Fwd: General Engineering/Electrical Engineering Curriculum

[Philip Asare]

First part... more to come later.

Philip

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From: Philip Asare <phil...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 10:11 AM
Subject: General Engineering/Electrical Engineering Curriculum
To: Philip Asare <phil...@gmail.com>


First Year
Outcomes
General Engineering

• Mathematical Foundation (Calculus + Modelling)
• Physics Foundation (Mechanics + Electromagnetics)
• Chemistry Foundation
• Engineering Foundation (Science + Math + Economics + Ideas and Concepts + Problem Solving)
• Technical Communication
• Formalism
• Programming Skills and Concepts (scripting, simple programs for productivity)
  

Electrical Engineering

• Mathematical Applications
• Ideas in EE (Concepts, Applications, Career Fields)
• Basics
• Circuit Component Models
• Uses of Circuit Components
• Circuit Applications (Filters, Digital Design, Systems)
• Basic Circuit Analysis (Mathematical and Practical)
• Lab (Theoretical Tools and Practical Tools)
• Applications of ideas in other fields

At the end of the first year students should have an understand of

• What engineering is all about
• Possible career paths in engineering and EE
• How fundamentals of Science and Math are used in engineering
• Basic EE fundamentals (particularly circuits and systems and modeling)
  
• Ability to apply knowledge/skills/tools to learn enough to work on a basic EE project in Industry or Research