2013–2014 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology

into most of our classes. In the junior year students are introduced to
interfacing with a high-performance digital signal processor.
In computer engineering, a strong focus is on the mastery principle.
It is assured that computer 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 computer engineering along with college-level mathematics and
physics. In addition, courses in computer design with hands-on laboratory
experience are taken both terms of the freshman year. In these
courses, students program and create an interface to an embedded
microcontroller.
Throughout the sophomore and junior years, students learn basic analytical
techniques of the engineer—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 laboratory experiences. In this way, students can visualize
the practical aspects of the various theories they encounter.
During the senior year, students continue to build their knowledge
base to develop a system approach to engineering design. Through
electives that emphasize applications using digital signal processors,
students may explore various topics within computer engineering for
which they have developed specific interests.
Degree Requirements
Candidates for the Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering
must complete the minimum course requirements as outlined in the
following full-time curriculum. Deviations from the recommended
program may be made only with the approval of the student’s advisor
and concurrence of the department head, in accordance with the
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) criteria.
Students may complete these requirements on a part-time basis.
Proficiency in certain key areas is of primary importance to success
as computer engineers. For this reason, a student who receives
a grade of D in any of the following courses is strongly urged
to repeat the course to attain a grade of at least C: ECE 2111,
ECE 2112, ECE 3111; MTH 1001, MTH 1002, MTH 2001,
MTH 2201; PHY 1001, PHY 2002, PHY 2003.
Students must successfully complete a minimum of 90 percent of all the
courses listed below under the freshman and sophomore years before
they will be allowed to register for upper-level (3000/4000) courses.
Students who have completed 24 credit hours and have not passed
COM 1101 will register for this course in the next available semester.
Students who have completed 48 credit hours and have not passed
COM 1102 will register for this course in the next available semester.
The engineering science elective is limited to courses that help develop
an appreciation of other branches of engineering. Courses that are
acceptable as humanities/social sciences electives are identified as
such in the Course Descriptions section. 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
MTH 2001 Calculus 3 ............................................................................... 4
PHY 2003 Modern Physics ..................................................................... 3
Humanities Core Course ....................................................... 3
17
Junior Year
FALL CREDITS
ECE 3111 Electronics .............................................................................. 4
ECE 3541 Digital State Machines ........................................................... 3
ECE 3551 Microcomputer Systems 1 ...................................................... 4
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.
Electrical Engineering, B.S. ____________________
Major Code: 7041 Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science
Age Restriction: N Admission Status: undergraduate
Delivery Mode/s: classroom only Location/s: main campus
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
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