May 17, 2024  
2016-2017 General Catalog 
    
2016-2017 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

**COURSE SEARCH**


The following is a listing of all courses of instruction offered by departments at LSU. This listing was up-to-date and as correct as possible at the time of publication of this catalog.

Since this catalog was prepared well in advance of its effective date, some courses may have been added, others may have been dropped, and/or changes in content may have been made.

 

Curriculum & Instruction

When utilizing the course offerings application EDCI courses will be listed under Curriculum & Instruction

Admission to courses at the 3000-level and above is restricted to students formally admitted to a teacher education program/concentration.

  
  • EDCI 7701 Advanced Seminar in Special Education I (3)


    Prereq.: ELRC 4249 . Current trends and issues in special education, including legal/ethical considerations, history, theory and seminal research.
  
  • EDCI 7705 Applied Learning Theory for Exceptional Learners (3)


    A study of the development of human learning theories, experimental research, and the application of these theories and research to evaluating and modifying the behavior of exceptional learners in modern classrooms.
  
  • EDCI 7713 Individual Study in Special Education (3)


  
  • EDCI 7760 Nature and Needs of the Gifted and Talented (3)


    Historical perspective, social, emotional and educational characteristics; administrative considerations; sociological and psychological studies; special populations.
  
  • EDCI 7761 Models and Strategies for Teaching the Gifted (3)


    Prereq.: EDCI 7760  or equivalent. Examination of models, teaching strategies and resources for planning appropriate learning experiences for gifted and talented students in diverse settings.
  
  • EDCI 7762 Creative Behavior (3)


    Nature and analysis of creative behavior; appraisal and implementation of specific processes designed to encourage creative productivity.
  
  • EDCI 7763 Developing Curriculum for the Gifted (3)


    Su Prereq.: EDCI 7761 . An examination of curricular theories and models for use in gifted education programs, including the development and evaluation of educational plans for individuals and groups.
  
  • EDCI 7764 Social and Emotional Development of the Gifted (3)


    Prereq.: EDCI 7760 . In depth study of the social and emotional development of the gifted; specific emphasis on underachievement, counseling, youth with special needs and working with other mental health professionals in the school setting.
  
  • EDCI 7768 Practicum in Education for the Gifted (3-6)


    Prereq.: EDCI 7760 EDCI 7761  and EDCI 7762 . Planning, implementing and evaluating teaching strategies, materials and counseling techniques in a school program.
  
  • EDCI 7811 Seminar in Current Trends in Education Literature (3)


    May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Seminar for beginning doctoral students in curriculum and instruction.
  
  • EDCI 7821 Problems in Curriculum and Instruction (2-4)


    For advanced graduate students who are qualified to undertake individual problems.
  
  • EDCI 7822 Problems in Curriculum and Instruction (2-4)


    For advanced graduate students who are qualified to undertake individual problems.
  
  • EDCI 7824 Elementary School Curriculum (3)


    Content, organization and evaluation of the elementary school curriculum.
  
  • EDCI 7825 Secondary School Curriculum (3)


    Content, organization, and evaluation of the secondary school curriculum.
  
  • EDCI 7843 Early Childhood Education (3)


    See HUEC 7843 . Historical, theoretical, philosophical and programmatic issues that affect contemporary early childhood education.
  
  • EDCI 7901 Curriculum Theory (3)


    Means for strengthening the curriculum; links between past and current concepts of curriculum.
  
  • EDCI 7902 Analysis of Research on Teaching (3)


    Prereq.: ELRC 7006  or equivalent. Theory of design and application of research related to systematized instruction.
  
  • EDCI 7903 Curriculum Planning (3)


    Prereq.: EDCI 7901  or equivalent. Principles of curriculum needs assessment, design, implementation, and evaluation.
  
  • EDCI 7904 Education and Cognition (3)


    Understanding human cognition and cognitive change; implications for educational theory, practice and research.
  
  • EDCI 7910 Traditions of Inquiry in Education (3)


    Prereq.: ELRC 7299  or permission of instructor. Theoretical and methodological issues related to research traditions in education; development of major traditions.
  
  • EDCI 7920 Analysis of Research in Curriculum and Instruction (3)


    Prereq.: ELRC 7241  or equivalent. A max. of 6 sem. hrs. may be earned in this series; only 3 sem. hrs. may be earned in any one area. Factors influencing research and critical analysis of selected research in one of the following areas: curriculum, mathematics, science, language arts, social or early childhood education.
  
  • EDCI 7921 Analysis of Research in Curriculum and Instruction (3)


    Prereq.: ELRC 7241  or equivalent. A max. of 6 sem. hrs. may be earned in this series; only 3 sem. hrs. may be earned in any one area. Factors influencing research and critical analysis of selected research in one of the following areas: curriculum, mathematics, science, language arts, social or early childhood education.
  
  • EDCI 7930 Seminar: Curriculum and Instruction (1-6)


    A max. of 6 sem. hrs. may be earned in this series when topics vary. Trends and issues in one of the following areas: curriculum, mathematics, science, language arts, social or early childhood education.
  
  • EDCI 7931 Seminar: Curriculum and Instruction (1-6)


    A max. of 6 sem. hrs. may be earned in this series when topics vary. Trends and issues in one of the following areas: curriculum, mathematics, science, language arts, social or early childhood education.
  
  • EDCI 8000 Thesis Research (1-12 per sem.)


    “S”/”U”grading.
  
  • EDCI 9000 Dissertation Research (1-12 per sem.)


    “S”/”U”grading.

Education

Please note that Curriculum & Instruction courses are listed under the EDCI rubric. 

  
  • EDUC 2000 Special Topics in Education (1-3)


    Prereq.: consent of instructor. May be taken for a max. of 9 sem. hrs. of credit. Methods, trends and issues in education.

Electrical Engineering

  
  • EE 1810 Introduction to Engineering: Electrical and Computer Engineering (2)


    Pass-fail grading. 1 hr. lecture, 2 hrs. lab. Survey of engineering concepts with specific focus on the electrical and computer engineering discipline.
  
  • EE 2120 Circuits I (3)


    Prereq.: credit or registration in EE 1810 , MATH 2070  or MATH 2090 , and PHYS 2113  or consent of division. Time-domain analysis of electrical networks.
  
  
  • EE 2230 Electronics I (3)


    Prereq.: EE 2120 . Terminal behavior of semiconductor devices and basic circuits.
  
  • EE 2231 Electronics Laboratory I (2)


    Prereq.: credit or registration in EE 2230 . 1 hr. lecture; 2 hrs. lab.
  
  • EE 2731 Digital Logic Laboratory (2)


    Prereq.: EE 2740 . 1 hr. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Familiarization with conventional logic gates and flip-flops; design and testing of various combinational and sequential circuits.
  
  • EE 2740 Digital Logic (3)


    Prereq.: MATH 1550 . Boolean algebra; logic gates; minimization methods; analysis and synthesis of combinational and sequential logic circuits; design examples; practical impact of design choices.
  
  • EE 2810 Tools in Electrical and Computer Engineering (2)


    Prereq.: CSC 1253  and credit or registration in EE 2130  and EE 2231 . Contemporary tools in the area of electrical and computer engineering.
  
  • EE 2950 Comprehensive Electrical Engineering (3)


    Prereq.: MATH 1552  or equivalent. For nonelectrical engineering majors. Elementary circuits, devices and systems in electrical engineering.
  
  • EE 3000 Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering (3)


    May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Prerequisites will vary depending on the topic.
  
  • EE 3001 Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering with Lab (3)


    May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Prerequisites will vary depending on the topic. 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab.
  
  • EE 3060 Special Projects (2)


    Prereq.: consent of department. Pass-fail grading. Individual work with instructor on special project selected by instructor and student.
  
  • EE 3061 Special Projects (2)


    Prereq.: consent of department. Pass-fail grading. Individual work with instructor on special project selected by instructor and student.
  
  • EE 3070 Engineering Practice (3)


    Prereq.: permission of department and either completion of one co-op session or six months of full time employment in an appropriate area. Pass-fail grading. Written final report required. Work experience in solving electrical and computer engineering problems in an engineering environment.
  
  • EE 3150 Probability for Electrical and Computer Engineering (3)


    Credit will not be given for this course and MATH 3355 . Prereq.: MATH 2057 . Basic concepts of probability theory and statistics with applications to electrical and computer engineering; axioms of probability, continuous, discrete, and conditional probability density and distribution functions, expectations, statistical inference, and random processes.
  
  • EE 3160 Introduction to Digital Signal Processing (3)


    Prereq.: EE 2130  and EE 2810  or equivalent.
    Digital processing of continuous-time signals; Discrete-time Fourier transform; z-transform, signals and systems in the transform domains; Digital filter design techniques; Discrete Fourier transform and FFT algorithm.
  
  • EE 3220 Electronics II (3)


    Prereq.: EE 2130 EE 2230  and EE 2231 . Analysis and design of electronic circuits; emphasis on concepts and device models.
  
  • EE 3221 Electronics Laboratory II (2)


    Prereq.: EE 2231  and concurrent registration in EE 3220 . 1 hr. lecture; 2 hrs. lab.
  
  • EE 3232 Solid State Devices I (3)


    Prereq.: EE 2230  and EE 2130 . Physics and analysis of basic semiconductor devices; principles of integrated circuit fabrication.
  
  • EE 3320 Electrical and Magnetic Fields (3)


    Prereq.: MATH 2057  and EE 2130 . Maxwell’s equations; wave propagation and reflection in isotropic media; static fields.
  
  • EE 3410 Electric Power (3)


    Prereq.: EE 2130 . Basic principles of electromechanical energy conversion and power system analysis.
  
  • EE 3530 Introduction to Control Engineering (3)


    Prereq.: EE 2130  and EE 2810 .
    Modeling, simulation, realization, analysis and feedback control design of dynamic systems.
  
  • EE 3610 Signals and Systems (3)


    Prereq.: EE 2130  and EE 2810 .
    Methods of analysis of continuous time signals and systems.
  
  • EE 3710 Communications in Computing (3)


    Prereq.: EE 2740 . Coreq.: EE 3150  or equivalent. Theoretical and practical factors in designing computer communications networks; communication principles and codes; network topology and architecture; protocol layers; security; current and advanced applications.
  
  • EE 3752 Microprocessor Systems (3)


    Prereq.: CSC 1253  and EE 2740 . 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Theory and design of microprocessors; seminconductor technologies, architectures, assembly language, software development, input/output design, applications, and interfacing.
  
  • EE 3755 Computer Organization (3)


    Prereq.: EE 2740  or equivalent. Credit will not be given for both this course and CSC 3501 . Structure and organization of computer systems; instruction sets; arithmetic; data path and control design.
  
  • EE 3950 Electronics (2)


    Prereq.: EE 2950 . For nonelectrical engineering majors. Basic electronics and instrumentation.
  
  • EE 4000 Special Topics in Electrical Engineering (3)


    May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Students in curricula other than electrical engineering should consult the instructor. ABET category: 3 hrs. engineering science. Selected topics of current interest.
  
  • EE 4002 Special Topics in Electrical Engineering (3)


    May be taken for a max. of 9 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Students in curricula other than electrical engineering should consult the instructor. ABET category: 2 hrs. design; 1 hr. engineering science. Selected topics of current interest.
  
  • EE 4003 Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering with Lab (3)


    May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Prerequisites will vary depending on the topic. 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab.
  
  • EE 4060 Research for Undergraduates I (3)


    Prereq.: permission of the department. Pass-fail grading. Individual work with instructor on research topic selected by instructor and an undergraduate student who is also enrolled in the ECE Accelerated Masters’s Program.
  
  • EE 4061 Research for Undergraduates II (3)


    Prereq.: EE 4060 . Pass-fail grading. Individual work with instructor on advanced research topic selected by instructor and undergraduate student who is also enrolled in the ECE Accelerated Master’s Program.
  
  • EE 4160 Algorithms and Implementations for Digital Signal Processing (3)


    Prereq.: EE 3160  or equivalent. Design algorithms for FIR and IIR filters, adaptive estimation and its applications and multirate digital signal processing; Digital signal processors and implementations for signal processors for spectrum analysis and estimation, FIR and IIR digital filters and adaptive echo cancellation.
  
  • EE 4232 Solid State Devices II (3)


    Prereq.: EE 3232 . Physics and analysis of advanced semiconductor devices, including photonic and high-frequency devices.
  
  • EE 4240 Linear Circuit Design (3)


    Prereq.: EE 3220  and EE 3221 . 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. ABET category: 2 hrs. design; 1 hr. engineering science. Fabrication and use of discrete and monolithic integrated circuits; use of building blocks for design of analog systems.
  
  • EE 4242 VLSI Design (3)


    Prereq.: EE 2740 , EE 2230 , EE 2231 . 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Design and implementation of logic gates for application-specific integrated circuits; system design methodology using CMOS technology.
  
  • EE 4247 Chemical and Biological Sensors (3)


    Prereq.: CHEM 1201  and EE 3232  or their equivalents. Fundamentals of chemical and biological sensors; molecular recognition and transduction principles; fundamentals of electrochemical sensors, optical and mass-sensitive sensing techniques, and performance factors of chemical and biological sensors.
  
  • EE 4250 Digital Integrated Circuits (3)


    Prereq.: EE 3220 EE 3221  and EE 3232 . 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. ABET category: 2 hrs. design; 1 hr. engineering science. Analysis and design of digital integrated circuit logic gates in bipolar and MOS technology; semiconductor memories and their operations.
  
  • EE 4262 Electronic Instrumentation and Metrology (3)


    Prereq.: EE 3220  and EE 3221  or equivalent. 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. ABET category: 2 hrs. design; 1 hr. engineering science. Application of electronic principles to the design and development of practical systems including instrumentation, data analysis and metrology; design and construction of term projects.
  
  • EE 4270 Optical Electronics (3)


    Prereq.: EE 3320  or equivalent. 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Interaction of optical radiation with various media; theory of laser oscillations and specific laser systems; modulation and detection of optical radiation; fiber optic applications.
  
  • EE 4340 Fiber Optic and Microwave Propagation (3)


    Prereq.: EE 3610  and EE 3320  or equivalent. Wave propagation at microwave and optical frequencies in metallic waveguides and optical fibers.
  
  • EE 4350 Applied Electromagnetics: RF Systems (3)


    Prereq.: EE 3320  and EE 3610 . 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Analysis and design of RF systems, transmission lines, impedance matching networks, RF filter design, antennas, high speed circuits, single and multi-port networks, RF modeling.
  
  • EE 4410 Power System Protection (3)


    Prereq.: EE 3410  or equivalent. Broad based introduction to utility and industrial power system protection. Topics of study include transmission, distribution, generation and industrial distribution systems.
  
  • EE 4422 Electric Machine Design (3)


    Prereq.: EE 3410  or equivalent; 2 hrs. lecture, 2 hrs. lab. ABET category: 2 hrs. design, 1 hr. engineering science. Design and performance analysis of electric machines in steady-state and dynamic conditions using a simulation on PC and lab experiments.
  
  • EE 4430 Power System Analysis (3)


    Prereq.: EE 3410  or equivalent. Power system analysis using computer methods; power flow, economic power dispatch and faults.
  
  • EE 4445 Power System Operation and Control (3)


    Prereq.: EE 3410  or equivalent. Introduction to operation and control of major utility interconnected power system. Control of generation and operation of interconnected utility grid, transmission systems, utility distribution systems and large industrial power systems.
  
  • EE 4450 Distribution System Design (3)


    Prereq.: EE 3410  or equivalent. ABET category: 2 hrs. design; 1 hr. engineering science. Power distribution systems; emphasis on design and applications.
  
  • EE 4460 Power Electronics (3)


    Prereq.: EE 3220  and EE 3410 . 2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. ABET category: 2 hrs. design; 1 hr. engineering science. Design of power semiconductor converters including controlled rectifiers, inverters, AC voltage controllers and DC-DC converters.
  
  • EE 4490 Adjustable Speed Drives (3)


    Prereq.: EE 3410 , EE 3530 . 2 hrs. lecture, 2 hrs. lab. ABET category: 2 hrs. design, 1 hr. engineering science. Design and test of DC and AC motor variable speed drives combined with an analysis of their static and dynamic properties.
  
  • EE 4580 Topics in Control System Design (3)


    Prereq.: EE 3530 . ABET category: 2 hrs. design; 1 hr. engineering science. Compensation of single loop and multiloop systems; state estimation; stability; application to industrial controllers; design using computer simulation packages.
  
  • EE 4585 Discrete Control System Design (3)


    Prereq.: EE 3530 . ABET category: 2 hrs. design; 1 hr. engineering science. Sampling and reconstruction of signals; analysis and design of sampled data systems; discrete time systems and controllers.
  
  • EE 4625 Digital Communication and Networking (3)


    Prereq.: EE 3610  and EE 3150  or equivalent. Digital coding of analog information, baseband transmission, decision theory, modulation, design considerations, applications.
  
  • EE 4660 Random Processes I (3)


    Prereq.: EE 3150  or equivalent. Probability spaces; random variables and processes; second order processes; spectral analysis; filtering.
  
  • EE 4700 Special Topics in Computer Engineering (3)


    May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Students in curricula other than computer engineering should consult the instructor. ABET category: 3 hrs. engineering science. Selected topics of current interest.
  
  • EE 4702 Special Topics in Computer Engineering (3)


    May be taken for a max. of 6 hrs. of credit when topics vary. Students in curricula other than computer engineering should consult the instructor. ABET category: 2 hrs. design; 1 hr. engineering science. Selected topics of current interest.
  
  • EE 4720 Computer Architecture (3)


    Prereq.: EE 3752  and EE 3755  or equivalent. Memory hierarchy; pipelining techniques; design philosophies; parallel computing fundamentals.
  
  • EE 4730 3D Graphical and Geometric Modeling (3)


    Prereq.: CSC 3102  and MATH 2090  or equivalent in the areas of C/C++ programming and linear algebra. Theory and design in computer graphics modeling and processing; 3D shape representation and manipulation; interactive 3D shape design, deformation and editing.
  
  • EE 4740 Discrete Structures for Computer Engineering (3)


    Prereq.: EE 2740  or equivalent. Mathematical logic and proof methods; graph theory; complexity of algorithms; algebraic structures; applications in computer engineering.
  
  • EE 4745 Neural Computing (3)


    Prereq.: EE 2810 . Neural networks and automata; network architecture; learning models; applications to signal processing, vision, speech, and robotics; VLSI implementations.
  
  • EE 4750 Microprocessor Interfacing Techniques (3)


    Prereq.: EE 3752 .
    2 hrs. lecture; 2 hrs. lab. Theory and design techniques of microprocessor interfaces to memory and input/output devices.
  
  • EE 4755 Digital Design Using Hardware Description Languages (3)


    Prereq.: EE 3755  or equivalent. Design of digital systems using a hardware description language (HDL). Basic and intermediate language topics; structural and behavioral models as synthesis sources; synthesis tools; coding for efficient synthesis; coding strategies for common digital circuits.
  
  • EE 4770 Real Time Computing Systems (3)


    Prereq.: EE 3752  or equivalent.
    Real time computing systems; systems components, architectures, I/O structure, interrupts, interfacing, A/D converters and multitasking.
  
  • EE 4775 Networked Games and their Algorithms (3)


    Prereq.: CSC 3102  or equivalent. Algorithms for computer games including path finding and artificial intelligence. Compensating for latency and bandwith constraints in massively multiplayer online games.
  
  • EE 4780 Introduction to Computer Vision (3)


    Prereq.: EE 2810 .
    Computer processing of images, including image acquisition systems and computer systems for processing images; preprocessing techniques; image segmentation; emphasis on design of image processing software.
  
  • EE 4790 Structure of Computers and Computations I (3)


    Prereq.: CSC 3102  and EE 3755 . Hardware and software complexity analyses; structures of both computers and computations.
  
  
  • EE 4820 Senior Design II (3)


    Prereq.: EE 4810 . 6 hrs. lab. Continuation of senior design projects from EE 4810 . Construction and test.
  
  • EE 4859 Digital Media Capstone (3)


    Prereq.: At least 15 hours credit towards the Digital Media TECH minor. Credit will not be given for both EE 4859 and ART 4059 . 2 hrs. lecture, 2 hrs. lab. Culminating capstone project experience requiring interdisciplinary teams to prototype a digital media work or application.
  
  • EE 7000 Advanced Topics in Electrical Engineering (3)


    May be taken for a max. of 12 hrs. of credit when topics vary.
  
  • EE 7091 Electrical Engineering Research I (3)


    Prereq.: permission of department. Pass-fail grading. Individual study.
  
  • EE 7092 Electrical Engineering Research II (3)


    Prereq.: EE 7091  and permission of the department. Pass-fail grading. Advanced individual study.
  
  • EE 7100 Advanced Topics in Signal Processing (3)


    May be taken for a max. of 12 hrs. of credit when topics vary.
  
  • EE 7150 Theory and Application of Digital Signal Processing (3)


    Prereq.: EE 3160  or equivalent. Digital filter design, spectrum analysis, digital hardware implementations and applications.
 

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