Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Department ofElectrical and Computer Engineering
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The ECE Department

• In The Business of Education
• - Through teaching and research
• - Undergraduate and graduate students
• - For students and the community at large

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The Department

• One of 7 departments in the College of
  Engineering
• Accredited in the first group of engineering
  colleges in U.S. in 1936
• Two Programs
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical Engineering

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Degrees Offered

• Undergraduate
• BS in Computer Engineering
• BS in Electrical Engineering
• Graduate
• MS in Computer Engineering
• MS in Electrical Engineering
• Ph.D. in Computer Engineering
• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering

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Students

• About 350 undergraduate students
• ( 50 in Computer Eng)
• 195 graduate students

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Faculty

• Medium-sized Department
• 9 professors
• 6 associate professors
• 10 assistant Professors
• gt 25 adjunct and research professors
• Expertise in major areas of ECE
• Active and highly qualified
• Healthy mix of senior and junior faculty members
• Multidisciplinary activities

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Faculty (Continued)

• Professors
• Mongi A. Abidi Image Processing, Robotics,
  Artificial Intelligence
• J. Douglas Birdwell Control Systems, High
  Performance Databases,
• Data Mining,
• Donald W. Bouldin VLSI, system-on-chip Design,
  Reconfigurable Computing
• Samir El-Ghazaly Microwave Devices and
  Circuits, Electromagnetics
• Way Kuo Systems Reliability and Optimal System
  Design
• Jack S. Lawler Power Systems, Power Electronics
  
• Marshall O. Pace Dielectrics, Electromagnetics,
  Communications
• Michael J. Roberts Electro-Optics,
  Communications, Signal Processing
• J. Reece Roth Industrial Plasma Engineering,
  Fusion Engineering

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Faculty (Continued)

• Associate Professors
• Paul B. Crilly Digital Signal Processing,
  Digital Systems, Communications
• Aly Fathy Electromagnetics, Antennas, Microwave
  Circuits, Propagation,
• UWB systems
• Syed K. Islam Electronics
• Seong G. Kong Image Processing and Intelligent
  Systems
• Hairong Qi Computer Engineering, Image
  Processing
• Leon Tolbert Power Electronics and Power
  Systems

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Faculty (Continued)

• Assistant Professors
• Benjamin Blalock Electronics
• John Chiasson Control Systems
• Seddik Djouadi Systems and Control
• Itamar Elhanany Packet Scheduling Algorithms,
  High Speed Switching
• Ethan Farquhar Neuromorphic, Analog, and
  Low-Power Circuits, Analog and mixed-signal
  VLSI
• M. Ferdjallah Microprocessor-Based
  Instrumentation, Modeling of Biophysical
  Phenomena
• Mostofa Howlader Communication Theory, RF,
  Optical Communications
• Fangxing Li Power Systems Engineering and
  Economics
• Gregory Peterson Computer Engineering, Digital
  Systems
• Jayne Wu Nanotechnology, Bioelectronics,
  Semiconductor Devices

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The ECE Future

• On the upswing
• 17.5 Million gift from an alumnus (Dr. Min
  Kao)
• 25 Million match from the State of Tennessee
• 5 Million Challenge campaign
• Improvement
• 37.5 Million for a 150,000-sf building
  exclusively for ECE
• 10 Million endowment for scholarships,
  fellowships, and professorships

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Process for Establishing Program Educational
Objective
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Mission of the University of Tennessee

• As the States Flagship University, UTK is
  committed to the development of individuals and
  society as a whole through the cultivation and
  enrichment of the human mind and spirit. The
  UTKs stated vision is to be a university of
  choice by being value driven, customer oriented,
  and learning focused. In support of that vision,
  UTK has set as its priority the following
  strategic goals for its Student Environment.
• Maintain undergraduate enrollment at
  approximately its present level, modestly
  increasing the number and percentage of transfer
  students while increasing graduate student
  enrollment in selected disciplines.
• Improve the quality and performance of the
  undergraduate and graduate student body by
  improving academic programs and support services.
• Promote physical and mental wellness through
  programming and experiential learning.
• Enhance the student's educational experience and
  promote world citizenship by providing a wide
  range of cultural programs and encouraging
  academic/extracurricular interfacing.
• Build or renovate facilities where students can
  develop a sense of community.
• Increase African-American enrollment through
  expanded efforts to recruit specifically in areas
  of Tennessee with significant African-American
  populations.
• Increase the overall retention of undergraduate
  students.
• Increase the financial support provided to
  undergraduate and graduate students
• Enrich the student body by increasing its
  diversity.

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Vision and goals for the College of Engineering

• Provide high quality education in the major
  engineering disciplines from the undergraduate
  through doctoral levels through a creative
  balance of academic, professional, and
  extracurricular programs
• Foster and maintain mutually beneficial
  partnerships with our alumni, friends, industry,
  and local, state, and federal governments through
  public services, assistance, and collaborative
  research and
• Be a major contributor to our nations technology
  base through scholarship and research.

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Vision of the ECE Department

• The ECE Department wants to be recognized as the
  leading ECE Department in the State in terms of
  education and research, to be ranked among the
  top three academic departments in the University
  of Tennessee system in research, and to be
  recognized nationally as leader in at least three
  areas of technical expertise.

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Goals for the ECE Department

• Prepare its students for entry into the
  profession.
• Instill in its students the capabilities required
  by the discipline, the recognition of the need to
  enhance the field of electrical or computer
  engineering, and the desire for life-long
  learning.
• Equip its students with a general knowledge of
  technical and non-technical disciplines so that
  they are prepared for further study in other
  fields including professional and graduate
  education.

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Program Educational Objectives

• An understanding of the engineering sciences
  necessary to analyze and design complex devices
  and systems containing hardware and software
  components
• A progression of design projects and tasks
  throughout the program
• An understanding of probability and statistics,
  including applications, and discrete math
• An understanding of mathematics through
  differential and integral calculus
• An understanding of the basic sciences including
  chemistry and physics
• An understanding of advanced mathematics in the
  areas of differential equations, numerical
  analysis, linear algebra, and advanced calculus
• An orderly student progression through the
  program and
• Achievement of the objectives of the thirteen
  program outcomes.

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Assessment of PEOs

• Cycle 3-6 years
• Stakeholders (Primarily Advisory Board, Alumnai,
  Employers . . . )
• Assessment Committee

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The Assessment System Including Course and
Learning Objectives
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The Top-level assessment system in terms of
committee, stakeholders, and faculty
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Program Outcomes

• a. Ability to apply knowledge of math,
  engineering, and science.
• b. Ability to design and conduct experiments, as
  well as to analyze and interpret data.
• c. Ability to design system, component, or
  process to meet desired needs.
• d. Ability to function on multi-disciplinary
  teams.
• e. Ability to identify, formulate, and solve
  engineering problems.
• f. An understanding of professional and ethical
  responsibility.
• g. An ability to communicate effectively.
• h. The broad education necessary to understand
  the impact of engineering solutions in a
  global/societal context.
• i. A recognition of need and ability to engage in
  life-long learning.
• j. Knowledge of contemporary issues.
• k. An ability to use the techniques, skills, and
  modern engineering tools necessary for
  engineering practice.
• l. Experience in using organizational skills in
  team management and negotiation.
• m. Ability to use creative and technical skills
  in analytical problem solving in electrical
  engineering and other engineering related fields.

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Assessment Process with Documented Results to
Measure Outcomes
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Assessment of Program Outcomes By Faculty
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Assessment of Program Outcomes By Students
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Fundamentals of Engineering Examas an Assessment
Tool
- At least every other year, all ECE students are
required to take it.- It gives a comparison of
EE student performance against national norms for
subjects basic to the electrical engineering
program.
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Discussion Points

• Assessment How much is enough?
• Cost/benefit balance, particularly when resources
  are limited
• Grades and GPAs What do they mean? Do they have
  a value?