Undergraduate Bulletin - Loyola Marymount University

ELEC 383
Introduction to Microprocessors (ELEC)
3 Semester Hours
Basic concepts in design and organization of
microprocessors and microcomputers. Assembly language
programming design for incorporating peripheral devices
in solving application designs. Not open to CMSI majors.
Lecture, 3 hours.
Prerequisite: ELEC 281.
ELEC 384
Introduction to Microprocessors (CMSI)
3 Semester Hours
Basic concepts in design and organization of
microprocessor-based systems. Assembly language
programming of microprocessors and the use of
peripheral devices in solving application designs.
Lecture, 3 hours.
Prerequisites: CMSI 284 and ELEC 281.
ELEC 385
Computer System Design
3 Semester Hours
Formal description of digital systems. Design of functional
subsystems. Organization and design of general purpose
digital computers and of special purpose digital systems.
Lecture, 3 hours.
Prerequisite: ELEC 383 or 384.
ELEC 398
Special Studies
1-4 Semester Hours
ELEC 399
Independent Studies
1-4 Semester Hours
ELEC 400
Design Methodology
2 Semester Hours
A study of design methodology and development of
professional project-oriented skills including
communication, team management, creative problem
solving, interpersonal management, and leadership skills.
Case studies are used to describe the application of
project-oriented skills to the solution of design problems.
Lecture, 2 hours.
Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in ELEC 401.
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
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ELEC 401
Senior Lab I
3 Semester Hours
Course is intended to provide a laboratory experience
related to other senior level courses; emphasis is on
design and technical report writing and oral presentation.
Laboratory, 4 hours.
Prerequisites: ELEC 302, 354, 383, concurrent
enrollment in ELEC 400.
ELEC 402
Senior Project
3 Semester Hours
A study of design methodology and development of
professional project-oriented skills including
communication, team management, creative problem
solving, interpersonal management, and leadership skills.
Team project activities are used to apply project-oriented
skills to solution of design problems. Periodic design
reports and design reviews are presented to and critiqued
by the faculty and the design team.
Lecture, 1 hour; Laboratory, 3 hours.
Prerequisites: ELEC 354, 400, 401, 423.
Corequisite: ENGR 400.
ELEC 423
Communications I
3 Semester Hours
Introduction to signals, spectra, Fourier Transforms, AM,
FM, and digital communication systems.
Lecture, 3 hours.
Prerequisite: ELEC 371.
ELEC 424
Communications II
3 Semester Hours
Probability and random processes, correlation and power
spectral density, noise and signal detection, analysis of
communication links will be discussed.
Lecture, 3 hours.
Prerequisite: ELEC 423 or permission of the instructor.