ECE 272 Syllabus

Fall 2017

1 Course Information
Instructor: Matthew Shuman shuman@eecs.oregonstate.edu
Lab Website: http://eecs.oregonstate.edu/tekbots/courses/ece272

Lab times and TA office hours are posted on the lab website. Please check Canvas and your
email regularly for course announcements.

This is a one-credit laboratory course meant to complement the material seen is ECE 271. It
consists of 5 lab sections and a design project in which you have the opportunity to create a project
of your choosing.

2 Assignments & Grading

Your final grade in this course is made up of four parts: pre-labs, lab check offs, lab reports, and
peer reviews. All written work is to be submitted on Canvas. You may work in pairs to complete
your physical lab project (lab check off), but all written work (pre-labs, lab reports, and
peer reviews) must be completed individually. These are weighted and graded as follows:

2.1 Pre-Lab (20%)

Each pre-lab is worth 10 points. The questions for the pre-lab are found on the lab website. Pre-
labs are due on Canvas at the beginning of class the week the lab begins. Pre-labs must be typed
(diagrams may be done by hand), and late pre-labs will not be accepted.

2.2 Lab Check Off (40%)

Each lab check off is worth 10 points per week (i.e. Section 1 is a one-week lab and is worth 10
points but section 5 is a two-week lab and is worth 20 points). Labs are checked off at the beginning
of class one week after each lab.

2.3 Lab Report (30%)

Each lab report is worth 20 points. Please follow the template provided on Canvas. Note: This
template is to give an idea of formatting. You should not copy any text or diagrams
from the template. Lab reports are due on Canvas at the beginning of class one week after the
end of each lab.
Late Reports: reports turned in up to 2 days late lose 5 points, reports turned in up to 1 week
late lose 10 points, and lab reports turned in more than one week late lose 15 points.

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2.4 Peer Reviews (10%)
You will peer review two other students lab reports during the week following the reports due
date. Use this feedback to help you improve your reports in the future. Peer reviews may not be
completed outside of this time frame.

2.5 Final Grades

Final course grades are assigned based on you final percentage as follows:
Letter Grade Distribution:

>= 92.50 A 72.50 - 76.50 C

89.50 - 92.50 A- 69.50 - 72.50 C-
86.00 - 89.50 B+ 66.50 - 69.50 D+
82.50 - 86.50 B 62.50 - 66.50 D
79.50 - 82.50 B- 59.50 - 62.50 D-
76.50 - 79.50 C+ <= 59.50 F

3 Lab Policies
Academic Dishonesty: You may work in pairs to complete the physical lab project (lab check
off). All written work (pre-labs, lab reports, and peer reviews) must be completed individually.
Turning in the same work as another student is plagiarism and will result in a zero for the assignment
on the first offense. Subsequent offenses will be reported for academic dishonesty.
Citations: Any outside information must be cited in your assignments. Failure to do so will result
in a 1 point deduction.

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4 Term Schedule

Week Section Title Items Due

1 Preface - Install Toolchain and Lab Etiquette None
Section 1 - Basic Combinational Logic and the
MachXO3LF
2 Section 2 - Adders on an FPGA Section 1 Check Off
Section 1 Lab Report
Section 2 Pre-Lab
3 Section 3 - Combinational Logic (Seven Segment Driver) Section 1 Peer Review
Section 2 Check Off
Section 2 Lab Report
Section 3 Pre-Lab
4 Section 3 - Combinational Logic (Seven Segment Driver) Section 2 Peer Review
5 Section 4 - Driving Multi-digit LED Displays Section 3 Check Off
Section 3 Lab Report
Section 4 Pre-Lab
6 Section 5 - Voltmeter Section 3 Peer Review
Section 4 Check Off
Section 4 Lab Report
Section 5 Pre-lab
7 Section 5 - Voltmeter Section 4 Peer Review
8 Design Project Section 5 Check Off
Section 5 Lab Report
Design Project Pre-lab
9 Design Project Section 5 Peer Review
10 None Design Project Check Off
Design Project Lab Report