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Coll of Science, Engineering (CSE) Courses

Academic Unit: Sci and Engineer, Coll of-Adm

CSE 1001 - First Year Experience (Partially Online)
(1 cr; Prereq-CSE, fr; A-F only; offered Every Fall)
Resources and strategies for college success. Majors and career opportunities offered in the physical sciences, mathematics, and engineering. Personal responsibility, academic integrity, and level of academic rigor required for success. Personal action plan for achievement in CSE.
CSE 1002 - CSE First Year Global Seminar - Taking CSE 1001 International!
(1 cr [max 2]; Prereq-CSE 1001 First Year Experience; A-F only; offered Every Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 2 credits)
The program will take place over 10 days in designated locations abroad. Daily activities will include site visits to relevant commercial and academic institutions. Significant cultural elements and activities will be a key component of this program as well. The specifics of each seminar will depend on the location and travel dates. Freshman global seminars are a chance for students to learn abroad during their first year in the College of Science and Engineering. These freshman Global Seminars are popular short-term study abroad programs customized for CSE students, tailored for their first year of study in CSE. Students get to know a faculty member and other students, earn one credit, and learn about a technical topic. Preparation begins prior to departure. Registration and billing during spring semester. Led by a faculty expert and a CSE professional staff member. There are no language prerequisites.
CSE 1012 - Project-based Inquiry
(2 cr; A-F only; offered Every Spring)
This experiential learning class introduces CSE freshmen to new skills that will be helpful in their coursework, extracurricular activities, and internships. Students develop these skills and then apply them in a team project. Different sections of the course are devoted to different skill-based themes (e.g., 3D printing, Microcontrollers and Sensors, and Eclipse-themed Stratospheric Ballooning). All sections follow the same format. In the first several weeks of the semester, students learn new skills by completing exercises and activities. Then, team projects begin. Student teams are given project constraints (i.e., size limitations, features) and then follow a series of design steps to create their projects. First, they define a problem or goal for their projects based on their interests and the skills they are learning. Next, they brainstorm possible ways to solve the problem or meet the goal and select one to pursue. Then, they create a prototype and test it. Based on the results, they redesign and refine their project as time allows, ultimately creating a final project. At critical points along this sequence, the teams document their work with project memos, a presentation about their prototype, and a final project report.
CSE 4896 - Cooperative Industrial Assignment I
(2 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring & Summer; 13 academic progress units; 13 financial aid progress units)
This course accompanies an industrial work assignment in engineering and applied science. It includes analysis of technical problems that require developing criteria, evaluating alternatives, and completing a final analysis. A final technical design report emphasizes design communication and describes the technical decision process, analysis, and final recommendations. This course is intended for any College of Science and Engineering student who has been admitted to their major and is participating in the co-op program. There are no specific prerequisites for this course, though it is expected that students taking this course have a background in science or engineering appropriate for their industrial co-op position. Registration is by permission only. Please submit your application to the Co-op Program via Handshake to initiate the course access process. Detailed instructions can be found on the co-op website (https://cse.umn.edu/coop/application-process). This is the first course in a two-semester sequence. CSE 4896 is offered in the summer and spring semesters. CSE 4996 is offered in the Summer and fall semesters. It is expected that students complete a co-op experience back-to-back (i.e. summer/fall or spring/summer). If your co-op plan differs from that, please email co-op@umn.edu to receive permission to take the courses in reverse order.
CSE 4996 - Cooperative Industrial Assignment II
(2 cr; A-F only; offered Every Fall & Summer; 13 academic progress units; 13 financial aid progress units)
This course accompanies an industrial work assignment in engineering and applied science. The course includes generation of a novel idea requiring developing criteria, evaluating alternatives, and completing a final analysis. A final invention disclosure report emphasizes innovation and communication and includes the technical creation process, hypothesis testing, analysis, and final recommendations. This is the second course in a two course series. While some content is similar between the courses, the first course focuses more on the design and problem solving in an industrial context, this course focuses on the idea creation process and intellectual property protection. This course also includes a section on diversity, equity and inclusion in corporate settings. This course is intended for any College of Science and Engineering student who has been admitted to their major and is participating in the CSE Co-op Program. There are no specific prerequisites for this course, though it is expected that students taking this course have a background in science or engineering appropriate for their industrial co-op position. Registration is by permission only. Please submit your application to the Co-op Program via Handshake to initiate the course access process. Detailed instructions can be found on the co-op website (https://cse.umn.edu/coop/application-process). This is the second course in a two semester sequence. CSE 4896 is offered in the summer and spring semesters. CSE 4996 is offered in the summer and fall semesters. It is expected that students complete a co-op experience back-to-back (ie. summer/fall or spring/summer). If your co-op plan differs from that, please email co-op@umn.edu to receive permission to take the courses in reverse order.

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