A required EMC course for computer engineering undergraduates

A required junior-level course on electromagnetic compatibility and signal integrity has been added to our computer engineering curriculum. The goal of the course is to prepare our students for further study in high-speed design and to provide them with a competitive advantage in the marketplace. The course is, of necessity, a compromise between coverage of electromagnetics theory and the breadth of the discussion of EMC practice and techniques. The focus is on those aspects of EMC related to high-speed digital systems and upon EMC laboratory measurements and techniques. This paper reports the course, laboratories; lessons learned and anticipated future directions for the course