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EM 468 INDUSTRIAL SAFETY

Credits: 3 (3,0,0) Prerequisites: Senior Level Standing

Course Catalog:
This course explores the broad range of topics related to industrial safety. Items covered
include: regulations and standards, industrial hazard avoidance concepts and techniques, plant
safety applications, management and its safety responsibilities, analytical trees and fault tree
analysis, risk assessment, emergency planning, personal protection and first aid. The course will
discuss as well the support of information systems in safety management.

EM 469 HUMAN FACTORS AND WORK METHODS
Credits: 3 (3,0,0) Prerequisites: Senior Level Standing

Course Catalog:
This course is concerned with the design and evaluation of interaction between the users and an
engineered system. It focuses on the human performance of tasks, the structure of human-system
communication, human capabilities to use system components, and the design, specification, and
evaluation of interfaces. It discusses topics related to displays & controls, cognition, perception,
cumulative trauma disorders and biomechanics of work. It as well introduces students to
knowledge on work analysis and design; methods engineering: study of the basic work
measurement techniques; applications and limitations of the stop-watch time study, pre-
determined motion times.

EM 471 TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT
Credits: 3 (3,0,0) Prerequisites: Senior Level Standing

Course Catalog:
This course will introduce the student to the basic principles of managing technology and
innovation in the corporate environment and the critical role technology plays as a strategic
resource to achieve an organization's business objectives. The course focuses on the challenges
inherent in attempting to take advantage of both incremental or routine innovation and more
radical or revolutionary changes in products and processes. Topics will include the evolution of
technology, technology assessment, technology transfer, technology acceptance, technology
lifecycle, understanding technological innovation in industry and organizational contexts,
intellectual property, and the new product/service development process.

EM 473 ENERGY RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Credits: 3 (3,0,0) Prerequisites: Senior Level Standing

Course Catalog:

This course examines the four major components of energy management: supply, demand,
regulation and environment; and the concepts and principles behind successful energy
management. Topics include energy auditing and economic analysis; management control and
maintenance systems; sustainability and high performance green buildings; alternative energy
systems; boilers and fired systems; cogeneration and HVAC systems; ground source heat pumps;
lighting and electrical management; natural gas purchasing; thermal storage; codes and