Sub-section numbers correspond to the class session / week numbers.

1. Introduction to Design

2. Engineering Design Process

3. System Requirements 1

4. System Requirements 2

5. Design Constraints and Team Meetings

Syllabus

ECE 212: The Design Process for Electrical and Computer Engineers

Information

A study of the design process as it relates to electrical and computer engineering. All steps of the design process will be considered in depth, and students will complete both incremental projects and a comprehensive design project that integrates their knowledge of the course material with technical design constraints.

Credits

1 cr.

Prerequisites

ECE 221, ECE 251, and ECE 263

Learning Objectives

  1. Explain the engineering design process.

  2. Perform all steps of the engineering design process.

  3. Design a solution to meet specified needs within realistic constraints.

  4. Work effectively as a member of a team.

  5. Recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations.

Logistics

Instructor

Dan White

Location and Time

Location

GEM 166

Times

A — 8:00 AM Monday
B — 8:00 AM Wednesday
C — 8:00 AM Friday

Note: you must pay attention to the specific weekly schedule for your section only. Because of the various University no-classes days, your classmates in other sections may be up to 2 weeks ahead or behind your section at any particular moment.

Schedule for each section:

Blackboard

Homework assignments, other deliverables, and grades will be posted to Blackboard.

Slack

Course-wide discussion and questions will use the chat application Slack. The College of Engineering has our own workspace (valpo-engr.slack.com) which keeps all of your CoE-related channels in the same account for convenience. You may request to have new channels added to consolidate other engineering course or organization channels.

Slack signup for an account.

Grading

Table 1. Score weighting
Category Percentage

Guided practice

30

Homework

30

Project

40

The following percentages on the weighted score for the semester will guarantee the letter grades shown.

Table 2. Percentage to letter grade
Percentage Letter

≥ 93

A

≥ 90

A-

≥ 87

B+

≥ 83

B

≥ 80

B-

≥ 77

C+

≥ 73

C

≥ 70

C-

≥ 67

D+

≥ 63

D

≥ 60

D-

< 60

F

Honor Code

I have neither given or received, nor have I tolerated others' use of unauthorized aid.

This statement is written on all homework, quizzes and exams at Valparaiso University. Every student must write it out the Honor Code in full and sign it for all work submitted for academic credit. It expresses the promise of the student not to cheat through action or inaction. This allows unproctored examinations and expresses the faith of the faculty in the student body.

The student initiated Honor System, administered by the Honor Council and its constituent bodies, is recognized and approved by Valparaiso University as an integral part of the regulations under which students in the undergraduate colleges become members of the university community. Therefore, it is impossible for anyone to become a member of the university without both explicit and implicit adherence to the Honor System.

Every student has the responsibility to keep academics free of dishonesty, that is, to neither give or receive unauthorized aid. Non-toleration of the use of unauthorized aid is a further responsibility that is inherent in the Honor System. Each student must report to the Honor Council any violation of the System of which the student becomes aware, free from the pressure of ensuing penalty.

Remember, it shall be the responsibility of the student, when in doubt, to ask the instructor what is or is not authorized aid.

Access and Accommodataion

The Access & Accommodations Resource Center (AARC) is the campus office that works with students to provide access and accommodations in cases of diagnosed mental or emotional health issues, attentional or learning disabilities, vision or hearing limitations, chronic diseases, or allergies. You can contact the office at aarc@valpo.edu or 219.464.5206. Students who need, or think they may need, accommodations due to a diagnosis, or who think they have a diagnosis, are invited to contact AARC to arrange a confidential discussion with the AARC office. Further, students who are registered with AARC are required to contact their professor(s) if they wish to exercise the accommodations outlined in their letter from the AARC.

Academic Support Services}

To get help in this course, the best place to start is to work with your instructor during office hours and ask your professor if there are any Help Sessions or department-level tutoring offered for this course. The next step is to use the Academic Success Center (ASC) online directory (valpo.edu/academicsuccess) or contact the ASC (academic.success@valpo.edu) to help point you in the right direction for academic support resources for this course. Valpo’s learning centers (Writing Center, Language Resource Center, Hesse Learning Resource \& Assessment Center, and Academic Success Center) offer a variety of programs and services that provide group and individual learning assistance for many subject areas.

Class Cancellation Policy

Notifications of class cancellations will be made through Blackboard with as much advance notice as possible. It will be both posted on Blackboard and sent to your Valpo e-mail address. If you don’t check your Valpo e-mail account regularly or have it set-up to be forwarded to your preferred e-mail account, you may not get the message. Please check Blackboard and your Valpo e-mail (or the e-mail address it forwards to) before coming to class.