AME DESIGN/CORE/TECHNICAL ELECTIVE SUGGESTIONS FOR FALL 2015

AME CORE: upper division (300-400) AME courses

TECHNICAL ELECTIVES: upper division (300-400) engineering, MATH, PHYS, CHEM
* Note that days/times/instructors may change. Please refer to the Fall 2015 Schedule of
Classes for the final version: http://classes.usc.edu/term-20153/ *
AME Design Electives

Fall 2015

AME 305 Mechanical Design (3 units) (Safadi)

Tue/Thurs 2-3:20 PM
Design and analysis of mechanical elements including shafts, bearings, springs, screws, belts, and gears;
strength, fatigue, and deflection considerations in machine design. Prerequisite: 1 from (AME 204 or CE
225)
AME 408 Computer Aided Design of Mechanical Systems (3 units) (Boloury-Azad)
Tue 6:30-9:20 PM; Thurs 6:30-9:20 PM
Design of mechanical systems using advanced graphics techniques; computer-aided drafting, design
optimization, elements of computer graphics, solids modeling; introduction to computer-aided
manufacturing. Prerequisite: 1 from (AME 204 or CE 225) Recommended preparation: AME 308
AME 410 Engineering Design Theory & Methodology (3 units) (Sauder)
Wed 6:30-9:10 PM
Product planning and task clarification, voice of customers, quality function deployment, conceptual and
embodiment design, axiomatic theory of design, product quality and manufacturability, design decisionmaking. Junior standing. Recommended preparation: AME 305 Restriction: Registration open to the
following class level(s): Junior, Senior
AME 415 Turbine Design & Analysis (3 units) (Marcu)
Thurs 5-7:40 PM
Physics of turbine operation; design and analysis for the development of turbine hardware for propulsion
and power generation. Recommended preparation: Familiarity with Matlab. Restriction: Registration
open to the following school(s): Andrew and Erna Viterbi School of Engineering
AME 430 Thermal Systems Design (3 units) (Martin)
Thurs 2-4:50 PM
Design methodology for thermal systems; boilers, condensers, air conditioning systems, power plants and
other systems with thermal energy interaction. Prerequisite: AME 331; Recommended preparation: AME
312

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Core Electives

Fall 2015

AME 305 Mechanical Design (3 units) (Safadi)

Tue/Thurs 2-3:20 PM
Design and analysis of mechanical elements including shafts, bearings, springs, screws, belts, and gears;
strength, fatigue, and deflection considerations in machine design. Prerequisite: 1 from (AME 204 or CE
225)
AME 408 Computer Aided Design of Mechanical Systems (3 units) (Boloury-Azad)
Tue 6:30-9:20 PM; Thurs 6:30-9:20 PM
Design of mechanical systems using advanced graphics techniques; computer-aided drafting, design
optimization, elements of computer graphics, solids modeling; introduction to computer-aided
manufacturing. Prerequisite: 1 from (AME 204 or CE 225) Recommended preparation: AME 308
AME 410 Engineering Design Theory & Methodology (3 units) (Sauder)
Wed 6:30-9:10 PM
Product planning and task clarification, voice of customers, quality function deployment, conceptual and
embodiment design, axiomatic theory of design, product quality and manufacturability, design decisionmaking. Junior standing. Recommended preparation: AME 305 Restriction: Registration open to the
following class level(s): Junior, Senior
AME 415 Turbine Design & Analysis (3 units) (Marcu)
Thurs 5-7:40 PM
Physics of turbine operation; design and analysis for the development of turbine hardware for propulsion
and power generation. Recommended preparation: Familiarity with Matlab. Restriction: Registration
open to the following school(s): Andrew and Erna Viterbi School of Engineering
AME 430 Thermal Systems Design (3 units) (Martin)
Thurs 2-4:50 PM
Design methodology for thermal systems; boilers, condensers, air conditioning systems, power plants and
other systems with thermal energy interaction. Prerequisite: AME 331; Recommended preparation: AME
312
AME 451 Linear Control Systems I (3 units) (Flashner) (may only be used as a Core Elective for ME
students AND if AME 420 was completed)
Mon/Wed 5-6:20 PM
Transform methods, block diagrams; transfer functions; stability; root-locus and frequency domain
analysis and design; State space and multillop systems. Prerequisite: MATH 245

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Core Electives (contd)

Fall 2015

457 Engineering Fluid Dynamics (3 units) (Campbell)

Thurs 6:40-9:20 PM
Laminar and turbulent boundary layer flow with and without heat transfer; boundary layer separation,
stability, transition and control; introduction to compressible fluid flow. Prerequisite: AME 310 and 1 from
(CE 309 or AME 309)
AME 459 Flight Mechanics (3 units) (Lockenour)
Tue/Thurs 3:30-4:50 PM
Applications of basic aerodynamics to aircraft and missile performance, power and thrust, stability and
control, compressibility effects. Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Senior
AME 490 Directed Research
**to request D-Clearance, please log on to myviterbi.usc.edu questions/concerns, please contact
Irice Castro (simbol@usc.edu)**
AME 491 Undergraduate Design Projects II (1.0 units, max 4)
AeroDesign (VHE 206): Mon 7-9:00PM
Formula SAE (GFS 222): Tue 5-6:20PM
Human Powered Vehicle (GFS 221): Tue 5-6:20PM
Analysis, design, fabrication, and evaluation of devices intended for entry in local and national design
competitions. Intended for students with prior project experience. Upper division standing. Graded
CR/NC. Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior
For more information about ADT: http://web-app.usc.edu/soc/syllabus/20151/28858.pdf
For more information about SC Racing: http://web-app.usc.edu/soc/syllabus/20151/28859.pdf
Human Powered Vehicle Team: email team leads for D-Clearance usc.hpvt@gmail.com
***STRONGLY RECOMMENDED that students are part of the team for at least one semester prior to
enrolling in AME 491***
Technical Electives

Fall 2015

ASTE 330 Introduction to Spacecraft Systems and the Space Environment (3 units)
Thurs 6-8:50 PM
Spacecraft systems: attitude determination and control, power, thermal, command and data handling,
telecommunication, structures and mechanisms, propulsion. Space environment: atmosphere, gravity
gradients, radiation. Prerequisites: ASTE 280 and PHYS 153.

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Technical Electives (contd)

Fall 2015

ASTE 470 Spacecraft Propulsion (3 units) (Gruntman)

Fri 5:10-7:50 PM
Introduction to rocket engineering. Space missions and thrust requirements. Compressible gas
dynamics. Propellant chemistry and thermodynamics. Liquid-and-solid-fueled rockets. Nuclear and
electric propulsion. Senior or graduate standing. Restriction: only open to Senior, Master Student,
Doctoral Student
BME 404 Biomechanics (3 units) (Ebramzadeh)
Mon/Wed 5-6:20 PM
Mechanical properties of biological tissues and fluid transport in physiological systems: blood
rheology; bi- viscoelastic solids and fluids; gas flow and mixing; prosthesis design. Prerequisites: (PHYS
151 and MATH 245 and AME 201)
BME 499 Principles and Applications of Systems Biology (3 units) (Finley)
Tues/Thurs 12:30-1:50 PM
Explore biological systems; learn computational systems biology tools, construct mathematical
models, develop research proposals, critique papers from literature Recommended preparation:
Familiarity with Matlab.
**Email Chris Noll (cnoll@usc.edu) for D-Clearance**
CE 358 Theory of Structures I (3 units) (Trifunac)
Tue/Thurs 9:30-10:50 AM; Discussion: Tue/Thurs 8-9:20 AM
Deformations and deflections of elastic systems; statically indeterminate beams, arches, and frames;
secondary stresses.
CE 460 Construction Engineering (3 units) (Koffman)
Tue 6:30-9:10 PM
Introduction to the construction processes; estimating and bidding, construction administration,
planning and scheduling, equipment and methods, labor relations, cost control systems, and safety.

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Technical Electives (contd)

Fall 2015

CE 473 Engineering Law, Finance and Ethics (3 units) (Sherman)

Tue 6:30-9:10 PM
An examination of the legal, financial and ethical issues regularly considered by all practicing engineers.
Upper division standing. Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior
CSCI 445 Introduction to Robotics (4 units)
Lab: Mon 7-9:50 PM; Tue 5-7:50 PM
Designing, building and programming mobile robots; sensors, effectors, basic control theory, control
architectures, some advanced topics, illustrations of state-of-the-art. Teamwork; final project tested in a
robot contest. Junior standing or higher. Prerequisite: CSCI 103 Restriction: Only open to Junior, Senior
CSCI 455 Introduction to Programming Systems Design (4 units)
Lab: Thurs 10-11:50 AM, 12-1:50 PM, 2-3:50 PM; Fri 10-11:50 AM, 12-1:50 PM, 3-4:50 PM
Intensive introduction to programming principles, discrete mathematics for computing, software
design and software engineering concepts. Not available for credit to computer science majors,
graduate or undergraduate.
ENGR/BUAD 301 Technology Entrepreneurship (3 units)
Mon 6-8:50 PM; Wed 6-8:50 PM
Starting and managing a technological business: developing a viable concept, market and financial
planning, product development, organizing the venture, protecting intellectual property rights.
ENGR 401 Communicating Science and Engineering to Children (3 units)
Tue 6-9 PM
Engineering students communicate their knowledge, collaborate constructively with peers, and inspire
underserved children to develop a curiosity and persistence for science and engineering. Restriction:
Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior (fifth year), Senior; Restriction:
Registration open to the following school(s): Andrew and Erna Viterbi School of Engineering
ISE 370 Human Factors in Work Design (4 units) (Meshkati)
Tue/Thurs 3:30-4:50 PM; Lab: Wed 5-7:20; Fri 2-4:20
Physiological systems and psychological characteristics; ergonomics; anthropometry; effects of the
physical environment on humans; occupational safety and health; work methods.

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Technical Electives (contd)

Fall 2015

ISE 440 Work, Technology, and Organization (3 units) (Rahimi)

Tue/Thurs 9:30-10:50 AM
Impact of technology on work and organizational design; effects of automation; design of improvement
programs; information infrastructures; teams; individual behavioral outcomes. Upper division standing.
Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior
ISE 460 Engineering Economy (3 units)
Mon 6:40-9:20 PM; Discussion: Fri 10-10:50, 11-11:50, 12-12:50
Utilizing principles of economic analysis for choice of engineering alternatives and engineering systems.
Pre-tax and after-tax economy studies. Restriction: Only open to Juniors, Seniors, Master Students,
Doctoral Students; Note: Register for one lecture and discussion listed immediately following that lecture
ITP 310 Design for User Experience (3 units) (Kassar)
Wed 5-7:50 PM
Fundamental concepts, techniques, practices, workflows, and tools associated with the practice of user
experience and interaction design in web and mobile applications.
ITP 320 Enterprise Information Systems (4 units) - Only For ME
Mon/Wed 10-11:50 AM (Kale) or Tue/Thurs 6-7:50 PM (Lee)
The role Information Systems play in an organization. Integration of Business Processes by using
Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP).
ITP 466 Building the High Tech Startup (4 units) (Soni) - Only for ME
Thurs 11-1:50 PM
Teach students the basic technologies and processes involved in the building web and mobile startups.
Students will be introduced to the different aspects of building a web startup including Online Business
models, Product management, Agile development processes, Technology platforms and Operations,
customer development and online marketing.
ITP 479 Cyber Law and Privacy (3 units) (Forer)
Tues 5:30-8:20 PM
Cyber legal issues, search and seizure, 4th amendment and digital evidence, private searches, case law
relating to search and seizure

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Technical Electives (contd)
ITP 499 Special Topics
Technology for Social Impact (2 units)
Tues 5:00-6:50 PM
WordPress Publishing and Development (2 units)
Wed 2:00-4:50 PM

Fall 2015