Special Topic Courses
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Permanent Course Descriptions and Outlines
Introduction to ECE Design
An introduction to basic concepts useful for all areas of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Focus on hands-on, team-based activities using robotics.
Special Topics
Used for courses under development or courses being offered only one time.
Last digit indicates number of credit hours.
Last digit indicates number of credit hours.
ECE Seminar
Speakers with diverse backgrounds and representing many different
industries, professions, and institutions describe their experiences,
entrepreneurial ventures, and research challenges.
industries, professions, and institutions describe their experiences,
entrepreneurial ventures, and research challenges.
ECE Seminar
Speakers with diverse backgrounds and representing many different
industries, professions, and institutions describe their experiences,
entrepreneurial ventures, and research challenges.
industries, professions, and institutions describe their experiences,
entrepreneurial ventures, and research challenges.
ECE Seminar
Speakers with diverse backgrounds and representing many different
industries, professions, and institutions describe their experiences,
entrepreneurial ventures, and research challenges.
industries, professions, and institutions describe their experiences,
entrepreneurial ventures, and research challenges.
Fundamentals of Digital System Design
Computer system and digital design principles. Switch and gate design, Boolean algebra, number systems, arithmetic, storage elements. Datapath, memory organization. Instruction set architecture, assembly language.
Introduction to Signal Processing
Introduction to discrete-time signal processing and linear systems. Sampling theorem. Filtering. Frequency response. Discrete Fourier Transform. Z Transform. Laboratory emphasizes computer-based signal processing.
Digital Design Laboratory
Design and implementation of digital systems, including a team design project. CAD tools, project design methodologies, logic synthesis, and assembly language programming.
Programming for Hardware/Software Systems
Creation of complex execution and storage mechanisms, based on instruction set architecture, for software design including high-level programming languages and operating systems. Programming design projects.
Engineering Software Design
Object-oriented software methods for engineering applications. Numerical analysis methods; simulations and graphical presentation of simulation results; analysis of numerical precision. Programming projects.
Practical Skills and Design
This course teaches practical skills, such as soldering and prototyping, and introduces students to ECE design.
Research Assistantship
Independent research conducted under the guidance of a faculty member.
Undergraduate Research
Independent research conducted under the guidance of a faculty member.
ECE 2283 HPC
The second offering of an Honors Program course that provides a creative experience for Honors students and also provides a direct course substitution for ECE2031.
Practical Skills and Design
This course teaches practical skills, such as soldering and laying out printed circuit boards, for students to be able to design and build their own applications.
Special Topics
Used for courses under development or courses being offered only one time.
Last digit indicates number of credit hours.
Last digit indicates number of credit hours.
Professional and Technical Communications for ECE
Written, oral, and visual communication skills required by electrical and computer engineers. Prepares students for advanced communication tasks required in academic and professional settings.
Physical Foundations of Computer Engineering
Basic principles governing the physical realization of computing systems and their relationship to characteristics such as performance, energy, and robustness. Implementation technologies.