Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology-Catalog

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering will provide an excellent foundation for professional careers and advanced studies in the areas of electrical and computer engineering. In order to do this, the ECE faculty will

provide an environment that nurtures individual initiative, develops lifelong habits of learning and critical thinking, and challenges students to realize their full potential.
ensure a broad education that fosters an understanding of the crucial function of engineering in modern society.
develop the student’s knowledge of the principles and practices of electrical and computer engineering with a strong emphasis on science and mathematics.
foster the student’s abilities to define problems, to find practical and responsible solutions to those problems, and to communicate and implement their solutions.
encourage and demand the faculty’s own professional development to ensure the continuing introduction of relevant material into the curriculum and to enhance the capabilities and reputation of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.

ECE DEPARTMENT GOALS FOR UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
   Electrical and Computer Engineering graduates shall be prepared to practice the profession of engineering using a systems perspective broad enough to encompass technological, economic, ethical, environmental, social, and human issues, shall have demonstrated a facility for independent learning, and shall be prepared for continued professional development.
   Each graduate shall have demonstrated an ability to communicate effectively in oral, written, and graphical forms, possess an understanding of how contemporary issues shape and are shaped by engineering, science, and mathematics, and be able to understand the role of the professional in the global society and to recognize diverse cultural and humanistic conditions.
   Electrical and Computer Engineering graduates shall demonstrate technical depth and breadth in their discipline. Each graduate shall have completed a general engineering science core by the beginning of the junior year, completed a discipline-specific technical core, and demonstrated the effective use of the contemporary tools of the engineering profession.
   Graduates shall have participated in design experiences including a comprehensive, industrially-oriented design project, oral presentations, and written communications. Each graduate shall have participated in team design experiences in which the client is distinct from any faculty supervisor and shall have demonstrated the ability to communicate technical material effectively.
   These goals have enabled the faculty to produce degree programs that will challenge students, develop their full potential, equip them with appropriate engineering and professional skills, and provide a real-world client-driven project experience.

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Electrical Engineering deals with movement of either energy or information from one place to another via a vague “substance” called electricity. The study of electrical engineering therefore includes both of these basic topics.
The curriculum is in four stages that correspond to the four years of study. The first year is basic sciences and mathematics, for these are the foundations of all areas of study at Rose-Hulman. The second year is the engineering sciences that undergird all of engineering. The third year concentrates on topics in electrical engineering to provide a breadth across the whole field from electronics and digital systems to power and communications. The final year includes a major team-based design project and a number of electives.

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Freshman Year
Fall Term		Credit
PH MA CLSK RH	111 111 100 131	Physics I................................ Calculus I .............................. College and Life Skills ......... Rhetoric & Composition or HSS Elective .........................	4 5 1 4
			14

Winter Term		Credit
PH MA CSSE RH	112 112 120 131	Physics II............................... Calculus II............................. Fundamentals of Software Development I... HSS Elective or Rhetoric & Composition .....	4 5 4 4
			17

Spring Term		Credit
PH MA CHEM ECE	113 113 111 130	Physics III ............................. Calculus III............................ Chemistry I ........................... Introduction to Logic Design.....................................	4 5 4 4
			17

Sophomore Year
Fall Term		Credit
MA ES SL	221 201 151	Science Elective.................... Differential Equations & Matrix Algebra I ................ Conservation & Accounting Principles ...... Principles of Economics.......	4 4 4 4
			16

Winter Term		Credit
MA ES ES ES	222 202 203 204	Differential Equations & Matrix Algebra II ............... Fluid & Thermal Systems .... Electrical Systems ................ Mechanical Systems............ HSS Elective .........................	4 3 3 3 4
			17

Spring Term		Credit
MA ES ECE ECE	223 205 200 250	Statistics for Engineers........ Analysis & Design of Engineering Systems ........ Circuits & Systems................ Electronic Device Modeling.	4 5 4 4
			17

Junior Year
Fall Term		Credit
ECE ECE ECE RH	300 351 340 330	Signals & Systems............... Analog Electronics ............... Electromagnetic Fields......... Technical Communications..	4 4 4 4
			16

Winter Term		Credit
ECE ECE ECE ECE	380 333 370 361	Discrete Time & Continuous Systems.......... Digital Systems ..................... Machines & Power................ Engineering Practice............ HSS Elective .........................	4 4 4 2 4
			18

Spring Term		Credit
ECE ECE ECE ECE	310 320 341 362	Communications Systems.... Linear Control Systems ........ Electromagnetic Waves ........ Principles of Design .............	4 4 4 4
			16

Senior Year
Fall Term		Credit
ECE	460	Engineering Design I ............ Math Elective........................ Area Elective......................... HSS Elective .........................	4 4 4 4
			16

Winter Term		Credit
ECE	461	Engineering Design II ........... Area Elective......................... Area Elective......................... HSS Elective .........................	4 4 4 4
			16

Spring Term		Credit
ECE	461	Engineering Design II ........... Free Elective ......................... Free Elective ......................... HSS Elective .........................	2 4 4 4
			14

		Total credits required: 194

Core Courses
The Electrical Engineering Core is comprised of the following courses:
ECE 130 Introduction to Logic Design
ECE 200 Circuits & Systems
ECE 250 Electronic Device Modeling
ECE 300 Signals & Systems
ECE 310 Communications Systems
ECE 320 Linear Control Systems
ECE 333 Digital Systems
ECE 340 Electromagnetic Fields
ECE 341 Electromagnetic Waves
ECE 351 Analog Electronics
ECE 361 Engineering Practice
ECE 362 Principles of Design
ECE 370 Machines & Power
ECE 380 Discrete Time & Continuous Systems
ECE 460 Engineering Design I
ECE 461 Engineering Design II

Area Electives
An area elective course is

1. Any course bearing an ECE prefix at the 300 level or above.

2. A course in another discipline agreed to by the student and his or her academic advisor as being appropriate to the student’s program of study. Normally only one non-ECE courses will be allowed as an area elective.

3. At least one course must be taken at the 400 level or above.

Notes

1. MA 351-356 Problem Solving Seminar may not be combined and substituted for the math elective.

2. EE seniors are strongly encouraged to take MA 381 Introduction to Probability and Statistics with Applications, MA 371 Linear Algebra I or MA 373 Applied Linear Algebra.

3. EE majors are not permitted to take ECE 206 Elements of Electrical Engineering I, ECE 207, Elements of Electrical Engineering II, or Military Science or Air Science as free electives. Free electives may be selected from any other R-HIT courses.

4. EE majors may take any additional biology, chemistry, or physics course as a science elective except those courses that are cross-referenced with an ECE course.