Engineering & Technology Short Courses

A Short Step to Taking Your Career FurtherWinter 2017

On-Site Training

UCLA Extension also offers customized technology and engineering training that can be offered on-site at your workplace. These fast, flexible, specialized programs can help you achieve your goals, stay up-to-date on current trends, and learn about cutting-edge technology. Benefits of having UCLA Extension training on-site include:

• Customizable to suit your company’s needs

• Allows for open and confidential discussions among employees

• Flexibility to accommodate a greater number of attendees

• Additional cost savings by eliminating employee travel expenses

• Each attendee receives a certificate of participation and continuing education units from UCLA Extension

Courses are offered on a variety of technical subjects, including aerospace and mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, communications and sensors engineering, electronics, leadership and project management, and more.

Visit shortcourses.uclaextension.edu/corporate-education.

Stay On Course at Your Workplace

UCLA Extension Short Courses

New technology. Evolving engineering techniques. Advances in science.

These things are what makes working in a technical field so exciting and also why continuing education is so important. UCLA Extension short courses give you the tools you need to upgrade your career or take off in an exciting new direction in just 2-5 days. You’ll get intensive training in a variety of cutting-edge technical fields, giving you technical and practical knowledge you can apply immediately.

Our world-class instructors are selected from the top ranks of industry and academia, so you get relevant, real-world education from experts in the field. For more than 50 years, UCLA Extension has presented technical and management short courses for engineers, IT professionals, and technical managers seeking to keep abreast of new and rapidly changing technologies.

Enrollment DiscountsSave 10% when you enroll at least one month prior to the start of a course. UCLA Extension short courses also offer a special Team Advantage discount. For every three members you enroll, you can add a fourth enrollment for free.

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Satellite Communications Networks and ApplicationsLearn the fundamentals, architecture, and develop-ment of modern satellite communications networks and how to create cutting-edge broadcast, interac-tive, and mobile applications. This intensive course provides a review of state-of-the-art satellite com-munications networks and applications from system and service perspectives. Topics include satellite and ground station principles, basic satellite link budgets, and advanced broadband capabilities of high throughput satellite systems currently in use and under development.

Coordinator and Lecturer: Bruce R. Elbert, MSEE, MBA, president, Application Technology Strategy, LLC. Mr. Elbert is a recognized satellite communications expert and has been involved in the satellite and telecommunica-tions industries for over 40 years.

Dates: Jan. 23–25 (Mon–Wed)Reg#: 351915Course No: 881.237Units: 1.8 CEUFee: $3195

Composite Airframe StructuresThis course introduces participants to practical hands-on information, data, and techniques for designing composite airframe structures with respect to design regulations and specifications. It covers a broad range of aircraft configurations, from transports and fighters to general aviation aircraft. The course provides technical understand-ing and practical knowledge in advanced composites, emphasizing design and manufacture to achieve a sound airframe structure.

Coordinator and Lecturer: Michael C.Y. Niu, MS, president, AD Airframe Consulting Company. Mr. Niu has over 35 years of experience in aerospace and airframe structural analysis and design. He was a senior research engi-neer at Lockheed Aeronautical Systems Company.

Dates: Jan. 23–26 (Mon–Thur)Reg#: 351956Course No: 839.77Units: 2.4 CEUFee: $3595

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Robotic Systems Design and EngineeringThis course provides the fundamentals for the design and development of advanced robotic systems for industrial and space applications. Emphasis is on the basic skills required to understand the multidis-ciplinary nature of robotic systems, including system design, vision-based control, and autonomy. Gain an appreciation for the many facets of robotic systems and obtain detailed knowledge of the techniques needed to develop and implement manipulation and semi-autonomous/autonomous robotic systems.

Coordinator and Lecturer: Terrance L. Huntsberger, PhD, principal member of research staff, Autonomous Systems Division, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), California Institute of Technology.Brett Kennedy, MSME, supervisor, Robotic Vehicles and Manipulators, Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), California Institute of Technology. Mr. Kennedy’s areas of expertise include space robotics, novel mobility systems, robotic manipula-tors, and bio-inspired robotics.

Dates: Feb. 1–3 (Wed–Fri)Reg#: 351957Course No: 878.10Units: 1.8 CEUFee: $3195

Airframe Stress Analysis and SizingThis course provides a comprehensive background in metallic airframe sizing that combines input from both material strength analyses and hands-on design experience. Discussion focuses on the selection of structural configurations and materials that combine to produce an economic design, while at the same time taking into account the effects of static, fatigue, fail-safe requirements, damage toler-ance, and repairability.

Coordinator and Lecturer: Michael C.Y. Niu, MS, president, AD Airframe Consulting Company. Mr. Niu has over 35 years of experience in aerospace and airframe structural analysis and design. He was a senior research engi-neer at Lockheed Aeronautical Systems Company.

Dates: Feb. 6–9 (Mon–Thurs)Reg#: 351958Course No: 839.91Units: 2.4 CEUFee: $3595

Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)® and Six Thinking Hats™In just three days, course attendees will become certified in Six Thinking Hats. This class also pre-pares you to take the exam and become a certified SAFe Agilist. You will learn how to execute and release value through Agile Release Trains, build an Agile Portfolio, conduct agile planning meetings using the Six Thinking Hats, and more.

Coordinator and Lecturer: Laurie Buss has worked with and consulted for major corporations, such as Boeing, Globalstar, SES of Luxembourg, Orbital/ATK, and SpaceX. She has a BS in Aerospace Engineering from UCLA and an Executive MBA from George Mason University.Phyllis R. Marbach is recently retired from Boeing Defense Space and Security. She has an MS in Engineering from UCLA and BS in Chemistry and Applied Mathematics from the Centre College of Kentucky. She is a Certified SAFe® Program Consultant V4.0.

Dates: Feb. 15–17 (Wed–Fri)Reg#: 351960Course No: MGMT 811.01Units: 1.8 CEUFee: $3195

Multitarget/Multisensor Data Fusion Techniques for Target Detection, Classification, and State EstimationThis course describes sensor and data fusion methods that improve the probability of correct target detection, classification, identification, and state estimation. Topics include the effects of the atmosphere and countermeasures on millimeter-wave and infrared sensors to illustrate how the use of different phenomenology-based sensors enhances a data fusion system.

Coordinator and Lecturer: Lawrence A. Klein, PhD, is a consultant spe-cializing in developing multiple sensor concepts for tactical and reconnaissance military applica-tions, millimeter-wave and infrared sensors for homeland defense, and sensor and data fusion concepts for intelligent transportation systems.

Dates: Feb. 22–24 (Wed–Fri)Reg#: 351959Course No: 823.89Units: 1.8 CEUFee: $3195

Top Pick

Fundamentals of CCD and CMOS Imagers and Camera SystemsThis course benefits scientists, engineers, and hardware managers involved with CCD/CMOS imagers and high-performance camera systems. Basic solid-state theory and operation of CCD/CMOS imagers is covered, as well as advances made in producing large pixel arrays with high-quantum efficiency, and more. Ultimate perfor-mance limits are outlined and fundamental performance differences between CCD/CMOS technologies and high-performance CCD/CMOS pixel architectures are discussed.

Coordinator and Lecturer:James R. Janesick, MSEE, director, CMOS Advanced Development Group, SRI International. Mr. Janesick’s past experience includes developing CMOS imaging arrays for commercial applications at Conexant Systems Inc. and designing CCD imag-ers with the CIT/NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Dates: March 6–8 (Mon–Wed)Reg#: 351961Course No: 823.90Units: 1.8 CEUFee: $3195

Global Positioning Systems (GPS): Principles and ApplicationsThis course provides an up-to-date and comprehensive treatment of GPS and other global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) and their applications, including GPS total system architecture, space segment, control segment, and user equipment; GPS signal characteristics, modulation types, and multiplexing techniques; GPS signal modernization; GPS signal acquisition, tracking, and data demodulation; and more.

Coordinator and Lecturer: Rongsheng (Ken) Li, PhD, Boeing senior tech-nical fellow, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems. Dr. Li has 27 years of experience and is a recog-nized expert in guidance, navigation, and control system design/analysis; software architecting/design/implementation; and system integration. Kamran Ghassemi, PhD, chief system engi-neer, iGPS Program, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems. During the last 20 years, Dr. Ghassemi has served as a senior scientist and project manager for multiple Boeing GPS-related programs.Isaac Jeng, MS, Boeing associate technical fellow, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems. Mr. Jeng has been a member of the signal-in-space analysis team for GPS at Boeing since 1998. Clifford Kelley, PhD, Boeing associate techni-cal fellow, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems. Dr. Kelley has been involved in GPS at Rockwell International (now Boeing) since 1995. Alberto Perez, MS, senior GN&C engineer, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems. Mr. Perez has 21 years of experience in the area of inertial navigation, GPS systems, and real-time hardware in the loop system design and implementation for spacecraft, missiles, and airplanes.

Dates: March 13–16 (Mon–Thurs)Reg#: 351963Course No: 885.182Units: 2.4 CEUFee: $3595

To learn more, call (310) 825-3344, email shortcourses@uclaextension.edu, or visit shortcourses.uclaextension.edu.

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