Fairleigh Dickinson University
School of Engineering and Engineering Technology
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering


The Electrical Engineering curriculum is being revised. The order of courses and number of credits has been revised. Courses in circuits and electronics are now taken earlier in the curriculum. Laboratories have been integrated with recitation classes. Courses in emerging technical areas have been added. The curriculum as shown is for new students entering Fall 2001. Continuing students or new students accepted with substantial advanced standing follow the old curriculum with substitutions as necessary; additional information will be provided at a later date.



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BSEE Curriculum for those in the Co-op Program

(This shows the arrangement for students taking their co-operative education experiences from July to December. Some students will have their co-ops from January to June and hence will take the courses and co-ops in a slightly different order.)

1st Semester
ENGL1101 English Composition I (3 cr)
MATH1201 Calculus I (4 cr)
PHYS2203 University Physics I (3 cr)
PHYS2201 Physics Laboratory I (1 cr)
ENGR1301 Engineering Practices, Graphics and Design (3 cr)
ENGR2286 Digital System Design (3 cr)
FRSH1000 Freshman Seminar (1 cr)
Total 18 cr

2nd Semester
ENGL1102 English Composition II (3 cr)
MATH2202 Calculus II (4 cr)
PHYS2204 University Physics II (3 cr)
PHYS2202 Physics Laboratory II (1 cr)
ENGR1204 Programming Languages in Engineering (3 cr)
EENG2221 Signals and Systems I (4 cr)
Total 18 cr

July to December (including 3rd Semester)
EENG4498 Co-op in Electrical Engineering (3 cr)
ENGR2210 Technical Communications (via web) (3 cr)
Total 6 cr

4th Semester
EENG3251 Electronic Circuits (3 cr)
MATH2210 Differential Equations (3 cr)
ENGR4221 Engineering Statistics and Reliability (3 cr)
CORE1006 The Global Challenge (3 cr)
EENG2287 Microprocessor System Design I (3 cr)
EENG2222 Signals and Systems II (3 cr)
Total 18 cr

Summer session following 4th Semester
CORE2007 Perspectives on the Individual (3 cr)
CHEM1201 General Chemistry I (3 cr)
CHEM1203 General Chemistry Laboratory I (1 cr)
Total 7 cr

July to December (including 5th Semester)
EENG4499 Co-op in Electrical Engineering (3 cr)
EENG3200 Advanced Engineering Programming (via web) (3 cr)
Total 6 cr

6th Semester
CORE2008 Cross-cultural Perspectives (3 cr)
MATH2203 Calculus III (3 cr)
MATH3341 Advanced Engineering Mathematics (3 cr)
EENG3288 Microprocessor System Design II (3 cr)
EENG3223 Linear Systems (3 cr)
EENG3252 Non-Linear Electronic Circuits (3 cr)
Total 18 cr

Summer session following 6th Semester
CORE3009 The American Experience (3 cr)
Humanities/Social Science Elective (3 cr)
Total 6 cr

7th Semester
EENG4341 Communication Systems (3 cr)
ENGR4210 Managerial and Engineering Economic Analysis (3 cr)
EENG3224 Digital Signal Processing (3 cr)
EENG3254 Linear Amplifier Design (3 cr)
EENG3244 Electromagnetic Fields and Waves (3 cr)
ENGR4000 History of Technology (3 cr)
Total 18 cr

8th Semester
EENG4342 Data Communications and Computer Networks (3 cr)
MECH2224 Mechanical Engineering Topics (3 cr)
EENG4347 Wireless Communication (3 cr)
Technical Elective (3 cr)
Technical Elective (3 cr)
EENG4268 Electrical Engineering Project (3 cr)
Total 18 cr




Sophomore and Junior Year adjustments for alternative Co-op Schedule


Summer session prior to 3rd Semester
CORE1006 The Global Challenge (3 cr)
CHEM1201 General Chemistry I (3 cr)
CHEM1203 General Chemistry Laboratory I (1 cr)
Total 7 cr

3rd Semester
EENG3251 Electronic Circuits (3 cr)
MATH2210 Differential Equations (3 cr)
ENGR4221 Engineering Statistics and Reliability (3 cr)
CORE2007 Perspectives on the Individual (3 cr)
EENG2287 Microprocessor System Design I (3 cr)
EENG2222 Signals and Systems II (3 cr)
Total 18 cr

January to June (including 4th Semester)
EENG4498 Co-op in Electrical Engineering (3 cr)
ENGR2210 Technical Communications (via web) (3 cr)
Total 6 cr

Summer session prior to 5th Semester
CORE2008 Cross-cultural Perspectives (3 cr)
Humanities/Social Science Elective (3 cr)
Total 6 cr

5th Semester
CORE3009 The American Experience (3 cr)
MATH2203 Calculus III (3 cr)
MATH3341 Advanced Engineering Mathematics (3 cr)
EENG3288 Microprocessor System Design II (3 cr)
EENG3223 Linear Systems (3 cr)
EENG3252 Non-Linear Electronic Circuits (3 cr)
Total 18 cr

January to June (including 6th Semester)
EENG4499 Co-op in Electrical Engineering (3 cr)
EENG3200 Advanced Engineering Programming (via web) (3 cr)
Total 6 cr


BSEE Curriculum for those not in the Co-op Program

1st Semester
ENGL1101 English Composition I (3 cr)
MATH1201 Calculus I (4 cr)
ENGR1301 Engineering Practices, Graphics and Design (3 cr)
ENGR2286 Digital System Design (3 cr)
FRSH1000 Freshman Seminar (1 cr)
Humanities/Social Science Elective (3 cr)
Total 17 cr

2nd Semester
ENGL1102 English Composition II (3 cr)
MATH2202 Calculus II (4 cr)
ENGR1204 Programming Languages in Engineering (3 cr)
EENG2221 Signals and Systems I (4 cr)
CHEM1201 General Chemistry I (3 cr)
CHEM1203 General Chemistry Laboratory I (1 cr)
Total 18 cr

3rd Semester
PHYS2203 University Physics I (3 cr)
PHYS2201 Physics Laboratory I (1 cr)
MATH2210 Differential Equations (3 cr)
ENGR4221 Engineering Statistics and Reliability (3 cr)
CORE1006 The Global Challenge (3 cr)
EENG2222 Signals and Systems II (3 cr)
Total 16 cr

4th Semester
PHYS2204 University Physics II (3 cr)
PHYS2202 Physics Laboratory II (1 cr)
ENGR2210 Technical Communications (3 cr)
EENG3251 Electronic Circuits (3 cr)
EENG2287 Microprocessor System Design I (3 cr)
CORE2007 Perspectives on the Individual (3 cr)
Total 16 cr

5th Semester
CORE2008 Cross-cultural Perspectives (3 cr)
MATH2203 Calculus III (3 cr)
ENGR4210 Managerial and Engineering Economic Analysis (3 cr)
EENG3288 Microprocessor System Design II (3 cr)
EENG3252 Non-Linear Electronic Circuits (3 cr)
ENGR4000 History of Technology (3 cr)
Total 18 cr

6th Semester
CORE3009 The American Experience (3 cr)
EENG3200 Advanced Engineering Programming (Web) (3 cr)
MATH3341 Advanced Engineering Mathematics (3 cr)
EENG3223 Linear Systems (3 cr)
EENG3254 Linear Amplifier Design (3 cr)
Total 15 cr

7th Semester
EENG4341 Communication Systems (3 cr)
EENG3224 Digital Signal Processing (3 cr)
EENG3244 Electromagnetic Fields and Waves (3 cr)
Technical Elective (3 cr)
Technical Elective (3 cr)
Total 15 cr

8th Semester
EENG4342 Data Communications and Computer Networks (3 cr)
MECH2224 Mechanical Engineering Topics (3 cr)
EENG4347 Wireless Communication (3 cr)
Technical Elective (3 cr)
Technical Elective (3 cr)
EENG4268 Electrical Engineering Project (3 cr)
Total 18 cr




New and revised course descriptions

EENG2221
4 Credits, 5 Contact hours
Signals and Systems I
Circuit elements and laws. D.C. Circuits. Analysis methods. Network theorems. Operational Amplifiers. Energy storage elements. Step response. Integrated laboratory experience.
Prerequisites: ENGR1301 - Engineering Practices, Graphics and Design, MATH1201 Calculus I
Corequisite: PHYS2204 - University Physics II
fee
New version to be offered Spring 2002; absorbs EENG2227; old version to be last offered Fall 2001


EENG2222
3 Credits, 4 Contact hours
Signals & Systems II
Transient and forced response. Sinusoidal forcing functions, phasors and impedance. Steady-state response. Power calculations. Resonance. Coupled circuits. Two-port circuits. Integrated laboratory experience.
Prerequisite: EENG2221 - Signals and Systems I
Corequisite: MATH2210 - Differential Equations
fee
New version to be offered Fall 2002; absorbs EENG2228; old version to be last offered Spring 2002


EENG2287
3 Credits, 4 Contact hours
Microprocessor System Design I
Microprocessors and microcontrollers. Assembly Language. Memory devices, PLAs, computer interfaces to I/O devices, analog/digital conversion, modems and terminals. Introduction to intefacing. Integrated laboratory experience.
Prerequisite: ENGR2286 - Digital System Design
fee
New version to be offered Fall 2002; old version to be last offered Fall 2001


EENG3200
3 Credits, 4 Contact hours
Advanced Engineering Programming
Use of computers for design, analysis, control and decision-making. C++ and Matlab concepts.
Prerequisite: ENGR1204 - Programming Languages in Engineering
To be offered Fall 2003


EENG3223
3 Credits, 4 Contact hours
Linear Systems
Classification of signals and systems. Linear Time-Invarient Systems. Time-domain analysis. Laplace transform techniques. Frequency-domain analysis. Z-transform analysis for discrete systems. Integrated laboratory experience.
Prerequisites: EENG2222 - Signals and Systems II, MATH2210 - Differential Equations
fee
New version to be offered Fall 2003; old version to be last offerd Fall 2002


EENG3224
3 Credits, 4 Contact hours
Digital Signal Processing
An introduction to computer-implemented signal processing. Continuous and discrete Fourier transforms. Z transform. Analog filters. Digital filters. Discrete convolution. Integrated laboratory experience.
Prerequisite: EENG3223 - Linear Systems
fee
New version to be offered Fall 2004; old version to be last offered Spring 2004.


EENG3244
3 Credits, 4 Contact hours
Electromagnetic Fields and Waves
Electrical and magnetic fields, Maxwell's equations, boundary conditions, plane waves, guided waves in transmission lines and waveguides, impedance matching by use of a Smith chart, antenna and radiation, considerations in high-frequency circuits. Integrated laboratory experience.
Prerequisites: PHYS2204 - University Physics II, MATH3341 - Advanced Engineering Math
fee
New version to be offered Fall 2004; old version to be last offered Spring 2004


EENG3251
3 Credits, 4 Contact hours
Electronic Circuits
Operational amplifiers. Diodes and circuit applications. Transistors. Low frequency amplifiers using small-signal models. Biasing. Frequency response. Integrated laboratory experience.
Prerequisite: EENG2221 - Signals and Systems I
Corequisite: EENG2222 - Signals and Systems II
fee
New version to be offered Fall 2002; old version to be last offered Fall 2001


EENG3252
3 Credits, 4 Contact hours
Non-Linear Electronics
Solid state switching, wave shaping circuits, sweep generators, multivibrators, comparators, combinatorial and gating circuits, counting and sequential circuits, oscillators. Integrated laboratory experience.
Prerequisite: EENG3251 - Electronic Circuits
fee
New version to be offered Fall 2003; new version to be offered Spring 2003


EENG3254
3 Credits, 4 Contact hours
Linear Amplifier Design
Integrated circuit building blocks. Amplifiers. Frequency response. Feedback. Multistage and power amplifiers. Filters. Oscillators. Integrated laboratory experience.
Prerequisite: EENG3251 - Electronic Circuits
fee
New version to be offered Fall 2004; old version to be last offered Spring 2004


EENG3288
3 Credits, 4 Contact hours
Microprocessor System Design II
Microprocessor and microcomputer architecture and programming concepts, assembly and machine language programs, program modules and subroutines, bit manipulation and logic timing, I/O techniques, external device communications and control. Integrated laboratory experience.
Prerequisite: EENG2287 - Microprocessor System Design I
fee
New required course to be offered Fall 2003


EENG4341
3 Credits, 4 Contact hours
Communication Systems
Signal analysis, signal transmission, linear modulation, angle modulation, pulse modulation, data transmission, multiplexing. Integrated laboratory experience.
Prerequisite: EENG3223 - Linear Systems
Corequisites: EENG3224 - Digital Signal Processing
fee
New required course to be offered Fall 2004


EENG4342
3 Credits, 4 Contact hours
Data Communications and Computer Networks
Message concentration, multiplexing and network design in geographically distributed digital data networks, queuing analysis, polling buffers and network design consideration. Integrated laboratory experience.
Prerequisites: EENG4341 - Communication Systems
fee
New required course to be offered Spring 2005


ENGR1204
3 Credits, 4 Contact hours
Programming Languages in Engineering
Programming Languages including C applied to engineering problem solving. Integrated laboratory experience.
New version to be offered Spring 2002; old version to be last offered Fall 2001


ENGR1301
3 Credits, 5 Contact hours
Engineering Practices, Graphics and Design
Analytical techniques: equations, graphics, statistics. Introduction to computer-aided analysis software. Engineering applications. Introduction to design. Fundamentals of graphics as applied to sketching and drafting. Professionalism and ethics. Integrated laboratory experience.
New version offered Fall 2001; replaces ENGR1201


ENGR2210
3 Credits
Technical Communications
Technical reporting and exposition. Narration, description and argumentation. Correspondence, proposals, instructions, progress reports, research papers. Oral reports and conferencing. Use of the web.
Prerequisite: ENGL1101 - English Composition I
New required course to be offered Fall 2002


ENGR2286
3 Credits, 4 Contact hours
Digital System Design
Binary codes, gates and flip-flops, registers and counters, adders and ALUs, analysis and design of combinational and sequential circuits. Logic simulation. Logic families. Integrated laboratory experience.
fee
New version offered Fall 2001; replaces EENG2286


ENGR4000
3 Credits
History of Technology
Ways in which technology contributed to the building of a global society. Technology as a central player in the larger political, cultural, and economic trends during various periods.
New required course to be offered Fall 2003


ENGR4221
3 Credits
Engineering Statistics and Reliability
Statistics, regression, probability. Normal distribution. Poisson distributions and reliability as applied to engineering decisions, performance and quality control.
Prerequisite: MATH2202 - Calculus II
New required course to be offered Fall 2002


MECH2224
3 Credits, 4 Contact hours
Mechanical Engineering Topics
Statics of particles and rigid bodies; equivalent force systems; equilibrium of rigid bodies; centroids and center of gravity; analysis of trusses and frames; forces in beams and machine parts; friction; moments of inertia. Kinematics. Stress and strain. Integrated laboratory experience.
Prerequisites: PHYS2203 - University Physics I, MATH2210 - Differential Equations
fee
New required course to be offered Spring 2005; replaces MECH2221


Lecture courses absorb labs EENG3257, EENG3258, EENG4267


EE Sequences (which will not be required) and EE Electives will be revised at a later date



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