Administrative Actions

REPORT

March, 2008

I.  VITERBI SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING	

A.  Biomedical Engineering
New  Course	Eff. Fall 2008
BME-412	Craniofacial and Dental Technology	(3)
Enroll in DENT-412.
>	Approved
Cross-list DENT 412 as BME 412.

B.  Electrical Engineering
Revise courses, all Effective Fall 2008

1.  EE-422x	Electromagnetic Systems Design	(3)
New: Applied electromagnetics for large- and small-scale electromechanical systems. Comprehensive 
design project. Capstone design experience.   Senior status. Not available for graduate credit. 
Prerequisite 	EE 330
Current: Applied electromagnetics for large- and small-scale electromechanical systems. Comprehensive design project.  Prerequisite:  EE 330.
>	Approved
Changing catalogue description and adding x:  Not available for graduate credit, and only open to seniors.

2.  EE-423Lx	Loudspeaker and Sound System Design 	(3)
New: Project-based design of loudspeaker transducers, filters, and enclosures. Measurement of transfer 
functions, acoustical performance, distortion, Thiele-Small parameters, and power handling. Listening 
evaluations. Capstone design experience.  Senior status. Not available for graduate credit.  (Same 
preparation and cross-listing.)
Current: Project-based design of loudspeaker transducers, filters, and enclosures. Measurement of 
transfer functions, acoustical performance, distortion, Thiele-Small parameters, and power handling. 
Listening evaluations. Prerequisites:  EE-301 or AME-302;  PHYS-152.  Recommended preparation:  EE 
330.  Cross-Listed as AME-423.
>	Approved
Changing catalogue description and adding x:  Not available for graduate credit and open only to seniors.

3.  EE-434Lx	Digital Signal Processing Design Laboratory	(4)
New: Experiments and design project in digital signal processing (e.g. real-time DSP, acoustics, video) 
including: system specification, preliminary analysis, trade-off studies, implementation, presentation. 
Capstone design experience.  Senior status. Not available for graduate credit.  (Same preparation)
Current: Experiments and design project in digital signal processing (e.g. real-time DSP, acoustics, 
video) including: system specification, preliminary analysis, trade-off studies, implementation, 
presentation. Prerequisite:  EE 483.  Recommended preparation: EE 469
>	Approved
Changing catalogue description and adding x:  Not available for graduate credit and open only to seniors.

4.  EE-447Lx	Mixed Signal Electronic Circuits	(4)
New: Application of solid-state electronic devices to the design of linear and mixed-signal systems. 
Laboratory experiments and projects involving the design of electronic hardware. Capstone design 
experience.  Senior status. Not available for graduate credit.   Prerequisite(s)	EE-348L

Current: Application of solid-state electronic devices to the design of linear and mixed-signal systems. 
Laboratory experiments and projects involving the design of electronic hardware. Prerequisite(s)	EE-
348L
>	Approved
Changing catalogue description and adding x:  Not available for graduate credit and open only to seniors.

5.  EE-459Lx	Embedded Systems Design Laboratory	(3)
New: Specification, design, implementation, testing and documentation of a digital system project using 
embedded processors, programmable logic, analog I/O interfaces and application specific hardware. 
Capstone design experience.  Senior status.  Not available for graduate credit.
 Prerequisite 	EE-454L
Current: Specification, design, implementation, testing and documentation of a digital system project 
using embedded processors, programmable logic, analog I/O interfaces and application specific 
hardware.  Prerequisite:  EE 454L.
>	Approved
Changing catalogue description and adding x:  Not available for graduate credit and open only to seniors.

6.  EE-478Lx	Digital Electronic Circuit Design	(4)
New: Design of digital electronic circuits. Laboratory experiments and an extensive term project using 
digital hardware. Capstone design experience.  Senior status.  Not available for graduate credit.   
Prerequisite EE-348L
Current:Design of digital electronic circuits. Laboratory experiments and an extensive term project using 
digital hardware. Prerequisite(s)	EE-348
>	Approved
Changing catalogue description and adding x:  Not available for graduate credit and open only to seniors.

7.  EE-484x	Communication System Design	(3)
New: Design and analysis of analog and digital communication systems. System models, requirements, 
development, performance analysis and component selection techniques. Comprehensive system 
design project. Capstone design experience.  Senior status.  Not available for graduate credit.   (Same 
preparation)
Current: Design and analysis of analog and digital communication systems. System models, 
requirements, development, performance analysis and component selection techniques. Comprehensive
 system design project. Prerequisites:  EE 364, EE 475.  Recommended preparation: EE 467
>	Approved
Changing catalogue description and adding x:  Not available for graduate credit and open only to seniors.

C.  Industrial and Systems Engineering
1.  ISE-495ax	Senior Design Project	(2)
New: Preparation and development of the senior project proposal. Not available for graduate credit. 
Senior standing in ISE. 
Corequisite(s)	(ISE-225 and ISE-310) and 1 from (ISE-382 or IOM-435)
Current: a: Preparation and development of the senior project proposal. Not available for graduate credit.
 Senior standing in industrial and systems engineering. Open only to industrial and systems engineering 
students. Corequisite(s)	(ISE-225 and ISE-310) and 1 from (ISE-382 or CSCI-485)
>	Approved

2.  ISE-495bx	Senior Design Project	(2)
New: Group work on an industrial engineering design problem in an organization. Not available for 
graduate credit. Senior standing in ISE or department approval. [Same preparation]
Current; Group work on an industrial engineering design problem in an organization. Not available for 
graduate credit. Senior standing in industrial and systems engineering..  Corequisite(s)	ISE-435 and 1 
from (ISE-370 or ISE-470)
>	Voided
The only substantive change (other than abbreviating ISE) was to add "or departmental approval," which 
is not approved.

II.  COLLEGE OF LETTERS ARTS & SCIENCES	

A.  Kinesiology
Revise	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2008
EXSC-205Lgx	The Science of Human Performance	(4)
The physiological and nutritional basis of human performance. Factors that facilitate and limit athletic 
achievement. Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 2 hours. Not available for major credit.
>	Approved
Add lecture and lab hours to catalog copy.