2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin - NMU Bulletin

FIN 352 Financial Management II 4 cr.

• Offered: Winter
• Prerequisites: FIN 351 and junior standing.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Financial decision making in the modern corporation; issues include capital budgeting, capital structure, dividend policy, working capital management, corporate reorganization and liquidation. Lectures, problem solving and case studies will be used to stimulate and reinforce learning.

FIN 351 Financial Management I 4 cr.

• Offered: Fall Winter Summer
• Prerequisites: ACT 240 or approval of instructor and junior standing.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Financial management of corporations; management of short, intermediate and long term funds; capital structure; securities markets; and financing growth and development; emphasis is on interpretation of financial accounting measurements.

FIN 224 Personal Financial Management 4 cr.

• Offered: Contact Department
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Development of practical solutions for routine problems faced in personal financial affairs. Major topics to be discussed are tax return preparation, tax planning, insurance, property, consumer credit, financial institutions, investing and other current topics. Notes:

This course is not intended for finance majors.

ET 498 Directed Study and Research 1-4 cr.

• Offered: On demand
• Prerequisites: Junior standing or instructor's permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Selection of problem in area of emphasis; specialized instruction and experiences to reinforce technical skill and knowledge. Written reports of work are required.

ET 495 Special Topics in Electronics 1-4 cr.

• Offered: On demand
• Prerequisites: Junior standing or instructor's permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Specialized work not covered in other courses.

ET 491 Studies in Business and Industry 4 cr.

• Offered: On demand
• Prerequisites: Junior standing or instructor's permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Cooperative work experience to provide up-to-date technical skills in the area of specialization; includes work experience with business and industrial operations, services and materials, processes and techniques.

Notes:

Formerly ET 483

ET 432 Senior Project II 2 cr.

• Offered: Winter
• Prerequisites: ET 431.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

A project-based course in which the student builds, implements, and tests a design that was attained in a prior class. A formal presentation and report is a required part of the course.

Notes:

Cross listed with MET 432.

ET 431 Senior Project I 1 cr.

• Offered: Fall
• Prerequisites: Instructor permission or MET 320.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

A problem-based course that provides students with an opportunity to focus on a specific design or engineering problem. Initial proposals, strategies and timelines to complete the project will be completed in this course. Appropriate project management is stressed. Engineering ethics in relation to product design will also be explored.

Notes:

Cross listed with MET 431.

ET 420 Microcontroller Applications 3 cr.  (2-0-2)

• Offered: Winter
• Prerequisites: ET 321 or instructor's permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Analyze, design, and implement the PIC16CXX families of microcontroller products in typical industrial applications involving process control.

ET 410 Testing and Data Acquisition Techniques 3 cr.  (2-0-2)

• Offered: Fall
• Prerequisites: ET 110 or ET 112, junior standing or instructor's permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2021 - 2022 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

An instrumentation-oriented course that uses a graphical programming language in the data acquisition process. Students will analyze, design and implement instrumentation systems for development-based testing, in which students perform measurements and experiments in an effort to answer a hypotheses, or to improve a product. Emphasis is placed on sensors, analog to digital conversion, and test planning.