Introduction to Electrical & Computer Engineering

Fall 2001• LECTURE:

– Dr. Emmanuel Fernandez, Sects. 003 & 004

– Dr. Karen Tomko, Sects. 001 & 005– Dr. Hal Carter Sects. 002 & 006

• LABORATORY:– Dr. Fred Beyette, Jr.– Dr. James Caffery, Jr.

Professor Contact Info

• Dr. Emmanuel Fernandez, emmanuel@ececs.uc.edu, Rhodes 837, 556-4785

• Dr. Karen Tomko, ERC 546, 556-2570, ktomko@ececs.uc.edu

• Dr. Hal Carter, Rhodes 896, 556-4781, Hal.Carter@.uc.edu

• Dr. Fred Beyette, 836A Rhodes, 556-4588, beyette@ececs.uc.edu

• Dr. James Caffery, 811M Rhodes, 556-2971, jcaffery@ececs.uc.edu

Information on Index Cards

• your preferred name, if different• your UC email address• your major (current/intended if not ECE yet)• your previous ECE experience, if any

– high school course work, summer job, hobby

• your favorite name & your official name (last, first)

• summer movie, book, music, vacation (pick one)

Goals of the Course(short list)

• preparation for programming courses

• curriculum and careers in EE and CE

• ethical issues of ECE

Goals (long list)

• acquaint new students with faculty• promote awareness of the major, careers• facilitate design/lab experience• learn foundation for computing• address academic survival strategies• discuss ethics and issues for ECE• discuss current events, future trends

Grading Policy

• 100 point scale• lecture: 50%• lab: 50%• mandatory attendance• collaboration policy• late policy

Lecture Topics

•Engineering basics•ECE curricula, jobs, financial planning•Engineering design principles•Basic electronics and computing•Library skills•Engineering ethics•Academic and co-op advisors•Current events and future technology

Lab Topics• Computer use basics• Crystal radio lab• Digital signal processing lab• Photonics• Digital electronics lab• Robolab, robot design and programming,

maze competition

NOTE: no individual labs this weekgroup meeting in Baldwin Auditorium on Friday at

1pm

Homework 1

• Due by Friday October 4th at noon:– Send an email using your bearcat account to:

• Your lecture Professor• Your Lab Professor

– On the subject line put your section number (1-6)– In the message body write

• A) Your Name, Your SSN• B) A paragraph describing why you choose EE or

CompE as your major. • C) Investigate the roots (origins) of the words Engineering and Engineer, and write a 1-2 paragraph essay, with references, e.g., dictionary or encyclopedia

The Stealth Professionor

The Invisible Profession

• 61% of adults feel “not very well informed” about engineering

• -- www.discoverengineering.org

What is Engineering?

write a definition in your notes

• Engineering is the profession in which a knowledge of the mathematical and natural sciences, gained by study, experience and practice, is applied with judgement to develop ways to utilize, economically, the materials and forces of nature for the benefit of mankind.

-- ABET Handbook, 1996

Is there an “Engineering View?”

• 1.6 million American Engineers• No one society for Engineers (like

ABA, AMA, ADS)• However, the Institute for Electrical

& Electronic Engineers (IEEE) is the largest professional society in the world (over 350,000 members): www.ieee.orgSamuel C. Florman,The Civilized Engineer, St. Martin’s Griffin, 1987.

Is there an “Engineering View?”

• scientific view• hard work• recognition of risks• responsibility, dependability• certain amount of seriousness• creativity, ingenuity, zest for

change

Recap Today’s Topics

• course goals and policies

• definition of engineering

Why have you chosen an engineering major?

write a few sentences in your notes