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ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

Tolga Mete Duman, Ph.D., Chair

Academic Staff
Courses

The Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering offers programs that lead to B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees.

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM

Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department has the vision to provide a program of the highest quality to produce leader engineers who can address the challenges of the new century and excel at an international level.

With this vision, the mission is to provide our graduates with the knowledge and skills needed for high quality engineering work as well as advanced engineering research and to equip them with a broad intellectual spectrum in order to prepare them for diverse and competitive career paths.

As individuals and as members of a team, our majors will have successful careers in the academic environment, industrial or government organizations. They will be able to pursue advanced degrees in diverse fields and continue professional development. We prepare our graduates to be able to function in national/international/multi-cultural corporations and organizations.

To meet these objectives, our undergraduate program is built on a strong analytical foundation in mathematics, science and engineering courses. Upon this foundation, core electrical and electronics engineering background is established. A variety of elective courses are offered in order to serve the technical needs and objectives of students. The program is enriched by providing the student with courses in social sciences, humanities and economics to broaden their intellectual spectrum. In addition, our students are exposed to the professional life with the help of two summer practices. Also, a capstone design sequence is offered to students in the senior year to consolidate their technical knowledge by developing an engineering solution to a problem with multiple realistic constraints.

The Electrical and Electronics Engineering BS Program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and the Program Criteria for Electrical, Computer, Communications, Telecommunication(s) and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.

CURRICULUM

FIRST YEAR

Autumn Semester

Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
Credit
Lec. Other
CS 115  Introduction to Programming in Python  3  4  4  6.5
ENG 101  English and Composition I  5    3  5
GE 100  Orientation      1  2
MATH 101  Calculus I  4    4  6.5
PHYS 101  General Physics I  3  3  4  6.5
TURK 101  Turkish I      2  3.5

Spring Semester

Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
Credit
Lec. Other
EEE 102  Digital Logic Design  4  4  4  6.5
ENG 102  English and Composition II  5    3  5
MATH 102  Calculus II  4    4  6.5
PHYS 102  General Physics II  3  3  4  6.5
TURK 102  Turkish II      2  3.5

SECOND YEAR

Autumn Semester

Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
Credit
Lec. Other
EEE 211  Analog Electronics  3  4  4  6.5
GE 250  Collegiate Activities Program I      -  1
HIST 200  History of Turkey  3    4  6.5
HUM 111  Cultures Civilizations and Ideas I  3    3  5
MATH 241  Engineering Mathematics I  4    4  6.5
  Mathematics / Science Elective      3  -

Spring Semester

Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
Credit
Lec. Other
EEE 202  Circuit Theory  3  4  4  6.5
EEE 212  Microcontrollers and Embedded Systems  3  4  4  6.5
ENG 401  Technical Report Writing and Presentation  3    3  5
GE 251  Collegiate Activities Program II      1  2
HUM 112  Cultures Civilizations and Ideas II  3    3  5
MATH 242  Engineering Mathematics II  4    4  6.5

THIRD YEAR

Autumn Semester

Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
Credit
Lec. Other
EEE 299  Summer Training I      -  7
EEE 313  Electronic Circuit Design  3  4  4  6.5
EEE 321  Signals and Systems  3  2  4  6.5
MATH 255  Probability and Statistics  4    4  6.5
  General Elective      3  -
  Social Science Core Elective      3  -

Spring Semester

Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
Credit
Lec. Other
EEE 342  Feedback Control Systems  3    3  5
EEE 351  Engineering Electromagnetics  3    3  5
  Arts Core Elective      3  -
  Basic Engineering Elective      3  -
  EEE Elective      3  -

FOURTH YEAR

Autumn Semester

Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
Credit
Lec. Other
EEE 399  Summer Training II      -  7
GE 301  Science Technology and Society  2    2  3.5
  EEE Elective      3  -
  EEE Restricted Elective      3  -
  Mathematics / Science Elective      3  -
  Project Elective-I      3  -

Spring Semester

Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
Credit
Lec. Other
GE 304  Technology Society and Professional Development Seminar  2    1  2
  EEE Expanded Electives (2)      6  -
  EEE Restricted Elective      3  -
  General Elective      3  -
  Project Elective-II      3  -

PROJECT ELECTIVE-I

Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
Credit
Lec. Other
EEE 491  Electrical and Electronics Engineering Design I  2  4  3  6.5
EEE 493  Industrial Design Project I  2  2  3  6.5
GE 401  Innovative Design and Entrepreneurship I  2  2  3  6.5

PROJECT ELECTIVE-II

Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
Credit
Lec. Other
EEE 494  Industrial Design Project II  2  2  3  6.5
EEE 495  Electrical and Electronics Engineering Design II  2  4  3  6.5
GE 402  Innovative Design and Entrepreneurship II  2  2  3  6.5

EEE ELECTIVE

Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
Credit
Lec. Other
CS 421  Computer Networks  4    3  5
CS 423  Computer Architecture  3  3  3  5
EEE 361  Linear Algebra in Data Analysis and Machine Learning  3    3  5
EEE 414  Introduction to CMOS VLSI Design  3    3  5
EEE 415  Analog CMOS Integrated Circuits  3    3  5
EEE 419  Power Electronics  3    3  5
EEE 424  Digital Signal Processing  3    4  6.5
EEE 428  Optics  3  3  4  6.5
EEE 429  Photonics  3    3  5
EEE 431  Digital Communications  3    3  5
EEE 432  Advanced Digital Communications  3    3  5
EEE 440  Advanced Mathematics for Signals, Systems, Control and Communications  3    3  5
EEE 442  Nonlinear Systems  3    3  5
EEE 443  Neural Networks  3    3  5
EEE 444  Robust Feedback Theory  3    3  5
EEE 445  Sampled Data Systems  3    3  5
EEE 446  Control and Optimization of Stochastic Systems  3    3  5
EEE 447  Introduction to Robotics  3    3  5
EEE 448  Reinforcement Learning and Dynamic Programming  3    3  5
EEE 452  Antenna Engineering  3  3  4  6.5
EEE 453  Electrical Machinery  3  3  3  5
EEE 455  Power System Analysis and Design  3  3  3  5
EEE 473  Medical Imaging  3    3  5
EEE 474  Foundations of Magnetic Resonance Imaging  3    3  5
EEE 485  Statistical Learning and Data Analytics  3    3  5
EEE 486  Statistical Foundations of Natural Language Processing  3    3  5
EEE 492  Senior Project  3    3  5
GE 461  Introduction to Data Science  3    3  5
IE 456  Reinforcement Learning and Dynamic Programming  3    3  5

Students may take at most two EEE 500 or higher coded courses.

GRADUATE PROGRAM

Graduate programs focus on those fields which are heavily in demand worldwide. Current research areas are signal and image processing, electronics, optics, acoustics, electromagnetics, nanotechnology, robotics, telecommunications and networks, biomedical engineering, neuroscience, and system and control theory. The department emphasizes research with the support of excellent laboratories, computing facilities, and libraries. These facilities are continuously upgraded through various grants from national and international resources. Currently there are image processing, signal processing, optics, electronics, telecommunications, robotics and control, microwaves and antennas, nanophotonics, and biomedical laboratories.

Master of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Admission: All applicants are required to have a B.S. degree in electrical and electronics engineering, or in a related field of science or engineering. Students with a B.S. degree in areas other than electrics and electronics engineering may be requested to take several undergraduate courses in the field to acquire the necessary background. Evaluation of applicants is based on their ALES (Akademik Personel ve Lisansüstü Eğitimi Giriş Sınavı - Academic Personnel and Postgraduate Education Entrance Examination) scores, past academic records, reference letters and an interview. Applicants who are not Turkish citizens and Turkish citizen applicants who are residents of another country may take GRE instead of ALES. All non-native speakers of English are required to submit a proof of satisfactory knowledge of English.

Degree Requirements: In addition to at least 21 credit units of course work, the M.S. degree candidate must prepare and successfully defend a thesis. Expected duration to complete the M.S. program is four semesters; the maximum duration is six semesters.

CURRICULUM

Courses

Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
Credit
Lec. Other
EEE 599  Master's Thesis      -  71
GE 500  Research Methods and Academic Publication Ethics      -  1
GE 590  Academic Practices      -  12
  Core Graduate Course      3  5
  EEE Graduate Electives (2)      6  10
  EEE Graduate Seminar      -  1
  Graduate Elective      3  5
  Restricted graduate electives (3)      9  15

The descriptions provided here for different elective course groups are only for guidance. The complete list of courses in each elective group are given in the electronic registration system.

Core Graduate Courses: EEE 501, EEE 525, EEE 533, EEE 560, EEE 603

EEE Graduate Elective Courses: EEE 5XX and EEE 6XX courses.

Graduate Elective Courses: All 5XX or higher level courses with at least 3 credits offered by Graduate School of Engineering and Science. Graduate School of Engineering and Science comprises graduate programs of the departments of Computer Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Mathematics, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Physics, Architecture, and the interdisciplinary graduate programs Materials Science and Nanotechnology, and Neuroscience.

Restricted Graduate Elective Courses: Selected 5XX or higher level CS, EEE, IE, MATH, ME , PHYS coded courses with at least 3 credits and MSN 551.

Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Admission: All applicants are required to have a bachelor's degree in electrical and electronics engineering, or in a related field of science or engineering. Evaluation of applicants is based on their ALES (Akademik Personel ve Lisansüstü Eğitimi Giriş Sınavı - Academic Personnel and Postgraduate Education Entrance Examination) scores, past academic records, reference letters and an interview. Applicants who are not Turkish citizens and Turkish citizen applicants who are residents of another country may take GRE instead of ALES. All non-native speakers of English are required to submit a proof of satisfactory knowledge of English.

Degree Requirements: 21 credit units of course work beyond the M.S. level or 42 credits of course work beyond the B.S. level is required. Ph.D. candidates must pass a qualifying exam and then must prepare a thesis work proposal. Preparing and defending a dissertation based on original research is the essence of the program. A paper based on the candidate's thesis must be accepted or published in a reputable journal before the dissertation can be defended. The expected duration to complete the Ph.D. program is eight semesters for students who enter the program after an M.S. degree, and ten semesters for those who enter after a B.S. degree. The maximum durations are twelve and fourteen semesters, respectively.

Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Electronics Engineering

CURRICULUM

Courses

Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
Credit
Lec. Other
EEE 699  Ph.D. Dissertation      -  203
GE 500  Research Methods and Academic Publication Ethics      -  1
GE 690  Academic Practices      -  24
  EEE Graduate Seminar      -  -
  Graduate Electives (4)      12  -
  Restricted graduate electives (3)      9  -

Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (After a Bachelor's Degree)

CURRICULUM

Courses

Code Course Name Hours Credit ECTS
Credit
Lec. Other
EEE 699  Ph.D. Dissertation      -  203
GE 500  Research Methods and Academic Publication Ethics      -  1
GE 690  Academic Practices      -  24
  Core Graduate Course      3  5
  EEE Graduate Electives (2)      6  10
  EEE Graduate Seminars (2)      -  2
  Graduate Electives (5)      15  25
  Restricted graduate electives (6)      18  30

The descriptions provided here for different elective course groups are only for guidance. The complete list of courses in each elective group are given in the electronic registration system.

Core Graduate Courses: EEE 501,EEE 525,EEE 533,EEE 560,EEE 603

EEE Graduate Elective Courses: EEE 5XX and EEE 6XX courses.

Graduate Elective Courses: All 5XX or higher level courses with at least 3 credits offered by Graduate School of Engineering and Science. Graduate School of Engineering and Science comprises graduate programs of the departments of Computer Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Mathematics, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Physics, Architecture, and the interdisciplinary graduate programs Materials Science and Nanotechnology, and Neuroscience.

Restricted Graduate Elective Courses: All 5XX or higher level CS, EEE, IE, MATH, ME , PHYS coded courses with at least 3 credits and MSN 551.

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