(DANC) DANCE

Department of Theatre and Dance

ROBERT A. HETHERINGTON, M.A., Chair

Room 143D, Theatre and Communication Building

DANC 1821, 1825, 1827, 2821, 2825, and 2827 may be used to fulfill the university degree requirements for physical activity courses. See Graduation from the University for details.

DANC 1151. Introduction to Dance. (3). Comprehensive study of dance as an expressive art form, a symbolic language, and an integral aspect of world cultures; emphasis on developing both aesthetic response and critical skills through an analysis of major dance forms, styles, and genres. [G]

DANC 1821. Modern Dance I. (2). Introduction to modern dance techniques; emphasis on exploration of fundamentals of dance. For student with little or no previous experience in modern dance. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 semester hours with permission of instructor. [G]

DANC 1825. Ballet I. (2). Introduction to classical ballet technique; emphasis on barre and center floor work. For student with little or no previous experience in ballet. May be repeated for a maximum of 4  semester hours credit with permission of instructor. [G]

DANC 1827. Jazz Dance I. (2). Contemporary jazz dance techniques; emphasis on fundamentals of idiom. For student with little or no previous experience in jazz dance. May be repeated to a maximum of 4 hours with permission of instructor. [G].

DANC 2101. Dance Improvisation. (3). Elements of space, time and force; their interrelationships and their specific applications to movement sequences; experiences in spontaneous development of dance phrases. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours with permission of instructor. (Offered alternate years). PREREQUISITE: permission of instructor.

DANC 2821. Modern Dance II. (2). (1822). Intermediate modern dance techniques. May be repeated to a maximum of 4 hours with permission of instructor. PREREQUISITE: DANC 1821 or permission of instructor. [G]

DANC 2825. Ballet II. (2). (1826). Intermediate ballet techniques. May be repeated to a maximum of 4 hours with permission of instructor. PREREQUISITE: permission of instructor. [G]

DANC 2827. Jazz Dance II. (2). (1828). Intermediate jazz dance techniques. May be repeated to a maximum of 4 hours with permission of instructor. PREREQUISITE: DANC 1827 or permission of instructor. [G]

DANC 3101. History of Dance. (3). Basic features of and uses for dance and expressive movement from early cultures to present. (Offered alternate years). (W)

DANC 3201. Dance Movement Analysis. (3). Theory and methods of analyzing and describing dance movement. Varied semester topics: dance notation, Laban movement analysis, Bartenieff fundamentals, rhythmic analysis, kinetic awareness and body alignment techniques. Repeatable up to 6 hours with permission of instructor. PREREQUISITE: permission of instructor. (Offered alternate years).

DANC 3829. Advanced Dance Techniques. (3-4). Intensive development and refinement of dance technique. Focus on artistic concerns appropriate to advanced level. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 hours with permission of the instructor; repetition will not result in a change of any grade previously given. PREREQUISITE: permission of instructor.

DANC 4000-4029-6000-6029. Special Topics in Dance. (1-3). Topics are varied and announced in Schedule of Classes. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 hours when topic varies.

DANC 4101-6101. Dance Repertory. (3). Exploration of stylistic, technical, and expressive elements in rehearsal and performance; notated works, faculty and guest artist choreography. May be repeated for a maximum of 9 hours. PREREQUISITE: permission of instructor.

DANC 4201-6201. Dance Composition. (3). Investigation of movement sources and development of elements of choreographic craft. Emphasis on solo and duet work. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours with permission of instructor. (Offered alternate years). PREREQUISITE: permission of instructor.

DANC 4202-6202. Advanced Dance Composition. (3). Continued investigation of movement sources and choreographic craft from concept development through rehearsal and performance; emphasis on group forms. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours. PREREQUISITE: DANCE 4201 or permission of instructor. (I)

DANC 4301-6301. Directed Studies in Dance. (1-3). Individual study, research or practicum. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 hours. PREREQUISITE: permission of instructor.

DANC 4402-6402. Dance Education in Diverse Settings. (3). Theory, methods and materials for teaching modern and creative dance in schools, dance studios, arts programs, and community settings; current research in aesthetic education and curriculum development. PREREQUISITE: DANC 2821, or permission of instructor.

 

(ECED) EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

Department of Instruction and Curriculum Leadership

DENNIE L. SMITH, Ed.D., Chair

Room 106D, College of Education Building

http://www.coe.memphis.edu/coe/ICL/icl.html

ECED 3555. Observation and Assessment of Infant and Early Childhood Development. (3). Developmental perspective on measurement and evaluation in early childhood years. Considers standardized tests, observations, checklists and rating scales, and tests designed by teachers; their advantages and disadvantages for use with young children; and professional ethical issues pertaining to evaluating young children. PREREOUISITES: EDPR 2111, and admission to TEP. PREREQUISITES or COREQUISITES: Two of the following: EDPR 3300, 3301, 4301. [C]

ECED 3565. Development of Play in Early Childhood. (3). Role of play in early childhood development and learning from birth through age eight; applications of play theory to young children’s total development and learning; and study of play environments and adult roles in supporting appropriate play activities and environments. PREREQUISITES: EDPR 2111, and admission to TEP. PREREQUISITES or COREQUISITES: Two of the following: EDPR 3300, 3301, 4301.

ECED 4107-6107. Workshop in Montessori Instruction. (3). (ICL, CIED). Basic principles of how children learn, how they should be taught, what didactic materials should be presented, how the classroom is prepared, and in which sequence didactic materials should be taught using Maria Montessori’s philosophies.

ECED 4510-6510. Early Childhood Programs and Practices. (3). Applying professional knowledge to early childhood education values and principles, programs and practices, issues, problems, and trends; and exploring early childhood teacher roles and responsibilities through observations in multicultural early childhood program settings. PREREQUISITES: EDPR 2111, 3300, 3301 or 4301 and admission to TEP. COREQUISITE: ECED 4520. (Sp)

ECED 4520-6520. Planning and Facilitating Social Learning and Development. (3). Focus on planning, implementing, and evaluating programs to facilitate young children’s social learning and development from birth through age 8. Socialization and social science skills, knowledge, and dispositions addressed in context of integrating instruction and learning with children’s literature, art, music, mathematics, science, etc. PREREQUISITE: TEP admission. COREQUISITE: ECED 4510. (Sp)

ECED 4530-6530. Planning and Facilitating Math and Science Learning and Development. (3). Knowledge skills and dispositions necessary to plan for and facilitate development and learning of physical, logico-mathematical, and social knowledge of mathematics and science for children from birth through eight years. PREREQUISITES: ECED 3555, 3565, 4510, 4520 and admission to TEP. (F)

ECED 4540-6540. Planning and Facilitating Infant and Toddler Development. (3). Models, principles, curriculum and practices of developmentally appropriate infant toddler care giving; emphasis on teacher’s knowledge, skills and dispositions necessary to plan and facilitate development of infants and toddlers in group care settings. PREREQUISITES: ECED 3555, 3565, 4510, 4520 and admission to TEP. (F)

 

(ECON) ECONOMICS

JAMES LUKAWITZ, Ph.D., C.P.A., Faculty Director of Academic Programs

CRAIG LANGSTRAAT, L.L.M., C.P.A., Interim Dean for Academic Programs

Room 114, Fogelman College of Business and Economics Building

Students must have junior standing and have met specific course prerequisites with a grade of C (2.0) or better to be eligible for all 3000- and 4000-level courses. In addition to these requirements, students seeking a degree in the Fogelman College of Business and Economics must have (1) completed all required lower division business courses with a minimum grade of C (2.0) in each; (2) minimum of 2.25 GPA in all required lower division business courses and MATH 1312, and (3) 55 hours of course work including MATH 1312 and 9 hours of English (See B.B.A. Degree Requirements-General Requirements).

ECON 2110. Introduction to Macroeconomics. (3). Nature and functions of the national economy in a global context. Includes consumption and investment behavior, national income and product determination, fiscal and monetary policy, and international trade. [G]

ECON 2120. Introduction to Microeconomics. (3). Operation of the market economy at the individual and firm level. Includes supply and demand analysis, consumer behavior, behavior of firms in both competitive and monopoly environments, income distribution theory, and effects of government intervention in the market economy. [G]

ECON 3010. East Asia in the Global Economy. (3). Process and consequences of integrating selected East Asian countries into the global economy; unique and general factors explaining recent success; economic adjustments in both advanced and developing countries needed for their integration; environmental impact of increased demand for resources.

ECON 3020-29. Special Topics in Economics. (3). Current economic issues and problems in the United States; emphasis on application of tools and analytical methods. PREREQUISITES: ECON 2110, 2120.

ECON 3210. Labor Economics. (3). Introduction to institutional aspects of American labor force and its organization wage and employment theory, economic role of collective bargaining, and basic ingredients of public policy toward labor organization. PREREQUISITE: ECON 2120.

ECON 3310. Microeconomic Theory. (3). Intermediate approach to price theory. Stress on market mechanism as device for resource allocation; attention to uses of basic microeconomic concepts in analysis of economic problems and in formulation of policy. PREREQUISITE: ECON 2120.

ECON 3320. Macroeconomic Theory. (3). Intermediate approach to social income accounting and to functional relationships between important aggregate economic variables as well as to forecasting and social policy implications. PREREQUISITE: ECON 2110.

ECON 3411. Economics of Social Issues. (3). Applications of economic theory and analysis to current social problems, and evaluation of current and potential policy solutions to social issues.

ECON 3580. International Economic Development-An Ecological Perspective. (3). Process of economic development as adaptive interplay between man’s needs and ways in which environment is exploited to satisfy those needs in both developed and less developed countries. PREREQUISITE: ECON 2110 or consent of instructor.

ECON 3610. Money and Banking. (3). Monetary and banking history of leading countries with special emphasis on theory of money and banking in United States, deposit and earnings operations of individual banks, interbank and central bank relations. PREREQUISITE: ECON 2110.

ECON 4040. Economic Analysis of Law. (3). Evaluation of economic effects of both existing and proposed laws. Specifically, to model transactions that occur in changing legal environment and then to estimate impact of changes in legal position on outcomes of voluntary transactions. PREREQUISITE: ECON 2120.

ECON 4111. Managerial Economics. (3). Direct application of economics to common business problems. Economic framework and empirical techniques of production and cost analysis, project evaluation, pricing, and demand analysis. PREREQUISITES: MATH 1312, ECON 2120, ISDS 2711, 2749, 2755. [C]

ECON 4112. Organizational Economics. (3). Analysis of markets and organizations, competitive advantage, production and cost, consumer and market demand, strategic management decision-making, decision rights, incentives and rewards, and structure of performance systems. PREREQUISITES: MGMT 3110, ECON 2120 and senior standing.

ECON 4120. Economic Forecasting. (3). Current economic thinking on problems of recession and inflation as background to economic forecasting. Methodologies of forecasting analyzed with examples of each. PREREQUISITE: ISDS 3711 or equivalent.

ECON 4130-6130. Government Regulation of Business. (3). Approaches to legal and legislative control of business-especially tax laws, commission regulations, and antimonopoly legislation-in view of impact of each on industrial operating policy. PREREQUISITE: ECON 2120.

ECON 4260. Environmental Economics and Policy. (3). Economic analysis of environmental problems and various techniques that can be implemented in their resolution (pollution taxes, sale of pollution rights, regulation and outright prohibition); complex interaction of environmental degradation, population explosion and economic progress. PREREQUISITE: ECON 2120 or consent of instructor.

ECON 4313. Economic Strategies Under Uncertainty. (3). Introduction to analytical methods of game theory developed by economists as they apply to making business decisions in an uncertain economic environment where competitors’ decisions are interdependent. PREREQUISITE: ECON 2120.

ECON 4340. Comparative Economic Systems. (3). Factors contributing to differential performance of economic systems, including property rights, information flow, incentive structure, management-labor relations, government policies on technology and competitiveness. Emerging trends of system convergence and corporate globalization. PREREQUISITE: ECON 2120.

ECON 4350. International Economics. (3). Historical approach to theory of international trade; consideration given to Classical, Neo-Classical and Modern approach to trade theory with emphasis on policy implications of the analysis. PREREQUISITE: ECON 2120 or equivalent.

ECON 4351. International Monetary Economics: Theory and Policy. (3). Open economy macroeconomics. Includes examination of payments among nations, foreign exchange markets, determinants of exchange rate policies. National income and foreign exchange, internal and external balance and international factor movements. PREREQUISITE: ECON 2110.

ECON 4410. Development of Economic Thought. (3). Historical development of economic thought. Attention primarily on emergence of Classical and Neoclassical thought, several dissident schools of thought, and twentieth-century economic thought. PREREQUISITE: ECON 2110.

ECON 4740. Health Care Economics. (3). Topics include unique nature of health care as economic good, health care market and its participants including patients, physicians, and hospitals, and financing and delivery of personal health care in United States and other countries.

ECON 4810-6810. Quantitative Economic Analysis. (3). Introduction to application of mathematical tools in business and economics; review of matrix algebra, differential and integral calculus; optimization with and without constraints; comparative statistics.

ECON 4820. Econometrics. (3). Introduction to statistical procedures used to estimate and test quantitative economic theories, using microcomputer software for regression analysis.

ECON 4910. Problems In Economics. (1-3). Students investigate issues surrounding selected economic problems and develop reports of that investigation. May be repeated to maximum of 3 hours credit. PREREQUISITES: upper division standing and approval of Director of Undergraduate Programs.

ECON 4911. Internship In Economics. (1-6). Internship in business organization to gain on-the-job experience. Project to be approved and supervised by area faculty. Credit allowed only after acceptance of report. PREREQUISITES: senior standing and minimum GPA of 2.75.

ECON 4920. Senior Seminar In Economics. (3). Coordinated by area coordinator and conducted by selected members of area; integrate several fields and course areas pursued by undergraduate majors into meaningful whole. Required of all area majors in their last year of undergraduate enrollment. [I]

ECON 4996. Honors Thesis In Economics. (3). Independent research open only to students enrolled in Economics Honors Program. Honors thesis supervised by three-faculty committee selected by student and approved by Economics Honors Committee. PREREQUISITE: permission of Economics Honors Committee.

 

(EDPR) EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY AND RESEARCH

Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology and Research

RONNIE PRIEST, Ph.D., Chair

Room 100, College of Education Building

http://www.coe.memphis.edu/coe/CEPR/cepr.html

EDPR 2111. Development Across the Life Span. (3). (EDPS). Principles and processes of human development across the life span.

EDPR  3100. Assessment and Evaluation. (3). (EDUC). Assessment techniques, test construction, interpretation, and their relationship to instructional decisions. Ethical issues of assessment and assessment needs of diverse populations. [C]

EDPR 3121. Learning Processes and Assessment. (3). Major theories and perspectives on classroom learning and classroom assessment practices; emphasis on cognitive processes, individual differences, strategies for instruction, motivation, critical thinking, and self regulation of learning; developing and using classroom assessment and interpreting standardized testing. PREREQUISITE: EDPR 2111 or permission of instructor.

EDPR 3300. Infant Development. (3). Theories, philosophies, research, and pedagogy relating to optimal development and education of infants and toddlers. PREREQUISITE: EDPR 2111 or permission of instructor.

EDPR 3301. Early Childhood Development. (3). Theories, research, and pedagogy which facilitate the cognitive, socio-emotional, and physical stages of children’s development from 3-8 years of age. PREREQUISITE: EDPR 2111 or permission of instructor.

EDPR 3302. Child and Adolescent Development. (3). (EDUC). (Same as CSED 3302). Principles and processes of child and adolescent development applied to education. PREREQUISITE: EDPR 2111 or permission of instructor.

EDPR 4008. Special Problems in Educational Psychology and Research. (1-3). (EDFD). Individually directed reading, field study or research; written report required. PREREOUISITE: permission of instructor.

EDPR 4301-6301. Early Childhood Development for the Beginning Teacher. (3). Philosophy, theory, research, and pedagogy relating to the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional development of children from birth to eight years of age. PREREQUISITES: EDPR 2111 and TEP admission.

EDPR 4530-6530. Microcomputers in Education: Theoretical and Technical Foundations. (3). (EDRS). History, development, and status of microcomputers in education and introduction to technical knowledge and skills needed to operate microcomputers for specialized educational applications. Prerequisite knowledge for advanced computer-related training in different education specialty areas.

EDPR 4541. Fundamentals of Applied Statistical Methods. (3). (EDRS). Use of statistical techniques in education and behavioral sciences; emphasis on practical use and interpretation of concepts. Self-instructional. [C]

 

(EDSV) EDUCATIONAL SERVICES

Department of Instruction and Curriculum Leadership

DENNIE L. SMITH, Ed.D., Chair

Room 106D, College of Education Building

http://www.coe.memphis.edu/coe/ICL/icl.html

EDSV 3350. The Adult Learner. (3). (EDUC). Variety of learning patterns and developmental characteristics of adults; emphasis on applications in programs or other activities for adult learners.

EDSV 4350-6350. Instructional Development for Training. (3). (EDUC). Instructional development techniques and applications in training settings; principles of curriculum development, instructional delivery, and evaluation.

EDSV 4450-6450. Media Development for Training. (2). (EDUC). Practical preparation of audiovisual material for training, applying instructional design techniques; development of media presentation skills. PREREQUISITE: EDSV 4350 or permission of instructor.

EDSV 4550-6550. Organization and Management of Training Programs. (3). (EDUC). Development and management of instructional programs in non-school settings; focus on goals, personnel, operational, and budgetary considerations. PREREQUISITE: MGMT 3110.

EDSV 4750. Special Problems: Educational Services. (1-3). (EDUC). Independent study and field projects on selected problems, interests, and needs related to educational programs in training settings.

EDSV 4800. Professional Seminar. (1). (EDUC). Extension of student’s professional preparation through a series of required and elective activities: exploration of issues and topics related to professional development. Serves as a capstone experience for synthesizing the student’s professional preparation program. COREQUISITE: EDSV 4950. (S/U)

EDSV 4850. Practicum in Training Settings. (1-3). (EDUC). Opportunities to gain experience in a variety of settings; tailored to interests, needs and career pathways of student. PREREQUISITE: approval by program coordinator. (S/U)

EDSV 4950. Internship in Training Settings. (3-12). Planned and supervised full-time experience in a training setting appropriate to the student’s specialization area; opportunities to synthesize knowledge and skills and demonstrate professional competencies in an appropriate setting. PREREQUISITE: approval in advance by program director. COREQUISITE: EDSV 4800. (S/U)

 

(EETH) ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY

Department of Engineering Technology

RONALD LEE DAY, M.A., Chair

Room 203, Engineering Technology Building

http://www.people.memphis.edu/~engtech/home.html

EETH 1811. Electronic Circuit Technology. (3). Fundamental electronic theory and circuit analysis methods. Laboratory emphasis on safety, measurement and confirmation of mathematical solutions. Three lecture hours, two laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: MATH 1213, TECH 1010.

EETH 2812. Basic Industrial Control Devices. (3). Theory and applications of devices commonly used in modern industrial control; including transistors, operational amplifiers, thyristors, and solid-state logic. Applications and characteristics of motors and control system I/O devices. Two lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: EETH 1811.

EETH 2813. Industrial Control Systems. (3). Theory and operation of logic control systems: including relay ladder logic, solid-state logic, and programmable logic controllers. Emphasis on practical industrial applications. Two lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: EETH 2812.

EETH 2821. Solid-State Technology. (3). Theory of solid-state devices with application in power supplies, amplifiers, and other basic electronic circuits. Solid-state diodes and bipolar junction transistors emphasized. Three lecture hours, two laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: EETH 1811.

EETH 2831. Advanced Solid-State Technology. (3). Theory of field effect transistors and operational amplifiers. Emphasis on practical applications, including amplifiers, filters, and oscillators. Two lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITES: EETH 2821, MATH 1321.

EETH 3811. Electronics Communications. (3). Principles of noise, oscillators, modulation and power amplifiers with associated circuitry; transmission line and antenna theory; emphasis on operating frequencies up to UHF. Two lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: EETH 2831, TECH 3044.

EETH 3812. Advanced Electronic Communications Technology. (3). (4811). Concepts, systems and practical applications in generation, transmission and detection of aural, data and visual information in analog and digital form. PREREQUISITE: EETH 3811.

EETH 3821. Industrial Electronics. (3). Electronic circuits and systems in modern industry; principles of open and closed loop control systems; teory and application of devices and thyristors such as unijunction transistors, silicon controlled rectifiers, diacs and triacs. Two lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITES: EETH 2831, TECH 3044.

EETH 3822. Programmable Logic Controllers. (4). Theory and operation of programmable logic controllers; emphasis on practical industrial applications and programming techniques. Three lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: EETH 3821. COREQUISITE: EETH 3841.

EETH 3841. Electrical Power and Motor Control. (3). Generation and utilization of AC and DC electrical power; applications and operating characteristics of motors, generators and transformers with emphasis on control of motors. Two lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: EETH 3821. COREQUISITE: EETH 3822.

EETH 4821. Microwave Technology. (4). Generation and transmission of energy at frequencies above 300 megahertz, emphasizing techniques and equipment which contrast sharply with those at lower frequencies. Three lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: EETH 3811.

EETH 4823. Advanced Programmable Logic Controllers. (3). Advanced applications of programmable logic controllers, including analog I/O techniques and computer interfacing. Two lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITES: EETH 3822, 3841.

EETH 4841. Video Communications. (3). Theory and application of technical equipment for generation, transmission, and reception of video signals, both closed circuit and broadcast. Two lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: EETH 3811.

EETH 4944. Senior Thesis. (3).  (Same as  ARCH 4944, CETH 4944, METH 4944). Study  and research in specific area culminating in an integrating experience through individual and/or group projects and technical reports. (A-F, IP) [W, I]

 

 (ELEC) ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

BABAJIDE O. FAMILONI, Ph.D., Chair

Room 206, Engineering Building

http://www.ee.memphis.edu/

ELEC 1202. Electrical Engineering Concepts. (3). Introduction to basic electrical engineering concepts and models. DC circuits. Introduction to computers and computer ethics; use of text processors and spreadsheets. PREREQUISITE: MATH 1211 or 1213.

ELEC 1207. Electrical Engineering Computations. (3). Structured solutions to electrical problems through use of computers. PREREQUISITE: ELEC 1202 or sophomore standing.

ELEC 2201. Circuit Analysis I. (4). Fundamental properties of electrical circuits; basic concepts and circuit elements; analysis methods and network theorems; analysis of transient circuits using differential equations. Three lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week. COREQUISITES: MATH 3391. PREREQUISITES: MATH 2322, ELEC 1202.

ELEC 2222. Digital Circuit Design. (4). Review of number systems and base conversions; analysis and design of digital circuits; logic and sequential design. Introduction to microprocessors. Three lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: ELEC 1207.

ELEC 2281. Electrical Engineering and Instrumentation Laboratory. (1). Introduction to basic meters, power supplies, and test equipment; transient responses and AC power measurements; operational amplifier circuits, bridge circuits, and transducers. Electrical Engineering majors may not use ELEC 2281 to fulfill degree requirements. Three laboratory hours per week. COREQUISITE: ELEC 2283.

ELEC 2283. Electrical Engineering and Instrumentation. (3). Analysis of electric circuits, sinusoidal steady state analysis, instrumentation circuits, op amps, and transducers. Electrical Engineering majors may not use ELEC 2283 to fulfill degree requirements. PREREQUISITES: MATH 2322, PHYS 2004, 2520.

ELEC 3201. Circuit Analysis II. (4). Laplace transform techniques for network analysis, sinusoidal steady-state response of single and three phase circuits, resonant circuits, linear transformers and magnetic coupling, and introduction to filter design. Three lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: ELEC 2201, MATH 3391.

ELEC 3202. Transform Methods in Network Analysis. (3). Introduction to transform theory; Fourier Series;  application of Fourier, Laplace and Z-transforms to solution of network problems. PREREQUISITE: ELEC 2201, MATH 3391.

ELEC 3203. Electrical Engineering Computation. (3). Applications of differential equations to modeling physical systems. Solution and interpretation of systems of equations; computer modeling and interpretation. PREREQUISITES: PHYS 2004, 2520; MATH 2322.

ELEC 3211. Electronics I. (3). Solid state devices as elements of electronic circuits; linear models and linear operation of these devices emphasized. PREREQUISITE: ELEC 2201.

ELEC 3212. Electronics II. (4). Utilization of devices in linear, non-linear, and switching modes of operation. Modeling and simulation of electronic circuits. Three lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITES: ELEC 2222, 3201, 3211, 3213.

ELEC 3213. Electronics I Laboratory. (1). Emphasis on laboratory techniques in performance of basic electronic experiments. COREQUISITE: ELEC 3211.

ELEC 3220. Computer Software Engineering. (3). Introduction to software engineering; metrics, estimation, and planning; system and software requirements analysis; hardware-software interactions and effects on the design process; software design and implementation techniques; software integrity issues - quality assurance, testing, reliability and maintenance; software development tools. PREREQUISITE: ELEC 1207 and either ELEC 3160 or permission of instructor.

ELEC 3221. Matrix Computer Methods in Electrical Engineering. (3). Fundamentals of matrix theory; application of matrix theory and digital computer techniques to the solution of circuit problems; state equations and their application to the solution of systems of differential equations. PREREQUISITE: 2201.

ELEC 3240. Electromagnetic Field Theory I. (3). (4211). Maxwell’s equations electrostatics, magnetostatics and time varying electromagnetic fields and waves. PREREQUISITE: MATH 3391. [C]

ELEC 4201. Energy Conversion. (3). Energy conversion by electromechanical processes, energy relations in magnetic systems, mathematical modeling of magnetic systems, transformers and electrical machines. PREREQUISITE: ELEC 3201 or 2283. [C]

ELEC 4202-6202. Electrical Power Systems. (3). Investigation of problems associated with transmission of electrical energy. Load-flow studies, and fault analysis by use of symmetrical components. PREREQUISITE: ELEC 3221.

ELEC 4203. Energy Conversion Laboratory. (1). Fundamental properties associated with testing and utilization of direct current and of alternating current equipment such as motors, generators, alternators and transformers. COREQUISITE: ELEC 4201.

ELEC 4204-6204. Power Distribution Systems. (3). Distribution of power from transmission systems to users; primary and secondary feeders, voltage regulation; distribution transformers; overhead, underground and network distribution system design; lightning phenomena and protective device coordination. PREREQUISITES: ELEC 4201, 4203.

ELEC 4212-6212. Electromagnetic Field Theory II. (4). Plane waves; steady state and transient solutions of transmission line equations; steady state solutions to waveguide equations. Three lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: ELEC 3240.

ELEC 4213-6213. Antenna Theory and Design. (4). Theory of operation and design of antennas; determination of antenna radiation characteristics; introduction to antenna array theory. Three lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: ELEC 3240.

ELEC 4221-6221. Electronics III. (4). Applications of analog and digital electronic circuits; special purpose circuits and devices. Three lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: ELEC 3211.

ELEC 4222-6222. Digital Logic and Computer Design. (3). Applications of digital system design using MSI, LSI, and VLSI circuits; design of arithmetic logic units, multiple-input controllers, and practical interfacing techniques. PREREQUISITE: ELEC 2222.

ELEC 4223-6223. Electrical Engineering Instrumentation. (4). (3222). Transducers for physical systems;  mechanical, temperature, acoustic, and biomedical transducers; methods of processing and analyzing data. Three lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: ELEC 3212.

ELEC 4230-6230. Data Communication Systems. (3). Data communications in information and computing systems; analog and digital means of transmitting and controlling information; organization and requirements of data communication systems including modulation and demodulation, multiplexing, switching, error detection and correction. PREREQUISITE: ELEC 3202.

ELEC 4231-6231. Communication Theory. (3). Frequency and time domain; modulation, random signal theory, autocorrelation; noise, communication systems. PREREQUISITE: ELEC 3202 or permission of instructor.

ELEC 4232-6232. Discrete Signal Processing. (3). Introduction to discrete-time signal analysis. Includes discrete system concepts, discrete-time Fourier analysis, sampling of continuous-time signals, z-transform, and transform analysis of discrete time systems; structures for discrete-time systems and discrete filter design techniques. PREREQUISITE: ELEC 3202.

ELEC 4235-6235. Random Signal Analysis. (3). Analysis of signals using techniques of probability and statistics; introduction to probability, random processes and statistics; discrete signals and analog signals with random components are studied in time, spatial and frequency domains; autocorrelation, cross-correlation and power spectra are applied to various signals; effects of filters, both discrete and analog, are determined. PREREQUlSlTE: ELEC 3202.

ELEC 4240-6240. Lasers. (3). Laser theory, analysis, and design; quantum description of light generation, ray optics, cavity design, Gaussian beams, and optical resonators; laser survey.

ELEC 4241-6241. Solid State Physical Electronics. (3). Quantum concepts; statistics; crystal structure; conduction processes in solids; p-n junctions and devices; field-effect devices; charge transfer devices. PREREQUISITES: ELEC 3211, 3240.

ELEC 4242-6242. Electro-Optics. (3). Classical optics including Gaussian optics, Newtonian optics, and vergence theory; optical design with aberration concepts, F-numbers, pupils, and stops; radiometry with respect to flux transfer calculations; light sources and detectors.

ELEC 4243-6243. Linear Optical Systems. (3). Review of Fourier techniques for analysis and design of linear systems, extension to 2-dimensional techniques, 2-dimensional transform applied to linear optical systems and optical data processing. PREREQUISITE: ELEC 3202.

ELEC 4251-6251. Control System Engineering. (3). General equations of physical linear systems and their transfer functions; transient analysis and stability of servo systems; Bode plot, Nichols chart, Nyquist plot, Routh criterion, root locus methods, introduction to compensation techniques and systems in state space. PREREQUISITES: ELEC 3202, 3221.

ELEC 4252-6252. Digital Control Systems. (3). Problems and analysis techniques applicable to digital control systems. Prior knowledge of Laplace transforms required; basic knowledge of feedback control theory desirable. PREREQUISITES: ELEC 3202, 3221.

ELEC 4253-6253. Control Systems Laboratory. (1). Investigations of fundamental properties associated with control systems engineering; laboratory procedures in analysis of control systems, compensating networks, analog and digital computer simulations. COREQUISITE: ELEC 4251 or 4252.

ELEC 4254-6254. Digital Control Systems Laboratory. (1). Investigations of fundamental properties associated with digital control systems engineering; laboratory procedures in analysis of digital control systems, compensating networks, digital computer simulations and PLCs. COREQUISITE: ELEC 4252.

ELEC 4261-6261. Introduction to Network Synthesis. (3). Design, simulation, and realization of active filter networks with emphasis on sensitivities, tolerances, and implementation. PREREQUISITE: ELEC 3202.

ELEC 4270-6270. Introduction to Microprocessors. (4). LSI circuitry, microprocessor architecture, hardware and software, application and system design. Three lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: ELEC 2222.

ELEC 4272-6272. Engineering Software. (3). Introduction to hierarchical operating systems; C programming language. PREREQUISITE: ELEC 3221 or permission of instructor.

ELEC 4273-6273. Database Engineering. (3). Logical database design, data models for database engineering; entity-relationship, relational, object oriented, logic data models; design theory for relational databases, relational query languages, introduction to integration of database and knowledge-base systems for engineering applications; emerging trends in database machine design and implementation. PREREQUISITE: permission of instructor.

ELEC 4274-6274. Software Design with Ada. (3). Introduction to Ada; detailed software design methodology using structured and object oriented techniques for large systems; reusable components, Ada Programming Support Environment. PREREQUISITE: knowledge of a structured high level language.

ELEC 4275-6275. Network Programming. (3). Introduction to engineering of computer networks, network hardware, and network software; design of software systems for network applications. PREREQUISITES: ELEC 1207 and ELEC 3221.

ELEC 4276-6276. Advanced Network Programming. (3). Advanced methods for engineering software systems; implementations of distributed object models, remote database connectivity, and reusable software components. PREREQUISITE; ELEC 4275 or permission of instructor.

ELEC 4277-6277. DSP Microprocessors. (4). Architecture and instruction sent of fixed-point and floating-point devices; hardware interfacing, host communication, real-time signal generation, filtering, and code development using assembly language and C. PREREQUISITES: ELEC 2222 and ELEC 3202.

ELEC 4280. Electrical and Computer Engineering Design. (3). Individual and/or team design projects that require application of electrical engineering or computer engineering concepts. Oral and written presentations required. PREREQUISITES: ENGL 3603, ELEC 3202, and either ELEC 3212, 3220, or 4221. [W, I]

ELEC 4720-6720. Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (3). (Same as COMP 4720-6720). Fundamentals of programming in LISP; central ideas of artificial intelligence, including heuristic search, problem solving, slot-and-filler structures, and knowledge representation. PREREQUISITE: Permission of instructor, ELEC 3221.

ELEC 4730-6730. Expert Systems. (3). (Same as COMP 4730-6730). Fundamentals of programming in PROLOG, central ideas of expert system development, including knowledge representation, control structures, tools, knowledge acquisition, and knowledge engineering. PREREQUISITE: Permission of instructor, ELEC 3221.

ELEC 4900-09-6900-09. Special Topics in Electrical Engineering. (1-3). Topics are varied and announced in Schedule of Classes.

ELEC 4910-19. Honors Special Topics. (3). Topics vary and are announced in the Schedule of Classes. PREREQUISITE: Approval by the Honors Committee of the Department of Electrical Engineering.

ELEC 4991. Electrical and Computer Engineering Projects I. (1-3). Independent investigation of problem selected in consultation with instructor; report required. PREREQUISITE: senior standing with a minimum GPA of 2.0 in ELEC courses completed at The University of Memphis.

ELEC 4992. Electrical and Computer Engineering Projects II. (1-3). Design, implementation and testing of project investigated in ELEC 4991; report required. PREREQUISITE: ELEC 4991 with a minimum GPA of 2.0 in ELEC courses completed at The University of Memphis.

ELEC 4993. Research Studies. (3). Consultation, reading, and design work to investigate selected areas of electrical engineering or computer engineering under supervision of faculty member; formal paper required; emphasis on applied work, design, and scientific writing. PREREQUISITE: ENGL 3603, ELEC 3202 and either ELEC 3212, 4221, or 3220. [W, I]

ELEC 4999. Honors Thesis. (3). Under the direction of a faculty member, the student writes and defends a thesis based upon background reading and experimental research on a topic in electrical engineering. PREREQUISITE: Approval by the Honors Committee of the Department of Electrical Engineering.

 

(ELED) ELEMENTARY EDUCATION

Department of Instruction and Curriculum Leadership

DENNIE L. SMITH, Ed.D., Chair

Room 106D, College of Education Building

http://www.coe.memphis.edu/coe/ICL/icl.html

ELED 3251. Teaching Methods in the Sciences: Mathematics. (3). Curriculum methods and materials for teaching mathematics with emphasis on problem solving. PREREQUISITE: admission to TEP. [C]

ELED 3261. Teaching Methods in the Sciences: Science. (3). Principles, techniques and materials for teaching relationships among science, technology, and society. PREREQUISITE: admission to TEP.

ELED 3271. Teaching Methods in the Sciences: Social Studies. (3). Curriculum, methods and materials for teaching social studies and global education to elementary school students. PREREQUISITE: admission to TEP.

ELED 4240. Literacy in Grades K-4. (3). Cognitive view of literacy processes in developmental perspective; material and methods of teaching; assessing listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking. PREREQUISITE: Admission to TEP. (Field experiences: 12 hours)  [W]

ELED 4241. Literacy in Grades 5-8. (3). Instructional strategies and assessment procedures relevant to the acquisition of reading, speaking, listening, writing, and thinking skills for students in the middle grades. PREREQUISITE: Admission to TEP and ELED 4240. (Field experiences: 12 hours)

ELED 4242. Literacy and Language. (ELED 3241 and 4242). (6). Includes scope and sequence of skills assessment, organization strategies, materials and methods of listening, speaking, writing and reading for preschool and primary grade students. Interrelatedness of these skills stressed through activities which teach children of all cultures to think and communicate. PREREQUISITE: admission to TEP. [W]

ELED 4243. Corrective Reading. (2). Diagnostic and prescriptive approaches for assessment and correction of reading and reading-related processes needed for learning. Clinical experience required. PREREQUISITES: ELED 4242.

ELED 4344. Literacy in the Middle Grades. (3). Instructional strategies and assessment procedures relevant to the acquisition of reading, speaking, listening, writing and thinking skills for students in the middle grades.

ELED 4351. Organizing for Teaching and Learning in the Early and Middle Grades. (2). Teacher candidates develop knowledge of best practices for student learning and cognition; identify, develop, and evaluate strategies and techniques of instruction that are sensitive to individual needs of children within a culturally and economically diverse population; emphasis on planning, instruction, assessment, and professional development. Co/Prerequisites: ELED 4352, 4353, 4354, admission to TEP, and completion of ALL coursework except Student Teaching and Professional Seminar. Ten hours field experiences.

ELED 4352. Curriculum and Methods in the Early and Middle Grades.  (4). Teacher candidates will learn developmentally appropriate curriculum for K-8 in literacy, science, mathematics, social studies, and fine arts; methods specific to content areas and evaluate current educational materials such as software, textbooks, and manipulatives. Co/Prerequisites: ELED 4351, 4353, 4354, admission to TEP, and completion of ALL coursework except Student Teaching and Professional Seminar. Twenty hours field experiences. [C]

ELED 4353. Thematic Instruction in the Early and Middle Grades in Urban Settings. (4). Curriculum, methods, and materials for teaching integrated curriculum with a focus on real-world experiences with diverse students in urban settings; teacher candidates will develop and use a thematic unit to instruct K-8 students; emphasis includes critical reflection of how to improve learning and instruction for all students. Co/Prerequisites: ELED 4351, 4352, 4354, admission to TEP, and completion of ALL coursework except Student Teaching and Professional Seminar. Twenty hours field experiences.

ELED 4354. K-8 Practicum, Integrative Learning in Urban Settings. (2). Integration of the curriculum and teaching for K-8 grades that includes urban site visitation experiences for observation and teaching diverse learners in real-world situations. Co/Prerequisites: ELED 4351, 4352, 4353, admission to TEP, and completion of ALL coursework except Student Teaching and Professional Seminar.

 

(ENGL) ENGLISH

JACK CARPENTER, Ph.D., Interim Chair

Room 467, Patterson Hall

http://www.people.memphis.edu/~english

  All candidates for graduation at The University of Memphis are required to complete ENGL 1101 and 1102 or their equivalents, with a grade of C or better. Before enrolling in ENGL 1101, a student must have either: (1) an ACT English score of 19 or above, or (2) an SAT verbal score of 360 or above, (3) a satisfactory score on the AAPP English Placement Essay administered by the Testing Center, or (4) completion of R&DS 0810 with a grade of C or better. Students admitted to the university through the Developmental Studies program must meet one of the following conditions before enrolling in ENGL 1101: (1) completion of R&DS 0810 with a grade of C or better, or (2) a satisfactory score on the English Placement portion of the AAPP Complete test administered by the Testing Center.

  After completing ENGL 1101 and 1102 with a grade of C or better, all students must take 2201 or 2202. Freshman and sophomore sequence must be scheduled until completed. ENGL 1101 and 1102 must be taken in sequence; no credit will be allowed for ENGL 1102 until 1101 has been completed with a grade of C or better.

 

(ENGL) ENGLISH

ENGL 0101. English as a Second Language. (1). Introduction to English Composition, concentration on composition skills; emphasis on sentence structure in written discourse. Open to non-native speakers of English only. Admission by placement only. (T grade allowed).

ENGL 0102. English as a Second Language (1-2). Intermediate Composition, Practice in process of writing English expository prose, specifically paragraphs and short essays; review of grammar and sentence structure needed for academic writing skills. Open to non-native speakers of English only. Admission by placement only. (T grade allowed).

ENGL 0103. English as a Second Language (1-3). Advanced Composition, practice in expository writing of paragraphs and essays with emphasis on the writing process; extensive reading in fiction used to encourage writing skill acquisition. Open to non-native speakers of English only. Admission by placement only. (T grade allowed).

NOTE: The accumulation of three credit hours from the above courses and successful completion of 0103 will be considered the equivalent of ENGL 1101. Not more than 3 hours credit may be accumulated in 0101, 0102, 0103.

ENGL 1101. English Composition. (3). Practice in expository writing with emphasis on content, organization, and style (levels of usage and sentence structure) for different purposes and audiences. PREREQUISITE: R&DS 0810 with grade of C or better, or ACT English score of 19 or above, or SAT verbal score of 360 or above, or satisfactory completion of placement essay. [G]

ENGL 1102. English Composition and Analysis. (3). Practice in expository writing that synthesizes ideas from various readings. Includes library work and production of documented papers. PREREQUISITE: ENGL 1101 with a grade of C or better, or equivalent. [G]

ENGL 2201. Literary Heritage. (3). Major texts of literary heritage; modes of literary expression and cultural context; emphasis on works as products of their historical contexts and as processes shaping human consciousness. Composition and critical thinking beyond levels expected of freshmen. PREREQUISITES: ENGL 1101 and 1102, with a grade of C or better, or their equivalent. [G]

ENGL 2202. Literary Heritage: African-American Emphasis. (3). Consideration of major texts of literary heritage with emphasis on African-American culture; modes of literary expression and cultural context; emphasis on work as products of historical contexts and as processes shaping human consciousness;  composition and critical thinking beyond levels expected of freshmen. PREREQUISITES: ENGL 1101 and 1102, with a grade of C or better, or their equivalent. [G]

ENGL 1101, 1102, and 2201 or 2202 or equivalents with a grade of C or better are prerequisites for all upper division courses in the Department of English.

ENGL 3100-19. Special Topics in Literature. (1-3). Topics are varied and announced in Schedule of Classes.

ENGL 3210. British Literature to 1798. (3). Concentration on major authors, themes, and movements.

ENGL 3211. British Literature of the Medieval Period. (3).

ENGL 3212. British Literature of the Sixteenth Century. (3).

ENGL 3213. British Literature of the Seventeenth Century. (3).

ENGL 3214. British Literature of the Restoration and Eighteenth Century. (3).

ENGL 3220. British Literature since 1798. (3). Concentration on major authors, themes, and movements.

ENGL 3221. British Literature of the Romantic Period. (3).

ENGL 3222. British Literature of the Victorian Period. (3).

ENGL 3224. British Literature of the Twentieth Century. (3).

ENGL 3321. American Literature Before 1860. (3).

ENGL 3322. American Literature from 1860 to World War I. (3).

ENGL 3323. American Literature from World War I to Present. (3).

ENGL 3411. European Literature to Renaissance. (3). (4411).

ENGL 3412. European Literature since Renaissance. (3). (4412).

ENGL 3500. Practical English Grammar. (3). Extended study of the fundamentals of English grammar, sentence structure, usage, diction, punctuation, and spelling. Does not apply to the English major or minor.

ENGL 3501. Modern English Grammar. (3). Introduction to current grammatical theory; description of sounds, word structures, syntax, and semantics of English within theoretical frameworks.

ENGL 3511. Introduction to Linguistics. (3). Introduction to the nature and functions of human language, to its structural principles, and to its place in culture and society; emphasis on language diversity and change through history and contact; discussion of language and thought, origin of language, and other topics.

ENGL 3521. The American Language. (3). Changing nature and variety of American English, especially in vocabulary and usage, its range-formal-informal, written-colloquial, and standard and dialectal variations; shifting standards of usage especially reflected in dictionaries; and appropriateness dependent upon context; language as both reflector and shaper of thought.

ENGL 3601. Technical and Professional Writing. (3). Introduction to rhetoric and style of documents written by scientists, engineers, technical writers, and other professionals; extensive practice in writing reports, proposals, manuals, and correspondence. [W]

ENGL 3602. Writing and Editing in the Professions. (3). Workshop in techniques of communicating effectively in business, industry, and government; developing practical writing skills for technical publications such as reports, data analyses, and research articles; editing practices involved in packaging and distributing professional writing in printed form.

ENGL 3603. Engineering Communications. (3). Form and contexts of written and oral communications in engineering professions; extensive practice in oral reporting, written reports, manuals, and proposals. May not apply to the English major or minor.

ENGL 3604. Persuasive Writing. (3). (2602). Study and practice of writing essays and reports with emphasis on persuasion; introduction to empirical and library research, application of rhetorical principles, and nature of evidence; academic and professional writing, editing, and revision. [W,C]

ENGL 3605. Introduction to Creative Writing. (3). (2601). Introduction to the writing of fiction and poetry. [W]

ENGL 3701. Introduction to Literary Criticism. (3).

ENGL 4001. Senior Honors Seminar l. (3). Intensive study of a problem in language or literature. Enrollment limited to English honors students.

ENGL 4002. Senior Honors Seminar II. (3). Intensive study of a problem in language or literature. Enrollment limited to English honors students.

ENGL 4100-09. Special Topics In English. (3). Topics are varied and announced in Schedule of Classes.

ENGL 4231. Chaucer. (3).

ENGL 4232. Shakespeare’s Tragedies. (3).

ENGL 4234. Milton. (3).

ENGL 4235. Shakespeare’s Comedies and Romances. (3). NOTE: Students who have completed English 4233 (Shakespeare’s Comedies and Histories) will not receive credit for English 4235.

ENGL 4236. Shakespeare’s Histories. (3). NOTE: Students who have completed English 4233 (Shakespeare’s Comedies and Histories) will not receive credit for English 4236.

ENGL 4241. British Novel: Restoration Through Romantic. (3).

ENGL 4242. British Novel: Victorian and Modern. (3).

ENGL 4251. Renaissance Drama. (3).

ENGL 4252. Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Drama. (3).

ENGL 4321. American Literature: Major Writers Before 1860. (3).

ENGL 4322. American Literature: Major Writers Since 1860. (3).

ENGL 4323. Southern Literature. (3).

ENGL 4341. American Novel to 1900. (3). (3341).

ENGL 4342. American Novel Since 1900. (3). (3342).

ENGL 4371. African-American Literature. (3).

ENGL 4423. Modern British and American Poetry. (3).

ENGL 4424. Modern British and American Fiction. (3).

ENGL 4441. European Fiction. (3). (3441). Movements and writers important to development of continental fiction from late 18th century to present.

ENGL 4451. Studies in Women and Literature. (3). Literature and criticism by and about women.

ENGL 4452. Modern Drama. (3). American, British, and European drama from Ibsen to 1950.

ENGL 4453. Contemporary Drama. (3). American, British, and European drama from 1950 to the present.

ENGL 4461. The Bible as Literature. (3).

ENGL 4471. Art of Biography. (3). Reading, discussion, and practice of the literary construction of lives, one’s own and others. Examines authors’ artistic strategies, motives, audience, and perspectives based on gender and culture. [W]

ENGL 4501. History of the English Language. (3).

ENGL 4511. Language and Literature. (3). How linguistics can illuminate the analysis of literature, the nature of literary language, and the linguistic options open to a writer. [W]

ENGL 4521. Language and Society. (3). Place of language in society and how it creates and reflects social relationships; geographical and social dialects, male/female differences, and language of various subgroups within our culture; intensive examination of implications of language differences. [I]

ENGL 4530. Practicum in ESL. (3-6). Experience in observing and teaching, peer teaching, and work with an ESL specialist. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 hours.

ENGL 4531. Methods and Techniques in ESL. (3). Methods and techniques of teaching English as a Second Language in various settings.

ENGL 4532. Skills Approaches and Assessment for ESL. (3). Approaches to evaluation and means of assessment of language skills, with special emphasis on English as a Second Language. [C]

ENGL 4540-4550. Special Topics in Language and Linguistics. (3). Topics are varied and announced in Schedule of Classes.

ENGL 4601. Poetry Workshop. (3). The nature of poetry, critical approaches to the poem, and practical experience in writing and revising text. Repeatable to maximum of 6 hours with permission of instructor. PREREQUISITE: ENGL 3605.

ENGL 4602-6602. Advanced Composition (3). Principles involved in writing clear expository prose; emphasis on application of these principles; analysis of readings and of student’s writing. [W]

ENGL 4603. Fiction Workshop. (3). Nature of short story and longer forms of fiction, critical approaches to fiction, and practical experience in writing and revising text. Repeatable to maximum of 6 hours with permission of instructor. PREREQUISITE: ENGL 3605.

ENGL 4604. Forms of Poetry. (3). A study of metrics, forms, and types of poetry in English with attention to the principal traditions and critical ideas associated with the writing of verse in English.

ENGL 4605. Forms of Fiction. (3). A study of how fiction works through analyzing the short story, the novella, and the novel with attention to technical developments.

ENGL 4606-15. Topics In Advanced Technical Writing. (3). Theories, contexts, and practices of writing in the world of technology; topics vary; extensive practice in writing, editing, and preparing technical publications.

ENGL 4616. The Publishing Process. (3). Steps in the publishing process from writing a manuscript to printing it, including the publishing of various genres throughout the world.

ENGL 4617. Computers and Writing. (3). Impact of computers on writing process in academic, personal, creative, and professional writing.; extensive practice in using computer tools for invention, planning, drafting, revising, editing, and production. Students explore their own writing processes and effects of technology on those processes as they work through variety of individual and collaborative assignments. [W]

ENGL 4630. Internship in Professional Writing. (3). Experience in technical, scientific, legal, government, or business writing with a professional in the field. Dependent upon availability. PREREQUISITES: 3601 and 3602 (one of which may be completed concurrently) and permission of instructor.

ENGL 4711. The Author, the Text, the Reader, and the World. (3). Methodological reflection upon theory and practice of reading linguistic, literary, and rhetorical models. PREREQUISITE: 15 hours of English. [I]

ENGL 4900. Independent Study. (1-3). A selected topic or problem in the field of literature, language, or writing. PREREQUISITE: permission of instructor. Repeatable when the content is different.

ENGL 4996. Honors Thesis. (3).

 

 (ENGR) ENGINEERING

RICHARD C. WARDER, JR., Ph.D., Dean

Room 201A, Engineering Building

ENGR 4001. Engineering Work Experience. (3). Off-campus work experience working on selected projects in coordination with chair or chair’s designee in student’s major department under direction of practicing engineer. Oral and written presentations may be required. May be repeated as many times as student chooses. PREREQUISITE: chair’s and CO-OP director’s approvals.

NOTE: Students participating in ENGR 4001 are considered to be full-time students for enrollment certification purposes.

 

 (EXSS) EXERCISE AND SPORT SCIENCE

Department of Human Movement Sciences and Education

RALPH C. WILCOX ,Ph.D., Chair

Room 106, Fieldhouse

http://www.hmse.memphis.edu/

EXSS 1102. Personal Health. (3). (HLTH 1102). Concepts of personal health including chronic and infectious diseases, sexually transmitted diseases, mental health, substance use and abuse, health consumerism, sexuality, aging, and death and dying.

EXSS 2001. Concepts and Applications of Conditioning Programs. (3). (PHED 2001). Overview of physical conditioning programs with emphasis on selection, development and leadership of programs designed to foster cardiovascular and musculoskeletal development. Variable hours of supervised laboratory/field experience will be required. Purchase of an approved uniform may be required.  Course requires a practical assignment with the Wellness Evaluation and Resource Unit.

EXSS 2002. Techniques of Team Sports. (3). (PHED 2002). Knowledge, skills, and teaching techniques of basketball, soccer, softball, track and field, and volleyball to children and youth.

EXSS 2003. Techniques of Individual Sports. (3). (PHED 2003). Knowledge, skills, and techniques of teaching selected individual sports and recreational games. Includes but not limited to badminton, tennis, and golf.

EXSS 2009. Dance Instruction in the Exercise and Sport Science Program. (3). (PHED 2009). Knowledge, skills, and techniques of teaching educational dance activities to children and youth.

EXSS 3306. School Health, Safety and First Aid. (3). (HLTH 3306). School health program involving health services, healthful school living, health screening, home and school safety; health content, skills and materials suitable for elementary education; first aid with CPR.

EXSS 3307. Psychosocial Aspects of Sport. (3). (PHED 3307, 2101). Designed to help students develop understanding of psychological aspects of participation in sport; emphasis on research and theoretical frameworks related to performance enhancement and enjoyment in sport.

EXSS 3308. Adapted Physical Activity for Special Populations. (2). (PHED 3308). Nature and etiology of disabilities prevalent in children, knowledge and technical skills pertinent to the design of adapted physical activity programs and the teaching of physical activities for specific disabilities. PREREQUISITES: EXSS 3604/ 3605, SPED 2000. COREQUISITE: EXSS 3309.

EXSS 3309. Clinical Experiences in Adapted Physical Activity for Special Populations. (1). (PHED 3309). Observation and participation activities with teaching assistant responsibilities in a laboratory setting in physical activity with special populations. COREQUISITE: EXSS 3308. (S/U)

EXSS 3310. Exercise Programming for Special Populations. (3). Introduction to the principles of cardiovascular medicine related to therapeutic management of various disease states through exercise; emphasis placed on understanding the medical consequences of various disease states and developing comprehensive rehabilitative programs to decrease physical disability. Variable hours of supervised laboratory/field experience may be required.  Purchase of an approved uniform may be required for this course.

EXSS 3502. Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries. (3). (SAFE 3502, HLTH 3502). Practical and theoretical aspects of treatment of athletic injuries in athletic training programs; supplies, training table, therapeutic equipment, and techniques in conditioning and bandaging. PREREQUISITE: HMSE 2102 or consent of instructor.

EXSS 3503. Health Aspects of Fitness. (3). (PHED 2000, 3503). Health related aspects of physical fitness; focuses upon relationship between a physically active lifestyle and wellness. Variable hours of supervised laboratory/field experience may be required.  Purchase of an approved uniform may be required for this course.  Course requires a practical assignment with the Wellness Evaluation and Resource Unit.

EXSS 3505. Principles of Health Fitness Instruction. (3). Introduction to principles of health fitness instruction for apparently healthy and medically stable asymptomatic populations in preparation for American College of Sports Medicine Exercise Leader- and Health/Fitness Instructor-certifications. Variable hours of supervised laboratory/field experience may be required. Purchase of an approved uniform may be required fir this course. Course requires a practical assignment with the Wellness  Evaluation and Resource Unit.  PREREQUISITES: EXSS 3503 and 3703.

EXSS 3603. Physiological Bases of Strength Conditioning. (3). (PHED 3603). Study of anatomic and physiologic bases for the expression, development, and maintenance of muscular strength, power, and endurance, as well as various factors which may affect them. PREREQUISITES: BIOL 1751/1752 and 1761/ 1762.

EXSS 3604. Teaching Exercise and Sport Science, K-Middle School. (2). (PHED 3604). Skills, activities, and resource materials for teaching elements of movement, educational games, educational gymnastics, and physical fitness to youth. COREQUISITE: EXSS 3605.

EXSS 3605. Clinical Experience in Teaching Exercise and Sport Science, K-Middle School. (1). (PHED 3605). Observations and the teaching of mini-lessons in physical activity in an elementary school setting. COREQUISITE: EXSS 3604. S/U.

EXSS 3703. Physiology of Exercise. (4). (PHED 3703). Scientific basis of physiological principles of various systems and organs of the body in response to muscular activity; emphasis on principles of motor performance and training with appropriate laboratory experience. PREREQUISITES: BIOL 1751/1752 and 1761/1762.

EXSS 3803. Motor Learning. (3). (PHED 3803). Theory and research concerning the psychological basis for understanding the process involved in motor skill learning and performance.

EXSS 3853. Motor Development. (3). Introduction to developmental aspects of human motor behavior across the lifespan; characteristics, stages, and issues related to physical growth, development, and motor performance.  PREREQUISITE: EXSS 3703.

EXSS 3903. Historical and Philosophical Aspects of Physical Activity. (3). (PHED 3903, 2903). Development of the discipline of physical education through historical, philosophical, sociological and scientific bases. PREREQUISITES: Upper division standing and satisfactory completion of the English composition requirements. [W]

EXSS 4002. Health Promotion Strategies. (3). Presentation and examination of health promotion strategies and programs that emphasize lifestyle behaviors that impact health and wellness. PREREQUISITE: EXSS 3503.

EXSS 4003. Health Program Development and Administration. (3). An overview of the principles of managing and directing health and exercise facilities; program planning and administration; facility design; staffing; business plans; and business structure. Course is based on American College of Sports Medicine facility management guidelines. PREREQUISITE: MKTG 3010.

EXSS 4204. Assessment and Evaluation in Human Movement Sciences and Education. (3). (PHED 4204). Measurement techniques, tools, and resources and their application to assessment of physical performance and fitness factors. PREREOUISITES: Upper division standing and satisfactory completion of the mathematics requirement.  Variable hours of supervised laboratory/field experience may be required.  Purchase of an approved uniform may be required for this course.  Course requires a practical assignment with the Wellness Evaluation and Resource Unit. [C]

EXSS 4305. Problems in Exercise and Sport Science. (1-3). Independent study and/or research project on selected exercise and sport science problem, issue, or concern. PREREQUISITE: Permission of instructor (S/U).

EXSS 4403-6403. Kinesiology. (3). (PHED 4403, 3403). Analysis of bodily movements in terms of muscular forces operating on bones. PREREQUISITES; BIOL 1751/ 1752, BIOL 1761/1762 with a minimum grade of “C”.

EXSS 4406-6406. Exercise Testing and ECG Interpretations. (3). (PHED 4401). Introduction to the methods of conducting ECG and cardiopulmunary exercise testing for asymptomatic and symptomatic populations; ACSM principles of exercise testing as well as methods of ECG interpretation will be covered. Variable hours of supervised laboratory/field experience may be required.  Purchase of an approved uniform may be required  for this course.

EXSS 4502. Advanced Prevention and Care of Athletic Injuries. (3). Advanced practical and theoretical aspects of treatment of athletic related injuries in athletic training programs; supplies, management, organization, injury recognition, evaluation and assessment, therapeutic modalities, bandaging, and techniques in conditioning and rehabilitation. PREREQUISITE: EXSS 3502.

EXSS 4602. Psychological Aspects of Exercise. (3). Emphasis on the application of psychological principles in fostering motivation among individuals in exercise/physical activity settings. [W]

EXSS 4603-6603. Advanced Methods of Strength Conditioning. (3). An advanced study of training principles for strength and conditioning programs and their underlying physiological bases. PREREQUISITES: EXSS 3603 and EXSS 3703.

EXSS 4605. Internship in Exercise and Sport Science. (3-9). (PHED 4605 and HLTH 4402). Culminating experience allowing students the opportunity to demonstrate knowledge and skills in an appropriate professional setting. PREREQUISITE: Completion of all course work in major and concentration. This course may be taken to improve the grade for one, but not both, of the former courses. COREQUISITE: HMSE 4999. S/U.

EXSS 4703. Clinical Exercise Physiology. (3). Introduction to theoretical and functional techniques of graded exercise testing for functional and/or diagnostic assessment. Variable hours of supervised laboratory/field experience may be required.  Purchase of an approved uniform may be required for this course.

EXSS 4705-11-6705-11. Special Topics Workshop in Exercise and Sport Science. (3). Selected phases of exercise and sport science through group study. In-depth study of area of interest and need for exercise and sport scientists. May be repeated with a change in topic.

EXSS 4802. Environmental Health. (3). (HLTH 4802). Survey of complex association between environment and human productivity, health, and happiness; environmental factors within general framework of ecological perspective in which interrelationship of all living things to one another affect human growth and well-being.

EXSS 4808. Secondary Methods in Exercise and Sport Science. (2). (PHED 4808, 3808). Teaching strategies, management techniques, curricula planning, evaluation and research for effective teaching in grades 7-12. PREREQUISITES: EXSS 2002, 2003, and 2009, ICL 3000. COREQUISITE: EXSS 4809.

EXSS 4809. Clinical Experience in Secondary Methods in Exercise and Sport Science. (1). (PHED 4809, 3809). Observation and teaching of mini-lessons in physical activity in a Jr./Sr. high school. COREQUISITE: EXSS 4808. S/U.

EXSS 4902-11-6902-11. Special Topics in Exercise and Sport Science. (1-3). Current topics in exercise and sport science. May be repeated with change in topic and content. See Schedule of Classes for specific topics.

 

(FIR) FINANCE, INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE

JAMES LUKAWITZ, Ph.D., C.P.A., Faculty Director of Academic Programs

CRAIG LANGSTRAAT, L.L.M., C.P.A., Interim Dean for Academic Programs

Room 114, Fogelman College of Business and Economics Building

Students must have junior standing and have met specific course prerequisites with a grade of C (2.0) or better to be eligible for all 3000- and 4000-level courses. In addition to these requirements, students seeking a degree in the Fogelman College of Business and Economics must have (1) completed all required lower division business courses with a minimum grade of C (2.0) in each; (2) minimum of 2.25 GPA in all required lower division business courses and MATH 1312, and (3) 55 hours of course work including MATH 1312 and 9 hours of English (See B.B.A. Degree Requirements-General Requirements).

FIR 2220. Personal Financial Management. (3). Non-technical dealing with broad areas of budgeting, insurance, borrowing and credit purchases, home ownership, investment, taxes, and family financial planning. NOTE: If taken after student has received credit for FIR 3710 or 3810, credit will not count for BBA degree.

FIR 3011. Business Law. (3). Elements of law and legal principles encountered in business; emphasis on basic law of contracts, sales and secured transactions, negotiable instruments, real and personal property, agency, forms of business organization, suretyship, insurance contracts and torts.

FIR 3130. The Legal, Social, and Political Environment of Business. (3). Emphasis on legal, social, and political environment in which business and its executives exist; legal, social, and political forces that affect business operations. Lectures and case discussions.

FIR 3220. Personal Investing. (3). To assist individual investors of all backgrounds in development and monitoring of an investment portfolio by explaining possible investment alternatives including terminology and analysis techniques to fulfill future financial goals. NOTE: Open to all University students.  PREREQUISITES: NONE. This course may not be counted for fulfilling the requirements for the Finance major.

FIR 3310. Real Estate Principles. (3). Basic terminology, principles and issues; market analysis, real estate law, instruments, legal descriptions, appraisal, investment, finance, brokerage, property management. Designed for non-real estate majors as well as a foundation for further study.

FIR 3410. Business Finance. (3). Fundamentals of business finance; time value of money, capital budgeting techniques, securities valuation, and cost of capital. PREREQUISITES: ACCT 2020, ECON 2120, ISDS 2710.

FIR 3710. Investments. (3). Principles of investment in stocks and bonds. Includes fundamental, economic, and technical analysis; measurable and unmeasurable aspects of risk; portfolio management; psychological aspects of the market. PREREQUISITE: FIR 3410.

FIR 3720. Financial Markets. (3). Survey of important funds markets, institutions and characteristics peculiar to them. Sources of supply of and demand for funds in each market, and complex interrelations among several markets analyzed. PREREQUISITE: FIR 3410.

FIR 3770. Commodity Futures Market. (3). Mechanics of trading including the contract, commodities traded, and exchanges involved; transfer of risk and stabilization of prices through futures trading; role of speculators. Buying/selling strategies including hedging used by farmers, commodity marketers, speculators, and processors. PREREQUISITE: FIR 3710.

FIR 3810. Principles of Risk and Insurance. (3). Nature and handling of risk in personal and business situations; emphasis on property, liability and life exposures to loss. Designed for non-insurance major as well as a basis for advanced study.

FIR 4011-6011. Estate Planning and Law of Taxation. (3). Survey of law of taxation as applied to transmission of property by gift or death and its impact upon accumulations of wealth; estate planning from individual viewpoint designed to create, maintain, and distribute maximum estate possible.

FIR 4110-19. Special Topics. (3). Current topics in one of following areas: Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, or Business Law. Topics varied and announced in Schedule of Classes (for example, International Business Law). May be repeated once with change in topic area. PREREQUISITE: consent of instructor.

FIR 4310-6310. Real Estate Law. (3). Law and legal instruments as applied to real estate; needs of property owners and those engaged in real estate business.

FIR 4320. Real Estate Finance. (3). Terminology, legislation, principles, and analytical techniques pertaining to financing of real estate; perspective of lender, residential borrower, and income property borrower. PREREQUISITE: FIR 3410.

FIR 4340-6340. Real Estate Appraisal. (3). Basic terminology, principles, procedures, and issues; nature of value, principles of value, appraisal process, market approach, cost approach, capitalization of income approach, gross rent multiplier approach, and appraisal reports.

FIR 4350. Real Estate Investment Principles. (3). Principles and practices reviewed and evaluated; investment strategy, ownership forms, tax implications, cash flow analysis, measures of return, risk management, and property selection.

FIR 4360. Commercial Land Use. (3). Factors influencing the location pattern of commercial land uses; emphasis on location analysis of commercial real estate.

FIR 4440. Managerial Finance. (3). Analytical approaches to firm’s financial decisions; including current asset management, capital budgeting, cost of capital, capital structure determination, and dividend policy. PREREQUISITE: FIR 3410.

FIR 4550. International Finance. (3). Financing international trade and investments; foreign exchange markets and exchange rates; balance of payments; current developments in international financial cooperation. PREREQUISITE: FIR 3410.

FIR 4610-6610. Cases In Managerial Finance. (3). Application of tools and principles introduced in previous courses to develop up-to-date problem solving techniques; cases approached from standpoint of top level management and utilize both quantitative and qualitative analysis. PREREQUISITE: FIR 4440.

FIR 4710. Commercial Banking. (3). Study of bank management and bank regulation; examination of conditions that lead to bank regulation and conditions that caused deregulation; exploration of current theories of profitable bank operations. PREREQUISITE: FIR 3410.

FIR 4720-6720. Management of Financial Institutions. (3). Exposure to financial policies and decision-making that are peculiar to financial institutions in United States; management of institutions consistent with adequate standards of liquidity and solvency. PREREQUISITES: FIR 3410, 3720.

FIR 4770. Security Analysis and Portfolio Management. (3). Development of techniques for finding actual worth of securities, primarily stocks and bonds; selection, timing, diversification, and other aspects of supervising investment funds. PREREQUISITE: FIR 3710.

FIR 4810-6810. Property and Liability Insurance I. (3). Forms and functions of fire, marine, automobile, general liability and other types of property and liability insurance; emphasis on business and industrial applications.

FIR 4820-6820. Life and Health Insurance. (3). Functions of life and health insurance; emphasis on economic security needs, human behavior and the problems related to death and dying. Individual life, health and annuity contracts and social insurance; concepts in risk selections and regulation.

FIR 4840-6840. Multiple Line Insurance Company Operations. (3). Company and industry functions other than contracts, including rating, rate-making, reserves, auditing, underwriting, reinsurance, claims, production engineering, and governmental supervision.

FIR 4860-6860. Employee Benefit Programs. (3). Life, health and pension benefit programs from the viewpoint of the benefit planner; reasons for providing such programs, alternate methods for providing benefits, and broadly designing specifications for benefits.

FIR 4870. Risk Management. (3). Problems of risk manager in small and large firms, methods of handling risk that serve as alternatives to obtaining insurance, and brief survey of insurance as standard for comparisons.

FIR 4880-6880. Risk Management Finance. (3). Emphasis on integrating financial theory into practice of risk management for the firm; use of quantitative tools to carry out risk management process by developing spreadsheets to measure expected loss, determine appropriate risk handling method, and analyze risk financing arrangements. PREREQUISITE: FIR 3410.

FIR 4910. Problems in Finance, Insurance, or Real Estate. (1-3). Student will carry on approved research projects in the major area under supervision of staff members. PREREQUISITES: senior standing and permission of the Director of Undergraduate Programs.

FIR 4911. Internship in Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate. (1-6). Internship in business organization to gain on-the-job experience in real-life environment. Project to be approved and supervised by department faculty. Credit allowed only after acceptance of report. PREREQUISITES: senior standing and minimum GPA of 2.75.

FIR 4912. Personal Financial Planning Applications. (3). Computer based applications of practical financial planning problems common to planner. PREREQUISITES: junior standing and minimum of 9 hours in finance courses.

FIR 4996. Senior Honors Thesis In Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate. (3). Independent research open only to those students enrolled in the honors program. Thesis supervised by area faculty member. PREREQUISITES: senior standing and permission of the Director of the College Honors Program.

 

(FREN) FRENCH

Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures

RALPH ALBANESE, Ph.D., Chair

Room 375, Dunn Hall

http://www.people. memphis.edu/~forlanglit/FLhome.html

FREN 0701. French for Reading Knowledge I. (3). (4701). Introduction to reading French; intensive drill in recognizing and interpreting grammatical structures, especially those peculiar to scholarly written language; emphasis on vocabulary building and on determining the meaning of words not previously encountered; reading of texts in French at sight or after preparation. No previous knowledge of French required. Does not fulfill any part of undergraduate language requirement and cannot be applied toward major. (S/U)

FREN 0702. French for Reading Knowledge II. (3). (4702). Further work in recognizing and interpreting grammatical structures; reading of specialized scholarly texts. Does not fulfill any part of undergraduate language requirement and cannot be applied toward major. (S/U)

FREN 1101. Elementary French. (3). Basic skills fundamental to language proficiency and culture.

FREN 1102. Elementary French. (3). Further development of basic skills fundamental to language proficiency and culture. PREREQUISITE: FREN 1101 or equivalent.

FREN 2201. Intermediate French. (3). Comprehensive review of French grammar, exercises in writing, and readings in French literature and culture. PREREQUISITE: FREN 1102 or equivalent.

FREN 2202. Intermediate French. (3). More advanced readings. PREREQUISITE: FREN 2201 or equivalent.

FREN 3301. Conversation and Composition. (3). PREREQUISITE: FREN 2202 or equivalent.

FREN 3302. Conversation and Composition. (3). PREREQUISITE: FREN 3301 or permission of instructor.

FREN 3401. French Civilization. (3). Culture of France as reflected in its history, social institutions, art, and music. Recommended for Foreign Language, liberal arts, and International Business majors. PREREQUISITE RECOMMENDED: FREN 3301.

FREN 3411. Introduction to French Literature. (3). Selections from origins to present time; emphasis on textual analysis. PREREQUISITE: FREN 3301.

FREN 3791. French for Commerce I. (3). Introduction to French business terminology and forms of correspondence with regular readings of business, commercial and technical publications. PREREQUISITE: FREN 3301 recommended.

FREN 3792. French for Commerce II. (3). Continuation of French 3791. PREREQUISITE: FREN 3791 or equivalent.

FREN 4301-6301. French Phonetics. (3). Theory and practice of French sounds, especially recommended for teachers of French. PREREQUISITE: three years of college French or permission of instructor.

FREN 4302-6302. Advanced Grammar. (3). Practical advanced grammar course concerned with grammatical, syntactical, and lexical usage of contemporary French.

FREN 4412-6412. Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. (3). Classical theatre and critical theories: essay, nouvelle, and conte in 18th century. PREREQUISITE: FREN 3301. RECOMMENDED: FREN 3411.

FREN 4413-6413. Nineteenth Century French Literature. (3). Survey of literary movements and major authors with readings in all major genres. PREREQUISITE: FREN 3301. RECOMMENDED: FREN 3411.

FREN 4414-6414. Twentieth Century French Literature. (3). Survey of literary movements and major authors with readings in the novel, poetry and theater. PREREQUISITE: FREN 3301. RECOMMENDED: FREN 3411.

FREN 4780. Individual Studies in French. (1-3). Directed individual study in selected areas of French chosen in consultation with instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours credit. PREREQUISITE: permission of instructor.

FREN 4791-99. Special Topics in French Literature, Language, or Civilization. (3). May be repeated for maximum of 6 hours credit. PREREQUISITE: permission of chair and instructor.