2008–2009 - Florida Institute of Technology

this catalog. Definitions of electives for engineering programs are
presented in the Academic Overview section.
Freshman Year
FALL CREDITS
ASC 1000 University Experience ..........................................................1
CHM 1101 General Chemistry 1 ............................................................4
COM 1101 Composition and Rhetoric ...................................................3
ECE 1551 Digital Logic.........................................................................4
MTH 1001 Calculus 1 ............................................................................4
16
SPRING
COM 1102 Writing about Literature ......................................................3
ECE 1552 Computer Design .................................................................4
MTH 1002 Calculus 2 ............................................................................4
PHY 1001 Physics 1 ..............................................................................4
PHY 2091 Physics Lab 1 .......................................................................1
16
Sophomore Year
FALL CREDITS
ECE 2111 Circuit Theory 1 ...................................................................4
ECE 2551 Software/Hardware Design ..................................................3
HUM 2051 Civilization 1 ........................................................................3
MTH 2201 Differential Equations/Linear Algebra ..................................4
PHY 2002 Physics 2 ..............................................................................4
18
SPRING
ECE 2112 Circuit Theory 2 ...................................................................4
ECE 2552 Software/Hardware Integration ............................................3
HUM 2052 Civilization 2 ........................................................................3
MTH 2001 Calculus 3 ............................................................................4
PHY 2003 Modern Physics ..................................................................3
17
Junior Year
FALL CREDITS
ECE 3111 Electronics ...........................................................................4
ECE 3551 Microcomputer Systems 1 ...................................................4
ECE 3541 Digital State Machines .........................................................3
ECE 3553 Multifarious Systems 1 ........................................................4
MTH 2401 Probability and Statistics ......................................................3
18
SPRING
COM 2223 Scientific and Technical Communication ............................3
CSE 2410 Introduction to Software Engineering ..................................3
ECE 3240 Junior Design (Q) .................................................................1
ECE 3552 Microcomputer Systems 2 ...................................................4
ECE 4112 Digital Electronics ...............................................................3
Engineering Science Elective* .............................................3
17
Senior Year
FALL CREDITS
CSE 4001 Operating Systems Concepts ...............................................3
ECE 4241 System Design 1 (Q) ............................................................3
ECE 4551 Computer Architecture ........................................................3
Humanities Elective .............................................................3
Restricted Elective (ECE/CSE) ...........................................3
Social Science Elective ........................................................3
18
SPRING
ECE 4242 System Design 2 (Q) ............................................................3
ECE 4561 Computer Communications.................................................3
Technical Elective ................................................................3
Free Elective ........................................................................3
12
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED ......................................132
*A list of approved Engineering Science Electives is available from the
department.
72 Florida Tech
Electrical Engineering _______________________
The goal of the electrical engineering program is to provide the
student with a total learning experience. It is designed to expose
the entire spectrum of electrical engineering concepts from
the basic building blocks of transistors and gates, through communications,
control, electromagnetic, computer and photonic
systems. Students develop an extensive knowledge of hardware,
along with skills in software simulation and analysis. In the
senior year, students design, build and test complete systems as
part of their senior design course.
The educational objectives for electrical engineering are to create
in our students the passion for engineering that will allow them
to understand and correct the increasingly diverse problems
facing modern society; to graduate quality engineers who are
forward-thinking and equipped with the leadership skills needed
to make tomorrow’s world a better place through their desire for
lifelong learning; to provide our students with the broad-based
interdisciplinary education that will allow them to excel in the
global marketplace; to give our undergraduates opportunities for
hands-on research that not only advances the state-of-the-art in
their field but also allows them in-depth study of specialization
areas that lead the growing knowledge base in the profession;
and to ingrain in our students the desire to better serve society’s
needs, to search for better ways to solve the world’s problems,
and to give them the tools to raise the standards of engineering
worldwide.
A major component of the electrical engineering program at
Florida Tech involves hands-on learning. The electrical engineering
student begins taking electrical engineering courses during
his/her freshman year. The freshman-level courses include
programming and interfacing an embedded microcontroller.
Laboratory experience and computer-based analysis are integrated
into most classes and all laboratories.
In electrical engineering, a strong emphasis is on the mastery
principle. It is assured that electrical engineering students not
only know the material critical to engineering, but also can demonstrate
mastery of the material, which is the goal of everyone in
the program.
During the freshman and sophomore years, students learn the
basics of electrical engineering along with college-level mathematics
and physics. In addition, courses in computer design
with hands-on lab experiences are taken both terms of the
freshman year.
Throughout the sophomore and junior years, students learn the
basic analytical techniques of engineering—ways in which the
engineer views physical situations and uses mathematical techniques
to design basic subsystems. Many of the courses taken by
students at this level offer integrated lab experiences. In this way,
students can visualize the practical aspects of various electronic
theories they encounter.
During the senior year, students continue to build their knowledge
base to develop a systems approach to engineering design.
They gain a deeper knowledge in at least two specializations
through combination lecture/lab courses, followed by advanced
courses in related areas. Through electives, students may explore
various topics within electrical engineering for which they have
developed specific interests.