ECE 125 Fundamentals of Electrical and Computer Engineering ...

ECE 125 Fundamentals of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Spring Semester 2010
Instructor: Dr. Susan Burkett, Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 330
Houser, 348-4378, e-mail: sburkett@eng.ua.edu.
Web Site:
Mailing
List:
Computer
Use:
The Web-site URL for this course is http://burkett.eng.ua.edu/. Students are expected to
access the Web site frequently to obtain important information about the course.
A mailing list has been created for this course to allow group discussions and a forum for
asking questions. Always be professional about any mailing list questions and
comments. They will be viewed by all members. All students must subscribe to the
mailing list. Directions for subscribing will be posted on the web site
The use of MATLAB will be required for this class.
Class Exams: Two in-class exams will be scheduled during the semester. No make-up exams will be
given. If a student misses an exam with a valid excuse, then the final exam will be
weighted more heavily for the final grade computation. The excused absence request
must be provided to the instructor before the exam. Students missing an exam without a
valid excuse will receive zero points for that exam. The final exam is scheduled on
Friday, May 7, 2010 from 8-10:30 am. It will be comprehensive.
Homework:
Quizzes:
Homework will be assigned throughout the semester although not graded. Solutions will
be posted on the web site. Periodically, assignments will be made that do not involve
circuit analysis. These assignments will be graded. For graded assignments, the late
penalty is 10% per day after the due date for a period up to five days after the due date.
If an assignment is turned in six days after the due date, it will receive zero points. Each
day of the week counts.
Quizzes will be given weekly over any previously discussed course material. Show all
work for full credit.
Short
Presentation: At the beginning of some lectures, student names will be randomly drawn to make a short
presentation to the class that day. The topic, or problem, will be provided in the previous
lecture. Please communicate any reasons for absence to the instructor before the class
period for a possible excused absence.
Laboratory:
Basis for
Final Grade:
There are 5 mandatory laboratories throughout the semsester to introduce the student to
basic laboratory techniques. Reports will be graded by the Laboratory Teaching
Assistant. One of the laboratories involves using your creativity to build a functional
product with attention to aesthetics.
Two in-class examinations (20% each) 40%
Assignments 15%
Short Presentation 5%
Laboratory Project Reports 20%
Final examination 20%
Total 100%
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Grading scale: 90-100 (A); 80-89 (B); 70-79 (C); 60-69 (D);