Welcome to the Bradley Department

of Electrical and Computer

Engineering

Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

(ECE Department)

Brought to you by the ECE Advising Center:Dr. Jaime De La Ree, Assistant Department HeadDr. Leslie Pendleton, Director, UG Student AffairsMs. Mary Taylor, Academic/Career AdvisorMs. Paula Van Curen, Academic/Career AdvisorECE Student Ambassadors

ECE Academic Policies Restrictions Policy C- Policy and Petition Force-Add Policy Policy 91

Restrictions Policy (revised 3/17/05) To transfer to CPE or EE, students

must have completed all first year courses, with the exception of ECE 1574.

Students must have earned grades of C- or better in each of the following: ENGE 1024 & 1104 MATH 1114, 1205, 1206, 1224 PHYS 2305

C- Policy and Petition Students are required to earn minimum

C- or better grades in all ECE prerequisite courses, including ECE 1574.

ECE advisors check all prerequisites each semester.

There is a petition process; however, petitions are granted in only the most unusual and extenuating circumstances. The petition part of the policy does not

apply to first-year courses.

Force-Add Policy Students are strongly encouraged to

submit Web Course Requests, this semester (March 22-29) and each successive semester.

Students who submit course requests, but who do not get requested courses, will be given first priority for departmental force adds.

If necessary, see your ECE advisor during the Add/Drop period at the end of the semester.

Policy 91 Outlines university-wide minimum criteria

to determine if students are making satisfactory progress towards the completion of their degrees

In addition, by the end of the sophomore year, specific expectations include: CPE: Completion of ECE 1574, 2984/2000,

2504 or 2574, MATH 2214 and (2224 or 2534), and PHYS 2306

EE: Completion of ECE 1574, 2984/2000, 2004, MATH 2214 and 2224, and PHYS 2306

Curriculum Overview The “big picture” Differences between CPE and EE CPE technical areas EE technical areas Concentrations/minors

B.S. Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Engineering EducationEngineering Economy

Statistics for ECEFree electives

16 hours

Core Curriculum27 hours

Lab Sciences12 hours

ECE Courses56 hours

Mathematics19 hours

B.S. in Electrical or Computer

Engineering

Difference between CpE and EE Programs

Lots of course overlap in sophomore/junior year

Computer Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Courses in software as well as hardware

Data structures, digital design, discrete math, embedded systems

“Breadth” courses in several areas

Power, communications, computers, electronics, electromag- netic fields, control systems/robotics

CpE Technical Areas

Computer software

Systems

VLSI & Design Automation

Computer networking

Biomedical

Machineintelligence

CPEBiomedical

Machineintelligence

Power

Electromagnetics

CommunicationsSystems

Electronics

Biomedical

Control SystemsRobotics

EE

Computers

Concentrations/minors In ECE

Microelectronics Minor

Power Electronics Concentration

Outside ECE Technical

Computer Science Mathematics Physics

Non-Technical Business Economics Music

Scheduling/Course Request Options for students behind

schedule Summer II: ECE 1574, ENGE 1104 Transfer courses

The following can be substituted for ECE 1574: EGR 126 (at NRCC, NVCC, VWCC) CSC 210 (at JSRCC) CS 150 (at ODU)

Approval process

Class of 2008 (Sophomore I) CpE

ECE 2984/2000 (Eng. Prof. in ECE)

ECE 2504 (Intro. to CPE)

ECE 2574 (Intro. to Data Structures & S.E.)

MATH 2214 (Differential Equations)

PHYS 2306 (Phys. II)

EE ECE 2984/2000 (Eng.

Prof. in ECE) ECE 2004 (Circuit

Analysis) MATH 2214

(Differential Equations)

MATH 2224 (Multivariable Calculus)

PHYS 2306 (Phys. II)

ECE 2984/2000 (new requirement) ViEWS (Visual, Expression, Written, and Spoken

communication requirement) Overview of the department Academic success in ECE Areas of technical specialization in CPE and

EE Contemporary and global issues and societal

impact Professional and ethical responsibility Leadership development First professional job issues

Advice from ECE Ambassadors Samira Kahram (EE) Theresa Nelson (CPE) Josh Partlow (CPE) Siddharth Patil (CPE) Mehul Shah (EE)

A sample of opportunities College and Department scholarships Hands-on projects

FIRST Robotics & LEGO League Autonomous Vehicle Team Hybrid Electric Car Team Underwater Unmanned Vehicle Team

Professional organizations Institute for Electrical and Electronic

Engineers (IEEE) Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

Co-Op/Internship Program

Upcoming event – April 12, 7-9 pm ECE Open Labs

Computer Engineering Labs (CEL) Electronics Lab Microelectronics Cleanroom Power Lab

Organized tours leaving 340 Whittemore Hall at 7:10 pm, 7:30 pm, and 7:50 pm

Self-guided tour from 8:00 – 9:00 pm

For more information contact

Last names (A-J): Ms. Mary Taylor (231-4539; taylorm@vt.edu)

Last names (K-S): Ms. Paula Van Curen (231-2771;

pcuren@vt.edu) Last names (T-Z) & Honors Program

advising: Dr. Leslie Pendleton (231-8219;

pendleton@vt.edu) All advisors are located in 340 Whittemore

Hall.