Department of Electronics
Mackenzie Building 5170
Telephone: 520-5754
Fax: 520-5708
E-mail address: gradinfo@doe.carleton.ca
The Department
Chair of the Department: J.S. Wight
Associate Chair, Graduate Studies: R.G. Harrison
Programs of study and research leading to the master's and Ph.D.
degrees in electrical engineering are offered through the Ottawa-Carleton
Institute for Electrical Engineering. The Institute, established
in 1983, combines the resources of Carleton University and the
University of Ottawa. For further information, including admission
and program requirements, see page 132.
The Department of Electronics is concerned with the fields of
applied and physical electronics. Effort is strongest in four
broad areas: computer-aided design for electronic circuits; physics
and fabrication technology for solid-state electronic and photonic
devices; VLSI and high-speed analog integrated circuits; and microwave
and photonic subsystems and circuits. Specific areas of specialization
include:
Computer-Aided Circuit Design
Development of hierarchical simulators for mixed analog/digital
circuits; analysis and design of switched-capacitor networks;
analysis and design of high speed circuits; optimization techniques;
synthesis of VLSI circuits using both algorithmic and knowledge-based
approaches; analysis and simulations of communications systems
links; layout synthesis and module generation.
Photonic Devices
Waveguides and holographic optical elements for optical interconnects;
electro-optic modulators and switches; waveguides for sensing
applications.
Solid State Devices
Fundamental semiconductor device physics; device design and novel
device structures; device modelling for CAD; new fabrication processes;
submicron and quantum effect devices; photovoltaics; semiconductor
sensors and transducers.
Integrated Circuit Engineering
Design and development of linear and digital integrated circuits;
fabrication processes and test techniques; MOS, bipolar and BiCMOS
ICs; VLSI; computer-aided circuit design.
Analog Signal Processing
Switched-capacitor filters, transversal filters, operational amplifiers
and radio frequency functions in analog signal processing applications,
particularly for integrated circuit realization.
Circuits
Active filters; linear and nonlinear circuit design; computer-aided
circuit design; phase-locked circuits, carriers and clock synchronizers;
mixers, modulators and demodulators.
Microwave Electronics
Microwave amplifiers, oscillators, modulators, frequency converters,
phase-shifters; use of FET and bipolar transistors, Schottky barrier,
varactor, step recovery and PIN diodes; design using finline,
microstrip, stripline, coax, and waveguide; monolithic microwave
ICs in GaAs; miniature hybrid microwave ICs.
Communications and Radar Electronics
Circuits for terrestrial and satellite communications; circuit
implementation of digital modulation techniques; antenna and array
design; communication channel characterization; optical communications
circuits; radar transmitter and receiver design.
Biomedical Electronics
Cochlear prosthesis .
NSERC/BNR Chair in CAD
The joint Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council/Bell
Northern Research Chairs in Computer-Aided Design are currently
held by Dr. Michel Nakhla and Dr. Q.J. Zhang. This is part of
a planned expansion of the department in the area of CAD for VLSI.
NSERC/OCRI Chair in High Speed Integrated Circuits
The joint Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council/Ottawa-Carleton
Research Institute Chair in High Speed Integrated Circuits is
currently held by Dr. W.M. Snelgrove.
TRIO
The Department is part of the TRIO (Telecommunications Research
Institute of Ontario) Centre of Excellence. Current research areas
of the Centre with major participation from the Department are:
integrated services digital networks, mobile and portable wireless
networks, VLSI in communications, and millimetre wave/optical
antennas and circuits for personal communications.
Micronet
The Department is a member, along with seven other Canadian universities
and several major industrial organizations, of Micronet, the federally-sponsored
network on Microelectronic Devices, Circuits and Systems for ULSI
(ultra-large scale integration). Within the Department Micronet
supports research on: device structures, modelling and fabrication
processes for submicron CMOS and BiCMOS ICs; high-speed filters,
phase detectors, A-to-D converters, frequency synthesizers and
other circuit elements for silicon ICs operating at radio frequencies;
analysis and optimization of interconnects for high-speed ICs;
and automated generation of custom cells for VLSI design.
Course Offerings
The structure of the courses offered allows a well-integrated
master's or Ph.D. program of study to be chosen appropriately
related to the field of thesis research. Device- and integrated-circuit-oriented
courses cover: fabrication, semiconductor device theory, semiconductor
device design, integrated circuit design and integrated circuit
reliability. Circuit-oriented courses include: signal-processing
electronics, micro-processor electronics, computer-aided circuit
design, phase-locked circuits, filter circuits, RF and microwave
circuits, antenna and array design. Systems-oriented courses cover:
optical fibre communications and radar systems.
IC Fabrication Facilities
Excellent facilities are available for the fabrication of solid
state devices and integrated circuits for research purposes. These
include a class-100 clean room in which all basic processes required
in silicon monolithic technology can be carried out. The clean
room houses facilities for photomask generation and photolithography,
modern diffusion furnaces, a rapid thermal annealer, low-pressure
chemical vapour deposition systems, ECR and reactive ion etchers,
e-beam, RF and magnetron sputtering systems for metal deposition,
and a SEM. Equipment for thick film deposition, scribing, bonding,
and automatic testing is also available. Comprehensive test facilities
are available for IC characterization, including wafer probers,
HP4145 Semiconductor Parameter Analyzers and an automated C-V
measurement station.
Computing Facilities
The Department has excellent computing facilities for software
development and circuit design for integrated circuits and microwave
circuits. IC designs using synthesis, standard cells and layout
are supported for fabrication through the Canadian Microelectronics
Corporation or in-house.
The graduate computer network consists of 45 SUN workstations
and has access to the Internet. Industry standard software includes
CADENCE, Mentor Graphics, SYNOPSYS, HSpice, ANACAD, VARILOG, SONNET,
EESOF, SUPREM, SEDAN, MEDICI, MINIMOS, Franz COMMON Lisp, MATLAB,
MATHEMATICA, FRAMEMAKER and others.
Measurement Facilities
Advanced instrumentation is available supporting automated testing
of both analog and digital integrated circuits at frequencies
up to 2 GHz. Low noise test facilities include a phase noise measurement
system, dynamic signal analyzers, spectrum analyzers, network
analyzers, arbitrary waveform generators, digital sampling oscilloscopes,
digital data analyzers and generators, and RF frequency synthesizers,
all of which may be controlled using the IEEE 488 interface.
The Department has up-to-date facilities for circuit development
and measurement at microwave frequencies ranging up to 22 GHz.
There are also facilities for work at optical frequencies. Thin-film
microwave integrated circuits can be fabricated in house; there
is provision for the fabrication of GaAs MMICs through foundry
services. Special purpose microwave equipment includes automated
network analyzers, spectrum analyzers and frequency synthesizers,
and a complete microwave link analyzer. Data generators and error-detection
equipment is available for work on digital communications. Industry
standard software, such as SERENADE (SUPERCOMPACT, HARMONICA)
and ACADEMY (TOUCHSTONE, LIBRA) is available for the computer-aided
design and layout of microwave integrated circuits.
The research laboratories maintain extensive collaboration with
government and industrial research and development agencies in
the Ottawa area.
Graduate Courses*
The courses offered by the Department of Electronics are as follows:
- Engineering 97.551F1 (ELG6351)
Passive Microwave Circuits
Review of EM theory for guided waves; transmission lines and waveguides.
Propagation in ferrites. Characteristics of planar transmission
lines, both single and coupled; stripline, micro-strip, coplanar
lines, slotline. Representation of discontinuities in transmission
lines and waveguides. Scattering-matrix characterization of microwave
junctions and discontinuities. Microwave network analysis. Design
theory (including CAD), characteristics, and use of microwave
components such as impedance transformers, filters, hybrids, directional
couplers, isolators and circulators with particular emphasis on
their realization in microwave integrated circuits.
B.A. Syrett.
- Engineering 97.552F1 or W1 (ELG6352)
Analog Integrated Filters
The fundamentals and details of analog integrated filters with
emphasis on continuous-time filters and SAW filters. Comparison
to switched-capacitor filters. Review of filter concepts, types
of filters, approximations, transformations. Building blocks such
as op amps, transconductance amplifiers, and gyrators. Design
using cascaded second-order sections, multiple loop feedback and
LC ladder simulations. Discussion of issues such as tuning, linearity,
dynamic range, and noise.
Calvin Plett.
- Engineering 97.554F1 or W1 (ELG6354)
Analysis of High-Speed Electronic Packages and Interconnects
Introduction to techniques of modelling, simulation and optimization
in designing high-speed VLSI packages and systems; models for
IC packages, interconnects and ground/power planes; lumped element
models, distributed models and EM based models for high-speed
VLSI interconnects; delay, crosstalk and switching noise analysis;
simulation of multiconductor transmission line networks; asymptotic
waveform evaluation (AWE) and moment matching techniques; concurrent
thermal and electrical analysis of IC packages and boards; optimization
of signal integrity in IC packages and printed circuit boards;
macromodelling of linear and nonlinear components and circuits.
Q.J. Zhang and M.S. Nakhla.
- Engineering 97.555F1 (ELG6355)
Passive Circuit Theory
General description of networks, leading to matrix representation
of n-terminal lumped and distributed networks. Elements of matrix
algebra as applied to networks. Properties of network functions;
poles and zeros of driving point and transfer functions. Foster
and Cauer canonic forms. Synthesis of lossless two-ports, single
and double-terminated. Modern filter theory; approximation of
characteristics by rational functions; Butterworth and Chebyshev
approximations. General parameter filters; graphical design. Elliptic
filters, predistortion. Phase response and group delay; all-pass
and Bessel filters.
P.D. van der Puije.
- Engineering 97.556W1 (ELG6356)
Simulation and Optimization of Electronic Circuits
Introduction to computer simulation and optimization of electrical
circuits. Time- and frequency-domain formulations for simulation,
sensitivity analysis and optimization. Optimization techniques
for performance-, cost- and yield-driven analysis of electronic
circuits. Optimization approaches to modelling and parameter
extraction of active and passive elements. Advanced techniques
include statistical modelling, tolerance and reliability optimization,
computer-aided tuning and analog diagnosis, and large-scale optimizations.
Examples and case studies include FET modelling, optimization
of amplifiers, filters, multiplexers, mixers, high-speed VLSI
packages/interconnects, signal-integrity in high-speed ICs, printed
circuit boards and multichip modules.
Q.J. Zhang.
- Engineering 97.557W1 (ELG6357)
Active Circuit Theory
Characterization of negative resistance one-port networks, signal
generation and amplification. Active two-ports; y, z, h, k,
chain and scattering parameters. Measurement of two-port parameters.
Activity and passivity; reciprocity, non-reciprocity, and anti-reciprocity.
Gyrator as a circuit element. Stability, inherent and conditional;
power gain of conjugate and mismatched two-port amplifiers. Amplifier
gain sensitivity. Oscillators, maximal loading, and frequency
sensitivity. Active filter design; gyrator, negative immittance
converter (NIC) and operational amplifier used as functional elements.
Practical realization of gyrators and NICs. Active network synthesis.
Prerequisite: Engineering 97.555 or equivalent.
P.D. van der Puije.
- Engineering 97.558F1 (ELG6358)
Computer Methods for Analysis and Design of VLSI Circuits
Basic principles of CAD tools used for analysis and design of
VLSI circuits and systems. Formulation of circuit equations. Sparse
matrix techniques. Frequency and time-domain solutions. Relaxation
techniques and timing analysis. Noise and distortion analysis.
Transmission line effects in high-speed designs. Interconnect
analysis and crosstalk simulation. Numerical inversion techniques.
Asymptotic waveform estimation. Mixed frequency/time domain techniques.
Sensitivity analysis and its application in optimizing circuit
performance.
Also offered at the undergraduate level, with different requirements,
as 97.456, for which additional credit is precluded.
M.S. Nakhla.
- Engineering 97.559F1 (ELG6359)
Integrated Circuit Technology
Survey of technology used in silicon VLSI integrated circuit fabrication.
Crystal growth and crystal defects, oxidation, diffusion, ion
implantation and annealing, gettering, chemical vapour deposition,
etching, materials for metallization and contacting, and photolithography.
Structures and fabrication techniques required for submicron devices.
Applications in advanced CMOS and BiCMOS processes.
N.G. Tarr.
- Engineering 97.560F1 or W1 (ELG6360)
Digital Integrated Circuit Testing
Production testing of digital integrated circuits. Cost and difficulty
of testing. Outline of methods of testing used in production.
Testing schemes and design for testability. Specific topics are:
faults and fault models, yield estimates, testability measures,
fault simulation, test generation methods, sequential testing,
scan design, boundary scan, built-in self test, CMOS testing.
J.P. Knight.
- Engineering 97.562W1 (ELG6362)
Microwave Semiconductor Devices and Applications
Review of basic semiconductor physics, PN junction, Schottky barrier,
and heterojunction. Discussion of the characteristics and applications
of the following microwave diodes: varactor diode and p-i-n diode
(tuning, switches, limiters, attenuators, phase shifters); Gunn
diode and IMPATT diode (negative resistance amplifiers and oscillators).
Discussion of the characteristics, small-signal models and applications
of the following microwave transistors: silicon BJT; GaAs HBT;
SiGe HBT; GaAs MESFET; GaAs HEMT. Large-signal model for the GaAs
MESFET. Design of transistor amplifiers: low-noise; small-signal;
high-power. Design of transistor oscillators. Discussion of device/circuit
fabrication technology with emphasis on monolithic microwave integrated
circuits (MMICs).
B.A. Syrett.
- Engineering 97.563W1 (ELG6363)
Electromagnetic Wave Propagation
Review of groundwave, skywave and transionospheric propagation
modes relevant to radar, communications and other systems operating
in the medium frequency to extra high frequency bands. The occurrence
and magnitude of various types of electromagnetic noise: physical
principles involved, modelling and prediction techniques, and
limitations of such techniques in practical situations.
- Engineering 97.564W1 (ELG6364)
Radar Systems
Fundamentals; range equation, minimum detectable signal, radar
cross-section, pulse repetition frequency, range ambiguities.
Classes of Radar; CW, FM-CW, MTI, tracking, air surveillance,
SSR, PAR, MLS, SAR, SLAR, OTH, 3D and bistatic radars. Radar subsystems;
transmitters, antennas, receivers, processors, displays, detection
criteria; CFAR receivers, noise, clutter, precipitation. Waveform
design; ambiguity functions, pulse compression. Propagation characteristics;
Earth's curvature, refraction, diffraction, attenuation.
P.C. Strickland.
- Engineering 97.565F1 (ELG6365)
Optical Fibre Communications
Transmission characteristics of and design considerations for
multi-mode and single-mode optical fibre waveguides; materials,
structures, and device properties of laser light sources; properties
and performance of p-i-n and avalanche photodiodes; types of optical
fibre signal formats, preamplifier topologies and noise, receiver
sensitivity, transmitter design, link design for digital systems.
D. Beckett, J. Goodwin, L. Tarof, K. Visvanatha.
- Engineering 97.566F1 (ELG6366)
Phase-Locked Loops and Receiver Synchronizers
Phase-locked loops; components, fundamentals, stability, transient
response, sinusoidal operation, noise performance, tracking, acquisition
and optimization. Receiver synchronizers: carrier synchronizers
including squaring loop, Costas loop, and remodulator for BPSK,
QPSK BER performance; clock synchronizers including early/late
gate, inphase/midphase, and delay line multiplier; direct sequence
spread spectrum code synchronizers including single dwell and
multiple dwell serial PN acquisition, delay locked loop and Tau-Dither
loop PN tracking; frequency hopped spread spectrum time and frequency
synchronization.
Calvin Plett.
- Engineering 97.567F1 (ELG6367)
Antennas and Arrays
Terminology and definitions; radiation patterns, beamwidth, beam
efficiency, gain, effective area, aperture efficiency, polarization.
Basic antenna categories; pencil, defocused, split, multiple,
shaped, scanning beam. Basic antenna types; dipole, horns, paraboloid,
offset gridded multi-beam, beam-waveguide Cassegrain, Yagi, log-periodic,
helix, lens, array. Aperture fundamentals: Fourier transform,
phase errors, stationary phase, Rayleigh range, PWS, Woodward
synthesis. Field fundamentals; Maxwell's equations, dipoles, radiation
and mutual impedance, duality, slotted waveguide. Reflector antennas;
GO, Fermat's principle, GO synthesis, physical optics. Paraboloids,
dual-polarized reflector, shaping, Cassegrainian feed, profile
errors, multi-beam reflectors. Phased array fundamentals; space
factor and immersed element pattern, Z-transform, grating lobe
diagram, blind spots, thinned arrays, series/corporate/matrix
feed, feed systems and phase shifter design.
P.C. Strickland.
- Engineering 97.568W1 (ELG6368)
Fourier Optics
The theory and applications of diffractive and non-diffractive
coherent optics, with emphasis on holograms, tomography and high-speed
optical computing. Mathematical basis: generalized 2-D Fourier
transforms, transfer function of an optical system, 2-D sampling
theory, Helmholtz equation, Green's theorem, and the classical
diffraction theories. Eikonal equations; the lens as an optical
Fourier transformer; optical imaging and filtering. Bragg cells
and their applications in optical correlators and spectrum analyzers.
Computed axial tomography (CAT scans) with non-diffractive and
diffractive sources: Fourier Slice theorem, Filtered Backprojection,
Born and Rytov approximations. Physical and computer-generated
holograms, volume holograms, holographic optical elements. Optical
computing: spatial filtering, holographic memory, optical processors,
optical pattern recognition.
R.G. Harrison.
- Engineering 97.569W1 (ELG6369)
Nonlinear Microwave Devices and Effects
The physical basis and mathematical modelling of a variety of
microwave/millimeter-wave devices, (some of which exhibit the
most extreme nonlinear behaviour known), how they can be exploited
in practical circuits and systems, and how the resulting device/circuit
interactions can be analyzed. Devices include two-terminal non-linear-resistance
elements (varistors) and two-terminal nonlinear-reactance devices
(varactors) based on classical, heterostructure and superconducting
technologies: pn and Schottky-barrier diodes, tunnel and resonant-tunneling
diodes, BIN and BNN varactor diodes, single-barrier-varactor diodes,
high-electron-mobility varactor diodes, Josephson-junction diodes,
and SIS quasiparticle tunneling junctions. Three-terminal nonlinear
devices include MESFETs, HBTs, HEMTs and RHETs. Circuit applications
encompass direct radiation detectors; frequency mixers; resistive,
reactive, and active frequency multipliers; as well as reactive
and regenerative frequency dividers. Emphasis will be placed on
analytical approaches that provide global insight into the nonlinear
phenomena.
R.G. Harrison.
- Engineering 97.572F1 (ELG6372)
Optical Electronics
Generation, manipulation and transmission of optical radiation,
with emphasis on fundamental principles. Applications in optical
sensing, optical communications and optical computing. Electromagnetic
wave propagation in crystals; review of geometric optics; Gaussian
beam propagation; optical fibres; dielectric waveguides for optical
integrated circuits; optical resonators; optical properties of
materials; theory of laser oscillation; specific laser systems;
electro-optic modulators; photorefractive materials and applications;
holography; optical interconnects.
B.A. Syrett.
- Engineering 97.573F1 or W1 (ELG6373)
Advanced Topics in Solid State Devices and IC Technology
Recent and advanced topics in semiconductor device physics, modelling,
and integrated circuit fabrication technology. Topic varies from
year to year according to departmental research interests. Students
may be expected to contribute lectures or seminars on selected
topics.
- Engineering 97.574F1 or W1 (ELG6374)
Advanced Topics in CAD
Recent and advanced topics in computer-aided techniques for the
design of VLSI and telecommunications circuits. Topics will vary
from year to year according to the departmental research insterests.
Students may be expected to contribute lectures or seminars on
selected topics.
- Engineering 97.575F1 or W1 (ELG6375)
Advanced Topics in VLSI
Recent and advanced topics in the design of very large scale integrated
circuits, with emphasis on mixed analog/digital circuits for telecommunications
applications. Topic varies from year to year according to departmental
research interests. Students may be expected to contribute lectures
or seminars on selected topics.
- Engineering 97.576F1 or W1 (ELG6376)
Submicron CMOS and BiCMOS Circuits for Sampled Data Applications
The analog aspects of digital CMOS and BiCMOS circuit design in
submicron technologies including reliability; sampled analog circuits,
including amplifier non ideal characteristics and switch charge
injection; CMOS/BiCMOS amplifier design considerations, leading
up to standard folded-cascode and two-stage circuits.
W.M. Snelgrove.
- Engineering 97.577W1 (ELG6377)
Microelectronic Sensors
This course is concerned with the fabrication and physical principles
of operation of microelectronic sensors. A large variety of sensors
will be studied and the basic fabrication methods used in their
production reviewed. The devices discussed will include optical
sensors, fibre optic sensors, magnetic sensors, temperature sensors
and, briefly, chemical sensors. A substantial portion of the course
will be devoted to micro-mechanical sensors.
T.J. Smy.
- Engineering 97.578F1 (ELG6378)
ASICs in Telecommunications
The definition of Application Specific Integrated Circuits is
given along with current ASIC technology trends. CMOS and BiCMOS
fabrication technologies are compared for their potential use
in communications circuits. Circuit building blocks such as amplifiers,
switched-capacitor filters and analog to digital converters are
briefly overviewed in the context of their communications applications.
An overview of vendor technologies is followed by application
examples such as line drivers, pulse shaping and equalization
circuits, high-speed data transmission over twisted pair copper
cables and mobile radio components and implementation issues.
Students are required to submit a related literature study and
design a communications integrated circuit component using a standard
cell library environment.
T.A. Kwasniewski.
- Engineering 97.579W1 (ELG6379)
Advanced Topics in Electromagnetics
Recent and advanced topics in electromagnetics, antennas, radar
systems, microwave devices and circuits, or optoelectronics. The
subject material will vary from year to year according to research
interests in the department and/or expertise provided by visiting
scholars or sessional lecturers.
- Engineering 97.580F1 (ELG6380)
Theory of Semiconductor Devices
Review of solid state physics underlying device mechanisms. Equilibrium
and non-equilibrium conditions in a semiconductor. Carrier transport
theory. Physical theory of basic semiconductor device structures
and aspects of design: PN junctions and bipolar transistors, field
effect devices. Current transport relationships for transistors.
Charge control theory. Modelling of device mechanisms. Performance
limitations of transistors.
T.J. Smy.
- Engineering 97.582W1 (ELG6382)
Surface-Controlled Semiconductor Devices
Fundamentals of the MOS system: MOS capacitors. Long channel behaviour:
theory, limitations and performance of the SPICE level 1 and 2
models. Small geometry effects: theory, limitations and performance
of the SPICE level 3 model. Subthreshold operation and modelling.
Hot electron effects and reliability. Advanced analysis: the MISNAN
model.
Also offered at the undergraduate level, with different requirements,
as 97.470, for which additional credit is precluded.
D.J. Walkey.
- Engineering 97.583F1 (ELG6383)
Silicon Compilers: Automated IC Synthesis
Various topics related to computer analysis and synthesis of integrated
circuits including automatic programable logic array/finite state
machines compilers, silicon compilers and automatic test plan
generators.
Prerequisite: Some IC design knowledge as given, for example,
by Engineering 97.469.
J.P. Knight.
- Engineering 97.584F1 (ELG6384)
VLSI Design
An integrated circuit design course with a strong emphasis on
design methodology, to be followed by 97.585 in the second term.The
design philosophies considered will include Full Custom design,
standard cells, gate-arrays and sea-of-gates using CMOS and BiCMOS
technology.State-of-the-art computer-aided design tools are available
on a network of SUN workstations.
Also offered at the undergraduate level, with different requirements,
as 97.478, for which additional credit is precluded.
M.C. Lefebvre.
- Engineering 97.585W1 (ELG6385)
VLSI Design Project
Using state-of-the-art CMOS and BiCMOS technologies, students
will initiate their own design of an integrated circuit using
tools in the CAD lab and submit it for fabrication where the design
warrants.
M.C. Lefebvre.
- Engineering 97.588F1 (ELG6388)
Signal Processing Electronics
Signal processing from the viewpoint of analog integrated circuit
design. CCDs, transversal filters, recursive filters, switched
capacitor filters, with particular emphasis on integration of
analog signal processing techniques in monolithic MOS ICs. Detailed
op amp design in CMOS technology. Implications of nonideal op
amp behaviour in filter performance. Basic sampled data concepts,
detailed Z transform analysis of switched capacitor filters, oversampled
A/D converters and more complex circuits. Noise in analog and
sampled analog circuits, including calculation of dynamic range
and signal to noise ratio.
Also offered at the undergraduate level, with different requirements,
as 97.477, for which additional credit is precluded.
M.A. Copeland.
- Engineering 97.590F1, W1, S1
Engineering Project I
A one-term course, carrying half-course credit, for students pursuing
the course work M.Eng. program. An engineering study, analysis
and/or design project under the supervision of a faculty member.
Results will be given in the form of a written report and presented
orally. This course may be repeated for credit.
- Engineering 97.591F2, W2, S2
Engineering Project II
A one-term course, carrying full-course credit, for students pursuing
the course work M.Eng. program or the cooperative M.Eng. program.
An engineering study, analysis and/or design project under the
supervision of a faculty member. Results will be given in the
form of a written report and presented orally. This course may
be repeated for credit.
- Engineering 97.596F1, W1, S1
Directed Studies
Various possibilities exist for pursuing directed studies on topics
approved by a course supervisor, including the above listed course
topics where they are not offered on a formal basis.
- Engineering 97.599F4, W4, S4
M.Eng. Thesis
- Engineering 97.699F, W, S
Ph.D. Thesis