McGill University Electrical, Computer, and Software Engineering Overview

WELCOME Electrical, Computer and Software Engineers Fall 2014

Professor Andrew Kirk Chairman of Electrical & Computer Engineering Professor Jon Webb Associate Chairman (Undergraduate Affairs) Ms. Jennifer Zhao Liaison Librarian, Schulich Library Ms. Lucy Zheng ECSESS President 2

McGill ECE at a glance: 43 Professors 25 Support Staff 1026 Undergraduate Students 360 Graduate Students Research areas Research areas Bio-engineering Computational electromagnetics Intelligent systems Integrated circuits and systems Nano-electronic devices and materials Photonic systems Power engineering Software engineering Systems and control Telecommunications 3

Our Commitment McGill Engineering is committed to: McGill Engineering is committed to: Producing self-reliant engineers who will become the leaders of tomorrow Defining the path of future discovery in engineering and technological research Making innovative, socially responsible contributions to the engineering community and society at large 4

Growth and change 1200 Undergraduates Continued growth in programs (particularly Software Engineering) 1000 SE SE SE SE 800 CE CE CE CE New process of continuous program evaluation HE 600 HE HE HE 400 EE EE EE EE 200 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 5

Faculty of Engineering McGill University Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering Program Computer Engineering Program Software Engineering Program Honours Electrical Engineering 6

From Computer Science to EE From Computer Science to EE Electrical Engineering Computer Science Software Engineering Computer Engineering 7

Structure of the Programs Structure of the Programs Pre-Engineering (U0) Required Math, Physics, Computer Science Required Engineering Non-technical Courses and Natural Science Complementary Courses Time Technical Complementary Courses 8

Non Non- -technical Courses technical Courses Intro. to Engineering Profession Engineering Professional Practice Communication in Engineering Engineering Economy Impact of technology course www.mcgill.ca/ece then: Programs and courses > Undergraduate > Complementary Studies Humanities & social sciences course www.mcgill.ca/ece then: Programs and courses > Undergraduate > Complementary Studies 9

Natural Science Complementary Natural Science Complementary Courses Courses None for EE, one for CE, two for SE Only required for students from Quebec (CEGEP and French Baccalaureat) Chosen from a given list, e.g. Musical acoustics Environmental geology Intro. to ecology and evolution 10

Required Math, Physics, Required Math, Physics, Computer Science Computer Science Calculus, differential equations linear algebra, Mechanics (EE,CE), quantum physics (EE), Intro. to computing, algorithms (CE, SE), databases (SE), 11

Required Engineering Required Engineering The main blocks are: Circuits and electronics (e.g. ECSE 210) Signal processing (e.g. ECSE 303, 306) Electromagnetics (e.g. ECSE 351, 353) Computer hardware (e.g. ECSE 221, 425) Computer software (e.g. ECSE 321, 427) There is also a capstone design project 12

Technical Complementary Courses Technical Complementary Courses You choose courses that most interest you, from a given list. The list is different for each program. EE: Choose 3 courses CE: Choose 3 courses SE: Choose 2 courses 13

Accreditation Accreditation All our programs have been accredited by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB). This will make it straightforward for you to become registered as a Professional Engineer after graduation. The CEAB rules impose constraints. We can allow departures from the published programs only in exceptional circumstances. 14

Honours Electrical Engineering Honours Electrical Engineering Entry is at start of 3rd semester (5th if you are doing U0) Entry is competitive, based on cumulative GPA at that point Minimum of 14 credits in each semester Only about 25 students a year accepted 15

Honours Electrical (continued) Honours Electrical (continued) Program is same as Electrical Engineering with these differences: Honours Thesis Technical Complementaries are at the graduate level Numerical methods course is at the graduate level More information? Pick up the leaflet Honours Program in Electrical Engineering from TR2060 or find it here: www.mcgill.ca/ece then: Programs and courses > Undergraduate > Program Information > Honours Electrical Engineering Program 16

Credits Credits 1 credit = 3 hours work per week for 1 semester e.g. 5-credit course (3-4-8): 3 lecture hours per week 4 lab hours per week 8 homework/self-study hours per week 15 hours per week total (5 x 3) 17

Workload Workload Most courses are 3 credits, but they range from 1 credit to 5 credits. Normally take 14 to 18 credits per term (42 to 54 hours per week, for average student). Below 12 credits, you are considered part-time. 18

Ds and Fs Ds and Fs If you fail a course: You should re-take it as soon as possible You cannot take follow-on courses D counts as a failure in core course, i.e., all courses except Impact of Technology Humanities & Social Sciences (HSS) Basic Science complementaries 19

Information and Advice Information and Advice Department Website: www.mcgill.ca/ece Programs calendar: www.mcgill.ca/students/courses/calendars Undergraduate Program Office (TR2060): Student Affairs Coordinators; 514-398-3943, undergrad@ece.mcgill.ca Mrs. Prema Menon (Dept. Student Adviser) Can make appointment to see a Departmental Student Adviser (Mrs. Menon or a professor) Engineering Student Centre (FDA 22): e.g. U0 courses, Impact of Technology, HSS 20

www.mcgill.ca/ece/programs/undergrad Sample curricula Frequency Asked Questions 21

Uniform Email Address (UEA) Uniform Email Address (UEA) All McGill students have an email address: firstname.lastname@mail.mcgill.ca We will use this to communicate with you Make sure you check it regularly you can forward mail sent here to a different email address if you like; see https://search.mcgill.ca/nrb/ 22