Module 4: Technical Discipline and Design
The structure
of Module 4 (Technical Discipline and Design), for the different programs and
degree options is depicted in Table below.
In all the programs, this Module includes the following three
components:
·
ECE Freshman Orientation Course
·
Technical Electives
·
Capstone Design Course Sequence.
Module 4: Technical Discipline and Design
Course
Title
|
Course
Number
|
Undergraduate
Degree Programs
|
|
EE 1
|
CE 2
|
EE 3
CES
|
Dual
Major
|
|
|
|
Intro
to Electrical and Computer Engineering 4
|
ECE 101
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
Technical
Electives 5
|
|
27
|
25
|
20
|
39
|
Electrical
and Computer Engineering Design 6
|
ECE 495a
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
Electrical
and Computer Engineering Design
|
ECE 495b
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
|
|
Total
Credit Hours - Module 4
|
32
|
30
|
25
|
44
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Credit Hours – Module 3
|
32
|
34
|
39
|
42
|
|
Total
Credit Hours – Module 2
|
32
|
32
|
32
|
32
|
|
Total
Credit Hours – Module 1
|
32
|
32
|
32
|
32
|
|
|
Total
Program Credit Hours
|
128
|
128
|
128
|
150
|
|
|
1 Bachelor
of Science in Electrical Engineering
2 Bachelor of Science in Computer
Engineering
3 Bachelor of Science in Electrical
Engineering with Specialization in Computer Engineering
4
Freshman orientation course, two contact hours per week, pass/fail, one
credit hour awarded.
5
The respective rules of selection will be discussed in the analysis of each
one of the programs.
6 Includes a two-hour per-week seminar on
technical writing and presentation.
The freshman orientation course
ECE 101 entitled, “Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering,”
meets for two hours per week (attendance is required), for a total of one
credit hour.
The number of technical
electives needed (for each of the programs and degree options) is shown in
theTable. The approved lists of
electives and the rules of selection (for each program) are discussed in
detail within the analysis of the curriculum for each major.
The Capstone Design course
sequence ECE 495a and ECE 495b (for one and three credit hours, respectively)
is normally completed in two consecutive semesters. Within the framework of
ECE 495a, the students take a mandatory two-hour per week seminar on
technical writing and presentation.
In addition, the students attend a series of lectures by both ECE
faculty and invited speakers from industry on topics including: professional
meetings; team organization; project management; proposal writing; technical
memoranda; cost estimating; task and time scheduling; ethics and
professionalism; intellectual property; workplace, personnel, and harassment-related
policies. The first task for the
students is to form teams (consisting of three to five students, preferably
including mechanical engineering majors, if the project warrants). Each team
is to select a project, develop, write and present the proposal (regarding
the design and its implementation) to be carried out during the following
semester within the framework of ECE 495b.
Within the framework of ECE
495b, the students participate in mandatory weekly project review meetings,
progress-report presentations, final-report presentations and poster
presentations. In addition, the
students attend a series of lectures from career specialists and invited
speakers from industry. The main task
of the students is to complete the project (according to specifications),
prepare all relevant documentation, and write and present the final report.
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