Office

Location: Engineering and Technology A337
Phone: (323) 343-4550
Email: tech.ecst@calstatela.edu
Website: Department of Technology

Administrator

Chair: Rupasiri Purasinghe
Email: rpurasi@calstatela.edu
Phone: (323) 343-4550

The Faculty

Professors: David Blekhman, Mauricio Castillo, Rachel B. Friedman, Rupasiri Purasinghe (Chair)
Associate Professors: Xiaolei (Lily) Chen, Jai Hong
Assistant Professor: Yilin Feng, Ankit Gupta, Michael Thomas
Emeriti: Cortland C. Doan, Raymond E. Fausel, Gregory S. Graham, Kenneth F. Hird, Pamela D. Jablonsky, Paul Liu, A. Keith Mew, John LaMonica, Benjamin L. Lee, Ethan Lipton, Don M. Maurizio, Stephanie Nelson, Kenneth Phillips, Virgil Seaman, Kenneth N. Sweetnam, Le D. Tang, Norwood Teague

Overview

The Department of Technology offers three undergraduate programs in areas designed to prepare students for technology and management-oriented careers in aviation, fire safety and prevention, and engineering technology (focusing on (i) manufacturing and (ii) sustainable energy and transportation). The graduate program in industrial management (MSIM) prepares students to be leaders who manage projects and teams to address the rapidly changing world of technology. Graduates of these programs are employed in a wide range of leadership careers including supervisors, managers, management representatives, trainers, technical support specialists, analysts, planners, and teachers. The department also offers several upper-division certificate programs to provide further technical depth.

Programs

• Aviation Administration, B.S.
• Engineering Technology, B.S.
• Fire Protection Administration and Technology, B.S.

• Minor in Aviation Administration

• Industrial and Technical Studies, M.A. (Program Suspended, Fall 2019)
• Industrial Management, M.S.

• Undergraduate Certificate in Aviation Administration
• Undergraduate Certificate in Fire Protection Risk Analysis and Reduction
• Undergraduate Certificate in Fire Service Administration

• Industrial Technology Credential Program

Courses

• TECH 1400 - General Aeronautics
• TECH 1430 - Airport Operations
• TECH 3400 - Airline Operations
• TECH 3410 - General Aviation Operations and Administration
• TECH 3420 - Airline Administration
• TECH 3430 - Airport Administration
• TECH 3440 - Aviation Law
• TECH 3450 - Air Cargo
• TECH 3460 - National Airspace System and Air Traffic Control
• TECH 4400 - Safety Factors in Aviation
• TECH 4410 - Aviation Sales
• TECH 4420 - Airport Planning
• TECH 4430 - Air Transportation
• TECH 4460 - Airport Finance
• TECH 4470 - Senior Seminar: Aviation Problems
• TECH 4480 - Case Studies in Airline Finance

• TECH 1100 - Introduction to Design Application and 3D Modeling (also listed as ETEC 1100)
• TECH 3130 - Product Design and Development
• TECH 3150 - Project Design and Document Control

• TECH 1200 - Practical Electronics
• TECH 4210 - Internetworking Technology
• TECH 4220 - Router Configurations
• TECH 4230 - Intermediate Routing and LAN Switching
• TECH 4240 - Wide Area Networks
• TECH 4720 - Photovoltaic Applications
• TECH 4740 - Fuel Cell Applications and Hydrogen Infrastructure

• ETEC 1000 - Introduction to Automotive Systems (also listed as TECH 1000)
• ETEC 1020 - Industrial Safety (also listed as TECH 1010)
• ETEC 1100 - Introduction to Engineering Design (also listed as TECH 1100)
• ETEC 1200 - Practical Electronics
• ETEC 1600 - Introduction to Metalworking (also listed as TECH 1600)
• ETEC 2070 - Engineering Technology Materials
• ETEC 3130 - Product Design and Development
• ETEC 3150 - Project Management and Document Control
• ETEC 3600 - Lean Manufacturing
• ETEC 3700 - Sustainable Energy and Transportation
• ETEC 3820 - Metrology and Statistical Process Control
• ETEC 4210 - Internetworking Technology
• ETEC 4600 - Advanced Manufacturing Processes
• ETEC 4620 - Digital Manufacturing
• ETEC 4660 - Additive Manufacturing
• ETEC 4670 - Emerging Manufacturing Technologies
• ETEC 4700 - Zero-Emission Vehicles Technology
• ETEC 4710 - Engine Design and Performance
• ETEC 4720 - Photovoltaic Applications
• ETEC 4740 - Fuel Cell Applications and Hydrogen Infrastructure
• ETEC 4760 - Measurement, Instrumentation and Control
• ETEC 4780 - Emerging Sustainable Technologies
• ETEC 4880 - Fluid Power
• ETEC 4890 - Industrial Training Methods
• ETEC 4950 - Engineering Technology Senior Project I
• ETEC 4951 - Engineering Technology Senior Project II

• FPAT 3500 - Community Fire/Emergency Medical Services Risk Reduction
• FPAT 3510 - Fire Defense Planning
• FPAT 3520 - Fire Protection in Building Design and Construction
• FPAT 3530 - Fire and Emergency Services Administration
• FPAT 3540 - Human Behavior and Fire Protection
• FPAT 3550 - Political and Legal Foundations for Fire Protection
• FPAT 3560 - Wildland/Urban Interface Administration
• FPAT 3570 - Wildland Fire: Science and Strategy
• FPAT 3580 - Advanced Hazardous Materials
• FPAT 3590 - Fire Cause Investigation
• FPAT 4510 - Fire Safety Codes and Standards: Interpretation and Enforcement
• FPAT 4520 - Fire Prevention Organization and Management
• FPAT 4530 - Advanced Fire Protection Equipment and Systems
• FPAT 4550 - Fire Protection of Building Structural Members & Other Building Components
• FPAT 4560 - Fire Finance
• FPAT 4570 - Fire Service Ethics
• FPAT 4580 - Applications of Fire Research
• FPAT 4590 - Personnel Management for the Fire Service
• TECH 3560 - Emergency Management and Terrorism
• TECH 3570 - Fire Leadership and Ethics

• TECH 1300 - Introduction to Graphic Communications
• TECH 2310 - Imposition and Electronic Image Assembly
• TECH 2330 - Presswork Procedures
• TECH 2340 - Lithographic and Digital Reproduction Processes
• TECH 3300 - Graphic Communications Processes and Materials
• TECH 3320 - Typography
• TECH 3330 - Presswork Procedures
• TECH 4300 - Computer Aided Graphic Communications Management
• TECH 4320 - Typographical Layout And Design
• TECH 4330 - Printing Estimating
• TECH 4331 - Computer Aided Printing Estimating and Job Costing
• TECH 4340 - Graphic Communications Production Management I
• TECH 4350 - Color Theory, Reproduction, and Management
• TECH 4360 - Electronic Publishing Technology and Management
• TECH 4370 - Alternative Media Production
• TECH 4380 - Image Capture, Processing, and Management
• TECH 4390 - Digital Workflow Management

• TECH 1600 - Introduction to Metalworking (also listed as ETEC 1600)
• TECH 3600 - Lean Manufacturing
• TECH 4160 - ISO 9000 and the Auditing
• TECH 4600 - Advanced Manufacturing Processes
• TECH 4620 - Digital Manufacturing
• TECH 4660 - Additive Manufacturing
• TECH 4670 - Emerging Manufacturing Technologies
• TECH 4951 - Industrial Technology Senior Project II

• TECH 1000 - Introduction to Automotive Mechanisms (also listed as ETEC 1000)
• TECH 3700 - Power, Energy and Transportation
• TECH 4700 - Electric and Hybrid Vehicles
• TECH 4710 - Engine Design and Performance