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OE 505: Introduction to Maritime Systems

Welcome to the OE 505 Course Guide

Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway map 1959.png
U.S. Navy, All Hands, September 1959, p. 9.
Source: Wikimedia (Public Domain)

Welcome to the research guide for OE 505: Introduction to Maritime Systems, to assist students taking this course with their research paper assignment:

"The topic should cover a specific problem, issue or challenge currently facing today’s maritime systems using a comparative analysis approach (U.S. and/or international).  Students are expected to present their paper in a manner consistent with a professional technical meeting.  PowerPoint presentations are encouraged." (from the OE 505 syllabus)