Catalog Description

Practical and professional skills necessary for the COE practice. Design projects successful execution steps. Team work, project management and professional communication skills.Codes of professional conduct, ethics & responsibility.

Prerequisite(s)

Junior Standing

Ralph M. Ford and Chris S. Coulston, Design for Electrical and Computer Engineers: Theory, Concepts, and Practice. McGraw-Hill, 2008.

• Carry out the different phases of engineering design,
• Manage projects efficiently,
• Recognize contemporary issues,
• Communicate their work efforts effectively (oral and written communications),
• Recognize their professional and ethical responsibilities,
• Identify the potential impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context,
• Engage in life-long learning.

• Computer engineering discipline, The potential role of computer engineers in modern society, professional societies and their role, Contemporary issues; liabilities and opportunities for computer engineers.
• The Engineering Design Process; Needs Identification, Requirements Specification, Constraints, Standards, Concept Generation and Evaluation, System Design, Functional Decomposition, Behavioral & Structural Models, Project Plan, Cost Estimation and Breakeven point analysis.
• Professional Skills; Team work, Project Management, Decision making using analytical hierarchy process, Ethical and professional issues, Communication skills.

Prepared by: Dr. Muhammad Elrabaa, February 23, 2014.