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UTAH ENGINEERING
Data Center Engineering and Management Certificate
The curriculum required for the Undergraduate Data Center engineering, computer science, general management, and
Engineering Certificate prepares students to deal with the best practices for managing large scale facilities.
specific needs and challenges of the complex environments
of modern data centers in government, industry, and Following the course outline, participating students will
academia. In particular, the program provides students with continue to connect with other students and professionals in
skills associated with facility planning, decision making this field, which will require students to develop individually
supporting operations management, infrastructure design, and in small groups, understand and identify engineering
and resource management for (large scale) data centers. knowledge leading them to a thorough understanding of the
principles of large-scale data center management.
To earn a certificate students take 27 credit hours involving
areas such as Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, In addition to the capstone course, the program requires
and Mechanical Engineering. Students will choose two students to develop and deliver skills in the Computer
classes from each area plus management and capstone Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and
class on best practices in data center operations (new class). Management fields. These are courses designed to promote
This program is designed to provide students with the broad this new knowledge at the proper beginning level needed for
foundational preparation needed for managing operations in this certificate.
modern data centers. This interdisciplinary combination of
classes addresses the specific needs of this industry sector More information on the program curriculum can be
for a skilled workforce with knowledge in power and thermal found on the reverse side.

Utah Data Center Consortium

(UDCC) Internship Program
The UDCC Internship Program is designed to provide the
intern an opportunity to work in Utah's regional data centers
for extended rotational periods with multiple data centers
UDCC
Utah Data Center Consortium
fostering an understanding of real world data center
operation in multiple settings. The build of the program Growing and Sustaining
enables the intern a chance to work in data centers Utahs Data Center Industry
supporting missions ranging from asset colocation and
marketplace hosting to government and even intelligence
services and markets ranging from regional to international.
The internship program also offers rotations with groups that Contact: [email protected]

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support data center operation such as equipment
manufacturers and consulting services.

The intern rotations are 3, 6, 9, and 12 month rotations or

defined project rotations and may include attainment of a
security clearance and rotations in secure federal facilities.
Summer rotations are expected to be full time at 40 hours per
week and academic year rotations are expected to be
part-time up to 20 hours per week.
Program Curriculum

UTAH ENGINEERING
Data Center Engineering Certificate
The central component of the Data Center Engineering program is ME EN 5810 Thermal System Design:
a certificate that involves 8 classes in Computer Science, Credits 3
Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Management Design of steam-power plants, feed-water heater systems, pumping
systems, compressor blades, turbine blades, and heat exchangers.
(two in each area). These classes are organized as follows:
Equation fitting and economic analysis as basis of design decisions.
Optimization of thermal systems using Lagrange multipliers, search
methods, dynamic programming, geometric programming, and linear
General requirements:
programming. Probabilistic approaches to design.
OIS 5670 Managing Service Operations
ME EN 5820 Thermal Environmental Engineering:
(prerequisites waved):
Credits 3
3 credits
Principles of design of systems for heating and cooling of buildings.
Service companies constitute the largest and fastest-growing
Heat-load calculations, psychometrics, thermodynamic systems, and
segment of the economies of the United States and many other
solar-energy concepts.
countries. To successfully compete in this emerging service
economy, it is critical for business managers to understand the
Two classes in Computer Science (8 credits):
managerial issues and problems unique to designing, producing,
marketing and delivering services. This course aims to develop a
CS 3810 - Computer Organization:
better understanding of best practices in the service sector through
Credit hours 4
analysis of leading-edge firms and the strategies they have employed
An in-depth study of computer architecture and design, including
to create and maintain competitive advantage. Topics include the
topics such as RISC and CISC instruction set architectures, CPU
design and delivery of breakthrough services, managing the service
organizations, pipelining, memory systems, input/output, and parallel
encounter, and the role of technology, in particular information
machines. Emphasis is placed on performance measures and
technology, in changing the nature of the service delivered and/or the
compilation issues
way in which the service is delivered. The course relies on the
analysis of a number of case studies, and includes a project where the
CS 4400 - Computer Systems:
principles developed in the course are applied to a real service
Credit hours 4
organization
Introduction to computer systems from a programmer's point of view.
Machine level representations of programs, optimizing program
CS 5030 Current Data Center Operational Practices :
performance, memory hierarchy, linking, exceptional control flow,
3 credits
measuring program performance, virtual memory, concurrent
This course will focus on the evolving design elements and the latest
programming with threads, network programming
operational practices employed in modern, large-scale data centers
for efficient management of electric power, computational and data
Two classes in Electrical and Computer Engineering for
load, and cooling. The course will include both seminars by
Power Engineering (6 credits):
professionals from design firms and local data centers and reports by
students who have completed internships at these facilities. We will
ECE 2210 Electrical and Computer Engineering for Non-majors:
also tour several local data centers during the term and expose
3 credits
students to the latest green technologies adopted in Utah data
Fundamentals of electrical and computer engineering topics for
centers. Enrollment is limited to those enrolled in the Data Center
non-electrical and computer engineers. Covers fundamentals of dc
Engineering program with either senior or masters student standing.
and ac circuit theory, active semiconductor devices (diodes,
transistors, amplifiers), 60 Hz-power circuits and equipment (2 and 3
Two classes in Mechanical Engineering
phase circuits, transformers, motors), transducers and actuators,
(Thermal Systems and Design) (7 credits):
safety considerations.
ME EN 3650 Heat Transfer for non-majors
ECE 3600 Introduction to Electric Power Engineering:
(prerequisites waved)
3 credits
Credits 4
Introduction to AC power generation, distribution, and use. Topics will
Basic mechanisms of heat transfer, law of conservation of energy,
include single-phase and 3-phase power, power factors and
conduction, convection, radiation, heat transfer with change of phase,
corrections, transformers, power distribution and the grid, generation
heat exchangers.
plants, and some wiring and AC motors.
One class chosen among the following three:

ME EN 5800 Sustainable Energy Engineering:

Credits 3
Engineering of energy collection and production systems that satisfy
long-term energy needs while minimizing damage to the earth's
ecosystem. Conversion of chemical and nuclear fuels to produce
work or electrical energy. Solar, wind, biomass, geothermal,
co-generation and direct energy conversion. Conservation, seasonal
underground energy storage, and hydrogen production technologies.