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Name
George Hitt
Form Start Date
Sep 16, 2019
Form Type
Proposal For Change(s) In, Restoration Of, Or Removal Of An Undergraduate Course (A)
Form ID
2495
Form Submitted Date
Oct 28, 2019
Form Steps:
3,4,8,9,10 Submitted on:
Sep 16, 2019
Course prefix and number:
ENGR 235
Course title:
Electric Circuits
CIP (IPED):
14.1301
College of:
Gupta College of Science
Department of:
Physics and Engineering Science
Date change is to be effective:
Spring/2020
Semester(s) offered:
F
Course action:
Other Course Change
Submitted on:
Sep 16, 2019
Prerequisite(s):
Yes
From Course #:
(Prereq: PHYS 137 and MATH 160, or PHYS 212)
To Course #:
(Prereq: PHYS 137 and MATH 160, or PHYS 212 or PHYS 214, or permission of the instructor)
Co-requisite(s):
n/a
Number of Credits:
n/a
Title of Course:
n/a
Course Number:
n/a
Other:
n/a
Submitted on:
Sep 16, 2019
Crosslisting:
Yes
Course name/number:
PHYS 235
(current)
Is this course repeatable for credit?
No
Are there any course equivalencies for this?
No
Is this course part of academic program assessment?
No
Current catalog description:
ENGR 235 - Electric Circuits (3 credits). (=PHYS 235) (Prereq: PHYS 137 and MATH 160, or PHYS 212) This course is an introduction to electrical circuit theory and its application to practical direct and alternating current circuits. Topics include: Kirchhoff’s laws, fundamental principles of network theorems, transient and steady-state response of RC, RL and RLC circuits by classical methods, time-domain and frequency-domain relationships, phasor analysis and power. F.
Proposed catalog description, in the present tense, including prefix, number, title, (credits), (prerequisites), (co-requisites), course description, and semesters offered. Catalog description should be exactly as it is to appear in the catalog.:
ENGR 235 - Electric Circuits (3 credits). (=PHYS 235) (Prereq: PHYS 137 and MATH 160, or PHYS 212 or PHYS 214, or permission of the instructor) This course is an introduction to electrical circuit theory and its application to practical direct and alternating current circuits. Topics include: Kirchhoff’s laws, fundamental principles of network theorems, transient and steady-state response of RC, RL and RLC circuits by classical methods, time-domain and frequency-domain relationships, phasor analysis and power. S.
Submitted on:
Oct 28, 2019
What research has led to this request?
The program's accrediting body, ABET, revised and updated their student learning outcomes and curriculum requirements effective this academic year. As a new program going for initial accreditation in 2020, the revisions necessitated a significant redesign of the Engineering Science program's major requirements, pattern of course offerings, and required and elective courses. A significant program outcome is to prepare graduates for professional licensure. A gap analysis was performed against ABET’s new curricular requirements as well as the latest content of the relevant license exams and the creation of several new courses was warranted, with subsequent accommodating adjustments to existing courses. This course change addresses the fact that with the removal of PHYS 212 and PHYS 213 from program course requirements, majors now require an entry point into the ENGR 235 course that introduces them to basic electricity and magnetism. The addition of PHYS 214 as an alternative prereq. is suitable and addresses this need. The official offering is changed to spring which is current department practice and better fits the intended plan of study. A lab fee $75 is requested to maintain circuit equipment used for demonstrations and lab exercises. See attachments for details.
What impact will this request have on existing academic programs?
The main impact will positive, allowing engineering majors to access the required circuits course after appropriate introduction to electricity and magnetism in PHYS 214.
What financial costs are associated with this request?
A lab fee $75/student is requested to maintain circuit equipment used for demonstrations and lab exercises.
If NO change in cost is anticipated, how is this possible?
The department already offers the ENGR 235 once per year and does so during S, not F term. Allowing students to enter via PHYS 214 will not increase the enrollment so much that an additional section will be needed for the foreseeable future, so there will be no increase in teaching load.
Additional Information
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