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thermal comfort and indoor air quality will be covered and various methods of heating and cooling load calculations for buildings will be presented. Prerequisites: ME 336, ME 337 3 credits ME 465: Computer Assisted Engineering Topics include the application of Matlab and Excel software to multi component mechanical and thermal/fluid system design, analysis and synthesis, static and transient systems. Mathematical techniques include nonlinear equation solution, non-dimensional analysis, lumped vs. distributed models, optimization and design sensitivity analysis, probability and statistics, and Monte Carlo simulation. Examples are taken from industrial mechanical engineering problems of current interest. Prerequisites: ME 204, ME 214, ME 337, ME 403 3 credits ME 466: Turbomachinery Design Application of general principles of fluid mechanics to fluid machinery design. Design principles of centrifugal and axial compressors, degree of reaction estimates, blade design, state performance calculations, axial flow turbines. Design calculations of blade stresses, disc stresses and thermal stresses. Prerequisites: ME 312, ME 337, ME 336 3 credits ME 470: Heat Exchanger Design Application of general principles of heat transfer and fluid mechanics (pressure drop) in design of heat exchangers. Different types of heat exchangers will be studied in designoriented projects. Prerequisites: ME 336, ME 337 3 credits ME 490-499: Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering Special courses developed from student interest in all areas of mechanical engineering. Brief description of current content to be announced in schedule of classes. Prerequisite: Permission of the Department Chair is required. May be taken more than once. 3 credits SEECS (101, 102, 201, 202, 301, 302, 401, 402): Professional and Personal Enrichment Seminar Course description is listed in Computer and Information Science section of the catalog. 0 credit
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING (SE) The Software Engineering (SE) major is designed to produce graduates capable of developing high-quality software systems with a focus on the Mobile Application domain. Gannon software engineers learn how to apply the principles of computer science, engineering, and analysis to the design, creation, testing, and evaluation of software and digital systems. The program includes developing technical competency as well as the leadership and communication skills necessary to analyze, design, verify, validate, implement, and maintain software systems. As the societal dependence on software systems grows, the students will have the foundations necessary to face ethical dilemmas and act responsibly as part of their professional training. The Software Engineering curriculum is delivered in five different ways – 1. SE-MSCIS: Accelerated 5-year program culminating in a four year BS degree followed by one year to complete one of the MS-CIS program options, described here. 2. SE: four-year degree program, described here. 3. SE-CoOp: five-year cooperative mode, described in the CIS Department section above 4. CS-SE: dual degree program where students complete both the Computer Science and the Software Engineering degree requirements simultaneously described in the Computer Science-Software Engineering Dual Degree section.
