Senate Document Number 3500S

Date of Senate Approval 2/10/00

Statement of Faculty Senate Action:

APC Document 30: Addition of CSCI 115, Software Tools for Engineers

Add: On pg 86

CSCI 115 Software Tools for Engineers (1)
Fundamentals of the NC State University EOS System. Software and services available on the system. Network hardware configuration, on-line help and communication, file and directory manipulation. Software applications such as email, publishing packages, spreadsheets, mathematical packages, CAD packages. This course satisfies the E 115 requirement in NCSU engineering curricula. Fall.

Impact:
The addition of CSCI 115 in the course catalog provides a permanent transferrable course equivalent to E115, a required course for all engineering students at NCSU. This course is required in the BSE - Mechatronics Concentration curriculum as well as all Two-Plus-Two curricula.

No other UNCA departments will be affected. This addition is being made at the request of the NCSU Engineering Programs Office.

No additional staffing or facilities are anticipated.

Rationale:
This course has been offered for the last 4 years as a CSCI 171: Special Topics course. It has become a standard and necessary course offering for engineering students and should be included in the UNCA catalog in a permanent fashion.