Fall 2001 CITE Graduate Course Highlights

The following is additional information on several graduate courses offered by various departments this fall semester along with contact information (where available) for the instructors.

Technology Management

TM 610 - Technology and Innovation Management - This course focuses on managing the innovation process, producing streams of marketable products and services, and managing new and existing technology. The impact of the new virtual economy and competitive pressures that are causing fundamental restructuring of organizations are also examined. It is being offered at Hurricane High School, in Putnam County on Mondays, from 6:30- 9:00 pm. Dr. Tony Szwilski is the instructor, and he can be reached at 696-5457, E-mail: szwilski@marshall.edu.

TM 620 - Technology Planning - The methods of technology planning, strategic management, and forecasting for use in technology intensive organizations are discussed, including technology life cycles, and strategies for commercializing products. This course is being offered in Huntington and South Charleston though the videolink on Mondays, from 4:00 - 6:20 pm. The course is being taught by Dr. Bernie Gillespie, Coordinator of the TM program. He can be reached at 696-6007, E-mail: gillespb@marshall.edu.

Environmental Science

ES 646 - Dynamics of Ecosystems - This course covers species interaction; population, community and ecosystem ecology; productivity, nutrient cycling; physiological ecology; population dynamics; pollution and conservation; and aquatic, marine, and terrestrial ecosystems. The course is being taught by Dr. Mindy Yeager, Adjunct Instructor. The course will be offered on Thursdays from 6:50- 9:10 pm in Huntington and South Charleston through the videolink. For more information please contact Dr. Tony Szwilski, Division Chair at 696-5457, E-mail: szwilski@marshall.edu. 

ES 652 - SpTp: Solid and Hazardous Waste Management - The intent of this course is to provide students with an improved view of the technological and managerial issues involved with waste management. ENVE 620 Solid Waste Management and ENVE 625 Hazardous Waste Management have been merged into this course which will benefit both environmental engineering and environmental science students. If you have any questions regarding the course please contact Dr. Michael Robinson at 696-6049 or robinsonm@marshall.edu. The course is scheduled for videolink between Huntington and South Charleston on Thursdays from 4:00 - 6:20 pm. 

ES 662 - Environmental Policy - This course is an introduction to processes for formulation and development of environmental policy, including administrative procedure and policy process. Discussion of current environmental policy issues in relevant political, legal, social, and scientific contexts is planned. Mr. Terry Clarke Esq., Adjunct Instructor, will be teaching the course on Tuesdays, from 6:50-9:10 pm in Huntington and South Charleston through the videolink. For more information please contact Dr. Tony Szwilski, Division Chair at 696-5457, E-mail: szwilski@marshall.edu. 

Safety Technology

SFT 660 Human Factors in Accident Prevention - This class is concerned with the proper design of human machine systems that will optimize performance, health, and safety of the worker. The optimal design will help reduce, if not eliminate, accidents in the workplace. Students will be expected to not only master the subject matter, but also to apply critical reasoning in the solution of real-world problems. The course is being taught in Huntington on Mondays, from 4:00-6:20 pm.

SFT 540 Industrial Fire Protection - A course which looks at the science and engineering of fire protection. Some topics of discussion will include: sprinkler systems, properties/characteristics of materials, water supplies and hydraulics and extinguisher systems and life safety. This is a required course for Occupational Safety and Health majors. The course will be offered on Mondays from 6:30-9:00 pm. Dr. Allan Stern is the instructor, and he can be reached at 696-3069; E-mail: stern@marshall.edu.

Engineering

ENGR 610 - Applied Statistics - This course is required for both M.S. in Environmental Science and M.S.E. in Engineering Students. It is a practical application of statistical techniques to decision-making, forecasting, optimization, and experimental design. Interpretation of data using central tendency and dispersion, T-test, F-test, variance analysis, correlation, and linear regression. The course is being offered on Wednesdays from 6:30-9:00 pm at Hurricane High School in Putnam County. Please contact Associate Dean and Engineering Division Chair Betsy Dulin at 746-2087 or E-mail: bdulin@marshall.edu. 

EM 660 - Project Management - This course is being offered in Huntington and South Charleston this spring based on continued demand for the course. It is being taught in South Charleston on Tuesdays, from 6:30-9:00 pm, and in Huntington on Thursdays from 6:30 –9:00 pm. This is a required course for four of the five CITE masters programs. 

ENVE 650 SpTp: Surface Water Quality Modeling - Dr. Michael Robinson will be teaching an exciting new course on Surface Water Quality Modeling this Fall. The course deals with contaminant fate and transport processes in surface waters and will focus on the use of computer modeling to study such processes. Students will have the opportunity to work with several water quality models, such as QUAL2E, during the course. The course is scheduled for Monday 6:30 - 9:00 in South Charleston. In addition, the course will be offered in Beckley, WV. Interested students in the Beckley area need to contact Dr. Robinson at 696-6049 or E-mail: robinsonm@marshall.edu.

IE 670 - Operations Management - This course will be offered in Parkersburg for the Fall Semester, not South Charleston as the fall schedule indicates. It is an examination of the quantitative and conceptual tools for generating goods and services in manufacturing and non-manufacturing organizations. Dr. Eldon Larsen is teaching the course on Mondays from 5:00-7:30 pm. Dr. Larsen can be reached at 746-2047; E-mail: elarsen@marshall.edu.