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1. New Version of a Course Numerical Methods and Modeling

2. New Version of a Course Principles of Operating Systems

3. New Version of a Course Database Systems

4. New Version of a Course Digital Communications

5. New Version of a Course Software Engineering Design I

6. New Version of a Course Software Engineering Design II

7. New Version of a Course Software Engineering

8. New Version of a Course Software Design and Testing

9. New Version of a Course Performance Analysis of Software

10. New Version of a Course Data Management and Information Systems

11. New Version of a Course Signal Processing for Software Engineers

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1. New Version of a Course Engineering 3558 - Numerical Methods and Modeling

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CURRENT VERSION PROPOSED VERSION

Engineering 3558 - Numerical Methods and ModelingStart Term: Fall 2012End Term: No Specified End Date

Engineering 3558 - Numerical Methods and ModelingStart Term: Fall 20122014End Term: No Specified End Date

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CodeEngineering 3558


TitleNumerical Methods and Modeling

TitleNumerical Methods and Modeling

DescriptionNumerical solution of ordinary differential andalgebraic equations. Software development forcomputer aided simulation of complex processesinvolving principles of mechanical, structural,chemical and electrical engineering.

DescriptionNumerical solution of ordinary differential andalgebraic equations. Software development forcomputer aided simulation of complex processesinvolving principles of mechanical, structural,chemical and electrical engineeringmethodalgorithms for modeling and solving engineeringproblems with a predictable error rate. Topics includenumerical calculus, optimization, initial valueproblems, boundary value problems, and thesoftware development of these algorithms.

End TermNo Specified End Date


InstitutionLakehead University


FacultyFaculty of Engineering


CreditWeight0.5

CreditWeight0.5

Rationale

RationaleTo reflect Engineering content in course descriptionper accreditation requirements.

Requiredor Elective Requiredor ElectiveRequired

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Offering0-0; 3-1.5

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2. New Version of a Course Engineering 3655 - Principles of Operating Systems

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Engineering 3655 - Principles of Operating SystemsStart Term: Fall 2012End Term: No Specified End Date

Engineering 3655 - Principles of Operating SystemsStart Term: Fall 20122014End Term: No Specified End Date

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TitlePrinciples of Operating Systems

TitlePrinciples of Operating Systems

DescriptionProcess management; co-ordination,synchronization, threads, concurrency with codingexamples; memory and cache management withcoding examples; CPU scheduling; file management;I/O device drivers. Introduction to the principles ofdistributed operating systems including networkingprotocols, socket programming, distributed filesystems, remote IPC mechanisms with codingexamples. Introduction to real-time operatingsystems.

DescriptionProcess management; co-ordination,synchronization, threads, concurrency with codingexamples; memory and cache management withcoding examples; CPU scheduling; file management;I/O device drivers. Introduction to the principles ofdistributed operating systems including networkingprotocols, socket programming, distributed filesystems, remote IPC mechanisms with codingexamples. Introduction to real-time operating systemsThis course covers the main components ofmodern operating systems: computer and OSarchitecture, processes and process management,threading, CPU scheduling, memory management,file management, I/O device management, withimplementation examples taken from real-worldoperating systems (including real-time OS anddistributed OS) and coding exercises.







CreditWeight0.5

CreditWeight0.5

Rationale

RationaleTo reflect Engineering content in course descriptionper accreditation requirements.

Requiredor Elective Requiredor Elective

Cross List

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Offering3-1.5; 0-0

Offering3-1.5; 0-0

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AdditionalTeachingSpaceNO



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3. New Version of a Course Engineering 3675 - Database Systems

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Engineering 3675 - Database SystemsStart Term: Fall 2012End Term: No Specified End Date

Engineering 3675 - Database SystemsStart Term: Fall 20122014End Term: No Specified End Date

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TitleDatabase Systems

TitleDatabase Systems

DescriptionDatabase management systems. Introduction todatabase design. Entity-Relationship modeling.Logical database design. Schema refinement andnormal forms. Relational algebra and calculus. SQLqueries. Database security. Database applicationdevelopment. Database connectivity to engineeringsoftware such as Autocad.

DescriptionDatabase management systems. Introduction todatabase design. Entity-Relationship modeling. management systems; Logical database design. ; Schema refinement and normal forms. Relationalalgebra and calculus. SQL queries. Databasesecurity. ; Storage and indexing; Database security;Data Warehousing and data mining; Databaseapplication development. Database connectivity toengineering software such as Autocad.







CreditWeight0.5

CreditWeight0.5

Rationale

RationaleTo update current course content.


Cross List

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Offering0-0; 3-1.5

Offering0-0; 3-1.5

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EffectonEnrolmentOTHERNO





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EffectonServicesNo

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4. New Version of a Course Engineering 4557 - Digital Communications

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Engineering 4557 - Digital CommunicationsStart Term: Fall 2012End Term: No Specified End Date

Engineering 4557 - Digital CommunicationsStart Term: Fall 20122014End Term: No Specified End Date

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TitleDigital Communications

TitleDigital Communications

DescriptionCharacteristics, performance and software issues ofdigital radio, telephone and computer networks.Coding and error controls in digital networks.

DescriptionCharacteristics, performance, and software issues ofdigital radio, telephone communications andcomputer networks. Coding and error controls indigital networksTopics include: networks andservices, Internet protocols and socket programming,data compressions and coding, fundamental limit ininformation theory, error control, delay/loss performance.







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Offering0-0; 3-1.5

Offering0-0; 3-1.5

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EffectonServices

EffectonServicesNo

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5. New Version of a Course Engineering 3050 - Software Engineering Design I

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Engineering 3050 - Software Engineering Design IStart Term: Fall 2012End Term: No Specified End Date

Engineering 3050 - Software Engineering Design IStart Term: Fall 20122014End Term: No Specified End Date

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TitleSoftware Engineering Design I

TitleSoftware Engineering Design I

DescriptionA project oriented course in which students will applysoftware engineering principles to solve engineeringproblems.

DescriptionA project oriented course in which students will applysoftware engineering principles of requirementselicitation, specifications, design, implementation, andtesting to solve engineering problems. The coursefocuses on object oriented methodology and the useof Unified Modeling Language (UML) to specify,visualize, construct, and document the artifacts of thesoftware system.







CreditWeight0.5

CreditWeight0.5

Rationale

RationaleTo update and expand on current course content.

Requiredor Elective Requiredor Elective

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Offering0-0; 1.5-3

Offering0-0; 1.5-3

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EffectonServices

EffectonServicesNo

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6. New Version of a Course Engineering 3051 - Software Engineering Design II

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Engineering 3051 - Software Engineering Design IIStart Term: Fall 2012End Term: No Specified End Date

Engineering 3051 - Software Engineering Design IIStart Term: Fall 20122014End Term: No Specified End Date

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TitleSoftware Engineering Design II

TitleSoftware Engineering Design II

DescriptionA continuation of Engineering 3050 - SoftwareEngineering Design I.

DescriptionA continuation of Engineering 3050 - SoftwareEngineering Design I. A project oriented course inwhich the students demonstrate ability to applysoftware engineering principles to solve a real-lifeengineering problem. The students learn how tochoose a proper software engineering methodology,develop project management planning, businessmodel and potential safety and security issues in thedesign of software.







CreditWeight0.5

CreditWeight0.5

Rationale

RationaleTo update and expand on current course content.


Cross List

Cross List

Offering1.5-3; 0-0

Offering1.5-3; 0-0

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EffectonServices

EffectonServicesNo

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7. New Version of a Course Engineering 3670 - Software Engineering

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Engineering 3670 - Software EngineeringStart Term: Fall 2012End Term: No Specified End Date

Engineering 3670 - Software EngineeringStart Term: Fall 20122014End Term: No Specified End Date

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TitleSoftware Engineering

TitleSoftware Engineering

DescriptionIntroduction to the concepts of software engineering:software life cycle, project planning, cost estimation,software specification, implementation verificationand validation techniques, and softwaremaintenance. Models for the development ofsoftware, software project management tools, qualitycontrol, risk assessment and management, roll-outplans, documentation.

DescriptionIntroduction to the concepts of software engineering:software life cycle, project planning , cost and estimation, Computer Aided Software Engineeringtools, software requirements elicitation, analysis and specification, implementation verification andvalidation design, implementation, testing techniques,and software maintenance. Models for thedevelopment of software, software projectmanagement tools, quality control, risk assessment, and management, roll-out plans, documentation standards.







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Offering3-1; 0-0

Offering3-1; 0-0

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EffectonServicesNo

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8. New Version of a Course Engineering 3255 - Software Design and Testing

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Engineering 3255 - Software Design and TestingStart Term: Fall 2012End Term: No Specified End Date

Engineering 3255 - Software Design and TestingStart Term: Fall 20122014End Term: No Specified End Date

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TitleSoftware Design and Testing

TitleSoftware Design and Testing

DescriptionLanguage and automata theory for softwareengineers. Algorithms design, analysis andrecurrence. Issues in software quality and reliability.Quality engineering, software reliability engineering,grey-box (Object Oriented) test strategy, producttesting, test standards, verification and validation.Design validation and verification strategies.

DescriptionLanguage and automata theory for softwareengineers. Algorithms design, analysis andrecurrence. Issues in software quality and reliability.Quality engineering, software reliability engineering,grey-box (Object Oriented) test strategy, producttesting, test standards, verification and validation.Design validation and verification strategies.Thiscourse introduces compiler and algorithm design, andsoftware testing and quality assurance. Topicsinclude: language and automata theory; algorithmsdesign and analysis; software testing strategies andtechniques, object oriented testing and metrics,software quality assurance; software qualityengineering, software reliability engineering.







CreditWeight0.5

CreditWeight0.5

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Cross List

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Offering0-0; 3-1.5

Offering0-0; 3-1.5

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Corequisites

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EffectonServices

EffectonServicesNo

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9. New Version of a Course Engineering 3350 - Performance Analysis of Software

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Engineering 3350 - Performance Analysis of SoftwareStart Term: Fall 2012End Term: No Specified End Date

Engineering 3350 - Performance Analysis of SoftwareStart Term: Fall 20122014End Term: No Specified End Date

Course Details




TitlePerformance Analysis of Software

TitlePerformance Analysis of Software

DescriptionIntroduction to software performance and UML.Software performance engineering models. Softwareexecution models. System execution models.Modeling of software architecture using messagesequence charts, finite state machines and queuingnetworks. Performance oriented design. Performancetesting. Performance solution. Performance tuning.Applications.

DescriptionIntroduction This course introduces the basicprinciples of Software Performance Engineering(SPE). Topics include introduction to softwareperformance and using UML. Software , software performance engineering models. Software , softwareexecution models. System , system execution models. Modeling of software architecture usingmessage sequence charts, finite state machines andqueuing networks. Performance oriented design.Performance testing. Performance solution.Performance tuning. Applications., performanceoriented design, performance testing, performancesolution, performance tuning and applications.







CreditWeight0.5

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Offering0-0; 3-1.5

Offering0-0; 3-1.5

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Corequisites

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EffectonServices

EffectonServicesNO

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10. New Version of a Course Engineering 2254 - Data Management and Information Systems

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Engineering 2254 - Data Management andInformation SystemsStart Term: Fall 2012End Term: No Specified End Date

Engineering 2254 - Data Management andInformation SystemsStart Term: Fall 20122014End Term: No Specified End Date

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TitleData Management and Information Systems

TitleData Management and Information Systems

DescriptionIntroduction to data management and informationsystems. Data modeling; relational model,Entity-Relationship modeling. Transformation of ERmodels to SQL. Basic queries in SQL. Datastructures and storage. Database architectures andimplementations; client/server systems, distributeddatabases, hierarchical and network models, objectoriented models.

DescriptionIntroduction to This course provides the student withthe basic foundations of data management andinformation systems. Data Topics include: data modeling; relational model, Entity-Relationship modeling. Transformation ; relational model; basicqueries in SQL; transformation of ER models to SQL.Basic queries in SQL. Data structures and storage.Database architectures and implementations;client/server systems, distributed databases,hierarchical and network models, object oriented models; database architectures; databaseimplementation issues and applications.







CreditWeight0.5

CreditWeight0.5

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Cross ListBusiness 3293

Cross ListBusiness 3293

Offering3-1.5; 0-0

Offering3-1.5; 0-0

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PrerequisitesBusiness 2033 for students taking Business 3293

PrerequisitesBusiness 2033 for students taking Business 3293

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NotesEngineering students may only take Engineering2254.

NotesEngineering students may only take Engineering2254.




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CURRENT VERSION PROPOSED VERSIONCode Start Term End Term Code Start Term End TermBusiness 3293 Summer 2009 Spring 2010 Business 3293 Summer 2009 Spring 2010Business 3293 Summer 2010 Spring 2011 Business 3293 Summer 2010 Spring 2011Business 3293 Summer 2011 Winter 2012 Business 3293 Summer 2011 Winter 2012Business 3293 Fall 2012 No Specified

End DateBusiness 3293 Fall 2012 No Specified

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11. New Version of a Course Engineering 4559 - Signal Processing for Software Engineers

Course Details


Engineering 4559 - Signal Processing for SoftwareEngineersStart Term: Fall 2012End Term: No Specified End Date

Engineering 4559 - Signal Processing for SoftwareEngineersStart Term: Fall 20122014End Term: No Specified End Date

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TitleSignal Processing for Software Engineers

TitleSignal Processing for Software Engineers

DescriptionSampling and linear time invariant systems andapplications. Engineering applications of DFT andspectral analysis techniques. Introduction to signaldetection and estimation theory with applications.Fundamental limit in information theory.

DescriptionSampling and linear time invariant systems andapplications. Engineering applications of DFT andspectral analysis techniques. Introduction to signaldetection and estimation theory with applications.Fundamental limit in information theory, filtering andanalysis of signals and images in the spatial, Fourier,and Z domains. Applications in image enhancementand compression.







CreditWeight0.5

CreditWeight0.5

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Cross List

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Offering3-1.5; 0-0

Offering3-1.5; 0-0

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EffectonServices

EffectonServicesNo

DirectinkindSupport
