Keller Center - Educating Leaders for a Technology-Driven Society
Courses
Fall 2013
EGR COURSES OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS
The School of Engineering and Applied Science offers several courses that have interdisciplinary content integrating engineering, natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities and are of broad interest to students from across the University. These courses typically have no prerequisites. They are listed in the Course Offerings under engineering and bear the label EGR. Currently the following courses are in this category:
CEE 102B / EGR 102B / MAE 102B: Engineering in the Modern World (STL)
Lectures and readings focus on bridges, railroads, power plants, highways, airports, harbors, automobiles, aircrafts, computers, and the microchip. The laboratory centers on the scientific analyses that are the bases for these major innovations. The experiments are modeled after those carried out by the innovators themselves, whose ideas are explored in the light of the social contexts within which they worked. Professors: David P. Billington and Michael G. Littman
Computers are all around us. How does this affect the world we live in? This course is a broad introduction to computing technology for humanities and social sciences students. Topics will be drawn from current issues and events, and will include discussion of how computers work; what programming is and why it is hard; how the Internet and the Web work; security and privacy. Professor: Brian W. Kernighan
In the Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) program, students earn academic credit for their participation in multidisciplinary design teams that solve technology-based problems for local not-for-profit organizations. The teams are: multidisciplinary--drawing students from across engineering and around the university; vertically-integrated--maintaining a mix of freshmen through seniors each semester; and long-term--each student may participate in a project for up to six semesters. The continuity, technical depth, and disciplinary breadth of these teams enable delivery of projects of significant benefit to the community. Professors: Jay B. Benziger, Michael G. Littman, Catherine A. Peters, and Elie R. Bou-Zeid
This "hands-on" practical course introduces students to the analysis and actions required to launch a successful high tech company. Using several conceptual frameworks and analytical techniques, it addresses the challenges of evaluating technologics for commercial feasibility, determining how best to launch a new venture, attracting the resources needed to start a company (e.g. people, corporate partners, and venture capital), preparing comprehensive business plans, structuring business relationships, and managing early stage companies toward "launch velocity" and sustainable growth. Enrollment is limited to seniors and graduate students and is by written application only. Application forms are available here: undergrad 491 and grad 591, and in ACE25 E-Quad. All applications must be submitted to ACE25 by Thursday, April 18, 2013. Emailed applications will only be accepted for students out of state/country. Professor: Chris Keunne
EGR 492: Radical Innovation in Global Markets
Radical innovation solves big problems and alters the way we live, colliding with government polices as the effects ripple across national frontiers. Where do these innovations come from, how do they work, and what policy problems do they cause? This class examines the impact of technical innovation on a global scale. Students learn how innovations in areas such as satellite imaging, global positioning, internet search engines, and pandemic vaccines have a profound impact on foreign policy. Students learn to think about innovation from the standpoint of business managers, government regulators, social entrepreneurs, in very practical terms. Watch a short YouTube clip about the course. Professor: James J. Shinn
Radical innovation solves big problems and alters the way we live, colliding with government polices as the effects ripple across national frontiers. Where do these innovations come from, how do they work, and what policy problems do they cause? This class examines the impact of technical innovation on a global scale. Students learn how innovations in areas such as satellite imaging, global positioning, internet search engines, and pandemic vaccines have a profound impact on foreign policy. Students learn to think about innovation from the standpoint of business managers, government regulators, social entrepreneurs, in very practical terms. Watch a short YouTube clip about the course. Professor: James J. Shinn
The Leadership Development for Business course deals with the strategic, organizational and leadership challenges that global corporations face. The course provides students with a unique perspective on leadership vision, and how leaders recognize and capitalize on opportunities. We will focus on how leaders achieve results and make things happen working with and through others. This course presents innovative, practical and field tested methods used by successful business leaders to achieve sustained results. Classes will consist of a mix of classroom lecture, case study discussions and guest speakers. Professor: Denny Strigl
How do you design and develop an innovative product someone is willing to pay for? Why do some innovations make it to market and most never see the light of day? Is there enough known about factors for success and failure to enable a best practices approach to innovation commercialization? Drawing from the research and experience, this course provides a best practices approach to designing, developing and funding technologies with a focus on accelerating commercialization success. Students will learn to solve real-life challenges and develop technologies that are de-risked to increase their commercial potential. Professor: Lorraine Marchand
EGR 497: Entrepreneurial Leadership
The mission of the class is to enable students to successfully create and lead enterprises by teaching the basic skills required to be a successful entrepreneurial leader. This class compliments EGR 491 "High Tech Entrepreneurship" which focuses on 'giving birth to a company', by focusing instead on enterprise 'early child rearing'. The basic skills taught fall into three major categories: how to create and manage powerful relationships, how to know and manage yourself, in addition to understanding how organizations work as they evolve from the idea stage to become value producing, self-sustaining enterprises. For more details, visit this link. Professor: Derek B. Lidow
Focus: how entrepreneurial ventures - as compared with international aid programs, private philanthropy and corporate social responsibility initiatives - can potentially address major global challenges such as widespread poverty, intractable disease, slum housing and global warming that affect the lives and well-being of billions. Design: after overview of selected global challenges and the fundamentals of entrepreneurship, we will explore emerging and established ventures in each of these challenge arenas in more detail. Classes: combination of lectures and case discussions, interspersed with conversations with entrepreneurs. Professor: John D. Danner
This course will deal with issues of regional and global energy demands, sources, carriers, storage, current and future technologies and costs for energy conversion, and their impact on climate and the environment. Students will learn to perform objective cost-efficiency and environmental impact analyses from source to end-user on both fossil fuels (oil, coal, and natural gas), and alternative energy sources (bio-fuels, solar energy, wind, batteries, and nuclear). We will also pay particular attention to energy sources, technologies, emissions, and regulations for transportation. The course will also include tours to energy research labs. Professors: Jay B. Benziger and Yiguang Ju
EGR COURSES WITH FOCUSED COMPUTER SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, OR MATHEMATICAL CONTENT
Additional EGR courses are those with focused computer science, engineering, or mathematical content. These courses are relevant to students beyond the home department. Currently the following courses are in this category:An introduction to computer science in the context of scientific, engineering, and commercial applications. The goal of the course is to teach basic principles and practical issues, while at the same time preparing students to use computers effectively for applications in computer science, physics, biology, chemistry, engineering, and other disciplines. Topics include: hardware and software systems; programming in Java; algorithms and data structures; fundamental principles of computation; and scientific computing, including simulation, optimization, and data analysis. Two lectures, two precepts. Professor: Robert Sedgewick
EGR 191 / MAT 191 / PHY 191: An Integrated Introductuction to Engineering, Math, Physics (EMP)
Taken concurrently with EGR/MAT/PHY 192, this course offers an integrated presentation of the material from PHY 103 (General Physics: Mechanics and Thermodynamics) and MAT 201 (Multivariable Calculus) with an emphasis on applications to engineering. Physics topics include: mechanics with applications to fluid mechanics; wave phenomena; and thermodynamics. (STL) Professor: Vikram Duvvuri
Taken concurrently with EGR/MAT/PHY 192, this course offers an integrated presentation of the material from PHY 103 (General Physics: Mechanics and Thermodynamics) and MAT 201 (Multivariable Calculus) with an emphasis on applications to engineering. Physics topics include: mechanics with applications to fluid mechanics; wave phenomena; and thermodynamics. (STL) Professor: Vikram Duvvuri
EGR 192 / MAT 192 / PHY 192: An Integrated Introductuction to Engineering, Math, Physics (EMP)
Taken concurrently with EGR/MAT/PHY 191, this course offers an integrated presentation of the material from PHY 103 (General Physics: Mechanics and Thermodynamics) and MAT 201 (Multivariable Calculus) with an emphasis on applications to engineering. Math topics include: vector calculus; partial derivatives and matrices; line integrals; simple differential equations; surface and volume integrals; and Green's, Stokes', and divergence theorems. (QR) Professor: Kunal Chaudhury
Taken concurrently with EGR/MAT/PHY 191, this course offers an integrated presentation of the material from PHY 103 (General Physics: Mechanics and Thermodynamics) and MAT 201 (Multivariable Calculus) with an emphasis on applications to engineering. Math topics include: vector calculus; partial derivatives and matrices; line integrals; simple differential equations; surface and volume integrals; and Green's, Stokes', and divergence theorems. (QR) Professor: Kunal Chaudhury
A treatment of the theory of differential equations. The objective is to provide the student with an ability to solve problems in this field. Professor: Howard A. Stone
A first introduction to probability and statistics. This course will provide background to understand and produce rigorous statistical analysis including estimation, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing and regression. Applicability and limitations of these methods will be illustrated in the light of modern data sets and manipulation of the statistical software R. Precepts are based on real data analysis. Professor: Philippe Rigollet
ORF 309 / EGR 309 / MAT 309 Probability and Stochastic Systems
An introduction to probability and its applications. Random variables, expectation, independence. Poisson processes, Markov chains, and Brownian motion. Stochastic models of queues, population dynamics, and reliability. Professor: Erhan Çinlar
EGR COURSES DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS
EGR courses for graduate students are those with focused computer science, engineering, or mathematical content. These courses are relevant to graduate students beyond the home department. Currently the following courses are in this category:This course educates the graduate student of engineering in the responsible conduct of research. The lectures provide theoretical background information as well as case studies about ethics in day-to-day research situations, in publishing and peer-review, in student-advisor relationships, in collaborative research, as well as in the big picture and considerations of long-term impact. The students are provided with resources to consult in ethical questions. In small-group discussions in departmental and research field-specific precepts, the theoretical concepts are made relevant to the individual students situations. NOTE: this class is offered in 3 separate modules, as follows:
501A: 9/12/2013 - 10/25/2013
501B: 11/4/2013 - 12/13/2013
501C: 2-day full immersion course during reading period (by appt only)
501B: 11/4/2013 - 12/13/2013
501C: 2-day full immersion course during reading period (by appt only)
Professor: Claire Gmachl
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