EE049 Introduction to Electrical Engineering

THE INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (IU) – VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY - HCMC

School of Electrical Engineering

Introduction to Electrical Engineering

1. Course Number and Name

EE049 – Introduction to Electrical Engineering
2. Credit and contact hours
3 credits, Three periods (50minutes per period), once per week
3. Instructor’s or course coordinator’s name
Dr. Ta Quang Hien
4. Text book, title, author, and year
Will be provided
5. Other supplemental materials
None
6. Specific course information
a. brief description of the content of the course (catalog description)
This course is an introduction to engineering processes for future electrical engineering. This course
provides the students with the fundamental concepts of the electrical engineering profession. In
addition, the students will learn the proper usage of engineering tools, including computers and
measurement equipments. Students will also perform statistical analysis of experimental data, define
engineering requirements, and implement simulation. Self-learned online courses: introduction to
internet of things.
b. prerequisites or co-requisites
None
c. Indicate whether a required, elective, or selected elective course in the program
This is a required course.

7. Specific course outcomes

a. Upon the successful completion of this course students will be able to:
1. Have an understanding of electrical engineering profession and disciplines
2. Have a basic understanding of engineering methods, including experimentation, data
analysis, and computer skills
3. Have an introduction to the engineering process, defining requirements, and
implementing projects.
4. Have an opportunity to practice communication skill and collaboration skill with
teammates
5. Have the ability to engage in life-long learning.

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b. The relationship between Course Outcomes (1-5) and Student Outcomes (1-7) is
shown in the following table:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Course
Outcomes x
No.1
Course
Outcomes x x
No.2
Course
Outcomes x
No.3
Course
Outcomes x
No.4
Course
Outcomes x
No.5
Total (%) 20 30 20 30
ABET 2 group 2 1 Midterm 5 HW
Evidences project group 1 Final 5
presentatio project Quizzes
ns reports

8. Brief list of topics to be covered

● Electrical Engineering Overview

● Engineering Design Process
● Presentation and communication for engineering
● Data Analysis techniques
● Basic circuit design and analysis
● Basic logic design and analysis
● Basic computer architecture
● Information theory
● Communication theory
● Engineering applications
● Professional and ethical case studies
● Self-learned online courses : introduction to internet of things

Lecture hours: depends on semester calendar.

Office hours: based on detailed semester calendar , or by appointment @ O2.206
Contact information: tqhien@hcmiu.edu.vn
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Independent Learning Experiences:

Homework problems are assigned bi-weekly collected and graded.
Course Policies:
Assignments: All assignments need to be submitted on the due date. Otherwise, a penalty of 20% per day
can be considered for each assignment.

Policy on dishonesty: Students are expected to do their own work at all times. Any evidence of plagiarism
or cheating will be treated as grounds for failure in the class.
Link to download materials: http://blackboard.hcmiu.edu.vn/
Prepared by: Dr. Ta Quang Hien.

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