Engineering (ENGI)
ENGI 100 - INTRODUCTION TO SPATIAL VISUALIZATION
Short Title: INTRO SPATIAL VISUALIZATION
Department: Engineering Division
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Course Type: Laboratory
Credit Hour: 1
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-Level
Description: The ability to mentally visualize in three dimensions is an important skill for engineers and scientists. In this course, students will move through ten different modules that will strengthen spatial reasoning and visualization skills. All assigned work will be completed during the scheduled class time. Only students scoring <70% on the PSVT:R will be allowed into the course. Course is limited to new first time matriculants only.
ENGI 101 - INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING PROGRAMS AT RICE
Short Title: INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING
Department: Engineering Division
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hour: 1
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-Level
Description: Students will learn about the different engineering majors and career paths. In presentations by faculty members, the students will gain an understanding of the curricular requirements, professional skills and extracurricular activities that will prepare them to succeed at Rice and beyond.
ENGI 221 - NEW ENTERPRISES: DISCOVERY
Short Title: NEW ENTERPRISES: DISCOVERY
Department: Engineering Division
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-Level
Description: New Enterprises: Discovery emphasizes exploration, research, and discovery to uncover problems that are worth solving. In this course, you'll explore multiple areas of personal interest to decide whether there are viable options for you to pursue as a startup venture or an innovation you want to bring to the world. Cross-list: BUSI 221.
ENGI 238 - SPECIAL TOPICS
Short Title: SPECIAL TOPICS
Department: Engineering Division
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Internship/Practicum, Laboratory, Lecture, Seminar, Independent Study
Credit Hours: 1-4
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-Level
Description: Topics and credit hours vary each semester. Contact department for current semester's topic(s). Repeatable for Credit.
ENGI 302 - SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
Short Title: SUSTAINABLE DESIGN
Department: Engineering Division
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group III
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-Level
Description: The objective of this course is to develop skills in formulating and solving problems of societal development and advancement in light of increasing material, energy and water demands and decreasing resource availability. Sustainable design requires balancing economic, ecological/environmental and social issues to create physical as well as social structures that will work for current and future generations. In addition to learning to apply sustainable design principles to individual engineering and developing projects, students will be challenged to understand the application of sustainable design thinking a the municipal and corporate level. Cross-list: CEVE 302.
ENGI 311 - LEADING CHANGE - REVOLUTIONARY MOMENTS IN ENGINEERING AND SOCIETY
Short Title: LEADING CHANGE IN ENGINEERING
Department: Engineering Division
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-Level
Description: The course examines the impact of engineering on human history by exploring the social context, leadership frameworks, and societal impact of advances in technology. Students explore the social and political implications of emergent technology, with an emphasis on how these advances build upon and reify ideological paradigms and socio-economic systems. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: ENGI 511. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for ENGI 311 if student has credit for ENGI 511.
ENGI 320 - ETHICS AND ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP
Short Title: ETHICS & ENGINRNG LEADERSHIP
Department: Engineering Division
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to students with a major in Civil & Environmental Engineer, Civil Engineering or Environment Analysis&Decisions. Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-Level
Prerequisite(s): CEVE 101
Description: Seminar introduces students to a framework for discussing and making ethical engineering and professional decisions. Using case studies and exercises, students will look at their own profession and its Engineering Code of Ethics as well as at the issues and risks they may face as managers and executives. Cross-list: CEVE 320. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: ENGI 529. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for ENGI 320 if student has credit for ENGI 529.
ENGI 330 - ENGINEERING PRACTICUM
Short Title: ENGINEERING PRACTICUM
Department: Engineering Division
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Course Type: Internship/Practicum
Credit Hour: 1
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-Level
Description: This undergraduate course is designed to supplement technical coursework in the school of engineering with practical application and reflection on the challenges and value of applying knowledge to real-world problems in professional settings. Student undertakes a work internship and writes a report under supervision of a faculty member. NOTE: Instructor permission required, and must be obtained prior to the start of the internship. If interested in this course, please work with your Major Advisor and, if you are an international student, OISS to secure an approved internship opportunity. Once an internship is secured, contact Jen Mashburn (mashburn@rice.edu) for a copy of the course Syllabus & Student Agreement. Instructor Permission Required. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: ENGI 530. Repeatable for Credit.
ENGI 390 - ENGINEERING ETHICS SEMINAR
Short Title: ENGINEERING ETHICS
Department: Engineering Division
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hour: 1
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-Level
Description: This discussion based class will focus on situations that can occur during a career in engineering that present ethical dilemmas, with emphasis in helping the students develop a skill set for tackling these challenges through immersive case studies.
ENGI 400 - PRESENTATION SKILLS FOR ENGINEERS
Short Title: TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS
Department: Engineering Division
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Studio
Credit Hour: 1
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-Level
Description: This course prepares engineering students to communicate complex concepts and data to different audiences. The instruction focuses on strategy, delivery, slide design, and audience interaction. Students will learn to give effective informative presentations, data presentations, demonstrations, progress reports, proposal presentations, and impromptu presentations. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: ENGI 500. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for ENGI 400 if student has credit for ENGI 500.
ENGI 477 - SPECIAL TOPICS
Short Title: SPECIAL TOPICS
Department: Engineering Division
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Internship/Practicum, Seminar, Lecture, Laboratory
Credit Hours: 1-4
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-Level
Description: Topics and credit hours vary each semester. Contact department for current semester's topic(s). Repeatable for Credit.
ENGI 480 - PEDAGOGY FOR ENGINEERING DESIGN AND WRITING MENTORS
Short Title: PEDAGOGY FOR ENGINEERING DESIG
Department: Engineering Division
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hour: 1
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students.
Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-Level
Prerequisite(s): ENGI 120 or ENGI 220
Description: This course is designed to support Engineering Design and Writing Mentors as they instruct their individual teams in ENGI 120/FWIS 188/ENGI 220. Topics include pedagogy of engineering education, applying the engineering design process, writing in the discipline, engineering concepts, issues of problem-based learning (PBL), theories of learning, and fundamental teaching skills. Required for ENGI 120/FWIS 188/ENGI 220 DMs and WMs. Repeatable for Credit. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.
ENGI 500 - PRESENTATION SKILLS FOR ENGINEERS
Short Title: TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS
Department: Engineering Division
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Studio
Credit Hour: 1
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
Course Level: Graduate
Description: This course prepares engineering students to communicate complex concepts and data to different audiences. The instruction focuses on strategy, delivery, slide design, and audience interaction. Students will learn to give effective informative presentations, data presentations, demonstrations, progress reports, proposal presentations, and impromptu presentations. Graduate students in the course will complete additional assignments including a 2-minute lightning talk, a 5-minute podcast, and a 15-minute technical talk. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: ENGI 400. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for ENGI 500 if student has credit for ENGI 400.
ENGI 501 - WORKPLACE COMMUNICATION FOR PROFESSIONAL MASTER'S STUDENTS IN ENGINEERING
Short Title: WORKPLACE COMMUNICATION
Department: Engineering Division
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students. Enrollment limited to students in a Master Materials Sci & NanoEng, Master of Bioengineering, Master of Chemical Eng, Master of Civil & Env Eng, Master of Comp & Appl Math, Master of Comp Sci & Eng, Master of Computer Science, Master of Data Science, Master of Electrical Comp Eng, Master of Electrical Eng, Master of Eng Mgmt & Leadershp, Master of Industrial Eng, Master of Mechanical Eng or Master of Statistics degrees.
Course Level: Graduate
Description: This course will equip students with strategies to communicate more successfully on the job. Students will improve their written, oral, visual and interpersonal communication skills through formal and informal assignments, in-class activities, practice, and feedback.
ENGI 505 - ENGINEERING ECONOMICS AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Short Title: ENG ECONOMICS & PROJECT MGMT
Department: Engineering Division
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to students with a major in Environment Analysis&Decisions. Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students. Students in a Doctor of Philosophy degree may not enroll.
Course Level: Graduate
Description: Life cycle economics analysis to project development, project economic analysis, contracting, network scheduling, risk management, organizational structures and cases. 505 requires an additional paper. Cross-list: CEVE 505. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for ENGI 505 if student has credit for CEVE 301/CEVE 479.
ENGI 510 - TECHNICAL AND MANAGERIAL COMMUNICATIONS
Short Title: TECHNICAL AND MANAGERIAL COMM
Department: Engineering Division
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students. Enrollment limited to students in a Master Materials Sci & NanoEng, Master of Bioengineering, Master of Chemical Eng, Master of Civil & Env Eng, Master of Comp & Appl Math, Master of Comp Sci & Eng, Master of Computer Science, Master of Data Science, Master of Electrical Comp Eng, Master of Electrical Eng, Master of Eng Mgmt & Leadershp, Master of Industrial Eng, Master of Mechanical Eng or Master of Statistics degrees.
Course Level: Graduate
Description: In this communications course designed for Engineering Professional Master's Program (EPMP) students, the approach will be experiential and interactive, with in-class exercises, analyses, and presentations. The focus will be on your practicing and refining the oral, written, and interpersonal skills you will need in your professional career. You should be prepared to participate in class. If you are a non-native speaker, you should be very proficient speaking and writing English. Preference will be given to EPMP students. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for ENGI 510 if student has credit for COMP 604.
ENGI 511 - LEADING CHANGE - REVOLUTIONARY MOMENTS IN ENGINEERING AND SOCIETY
Short Title: LEADING CHANGE IN ENGINEERING
Department: Engineering Division
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
Course Level: Graduate
Description: The course examines the impact of engineering on human history by exploring the social context, leadership frameworks, and societal impact of advances in technology. Students explore the social and political implications of emergent technology, with an emphasis on how these advances build upon and reify ideological paradigms and socio-economic systems. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: ENGI 311. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for ENGI 511 if student has credit for ENGI 311.
ENGI 529 - ETHICS AND ENGINEERING LEADERSHIP
Short Title: ETHICS & ENGINRNG LEADERSHIP
Department: Engineering Division
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to students with a major in Civil & Environmental Engineer, Civil Engineering or Environmental Analysis. Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
Course Level: Graduate
Description: Seminar introduces students to a framework for discussing and making ethical engineering and professional decisions. Using case studies and exercises, students will look at their own profession and its Engineering Code of Ethics as well as at the issues and risks they may face as managers and executives. Graduate students will do an extra paper. Instructor Permission Required. Cross-list: CEVE 529. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: ENGI 320. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for ENGI 529 if student has credit for COMP 604/ENGI 320.
ENGI 530 - ENGINEERING PRACTICUM
Short Title: ENGINEERING PRACTICUM
Department: Engineering Division
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Course Type: Internship/Practicum
Credit Hour: 1
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
Course Level: Graduate
Description: This graduate course is designed to supplement technical coursework in the school of engineering with practical application and reflection on the challenges and value of applying knowledge to real-world problems in professional settings. Students undertake a work internship and write a report under supervision of a faculty member. NOTE: Instructor permission required, and must be obtained prior to the start of the internship. If interested in this course, please work with your Major Advisor and, if you are an international student, OISS to secure an approved internship opportunity. Once an internship is secured, contact Jen Mashburn (mashburn@rice.edu) for a copy of the course Syllabus & Student Agreement. Instructor Permission Required. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: ENGI 330. Repeatable for Credit.
ENGI 600 - WRITTEN AND ORAL COMMUNICATION SEMINAR FOR ENGINEERING GRADUATE STUDENTS
Short Title: GRADUATE COMMUNICATIONS SEM
Department: Engineering Division
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hour: 1
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students. Enrollment limited to students in a Doctor of Philosophy degree.
Course Level: Graduate
Description: To be a successful researcher, you must be able to explain, defend, and promote your work to maximize its impact. This interactive seminar is open to engineers actively writing a paper for publication, an extended PhD proposal, a Master's thesis, or a PhD dissertation. The assignments are designed to help you frame and develop your research story in clear, compelling terms. Topics include textual and visual abstracts, composition, data presentation, plagiarism, structure, flow and emphasis.
ENGI 610 - MANAGEMENT FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Short Title: MGT FOR SCIENCE/ENGINEERING
Department: Engineering Division
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.
Course Level: Graduate
Description: This course is for graduate and undergraduate students who want to understand the basics of management in new and/or small technology-based businesses and is particularly relevant to students who are interested in careers in technology or entrepreneurial ventures. NSCI 610/ENGI 610 is team taught to provide insight into how technology oriented firms manage people, projects, accounting, marketing, strategy, intellectual property, organizations and entrepreneurship. Student's active participation is essential. Students who take this course are eligible for MGMT 625. Cross-list: NSCI 610.
ENGI 677 - SPECIAL TOPICS
Short Title: SPECIAL TOPICS
Department: Engineering Division
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Independent Study, Internship/Practicum, Laboratory, Lecture, Seminar, Lecture/Laboratory
Credit Hours: 1-4
Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Visiting Graduate level students.
Course Level: Graduate
Description: Topics and credit hours vary each semester. Contact department for current semester's topic(s). Repeatable for Credit.