ELEC424

Course summary

For undergraduate students taking ELEC424 as a Design Elective course in Computer Engineering, they form teams as required for a design course, interact with the instructor to plan and start a design project. Student teams present an advanced topic related to their design project. Student teams continue to work on the design project in the following semester as ELEC494 to accomplish the design requirement. Please read ELEC424 Design Projects for more information.

For graduate and undergraduate students taking ELEC424 as a regular course, each student presents a research topic based on discussion with the instructor.  Each student interacts with the instructor to identify a research problem and makes an initial attempt to solve it as the final project. Please read regular projects for more information.

 ELEC424 focuses on system and application design. That is, we build working application-specific systems, often using commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components . An ideal ELEC424 design project will address many important aspects of modern embedded and mobile system design, including sensing, interfacing, wireless communication, power optimization, and more. Since such a project often requires comprehensive knowledge of electrical and computing engineering, we encourage students from different backgrounds to form teams.

ADA Syllabus Statement

Any student with a documented disability needing academic adjustments or accommodations is requested to speak with me during the first two weeks of class. All discussions will remain confidential. Students with disabilities will need to also contact Disability Support Services in the Ley Student Center.

Any student with a disability requiring accommodations in this course is encouraged to contact me after class or during office hours. Additionally, students will need to contact Disability Support Services in the Ley Student Center.

If you have a documented disability that will impact your work in this class, please contact me to discuss your needs. Additionally, you will need to register with the DisabilitySupport Services Office in the Ley Student Center

Prerequisites

Administration

Lectures:      TR 10:50am-12:05pm, Herzstein Hall 117

Instructor

Lin Zhong, Assistant Professor
lzhong AT rice.edu
Office: DH-3046, Phone #: X4163,
Office hours: TR 4:00-5:00pm, or by appointment

Teaching Assistant

Ahmad Rahmati and Jiayang Liu

Grading

Assignment:      20%
Participation:     20%
Presentation:     20%
Project:             40%

Graduate and undergraduates are graded separately