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University of Calgary Calendar 2023-2024 COURSES OF INSTRUCTION Course Descriptions E Engineering ENGG
Engineering ENGG

For more information about these courses, see the Schulich School of Engineering.

Junior Courses
Engineering 200       Introduction to Engineering Design
Introduction to engineering design with a focus on sustainability principles, data and design visualization, communications, systems thinking, entrepreneurship and project management concepts via team-based design projects.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-1S-3)
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Engineering 200 and Energy Engineering 200 will not be allowed.
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Engineering 202       Engineering Statics
Force vectors; equilibrium of a particle in two and three dimensions; force system resultants; equilibrium of a rigid body in two and three dimensions; internal forces in trusses; frames, machines and beams; bending moment and shear force diagrams; friction; centre of gravity; centroids of areas; composite bodies.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-1.5T)
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Engineering 202 and either Engineering 203 or 205 will not be allowed.
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Engineering 204       Fundamentals of Engineering Materials
Fundamental characteristics of materials used in engineering applications, including metals, polymers, semiconductors and ceramics. Synthesis of materials. Correlating atomic and molecular properties to observable physical characteristics, including mechanical, electrical, and thermal properties.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-1T-1S-3/2)
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Engineering 209       Engineering Economics
The basic tools and methodology of engineering economic studies. Topics include investment decisions, theory of replacement, economies of scale, externalities, social decision making and government regulation. Examples are drawn from engineering projects.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-1T)
Prerequisite(s):
Registration in the Faculty of Engineering with second-year standing or higher. If not registered in the Schulich School of Engineering, consent of the Department of Economics. If required for APEGA, consent of the Schulich Undergraduate Studies Office.
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Engineering 209 and Economics 209 will not be allowed.
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Engineering 212       Fundamentals of Fluid Behaviour
An introduction to the behaviour of fluids for engineers. Fluid properties; equilibrium, phase transformations, the phase rule, phase diagrams, vapour pressure. Ideal and real gases; simple kinetic theory and equations of state. Fluid mechanics; ideal fluids, viscosity, flow of fluids in macro- and microfluidic systems. Engineering applications of fluids.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-1.5T-3/2)
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Engineering 212 and 201 will not be allowed
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Engineering 213       Engineering Communication
Professional and technical communication with a focus on developing the ability to communicate complex engineering concepts to engineers as well as general audiences. Planning and composing effective verbal, written, and graphical communication. Providing constructive and professional review and critique of presentations by peers. Identifying key points and summarizing information in a concise and informative manner.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Engineering 213 and Communications Studies 363 will not be allowed.
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Engineering 225       Fundamentals of Electrical Circuits and Machines
Current, voltage and power; Kirchhoff's current and voltage laws; capacitors; electricity and magnetism fundamentals applied to circuit elements and machines; inductors; topics in electrical circuits and systems; instrumentation; circuit design, DC and AC circuit analysis methods; DC and AC machines; first order circuits and transient analysis.
Course Hours:
3 units; (4-3/2)
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Engineering 225 and any of Engineering 325, Biomedical Engineering 327 or Electrical Engineering 341 will not be allowed.
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Senior Courses
Engineering 311       Engineering Thermodynamics
Energy, thermodynamic systems, properties and state, temperature and the zeroth law, equilibrium, properties of the pure substance, equations of state. Work, reversibility, heat, first law, specific heats, enthalpy, ideal gas, flow systems. Entropy and the second law, Carnot cycle, thermodynamic temperature scale, process efficiencies, cycles, calculation of entropy change, exergy analysis.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-1.5T-3/2)
Prerequisite(s):
Engineering 201 or Engineering 212; and Mathematics 275.
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Engineering 317       Mechanics of Solids
Axial-force, shear-force and bending moment diagrams; stress and strain; stress-strain relations; elastic and plastic behaviour; elastic constants; simple statically indeterminate (one-degree) problems; review of moment of inertia, product of inertia and principal axes of inertia; elastic torsion of circular shafts; elastic and plastic bending about principal axes of beams with symmetrical cross-section; composite beams; shear stresses due to bending; Mohr's circle for stress; thin-walled pressure vessels; deflection of beams by integration; Euler buckling.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-1.5T-3/2)
Prerequisite(s):
Engineering 202 and Mathematics 275.
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Engineering 317 and Civil Engineering 317 will not be allowed.
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Engineering 349       Dynamics
Kinematics of particles and rigid bodies: rectilinear, curvilinear and general plane motion. Kinetics of particles and planar rigid bodies: Newton’s 2nd Law, Principle of Work and Energy, Principle of Impulse and Momentum. Introduction to three dimensional rigid body dynamics.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-1.5T)
Prerequisite(s):
Engineering 202 or Energy Engineering 260; and Mathematics 277 or Mathematics 331.
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Engineering 391       Advanced Topics I
Special topics in engineering and engineering complementary studies.
Course Hours:
1.5 units; (1.5-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Consent of the Associate Dean (Academic & Planning).
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Engineering 393       Advanced Topics II
Special topics in engineering and engineering complementary studies.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Consent of the Associate Dean (Academic & Planning).
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Engineering 461       Introduction to Geospatial Data Analytics
This course provides an introduction to Geospatial data analytics using Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing technologies. The course is designed for students without previous knowledge in geospatial data handling but with an interest in data science.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-3)
Prerequisite(s):
Digital Engineering 233 or Engineering 233.
Also known as:
(Engineering 661)
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Engineering 481       Technology and Society
An interpretive course on the interrelationship between technology and society. The first part of the course surveys significant historical developments within disciplinary areas such as energy, materials, production processes, structures, transport, communications, and computation. Sequence within each area: discovery, development, application, impact, future. Social and economic consequences are also considered. Historical contributions of Indigenous Peoples in technology and contemporary considerations of impacts of technology on Indigenous rights. The latter part of the course explores contemporary problems of society and technology.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-1.5S)
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Engineering 501       Senior Capstone Design Project I
A team-based design course in which students apply the knowledge and skills acquired in earlier courses while refining their skills in teamwork and project management. Students work towards innovative, solutions to industry-sponsored design projects, and engage in individual critical reflection on their course activities, team performance, and on their growth as an engineering designer within their undergraduate program.
Course Hours:
3 units; (0-4)
Prerequisite(s):
Fourth-year standing or higher.
Notes:
Engineering 501 and 502 are a required two-course sequence that must be completed in the same academic year. Concurrent enrolment in Engineering 501 and one or more of Internship 513.01, 513.02, 513.03, and 513.04 will not be allowed.
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Engineering 502       Senior Capstone Design Project II
A continuation of the capstone design project, where student teams build on their design work in Part I.
Course Hours:
3 units; (0-4)
Prerequisite(s):
Engineering 501.
Notes:
Engineering 501 and 502 are a required two-course sequence that must be completed in the same academic year.
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Engineering 503       Entrepreneurial Capstone Design Project I
A team-based design course in which students apply the knowledge and skills acquired in earlier courses while refining their skills in teamwork and project management. Students work towards innovative solutions to design projects with an entrepreneurial focus, and engage in individual critical reflection on their course activities, team performance, and on their growth as an engineering designer within their undergraduate program.
Course Hours:
3 units; (0-4)
Prerequisite(s):
Fourth-year standing or higher.
Notes:
Engineering 503 and 504 are a required two-course sequence that must be completed in the same academic year. Concurrent enrolment in Engineering 503 and one or more of Internship 513.01, 513.02, 513.03, and 513.04 will not be allowed.
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Engineering 504       Entrepreneurial Capstone Design Project II
A continuation of the entrepreneurial capstone design project, where student teams build on their design work in Part I.
Course Hours:
3 units; (0-4)
Prerequisite(s):
Engineering 503.
Notes:
Engineering 503 and 504 are a required two-course sequence that must be completed in the same academic year.
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Engineering 513       The Role and Responsibilities of the Professional Engineer in Society
The professional duties and responsibilities of the engineer as they relate to society. Ethics and the engineering profession. Public and worker safety and health. Design for safety. Sustainable development. The engineer and the environment. Environmental stewardship. Essentials of leadership. Gender issues. Employment equity. Fundamentals of Engineering Law. Professional organizations. The Engineering Professions Act. Indigenous perspectives in engineering.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Third-year standing or higher.
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Engineering 515       Project Management for Engineers
Covers the application of project management principles such as planning, scope development, design, procurement, construction, commissioning and start-up to engineering projects. Class reviews aspects of engineering projects and case studies.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-1T)
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Engineering 515 and any of Engineering 684, Manufacturing Engineering 527, Civil Engineering 471 or Software Engineering 511 will not be allowed.
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Engineering 517       Engineering Safety
Introduction to Professional Responsibility, Risk Management and Identification, Process Safety Management, Incident Investigation and Reporting; Engineering Ethics and Public Safety; Key national safety codes, standards and regulations, Business case for safety, and common best practices, fundamentals of Crisis and Emergency Management, change management to successful incorporate safety into teams and the design process; Engineering Discipline specific Engineering Safety Management including Electrical Safety, Chemical Safety, Fire, Dust Hazard and Explosions, and Biological Risks.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
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Engineering 519       Special Topics in Engineering
Current topics in Engineering.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-2) or (3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Consent of the student’s department.
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Engineering 521       Art and Engineering
Focuses on history, concepts, contemporary issues, and techniques of engineering in art. Topics may include Arithmetic and Geometry, Proportion, Formalism, Symmetry, Computation, Geometric Abstraction, and Mathematics as they relate to historical, theoretical and critical contexts in Art. Students will gain experience and a working knowledge of concept development and creation of engineering-inspired art projects.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-1.5T)
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Engineering 523       Bio-inspired Design
This course explores the principles and systems behind evolved natural constructions and processes, and transferring these to device and system design: abstractions of functional morphologies lead to new technical concepts and prototypes. Topics in this course may include: design by analogy, functional morphology, principles and techniques of biomimicry, bio-inspired design methods, technical sketching, bio-inspired computation and modelling, and biomimetic concepts such as self-healing, growth, and self-organization.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-1.5T)
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Engineering 525       Engineering Entrepreneurship
This highly experiential course helps the engineering student build a personal practice in entrepreneurship, design thinking, and human-centered design for innovation. Topics include the entrepreneurial mindset; idea generation, validation, and feasibility analysis; product pretotyping and prototyping; and the basics of business design and execution. Leading edge practical tools and frameworks are examined and put to use in authentic learning activities that teach the student to get to first revenues.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-1.5T)
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Engineering 525 and 519.01 will not be allowed.
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Engineering 599       Individual Engineering Project
Individual work on an assigned Engineering project under the supervision of a faculty member. The project will normally involve a literature review, theoretical work, and laboratory or field work. Engineering Communications, including written reports, logbooks and oral presentations.
Course Hours:
3 units; (0-6)
Prerequisite(s):
Consent of the project supervisor and the student’s department.
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Graduate Courses
Engineering 601       Professional Development I
Topics covered include: health and safety, communication styles, supervisory relationships and respect in the lab, presentation skills including presentation planning and voice projection, reference gathering and management, awareness of plagiarism, and writing abstracts.
Course Hours:
1.5 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to an engineering thesis-based graduate program.
NOT INCLUDED IN GPA
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Engineering 603       Professional Development II
Topics covered include: presentation skills, skills for writing scientific manuscripts, peer review process, defence and candidacy, engineering design, intellectual property, and networking basics.
Course Hours:
1.5 units; (3S-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to an engineering thesis-based graduate program.
NOT INCLUDED IN GPA
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Engineering 680       Introduction to Digital Engineering
Fundamental components of a digital engineering system. Basic programming constructs for implementing digital engineering systems. Programming techniques to facilitate data analysis. Obtaining and cleaning data. Data validation. Data visualization. Introduction to basic machine learning techniques and data-driven modelling. Applications chosen from all engineering disciplines.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
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Engineering 681       Engineering Tools
The theory and use of numerical computational procedures to solve engineering problems.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-2)
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Engineering 682       Sustainability Engineering
Sustainability in ancient and modern societies; UN sustainable development goals; risk assessment, life cycle analysis, and sustainability indices; global reporting initiative; mapping the scope of sustainability challenges in industrial/agrarian economies; analysis of the relationship among economic systems, growth and sustainable alternatives; sustainable innovations in the food, energy, water and materials sectors.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
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Engineering 683       Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Definitions, contexts, language, dynamics, historical and contemporary examples of Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship; innovation process from a multidisciplinary perspective; Engineering inventive processes.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-3)
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Engineering 684       Introduction to Project Management
Application of management principles to the project environment; planning, control, scope, time and cost processes; project organization and human resource issues. Students review aspects of a current major capital project and submit and defend a project report.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Engineering 684 and any of Civil Engineering 691, Engineering 515 or Manufacturing Engineering 527 will not be allowed.
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Engineering 685       Energy Policy for Engineers
Overview of the technical and non-technical factors that affect policies governing the generation, transmission and trade of energy. Energy trading in regulated and deregulated markets. Emissions trading and taxation. Energy policy case studies from both Canadian and International energy markets.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Prerequisite(s):
Admission to a MEng program with a specialization in either Petroleum Engineering or Environmental Engineering.  
Corequisite(s):
Co-requisite or Prerequisite: Petroleum Engineering 626.
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Engineering 686       Climate Change Adaptation for Engineers
Introduction to climate, climate variability, climate change. Climate data sources. Climate change adaptation for engineers: principles and applicable sectors. The Canadian Public Infrastructure Engineering Vulnerability Committee (PIVEC) protocol and its application for assessing climate change vulnerability and developing adaptation strategy.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
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Engineering 687       Ethics, Law, and the Engineering Profession
The professional duties and responsibilities of the engineer as they relate to society. Ethics and the engineering profession. Public and worker safety and health. Design for safety. Sustainable development. The engineer and the environment. Environmental stewardship. Essentials of leadership. Gender issues. Employment equity. Fundamentals of Engineering Law. Professional organizations. The Engineering Profession’s Act.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Engineering 687 and 513 will not be allowed.
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