Today s Rundown Time Activity 2:15 3:45p.m. Welcome Speech by Professor Ross Murch, Department Head Introductory Talk by Professor Chi-ying Tsui, Director of UG Student Affairs Introduction to Robocon program by Professor Zixiang Li Sharing session by existing students, AARON Sheshan Ryan, Leung Wing Lung, Natalie Chow
You have joined an Exciting Program High ranking Photonics & Optics Signal Processing Communication Source: Engineering Ranked 20 in the world in 2010 (The Times Education) ECE ranked 28 in the world in 2011 (QS world university ranking) Control & Automation Friendly People World Class Equipment Microelectronic IC Design Biomedical Practical & State-of-the-Art Applications Significant achievement and career prospect
ECE: The World Needs YOU! How many pick ECE as your first choice? How many would like to study, say, business, rather than ECE? In studying ECE, you will not be disadvantaged, because you learn technical skills, especially mathematics skill, that you can handle only before turning 30; you study mathematics in an engineering context, closely related to the technological world; You learn how to work in a team to apply technology solve real world problem you could pick up knowledge such as business or psychology whenever you could spare the time.
ECE: The Road to Innovation and Technology Most enterprises based on innovation and technology are founded by ENGINEERS (Google, Microsoft, Intel, Facebook) You will learn both the scientific aspect of the world as well as the business perspective on how to put them into useful applications Role of engineer fundamental Scientist Businessman application science and operation Engineer People in the ECE Department are friendly, fun loving, and willing to provide support to you in all aspects of life
Career Path Engineering as a General Education Program at HKUST Professor R&D Engineer CTO / CEO Senior Engineer Senior Manager Start your own company Career available for BS or BBA students Master & PhD in EE Engineer MBA Electronic Yr 3 : Professional training in interested areas and Computer Yr 2 : Advanced training Engineering Yr 1 : Fundamental training Exchange Program Internship Program
Overview of The Three Year Program 1st Year: fundamental subjects Mathematics, Computer & Programming, Circuits & Electronics 2nd Year: advanced subjects Semiconductor fundamentals, Signal and Systems, Microprocessors, Communications 3rd Year: specialized ECE subjects BEng ELEC: Microelectronics, VLSI, Photonics, Biomedical electronics, Control and Automation, Communication Networks, Signal Processing BEng EEIC: Communication Networks and Signal Processing ELEC 4XXX and Final Year Project Year 3 Year 2 Year 1
BEng in ELEC Graduation Requirements BEng in EEIC University common Core 12 ELEC required 23 EE and other Elective > 40 LANG 6 COMP 4 ECON 2 MATH 6 FYP 9 Total 102 University common Core 12 ELEC required 34 EE and other Elective >28 (2 courses from Group 1) (2 courses from Group 2) LANG 6 COMP 4 ECON 2 MATH 6 FYP 9 Total 101 Options: Entrepreneurship option and honor research option
Other Courses HLTH 001 Healthy Life Style One-year physical fitness course http://www.ab.ust.hk/sao/hlth001 Industrial Training ELEC 2920, 3920 Academic and Professional Development I, II A chat with your Mentor (Professor)
Type of Classes Lectures classes for introducing the main principles and key concepts, conducted by course instructors Tutorial Classes supplementary classes for deepening your understanding of materials covered in lectures, mainly conducted by teaching assistants (TA) Laboratory Sessions hands-on classes for you to relate theory and practice in an experimental setting Course Vector: (X-Y-Z:T) (lecture hours - tutorial hours - lab hours: Total credit)
General Study Pattern ELEC Microelectronic Devices & Technology Integrated Circuit Design Photonic & Optics System & Automation Biomedical Electronics Communication & Computer Networks Signal & Information Core courses Essential courses (Should be taken as early as possible) ELEC1100 (1F): Introduction to Electro-Robot Design ELEC1200 (1F/1S): A System View of Communication: From signals to packets ELEC2200 (1F): Digital Circuits and Systems ELEC2400 (1S): Electronic Circuits I ELEC2300 (1S): Computer Organization ELEC3400 (2F) Electronic Circuits II ELEC4510 (2F) Semicon Materials & Devices ELEC3500 (3F) Integrated Circuit Devices ELEC4520 (2S/3S) IC Fabrication Technology ELEC3400 (2F) Electronic Circuits II ELEC4510 (2F) Semicon Mat & Devices ELEC4410 (2S/3S) CMOS VLSI Design ELEC4420 (2S) Analog IC Design & Anal ELEC3500 (3F) Integrated Circuit Devices ELEC3400 (2F) Electronic Circuits II ELEC4510 (2F) Semicon Mat & Devices ELEC3600 (2F) Electromagnetism ELEC4610 (2S/3S) Engineering Optics ELEC3200 (2S) Automatic Control Syst ELEC4210 (3F) Digital Control Systems ELEC2100 (2F): Signals and Systems ELEC3300 (2S): Microprocessor Experiments ELEC3900 (2F): Introduction to Electronic and Computer Technology ELEC4130 (2F/3F) Digital Image Processing ELEC4810 (2F/3F) Biosensors & Bioinstrumentation ELEC4820 (2S/3S) Medical Imaging ELEC3100 (2S) Communication Systems ELEC2600 (1S/2F) Probability and Random Processes in Engineering ELEC4110 (3F) Digital Communications ELEC4120 (3F) Computer Communication Networks ELEC210 (1S/2F) Probability and Random Processes in Engineering ELEC212 (2S) Digital Signal Processing ELEC214 (2S) Communication Systems ELEC317 (2F/3F) Digital Image Processing Recommended courses Note: ELEC3600 (2F/3F) Electromagnetism ELEC4410 (2S/3S) CMOS VLSI Design ELEC4440 (2S/3S) ASIC Design with FPGAs (1F) 1 st year Fall (1S) 1 st year Spring ELEC4310 (3F) Embedded System ELEC4440 (2S/3S) ASIC Design with FPGAs ELEC4630 (3S) Microwave Engineering ELEC4430 (2S/3S) Intro to Power Electronics (2F) 2 nd year Fall (2S) 2 nd year Spring ELEC4410 (2S/3S) CMOS VLSI Design ELEC4440 (2S/3S) ASIC Design with FPGAs ELEC4620 (2S/3S) Optoelec and Optical Fibre Communications ELEC3110 (2S) Digital Sig Processing ELEC374 (3F) Intro to Robotics ELEC300R (3F) Robot Design & Competition ENGG 395 (3F) Eng Special Project (3F) 3 rd year Fall (3S) 3 rd year Spring ELEC3110 (2S/3S) Digital Signal Processing ELEC3600 (2F/3F) Electromagnetism ELEC4610 (2S/3S) Physical Optics ELEC3110(2S) Digital Signal Processing ELEC4140 (2F/3F) Spch & Image Compression ELEC4150 (3S) Information Th & ECC ELEC4180 (3F) Wireless Comm Engineering ELEC314 (3F) Digital Communications ELEC331 (2F/3F) Speech and Image Compression ELEC332 (3S) Information Th and ECC ELEC333 (2S/3S) Digital Speech Recognition ELEC360 (2S/3S) Digital Media & Multimedia Appl Course offering may vary from year-to-year and students are responsible to adjust their study pattern according to the course offering schedule Recommended study pattern only and does not correspond to actual course offering schedule
General Study Pattern EEIC Core courses Essential courses (At least two courses) Signal & Information ELEC1100 (1F): Introduction to Electro-Robot Design ELEC1200 (1F/1S): A System View of Communication: From signals to packets ELEC2200 (1F): Digital Circuits and Systems ELEC2400 (1S): Electronic Circuits I ELEC2300 (1S): Computer Organization ELEC2600 (1S): Probability and Random Processes in Engineering ELEC3900 (2F): Introduction to Electronic and Computer Technology Group 1 ELEC3110 (2S): Digital Signal Processing ELEC4130 (2F/3F): Digital Image Processing ELEC4140 (2F/3F): Speech and Image Compression ELEC4160(2S/3S): Introduction to Digital Speech Recognition ELEC4170 (3S): Digital Media and Multimedia Applications COMP151: Object-Oriented Programming COMP171: Data Structures and Algorithms COMP211: Introduction to Software Engineering COMP271: Design and Analysis of Algorithms Communication & Computer Networks ELEC2100 (2F): Signals and Systems ELEC3100 (2S): Communication Systems ELEC3300 (2S): Microprocessor Experiments ELEC4110 (3F): Digital Communications Group 2 ELEC4120 (3F): Computer Communication Networks ELEC4150 (3S): Information Theory and Error-Correcting Codes ELEC4620 (3S): Optoelectronics and Optical Fibre Communications ELEC4180 (3F): Wireless Communication Engineering ELEC4630 (3S): Microwave Engineering Note: (1F) 1 st year Fall (1S) 1 st year Spring (2F) 2 nd year Fall (2S) 2 nd year Spring (3F) 3 rd year Fall (3S) 3 rd year Spring Course offering may vary from year-to-year and students are responsible to adjust their study pattern according to the course offering schedule Recommended study pattern only and does not correspond to actual course offering schedule
U Life HKUST provides a variety of activities for you to experience: Many interest groups: dancing, kung fu Numerous hall and society activities Explore your social networks in different disciplines Develop your professional skills including Hard Skills: Technical knowledge Soft Skills: Team work and communications, presentations
Balance of U Life U life is liberating Students immediately feel the freedom of University life Strike a balance between study and play Join activities with a workable plan You should Take up responsibilities that you could handle Reduce workload (course credits) if necessary Remind yourself of your goal in life Keep close contact with your classmates and family Chat with senior students, teaching assistants and professors in needed
Some tips on your university study Time management Getting help whenever you need Your lecturer TA, IA Department Class representative Fellow classmate Department Student society Participate more in other activities Co-curriculum activities Extra-curriculum activities 15
Resources that can help you Academic Instructor 195/295 mentor TA, demonstrator, technical, IA Fellow school-mate senior tutoring program Administrative Department UG Student Affair committee Class representative Staff/student liaison meeting Language Language tutor University life Student Affair Office 16
UG Student Affairs Committee Focus on all academic and non-academic issues about ELEC/EEIC UG Student s study Charged to improve the student experience Make the student s university life happier Help in students career and professional development staff-student liaison, Year coordinators Orientation events, mentoring, senior students Coordinate Design Competition course Make teaching and learning higher quality 17
UG Student Affairs Committee Member Chair of UG Students Affair Committee Member Prof. CY Tsui Year Coordinator Year 0 Prof. Ling Shi Year 1 Prof. George Yuan Year 2 Prof. Wing Hung Ki Year 3 Prof. Kay May Lau Entrepreneurship Option Coordinator Prof. CY Tsui Honor Research Option Coordinator Prof. Zhi Yong Fan Competition and Co-curriculum Coordinator Prof. Tim Woo Web Coordinator Prof. Ling Shi Industry relation, internship and exchange program coordinator Prof. Danny Tsang Direct Entry coordinator Prof. Tim Woo Mainland student coordinator Prof. Ling Shi International Student Coordinator Prof. Emma Macpherson 18
Co-curriculum activities Exchange program Internship program Various design competition Professional body IEEE HKIE IEE/ICT 19
Exchange Program Overseas exchange program enhances students exposure in famous overseas universities 1-semester or 1 year experience Georgia Tech. Michigan Univ. Rice Univ. Technical Univ. of Munich Univ. of Waterloo UC Berkeley UCLA Univ. of Pennsylvania Univ. of Sydney Univ. of Washington ETH, Switzerland KTH, Sweden
Exchange Program Mainland exchange program enhances students exposure in world-renowned Mainland universities Fudan Univ. Nanjing Univ. Peking Univ. Shanghai Jiaotong Univ. Tsinghua Univ. Zhejiang Univ.
Exchange Program By joining the exchange program, you may: Broaden your cultural and academic horizon Become more independent Make new friends and enrich your life experience Gain competitive advantage for your future career To be eligible to apply: You should have completed at least two semesters of studies at HKUST You should have obtained a CGA of B- or above You may go on exchange without delaying your graduation To apply, please pay attention to email announcements from the School of Engineering (SENG) Info Session: Late Sep Early Oct 10 Application Deadline: Early Nov 10 (for exchange programs in Fall 2011-12)
Internship Summer Internship and 1 year internship We have 10-20 internship/year in the last few years Companies include HSBC CLP ASM PCCW Microsoft CSL Solomon Systech Hong Kong International Terminal Etc.. 23
Internship Internship enables students to gain industrial exposure in a local company. Through internship, you may: Acquire real-life working experience Sharpen your technical and interpersonal skills Build valuable networks with professionals from the industry Gain competitive advantage upon graduation Summer Internship 2 to 3 months starting from June Extended Internship 7 to 15 months starting from June or January Students who opt for Extended Internship can apply for study leave Please pay attention to email announcements and visit the ECE website, SENG internship database, and Career Center website for internship openings
Design Competition A lot of our students (more than 100 students each year) participated in different design competitions, even when they are in year 1 or year 0. E.g. Robocon, Hong Kong Youth Design Competition Do not need to tie with your SGA/CGA Recent years, a lot of focus on how to use technology to help the needed people in the society, e.g. the elderly, the disabled. 25
Rocobon Champion and Second runner-up in Robocon 2008 Fiery Dragon - Champion of Robocon 2008 Hong Kong Hermes - Second Runner-Up of Robocon 2008 Hong Kong
2008 SAMSUNG Joint Universities Creative Technology Awards Most Creative Award Embedded Cognitive Therapy in Digital Photo Frame Most Caring Award The Braille Printer Technical Competency Award The Possible Life
2008-09 Hong Kong Youth Design Competition Category 1: Creative designs for elderly assistive devices Champion: ecube Most Creative Award : Embedded Cognitive Therapy in Digital Photo Frame
2008-09 Hong Kong Youth Design Competition Category 2: Creative designs for elderly home appliances Most Creative Award - Automatic Volume Remote Controller Most Practical Award - Pills On Time
2008-09 Hong Kong Youth Design Competition Category 3: Creative designs to enhance standard of living Champion: GPS for elderly Certificates of Merits: Fishing Game Certificates of Merits: Electronic Controlled Power Supply
Danger of U Study Pace of study is fast: homework every week, lab sessions every other week, quiz/test every month, midterm on the 7 th or 8 th week, final on the 15 th week If you miss one week of work, you may not be able to catch up with the lecture and lose confidence and interest Need to decide add/drop within two weeks Many students have time management problem the first day they arrived Students easily get lost
In Times of Trouble If you have problem with your study or U life, you should seek advice from your Mentor (Your ELEC 195, 295 supervisor) You may also talk to Miu, MY, Tim or CY Tsui Do not sweep problems under the carpet: they will eventually haunt you!
Source of Information Department Notice Board (Opposite to Room 2463, Near ECE Dept. Office) Electronic Notice Board (ENB) Via the Student Intranet Department Homepage http://www.ece.ust.hk/ Email Inquiry webmaster@ece.ust.hk By Appointment eetsui@ece.ust.hk
Contact for UG Related Enquiry For any inquires related to UG administration, please contact our Executive Officer: Miss Josie MAN Miss Vanessa Law (eejosie@ust.hk, at EEE Dept. Office) (eevlaw@ust.hk, at EEE Dept. Office) For any inquiries related to our UG curriculum/course selection, please contact the following persons: Miss Miu CHAN (eemychan@ust.hk, Room 2466) Dr. MY CHANG (eechang@ust.hk, Room 2466) Dr. Tim WOO (eetim@ust.hk, Room 2536) For Policy and Program Related Issues: Prof. Chi-ying Tsui (eetsui@ece.ust.hk, Room 2520)
ECE Students Society (ECESS) ECESS plays an important role in the success of our ECE programs We encourage you to support and get involved in ECESS Practise good time management skill, you can maintain a good balance between academic performance and extra-curriculum activities