The course requires students to work in small design teams to solve a significant engineering problem. Students develop, design, and implement a solution to the engineering problem in conjunction with a faculty advisor. The course reinforces principles of the engineering design process and serves as a capstone for electrical and computer engineering knowledge obtained in the ECE curriculum. The consideration of the ethical and social implications of technology and the basic concepts of business are also aspects of the course.

The course requires students to work in small design teams to solve a significant engineering problem. Students develop, design, and implement a solution to the engineering problem in conjunction with a faculty advisor. The course reinforces principles of the engineering design process and serves as a capstone for electrical and computer engineering knowledge obtained in the ECE curriculum. The consideration of the ethical and social implications of technology and the basic concepts of business are also aspects of the course.

This is a stand-alone independent study designed by the student and faculty sponsor that involves frequent interaction between instructor and student. Qualitative and quantitative enrichment must be evident on the proposed contract before consent is given to undertake the study.

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This novel course presents an introduction to the topic of security engineering by building on analytical and experimental computer engineering techniques, and then applying them to security problems. Security is playing an increasing role in computer engineering and society at large. Security engineering crosses several disciplines of computer engineering including hardware, software, cryptography, experimental methods as well as broader topics such as management, economics, risk analysis, policy and human factors.

This novel course presents an introduction to the topic of security engineering by building on analytical and experimental computer engineering techniques, and then applying them to security problems. Security is playing an increasing role in computer engineering and society at large. Security engineering crosses several disciplines of computer engineering including hardware, software, cryptography, experimental methods as well as broader topics such as management, economics, risk analysis, policy and human factors.

This novel course presents an introduction to the topic of security engineering by building on analytical and experimental computer engineering techniques, and then applying them to security problems. Security is playing an increasing role in computer engineering and society at large. Security engineering crosses several disciplines of computer engineering including hardware, software, cryptography, experimental methods as well as broader topics such as management, economics, risk analysis, policy and human factors.

This novel course presents an introduction to the topic of security engineering by building on analytical and experimental computer engineering techniques, and then applying them to security problems. Security is playing an increasing role in computer engineering and society at large. Security engineering crosses several disciplines of computer engineering including hardware, software, cryptography, experimental methods as well as broader topics such as management, economics, risk analysis, policy and human factors.

Introduction to modern electrical engineering for non-ECE majors. Basic electric-circuit elements and laws. First- and second-order circuits. Ac circuit analysis. System concepts. Diodes, bipolar junction transistors, and field-effect transistors. Digital logic and transistor amplifiers. Electromagnetics, transformers, transducers, generators, and motors.

Review of semiconductor material properties. Carrier drift, diffusion, and generation-recombination processes in semiconductor devices. Fundamental theory of operation of p-n junction diodes, bipolar junction transistors (BJTs), metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) structures, and field-effect transistors (FETs). Implications of nanoscale dimensions in contemporary devices.