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2017-2018 University Catalog 
    
2017-2018 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Index of Courses


 

Educational Leadership

  
  • EDD 763 - Research Learning Community Seminar: Advanced Dissertation Development (1)


    The fourth of five seminars embedded in the program to support student dissertation work. Provides a communal forum for collaborative peer engagement focused on topics germane to the dissertation. This seminar is focused on the advanced stage of dissertation development that includes presentation of conclusions, recommendations, and implications of the research inquiry. Group processes will support and augment the primary work of the students and their dissertation chairs and committees.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the EdD program.
    Grading: This course is graded on a mandatory credit/no credit basis.
  
  • EDD 764 - Research Learning Community Seminar: Preparation for Dissertation Completion and Defense (1)


    The final of five seminars embedded throughout the program to support student dissertation work. Provides a communal forum for collaborative peer engagement focused on topics germane to the dissertation. This seminar is focused on preparation for the completion and defense of the dissertation. Group processes will support and augment the primary work of the students with their dissertation chairs and committees. Final approval of the dissertation and the defense examination, as specified in Executive Order No. 991 (Article 7.3.6), requires a unanimous decision by the dissertation committee.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the EdD program.
    Grading: This course is graded on a mandatory credit/no credit basis.
  
  • EDD 799/799A/799L - Special Topics for Doctoral Students (1-4/1-4/1-4)


    Study and exploration of topics of current interest related to education.

    Prerequisite(s): Admitted to the Doctorate in Educational Leadership degree program and permission obtained from the program director(s).
    Component(s): The course may include lectures, seminars, and/or laboratory work, activity, research or a combination to be determined by the instructor(s) and program director(s).
    Minimum/Maximum Units: Total credit is limited to 12 units with a maximum of 4 units per quarter.
  
  • EDD 800 - Dissertation (6)


    Designing and defending doctoral dissertations (three quarter course sequence). Candidates prepare their dissertations with faculty mentoring and support. Faculty mentoring and support on various topics related to advanced research design and data analysis, educational theory, practice, and policy. Limited to doctoral students who have completed all required core, specialization, and research courses.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the EdD program.
    Grading: This course is graded on a mandatory credit/no credit basis.
  
  • EDD 899 - Dissertation Continuation (0)


    Candidates not completing the dissertation in the three-year period of the program may, with approval of the program director(s), be granted a no-credit extension (in one-year increments, up to two additional years) to complete the dissertation.

    Prerequisite(s): Completion of all program requirements except the dissertation and permission from the program director(s) for an extension to complete the dissertation.
    Grading: This course is graded on a mandatory credit/no credit basis.
    Note(s): The following conditions, as specified by Executive Order No. 991 (Article 10) shall apply: that the student is in good standing, that the extension is warranted by compelling individual circumstances, and that the student demonstrates current knowledge of research and practice in educational leadership. Further, during the period of extension, the Ed.D. program faculty shall determine what constitutes satisfactory progress at the end of each term.

Electrical and Computer Engineering

 Unless otherwise noted, all ECE courses are open only to CpE and EE majors.

  
  • ECE 109 - Introduction to Electrical Engineering (3)


    Introduction to the fundamental laws of electrical engineering, applications to circuit analysis, matrix methods. Product fee required.

    Prerequisite(s): C or better in MAT 114 .
    Corequisite(s): ECE 109L .
    Component(s): 3 lectures/problem-solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Every quarter
  
  • ECE 109L - Introduction to Electrical Engineering Laboratory (1)


    Selected laboratory experiments emphasizing the use and operation of electrical test equipment. Product fee required.

    Prerequisite(s): C or better in MAT 114 .
    Corequisite(s): ECE 109 .
    Component(s): 1 three-hour laboratory.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Every quarter
  
  • ECE 114 - C for Engineers (3)


    Computer programming for ECE. Problem-oriented computer language applications to electrical networks.

    Prerequisite(s): MAT 114 .
    Corequisite(s): ECE 114L .
    Component(s): 3 lectures/problem-solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Every quarter
  
  • ECE 114L - Programming Laboratory for Engineers (1)


    This laboratory helps students to learn how to apply the ECE 114  course materials with hands-on computer programming exercises and engineering application. Students practice algorithm development, programming style, and debugging techniques in the computer laboratory.

    Prerequisite(s): MAT 114 .
    Corequisite(s): ECE 114 .
    Component(s): 1 three-hour laboratory.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Every quarter
  
  • ECE 130 - Discrete Structures (4)


    Fundamental topics for computer engineering, including proof theory, sets and relations, functions and recursion, basic counting rules, permutations and combinations, probability, matrices, trees, and graphs.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 114 /ECE 114L  or equivalent.
    Component(s): 4 lectures/problem solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Fall and Winter
  
  • ECE 200 - Special Problems for Lower Division Students (1-2)


    Individual or group investigation, research, studies or surveys of selected problems.

    Grading: Graded
    Minimum/Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 4 units, maximum of 2 units per quarter.
    When Offered: Upon demand and resource availability
  
  
  • ECE 204L - Introduction to Digital Logic Design Laboratory (1)


    Design, implementation, and testing of digital circuit design.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 109 ,ECE 109L ,ECE 114  and ECE 114L ENG 107 ENG 109  or ENG 110 .
    Corequisite(s): ECE 204 .
    Component(s): 3 hours laboratory.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Every Quarter
  
  • ECE 205 - Digital Circuit Design Using Verilog (3)


    Design of combinational circuits, finite state machines, digital systems with HDL. Implementation with FPGAs.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 204 /ECE 204L .
    Corequisite(s): ECE 205L .
    Component(s): 3 hours lecture/problem solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Every Quarter
  
  • ECE 205L - Digital Circuit Design Using Verilog Laboratory (1)


    Design and simulation of digital systems using Verilog. Implementation of digital systems with FPGAs.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 204 /ECE 204L .
    Corequisite(s): ECE 205 .
    Component(s): 3 hours laboratory.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Every Quarter
  
  • ECE 207 - Network Analysis I (3)


    An introduction to network analysis in the time domain using differential equations with computer applications. Product fee required.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 109L ; MAT 224 ; PHY 133 ; C- or better in ECE 109 ; and ENG 103 , ENG 104 , ENG 107 , ENG 109 , ENG 110 , IGE 120 , IGE 121 , or IGE 122 .
    Component(s): 3 lectures/problem-solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Every Quarter
  
  • ECE 207L - Network Analysis I Laboratory (1)


    Selected laboratory exercises in electrical networks. Product fee required.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 109L , ECE 207 , and PHY 133L .
    Component(s): 1 three-hour laboratory.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Every Quarter
  
  • ECE 209 - Network Analysis II (3)


    An introduction to network analysis in the frequency domain with computer applications. Product fee required.

    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in ECE 207 .
    Component(s): 3 lectures/problem-solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Every Quarter
  
  • ECE 209L - Network Analysis II Laboratory (1)


    Selected laboratory exercises in electrical networks. Product fee required.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 209 , ECE 207L .
    Component(s): 1 three-hour laboratory.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Every Quarter
  
  • ECE 220 - Electronic Devices and Circuits (4)


    Structure, characteristics, operation and biasing fundamentals of 2 and 3-terminal semiconductor devices, i.e., diodes, FETs and BJTs. Biasing, bias stability, load line methods and use of transfer curves to bias and design simple amplifier and inverter configurations. Introduction to small-signal parameters. Introduction to CMOS. Product fee required.

    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in ECE 207 .
    Pre or Corequisite(s): ECE 209 .
    Component(s): 4 lectures/problem-solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Every Quarter
  
  • ECE 220L - Electronics Laboratory (1)


    Experiments dealing with common types of semiconductor devices: Diodes and applications (rectifier, clipper, clamper); MOSFETs & BJTs. Device characterization, biasing and analysis/design of basic configurations. Product fee required.

    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in ECE 220 .
    Component(s): 1 three-hour laboratory.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Every Quarter
  
  • ECE 231/231L - Elements of Electrical Engineering (3/1)


    Electrical principles, DC and AC circuit analysis, simple transients, three-phase circuits, magnetics and transformers for non-electrical engineering majors.

    Prerequisite(s): ARO Major or CHE Major or CPE Major or EE Major or IE Major or MFE Major or ME Major; PHY 133 ; MAT 116  or MAT 214  or MAT 215  or MAT 216  or MAT 224 .
    Corequisite(s): ECE 231/ECE 231L.
    Component(s): 3 lectures/problem-solving. 1 three-hour laboratory.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Every Quarter
  
  • ECE 256 - Object Oriented Programming (4)


    Class encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism, object storage management, and exception handling. Program debugging, software reuse and object-oriented programming.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 114 /ECE 114L .
    Component(s): 4 lectures/problem solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Fall and Winter
  
  • ECE 257 - Programming for Engineering Applications (4)


    Introduction to MATLAB and Simulink programming with applications for ECE. Development and debugging of programs using MATLAB and Simulink. Introduction of selected MATLAB toolboxes.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 109 , ECE 114 /ECE 114L .
    Component(s): 4 lectures/problem-solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Fall and Winter
  
  • ECE 299/299A/299L - Special Topics for Lower Division Students (1-4)


    Group study of a selected topic the title to be specified in advance.

    Prerequisite(s): or consent of the instructor.
    Component(s): Instruction is by lecture, laboratory or a combination.
    Grading: Graded
    Minimum/Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 8 units, with a maximum of 4 units per quarter.
    When Offered: Upon demand and resource availability
  
  • ECE 302 - Electromagnetic Fields (4)


    Maxwell’s equations and electromagnetic concepts. Introduction to static and time varying fields; plane waves, boundary conditions, and transmission line equations. Applications to analog and digital circuits.

    Prerequisite(s): PHY 133 , MAT 215 , MAT 224 , ECE 204 , and ECE 220 .
    Component(s): 4 lectures/problem-solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Every Quarter
  
  • ECE 304 - Data Structures for Engineers (4)


    Implementation of data structures and algorithms using C++ programming language. Utilization of data structures such as stacks, linked lists, trees and graphs in solving engineering problems. Use of C++ standard template library (STL) in code development

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 130 , ECE 256 , and MAT 224 .
    Component(s): Four lecture/problem solving sessions.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Fall and Winter
  
  • ECE 306 - Discrete Time Signals and Systems (4)


    Time and frequency domain analysis of discrete time signals and systems.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 209 .
    Component(s): 4 lecture/problem-solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Every Quarter
  
  • ECE 306L - Discrete Time Signals and Systems Laboratory (1)


    Selected experiments and simulations of continuous-time and discrete-time signals and systems.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 306 .
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Every Quarter
  
  • ECE 307 - Network Analysis III (3)


    Frequency selective and two-port networks in the complex frequency domain. Fourier series and Fourier transforms with applications to circuit analysis. Product fee required.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 209 .
    Component(s): 3 lectures/problem-solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Every Quarter
  
  • ECE 309 - Control Systems Engineering (4)


    System modeling and performance specifications. Design and analysis of feedback control system via root locus and frequency response. Compensation techniques.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 209 .
    Component(s): 4 lectures/problem-solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Every Quarter
  
  • ECE 309L - Control Systems Laboratory (1)


    Control System design assignments based upon the course work of ECE 309. Verification of design solutions through digital simulations.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 309 .
    Component(s): 1 three-hour laboratory.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Every Quarter
  
  • ECE 310 - Introduction to Power Engineering (4)


    Basic principles of power engineering with emphasis on magnetics, transformers, rotating AC and DC machines. Magnetic fields and circuits, as they apply to power transformers and AC and DC machines. Steady-state operational models of electrical machines and transformers.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 209 .
    Component(s): 4 lectures/problem-solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Every Quarter
  
  • ECE 310L - Power Engineering Laboratory (1)


    Selected experiments in power engineering including three phase circuits, magnetics, transformers, AC and DC machines.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 310 .
    Component(s): 1 three-hour laboratory.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Every Quarter
  
  • ECE 315 - Probability, Statistics, and Random Processes for Electrical and Computer Engineering (4)


    Concept of probability, statistics, random variables, and random processes. Analysis of random signals through linear time invariant systems.

    Prerequisite(s): MAT 215  and ECE 209 .
    Component(s): 4 lectures/problem-solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Every Quarter
  
  • ECE 317 - Electric Drives (3)


    Space vector analysis of asynchronous (induction) and synchronous AC machines. Vector and torque control strategies using pulse-width modulated inverters.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 310 .
    Component(s): 3 lectures/problem-solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Upon demand and resource availability
  
  • ECE 317L - Electric Drives Laboratory (1)


    Selected experiments are performed to demonstrate the principles and characteristics of advanced electric drives for AC and DC machines.

    Pre or Corequisite(s): ECE 317 .
    Component(s): 1 three-hour laboratory.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Upon demand and resource availability
  
  • ECE 318 - Electrical Machines (3)


    AC machine analysis with an emphasis on the steady state and dynamic operation of synchronous generators with application to power utilities.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 310 .
    Component(s): 3 lectures/problem-solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Upon demand and resource availability
  
  • ECE 318L - Electrical Machines Laboratory (1)


    Experiments on the steady state operation and analysis of AC machines.

    Pre or Corequisite(s): ECE 318 .
    Component(s): 1 three-hour laboratory.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Upon demand and resource availability
  
  • ECE 320 - Linear Active Circuit Design (3)


    Small-signal modeling and design of single stage FET and BJT amplifiers using device properties and appropriate device models. Included are gain and input/output impedances; multistage amplifiers; frequency response of AC coupled single-stage amplifier, low and high frequency roll-offs; DC coupled multistage amplifiers. Use of active-load and CMOS for IC amplifiers. Product fee required.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 209  and C- or better in ECE 220 .
    Component(s): 3 lectures/problem-solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Every Quarter
  
  • ECE 320L - Basic Active Circuit Laboratory (1)


    Design and evaluation of basic FET and BJT amplifier circuits, both single and multistage. Evaluate DC and AC performance. Product fee required.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 220L , C- or better in ECE 320 .
    Component(s): 1 three-hour laboratory.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Every Quarter
  
  • ECE 322 - Operational Amplifiers and Electronic Feedback (4)


    2-port networks; amplifier models; feedback topologies and their use in circuit design; non-ideal operational amplifier models and their applications to circuit design; frequency response, stability, and frequency compensation; oscillators; noise models and the effect of feedback on noise performance.

    Pre or Corequisite(s): ECE 320 .
    Component(s): 4 lectures/problem solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Once a Year
  
  • ECE 322L - Operational Amplifiers and Electronic Feedback Lab (1)


    Design and evaluation of feedback, operational amplifier, oscillator, and signal conditioning circuits.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 320L .
    Pre or Corequisite(s): ECE 322 .
    Component(s): 1 three-hour laboratory.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Once a Year
  
  • ECE 323 - Instrumentation Systems (3)


    Components of Instrumentation Systems. Typical power supplies and signal conditioners. A/D and D/A converters. Sensors for various parameters. Error analysis, readouts, recorders and actuators.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 220 /ECE 220L  for CPE or EE Majors, and ECE 231/231L  for ARO Major, or CHE Major, or IE Major, or ME Major, or MFE Major.

     
    Corequisite(s): ECE 323L .
    Component(s): 3 lectures/problem-solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Upon demand and resource availability

  
  • ECE 323L - Instrumentation Systems Laboratory (1)


    Instrumentation system assignments based upon the course work of ECE 323 . Verification of design solutions.

    Pre or Corequisite(s): ECE 323 
    Component(s): 1 three-hour laboratory.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Upon demand and availability
  
  • ECE 325 - Electronic Design of Digital Circuits (3)


    Device structures for primary logic families. Analysis of switching characteristics and waveform propagation. Structures of various memory devices, logic arrays. Product fee required.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 205 /ECE 205L , ECE 220 /ECE 220L .
    Corequisite(s): ECE 325L .
    Component(s): 3 lectures/problem-solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Fall and Spring
  
  • ECE 325L - Electronic Design of Digital Circuits Laboratory (1)


    Laboratory exercises to complement the corequisite lecture course. Product fee required.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 205 /ECE 205L  , ECE 220 /ECE 220L .
    Corequisite(s): ECE 325 .
    Component(s): 1 three-hour laboratory.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Fall and Spring
  
  • ECE 330 - Introduction to Semiconductor Devices (3)


    Fundamentals of semiconductor devices: Characteristics of silicon and other semiconductors. Structure, operation and characteristics of junction diodes, metal-semiconductor diodes, and Field Effect Transistors. Overview of BJT structure and operation.

    Prerequisite(s): CHM 115  or CHM 121 , and C- or better in ECE 220 .
    Component(s): 3 lectures/problem-solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Every Quarter
    Note(s): Recommended preparation: ECE 302 .
  
  • ECE 341 - Introduction to Microcontrollers (3)


    Microcontroller programming, applications, and interfacing.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 205 /ECE 205L  and ECE 207 .
    Corequisite(s): ECE 341L .
    Component(s): 3 hours lecture/problem solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Every Quarter
  
  • ECE 341L - Introduction to Microcontrollers Laboratory (1)


    Microcontroller applications and interfacing.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 205 /ECE 205L  and ECE 207 .
    Corequisite(s): ECE 341 .
    Component(s): 1 three-hour laboratory.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Every Quarter
  
  • ECE 342 - Computer Engineering II (4)


    Analysis and design of computer engineering systems, based on the Intel 80x86 architecture. Topics include: hardware specifications, peripheral interfacing, interrupts and programming.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 341 /ECE 341L .
    Corequisite(s): ECE 342L .
    Component(s): 4 lectures/problem-solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Upon demand and resource availability
  
  • ECE 342L - Computer Engineering II Laboratory (1)


    Experiments demonstrating analysis and design of computer engineering systems, including computer architecture.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 341 /ECE 341L .
    Corequisite(s): ECE 342 .
    Component(s): 1 three-hour laboratory.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Upon demand and resource availability
  
  • ECE 343 - Microprocessor I (4)


    Analysis and design of computer engineering systems, including microprocessors.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 204 /ECE 204L .
    Corequisite(s): ECE 343L 
    Component(s): 4 lectures/problem-solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Every Winter
  
  • ECE 343L - Microprocessor I Laboratory (1)


    Design and build Motorola 68000-based microcomputer from chip level.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 204 /ECE 204L .
    Corequisite(s): ECE 343 .
    Component(s): 1 three-hour laboratory.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Every Winter
  
  • ECE 400 - Special Problems for Upper Division Students (1-2)


    Individual or group investigation, research, studies or surveys of selected problems.

    Grading: Graded
    Minimum/Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 4 units, with a maximum of 2 units per quarter.
    When Offered: Upon demand and resource availability
  
  • ECE 402 - Fields and Waves in RF Electronics (4)


    Electrodynamics, wave equations, and reflection and scattering of waves. Radio frequency applications of transmission line techniques, and impedance matching. S-parameter design techniques. Couplers, hybrids, and filters. Experiments on impedance matching, RF circuits, antennas, and S-parameter measurements using Network Analyzers.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 302 .
    Component(s): 4 lectures/problem-solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Once a year
  
  • ECE 403 - Introduction to Filter Design (4)


    An introduction to the design of passive and active filters.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 306 .
    Component(s): 4 lectures/problem-solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Upon demand and resource availability
  
  • ECE 404 - Robotics (3)


    Introduction to robotics. Kinematics, position analysis, Denavit-Hartenberg representation, differential motion, dynamic analysis and control. Trajectory planning, actuators, sensors and low-level robotic vision. Artificial intelligence.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 309 .
    Component(s): 3 one-hour lecture/problem solving sessions.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Once a year
  
  • ECE 404L - Robotics Laboratory (1)


    Selected experiments on control schemes and performance, including but not limited to servomotor and encoder characteristics, and pulsewidth modulator basics.

    Pre or Corequisite(s): ECE 404 .
    Component(s): One (1) three-hour laboratory.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Once a year
  
  • ECE 405 - Communications Systems (4)


    Introduction to communication systems: continuous wave modulation and demodulation. Power efficiency, bandwidth efficiency and system complexity of modulation systems. Performance of communication systems in noise. Sampling process and various types of pulse modulation.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 307 , ECE 315 .
    Component(s): 4 lectures/problem-solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Every Quarter
  
  • ECE 405L - Communications Systems Laboratory (1)


    Demonstrations of several aspects of different communication techniques.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 405 .
    Component(s): 1 three-hour laboratory.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Every Quarter
  
  • ECE 406 - Wireless Communication Systems (4)


    Design and Performance Analysis of Digital Communication Systems including FSK, BPSK, QPSK, QAM, GMSK. Experiments will include performance evaluation of RF oscillators, mixers, ASK/FSK/BPSK modulators, transmitters, and digital receivers. Pseudo Noise (PN) Codes. PN-coded spread-spectrum BPSK Transmitter and Receiver. System level testing will include Wireless, and Optical Systems. Special Experiments on BER and FDMA/TDMA/CDMA will be conducted depending on the availability of equipment and parts.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 405 .
    Component(s): 4 lectures/problem-solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Once a year
  
  • ECE 407 - CMOS Analog Circuits (4)


    Analysis and design of analog circuits implemented using CMOS integrated circuit technology.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 320 .
    Component(s): 4 lectures/problem-solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Once a year
  
  • ECE 408 - Digital Signal Processing I (3)


    The analysis, design and implementation of Finite Impulse Response (FIR) and Infinite Impulse Response (IIR) filters.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 306 .
    Component(s): 3 lectures/problem-solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Twice a year
  
  • ECE 408L - Digital Signal Processing Laboratory (1)


    Implementation of digital filters, and fast Fourier transforms on FPGA boards or digital signal processing boards.

    Pre or Corequisite(s): ECE 408 
    Component(s): 1 three-hour laboratory.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Twice a year
  
  • ECE 409 - Digital Communication Systems (4)


    Introduction to digital communication systems: fundamental limitations of communication systems. Digital baseband transmission techniques. Nyquist zero intersymbol interface criterion. Matched filter concept. Digital modulation and demodulation techniques.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 405 .
    Component(s): 4 lectures/problem-solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Once a year
  
  • ECE 410 - Microwave Systems (4)


    Principles of waveguide devices, and active microwave devices. Scattering parameter techniques. Design of microwave circuits and components. Design of receivers, transmitters, and radar systems. Microwave network analysis and system level testing.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 402 .
    Component(s): 4 lectures/problem-solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Upon demand and resource availability
  
  • ECE 410L - Microwave Engineering Laboratory (1)


    Electronic measurement equipment and techniques for measurements at microwave frequencies of such quantities as power, impedance, standing wave ratio and frequency, S-parameters, and impedance matching. Network analysis. Microwave mixer and oscillator characteristics, and radar system measurements.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 402 .
    Corequisite(s): ECE 410 .
    Component(s): 1 three-hour laboratory.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Upon demand and resource availability
  
  • ECE 412 - Integrated Circuits: Devices and Modeling (4)


    Theory, modeling and applications of devices used in modern integrated circuits.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 330 .
    Component(s): Four one-hour lectures/problem sessions.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Upon demand and resource availability
  
  • ECE 414 - Digital Control Systems (3)


    Signal conditioning, z-transformation techniques, modeling and analysis of discrete systems, Fuzzy logic and PID controllers, design and implementation of digital control systems.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 309 , ECE 341 /ECE 341L , and ECE 306 .
    Concurrent: Concurrent: ECE 414L .
    Component(s): 3 lectures/problem-solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Once a year
  
  • ECE 414L - Digital Control Systems Laboratory (1)


    Design, implementation, and testing of Digital Control Systems.

    Corequisite(s): ECE 414 .
    Component(s): 1 three-hour laboratory.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Once a year
  
  • ECE 415 - Digital Design using Verilog HDL (3)


    Design, develop, implement and test digital systems using Verilog HDL.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 341 /ECE 341L  and ECE 256 .
    Corequisite(s): ECE 415L .
    Component(s): Three one-hour lectures/problem sessions.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Once a year
  
  • ECE 415L - Digital Design using Verilog HDL Laboratory (1)


    Design, synthesize, and test digital systems using Verilog HDL.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 341 /ECE 341L  and ECE 256 .
    Corequisite(s): ECE 415 .
    Component(s): 1 three-hour laboratory.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Once a year
  
  • ECE 418 - Integrated Circuits; Design and Fabrication (4)


    Fundamentals of fabrication technologies and physical layout design of digital and analog integrated circuits with an emphasis on CMOS mixed-signal circuits. Materials and device processing technologies. Introduction to layout design tools and rule checking.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 320  (or ECE 325 ), and ECE 330 .
    Component(s): 4 lectures/problem-solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Upon demand and resource availability
  
  • ECE 419 - Advanced Control Systems (3)


    Time-domain and frequency-domain design of control systems; concepts of state and state space; description of dynamic systems in state-variable format; canonical forms; controllability and observability; state feedback and state estimation; applications and hardware.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 309 .
    Corequisite(s): ECE 419L .
    Component(s): 3 one-hour lecture/problem-solving sessions.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Once a Year
  
  • ECE 419L - Advanced Control Systems Laboratory (1)


    Time-domain and frequency-domain design of control systems; concepts of state and state space; description of dynamic systems in state-variable format; canonical form; controllability and observability; state feedback and state estimation; applications and hardware.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 309 .
    Corequisite(s): ECE 419 .
    Component(s): 1 three-hour laboratory.
  
  • ECE 420 - Lasers (4)


    Introduction to ray optics, beam optics, diffraction, coherence, and photon optics. Fundamental principles and applications of lasers, energy levels and mechanisms of excitation, basic types of lasers. Q switching and modes. Modulation and detection. Applications.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 302 .
    Component(s): 4 lectures/problem-solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Once a year
  
  • ECE 421 - Power Transmission Lines (3)


    Advanced methods of analysis of power system, per-unit system, single-line representation of power systems, transmission line design and operation. Use of power transmission line analysis software for the solution of system problems, and introduction to power flow.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 310 .
    Component(s): 3 lectures/problem-solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Once a year
  
  • ECE 421L - Power Transmission Lines Laboratory (1)


    Experiments and computer modeling using available software to simulate the characteristics of power transmission systems under various operating conditions.

    Pre or Corequisite(s): ECE 421 .
    Component(s): 1 three-hour laboratory.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Once a year
  
  • ECE 422 - Power System Analysis (3)


    Power system stability and fault conditions, specific design considerations, symmetrical and unsymmetrical faults, symmetrical components, system protection, and economic operating practices. Use of computer software for fault and stability analysis.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 310 .
    Component(s): 3 lectures/problem-solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Once a year
  
  • ECE 422L - Power System Analysis Laboratory (1)


    Experiments and computer modeling to demonstrate fault conditions, instability, and protection methodology in power systems.

    Pre or Corequisite(s): ECE 422 .
    Component(s): 1 three-hour laboratory.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Once a year
  
  • ECE 423 - Very Large Scale Integrated (VLSI) Circuit Design (4)


    Integrated circuit chip design in silicon CMOS technology. Computer aided physical layout design and simulation of Digital Integrated Circuits-Combinational logic and Sequential logic circuits. Static and dynamic operation of logic circuits. Timing issues in digital circuits. The influence of parasitic capacitances, inductances, and resistances on the design performance. Chip input and output circuits. Optimizing speed, area, power.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 320  or ECE 325 .
    Component(s): 4 lecture/problem-solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Upon demand and resource availability
  
  • ECE 423L - VLSI Design Laboratory (1)


    Circuit chip design laboratory. Computer aided physical layout design, simulation and verification of integrated circuits.

    Pre or Corequisite(s): Prerequisite: ECE 418 ; or ECE 423  (Corequisite or Prerequisite).
    Component(s): One 3 hour lab.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Upon demand and resource availability
  
  • ECE 424 - Digital System Design using VHDL (3)


    Design of digital systems. Modeling and simulation of digital systems using VHDL. Implementation of Digital Systems using FPGAs.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 205  / ECE 205L .
    Corequisite(s): ECE 424L .
    Component(s): 3 lectures/problem-solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Spring
  
  • ECE 424L - Digital System Design Using VHDL Laboratory (1)


    VHDL modeling and simulation of digital systems. Implementation of digital system using FPGAs.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 205  / ECE 205L .
    Corequisite(s): ECE 424 .
    Component(s): One (1) three-hour laboratory.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Spring
  
  • ECE 425 - Computer Architecture (4)


    RISC architecture instruction sets, design of single cycle and pipelined RISC CPUs, performance evaluation, memory hierarchy and cache organization.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 341 /ECE 341L .
    Component(s): 4 lecture/problem-solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Fall and Winter
  
  • ECE 426 - Operating Systems for Embedded Applications (3)


    Operating system concepts including memory, device and file management techniques and design of a real time operating system for embedded controllers.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 256  and ECE 341 /ECE 341L .
    Corequisite(s): ECE 426L .
    Component(s): Three lectures/problem-solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Once a year
  
  • ECE 426L - Operating Systems for Embedded Application Laboratory (1)


    Operating system concepts including memory, device and file management techniques and design of a real time operating system for embedded controllers.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 256  and ECE 341 /ECE 341L .
    Corequisite(s): ECE 426 .
    Component(s): 1 three- hour laboratory.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Once a year
  
  • ECE 427 - Intelligence Systems for Engineering (4)


    Introduction to the fundamental concepts of intelligence systems including search algorithms, machine learning, fuzzy logic, neural network, natural language processing, computer vision, robotics, and AI programming.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 304  and ECE 315 .
    Component(s): 4 lectures/problem-solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Once a year.
  
  • ECE 428 - Digital Signal Processing II (4)


    A continuation of digital filter design and an introduction to digital signal processing algorithms.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 408 .
    Component(s): 4 lectures/problem-solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Once a year
  
  • ECE 429 - Application Development Using JAVA (4)


    Essential object-oriented programming concepts: encapsulation, inheritance and polymorphism, GUI Development, multimedia applications, multi-tasking, network programming using Internet.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 256 
    Component(s): 4 lectures/problem-solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Once a year
  
  • ECE 431 - Computer Networks (3)


    Guided and unguided media; signals; flow and error control; MAC; networking devices; routing; IEEE standards for LANs, internet.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 341 /ECE 341L .
    Corequisite(s): ECE 431L .
    Component(s): 3 lectures/problem-solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Once a year
  
  • ECE 431L - Computer Networks Laboratory (1)


    Projects in the areas of data communication and embedded systems networking. Laboratory work involves hardware implementation, software development, testing and simulation.

    Corequisite(s): ECE 431 .
    Component(s): 1 three-hour laboratory.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Once a year
  
  • ECE 432 - Microprocessor II (3)


    Microcomputer applications at the systems level. Course to include usage of both hardware and software design aids.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 343 /ECE 343L  or ECE 341 /ECE 341L .
    Corequisite(s): ECE 432L .
    Component(s): 3 lectures/problem-solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Fall
  
  • ECE 432L - Microprocessor II Laboratory (1)


    Design and build Intel Pentium-based microcomputer in real mode from chip level. Design and implementation of typical 32-bit microprocessor applications using the Intel Pentium.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 343 /ECE 343L  or ECE 341 /ECE 341L .
    Corequisite(s): ECE 432 .
    Component(s): 1 three-hour laboratory.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Fall
  
  • ECE 433 - TCP/IP Internetworking (3)


    Principles, protocols, architecture, coding, and performance analysis of transmission control protocol and Internet protocol.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 341 /ECE 341L ; and ECE 256  or ECE 257 .
    Corequisite(s): ECE 433L .
    Component(s): 3 lectures/problem-solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Once a year
  
  • ECE 433L - TCP/IP Internetworking Laboratory (1)


    Principles, protocols, architecture, codings and performance analysis of transmission control protocol and internet protocol.

    Prerequisite(s): ECE 341 /ECE 341L ; and ECE 256  or ECE 257 .
    Corequisite(s): ECE 433 
    Component(s): 1 three-hour laboratory.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Once a year
  
  • ECE 434 - Ocean Electronics (4)


    Electronic instrumentation for basic underwater measurements of ocean depths, currents, wave motion, salinity, water analysis, etc. Data buoy instrumentation systems. Basic ocean surface electronics for communication, navigation, weather, underwater acoustics transducers.

    Prerequisite(s): Computer Engineering Majors, or Electrical Engineering Majors, and ECE 323 .
    Component(s): 4 lectures and one or more ocean field trips.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Upon demand and resource availability
  
  • ECE 435 - Biomedical Instrumentation and Measurements (3)


    Discussion of major body systems in terms of their physiology, measurable parameters and current instrumentation. The application of sound engineering principles to obtain reliable physiological data.

    Prerequisite(s): Engineering Majors, and BIO 110/111L  (lecture component), or BIO 115/115A/115L  (lecture component), or BIO 121/121L  (lecture component), or Physiology Minor.
    Corequisite(s): ECE 435L .
    Component(s): 3 lectures/problem-solving.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Upon demand and resource availability
  
  • ECE 435L - Biomedical Instrumentation and Measurements Laboratory (1)


    Selected experiments pertaining to biomedical instrumentation. Discussion of major body systems in terms of their physiology, measurable parameters, and current instrumentation. The application of sound engineering principles to obtain reliable physiological data.

    Prerequisite(s): Engineering Majors and BIO 110/111L  (lecture component), or BIO 115/115A/115L  (lecture component), or BIO 121/121L  (lecture component), or Physiology Minor.
    Corequisite(s): ECE 435 .
    Component(s): 1 three-hour laboratory.
    Grading: Graded
    When Offered: Upon demand and resource availability
 

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