UNC - Charlotte, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Syllabus for ENGR1202 - Fall 2017
Introduction to Engineering Practices and Principles II – Electrical Engineering
Instructors:
· Electrical Engineering part: John Hudak, Faculty Associate of ECE, Email: , Cameron 286, office hours by appointment.
· MATLAB part: Yawo Amengonu, Assistant Teaching Professor of ECE, Email , EPIC 2264, See the Canvas for office hours.
All Sections: Recitation Thursday, 5:00-6:15 pm, EPIC G287.
See attached schedule for room assignments.
First ½ of semester
EE1 – electrical session
EE2 – MATLAB session
These will switch on October 17.
Second ½ of semester
EE1 – MATLAB session
EE2 – electrical session
Grader/Lab Assistants: Crystal Conde Veysel Unsur
Ahrar Chowdhury
Website: www.coefs.uncc.edu/jahudak/
Prerequisite
Course: ENGR 1201 Introduction to Engineering Practices and Principles I.
Textbook and Class Materials
Required Materials:
- No textbook is required. All lab supplies will be provided. Lectures are on the web site.
- MATLAB: Handouts will be posted on Canvas
Catalog Description
Applications in the disciplines of Electrical and Computer Engineering utilizing the tools and techniques specific to the major. Emphasis on analysis skills, mathematical skills, understanding of the profession/curriculum, and problem solving skills.
Purpose of Course
By the end of the semester ECE students will have the information and training needed to complete a team project that incorporates problem solving, critical and creative thinking, project planning, and engineering design using the specific tools and techniques in both microelectronics clean room and computer labs. Students will also be able to communicate their proposed design in presentation form.
Electrical Engineering Project
1. Basic clean room procedures, protocols, and safety
2. Communications system frequencies
3. Wavelength and antenna design
4. AutoCAD
5. Fabrication of a miniature planar antenna on a silicon wafer
MATLAB Assignments for EE and CP
1. Basic MATLAB Concepts
2. MATLAB arrays, matrix, vector and matrix operations
3. MATLAB loops programming and graphs
4. Basic SIMULINK Concepts
The MATLAB assignments will be a combination of MATLAB programming as well as basic Simulink implementation.
Recitation
Recitations will be held approximately every-other week and include presentations by ECE faculty of the different disciplines in our field. See the schedule for specific days.
This course is also part of the college's Prospect for Success (PFS) freshman curriculum. PFS is intended to foster academic engagement via three specific learning outcomes: Commitment to Success, Inquiry, and Cultural Awareness. Two of the PFS learning outcomes are measured in ENGR/ETGR 1201. Inquiry is integrated into ENGR 1202 E01 as part of the second semester of the student's freshman curriculum. Thus, by the end of the freshman year students will reflect upon and enhance their personal understanding and meaning of each PFS outcome. This will be via a graded paper. Detail on this paper is on the Canvas site, and will also be distributed during the second recitation session.
Electrical Engineering Assignments
Lab Exercises: Students will learn and understand four common communications systems – cellular, RFID, GPS, and “Bluetooth” – Wi-Fi. Teams will be formed and each team will decide on one system to design a miniature planar antenna. This design will be transferred on to a photo mask and the antenna will be fabricated in the clean room using established processes. A final team report in PowerPoint is required and is major part of the electrical grade. Clean room Cameron 201
Test: A safety test is required before students can work in the clean room due to the numerous hazardous materials used.
MATLAB Exercises
See canvas
Attendance
Regularly attending class is important. As such, we will take attendance at all classes and recitations. Also, since getting involved in your field is important, we also allocate part of the attendance grade to participating in outside activities of ECE (two recorded), including:
· Membership in IEEE (http://ieee.org/join)
· Participation in IEEE, Charlotte Area Robotics, UAS Club, or other technical club on campus.
· Attendance at IEEE, PENC, EPIC, or other professional society meetings or events.
· Other activities pre-approved by the instructors.
Final Exam
The final exam is NOT open-book, open-notes. The Final Exam time/date is Tuesday, December 12, 2017, 8:00am to 10:30 am. The location is TBD. It will included questions from both the electrical and MATLAB sessions
Missing Class/Assignments
Throughout the semester, a student may miss classes/labs/quizzes/exams due to many reasons. Most of the reasons will not be accepted as an "excused" absence.
· Military or sports events are allowed but assignments/work must be made up.
· Illness – assignments/work must be made-up.
Refer to the web page: http://www.registrar.uncc.edu/calendar.htm for the academic calendar.
Grading Percentages and Policy
Electrical Assignment / PointsClean room assignments – includes homework, safety test, and final report in PowerPoint / 30%
MATLAB Assignments / 30%
Recitation / 10%
Attendance / 10%
Final Exam / 20%
Total / 100%
If you have a dispute with how an assignment is graded, you should follow this procedure:
1. Get the solution to the assignment off the class web site and examine it. You may have just got the problem wrong.
2. If you really believe that your answer is correct (matches the answer given in the solution), contact the TA who graded your assignment and discuss it with them. They will listen to your concern, and act on it, at their discretion. In any case, they will sign the homework verifying that they saw it again.
3. If you are still not satisfied with the resolution, you may bring the homework to me for review. I will not review homework that has not been seen and signed by the TA.
We record all "disputed" points separately. We contend that "disputed" points never add up to a change in your final grade, and we will examine this when final grades are assigned. Note that TA addition errors should follow the above procedure, but will not be figured in the "disputed" points.
Data Retention Policy
Exams, assignments, projects, and records of individual grades will be retained according to University Policy 410 (Final Course Grade Dispute), which is 4 weeks into the spring 2018 semester, after which they will be destroyed.
Academic Dishonesty
All the provisions of the University code of academic integrity apply to this course. In addition, it is my understanding and expectation that your signature on any test or assignment means that you neither gave nor received unauthorized aid.
For homework and laboratory projects, while discussion is allowed, direct copying is not and students must turn in individual submissions. Realize that mastery of the material in the homework and lab assignments will be essential for a good performance on the exams! The only exception is that lab partners work closely on the lab assignment and turn in one lab report.
All UNC Charlotte students have the responsibility to be familiar with and to observe the requirements of The UNC Charlotte Code of Student Academic Integrity (see the Catalog). This Code forbids cheating, fabrication or falsification of information, multiple submission of academic work, plagiarism, abuse of academic materials (such as Library books on reserve), and complicity in academic dishonesty (helping others to violate the Code). Any further specific requirements or permission regarding academic integrity in this course will be stated by the instructor, and are also binding on the students in this course. Students who violate the Code can be punished to the extent of being permanently expelled from UNC Charlotte and having this fact recorded on their official transcripts. The normal penalty is zero credit on the work involving dishonesty and further substantial reduction of the course grade. In almost all cases, the course grade is reduced to "F." If you do not have a copy of the Code, you can obtain one from the Dean of Students Office or access it online at www.legal.uncc.edu/policies/ps-105.html . Standards of academic integrity will be enforced in this course. Students are expected to report cases of academic dishonesty they become aware of to the course instructor who is responsible for dealing with them.
Instructor and Student Conduct
Syllabus Revisions: The standards and requirements set forth in this syllabus may be modified at any time by the course instructor. Notice of such changes will be by announcement in class and/or by email to your UNCC email address.
Disability Services/Special Needs: UNC Charlotte is committed to access to education. If you have a disability and need academic accommodations, please provide a letter of accommodation from Disability Services early in the semester. For more information on accommodations, contact the Office of Disability Services at 704-687-0040 or visit their office in Fretwell 230.
Diversity: UNC Charlotte strives to create an academic climate in which the dignity of all individuals is respected and maintained. Therefore, we celebrate diversity that includes, but is not limited to ability/disability, age, culture, ethnicity, gender, language, race, religion, sexual orientation, and socioeconomic status.
Cell Phones, PDAs and Such: Please note that portable phones, pagers, and late arrivals are disruptive to the instructor and to your peers. The use of cell phones, beepers, or communication devices is disruptive and is therefore absolutely prohibited during class. Turn off your cell phone while in class. If we catch you using these devices, your final grade will be reduced by 10 points for each and every transgression. Except in emergencies, students using such devices must leave the classroom for the remainder of the class period. This penalty will be at the sole discretion of the instructor.
Laptop and Computers: We know that some of you may wish to take notes directly on your computer and we have no problem with that. If however, you choose to access your email, search the web, play solitaire or other games, or instant messenger your friends during class, you will be asked to leave the room for every transgression, and may lose course points. This penalty will be at the sole discretion of the instructor.
Communications using Canvas: It is preferred that you ask specific technical and class organizational questions via Canvas. That way, the Instructor, TAs, or classmates have the ability to answer faster than just sending an email to an individual.
Communication: We will try and answer emails and phone calls received during the hours of Monday – Friday, 9 am to 4 pm within 48 hours. If you email and/or call at any other times, it is strictly a random chance that we’ll respond in a timely manner. You should check your UNCC email every day as that is the primary way that we will communicate with you when not in class. When communicating with us via email, please put in the subject line the course number so we can readily identify who you are. If your communication via email is rude, has grammatical, and/or spelling mistakes, we will not respond at all. If we have not responded to your email within 48 hours as stated within the conditions above, perhaps you need to resend it and/or reword it. You are to conduct yourselves in a professional manner at all times.
Orderly, Productive and Professional Classroom Conduct: We will conduct this class in an atmosphere of mutual respect. We encourage your active participation in the classroom. Each of us may have strongly differing opinions on the various topics of class discussions. Remember that not everyone shares these beliefs and opinions and these maybe statements about personal beliefs, values, and opinions rather than fact. The conflict of ideas is encouraged and welcomed. The respectful and open-mindedness of ideas of others, including mine, is similarly welcomed. However, we will exercise our responsibility to manage the discussions so that ideas, comments, and arguments can proceed in an orderly, productive, and professional manner. You should expect that if your conduct during class seriously disrupts the atmosphere of mutual respect we expect in this class, you will be asked to leave the class, will not be permitted to participate further, and will have your final grade deducted by 10 points for each and every occurrence.
Plagiarism checking: As a condition of taking this course, some required assignments maybe subject to submission for textual and/or code similarity review to plagiarism checking tool for the detection of plagiarism. All submitted papers will be included as source documents in the reference database solely for the purpose of detecting plagiarism of such papers.
Sexual Harassment: All students are required to abide by the UNC Charlotte Sexual Harassment Policy ( http://www.legal.uncc.edu/policies/ps-61.html ) and the policy on Responsible Use of University Computing and Electronic Communication Resources (http://www.legal.uncc.edu/policies/ps66.html). Sexual harassment, as defined in the UNC Charlotte Sexual Harassment Policy, is prohibited, even when carried out through computers or other electronic communications systems, including course-based chat rooms or message boards.
Religious Accommodations for Students: UNC Charlotte Policy #134 in part states: Students who, acting in accordance with this Policy, miss classes, examinations or other assignments because of a religious practice or belief must be provided with a reasonable alternative opportunity to complete such academic responsibilities. It is the obligation of students to provide faculty with reasonable notice of the dates of religious observances on which they will be absent by submitting a Request for Religious Accommodation Form to their instructor prior to the census date for enrollment for a given semester. The census date for each semester (typically the tenth day of instruction) can be found in UNC Charlotte’s academic calendar. A student who submits a Request for Religious Accommodation Form after the census date must show good cause for the late submission, and the late submission itself may be taken into account in determining whether the student has a religious practice or belief requiring accommodation and whether granting the request would create undue hardship. ( http://legal.uncc.edu/policies/ps-134.html ). Read the policy webpage for specific details and the form.
UNC Charlotte ECE Department 7 ENGR1202-EE1 & EE2, Fall 2017