ELE 100 - INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

COURSE DESCRIPTION AND SCHEDULE

2001 Catalog Data: ELE 100. INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING. Relevant perspective on the entire electrical field with review of professional careers. (1).

Textbook: None

Reference: Electrical Engineering Uncovered by White, Prentice Hall,1997; Pocket Book of Integrals and Mathematical Formulas by R. J. Tollaride, CRC Press, 1992

Coordinator: Dr. Richard K. Gordon, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering

Goals: This course is designed to provide freshman and transfer students an insight into electrical engineering as a professional career, to introduce computer software for course work usage, ethics, maintenance of professional vitality, safety, financial planning and management, and views from industry, and to provide a review of "Tools of the Trade -Mathematics". Performance is determined primarily on participation, attendance, and homework including written assignments.

Prerequisite: High School Education

Schedule: Tuesday, 1:00-1:50, Anderson 137

DATE

TOPIC

LECTURER

August 21 Description of Electrical Engineering ProgramsSmith
August 28 "How to ... at The University" EE Students
September 3What Makes Students SuccessfulFaculty
September 11Tools of the Trade - Math Review(The Engineering
Profession Videotape Series from IEEE)
Gordon
September 18Continuation of talk from Sept. 11Gordon
September 25Safety Engineering (The Engineering Profession Videotape Series from IEEE)
October 2Tour of EE LabsFaculty
October 9Tour of EE LabsFaculty
October 16 Ethics and Professionalism in EE and Honor Code (Chapter 3)Tew/IEEE
October 23Intellectual Property Protection (The Engineering Profession
Videotape Series from IEEE)
November 6Getting Ready: Careers for Electrical Engineers and
Computer Scientists (IEEE Videotape)
Faculty
November 13A View from IndustryFaculty
November 27What's Out There: Careers for Electrical Engineers and
Computer Scientists (IEEE Videotape)
Faculty
December 4Engineering Ethics (The Engineering PRofession Videotape
Series from IEEE)


"How to Topics": (Upper Level Student Panel)

How To:

1) Use the Library

2) Use the Computer and CAD Laboratory

3) Take Exams

4) Become a professional engineer - the FE

5) Choose electives

6) Approach Faculty

7) Get involved in extracurricular activities, i.e., student government, ESB IEEE

8) Be selected for honor societies

9) Appeals

10) STUDY!!!



ELE 100

INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

LABORATORY TOURS

Lab/Location

Tuesday, Oct. 2

Tuesday, Oct. 9

Faculty/Staff

1st

2nd

1st

2nd

Circuits, Room 309

1

4

3

2

Elsherbeni

Digital Systems and Microprocessors, Room 307

2

1

4

3

Tew/Glisson

Senior Design, Room 301

3

2

1

4

Kishk/Gordon

Multimedia, Room 137

4

3

2

1

Yakovlev



Period is Approximately 20 minutes for four groups of about 9 students.



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