1. Welcome to the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

2. Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE Department) Brought to you by the ECE Advising Center:  Dr. Jaime De La Ree, Assistant Department Head  Dr. Leslie Pendleton, Director, UG Student Affairs  Ms. Mary Taylor, Academic/Career Advisor  Ms. Paula Van Curen, Academic/Career Advisor  ECE Student Ambassadors

3. ECE Academic Policies  Restrictions Policy  C- Policy and Petition  Force-Add Policy  Policy 91

4. Restrictions Policy (revised 3/17/05)  To transfer to CPE or EE, students must have completed all first year courses, with the exception of ECE 1574.  Students must have earned grades of C- or better in each of the following: ENGE 1024 & 1104 MATH 1114, 1205, 1206, 1224 PHYS 2305

5. C- Policy and Petition  Students are required to earn minimum C- or better grades in all ECE prerequisite courses, including ECE 1574.  ECE advisors check all prerequisites each semester.  There is a petition process; however, petitions are granted in only the most unusual and extenuating circumstances. The petition part of the policy does not apply to first-year courses.

6. Force-Add Policy  Students are strongly encouraged to submit Web Course Requests, this semester (March 22-29) and each successive semester.  Students who submit course requests, but who do not get requested courses, will be given first priority for departmental force adds.  If necessary, see your ECE advisor during the Add/Drop period at the end of the semester.

7. Policy 91  Outlines university-wide minimum criteria to determine if students are making satisfactory progress towards the completion of their degrees  In addition, by the end of the sophomore year, specific expectations include: CPE: Completion of ECE 1574, 2984/2000, 2504 or 2574, MATH 2214 and (2224 or 2534), and PHYS 2306 EE: Completion of ECE 1574, 2984/2000, 2004, MATH 2214 and 2224, and PHYS 2306

8. Curriculum Overview  The “big picture”  Differences between CPE and EE  CPE technical areas  EE technical areas  Concentrations/minors

9. B.S. Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering B.S. in Electrical or Computer Engineering Mathematics 19 hours ECE Courses 56 hours Lab Sciences 12 hours Core Curriculum 27 hours Engineering Education Engineering Economy Statistics for ECE Free electives 16 hours

10. Difference between CpE and EE Programs Lots of course overlap in sophomore/junior year Computer EngineeringElectrical Engineering Courses in software as well as hardware Data structures, digital design, discrete math, embedded systems “Breadth” courses in several areas Power, communications, computers, electronics, electromag- netic fields, control systems/robotics

11. CpE Technical Areas Computer software Systems VLSI & Design Automation Computer networking Biomedical Machine intelligence CPE Biomedical Machine intelligence

12. Power Electromagnetics Communications Systems Electronics Biomedical Control Systems Robotics EE Computers

13. Concentrations/minors  In ECE Microelectronics Minor Power Electronics Concentration  Outside ECE Technical  Computer Science  Mathematics  Physics Non-Technical  Business  Economics  Music

14. Scheduling/Course Request  Options for students behind schedule Summer II: ECE 1574, ENGE 1104 Transfer courses  The following can be substituted for ECE 1574: EGR 126 (at NRCC, NVCC, VWCC) CSC 210 (at JSRCC) CS 150 (at ODU)  Approval process

15. Class of 2008 (Sophomore I)  CpE ECE 2984/2000 (Eng. Prof. in ECE) ECE 2504 (Intro. to CPE) ECE 2574 (Intro. to Data Structures & S.E.) MATH 2214 (Differential Equations) PHYS 2306 (Phys. II)  EE ECE 2984/2000 (Eng. Prof. in ECE) ECE 2004 (Circuit Analysis) MATH 2214 (Differential Equations) MATH 2224 (Multivariable Calculus) PHYS 2306 (Phys. II)

16. ECE 2984/2000 (new requirement)  ViEWS (Visual, Expression, Written, and Spoken communication requirement)  Overview of the department  Academic success in ECE  Areas of technical specialization in CPE and EE  Contemporary and global issues and societal impact  Professional and ethical responsibility  Leadership development  First professional job issues

17. Advice from ECE Ambassadors  Samira Kahram (EE)  Theresa Nelson (CPE)  Josh Partlow (CPE)  Siddharth Patil (CPE)  Mehul Shah (EE)

18. A sample of opportunities  College and Department scholarships  Hands-on projects FIRST Robotics & LEGO League Autonomous Vehicle Team Hybrid Electric Car Team Underwater Unmanned Vehicle Team  Professional organizations Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)  Co-Op/Internship Program

19. Upcoming event – April 12, 7-9 pm  ECE Open Labs Computer Engineering Labs (CEL) Electronics Lab Microelectronics Cleanroom Power Lab  Organized tours leaving 340 Whittemore Hall at 7:10 pm, 7:30 pm, and 7:50 pm  Self-guided tour from 8:00 – 9:00 pm

20. For more information contact Last names (A-J):  Ms. Mary Taylor (231-4539; taylorm@vt.edu)taylorm@vt.edu Last names (K-S):  Ms. Paula Van Curen (231-2771; pcuren@vt.edu) pcuren@vt.edu Last names (T-Z) & Honors Program advising:  Dr. Leslie Pendleton (231-8219; pendleton@vt.edu) pendleton@vt.edu All advisors are located in 340 Whittemore Hall.