ECE Highlights ECE Highlights by by N. Narayana Narayana Rao Rao N. Associate Head for Instructional and Graduate Affairs Associate Head for Instructional and Graduate Affairs Presentation for the ECE CEAB Meeting Presentation for the ECE CEAB Meeting October 6, 2000 October 6, 2000
Outline Outline A Overview of ECE Overview of ECE A B Undergraduate Programs and Accreditation Undergraduate Programs and Accreditation B C Graduate Program and ECE Online Graduate Program and ECE Online C D Research and Industrial Relationships Research and Industrial Relationships D 2
A. Overview of ECE A. Overview of ECE 3
UIUC ECE Department UIUC ECE Department � Largest of 12 departments Largest of 12 departments in College of Engineering in College of Engineering � 91 faculty 91 faculty � 2,025 students 2,025 students � 17,000 alumni worldwide 17,000 alumni worldwide � 150 courses 150 courses � $26.5 million research $26.5 million research expenditures (’98 expenditures (’98– –’99) ’99) 4
ECE Areas of Technical Excellence ECE Areas of Technical Excellence ECE Areas of Technical Excellence Applied Computation, 2 � Bioengineering, Acoustics, Magnetic Resonance, 6 � Communications, 5 � Computer Systems, 11 � Computer Vision and Robotics, 2 � Decision and Control, 7 � Electrooptics, Lasers, and Plasmas, 6 � Electromagnetics and Optics, 7 � ICs and VLSI, 5 � Power and Energy Systems, 5 � Remote Sensing and Propagation, 6 � Semicon. Physics and Computational Electronics, 3 � Semiconductor Materials and Devices, 12 � Signal, Image, and Speech Processing, 9 � Lecturers, 5 � 5
NAE’s List of Greatest Engineering List of Greatest Engineering NAE’s Achievements of the 20th Century Achievements of the 20th Century Highways Highways Electrification � Electrification � Spacecraft Spacecraft � Automobile Automobile � Internet Internet Airplane � Airplane � Imaging Imaging Water Supply & Distribution � Water Supply & Distribution � Household Appliances Household Appliances Electronics � Electronics � Health Technologies Health Technologies Radio & Television � Radio & Television � Petroleum/Petrochemical Petroleum/Petrochemical � Agricultural Mechanization Agricultural Mechanization � Technologies Technologies Computers Computers � Laser & Fiber Optics Laser & Fiber Optics � Telephone Telephone � Nuclear Technologies Nuclear Technologies � Air Conditioning & Air Conditioning & � High- -Performance Materials Performance Materials High Refrigeration � Refrigeration Red Red = areas where ECE at = areas where ECE at 6 UIUC has had influence. UIUC has had influence.
Some ECE Faculty Honors Some ECE Faculty Honors and Awards and Awards National Medal of Science – – 2 2 College of Engineering Advising National Medal of Science College of Engineering Advising � � Award – – 12 12 Award National Academy of National Academy of � Engineering – – 13 13 American Association for the Engineering American Association for the � Advancement of Science – – 5 5 Advancement of Science COE Everitt Award – – 6 6 COE Everitt Award � American Physical Society – – 7 7 American Physical Society Faculty Early Career Development Faculty Early Career Development � � (CAREER) Award – (CAREER) Award – 2 2 Fellow of IEEE – Fellow of IEEE – 42 42 � National Academy of Sciences – – 2 2 Fellow of Optical Society of National Academy of Sciences Fellow of Optical Society of � � America – – 6 6 America American Academy of Arts and American Academy of Arts and � Science – – 2 2 Japan Prize – – 1 1 Science Japan Prize � American Men and Women in John Scott Medal – – 1 1 American Men and Women in John Scott Medal � � Science – – 6 6 Science NSF PYI Award – – 5 5 NSF PYI Award � Associate in the Center for Associate in the Center for � Professor in the Center for Advance Professor in the Center for Advance � Advanced Study – – 9 9 Advanced Study Study – – 4 4 Study University Scholar Award – – 9 9 University Scholar Award � IEEE Senior Member – – 22 22 IEEE Senior Member � 7
ECE Degrees Awarded ECE Degrees Awarded (October 1999– –August 2000) August 2000) (October 1999 � 328 bachelor’s (30% of 328 bachelor’s (30% of College total) College total) � 102 master’s (21% of 102 master’s (21% of College total) College total) � 42 doctorates (22% of 42 doctorates (22% of College total) College total) � Alumni are leaders in EE, Alumni are leaders in EE, CompE, medical, , medical, CompE financial, and law fields financial, and law fields 8
Proposed New ECE Building Proposed New ECE Building � Will be strategically located Will be strategically located on North Engineering Quad on North Engineering Quad between Beckman Institute between Beckman Institute and Microelectronics and Microelectronics Laboratory Laboratory � 200,000 square feet 200,000 square feet � $65 $65– –$70 million cost $70 million cost 9
B. Undergraduate Programs B. Undergraduate Programs and Accreditation and Accreditation 10
ECE Undergraduate Enrollment ECE Undergraduate Enrollment � 1,596 undergraduates 1,596 undergraduates – 790 EE 790 EE – – 806 806 CompE CompE – – 180 Freshman EE 180 Freshman EE – – 231 Freshman 231 Freshman CompE CompE – � Freshman ACT composite Freshman ACT composite averages averages – EE = 30.0 – EE = 30.0 – CompE CompE = 30.1 = 30.1 – – Engineering = 30.0 Engineering = 30.0 – – Campus = 27.1 = 27.1 11
Undergraduate Program Ranking in Undergraduate Program Ranking in U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report EE Undergrad Program— —3 3 rd rd CompE Undergrad Program Undergrad Program– –4 4 th th EE Undergrad Program CompE MIT MIT MIT MIT � � UC Berkeley Stanford (tie) UC Berkeley Stanford (tie) � � UIUC (tie) (tie) UC Berkeley (tie) UIUC UC Berkeley (tie) � � Stanford (tie) UIUC Stanford (tie) UIUC � � Michigan Michigan Carnegie Mellon Carnegie Mellon � � Cal Tech Michigan Cal Tech Michigan � � Purdue UT– –Austin Austin Purdue UT � � GIT Cornell GIT Cornell � � Carnegie Mellon (tie) GIT Carnegie Mellon (tie) GIT � � UT– UT –Austin (tie) Austin (tie) Purdue Purdue � � th in the nation for engineering UIUC ranked 5 th in the nation for engineering UIUC ranked 5 programs with PhD programs. programs with PhD programs. 12
World- -Class Undergraduate Class Undergraduate World Laboratories Laboratories � 26 labs where students bring 26 labs where students bring together theory and practice together theory and practice – Chip fabrication, IC tester Chip fabrication, IC tester – – Digital signal processing Digital signal processing – – Computer and control systems Computer and control systems – – Optical systems and networks – Optical systems and networks � Big investment in students Big investment in students – $27 million total inventory – $27 million total inventory – $1 $1- -2 million/year maintenance 2 million/year maintenance – – Full Full- -time systems manager time systems manager – – Full Full- -time research programmer time research programmer – 13
Setting the Standard for Accreditation Setting the Standard for Accreditation � Accreditation Board for Engineering and Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology Technology – 28 professional/technical societies 28 professional/technical societies – – Reviews programs every 6 years Reviews programs every 6 years – � ABET Engineering Criteria 2000 ABET Engineering Criteria 2000 – Students Students – – Program educational objectives Program educational objectives – – Program outcomes & assessment Program outcomes & assessment – – Professional component Professional component – – Faculty – Faculty – Facilities – Facilities – Institutional support & financial resources Institutional support & financial resources – – Program criteria Program criteria – 14
Setting the Standard for Setting the Standard for Setting the Standard for Accreditation: Our Process Accreditation: Our Process Accreditation: Our Process UIUC ECE DEP ARTMENT Mission, PROCESS FOR Students Constituents, IMPLEMENTATION OF ABET EC 2000 ABET Criteria PEO & Evaluation Programs Faculty, Course G & IO, Program Curriculum, Evaluate Instruction, Educational Courses, PEO/Success Activities, Objectives Facilities, Advising (PEO) Inst. Support Improve Indicators Actual Desired Assess of Outcomes Program Program Outcomes for Achieving Outcomes Outcomes PEO Compare Outcomes Assessment 15
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