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Welcome to Braude College

Braude College strives for excellence in teaching and quality of our graduates, providing them with the research in the fields of engineering and the sciences. education and skills they need to meet their personal We achieve this by empowering the individual and and professional goals in the fields of engineering establishing strong ties with industry, academia, and the most highly in demand today. community. At Braude College, we cultivate independent learning Braude College plays an important role in the to prepare students for their futures as engineers development and prosperity of the Galilee and its in a fast-changing technological world. We invest communities, and attracts a diverse range of students, substantial resources in training, improved teaching many of whom choose to live and work in the region methods, and student support systems, to create an following graduation. The college increases accessibility environment that is both nurturing and challenging. to higher education in engineering and the sciences for inhabitants of the region. At Braude College, a firm Prof. Arie Maharshak dedication to high academic standards ensures the President 6 7

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GAZA CITY HEBRON JERUSALEM GAZA STRIP Galilee KHAN YUNIS BEER SHEBA Braude College is perched on a hill in A hub of tourism, the Galilee offers the city of Karmiel, which divides the antiquities, parks, nature reserves, upper and . The Galilee and religious sites. The Galilee is NEGEV DESERT is a mountainous region in the north also a center of arts and culture, of Israel, characterized by rocky hills, and of industry. Numerous high- green fields and colorful wildflowers. tech companies are located here, Its relatively abundant water and having drawn some of Israel’s finest fertile soil have made for thriving scientists to the region. The natural wildlife and thousands of years of beauty, historical and archeological human settlement. sites, cultural diversity, and innovative industries make the Galilee a The Galilee houses a tapestry of fascinating region, with something to Travel Advice: ethnic communities. Alongside 0 40 80 Km interest almost all visitors. Do not enter Jewish cities and towns, there are Reconsider your need to travel 0 25 50 Miles Arab, Druze, and Circassian villages.

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Engineering and More: Jerusalem Jerusalem-Galilee From the hilltop of Mount Sco- As the capital of Israel, Jerusalem pus, the Hebrew University looks is not only the home of the coun- out over the spectacular panora- try’s governing bodies, national ma of Jerusalem. A city sacred to memorials and cultural institu- Jerusalem-Galilee Engineers is an week mini-semester at the Hebrew Judaism, Christianity and Islam, tions, but also a political center innovative program offered by the University of Jerusalem, where Jerusalem is a blend of past and of national and international Hebrew University of Jerusalem and students take an introductory present, ancient roots and mod- significance. Braude College. The semester-long course in Israeli Society. The course ern innovations. program, conducted in English, includes stimulating study tours Jerusalem is well known for its is designed for engineering throughout Jerusalem and other abundant historical and holy students in their third or fourth parts of the country. sites, and fascinating tourist year of studies. Participants take The program continues in Karmiel, attractions. A thriving metropolis, accredited courses in engineering Jerusalem is dotted with art gal- the “capital” of the Galilee, at and other academic subjects. leries and museums, theaters and Braude College. At this topnotch Ample opportunities are available concert halls, archaeological sites technological institution, students to become acquainted with the and religious shrines. Throughout study engineering courses for 16 vibrant, multifaceted State of Israel, the year, the city hosts exciting weeks. They also take part in the and its people. festivals, exhibitions, internation- unique Study in Advanced Industry al conferences, and other special The program begins with a two- program, in which they visit leading events. high-tech companies.

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The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Braude College of Engineering in Karmiel

Rothberg International School Braude College, based in the city of Karmiel, is a leading engineering institution in northern The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is a multi- Israel. Established in 1987, the beautifully land- disciplinary institution of higher learning and scaped college has about 3,000 undergraduate research, and a scientific center of international and graduate students. repute. Ranked among the world’s leading universities, the Hebrew University stresses An academic, technological and scientific cen- excellence throughout its Faculties of Human- ter in the Galilee, Braude College helps develop ities, Social Sciences, Law, Science, Medicine, local high-tech industries. Dental Medicine, and Agriculture, Food and Braude College offers B.Sc. degrees in biotech- Environment. nology engineering, electrical and electronic The university has 22,000 undergraduate, engineering, industrial engineering and man- graduate and doctoral students. Its 1,200 fac- agement, information systems engineering, ulty members and alumni have been awarded mechanical engineering, software engineering, numerous national and international prizes, applied mathematics and optical engineering. including the Nobel Prize. The college confers M.Sc. degrees in biotech- nology, software engineering, industrial engi- In 1955 the Hebrew University opened its first neering and systems engineering. program for international students with 22 American students. Since then, the programs At Braude College, each student is valued, and and courses for students from abroad have receives personal attention from faculty and steadily expanded. Today, the Rothberg In- staff. Students also benefit from the college’s ternational School attracts more than 2,000 stu- connection with top-ranking industries. dents annually, from over 90 countries around the globe.

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Jerusalem-Galilee Engineers Program

The program is divided into two sections:

Mini-Semester at Spring Semester at Courses in English at Braude College: THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF BRAUDE COLLEGE + JERUSALEM + SOFTWARE The program begins in Jerusalem, with a two-week The spring semester comprises 15 weeks, from March mini-semester designed to introduce the students to to July. Students benefit from an expert faculty, strong Machine Learning Seminar in Randomized Algorithms Israeli society and culture. Students participate in the support network, small study groups, and personal Academic hours: 39 Academic hours: 39 following course: attention. The projects related to leading Israeli companies which program participants are required to The course deals with Machine Learning concepts. Among Randomized algorithms are algorithms which use complete, expose students to real-world engineering other topics, the course covers major models in the randomness for making certain decisions. Randomized Introduction to Israeli Society challenges and valuable professional contacts. field: Supervised Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Un- algorithms are in use in all fields of computer science Academic hours: 30 and software engineering, and they often allow us to Braude College combines theory with practical supervised Learning. Students will also be exposed to linear solve certain problems simply and efficiently. Academic credits: 2 laboratory experience and exposure to local high tech models like: SVM, Rule Learning and Distance Base Models. This course examines historical, social and political industries. The course consists of two main parts: In the first part, the lecturer will give several introductory lectures on aspects of contemporary Israeli society. After analyzing Topics in Algorithmic Game Theory Students will enjoy an extensive series of stimulating the subject. In the second part, the students will be the ideologies and groups that played a major role in academic field trips and extra-curricular activities, Academic hours: 39 given relevant literature and, under the guidance of the the formation of Israeli society, class discussion will designed to enable students to experience Israeli society Game theory deals with the analysis of strategic supervisor, will present it to the class. focuses on social and political issues which are at the and culture first-hand. situations which involve players with conflicting goals center of current debate in the country. and attempts to answer questions such as what is the Introduction to Artificial Intelligence best strategy for each participant and how to predict the Academic hours: 39 outcome of a given game. The purpose of the course The course will provide an introduction to the is to review a variety of topics related to the encounter fundamental concepts techniques of Artificial between three areas: economics, game theory and Intelligence. The basic idea of Agents, and Multi Agent computer science. The course will include lectures that Systems in a wide range of decision making. Topics develop the relevant theory and discuss the related covered in the course include: problem solving and practical applications. The course begins with a short search methods, logic and knowledge representation, introduction to game theory. We will then review a reasoning and decision-making in uncertainty variety of of classic topics and contemporary issues. conditions, and supervised machine learning. The 18 19

course combines the theoretical foundations of artificial and statistics, algebraic coding theory and neural following topics: basics of geometrical optics, optical Android Development Lab intelligence and hands-on experience with methods, networks are considered. devices, wave theory, blackbody, radiation, photons, techniques and tools used to build intelligent systems. Academic hours: 39 an introduction to quantum theory, principles and This lab-based course will introduce you to the mobile Cloud Computing concepts of modern physics, applications of modern software developing arena. You will get acquainted physics in various engineering fields, and applications of Deep Learning for Computer Vision Academic hours: 39 with of the Android OS architecture and master modern physics, in particular, in biotechnology. Another Academic hours: 39 yourself on developing interactive and responsive Students will learn variours concepts in the area of Cloud topic in the course focuses on understanding of the The course is an introduction to Deep learning, concepts UI components for mobile devices while taking into Computing, including cloud models (private, public, process of constructing a scientific theory: induction and hybris), and coud services (SAAS, PAAS, IAAS). We will and algorithms of this field of machine learning and consideration various localization and target devices deduction. its implementation using advanced modern neural constraints. Among other topics, we will cover layout discuss the implications of using cloud computing, networks. Subjects of this course: Introduction to python, designs (declarative & imperative), fragments, inter and from different aspects, such as the economical aspect, Computer vision, neural networks, architectures, objects intra communication methods within/between mobile maintaing data privacy, and cloud migration. The course Light Sources and Lasers detection, visualization, image classification, and more. applications, and practice various methods to persist will also include practical assignments, developing Academic hours: 52 app and user data. As part of the lab evaluation, you will a web-based cloud application in a commercial have the opportunity to design and develop your own framework. The application will be implemented using This course covers the fundamental physical processes Seminar Automata and Computability application to practice and demonstrate the course common programmimg languages. The application will of lasers, introduces relevant engineering and explores Academic Hours: 78 topics. we deployed in a cloud environment. The course will a variety of specific laser systems. In the first part The course introduces the classical and main also include reading assignments, where the students of the course, the principles and main features of will analyze academic papers, addresing contemporary black body radiation and incoherent sources are computational models and their relation to formal Information Theory languages. The course discusses the abilities and issues in cloud computing research. introduced. The main part of the course focuses on the Academic hours: 39 limitations of these models, and introduces the main Completeing the course, the students will be able to physical principles, structure, and operation modes computational classes. The first part of the course This course is about how to measure, represent, and build and deploy a cloud application, using commercial of optical lasers. Topics include absorption/emission discusses the different types of automata over finite communicate information effectively. frameworks. and optical gain, population inversion in three and words: deterministic, nondeterministic and stack The first part of the course introduces basic concepts in four-level systems, laser oscillator, resonator and beam automata, and the types of languages that these models the field. What are entropy and mutual information, and propagation, modes structure and methods of mode- express – regular and context free languages. The OPTICAL why are they so fundamental to data representation and selection, Q switching, and phase locking. In addition, second part of the course concentrates on computability communication. laser applications are addressed. The course also theory, and discusses Turing machines and their variants, Modern Optics includes plenty of relevant exercises relating to technical decision problems and decidable and undecidable The second part of the course focuses on applications problems and solutions which will be carried out during languages, computational classes and reductions for of the information theory in different areas, such as Academic hours: 52 the practical sessions. classification of languages. gambling and data compression, error detection and An introductory course to the field of modern physics, error correction, channel capacity and Shannon channel designed as a general overview for engineering coding theorem, stock market. Relations to probability students, the course includes. The course includes the 20 21

certain groups of alloys. Another important aspect of Interferometry and Interferometric Optical Communication Systems Transport Phenomena Laboratory the course is to understand the connection between Microscopy Components Academic hours: 28 microstructural phenomena and mechanical behavior of Academic hours: 42 Academic hours: 52 In this course the student practices knowledge related to materials. At the end of the course, students will present The course covers the following topics: wave optics, The course intends to provide a basic understanding Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer, with emphasis on tools a research problem and its investigation process. Interferometry as the most accurate ruler in nature, in the physics of optical fiber and in optical fiber and measurement techniques. The lab sessions include an overview of the Michelson Interferometer: from communication technologies and provide basic tools to experiments in: flow rate and regimes, pressure drops in Biomaterials special relativity to the LIGO Interferometer, two-wave design and apply components in optical communication pipes and devices, heat transfer (conduction, convection, and Interferometry, additional Interferometers, holography, systems. radiation), pumps, wind tunnel, and heat exchange systems. Academic hours: 65 coherence, alignment of an interferometer. Biomaterials course is intended to introduce the MECHANICAL students to the uses of artificial/synthetic materials in Strength and Materials Laboratory the human body for the purposes of aiding healing, Optical imaging systems Manufacturing Processes Academic hours: 39 correcting deformities, and restoring lost function. Academic hours: 39 The aim of this course is to teach the student The course reviews basic concepts of chemical bond, Academic hours: 39 This course covers the basic principles of optical experimental techniques, design of experiment, correct materials structures and the resulting chemical and This course looks at manufacturing technologies from imaging systems. Starting from the fundamentals procedures of experimental work, result analysis, and physical properties of metals, ceramics, polymers and the shop floor perspective, along with professional of the diffraction theory of light, the main features, presentation of the process and results. The course composite materials. limitations, and engineering aspects of imaging literature, scientific/academic and trade magazines and includes the following topics: torsion, hardness of systems are covered. Topics include diffraction-limited technical databases. Students use analysis tools and materials, stress and strain, bending, stress concentration, imaging, optical modulation function and modulation Rehabilitation biomechanics decision-making methodologies to optimize production thermal treatment and aging of metals, manual contrast function, contrast-limited resolution and target lines, and suggest manufacturing layouts and solutions and computer aided and automated geometrical Academic hours: 39 acquisition, and noise-limited imaging and target for commercial/industrial systems. measurements. The course surveys the field of rehabilitation engineering acquisition. In addition, the effects of atmosphere, with an emphasis on human machine interface,and turbulence, and motion on image quality are treated. sensory physical and cognitive applications, while Furthermore, the structure and main characteristics of Industrial Automation Advanced Materials Engineering imaging devices are covered. In the exercise session, implementing existing technologies. The course reviews Academic hours: 65 Academic hours: 26 relevant problems on imaging systems characterization, different rehabilitation systems and design essentials of In this introductory course, students learn about analysis and design are addressed. The course include The goal of this course is to expose the student to these systems. The course provides insight to activities theoretical problem as home works and numerical tasks. automation technologies and manufacturing systems. The advanced topics of materials engineering. The student of daily living (ADL), and challenges of the disabled rationale for utilizing automation is explored, along with will gain knowledge and techniques for applying community, while reviewing the existing solutions the advantages of both hardware and software-based materials engineering principles in order to solve offered. This hands-on course offers the students small automation. Laboratory experience is also included in the engineering problems and to estimate the influence scale projects intended for a real client for whome they course. of various processes on the mechanical properties of will develop and manufacture a tailor made solution 22 23

while implementing the knowledge gained during the freedom systems. Unforced and forced motion of multi immersed bodies: boundary layers, potential flow, lift, course. degree-of-freedom systems and dynamic damping. drag, wing profiles. Internal flows: Laminar flow in ducts Introduction to modal analysis. Introduction to vibrating and pipes, turbulent flow in pipes. Flow measuring Introduction to Polymers and Plastics continuous systems – vibrating string, longitudinal devices. Pumps. Dimensional analysis and similarity. vibration in a rod, vibrating beam. Introduction to compressible flow. Academic hours: 52 implant biocompatibility and clinical performance. This course begins with terminology and concepts of Materials-related implant failures and serious medical Introduction to Flight Mechanics Introduction to Mechatronic Systems plastics, and examines the molecular weight, structure device recalls are reviewed. The course uses a and morphology of thermoplastic and thermoset Academic hours: 39 Academic hours: 70 combination of lectures and student presentations. polymers. It teaches properties of solid polymeric The purpose of the course is to introduce the students This course is an overview of mechatronic systems. material and intermolecular interactions, along with to the aerial sciences. The course gives a background The students study principles of microcontroller, Fundamentals of Combustion Processes evaluation methods of polymers and plastics. Polymeric and introduction to the mechanics of flight utilizing Microcontroller programing , Digital and analog I/O, elastomers and viscoelasticity analysis are also included. basic tools obtained in the field of dynamics and Theory of measuring systems, Sensors for measuring: Academic hours: 26 fluid mechanics to introduce a complex mechanical force, displacement, temperature, acceleration, etc. Introduction. Ideal combustion: Chemical species balance. Adiabatic flame temperature. Equilibrium Vibration Theory application. Topics of the course include: Background Actuators: DC brush and brushless motors, stepper and introduction to mechanics of flight. Basic motors, modeling a position control system, introduction combustion: Gibbs function. Equilibrium condition. Academic hours: 52 aerodynamics: principles and foundational equations to signal processing, design and implementation of Equilibrium constant. Chemical kinetics: Rate equation. This course lays the foundation for analyzing vibrating of fluid motion, various flow regimes and their digital position controller, and autonomous mechatronic Chemical mechanism. Characteristic combustion time. systems and understanding some physical phenomena classification, standard atmosphere, Introduction to system. The course includes a laboratory segment. Reactors: Constant volume reactor. Constant pressure unique to systems undergoing harmonic excitation. The airfoil theory, aerodynamic forces and moments, finite reactor. Well-stirred reactor. Premixed flames: Flame course introduces basic concepts through simple single speed. Ignition. Combustion limits. Flame holding. wing corrections. A survey of aeronautical propulsion Engineering biomaterials and implantable degree-of-freedom systems. Two degree-of-freedom Diffusion Flames. Droplet evaporation: d-squared methods. Performance of aerial vehicles: Straight level devices systems are used to introduce more complex behaviors flight, Takeoff and landing, Climb and glide, Turns, Flight law. Gas turbine combustors. Internal combustion Academic hours: 26 not present in single degree-of-freedom systems, and envelope. engine combustors. Rocket engines. Heterogeneous finally expands to multi degree-of-freedom systems This interdisciplinary course provides an introduction combustion. and introductory continuous systems. Topics of the to materials used in medical applications and covers Fluid Mechanics course include: Kinematics of vibrations and harmonic the principles of materials science and cell biology Introduction to Finite Element Analysis motion. Unforced and forced single degree-of freedom Academic hours: 65 underlying the design and performance of implantable systems motion, Steady state and transient response, Introduction. Hydrostatics: manometers, forces on devices. The course focus is on orthopaedic and Academic hours: 52 Resonance, Vibration based sensors, Vibrating base and immersed bodies. Fluid dynamics: Integral conservation cardiovascular implants, on mechanisms underlying The course objective is to teach the theory of finite vibration isolation. Lagrange equations and their use in laws, Bernoulli equation, differential conservation Laws, wound healing and tissue remodeling following elements for heat conduction and structural mechanics developing equations of motion for multi degree-of- Navier-Stokes and Euler equations. External flows around implantation, and on materials variables that control problems, the fundamentals of using a finite element 24 25

code to solve engineering problems, including choosing toughening mechanisms in ceramics. Ceramic materials = 10-6 m) and by the potential of manufacturing Engineering Optimization a model, meshing, refining, and checking for errors. The for electro-optical applications; ceramic semiconductors. mechanical and electronic components on the same course is aimed to enhance the understanding of the Academic hours: 39 substrate. The aim of the course is to expose the student to the field of modeling and fabrication of micro common ways in which finite elements may fail to find Kinematics and Theory of Mechanisms Understanding the main concepts of optimization and a valid solution, and familiarize the student with how a the benefits in using optimization in engineering design. mechanical systems (MEMS). The course deals with Academic Hours: 52 commercial finite element code works. Familiarization with different optimization methods and applying engineering principles in order to obtain the Kinematics: Motion of a point mass, Cartesian, Natural, the way they can be used to solve various problems in desired mechanical and other physical properties of Cyllinraical and Spherical coordinate systems and the field of engineering. micro systems. The Course will consider the following Strength of Materials formulation of Kinematic properties in various systems. subjects: Int. to modeling and fabrication of micro Rigid body kinematics: Simple motion, complex motion, systems. Micro beams and mechanical springs that Academic hours: 65 Analytical solutions in fluid mechanics planar motion, Instantaneous center of rotation. Motion determines the mechanical stiffness of floating micro The objective of the course is to prepare students to about a fixed point, spatial free body motion. Theory Academic hours: 39 systems. Electrostatic Micro sensors and micro actuator. learn and solve problems in solid mechanics, and to of Mechanisms: Basic mechanisms and definitions, Flow in a narrow gap between surfaces subjected to flux Piezo-electric and Piezo-resistive micro sensors and prepare them for advanced studies in structural analysis kinematic analysis of mechanisms – velocity and sources is very common in the industry of desalination actuator. Micro Thermal sensors and actuators. Micro and design. The students are expected to be able to acceleration. Kinematics of gear transmissions, cam plants, heat transfer devices and more. The analytical fabrications processes such as: lithography, deposition analyze both statically determinate and indeterminate mechanisms. solution can be achieved by the analogy to electric and etching. problems involving axial, torsional, and flexural problems. These results will be validated by experimental deformations. Successful completion of this course will Rocket propulsion tests and software. The course includes: viscus dynamic Measuring Properties of Materials – PBL prepare students for further study in structural analysis flow in the Euclidean space and apply it into a potential and design. Academic hours: 39 flow on a manifold, Poisson equation, 3 geometries Academic hours: 26 The course explores the main features of rocket motors, of manifolds: spheres, cones and cylindrs. Conformal Most student laboratories are structured in a standard format, in which the experimental procedure are Ceramic Materials integrating a broad spectrum of scientific fields involved mapping: stereographic projection, Appolonius, rays. in the preliminary design of motors based on chemical Boundary values conditions, sources and images and defined by a manual. Students are expected to follow Academic hours: 39 propulsion. The course offers the student the knowledge more. instructions, as they perform the laboratory task. This Atomic bonding and crystal structures of ceramic needed to design the draft of an actual rocket motor course is designed as a Problem Solving Laboratory materials, atomic defects, including intrinsic and extrinsic (motor type, trajectory prediction, choice of propellant, (PBL), in which the a team of students receive a task Modeling and fabrication of Micro point defects and defect reactions. Binary and ternary combustion chamber and nozzle geometry design), of measuring properties of materials, but not given Mechanical Systems phase diagrams in ceramic systems. Processing of according instructions as to how to perform the measurements. advanced ceramics and glasses including solid and liquid Academic hours: 39 The students are requested to measure: Density, Heat phase sintering and constrained sintering, densification The course is an introduction course to the field of Capacity, Viscosity, Surface Tension, Coefficient of versus coarsening processes. Mechanical properties of micro mechanical systems (also known as Micro Thermal Expansion, Modulus of Elasticity, of various ceramics and glasses; Statistical fracture theory; time- Electro Mechanical Systems-MEMS). Micro system is materials using simple and basic measuring devices. dependent fracture; thermal shock; creep behavior, characterized by it’s micro scale dimension (1 micron 26 27

sustainable competitive advantage is by innovation. a business model portfolio as a mean for renewing a Introduction to Manufacturing Processes Introduction to Economics for Engineers The management of technology, innovation and firm growth; How to discover customers unmet needs in Academic hours: 39 Academic hours: 28 Intrapreneurship within established firms is a new established markets. The course gives the student basic understanding of the The course introduces students to the basic concepts of academic discipline, which has emerged in recent following subjects: microeconomics, such as scarcity and choice of factors years and includes management tools and models. Cross-Cultural Management Practical aspects of materials engineering and their of production, decisions of producers and consumers This course deals with the various aspects of initiating Academic hours: 39 implementation. in competitive and monopolistic markets and and implementing innovation in established high- Acquaintance with various manufacturing processes governmental intervention in these markets. In addition, tech firms: strategic, functional, organizational and The globalization process in today's world has created starting with selection and ordering materials to final the course provides some basic tools for economic behavioral. The course presents theoretical models along cross-cultural interactions and revealed the similarity product manufacturing. feasibility analysis. The course includes the following with practical case studies. This course aims to equip and differences between cultures. The purpose of this course is to provide knowledge and understanding Exposure to techno-economic considerations and topics: Factors of Production and Production Possibilities participants with state of the art methods and tools production in a competitive environment. Curve, Costs of Production and Producer's Supply to: 1. Discover customers unmet needs through "Jobs of the impact of culture on management practice. Function, Demand and Equilibrium in Competitive Specifically, we will evaluate the effect of culture on Planning manufacturing operations and acceptance to be done Thinking®" and more specifically applying teams' behaviors; communication, human resource testing. Markets, Monopoly, Government Intervention in outcome driven innovation methodology, and 2. How Competitive Markets. to transform an established firm Business model for management practices; leadership and negotiation, renewed growth. and we will examine how to adapt proper managerial INDUSTRIAL practices in different cultural setting. At the end of the Human Resource Management Accelerating Firms through Business Model course the student will: 1. Develop an awareness to Academic hours: 30 Introduction to Marketing Transformation cultural difference in international environment; 2. be The course will provide the knowledge and practical familiar with cultural characteristics of different countries Academic hours: 39 Academic hours: 28 tools necessary for proper management of the human and different work settings; 3. be familiar with different This course covers specific aspects that put Marketing work force within an organization: planning, recruitment, Growth is a critical factor for any company; yet, it is managerial practices and their adaptation to the at the leading edge of the modern firm's activities: staffing, performance evaluation systems, career an elusive target as most firms hit a growth plateau. different cultural environments. understanding customer’s needs and designing a development and work relations Numerous successful companies stumbled disastrously comprehensive approach aiming to fulfill these special when they tried to peruse opportunities for growth needs. The students will be exposed to the basic (McGrath and Macmillan, 2009). This course aims to Cases in Industrial Engineering Managing and Initiating in High Technology principles, perspectives, concepts, theories and models equip students with state-of-the-art methods and tools Firms Academic hours: 39 that have been crystallized into the contemporary to accelerate an established firm's growth through This course is about integrating three concepts in a Academic hours: 26 science of Marketing. business model transformation (BMT). In particular the real-world context: problem-solving, creativity, and With the acceleration of technological development following topics will be learned: Why most firms reach a modeling. Problem-solving is a critical skill to develop and increased global competition, many firms "Growth Setback" stage; How to transform an established and nurture. Not to mention creativity that due to the discover that the main way to create and maintain a firm business model for renewed Growth; How to create increasing complexity of challenges has been becoming 28 29

a necessity rather than an advantage. To fully utilize the BIOTECHNOLOGY the lab. During the laboratory work, students will practice the relationships between microorganisms and balanced two in a systematic way, modeling is adopted. Via real- tissue formation (cell differentiation) by using different environment and health, pathogenic bacteria and world case studies, we will identify, formulate, analyze, types of cells seeded on various scaffolds\hydrogels: viruses, covered by clinical biology aspects, principles Bioinformatics and validate models to solve the challenges stemming Alginate, Matrigel matrix™ and a unique GAG mimetic and main techniques of industrial microbiology. from these case studies. Modeling approach will be the Academic hours: 26 hydrogel. Cultured cells features will be examined by The course will also cover the complex relationships vehicle through which we capture the essence of the Life sciences have become, in many aspects, information morphology and by Immunostaining using specific cells within the human body, and about the characterization dynamics of the major problem at hand and creativity technology. The exponential growth of biological data markers. of extreme microbial communities. The course will will aid in developing and soliciting innovative solutions covers all areas of Biology and Biotechnology – from include hands-on laboratories, in which we will learn at the various stages of the problem-solving process. DNA, RNA and protein sequences via comprehensive Drug Design and Development practical work-flow and techniques for diagnostic, Advanced Excel will be the platform via which these data on interactions between biomolecules to identification, growth, and research in microbiology, models will be developed. Academic hours: 39 structures. The course aim is to teach the main concepts including Problem-Base-Learning (PBL) methods how The course aim is to provide a framework of basic drug of computational visualization, analysis and prediction of to combine principles, data, and techniques to address Introduction to behavioral science design and development, into which current and future modern microbiology –related scientific questions. sequence and structural biological data with a specific drugs may be fitted. The difference between innovative Academic hours: 39 focus on proteins. The course will focus on presenting and generic drugs will be discussed. Principles such as: Behavioral science is a branch of the science, which is the field of bioinformatics tools and analysis in an methods for drug discovery, drug targets, the concept Immunology concerned with the study of human behavior. Behavioral applicative manner. As such, the course will include of Structure Activity Relationship (SAR) and Quantitative Academic hours: 26 numerous topics studied at a level sufficient to apply the Structure Activity Relationship (QSAR) and optimization of science looks at individuals and their behavior along Basic concepts of Immunology. The Innate and Acquired the drug interactions with the target will be studied. Those with the behavior of societies and groups, and processes studied tools on new sequence and structural data of immune systems. Cells and tissues of the immune principles will be applied in two computational laboratory which can contribute to specific behaviors. Learning interest. response. Antibody genetics and structure. Antibody exercises. behavioral science is an important part of becoming classes and their specific functions. The T-cell receptor, team or project manager. More and more, professional Advanced Technologies in Tissue Engineering its recognition of self and non-self antigens. The Major and organizations are explicitly endorsing the necessity Bridging Classical Microbiology to the Histocompatibility Complex (MHC), its recognition Academic hours: 39 of engineers being skilled and well trained in these areas. Modern World of antigens and cooperation with the T-cell receptor. Tissue engineering is a key method in the practical Humoral and cellular immunity. Cytokines. Mechanism of This course will focus on human personality, motivation Academic hours: 65 immune reactions against pathogens and tumor-specific and other work attitudes, learning, perception, aspects of regenerative medicine. Due to the importance of the field, it is important to expose students to existing In this course we will learn topics under the subject antigens. Regulation of the immune response and stereotypes and discrimination, burnout and stress. The “Microbiology”, such as selected members of advanced technologies. The course deals with practical autoimmunity. theories and insights of major studies will be discussed, microorganisms, phylogenetic and evolutionary data. aspects of culturing and monitoring animal cells, by using while emphasis their relevancy to organizations and We will learn about the principles of the genetic code, advanced tissue engineering methods. The course focuses industry. and molecular –biology tools, as microorganisms are on hands-on practice. The students will be exposed model organisms for research and advancing molecular to common laboratory work: medium preparation and biology technologies. 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Fundamentals of development of a micro-processor ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC Image Processing Analog Integrated Circuits Design Lab based system, Pentium- Main Memory Organization, Academic hours: 84 Virtual Memory, Paging Mechanism, Cache Memory Academic hours: 78 Introduction to Control Basic properties of the human visual system. Pixel. Organization. Principles of serial communication, Analog CMOS integrated circuits design focuses on the

Academic hours: 65 Computer presentation of the Gray and RGB images RS-232, USB. Detailed studies of computer I/O and basic building blocks including current source/mirror, as arrays. Creating a set of synthetic test images by interrupt techniques, timers, parallel and serial interfaces. single stage amplifiers, differential stage amplifier. The The subject matter of this course encompasses the using C and C++. Contrast and Brightness. Pixel-to- Laboratory activities provide the student with lab experiments involve hands-on design using state of fundamental principles and relevant techniques for Pixel operations: Contrast stretch, Automatic Min-Max experience in developing the hardware and software the art CAD tools. Lectures complement the experiments designing continuous-time SISO LTI control systems contrast stretch, Histogram Equalization. Usage of required to incorporate microprocessors into systems in providing theoretical background. The course follows that satisfy practically relevant system performance LUT and pointers for fast implementation of pixel-to- ASM86 language. PC peripherals including - keyboard, the design cycle: from specification definitions, through specifications. Topics of the course are: introduction pixel operations. Geometrical Transformations: scaling, screen, drives, serial port and mouse. architecture selection and basic design, to fine-tuning and foundations, Feedback control fundamentals, Loop rotation, affine Transform. Image registration. Median providing precise simulations. Simulation employing transfer function fundamentals, Linear SISO systems, filtration. Filtration by convolution. Gaussian filter. Real Time Digital Signals Processing CAD tools of performance parameters such as gain, and tracking design with uncertain plants. Expected Usage of FFT for Image Processing. Unsharp Masking. frequency response, stability, voltage span, operating outcome of the course: The student is able to design Academic hours: 39 Edge detectors. Usage of MATLAB for fast prototyping point, slew rate and offset. To summarize the course, the continuous-time SISO LTI control systems that satisfy Basic analog and digital signals. Examples of medical Image Processing systems. Design and properties of students will be given independent design tasks (mini- practically relevant system performance specifications in signals (ECG, EEG, EMG, ERG, PPG). “Arduino Due” digital camera. In the frames of the course, laboratory, projects) to implement the techniques studied. frequency domain. board as software defined signal generator controlled students implement a selection of the Image Processing by UART command. “EasyStart Kit - PIC32MX7” board algorithms by using Visual Studio (C, C++, C#, .NET). Operating Systems Signals and Systems as fast prototype board for RT-DSP algorithms test. Practical aspects of the signal’ acquisition by using ADC: Academic Hours: 52 Academic hours: 39 Micro-Processors pre-amplifiers, anti-aliasing filters, usage of timers and This course is an introduction to the vast world of An engineer has to have a set of mathematical tools for Academic hours: 78 interrupts. Usage of TFT screen to present graphs of the the Operating Systems. We will review the history analysis and design of systems. Systems operate on and This course provides an introduction to micro-processor signals and textual information. Basic DSP algorithms and current trends in Operating Systems. Review the produce signals. Therefore both are treated together based systems, inside architecture of 16 bit processor and their practical implementation: filtration by hardware needs. Main memory, memory cache, basic in this course. The material is organized as follows: (Intel 8086). Principles of micro-processor programming convolution and by using FFT, normalized correlation, allocation schemes, disks and file systems, i/o, basic Signals (functions of time mostly); systems; differential in Machine Code, Assembly 8086 language and autocorrelation, median filtration. In the frames of system calls, interrupts, processes. We will learn parallel computing, communication between processes, equations with constant coefficients; LTI state equations; Modular programming. Principle operation of RISC the course “Arduino Due” board and “EasyStart Kit - deadlocks and starvation problems. Different shells and application of Laplace transform; feedback loops; review and CISC processors. Programing for Windows OS, PIC32MX7” board are used to create working prototypes hands-on experience in Linux, using Bash and Python of fourier series; application of fourier transform. based on DLL files Advanced architecture of modern of RT-DSP systems: “Spectrum Analyzer”, “Medical signals scripts. processors “Intel 32bit”, Pentium4- dual core, Pentium smart monitor”, “Filtration of audio signals” and others. – pro and inside architecture of "Intel 64”, Itanium. 32 33

Power Electronics course causality of an LTI system. Linear difference equations GENERAL Ethics of the Fathers with constant coefficients. Zero Input Response (ZIR) Academic hours: 39 Academic hours: 26 and Zero State Response (ZSR). General and particular Water/Waste Cycle Introduction: applications of Power Electronics. Power Ethics of the Fathers or in Hebrew: "Pirkei Avos", literally solutions to homogeneous difference equations. General Academic hours: 26 switches: ideal and real. Power diodes. Single phase and particular solutions to nonhomogeneous difference Chapters of Our Fathers, is a section of the Mishna, one This course takes you on a journey to explore the uncontrolled rectifiers. Three-phase uncontrolled equations. The bilateral Z transform: definition, Region of of the most fundamental works of Jewish Oral Law. exciting triangle of environment, water and energy in rectifiers. Thyristors. Single phase controlled rectifiers on Convergence (ROC), properties, well-known transform The Mishna was authored in the third century C.E., thyristors. Three-phase controlled rectifiers on thyristors. our emerging world. Lectures combined with field visits pairs. The inverse Z transform: definition, three methods and discusses laws and customs of virtually all areas of Power transistors. IGBT. DC/DC converters. Inverters. to institutions that practice these issues focus on: water of calculation, the importance of the ROC. Transfer Judaism, ranging from holidays, dietary laws, Temple management, water resources, desalination, wastewater function of an LTI system. Rational transfer functions, service, marriage and divorce, and civil law. It records poles and zeros, pole-zero plots. Realness, stability and treatment and reuse, and bio-energy production from Dynamical System Modelling and Simulation opinions of scholars from the five centuries preceding causality of an LTI system in Z domain. The Discrete Time waste, in Israel. Through field trips to various water Academic Hours: 52 the Mishna’s writing. Pirkei Avos is the only section, or Fourier Transform (DTFT): definition, properties, well- treatment sites, the students are exposed to solutions for tractate, of the Mishna which is devoted exclusively to The subject matter of this course covers two distinct known transform pairs, examples of application. a better future. but interlinked areas of knowledge or expertise: the ethical and moral statements of the Sages. For this dynamical system modelling and numerical simulation reason, it is usually referred to in English as Ethics of Our of dynamical systems. The students will learn to MATHEMATICS Ecological Engineering in Daily Lives Fathers. The tractate consists of six chapters. derive mathematical models by applying the 'law Academic hours: 26 of conservation' to various common processes with Approximation Theory The topic of the course: lumped parameters. The students will analyse the Myths and Legends Academic hours: 39 1. Utilization of engineering knowledge in daily life, with transient behaviour of these models in a laboratory type Academic hours: 26 environment, where they will use numerical simulation The course focuses on the approximation of real-valued focus on ecological doing in private lives. In this course we will explore a selection of myths and methods to solve a model's non-linear state differential continuous functions by some simpler class of functions, 2. Introduction of ecological devices encountered in legends in text and film format. The course will discuss equations. such as algebraic polynomials. Some of the topics that daily lives. will be investigated are: Chebyshev polynomials the development of these works over time and will 3. Understanding the engineering principles of Least square problems Projection methods consider the manner in which different cultural and Discrete Systems and Networks ecological devices encountered in the home Interpolation (for example: Lagrange, Chebyshev, critical approaches have been applied to them. We environment. Academic hours: 39 Hermite) Remez's algorithm Padé approximant. The will discuss a variety of topics including: Greek and Among the introduced devices: Desert coolers, Discrete time signals and systems. Energy and power above and more related topics will be practiced Chebfun Egyptian myth (Perseus and Medusa, Osiris and Set), geothermal cooling, photovoltaic panels, natural signals. Classification of digital systems: static/dynamic, (an open-source package for computing). English legends (Robin Hood, King Arthur), historical time-variant/time-invariant, linear/non-linear, causal/ building, greywater systems. legends (Cleopatra, Spartacus, Jack the Ripper), movie non-causal and BIBO stable/non BIBO stable. LTI mythologies (Star Wars, Stargate, Lost), Western myths systems and convolution in discrete time. Stability and (Atlantis, The Philosopher’s Stone), and mythical 34 35

creatures (Loch Ness Monster, Jersey Devil, Golem, a hands-on learning experience Advancing Global Health Through Study in Selected Advanced Vampires and Werewolves, Yeti). enabling students to apply Engineering Israeli Industries fundamental and theoretical Academic hours: 26 knowledge to real world situations. Academic hours: 52 Ethics in Science and Engineering This course is open to students of electrical, mechanical, This course introduces students to leading Academic hours: 26 software, biomedical and industrial engineering, and is industries in Israel, stressing industries unique Engineers and technologists encounter ethical designed to provide them with platforms to develop to the country, and those that are especially challenges and answer to several ethical codes on a daily skills in interdisciplinary teamwork, lateral thinking, developed here. The course will cover basis and through all the professional stages of their problem-solving, and communication with each other, technology, manufacturing, engineering career. Moreover the products and artifacts they produce health personnel, and with the community. Thus, practices and business considerations, and will have an ethical effect on the users of such articles as class discussion and work in the community form an include field trips to relevant plants. well as on societal moral perspectives and agreements. essential part of learning and assessment on the course. One purpose of this class is to study through readings In addition, students are encouraged to take a broad (in ethical theories as well as technological reports) and world view in terms of the benefits to communities of discussions the basic ethical principles of engineering functioning and well-maintained engineering projects and the main ethical obligations and challenges that (the bigger picture for sustainable projects) while at the face the professional through his work in a technological same time honing memory skills and the attention to industrious environment. In addition, the impact of detail necessary in all engineering tasks. technological artifacts on societal and personal moral and ethical perspectives and behaviors will be debated Sustainable Development and Technology in based on former examples. At the last part of the class, Industry Students will be asked to evaluate the ethical putative Academic hours: 26 outcomes of advanced and innovative technologies The course will present various aspects of the based on their current academic stage and former green building principles, and systems, and their insights from the class and argue for fair ethical solution implementation in practice. The main purpose of for such moral challenge. Through the course student this course is to develop the skills and knowledge in will discuss issues of accountability, responsibility sustainable aspects, and to develop the awareness sharing, obligations, risk assessment, trust, fair access, of students to green systems in engineering and privacy by design and ethics by design etc. industry, such as in: software engineering, electricity and electronics, civil engineering, biotechnology and mechanical engineering. The course will provide 36 37

Beyond the Classroom FOOD on and off the campus

Basic Hebrew SECURITY During the academic program in Israel, students will Eating habits are personal, and every student manages be staying in the dormitories, sharing living space with their food consumption individually. However, from Academic hours: 56 The safety and security of the students is taken very fellow students. Every dormitory unit has a kitchen, experience, we have noticed that students who used the seriously. All students receive a comprehensive security Tuition: $350 which is equipped with a refrigerator, a hot plate for kitchen in the dormitory unit during the study abroad orientation upon their arrival. At both the Hebrew An introductory course in Hebrew for foreign students, cooking, and other kitchen accessories. program for cooking, spent between 220-280 USD per University and Braude, guards and security teams are on focused on speaking and elementary communication During week days there are several food services month for food. duty around the clock. All student activities, on and off skills. available for students on campus – vegetarian and meat The information here is presented to help students to campus, meet the strictest security requirements. Sports based. On Saturdays, the food services are closed. budget their financial resources during the study abroad program in Israel. Students who are planning to travel in LEARNING FACILITIES For the students' convenience, we have provided the Academic hours: 2 Israel during the program, should consult with internet following price list of common food products that you Tennis, basketball, table tennis, aerobics, karate, pilatis, On both campuses, learning facilities are spacious and sites and experienced travelers in Israel, to gauge the may want to buy while living in the dormitories. As you yoga, kick-boxing, feldenkrais, chess, spinning, gym. comfortable and equipped with today’s most advanced cost of travelling in Israel. technology. Computerized libraries, up-to-date might expect, the prices vary somewhat from store to store, and the lowest prices can be typically found in HOUSING laboratories and computer labs are available, and WiFi access is widely available. outdoor markets. Prices in supermarkets may be higher. In Jerusalem, students live in the modern Scopus The table below lists price ranges of typical products. Student Village, adjacent to the Hebrew University’s SPORTS Mt. Scopus campus. Each student receives a private Products: $ Products: $ The Lerner Family Indoor Sports Complex, located near air-conditioned bedroom in a suite with four other Milk (3% fat), (1 liter) 1.2-1.7 Apples (1kg) 1.5-2.6 the Scopus Student Village, includes a semi-Olympic bedrooms, a living room, kitchen and bathroom facilities. Loaf of Fresh Bread (500g) 1.1-1.9 Bananas (1kg) 1.2-1.8 swimming pool, sauna, gym, weight room, spinning Reasonably-priced meals and snacks may be purchased Rice (white), (1kg) 1.7-2.3 Oranges (1kg) 0.8-1.5 studio and aerobic fitness center. Adjacent to the on campus or nearby. Eggs (regular) (12) 3.0-3.7 Tomatoes (1kg) 0.7-1.4 complex are ten tennis courts. Monthly memberships Local Cheese (1kg) 6.2-9.9 Potatoes (1kg) 0.4- 0.9 Braude’s dormitories are modern, spacious, comfortable beyond the classroom can be purchased at a discounted and equipped with a kitchen. Study abroad students live Chicken Breasts (1kg) 5.5-8.8 Onions (1kg) 0.5-0.8 rate. Braude’s modern sports facilities include a gym that Beef Round (1kg) 10.5-16.8 Lettuce (1 head) 0.8-1.4 alongside Israeli students. The cafeterias offer reasonably features aerobic and weight-training machines, as well priced meals throughout the day. as tennis, basketball, volleyball courts, and a near-by swimming pool. Use of the sport facilities is free. HEALTH INSURANCE The Hebrew University and Braude College purchase health insurance coverage for students who participate in the Study Abroad Program. 38 39

How to get to Braude College?

Airport Enter Israel Rosh Pina Application Programs

The best way to get to Israel is by air. The international Airport Haifa Terminal All candidates pay a non-refundable application fee of US $80. airport of Israel is Ben-Gurion airport Jordan River For further assistance, contact the RIS student affairs representative in the relevant country: MINI-SEMESTER (‏Part 1 in Jerusalem) Bus Service Airport ‏‏Program Dates: 17.2.2020 – 5.3.2020 UNITED STATES AND CANADA: Detailed information on travel times and service Airport Sde Dov SPRING SEMESTER (‏Part 2 in Karmiel) frequencies on various bus lines can be obtained from [email protected] ‏Program Dates: 5.3.2020 – 25.6.2020 the Transport Lines in Israel Portal. 1 800 404 8622 or 1 212 607 8520 Airport Ben Gurion ISRAEL AND OTHER COUNTRIES: Cost: Housing+study trips: US $5,900 Train Service: Terminal Allenby Health Insurance coverage is included. [email protected] Information regarding the timetable and routes is available through information: 972 2 5882602 For administrative information regarding the engineering Terminal Tel.: *5770 or 03-5774000 program contact: Nitzana This brochure is intended to provide general information and in as well as on the Israel Railways website. no way constitutes a legal obligation on the part of the Hebrew Ms. Liat Shmueli University and Braude College. International Relations Office Israel Railways operates a "Park and Ride" service, which Braude College enables its passengers to park their vehicle at Ben Printed in Israel, Artplus, 2019 [email protected] Gurion Airport at a special rate of nis 15 per day. The Terminal Yitzhak Phone: 972 4 9901894 service is limited to one day only. Users of the "Park and Rabin Mobile: 972 54 305 3188 Ride" service may use the Short-Term Parking only. To exit the car park without payment, keep the train ticket ‏For academic information regarding the and the parking card issued upon entering the car park. Airport Uvda Engineering Program contact: Samuel Gazit Payment for parking is made at the automatic pay International Relations Office, Director machines located in the car park. Airport Braude College [email protected]

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