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General Courses, FGSR

Biological Sciences: Graduate Faculty
• Biological Sciences: Programs
• Biological Sciences: Courses

Odette School of Business: Graduate Faculty
• Business: Programs
• Business: Courses

Chemistry and Biochemistry: Graduate Faculty
• Chemistry and Biochemistry: Programs
• Chemistry and Biochemistry: Courses

Communication Studies: Graduate Faculty
• Communications Studies: Programs
• Communciation Studies: Courses

Computer Science: Graduate Faculty
• Computer Science: Programs
• Computer Science: Courses

Earth Sciences: Graduate Faculty
• Earth Sciences: Programs
• Earth Sciences: Courses

Economics: Graduate Faculty
• Economics: Programs
• Economics: Courses

Faculty of Education: Graduate Faculty
• Education: Programs
• Education: Courses

Faculty of Engineering: Programs of Study Overview
• General Courses, Engineering

Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE): Graduate Faculty
• CEE: Areas of Specialization
• CEE: Courses

Electrical Engineering: Graduate Faculty
• Electrical Engineering: Areas Of Specialization
• Electrical Engineering: Courses

Engineering Materials: Graduate Faculty
• Engineering Materials: Areas of Specialization
• Engineering Materials: Courses

Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering (IMSE): Graduate Faculty
• IMSE: Areas of Specialization
• IMSE: Courses

Mechanical, Automotive, and Materials Engineering
(MAME): Graduate Faculty
• MAME: Areas of Specialization
• MAME: Courses

English: Graduate Faculty
• English: Programs
• English: Courses

History: Graduate Faculty
• History: Programs
• History: Courses

Faculty of Human Kinetics: Graduate Faculty
• Kinesiology: Programs
• Kinesiology: Courses

Mathematics and Statistics: Graduate Faculty
• Mathematics and Statistics: Programs
• Mathematics and Statistics: Courses

Faculty of Nursing: Graduate Faculty
• Nursing: Programs
• Nursing: Courses

Philosophy: Graduate Faculty
• Philosophy: Programs
• Philosophy: Courses

Physics: Graduate Faculty
• Physics: Programs
• Physics: Courses

Political Science: Graduate Faculty
• Political Science: Programs
• Political Science: Courses

Psychology: Graduate Faculty
• Psychology: Programs
• Psychology: Courses

Social Work: Graduate Faculty
• Social Work: Programs
• Social Work: Courses

Sociology: Graduate Faculty
• Sociology: Programs
• Sociology: Courses

Visual Arts: Graduate Faculty
• Visual Arts: Programs
• Visual Arts: Courses

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FACULTY OF ENGINEERING: GENERAL COURSES

GENERAL ENGINEERING

85-111. Engineering Mechanics I
Statics of particles and rigid bodies; trusses, frames, machines; centroids and centres of gravity; friction. (2 lecture, 2 tutorial hours a week.)

85-118. Professional Development
The practice of engineering in various disciplines; career development; administrative processes in the profession; ethical considerations; the relationship of engineering to society. Responsibility of professional engineers for public health and safety in the workplace. Fundamentals of expository writing, including types of exposition, planning, organization, format and style, résumé preparation, engineering reports, and other forms of written communication. Assignments using word processing. (2 lecture hours a week.)

85-122. Engineering Mechanics II
Kinematics of particles; kinetics of particles: Newton's Second Law, work-energy and impulse-momentum methods; moments of inertia of areas and masses; kinematics of rigid bodies, plane motion. (3 lecture, 2 tutorial hours a week.)

85-124. Electric Circuits
Electric charge, electric fields and potentials; conduction, resistivity, circuit variables, ideal sources and components; diodes; simple resistive circuits; techniques of circuit analysis, mesh and node analysis; network theorems, Thevenin and Norton theorems; source transformations; operational amplifiers, circuits, analysis and applications; inductance, capacitance; computer-oriented solution methods using SPICE and MATLAB. (3 lecture, 2.0 laboratory/tutorial hours or equivalent a week.)

85-130. Graphical Communications
A course in the fundamentals of engineering graphic communication, including the following: orthographic projection; isometric drawing and sketching; single and double auxiliary views; sections and conventions; dimensioning; reading engineering drawings and prints; the fundamentals of descriptive geometry; introduction to computer graphics. (1 lecture hour, 3 laboratory hours a week.)

85-131. Computer-Aided Design
Design project organization, design methodology, needs validation, problem identification and definition, modern problem-solving techniques, effective oral and written communication. Design evaluation using criterion functions. Application to major projects. (2 lecture, 2 laboratory hours a week.)

85-132. Computer-Aided Analysis I
Introduction to simple engineering problems and the application of digital computers to analyze these problems; use of MATLAB in engineering computations; introduction to various computer programming languages, with emphasis on C. (2 lecture, 2 tutorial hours a week.)

85-198. Work Term I
Supervised experience in an approved career-related setting with a focus on the application of theory and the development of transferable skills. The co-op work experience is designed to provide students with an enriched learning opportunity to integrate academic theory and concepts in an applied setting. (Prerequisite: Student must be enrolled in a co-operative education program. Offered on a Pass/non-Pass basis. Supervised practicum requires the successful completion of a minimum of 420 hours. Students who do not pass the course may not be allowed to remain in the co-op program.)

85-211. Computer-Aided Analysis II
Programming; numerical methods; solution of linear algebraic equations with real and complex coefficients; matrix oriented methods; equations in one variable, roots of polynomials; solutions of nonlinear algebraic equations; curve-fitting techniques, numerical integration, solution of ordinary differential equations. (Prerequisite: 85-132.) (3 lecture, 1.5 tutorial hours a week.)

85-212. Thermodynamics I
An introductory thermodynamics course in which fundamental principles are developed. Included are ideal gas relations, properties of pure substances, First Law for closed and steady flow systems, the Second Law with entropy relations, and an introduction to cycles. (3 lecture, 1.5 tutorial hours a week.)

85-214. Circuit Analysis
Inductance, capacitance and mutual inductance; natural response of first-order RL and RC circuits; natural and step response of RLC circuits; state equation formulation, numerical solutions; sinusoidal steady-state analysis; sinusoidal steady state power calculations; balanced three-phase circuits; unbalanced three-phase transient analysis; Fourier series; discrete Fourier transform; frequency domain analysis; network simulations using SPICE and MATLAB. (Prerequisite: 85-124.) (3 lecture, 1.5 laboratory/tutorial hours or equivalent a week.)

85-217. Engineering Mechanics of Deformable Bodies I
An introduction to stress, strain, and stress-strain relations, and a brief discussion of mechanical properties and types of loads. A study of members subjected to axial load, flexure, and torsion. (Prerequisites: 85-111 and 62-140.) (2 lecture, 2 laboratory/tutorial hours a week.)

85-219. Introduction to Engineering Materials
This course explains how the properties of solid materials are derived and are related to their basic crystallographic and electronic structures: Metals, ceramics, polymers, and electronic materials are covered. (3 lecture, 2 laboratory or tutorial hours a week.)

85-222. Engineering Treatment of Experimental Data
Treatment of engineering data using the concepts of frequency distribution; measures of central tendency and dispersion. Probability; random variables; discrete and continuous distributions. Tests of hypotheses; estimation; goodness-of-fit test; linear regression and correlation. Applications using computers in engineering design problems, quality control, and manufacturing processes. (Prerequisite: 62-140.) (3 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour a week.)

85-224. Technical Communications
Effective oral communication techniques and approaches, including informative presentations, persuasive presentations, and the use of visual aids (computer projected/slides) for conveying technical/engineering information. Written engineering communication including: abstracts, formal letters, figures, tables, references, proposals and technical reports. Introduction to literature research techniques. The main objective is to introduce consciousness and clarity into all forms of communications. (2 lecture, 1 tutorial hours a week.)

85-233. Fluid Mechanics I
Fluid properties and basic concepts, fluid statics, equations of motion, one dimensional flows, flows in pipes in series, parallel and networks, dimensional analysis and similitude. (3 lecture hours, 1 tutorial hour a week.)

85-298. Work Term II
Supervised experience in an approved career-related setting with a focus on the application of theory and the development of transferable skills. The co-op work experience is designed to provide students with an enriched learning opportunity to integrate academic theory and concepts in an applied setting. (Prerequisite: Student must be enrolled in a co-operative education program. Offered on a Pass/non-Pass basis. Supervised practicum requires the successful completion of a minimum of 420 hours. Students who do not pass the course may not be allowed to remain in the co-op program.)

85-313. Engineering Economy
Cost estimation, cost accounting, and cost control. Comparison of engineering alternatives by annual cost, present worth, and rate of return methods. Depreciation and taxes. Equipment replacement. (3 lecture, 1.5 tutorial hours a week.)

85-398. Work Term III
Supervised experience in an approved career-related setting with a focus on the application of theory and the development of transferable skills. The co-op work experience is designed to provide students with an enriched learning opportunity to integrate academic theory and concepts in an applied setting. (Prerequisite: Student must be enrolled in a co-operative education program. Offered on a Pass/non-Pass basis. Supervised practicum requires the successful completion of a minimum of 420 hours. Students who do not pass the course may not be allowed to remain in the co-op program.)

85-421. Engineering and Society
The technology-society relationship in a historical context; the nature of technological change and its consequences; the engineer's role in the control of technology and sustainable development; the responsibility of engineers for health and safety in the workplace, including OHSA, WHMIS. The development of the engineering profession; professional registration and the code of ethics; the duties and responsibilities of engineers; the engineer and the law. (Restricted to fourth-year students.) (3 lecture hours a week.)

85-498. Work Term IV
Supervised experience in an approved career-related setting with a focus on the application of theory and the development of transferable skills. The co-op work experience is designed to provide students with an enriched learning opportunity to integrate academic theory and concepts in an applied setting. (Prerequisite: Student must be enrolled in a co-operative education program. Offered on a Pass/non-Pass basis. Supervised practicum requires the successful completion of a minimum of 420 hours. Students who do not pass the course may not be allowed to remain in the co-op program.)