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THINGS TO UPDATE

THINGS TO UPDATE. Date on Slide 1 Check all Undergraduate Office members Around Slide 50: in 20 NN Graduation slide: Class of 20 NN. Welcome to 2 nd -Year Electrical Engineering. Professor Manoj Sachdev Department Chair Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

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THINGS TO UPDATE

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  1. THINGS TO UPDATE • Date on Slide 1 • Check all Undergraduate Office members • Around Slide 50: in 20NN • Graduation slide: Class of 20NN

  2. Welcome to 2nd-YearElectrical Engineering Professor Manoj Sachdev Department Chair Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Waterloo September 22nd, 2008

  3. Welcome! • You’ve finished 1st year • Only another • 11 terms • 32 courses • 45 months • 1385 days to Convocation! • Welcome to ECE!

  4. Outline • We will look at: • What is Electrical Engineering? • Your Department • Undergraduate Web Site • Your Program • Your Responsibilities • Your Opportunities

  5. What is Electrical Engineering? • Electrical Engineersapplyelectronic and electromagnetic/optical design principlesto design, build, and test analog or digital devices, circuits, and systems for • Processing, communication, and storage of information • Distribution, conversion, and storage of energy • Process automation or robotics

  6. What is Electrical Engineering? • Electrical Engineers apply electronic and electromagnetic/optical design principlesto design, build, and test analog or digital devices, circuits, and systems for • Processing, communication, and storage of information • Distribution, conversion, and storage of energy • Process automation or robotics

  7. What is Electrical Engineering? • Electrical Engineers apply electronic and electromagnetic/optical design principlesto design, build, and test analog or digital devices, circuits, and systemsfor • Processing, communication, and storage of information • Distribution, conversion, and storage of energy • Process automation or robotics

  8. What is Electrical Engineering? • Electrical Engineers apply electronic and electromagnetic/optical design principlesto design, build, and test analog or digital devices, circuits, and systems for • Processing, communication, and storage of information • Distribution, conversion, and storage of energy • Process automation or robotics

  9. What is Electrical Engineering? • Electrical Engineers apply electronic and electromagnetic/optical design principlesto design, build, and test analog or digital devices, circuits, and systems for • Processing, communication, and storage of information • Distribution, conversion, and storage of energy • Process automation or robotics

  10. What is Electrical Engineering? • Application areas include: • Communication • Manufacturing • Power and energy • Health care • Computing • Security • Entertainment • And many more...

  11. What is Electrical Engineering? • By your choice of electives, you may specialize in the following broad domains: • Systems for communication, control, or power • Digital hardware, software, and the computer as a component • Electronic, radio-frequency, or optical devices, circuits, and fabrication

  12. Your Department • Your cohort is joining the ECE Department 1700+ undergraduate students 500+ graduate students 75+ faculty Prof. Manoj Sachdev Department Chair

  13. Your Department • The University was founded in 1957 • First and Largest Co-op program in the world • Electrical Engineering was one of five founding programs • Computer Engineering introduced in 1985

  14. Your Department Health Studies Kinesiology Recreation and Business Recreation and Leisure Studies Therapeutic Recreation Accounting and Financial Management Anthropology Arts and Business Classical Studies Computing and Financial Management Cultural Management Digital Arts Communication Drama Economics Literature Literature and Rhetoric Rhetoric and Professional Writing Fine Arts French Studies French Teaching Specialization Geography German History • Waterloo has 25 000 students in 110+ programs Operations Research Pure Mathematics Software Engineering Statistics Biochemistry Biology Biomedical Sciences Biotechnology/Chartered Accountancy Biotechnology/Economics Chemistry Computational Science Earth Sciences Environmental Sciences Honours Science Life Sciences Mathematical Physics Physical Sciences Physics Psychology Science and Aviation Science and Business Optometry Pharmacy Social Work Philosophy Political Science Psychology Religious Studies Russian and East European Studies Sexuality, Marriage, and Family Studies Social Development Studies Sociology Spanish and Latin American Studies Speech Communication Women's Studies Architecture Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering Environmental Engineering Geological Engineering Management Engineering Mechanical Engineering Mechatronics Engineering Nanotechnology Engineering Software Engineering Honours Arts Human Resources Management Independent Studies Church Music and Worship Cognitive Science East Asian Studies Environmental Economics Fine and Performing Arts Human Resources Management International Studies Jewish Studies Legal Studies and Criminology Management Studies Mennonite Studies Peace and Conflict Studies in Spirituality and Personal Development International Trade Italian Studies Legal Studies Liberal Studies Medieval Studies Music Peace and Conflict Studies Systems Design Engineering Environment and Business Environment and Resource Studies Geography Geography and Aviation Geomatics International Development Knowledge Integration Planning Actuarial Science Applied Mathematics Bioinformatics Business Administration and Mathematics Combinatorics and Optimization Computational Mathematics Computer Science Computing and Financial Management Mathematical Physics Mathematics Mathematics/Business Administration Mathematics/Chartered Accountancy Mathematics/Financial Analysis and Risk Management Mathematics Teaching Option Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering Mechatronics Engineering Nanotechnology Engineering Software Engineering

  15. Your Department • Largest Faculty of Engineering in Canada • 6 departments, one school, one centre • 13 undergraduate programs • Largest department on campus • 7% of all undergrads • 75+ faculty members • 20% of all graduate students

  16. Your Department • ECE provides and nurtures leadership: • Last two Deans of Engineering • Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies • Numerous other Associate Deans

  17. Your Department • A premiere ECE department in Canada • Excellence in teaching and research • Very entrepreneurial • 20% of all Canadian spin-offs • Many spin-offs are from students • 4th-year design projects

  18. Your Department Prof. Jim Barby, P.Eng. Associate Chair Undergraduate Studies • We have a full Undergraduate Office Prof. David Nairn, P.Eng. Academic Advisor Computer Engineering Douglas Wilhelm Harder, M.M. Academic Advisor Electrical Engineering

  19. Your Department Margaret Ulbrick Supervisor: Records and Communications Undergraduate Studies • And an excellent support staff Dawn Gosse Undergraduate Advisor/Co-ordinator Computer Engineering Irena Baltaduonis Undergraduate Advisor/Co-ordinator Electrical Engineering Deborah Perchaluk Receptionist

  20. Your Department • For personal issues: Step 1. Read and search the ECE Undergraduate Web site and the Undergraduate Calendar Step 3. Arrange an appointment with your Academic Advisor Step 2. Contact your Undergraduate Advisor/Coordinator eeuga@ece.uwaterloo.ca eeac@ece.uwaterloo.ca All email must be fromUWUserID@engmail.uwaterloo.ca

  21. Your Department • For your cohort issues: • Talk to your class representative • They should take appropriate actions • Numerous other resources available: • Engineering counselling • Study Skills Centre • Office for Persons with Disabilities

  22. Undergraduate Web Site • After the UndergraduateCalendar, your primarysource of information: http://ece.uwaterloo.ca/Undergrad/

  23. Undergraduate Web Site • Become familiar withthis web site

  24. Undergraduate Web Site • Following the left menu

  25. Undergraduate Web Site • About Us gives overall information • Welcomes from the Associate Chair • Stories from previous students • Contact information

  26. Undergraduate Web Site • Most students here should not be too keenly interested in these pages

  27. Undergraduate Web Site • Become familiar with this web site: • Degree requirements • Program summary • A Class of 2012 (4S) sequence term-by-term

  28. Undergraduate Web Site • Here is the 2A site

  29. Undergraduate Web Site • And a link to a full schedule

  30. Undergraduate Web Site • Many issues relevant to students are here • General resources includes: • Who Do I Talk To? • When Things Go Wrong • Enrollment • Dropping Courses • Forms

  31. Undergraduate Web Site • Many issues relevant to students are here • The Forms page is most relevant • List of most forms • Step-by-step instructions for filling in various forms: • Course Override Forms • Plan Modification Forms • Sequence Change Forms

  32. Undergraduate Web Site • Many issues relevant to students are here • Cohort issues • Time tables • Progression of all related programs

  33. Undergraduate Web Site • Many issues relevant to students are here • Program, Course, and Milestones cover your program requirements

  34. Undergraduate Web Site • Many issues relevant to students are here • Other issues • Exchange • Switching streams

  35. Undergraduate Web Site • Some links related to Student Life • On-campus organizations • Engineering-related clubs

  36. Undergraduate Web Site • And the Undergraduate Office • Includes various coordinators • Work-term reports • 4th-year Design Projects • International exchanges • ECE 499 Project Course • TPM

  37. Undergraduate Web Site • The most important feature? • The search box • A question about a course in particular? • Or a degree requirement?

  38. Undergraduate Web Site • The next important feature? • The site map • Alphabetical • Easily searchable

  39. Your Program • Beginning with ECE 100 and fourcore mathematics courses, you will take • Four Academic Terms of core courses • Two Academic Terms of technical electives • In your last year, you will do a 4th-year design project • Your masterpiece and moment of glory

  40. Your Program • Your core program is carefully designed • You have exposure to all aspects of electrical engineering • From your core, you may choose technical electives in one of many fields

  41. Your Program • The 2nd digit in each course number indicates the fielde.g., ECE 250 • A 5 refers to Computer Software and Software Engineering • The 50s courses

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  50. Your Program • In just two years, you will take ECE 391 • The start of your 4th-year Design Project • In 4A you will: • Develop • Implement • Test • Demonstrate your project

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