SECE Engineering Profession Introduction 2019

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Introduction to
Engineering Profession
Course No. GEng-1061

Cr. Hrs.:1
ECTS: 2
January 2020
Objectives
 Expose the students to the content and scope of different

fields of Engineering covering a wide range of real life
applications
 Help students understand the various streams of Electrical

and Computer Engineering so that they can choose their
area of specializing for future study.
January, 2020 School of Electrical and Computer Engineering 2

Lecture 1
Introduction to Electrical and Computer
Engineering
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Overview
 Definitions
 Programs
 Undergraduate
 Postgraduate and services
 International relations
 Laboratory facilities

Definitions – Engineering
 Definition of engineering: “The creative application of scientific
principles to design or develop:
• Structures,
• Machines,
• Apparatus,
• Manufacturing processes,
• Works utilizing them singly or in combination;
• Construct or operate the same with full cognizance of their
design;
• Forecast their behavior under specific operating conditions;
• All aspects of intended functions, economics of operation and
safety to life and property.”

Definitions – Engineering Fields at AAiT
 Biomedical Engineering
 Civil Engineering
 Chemical Engineering
 Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE)
 Mechanical Engineering
 Software Engineering and IT
 Railway Engineering (Multi-disciplinary)

Definitions – Electrical & Computer Engineering
 Electrical Engineering: Sometimes referred to as Electrical
and Electronics Engineering, is an engineering field that deals
with the study and/or application of
Electricity,
Electronics and
Electromagnetism
 The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late
19th century after commercialization of the electric
telegraph and electrical power supply

 Electrical Engineering now covers a range of sub-studies
including those that deal with:
• Power and energy,
• Electronics,
• Control systems,
• Signal processing and
• Telecommunications

 Computer Engineering, also called Electronic and Computer
Engineering, is a discipline that combines elements of both
Electrical engineering &
Computer science /engineering
 Computer engineers are electrical engineers that have
additional training in the areas of
Software design and
Hardware-software integration
 In turn, they focus less on power electronics and physics
 Computer engineers are involved in many aspects of
computing, from the design of individual
Microprocessors, personal computers,
and supercomputers, to circuit design

ECE - Historical Background
1679: G. W. Leibniz, binary arithmetic
1729: S. Gray, conduction of electricity
1750: B. Franklin, electrical fluid, lightning rod
1785: C. Coulomb, electric charges
1800: A. Volta, first electric battery
1816: J. Henry, inductance
1820: A. M. Ampere, current-induced magnetism
1827: G. S. Ohm, electrical resistance
1831: M. Faraday, electromagnetic induction
1837: S. Morse, telegraph
1854: G. Boole, algebra of logical functions
1865: J. C. Maxwell, theory of electromagnetic field

ECE - Historical Background …
1876: A. G. Bell, telephone
1877: T. A. Edison, phonograph
1879: T. A. Edison, incandescent lamps
1888: H. Hertz, experimental foundations on electromagnetism
1888: N. Tesla, AC induction motor
Late 1800s – Early 1900s: EE degrees and depts
1901: G. Marconi, trans-Atlantic wireless telegraphy
1910: L. De Forest, first commercial radios
1927: J. L. Baird, television
1927: E. H. Armstrong, FM radio
1936: A. Turing, mathematical logic for computer design

ECE - Historical Background …
1940s: J. Von Neumann, computer conceived
1947: W. Shockley, J. Bardeen, W. H. Brattain, transistor
1948: C. E. Shannon, information theory & communications
1950: R. Hamming, error-correction codes
1958: J. S. Kilby, first integrated circuits
1960: I. S. Reed, G. Solomon; Reed-Solomon codes
1968: Intel
1980: Sony & Philips, CD technology
1980: Microsoft
1980s: Global Positioning System (GPS)
1989: Tim Berners-Lee et al, World Wide Web
1980s-1990s: JPEG, MPEG, MP3
1996-Present: DVD technology, cellular phones, PDA
2000s: HDTV, blue-ray player, H.264, iPhone 3G
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Overview
 Definitions
 Programs
 Undergraduate

Programs – SECE
 Vision
 Excellence in teaching, research, and industry linkage/consultancy
 Produce competent engineers in its core areas of study
 Realization of this vision

 Focus on specializations relevant to the need of the country
 Runs both undergraduate & graduate (Masters, PhD)

programs

Programs – General Objectives
 To train Electrical and Computer Engineers who can
 Analyze,
 Design,
 Construct,
 Plan,
 Manage, and
 Maintain
 communication,
 computer,
 control,
 power, and
 microelectronics systems/components

Programs – General Objectives….
 to train high level technical manpower which can participate in the
national development activities;
 to carry out research in the areas of electrical and computer
engineering and relevant to the needs of the Country;
 to render consultancy services to the community.

Programs – Specific Objectives
To equip students
with capabilities of
To enable graduates
providing solutions to
work as a team in
technical problems in
addressing technical
the sectors of
problems which may
telecommunications,
be encountered in real
energy, computer
world industries
applications and other
industrial sectors
To prepare graduates To provide

with the capability of opportunity for
following the current workers in the field of
and future electrical technology
developments in the to upgrade their
field and related knowledge
applications;

Professional Profile
Electrical and Computer engineering is a professional

engineering discipline that deals with
• the study and application of electricity, electronics,
computer and electromagnetism.
• The field covers a range of sub-disciplines including those
that deal with electric power, control, electronics,
telecommunications and computer.
Electrical and Computer Engineer is a

person who is professionally and
academically qualified to design,
develop, test and supervise electrical
systems and components.

Core Services of Electrical & Computer Engineer
 Plan and design power stations and equipment for generators
 Supervise construction plans and specifications and draw up contracts
 Supervise operating and maintenance staff
 Design and produce drawings of electrical systems, using computer-
assisted design (CAD)
 Decide on the type and arrangement of circuits, transformers, circuit-
breakers, transmission lines and equipment, based on calculations

Core services …
 Make or improve products such as electric motors, parts, equipment
and appliances
 Prepare and interpret specifications, drawings and regulations for the
use of electric power equipment
 Work out delivery and installation schedules for machines,
switchgear, cables and fittings
 Organize and manage staff and materials in the making of electrical
parts, machines, appliances and equipment

Core Services…
 Make sure that completed works meet specifications and safety
standards
 Design and install control and signaling devices for road, rail and air
traffic
 Design telecommunications equipment and networks
 Design circuits for electronic control systems and instrumentation
 Prepare and supervise designs, specifications, estimates, tenders and
contracts

Core Services…
 Check installations to make sure they meet contract conditions
 Program and operate computers to assist with complex calculations
 Work out the type and arrangement of circuit parts and develop
testing equipment and methods
 Work out the type of installation, location, layout and transmission
medium by assessing communication traffic and levels of service at
installations

Core Services…
 Work out and monitor performance, safety standards and methods
for modification, maintenance and repair
 Research new applications of technology
 Good interaction with clients, other engineers, technical officers,
technicians, trades people and other workers.
 Works as a development worker in various organizations
 Design and test different software

Undergraduate Programs
 5/6 years program, and at present, running five streams
1. Electronic Communication Engineering
2. Computer Engineering
3. Industrial Control Engineering
4. (Micro)electronics Engineering
5. Power and Energy Engineering
 Current curricula revised in 2018 with attentions given to

 Current technological advancement
 The demand from the industries (need of the country)
 Increasing industry-institute linkage
 Enhancing innovative and problem solving skill of graduates

Undergraduate Program: Year Breakdown
1st Year: Common Courses
2nd Year: Basic Engineering

Courses
3rd Year: Electrical

Engineering Courses
1 Semester 1 Semester 1 Semester 1 Semester 1 Semester

Communication Electrical Power Computer Industrial Control Electronics
Engineering Engineering Engineering Engineering Engineering
Industry Internship Semester
2 Focus Area Semesters and

B.Sc. Thesis
Graduation

Undergraduate Program – Course Composition

Overview
 Definitions
 Programs
 Undergraduate
 Stream Profile: Electronic Communication Eng., Industrial Control, Electrical
Power and Energy, Computer Engineering, (Micro)electronics
Engineering

Stream Profiles – Communication Eng. …
 Communication engineering involves the transfer of
information such as voice, music, data, videos or graphics,
between people or machines at different locations.
 Electronic Communication Engineering Focus
 Design and test electronic circuits, communication networks
 Carry out research in the area of system design/networking and bring solution
in operational settings
 Solve problems in intensive signal processing and routing of information
packets

 Communications engineering focuses on the transmission of
information across a channel such as:
 Coax cable, optical fibre or free space
 Transmissions across free space require information to be encoded in a

carrier wave in order to shift the information to a carrier frequency
suitable for transmission, this is known as modulation
 Popular analog modulation techniques include amplitude modulation

and frequency modulation
 The choice of modulation affects the cost and performance of a system
 Once the transmission characteristics of a system are determined,

telecommunication engineers design the transmitters and receivers
needed for such systems

Module No Module Name Course ECTS Total
Communication
Communication
17 System and 5 15
Systems
Network
Data Comm. &
5
Computer Networks
Telecommunication
5
Networks
Waves and EM Waves and Guide

18 5 10
Antennas Structures
Antennas and Radio
5
Wave Propagation


Microwave and
Microwave Devices
19 optical 5 19
and Systems
Communication
Optics and Optical
4
Communication
Wireless & Mobile
5
Communication
Switching and
5
Intelligent Networks




Overview
 Definitions
 Programs
 Undergraduate
 Stream Profile: Communication Eng., Industrial Control, Electrical
Engineering

Stream Profiles – Industrial Control Eng.
 It studies the characteristics and designs of industrial
automation process.
 Control and automation is one of the fast growing branches
of electrical engineering with the advent of electronics and
computer.
 Industrial Control Engineering Focus
 Design, develop and analyze control and instrumentation
system for
 Including digital, analogue, robust and higher order controllers
 Plan, produce, install, implement, operate and maintain the control
and instrumentation systems

Stream Profiles – Industrial Control Eng.
 Control engineering focuses on the modelling of a diverse
range of dynamic systems and the design of controllers
that will cause these systems to behave in the desired manner
 To implement such controllers electrical engineers may use

electrical circuits, digital signal processors,
microcontrollers and
PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers).
 Control engineering has a wide range of applications

 Flight and propulsion systems of commercial airliners
 Cruise control present in many modern automobiles
 It also plays an important role in industrial automation

Stream Profiles – Industrial Control Eng. …

Electric Power & Electrical Installation 5 16
drives Electrical Machines 5
15
Power Electronics and
6
Drives
Introduction to
5 20
Instrumentation
Instrumentation Modern Control
5
and Control Systems
16
Instrumentation
5
Engineering
Digital Control
5
Systems

Embedded
Microcomputer
System and 5 10
and Interfacing
17 Interfacing
Embedded
5
Systems
Control Process Control

5 10
Application Fundamentals
Introduction to
18
Robotics and
5
industrial
Automation




Overview
 Definitions
 Programs
 Undergraduate
 Stream Profile: Communication Eng., Industrial Control, Electrical Power
and Energy, Computer Engineering, (Micro)electronics Engineering

Stream Profiles – Electrical Power Eng.
 It deals with electrical power generation, transmission,
distribution and utilization of electrical energy.
 Electrical Power and Energy Engineering Focus
 Plan, design, analyze, develop, operate, control and maintain of
electrical power plants (thermal, hydro, renewable), power
apparatus and protection system
 Plan, design, analyze and develop power transmission and
distribution system
 Design, analysis, construction, installation, control, operation and
maintenance of electrical machines, power electronic devices and
drives
 Study on various energy alternatives (both renewable and non-
renewable)

Stream Profiles – Electrical Power Eng. …
Se EC Tot
Module No Module Name Course
m. TS al
Introduction to
Instrumentation 7 5 10
Instrumentation
15 and Control
Modern Control
7 5
Systems
Machines and Electrical Machines 7 5 11

16 Drives Power Electronics &
7 6
Electric Drives
Power Systems 9 5 10
Power
Power System
17 Engineering I
Planning & 9 5
Operation

EC Tot
Module No Module Name Course Sem.
TS al
Energy Electrical Installation 7 5 15
Conversion and Energy Conversion &
7 5
18 Distribution Rural Electrification
Hydropower
9 5
Engineering
Power System
Power 10 5 10
Protection & Control
19 Engineering II
Computer Applications
10 5
in Power Systems





Overview
 Definitions
 Programs
 Undergraduate
Engineering

Stream Profiles – Computer Eng.
 Design, develop, analyze and test hardware and software
for various systems
 Install, operate and maintain computer systems
 Work as
 A computer hardware engineer, software engineer, system analyst,
data communication analyst, computer network engineer,
database analyst, data administrator, network administrator, …

Stream Profiles – Computer Eng. …
 The
analysis,
design, and
evaluation
of both hardware (devices, components) and software (programs) for
computer systems, computer networks, memory devices, and
input/output devices
 Key computer engineering topics

 Computer architecture
 Algorithms
 Correctness; robustness
 Communications; security
 Complexity; computational cost

Interfacing and Introduction to
15 5 15
Control Instrumentation
Microcomputers and
5
Interfacing
VLSI Design 5
Data Storage
16 Data Structures 5 14
and Analysis
Database Systems 5
Algorithm Analysis
4
and Design
Software Software
17 5 5
Development Engineering

Data
Data
Communication
18 Communication and 5 5
and Computer
Networks
Networks
Programming Programming
19 5 5
Concepts Language
19a Operating System Operating System 5 5
Control and Embedded

19b 5 10
Automation System
Introduction to
Robotics and
5
Industrial
Automation

How does your cell phone work?
 iPhone 3G has inside all engineering technologies,
concepts, ideas covered in this program!

iPhone 3G: Overview
 620 MHz ARM processor under-clocked to 412 MHz

 GPU: PowerVR MBX Lite 3D
 128 MB DRAM
 Up to 16 GB of storage
 420 x 320 Multi-touch LCD Screen
 Networks: 3G GSM Cellular, Bluetooth, WiFi
 GPS
Inside the iPhone 3G

Overview
 Definitions
 Programs
 Undergraduate
Power and Energy, Computer Engineering, (Micro)electronics Engineering

Stream Profiles – Microelectronics Eng.
 Design, develop, produce and test microelectronic systems
applicable to industries, business, hospitals, and
institutions
 Work as
 microelectronic engineer,
 consultant, and
 system tester

Stream Profiles – Microelectronics Eng.
 Electronic engineering involves the design and testing of
electronic circuits that use the properties of components such as
resistors, capacitors, inductors, diodes and transistors
 Before the invention of the integrated circuit in 1959, electronic

circuits were constructed from discrete components
 These discrete circuits consumed much space and power and

were limited in speed, although they are still common in some
applications.
 By contrast, integrated circuits packed a large number - often

millions - of tiny electrical components, mainly transistors,
into a small chip around the size of a coin

Stream Profiles – Microelectronics Eng. …
Electronic
Microelectronic
15 Circuits and 5 15
Devices & Circuits
Design
VLSI Design 5
CAD of Electronic
5
Circuits
Instrumentation Introduction to
16 5 15
and Interfacing Instrumentation
Communication
5
Systems
Microcomputers and
5
Interfacing

EM Waves and
EM Waves and Guide
17 Microwave 5 10
Structures
Devices
Microwave Devices
5
and Systems
IC & PCB Integrated Circuit

18 5 10
Technology Technology
PCB Technology and
5
Application
Optoelectronics
19 and Wireless Optoelectronics 4 9
Communication
Wireless & Mobile
5
Communication

Simplified logic diagram for a 12-hour digital clock.
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Work Piece Detection

with Individual Fiber
Optic Cables
Cork Detection with

Bifurcated Fiber Optic
Cable

Overview
 Definitions
 Programs
 Undergraduate

Postgraduate and Training
 Masters program: Similar specialization with the addition
of the following tailor-made programs
 Railway Electrical Engineering (in collaboration with ERC)
 Telecommunication engineering (in collaboration with ET)
 Two more specialization in the area of Energy are underway (in
collaboration with MoWE)
 PhD: Communication, Computer, and Microelectronics
 Curricula for additional two programs are almost finished

Overview
 Definitions
 Programs
 Undergraduate
 Postgraduate
 Services and international relations

Research, Consultancy and Training Services
 Research mainly done by graduate students
 Some are focused to specific needs and some are into the science
 Various consultancy services given to different
organizations,
 E.g. Adama Wind Farm I ,GERD,EEU
 SECE also offers short-term trainings, e.g., CISCO –
Network, PLC programming, . . .

National Partners of the Department
1. Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation(EEU+EEP)
2. Ethiopian Telecom
3. Ministry of Water and Energy
4. Ministry of Defense
5. Defense Engineering College
6. Almost all Regional Universities
7. …

International Relations
 Universalities: Joint research, staff and student exchange
 e.g., University of Michigan, University of Morgan State University
 University of Aalto, Finland
 MIT, USA
 Students from MIT come over to give computer related short term
courses during the summer of every year

International Relations …
 ZTE, Motorola, Heineken, ….
 Equipment grant and short term training
 Danotech Technologies, U.S.A
 Joint research involving senior undergraduate and post graduate
students
 Focus: Electric motor control for vehicles
 Danotech also donated Lab equipment for the Department
 Cisco Systems, USA
 Cisco Networking Academy since 2003.
 ABB, Finland
 Dealing with modernizing the lab equipment of the Department
 Huawei

Overview
 Definitions
 Programs
 Undergraduate

ECE Laboratories
 Core Laboratories
 Fundamentals Lab
 Applied Electronics Lab
 Digital Design Lab
 R&D Labs
 Telecommunication and Antennas Lab
 Power Systems Lab
 Control and Instrumentation Lab
 PCB Lab
 Special Labs
 SCADA Systems Lab
 High Voltage Lab
 ERCA Testing Center

Infrastructure - Laboratory Facilities
Capacity
Type of Laboratory Description
Area (m2) Seat
Basic Electrical/ Fundamentals Lab 78 24
Electronics Electronics & Comm. Lab. 95 30
Engineering Instrumentation Lab. 47 15
and Microprocessor Lab. 112 19
Communication Electromagnetic Fields Lab. 80 20
Communication lab 80 20
Systems
Machine Lab 169 25
High Voltage Lab. 79 20
Power Engineering Control Lab 80 20
and Control Power Lab 80 20
Electrical Workshop I 94 20
Electrical Workshop II 65 16

Infrastructure - Computing Facilities
 More than 120 networked computers
Capacity
Computer Lab Description Area
2
Seat
(m )
UG-Computer With Windows and Linux 120 40
lab-1 operating system and various
UG-Computer relevant application software 15 20
lab-2
PG-Computer lab- 25 40
1
Cisco-Computer With Windows operating system 40 30
lab for Cisco training

ECE Core Course Laboratories

SECE Core Course Laboratories



SECE R&D Laboratories




SECE R&D Lab. – Process Control & PLC Trainer

SECE R&D Lab. - Control & Instrumentation

High Voltage and Impulse Withstand Test

ERCA Testing Center

ERCA Testing Center

SECE R& D Laboratories

Intake Capacity – Current Students
S/No. Program Undergraduate Postgraduate Total
Regular (full
1 1200 200 1400
time)
2 Extension 875 100 975
Total 2075 300 2375

Staff Composition
S/No. Program Staff Number
1 Control Eng. 11
2 Communication Eng. 18
3 Power and Energy Eng. 11
4 Computer Eng. 14
5 Microelectronics Eng. 14
6 Technical assistants 10
Total 78

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LOGO

Course No. GEng-1061

 Expose the students to the content and scope of different

 Help students understand the various streams of Electrical

January, 2020 School of Electrical and Computer Engineering 2

School of Electrical and Computer Engineering

January, 2020 School of Electrical and Computer Engineering 4

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1729: S. Gray, conduction of electricity

1750: B. Franklin, electrical fluid, lightning rod

1785: C. Coulomb, electric charges

1800: A. Volta, first electric battery

1816: J. Henry, inductance

1820: A. M. Ampere, current-induced magnetism

1827: G. S. Ohm, electrical resistance

1831: M. Faraday, electromagnetic induction

1837: S. Morse, telegraph

1854: G. Boole, algebra of logical functions

1865: J. C. Maxwell, theory of electromagnetic field

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1877: T. A. Edison, phonograph

1879: T. A. Edison, incandescent lamps

1888: H. Hertz, experimental foundations on electromagnetism

1888: N. Tesla, AC induction motor

Late 1800s – Early 1900s: EE degrees and depts

1901: G. Marconi, trans-Atlantic wireless telegraphy

1910: L. De Forest, first commercial radios

1927: J. L. Baird, television

1927: E. H. Armstrong, FM radio

1936: A. Turing, mathematical logic for computer design

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 Realization of this vision

 Runs both undergraduate & graduate (Masters, PhD)

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To prepare graduates To provide

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Electrical and Computer engineering is a professional

Electrical and Computer Engineer is a

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 Current curricula revised in 2018 with attentions given to

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2nd Year: Basic Engineering

3rd Year: Electrical

1 Semester 1 Semester 1 Semester 1 Semester 1 Semester

Industry Internship Semester

2 Focus Area Semesters and

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