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3.00 Credits
Prereq: GEOL 101. Orientation to the mining engineering profession. Topics include key mining engineering activities and functions, methods and equipment, and health and safety subsystems. Also covers principal underground and surface mining methods practiced in coal and hard rock mines, with an emphasis on mining practice within West Virginia. Provides a brief introduction to surveying and surveying instruments as applied to mining engineering.
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3.00 Credits
Prereq: 230. Includes slope stability, groundwater flow, ground subsidence, land filling, and excavations. Practical problem-based approach incorporates case histories to integrate and apply knowledge of environmental geotechnics, environmental science, and geology.
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3.00 Credits
Prereq: Familiarity with current computer systems and basics of Windows XP. Introductory concepts and uses of GIS, including data structures and sources; tools, vendors, and software; applications and resources; along with a brief introduction to planning, construction, and administration of a GIS database. Lectures combine with lab exercises using both ESRI software and traditional database design techniques.
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3.00 Credits
Prereq: 260. Earth and rock excavation; subsidence and ground control; exploration and development of mineral deposits by surface and underground mining including quarrying and mining of coal and placer deposits; tunneling; shaft sinking; mine ventilation and illumination; mine drainage; mine haulage and hoisting. Principles of surveying; field experience in underground and surface surveying with map work and calculations. Brief introduction to engineering economy.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Prereq: perm. Individual or group study of special interest engineering topics.
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3.00 Credits
A guided writing practice, including free writing, informal writing, in-class writing, and formal graded papers. Emphasis on writing processes, revision techniques, proofreading and editing skills, critical thinking skills, writing with a word processor, and intellectual self- and career exploration using writing. All; ISP, ISW.
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3.00 Credits
Prereq: 101. A study of earlier literature from around the world. Reading selections may range from the ancient and classical periods to the Middle Ages and early Renaissance. Instructor may emphasize particular periods, regions, or movements. F even; Su I even; ISP, ISW.
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3.00 Credits
Prereq: 101. World cultures and literatures from the early modern period to the present, excluding American and English literature. Instructor may emphasize particular periods, literary movements, themes, or authors. Sp even; Su II even; ISP, ISW.
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3.00 Credits
Prereq: 101, or 102 placement. Construction of effective memos, letters, technical reports, proposals, presentations, and formal documents with multiple sections. Includes analysis of the style and format of technical writing, development of skills for communicating successfully on the job or across the disciplines, and aspects of electronic communication. F, Sp, Su II; ISP, ISW.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Prereq: 102 or perm. Individual or group study of special interest topics in writing or literature.
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