Cleveland State University

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

 

ESC 120

Introduction to Engineering Design: Electrical Engineering Module

Spring 2010, T Th 4:00–5:50, SH 348

 

 

Instructor:

Dr. Dan Simon

 

Phone: 216-687-5407

 

Email: d.j.simon@csuohio.edu

 

Web: http://academic.csuohio.edu/simond/

Course web site: http://academic.csuohio.edu/simond/courses/esc120

 

Office: Stilwell Hall 343

 

Office Hours: M W 12:00–2:00

 

Call or stop by my office any time, and I’ll be glad to help you if I’m available.

 

Grading: Each student’s ESC 120 module grade is based on attendance and project participation. Each day is worth 16-2/3% of the module grade. The projects involve teams of students, but individual effort is required for each project. Module grades are presented to the ESC 120 coordinator, who averages each student’s module grades to determine his or her overall grade for the course.

 

Class Schedule:

 

Day 1

Probability

Video: Modern Marvels and Engineering Disasters

Day 2 –

Electronics projects lecture (print slides 6-8, 13, and 18-21 before class)
Electronics assignment (print before class)

Day 3 -

Digital electronics: lecture (print slides 6, 10, and 11 before class)

Digital electronics assignment (print before class)

Day 4 –

FM transmitter: assemble, solder, and test

Soldering Guide

Soldering Video

Amplitude Modulation

Frequency Modulation

Day 5 –

Complete FM transmitter project

Day 6 –

Robotics: SH 306

 

Absences: If you cannot come to class, you need to let the instructor know ahead of time; otherwise, you will receive a zero for that day’s attendance and participation grade. If you receive permission to be absent from a class, you can do an out-of-class make-up project. The make-up project will be a report on a topic chosen by the instructor. The report must be submitted at www.turnitin.com, which will check the assignment for plagiarism. The www.turnitin.com class id and password for this course are 2778561 and esc120. The report format should include the following:

Use the following resources for writing guidelines:

 


Professor Simon’s Home Page

 

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

 

Cleveland State University


Last Revised: December 16, 2009