Undergraduate University Curriculum Committee
Course Proposal Form for Courses Numbered 0001 – 4999
(Faculty Senate Resolution #09-44, November 2009)
Guidelines for submission may be accessed via the web at:
www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/fsonline/cu/curriculum.cfm.
Note: Before completing this form, please carefully read the accompanying instructions.
1.
Course Prefix and Number:
EENG 3530
2.
Date:
11/29/2010
3.
Requested Action (check only one box):
X
New Course – Required for concentration
Revision of Active Course
Unbanking of a Banked Course
Renumbering of Existing Course from:
#
to
#
4. Method(s) of delivery (check all boxes that apply for both current/proposed and expected
future delivery methods within the next three years):
Current or
Proposed Delivery
Method(s):
X
On-campus (face to face)
Expected
Future Delivery
Method(s):
X
Distance Course (face to face off campus)
Online (delivery of 50% or more of the instruction is offered online)
5.
Justification for new course, revision, unbanking, or renumbering:
Based on inputs from members of the Engineering Industry Advisory Board and the
eastern Carolina region employers, the Department of Engineering plans to launch an
Electrical Engineering concentration (EENG). This decision agrees with the university
mission to enhance STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and meets
needs of many students. This proposal is approved by the Engineering faculty.
The proposed Electronics course is fundamental in the Electrical Engineering field. Crucial
concepts taught in this course include PN junctions, bipolar junction transistors (BJTs), and
metal oxidized silicon field-effect transistors (MOSFETs). Students graduating with a
concentration in Electrical Engineering will be expected to know these concepts.
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6.
Course description exactly as it should appear in the next catalog:
3530. Electronics (3) P: ENGR 2514. Fundamentals of operational amplifiers and common
topologies; PN junctions, semiconductor physics, the ideal diode, and real diodes; bipolar
junction transistors (BJTs) and metal oxidized silicon field-effect transistors (MOSFETs):
physical structures, signal models, common configurations, and second-order effects.
7.
If this is a course revision, briefly describe the requested change:
NA
NA
8.
Page number from current PDF undergraduate catalog:
9.
If writing intensive (WI) credit is requested, the Writing Across the Curriculum
Committee must approve WI credit prior to consideration by the UCC.
No
Has this course been approved for WI credit (yes/no)?
If Yes, will all sections be WI (yes/no)?
10.
If service-learning (SL) credit is requested, the Service-Learning Advisory Committee
must approve SL credit prior to consideration by the UCC.
No
Has this course been approved for SL credit (yes/no)?
If Yes, will all sections be SL (yes/no)?
11.
If foundations curriculum (FC) credit is requested, the Academic Standards Committee
(ASC) must approve FC credit prior to consideration by the UCC.
If FC credit has been approved by the ASC, then check the appropriate box (check at
most one):
12.
English (EN)
Science (SC)
Humanities (HU)
Social Science (SO)
Fine Arts (FA)
Mathematics (MA)
Health (HL)
Exercise (EX)
Course Credit:
3
Weekly
or
Per Term
Lab
Weekly
or
Per Term
Studio
Weekly
or
Per Term
Practicum
Weekly
or
Per Term
Internship
Weekly
or
Per Term
Lecture Hours
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Credit Hours
3
s.h.
Credit Hours
s.h.
Credit Hours
s.h.
Credit Hours
s.h.
Credit Hours
s.h.
Other (e.g., independent study):
s.h.
Total Credit Hours
3
s.h.
2
13.
Anticipated yearly student enrollment:
14.
Affected Degrees or Academic Programs:
Degree(s)/Course(s)
BS Engineering
15.
30
PDF Catalog Page
Change in Degree Hours
298
None
Overlapping or Duplication with Affected Units or Programs:
X
Not Applicable
Applicable (Notification and/or Response from Units Attached)
16.
Approval by the Council for Teacher Education (required for courses affecting teacher
education programs):
X
Not Applicable
Applicable (CTE has given their approval)
17.
Instructional Format: please identify the appropriate instructional format(s):
X
Lecture
Technology-mediated
Lab
Seminar
Studio
Clinical
Practicum
Colloquium
Internship
Other (describe below):
Student Teaching
18.
Simulation
Statements of Support:
(Please attach a memorandum, signed by the unit administrator, which addresses the
budgetary and staff impact of this proposal.)
Current staff is adequate
Additional staff is needed (describe needs below): As part of the current strategic plan for the
X
program, we anticipate continued growth in student enrollment to near 700 majors by 2015- 2016
and approximately 32 faculty from our current base of 20. This course is within the proposed
electrical engineering concentration. Offering all of the courses within the electrical engineering
concentration will require one equivalent faculty member out of the planned increase.
Current facilities are adequate
Additional facilities are needed (describe needs below): This course is within the proposed
X
electrical engineering concentration. Our laboratory facilities, which already support classes for
circuits, controls, bio processing and biomedical instrumentation, are capable with minor additional
investment (less than $45,000 during 2011- 2013) to support this concentration.
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X
Initial library resources are adequate
Initial resources are needed (give a brief explanation and estimate for cost of acquisition
of required resources below):
X
Unit computer resources are adequate
Additional unit computer resources are needed (give a brief explanation and an
estimate for the cost of acquisition below):
X
ITCS Resources are not needed
Following ITCS resources are needed (put a check beside each need):
Mainframe computer system
Statistical services
Network connections
Computer lab for students
Describe any computer or networking requirements of this program that are not
currently fully supported for existing programs (Includes use of classroom, laboratory,
or other facilities that are not currently used in the capacity being requested).
Approval from the Director of ITCS attached
19.
Syllabus – please insert course syllabus below. Do not submit course syllabus as a
separate file. You must include (a) the name of the textbook chosen for the course, (b) the
course objectives, (c) the course content outline, and (d) the course assignments and
grading plan. Do not include instructor- or semester-specific information in the syllabus.
East Carolina University – Department of Engineering – Course Syllabus
EENG 3530: Electronics
Required Materials:
A.S. Sedra and K.C. Smith, Microelectronic Circuits. 5th Ed. Oxford University Press, 2007 (ISBN:
0195338839)
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, students shall be able to:
 Describe the basic characteristics of ideal operational amplifiers (op amps)
 Perform basic circuit analysis on passive op amp circuits
 Describe the physics of a PN junction
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Describe the operation of an ideal diode and understand its I-V characteristics
Design basic circuits involving diodes, including rectifiers, zener diode regulators, and LED circuits.
Describe the physics and theory of operation of a bipolar junction transistor (BJT) and MOS field-effect
transistor (MOSFET)
Utilize external components to design transistor bias circuitry
Utilize common transistor models to perform small- and large-signal analysis
Utilize common single-transistor configurations to design basic amplifier circuits
Design basic circuits using transistors as switches
Describe parasitic transistor capacitances and understand their effect on a signal
Design basic digital logic gates using CMOS
Implement and simulate a transistor-based circuit in SPICE
Course Topics:
Topics covered in this course include:
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Topics
Course Introduction and op amp review
Op amp review and modeling
Amplifier frequency response and digital logic inverters
Physics of the PN junction
Ideal diodes
Diode circuits and diode modeling
Zener diodes, rectifiers, and regulators
Schottky diodes, photodiodes, and LEDs
Intro to bipolar junction transistors (BJTs)
Intro to BJTs
Intro to BJTs
Small signal models of the BJT
Graphical BJT analysis
Biasing the BJT for discrete-circuit operation
Basic single-stage BJT amplifiers
The transistor as a switch and large signal model
Second order BJT effects
Introduction to MOSFETS
Introduction to MOSFETS
MOSFET I-V characteristics
The MOSFET amplifier
MOSFET biasing
Basic single-stage MOSFET amplifiers and
Seconds order BJT effects
The MOSFET as an analog switch
CMOS digital logic gates
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Grading Policy and Assignments
Students will be evaluated based on the combination of class activities. The final grade will be assessed with the
following criteria:
A
B
C
D
F
Grading
90 - 100
80 - 89
70 - 79
60 - 69
Below 60
Assessment
Homework Assignments
Course Project
Simulation Projects
Tests
Final Exam
Total
20%
15%
20%
30%
15%
100%
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