ECE 29401 - Electrical and Computer Engineering Sophomore Seminar

Course Details

Lecture Hours: 1 Credits: 1

Counts as:

  • ECE Seminar

Normally Offered:

Each Fall, Spring

Campus/Online:

On-campus only

Requisites:

Must be a student in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Catalog Description:

An introduction to the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the program's objectives and outcomes, BSEE and BSCmpE degree requirements, and multicultural and professional development.

Required Text(s):

  1. Working Smarter, Not Just Harder , Karl W. Reid , 2017 , ISBN No. 0692834907

Recommended Text(s):

None.

Learning Outcomes:

A student who successfully fulfills the course requirements will have demonstrated:
  1. a knowledge of the BSEE or BSCmpE degree requirements. [7]
  2. an ability to prepare a satisfactory personal plan of study using the Degree Checklist and myPurdue Plan. [7]
  3. an ability to write effectively in the English language. [3]
  4. an appreciation for ethical professional and academic conduct. [3,4]

Lecture Outline:

Weeks Topic(s)
1 Introduction; ECE Policies; TaskHuman
2 Professional Resume development
3 and 4 Degree Requirements; Concentrations; Minors; Degree Checklist (POS)
5 4+1; Experiential Learning: Study Abroad, EPICS, Vertical Integrated Projects, Undergraduate Research
6 Time Management and University Resources
7-10 ECE Professional Area Presentations: Computer Engineering; Automatic Controls and Power & Energy Systems; Microelectronics & Nanotechnology and Fields and Optics; Communications, Networking and Signal & Image Processing and Very Large Scale Integration
11-12 Professional and Academic Ethics
13 Study Abroad
14 Diversity and Inclusion
15 In-Class Quiz; Spark Challenge

Assessment Method:

Course outcomes are assessed through a satisfactory score on class attendance, satisfactory completion of specific assignments, and submission of a satisfactory personal plan of study.