School of Engineering - Graduate Course Catalog

2005·2.8 MB·English

by  Fairfield University

MASTERS OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING /
MANAGEMENT ()! TECHNOLOGY MECHANICAL BNGINBBRING SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS IN INFORMATION SECURITY /
NETWORK TECHNOLOGY WEB APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT
Fairfield University
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
School ofEngineering
2005-2006
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However, updates to programs, policies, and courses may be made afterthe catalog has been
published. Forcurrent information, please refer to the University's website, www.fairfield.edu. or more
directly to the School of Engineering website, www.ffldusoe.edu.
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
Master of Science in Management of Technology
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Master of Science in Software Engineering
Master of Science in
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Graduate Certificate Programs in
Web Application Development
Information Security
Network Technology
2005-2006
Table ofContents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY
Academic Calendar 5
Message from the Dean 6
Mission 7
Overview 8
Campus Services 8
Accreditations 10
Campus Map Inside Back Cover
ACADEMIC POLICIES AND GENERAL REGULATIONS
Academic Advising; Curriculum Planning 1
Student Programs of Study 1
Academic Freedom
1
Academic Honesty
1
Honor Code
1
Academic Dishonesty 1
University Course Numbering System 12
Normal Academic Progress
Academic Load 12
Academic Standards 12
Auditing 12
Time to Complete Degree 12
Applications for and Awarding of Degrees 12
Graduation and Commencement 13
Grading System
Grades; Academic Average 13
Incompletes 13
Transfer of Credits 13
Scholastic Honors 13
Disruption of Academic Progress
Academic Probation/Dismissal 14
Withdrawal 14
Readmission 14
Academic Grievance 14
Informal Procedure 14
Formal Procedure 14
Transcripts 15
Student Records 15
Table ofContents
THE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
School of Engineering Mission Overview 20
The Master of Science in Management of Technology
Introduction and Overview 21
Degree Requirements 22
The Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Introduction and Overview 23
Degree Requirements 24
The Master of Science in Software Engineering
Introduction and Overview 25
Degree Requirements 26
Graduate Certificate Programs 27
The Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Introduction and Overview 28
Degree Requirements 29
Course Descriptions 30
ADMISSION
Admission Policies and Procedures 16
Certificate Programs in Software Engineering 17
Compliance Statements and Notifications 44
TUITION, FEES, AND FINANCIAL AID
Tuition and Fees 45
Deferred Payment 45
Reimbursement by Employer 45
Refund of Tuition 45
Financial Aid 45
Federal Stafford Loans 46
Sallie Mae Signature Student Loan 46
Tax Deductions 46
Veterans 46
Administration and Faculty 47
Calendar
Calendar
School of Engineering
2005-06 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Classes are offered on weeknightsand Saturdaysto accommodatethose in the program who are employed full time.
Refertothe schedules thatare distributed each semesterforcalendar changes.
Summer 2005
May 30 Memorial Day - University holiday
May 31 -Aug. 11 Summer Session
July4 Independence Day - University holiday
July5 Degree cards due forAugust graduation
Fall 2005
Aug. 23 Back to Campus Day
Sept. 7 Classes begin
Oct. 21 Degree cards dueforJanuary graduation
Nov. 23 - Nov. 27 Thanksgiving recess
Nov. 28 Classes resume
Dec. 22 Lastdayofclasses forgraduate students
Winter 2005 Intersession
Jan. 5 - Jan. 14 Intersession classes
Spring 2006
Jan. 16 Martin Luther KingJr. Day - University holiday
Jan. 17 Classes begin
Feb. 17 Degree cards duefor May graduation
March 13 - March 17 Spring recess
March 20 Classes resume
April 14 -April 16 Easter recess
May 8 Lastday of classes
May 21 56th Commencement
Summer 2006
May 29 Memorial Day - University holiday
May 30-Aug. 10 Summer Session
July 3 & 4 Independence Day - University holiday
July 5 Degree cards due forAugust graduation
A Message from the Dean
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Message from the Dean
The four graduate programs in the School ot Engineering, mas-
ter of science in Management of Technology (MSMOT), in
Software Engineering (MSSE) in Electrical and Computer
Engineering (MSECE), and in Mechanical Engineering (MSME),
are driven by the needs of the School's constituencies, the stu-
dents and their employers, who establish multifaceted require-
ments for current knowledge and skills at the workplace. Hence,
the programs are inherently dynamic and responsive to industry
and business. Their capacity to change, and so remain current,
originates with the faculty in the School of Engineering who are
leading-edge professionals in their areas of expertise and in
instruction and mentoring. It is also prompted by the administra-
tion team, which is entrepreneurial in delivering graduate education and in maintaining close contacts and
open lines of communication with the industry and business sectors that are the main beneficiaries of
the School's graduates. Located in Fairfield County, Fairfield University is in the middle of a high-density
concentration of hardware and software industries and businesses; nearly 40 Fortune 500 companies are
headquartered within 50 miles of the campus. This environment provides opportunities for studies of
real-world problems in courses and in the final professional project required by the graduate programs,
and for advancement and employment of Fairfield graduates. The degree to which established learning
goals and program objectives are achieved by our students is measured through the Assessment and
Continuous Quality Improvement process (ACQIP) - a three-year cycle of outcomes assessment and
quality management - that is in effect in the School of Engineering. ACQIP embodies the philosophical
and operational principles that are the foundation for the high quality of graduate and undergraduate
engineering education at Fairfield University. This paradigm makes it possible for the School to continue
satisfying graduate students' educational expectations.
The Management of Technology program is offered in conjunction with the AACSB-accredited MBA
program in the Charles F. Dolan School of Business. Several of its courses are derived from the MBApro-
gram. Asthiscatalog illustrates, the hallmarkof the curricula ofthe fourmaster's programs iscurrency and
relevancy. These programs offer many opportunities to our students to pursue their special interests and
grow professionally and personally.
I would like to extend a warm welcome to all who choose to enter the exciting adventure of graduate edu-
cation in the School of Engineering at Fairfield University.
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Fairfield University Mission
Fairfield University Mission
Fairfield University, founded bytheSocietyofJesus, isa
coeducational institution of higher learning whose pri-
mary objectives are to develop the creative intellectual
potential ofits students and to foster in them ethical and
religious values and a sense of social responsibility.
Jesuit education, which began in 1547, is committed
today to the service of faith, of which the promotion of
justice is an absolute requirement.
Fairfield is Catholic in both tradition and spirit. It cele-
bratesthe God-given dignityofevery human person. As
a Catholic university itwelcomesthoseofall beliefsand
traditionswhoshareitsconcernsforscholarship,justice,
truth, and freedom, and it values the diversity that their
membership brings to the University community.
Fairfieldeducatesitsstudentsthroughavarietyofschol-
arly and professional disciplines. All of its schools share
a liberal and humanistic perspective and a commitment
to excellence. Fairfield encourages a respect for all the
disciplines - their similarities, their differences, and their
interrelationships. In particular, in its undergraduate
schools it provides all students with a broadly based
generaleducationcurriculumwithaspecial emphasison
the traditional humanities as a complement to the more
specialized preparation in disciplines and professions
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graduate professional schools and programs. production of its faculty and students.
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communication. The liberally educated person isableto encouraged to participate in the larger community
assimilateandorganizefacts, to evaluate knowledge, to through service and academic activities. But mostof all,
identifyissues,to useappropriatemethodsofreasoning, Fairfield serves the wider community by educating its
and to convey conclusions persuasively in written and students to be socially aware and morally responsible
persons.
spokenword. Equallyessentialtoliberaleducationisthe
development of the aesthetic dimension of human Fairfield University values each of its students as indi-
nature, the power to imagine, to intuit, to create, and to viduals with unique abilities and potentials, and it
appreciate. In its fullest sense liberal education initiates respects the personal and academic freedom of all its
students at a mature level into their culture, its past, its members. At the same time, it seeks to develop a
present, and itsfuture. greatersenseofcommunitywithin itself, a sensethatall
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development. Italsoseekstofosterin itsstudentsacon- gation of all educated, mature human beings.
tinuing intellectual curiosity and a desire for self-educa-
tionthatwill extend tothe broad rangeofareastowhich
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Fairfield University
A comprehensive liberal arts university built upon the CAMPUS SERVICES
450-year-old Jesuit traditions of scholarship and serv-
ice, Fairfield University is distinguished by sound aca- The DiMenna-Nyselius Library combines the best of
demics, collegiality among faculty and students, and a the traditional academic library with the latestaccessto
beautiful, 200-acre campus with views of Long Island printand electronic resources. It isthe intellectual heart
Sound. of Fairfield's campus and its signature academic build-
ing.
Since its founding in 1942 by the Society ofJesus (the
Jesuits), the University has grown from an all-male Carrels, leisure seating, and research tables provide
school serving 300 to a competitively ranked coeduca- study space for up to 900 individual students, while
tional institution serving 3,300 undergraduate students groups meet in team rooms or study areas, orconvene
and morethan 1,000 graduate students, plus non-tradi- for conversation in the 24-hour cyber cafe. Other
tional students enrolled in University College. resourcesincludea24-hour, open-accesscomputerlab
with Macintosh and Intel-based computers; a second
In addition to 32 undergraduate majors, Fairfield offers computerlabfeaturingWindows-basedcomputersonly;
full- and part-time graduate programs through its twodozen multimediaworkstations; anelectronicclass-
College of Arts and Sciences, its Charles F. Dolan room; a 90-seat multimedia auditorium; an Information
School of Business, and its schools of Engineering, Technology Center for large and small group training:
Graduate Education and Allied Professions, and the Center for Academic Excellence; photocopiers,
Nursing. Graduate students earn credentials for profes- microform readers, and printers; and audiovisual hard-
sional advancement while benefiting from small class ware and software. Workstations for the physically dis-
sizes, opportunities for real-world application, and the abled are available throughoutthe library.
resources and reputation of a school consistently
ranked among the top regional universities in the North The library's collection includes more than 330,000
by U.S. News & WorldReport. bound volumes, 1,800 journals and newspapers,
12,000audiovisualitems,andtheequivalentof 101,000
In the past decade, more than two dozen Fairfield stu- volumes in microform. To borrow library matenals. stu-
dents have been named Fulbright scholars, and the dents must presenta StagCardatthe Circulation Desk.
Universityisamongthe 12 percentoffour-yearcolleges Students can search for materials using an integrated
and universities with membership in Phi Beta Kappa, library system and online catalog. Library resources
the nation's oldest and most prestigious academic may also be accessed from any desktop on oroffcam-
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Undergraduate students represent 35 states and more site, students use their StagCard number and a pin
than 30 countries. codetoaccesstheiraccounts, read full-textjournalarti-
cles from more than 100 databases, submit interlibrary
Fairfield is located one hour north of New York City at loan forms electronically, or contact a reference libran-
the center of a dynamic corridor populated by colleges an around the clock via e-mail orlive" chat.
and universities, cultural and recreational resources,
andleadingcorporateemployers. Its recentlyrenovated During the academic year, the library is open Monday
and expanded facilities include the Rudolph F. Bannow through Thursday, 7:45 a.m. to midnight; Friday. 7:45
Science Center, the John A. Barone Campus Center, a.m. to 10:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and
and the DiMenna-Nyselius Library. Sunday, 10:30a.m. to midnight.
The third youngest of the 28 Jesuit universities in the The Rudolph F. Bannow Science Center's 44.000-
United States, Fairfield has emerged as an academic square-foot addition, completed in 2002, houses
leaderwell positionedto meettheneedsofmodern stu- advanced instructional and research facilitiesthatfoster
dents. More than 60 years after its founding, the the development of science learning communities,
University's mission remains the same: To educate the engage students in experiential learning, and invitecol-
whole person, challengingthe intellectual, spiritual, and laborative faculty and student research in biology,
physical potential ofall students. chemistry, computer science, mathematics, physics,
and psychology. The original building underwent com-
In the spirit of its Jesuit founders, Fairfield University plementary renovations.
extends to its graduate students a myriad of resources
and servicesdesignedtofostertheirintellectual, spiritu- The John A. Barone Campus Center, which was
al, and physical development. extensively renovated in 2001. is the social focal point
of University activities and offers students a place to
relax, socialize, or study during the day. Students can
sip cappuccino at Jazzman's CyberCafe, shop at the