Introduction to Microelectronic Circuits

• Prerequisites: ECEN2260 Circuits/Electronics 2 and (by default) ECEN2250 Circuits/Electronics 1
• Academic integrity:

• The Honor Code applies to everyone in this class. In addition:
• You are responsible for keeping track of the course schedule, assignments, due dates, and policies announced in class or on the course web pages
• You must adhere to all announced course policies
• At the discretion of the instructor, consequences for any form of academic dishonesty may include a zero score on the assignment, an automatic grade of F in the class, and/or further reporting to the Department, College and/or Honor Code Council.

• Attendance:

• Attendance at all lecture and lab sessions is required
• Please arrive punctually. If unforeseen circumstances cause you to be late, please enter the classroom quietly to minimize disturbances
• In the classroom: turn off your cell phones; no conversation or talking; no newspapers or magazines, no exceptions. If you must do any of these things, please leave the room; I will not be offended.

• Laboratory and Recitations:

• There are no make-up labs; prelab materials are due 5 minutes after the lab begins; late prelabs or reports will not be accepted, except in cases of documented medical emergencies.
• In the lab: no food or open drinks, no audible music, no exceptions. During a lab session, you are not allowed to visit Internet sites unrelated to this course; no exceptions.

• Assignments:
  
  • Weekly homeworks
  • Weekly quizzes
  • Two midterm exams
  • Weekly labs, including weekly prelab assignments, the lab sessions, and postlab reports. Attendance at lab sessions is mandatory. No credit will be given to the students who did not attend the lab session.
  • Comprehensive final exam

 

• Assignments policy:

• In homework assignments, you are allowed and encouraged to collaborate with other students taking the class. However, just copying someone else's work is strictly prohibited - you must turn in your own work.
• In quizzes and exams, absolutely no collaboration is allowed. Show all work - partial credit will be given. In general, quizzes and exams are closed-book, closed-notes, except that a single letter-size page of notes is allowed. Any changes to this policy will be announced for each individual quiz or exam.
• There are no make-up quizzes or exams. Late homeworks will not be accepted, except in cases of documented medical emergencies.

• Grading policy:

For each assignment only an absolute numerical score (0-100%) will be given. Relative grading ("grading on a curve") will be used to assign final letter grades based on the total absolute class scores computed according to these weights:

• Labs total: 20%. No lab score will be dropped. No lab credit will be given to the students who did not attend the lab session.
• Homeworks total: 5%. Homeworks are graded for effort only (0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, or 100%). The worst homework score will be dropped.
• Quizzes total: 20%. The worst quiz score will be dropped.
• Midterm Exam 1: 15%
• Midterm Exam 2: 15%
• Final Exam: 25%

For students who choose to do so, scores will be published under the codename of your choice on the Grades page.

• Office hours:

• During office hours, my door will be open. Just walk in. Bring your class notes and be prepared to ask specific questions.
• If you need help at other times, send an email to a TA. We will try to reply as soon as we can.