Johns Hopkins University
Elkridge, Maryland, United States
http://www.jhu.edu

Environmental Compliance Management

The course covers compliance with environmental laws and regulations by industry, small business, government facilities and others. It includes legal responsibilities, environmental management systems and practices such as audits and information systems, and development of corporate policies and procedures that rise to the daunting challenge to harmonize the institution’s primary goals wit......
 

This course covers fundamental aspects of microbial physiology and ecology. Specific areas of focus include energetics and yield, enzyme and growth kinetics, cell structure and physiology, metabolic and genetic regulation, microbial/environmental interactions, and biogeochemical cycles. The goal of this course is to provide a basic understanding and appreciation of microbial processes which may......
 

Thermodynamics and equilibrium are applied to processes in natural waters, water supply systems, wastewater treatment systems, and other water-based systems. Topics include the chemistry of electrolyte solutions, acids and bases, dissolved carbonate and other pH-buffering solutes, the precipitation and dissolution of inorganic solids, complex formation and chelation, and oxidation-reduction rea......
 

This course examines principles, procedures, methods, and applications of environmental impact assessment. The goal of the course is to promote an understanding of how environmental impact assessment is conducted and used as a valuable tool in the engineering project management decision-making process. Topics include: overview of environmental impact assessment; selection of scientific, enginee......
 

This course explores fundamental legal concepts relevant to environmental issues, including the relationship between statutes, regulations, and court decisions. Also, included are various forms of enforcement used in environmental rules: command and control, liability, and information disclosure. Specific issues include criminal enforcement; a survey of environmental statutes; regulations and c......
 

Course topics include an introduction to the organization of individual organisms into populations, communities, and ecosystems; interactions between individual organisms, groups of organisms and the environment (including competition, natural selection, adaptation, diversity, and the role of climate change on migration and extinction); the effect of acidification of the environment (including ......
 

The course examines intermediate level price theory and surveys applications to public sector decision making. Topics include demand, supply, behavior of the market and introductory welfare economics. Applications include forecasting, benefit-cost analysis, inputoutput analysis, and economic modeling. ...
 

This course is an introduction to applied operations research, that is, the development of optimization and simulation models intended to help people make decisions involving complex problems. The concepts and tools that we work with include linear and nonlinear optimization, dynamic programming, multiobjective optimization, integer programming, stochastic programming and Markov decision proces......
 

The course introduces the principles of continuity, momentum, and energy applied to fluid motion. Topics include hydrostatics; ideal-fluid flow; laminar flow; turbulent flow; form and surface resistance with applications to fluid measurement; and flow in conduits and channels, pumps, and turbines. ...
 

The course covers application of the principles of fluid mechanics to flow in open channels. Topics include uniform flow, flow resistance, gradually varied flow, flow transitions, and unsteady flow. The course also addresses flow in irregular and compound channels, backwater and 2-D flow modeling, and applications to channel design and stability. ...
 

This course offers the student an opportunity for hands-on experience with advanced digital signal processing techniques used in modern mobile communications systems. Topics include automatic gain control, synchronization and carrier phase estimation, channel and source coding, and frequency-selective channel equalization. Assignments will focus primarily on Matlab programming of various receiv......
 

This course deals with the practical aspects of microwave systems and components. An overview of communication systems is followed by an introduction to radar systems and electronic systems operating in heavily interfering environments. The majority of the course treats the linear and nonlinear characteristics of individual components and their relation to system performance. Amplifiers, mixers......
 

This course introduces students to the modern technology involved with commercial wireless communications systems such as digital cellular, personal communications systems (PCS), wireless local area networks (WLAN), code division multiple access (CDMA) systems, and other topics. Various multiple access methods and signal formats are considered. Hardware implementations of system components are ......
 

This course examines adaptive algorithms (LMS, sequential regression, random search, etc.) and structures (filters, control systems, interference cancellers), and properties and uses of performance surfaces. Adaptive systems are implemented as part of the course work. Problem exercises and a term project require computer use. ...
 

English as a Second Language Courses for Professionals and Students Focus on academic and professional communication Strengthen core skills in Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening Earn Certificate of Completion Study American Culture, Medical English, and the TOEFL Gain confidence in your ability to say what you mean Fit convenient evening classes into your schedule......
 

Students enhance their English language fluency through a variety of language activities related to workplace tasks. Students organize and explain findings, practice techniques of argumentation and persuasion, and review principles of conversation management used at meetings and informal discussion groups. Describing processes, expressing hypotheses, reporting findings, and comparing and contra......
 

Students strengthen their English language proficiency while becoming familiar with the TOEFL Test, next generation iBT (internet-Based TOEFL). The course examines TOEFL test questions and test taking strategies that can improve TOEFL scores. Exercises expand the students knowledge in the four tested areas: reading, listening, speaking, and writing. Course participants take two practice TOEFLs ......
 

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