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A S 431 Aerospace Studies 400 (3) I&S
Needs for national security, evolution of American defense strategy, policy, and organization; methods for managing conflict, alliances and regional security to preserve American interests. Arms control, terrorism, and current military issues; refinement of communicative skills. A one-hour leadership laboratory is also required for cadets, but not special students. Offered: A.
A S 432 Aerospace Studies 400 (3 I&S
Needs for national security, evolution of American defense strategy, policy, and organization; methods for managing conflict, alliances and regional security to preserve American interests. Arms control, terrorism, and current military issues; refinement of communicative skills. A one-hour leadership laboratory is also required for cadets, but not special students. Offered: W.
A S 433 Aerospace Studies 400 (3) I&S
Needs for national security, evolution of American defense strategy, policy, and organization; methods for managing conflict, alliances and regional security to preserve American interests. Arms control, terrorism, and current military issues; refinement of communicative skills. A one-hour leadership laboratory is also required for cadets, but not special students. Offered: Sp.
AMATH 510 Applications of Optimization in Engineering Design (3) Zabinsky
Discussion of issues arising in applications of optimization to engineering design. Emphasis on formulating problems and selecting appropriate solution techniques. Random search methods for problems otherwise computationally intractable. Individual projects in engineering optimal design. Prerequisite: AMATH/MATH/IND E 515 and MATH 328 or permission of instructor. Offered: jointly with IND E 516.
AMATH 514 Networks and Combinatorial Optimization (3)
Networks and directed graphs. Paths and trees. Feasible and optimal flows and potentials. Transportation problems, matching and assignment problems. Algorithms and applications. Prerequisite: MATH 308 or AMATH 352 and MATH 324. Offered: jointly with MATH 514.
AMATH 515 Fundamentals of Optimization (5)
Maximization and minimization of functions of finitely many variables subject to constraints. Basic problem types and examples of applications; linear, convex, smooth, and nonsmooth programming. Optimality conditions. Saddlepoints and dual problems. Penalties, decomposition. Overview of computational approaches. Prerequisite: linear algebra and advanced calculus. Offered: jointly with IND E 515/MATH 515.
AMATH 516 Numerical Optimization (3)
Methods of solving optimization problems in finitely many variables, with or without constraints. Steepest descent, quasi-Newton methods. Quadratic programming and complementarity. Exact penalty methods, multiplier methods. Sequential quadratic programming. Cutting planes and nonsmooth optimization. Prerequisite: AMATH 515. Offered: jointly with MATH 516.
AMATH 517 Optimization Under Uncertainty (3)
Sequential optimization problems involving random variables. Dynamic programming, stochastic programming. Control of uncertain dynamic systems in finite, discrete time. Risk, feedback, adaptivity. Problems with imperfect state information. Applications to optimal stopping, inventory control, resource management. Prerequisite: AMATH 506 (or an introduction to basic concepts of probability such as STAT 390 or 394, 395), MATH 308 and 324. Offered: jointly with MATH 517.
CEE 416 Urban Transportation Planning and Design (3)
Brief review of major issues in urban transportation planning. Planning process discussed and transportation models introduced. Uses a systems framework, including goals and objectives, evaluation, implementation, and monitoring. A design term project, individual or small groups, utilizes material presented on a contemporary problem. Prerequisite: CEE 320. Offered: A.
CEE 431 Seismology and Earthquake Engineering (3) NW
Presents an overview of earthquake processes and details of the characteristics of destructive ground motion; illustrates the effects of such motion on engineering structures; reviews current practice in estimating earthquake hazards for important structures such as nuclear power plants. Prerequisite: either MATH 126, or both MATH 307 and MATH 308. Offered: jointly with ESS 465.
CEE 515 Earthquake Engineering I (3)
Earthquake mechanism and ground shaking, response spectra, linear elastic methods for prediction of behavior, displacement prediction methods for inelastically behaving structures, modeling and solution schemes, earthquake design philosophy, capacity design. Reinforced concrete, steel, and base-isolated structures. Prerequisite: CEE 501, CEE 502.
CEE 516 Earthquake Engineering II (3)
Performance-based design, development of fragility curves, characteristics and effects of ground-shaking records, design methods, passive and active control, dynamic inelastic time history analysis, design of parts, system detailing, soil-structure interaction, repair and retrofit of structures. Prerequisite: CEE 515.
CEE 526 Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering (3)
Plate tectonics and elastic rebound theory of earthquakes and faults; characterization of ground motions; seismicity; seismic risk analysis; effect of local soil conditions on ground response; development of design ground motions; liquefaction; dynamic lateral earth pressures; seismic slope stability. Prerequisite: CEE 525 or permission of instructor.
CEE 560 Risk Assessment for Environmental Health Hazards (3/4) Faustman
Examines context, methodologies, data, uncertainties, and institutional arrangements for risk assessment. Qualitative and quantitative approaches to identification, characterization, and control of environmental hazards to health emphasized through didactic and case studies. Offered: jointly with ENV H 577/PB AF 589; A.
CEE 579 Advanced Traffic Detection Systems (3) Wang
Introduction to advanced tracking and detection technologies in transportation engineering, including Global Positioning Systems (GPS), inductance loop detection systems, remote traffic microwave radar, computer-vision based technologies, and other emerging detection technologies with cutting-edge research in these areas.
CEE 584 Analytical Methods in Transportation I (3)
Application of analytical and statistical methods to transportation planning problems. Analysis of probability distributions that describe variables. Development of statistical models for predicting transportation phenomena. Elementary sampling theory hypothesis testing, regression analysis, time series analysis, applied to transportation data. Prerequisite: graduate standing or permission of instructor. Offered: Sp.
CEE 585 Analytical Methods in Transportation II (3)
Applications of advanced econometric methods to transportation issues. Topics include, but not limited to, systems of equations, duration models, limited dependent variable approaches, and count models. Hands-on modeling, with numerous data sets, available for application. Collaborative projects. Prerequisite: CEE 584 or permission of instructor.
CM 483 Facility Life Cycle 3: Relocation and Operational Issues (4)
Final in sequence of three built around the principle of the facility life cycle. Provides an overview of issues related to facility operations and maintenance, including occupancy and start up, inventory and staff management, relocation, disaster planning, emergency preparedness, and security.
CM 530 Project Economics and Risk Analysis (3) Abdel-Aziz
Studies the process for delivery of public-private infrastructure projects and risk analysis techniques used in economic/financial project studies. Focuses on understanding public-private project delivery systems, feasibility studies, project financial and economic modeling, and quantitative risk analysis techniques. Offered: W.
CSE 546 Data Mining (3)
Methods for identifying valid, novel, useful, and understandable patterns in data. Induction of predictive models from data: classification, regression, and probability estimation. Discovery of clusters and association rules.
ECON 486 Economics of Information (5) I&S, QSR Khalil, Lawarree
Basic models of decision making and strategic interaction in the presence of imperfect and incomplete information. Information issues in market exchange and in hierarchical settings. Includes adverse selection, moral hazard, signaling, and screening. Recommended: ECON 404 or ECON 485. Prerequisite: 2.0 in ECON 300.
ECON 516 Introduction to Noncooperative Game Theory (3)
Study of both pure game theory and its applications to such problems as oligopoly pricing, non-cooperative bargaining, entry deterrence, reputation phenomena. Focus on game theory as a modeling tool as opposed to a body of known results. Prerequisite: ECON 508.
ECON 568 Game Theory for Social Scientists (5) Quinn
Studies non-cooperative game-theory and provides tools to derive appropriate statistical models from game-theoretic models of behavior. Equilibrium concepts, learning, repeated games and experimental game theory. Prerequisite: MATH 112, MATH 124, or MATH 134; STAT/ECON 311 or equivalent. Offered: jointly with CS&SS 568; W.
ENV H 441 Food Protection (3) Easterberg
Study of identification and characteristics of chemicals and biological agents implicated in foodborne disease outbreaks and conditions or circumstances by which food contamination occurs. Examination of food protection activities conducted by local and state government at the retail level. Prerequisite: either 2.0 in CHEM 155, or 2.0 in both CHEM 160 and CHEM 161, or 2.0 in CHEM 162; 2.0 in MICROM 302. Offered: W.
ENV H 442 Vector Control (3) Treser
Study of the impact and control of rodents and arthropod vectors of disease, including consideration of economic poisons used, their regulation, and safety measures. Prerequisite: 2.0 in BIOL 203. Offered: Sp.
ENV H 451 Ecology of Environmentally Transmitted Microbiological Hazards (3) Butterfield, Meschke, Shin
Focuses on the transmission of infectious microorganisms by air, food, water, and other environmental media. Provides an introduction to environmentally transmitted pathogens, and discusses factors affecting their environmental fate, transport, and persistence. Offered: A.
ENV H 472 Environmental Risk and Society (3) Fenske
Examines scientific determinations of environmental risks and explores how such determinations are evaluated by affected communities and society. Employs risk analysis to integrate technical knowledge in hazard identification and exposure assessment to provide a more rational basis for environmental policies. Role of public participation in risk-based decision making discussed. Offered: A.
ENV H 473 Community Responses to Environmental Health Hazards (5) I&S/NW Osaki, Trsser
Explores the way various government programs are established, organized and operated to control environmental health risks in the United States. Discusses aspects of the law that impact regulation of environmental health hazards. Offered: W.
ENV H 541 Ecology of Environmentally Transmitted Microbial Hazards (3) Meschke, Shin
Focuses on the transmission of infectious microorganisms by air, food, water, and other environmental media. Provides an introduction to environmentally transmitted pathogens, and discusses factors affecting their environmental fate, transport, and persistence. Offered: A.
ENV H 542 Detection and Control of Environmentally Transmitted Microbial Hazards (3) Meschke, Shin
Focuses on the detection and control of infectious microorganisms in air, food, water, and other environmental media. Provides a discussion on sample collection, processing, and diction for infectious microorganisms. Provides coverage of engineered controls and disinfection/decontamination processes for infectious organisms. Offered: W.
ENV H 551 Principles of Human Exposure Science (3)
Examination of the scientific principles and methods used to characterize human exposures to environmental disease agents, discuss sources and pathways of exposure, use of standard factors, analytical approaches for exposure data, exposure biomarkers, and the energetics of physical agents and injuries. Prerequisite: CHEM 162; MATH 124. Offered: A.
ENV H 560 Organizing and Administering Industrial Safety and Health Programs (4) Gleason
Explores industrial organization and methods of integrating safety and industrial hygiene programs with industrial operations. Investigates philosophic issues related to industrial safety and health such as responsibility for safety, dependency on safe practice, and hierarchy of prevention. Contains numerous case problems and student involvement opportunities. Offered: jointly with NSG 506; A.
ESS 465 Seismology and Earthquake Engineering (3) NW
Overview of earthquake processes and details of the characteristics of destructive ground motion; effects of such motion on engineering structures; current practice in estimating earthquake hazards for important structures such as nuclear power plants. Prerequisite: either MATH 126 or both MATH 307 and MATH 308. Offered: jointly with CEE 431.
GEOG 360 Principles of GIS Mapping (5) I&S, QSR Elwood, Nyerges
Origins, development, and methods of cartographic mapping. Principles of data representation and map design for thematic mapping and spatial analysis. Introduction to principles of geographic information systems. Offered: ASp.
GEOG 380 Geographical Patterns of Health and Disease (4) I&S Mayer
Geography of infectious and chronic diseases at local, national, and international scales; environmental, cultural, and social explanations of those variations; comparative aspects of health systems. Offered: W.
GEOG 425 Qualitative Methodology in Geography (5) I&S Jarosz
Historical and philosophical overview of qualitative methodology in design of geography research strategies. Techniques of interviewing, participant observation, and archival research. Forms of analyses such as textual interpretation, discourse analysis and computer-aided analyses of interview transcriptions and ethnography. Questions of ethics, field notes and write-up. Offered: W.
GEOG 426 Advanced Quantitative Methods (5) I&S, QSR Withers
Quantitative methods for empirical research in geography. Emphasis on statistical analysis; use of geographic data bases like the United States Census; understanding special issues and problems associated with geographically ordered data; verbal and graphic presentation in a computer environment. Recommended: GEOG 326. Offered: A.
GEOG 460 Geographic Information Systems Analysis (5) I&S Nyerges
Methods of Analysis provided by geographic information systems (GIS). Operations on map information including map overlay, aggregation/disaggregation, and other spatial and attribute procedures. Exposure to raster and vector software. Review of capabilities of current available GIS software. Prerequisite: 2.0 in GEOG 360. Offered: A.
GEOG 560 Principles of GIS Mapping (5)
Origins, development, and methods of cartographic mapping. Principles of data representation and map design for thematic mapping and spatial analysis. Introduction of principles of geographic information systems (GIS).
GEOG 580 Medical Geography (3) Mayer
Geography of disease, consideration in health systems planning. Analysis of distributions, diffusion models, migration studies. Application of distance, optimal location models to health systems planning; emergency medical services; distribution of health professionals; cultural variations in health behavior. Prerequisite: familiarity with social science research; health-related issues. Offered: jointly with HSERV 586; W.
HSERV 536 Emerging Infections of International Public Health Importance (3-, max. 3)
Focuses on the nexus between emerging infections and increasing globalization of the world due to the mobility of people and goods. Examines emergent events through risk factors and associated macro changes implicated in their genesis. Reviews microbial evolutionary strategies and factors of emergence. Offered: jointly with EPI 529; in residence, odd years; online, even years.
IMT 510 Human Aspects of Information Systems (4)
Social, organizational, cognitive, behavioral and contextual aspects of information, including basic concepts in human information behavior, conceptual and practical frameworks used to study human-information interaction, and social responses to information technology. User-based and work-based evaluation and design of information systems. Exposure to experimental and interview methodologies.
IMT 552 Information Assurance Risk Assessment and Management (3)
Examines the concepts, processes and skills related to risk management in information assurance involving risk assessment, risk analysis and mitigation planning. Analysis of the risk management process through several structured approaches that facilitate information assurance decision-making. Prerequisite: IMT 551.
IMT 586 Information Dynamics I (4)
Introduction to the concepts and methods of information feedback, systems thinking, soft systems methodology (SSM), and "soft operations research," as well as the quantitative modeling of complex dynamic systems by means of differential and integral equations (system dynamics). Offered: jointly with INSC 586.
IMT 587 Information Dynamics II (4)
Advanced concepts and methods of information feedback, systems thinking, soft systems methodology (SSM), and "soft operations research," as well as the quantitative modeling of complex dynamic systems by means of differential and integral equations (system dynamics), including model building, testing, and validating. Prerequisite: IMT 586.
IMT 595 Stakeholders, Information, and Technology (3-5, max. 5)
Capstone experience. Addresses system integration and the increasing demand to apply a broad range of technologies to the information needs of diverse user groups during the implementation of comprehensive information systems across an organization. Encourages student-organized individual/team projects. Credit/no credit only. Prerequisite: completion of IMT core courses 510 through 582.
IND E 455 User Interface Design (4) Furness
Design oriented to cover fundamentals of user interface design; models on human computer interaction, software psychology, input devices, usability, cognitive and perceptual aspects of human-computer interaction, advanced interface, and research methodologies are discussed. Offered: jointly with T C 455; A.
IND E 515 Fundamentals of Optimization (5)
Maximization and minimization of functions of finitely many variables subject to constraints. Basic problem types and examples of applications; linear, convex, smooth, and nonsmooth programming. Optimality conditions. Saddlepoints and dual problems. Penalties, decomposition. Overview of computational approaches. Prerequisite: linear algebra and advanced calculus. Offered: jointly with AMATH 515/MATH 515.
IND E 516 Applications of Optimization in Engineering Design (3) Zabinsky
Discussion of issues arising in applications of optimization to engineering design. Emphasis on formulating problems and selecting appropriate solution techniques. Random search methods for problems otherwise computationally intractable. Individual projects in engineering optimal design. Prerequisite: AMATH/MATH/IND E 515 and MATH 328 or permission of instructor. Offered: jointly with AMATH 510.
IND E 543 Virtual Interface Technology (1/3, max. 3) Furness
Explores advanced concepts and technologies for interfacing humans to complex machines, with focus on virtual interfaces. Interface design principles reviewed from psychological and technological perspectives. Hardware, software, and mindware aspects of virtual interfaces investigated. Applications postulated and designed. Prerequisite: graduate standing in College of Engineering or permission of instructor.
INFO 310 Individual Perspectives on Information Systems (5) I&S
Social, cognitive, behavioral, and contextual aspects of information systems, including human information behavior, interpersonal interaction, and social responses to information technology. Emphasis on well-being and information exchanges as a communicative event. Exposure to experimental and naturalistic methodologies through laboratory assignments and field work.
INFO 424 Information Visualization and Aesthetics (5) VLPA
Examines the visualization of information: the effects of human perception, the aesthetics of information design, the mechanics of visual display, and the semiotics of iconography. Examples may include census, epidemiological, crime, earth satellite, and medical data in the contexts of special computer applications, user populations, and cultures. Prerequisite: CSE 143.
INFO 447 Computer Supported Cooperative Work (5)
Focuses on design and use of collaboration technologies to communicate, share information, and coordinate activity. Emphasis on behavioral and social aspects of adopting and using these technologies. Topics include the history of work in this and related fields, collaboration support for teams, organizations, and communities. Prerequisite: INFO 310.
INSC 510 Theoretical Foundations of Human Information Behavior (4)
Study of constructs, concepts, models, and theories information scientists use in studying human information behavior. Socio-cognitive aspects of individuals needing, seeking, giving, and using information. Models of information behavior, conceptual frameworks, assumptions, analytical tools, and the factors that differentiate groupings of information users and predict or influence information behavior.
INSC 512 Community Analysis (4)
Explores key concepts of community in its broadest sense, methodological approaches for analyzing information needs and available resources, how to design information services in response to identified needs, and service evaluation. Facilitating the information behavior of all groups within a community and identifying how their needs interconnect. Prerequisite: LIS 510. Offered: jointly with LIS 512.
LIS 515 Ecological Information Systems (4)
Introduction to cognitive work analysis framework. Prepares for active role in design and evaluation of information systems. Familiarization with basic concepts of cognitive systems engineering and practice in field study, data analysis, and transforming field findings into requirements for the design of an information system. Offered: jointly with T C 515.
MEBI 531 Life and Death Computing (3) Kalet
Computing and programming concepts and methods underlying the solution of safety-critical and complex problems in biology, medicine, and health for both research and practice. Includes an introduction to programming in Common Lisp, network programming, and bioinformatics. Prerequisite: CSE 142 or equivalent. Offered: A.
MGMT 401 Leadership, Critical Thinking, and Decision Making (4)
The manager as leader and decision maker. Various leadership theories, styles, and behaviors. Decision-making models and techniques.
MGMT 591 Sociological Foundations of Strategic Management (4)
Explores the sociology of organizations from multiple perspectives while introducing fundamental sociological questions and preparing students for conducting research in organizations. Emphasis on structural contingencies, institutions, resource dependence, population ecology, negotiated order and culture, organizational learning and decision making, organizational power and politics, networks, and inter-organizational relations.
OPMGT 402 Introduction to Logistics (4)
Logistics studies of the efficient delivery of goods and services. A total-cost approach recognizes this involves not only the obvious vehicle-routing issues but also shipment size and mix, warehouse location, product design, and customer services. Includes study of real companies' logistics problems. Prerequisite: OPMGT 301.
OPMGT 443 Inventory and Supply Chain Management (4)
Use of material and supply chain management in manufacturing and service organizations to reduce inventory levels while providing adequate service to customers. Specific topics include forecasting, Just-in-Time production, deterministic and stochastic inventory models, and material requirements planning (MRP). Prerequisite: OPMGT 301.
OPMGT 570 Operations Strategy (4)
Strategic management of operations and manufacturing in domestic and international companies. Developing and implementing a coherent strategy based on continuous improvement of quality, productivity, products, processes, and customer services. Facilities, capacity, process/work-force planning, organization, people, systems integration, coordination between operations, marketing, engineering, and R&D. Prerequisite: B A 502 or OPMGT 502 or equivalent.
PB AF 508 Management Approaches to Service Delivery (3)
Examines how services can be delivered in a way that is responsive to the needs of those being served and maximizes the effective utilization of resources. Topics addressed include: needs assessment, process analysis, service strategy, sustaining the service organization, case management, and services integration.
PB AF 520 Intergovernmental Relations (3)
Comparative study of the issues involved in implementing government programs across multiple jurisdictions. Issues of accountability, feasibility, politics, and constitutional limits are examined by focusing upon various methods used to implement programs across federal, state, regional, and international jurisdictions.
PB AF 530 International Affairs (3)
Provides a broad understanding of international issues and United States policy. Students explore U.S. foreign policy and theories of major international actors in international trade, security, and strategic concerns, refugee policy, conflict resolution, development assistance, and the environment. Offered: jointly with POL S/SIS 534.
PB AF 589 Risk Assessment for Environmental Health Hazards (3/4)
Context, methodologies, types of data, uncertainties and institutional arrangements for risk assessment. Both qualitative and quantitative approaches to the identification, characterization, and control of environmental hazards to health emphasized through didactic and case studies. Offered: jointly with CEE 560/ENV H 577.
POL S 337 Collective Violence and the State (5) I&S
Comparative study of collective violence in modern states with emphasis on riots and pogroms. Readings include case materials drawn from Russian pogroms of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Hindu-Muslim riots in modern India, and race riots in the United States and Great Britain. Offered: jointly with SIS 337.
POL S 407 International Conflict (5) I&S
Examines different theoretical explanations for the causes of war, including the role of international, state, organizational, and individual factors; additional topics vary with instructor. May include the development of warefare, deterring weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, intelligence, and the ethics of warfare.
POL S 425 War and Deterrence (5) I&S
Seminar addresses the strengths and weaknesses of deterrence theory and then applies it to a variety of international security issues. Topics may include deterring the use of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons, the use of brute force when deterrence fails, and the role for humanitarian intervention.
POL S 534 International Affairs (3)
Provides a broad understanding of international issues and United States policy. Students explore US foreign policy and theories of major international actors in international trade, security, and strategic concerns, refugee policy, conflict resolution, development assistance, and the environment. Offered: jointly with PB AF 530/SIS 534.
POL S 593 Theories of Decision Making (5)
Explanation of political decisions using models of such theoretical processes as preference formation, learning, heuristics, noncooperative games, collective action, agenda manipulation, and coalition formation. Examination of competing notions of political rationality and irrationality and criteria for their evaluation. Strategies for design of decision research.
PSYCH 471 Applied Issues in Cognition (4-5, max. 10) I&S Joslyn
Examines cognitive issues in applied settings, such as the workplace and education. Topics include such issues as attention, expertise, problem solving, decision-making, human error, automation, navigation, and individual differences. Prerequisite: 2.0 in PSYCH 209.
SIS 337 Collective Violence and the State (5) I&S
Comparative study of collective violence in modern states with emphasis on riots and pogroms. Readings include case materials drawn from Russian pogroms of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Hindu-Muslim riots in modern India, and race riots in the United States and Great Britain. Offered: jointly with POL S 337.
SIS 421 National Security and International Affairs (5) I&S Jones
Major military aspects of contemporary international politics. Uses and limitations of military capabilities for sustaining a stable international order and national security. Processes by which states detect and assess threats to their security; practice of deterrence; transfer of arms among states; pursuit of arms control. Recommended: one SIS or international relations course.
SIS 427 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Development, Deployment, and Detection (5) I&S Fuller
Practical understanding of the development of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons plus missile delivery systems. Proliferation detection technology and its limitations. Case studies of past and current arms control agreements and non-proliferation programs.
SIS 524 International Security (5) Kier, Mercer
Introduces some of the major debates concerning the use of force in international politics. Covers traditional issues in international security such as alliances and the causes of war, as well as some of the new and important questions, such as explaining war outcomes and war termination. Offered jointly with POL S 524.
SIS 527 Weapons of Mass Destruction: Development, Deployment, and Detection (5) Fuller
Practical understanding of the development of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons plus missile delivery systems. Proliferation detection technology and its limitations. Case studies of past and current arms control agreements and non-proliferation programs.
SOC 346 Group Processes (5) I&S
Systematic analysis of social processes in small groups, including conformity, deviance, cooperation, competition, coalition formation, status and role differentiation, inequity, communication, and authority and power. A variety of methods of research are considered: field studies, field experiments, laboratory studies, and the simulation of social processes.
SPCI 501 Introduction to Comprehensive Emergency Management (3)
Introduction to emergency management and risk reduction concepts and principles. Includes emergency management tools, techniques, and resources as well as governmental programs, relationships, and the broader social context.
SPCI 503 Physical Critical Infrastructure: Power and Fuel Systems, SCADA, Telecommunications, and Water Supply (3)
Introduction to Model-Based Vulnerability Analysis (MBVA) approach to the study of physical critical infrastructures, including power and fuel systems, SCADA, telecommunications, and water supply.
SPCI 505 Epidemiology of Biological and Chemical Hazards Mitigation I: Principles (3)
Introduction to epidemiology: surveillance for detection of outbreaks, outbreak investigation, and control for infectious agents, toxins, and chemicals. Case studies are drawn from actual outbreaks illustrating these essential epidemiological methods. Examines problem-solving techniques. Credit/no credit only.
SPCI 508 Risk Assessment and Management (4)
Introduction to processes and methods of risk assessment and management, focusing on how these principles can be integrated into strategic planning and decision making.
SPCI 509 Critical Infrastructure Systems: Cyberterrorism and Communications Systems (3)
Survey of issues surrounding telecommunication and computer infrastructures, with the objective of developing a working knowledge of these systems, the hazards confronting them, and preventative measures.
SPCI 511 Critical Infrastructure Systems: Government Services, Banking, and Finance (3)
Survey of issues surrounding the economy as a critical infrastructure system, including government services and banking/finance systems, with the objective of developing a working knowledge of these systems, the hazards confronting them, and preventative measures.
SPCI 512 Critical Infrastructure Systems: Public Health (3)
Survey of issues surrounding private and public health-care systems in relation to emergency health-care services. Includes health-care cultures, critical communication, government funding, emergency preparedness, and psychological recovery from major traumatic events.
T C 505 Computer-Assisted Communication (4) Kolko
Explores computer-assisted communication from three perspectives: (1) cultural roles of communication technologies; (2) relationships between communication and information including information technologies in the workplace, academe, and other settings; and (3) application to design including models for audience analysis, task analysis, and cognitive systems engineering. Prerequisite: graduate standing or permission of instructor. Offered: Sp.
T C 515 Ecological Information Systems (4)
Introduction to cognitive work analysis framework. Prepares for active role in design and evaluation of information systems. Familiarization with basic concepts of cognitive systems engineering and practice in field study, data analysis, and transforming field findings into requirements for the design of an information system. Offered: jointly with LIS 515.
T C 520 Technical Communication Systems (4) Haselkorn
Emphasizes the role and function of communication as a key to understanding organizational frameworks and managerial practices. Traditional and innovative approaches to viewing and managing technical communication. Roles, responsibilities, impact of technology. Offered: W.
URBDP 549 Hazard Mitigation Planning (3)
A survey of the field of planning for managing risks of natural hazards--earthquakes, floods, coastal/meteorological hazards, and human-caused technological hazards/terrorism. Covers pre-event mitigation through building and land-use controls; disaster preparedness; post-even response, recovery, and mitigation of future hazards. Emphasizes hazard mitigation as a long-term strategy for achieving sustainability of communities.
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