CSCE 491 - Capstone Computer Engineering Design

My Course Syllabus & Course Text

If you follow the links, you'll get to my syllabus for this course.  It is radically different than the way the course has been taught in previous semesters prior to the introduction of the 802.11 wireless LAN domain as the project focus for this course.  However, I spent many sessions with Dr. Bowles, Dr. Buell and others looking for the right formula for presenting and executing such a VLSI architecture design projects class for computer engineering students.  Link to HTML Version of Syllabus.   Link to PDF Version of syllabus.

9/19/02 New!  Note the change I have indicated on the Syllabus in terms of assignment of percentages for the workload for this course.  I was reminded that these needed to change, as they are weighted in the course definition, and I had let this error slip through.  Sorry for any inconvenience, but this *is* a "design" course, so the design project will count a more sizable portion of the grade.  I bring this to your attention just so we are all on the same page on this matter.  I don't see it as a problem and you shouldn't either.

New!! As of 9/2/02, the extra copies we ordered of the O'Hara & Petrick text are in.  They came to the Department, and are to be distributed during class.  Please remember to bring your money to pay for the text.

New!! As of 9/8/02, I am listing the Gast book as a secondary reference.  It came to my attention after we had already selected the O'Hara & Petrick as the course text, but I like the style and information content of the Gast book better.  I will likely cover some materials from this text, so I encourage you to get a copy of it.  I'm looking into copyright issues of reproducing a single chapter for use in class.  Otherwise, some of my lecture notes will be based on this text in addition to the primary course text.

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