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2021/2022 University Catalog 
    
2021/2022 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


General Education Courses  

Courses offered at the SDSU Imperial Valley campus.  

Detailed information about course offerings can be found on the Class Schedule website.

 

Education

  
  • ED 795A - Seminar


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ED 690 , advancement to candidacy for the Master of Arts degree in education, and 12 units of professional education.

    An intensive study in selected areas of education culminating in a written project. Limited to students following Plan B for the Master of Arts degree in education.

  
  • ED 795B - Seminar


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ED 690 , advancement to candidacy for the Master of Arts degree in education, and 12 units of professional education.

    An intensive study in selected areas of education culminating in a written project. Limited to students following Plan B for the Master of Arts degree in education.

  
  • ED 797 - Research


    Units: 1-3

    Grading Method: Cr/NC/RP

    Prerequisite(s): ED 690 , advancement to candidacy for the master’s degree, and 12 units of professional education.

    Research in one of the fields of education. Maximum Credits: six units applicable to a master’s degree.

  
  • ED 799A - Thesis


    Units: 3

    Grading Method: Cr/NC/RP

    Prerequisite(s): An officially appointed thesis committee, advancement to candidacy for the master’s degree, and 12 units of professional education.

    Preparation of a project or thesis for the master’s degree.

  
  • ED 799B - Thesis Extension


    Units: 0

    Grading Method: Cr/NC

    Prerequisite(s): Prior registration in Thesis 799A with an assigned grade symbol of RP and 12 units of professional education.

    Registration required in any semester or term following assignment of RP in Course 799A in which the student expects to use the facilities and resources of the university; also student must be registered in the course when the completed thesis is granted final approval.

  
  • ED 799C - Comprehensive Examination Extension


    Units: 0

    Grading Method: Cr/NC

    Prerequisite(s): Completion or concurrent enrollment in degree program courses and 12 units of professional education.

    Registration required of students whose only requirement is completion of the comprehensive examination for the master’s degree. Registration in 799C limited to two semesters.

  
  • ED 801 - Seminar on Social and Cultural Foundations of Multicultural Education


    Units: 3-4

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the doctoral program or consent of the graduate coordinator. Students are required to have a background in the social sciences or humanities relevant to such educational issues as social behavior and minority cultures.

    Social and cultural parameters that have contributed to the shaping of American society and affected developments in education in the last two decades. Emphasis on the impact on multicultural education and human social behavior in pluralistic societies.

  
  • ED 804 - English Learner Education: Models, Current Research, and Policy Trends


    Units: 3-4

    Prerequisite(s): A background in sociolinguistics or social anthropology and admission to the doctoral program or consent of program director.

    Analysis of existing models of English learner education and processes for educational leadership for designing, analyzing or researching policy, curriculum or programs, to meet diverse linguistic and cultural needs of students in current socio-political contexts.

  
  • ED 806 - Ethnically Diverse Learners: Public Policy and Classroom Practice


    Units: 3-4

    Prerequisite(s): Education 801 and admission to the doctoral program or consent of the graduate coordinator. Background in psychological foundations of education and educational policy is required.

    National, state, and school policy directed at providing the minority learner with equal educational opportunity. Discussion of legislation for desegregation, bilingual education, school implementation cases and classroom practices as these relate to equal educational opportunity.

  
  • ED 808 - Academic Research and Publishing in Education


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Completion of a minimum of 12 units in a College of Education doctoral program.

    Development, writing, and submission of an article to a juried journal in education. Argument development, creation of abstracts, and identification of theoretical frameworks.

  
  • ED 810 - Seminar in Curriculum Development and Implementation


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to doctoral program.

    Curriculum development and implementation to include culturally diverse contexts with emphasis on reflective implementation and critical analysis of commercial and site-based curriculum.

  
  • ED 814 - Seminar in Curricular Change Processes


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ED 810 .

    Curriculum change processes in educational organizations. Process of planning change and elements necessary for implementing and managing curriculum change to include diverse cultural contexts.

  
  • ED 815 - Re-Thinking Leadership


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to educational leadership doctoral program.

    Concepts of individual and group leadership in educational environments. Practices and policies of effective management and leadership; ethical and emerging trends in leadership styles.

  
  • ED 820 - Advanced Educational Statistics


    Units: 3-4

    Prerequisite(s): ED 690  or equivalent graduate level course and consent of graduate coordinator.

    Theory and practice of statistical inference for research in education. Probability and sampling theory, data collection and organization, computer applications in educational research, statistical significance testing and prediction, use of statistical computer program libraries.

  
  • ED 822 - Seminar in Analysis and Issues in Race and Ethnic Relations


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ED 801 .

    Analysis of race and ethnic relations in education from a theoretical, research, and action based perspective. Conceptual framework of race, ethnicity, and prejudice theory needed for policies and strategies of reform in education to address unequal race relations.

  
  • ED 823 - Seminar in Action Oriented Policy Research in Multicultural Contexts


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ED 801 .

    Multidimensional ways to resolve social problems. Development of community based issues, analysis, research, and implementation.

  
  • ED 827 - Seminar in Communication and Cognition in Education


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to doctoral program.

    Roots of communication in a diverse society. Relationship between cognition and communication including mass media, as well as cross-cultural, and personal modes.

  
  • ED 836 - Research and Writing Support


    Units: 2-3

    Grading Method: Cr/NC

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to educational leadership doctoral program.

    Identification and clarification of a researchable problem in PreK- 12 and community college leadership; analysis of related literature, investigation of possible methodology; application to Institutional Review Board. Maximum Credits: nine units.

  
  • ED 840 - Seminar in Leadership in a Diverse Society


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to educational leadership doctoral program.

    Theories and practices for achieving schools informed by and built around participation of diverse communities and cultures. Inter-section of leadership with socio-historical, socio-cultural, and social justice theories.

  
  • ED 850 - Seminar in Quantitative Methods of Inquiry


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): A master’s level course in research methods and admission to doctoral program.

    Inquiry and empirical research in educational settings within public schools, postsecondary institutions, and public and private sector educational organizations.

  
  • ED 851 - Seminar in Qualitative Methods of Inquiry


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): A master’s level course in research methods and admission to doctoral program.

    Theory and methods of qualitative research and evaluation. Computer applications in qualitative research. Match methodology to research settings in education; design a research or evaluation proposal; collect and analyze data; and present results of qualitative study.

  
  • ED 852 - Seminar in Advanced Quantitative Methods of Inquiry


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ED 850 .

    Quantitative methods to include weighting, missing value analysis, mean-based procedures, prediction modeling, and causal modeling.

  
  • ED 853 - Seminar in Advanced Qualitative Methods of Inquiry


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ED 851 .

    Qualitative procedures to include advanced observation, focus groups, visual ethnography, and case study research.

  
  • ED 854 - Visual-Based Research Methods


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ED 851 .

    Theoretical groundings, design, and conduct of qualitative research to include an array of visual-based data generation tools.

  
  • ED 855 - Seminar in Leadership for Developing Educational Systems


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to educational leadership doctoral program.

    Skills and processes to lead the development of educational systems. Development of educational systems into learning organizations through organizational communications, adult learning, and professional development.

  
  • ED 860 - Seminar in Leadership and Educational Change


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to educational leadership doctoral program.

    Complexities of educational change. Models of organizational change and specific leadership skills and strategies; action plans for educational leadership challenges.

  
  • ED 885 - Seminar in Educational Program Planning and Evaluation


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to educational leadership doctoral program.

    Effective monitoring of and evaluating systems for educational program improvement and policymaking.

  
  • ED 895 - Seminar


    Units: 1-8

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the doctoral program or consent of the graduate coordinator.

    Investigation of a particular topic or issue, emphasis on empirical research in education. Maximum Credits: eight units applicable to an advanced degree.

    Note: See Class Schedule for specific content.

  
  • ED 897 - Doctoral Research


    Units: 1-15

    Grading Method: Cr/NC/RP

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the doctoral program.

    Independent investigation in the general field of the dissertation.

  
  • ED 899 - Doctoral Dissertation


    Units: 3-15

    Grading Method: Cr/NC/RP

    Prerequisite(s): An officially constituted dissertation committee and advancement to candidacy.

    Preparation of the dissertation for the doctoral program. Enrollment is required during the term in which the dissertation is approved.

  
  • ED 970 - Teaching Event Assessment


    Units: 1-3

    Grading Method: Cr/NC

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to teacher education or dual language and English learner education multiple or single subject credential program and credit or concurrent registration in DLE 960 , TE 903 , or TE 961 .

    Tasks required for performance assessment teaching event: context of learning, planning instruction and assessment, instructing students and supporting learning, assessing student learning, and reflecting on teaching and learning. May be repeated with new content. Maximum Credits: six units applicable to a master’s degree.

    Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Open only to students completing their final semester of student teaching.

  
  • ED 997 - Special Topics in Education


    Units: 0.5-6

    Only offered at: SDSU Global Campus

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

    Designed to meet the needs of teachers who wish to develop or continue the study of a current topic. May be repeated with new content.


Educational Leadership

  
  • EDL 496 - Experimental Topics


    Units: 1-4

    Selected topics. May be repeated with new content.

    Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor’s degree.

  
  • EDL 499 - Special Study


    Units: 1-3

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Open only to senior and graduate students in education who have shown ability to work independently.

    Individual study. Maximum Credits: six units.

  
  • EDL 596 - Topics in Educational Leadership


    Units: 1-3

    Selected problems in educational leadership. May be repeated with new content. Maximum Credits: six units of 596 applicable to a bachelor’s degree.

    Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor’s degree. Credit for 596 and 696 applicable to a master’s degree with approval of the graduate adviser.

  
  • EDL 600 - Organizational and Systems Leadership


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Preliminary Administrative Services Credential program and classified graduate standing.

    Educational administration and leadership as a profession. Related organizational concepts and management theories. Principles and competencies for leadership and administrative practice as each relates to the aspiring school administrator.

  
  • EDL 601 - Systems Leadership


    Units: 6

    Four lectures and four hours of activity.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Preliminary Administrative Services Credential program and classified graduate standing.

    Systems and organizational structures that support school vision and goals. Regulatory and legal contexts involved with the management of fiscal, human, and material resources. Effective communication, enhancing capacity, and ethical decision-making in challenging conditions.

  
  • EDL 610 - Visionary Leadership


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Preliminary Administrative Services Credential program and classified graduate standing.

    Concepts and techniques of leadership, analysis of factors and practice in procedures of individual and group leadership as applied to preK-12 educational environments.

  
  • EDL 615 - Leading Equity in Schools


    Units: 6

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to M.A. degree.

    Supporting equity for students in preK-12 schools through leadership roles. Common biases and inequities that affect students based on ability, gender, national origin, race, religion, and sexual orientation. Systems design for reducing inequities for all learners.

  
  • EDL 616 - Leading Teams to Use Evidence-Based Practices


    Units: 5

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to M.A. degree.

    Evaluation of sources of evidence, identification of best practices, and needs assessment. Accessing research to improve uses of evidence-based practices and implementation science.

  
  • EDL 617 - Mentoring, Coaching, and Collaboration


    Units: 5

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to M.A. degree.

    Leadership and institutional improvement. Adult learning theory models and methods to improve collaboration between communities, families, and schools.

  
  • EDL 618 - Organizational Engagement


    Units: 5

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to M.A. degree.

    Invitational education and implementation science. Designing professional learning opportunities and leading communities for improvement and increased engagement.

  
  • EDL 630 - School Improvement Leadership


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Preliminary Administrative Services Credential program and classified graduate standing.

    Analyzing data to identify opportunities for school improvement. Appropriate and effective school improvement theories and strategies. Communication skills and leading others in improvement and monitoring of these efforts.

  
  • EDL 635 - Change Leadership


    Units: 6

    Four lectures and four hours of activity.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Preliminary Administrative Services Credential program and classified graduate standing.

    Development and implementation of a shared vision of learning and growth. Involvement of community, parents, and staff in school visioning and improvement processes. Collection and analysis of data to identify strategies for school improvement.

  
  • EDL 640 - Community Leadership


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to M.A. degree or tier 1 credential program; EDL 600  and EDL 610 .

    Increasing family and community involvement in schools. Improving student achievement through using educational leadership strategies and resources.

  
  • EDL 650 - Professional Learning and Growth Leadership


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Preliminary Administrative Services Credential program and classified graduate standing.

    Model professional growth development. Principles of adult learning; identify and facilitate appropriate professional growth opportunities for staff. Collaboration with others to achieve mission of improving teaching and learning.

  
  • EDL 651 - Instructional Supervision and Adult Learning


    Units: 6

    Four lectures and four hours of activity.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Preliminary Administrative Services Credential program and classified graduate standing.

    Adult learning theory and professional growth development, assessment of quality instruction, collaborative practices to improve teaching and learning.

  
  • EDL 652 - Seminar in Instructional Leadership


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Preliminary Administrative Services Credential program and classified graduate standing.

    Improvement of instruction through application of principles and practices in assessment of teaching competency; development of teaching profiles; leadership skills in working with teachers to improve performance.

  
  • EDL 655 - Communication, Problem Solving, and Decision Making in PK12


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Preliminary Administrative Services Credential program and classified graduate standing.

    Educational leadership principles and practices for communication, problem solving, and decision making in preK-12 schools and educational organizations.

  
  • EDL 660 - Field Experience in Educational Leadership


    Units: 1-6

    Grading Method: Cr/NC/RP

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Preliminary Administrative Services Credential program.

    Supervised field experience in schools or other educational settings. Monthly sessions with university faculty. Application to take this course must be made during preceding semester. Maximum Credits: 10 units of which 4 units are applicable to a master’s degree.

  
  • EDL 680 - Seminar in PreK-12 Educational Administration


    Units: 2-6

    Grading Method: Cr/NC

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

    Educational administration in preK-12 schools and school districts. Field experience when appropriate. May be repeated with new content. Maximum Credits: six units applicable to a master’s degree.

    Note: See Class Schedule for specific content.

  
  • EDL 696 - Advanced Topics in Educational Leadership


    Units: 1-3

    Intensive study in specific areas of educational leadership. May be repeated with new content.

    Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Credit for 596 and 696 applicable to a master’s degree with approval of the graduate adviser.

  
  • EDL 707 - Educational Law and Finance


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Completion of a graduate degree and approval of department.

    Legal and financial aspects of educational administration including implications for policy formulation in the areas of personnel, instruction, and resource management.

  
  • EDL 720 - Human Resource Development in PreK-12 Educational Organizations


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Completion of a graduate degree and approval of department.

    Human resource management in preK-12 educational administration including selection and evaluation of staff, contract management, and staff development. Personnel managerial styles, staff leadership, and motivation techniques as to morale and productivity. Analysis of educational personnel systems and employee assistance programs.

  
  • EDL 755 - Governance and Policy Development in PreK-12 Learning Organizations


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Completion of a graduate degree and approval of department.

    Development of preK-12 educational policy and impact of politics in governance and administration; control functions of federal, state, and local agencies; influence of lay citizens and special interest groups; roles of judiciary, employee organizations and students.

  
  • EDL 760 - Practicum in PreK-12 Educational Organizations


    Units: 2-6

    Grading Method: Cr/NC/RP

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

    Internship for preK-12 educational administrators. Application to take this course must be made in the preceding semester by preregistration with the credential program coordinator. Released time may be required. May be repeated. Maximum Credits: 12 units applicable to the Professional Administrative Services Credential.

  
  • EDL 798 - Special Study


    Units: 1-6

    Grading Method: Cr/NC/RP

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of staff; to be arranged with department chair and instructor.

    May involve fieldwork. Individual study. Maximum Credits: six units applicable to a master’s degree.

  
  • EDL 830 - Leadership for Learning


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to educational leadership doctoral program.

    Models of curriculum, instruction, and school organization. The leader’s role and responsibility in developing evidence-based decision making cultures that promote student achievement.

  
  • EDL 880 - Seminar in Topics in Educational Leadership


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to educational leadership doctoral program.

    Topical issues in field of educational leadership that have broad implications for research and practice in educational leadership. Maximum Credits: six units applicable to Ed.D. in educational leadership.

  
  • EDL 899 - Doctoral Dissertation


    Units: 1-15

    Grading Method: Cr/NC/RP

    Only offered at: SDSU Global Campus

    Prerequisite(s): Advancement to candidacy and an officially constituted dissertation committee.

    Preparation of the dissertation for the doctoral degree. Enrollment is required during the term in which the dissertation is approved. No unit credit allowed toward advanced degree.


Electrical Engineering

  
  • E E 200 - Analytical Methods for Electrical Engineers


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): MATH 151  with a grade of C (2.0) or better.

    Complex analysis, Laplace transform with electrical engineering applications, linear algebra, multivariable calculus, ordinary differential equations, and power series.

  
  • E E 204 - Principles of Electrical Engineering


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): MATH 151  and PHYS 196  with a grade of C (2.0) or better in each course.

    Circuit analysis, phasor diagrams, single-phase and three-phase power, semiconductor devices and applications, and energy conversion devices.

    Note: Prerequisites will be enforced in all undergraduate electrical engineering courses numbered 100 through 596. A copy of an official transcript will be accepted as proof. For corequisites, an enrollment confirmation form will be accepted. Not acceptable for electrical or computer engineering majors.

  
  • E E 210 - Circuit Analysis I


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): MATH 151  and PHYS 196  with a grade of C (2.0) or better in each course.

    Circuit analysis by reduction methods, Thevinin and Norton’s equivalence, mesh current and nodal voltage analysis. Transient analysis of first-order circuits and use of phasors for steady-state sinusoidal analysis. Operational amplifier models, impedance, power. Computer software tools for circuit analysis.

    Note: Prerequisites will be enforced in all undergraduate electrical engineering courses numbered 100 through 596. A copy of an official transcript will be accepted as proof. For corequisites, an enrollment confirmation form will be accepted.

  
  • E E 296 - Experimental Topics


    Units: 1-4

    Selected topics. May be repeated with new content.

    Note: See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor’s degree.

  
  • E E 300 - Computational and Statistical Methods for Electrical Engineers


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): E E 210  with a grade of C (2.0) or better.

    Random signals and events in electrical engineering. Introduction to basic probability, discrete and continuous random variables, joint random variables. Application of probabilistic models and concepts to engineering; data analysis and point estimation using computer-aided engineering tools.

    Note: Prerequisites will be enforced in all undergraduate electrical engineering courses numbered 100 through 596. A copy of an official transcript will be accepted as proof. For corequisites, an enrollment confirmation form will be accepted.

  
  • E E 310 - Circuit Analysis II


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): E E 210  with a grade of C (2.0) or better. MATH 252  or both A E 280  and MATH 254  with a grade of C- (1.7) or better.

    Transient and frequency response of RLC circuits. Mutual inductance, network analysis using Laplace transformations, network functions, stability, convolution integrals, Bode diagrams, two-port networks, computer analysis of circuits.

    Note: Prerequisites will be enforced in all undergraduate electrical engineering courses numbered 100 through 596. A copy of an official transcript will be accepted as proof. For corequisites, an enrollment confirmation form will be accepted.

  
  • E E 330 - Fundamentals of Engineering Electronics


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): E E 210  with a grade of C (2.0) or better.

    Application of diodes JFETs, MOSFETs, and BJTs in typical electronic circuits. Analysis and design of rectifiers, filters, and simple amplifiers using transistors and operational amplifiers.

    Note: Prerequisites will be enforced in all undergraduate electrical engineering courses numbered 100 through 596. A copy of an official transcript will be accepted as proof. For corequisites, an enrollment confirmation form will be accepted.

  
  • E E 330L - Engineering Electronics Laboratory


    Units: 1

    Three hours of laboratory.

    Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in E E 330  with a grade of C- (1.7) or better.

    Experimental study of laboratory instruments, diodes, rectifier circuits, filters, transistors, and operational amplifiers.

    Note: Prerequisites will be enforced in all undergraduate electrical engineering courses numbered 100 through 596. A copy of an official transcript will be accepted as proof. For corequisites, an enrollment confirmation form will be accepted.

  
  • E E 340 - Electric and Magnetic Fields


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): E E 210  with a grade of C (2.0) or better. A E 280  and MATH 252  with a grade of C- (1.7) or better in each course.

    Electrostatic and magnetostatic field theory using vector notation; Coulomb’s Law, Gauss’ Law and potential theory. Solutions to Poisson’s and Laplace’s equations; capacitance and inductance.

    Note: Prerequisites will be enforced in all undergraduate electrical engineering courses numbered 100 through 596. A copy of an official transcript will be accepted as proof. For corequisites, an enrollment confirmation form will be accepted.

  
  • E E 380 - Electrical Energy Conversion


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): E E 210  with a grade of C (2.0) or better.

    Magnetic circuits, transformers and polyphase AC networks. Fundamentals of electro-mechanical energy conversion; induction motors, synchronous machines and DC machines.

    Note: Prerequisites will be enforced in all undergraduate electrical engineering courses numbered 100 through 596. A copy of an official transcript will be accepted as proof. For corequisites, an enrollment confirmation form will be accepted.

  
  • E E 380L - Electrical Energy Conversion Laboratory


    Units: 1

    Three hours of laboratory.

    Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in E E 380  with a grade of C- (1.7) or better.

    Experimental study of DC, single and polyphase AC circuits, transformers, and machines.

    Note: Prerequisites will be enforced in all undergraduate electrical engineering courses numbered 100 through 596. A copy of an official transcript will be accepted as proof. For corequisites, an enrollment confirmation form will be accepted.

  
  • E E 397 - Discussion: Electrical Engineering


    Units: 1

    Grading Method: Cr/NC

    Prerequisite(s): Concurrent registration in associated course.

    Discussion and examples of problem-solving techniques in subject area. Weekly writing assignments summarizing material covered in lecture and identifying troublesome topics.

    Note: Prerequisites will be enforced in all undergraduate electrical engineering courses numbered 100 through 596. A copy of an official transcript will be accepted as proof. For corequisites, an enrollment confirmation form will be accepted. Not applicable to a bachelor’s degree.

  
  • E E 410 - Signals and Systems


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): E E 300  and E E 310  with a grade of C- (1.7) or better in each course. File an approved master plan with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

    Linear time-invariant systems, Fourier analysis, continuous and discrete signals and systems, sampling and Laplace transform techniques.

    Note: Prerequisites will be enforced in all undergraduate electrical engineering courses numbered 100 through 596. A copy of an official transcript will be accepted as proof. For corequisites, an enrollment confirmation form will be accepted.

  
  • E E 420 - Feedback Control Systems


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): E E 410 .

    Control systems including servomechanisms by Laplace transform method. System performance and stability; Nyquist, Bode, and root-locus diagrams; elementary synthesis techniques. Practical components and examples of typical designs.

    Note: Prerequisites will be enforced in all undergraduate electrical engineering courses numbered 100 through 596. A copy of an official transcript will be accepted as proof. For corequisites, an enrollment confirmation form will be accepted.

  
  • E E 420L - Control Systems Laboratory


    Units: 1

    Three hours of laboratory.

    Prerequisite(s): E E 420 .

    Analog (op-amp based) and digital (microcontroller) implementation. Design of control systems to include lag, lead, optimal PID and LQR controller design, system identification. Use of sensors and actuators.

    Note: Prerequisites will be enforced in all undergraduate electrical engineering courses numbered 100 through 596. A copy of an official transcript will be accepted as proof. For corequisites, an enrollment confirmation form will be accepted.

  
  • E E 430 - Analysis and Design of Electronic Circuits


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): E E 310 , E E 330 , and A E 280  with a grade of C- (1.7) or better in each course.

    Single and multiple transistor amplifiers, power stages. Frequency response, feedback, stability, and operational amplifier circuits.

    Note: Prerequisites will be enforced in all undergraduate electrical engineering courses numbered 100 through 596. A copy of an official transcript will be accepted as proof. For corequisites, an enrollment confirmation form will be accepted.

  
  • E E 430L - Electronic Circuits Laboratory


    Units: 1

    Three hours of laboratory.

    Prerequisite(s): E E 330L  and E E 430 .

    Design and evaluation of active filters and tuned amplifiers, current mirrors, feedback circuits, single-stage and multistage amplifiers, voltage regulators. Advanced uses of laboratory test equipment.

    Note: Prerequisites will be enforced in all undergraduate electrical engineering courses numbered 100 through 596. A copy of an official transcript will be accepted as proof. For corequisites, an enrollment confirmation form will be accepted.

  
  • E E 434 - Electronic Materials and Devices


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): E E 330  and E E 340  with a grade of C- (1.7) or better in each course.

    Crystal properties and growth of semiconductors, quantum mechanics of solids, shot noise and thermal noise, energy band and charge carriers, excess carrier in semiconductors, p-n junctions, solar cells, tunnel diodes, photodetectors.

    Note: Prerequisites will be enforced in all undergraduate electrical engineering courses numbered 100 through 596. A copy of an official transcript will be accepted as proof. For corequisites, an enrollment confirmation form will be accepted.

  
  • E E 439 - Instrumentation Circuits


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in E E 430 .

    Design and analysis of mixed signal, analog/digital, electronic systems. Emphasis on operational amplifier based circuit design with design procedures needed to accommodate amplifier limitations in real world applications. Introduction to digitally controlled, analog signal processing.

    Note: Prerequisites will be enforced in all undergraduate electrical engineering courses numbered 100 through 596. A copy of an official transcript will be accepted as proof. For corequisites, an enrollment confirmation form will be accepted.

  
  • E E 440 - Electromagnetic Waves


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): E E 310  and E E 340  with a grade of C- (1.7) or better in each course.

    Time-domain form of Maxwell equations, electromagnetic wave propagation in unbound media, Poynting vector, reflection of plane waves, transmission line theory, Smith chart, different microwave transmission lines, wave propagation in bounded media, waveguides, and introduction to antennas.

    Note: Prerequisites will be enforced in all undergraduate electrical engineering courses numbered 100 through 596. A copy of an official transcript will be accepted as proof. For corequisites, an enrollment confirmation form will be accepted.

  
  • E E 450 - Digital Signal Processing


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): E E 410 .

    Discrete-time signals and systems, Sampling, Z-transform, Discrete-time Fourier transform and frequency responses, DFT, FFT, and introduction to IIR and FIR digital filter design. Formerly numbered Electrical Engineering 556.

    Note: Prerequisites will be enforced in all undergraduate electrical engineering courses numbered 100 through 596. A copy of an official transcript will be accepted as proof. For corequisites, an enrollment confirmation form will be accepted.

  
  • E E 455 - Antenna Theory and Design


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): E E 440 .

    Wireless communication system. Fundamental antenna parameters, theory and design of different types of antennas (wire, aperture, broadband, array), and techniques for antenna analysis, fabrication and measurement.

    Note: Prerequisites will be enforced in all undergraduate electrical engineering courses numbered 100 through 596. A copy of an official transcript will be accepted as proof. For corequisites, an enrollment confirmation form will be accepted.

  
  • E E 458 - Analog and Pulse Communication Systems


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): E E 410 .

    Analog and digital communication systems. Amplitude and frequency modulation, pulse modulation, and PCM. Introduction to information theory.

    Note: Prerequisites will be enforced in all undergraduate electrical engineering courses numbered 100 through 596. A copy of an official transcript will be accepted as proof. For corequisites, an enrollment confirmation form will be accepted.

  
  • E E 458L - Communications and Digital Signal Processing Laboratory


    Units: 1

    Three hours of laboratory.

    Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in E E 458 .

    Experiments in modulation techniques, effects of noise on system performance, digital filters, and signal processing. Formerly numbered Electrical Engineering 558L.

    Note: Prerequisites will be enforced in all undergraduate electrical engineering courses numbered 100 through 596. A copy of an official transcript will be accepted as proof. For corequisites, an enrollment confirmation form will be accepted.

  
  • E E 480 - Power System Analysis


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): A E 280 , E E 310  and E E 380  with a grade of C- (1.7) or better in each course.

    Modern power system elements; calculation of load flow, fault currents, and system stability.

    Note: Prerequisites will be enforced in all undergraduate electrical engineering courses numbered 100 through 596. A copy of an official transcript will be accepted as proof. For corequisites, an enrollment confirmation form will be accepted.

  
  • E E 483 - Power Distribution Systems


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): E E 380  with a grade of C- (1.7) or better.

    Design and operation of electric power distribution systems. Design of primary and secondary systems, application of one phase and three phase transformer banks, and metering principles and practices.

    Note: Prerequisites will be enforced in all undergraduate electrical engineering courses numbered 100 through 596. A copy of an official transcript will be accepted as proof. For corequisites, an enrollment confirmation form will be accepted.

  
  • E E 490 - Senior Design Project


    Units: 4

    Two lectures and six hours of laboratory.

    Prerequisite(s): COMPE 375  and E E 330L  with a grade of C- (1.7) or better in each course. E E 410  and E E 430 .

    Supervised capstone design projects to provide integrative design experience for seniors to include ethics, professionalism, cost-effectiveness, and project management.

    Note: Prerequisites will be enforced in all undergraduate electrical engineering courses numbered 100 through 596. A copy of an official transcript will be accepted as proof. For corequisites, an enrollment confirmation form will be accepted.

  
  • E E 495 - Internship


    Units: 1

    Grading Method: Cr/NC

    Prerequisite(s): Completion of 96 units towards the electrical engineering major with a GPA of 3.0 or better.

    Internship or practicum experience. Not applicable to a major in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Maximum Credits: three units.

  
  • E E 496 - Advanced Electrical Engineering Topics


    Units: 1-3

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

    Modern developments in electrical engineering. Maximum Credits: nine units for any combination of Electrical Engineering 496 and E E 596  applicable to a bachelor’s degree.

    Note: Prerequisites will be enforced in all undergraduate electrical engineering courses numbered 100 through 596. A copy of an official transcript will be accepted as proof. For corequisites, an enrollment confirmation form will be accepted. See Class Schedule for specific content.

  
  • E E 499 - Special Study


    Units: 1-3

    Prerequisite(s): Approval of project adviser and department chair.

    Individual study. Maximum Credits: six units.

    Note: Prerequisites will be enforced in all undergraduate electrical engineering courses numbered 100 through 596. A copy of an official transcript will be accepted as proof. For corequisites, an enrollment confirmation form will be accepted.

  
  • E E 502 - Electronic Devices for Rehabilitation


    Units: 3

    Two lectures and three hours of laboratory.

    Prerequisite(s): E E 330  with a grade of C- (1.7) or better.

    Recent developments in electronic assistive devices and microcomputers for persons with various disabilities; assessment of disabled persons for suitable technological assistive devices.

    Note: Prerequisites will be enforced in all undergraduate electrical engineering courses numbered 100 through 596. A copy of an official transcript will be accepted as proof. For corequisites, an enrollment confirmation form will be accepted.

  
  • E E 503 - Biomedical Instrumentation


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): A E 280  with a grade of C- (1.7) or better; E E 410  and E E 430  (or for Mechanical Engineering majors, E E 204  and M E 330 ).

    Instrumentation systems to monitor, image, control, and record physiological functions.

    Note: Prerequisites will be enforced in all undergraduate electrical engineering courses numbered 100 through 596. A copy of an official transcript will be accepted as proof. For corequisites, an enrollment confirmation form will be accepted.

  
  • E E 522 - Digital Control Systems


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): E E 420 .

    Digital controls systems; design algorithms including analoginvariance methods, direct digital techniques, and non-parametric approaches such as fuzzy control, neural networks, and evolutionary systems; implementation considerations.

    Note: Prerequisites will be enforced in all undergraduate electrical engineering courses numbered 100 through 596. A copy of an official transcript will be accepted as proof. For corequisites, an enrollment confirmation form will be accepted.

  
  • E E 530 - Analog Integrated Circuit Design


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): E E 430  with minimum grade of C-.

    Advanced treatment of transistor pairs, device mismatches, differential amplifiers, current mirrors, active loads, level shifting, and output stages. Parasitic and distributed device parameters. Economics of IC fabrication and impact on design.

    Note: Prerequisites will be enforced in all undergraduate electrical engineering courses numbered 100 through 596. A copy of an official transcript will be accepted as proof. For corequisites, an enrollment confirmation form will be accepted.

  
  • E E 540 - Microwave Devices and Systems


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): E E 440 . Recommended: A E 515 .

    Applications of Maxwell’s equations to wave propagation. Microwave network parameters; guided wave transmission and reflection. Design of filters, couplers, power dividers and amplifiers. Applications in radar and telecommunications systems.

    Note: Prerequisites will be enforced in all undergraduate electrical engineering courses numbered 100 through 596. A copy of an official transcript will be accepted as proof. For corequisites, an enrollment confirmation form will be accepted.

  
  • E E 558 - Digital Communications


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): E E 458 .

    Design of baseband digital communication systems; noise characterization, sampling, quantization, matched filter receivers, bit-error performance, inter-symbol interference, link budget analysis.

    Note: Prerequisites will be enforced in all undergraduate electrical engineering courses numbered 100 through 596. A copy of an official transcript will be accepted as proof. For corequisites, an enrollment confirmation form will be accepted.

  
  • E E 581 - Power System Dynamics


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): E E 480 .

    Three-phase faults, symmetrical components, unsymmetrical faults, protective relay operating principles, economic dispatch of thermal power generation units, power system controls, voltage and power stability.

    Note: Prerequisites will be enforced in all undergraduate electrical engineering courses numbered 100 through 596. A copy of an official transcript will be accepted as proof. For corequisites, an enrollment confirmation form will be accepted.

  
  • E E 584 - Power Electronics


    Units: 3

    Prerequisite(s): E E 380  and E E 430  with a grade of C- (1.7) or better in each course.

    Design and analysis of power electronic devices. Permanent-magnet and pulse-width modulation ac-to-ac converters, dc-to-ac inverters, power electronics applications, power semiconductor switches, and switch-mode power supplies. Formerly numbered Electrical Engineering 484.

    Note: Prerequisites will be enforced in all undergraduate electrical engineering courses numbered 100 through 596. A copy of an official transcript will be accepted as proof. For corequisites, an enrollment confirmation form will be accepted.

  
  • E E 584L - Power Electronics Laboratory


    Units: 1

    Three hours of laboratory.

    Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in E E 584 .

    Experimental design of dc-dc converters (boost, buck, buck-boost), flyback and forward converters, voltage and current mode control design and implementation. Basic photovoltaics and maximum-power-point-tracking (MPPT) design and battery charge control using switched-mode dc-dc converters.

    Note: Prerequisites will be enforced in all undergraduate electrical engineering courses numbered 100 through 596. A copy of an official transcript will be accepted as proof. For corequisites, an enrollment confirmation form will be accepted.

  
  • E E 596 - Advanced Electrical Engineering Topics


    Units: 1-3

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.

    Modern developments in electrical engineering. May be repeated with new content. Maximum Credits: nine units for any combination of E E 496  and 596 applicable to a bachelor’s degree.

    Note: Prerequisites will be enforced in all undergraduate electrical engineering courses numbered 100 through 596. A copy of an official transcript will be accepted as proof. For corequisites, an enrollment confirmation form will be accepted. See Class Schedule for specific content. Maximum combined credit of six units of E E 496  and 696 applicable to a 30-unit master’s degree. Credit for 596 and 696 applicable to a master’s degree with approval of the graduate adviser.

 

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