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Syllabus

Instructor Information

Name:

Dr. Jesus Calvino-Fraga, P.Eng.

Email: 

Jesusc [at] ece.ubc.ca & Josephy [at] ece.ubc.ca 

Office location: 

KAIS 3024  & KAIS 3061

Office hours: 

TBA 

Phone: 

(604)-827-5387

Teaching assistants: 

TBD

Course Information

Course title: 

Electrical and Computer Engineering Design Studio /

Biomedical Engineering Design Studio

Course number(s): 

EECE281/EECE282

Sections: 

L2A to L2D

Course description: 

Design projects involving electronic devices and circuits, electromagnetism, signals and systems, and microcomputers.

Location: 

Labs: MCLD 322, 309, Lectures: SWING 121 

Meeting time(s): 

For EECE281:

EECE 281 201	Lecture-Laboratory	Mon	9:00	11:00
EECE 281 L2A	Laboratory	Wed Fri	14:00	17:00
EECE 281 202	Lecture-Laboratory	Mon	9:00	11:00
EECE 281 L2B	Laboratory	Tue Thu	14:00	17:00
EECE 281 203	Lecture-Laboratory	Mon	15:00	17:00
EECE 281 L2C	Laboratory	Wed Fri	9:00	12:00
EECE 281 204	Lecture-Laboratory	Mon	15:00	17:00
EECE 281 L2D	Laboratory	Tue Thu	9:00	12:00

For EECE282:

EECE 282 201	Lecture-Laboratory	Mon	9:00	11:00
EECE 282 L2A	Laboratory	Tue Thu	14:00	17:00

Co-requisite(s): 

EECE251, EECE259, EECE269

Course Goals

To gain hands on experience using electronic devices and circuits, electromagnetics and microcomputer systems design and programming.

Textbooks

Recommended:

EECE251, EECE253, EECE259, and EECE261 textbooks/notes.

Evaluation

The course evaluation consists of six laboratory experiments and two projects.  The laboratory modules will be marked by the TAs.  The project evaluation consists of a project function demonstration and interview and a written report.  The project demonstration will be evaluated by the TAs and the course instructors. 

Mod

Description

Demo

Weeks

Value

1

Microcomputer Interrupts: Alarm clock.

January 14-15

1

5%

2

Digital to Analog and Analog to Digital Converters.

January 21-22

1

5%

3

SPI & Data Logging

January 28-29

1

5%

Project 1 – Reflow Oven Controller (demo + report)

February 13-14

6

25%+5%

4

Embedded C Programming:

EECE281: Capacitance meter.

EECE282: Heart rate Monitor.

February 27-28

1

5%

5

Magnitude and Phase measurements.

March 6-7

1

5%

6

Microcomputer Interfacing using transistors.

March 13-14

1

5%

Project 2: Electromagnetic Tether Robot. (demo + report)

April 3 and 4

5

35%+5%

Total:      

100%