GENE 010 Co-ordination OrientationF,W 1S 0.0
Given by the Department of Co-ordination for students in Year One Engineering. Its purpose is to introduce students to the various features of the co-operative program and engineering as a profession.
General Engineering (GENE)
15 courses in the 1987–88 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
Notes
Faculty listed in 1987–88
Assistant Professor D.A. Fraser, BASc, MASc, B.Ed (Toronto), PhD (Waterloo)
Lecturers/Demonstrators
S.H. Birkett, BSc (London)
J. Lowe, BSc (Carleton), Recipient of the Distinguished Teacher Award
K. Riepert, BASc (Waterioo)
Course Descriptions
GENE 062 Introduction to Human Communications SystemsF 3C 0.5
The processes involved in man-man, man-machine and mass communications will be discussed. Models of communication systems. The contributions and points of view of the various disciplines which make up the spectrum of communication studies today.
Not open to Year One studenis.
GENE 115 Engineering ConceptsF 2C4l 0.75
An introduction to some of the basic methods and principles used by engineers including fundamentals of graphics, projections, spatial. co-ordinate plotting, free-hand sketching, vector graphics.
GENE 121 Digital ComputationW,S 3C,2T 0.5
Introduction to electronic digital computers, hardware and software organization; basic featurés of FORTRAN and/or. PASCAL, examples of efficient numerical algorithms for basic scientific computations.
GENE 123 Term) 0.5 Electrical EngineeringW,S 3C,1T,3L (4 times/
Introduction to electric charge and fields; ac circuit analysis; Kirchhoff’s circuit laws; 2 ports and op-amps, capacitance, induced voltage; introduction to motors and their characteristics. For Year One Chemical, Civil and Geological Engineering students.
GENE 124 Term) 0.5 Electrical EngineeringW,S 3C,1T,3L (4 times/
Introduction to electric charge and fields; ac Circuit analysis; Kirchhoff's circuit laws; 2 ports and op-amps; capacitance, inductance and impedance; magnetic force and induced voltage. Semiconductors. Instrumentation.
For Year One Mechanical Engineering, students.
GENE 301 Special Directed StudiesW,S 4D 0.5
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 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, normaily in the Department of the student's program.
Prereq: Permission of the Associate Chairman of the Department in which the student is registered.
GENE 302 Special Directed StudiesF,W 4D 0.5
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 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 program.
Prereq: Permission of the Associate Chairman of the Department in which the Student is registered .
GENE 351 Information Technology and SocietyF,W 2C,2S
The social and technological concepts of an information society. Overview of information technology; current states and future directions in computers and communications. Study of an information system, its promises and problems including privacy, security, user acceptance, retraining, control, etc. Impact of information technology on the quality of life; employment, freedom of information, leisure, creativity, etc. One application area will be selected for study each term from Computer-Aided Learning, Office Automation, Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing, Telecomputing, etc. Prereq: Open to third- or fourth-year Students in any faculty with at least one university-level computing course, or consent of the instructor
Course Descriptions 16:67 General Engineering
GENE 352 Technical EntrepreneurshipW 2C 0.5
Technical entrepreneurship is examined considering the role of independent business, entrepreneurial behaviour, types of business and enterprises, business structure, sources of venture concepts and capital, company operation and control, and business start-up.
Prereq: A course in Engineering Economics (or equivalent)
GENE 401 Special Directed StudiesF,S 40 0.5
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 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 thesDepartment of the student's program.
Prereq: Permission of the Associate Chairman of the Department in which the student is registered
GENE 402 Special Directed StudiesW 4D 0.5
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 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 program.
Prereq: Permission of the Associate Chairman of the Department in which the student is registered
GENE 411 Engineering LawS,F 3C 0.5
General introduction of Law and Common Law Legal Systems; Formation of Contracts, Effect of mistakes on Contracts, Interpretation of Contracts.
Breach of Contracts, Legal Remedies.
Scope and content of technical specifications; Sale of goods; introduction of the Law of Agency; the Tort of Negligence, Professional Negligence; some aspects of Restrictive Trade Practices; Introduction to Patent Law. Ethical aspects of professional practice.
Restricted to fourth-year Chemical, Computer/Electrical and Systems Design Engineering Students
16:68 Course Descriptions
GENE 412 Ethics and The Engineering ProfessionW 3C 0.5
An application of philosophical analysis and theories of ethics to issues of moral conduct in the engineering profession. Discussions will include such matters as the social responsibilities of engineers, standards of product safety and liability, the assessment of acceptable risk, conflicts of interest and obligation, professional loyalty and “whistle
blowing", use and enforcement of profes
sional codes of ethics, the
“democratization” of the profession, and
the moral implications of technology. Not open to Year One students. Cross-listed as PHIL 315
GENE 460 Orthopaedic BioengineeringF 3C,2T 0.5
Introduction of engineering technology to the field of orthopaedics. Specific topics deal with the repair and reconstruction of portions of the musculoskeletal system affected by trauma or pathological response. Primary study is directed toward the skeletal joints and major load carrying structure.
Prereq: Students must have background study in properties and mechanics of materials equivalent to CIV E 204 and ClV E 265. Registration in this course will be assessed on an individual basis through scheduled interviews.
Cross-listed as CIV E 460
Department of Geography
Professor, Chairman of the Department W.B. Mitchell, BA, MA (British Columbia), PhD (Liverpool)
Professor, Dean of the Faculty of
Environmental Studies
J.H. Bater, BA, MA (British Columbia), PhD (London)
Professor, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies and Educational Liaison
G.R. McBoyle, BSc, PhD (Aberdeen)
Professor, Associate Chairman.
(Graduate Studies)
G. Wail BA (Leeds), MA (Toronto), PhD (Hull)
Professor, Associate Chairman.
(Undergraduate Studies)
L.H. Russwurm,! BA, MA (Western Ontario), PhD (Iinois)
Professor, Advisor on interdisciplinary
Programs to the Vice-President.
Academic
J.S. Gardner, BSc (Alberta), MSc, PhD (McGill), Recipient of the Distinguished Teacher Award
Professors
C.R. Bryant, BA, PhD (London)
A. Diem, BA (Wayne State), MA (Clark), PhD (Michigan)
D.K. Erb, BSc (Western Ontario), MA (Toronto), PhD (McGill)
LT. Guelke,? 8Sc (Cape Town), MA (York), PhD (Toronto)
P.J. Howarth,® BA (Cambridge), PhD (Glasgow)
R.M. Irving, BA, MA (Toronto), PhD (Minnesota)
C.K. Knapper,? BA Hons (Sheffield), PhD (Saskatchewan)
R.R. Krueger,’ BA, MA (Western Ontario}, PhD (indiana), Recipient of the Distinguished Teacher Award
A.G. McLellan, BSc, PhD (Glasgow)
G.G Mulamoottil,” BSc (Mysore), MSc (Bombay), PhD (Dethi)
P.H. Nash.? BA, MA (UCLA), CE (Grenoble), MCP, MPA, PhD (Harvard), MCIP, AICP
J.G. Nelson,’ BA (McMaster), MA (Colorado), PhD (Johns Hopkins)
R. Preston, BA (Central Washington), MA (Washington), PhD (Clark)
D.F. Walker,’ 8Sc (London), MA, PhD (Toronto)
Associate Professors
R.A. Bullock, BA, MA (Belfast), PhD (London)
T:&, Bunting, BA (York), MA (Western
Intario), PhD (Toronto)
B. Hyma,* BSc, MSc (Madras), MA (Sheffield), PhD (Pittsburgh)
A.B. Kesik, MA, PhD (UMCS-Lublin, Poland).
E.F. LeDrew, BA (Toronto), MA, PhD (Colorado)
G.B. Priddle,* BA (Western Ontario), MA, PhD (Clark)
J.B. Robinson,® BA (Toronto), MES (York), PhD (Toronto) .
S.L. Smith,> BA (Wright State), MA (Ohio State), PhD (Texas A&M)
Assistant Professors
D. Dudycha, BA (Waterloo Lutheran), MA (Waterloo), PhD (London School of Economics)
C. Dufournaud, BA (Sir George Williams), MA (Laval), PhD (Toronto)
E.R. Officer, BA (British Columbia) MA (Wisconsin)
Adjunct Faculty
R. Bell, BA, MA (McMaster)
G. Brannon, CC
D1. McKenzie, BES, MA (Waterloo)
S. Pala, BSc (Ankara), PhD (Freiburg)
M.E. Sanderson, BA (Toronto), MA (Mary land), Phd (Michigan)
Faculty Members of Geography holding
’ cross and/or joint appointments to.
"Planning *History 5Recreation and Leisure Studies
Faculty Members holding cross and/or joint appointments to Geography from: 4Renison
5Recreation and Leisure Studies SEnvironment and Resource Studies 7Planning
"Environmental Studies
Course Descriptions
Courses not offered in the current academic year are listed at the end of this section.