Department of General Engineering

Teaching Professor: Jessica Kuczenski

Associate Teaching Professor: Matthew Gaudet (Department Chair), Associate Professor: Fatemeh Davoudi

Assistant Teaching Professor: Katia Moles

The School of Engineering, under the leadership of the chair of general engineering, offers a major in general engineering, a minor in general engineering, and a minor in technical innovation, design thinking, and the entrepreneurial mindset. This department is especially good for students who sit at the intersection of multiple disciplines within engineering or at the intersection of engineering and other disciplines, such as law, medicine, business, or education.

Major in Engineering

The BS in Engineering is a modern, project-based, design-centered engineering curriculum that spans many engineering disciplines to train adaptable engineers with practical skills. It is designed for students to gain a broad understanding of the social, economical, ethical, and technical context in which technology is designed and used. Students will acquire the ability to work as members of a team towards successful attainment of a common goal, as well as develop their oral and written communication skills. The first two years focus on building breadth through a broad set of engineering disciplines. In the final two years students develop technical depth by designing, in consultation with a faculty advisor, an upper division concentration that is tailored to the student’s particular multidisciplinary interests and capped with a senior design project.

Requirements for the Major in Engineering

In addition to fulfilling the undergraduate Core Curriculum requirements for the bachelor of science degree in engineering, students majoring in engineering must complete the minimum number of units and the specified requirements for their concentration.

Students majoring in engineering must complete a minimum of 189 units and the following requirements:

Mathematics and Natural Sciences

MATH 11, 12, 13, 14
AMTH 106
AMTH 108 or other approved upper-division mathematics elective
CHEM 11 or 11T
PHYS 31, 32, 33,

Engineering

ENGR 1, 1L
ENGR 2
ENGR 110
BIOE 111
CENG 41, 43, 43L
CSEN 10 and 10L (or other approved programming course and lab including CSEN 11 and 11L, CSCI 10, or OMIS 30)
ECEN 21, 21L, 50, 50L, 115, 115L
MECH 10L, 11, 15, 15L, 121

Advanced Writing

ENGL 181

Upper Division Concentration

36 upper-division units defining a coherent concentration, selected in consultation with an academic advisor

Design Sequence

ENGR 193 or ENGR 197A
ENGR 163
ENGR 194, 195, 196 or ENGR 197B-D and the associated labs

With permission, you may alternatively choose from one of the following options:

BIOE 194, 195, 196
CENG 192A, 192B, 192C, 193, 194
CSEN 194, 195, 196
ECEN 194, 195, 196
MECH 194, 195, 196

Minor in Engineering

The minor in engineering is a broad engineering curriculum that offers an introductory understanding of the work of computer, electrical, civil, mechanical, and bio-engineers. This curriculum is designed for two types of students. Students with a major in an engineering discipline who want to broaden their technological know-how will find the multidisciplinary foundation provided by a minor in engineering serves as a breadth complement to the disciplinary depth of their chosen major. Conversely, students from outside the school of engineering may seek to deepen their knowledge of technology and technological design in order to be better prepared to partner with engineers in fields such as business, law, communications, education, etc.

Requirements for the Minor in Engineering

Students must fulfill the following requirements for a minor in general engineering:

One course selected from CSEN 10, 11, CSCI 10, OMIS 30, or other approved programming course together with any co-requisite labs
CENG 41
ECEN 50, 50L
MECH 10L, 121
Two courses selected from BIOE 24, CENG 10, CENG 43, CSEN 12, ECEN 21, ECEN 33, ECEN 115, MECH 11, MECH 15, MECH 140, together with associated labs
An additional two-course sequence selected from BIOE 153 and BIOE 154, CENG 115 and CENG 118, CENG 121 and CENG 143, CSEN 79 and any upper-division CSEN course , ECEN 100 and ECEN 110, ECEN 115 and (ECEN 116, 127, or 164), MECH 122 and MECH 132, MECH 123 and MECH 125, together with associated labs

Minor in Technical Innovation, Design Thinking, and the Entrepreneurial Mindset

Program Coordinators: Christopher Kitts, Jessica Kuczenski

To solve the complex and interdisciplinary technical challenges of the modern world, students must understand the entrepreneurial methods appropriate for harnessing technical innovation in order to create value through new devices, products, systems, processes, services, and ecosystems. This minor addresses this need by providing students with learning experiences that address product innovation, business fundamentals, and entrepreneurial thinking; in doing so, it leverages themes and concepts promoted through movements such as design thinking, lean development, and business modeling. In addition, an experiential learning activity in the context of the entrepreneurial development of a real engineering system is required. Participation in an elective component is also required.

This minor program is suitable for undergraduates in a wide variety of disciplines. It places an emphasis on an understanding of the user and the business environment for the design and implementation of technologies and solutions that are appropriate, affordable, and accessible for consumers in a variety of markets. Students who complete the program will be able to adapt both themselves and the organizations in which they work in a way that will allow them to remain competitive and relevant as global consumer trends continue to evolve.

Requirements for the Minor in Technical Innovation, Design Thinking, and the Entrepreneurial Mindset

The minor includes requirements in the areas of Product Innovation and Prototyping, Business and Commercialization, and Design Thinking and Entrepreneurial Fundamentals. Students are also required to complete an experiential project putting these concepts into practice as well as participation in two elective activities. Multiple options are available for each of these requirements, affording students a great deal of flexibility in completing the minor.

Currently, the Minor offers an optional BioInnovation and Design track to provide students with an opportunity to focus their study of innovation and design/entrepreneurial thinking to medical and health care applications.

Completion of the minor requires satisfying the requirements listed below. Track-specific requirements are noted in each requirement category.

Product Innovation and Prototyping (5 units minimum)

Select one of the following options:

Option A: MECH 144/L. Smart Product Design (5 units)
Option B: Complete courses listed below (5 units):

ENGR 2. Introduction to Engineering Design and Prototyping (2 units)
ENGR 110. Community-Based Engineering Design (3 units)

Business and Commercialization Fundamentals (4 units minimum)

Select one of the following options:

Option A: BUSN 70. Contemporary Business Issues (4 units)
Option B: ENGR 173. Introduction to Business Fundamentals (1 unit) plus additional 1-2 unit courses from the approved Business and Commercialization Fundamentals list below (4 unit minimum):

ENGR 164. Financing New Ventures (1 unit)
ENGR 167. Go To Market Strategy (1 unit)
ENGR 168. Legal Considerations for New Ventures (1 unit)
ENGR 174. Financial Statements and Decision Making (1 unit)
ENGR 175. Business Model and Plan Development (1 unit)
ENGR 176. Introduction to Technical Marketing (1 unit)
ENGR 178. Intellectual Property for Engineers (1 unit)
BIOE 107. Medical Device Product Development (2 units)

Design Thinking and Entrepreneurship Fundamentals (4 units minimum)

Select one of the following options:

Option A: MGMT 164. Introduction to Entrepreneurship (5 units)
Option B: BIOE 111. Introduction to Healthcare Innovation (4 units)
Option C: Four units from courses on the approved Design/Entrepreneurial Thinking list below:

ENGR 162. Thinking in Systems (1 unit)
ENGR 165. Creativity: The Art of Innovation (1 unit)
ENGR 166A/B. Introduction to Design Thinking (1 unit each)
ENGR 169. Social Entrepreneurship (2 units)
ENGR 171A/B. Opportunity Recognition I and II (1 unit each)
ENGR 172A/B. Applied Entrepreneurship I and II (1 unit each)
ENGR 177. Customer Ethnography (1 unit)
ENGR 179. Corporate Intrapreneurship (1 unit)

Experiential Activity (5 units minimum)

An academically supervised, hands-on engineering activity that includes entrepreneurially oriented tasks relating to the development of an appropriate business/enterprise model for a real engineering product/system.

Select one of the following options:

Option A: ENGR 163. Engineering and the Entrepreneurial Mindset (1 unit), performed in conjunction with a senior project course sequence (6–10 units)
Option B: ENGR 163. Engineering and the Entrepreneurial Mindset (1 unit), performed in conjunction with ENGR 199. Directed Research (6 units) performed with a hands-on engineering component
Option C: MGMT 198E. Entrepreneurship Internship (5 units) performed as part of a placement that includes a significant technology focus relating to design/development, approved by the minor program coordinator

Elective Component

Participation in additional Pathway, course, or co-/extra-curricular activities within the School of Engineering’s program in innovation and entrepreneurial thinking. Complete any two of the following program opportunities:

Option A: Complete the Design Thinking Pathway with essay. The essay theme should specifically emphasize a topic relating to developing a deep understanding of customer/market needs and opportunities and capitalizing on this, to create value through the design of a technical system. Demonstrate intentional learning by creating opportunities for integrative learning around Design Thinking independent of your major and fulfill your SCU pathway requirement. Essay will be due at the beginning of spring quarter each year. Your essay will be reviewed and returned within 2-3 weeks and any revisions requested will need to be turned in by the end of Week 6. This ensures our minor advisors have enough time to implement completion of the Electives in Workday.
Option B: Participate in selected co-extracurricular activities approved in advance by the minor program coordinator. These may include experiences such as two significant extra-curricular design challenges, a workshop, a mini-course, etc. (such activities may not have been used for credit in any other course). E.g. Design, Make, Sell is one challenge that may be approved!
Option C: Complete an independent study project relating to technical entrepreneurship, supervised by a faculty member and approved in advance by the minor program coordinator (minimum of 2 units).
Option D: Complete an additional 3 units of coursework from approved courses in the Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship program (shown below). Courses chosen from this list cannot be doubly used to satisfy the Design Thinking pathway or other TIDTEM minor categories.

ENGR 16. Values in Technology (4 units)
ENGR 19. Ethics in Technology (4 units)
ENGR 110. Community-Based Engineering Design (3 units)
ENGR 140. Diversity and Innovation in STEM (4 units)
ENGR 145. Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and the Evolution of Silicon Valley (4 units)
ENGR 161. Globalization and the Cultures of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (4 units)
MGMT 6/6H. Business Ethics (4 units)
PHIL 26. Ethics in Business (4 units)

Combined Bachelor of Science and Master of Science Program

General Engineering offers a combined degree program leading to a bachelor of science and a master of science in one of the school’s MS programs. Under the combined degree program, an undergraduate student begins taking courses required for a master’s degree before completing the requirements for a bachelor’s degree and typically completes the requirements for a master of science within a year of completing the bachelor’s degree.

Undergraduate students admitted to the combined degree program are required to enroll in the program between February of their junior year and December of their senior year. Students in this program will receive their bachelor’s degree after satisfying the standard undergraduate degree requirements. To earn a master’s degree, students must fulfill all requirements for the degree, including the completion of 46 units of coursework beyond that applied to the bachelor’s degree. The program of studies for the master’s degree may include up to 20 units taken while enrolled as an undergraduate student; however, no individual course can be used to satisfy requirements for both the bachelor’s degree and master’s degree.

Lower-Division Courses

1. Introduction to Engineering

This course provides an introduction to engineering, including fundamentals of engineering study, different engineering disciplines, and interdisciplinary aspects of engineering. This course investigates the connection between science, technology, and society, and also illustrates the extent to which engineering impacts the world. The course also exposes students to entrepreneurship, engineering professionalism, the growth mindset, emerging markets, ethics, and civic engagement. ENGR 1 and ENGR 1L together fulfill the Science, Technology & Society core requirement. (1 unit)

1L. Introduction to Engineering Laboratory

The laboratory will provide students with hands-on experience of engineering design and open-ended problem solving. The lab focuses on introducing aspects of the different engineering disciplines and allows students to gain experience with each of the engineering disciplines and reflect on learning gains with teamwork, communication, and engineering skills. Engineering designs will be framed to include the impact of design solutions/technologies on society and will be developed in a team-based environment utilizing visuals, written text, and oral presentation. ENGR 1 and ENGR 1L together fulfill the Science, Technology & Society core requirement. (1 unit)

2. Introduction to Engineering Design and Prototyping

Introduction to prototyping in the engineering design framework. Students will work to design and prototype projects on four major pieces of Maker Lab equipment, which they will be trained to use. (2 units)

11a. Culture, Tech, and the Common Good I

First course in a two-course sequence that examines the connections between technological innovation and the common good across different cultures and historical periods. Exploring global case studies, students identify elements, and explore the complexity, of the cultures examined through course modules on significant objects, texts, ideas, issues, and/or events in historical context related to technology and the common good. Students examine both shared and diverse human experiences across cultures to connect the relevance of the past to the cultural present, as well as to personal worldviews, cultural assumptions, and values, in probing technology and the common good. Course will satisfy the Cultures and Ideas 1 requirement. (4 units)

12a. Culture, Tech, and the Common Good II

Second course of the two-course sequence that examines the connections between technological innovation and the common good across different cultures and historical periods. Exploring global case studies, students identify elements, and explore the complexity, of the cultures examined through course modules on significant objects, texts, ideas, issues, and/or events in historical context related to technology and the common good. Students examine both shared and diverse human experiences across cultures to connect the relevance of the past to the cultural present, as well as to personal worldviews, cultural assumptions, and values, in probing technology and the common good. Course will satisfy the Cultures and Ideas 2 requirement. (4 units)

16. Values in Technology

This course will draw upon the resources of Catholic theology and African Ubuntu theology to help students explore their own perspectives on the purpose and use of technology in the modern world. Intended for engineering students and others who are interested in entering into the design and development of technology, this course will invite students to develop their own set of tech values that inform how they will both use and design contemporary technology, by exploring foundational questions about the nature of humanity, society, and creation. ENGR 16 satisfies the Religion, Theology and Culture 1 core requirement. (4 units)

19. Ethics in Technology

Making the case for constructive ethical application of the most powerful technologies of the 21st century. Normative, principle-based ethical analysis of current and emerging technology in arenas including information, energy, biotech/medicine, military science, robotics, and agriculture. ENGR 19 satisfies the Ethics Core requirement. (4 units)

35. Career Launch

The purpose of the course is to teach students how to be intentional and proactive in creating relationships with professionals from scratch. Students will also learn outreach best practices, how to conduct an effective career conversation, how to follow-up, and how to sustain a professional relationship over time. As a result of the course, students will strategically expand their professional network, learn more about potential career paths in their field of interest, increase self-confidence related to career, and learn the professional skills needed to access the hidden job market. Occasionally cross-listed with ASCI 10. (1 unit)

40. Introduction to Industrial and Systems Engineering

This course provides a comprehensive overview of the field of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE). It introduces students to the fundamental concepts, principles, and methods used in ISE, with an emphasis on their application to the design, analysis, and improvement of systems. (4 units)

61. Lean Manufacturing and Decision Making in Systems

This course emphasizes the exploration and application of strategies to minimize waste and enhance the value stream in diverse settings, including both manufacturing and non-manufacturing contexts. Case studies drawn from healthcare, construction, information systems, and business organizations serve as the basis for in-depth analysis and collaborative team projects. Key topics covered are: an overview of analytical Six Sigma, the Toyota Production System, Value Stream Mapping, the identification of 7 Wastes, implementation of 5S principles, Just-in-Time practices, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), and the philosophy of Kaizen. Introductory R programming language will be used for analytical sections. (4 units)

85. Special Topics in Engineering

Subjects of current interest. May be taken more than once if topics differ. (1–4 units)

90. Engineering Competition Workshop

Workshop to develop aspects of an engineering school sponsored entry into an external competition (examples include Solar Decathlon and Tiny House). May include design, communication, construction, research, analysis, planning, documentation, fundraising, and other activities. Students will meet together to share information, brainstorm, collaborate, and make decisions, and will also work independently or in small teams in focused areas. (1 unit)

98. Independent Study

Independent study of an approved engineering problem and preparation of a suitable project report. (1–4 units)

Upper-Division Courses

110. Community-Based Engineering Design

Student teams are partnered with a local community business or organization and complete a design project from problem identification through final prototype. Course focuses on “hands-on” experience in project management, building cross-disciplinary team skills, and prototyping (training and use of the SCU Maker Lab included). This course is open to students at all levels and all majors (engineering or non-engineering). Come make a real difference in a real community! Satisfies the Civic Engagement Core requirement. (3 units)

111. STEM Outreach in the Community

This course examines challenges surrounding STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education such as funding, diversity, and accessibility. Students develop or enhance STEM curricular materials and explore pedagogical techniques specific to working with youth from marginalized communities. Satisfies the ELSJ Core requirement. (2 units)

119. Applied Engineering Ethics

Building upon the ethical methods learned in ENGR 19, this course considers the specific moral questions of different engineering disciplines through analysis of historic and contemporary real world cases. Intended as a junior year course, this course aims to prepare students in the task of ethical analysis within their chosen discipline and prepares them for their capstone design project. Prerequisite: ENGR 19. (2 units)

124. Advanced Human Performance Modeling

The ‘Advanced Human Performance Modeling’ is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the principles and techniques used to model human performance. The course focuses on the development and application of mathematical and computational models to predict and analyze human performance in various work systems. Topics covered in the course include cognitive modeling, physical modeling, task analysis, workload assessment, and performance prediction. The course also introduces students to various software tools used for human performance modeling. (4 units)

132. New Mobility and Society

Drawing on key ideas from anthropology, sociology, science and technology studies, philosophy, and ethics to examine the relationships between technologies of mobility and society. Mobility is fundamental to the human experience and transportation plays a key role in our increasingly interconnected world. From the emergence of bi-pedialism to the advent of pilotless personal air taxis, moving through time and space has been inseparable from existing as humans on earth. A wide range of technologies, systems and processes intersect with mobility. Consideration of the social and ethical impact of these factors on contemporary human experience is a core goal of this course. Crosss-listed with ENGR 232.

135. Humanitarian Engineering

Engineering for social benefit. Introduction to the following concepts: humanitarian and frugal innovation, design for empathy, needs assessment, impact evaluation, and social entrepreneurship. (1 unit)

136. Frugal Innovation Projects for Social Benefit

Students explore and apply the 10 core competencies of frugal innovation through case studies applied to mobile applications, low-cost diagnostics, frugal habitat, last-mile distribution and micro entrepreneurship, and learn how to design technologies and business models for social benefit. Student projects focus on real-world implementations with social enterprises in emerging markets. Prerequisite: Junior standing or sophomores with instructor consent. (2 units)

138. Critical Tools for Social and Environmental Projects

This class offers vital tools for completing projects in unfamiliar communities and/or cultures. Students will learn how to read and understand the human and environmental ecosystem where they and their projects are immersed, and incorporate this information into their design process to develop solutions that are socially, economically, and environmentally appropriate. Students will also learn how to implement a quick “need assessment evaluation” to uncover the scope, depth, impact, and local perception of the need they will solve, while familiarizing themselves with approaches and tools for problem-solving and innovation. Prereq: junior standing. (2 units)

140. Diversity and Innovation in STEM

This course focuses on the intersection of diversity, inclusion, and product or service innovation. Build understanding and skills to work with diverse perspectives and competencies from intersectionalities of race, gender, religion, region, and other dimensions of diversity, and derived from historical American systemic ideologies of individual freedom and success within a hierarchy as an individualistic mindset and of social responsibility with justice for all as a relational mindset in oneself, and in other individuals, organizations, systems, and cultures. Learn entrepreneurship and design thinking prototyping techniques while working in teams on innovation challenges that can change the world. Students will explore user-centered design by developing and applying design processes and strategies in hands-on exercises, design critiques, discussions, lectures, and readings. ENGR 140 satisfies the Diversity Core requirement. (4 units)

144. Smart Product Design

Design of innovative smart electromechanical devices and products. Topics include a review of the basics of mechanical, electrical, and software design and prototyping, and will emphasize the synthesis of functional systems that solve a customer need, that are developed in a team-based environment, and which are informed by the use of methodologies from the fields of systems engineering, concurrent design, and project/business management. Designs will be developed in the context of a cost-constrained business environment, and principles of accounting, marketing, and supply chain are addressed. Societal impacts of technical products and services are reviewed. Enrollment is controlled in order to have a class with students from diverse majors. Prerequisites: Core Foundation-level natural science and mathematics, or equivalent; instructor permission required. Cross-listed with MECH 144. Co-requisite: ENGR 144L. (4 units)

144L. Smart Product Design Laboratory

Laboratory for ENGR 144. Cross-listed with MECH 144L. Corequisite ENGR 144. (1 unit)

145. Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and the Evolution of Silicon Valley

This course will explore technological innovation by studying the evolution of technologies and industries in Silicon Valley. We will review the development of fundamental technologies such as vacuum tubes, semiconductors, and biotechnology, and systems such as radar, communications, aerospace, personal computing, the internet, social media and platforms. This approach will help students to understand 1) the defining features of this region and how it has continued to lead in global technology development even as the fundamental technologies have changed, and 2) the complexity of the innovation process and the influence of the public sector, academia, investors, and other entities on innovation and entrepreneurship. (4 units)

161. Globalization and the Cultures of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

This course introduces students to the skills, practices, and processes for understanding and managing innovation and entrepreneurship activities that span cultures throughout the world. These cultural challenges include developing a deep understanding of the needs of customers in emerging markets, producing goods and services with global teams, and outsourcing manufacturing operations. Cross-listed with MGMT 177. ENGR 161 satisfies the Cultures & Ideas 3 Core requirement. (4 units)

162. Thinking in Systems

Systems thinking represents an important tool for analysis and problem-solving, especially when collaborating with others from diverse perspectives, both within and outside of engineering disciplines. The course will introduce students to basic concepts of thinking in systems by providing exposure to and experience with modeling methods from both systems dynamics and general systems theory. (1 unit)

163. Engineering and the Entrepreneurial Mindset

This is the first course in a two-course sequence taken in conjunction with a senior capstone course and relates elements of the capstone experience to themes that are fundamental to entrepreneurial thinking. Activities are framed from the point of view of a business model in which explicit elements of an engineering enterprise are defined, such as customer segments, the value proposition, etc. To be immediately followed with ENGR 163B. (0.5 unit)

164. Financing New Ventures

An introduction to the basics of obtaining initial and early-stage financial support for a new entrepreneurial venture. The course reviews financial sources, pitch decks, term sheets, negotiation tactics, and how to create the perfect pitch for obtaining financing. (1 unit)

165. Creativity: The Art of Innovation

Creative confidence is foundational to human-centered design thinking, innovation, and entrepreneurship. In this interdisciplinary course, students strengthen skills in creativity and innovation through empathy gathering, photography, storytelling, improvisation, music, art, and prototyping. (1 unit)

166A. Introduction to Design Thinking I

The basic principles of design thinking, especially as applied to the three essentials for innovating success - user desirability, technical feasibility and business/economic viability. Explores techniques relating to themes such as deep customer understanding, creative brainstorming, and active prototyping. These topics are applied in the context of a team-based project conducted through the ENGR 166 course sequence (1 unit).

166B. Introduction to Design Thinking II

166C. Introduction to Design Thinking III

167. Go To Market Strategy

This course for engineering undergraduate students reviews essential concepts for new entrepreneurial ventures to include the customer discovery phase, channels of distribution, strategic partners, and monetary metrics. (1 unit)

168. Startup Law for Engineers

This course for engineering undergraduate students identifies legal risks facing new ventures and reviews techniques and approaches on how to reduce these risks while accomplishing business or engineering goals. (1 unit)

169. Social Entrepreneurship

This course focuses on learning about the role and significance of innovation in social entrepreneurship, and on exploring the various types of innovation that social enterprises may leverage. The course provides students with hands-on experience in an organization offering service to underserved populations. This service-based learning engagement will demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of the entrepreneurs engaged in these social businesses. The course introduces Social Entrepreneurship and develops an understanding of business models tied to financial sustainability and scalable social impact. The course fulfills the Experiential Learning and Social Justice (ELSJ) core requirement. (2 units)

170. Improv for Engineers

Through theater games, improvisation, warm-up exercises, monologue, and scenes, students will learn the basics of Stanislavski’s method of physical actions to learn the basic principles of acting and in the process increase self-confidence and the ability to collaborate. (1 unit)

171A. Product Opportunity Assessment

This course focuses on identifying and assessing opportunities for new products and services. Based on the principles of design thinking, it addresses the identification of problems by reviewing methods for understanding the needs and motivations of the customer. It also reviews the development of a validated and solution-independent need statement. (1 unit)

171B. Product Prototype to Test

This course introduces product prototyping strategies to allow students to test their design concepts with customers with the objective of validating assumptions regarding customer need and desired functionality/features. Prerequisite: ENGR 171A or instructor permission. (1 unit)

172A. Applied Entrepreneurship I

This is the first course in a two-course sequence in which students will explore an emerging technical market and develop specific viable business models to execute within the SCU educational program. Students will explore applications for the selected technology, identify customers/markets, and define a sustainable business model. Preferential admission may be given to students who have taken other courses in the school’s innovation and entrepreneurship program. Prerequisites: sophomore standing or above, and instructor permission required. (1 unit)

172B. Applied Entrepreneurship II

This is the second course in a two-course sequence in which students will explore an emerging technical market and develop specific viable business models to execute within the SCU educational program. Students will explore applications for the selected technology, identify customers/markets, and define a sustainable business model. Prerequisites: ENGR 172A and instructor permission. (1 unit)

173. Introduction to Business Fundamentals

This course serves as an introduction to fundamental business topics, to include basic economics, business forms and functions, reading simple financial statements, basic marketing concepts, and management concepts. The course includes participation in an online business simulation. Prerequisite: sophomore to senior standing only. (1 unit)

174. Financial Reporting and Decision-Making

This course develops an understanding of financial statements and how they may be analyzed to assess the performance of an enterprise. The course also reviews capital markets and associated decision making for corporate operation. A business simulation allows students to apply principles of management, operations, marketing, and accounting to a business scenario. Prerequisite: ENGR 173 or instructor permission. (1 unit)

175. Introduction to Business Models

This course introduces students to the Business Model Canvas as a framework for describing and organizing the operational elements of a functional enterprise, whether it is a commercial or nonprofit entity. Topics include identifying customers and explicitly stating the value proposition, identifying value delivery mechanisms, articulating strategic partnerships, identifying key resources, and describing anticipated cash flow. (1 unit)

176. Marketing Strategy

This course reviews the strategic segmenting/targeting/positioning and practical messaging skills used in product marketing and thought leadership positions, which are core to entrepreneurial technology ventures. Specific topics include an overview of core marketing skill sets, practical examples of successful market segmentation and target selection, best practices for positioning and messaging creation, competitive landscape modeling and developing differentiation, translating customer requirements into effective positioning/messaging, and wholesale market (re-)definition. (1 unit)

178. Intellectual Property for Engineers

This course for engineering undergraduate students provides an overview of United States intellectual property (IP) laws, focused specifically on how those laws impact and apply to engineers. (1 unit)

179. Intrapreneurship - Innovation from Within

Intrapreneurship is a form of corporate entrepreneurship, and it focuses on the needs of an established organization (unlike a startup) to create an innovative business opportunity within the existing structure of the organization. (1 unit)

180. Marine Operations

Introduction to the design, operation, deployment, piloting, and safety issues involving the use of underwater robots. Prerequisite: Instructor permission required. (1 unit)

181. Advanced Marine Operations

Technical operation, maintenance, and advanced piloting of underwater robots. Crew management. Operational and safety procedures. Prerequisite: Instructor permission required. (1 unit)

182. Risk and Reliability Engineering

This course serves as foundations of reliability analysis and offers a comprehensive overview of risk analysis tailored for engineering students. It emphasizes essential methods commonly applied in engineering practices. Topics cover the introduction and explanation of practical concepts and techniques integral to reliability and risk studies, fostering in-depth discussions about their application. The course focuses on constructing probabilistic risk assessment models to assess and quantify risk in engineering and management systems. Various models will be used for quantifying risks, exploring analytical solutions, and employing simulation techniques. Given the societal and human behavioral aspects of many risk challenges, the course also delves into human risk perception, effective communication strategies for non-technical audiences, and considerations for intelligent adversaries. Practical applications in business, engineering systems, critical infrastructure, defense and security, cybersecurity, and health systems will be explored using tools such as Matlab, statistical modeling, and applications of Artificial Intelligence. (3 units)

183. Fundamental of Statistical Quality Engineering

This course focuses on the definition and practical applications of Six-Sigma quality systems across design production, engineering applications, and business processes. Key areas of focus encompass statistical methods within quality control and assurance, effective implementation strategies, and the application of practical engineering techniques to achieve ongoing quality improvement. It also addresses defect reduction, as well as quality-related project planning and management methods geared towards fostering universal participation in the continuous improvement of processes. Through a combination of hands-on and project-based learning, students will gain proficiency in applying various quality analytics methods to construct statistical models using the R programming language. Prerequisite: AMTH 108 or equivalent. (3 units)

184. Data Science for Systems Improvement

This course will center on the practical applications of data science in systems management, employing descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analyses to recognize patterns and enhance system performance. Topics covered include data mining techniques, decision tree modeling, regression and classification analyses, and the effective management of big data to inform decision-making in industrial and business systems management. Through a combination of hands-on and project-based learning, students will gain proficiency in applying various analytics methods to construct machine learning and predictive models using the Python programming language. (3 units)

185. Special Topics in Engineering

Subjects of current interest. May be taken more than once if topics differ. (1–4 units)

186. Ergonomic Design and Performance Modeling

Theoretical and practical approaches of human-machine interaction issues for engineers: human factors, human errors, anthropometry, biomechanics, and human performance modeling. Application of these concepts to engineering problems. (3 units)

187. Application of Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing Systems

This course will focus on the strategic application of artificial intelligence in the manufacturing ecosystem, with a specific emphasis on predicting production and process rates, evaluating accuracies, analyzing machinery performance, and strategically planning preventive maintenance to enhance overall system efficiency. Through a comprehensive system analysis, students will acquire valuable insights into the pragmatic implementation of artificial intelligence. The curriculum, enriched by hands-on and project-based learning, will empower students with the proficiency to skillfully apply artificial intelligence modeling techniques using Python programming language for modeling and analyzing industrial and manufacturing systems. (3 units)

188. Co-op Education

Practical experience in a planned program designed to give students practical work experience related to their academic field of study and career objectives. Satisfactory completion of the work assignment includes preparation of a summary report on co-op activities. P/NP grading. May not be taken for graduate credit. (2 units)

189. Co-op Technical Report

Credit given for a technical report on a specific activity such as a design or research project, etc., after completing the co-op assignment. Approval of department advisor required. Letter grades based on content and quality of report. May be taken twice. May not be taken for graduate credit. Prerequisite: CSEN 188. (2 units)

197A. Introduction to Senior Design Project

Junior preparation for senior project. An introduction to project requirements, team management, and project management. Consideration of career documentation and networking. Tentative project selection. (1 unit)

194. Senior Design Project I

Specification and initial investigation of an engineering project, selected with the mutual agreement of the student and the project advisor. The design process begins, including problem formulation, research, and preliminary design and analysis. Initial draft of the project report with oral presentation. (2 units)

194L. Senior Design Project I Lab

Applied portion of the senior design process where the Senior Design faculty and teams can collaborate regarding each group’s proposals, challenges, needs, etc. Also includes specialized training including safety training for project workspace, guest speakers on different aspects of senior design project work, and other specialty topics. Corequisite: ENGR 194. (0.5 units)

195. Senior Design Project II

Continued design and construction of the project, system, or device. The design process continues, including design analysis, testing, and iteration. Second draft of the project report with oral presentation. (2 units)

195L. Senior Design Project II Lab

196. Senior Design Project III

Completion of design and construction of the project, system or device. Design process concludes with formal communication of project details and specifications. Final project report and formal presentation of results. (1 units)

199. Directed Research/Reading

Investigation of an approved engineering problem and preparation of a suitable project report. Conferences with faculty advisor are required. Prerequisite: Instructor permission required. (1–6 units)