as executive summaries.
GTS303 Communications in Business
2(2-1-3)
Prerequisite: Have earned credits of EL172 or consent of
Head of School
This course teaches the organizational skills needed to
prepare for writing business/marketing ideas. First,
ideas are organized. These ideas are transformed into
well written short paragraphs. Next, the paragraphs are
edited. Students participate in editing other students’
writings. Students present some of their original work to
the rest of the class through poster presentations and
short speeches. In addition, students are required to
produce a business/marketing style resume.
GTS401 Intensive English Proficiency 6(6-0-12)
Prerequisite:
1. Student has completed all course work according to
respective curriculum.
2. Student has taken at least 5 times an acceptable
English proficiency test (TOEFL, TU-GET, IELTS,
TOEIC, or Institutional TOEFL).
3. Student should have a minimum score of 400 for
paper-based TOEFL, or equivalent score when using
other tests.
Students who pass this course will have similar English
skills to those students who satisfy the English
Proficiency requirement. The course content will be
based primarily on the Institutional TOEFL (ITP) exam;
however, materials may be drawn from other tests (e.g.,
IELTS or TOEIC). Strategies for answering the different
types of exam questions will be discussed and practiced
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