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General Engineering (GENE)

17 courses in the 1992–93 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.

GENE 010 Co-operative Education Orientation Given by the Department of Co-operative Education and Career Services for stu-F,W 1S 0.0

dents in First Year Engineering. its purpose is to introduce students to the various features of the Co-operative program and engineering as a profession.

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GENE 119 Problems LaboratoryF,W,S 2L 0.0

Students may be assigned to a Problems Laboratory by the Director of First Year Engineering according to their performance during the term.

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GENE 121 Digital ComputationW,S 3C,2T 0.5

Introduction to electronic digital computers, hardware and software organization; basic features of FORTRAN and/or PAS- CAL, examples of efficient numerical algorithms for basic scientific computations.

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GENE 123 Electrical EngineeringW,S 3C,1T,3L' 0.5

Introduction to electric and magnetic fields; basic de circuits; amplifiers and operational amplifiers; ac circuit components; basic ac circuits; power circuits.

For Year One Chemical, Civil, Geological and Mechanical Engineering Students.

1Altemate Weeks

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GENE 163 Introduction to Methods of Mechanical EngineeringF 1C,1T,1L 0.25

An introduction to some of the basic methods and principles used by engineers, including fundamentals of technical communication, measurement, analysis, and design. Some aspects of the engineering profession, including standards, safety, and intellectual property. Examples drawn from Mechanical Engineering.

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GENE 165 Introduction to Methods of Civil EngineeringF 1C,1T,1L 0.25

An introduction to some of the basic methods and principles used by engineers, including fundamentals of technical communication, measurement, analysis, and design. Some aspects of the engineering profession, including standards, safety, and intellectual property.

Examples drawn from Civil Engineering.

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GENE 167 Introduction to Methods of Electrical and Computer EngineeringF 1C,1T,iL 0.25

An introduction to some of the basic methods and principles used by engineers, including fundamentals of technical communication, measurement, analysis, and design. Some aspects of the engineering profession, including standards, safety, and intellectual property.

Examples drawn from Electrical and Computer Engineering.

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GENE 170 Engineering GraphicsF 10,3L 0.5

An introduction to the fundamentals of orthographic, isometric oblique and perspective projection, including computeraided projection and freehand sketching. Basic descriptive geometry principles are introduced to solve spatial problerns involving points, lines, planes, curved surfaces, intersections and developments.

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GENE 301 Special Directed StudiesW,S/FW 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 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 depariment of the student's program.

Prereq: Permission of the Associate Chair of the Department in which the student is registered

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GENE 303 International Studies In EngineeringW,S,F 3D 0.5

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 period. The instructor for this course is the Option Co-ordinator.

Restricted to students who are registered in the Option in Intemational Studies in Engineering

Course Descriptions General Engineering

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GENE 315 Special Directed Non-Technical StudiesW,S,F 3D 0.5

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.

Prereq: Permission of the Associaie Chair of the Deparment in which the Student is registered

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GENE 401 Special Directed StudiesF.S/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 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 program.

Prereq: Permission of the Associate Chair of the Department in which the student is registered

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GENE 411 Engineering Law General introduction of Law and Common Law Legal Systems; Formation ofS,F 3C 0.5

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

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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 professional codes of ethics, the “democratization” of the profession, and the moral implications of technology.

Not open to First Year students

Cross-listed as PHIL 315

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GENE 452 Technical EntrepreneurshipW 3C 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)

Restricted to fourth-year Engineering students.

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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 CIV E 265. Registration in this course will be assessed on an individual basis through scheduled interviews.

Cross-listed as CIV E 460

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GENE 481 Engineering, Technology and Canadian SocietyF 3C 0.5

Engineering and technology are presented as fundamental parts of Canada and Canadian society from the years predating sustained European contact to the present. Through an appreciation of the roles of engineering and technology in defining and expressing Canada, the course will introduce and examine some of the principles, pattems, factors, choices and consequences of the mutual interaction between technology, engineering and society. Cross-listed as STV 401A Intended for third- and fourth-year Students

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