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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:

CBE 260 / EGR 260 (EM)  
Ethics and Technology: Engineering in the Real World
This course examines engineering as a profession and the responsibilities of that profession to society. Professional responsibilities of engineers are compared to those of lawyers, doctors, scientists and businessmen. Ethical theories are introduced as frameworks to guide decisions of technology implementation. Simple quantitative decision making concepts, including risk-benefit analysis, are introduced as a method for engineers to make ethically optimal choices. Professor: Jay B. Benziger 

CEE 262B / ARC 262B / EGR 262B / URB 262B (STL)   
Structures and the Urban Environment 
This course focuses on structural engineering as a new art form begun during the Industrial Revolution and flourishing today in long-span bridges, thin shell concrete vaults, and tall buildings. Through laboratory experiments students study the scientific basis for structural performance and thereby connect external forms to the internal forces in the major works of structural engineers. Students examine contemporary exemplars that are essential to the understanding of 21st century structuring of cities with illustrations taken from various cities in the U.S. and abroad. Professors: David P. Billington and Maria E. Garlock 

COS 448 / EGR 448  
Innovating Across Technology, Business, and Marketplaces
This course teaches engineering students about issues tackled by leading Chief Technology Officers: the technical visionaries and/or managers who innovate at the boundaries of technology and business by understanding both deeply, and who are true partners to the CEO, not just implementers of business goals. Focus will be on thinking like a CTO (of a startup and a large company) from technology and business perspectives, and on software and Internet-based businesses. Industry-leading guest speakers provide perspectives too. Professor: Jaswinder P. Singh

EGR 250,251,350,351,450,451
Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS)
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: Elie R. Bou-Zeid, Michael G. Littman, Catherine A. Peters, and Ismaiel Yakub 

EGR 277 / SOC 277 / HIS 277 (SA)   
Technology and Society
Technology and society are unthinkable without each other - each provides the means and framework in which the other develops. To explore this dynamic, this course investigates a wide array of questions on the interaction between technology, society, politics, and economics, emphasizing the themes of innovation and maturation, systems and regulation, risk and failure, and ethics and expertise. Specific topics covered include nuclear power and waste, genetically-modified organisms, regulation of the internet, medical mistakes, intellectual property, the financial crisis of 2008, and the post-fossil-fuels economy. Professor: Angela N. Creager

EGR 437 / MAE 437 / ELE 437  
Innovation Process Leadership
In today's hypercompetitive global marketplace, innovation is the lifeblood of any business enterprise. This practical course exposes students to the fundamental aspects of leading the technological innovation process: from strategy formulation, idea generation, invention/concept development, through business plan preparation and decision making to commercialization, critical success factors, process optimization and corporate agility. It covers the basic practices required to become technology-savvy leaders in a complex technological society. Professor: Karl H. Zaininger 

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. Professor: Derek B. Lidow 

ELE 386 / EGR 386   
Cyber Security 
This course surveys the technology underlying secure transactions and safe interactions in a public Internet and wireless world. Topics include cyber security needs such as confidentiality, integrity, availability, access control, authorization, authentication, non-repudiation, trust, privacy and anonymity. Case studies are selected from e-commerce, denial of service attacks, spam, e-voting, digital rights management, social networks, and cyber-terrorism. Related policy, social and economic issues are also discussed. Professor: Ruby B. Lee 

ELE 491 / EGR 491 
High-Tech Entrepreneurship 
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 technologies 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. Professor: Ed Zschau 

MAE 328 / EGR 328 / ENV 328 / ENE 328 (STN)  
Energy for a Greenhouse-Constrained World 
Overview of technology challenges and opportunities for energy in the context of global warming. Physics of greenhouse warming, projected climate changes, and structure of US and global energy economy are reviewed. Majority of lectures emphasize understanding engineering and economics of low-carbon energy production systems, including solar, wind, nuclear fission, and capture/storage of fossil-fuel carbon. Energy storage and efficient energy use are also considered. Intersections of energy with economic development, international security, local environmental quality, and human behavior are also touched upon. Professor: Eric D. Larson 

EGR COURSES WITH FOCUSED COMPUTER SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, OR MATHEMATICAL CONTENT