24 courses in Waterloo’s course catalog for 2021–22 (Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Spring 2022), from UW Open Data. ucalendar asks programs not to read that year’s calendar, so this stands in for it. Original: ucalendar.uwaterloo.ca/2122/COURSE/course-GENE.html
GENE 101Strategies and Skills for Academic Success
The goal for this course is to help students become successful independent learners through learned study skills, a better understanding of their personality type, and an understanding of how personal wellness affects academic success. It takes a modelled approach to teaching learning strategies to students who struggle to meet the demands of a university curriculum. In the lectures, students will be taught various learning strategies that they will be able to apply to successfully meet the demands of their other courses. Students will then apply these modelled strategies in their other courses during a weekly application lab. Students will be expected to demonstrate their understanding of the material through a variety of assignments. The course will include an engineering component. [Note: Department Consent Required. Offered: S]
Prereq: 1A Engineering students only. Antireq: UNIV 101
Students may be assigned to a Problems Seminar by the Director or Associate Director of First-Year Engineering or Software Engineering according to their performance during the term. [Offered: F,W,S]
Charge, current and voltage. Voltage and current sources, resistors, capacitors and inductors. Ohm's Law, Kirchhoff's Laws, nodal analysis, Thevenin and Norton models, instrumentation amplifier circuits, time response, impedance. Function and characteristics of basic electrical transducers. Resolution, precision and accuracy. Basics of data acquisition. [Note: Normally labs are held alternate weeks. Offered: W,S]
Prereq: Level at least 1B Chemical, Civil, Environmental, Geological, Management or Mechanical Engineering
GENE 191Communication in the Engineering Profession
In this course, students will enhance oral and written technical communication competencies in contexts relevant to the engineering profession as well as career preparation. [Offered: F]
Prereq: Level at least 1A Computer or Electrical Engineering or 2A Management Engineering
Various courses dealing with selected topics of particular interest to second year engineering students. These courses will be offered as resources are available and the material is needed.
This course is provided to allow enrichment for students in engineering who have fulfilled the requirements of one or more of the courses in the 3A or 3B term by means of passing a course or courses taken during one or more work terms. The course comprises a special project pursued under the direction of a faculty member, normally in the department of the student's plan. [Note: Permission of the Associate Chair of the Department in which the student is registered is required. Offered: W,S]
This course is provided to allow enrichment for students in engineering who have fulfilled the requirements of one or more of the courses in the 3A or 3B term by means of passing a course or courses taken during one or more work terms. The course comprises a special project pursued under the direction of a faculty member, normally in the department of the student's plan. [Note: Permission of the Associate Chair of the Department in which the student is registered is required. Offered: F,W]
Engineering students register for this course for credit towards the Designated Faculty Option in International Studies in Engineering upon return from study or work terms abroad. Credit will be assessed on the basis of a written report and individual interviews. The report may include technical, non-technical, and professional aspects of the foreign residence experience. It may discuss socio-economic aspects of life in the foreign country, and it may compare and contrast conditions in the country or countries involved in the student's international experiences, or trace the social or political histories of those countries. In all cases the report must include materials addressed to the needs of other students considering a similar experience. The instructor for this course is the Option Co-ordinator. Restricted to students who intend to complete the option in International Studies in Engineering. [Offered: F,W,S]
This course is provided for students who, through academic studies during international exchange programs or other university related scholarly activities, wish to request a course credit for this work. Students wishing to claim this credit must show evidence of university level academic activity not otherwise claimed for credit. [Note: Permission of the Associate Chair of the Department in which the student is registered is required. Offered: F,W,S]
Waterloo students studying abroad for academic transfer credits under an Engineering Exchange Program during a Fall term register at Waterloo under GENE 395. [Offered: F]
Waterloo students studying abroad for academic transfer credits under an Engineering Exchange Program during a Winter term register at Waterloo under GENE 396. [Offered: W]
Waterloo students studying abroad for academic transfer credits under an Engineering Exchange Program during a Spring term register at Waterloo under GENE 397. [Offered: S]
Various courses dealing with selected topics of particular interest to third year engineering students. These courses will be offered as resources are available and the material is needed.
This course is provided to allow enrichment for students in engineering who have fulfilled the requirements of one or more of the courses in the 4A or 4B term by means of passing a course or courses taken during one or more work terms. The course comprises a special project pursued under the direction of a faculty member, normally in the department of the student's plan. [Note: Permission of the Associate Chair of the Department in which the student is registered is required. Offered: F,S]
This course is provided to allow enrichment for students in engineering who have fulfilled the requirements of one or more of the courses in the 4A or 4B term by means of passing a course or courses taken during one or more work terms. The course comprises a special project pursued under the direction of a faculty member, normally in the department of the student's plan. [Note: Permission of the Associate Chair of the Department in which the student is registered is required. Offered: W]
This is the first course in a two-course sequence where students from more than one engineering plan work together to solve an interdisciplinary engineering problem. In the course they will formulate and communicate an interdisciplinary engineering problem or opportunity; develop a feasible design project proposal and plan; generate feasible solutions that address the formulated problem; evaluate alternatives and identify preferred solution; address safety, regulatory, sustainability and professional ethics requirements, as appropriate; effectively manage design project technical and non-technical risks using project management tools and techniques; deliver a report and/or a presentation that summarizes the work completed; work effectively as an interdisciplinary team member and/or team leader. [Note: Permission of the instructor is required]
This is the second course in a two-course sequence where students from more than one engineering plan work together to solve an interdisciplinary engineering problem. At the end of this course students will be able to re-formulate and re-communicate an engineering problem or opportunity (as appropriate); revise and communicate a feasible design project plan; revise solutions that address the formulated problem (as appropriate); implement and verify design solutions by analysis, test or prototype; communicate design solutions using accepted data formats, working documents and oral presentations; address safety, regulatory, sustainability and professional ethics requirements, as appropriate; effectively manage and communicate design project plans, technical and non-technical risks, using project management tools and techniques; work effectively as an interdisciplinary team member and/or team leader. [Note: Permission of the instructor is required]
An analysis from the standpoint of philosophical ethics of moral issues arising in professional engineering practice. Issues include the social responsibility of engineers, conflict of interest and obligation, morally acceptable levels of risk, and moral implications of technology.
This course is provided for students who, through academic studies during international exchange programs or other university related scholarly activities, wish to request a course credit for this work. Students wishing to claim this credit must show evidence of university level academic activity not otherwise claimed for credit. [Note: Permission of the Associate Chair of the Department in which the student is registered is required. Offered: F,W,S]
Various courses dealing with selected topics of particular interest to fourth year engineering students. These courses will be offered as resources are available and the material is needed.
GENE 501Directed Studies for Visiting Exchange Students
An assignment of study or project work under the direction of a faculty member. The specific project is established on the basis of a written proposal that is agreed to by the supervisors at both the host and home institutions. The academic level and the time commitment shall be specified in the proposal. Registration is restricted to international exchange students at Waterloo under an Exchange Agreement with the Faculty of Engineering. Candidates for degrees at the University of Waterloo are not eligible. A student must arrange with a Waterloo faculty member to serve as advisor prior to registering for this course. [Note: A student must arrange with a Waterloo faculty member to serve as advisor prior to registering for this course. Offered: F]
GENE 502Directed Studies for Visiting Exchange Students
An assignment of study or project work under the direction of a faculty member. The specific project is established on the basis of a written proposal that is agreed to by the supervisors at both the host and home institutions. The academic level and the time commitment shall be specified in the proposal. Registration is restricted to international exchange students at Waterloo under an Exchange Agreement with the Faculty of Engineering. Candidates for degrees at the University of Waterloo are not eligible. [Note: A student must arrange with a Waterloo faculty member to serve as advisor prior to registering for this course. Offered: W]
GENE 503Directed Studies for Visiting Exchange Students
An assignment of study or project work under the direction of a faculty member. The specific project is established on the basis of a written proposal that is agreed to by the supervisors at both the host and home institutions. The academic level and the time commitment shall be specified in the proposal. Registration is restricted to international exchange students at Waterloo under an Exchange Agreement with the Faculty of Engineering. Candidates for degrees at the University of Waterloo are not eligible. [Note: A student must arrange with a Waterloo faculty member to serve as advisor prior to registering for this course. Offered: S]