| Distance Education in Electrical and Computer Engineering
The Electrical and Computer Engineering Department offers distance education courses on a regular basis. Graduate courses as well as senior/graduate-level undergraduate courses are being offered. The off-campus students are employed full time in the industry. Most of them travel frequently as part of the job requirements. Some of them received their baccalaureate degree some years ago; they could not go to graduate school because of travel schedule and/or absence of a local university. These students can either enroll in the MSEE degree program or can take courses of their choice for career enhancement.
The courses are currently offered in two ways:
(i) Lectures given to on-campus students in a multimedia classroom are recorded live on videotapes. The tapes are copied and mailed to the off-campus students. At the end of the semester the students are required to return the tapes.
(ii) Lectures given to on-campus students in another type of multimedia classroom are recorded in digital audio/video formats directly on a PC. The video includes all of the information drawn on an electronic whiteboard, captured by a document camera, or displayed on the PC, such as Power Point slides, web pages and software simulations or demos. They are available later in the day on the Internet in the form of streaming audio/video files, as well as being archived on a CD. Both off- and on-campus students can view the class lectures at any time over the Internet, using a web browser on any PC with an Internet connection (preferably high-speed cable or DSL).
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Off-campus students are assigned the same homework problems,
projects, tests and final exam as the on-campus students. In the first method,
the students can submit their work through e-mail, fax or regular U.S. mail.
In the second method, the students submit all their work through e-mail. In
either method, tests and final exams are given at times convenient for both
on- and off-campus students.
To facilitate communication, a web site is maintained for each
course where course syllabus, lecture notes, homework assignments, projects
and other relevant material are posted. All students are encouraged to communicate
with the instructor via e-mail, phone or fax. Off-campus students are particularly
encouraged to come to the campus at their convenience (e.g., weekends) to meet
with the instructor and other fellow students.
All students (off- and on-campus) participate in the end of semester course evaluations.
The following courses have been offered for the off-campus students. This list will be expanded as demand rises.
Digital and Computer Engineering
Undergraduate
ECE 4110 (5110) Sequential Logic design
ECE 4120 (5120) Fundamentals of Computer Design
ECE 4130
(5130) Introduction to VLSI Design
Graduate
ECE 6110 Advanced Microprocessors
ECE 6120 Advanced Digital Design
ECE 6130 Computer Architecture
Electric Power
Undergraduate:
ECE 4610 (5610) Power System Analysis
ECE 4620 (5620) Power System Operation and Control
Graduate
ECE 6600 Computer Methods of Power System Analysis
ECE 6610 Electromagnetic Transients in Power Systems
ECE 6620 Advanced Electric Machinery
ECE 6630 Power System Protection Against Fault Currents
ECE 6650 Design and Control of Power Electronics Systems
ECE 6660 Electric Power Transmission
ECE 6900 Power Flow Control in Modern Power Systems
ECE 7600 Power System Control
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