DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER
ENGINEERING
SPRING 2009
COURSE SYLLABUS
ECE 101 – INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING
Instructor
Ben Mallard
Office: JD3335
Office Hours: Mondays, 2pm - 4pm; Thursdays, 1pm – 3pm
Email Addresses: bmallard@csun.edu or bfm7152@cs.com
Phone: (818) 677-5636 or x5636
Website: http://www.ecs.csun.edu/~bmallard
Textbook , Tools, and Materials
Introduction to Engineering: Modeling and Problem Solving, Jay B. Brockman, Wiley, 2009
Lecture Notes, Ben Mallard
PSPICE Computer Program
MATLAB Computer Program
Class Assignments
Internet Searches
Computer Simulations
Final Project
Late Assignments
10 % Penalty each week assignment is late
Grading
Homework, 30%
Midterm examination, 30%
Final Project, 40%
Course Outline
Class Date Topics and
01/21 Introduction to ECE
01/26 History of Electricity and Electronics
01/28 The Engineering Method (1.2)
02/02 Engineering Disciplines and Majors (1.4)
02/04 Engineering and Computing (1.5)
02/09 Engineering Documentation (2)
02/11 Writing a Technical Reports and Proposals
02/16 Understanding the Learning Process (3.1 and 3.2)
02/18 Levels of Understanding (3.3)
02/23 Components of Problem Solving (3.5)
02/25 Midterm Examination 1
03/02 Planning Large Projects (3.7 and 3.8)
03/04 Symbols and Modeling (4.1 – 4.3)
03/09 Thermodynamics (4.6)
03/11 Data Analysis (5.1 - 5.3)
03/16 Statistics and Probability (5.4)
03/18 Statics and Forces (6.2)
03/23 Engineering Materials (6.3)
03/25 Electric and Electronic Circuits (Class Notes)
03/30 Midterm Examination 2
04/06 Spring Recess – No Class
04/08 Spring Recess – No Class
04/13 Digital Circuits and Systems (Class Notes)
04/15 Power Systems (Class Notes)
04/20 Communication Systems (Class Notes)
04/22 Biomedical Systems (Class Notes)
04/27 Engineering Management (Class Notes)
04/29 Engineering Failures and Ethics (Class Notes)
05/04 Final Project – Session I
05/06 Final Project – Session II