CSE2140
Digital Logic (Lab class)
Instructor:
Sections: 001, (002), 003
Dr.
J. Carter M. Tiernan 336NH/620HN x23588
or x20113
Internet:
tiernan@uta.edu Web:
ranger.uta.edu/~tiernan
Office
hours: M 2:00 – 5:00 (office hours may be held in
either office)
R
3:30 – 5:00
Other
times available by appointment.
Request appt. by e-mail.
Catalog
Description and Course Objective:
Lab
practicum experience for the analysis and design of combinational and
sequential logic circuits. This course is a weekly lab
practicum that begins in the second week of the semester. This course provides hands-on laboratory
experience for the CSE 2340 Digital Logic course.
Prerequisites:
CSE 2340 (or concurrently)
Textbook:
Carroll, Irwin, Nagle, and Nelson, Digital Logic Circuit Analysis
and Design
Capilano
Computing, LogicWorks 5: Interactive Circuit Design Software
Schedule:
Grading: Lab
practicum tasks
80%
Lab
Final 20% (ABET Outcome task - Experimentation)
NOTE: All practicum tasks are individual effort only unless explicitly specified otherwise by the class instructor.
Make ups
must be arranged in advance and will be scheduled at the discretion of
the instructor.
CHEATING, PLAGIARISM, or
COLLUSION will not be tolerated.
Lab
practicum tasks: Lab
practicum problems or tasks will be posted on the class website listed at the
top of this page or handed out in the lab class. Each lab practicum consists of
a)
the Logicworks design of the problem completed
prior to the lab class,
b)
the physical implementation of all or part of that
design during the lab class as specified by the class instructor,
c)
verification of the implementation by the lab
instructor, and
d)
submission of the lab report for each practicum
using the required report format.
Any
missing step of the lab practicum may result in a grade of zero (0) for that
lab practicum. Each practicum task
will be graded on a number of factors. Additional procedural information on lab
practicum tasks may be handed out or made available on the website as required.
Every
lab practicum task has a given due date. Task late turn-in/make up policy is at
the discretion of the course instructor and require approval documented by
e-mail.
Lab practicum
tasks must be individual effort.
The Statement of Ethics you will find on the class website details the
definitions of collusion, plagiarism, and academic dishonesty in CSE.
At
least 75% of the required lab practicum tasks must be submitted in order for a
student to pass CSE 2140 with a C or better. All required tasks must be submitted in
order to have the possibility of making a grade of A.
Lab Final Exam/ABET Outcome task:
Material
covered on the exam will be based on the practical class experiences and
required preparatory work for the lab practicum tasks. The final exam will assess the student’s
ability to perform an experiment using the understanding gained from the lab
class.
Undergraduate students
achieving a semester grade of C or better, but failing the experimentation assessment (below 60%) and documenting their circumstances will be
assigned a semester grade of I (incomplete) and may re-attempt the assessment
in the next semester. If the
assessment is then passed, the semester grade will be changed from I to the
achieved grade.
If a
student notifies the instructor IN ADVANCE, then an early make-up exam MAY
be arranged at the discretion of the instructor. The instructor's decision is
final. All exams may be kept by the instructor.
Miscellaneous: The
class syllabus, schedule, and other information will be available on my website
as it is developed. You are
responsible for checking the website regularly for information such as due date
changes and practicum tasks.
Before
census day you must e-mail to tiernan@uta.edu
the following information:
Full
name, e-mail address to be used for class distribution list (this must be an
e-mail address that you CHECK regularly and preferably a UTA address), and any
special information you would like me to have about you. The subject line for this e-mail should
be “CSE2140 Distribution List Info”
Additional
class assistance is offered through weekly office hours for the course
instructor and the TA(s)
If
you require accommodation based on disability, I would like to meet with you in
the privacy of my office during the first week of the semester to ensure that
you are appropriately accommodated.
Any
student may drop with a ‘W’ until the final drop date for any
reason other than cheating. However
you should come discuss your performance in the class if you are considering
dropping.
Grading
issues: Requests
for re-evaluation of grades are limited to seven (7) calendar days after the graded
activity is returned. Every graded activity submitted for regrading must be
given to the instructor (exams) or lab instructor (tasks) in its entirety and
will be completely regraded. Activities will not be re-evaluated in the
classroom or during the lab.
Grade
replacement policy (for students under catalogs prior to Fall 2006) Applications
for replacing the grade in a course are available in the Registrar's office and
must be turned in to the Registrar before Census Day of the semester in which
the course is being retaken. There
is a limit of 10 hours of grade replacement for a student.
Grade
exclusion policy (for students under catalogs from Fall 2006 to present)
Applications for excluding the grade in a course are available in the
Registrar's office.
Semester
grades will be available via the UTA website or by calling SAM (272-2SAM),
after the Registrar has completed processing the semester grades.
Ethics
and Academic Integrity:
A Statement
of Ethics is provided on the class website for you to print, read, sign,
return, and follow. Violators of the ethics code will be reported to the
Vice-President for Academic Affairs and penalties will be levied as described
in the Statement of Ethics.