Electrical Engineering Courses

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Courses

Electrical Engineering

• ECE 190 - Special Topics

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  A departmental course in a subject area not currently listed in the catalog. A descriptive title will appear on the course schedule and the transcript.
  
  Prerequisites: As listed in the course schedule.
  Credits: 1-4 cr
  
  
• ECE 216 - Digital Circuits

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  Binary number system; Boolean algebra, Karnaugh maps, basic logic gates, combinational circuits and designs, sequential circuit design using flip-flops, counters and shift registers, digital arithmetic, memory devices and basic structures of a microprocessor. (3-0)
  
  Prerequisites: ECE 216L  or instructor permission. (Can register for lab in the subsequent semester as long as ECE 216L  in the plan of study.)
  Credits: 3 cr
  
  
• ECE 216L - Digital Circuits Laboratory

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  Laboratory experiments to follow the ECE 216 course material requiring design and implementation of logic functions; design and implementation of sequential circuits using counters, shift registers and digital arithmetic elements. (0-3)
  
  Prerequisites:
  ECE 216
    or instructor permission.
  Credits: 1 cr
  
  
• ECE 235 - Circuits I

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  Techniques of circuit analysis, network theorems, sinusoidal analysis, the phasor concept, alternating current steady state analysis, average and RMS values and power. (3-0)
  
  Prerequisites: MATH 140  or MATH 161  .
  Credits: 3 cr
  
  
• ECE 235L - Circuits I Laboratory

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  DC transient circuits, concepts of impedance and admittance, RLC circuit analysis, polyphase circuits, network analysis, resonance and frequency response. (0-3)
  
  Corequisites: ECE 235  
  Credits: 1 cr
  
  
• ECE 290 - Special Topics

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  A departmental course in a subject area not currently listed in the catalog. A descriptive title will appear on the course schedule and the transcript.
  
  Prerequisites: As listed in the course schedule.
  Credits: 1-4 cr
  
  
• ECE 318 - Electronic Circuits I

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  Diode circuits and applications, operation and characteristics of transistors, small signal analysis and design, multi-stage amplifier design, frequency response and differential amplifiers.
  
  Prerequisites: ECE 235  , MATH 161  . 
  Corequisites: ECE 318L  
  Credits: 3 cr
  
  
• ECE 318L - Electronic Circuits I Laboratory

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  Diode characteristics and applications, design of BJT and FET biasing circuits and small signal amplifiers; measurement of gain and I/O resistances. (0-3)
  
  Corequisites: ECE 318  
  Credits: 1 cr
  
  
• ECE 335 - Circuits II

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  Polyphase circuits, resonance and frequency response and complex frequency. Transient and forced response of RL, RC and RLC circuits, application of unit step forcing function. Fourier analysis, Fourier transform, Laplace transform techniques. (3-0)
  
  Prerequisites: ECE 235  , MATH 162  , or instructor permission.
  Credits: 3 cr
  
  
• ECE 341L - Intro to Power Electronics & Drives Lab

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  Experimental investigation of the terminal characteristics and performance of electric machines, power converters and DC motor drives. Use of computer simulation for verifying circuit models (0-3)
  
  Corequisites: ECE 341  
  Credits: 1 cr
  
  
• ECE 355 - Microprocessors/Microcomputers

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  Microprocessor architecture; functional operation of solid state memories, assembly language software development, microprocessor I/O interface design, selection of microprocessor system, examples of microprocessor based system design. (3-0)
  
  Prerequisites: ECE 216  
  Corequisites: ECE 355L  
  Credits: 3 cr
  
  
• ECE 355L - Microprocessors/Microcomputers Lab

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  Experimental investigation of microprocessor architecture and, assembly language software design, I/O interface techniques, microprocessor-based application system design.
  
  Corequisites: ECE 355  
  Credits: 1 cr
  
  
• ECE 358 - Electronic Circuits II

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  Operational amplifier analysis and design, multi-stage amplifiers, feedback amplifiers and oscillators, analog filter oscillators and phase-locked loops.
  
  Prerequisites: ECE 318  .
  Credits: 3 cr
  
  
• ECE 358L - Electronic Circuits II Lab

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  Computer-aided design of BJT-, FET-, and Op, Amp.-based single and multi-stage amplifiers; small-signal and large-signal amplifiers; feedback amplifiers; active filters and Op. Amp.- circuits and applications. (0-3)
  
  Corequisites: ECE 358  
  Credits: 1 cr
  
  
• ECE 360 - Automatic Control Systems

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  Characteristics of open-loop and closed-loop control systems, performance specifications. Mathematical modeling of physical systems; stability; root locus, Nyquist and frequency response. Controller design using root locus and frequency response methods. (3-0)
  
  Prerequisites: MATH 262  , ECE 335  .
  Credits: 3 cr
  
  
• ECE 368 - Computer Engineering I

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  Generic PLD and FPGS based digital design; sequential circuit design and finite-state machine design. Processor and control design. Design and analysis of computer algorithms. Design and implementation of practical computer systems with emphasis on data path and bus designs. The course and laboratory will include advanced digital and computer design experience.
  
  Prerequisites: ECE 216  
  Corequisites: ECE 368L  
  Credits: 3 cr
  
  
• ECE 368L - Computer Engineering I Lab

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  The laboratory will include experiments as related to advanced digital and computer design, sequential logic circuit design and applications; experiments related to computer peripheral inter- facing and real-time applications of computers. (0-3)
  
  Corequisites: ECE 368  
  Credits: 1 cr
  
  
• ECE 390 - Special Topics in ECE

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  A departmental course in a subject area not currently listed in the catalog. A descriptive title will appear on the course schedule and the transcript.
  
  Prerequisites: As listed in the course schedule.
  Credits: 1-4 cr
  
  
• ECE 391 - Special Seminar in ECE

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  A departmental seminar in a subject area not currently listed in the catalog. A descriptive title will appear on the course schedule and the transcript.
  
  Prerequisites: As listed in the course schedule.
  Credits: 1-4 cr
  
  
• ECE 394 - Energy Storage Systems

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  Basic electrochemical thermodynamics and kinetics with emphasis on electrochemical techniques, Fundamental principle and performance of batteries, super capacitors and fuel cells. Electrochemistry of battery, Commercial rechargeable and non rechargeable batteries. Batteries under development and potential applications to hybrid -electric vehicles and alternative energy systems. Battery management System (BMS). Electrochemistry of super capacitor, Difference between batteries and super capacitors. Modern super capacitors and applications. Electrochemistry of fuel cells, Types of fuel cells, Applications of fuel cells, Fly wheels and Application of Fly wheels. (2-1)
  
  Prerequisites: CHEM 111  ,PHYS 212  or permission of instructor. 
  Corequisites: ECE 394L  
  Credits: 2 cr
  
  
• ECE 394L - Energy Storage Systems Laboratory

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  This lab will be offered concurrently with ECE 394  , Energy Systems. Students will have hands-on advanced batteries, super capacitors, and fuel cells. (0-3)
  
  Prerequisites: CHEM 111L  , PHYS 212L  or instructor permission. 
  Corequisites: ECE 394  
  Credits: 1 cr
  
  
• ECE 441 - Electric Power Systems

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  Generation of electrical power, transmission of power, inductance and capacitance of transmission lines. Analysis of short, medium and long lines. Systems modeling, load-flow solution and control economic operation of power systems. Symmetrical and unsymmetrical faults and system protection. (3-0)
  
  Prerequisites: ECE 235  , ECE 302  , ECE 341  .
  Credits: 3 cr
  
  
• ECE 450 - Digital Signal Processing

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  The use of computerized tools for understanding general concepts of digital signal processing, discrete-time system analysis, frequency response of discrete-time signals and systems, discrete transforms and their applications, filter structures and design.
  
  Prerequisites: ECE 302  (or concurrently with instructor permission), and ECE 335  .
  Credits: 3 cr
  
  
• ECE 451 - Embedded Systems

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  Introduction to the design of embedded computer systems, both hardware and software. Topics include real-time operating systems, multithreaded programming, interrupt control, timing and scheduling, sensor and actuator interfacing, analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog conversions, serial and parallel communications. Students will be introduced to the economics of microcontroller, sensor and actuator selection. Course contains a laboratory to implement topics covered in the lectures. (2-3)
  
  Prerequisites: ECE 355  .
  Credits: 3 cr
  
  
• ECE 453 - Electronic Communications

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  Communication signals and systems; mathematical analysis of signals used in communication systems; amplitude, phase and frequency modulation; modulation and demodulation techniques; selected topics and applications in communication systems.
  
  Prerequisites: ECE 302  
  Corequisites: ECE 453L 
  Credits: 3 cr
  
  
• ECE 458L - Electric Drives Lab

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  Experimental investigation of the performance of AC and DC motor drives. Computer-aided design of motor drives and control systems. A significant part of the course is dedicated to a design project.
  
  Corequisites: ECE 458  
  Credits: 1 cr
  
  
• ECE 460L - Digital Control Systems Laboratory

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  Use of the digital computer for the analysis and design of discrete time control systems. Design of digital controllers for specific performance indices. Microprocessor control of stepper and servomotors and introduction to programmable controllers. (0-3)
  
  Corequisites: ECE 460  
  Credits: 1 cr
  
  
• ECE 461 - Modern Control Systems Design

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  Design of analog and digital control systems using state-space techniques. Topics include: state and output feedback design, multi-variable and optimal control methods, nonlinear and adaptive control.
  
  Prerequisites: ECE 360  .
  Credits: 3 cr
  
  
• ECE 470 - Robot Dynamics and Control

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  Analysis and design of computer-controlled robotic manipulators. Topics include: coordinate system transformations, development of robot kinematics and dynamic modes. Trajectory planning and linear control of industrial robots.
  
  Prerequisites: ECE 355  or ECE 360  .
  Credits: 3 cr
  
  
• ECE 478 - Introduction to VLSI

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  MOS device characteristics and circuit techniques; VLSI fabrication techniques. VLSI design methods; logic and circuit simulations. Algorithm specific VLSI arrays. VLSI synthesis tools and VLSI architectures for practical computer systems. The course will include a major group custom VLSI design project.
  
  Prerequisites: ECE 318  , ECE 368  .
  Credits: 3 cr
  
  
• ECE 485 - Digital and Satellite Communications

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  Satellite system configurations and link calculations; signal processing and multiplexing in terrestrial interface subsystems; baseband transmission systems; power efficient modulation techniques for linear and nonlinear satellite channels; and spectral efficient modulation techniques for satellite systems. (3-0)
  
  Prerequisites: ECE 453  or instructor permission.
  Credits: 3 cr
  
  
• ECE 490 - Special Topics

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  Topics of special value to students are offered periodically.
  
  Credits: 1-4 cr
  
  
• ECE 495 - Independent Lab/Studio

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  An independent research project in the discipline by a student or a cooperative research project with a faculty member. The student and instructor must agree on a project before enrollment.
  
  Prerequisites: Instructor permission, 3.00 GPA or higher and a minimum of 12 credits in the discipline.
  Credits: 1-4 cr
  
  
• ECE 496 - Engineering Field Work

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  Students will be assigned, after mutual agreement and definition of tasks, to an engineering-related position in a private company or public agency. A co-op or internship position arranged through the SVSU Placement Office is the required format. A student will be assigned a faculty advisor who will be available for consultation and guidance and who will visit the work site at least once each semester. A written paper or report will be required. (May enroll twice but only one enrollment will apply to the program.)
  
  Credits: 3 cr
  
  
• ECE 497 - Senior Design Project I

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  Students will complete a capstone design project over a two-course sequence (ECE 497 and ECE 499  ) incorporating all aspects of the design process. This course will emphasize project planning, feasibility studies and technical report writing. (1-3)
  
  Prerequisites: All required 300-level ECE courses.
  Credits: 2 cr
  
  
• ECE 499 - Senior Design Project II

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  Continuation of ECE 497. This course will emphasize prototype construction and project documentation. The completed project will incorporate engineering standards and realistic constraints including most of the following considerations: sustainability, health and safety, and economic, ethical, social and political aspects of design. (0-6)
  
  Prerequisites: ECE 497  .
  Credits: 2 cr