Courses Taught

I primarily teach computer-systems related courses. Originally, I taught electronics-focused courses, with a slant toward digital systems, primarily with a strong focus on prototyping using FPGA-based systems. In the recent past, I was redeployed to teach more software and programming-focused courses, at all levels in the Department’s curriculum. However, I’ve now been asked to take a role that bridges both the Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering Worlds. I’ve happily joined my first area of electronics with my recent past in software to yield my current teaching curricula focus on embedded or cyber-physical computing.

Embedded & Microprocessor Systems

I am currently heavily involved in teaching these courses.

ECNG2006 - Introduction to Microprocessors. This is a level 2 undergraduate course, and the undergrad students’ first foray into the world of embedded systems. Prior to this course, they would have been introduced to both electronics and programming. This course bridges those concepts. It introduces the student to exploiting a processor architecture using assembly to implement small-scale embedded systems involving the Microchip PIC16, an 8-bit RISC MCU.
ECNG2005 - Lab and Project Design 3. This is a level 2 capstone laboratory and project course. The focus of this course is on developing a students’ professional practice. The laboratory content associated with ECNG2006’s microprocessor content is delivered in this course. However, this course’s focus is primarily geared toward proficient use of lab tools in application context. I am the lead for this module. I have been an examiner and project supervisor for the community project, another module in this course, for over 15 years. Student teams are sent to various communities for this project to develop and deploy an engineering solution to serve currently unmet needs.
ECNG3006, ECNG3034 (Capstone)
I’ve also supported ECNG3029 (Robotics) in the recent past as it aligns with my area of expertise.

Programming & Software Engineering

I have taught these courses in the recent past. I still contribute to these courses, but I’ve now taken a more backseat role as a guest examiner and lecturer.

UG Level 1: ECNG1009 - Introduction to Programming
UG Level 2: ECNG2007 - Computer Systems and Software Design
UG Level 3: ECNG3023 - Software Engineering
Graduate: ECNG6613 - Database Systems

Electronics

I have delivered these courses in the past, but I no longer meaningfully contribute to them.

ECNG3016, ECNG2004, ECNG6601