3rd and 4th Year Information Session

Professor Shahrokh Valaee

Associate Chair, Undergraduate Studies

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

January 7, 2014

Outline

Undergraduate Office Flexible Curriculum Magellan Course Software CEAB Requirements How To Get Help?

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What I do …

Associate Chair, Undergraduate Studies – Oversees and manages the delivery

of the undergraduate program – Manages and facilitates annual

undergraduate teaching assignments for all ECE courses

– Provides student counselling support

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Who Are We?

Linda Espeut (Manager and Counsellor)

Jayne Leake (Administrative Coordinator and Counsellor)

Student Advisors

Karen Irving Mary Miceli

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Area Information Session Dates

Area Date Time Location

Area 5: Computer Hardware & Computer Networks January 7 12-1pm WB116

Area 1: Photonics & Semiconductor Physics + Biomedical Engineering

January 8 12-1pm BA1130

Area 6: Software January 9 12-1pm BA1160

Area 2: Electromagnetics & Energy Systems January 9 3-4pm TZ6

Area 4: Control, Communications & Signal Processing January 10 12-1pm MC102

Area 3: Analog & Digital Electronics January 10 2-3pm WB116

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ECE Flexible Curriculum, 3rd & 4th Year

Area Kernel Courses (4 required from 4 different areas)

AREA KERNEL

AREA KERNEL

AREA KERNEL

AREA KERNEL

Depth Courses (4 required - 2 courses from 2 areas chosen above)

DEPTH DEPTH DEPTH DEPTH

Technical Electives TECHNICAL Elective

TECHNICAL Elective

TECHNICAL Elective

SCIENCE/MATH Elective

Complementary Studies Electives

CS Complementary Studies Elective

CS Complementary Studies Elective

HSS Humanities & Social

Studies Elective

HSS Humanities & Social

Studies Elective

Core Courses & Free Elective

ECE496Y Design Project

ECE472 Engineering

Economic Analysis & Entrepreneurship

FREE Elective

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3rd and 4th Year Courses (Areas 1 – 4) - EE Area 1 Photonics and Semiconductor Physics

ECE335 – Intro to Electronic Devices ECE318 – Fundamentals of Optics

ECE442 – Intro to Micro- and Nano-Fabrication Technologies ECE527 – Photonic Devices ECE535 – Advanced Electronic Devices

ECE330 – Semiconductor & Device Physics ECE469 – Optical Communications & Networks ECE525 – Lasers and Detectors PHY335 – Intro to Quantum Mechanics

Area 2 Electromagnetics and Energy Systems

ECE314 – Fund. Of Electrical Energy Systems ECE320 – Fields and Waves

ECE510 – Intro to Lighting Systems ECE524 – Microwave Circuits ECE533 – Power Electronics: Switch-Mode Power Supplies

BME595 – Medical Imaging ECE413 – Energy Systems & Distributed Generation ECE422 – Radio and Microwave Wireless Systems ECE463 – Electric Drives ECE514 – Power Electronics: Converter Topologies

Area 3 Analog and Digital Electronics

ECE331 – Analog Electronics ECE334 – Digital Electronics

ECE446 – Sensory Communication ECE512 – Analog Signal Processing Circuits ECE534 – Integrated Circuit Engineering

ECE451 – VLSI Systems and Design ECE530 – Analog Integrated Circuits ECE532 – Digital Systems Design

Area 4 Control, Communications and Signal Processing

ECE311 – Dynamics Systems & Control ECE316 – Communication Systems

ECE302 – Probability & Applications ECE410 – Control Systems ECE431 – Digital Signal Processing ECE445 – Neural Bioelectricity ECE446 – Sensory Communication ECE537 – Random Processes

BME595 – Medical Imaging ECE411 – Real-Time Computer Control ECE417 – Digital Communication ECE462 – Multimedia Systems ECE464 – Wireless Communication ECE469 – Optical Communications & Networks ECE470 – Robot Modeling and Control ECE516 – Intelligent Image Processing ECE521 – Inference Algorithms MIE331 – Physiological Control Systems

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3rd and 4th Year Courses (Areas 5 – 6) - CE Area 5 Computer Hardware & Computer Networks

ECE361 – Computer Networks I ECE342 – Computer Hardware

ECE461 – Internetworking ECE466 – Computer Networks II ECE469 – Optical Communications & Networks

ECE451 – VLSI Systems and Design ECE532 – Digital Systems Design ECE552 – Computer Architecture

Area 6 Software

ECE344 – Operating Systems ECE345 – Algorithms & Data Structures

CSC326 – Programming Languages CSC444 – Software Engineering I CSC467 – Compilers & Interpreters ECE448 – Biocomputation ECE454 – Computer Systems Programming ECE461 – Internetworking

CSC343 – Introduction to Databases CSC418 – Computer Graphics ECE419 – Distributed Systems ECE450 – Software Engineering II ECE540 – Optimizing Compilers ECE568 – Computer Security

3rd and 4th Year Courses (Science/Math) Science/Math Electives

APM384 – Partial Differential Equations BME445 – Cellular & Molecular Bioengineering II CHE353 – Engineering Biology CIV220 – Urban Engineering Ecology CIV300 – Terrestrial Energy Systems ECE302 – Probability and Applications ECE448 – Biocomputation

BME440 – Biomedical Engineering Tech and Investigation CHE354 – Cellular and Molecular Biology EEB214 – Evolution and Adaptation MIE331 – Physiological Control Systems MSE235 – Materials Physics PHY335 – Intro to Quantum Mechanics PHY395 – Physics of the Earth PSL432 – Theoretical Physiology

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Example of 3rd & 4th Year Course Selection

20139 AREA KERNEL AREA

KERNEL SCI/MATH TECH Elective

CS Complementary Studies Elective

20141 AREA KERNEL AREA

KERNEL DEPTH ECE472 Engineering Economics

CS Complementary Studies Elective

20149 DEPTH DEPTH TECH Elective

ECE496

HSS Humanities & Social

Studies Elective

HSS Humanities & Social

Studies Elective 20151 FREE

Elective DEPTH TECH

Elective

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AREA D AREA C AREA B AREA A

Breadth and Depth Requirement

AREA KERNEL

AREA KERNEL

AREA KERNEL

AREA KERNEL

DEPTH DEPTH

DEPTH DEPTH

Breadth Requirement: 4 distinct Areas

The courses taken here determine the degree designation (EE or CE).

Depth Requirem

ent: 4 Courses

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Degree Designation Depends on Kernel/Depth Courses Kernel

A Depth

A1 Depth

A2 Kernel

B Depth

B1 Depth

B2 Kernel

C Kernel

D CE Kernel

A Depth

A1 Depth

A2 Kernel

B Depth

B1 Depth

B2 Kernel

C Kernel

D CE Kernel

A Depth

A1 Depth

A2 Kernel

B Depth

B1 Depth

B2 Kernel

C Kernel

D EE Kernel

A Depth

A1 Depth

A2 Kernel

B Depth

B1 Depth

B2 Kernel

C Kernel

D EE Kernel

A Depth

A1 Depth

A2 Kernel

B Depth

B1 Depth

B2 Kernel

C Kernel

D EE Kernel

A Depth

A1 Depth

A2 Kernel

B Depth

B1 Depth

B2 Kernel

C Kernel

D EE

Areas 5 or 6

(CE)

Areas 1 – 4

(EE)

6 combinations are possible.

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Flexible Curriculum

What is not so Flexible? – Must meet CEAB requirements (Magellan can help you

with this)

– Must complete pre-requisites for advanced level courses

– There may be enrolment limitations, CEAB limitations, and pre-requisite requirements

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Magellan Course Selection Software

An in-house software developed to help students choose 3rd and 4th year courses

Online tool, highly intuitive. Just choose and click.

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Your Course Profiles

Your course selection profiles include: – A Main Profile that will be used for your pre-registration – Several supplementary profiles that you experiment with (up to 30+

profiles) – Ultimately you must identify one of your profiles as your “main

profile”

– Bonus – only valid Main Profiles (profiles without errors) will be uploaded to ROSI in late July. You will be placed in the lecture section only (of the ECE courses you have chosen). When ROSI opens for registration in August, you then have to add your tutorial and lab sections. You are guaranteed a seat in the ECE courses you selected.

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Course Selection All ECE courses are grouped by areas of study

(Areas 1-6, Science/Math) – Some courses may appear in more than one area

You can specify the courses you wish to select, and the year and the term in which you wish to take it (your 3rd and 4th year) – This includes technical electives, one free elective, as well as one

CS/HSS course for each term – Terms are noted as follows:

• 20139 (2013 year + 9 Fall, i.e. September-December) • 20141 (2014 year + 1 Winter, i.e. January-April) • 20145 (2014 year + 5 Summer, i.e. May-August)

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Evaluating a Profile

Once your profile has been created, click the “Evaluate” button and review the profile The system automatically computes all

possible alternatives to check if your profile meets both the ECE program and CEAB requirements* – The software will identify potential problems – The software will also determine whether you qualify for the CE or EE

degree *CEAB AU’s are reviewed and updated (where necessary) on an annual basis. Make sure that you review your Main Profile to verify that these changes have not affected your requirements.

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Core Requirements (1st & 2nd Years)

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ECE Requirements

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CEAB Requirements Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board

– Established by the Canadian Council of Professional Engineers (CCPE) in 1965 to accredit undergraduate engineering programs

– Ensures that academic requirements are met – Important for your eventual registration as a professional engineer

CEAB Curriculum Content Requirements – Engineering Science (ES) – Engineering Design (ED) – Natural Science (NS) – Mathematics (MATH) – Complementary Studies (CS)

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CEAB Requirements

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Saving a Profile

If you are satisfied with the profile click the “Save profile” button If you wish to continue editing the profile,

click on “Edit profile” button and continue editing Always remember that you have to “Save” the

profile

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Fulfilling Requirements

Breadth/depth requirements CEAB requirements Science/Math requirement Technical and Free Electives Complementary/Humanities Studies Pre-requisite and co-requisite requirements

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How to get help/more info?

Faculty Calendar, especially Chapters 7 & 8 www.apsc.utoronto.ca/Calendars/2013-2014/

ECE Undergraduate Announcements www.ece.utoronto.ca/undergraduates/announcements/

Undergraduate Office: SFB600 www.ece.utoronto.ca/undergraduates/ Email: askece@ecf.utoronto.ca Remember to include: Your name; Student #; CE or EE program

Curriculum Matters Committee – Program Advisors (list available from the ECE Undergraduate Office)

Magellan course selection software https://magellan.ece.toronto.edu/

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http://www.apsc.utoronto.ca/Calendars/2013-2014/http://www.ece.utoronto.ca/undergraduates/announcements/http://www.ece.utoronto.ca/undergraduates/mailto:askece@ecf.utoronto.cahttps://magellan.ece.toronto.edu/

3rd and 4th Year Information SessionOutlineWhat I do … Who Are We? Slide Number 5ECE Flexible Curriculum, 3rd & 4th YearSlide Number 7Slide Number 8Slide Number 9Breadth and Depth RequirementDegree Designation Depends on Kernel/Depth CoursesFlexible CurriculumMagellan Course Selection SoftwareYour Course ProfilesCourse SelectionSlide Number 16Evaluating a ProfileSlide Number 18Core Requirements (1st & 2nd Years)ECE RequirementsCEAB RequirementsCEAB RequirementsSaving a ProfileFulfilling RequirementsHow to get help/more info?