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:
ENGR 2514
2.
Date:
2/8//2011
3.
Requested Action (check only one box):
X
New Course
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:
Assessment results from the past three years indicated that the existing ENGR 3014 Circuit
Analysis (3 hours) is insufficient to cover all the required topics. A new four-hour course,
ENGR 2514 is proposed to ensure complete coverage.
6.
Course description exactly as it should appear in the next catalog:
2514. Circuit Analysis (4) 3 lecture and 2 lab hours per week. P/C: MATH 2154; PHYS 2360.
Fundamental electric circuit concepts and theory. Electronic elements and electric power, DC
and AC circuits, and circuit analysis methods in time and frequency domains.
7.
If this is a course revision, briefly describe the requested change:
1
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
=
or
Per Term
Weekly
or
Per Term
=
Credit Hours
Studio
Weekly
or
Per Term
=
Credit Hours
s.h.
Practicum
Weekly
or
Per Term
=
Credit Hours
s.h.
Internship
Weekly
or
Per Term
=
Credit Hours
s.h.
Lab
2
Credit Hours
3
Weekly
Lecture Hours
s.h.
1
s.h.
s.h.
Other (e.g., independent study):
80
Total Credit Hours
4
s.h.
2
13.
Anticipated yearly student enrollment:
14.
Affected Degrees or Academic Programs:
Degree(s)/Course(s)
BS Engineering
15.
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
X
Lab
Seminar
Studio
Clinical
Practicum
Colloquium
Internship
Other (describe below):
Student Teaching
18.
Statements of Support:
(Please attach a memorandum, signed by the unit administrator, which addresses the
budgetary and staff impact of this proposal.)
X
Current staff is adequate
Additional staff is needed (describe needs below):
X
Current facilities are adequate
Additional facilities are needed (describe needs below):
3
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
ENGR 2514 Circuit Analysis
Required Materials:
Alexander and Sadiku. Fundamentals of Electric Circuits, 4th Ed. McGraw Hill, 2009. ISBN 978-007-352955-4.
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, students shall be able to:
 Analyze DC circuits
 Find Thevenin and Norton equivalency of circuits
 Design op-amp circuits for various purposes
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Analyze AC steady-state responses of resistance, inductance, and capacitance in terms of
impedance
Perform calculations of transient responses of capacitors and inductors
Analyze AC circuits in the frequency domain
Perform DC and AC steady-state power calculations
Use MATLAB to analyze engineering problems and present results.
Construct circuits on breadboards
Use electronic test and measuring equipment
Course Topics:
Topics covered in this course include (two 75-minute lectures per week assumed):
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Basic concepts and Ohm’s law: Chapter 1
Nodes, branches, loops, Kirchhoff’s laws Chapter 2
Series/parallel resistors: Chapter 2
Nodal analysis: Chapter 3
Nodal analysis and mesh: Chapter 3
Principles of superposition: Chapter 4
Thevenin equivalent circuit: Chapter 4
Norton equivalent circuit: Chapter 4
Maximum power transfer: Chapter 4
Ideal op-amps: Chapter 5
Useful op amp circuits: Chapter 5
Useful op amp circuits: Chapter 5
Capacitors and inductors: Chapter 6
RC and RL circuits: Chapter 7
Step response of RC and RL circuits: Chapter 7
Series RLC circuits: Chapter 8
Initial values and final values: Chapter 8
Parallel RLC circuits: Chapter 8
General second-order circuits: Chapter 8
Complex numbers and Euler identity: Chapters 9
Circuit excited by sinusoid signals: Chapter 9
Impedance and admittance: Chapter 9
AC circuit analysis: Chapter 10
AC circuit analysis: Chapter 10
AC circuit analysis: Chapter 10
AC power: Chapter 11
AC power: Chapter 11
Power factor correction: Chapter 11
Laboratory Topics:
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Lab 1: Use of electronic test and measurement equipment
Lab 2: Use of portable virtual instrument-based electronic
equipment
Lab 3: Equivalent circuits
Recitation
Lab 4: Inverting and Non-inverting Op-amps
Recitation
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Lab 5: Summing Op-amps
RC circuits
Lab 6: MATLAB (RLC circuit)
Lab 7: Course Project: Design of a Temperature Alarm (I)
Lab 8: Course Project: Design of a Temperature Alarm (II)
Lab 9: Course Project: Design of a Temperature Alarm (III)
Lab 10: Course Project: Design of a Temperature Alarm (IV)
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% or better
80% or better
70% or better
60% or better
Less than 60%
Assessment
Homework/Assignments
Projects
Tests (3)
Final Exam
Total
15%
20%
45%
20%
100%
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