Highlights of Spring 2002 Classes
December 10, 2001
Here is some additional information on the classes CITE plans to offer this upcoming Spring Semester.
Environmental Science and Safety Technology
ES 614 Risk Assessment
The analysis of public health and safety risks, including the physical, medical, legal, public policy, and public awareness aspects, and such issues as the meaning of “risk” and “uncertainty”. The course is being taught by Prof. Simonton on Mondays from 6:30-9:00 pm in South Charleston. After November 1, he can be reached at 747-2045; simonton@marshall.edu. This is a required course for ES majors and MSE Environmental majors.
ES 620 Environment Management Systems
The EMS principles and elements; environmental, health and safety regulatory issues; ISO 14000 EMS specifications and guidelines; environmental auditing; environmental performance evaluation; life cycle assessment and environmental labeling. This course is being offered at Hurricane High School on Wednesdays from 6:30-9:00 pm and is being taught by Dr. Tony Szwilski. He can be reached at 696-5457; szwilski@marshall.edu. This is a required course for ES majors and an elective course for MSE Environmental majors.
ES 630 Environmental Site Assessment
Site inspection and investigation, emphasizing the “due diligence” clause of Section 107 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation Liability Act of 1980, site remediation, and data analysis and reporting. The course is being taught by Prof. Simonton on Wednesdays from 4:00-6:20 pm at Hurricane High School. After November 1, he can be reached at 747-2045; simonton@marshall.edu. This is an elective course for both ES majors and MSE Environmental majors.
ES 660 Environmental Law
Introduction to major federal environmental legislation and related state programs, including policy issues, judicial review, and practical effects. Includes CERCLA, RCRA, Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, NEPA, ESA, and SDWA. This course will be offered in three locations for Spring 2002: Huntington, South Charleston, and Beckley through the videolink on Tuesdays from 4:00-6:20 pm. The course will be taught by Associate Dean Betsy Dulin. She can be reached at 746-2087; bdulin@marshall.edu.
SFT 649 Physical and Biological Hazards
Sources of biological and physical hazards for various industries and occupations. Hazard controls and preventive techniques will also be covered. This course is required for students in the Industrial Hygiene option of the MS in Safety. Subject to advisor approval the course can be an elective in the other safety options and also the ES degree. The course is offered in Huntington on Tuesdays from 6:30-9:00 pm and is being taught by Dr. John Singley. He can be reached at 696-3067; singley@marshall.edu.
Information Technology and Technology Management
IS 620 Operating Systems
Covers the core elements of operating systems, including processes, memory, scheduling, and input/output. Also covered are the concepts and challenges in implementing distributed processing and in providing for computer security. IS 620 builds on the material covered in IS 621 - Information Structures I in describing core operating system algorithms and their implementation strengths and constraints. PR: IS 621. The course is being offered in Huntington on Tuesdays from 6:30-9:00 pm, and is being taught by Mr. Jonathan Thompson, Instructional Technologist for CITE. This course is an elective in the IS program. Individuals in other majors interested in taking the course should contact Mr. Thompson at 696-6349; thompsonj@marshall.edu.
IS 651 Special Topics “Current Topics in Web Applications”
Will explore web application development using Microsoft's ASP.NET. It will emphasize applications with database interactions. Students will use Visual Studio.NET and also prepare code with a text editor. Each participant will develop a project using the tools studied in the class. Prerequisite for the course is completion of IS 623 and knowledge of basic HTML. The course is being offered in South Charleston on Mondays from 6:30-9:00 pm, and is being taught by Dr. Tom Hankins. He can be reached at 746-2044; thankins@marshall.edu.
TM 630 - Quality and Productivity Methods
Is the study of quality and productivity improvement methods with emphasis on applications to knowledge worker organizations. Examines total quality management, and personal and organizational productivity improvement processes. There is no Prerequisite for the course. This course is being offered through the videolink in Huntington and South Charleston on Thursdays, 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; gillespb@marshall.edu.
Engineering
CSE 630 Optimal Control
General Theory of Optimal Control; calculus of variations; Pontryagin’s maximum principle; Hamilton-Jacobi theory, application of optimal control theory to design of feedback systems using several performance criteria; advanced topics. The course is being taught on Tuesdays from 6:30-9:00 pm in South Charleston by Dr. Bill Crockett. He can be reached at 746-2040; bcrockett@marshall.edu
CHE 632 Optimization of Engineering Systems
Unconstrained optimization and differential calculus; equality constraints; search techniques; calculus of variations; minimum principle; and Hamiltonian, including mixed constraints and state-variable constraints. Setting up and solving practical applications. PR: knowledge of differential equations. The course is being taught on Mondays from 6:30-9:00 pm in Huntington by Dr. Bill Crockett. He can be reached at 746-2040; bcrockett@marshall.edu.
CHE 661 Process Simulation
The course covers current simulation techniques for development, design, and operation of chemical processes. The instructor will review modeling and equations solving methods needed for the class. Course will be offered Mondays, 4:00-6:20 pm in South Charleston. For more information please contact Dr. Bill Crockett 746-2040; bcrockett@marshall.edu.