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ECE 241 - Discrete Systems Course Units: 1
(Same as BME 241 ) (Fall, Spring; Catravas) Discrete signals and systems; classification and properties of systems; difference equations; Z-transform; Fourier series, Fourier transforms, the DFT and FFT; filters and filter design; A/D and D/A converters; applications to audio signal processing. Includes a weekly lab. Prerequisite(s): ECE 240 Corequisite(s): ECE 241L
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ECE 248 - Introduction to Semiconductor Devices and Circuits Course Units: 1
(Spring; Hedrick) Semiconductors: theory of operation of diodes and transistors; circuit models; basic electronic circuits and amplifiers: transfer characteristics and inverters. Includes a weekly lab. Prerequisite(s): ECE 225 Corequisite(s): ECE 248L
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ECE 281 - Electrical and Computer Engineering Practicum 1 Course Units: 0
(Fall, Winter, Spring; Staff) Under the supervision of an ECE faculty member, students may participate in undergraduate research or a design project. To receive pass/fail credit equivalent to one free elective course, a student must receive a passing grade in three terms of the practicum course. Up to two credits may be earned in this way. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the faculty supervisor and the department chair is required.
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ECE 282 - Electrical and Computer Engineering Practicum 2 Course Units: 0
(Fall, Winter, Spring; Staff) Under the supervision of an ECE faculty member, students may participate in undergraduate research or a design project. To receive pass/fail credit equivalent to one free elective course, a student must receive a passing grade in three terms of the practicum course. Up to two credits may be earned in this way. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the faculty supervisor and the department chair is required.
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ECE 283 - Electrical and Computer Engineering Practicum 3 Course Units: 1
(Fall, Winter, Spring; Staff) Under the supervision of an ECE faculty member, students may participate in undergraduate research or a design project. To receive pass/fail credit equivalent to one free elective course, a student must receive a passing grade in three terms of the practicum course. Up to two credits may be earned in this way. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the faculty supervisor and the department chair is required.
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ECE 295H - Electrical and Computer Engineering Honors Independent Project 1 Course Units: 0
(Fall, Winter, Spring; Staff) Sophomore project in Electrical and Computer Engineering for students participating in a scholars program. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
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ECE 296H - Electrical and Computer Engineering Honors Independent Project 2 Course Units: 1
(Fall, Winter, Spring; Staff) Sophomore project in Electrical and Computer Engineering for students participating in a scholars program. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
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ECE 310 - Electronic Devices Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) Terminal characteristics and theory of electronic devices; band theory, photo and electronic effects, PN junctions; bipolar and field effect transistors, discrete and integrated electronics. Prerequisite(s): ECE 248
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ECE 318 - Digital Design Course Units: 1
(Same as CSC 318 ) (Spring; Traver) The design of digital hardware systems at the module level using modern approaches. Datapath and control unit design, hardware description languages, programmable device implementations. Laboratory exercises using electronic design automation tools and a design project are required. Prerequisite(s): ECE 118 Corequisite(s): ECE 318L
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ECE 325 - Acoustics of Speech Communication Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) Acoustics, circuit theory, and signal processing applied to analysis of speech signals; Physiology of speech production; Articulatory phonetics; Acoustical and articulatory description of phonetic features and of prosodic aspects of speech; Perception of speech; Models of speech production and planning; Some applications to recognition and generation of speech by machine, and to the study of speech disorders. Prerequisite(s): ECE 241
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ECE 329 - Neural Networks Course Units: 1
(Same as CSC 329 ) (Not Offered this Academic Year) Topics include the biological basic of artificial neural networks, neuron models and architectures, backpropagation, associative and competitive learning. Weekly computer laboratories and a final project required. Prerequisite(s): MTH 130 or MTH 234 , CSC 150 for CS students.
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ECE 333 - Transmission Line Circuits and Applications Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) Topics include sinusoidal sources, impedances, admittances, and basic circuit analysis; voltage and current as traveling waves; RLC circuit models and transmission line equations; characteristic impedance and propagation constant; reflection coefficient and power transfer; introduction of using matching circuits to reduce power loss; analysis and design of lumped-parameter (RLC) and distributed-parameter (transmission line) matching circuits; Smith Chart as an analysis/design tool. Includes a weekly studio session. Prerequisite(s): ECE 225 or equivalent. Corequisite(s): ECE 333L
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ECE 336 - Computer Network Protocols Course Units: 1
(Same as CSC 236 ) (Not Offered this Academic Year) Design, analysis, and operation of communication protocols for computer networks; TCP/IP, addressing, switching, routing, congestion control, application protocols. Prerequisite(s): CSC 103 CSC 104 CSC 105 CSC 106 CSC 107 or CSC 109 , or equivalent programming ability.
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ECE 337 - Data Communications and Networks Course Units: 1
(Same as CSC 237 ) (Fall; Spinelli) An introduction to the physical and data link layers of data communication networks, including error detection, and local area networks. Prerequisite(s): ECE 118 or one of CSC 103 , CSC 104 , CSC 105 , CSC 106 , CSC 107 , CSC 109 .
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ECE 341 - Energy Conversion Course Units: 1
(Spring; Dosiek) Theory of electromechanical energy conversion; characteristics of transformers and DC induction; and synchronous machines. Prerequisite(s): ECE 225
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ECE 342 - Power Electronics Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) Rectifying devices and rectifier circuits: device characteristics, waveforms, harmonic content filtering. Controlled rectifiers (thyristors, triacs): device characteristics, single phase and multiphase systems. Snubber circuits and divide limitations. DC-DC converters: design, application, topologies. Energy storage element selection and design: capacitors and inductors. Prerequisite(s): ECE 248 , ECE 350
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ECE 343 - Introduction to Electromagnetic Engineering Course Units: 1
(Spring; Dosiek) Traveling waves: transmission lines; electrostatics; magnetostatics; applications to engineering problems; solutions by analytical and numerical techniques. Prerequisite(s): ECE 240 , (MTH 117 and PHY 121 ) or IMP113
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ECE 344 - Electric Machines and Drives Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) Introduction to electric drives; understanding mechanical system requirements; DC motors and variable speed drives; current, speed, and position controllers; induction machine variable speed drives; space vectors; permanent magnet AC and brushless DC motors; efficiency considerations and applications to alternative energy systems. Prerequisite(s): ECE 240
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ECE 347 - Image Processing Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) The course covers the basic operations performed on digital images. These include digitization, image enhancement and restoration, color image processing, and image compression using the discrete cosine transform and wavelets. Prerequisite(s): ECE 241
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ECE 348 - Digital Circuits Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) Special circuitry of digital systems; transistors as switches, logic gate families (RTL, DTL, TTL, ECL, MOS, CMOS, etc.), digital ICs semiconductor memories. Design projects required. Prerequisite(s): ECE 118 , ECE 248 , or permission of the instructor. Corequisite(s): ECE 348L
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ECE 350 - Communication Systems Course Units: 1
(Spring; Pappu) Frequency domain analysis, signal space representations, and their application to wireless communications; quality measures; performance in the presence of noise. Includes a weekly lab. Prerequisite(s): ECE 241 Corequisite(s): ECE 350L
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ECE 351 - Probability and Digital Communications Course Units: 1
(Fall; Spinelli) An introduction to probability with an emphasis on applications in digital communications. Digital signaling, coding, probability of error, matched filters, optimum receiver design, source entropy, channel capacity. Prerequisite(s): ECE 118 , ECE 240
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ECE 354 - VLSI System Design Course Units: 1
(Same as CSC 354 ) (Not Offered this Academic Year) Design of very large-scale integrated systems including standard CMOS and more advanced and emerging technologies in nanoelectronics. Design from logic to physical levels and manufacturing processes. System-on-chip technologies and applications. Includes a weekly lab. Prerequisite(s): ECE 118 and (ECE 225 or ECE 222 ) Corequisite(s): ECE 354L
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ECE 358 - Waves in Communication Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) Covers the basic concepts needed to develop electromagnetic devices in communication circuits/systems. Wave propagation and transmission, antenna concepts, design considerations, Friis transmission formula and radar equation, transmission line theory and guided waves. Prerequisite(s): PHY 121 or equivalent.
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ECE 360 - Power System Analysis 1 Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) Power and energy in single-phase and polyphase circuits; transformer characteristics; single-line and three-line diagrams; load flow; per-unit analysis; instrument transformers; power system fault duty and x/r ; switching and lightning transients; power factor correction; power quality standards. Prerequisite(s): ECE 225
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ECE 361 - Power System Analysis 2 Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) Wave-propagation in transmission lines; analysis of power networks, load-flow solutions, and control; three-phase faults and symmetrical components; power system protection; stability of power systems. Prerequisite(s): ECE 225 or ECE 360
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ECE 363 - Analysis and Design of Electronic Circuits Course Units: 1
(Fall; Hedrick) Multiple-stage amplifiers; Differential amplifiers; Frequency response of amplifiers; Feedback amplifier; Stability of electronic circuits; Analysis and design of operational amplifiers. Includes a weekly lab. Prerequisite(s): ECE 248 Corequisite(s): ECE 363L
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ECE 366 - Control Systems Course Units: 1
(Winter; Sanchez) Modeling of control systems by block diagrams and flow graphs. Analysis of control systems response, error and stability, Root-Locus method, and frequency domain methods (Nyquist, Bode, and Nichols). Includes a laboratory and design project. Prerequisite(s): ECE 240 Corequisite(s): ECE 366L
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ECE 368 - Introduction to Antenna Theory Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) This course will cover the basic concepts in antenna engineering. These include radiation and radiating systems, fundamental parameters of antennas, wire antennas, antenna arrays, aperture antennas, microstrip antennas, antenna synthesis, integral equation and the method of moments. Prerequisite(s): ECE 343 or equivalent.
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ECE 369 - Phasors, Waves, & Music Course Units: 1
(Winter; Catravas) Review of phasor analysis, introduction of voltage and current as traveling waves, transmission line equations, waves, musical acoustics (theoretical and experimental measurements on musical instruments), auditorium acoustics, circuit analysis in instrument analysis and design, binaural recording and other novel techniques, special technical topics at the interface of Electrical Engineering and Music. Prerequisite(s): ECE 241 and ECE 343 , or permission of instructor.
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ECE 370 - Engineering Acoustics Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) Course topics will include principles of acoustics, electromagnetics, circuit theory and signal processing applied to the analysis of musical instruments, experimental characterization techniques, digital instruments, MIDI. The symbiosis between music and the hard sciences will be surveyed. Attendance at some out-of-class events is required. Please contact the instructor in advance for a list of dates. Prerequisite(s): ECE 241 Prereq/Corequisite(s): ECE 343
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ECE 377 - Biometric Signal Processing Course Units: 1
(Same as BME 397 ) (Not Offered this Academic Year) This course details how signal processing is applied to create biometric systems, which are technologies that measure and analyze human body characteristics. These systems are widely used today in security and forensic applications. The course will reinforce many of the fundamental concepts that students have learned in their introductory DSP course and will cover both ID (voice) and 2D (face and fingerprint) biometrics. Prerequisite(s): ECE 241 , CSC 10x Corequisite(s): ECE-377L
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ECE 386 - Introduction to Biomedical Instrumentation Course Units: 1
(Same as BME 386 ) (Winter; Buma) Introduction to the theory and application of instruments in medicine. Measurements of the major systems in the body are covered. A weekly laboratory provides an opportunity to perform measurements and use biomedical instruments. Prerequisite(s): ECE 240 Corequisite(s): ECE 386L
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ECE 420 - Introduction to State Space Analysis and Control Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) Formulations of state equations. State space representation of linear systems. Dynamic characteristics of linear systems. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Solution of state equations. Controllability and Observability. Pole placement. Linear observers. Prerequisite(s): ECE 366
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ECE 463 - Fundamentals of Wireless Electronics Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) Review of phasor analysis; inductance and coupling networks; resonance; complex power and power transfer; transmission line theory and applications; introduction to matching network design. Includes a weekly studio/lab session. Prerequisite(s): ECE 225 or equivalent Corequisite(s): ECE 463L
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ECE 481 - Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering Course Units: 1
(Staff) Topics chosen from the current literature according to faculty and student interest. Each of these special topics courses has variable content addressing specific current areas of interest to students. They will be offered whenever the need arises.
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ECE 482 - Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering Course Units: 1
(Staff) Topics chosen from the current literature according to faculty and student interest. Each of these special topics courses has variable content addressing specific current areas of interest to students. They will be offered whenever the need arises.
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ECE 483 - Special Topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering Course Units: 1
(Staff) Topics chosen from the current literature according to faculty and student interest. Each of these special topics courses has variable content addressing specific current areas of interest to students. They will be offered whenever the need arises.
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ECE 487 - Medical Imaging Systems Course Units: 1
(Same as BME 487 ) (Winter; Buma) The basic physics, instrumentation, system design, and image reconstruction algorithms are covered for the following imaging modalities: ultrasound, radiography, x-ray computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), planar scintigraphy, and positron emission tomography (PET). Prerequisite(s): ECE 241
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ECE 490 - Electrical and Computer Engineering Independent Study 1 Course Units: 1
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ECE 491 - Electrical and Computer Engineering Independent Study 2 Course Units: 1
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ECE 492 - Electrical and Computer Engineering Independent Study 3 Course Units: 1
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ECE 493 - Electrical and Computer Engineering Independent Study 4 Course Units: 1
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ECE 494 - Electrical and Computer Engineering Independent Study 5 Course Units: 1
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ECE 495 - Electrical and Computer Engineering Independent Study 6 Course Units: 1
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ECE 496 - Electrical and Computer Engineering Independent Study 7 Course Units: 1
(Fall, Winter, Spring; Staff)
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ECE 497 - Electrical and Computer Engineering Capstone Design Project 1 Course Units: 0.5
(Spring 1/2; Hanson) Topics in the seminar include professional and ethical responsibilities; the historical and societal context of electrical and computer engineering; contemporary issues, and the specification, analysis, design, implementation, and testing phases of a design project. Research papers, project reports, and oral presentations are required.
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ECE 498 - Electrical and Computer Engineering Capstone Design Project 2 Course Units: 0.5
(Fall 1/2; Staff) The second term of the capstone design project. Students complete the design and begin the implementation of a system under the supervision of one or more faculty members. An oral presentation and design report are required.
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ECE 499 - Electrical and Computer Engineering Capstone Design Project 3 Course Units: 1
(Winter; Staff) Students complete the implementation, testing, and evaluation of a system under the supervision of one or more faculty members. A final presentation and design report are required. CC: WS
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ECO 101 - Introduction to Economics Course Units: 1
(Fall, Winter, Spring; Staff) Basic microeconomic model of price determination; impact of market structure on price and output decisions by firms; role of the public sector in an economy; basic macroeconomic model of national income determination; impact of fiscal and monetary policies on employment levels, price stability, and economic growth; international economic relationships. CC: SOCS
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ECO 122 - Judgment and Decision Making Course Units: 1
(Crossed with PSY 222 ) (Not Offered this Academic Year) An introduction to the scientific study of judgment and decision making. featuring perspectives from cognitive psychology and behavioral economics. Students will learn major theoretical concepts and empirical results from the literature. as well as how they apply to real-world issues. Students should also expect to improve their own ability to evaluate evidence and make rational, well-informed decisions in their own lives. Prerequisite(s): PSY 100 (for Psychology majors); BIO 210 or PSY 210 (for Neuroscience majors); ECO 101 (for Economics majors)
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ECO 123 - Values, Norms, and Economic Justice Course Units: 1
(Same as PHL 123 ) (Not Offered this Academic Year) This class considers the goals economic policy might pursue and how different theories of the good lead to particular choices about desirable or undesirable economic policies. We consider mainstream economic thinking, which has roots in utilitarianism and liberalism, and alternative ideas such as libertarianism, Austrian economics, feminist, communitarian, and religious philosophy and economics. We apply these ideas to relevant policy issues, such as free trade, globalization, unemployment, income distribution, affirmative action, care of the environment, health care, and famine relief. CC: HUM Note: ECO 101 is not a prerequisite for ECO 123.
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ECO 211 - Consumer Finance Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) This course examines how consumers make decisions about borrowing, saving, and managing risk. The goal of this course is to learn how to think critically about these decisions. We will learn concepts such as time value of money, risk, and consumption smoothing. We will examine the markets for credit (credit cards, student loans, mortgages), saving/ investment (mutual funds, retirement plans, annuities), insurance and financial advice. We will ask why these markets sometimes fail and how regulation can help. Finally, we will examine how psychological biases influence consumers’ financial decisions and how private and public sectors can help in achieving better outcomes. Prerequisite(s): ECO 101 or permission of instructor.
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ECO 225 - Economics of Sin Course Units: 1
(Winter, Spring; Davis) Uses the tools of economic analysis to examine the markets for goods and services the sale of which is subject to public condemnation. Considers the impact and unintended consequences of economic policies toward these goods on market and social outcomes. Topics include the economics of transplantable organs, crime, addiction, intoxicants, marriage and sex. Prerequisite(s): ECO 101
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ECO 226 - Financial Markets Course Units: 1
(Winter; Lewis) Study of the historical evolution, economic functions, and efficiency of financial institutions and markets, with an emphasis on the United States. Prerequisite(s): ECO 101
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ECO 228 - Environmental and Natural Resource Economics Course Units: 1
(Spring; McCarty) Economic causes of environmental degradation and natural resource depletion; benefit-cost analyses of public policies for environmental protection and natural resource preservation; specific issues in energy and wilderness resource management, air and water pollution abatement, and solid waste management. Prerequisite(s): ECO 101 or permission of instructor.
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ECO 229 - Introduction to Behavioral Economics Course Units: 1
(Winter; Raeburn) Human behavior often departs from standard economic reasoning in predictable ways. This course is an introduction to the field of behavioral economics - the endeavor to enrich standard economic theory by incorporating psychological insights into human behavior. In this course you will study how behavioral economists explain a range of psychological and social phenomena and how those explanations differ from standard economic ones. In particular, you will study the various ways in which (apparent) irrationality influences people’s judgement and decision-making. Behavioral economics is invaluable to anyone with an interest in human behavior. It is particularly relevant to those with an interest in economics, management, marketing, public policy and the psychology of judgement and decision-making. Prerequisite(s): ECO 101
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ECO 230 - Mind of the Entrepreneur Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) Examines three perspectives on the role of the entrepreneur in guiding resource allocation in a market economy. The traditional perspective focuses on resource allocation changing over time as the entrepreneur responds to opportunities for economic profit. The psychological perspective examines the personality characteristics of entrepreneurs. The non-traditional perspective explores the implications of the entrepreneur as a creator of demand as well as a supplier of new products. Includes the role of the social entrepreneur and some ethical issues. Prerequisite(s): ECO 101
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ECO 231 - Urban Redevelopment Course Units: 1
(Fall; Lewis) An examination of why the economic fortunes of cities rise and fall and what can be done to redevelop urban areas and improve their long-term vitality. Varied perspectives are considered and recent revitalization efforts in Schenectady, Saratoga Springs, and the Capital Region are analyzed. Prerequisite(s): ECO 101
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ECO 233 - Public Policy and American Industry Course Units: 1
(Fall; Klein) The structure, conduct, and performance of American industry; oligopoly theory and the applied theory of the firm; government policy toward business including antitrust and regulation. Prerequisite(s): ECO 101
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ECO 234 - Japanese-American Finance and Trade Relations Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) Are Japan and the U.S. financially separate but inseparable? This course covers the evolution, institutional structure, cultural context, and efficiency of these two financial systems with special emphasis on their interdependence via institutions, trade, and capital movements. Prerequisite(s): ECO 101 CC: LCC
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ECO 236 - Comparative Economies Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) Why are some countries rich and others poor? Geography, economic systems, investment, culture and institutions will be explored as possible explanations. The channels through which these factors affect economic performance will be examined, and their importance will be assessed using relevant data. Prerequisite(s): ECO 101
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ECO 237 - Women, Men, Work and Family Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) A critical analysis of gender issues in economics; changing roles of men and women in labor markets; human capital theory; radical-feminist perspectives; earnings differentials and occupational segregation by gender; economics of family; public policy. Prerequisite(s): ECO 101
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ECO 241 - Microeconomic Analysis Course Units: 1
(Fall, Winter, Spring; Staff) Theory of consumer choice; principles of production and analysis of cost phenomena; pricing and output decisions in competitive and noncompetitive markets; theory of distribution; general equilibrium analysis; introduction to welfare economics. Prerequisite(s): ECO 101 and MTH 101 , MTH 110 , or MTH 113 Note: A minimum grade of C in ECO-241 is required to register for ECO 498 .
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ECO 242 - Macroeconomic Theory and Policy Course Units: 1
(Fall, Winter, Spring; Staff) Aggregate demand theory. Foundations of aggregate consumption, investment, money demand and money supply. Aggregate supply theory. Keynesian, monetarist, and rational expectations models. Economic growth theory. Unemployment, inflation and stabilization policy. Prerequisite(s): ECO 101 and MTH 101 , MTH 110 , or MTH 113 Note: A minimum grade of C in ECO-242 is required to register for ECO 498 .
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ECO 243 - Introduction to Econometrics Course Units: 1
(Fall, Winter, Spring; Staff) Descriptive statistics, probability, random variables and their distributions, sampling, statistical inference including confidence interval estimation, hypothesis testing, and regression analysis. Introduction to economic research using statistical methods to test theories. Prerequisite(s): ECO 101 Note: A minimum grade of C in ECO-243 is required to register for ECO 498 .
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ECO 290 - Economics Independent Study 1 Course Units: 1
(Fall, Winter, Spring; Staff) For projects which do not require use of the material from ECO 241 , ECO 242 , ECO 243 .
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ECO 291 - Economics Independent Study 2 Course Units: 1
(Fall, Winter, Spring; Staff) For projects which do not require use of the material from ECO 241 , ECO 242 , ECO 243 .
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ECO 292 - Economics Independent Study 3 Course Units: 1
(Fall, Winter, Spring; Staff) For projects which do not require use of the material from ECO 241 , ECO 242 , ECO 243 .
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ECO 293 - Economics Independent Study 4 Course Units: 1
(Fall, Winter, Spring; Staff) For projects which do not require use of the material from ECO 241 , ECO 242 , ECO 243 .
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ECO 295H - Economics Honors Independent Project 1 Course Units: 0
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ECO 296H - Economics Honors Independent Project 2 Course Units: 1
(Fall, Winter, Spring; Staff)
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ECO 331 - E-Commerce Economics Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) This course applies economic concepts to analyze the new economy where sellers are able to transfer rights for use of goods and services to buyers through network-communication links. Theories of firm conduct and performance, efficiency and productivity, the role of information, intellectual property rights of digital products, ethical aspects and policy implications of E-commerce are discussed. Prerequisite(s): ECO 241
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ECO 332 - Economics of Technological Change Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) The course will cover both macro and micro aspects of technological change. Topics include: Exogenous growth models, innovation-driven Schumpeterian growth models, creative destruction and the economy, competition and market structure, valuation of Research and Development (R&D) and patents, patent litigation and enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs), innovation, technology diffusion in the global economy, and design of IPR regimes and R&D policies. Prerequisite(s): ECO 241 or ECO 242
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ECO 334 - Introduction to Financial Analysis Course Units: 1
(Fall, Winter; Cheng) Fundamental concepts of finance (time value of money, risk, and rates of return); analysis of financial statements; bond and stock valuation; capital budgeting; cost of capital, leverage, and optimal capital structure; long-term debt management; dividend policy; mergers and acquisitions; case study of the performance of an enterprise which seeks to maximize shareholder wealth. Prerequisite(s): At least one of ECO 241 , ECO 242 , or ECO 243 .
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ECO 335 - Economics of Health Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) Examination of demand and supply for medical personnel; analysis of hospital cost, inflation, and health insurance. Discussion of issues in cost benefit analysis of public health and regulation of health care markets. Prerequisite(s): ECO 241 and ECO 243 , or permission of the instructor.
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ECO 338 - Quantitative Methods in Economics Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) Application of mathematical models in economics. The use of matrix algebra, dynamic analysis, and optimization techniques in economic model building. Topics covered include theories of the consumer and of the firm, economic growth, international trade and finance, optimal timing, linear programming, and macroeconomic models. Prerequisite(s): ECO 241
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ECO 339 - Public Finance Course Units: 1
(Spring; McCarty) Analysis of public sector expenditure and tax policy; efficiency and equity consequences of government spending and taxation; the nature of the public sector in the U.S., especially Social Security, education and the personal income tax; intergovernmental fiscal relationships. Prerequisite(s): ECO 241 and ECO 243
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ECO 341 - Current Topics in Microeconomics Course Units: 1
(Fall; Schmidt, S.J.) A variety of microeconomic models and their applications to economic problems. Topics selected from year to year, possible topics include game theory, general equilibrium models, time and uncertainty, information economics, structure and behavior of firms, and public choice. Prerequisite(s): ECO 241
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ECO 344 - Economics of Education Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) The economics of the education industry and education policy, and the relationship between education and economic performance. Topics include human capital investment, the production of education, the returns to education, financing education (using public or private resources), and school choice and education outcomes (student achievement, completion rates, lifetime achievement). Prerequisite(s): ECO 241 and ECO 243
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ECO 350 - Experimental Economics Course Units: 1
(Fall; Raeburn) This course provides an introduction to experimental methods in economics. Economic theories previously studied will be tested and either confirmed or evidence will be discovered that the theories are incorrect. Those found to be incorrect are usually based on questionable assumptions. Students will also become familiar with state-of-the- art research methodology in experimental economics, and will participate in and conduct experiments in bargaining, auction markets, and other economic situations. Prerequisite(s): ECO 241 and ECO 243
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ECO 352 - Contemporary Problems in Macroeconomics Course Units: 1
(Spring; Motahar) A detailed analysis of some fundamental current macroeconomic issues: growth and productivity, the roots of the current economic and financial crisis, and an examination of policy options designed to address the crisis. We will also conduct some relevant macroeconometric modeling and simulation exercises. Prerequisite(s): ECO 241 , ECO 242 , and ECO 243
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ECO 353 - Seminar in Econometrics Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) Application of econometric methods to economic problems, plus additional topics in econometrics selected from multicollinearity, serially correlated and heteroskedastic disturbance terms, systems of simultaneous equations, seasonal adjustment, distributed lag models, other time series topics. Prerequisite(s): ECO 243 , and ECO 241 or ECO 242
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ECO 354 - International Economics Course Units: 1
(Winter; Motahar) Foreign trade and international finance, protectionism, international migration of capital and labor, political economy of trade policy, strategic trade policy, international coordination of macroeconomic policies. Prerequisite(s): ECO 241 , ECO 242 , and ECO 243 CC: LCC
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ECO 355 - Monetary Economics Course Units: 1
(Fall; Lewis) What money has been and is, with study of relevant institutions, including the Federal Reserve and its policies; the bond market and interest rates; asset demand for domestic and foreign currencies; and monetarist, Keynesian, and Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) approaches to the role of money in macroeconomics. Prerequisite(s): ECO 241 , ECO 242 , and ECO 243 ; ECO 241 may be taken concurrently.
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ECO 356 - Seminar in Health Economics Course Units: 1.0
(Spring; Gao) Designed to help students learn how to do research in the field of health economics. Students will conduct economic analysis on current health-related issues of public concern, ranging from rising health care cost to the prevalence of childhood obesity. Topics may include health care expenditures, Medicaid and Medicare, U.S. healthcare system, risky health behaviors, and healthcare reforms. Prerequisite(s): ECO 241 and ECO 243 CC: SOCS
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ECO 364 - Business Analytics Course Units: 1
(Spring; Dvorak) This course is about creating business insights from big data. The learning objective is to develop three abilities. The first is the ability to manipulate big data. This includes downloading, merging, appending and reshaping data, and creating new variables. Second is the ability to analyze data. This includes exploratory data analysis, visualization, and sophisticated predictive algorithms including nearest neighbor, naive Bayes, decision trees, regression and others. We will pay special attention to validating our predictions using the train and test regimen. Finally, students will develop an ability to formulate questions that can be answered using big data, and lead to better business performance. This includes using data to improve marketing, pricing, investing capital, customer satisfaction, costs, etc. The data manipulation and analysis will be implemented by writing programs in statistical software. Prerequisite(s): ECO 101 and ECO 243 (or STA 264 (MTH 264) )
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ECO 374 - Sports Economics Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) The application of economics to issues in sports. Sports topics include player salaries, free agency, discrimination, gambling, the Olympics, the Super Bowl, and the impact of stadiums on local economies. Prerequisite(s): ECO 241 and ECO 243
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ECO 375 - Efficient Management of Technology Course Units: 1
(Winter; Yaisawarng) Economic models of the firm; efficiency and productivity concepts; Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA); ethics in management; DEA guide and ethical procedures for improving efficiency and allocating resources; empirical applications to specific industries. Prerequisite(s): ECO 241 and ECO 243
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ECO 376 - Seminar in Global Economic Issues Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) This seminar explores different perspectives on current global economic issues. A review of the recent debate on globalization provides a framework for discussion of a variety of issues related to international trade and the international financial system. Topics covered may include: international trade and the environment, international trade and labor standards, regionalism vs. world trade, international financial crises, reforming the global financial architecture, and international capital flows and developing countries. Prerequisite(s): , and
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ECO 378 - Labor Economics Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) Determinants of wages and terms of employment, wage and employment theories and the impact of unions, wage structures, unemployment, poverty, wage legislation. Prerequisite(s): ECO 241
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ECO 380 - Seminar in Economic Growth and Development Course Units: 1
(Spring; Davis) Reviews the empirical record on economic growth and the resulting division of the world into rich and poor countries; considers the role of accumulation, innovation and institutions in the theory and experience of economic growth; investigates selected topics in the economics and political economy of growth, potentially including international trade, income inequality, international aid, democracy, social conflict, and corruption. Prerequisite(s): ECO 241 , ECO 242 and ECO 243
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ECO 381 - Economics of Culture Course Units: 1
(Fall; Davis) Students will read and discuss the emerging literature on the economics of culture, become familiar with commonly used sources of data on cultural values and beliefs, and address the empirical challenges of using this data to evaluate economic theories of culture. Topics will include 1) the measurement of cultural values, 2) theories of socialization, 3) religion and economic outcomes, 4) cultural beliefs, attitudes toward government redistribution and the welfare state, 5) culture as informal institutions: trade and exchange in the absence of law, management of collective goods, and informal risk-sharing arrangements, 6) family and kinship networks as economic institutions, 7) the economic role of trust, 8) trust, social capital and political institutions, 9) immigration and theories of acculturation, 10) cultural values and institutional quality. Students will conduct a significant independent research project on the economics of culture. Prerequisite(s): ECO 241 and ECO 243
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ECO 382 - Seminar in Finance Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) Study of important topics in finance, such as capital structure, risk, uncertainty, and portfolio theory; agency costs; market efficiency; options theory, and the effects of financial crises on markets. Prerequisite(s): ECO 241 and ECO 334
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ECO 383 - Seminar in International Finance Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) This course is about the financial markets that facilitate trade and investment in today’s global economy. We will learn about the balance of payments, exchange rate determination and exchange rate regimes. Emphasis in the course will be placed on understanding the events currently happening around us: including the widening U.S. current account deficit, dollar depreciation against the euro, China’s reluctance to float its exchange rate, and the financial crises in Asia and Argentina. Prerequisite(s): ECO 241 and ECO 242
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ECO 387 - Seminar in Labor Course Units: 1
(Not Offered this Academic Year) The objective of this course is to learn how to do empirical research in labor economics using data drawn from the Current Populations Survey (CPS). The CPS is a monthly survey of about 50,000 households conducted by the Bureau of the Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics and is the primary source of information on the labor force characteristics of the U.S. population. Using the CPS data many economists have written papers on topics such as gender/racial wage discrimination, economic performance of immigrants, labor union, job training, involuntary job loss, computer use, poverty, health insurance, and welfare. Students will write and present an empirical paper using data drawn from the CPS. In order to process the CPS data for their research, students will learn how to write programs in statistical software Stata. This would be an excellent prep course for students interested in writing a senior thesis on any topics in labor economics or applied microeconomics and analyzing large data sets. The main labor economics topics to be covered in this course include compensating wage differentials, human capital, labor mobility, immigration, and labor market discrimination. Prerequisite(s): ECO 241 and ECO 243
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ECO 390 - Economics Internships Course Units: 1
(Winter; Schmidt, S.S.) Designed to involve students in the operation of various economic agencies, commissions in New York State government and private firms. Interns apply skills to practical problems in economic analysis and gain exposure to the functioning of the agency or firm. Prerequisite(s): ECO 241 , ECO 242 , and ECO 243
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ECO 391 - The Income Tax: Policy and Practice Course Units: 1
(Winter; O’Keeffe) This course integrates theory and practice in addressing income tax policy issues. Students run a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Site at the College’s Kenney Community Center at which income tax forms are filled out for low-income tax payers. Students undergo training and pass an IRS certification test. Students participate in all aspects of running the site, including publicity, electronic filing, and site management. Class sessions are used for training and for study of the economics literature on income tax policy issues, including the Earned Income Tax Credit, policy towards subsidization of child care, tax compliance issues, and tax incentives for saving. Prerequisite(s): ECO 241 and ECO 243 , and a minimum GPA of 2.9.
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ECO 445 - Managerial Economics Course Units: 1
(Winter; Giri) Use of economic and statistical analysis in management decision making and practical problem solving; demand evaluation and sales forecasting; cost and profitability analysis; pricing policy; extensive use of case studies. Prerequisite(s): ECO 241 and ECO 243 and senior standing.
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ECO 490 - Economics Independent Study 1 Course Units: 1
(Fall, Winter, Spring; Staff) For projects which require one or more of the core courses ECO 241 , ECO 242 , or ECO 243 as prerequisites.
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