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ECEN-40000 Electrical and Computer Engineering Practice

This course prepares the senior Electrical and/or Computer Engineering student for the practical application of engineering principles to the senior design course and professional practice. Various skills that are of vital importance to the professional engineer are covered, including engineering ethics, teamwork, communication skills and problem-solving, with emphasis on the application of systematic design process, product life cycle management and reliability analysis. This course is the first part of the Capstone experience where the Capstone project is researched and developed. It must be taken in the semester directly preceding the semester ECEN 49600 is taken.
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Prerequisites

MATH 22000 and ECEN 22100 or ECEN 31000 or ECEN 32000 or ECEN 38000

ECEN-41000 Artificial Intelligence

Topics central to Artificial Intelligence are covered, including knowledge representation, the predicate calculus, goal-directed and data-directed search techniques, and rule-based expert systems. Two languages for problem-solving is presented: LISP and PROLOG.
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Prerequisites

MATH 21000 and CPSC 21000

ECEN-45000 Robotics

This course introduces the student to the modeling, identification, and control of robotic systems. The course focuses on the implementation of identification and control algorithms on a two-link robot. Topics include the mathematical modeling of robotic systems and the analysis, simulation, and implementation of both linear and nonlinear representations of such systems. The design and integration of sensors and actuators and algorithms for responding and controlling these devices will be pursued.
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Prerequisites

ECEN 41000, CPSC 24500, CPSC 31500, or CPSC 47000

ECEN-47500 Power Electronics

This course considers electronic circuits for conditioning and managing large electric power signals such as those found in power supplies, motor controls, and smart electrical grid devices. It covers switching functions for control; ac and dc power conversion; power semiconductor switching devices; motor control, and smart grid device design and operation.
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Prerequisites

ECEN 35000 and ECEN 37000

ECEN-48000 Renewable Energy Systems

This course covers the design and analysis of efficient electrical energy systems that minimize adverse environmental impact. Topics include green generation technologies such as solar and wind as well as new power transmission and distribution architectures such as microgrids and the use of smart-grid technologies for autonomous control.
3

Prerequisites

ECEN 38000

ECEN-49600 Electrical and Computer Engineering Senior Project

This course is the culminating project experience in the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) programs. Students will work in teams to implement solutions to a realistic engineering problem initially researched and developed in ECEN 40000. Such solutions must demonstrate the synthesis of knowledge gained from foundational, core and elective courses in the program, must meet identified functional requirements, and must consider contextual factors such as safety, environmental and economic concerns. This course must be taken in the student's final semester in the program.
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Prerequisites

Completion of the Electrical Engineering Core Coursework

ECEN-49700 ECE Fundamentals of Engineering Exam Review

This course reviews materials covered in the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam for Electrical and Computer Engineering, the first step towards becoming a professional licensed engineer (P.E.). This course will review foundational engineering topics such as math, physics, engineering ethics and engineering economics, as well as core ECE topics such as circuit analysis, electronics and software engineering. It is assumed that the student has already completed coursework in these areas. Students will be required to complete a practice FE exam at the end of the course.
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Prerequisites

Senior status in Electrical or Computer Engineering.

ECEN-49800 Electrical and Computer Engineering Internship

This course is an electrical and/or computer engineering internship work experience. Students acquire practical experience through an industry partner company that will assign relevant and meaningful tasks to complement concepts and theory learned in the classroom. This course will help prepare the student for a future role as a professional engineer. The student must apply for and be accepted by the employer for an internship position, and must work a minimum of 210 hours to receive 3 credits. This course is repeatable.
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Prerequisites

Enrollment in the Electrical or Computer Engineering program, GPA of 3.00 or higher, and approval of the department chairperson.

ECEN-49900 Independent Study in Computer Engineering

This course is designed to meet the needs of Computer Engineering majors wishing to study an advanced topic not found in the curriculum
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Prerequisites

Consent of the department chairperson. To qualify for an Independent Study, a student must have successfully completed 60 credit hours, at least 12 of which were earned at Lewis, and have earned at Lewis a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA.