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2014-2015 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses

The University Catalog lists all courses that pertain to the West Lafayette campus. In order to view courses that are available at a given time, and the details of such courses, please visit the myPurdue Schedule of Classes.

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Aviation Technology
  

  • AT 39400 - Industrial Practice IV

    Credit Hours: 1.00. Industrial practice and experience in participating industry. Requires written report of the experience. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 39500 - Turbine Aircraft Simulation Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 1.00. This course is a laboratory flight experience in a turbine aircraft flight simulator, emphasizing normal and abnormal aircraft operations. Emphasis is on FAA-required flight procedures for certification and safe operation of turbine-powered aircraft. Students seeking a type rating must receive a grade of at least a B- in AT 35300 . Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 39600 - Turbine Aircraft Flight Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 1.00. This course is a laboratory flight experience in a turbine-powered aircraft, emphasizing normal and abnormal aircraft operations. Emphasis is on FAA-required flight procedures for certification and safe operation of turbine-powered aircraft. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 40000 - Aviation Professional Issues

    Credit Hours: 1.00. A study of professional issues related to employment in the aviation industry. Topics discussed include attributes of an aviation professional, certification, and career planning. A review of the information and tools necessary for the student’s job search is included. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 40200 - Aircraft Airworthiness Assurance

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Practicum in performing aircraft maintenance and inspection to airworthiness standards for large aircraft, incorporating Quality and Safety Management Systems into maintenance operations, planning and executing maintenance on large aircraft and managing technical teams. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • AT 40300 - Airman Certification Procedures

    Credit Hours: 1.00. A survey of the procedures for obtaining federal certification as an Aircraft Maintenance Technician. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • AT 40400 - Turbojet Copilot Operations

    Credit Hours: 1.00. Provides students who are selected to participate in the turbojet copilot program with classroom, simulator, and flight instruction in turbojet systems and operation. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 40500 - Turbojet Copilot Practicum I

    Credit Hours: 1.00. This course provides students with copilot flight experience in a corporate-type turbojet aircraft. Student copilots gain experience in turbojet systems and operation, high-speed/high altitude ATC procedures, advanced navigation, and high-altitude meteorology. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 40800 - Advanced Aircraft Manufacturing Processes

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course introduces students to NC and CAD/CAM applications. Laboratory projects include manual NC program, a CAD/CAM program, and a design/build/test/analysis of an aviation-oriented project working in teams with aeronautical engineering students. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • AT 41200 - Aviation Finance

    Credit Hours: 3.00. The course will focus on the financial knowledge needed to operate and evaluate aviation businesses. Content will cover the impact of financial decisions on operational outcomes that add/decrease value to an aviation company’s bottom line. Case studies will be utilized to demonstrate practical aspects of financial decisions as they relate to organizational performance and profitability. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 41600 - Airline Indoctrination

    Credit Hours: 2.00. This course provides a forum for investigating contemporary issues facing the airline industry. Case studies are utilized to analyze the many perspectives involved in decision-making and how they affect the stakeholders. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 42001 - General Aviation Operations

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An overview of corporate and business operations that occur at general aviation fixed-base operations. Emphasis will be placed on financial and operational considerations as well as on regulatory requirements and constraints. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 42101 - Managerial Economics In Aviation

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course explores the process of making managerial decisions based on modern economic principles and concepts, and provides the student with a set of tools that can be used to make those decisions. Marginal analysis, forecasting, and cost analysis concepts are introduced, as are game-theoretic and probabilistic decision-making models. Bargaining strategies and linear programming tools are covered, as well. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 42700 - Transport Aircraft Maintenance Practices

    Credit Hours: 1.00. This course provides the student with experience performing inspection and maintenance practices on transport category aircraft. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 43300 - Supervised Aviation Experience

    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. Supervised aviation experience directed toward providing orientation, background, and insight into flight or ground operations. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 43400 - Supervised Flight Instructional Experience

    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. Supervised internship experience as a flight instructor. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 43500 - Supervised Instructional Experience

    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 4.00. This course provides students with experience as instructors in an aviation classroom or laboratory environment under the supervision of faculty. In addition to the supervisory skills gained, students will become knowledgeable in task planning and communication techniques. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • AT 43700 - Airline Maintenance Management

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An orientation to basic business disciplines for the airline maintenance industry. Documentation development and control, work scheduling, and reliability analysis are stressed. Basic statistical reliability control techniques will be applied and the results analyzed. A 10-hour practicum involving aircraft maintenance activities is a required part of this course. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • AT 43800 - Airline Operations

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Students in this course study airline operations in depth. Topics include marketing, route analysis, aircraft selection, financial analysis, federal regulations, and scheduling. Currently industry problems are discussed as well. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 44000 - Turbojet Flight Engineer Procedures Laboratory I

    Credit Hours: 1.00. This is an introduction into normal, irregular, and emergency procedures in a transport aircraft, with emphasis on flight engineer duties. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 44100 - Turbojet Flight Engineer Procedures Laboratory II

    Credit Hours: 1.00. This course reviews normal, irregular, and emergency procedures in preparation for the FAA turbojet flight engineer oral and practical examinations. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 44200 - Turbojet Flight Engine Procedures Laboratory III

    Credit Hours: 1.00. Turbojet Flight Engine Procedures Laboratory III. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 44500 - Aircraft Electronics

    Credit Hours: 4.00. A study of the computer-based electronic systems used to control both flight and engine parameters on modern aircraft. The course examines the various systems with an emphasis on how each component integrates into the electronic structure of the aircraft. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • AT 44502 - Aircraft Electronics

    Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of the computer-based electronic systems used to control both flight and engine parameters on modern aircraft. The course examines the various systems with an emphasis on how each component integrates into the electronic structure of the aircraft. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 44700 - Advanced Aircraft Electronics

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Line maintenance techniques for the various computer-based airframe and powerplant electronic systems are studied. The course emphasizes return-to-service repair of the system with troubleshooting techniques taught to a component level. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • AT 44900 - Airline Transport Lectures

    Credit Hours: 2.00. Review of appropriate regulations and radio, navigational, meteorological, and operations principles and procedures applicable to airline transport piloting. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 45000 - Airline Transport Flight

    Credit Hours: 1.00. Course provides flight and academic preparation for the airline transport pilot certificate flight check. Applicant must have successfully completed the Airline Transport Pilot written examination meet federal aviation regulation requirements for the flight check. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 45100 - Airport Operations

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is an in-depth examination of airport operations for air carrier and general aviation airports, with a strong emphasis on practical problem solving of current operational issues facing local and area airports. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
  

  • AT 45200 - Aviation Global Experience Seminar

    Credit Hours: 1.00. This course prepares students for faculty-led study trips and similar international experiences for which direct course credit is not available. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 45300 - Aviation Global Experience

    Credit Hours: 0.00 to 3.00. Supervised international study experience for AT students for which direct course credit not available. Specific objectives, requirements, and credit determined by the Aviation Technology department. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 45400 - Human Factors In Aviation

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Students investigate the disciplines known as human factors and ergonomics and how they apply to various aviation career areas from a management perspective. Common industry models and error management strategies will be studied and evaluated. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • AT 45500 - Introduction To Data Acquisition

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course explores fundamental concepts of data acquisition and provides the student with an understanding of the implementation of those concepts through theoretical development and practical application. Analog-to-digital conversion, electrical measurements, signal conditioning, and physical parameter measurements are introduced. The course culminates with a project that encapsulates the core concepts of data acquisition. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 45900 - Airport Manager Certification

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course prepares students for the certified manager exam offered by the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE). This certificate is the first step toward industry accreditation as an airport manager and director. Typically offered Spring.
  

  • AT 46200 - Occupational Certification And Licensure

    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 15.00. Industrial, technical, and professional experience will be evaluated, and a maximum of 18 hours of credit may be granted. After evaluation and possible examination by the faculty, credit may be granted based upon the type and number of ratings and certifications held by the applicant. Credit may only be utilized to fulfill aviation technology selective and elective course requirements. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 46500 - Transport Aircraft Operations Lecture III

    Credit Hours: 1.00. Instrument flight techniques, trouble-shooting, emergency procedures, advanced maneuvers, and systems operations in transport aircraft in preparation for AT 46700 . Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 46600 - Transport Aircraft Operations Lecture IV

    Credit Hours: 1.00. This is a continuation of AT 46500 , which emphasizes line-oriented flight training (LOFT) in aircraft equipped with electronic flight instrumentation systems, satellite navigation, and flight management systems. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 46700 - Transport Aircraft Operations Lab III

    Credit Hours: 1.00. This lab provides a practical application of instrument flight techniques in a flight training device or transport category flight simulator having electronic flight instrumentation systems, satellite navigation, and flight management systems. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 46800 - Transport Aircraft Operations Lab IV

    Credit Hours: 1.00. Unique flight scenarios emphasizing line-oriented flight training (LOFT) and crew operations in aircraft equipped with electronic flight instrumentation systems, satellite navigation, and flight management systems will be encountered. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 46900 - Airline Copilot Operations

    Credit Hours: 2.00. This is an intensive training experience emphasizing systems management and line-oriented flight training (LOFT) in a transport category flight simulator. Students may be required to pass an FAA checkride. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 47000 - Aircraft Powerplant Research And Technology

    Credit Hours: 0.00 to 18.00. Aircraft powerplant research and test data analysis, including advanced engine operations, instrumentation, propulsion system design, and the design and analysis of computer data acquisition systems for aircraft powerplants are studied. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 47200 - Advanced Composite Technology

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Students will perform a variety of fabrication, testing, and repair tasks using specialized composite fibers, matrices, and core materials. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • AT 47500 - Aviation Law

    Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of the fundamental legal and aviation law principles as they apply to the various participants in the aviation industry. Special emphasis is placed on contemporary aviation law issues such as pilot, flight instructor, and mechanic liability; product liability; and aviation insurance. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • AT 47600 - Aircraft Gas Turbine Engine Technology II

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This is a study of turbofan engines and systems. Engine installation, testing, and operational procedures are stressed. Emphasis is placed on performance evaluation, data calculations, and predictions of operational properties. Turbofan design theory, operational efficiencies, and fault isolation are discussed. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • AT 47700 - Aircraft Maintenance Practicum

    Credit Hours: 1.00. This course provides the knowledge, information and experience required for aviation professionals to interact safely in a general aviation environment. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 47800 - Advanced Nondestructive Testing

    Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of advanced magnetic particle, liquid penetrant, and eddy current testing, and evaluation theory and indication interpretation. Instruction in ultrasonic testing emphasizes the performance of ultrasonic testing techniques. Instruction in radiographic inspection requires students to make radiographic exposures, process film, and interpret radiographs. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • AT 47900 - Control Tower Operator

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course includes a review of air traffic control procedures, federal aviation regulations, and aviation weather observation and reporting. It is designed to prepare students to pass the FAA Control Tower Operators Examination. Typically offered Spring.
  

  • AT 48100 - Aviation Safety Problems

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course provides the opportunity for students to study problems associated with aviation safety. Particular attention will be given to the formulation of specific recommendations for improvements in aviation safety. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • AT 48200 - Advanced Composite Tooling Technology

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Students will study the theory, design, fabrication, and testing of tooling for open and closed molding operations. Students will construct a tool by fabricating a master model, a master mold, and a laminated mold. The tooling process will include fabrication, mold testing, and mold repair. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • AT 48500 - Corporate Operations Lecture I

    Credit Hours: 2.00. An examination of the evolution of, and justification for, corporate aviation. Discussion of issues related to personnel management, financial management, and equipment acquisition and operation within a corporate flight operation. High performance flight planning and navigation, hazardous materials handling, and security will also be discussed. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • AT 48600 - Corporate Operations Lecture II

    Credit Hours: 2.00. A discussion of drug testing regulations and company procedures, operating manuals (company operations manual, MEL’s, performance charts, airport analysis); further discussion of the management of the corporate flight department. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • AT 48700 - Transport Aircraft Simulation Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 2.0. This is a laboratory course conducted in a turbine-type aircraft simulator. This course emphasizes normal instrument and aircraft procedures as well as aircraft systems and cockpit resource management. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 48800 - Flight Testing

    Credit Hours: 1.00. This course presents experimental methods for determining aircraft performance and flight qualities. Case studies utilizing either a flight training device or aircraft are assigned for data collection and analysis. Permission of department required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
  

  • AT 49000 - Aviation Project

    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 4.00. Independent study for junior and senior students who wish to pursue study and developmental work in special areas. Subject matter must be arranged with the instructor before enrolling in the course. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Spring Summer Fall.
  

  • AT 49300 - Industrial Practice V

    Credit Hours: 1.00. Industrial practice and experience in participating industry. Requires written report of the experience. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 49600 - Applied Research Proposal

    Credit Hours: 1.00. Students will study all aspects of performing a product or process design review and life-cycle management analysis. Topics include reliability, supportability, life cycle management, and performance analysis. Each student will select their capstone research area and development a proposal for conducting a product or process analysis for their applied research project. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
  

  • AT 49700 - Applied Research Project

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This capstone course requires students to conduct an in-depth product or process evaluation. The evaluation includes analyzing product or process performance against design criteria to complete their applied research project. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
  

  • AT 49800 - Aviation Technology Capstone

    Credit Hours: 3.00. The Aviation Technology Capstone course encourages teamwork in small groups on a substantial project. The intent of this course is to provide a capstone experience that integrates the material and previous experience of the student’s curriculum. It also provides an opportunity for students to recognize and evaluate the interrelationship of their general education courses with the courses taken for their major. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 49900 - Aviation Technology

    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 4.00. Hours, credit, and subject matter to be arranged by staff. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 50500 - Research Methods In Aviation

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course explores the practical approach to research as it applies to identifying and exploring pragmatic problems in aviation industry settings. Industry based problems and issues often require a diversity of research skills, both quantitative and qualitative, in order to effectively address dynamic problems in complex and often high-risk work environments. This course offers an overview of mixed research methods which lends itself well to practical problem solving in industry. This course may also be offered in an online format. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 50600 - MS Capstone Research Project

    Credit Hours: 3.00. A formal investigation of a particular problem under the guidance of the advisory committee. Not applicable to a thesis option plan of study. Enrollment during at least two consecutive terms for a total of three credits is required. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
  

  • AT 50800 - Quality And Productivity In Industry And Technology

    Credit Hours: 3.00. (IT 50800 ) Examines the contemporary issues of continuous improvement in quality and productivity in manufacturing and service industries. Includes a close examination of the evolving philosophies bearing on the scope, improvement, and costs of quality assurance programs in industry and technology. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
  

  • AT 52000 - Operational Assessment And Improvement

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course focuses on developing the skills to analyze, formulate, and apply techniques for work task improvement. Concepts to be studied include workflow enhancement, critical element streamlining, and value added analysis. Students will explore process map construction, process ownership, measurement system validation, standards creation, and decision factors. An industry project will be assigned and used to facilitate course objectives. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall.
  

  • AT 52100 - Resource Analysis And Optimization

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course provides the student with insight to develop and apply business models that adjust and adapt to the changing climate of daily operations in support of aviation customers and product movement. The course uses a combination of lecture and group discussion, as well as project activity to address resource analysis topics, such as queuing fundamentals, swarm theory, and forecasting models. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Spring.
  

  • AT 52400 - Managerial Economic Decision Making

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course explores managerial decision making, using economic and strategic impacts of new technology and transformation methodologies on the enterprise system. Management planning and decision making, process costing and allocation, operational control, management control, activity-based costing, and multi-attribute decision-making models are covered. Theory of constraints and lean implementations in aviation are studied to understand the short and long-term effects on financial measures. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 52500 - Process Improvement And Simulation

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course explores process modeling and simulation as applied to decision-making for process design and improvement. Emphasis is placed on understanding the application of process simulations to business problems including using fundamental statistical methods in the solution of an industry relevant problem. By planning and executing a computer-based simulation supporting an aviation or aerospace process design and improvement project, students improve analysis and project management skills. In addition to simulation, preparing visualizations of the process is also included for increased understanding of process interactions. Tyically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 52600 - Aviation Leadership

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is intended for future aviation and aerospace managers. Using foundational readings, case studies, and critical analysis techniques, the contribution of past and contemporary aviation leaders will be reviewed. This course is designed for online delivery. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 52800 - Management And Design Of Training Systems

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course will examine the practical applications of managing the training process in industry and educational settings, including the development of instructional materials from an adult learner perspective. Curriculum design using various forms of media and delivery strategies will be emphasized. This course may also be delivered in an online format. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 53000 - Multi-Cultural Issues In Team Operations

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course explores the nature and origins of professional, national, and organizational culture and their role in multi-disciplinary team activities. Power distance, individualism/collectivism, gender differences, and uncertainty avoidance are examined in terms of research by Hofstede. Management studies of several international air carriers will be utilized to highlight how cultural differences can affect perceptions. Permission of department required. Typically offered Spring.
  

  • AT 53100 - International Civil Aviation Regulatory Systems

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course provides extensive multi-modal transportation security experience. Students will receive detailed information on air, maritime, rail, mass transit, trucking and oil pipeline security programs, as well as applicable threat mitigation processes. Completion of an undergraduate course in either aviation law or aviation security is recommended. This course may be applicable to undergraduates with appropriate experience and background in aviation or other transportation systems. There are no citizenship or security clearance requirements for this course. Typically offered Fall.
  

  • AT 53200 - Contemporary Issues In Transportation Security

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course provides extensive multi-modal transportation security experience. Students will receive detailed information on air, maritime, rail, mass transit, trucking and oil pipeline security programs, as well as applicable threat mitigation processes. Completion of an undergraduate course in either aviation law or aviation security is recommended. This course may be applicable to undergraduates with appropriate experience and background in aviation or other transportation systems. There are no citizenship or security clearance requirements for this course. Typically offered Spring.
  

  • AT 54000 - Aviation And Aerospace Sustainability

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course explores sustainability as applied to aviation and aerospace industries and agencies, both in the private sector and public sector. Students improve analysis skills, and knowledge of the reasoning and application of sustainability. Emphasis is placed on understanding the global and national policies that lead to the regulations and practices in aviation and aerospace. Using a balanced scorecard and a triple bottom line approach, students will develop a project using aviation and aerospace publications to analyze an industry-relevant project using sustainability in the analysis. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 54200 - Aviation Fuels And Exhaust Emissions

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course focuses on aviation fuels, including engine operation with fuel, combustion principles, chemistry, exhaust emissions, and fuel testing procedures. Additionally, the topics of greenhouse gases, global warming, oil reserves, fuel costs, and other factors driving the development of alternative aviation fuels will be covered. Current research in these areas will be discussed and testing procedures will be studied. Students will research new fuels in development, and will analyze the sustainability and potential for success promised by the new technologies in comparison with existing fuels. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 54400 - Aircraft Lifecycle Management Innovations

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course explores sustainability as applied to aviation and aerospace industries and agencies, both in the private sector and public sector. Students improve analysis skills, and knowledge of the reasoning and application of sustainability. Emphasis is placed on understanding the global and national policies that lead to the regulations and practices in aviation and aerospace. Using a balanced scorecard and a triple bottom line approach, students will develop a project using aviation and aerospace publications to analyze an industry-relevant project using sustainability in the analysis. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 54600 - Aviation Financial Instruments And Operations

    Credit Hours: 3.00. The course concentrates on increasing the understanding of financial expertise in analyzing trading and hedging programs for application in reducing aviation operational risk exposure. The studies include research into the development and use of operational indexes and their possible relation to hedging with commodity and security instruments. Emphasis will be placed on the understanding of current operational measurements and correlations to trading and hedging financial instruments in providing improved risk management in operational environments. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 55000 - Critical Systems Thinking

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course explores the application of critical systems thinking to complex problems. Using systems theory and case studies developed by technology visionaries, students will investigate alternative solutions to difficult industrial problems with global impact. Outcomes for this course include written assignments, oral presentations, and a final project that addresses a major industrial problem. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 55100 - Graduate Aviation Research Seminar

    Credit Hours: 1.00. This course provides graduate students with an opportunity to present and develop ongoing research activity in a seminar setting. Individual student research designs, report/thesis structures, and project issues are developed in open forum. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • AT 57200 - Human Error And Safety

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Explores the definition and nature of human error, error chains, and causal factors in error generation. Error taxonomies are reviewed in order to provide a classification scheme for grouping errors and assessing error criticality. Methods for assessing risk and predicting error generation potentials are learned, as well as strategies for controlling or eliminating errors. Case studies are utilized throughout the course to illustrate course concepts. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • AT 57300 - Managing The Risk Of Organizational Accidents

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Examines strategies various industries use to assess the risk of organizational accidents and to develop safety management programs to prevent, capture, and recover from conditions that lead to disastrous outcomes. Strategies such as High Reliability Organizations, Operational Risk Management, Behavioral Based Safety, Tripod Delta, and Safety Cultures are explored as successful methods for improving organizational safety in high-risk environments and endeavors. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 57400 - Exploratory Studies In Aviation Human Factors

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Exploration of contemporary issues and research related to human factors theory and program strategies as they relate to the aviation industry. The course ventures beyond ergonomic issues into more diverse human factors considerations, while discussing an industry-wide and organizational perspective. The course utilizes a combination of lecture, group discussion, and independent study into issues relevant to student interests and career goals. . Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • AT 57500 - Aviation Safety Program Development

    Credit Hours: 3.00. The goals of this course are to create a working safety office that allows students to work as a safety officer reacting to real-life aviation safety problems. In so doing, students will achieve the following objectives and will be able to: (1) describe the regulatory and risk environment in which airline safety offices exist; (2) describe safety theories and models; (3) describe human factors and accident causation; (4) collect and analyze safety related data; (5) prepare documentations for references and trainings; (6) manage an airline safety office and implement safety precedents; (7) process and disseminate information related to accident prevention and risk minimization; (8) audit safety plans for air careers, airports, or FBOs. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • AT 58100 - Workshop In Aviation Technology

    Credit Hours: 0.00 to 8.00. Advanced study of technical and professional topics. Emphasis is on new developments relating to technical, operational, and training aspects of industry and technology education. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
  

  • AT 59000 - Special Problems In Aviation Technology

    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 6.00. Independent study of a special problem under the guidance of a member of the staff. Does not substitute for either M.S. thesis or M.S. project credit. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
  

  • AT 69800 - Research MS Thesis

    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 18.00. Research MS Thesis. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.

Bands
  

  • BAND 11000 - Marching Band

    Credit Hours: 2.00. Open through audition. Additional lab and activity fees involved. Mandatory participation required in Marching Band Workshop one week prior to start of fall classes which conflicts with Boilermaker Gold Rush. Workshop covers similar orientation to Gold Rush. Do enroll in BAND 11000 during summer registration prior to the workship and audition process. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • BAND 11100 - Symphony Orchestra

    Credit Hours: 2.00. Open through audition. Additional lab and activity fees involved. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • BAND 11200 - American Music Review

    Credit Hours: 2.00. Singers and pianists only. American Music Review is a jazz big band plus 4-5 singers open through audition. Additional lab and activity fees involved. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • BAND 11300 - Jazz Ensemble

    Credit Hours: 2.00. Open through audition. Additional lab and activity fees involved. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • BAND 11400 - Basic Jazz

    Credit Hours: 2.00. Open through audition. Additional lab and activity fees involved. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • BAND 11500 - String Orchestra

    Credit Hours: 2.00. The rehearsal, study, and performance of string orchestra music from the classical, romantic and contemporary areas of composition. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • BAND 11600 - Symphonic Band

    Credit Hours: 2.00. Open through audition. Additional lab and activity fees involved. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • BAND 11700 - Concert Band

    Credit Hours: 2.00. Open through audition. Additional lab and activity fees involved. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • BAND 11800 - Collegiate Band

    Credit Hours: 2.00. Open through audition. Additional lab and activity fees involved. Typically offered Spring.
  

  • BAND 11900 - Varsity Band

    Credit Hours: 2.00. Open through audition. Additional lab and activity fees involved. Typically offered Spring.
  

  • BAND 12000 - Applied Music Studies

    Credit Hours: 1.00. Private study on individual wind, string, and percussion instruments. Additional fees involved. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • BAND 12100 - Symphony Orchestra

    Credit Hours: 2.00. Symphony Orchestra. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • BAND 12200 - American Music Review

    Credit Hours: 2.00. American Music Review. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • BAND 33000 - Summer Concert Bands

    Credit Hours: 2.00. Continuation of BAND 32000. Typically offered Summer.
  

  • BAND 33100 - Summer Jazz Bands

    Credit Hours: 2.00. Continuation of BAND 33000 . Typically offered Summer.
  

  • BAND 34000 - Renaissance Ensemble

    Credit Hours: 2.00. A survey of renaissance and baroque ensemble literature to be played on appropriate instruments. Reproductions of renaissance and baoque wind, stringed, and brass instruments are available for use in the Department of Bands. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • BAND 34100 - Renaissance Ensemble

    Credit Hours: 2.00. A survey of renaissance and baroque ensemble literature to be played on appropriate instruments. Reproductions of renaissance and baoque wind, stringed, and brass instruments are available for use in the Department of Bands. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
 

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