An introduction to electrical and computer engineering for freshmen: laboratories and lectures

Currently ECE 110, an introductory course to electrical and computer engineering, is in its third offering. The authors propose this course as a model for more advanced laboratory courses in the same curriculum. They discuss how these types of courses are an essential part of a curriculum that attempts to prepare electrical and computer engineers that have ingenuity, are creative and mindful of the consequences of what they design and build. The authors also demonstrate the operation of a vehicle at the various stages developed in the laboratory.