Science and Engineering Subcommittee
	REPORT
	February 2007

I.     VITERBI SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

Astronautics and Space Technology
A.   New	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2007
ASTE-554	Spacecrafts Sensors (3)
Spacecraft sensors from concept and design to building, testing, interfacing, integrating, and operations.  Optical and infrared sensors, radiometers, radars, phased arrays, signal processing, noise reduction.  Graduate standing in engineering or science.  Recommended preparation: ASTE 520.
>	Approved
Chair comment:  ASTE 554 is a 3 unit course that will be optional to the MS in Astronautical Engineering. The purpose of the course is to introduce students to the technology of spacecraft sensors and is within the scope of the graduate program. 

Biomedical Engineering

Revise four programs:

B.   Revise Program	Eff. Term:	Fall 2007
B.S.	Biomedical Engineering (128)
Changing the EE requirements for the BS by adding new course EE 200L (4 units) and dropping EE 301 
(3 units).  Reducing number of technical units from 10 to 9 to keep total units at 128.
>	Approved

C.  Revise	Program	Eff. Term:	Fall 2007
B.S.	Biomedical Engineering (Electrical Engineering)  (133)
Changing the EE requirements for the BS by adding new course EE 200L (4 units) and dropping EE 301 
(3 units).  EE 201L is increasing from 2 to 3 units.  Dropping EE454L/EE478L (4 units).  Increasing 
technical electives from 3 to 5, to keep total units at 133.
>	Approved

D.  Revise	Program	Eff. Term:	Fall 2007
B.S.	Biomedical Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) (132)
Replacing EE 202L with EE 200L (both are 4 units).  No change in units (132, including 6 units of 
technical electives).
•	Approved

E.  Revise	Program	Eff. Term:	Fall 2007
B.S.	Biomedical Engineering (Biochemical Engineering) (132)
Replacing EE 202L with new EE 200L (both 4 units).  In addition, reflecting reduction in units of two required CHE courses (CHE 330 and 460L) from 4 to 3 units each.  Adding 2 units of technical electives, to keep total units at 132.
•	Approved

Revise three courses:

1.  Revise	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2007
BME-302L	Medical Electronics (4)
Electronic design and measurements for medical applications. Use of integrated circuits, biopotential measurements, static and dynamic calibration of physiological transducers.  Current prerequisite:  EE-202; New prerequisite:  EE-200L
>	Approved
Change prerequisite from EE 202L to EE 200L.

2.  Revise	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2007
BME-403	Physiological Systems (3)
A thorough bioengineering treatment of the physiological properties of various mammalian organ systems: i.e. cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, and musculoskeletal.  Prerequisites BISC 220L, MATH 245; Current corequisite:  EE-202; New corequisite:  EE-200L
>	Approved
Change prerequisite from EE 202L to EE 200L.

3.  Revise	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2007
BME-405L	Senior Projects: Measurements and Instrumentation
	(4)
Application of instrumentation and measurement techniques to biomedical 
engineering projects involving measurement, replacement or augmentation of 
biomedical systems.  Current prerequisite:  BME 210 and EE 202.  New 
prerequisites:  BME 210 and EE 200L.
>	Approved
Change prerequisite from EE 202L to EE 200L; keep BME 210 prerequisite.

Chemical Engineering

Revise six programs:

F.  Revise	Program	Eff. Term:	Fall 2007
B.S.	B.S. Chemical Engineering (132 to 129)
Reduce units required for degree from 132 to 129 due to reduction in unit value of CHE 330, CHE 442 
and CHE 460L from 4-unit to 3-unit courses.
>	Approved
Includes three revised courses (CHE 330, CHE 442, CHE 460L).

G.  Revise	Program	Eff. Term:	Fall 2007
B.S.	Chemical Engineering (Polymer Science) (136 to 133)
Reduce units required for degree from 132 to 129 due to reduction in unit value of CHE 330, CHE 442 
and CHE 460L from 4-unit to 3-unit courses;
>	Approved

H.  Revise	Program	Eff. Term:	Fall 2007
B.S.	Chemical Engineering (Petroleum Engineering) (136 to 133)
Reduce units required for degree from 136 to 133 due to reduction in unit value of CHE 330, CHE 442 and CHE 460L from 4-unit to 3-unit courses;
>	Approved

I.  Revise	Program	Eff. Term:	Fall 2007
B.S.	Chemical Engineering (Nanotechnology) (131 to 128)
Reduce units required for degree from 132 to 129 due to reduction in unit value of CHE 330, CHE 442 
and CHE 460L from 4-unit to 3-unit courses;
>	Approved

J.  Revise	Program	Eff. Term:	Fall 2007
B.S.	Chemical Engineering (Environmental Engineering) (135 to 132)
Reduce units required for degree from 132 to 129 due to reduction in unit value of CHE 330, CHE 442 
and CHE 460L from 4-unit to 3-unit courses;
>	Approved

K.  Revise	Program	Eff. Term:	Fall 2007
B.S.	BS, Chemical Engineering (Biochemical Engineering) (136 to 133)
Reduce units required for degree from 132 to 129 due to reduction in unit value of CHE 330, CHE 442 
and CHE 460L from 4-unit to 3-unit courses.  Clarify that students must take 50 engineering units.

>	Approved

Revise three courses:

1.  Revise	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2007
CHE-330	Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (4)
Elements of chemical engineering thermodynamics, including generalized correlations of properties of materials, phase behavior, physical and chemical equilibria.   Corequisite:  MATH 226.  Currently 4 units, becoming 3 units.
>	Approved
Reduce units from 4 to 3.  Subcommittee chair comments:  Some overview of objectives would be useful but not required.  The department is referred to the sample syllabus template posted at www.usc.edu/curriculum, under "Forms and instructions."

2.  Revise	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2007
CHE-442	Chemical Reactor Analysis (4)
Basic concepts of chemical kinetics and chemical reactor design.  Prerequisite:  MATH 245,  Currently 4 units, becoming 3 units.
>	Approved
Reduce units from 4 to 3.  Subcommittee chair comments:  Some overview of objectives would be useful but not required.  The department is referred to the sample syllabus template posted at www.usc.edu/curriculum, under "Forms and instructions."

3.  Revise	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2007
CHE-460L	Chemical Process Dynamics and Control (4)
Simulation, stability and automatic control of chemical processes. Open and closed loop control schemes and introduction to optimal control theory. Computer implementation and laboratory application.  Prerequisite: CHE 120; corequisite: MATH 245.  Currently 4 units, becoming 3 units.
>	Approved

Civil Engineering
L.  Revise	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2007
CE-523	Physical Processes in Environmental Engineering (3)
New: Process Kinetics and Dynamics in Environmental Engineering.   Concepts and application of processes that affect water quality in natural and engineered systems. Major processes include: flocculation, sedimentation, filtration, oxidation, adsorption and membrane processes.  Prerequisite: CE 463L.

Current: Physical Processes in Environmental Engineering.  Environmental reactor design, coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, filtration, adsorption, solid waste management (drying, centrifugation, incineration), membrane processes, advanced water treatment; mathematical modeling of physical processes.  Prerequisite: CE 463.  Cross-listed as ENE 523.
>	Approved
Change title and catalog description.  

Computer Science

Revise three programs:

M.  Revise	Program	Eff. Term:	Fall 2007
B.S.	Computer Science (128)
As a result of increase in units of required course EE 201L from 2 to 3 units, required units increased by
1.  Free electives decreased from 9 to 8 units, so total units for degree remains 128.
>	Approved
Comment by an SES reviewer:  The department is encouraged to see whether there is a way to reduce  the required units elsewhere, hopefully by removing outmoded material, so that the free electives do not need to be decreased.

N.  Revise	Program	Eff. Term:	Fall 2007
B.S.	Computer Engineering and Computer Science (128)
As a result of increase in units of required course EE 201L from 2 to 3 units, required units increased by one.  Free electives decreased from 4-5 units to 3-4 units, so total units for degree remains 128.

>	Approved
Comment by an SES reviewer:  The department is encouraged to see whether there is a way to reduce the required units elsewhere, hopefully by removing outmoded material, so that the free electives do not need to be decreased.

O.  Revise	Program	Eff. Term:	Fall 2007
B.S.	Computer Science/Business Administration (128)
Increase units for degree from 136-138 to 137-139 as a result of the increase in units of EE 201L from 2 to 3 units.
>	Approved
Comment by an SES reviewer:  The department is encouraged to see whether there is a way to reduce  the required units elsewhere, hopefully by removing outmoded material.

Electrical Engineering

P.  Revise	Program	Eff. Term:	Fall 2007
BS	Electrical Engineering (131)
Add EE 200L to core curriculum.. Remove EE 301 as a core requirement. Add EE 301 as an entry-level elective in the Communications, Control, and Signal Processing topical area. Require that students complete two sets of entry-level electives instead of three. Delete references to EE “design electives.”. Delete the requirement of a “non-EE engineering science elective.” No change in units.

>	Approved
Includes one new course: EE 200L.

1.  New	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2007
EE-200L	Foundations of Electrical Engineering Systems (4)
Mathematical models used for electronic system design. Automata, state models, differential equations, convolution, sampling, and frequency response. Communications, signal processing, and control applications.  Co-requisite MATH 245.
>	Approved

2.  Revise	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2007
EE-201L	Introduction to Digital Circuits (2)
Digital system design and implementation using discrete Ics and FPGAs; synchronous design of datapath and control units; state machine implementation methods; timing analysis; lab experiments, logic analyzers; schematic-entry and simulation; semester-end project.  (Duplicates credit in former EE 102L).  
Prerequisite:  EE 101.  Formerly 2 units, becoming 3 units.
>	Approved
Increase units from 2 to 3.  

3.  Revise	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2007
EE-202L	Linear Circuits (4)
New:  Lumped circuit elements; network equations; zero-input and zero-state responses; sinusoidal steady-state analysis; impedance; resonance; network functions; power concepts; transformers; Laplace transforms. Corequisite: MATH 245,  Prerequisites:  PHYS 152, EE 200L.
Current:  Same title and description; Prerequisite:  PHYS 152.
>	Approved
Add prerequisite of EE 200L.

4.  New	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2007
EE-322	Introduction to Digital Audio (3)
Fundamentals of sound, acoustics and digital audio signal processing.
>	Approved
Chair suggestion: EE should adopt the new syllabus template to enable students to better see what the course is about. That might address the declining enrollment (in a previous similar course).

5.  New	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2007
EE-631	MMIC Design and Technology (3)
Design, technology and manufacturing of microwave monolithic integrated circuits (MMICs) on GaAs substrates. Comprehensive transceiver design project.  Prerequisites:  EE 470, EE 544
>	Approved
Chair comments:  This is a new course. It has a narrow technical focus. It would be helpful if the instructor provided a more thorough description of the course objectives.

6.  New	Course	Eff.  Fall 2007
EE-632	Integrated Communication Systems (3)
Analysis and design of high-speed integrated communication systems at circuit and system levels.  Emphasis on broadband wireless applications.  Transceiver architectures, amplifiers, oscillators, frequency synthesizers.  Prerequisite: EE 536a.
>	Approved

7.  Revise	Course	Eff. Term:	Fall 2007
EE-552	New: Asynchronous VLSI Design  (3)
Asynchronous channels and architectures; implementation design styles; controller synthesis; hazards, and races; Petri-nets; performance analysis, and optimization; globally asynchronous locally synchronous design.  Prerequisite EE 477.  Open only to graduate students.

Current: Logic Design and Switching Theory.
State minimization of incompletely specified sequential circuits; asynchronous sequential circuits; races; state assignments; combinatorial and sequential hazards in logic circuits.  Prerequisite:  graduate standing.  [Note:  this should have been stated as a registration restriction]
>	Approved
Change title and course description.  Add prerequisite of EE 477.  

Engineering
Q.  New	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2007
ENGR-493x	Dean's Seminar in Entrepreneurship (2)
Overview of starting and developing a new business. Discussions with successful business leaders and entrepreneurs. Not available  for students admitted to the Entrepreneur Program. Open only to seniors or graduate students  in Business or Engineering. (Duplicates credit in former BUAD 493x.) Graded CR/NC.
>	Approved
BUAD 493x is dropped on March 2007 Administrative Actions.

Industrial and Systems Engineering

R.  Revise	   Program	Eff. Term:	Fall 2007
Minor	Engineering Technology Commercialization
Change units required from 16-18 to 17-18; add two courses to list of electives (ISE 344 and a 490). 
Change number of elective units from (3 units) to (2-4 units).
>	Approved
Includes new course ISE 344.

Includes new course:

1.  New	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2007
ISE-344	Engineering Team Management (3)
Examine team formation and team dynamics including organizational behavior, group dynamics, psychology, and business management, all in the context of engineering development; decision-making and negotiation.   Open only to juniors and seniors.
>	Approved
This course was created specifically as an elective for the minor in Engineering Technology Commercialization and the bachelors degrees in Industrial & Systems Engineering.  (Revisions to the bachelor’s degree will be proposed later.)

S.  Revise	Program	Eff. Term:	Fall 2007
M.S.	Engineering Management (30)
In the Accounting area, remove GSBA 510 and 518 (no longer offered) with other options:  ACCT 509, 
CE 502, ISE 566, and PPD 516.  In the Enterprises area, add ISE 507 and ISE 508 as options.  In the 
Quantitative area, add ISE 536 and ISE 538 as options.  No change in units.
>	Approved
Includes three new courses (ISE 507, ISE 508, ISE 566).  Subcommittee chair's comment:  Approve with comment that schools that withdraw courses that have been previously approved as a requirement, need to gain prior approval. This matter should be discussed at the UCOC.

Three new courses:

1.  New	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2007
ISE-507	Six-Sigma Quality Resources for Health Care (3, Fa) 
Comprehensive study of Six Sigma and Lean metrics, methods, and systems with emphasis on their application to health care services. Crosslisted as PPD 507.  
>	Approved
Subcommittee chair comment:  We note that the proposed instructor is NTT but well qualified.   

2.  New	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2007
ISE-508	Health Care Operations Improvement (3, Sp) 
Improving operations, patient flow, quality and processes.  Students will become familiar with methods for implementing change in health care settings such as hospitals or clinics. Crosslisted as PPD 508.  
>	Approved
Subcommittee chair comment:  This is the second course in the sequence. It follows the same rationale as 507. This course is also going to be taught by a NTT faculty member who is well qualified.

3.  New	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2007
ISE-566	Financial Accounting Analysis for Engineering  (3, Sp)
Identification, formulation, and solution of financial accounting problems in engineering enterprises.  Legal context of financial decisions, process cost determination and allocation, financial reports, and reporting systems.  Open only to graduate students.
>	Approved
Subcommittee chair comment:  This course is a result of Marshall not offering its business courses to students outside of their full time MBA program.  It will be taught by an instructor with a good background in the area.

T.  New	Course	Eff.      Fall 2007
ISE-576	Industrial Ecology (3)
Approaches to evaluate products, processes, systems in their life-cycle, including: material flow analysis, Design for Environment, input-output analysis, life-cycle assessment, industrial symbiosis, and sustainable consumption.
>	Approved
Part of new certificate in Energy, Technology and Society, a cross-disciplinary program based in the College and using courses from Architecture, ISE, and PPD.  (The certificate will be reviewed next month.)

Materials Science
U.  New	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2007
MASC-551	Mechanical Behavior of Engineering Materials (3, Sp) 
Mechanical properties of materials; macroscopic mechanical behavior related to structure and microstructure of the material; elementary dislocation theory related to basic strengthening mechanisms; fatigue and fracture; nanomaterials   Recommended preparation: MASC 310. Crosslisted as AME 551.  
>	Approved
Suggestion from subcommittee chair:  The department is referred to the sample syllabus template posted at the Curriculum Office website for suggestions on preparing syllabi.