Class Time: Tu/Th

Pre-requisites:
 * EGR 220 - for building and testing circuits
 * CSC 111 - for some programming experience
 * CS majors: CSC231 or CSC270 instead of EGR220

Text:
Students must purchase a microprocessor/sensor kit
A textbook is available in the campus book store  

Course Overview
Our world is being transformed by networked communications, in terms of both engineering advances and social, political and economic interactions. Underlying this transformation are three major technologies: computer networks, wireless communications and sensors. This course will introduce students to the theory and implementation of these technologies, including an overview of the OSI protocol stack, more focused study of the 802.11 and Zigbee wireless protocols, and the use of basic sensors as controlled by microprocessors. Students will also analyze and debate privacy and security concerns, as well as the social, political and economic benefits of these technologies. Students will participate in designing and implementing a small wireless sensor network on Smith Campus, using this test bed as the means to gain a deeper understanding of the technologies and the issues they raise.

EGR 328 Class and Assignment Schedule, Spring 2019

Course Objectives
Through the material explored in this course, students will discuss and learn:

1. To design and implement a small wireless sensor network, including
   • The sensors
   • The Arduino microprocssor
   • The XBee wireless transmitters and receivers
   • The far reaching issues of sensors invading our world
2. How the elements of a wireless sensor network function apart and together
3. The fundamentals of wireless network operation,
4. The issues surrounding privacy, security and the fun and usefulness of new technology, including the following areas
   • Legal
   • Technological
   • Political, and
   • Social
5. To improve graphical and written communication skills,
6. To evaluate her personal learning process and understanding of the concepts and skills from class.

ABET Outcomes for EGR 328
For students' Books of Evidence, the following ABET outcomes can be achieved by every student taking EGR 328. Note that this is a shared responsibility between the course professor and each student. If you do not understand how or when these outcomes are being addressed through the course material, be sure to come to office hours (while there are still many weeks remaining in the semester). If populating your BoEs is left until the end of the semester, it could be too late to achieve all you planned on.

• Student Outcome (a) APPLICATION: an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
  • (a)2: The student applies fundamental scientific and engineering principles in solving engineering problems.
• Student Outcome (b) EXPERIMENTATION: an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
  • (b)1: The student designs an experiment and carries it out.
• Student Outcome (c) DESIGN: an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability
  • (c)1: The student articulates stakeholder needs, realistic constraints, and relevant design requirements for a design problem.
  • (c)2: The student generates, evaluates, and selects potential design concepts in response to stated design requirements.
  • (c)3: The student develops, tests, and iteratively refines a design to meet desired needs and requirements.
• Student Outcome (d) TEAMWORK: an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams
  • (d)1: The student recognizes and utilizes the diverse skills and knowledge of team members.
  • (d)2: The student helps to synthesize individual contributions into a coherent whole.
• Student Outcome (g) COMMUNICATION: an ability to communicate effectively
  • (g)1: The student’s writing utilizes appropriate grammar and format, effectively articulates ideas, and demonstrates appropriate style for the audience.
  • (g)3: The student presents engineering concepts utilizing a graphical representation.
• Student Outcome (h) CONTEXT: the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context.
  • (h)1: The student identifies the global and societal contexts within their engineering work.
  • (h)2: The student identifies the environmental context within their engineering work.
• Student Outcome (i) LIFE-LONG LEARNING: a recognition of the need for, and ability to engage in life-long learning
  • (i)1: The student is able to articulate gaps in their knowledge.
  • (i)2: The student is able to make progress in filling knowledge gaps that s/he has identified.
• Student Outcome (j) CONTEMPORARY ISSUES: a knowledge of contemporary issues
  • (j)1: The student connects their own engineering work to contemporary issues in society.
• Student Outcome (k) MODERN TOOLS: an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice
  • (k)1: The student demonstrates an ability to use modern tools for measurements.
  • (k)3: The student demonstrates an ability to use modern tools for mathematical modeling or data analysis.

For students' Books of Evidence, the following ABET outcomes could be achieved by every student taking EGR 328, depending upon each student's decision in how to pursue homework and knowledge building work. Note again that this is a shared responsibility between the course professor and each student. If you do not understand how or when these outcomes are being addressed through the course material, be sure to come to office hours (while there are still many weeks remaining in the semester). If populating your BoEs is left until the end of the semester, it could be too late to achieve all you planned on.

• Student Outcome (e) PROBLEM FRAMING: an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
  • (e)1: The student identifies an engineering problem and articulates relevant big ideas.
  • (e)2: The student transforms a complex problem statement into a simplified model.
  • (e)3: The student solves an engineering problem and articulates the impact of simplifying assumptions.
• Student Outcome (h) CONTEXT: the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context.
  • (h)3: The student evaluates the economics of an engineering solution.

Reading and Class Time
The syllabus lists the reading for each week. Students are expected to do the reading before coming to class, in order to be fully prepared to solidify the material in the class period.

Assignments
The assignments for the semester are posted in the table above, in the links for the first week of class. Specific assignments for some weeks are shown in that week.

Exams
There are two midterm exams. The first emphasizes each student being able to demonstrate a small, functioning wireless sensor network. The second exam emphasizes written answers to course material.

Project
Through small or large group projects, students will gain practical experience in designing and demonstrating a sensor network.

Class attendance
Students are required to attend class and participate in class discussions and problem solving exercises.

Grading
Grades in this course are designed to represent your achievement of the objectives listed above. The course components that will make up your grade are listed below.

Late Policy
All homework assignments and course notebooks must be turned in to room Ford Hall 352 (or prior to that time, in class); late assignments will be penalized at the rate of one point per minute unless you have requested and received and extension at least 24 hours before the deadline. However, each student will have a total of 1 hour (60 minutes) grace time to be used as desired by that student over the course of the semester, such that you can have a semester total of 60 tardy minutes for homework and the project without penalty (note that these minutes cannot be used for in-class reading questions, μ-Quizzes or exams).

Honor Code
It is not okay to copy notes, thoughts, diagrams or answers from another student's notebook or homework - doing so is a violation of the Honor Code. Note that it is a violation of the honor code to 1) use or copy another student's work, and 2) provide another student with your work. Projects will be done in small groups. Exams must be exclusively each student's own work, following the instructions provided with each exam. Do not hesitate to ask any questions that you may have concerning the honor code.