Course Scheduling Information

Fall term only:

• EE 420/520 and 420L/520L Electronics III, with Lab (3 + 1 = 4 cr)
• EE 440/540 VLSI Circuit Design (3 cr)
• EE 470 Communications Engineering (3 cr)
• EE 475 Digital Image Processing (3 cr)
• EE492/592 Power Electronics (3 cr)

Spring term only:

• Alternate
• ODD Years: EE 434 Power Systems EE434L Power Systems Lab (3 + 1 = 4 cr)
• EVEN Years: EE 436/536 Applied Photovoltaics (3 cr) with optional summer EE 436L Lab (1 cr)
• EE 454 Biomedical Instrumentation and Safety (3 cr)
• EE 460/560 Sensor Theory and Design (3 cr)
• EE 471/571 Fiber Optic Communications, with Lab (4 cr)
• EE 492 Computer Organization and Design with Lab (3 + 1 = 4 cr)
• There is a required lab with this course. The lab meets for 3 hours (time TBD) and is worth one additional credit.
• The lab is NOT optional, it is an integral part of the course.
• The course will take material learned in EE 245 and build a simple computer (such as the micro controller used in 347). That will take between 1/2 to 2/3 of the semester, depending on the background of the students. If many of the students did not learn how to design and build finite state machines in 245/345, we will first learn about FSMs (and probably implement a simple pop machine) before discussing the control unit.
• The last part of the class will be a discussion of performance options and trade-offs (CISC vs RISC, cache memory, pipelining, parallel computing, DMA, etc.). This will include a study of current processors as examples.
• Examples of candidate textbooks are in Dr. Fourney's office, if students want to flip through them.
• Many universities require this course (after our 245, but before our 347).
• You are encouraged to visit Dr. Fourney, if they have any questions.

Summer term only:

• Alternate
• ODD Years: EE 492 North Central States Power Technology Tour (1 cr)
• EVEN Years: EE 436L Applied Photovoltaics Lab (1 cr)