They will develop an appreciation for the individual and society, and raise their awareness of the impact of their work on humankind and the environment. They will be proficient in the use of modern tools in the analysis and design processes. Design methodology and anaylsis techniques are stressed throughout the curriculum in the majority of the core courses required for graduation. The lecture classes are typically complemented by laboratory experiments that the student has designed, simulated, and analyzed before commencing with the actual hands-on construction and testing. Skills in software, hardware, and CAE that have been emphasized in the design process throughout the upper-division classes are employed in the design of advanced electronic systems in senior and special project classes.
Teamwork is stressed throughout the majority of the project classes.
Students have several pattern electives to choose from in advanced software and hardware design classes. Such classes include topics in networks, embedded systems, VHDL, digital signal processing, state machine design, VLSI, control systems, communications RF circuits, and artificial intelligence. The senior project class requires that students apply the analysis and design skills that they have acquired throughout the curriculum to design, build, and test a final project. The class requires that students demonstrate their ability to design, give oral presentations, write reports, and completely document a project. This culminating experience verifies our students' ability to succeed as engineers.