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STAT 432 - Regression and Model Building 3 credits (Hrs: 3 Lec.)
Studies concepts and applications of the analysis of properly collected data. Methods for fitting simple linear and multiple regression models, regression diagnostics, model building techniques, and logistic regression are discussed.
Prerequisite(s): STAT 131 or STAT 216 or STAT 332 . Course generally offered 2nd semester.
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STAT 435 - Statistical Computing & Exploratory Data Analysis 3 credits (Hrs: 3 Lec.)
Techniques available to the statistician for efficient use of the computer to perform data management and exploratory statistical analyses. Programming statistical software for the import and export of data, variable sorting, creation of new variables, descriptive statistics and displaying data efficiently are discussed. Special modern statistical topics including bootstrapping and nonparametric modeling are discussed.
Prerequisite(s): STAT 131 , STAT 216 , STAT 332 , or a first course in statistics. Course generally offered 2nd semester.
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STAT 441 - Experimental Design 3 credits (Hrs: 3 Lec.)
Studies concepts and applications of the collection of data and proper design of experiments. Aspects of design, sampling principles, exploratory data analysis, confi dence intervals and hypothesis testing and basic experimental designs will be taught. The importance of randomization, replication, and methods for reducing experimental error will be emphasized.
Prerequisite(s): STAT 131 or STAT 216 or STAT 332 . Course generally offered 1st semester.
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STAT 453 - Statistical Learning & Data Science I 3 credits (Hrs: 3 Lec.)
This course introduces you to statistical learning, model accuracy, simple and multiple linear regression, classification, logistic regression, discriminant analysis, Bayes’ Theorem for classification, and resampling methods, such as crossvalidation and the bootstrap. In this course, you are also introduced to the popular statistical software package R which can be downloaded off the web free of charge.
Pre-requisite: STAT 332 and STAT 432
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STAT 454 - Statistical Learning & Data Science II 3 credits (Lec: 3 hrs.)
This course is designed to be a rigorous introduction to concepts in statistical learning, focusing on both supervised and unsupervised learning. Topics include linear modeling, non-linear modeling, principle component analysis, clustering methods, and using the statistical package R.
Pre-requisite: STAT 453
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STAT 456 - Bayesian Statistical Inference 3 credits (Hrs: 3 Lec.)
This course introduces the student to subjective probability, Law of Total Probability, Bayes Theorem, prior and posterior distributions, conjugate priors, non-informative priors, Bayesian estimation, credible intervals, Bayesian hypothesis testing, prediction, Gibbs sampling, hierarchical Bayesian analysis, and computer implemented data analysis.
Pre-requisite: STAT 332
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STAT 499 - Capstone: Data Science Project 4 credits
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STS 2016 - Technology & Society 3 credits (Hrs: 3 Lec.)
Since the Enlightenment, Western Culture has looked to technology as the key to social progress. In recent years, such optimism has fallen on hard times. This is an interdisciplinary course; it draws on history, literature, film, philosophy, and sociology in order to evaluate and explain the changing relationship between society & technology. specifically, we explore this relationship as: 1) systematization & standardization; 2) technology as solution to social problems; 3) technology as a social problem. This course serves as an introduction to Science & Technology Studies.
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing. Satisfies Social Science core. Course generally offered 1st semester.
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STS 3596W - Politics Of Technical Decision 3 credits (Hrs: 3 Lec.)
Politics and technology interact in unique ways. The focus is on understanding both the context of and the conflicts engendered by technical decisions. As an active-learning course, students will learn research, writing, and presentation skills by developing and presenting a case study.
Prerequisite(s): STS 2016 . Satisfies Social Science core. Course generally offered 1st semester.
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T.C. 5016 - Professional Presentations 1 credit (Hrs: 1 Lec.)
Core course designed to prepare students for designing and delivering formal presentations in professional settings. Students will learn the basics of the visual aspects of oral presentations, including the use of PowerPoint and graphics, and they will practice giving oral presentations.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing in an on-campus program. Course generally offered 1st semester.
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T.C. 5056 - Technical Writing & Editing 3 credits (Hrs: 3 Lec.)
Advanced (core) course in writing and editing for publication in professional, scientific and technical journals and/or participation in major industry-projects. Students will edit work of peers and others and prepare their own technical or scientific pieces in a form suitable for publication. Emphasizes discipline specific style guides and editorial policies. Undergraduate requirements continue as they presently exist ( ). Requirements for graduate students will be more intense than requirements for undergraduates.
Course generally offered 2nd semester.
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T.C. 5106 - Gender & the Rhetoric of Science & Technology 3 credits (Hrs: 3 Lec.)
In this course, gender will be viewed as a social construct. Students will examine how cultural gender roles are affected by science and technology. The course focuses on the influence of gender roles on scientific and technological thinking (e.g., communication strategies, language, image). Students will explore the values and goals of past and present scientific and technological communities in terms of the issues related to gender roles in these communities as they are reflected in the profession of technical communication.
Course offered on demand.
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T.C. 5150 - Graduate Writing Seminar 1 credit (Hrs: 1 Lec.)
This course or T.C. 5160 is required of all Science & Engineering graduate students in both the thesis and the non-thesis options; this course complements but does not cover bibliography. Course emphasis is on thorough review of basic writing mechanics, on organization of thinking, on these and report format, and on oral presentations to committees and seminars. Students are encouraged to enroll in this coursessooner rather than later in their graduate studies. Grading is by Pass/Fail only.
Prerequisite(s): GRE Writing score of 4.0 or greater, or WRIT 321W or 322W with grade of B or better. Course generally offered 1st semester.
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T.C. 5160 - Graduate Writing Seminar 1 credit (Hrs: 1 Lec.)
This course or T.C. 5150 is required of all Science & Engineering graduate students in both the thesis and the non-thesis options. This one-credit course will provide a practical guide for improving all technical writing, with a special emphasis on preparing documents for publication in peer-reviewed journals. This course is taught over a single weekend and includes in-class lecture-discussion followed by out-of-class writing assignments due within one month of the completion of the lecture portion of the course. Final grades will be based on class attendance, class participation, and the writing assignments. Grading is by Pass/Fail only.
Prerequisite(s): GRE Writing score of 4.0 or greater, or WRIT 321W or 322W with grade of B or better. Course generally offered 2nd semester.
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T.C. 5206 - Communicating Environmental & Health Risk 3 credits (Hrs: 3 Lec.)
Both corporations and the government find it necessary to manage environmental and human health risk. Developing risk communication is a blend of communication and technical strategies that incorporate an understanding of public perception and an appreciation for public influence. Problems such as global climate change or toxic chemicals in the environment, as well as radon in the home and workplace, underscore the importance of environmental and human health risk communication. Students will learn to consult with technical experts and the public, promote public awareness, create documents and other mediums of communication, and develop emergency and crisis response plans.
Prerequisite(s): WRIT 322W or WRIT 321W .
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T.C. 5376 - Ethics Proseminar 1 credit (Hrs: 1 Lec.)
Ethics is fundamental to precise, accurate, and clear technical communication. This course examines various ethical dimensions of technical communication including client-professional relations, audience definition, research, gender, medium choice, and social construction. Practical assignments will utilize projects and other elements of the MSTC curriculum as examples for moral reflection.
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T.C. 5416W - Rhetorical Theories & Professional Communication 3 credits (Hrs: 3 Lec.)
Students examine the rhetorical theories of communication that have existed since classical times and those that have been developed in modern times, as these theories continue to inform effective decision-making strategies in professional communication. This course prepares students to view professional communication broadly as a culturally situated form of social action and production. Students integrate the discipline of rhetoric with the contemporary practice and academic field of professional communication, as they analyze contemporary issues, debates, and achievements in rhetorical theories relating to current professional communication practices.
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite Junior standing for undergraduates; graduate standing or permission of instructor for MSTC students. Course generally offered 2nd semester.
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T.C. 5426 - Seminar In Technology, Communications & Culture 3 credits (Hrs: 3 Lec.)
From the cuneiform tablets of the Assyrians to our own multi-media hypertext, the technology of communications has redefined the human experience. As Martin Luther realized, technologies possess their own cultural politics. In this seminar, we shall research and discuss technologies and communications as ontogenetic processes.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to MSTC graduate program. Course generally offered 1st semester.
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T.C. 5476 - Print Production/Multimedia Productions 3 credits (Hrs: 3 Lec.)
This two-semester core course enablesstudents to become practitioners of the technologies associated with electronic publishing. The course will provide students with a strong grounding in both conventional desktop publishing and audio/video production, and it will devote special attention to emerging publishing technologies, such as computer to plate printing, digital audio/video production, and publishing for on-line and other screen-based documents. Students will attain mastery of at least one major aspect of electronic publication technology each term; they will learn how to select appropriate publishing technologies for specific needs; and they will develop professional-level design skills.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing, instructor consent, or .
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T.C. 5486 - Print Production/Multimedia Productions 3 credits (Hrs: 3 Lec.)
This two-semester core course enablesstudents to become practitioners of the technologies associated with electronic publishing. The course will provide students with a strong grounding in both conventional desktop publishing and audio/video production, and it will devote special attention to emerging publishing technologies, such as computer to plate printing, digital audio/video production, and publishing for on-line and other screen-based documents. Students will attain mastery of at least one major aspect of electronic publication technology each term; they will learn how to select appropriate publishing technologies for specific needs; and they will develop professional-level design skills.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing, instructor consent, or .
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T.C. 5506 - Intercultural Communication 3 credits (Hrs: 3 Lec.)
This core course prepares students for global communication, as it focuses on communication principles and processes in cross-cultural environments. Norms are explicated through contrasts between Western and non-Western modes of communication.
Course generally offered 1st semester.
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T.C. 5616 - Research Methods 3 credits (Hrs: 3 Lec.)
Emphasis on the philosophy and practice of qualitative and quantitative inquiry, the development and use of descriptive frameworks, and the gathering and testing of data.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing or instructor consent. Course generally offered 1st semester.
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T.C. 5916 - Internship 1 - 6 credits (Variable)
Internship in a business, organization, or agency for 12-15 hours (weekly) of focused communication responsibilities. Weekly conference to discuss workrelated journal with supervising instructor and/or other interns.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing.
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T.C. 5946 - Graduate Seminar 1 credit (Hrs: 1 Lec.)
Designed for new students in the Master’s program in Technical Communication, this course will examine the gamut of opportunities available to technical communicators. The course will be coordinated by one faculty member. Participation of other faculty and of community professionals is anticipated, as is discussion and critique of student research.
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T.C. 5956 - Special Topics 1 - 3 credit (Variable) (Hrs: Vary.)
Offerings based on the needs of several students as determined by the faculty steering committee. Course topics include, but are not limited to Organizational Communication, Project Information Management, Technical Communication and the Public, and Usability Testing.
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing or instructor consent. Course offered on demand.
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T.C. 5996 - Thesis/Graduate Project 3 credits (Hrs: 3 Lec.)
Course will be individualized to student need to complete a written or multimedia project as a capstone. Student Advisory Committee will assist and guide the process. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and Advisory Committee approval.
Need a total of 6 credits and have to do 3 credits at time. Course generally offered year round.
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T.C. 6970 - Special Problems 1 credit (Variable)
Individual problems suitable for graduate study are assigned. Students submit written and oral reports for each problem.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of Instructor. Course generally offered both semesters.
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T.C. 6990 - Dissertation 1 credit (Variable)
Doctoral dissertation research activities.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of Instructor. Course generally offered both semesters.
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WLDG 155 - Design and Fabrication 3 credits
This course incorporates al.1 skills learned during the fall semester courses. Students will learn proper identification, care, and use of hand tools used in metal fabrication. Students will be assigned in-shop and live work projects to refine their fabrication and welding skills.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of all first semester credits.
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WLDG 170 - Welding I (NCCER Level I) 13 credits
Corequisite(s): WLDG 155
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WLDG 192 - Independent Study 1 - 6 credits (Variable)
Combines academic work with an approved work experience related to the Metals Fabrication Technology degree program. Students should consult with their faculty advisor and/or departmental Internship Coordinator to determine the availability of appropriate work experiences and the specific academic requirements for receiving credit.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of one semester of course work and Consent of Instructor. May be repeated once for credit. Course offered on demand.
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WLDG 270 - Welding II (NCCER Level II) 13 credits
Pre-requisite: WLDG 170, Co-requisite WLDG 291
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WLDG 291 - Special Topics 3 credits
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WRIT 100 - Composing Mindfully: Writing Fundamentals 3 credits (Hrs: 3 Lec)
Course provides instruction and practice in basic writing skills; emphasizes paragraph development and organization; reviews sentence structure, word choice, and usage; and introduces students to audience awareness, documenting sources, and common forms of workplace writing. Assignments include short pieces, journals, and essays. Mastery of the basics of grammar and mechanics is assumed. Prepares students for College Writing WRIT 101 and Introduction to Technical Writing WRIT121. Incoming students not meeting the minimum passing score on placement test are required to enroll in and successfully complete WRIT 100 prior to enrolling in WRIT 101 or WRIT 121.
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WRIT 101 - College Writing I 3 credits (Hrs: 3 Lec.)
Introduces students to forms and processes of written communication appropriate to college-level audiences. Coverage includes, at a minimum, expository prose, formal research writing, grammar, usage, and style.
Prerequisite(s): Passing score on placement test, WRIT 100, or consent of Director of Writing. Satisfies Communication core. Course generally offered both semesters.
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WRIT 101H - College Writing I Honors 3 credits (Hrs: 3 Lec.)
Introduces students to forms and processes of written communication appropriate to college-level audiences. Coverage includes, at a minimum, expository prose, formal research writing, grammar, usage, and style.
Prerequisite(s): Passing score on placement test or consent of Director of Writing and consent of Instructor. Course generally offered both semesters.
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WRIT 121 - Introduction To Technical Writing 3 credits (Hrs: 3 Lec.)
Introduces students to written technical communication. Coverage includes electronic communication, memo writing, report writing, formal research writing, document design (including the design of graphical elements), grammar, usage, and style. Course assumes working knowledge of Microsoft Word.
Prerequisite(s): Passing score on placement test, WRIT 100, or consent of the Director of Writing. Satisfies the Communication Core Primarily offered during Fall Semester.
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WRIT 122 - Introduction to Business Writing 3 credits (Hrs: 3 Lec.)
Class integrates major business English skills with traditional business communication concepts. Students will write letters and reports. Major emphasis is placed on writing clear, forceful, and persuasive documents. Technical aspects such as format, style, and organization will be stressed.
Prerequisite(s): Passing score on placement test, WRIT 100, or consent of Director of Writing. Course generally offered 2nd semester.
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WRIT 201 - College Writing II 3 credits (Hrs: 3 Lec.)
Enables students to further develop their expository writing skills, with particular emphasis on editing, writing for various disciplines, and research using both traditional and electronic sources.
Prerequisite(s): WRIT 101 or WRIT 121 Satisfies Communication core. Course generally offered both semesters.
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WRIT 321W - Advanced Technical Writing 3 credits (Hrs: 3 Lec.)
Emphasizes effective, clear and accurate scientific and technical communication. Focuses on writing theory and on the process approach to writing. Rewriting is stressed. Written work integrated with major fields.
Prerequisite(s): WRIT 101 or WRIT 121 (or equivalent) AND Junior Standing (Formally PTC 3216W.). Satisfies Communication and upper division Writing cores. Course primarily offered Spring Semester.
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WRIT 322W - Advanced Business Writing 3 credits (Hrs: 3 Lec.)
Provides strategies for effective communication used in business, engineering and other professions, such as correspondence, interagency communication, reports and proposals. Emphasizes audience-oriented, clear, concise writing; techniques of research; formats; and electronic communication (sometimes offered electronically)
Prerequisite(s): WRIT 101 or WRIT 121 (or equivalent) AND Junior Standing Satisfies Communication and upper division Writing cores. Course generally offered both semesters.
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WRIT 325W - Writing in the Sciences 3 credits (Hrs: 3 Lec.)
Emphasizes research strategies, including electronic searching and retrieval, to write, format, and polish action-oriented, ethical documents focusing on the profession that student is preparing to enter. Collaborative writing and incorporation of computerized capabilities for documents are course expectations.
Prerequisite(s): WRIT 101 or WRIT 121 (or equivalent) AND Junior Standing Satisfies Communication and upper division Writing cores. Course generally offered 1st semester.
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WRIT 326W - Advanced Writing 3 credits
Develops students’ written professional communication, with an emphasis on content relating to nursing. Coverage includes electronic communication, memo writing, report writing, formal research writing, document design (including the design of graphical elements), grammar, usage, and style. Course assumes working knowledge of Microsoft Word. It is organized around a case-study approach, and the final research project is the research and creation of a professional white paper.
Prerequisite(s): WRIT 101 or WRIT 121 ; Must also be a pre-nursing student.
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WRIT 350W - Technical Editing 3 credits (Hrs: 3 Lec.)
Participating actively, students learn strategies and practice skills in editing their own writing and the writing of peers and professionals. Learning, using, and developing style guidelines, as well as practicing organizational strategies, provide students the tools to add value to their written products.
Prerequisite(s): WRIT 321W , WRIT 322W , or WRIT 325W Satisfies Communication and upper division Writing cores. Course generally offered 2nd semester.
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