2015-2016 Academic Catalog [Published Catalog]
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CENG 431/4351 - Transportation Engineering (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and
Description
Introduction to transportation planning and engineering; transportation planning tools, concepts of geometric and structural design and construction of highways, and concepts of geometric design of railways.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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CENG 481/4352 - Highway Facilities (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Analysis of factors in developing highway transportation facilities, traffic estimates and assignment, problems of highway geometric and design standards, planning and location principles, intersection design factors, structural design of pavement and highway maintenance.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
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CENG 441/4410 - Introduction to Construction Management and Cost Estimating (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
For construction engineering students: ENGR 3222 , and .
For architectural engineering students: ENGR 3222 and CENG 3151 .
Description
Introduction to construction management: participants involved types of construction project life cycle. Estimating techniques and procedures: approximate estimating, quantity surveying, detailed estimating procedure, costing of labor, material, equipment, overhead costs, cash flow analysis, financing costs, cost recording and cost accounts, Quality Management, and Safety Management; basics of company’s organization and HR management.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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CENG 442/4420 - Construction Project Specifications, Bids, and Contracts (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Participants in a construction contract. Contract definition. Types of contracts; formation principles of a contract, performance or breach of contractual obligations. Analysis and comparison of the different kinds of construction contracts. Bidding logistics. Legal organizational structures. Different types and uses of specifications. Different forms of contracts utilized in construction.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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CENG 444/4430 - Risk Management and Bidding Strategies (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and
Description
Introduction to Risk and Uncertainty. Process of Risk Management: Risk Identification, Risk Analysis (Qualitative and Quantitative), Risk Response Planning, Risk Monitoring and Control, Tools and Techniques: Decision Tree, modeling, optimization, linear programming, network optimization, and inventory models. Monte Carlo Simulation and Application. Accounting for Project Risks. Introduction to Risk Analysis packages (Crystal Ball, PERT Master). Analyzing the Bidding Behavior of Key Competitors and Estimating Optimum Markup.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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CENG 446/4440 - Techniques of Planning, Scheduling and Control (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
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Description
Project definition and work breakdown structure, deterministic and probabilistic scheduling and control models and techniques. Resource allocation and levelling, optimal schedules, documentation and reporting, time and cost control, progress monitoring and evaluation. Computer applications.
Cross-listed
Same as CENG 5246 with special course assignments for graduate students.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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CENG 447/4450 - Design, Modeling and Simulation of Construction Systems (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Building Information Modeling, Computer modeling of construction processes, 4D Simulation of construction operations, Productivity modeling, measuring and forecasting, Sequencing and coordination of construction systems, Post-Optimality Analysis of Integer and Linear Programming Models in construction, discrete event simulation of construction processes.
Hours
Two one-hour class periods and three-hour lab period.
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CENG 448/4460 - Financial Management and Accounting for Construction (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Basic accounting terminology, accounting cycle and process, financial statements and analysis, unique aspects of accounting for the construction industry methods of revenue recognition for construction, percentage of completion computations, unbalanced items in construction: costs in excess and billings in excess.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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CENG 449/4470 - Contract Administration (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
or concurrent.
Description
Construction project parties’ responsibilities pursuant to Civil Code and the Law of Tenders and Auctions (No. 89/1998), tendering procedures, contract negotiation and drafting, document control, international form of contracts (FIDIC), management of the variation process, Claims preparation and evaluation, disputes resolution methods.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
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CENG 471/4551 - Environmental and Sanitary Engineering (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Water quality. Material balance relationships and water pollution control. Water demand. Drinking water: collection, treatment, distribution and quality assurance. Domestic and industrial wastewater collection, treatment and disposal. Environmental Impact Assessment.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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CENG 472/4552 - Design of Water Resources Systems (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Introduction to water resources engineering. Design of irrigation systems and canals. Hydraulic structures: types, functions, hydraulic design, environmental impact. Urban and rural drainage systems associated with public infrastructure projects: types, design considerations, and hydraulic design.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
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CENG 473/4553 - Unit Operations in Environmental Engineering (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
concurrent.
Description
Theory and design of unit operations and processes in environmental engineering, emphasizing water and wastewater treatment; namely: physical, chemical and biological unit processes, sludge handling processes.
Cross-listed
Same as , but with additional requirements for graduate students.
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CENG 474/4554 - Computer-aided design and construction of environmental and sanitary systems (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and .
Description
Sanitary, storm water and combined sewerage systems: selection, elements, layout, computer-assisted hydraulic modeling and design. Water supply and distribution systems: hydraulic modeling and design. Pipeline asset management, GIS application in pipeline management and Life Cycle Cost Analysis. Pipeline rehabilitation and repair methods. Planning and construction considerations.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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CENG 475/4555 - Solid and Hazardous Wastes Engineering (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Pre-requisites: Senior standing.
Description
Solid wastes - Nature, generation and collection. Local and regional management strategies including recycling and recovery of useful products, landfilling, and incineration. . Hazardous wastes - Nature, generation and collection. Risk assessment. Management strategies including source reduction, treatment, recovery, landfilling, and incineration.
Cross-listed
Same as , but with additional requirements for graduate students.
Same as .
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CENG 494/4911 - Selected Topics in Construction Engineering (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: senior standing.
Description
Specialized topics in construction engineering will be selected and presented.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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CENG 480/4921 - Special Problems in Construction Engineering (1-3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: consent of instructor and department chair on the basis of a well-defined proposal.
Description
Independent study in various problem areas of construction may be assigned to individual students or groups.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
Repeatable
May be repeated for credit if content changes.
Notes
Readings assigned and frequent consultations held.
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CENG 497/4951 - Practical Training (1 cr.)
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: completion of 96 credit hours.
Description
Each student is required to spend a minimum of eight weeks in industrial training in Egypt or abroad. A complete account of the experience is reported, presented and evaluated. Professional ethics: theories and analysis of ethical case studies.
When Offered
Offered in fall.
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CENG 490/4980 - Senior Project I (1 cr.)
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: completion of 78 credits in major.
Description
A capstone project. Topics are selected by groups of students according to their area of interest upon advisors’ approval. Projects address solutions to open ended applications using an integrated engineering approach.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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CENG 491/4981 - Senior Project II (2 cr.)
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: . .
Description
An applied cap stone project. Continuation of senior project I topics is encouraged. Actual construction projects are selected by groups of students upon advisors’ approval for analysis. The management and technology aspects of construction are simulated and investigated.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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CENG 579/5121 - Assessment, Protection and Repair of Structures (3 cr.)
Description
Types, mechanisms and analyses of deterioration of concrete and steel structures, approaches and means of damage assessment, assessing structural stability and integrity of existing structures, development of sound strategy for repair and restoration. Protection and repair materials, techniques, design and economic aspects.
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CENG 577/5210 - The Finite Element Method in Structural Engineering (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Description
Fundamentals of the Finite Element Method (Equilibrium Equations, Virtual Work and Potential Energy, Interpolation and Shape Functions, Convergence, and Computer Programming), One-Dimensional Elements (Truss, Beam, and Frame Elements), Two-Dimensional Elements (Plane Stress and Plane Strain Elements, and Isoparametric Formulations), Three-Dimensional Elements (General and Axisymmetric Solids), Surface Elements (Flexure in Plates, General and Axisymmetric Shells), Analyses (Vibration Analysis, Stability Analysis, and Nonlinear Analysis), and Finite Element Surface Packages.
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CENG 573/5220 - Advanced Construction and Building Materials (3 cr.)
Description
Recent developments in the areas of concrete, highway materials and metals. Examples are concrete admixtures, light weight aggregates, polymers, prestressed concrete, soil stabilizers, bituminous materials and high strength low alloy steels. Advanced mechanics of components incorporating innovative materials. Environmental-friendly use of materials and recycling of solid waste.
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CENG 571/5225 - Advanced Systems Analysis for Construction Engineering (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Consent of instructor.
Description
Systems analysis approach; systems modeling; systems approach to engineering and management; closed versus open systems; modeling construction organizations as open systems. Decision analysis: Artificial intelligence techniques: evolutionary algorithms, prediction and behavior detection, regression analysis, artificial neural networks, knowledge representation, fuzzy logic and fuzzy sets, fuzzy knowledge based systems.
Notes
Not open for students with .
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CENG 574/5226 - Methods and Equipment for Construction (3 cr.)
Description
Civil construction; methods, materials, tools and equipment; traditional and modern construction technologies. Evaluation and selection of appropriate construction technology. Value engineering. Sizing, operation and maintenance of construction equipment. (Not open for AUC graduates.)
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CENG 576/5227 - Advanced Systems for Construction (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Consent of instructor.
Description
Construction details, materials, equipment, manufacture, fabrication and erection of special building structures: high rise buildings, wide span structures, underground buildings, large scale projects, specialized buildings, etc. Construction organization, advanced construction materials with cost implications; Advanced Delivery Techniques for projects; Company organization and funding of projects.
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CENG 565/5241 - Infrastructure Asset Management (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Consent of instructor.
Description
Urban infrastructure systems. It presents a generic framework for asset management that includes: information management and decision support systems, condition assessment, deterioration prediction, life cycle cost analysis, risk management, performance measures, and budget allocation. Elements of this framework are presented within the context of civil infrastructure systems; Roads, Buildings, Water networks, and Sewer networks.
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CENG 566/5242 - Simulation Applications in Construction (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Consent of instructor
Description
Simulation Paradigms, discrete event simulation, systems dynamics simulation, agent based simulation, elementary queuing theory applications in construction, validating simulation models, visualizing techniques in simulation, sampling from non-uniform distributions, introduction to special purpose simulation languages for construction, simulation modeling techniques and analysis.
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CENG 567/5243 - Construction Leadership and Management Skills (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Description
Successful construction practices are impacted not only by the technical skills but also by the leadership and management personal skills of the project team. This course outlines indispensable leadership and management skills including time management, communication skills, capacity and team building as well as the ethical components in construction. International and local case studies are provided to illustrate these issues and quantify both the positive and negative impacts. A final project is submitted where with situational analyses and lessons learned.
Notes
Not open for credit for M.S. students.
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CENG 570/5244 - Advanced Construction Management (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Description
The course covers advanced topics in the area of construction management including advanced scheduling techniques, cost schedule integration, bidding models applied to the construction industry emphasizing the difference in view points between owners and contractors, risk in construction, contingency and mark-up allocations, risk versus return relationship including models to determine the cost-of-capital for construction firms and projects.
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CENG 572/5245 - Claims and Disputes in the Construction Industry (3 cr.)
Description
The course provides an in-depth coverage of the litigious environment within the construction industry and outlines the appropriate techniques to handle such environment. Claims and disputes from both owners and contractors perspectives are covered. The course also outlines the use of techniques such as scheduling as mechanisms for the efficient resolution of claims.
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CENG 575/5246 - Techniques of Planning, Scheduling and Control (3 cr.)
Description
Project definition and work breakdown structure, scheduling and control models and techniques. Resource allocation and leveling, optimal schedules, documentation and reporting services, time and cost control, progress monitoring and evaluation. Computer applications. (Not open for AUC graduates.)
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CENG 578/5247 - Resource Management for Construction Projects (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Consent of instructor.
Description
Resource management as an integral part of the construction management process. Management of materials; scheduling, handling, utilization, costing, accountability, procurement, warehousing, supply chain management, and inventory systems. Management of labor; tabulation, productivity, ergonomics, utilization, costing, and human resource management. Management of equipment; acquisition, production rates, utilization, matching and costing.
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CENG 530/5261 - Contracts in Construction Industry (3 cr.)
Description
Introduction to the basic construction industry and its problems. Participants in a construction contract, contract definition, types of contracts, formation principles of a contract, performance or breach of contractual obligations. Analysis and comparison of the different kinds of contracts used in construction. Bidding logistics. Legal organizational structures. Different types and uses of specifications.
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CENG 531/5262 - Construction Management (3 cr.)
Description
Introduction to construction management: participants involved types of construction project life cycle. Estimating techniques and procedure: approximate estimating, quantity surveying, detailed estimating procedure, costing of labor, material, equipment, overhead costs, financing costs, cost recording and cost accounts, Quality Management, and Safety Management.
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CENG 532/5263 - Planning, Scheduling and Control (3 cr.)
Description
Project definition and work breakdown structure, scheduling and control models and techniques. Resource allocation and leveling, optimal schedules, documentation and reporting, time and cost control, progress monitoring and evaluation. Computer applications.
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CENG 533/5264 - Management for Multi-National Environments (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Complexities of multinational Projects. Challenges in managing multinational Projects; crosscultural differences, communication, standards, approaches to problem solving. Cross-culture differences & engineering firms, avoiding cross-cultural pitfalls, taking advantage of cultural diversity. Distance management. Breaking into foreign markets.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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CENG 534/5265 - Risk Management and Bidding Strategies (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Introduction to risk and uncertainty. Process of risk management; risk identification, risk analysis (qualitative and quantitative), risk response planning, risk monitoring and control. Tools and techniques; decision trees, PERT, modeling, optimization, Monte Carlo simulation and application. Introduction to risk analysis packages (Crystal Ball, PERT Master). Analyzing the bidding accounting for project risks. Behavior of key competitors, estimating optimum markup.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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CENG 535/5266 - Claims and Disputes in the Construction Industry (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
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Description
The course provides an in-depth coverage of the litigious environment within the construction industry, appropriate techniques to handle such litigations. Claims and disputes from both owners and contractors perspectives. Techniques of scheduling as mechanisms for the efficient resolution of claims.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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CENG 536/5267 - Systems Analysis for Construction (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Integration and application of systems science, operations research and systems methodologies. Design, production, and maintenance of efficient and reliable systems. Introduction to mathematical models. The formulation of the linear programming models. Solving of linear programming models using the graphical solution method, simplex technique, transportation and assignment problem. Decision making under uncertainty, minimum cost model, and sensitivity analysis.
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CENG 537/5268 - Resource Management for Construction Projects (3 cr.)
Description
Resource management as part of the construction management process. Productivity in construction; conceptual and mathematical formulation of labor, equipment, and materials factors affecting productivity. Management of materials; scheduling, handling, utilization, procurement and acquisition costing, material management information systems, inventory analysis. Management of labor; productivity, ergonomics, utilization, costing, manpower planning and organization. Management of equipment; acquisition, production rates, utilization, matching, costing. Critical project resources.
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CENG 538/5269 - Procurement of Assets & Services for Construction Projects (3 cr.)
Description
Articulation of requirements for new facilities and needs, facility definition and delivery, effective search and definition of resources, management of the process of acquisition, negotiation approaches and strategies, alternative solution and value optimization. International and local case studies.
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CENG 599/5290 - Research Guidance Thesis (3 cr.)
Description
Consultation on problems related to student thesis. Must be taken twice for credit.
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CENG 580/5291 - Independent Study in Construction Engineering (3 cr.)
Description
Independent study in various problem areas of engineering may be assigned to individual students or to groups. Readings assigned and frequent consultations held.
Notes
(Students may sign for up to 3 credits towards fulfilling M. Sc. requirements).
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CENG 592/5292 - Advanced Topics in Construction Engineering (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Description
Topics to be chosen every year according to specific interests.
Repeatable
May be taken for credit more than once if content changes.
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CENG 611/6211 - Structural Stability (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Consent of instructor.
Description
Fundamental concepts in elastic stability: equilibrium equations, stability criteria and post-buckling behavior. Various aspects of instability: buckling of columns, frames, arches, plates and shells, dynamic buckling, nonlinear problems, torsion and flexural buckling. Approximate methods for stability analysis. Interactive buckling phenomena in light metallic constructions.
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CENG 612/6212 - Structural Dynamics (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Consent of instructor.
Description
Dynamics of discretized systems; one degree of freedom systems; free and forced vibration; response to base excitation, stochastic excitation, impact. Lumped - mass multidegree systems: free and forced vibration of two degrees of freedom systems in response to harmonic and step functions, pulses, and general type. Matrix formulation for multiple degrees of freedom, natural frequencies, Lagrange equations, modal analysis. Flexural vibrations of beams, plates and frames. Dynamic response to impact and moving loads.
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CENG 613/6213 - Earthquake Engineering and Seismic Design (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Consent of instructor.
Description
Earthquake ground motion and response spectra, dynamic response of buildings and structures to seismic loads, lateral load resisting systems, seismic design considerations, drift and lateral stability, code considerations, design of reinforced concrete, masonry and steel structures, design of nonstructural systems, structures with seismic mitigation systems: active and passive damping and base isolation.
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CENG 631/6222 - Specialty Materials for Construction (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Consent of instructor.
Description
Review of applied mechanics of materials. Asphalt concrete; components, conventional and SUPERPAV characterization of asphalts, asphalt concrete conventional and SUPERPAV mix design, mechanistic and environmental performance. Special types of concrete; e.g. high strength, high durability, corrosion resistant, self compact. Non-conventional construction materials.
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CENG 679/6223 - Preserving, Repair and Sustainability of Structures (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
or Equivalent Course/Experience
Description
Protection of masonry, wood, concrete and steel and composite structures. Preserving historic structures. Condition assessment using innovative techniques. Equations and formulae for condition assessment with lab field visits. Complex repair of structures subjected to moderate to sever damage. Durability and sustainability of strategic structures. Repair life cycle cost.
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CENG 632/6231 - Highways Pavement Systems and Design (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Consent of instructor.
Description
Pavement systems, structures and design factors. Flexible pavements; materials characterization, traffic loading and volume, stresses and strains models, sensitivity analysis, pavement performance, reliability, design criteria, traditional and contemporary methods of design. Rigid pavements; stresses and deflections in rigid pavements due to curling, loading and frication, design criteria, methods of design, design of joints. Design project.
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CENG 699/6290 - Research Guidance Dissertation (3 cr.)
Description
Consultation on problems related to student thesis. To be taken 11 times for credit.
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CENG 680/6291 - Independent Study in Structural and Material Engineering (3 cr. max.)
Description
Independent study in various problem areas of structural and material engineering may be assigned to individual students or to groups. Readings assigned and frequent consultations held.
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CENG 692/6292 - Advanced Selected Topics in Structural and Material Engineering (3 cr.)
Description
Topics chosen according to special interests of faculty and students. May be repeated for credit more than once if content changes.
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CORE 110/1010 - Freshman Seminar (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Taken concurrently with .
Description
This course is a cluster of distinct courses (topics may vary semester to semester) with shared goals and learning outcomes. All sections of CORE 1010 aim to introduce students to university-level academic study and the meaning and values of a liberal arts education. Through varied section topics, readings, films and other media, discussions and assignments, CORE 1010 will help students adapt and succeed in today’s university environment, as they develop their skills in critical thinking, information literacy, teamwork, and effective reading and communication. Courses focus on issues of lasting value and current relevance for students, and address questions such as “Who am I?” “What do citizenship and civic responsibility mean?” “How do I know what is true?” and “What is a good life?”
When Offered
Fall and Spring. Summer only for students repeating the course.
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CORE 199/1099 - Selected Topics for Core Curriculum (3 cr.)
Description
Course addressing broad intellectual concerns and accessible to all students, irrespective of major.
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CORE 000/2096 - Selected Topics for the Core Curriculum in Global Studies (3 cr.)
Description
Course addressing broad intellectual concerns and open to all students, irrespective of major.
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CORE 299/2099 - Selected Topics for Core Curriculum (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Course addressing broad intellectual concerns and accessible to all students, irrespective of major.
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CORE 499/4198 - Selected Topic for Core Curriculum (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Interdisciplinary seminar addressing broad current topics and concerns from a variety of intellectual and professional perspectives; open and accessible to all senior students, irrespective of major.
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SEMR 111/1011 - The Human Quest: Exploring the “Big Questions” (3 cr.)
Description
This is an interdisciplinary survey course aimed at helping new undergraduate students acquire an attitude of engaged curiosity, a widened worldview, and enhanced self expression as they begin to discover how a university education can help them find their places in the world. Using an interdisciplinary approach combining geography, history, biology, political science, anthropology, sociology, literature, and the arts, it aims to introduce students to the process of raising and exploring life’s enduring “Big Questions,” through readings, music, debates, films, and technology, and thus they acquire some of the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed by a university student in the 21st century.
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SEMR 112/1012 - “Who Am I?”: Explorations in Consciousness and Self Across the Disciplines” (3 cr.)
Description
Self-awareness allows us to perceive both limits and possibilities. This course will be a practical and theoretical exploration of different approaches to consciousness and the self in the sciences, psychology, philosophy and religion, among others.
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SEMR 123/1023 - Celebrating Ideas: A Voyage Through Books, film, Art and Theater (3 cr.)
Description
This course aims at exposing students to a wide range of key landmarks in human intellectual and cultural development. This is achieved through reading a number of texts, each important, simulating, often groundbreaking and discussing the ideas and concepts embodied in these texts. The topics and themes raised through the readings will be further explored and enhanced through exposure not just to the written word but through film, art and theater, all modes in which humankind has been able to express its intellectual development and creative energy.
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SEMR 199/1099 - Selected Topics in Core Curriculum (3 cr.)
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SEMR 000/1110 - Creative Thinking & Problem Solving (3 cr.)
Description
Pathways 2 freshmen level course inter-disciplinary course taught by 5 instructors over 2 sections using a modular approach to themes and content.
The course examines the nature of creative thinking, problem solving and innovation, across a variety of contexts and disciplines, and seeks to awaken and foster students’ creativity, as something innate in all of us. Students will participate in a variety of assignments and mini-projects over the course of the semester with both individual and group work, focusing on relevant and engaging real-life problems. The course brings a multi-disciplinary, modular approach to an examination of creativity as a 21st century skill vital for students in all fields of study.
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SEMR 200/2010 - Core Seminar (3 cr.)
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SEMR 299/2099 - Selected Topics in the Humanities (3 cr.)
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SEMR 300/3099 - Core Honors Seminar (3 cr.)
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SEMR 410/4018 - East-West Dialogue: Cross-Cultural Perceptions and Reflections (3 cr.)
Description
This course provides a unique opportunity for students at AUC to share their educational experience with students in the west. The medium for this shared experience will be videoconferences held over the Internet with university classes in the United States and other Western countries. For each videoconference, we will be reading the same texts as the students at our partner institutions. The videoconferences provide not only the medium for the shared component of this course; they also suggest its substantive theme. For, while we encounter the apparent cultural other over the Internet, we will be exploring with them the question of our relationship to the other- especially how our perceptions of the other have developed over time and how they continue to influence the political interaction between “East” and “West” today.
Cross-listed
Same as POLS 4018
Notes
SEMR 4018 cannot be taken as a capstone class “within the major” by political science students.
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SEMR 411/4028 - The Arab Spring in Arab Eyes: Perceptions and Reflections from the Arab World (3 cr.)
Description
This videoconference dialogue course offers a comparative view of the 2011 Egyptian Revolution in relation to the Arab revolts that have swept the region since the beginning of 2011, in what became known as the Arab Spring. This course shall use an interdisciplinary approach to explore the social, economic, political and cultural contexts that led up to these popular uprisings. In this light, AUC will be holding videoconferences with various partner universities and institutions in order for the class to share perspectives and first-hand experiences relating to the Arab Spring with the partners. Specific readings will be assigned by AUC and the partnering universities, offering a general introduction of the countries that will be studied and a specific background with regards to the linkage these countries/geographical areas have with the Arab Spring. This is an interdisciplinary course that can be relevant to students from different backgrounds and disciplines, especially those that have an interest in contemporary Middle East issues.
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SEMR 412/4038 - South-South Dialogue: Perceptions and Reflections from the Global South (3 cr.)
Description
This videoconference dialogue course aims at offering a comparative view of and a fresh perspective on the ‘Global South.’ The course shall use an interdisciplinary approach to explore the social, economic, political and cultural contexts of some of the countries/regions that constitute what is known today as the ‘Global South’ in an attempt to outline the commonalities as well as the differences that exist within this global conglomerate of nation-states. In this light, AUC will be holding videoconferences with various partner universities and institutions in order for the class to share perspectives and first-hand experiences relating to the themes and topics of discussion with the partners. Specific readings will be assigned by AUC and the partnering universities to have a general introduction to the countries that will be studied and a specific background on the linkage these countries/geographical areas have with the Global South as an economic and a political amalgam. This is an interdisciplinary course that can be relevant to students from different backgrounds and disciplines, especially those that have an interest in contemporary development issues.
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ECON 199/1099 - Selected Topics for Core Curriculum (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
This course introduces the concept of economic rationality while exploring applications of this logic to historical and contemporary problems facing individuals, firms, and societies. The course will explore the fundamentally economic nature of the human condition specifically addressing issues such as scarcity, public goods, poverty and inequality, environmental conservation, underground markets, and health care.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
Notes
This course does not count as part of Economics major or minor requirements.
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ECON 201/2021 - Introduction to Macroeconomics (3 cr.)
Description
Fundamental economic concepts and methods of economic analysis with emphasis on macroeconomic issues. Analyzes aggregate economic activity in relation to the level, stability and growth of national income. Topics analyzed include the determination and effects of national income, consumption, investment, unemployment, inflation, interest rates, and how these may be influenced by monetary, fiscal and other policies.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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ECON 215/2051 - Economic History of the Modern Middle East (3 cr.)
Description
Historical survey of the economic conditions, systems, and institutions of the Middle East with special emphasis on the period 1800-1945.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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ECON 216/2061 - Mathematics for Economists I (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
or equivalent.
Description
Algebraic methods. Calculus of a single variable. Composite functions, limits and asymptotes, continuity, simple and implicit differentiation, Taylor’s theorem, maxima and minima and points of inflection, logarithmic and exponential functions. Introduction to integral calculus. Applications to economic theory and business finance.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
Notes
and ECON 2061 are not equivalent.
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ECON 218/2081 - Statistics for Economists (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
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Description
The course covers descriptive and sample inferential statistical techniques, including main descriptive statistics and data sources and types. Topics include point estimation and statistical estimators’ desirable properties, hypothesis testing, correlation, and analysis of variance (ANOVA). Applications in Economics and Business are emphasized.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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ECON 224/2091 - Economic History (3 cr.)
Description
Theories of economic evolution with a special focus on Europe. Includes analyses of technological change, property rights systems and economic growth, and income distribution. Examines the transition from feudalism to capitalism, first and second industrial revolutions, the 20th century Great Depression and the reconstruction of the world economies after World War II.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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ECON 302/3011 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and
Description
Preferences, utility theory, and derivation of consumer demand. Convergence conditions in consumer choice. Slutsky decomposition. Supply, cost structure, factor inputs, and technology. Properties of production functions including the Euler Theorem. Monopoly, duopoly (Bertrand and Cournot), oligopoly, monopolistic, and competitive markets. The extent of market entry. Labor choice, the capital asset pricing model, and technological innovation. Introduction to game theory. General equilibrium and welfare economics.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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ECON 310/3013 - Public Finance (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and
Description
Application of efficiency criteria to political decision making: allocation of resources to social goods, tax and subsidy correctives for externalities, minimizing excess burden of financing government activity. Equity criteria for tax systems and income distribution. Analysis of Egypt’s public finances and evaluation of Egyptian public policy.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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ECON 301/3021 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and ( or ).
Description
This course covers aggregate economic behavior using Keynesian and Neoclassical macroeconomic analysis. Various theories of how a nation’s income, employment and price level behave under static and dynamic conditions are examined. Topics covered include: income determination, unemployment, price stability, budget deficits, balance of payments equilibrium and economic growth, in addition to the impact of fiscal, monetary and exchange rate policy on macroeconomic performance.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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ECON 303/3041 - Money and Banking (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: FINC 2101 plus and
Description
This course emphasizes the role of central banks, monetary tools, the banking sector and financial markets in impacting domestic macroeconomic performance and the global economy. Topics include: monetary theory; central banking; management of the banking system; financial regulations; and the interaction between monetary policy, financial markets and macroeconomic performance. The course combines theoretical formalization with empirical investigations.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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ECON 348/3052 - Agricultural Economics (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and
Description
This course is concerned with the application of economic theory to agricultural markets and food security with special reference to Egypt and other developing countries. Analysis will focus upon agricultural resource allocation, price determination, market structures, water scarcity, commodity trading, and other topics within the context of an increasingly globalized framework of trade and financial institutions.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
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ECON 312/3053 - Economic Development (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and
Description
Major economic problems of developing countries. Alternative explanations of underdevelopment and theories of development. Major domestic and international aspects of development including population growth, capital accumulation and international economic relations. Sustainable development.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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ECON 316/3061 - Mathematics for Economists II (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
The first part of the course is matrix algebra which covers the following: determinant, rank, matrix inverse, Cramer’s rule, eigenvalues and eigenvectors. The second part discusses multivariate functions and partial derivatives as well as unconstrained and constrained optimization. Homogeneous and homothetic properties of multivariate functions are also discussed. The third part of the course is advanced integral calculus. Economic applications are emphasized throughout the course.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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ECON 308/3071 - Labor Economics (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and
Description
The course offers a general treatment of modern theoretical and empirical labor economics. Topics to be covered include: operation of labor markets; wage determination; firm, industry and public sector labor demand; human capital investment; race and gender employment and wage discrimination; public policy effects. The relation of labor market outcomes and attendant public policy to poverty, income distribution and economic growth is covered. (The course includes community-based learning components)
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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ECON 318/3081 - Introduction to Econometrics (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and
Description
The course covers regression methods for analyzing data in economics, including multiple regression with indicator variables, regression with heteroskedastic and correlated errors, hypothesis and diagnostic testing. The course emphasizes practical applications using econometrics software.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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ECON 420/4000 - Independent Study (1-3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Consent of instructor and unit head, senior standing.
Description
Guided reading, research, and discussion based on a subject of mutual interest to a student and faculty member.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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ECON 413/4012 - Cost-Benefit Analysis (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
This course develops the theoretical tools and applied case study analysis to financial and economic project evaluation. Criteria for project feasibility, net worth of investment projects, cash flow discounting, and financial rates of return. Valuation, shadow pricing, and economic appraisal. Applications to real life projects.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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ECON 403/4031 - International Trade (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and
Description
International Trade Theory: Mercantilist Theory, comparative costs, and post- Ricardian theories including economies of scale and imperfect competition. Protection Theory; Effective Protection. Terms of trade, national income and the balance of payments. Fluctuations in trade. Foreign exchange markets, exchange rates and adjustment in the balance of payments. International resource movements.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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ECON 404/4041 - Financial Economics (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
, and .
Description
This course provides a rigorous introduction to modern financial economics. It is designed to equip students with theoretical tools and practical case studies necessary to understand the dynamics of financial markets and their interaction with other spheres of the economy including asset pricing, risk management, and financial regulation schemes.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
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ECON 416/4061 - Mathematical Economics (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
The course starts with a discussion of quasiconcave programming (Kuhn-Tucker theorem), then moves on to linear (first- and second-order) and nonlinear difference equations. This is followed by linear and nonlinear differential equations, including stability analysis, steady-state equilibrium, convergence and phase diagrams. In addition, systems of differential equations (the saddle path) are also studied. The final component of the course is dynamic optimization covering finite- and infinite-horizon problems as well as discounting. Economic applications are emphasized throughout the course.
When Offered
Offered in fall.
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ECON 418/4081 - Econometric Methods (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
The first part of the course covers extensions of the classical linear model including departures from the basic assumptions of the general model: multicollinearity, autocorrelation, heteroskedasticity, endogenous regressors and GMM estimation. The second part discusses models with limited dependent variables (e.g. logit and probit models) and their applications. The third part explores panel data, covering issues related to estimation and inference in panel datasets as well as applications.
When Offered
Offered in fall.
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ECON 418P/4082 - Practicum (1 cr.)
Description
This practicum is structured to run parallel with ECON 4081. It is conduced as an application of the tools studied in ECON 4081to solve practical problems using econometrics software.
When Offered
Offered in fall.
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ECON 405/4091 - History of Economic Thought (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and
Description
This course investigates the historical evolution of economic theory by examining the development of Mercantilism, Physiocracy, Classical, Marxian, Neoclassical theory, Austrian-Keynesian and post-Keynesian economics.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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ECON 414/4094 - Economics of Egypt (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and . Junior standing or higher.
Description
This course is an application of economic tools to explore the performance, analyze major problems and propose reform agendas for the contemporary Egyptian economy. Among the topics discussed are the path of economic development, macroeconomic performance, sectoral behavior, and institutional restructuring since the Nasser era and up to the present time. The course gives the students a chance to conduct applied research for the most recent challenges facing the Egyptian economy.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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ECON 411/4099 - Seminar: Special Topics in Economics (3 cr.)
Description
Guided reading, research, and discussion of specific topics chosen by the instructor in theoretical policy or applied economics.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
Repeatable
May be taken for credit more than once if content changes.
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ECON 521/5200 - Independent Study (3 cr.)
Description
Guided reading, research, and discussion based on a subject of mutual interest to a student and faculty member. Must obtain the approval of the Director of Graduate Program and Chair of the Department.
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ECON 525/5201 - Research Workshop (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
ECON 5211 , ECON 5221 and ECON 5281 .
Description
This course offers an overview of different research methods and processes, resulting in the completion and presentation of a major research paper by each student.
When Offered
Offered Fall and Summer
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ECON 599/5202 - Research Guidance and Thesis (6 cr.)
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