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BRAE 464 Professional Practice (3)
Contracts, specifications, and legal aspects of agricultural engineering.
Safety and human factors. Engineering ethics and professional
registration. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: Senior standing.
BRAE 470 Selected Advanced Topics (14)
Directed group study of selected topics for advanced students. Open to
undergraduate and graduate students. Class Schedule will list topic
selected. Total credit limited to 8 units. 14 lectures. Prerequisite:
Consent of instructor.
BRAE 471 Selected Advanced Laboratory (14)
Directed group laboratory study of selected topics for advanced students.
Open to undergraduate and graduate students. Class Schedule will list
topic selected. Total credit limited to 8 units. 14 laboratories.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
BRAE 481 Advanced Agricultural Mechanics (2)
Advanced shop skills. Carpentry, electricity, plumbing, surveying, power
mechanics, tractor equipment operation and maintenance. 2 lectures, 2
laboratories weekly for five weeks per sessiontwo sessions per quarter.
Prerequisite: Agricultural teacher candidates starting/returning from
student teaching, senior or graduate standing or consent of instructor.
BRAE 485 Cooperative Education Experience in BioResource and
Agricultural Engineering (6) (CR/NC)
Part-time work experience with an approved BioResource and
Agricultural Engineering firm engaged in production or related business,
industry or governmental agency. Positions are paid and usually require
relocation and registration in course for two consecutive quarters. Formal
report and evaluation by work supervisor required. Total credit limited to
16 units. Degree credit limited to 6 units. Credit/No Credit grading only.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing and consent of instructor.
BRAE 492 Pumps and Pump Drivers (3)
Pump characteristics and system head. Net positive suction head. Series
and parallel operation. Pump contracts and protection. Selection of
pumping systems for different water sources. Design of pump intakes for
surface water supplies. Driver selection. Servicing motors and engines.
Hand pumps and wind mills. 2 lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: Senior
standing.
BRAE 495 Cooperative Education Experience in BioResource and
Agricultural Engineering (12) (CR/NC)
Full time work experience with an approved BioResource and
Agricultural Engineering firm engaged in production or related business,
industry or governmental agency. Positions are paid and usually require
relocation and registration in course for two consecutive quarters. Formal
report and evaluation by work supervisor required. Total credit limited to
16 units. Degree credit limited to 6 units. Credit/No Credit grading only.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing and consent of instructor.
BRAE 500 Individual Study (13)
Advanced study planned and completed under the direction of a member
of the department faculty. Open only to graduate students who have
demonstrated ability to do independent work. Enrollment by petition.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
BRAE 521 Systems Analysis of Agricultural Systems (4)
Principles and methods of creative problem solving and systems analysis
as applied to the design of agricultural systems. Problem solving using the
engineering design process to analyze the need, establish boundaries, and
generate creative alternative solutions. Examples worked through in
feasibility analysis, transportation and network problems, linear
programming, project planning, human factors and ergonomics, and
system analysis with an emphasis on optimum system operation. 3
lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
BRAE 522 Instrumentation Control/Microprocessors (4)
Engineering input/output instrumentation for sensing and controlling
functions through data acquisition, analysis and response to agricultural
processing. Miscellaneous course fee requiredsee Class Schedule. 3
lectures, 1 laboratory. Prerequisite: BASIC language programming or
consent of instructor.
BRAE 529 Small Farm Mechanization (3)
Principles of farm machinery used for tillage, seeding, weeding,
harvesting and transport of agricultural crops. Small-scale equipment,
suitable for subsistence farming in developing countries. Small tractors,
hand tools, animal power, and fuel from renewable sources.
Miscellaneous course fee requiredsee Class Schedule. 2 lectures, 1
laboratory. Prerequisite: BRAE 143 or equivalent, graduate standing, or
consent of instructor.
BRAE 531 Water Wells (3)
Groundwater resources drilling methods and development of wells. Water
well design for pollution prevention. Well rehabilitation. Destruction of
abandoned wells. Design of domestic water systems. Water quality
standards and water conditioning for different applications. 2 lectures, 1
laboratory. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
BRAE 533 Irrigation Project Design (4)
Engineering solutions and social aspects of improved water delivery to
farms and canal automation. Flow measurement. Water user associations.
Unsteady canal and pipeline controls. PID controls and modeling.
Miscellaneous course fee requiredsee Class Schedule. 3 lectures, 1
laboratory. Prerequisite: BRAE 340, hydraulics/fluid mechanics.
BRAE 570 Selected Topics in BioResource and Agricultural
Engineering (14)
Directed group study of selected topics for advanced students. Open to
undergraduate and graduate students. Class Schedule will list topic
selected. Total credit limited to 12 units. 1 to 4 seminars. Prerequisite:
Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
BRAE 571 Selected Advanced Laboratory in BioResource and
Agricultural Engineering (14)
Directed group laboratory study of selected topics for advanced students.
Open to undergraduate and graduate students. Class Schedule will list
topic selected. Total credit limited to 8 units. 14 laboratories.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
BRAE 581 Graduate Seminar in BioResource and Agricultural
Engineering (3)
Group study of current problems of the bioresource and agricultural
engineering industry; current experimental and research findings as
applied to field of bioresource and agricultural engineering. Class
Schedule will list topic selected. Total credit limited to 9 units. 3
seminars. Prerequisite: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
BRAE 599 Thesis in BioResource and Agricultural
Engineering (19)
Systematic research of a significant problem in bioresource and
agricultural engineering. Thesis will include problem identification,
significance, methods, data analysis, and conclusion. Students must enroll
every quarter in which facilities are used or advisement is received.
Degree credit limited to 6 units. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and
consent of instructor.
BUSBUSINESS
BUS 100 Study Skills Adjunct (2) (CR/NC)
Offered concurrently with BUS 101 to assist students in developing and
improving their study skills, textbook comprehension, critical analysis,
application and retention of the subject matter presented in the specific
content course. Credit/No Credit grading only. 1 lecture, 1 activity. 342
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BUS 101 The Business Enterprise (4)
Orientation to the business administration program. Examination of the
business enterprise, stressing its historical, environmental, and economic
setting. Business organization and functions. 4 lectures.
BUS 178 Introduction to Human Relations in Business (3)
Small group dynamics, leadership, communication, motivation, and
perception. The individual in the business organization. For non-Business
majors. 3 lectures.
BUS 200 Special Problems for Undergraduates (12)
Individual investigation, research, studies, or surveys of selected
problems. Total credit limited to 4 units, with a maximum of 2 units per
quarter. Prerequisite: Consent of area coordinator.
BUS 201 Business Law Survey (3)
Overview of business law for other than business majors. Similar in scope
to BUS 207, but in less detail. Not acceptable for credit toward Business
Administration degree. 3 lectures.
BUS 207 Business Law (4)
American legal system, contracts, agency, business organizations, and
real property. Case studies. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.
BUS 212 Financial Accounting for Nonbusiness Majors (4)
Introduction to financial accounting theory and practice with an emphasis
on financial statement preparation and analysis. Not open to Business
majors. 4 lectures.
BUS 214 Financial Accounting (5)
Principles of financial accounting for Business majors. The course
prepares students to read and interpret financial statement information.
Financial reporting standards are explored to give students an
understanding of how financial transactions and events are reflected in
financial statements. 5 lectures. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.
BUS 215 Managerial Accounting (4)
Applications of accounting for management decision-making, planning
and control including cost behavior, budget preparation, performance
reporting, motivational and behavioral considerations, and ethics. 4
lectures. Prerequisite: Demonstrated competency in electronic
spreadsheet, word processing, and presentation applications. BUS 212 or
BUS 214 or equivalent.
BUS 245 Elements of Marketing (4)
Overview of the marketing institutions and function of marketing in the
economic, socio-cultural and political-legal environ