Conference Session

ECE Curriculum Innovations

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Huettel, Duke University; April Brown, Duke University; Leslie Collins, Duke University; Kip Coonley, Duke University; Michael Gustafson, Duke University; Jungsang Kim, Duke University; Gary Ybarra, Duke University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

a new, creative approach to content coverage andorganization.4.1 Content CoverageGiven the goal of presenting ECE concepts in an integrated manner, it was clear that the newcourse could not be taught by sequentially introducing circuits and devices, followed by signalprocessing, electromagnetics, and digital logic, or any other similar area-by-area organization. Inother words, the syllabus could not be determined by simply lifting portions of the syllabi ofexisting core courses and appending them to each other. Rather, Fundamentals of ECEintroduces concepts in a very integrated manner, an approach reflected in the structure of the Page