ENGN - Engineering

The course introduces students to spatial visualization/thinking. The objective of the course is to enhance students' ability of thinking in three dimensions. The course covers student experience with spatial visualization/thinking, design and representation, and strategic use. Educational interventions and testing to improve three-dimensional visualization skills are used. The course does not count towards College of Engineering & Technology graduation credit.

A one-semester course covering topics in civil, environmental, mechanical, electrical and computer engineering.

This course introduces engineering and engineering technology disciplines, and develops problem-solving and teamwork skills required in the design and commissioning of an engineered product. Students will collaborate in hands-on, group projects to understand the engineering design process and explore roles and responsibilities in an engineering team. Students will develop technical skills, such as identifying, formulating, and solving engineering problems, prototype creation and testing, representation and analysis of data using software packages to form conclusions and solve problems. Students will also learn professional skills needed to become successful engineering students and engineers including, but not limited to teamwork, project management, communication (written, oral, and graphical), engineering ethics, information literacy, and critical reading skills.

Introduction to engineering problem-solving through computer programming. Topics include computational thinking, program design, algorithm development, and testing. Programming language concepts will include variables, data types and expressions, assignment, control-flow statements, and functions. Laboratory exercises involve C++ and Matlab to solve engineering problems (information processing, simulation, data analysis).

Interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary topics for first year students enrolled in engineering or engineering technology majors.

Interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary topics for second year students enrolled in engineering or engineering technology majors.

A study of the theory and best practices involved in conducting physically-dispersed engineering team collaboration. Student teams will apply e-Engineering concepts using a distributed product engineering scenario. Course module topics include project management, virtual teaming, distributed collaborative tools, and scenario-specific engineering skills.

This course prepares the engineering and engineering technology students for the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination.

This course is for K-12 teachers seeking endorsement. No credit will be given to students pursuing majors in the College of Engineering and Technology. The major focus of this course is to expose students to the design process, research and analysis, teamwork, communication methods, global and human impacts, engineering standards, and technical documentation. Topics include engineering design process, modeling, sketching, measurement, statistics and applied geometry, engineering drawing standards, CAD solid modeling, reverse engineering, consumer product design innovation, graphic design and virtual design teams.

This course is for K-12 teachers seeking endorsement. No credit will be given to students pursuing majors in the College of Engineering and Technology. Scalar methods and free body diagrams are employed in the analysis of discrete and distributed force systems and their application to bodies in external equilibrium. Friction, moment of inertia, and center of gravity are also included.

This course is for K-12 teachers seeking endorsement. No credit will be given to students pursuing majors in the College of Engineering and Technology. The study of fluid statics and dynamics, including momentum, energy, Bernoulli's Equation, laminar and turbulent fluid flow and friction in pipes, fluid machinery, and open-channel flow.

This course is for K-12 teachers seeking endorsement. No credit will be given to students pursuing majors in the College of Engineering and Technology. The basic laws of thermodynamics, properties of fluids, heat and work and their applications in processes and cycles, and an introduction to conduction heat transfer will be covered.

This course aims to augment the transition from service to student to engineer through helping the veteran achieve a sense of belonging to the engineering profession through class discussions, seminars, and workshops designed to develop their identities as engineers and increase their feeling of belonging in engineering fields through self-efficacy and help with their persistence to degree completion. Class activities are designed to build a sense of community and increase students' relevance by helping students develop a career identity in engineering.

This course introduces Small Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (sUAS) types and platforms (such as multirotor, fixed wing, hybrids) and explores mission planning, applications, payloads, flight authorization processes, and crew resource management. Additionally, this course introduces operation of autonomous vehicles in the National Airspace System including Universal Traffic Management, radio frequency allocations, and airport usage, including knowledge of government and industry compliance standards. Attention will be paid to topics of system integration for operations efficiency, risk management, safety, and human factors and human / machine interface in autonomous systems. Includes case studies.

A look at engineering multi-rotor Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) design. Course topics will include Stability and control of UAS, Electric propulsion and battery technology. Overview of sensors (lidar, sonar, vision etc.); autopilot design and automatic control; airframe structural design of UAS; Flight dynamics and simulation for UAS. Accompanying laboratory topics include motor/propeller testing, building small quadcopters, understanding system elements, PID tuning, programming UAS, and autonomous drone operations. Students will learn to specify all components including motors, propellers, power system, autopilot, GPS, power monitor, frame, etc. Additional topics will include autopilot setup, firmware configuration, telemetry configuration, ground station setup and sensor specifications and integration (lidar, sonar, radar, optical flow). Mission planning, and test flights will complete the course.

This course covers fixed wing aerodynamics and aircraft performance, propeller performance; basic stability and automatic control of aircraft. Introduction to vertical takeoff and landing, hybrid UAS design including tail sitting and lift-to-cruise configurations. Electric propulsion: motor selection, prop matching and system integration. Basic airframe structural design methods. Instrumentation for autonomous flight. Accompanying laboratory topics include: building small fixed wing/VTOL aircraft; autopilot configuration; flight test, planning and operations.

This interdisciplinary class is a mission based, collaborative course with majors across the college working alongside industry partners and or mentors. Students will work in teams to research, design, build (or rebuild existing) Unmanned Vehicles and apply them toward ecologically, humanitarian or 'customer based' focused projects.

Special interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary topics of interest with emphasis on emerging areas in engineering.

An introduction to foundations of design and civil, environmental, electrical, mechanical, and computer engineering. The course will consist of secondary school appropriate content and concepts that directly correlate with the state and local school systems' science and mathematics curriculum. May lead to a Project Lead the Way certification when applicable.

An introductory seminar on specific multi-disciplinary or interdisciplinary engineering topics for MS or HS teachers.

Financial engineering management, accounting, financial reports and analysis, capital budgeting, investment decisions.

Introduction to fundamental concepts in the analysis of organizations. Examination of social, structural, procedural, and environmental aspects by systems approach. Modules include: History and systems of organizations and management; Basic organizational systems and models; Organizational behavior models; Integration of systems perspectives; and Organizational structures.

This course is designed to provide engineers and engineering technologists with the knowledge, skills and experience needed to create products and services that will be attractive to consumer markets and to bring those products and services to market in new commercial ventures. Topics covered include: how to evaluate entrepreneurial opportunities in the engineering field; elements of a viable business plan; governance models; management succession planning; use of social media; and creating an ethical engineering enterprise in the global economy.

This course is designed to provide engineers and engineering technologists with the knowledge, skills and experience needed to create products and services that will be attractive to consumer markets and to bring those products and services to market in new commercial ventures. Topics covered include: How to evaluate entrepreneurial opportunities in the engineering field; elements of a viable business plan; governance models; management succession planning; use of social media; and creating an ethical engineering enterprise in the global economy.

This course covers the concepts, skills, and characteristics of effective and successful entrepreneurial leaders in the 21st century. The course covers leadership for entrepreneurial engineers through case studies and literature review in areas such as the fundamentals of leadership, ethical leadership, social capital, emotional intelligence, and three-dimensional leadership.

This course is the capstone of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation graduate certificate for engineers. With data and expertise through prior certificate coursework, students develop and present a comprehensive and viable entrepreneurial business plan in engineering. Topics covered include: Product lifecycle management, marketing and strategic planning, entrepreneurial finance, and effective presentation techniques. The final presentation is delivered to a panel of ODU faculty and engineering practitioners who provide sound feedback to the student.

A one-semester course covering advanced topics in bioelectrics. The course will cover advanced application of pulsed power and plasma in the medical, biological and environmental fields. (Cross-listed with ECE 630).

Nuclear power and nuclear energy; solar energy; wind energy; geothermal energy; hydroelectric power; hydrogen as energy resource; hydrogen fuel cells; hybrid technologies; global economics and environmental impacts of carbon-free energy.

System management principles; energy systems safety and security; automation and control; environmental effects and comparative risk assessment; energy storage; carbon sequestration; energy systems scale up issues; energy systems integration; hybrid systems; energy systems optimization; effects of public policies on energy systems management.

Special interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary topics of interest with emphasis on emerging areas in engineering.

Individual analytical, experimental, computational and/or design study selected by the student and supervised by the course instructor.

Critical evaluation of published literature; experimental design and analysis; optimization methods; pre-project planning; definition of scope, projects risks, technical, economical, social, and political constraints; execution strategies; effective proposal development.

Effective communication techniques, strategic planning, building collaborative relationships, conflict management, building high-performance teams, risk management, managing innovations.

Scope of engineering ethics, moral reasoning and ethical theories, the engineer's responsibility for safety, responsibilities to the employer, responsibilities to the public, rights of engineers, global issues, professional codes of ethics, case studies.

This course is a pass/fail course for master's students in their final semester. It may be taken to fulfill the registration requirement necessary for graduation. All master's students are required to be registered for at least one graduate credit hour in the semester of their graduation.