Syllabus for ECEN 3711 Fall 2012

Page 1 ECEN 3711 SyllabusProf. P.Munro

ECEN 3711YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITYFall 2016

DEPT OF ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Syllabus for ECEN 3711

3711. Intermediate Laboratory 1. Laboratory experiments and computer exercises in the areas of digital and analog electronics and logic and computer circuits. Designed to accompany the co-requisite courses.

Prereq.: ECEN 2612. Prereq. or concurrent: ECEN 3733 and 3771.1 s.h.

Times:  (Th) 8-11am, 11-2pm, 2-5pm Room: MOSH 3040CRN: 45920, 42661, 42662

Page1of 2ECEN 3711 SyllabusFall 2016Dr. Phil Munro

It is your responsibility to read carefully and understand this syllabus. Thanks for doing that.

General Information: This course provides laboratory experiences with logic circuits and with on-chip digital/analog circuits using appropriate equipment and components. Computer simulations and comparisons between theory and experiment are also important in the course.

Writing: ECEN 3711 will give you experience and some instruction in technical writing. For an engineer, written communication occurs in mathematical, graphical, tabular, and computer forms, but it also requires good skills with language. Good oral and written communication skills are important for your professional life.

Grading: Written lab reports and other work will be assigned numerical grades. Each lab report will be graded for technical content and for itswriting. Formatting, legibility, spelling, and grammar are important so that your technical work can be understood and appreciated. Work to improve those.

Final course letter grades will follow this percentage schedule based on total course points, i.e., total points for lab reports, 10 points for Goal Assessment, and 10 points for Instructor assessment. In addition to your lab work and reports, interaction in your lab groups and with the instructor will be considered when determining thisgrade.

Note: All lab assignments must be satisfactorily completed and turned in to pass the course. Also notethe grade for each piece of late workmay be decreased for each late day. Turning in work late is not worth it.

Course Goals: When you gain credit in this course, you should:

1. Understand and know how to use experimental equipment and good procedures for digital and analog electronic circuit measurements;
2. Be able to design and test electronic digital/analog circuits;
3. Be able to use computer simulation for electronic circuit analysis and design;
4. Be able to work with other people in an engineering setting;
5. Have practice reading, taking directions, and writing engineering reports;
6. Be able to meet deadlines and work responsibly.

Written reports need to usetables, figures, equations, and proper English. Your written reports need to effectively communicate your lab procedures, data taken, analyses, and comparisons with theory. In addition, brief discussions and conclusions must be included. Use brief but full sentences with proper punctuation, etc. Here are some guidelines for your reports. They must:

1. Be written on Engineering paper, on the unlined side.
2. Have your name and your partner’s name clearly written and labeled in the upper right side of the cover lab sheet, and unless specifically stated otherwise, each person turns in his/her own report.
3. Have pages of your work numbered in the upper right corner as “p/t” where p = page number and t = total number of pages in the report.
4. Include a table of names, model numbers, serial numbers, YSU numbers of each important piece of equipment you use.
5. Not require the reader to reference the cover lab sheet to know what you did.
6. Follow other guidelines given with each lab.

Try evaluating your own writing skills by reading a report you wrote last year, perhaps one you wrote in a previous lab. See if you can understand your own writing. That may motivate you to improve your writing.

Formal Engineering Writing: There will be some instruction and an assignment centered on engineering writing. But no formal reports will be required.

Internet Info: You will be able to look at postings relevant to this class. I will post the current syllabus, homework assignments, and other helpful notes on my faculty web site. You must make your own printed copy of each lab sheetfrom this site and read itbefore coming to the lab. Start at:

Department Web Site: Remember our department web site. It contains information which can be helpful and interesting to you. Start at:

Academic Honesty: Unless specified otherwise, work which you turn in should be your own. Copying other people’s work as your own is never acceptable. The data and procedures of group partners are expected to be similar or even identical, but writing should never be copied. Please practice honesty in your life and work.

Other Policies: See the current YSU undergraduate bulletin or web site for policies on incomplete grades, calendar items, academic honesty, etc.

Disability Information: If you have a documented disability and require accommodations to obtain equal access in this course, please contact me privately to discuss your needs. Also, you must be registered with CSP Disability Services and provide a letter to verify your eligibility ( ). YSU does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, disability, age, religion or veteran/military status in its programs or activities. Please visit contact information for persons designated to handle questions about this policy.

Course Assessment: Expect a questionnaire near the end of the term concerning the course goals listed above. I always read your responses which help our department and myself measure how well this course accomplished its goals. Our goal is to provide the education you need to help you succeed in your life.

Thank you ahead of time for your help and course evaluations. Turning in that questionnaire will count as an extra lab grade. And your suggestions for improvements are always welcome.

Dr. Phil MunroIndra Vemulapally (Graduate Assistant)

Moser Hall room 2035Moser Hall 3030/3040 (back room)

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