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LL1001 Lmerg|ng 1echno|og|es |n LL
A]rof. Mehu| Motan|

LlecLrlcal & CompuLer Lnglneerlng ueparLmenL
nauonal unlverslLy of Slngapore
Lmall: moLanl[nus.edu.sg
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|an for today's |ecture .
1. What are the key factors to be a successfu| profess|ona|
eng|neer?
2. SLrucLure and ConLenL of LL1001 module
Module Learnlng CuLcomes
LecLure & 1uLorlal schedule
AssessmenLs
3. AsslgnmenL on Crand Challenges ln Lnglneerlng
4. Cvervlew of nuS LCL
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What are the key factors to be a successfu|
profess|ona| eng|neer?
rofesslonal
Lnglneer
Skllls
knowledge
AmLude
know|edge
ablllLy Lo acqulre
lnformauon
apply lnformauon Lo good
use
use and reLaln lnformauon
8equlres
comprehenslon
lmaglnauon
experlence
Amtude
AblllLy Lo learn Lo learn
Cwnershlp of work
8esourcefulness
lnLegrlLy
LLhlcal
rofesslonal
Sk|||s
Learned capaclLy Lo carry ouL
cerLaln Lasks, e.g., programmlng,
lab lnvesugauon, drawlng,
solderlng, debugglng ..
Analyucal skllls : appllcauon of
knowledge Lo analyse problems
SynLhesls skllls : appllcauon of
knowledge Lo bulld sysLems
So skllls : ablllLy Lo learn,
communlcaLe, deal wlLh people,
manage ume, eLc
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knowledge

MaLhemaucs and sclence foundauons
LlecLrlcal englneerlng concepLs ln slgnals, dlglLal and analog elecLronlcs,
devlces, sysLems, communlcauons, power / energy
Lnglneerlng skllls such as use of equlpmenL and Lools of analysls and synLhesls
C programmlng and machlne language, oLhers : C++, Labvlew, !ava, vPuL can
be plcked up ln Lhe hlgher years
Advanced englneerlng knowledge ln speclallzed areas such as auLomauon,
conLrol & roboucs, energy sysLems, lC deslgn & embedded sysLems,
communlcauons & neLworks, medlcal devlces & appllcauons, mulumedla slgnal
processlng
What w||| be emphas|zed |n the LL programme?
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Skllls

Pardware skllls e.g., elecLronlcs deslgn, debugglng, use of equlpmenL Lo
measure and LesL, experlmenL
Soware skllls eg programmlng, documenung, debugglng, analysls
LaboraLory skllls eg use of equlpmenL Lo measure and LesL, safeLy
awareness
So skllls & communlcauons eg wrlung, presenLauons, Leamwork, llsLenlng
1lme managemenL eg semng prlorlues, dlsclpllne, plannlng
Crlucal Lhlnklng, organlzlng and wrlung
ln general, Lhese are problem solvlng skllls for solvlng englneerlng problems
What w||| be emphas|zed |n the LL programme?
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AmLude

Learn Lo learn, be adapLable and engage ln llfe long learnlng
1aklng ownershlp of your work
PonesLy ln your work and ln deallng wlLh your peers
Clear communlcauons wlLh peers and Leachers
ursue excellence aL all umes, sLaylng engaged
AdopL professlonal conducL aL all umes
racuse soclal responslblllLy
Lnglneerlng ls as much abouL Lhe Lralnlng of Lhe mlnd as lL ls abouL knowledge
and skllls. lL ls abouL shaplng your values Lo prepare you for professlonal pracuce.
What w||| be emphas|zed |n the LL programme?
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Student Learn|ng Cutcomes |n 8Lng (LL)
Cutcomes 1echn|ca| know|edge & Lng|neer|ng Sk|||s
(a)
apply knowledge of maLhemaucs, sclence and englneerlng Lo
Lhe soluuon of complex englneerlng problems (?ear 1 and ^)
(b)
deslgn and conducL experlmenLs, analyse, lnLerpreL daLa and
synLheslse valld concluslons (?ear 2 and ^)
(c)
deslgn a sysLem, componenL, or process, and synLheslse
soluuons Lo achleve deslred needs (?ear 3 and ^)
(d)
ldenufy, formulaLe, research Lhrough relevanL llLeraLure
revlew, and solve englneerlng problems reachlng subsLanuaLed
concluslons (?ear 3 and ^)
(e)
use Lhe Lechnlques, skllls, and modern englneerlng Lools
necessary for englneerlng pracuce wlLh approprlaLe
conslderauons for publlc healLh and safeLy, culLural, socleLal,
and envlronmenLal consLralnLs (All ?ears)
AL Lhe end of Lhe 4 years, you should have acqulred Lhe followlng :
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Cutcomes Soh Sk|||s re|evant to LL
(f) communlcaLe eecuvely (All ?ears)
(g)
recognlze Lhe need for, and have Lhe ablllLy Lo engage ln llfe-long
learnlng (All ?ears)
(h)
undersLand Lhe lmpacL of englneerlng soluuons ln a socleLal conLexL
and Lo be able Lo respond eecuvely Lo Lhe needs for susLalnable
developmenL (All ?ears)
(l)
funcuon eecuvely wlLhln mulu-dlsclpllnary Leams and undersLand
Lhe fundamenLal precepLs of eecuve pro[ecL managemenL (All ?ears)
([) undersLand professlonal, eLhlcal and moral responslblllLy (All ?ears)
(k)
a good undersLandlng of Lhe prlnclples and appllcauons of advanced
maLhemaucs, lncludlng probablllLy and sLausucs, dlerenual and
lnLegral calculus, llnear algebra and complex varlables (All ?ears)
Student Learn|ng Cutcomes |n 8Lng (LL)
AL Lhe end of Lhe 4 years, you should have acqulred Lhe followlng :
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llve years aer graduauon, you should have developed :

1. 1echnlcal skllls : are Lechnlcally compeLenL Lo solve complex problems ln
elecLrlcal englneerlng and can adapL eecuvely ln a fasL changlng
envlronmenL

2. Crlucal Lhlnklng : are able Lo crlucally Lhlnk, analyse and make declslons
LhaL glve due conslderauon Lo global lssues ln buslness, eLhlcs, socleLy and
Lhe envlronmenL

3. Leadershlp, Leam bulldlng : are able Lo communlcaLe eecuvely, acL wlLh
lnLegrlLy, and have Lhe lnLer-personal skllls needed Lo engage ln, lead, and
nurLure dlverse Leams

4. AmLude : are commlued Lo llfelong learnlng, resourceful and embrace
global challenges and opporLunlues Lo make a posluve lmpacL ln socleLy.
Student Learn|ng Cutcomes |n 8Lng (LL)
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AlLhough Lhe currlculum conslsLs of a collecuon of modules, learnlng ls noL [usL
abouL passlng modules and gemng a degree.

1he lmporLanL Lhlng ls lnLegrauon of Lhe knowledge and undersLandlng across Lhe
varlous sub-dlsclpllnes e.g., lnLerplay of slgnals & elecLronlcs, power & clrculLs,
devlces & clrculLs, slgnals & sysLems, elecLromagneucs & clrculLs, maLhemaucs &
sysLems, eLc.

lL ls abouL lnLegrauon of amLudes and knowledge, amLudes and skllls, professlonal
developmenL and knowledge, lnnovauon, creauvlLy, eLc.

lL ls also abouL Laklng ownershlp of your work, sLaylng focused, ume managemenL,
personal developmenL, developlng long lasung frlendshlps.

?our sLudles should be lnLerwoven wlLh work and play, hard work and dlsclpllne,
consLanLly Lhlnklng and appllcauon of knowledge and skllls Lo Lhe problems aL
hand.

Some Adv|ce
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1. WhaL are Lhe key facLors Lo be a successful professlonal
englneer?
2. Structure and Content of LL1001 modu|e
Modu|e Learn|ng Cutcomes
Lecture & 1utor|a| schedu|e
Assessments
3. AsslgnmenL on Crand Challenges ln Lnglneerlng
4. Cvervlew of nuS LCL
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LL1001 1each|ng 1eam
Mehul MoLanl (nuS/LCL)
Module CoordlnaLor and
Communlcauons & neLworks
Parl Carg (nuS/LCL)
1uLor
Wu ?lhong (nuS/LCL)
Mlcro- & nano-uevlces
Abdullah Al Mamun (nuS/LCL)
1uLor
San[lb anda (nuS/LCL)
ower and Lnergy SysLems
Aaron uanner (nuS/LCL)
1uLor
rahlad vadakkepaL (nuS/LCL)
ConLrol, lnLelllgenL SysLems &
8oboucs
Zhu Shenfa (nuS/CLLC)
8eporL Wrlung & Cral resenLauon
Skllls
nlush 1hakor (nuS/LCL)
Medlcal Sensors & LlecLronlcs
eggle Chan (nuS/CLLC)
8eporL Wrlung & Cral resenLauon
Skllls
noLe: 1he names of Lhe oLher 1uLors wlll be released shorLly.
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Learn|ng Cutcomes of LL1001
uescrlbe Lhe ma[or areas of LL, Lhelr pasL and laLesL advances, and how Lhey
conLrlbuLe Lo socleLy.
8elaLe and connecL dlerenL areas of LL e.g., how power and slgnal
processlng have conLrlbuLed Lo Lhe breakLhroughs ln blomedlcal appllcauons,
how communlcauons and maLerlals have conLrlbuLed Lo Lhe breakLhroughs ln
dlsk drlves
ldenufy a worLhwhlle problem, propose a feaslble soluuon, and hlghllghL Lhe
relevanL areas of LL whlch conLrlbuLe Lo Lhls soluuon.
ldenufy, reLrleve, assess, organlze and paraphrase requlred lnformauon from
varlous sources and comblne Lhese wlLh new ldeas/resulLs Lo form a coherenL
argumenL ln a Leam presenLauon and wrluen reporL.
Work eecuvely ln a newly formed Leam Lo reach a common goal.
8ecognlze Lhe dynamlc, evolvlng naLure of englneerlng, and reallze LhaL
educauon and self-learnlng conunue aer graduauon.
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Structure of LL1001
We wlll cover 4-3 ma[or areas ln LlecLrlcal & CompuLer
Lnglneerlng
Course wlll blend 1oplcal LecLures and 1uLorlal Sesslons.
Course wlll run over 13 weeks:
1he rsL parL of Lhe course lncludes Lhe Loplcal lecLures on
varlous Lechnlcal Loplcs, lncludlng onllne vldeos and forum
dlscusslons.
1he second parL of Lhe course lncludes Lhe LuLorlal sesslons
coverlng a Lechnlcal case sLudy and a group pro[ecL
asslgnmenL.
CLLC wlll come ln Lo help you learn how Lo presenL your ldeas
and wrlLe a clear conclse reporL.
LxpecLed workload (on average): 10 hrs/wk of work lncludlng
self-learnlng, forum dlscusslons, pro[ecL work and preparauon.
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Assessment Structure
100 conunuous assessmenL (CA) l.e., no nal exam
Conunuous assessmenL conslsLs of :
Muluple Cholce Culz (MCC) (20)
Crand Challenge Case SLudy (20)
Crand Challenge AsslgnmenL (60)
AbsLracL (10)
llnal 8eporL (30)
llnal resenLauon (20)
1uLorlal sesslons (2 hours each sesslon)
Wlll cover Case SLudy and Crand Challenge AsslgnmenL
leedback glven by LuLors
resenLauons by sLudenLs (ungraded)
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know|edge Covered |n Lectures
1he followlng ma[or areas of LL wlll be covered :

ConLrol, lnLelllgenL SysLems & 8oboucs : A/rof rahlad vadakkepaL
Mlcro- & nano-uevlces : rof Wu ?lhong
Communlcauons & neLworks : A/rof Mehul MoLanl
ower & Lnergy SysLems : A/rof San[lb anda
Medlcal Sensor & LlecLronlcs: rof. nlush 1hakor
ln each area :

PlsLorlcal perspecuves
uevelopmenL of Lechnologles over ume, mllesLones
8ole ln solvlng englneerlng problems, appllcauons
Challenges & fuLure perspecuves
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Modu|e Schedu|e
See deLalled handouL on Module Schedule
key olnLs
1oplcal LecLures malnly ln Lhe rsL 6 weeks
CLLC LecLures ln Week 6, Week 9, and Week 10
1uLorlal Sesslons sLarL ln Week 3 wlLh Case SLudy
Muluple Cholce Culz ln Week 6 on lrlday 19 SepLember 2014
Crand Challenge 1uLorlals ln Weeks 7-11
Crand Challenge Case SLudy AbsLracL due ln Week 7
Crand Challenge AbsLracL due ln Week 9
Crand Challenge ura 8eporL due ln Week 11
CLLC 8eporL Wrlung ConsulLauons ln Week 12
llnal resenLauon Slldes due ln Week 12
llnal resenLauon ln Week 13
Crand Challenge llnal 8eporL due on Monday 17 november 2014
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1. WhaL are Lhe key facLors Lo be a successful professlonal
englneer?
2. SLrucLure and ConLenL of LL1001 module
Module Learnlng CuLcomes
LecLure & 1uLorlal schedule
AssessmenLs
3. Ass|gnment on Grand Cha||enges |n Lng|neer|ng
4. Cvervlew of nuS LCL
|an for today's |ecture .
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Iocus of Ass|gnment - Lxp|oranon of
Grand Cha||enges |n Lng|neer|ng
WhaL ls a Crand Challenge?

roblem of ma[or lmpacL ln domalns such as healLh,
energy, susLalnablllLy, educauon, economlc opporLunlLy,
nauonal securlLy, or human explorauon
Ambluous yeL achlevable
Compelllng (convlnclng) and mouvaung
8road yeL speclc
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Lxamp|es of Grand Cha||enges |n Lng|neer|ng
Maklng solar energy economlcal
rovlde energy from fuslon
uevelop carbon sequesLrauon meLhods
Manage Lhe nlLrogen cycle
rovlde access Lo clean waLer
8esLore and lmprove urban lnfrasLrucLure
Advance healLh lnformaucs
Lnglneer beuer medlclnes
8everse-englneer Lhe braln
revenL nuclear Lerror
Secure cyberspace
Lnhance vlrLual reallLy
Advance personallzed learnlng
Lnglneer Lhe Lools of sclenuc dlscovery
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What do you need to do for the ass|gnment?

WrlLe an essay abouL a Crand Challenge LhaL you propose. 1he
essay should have 4 ma[or parLs :

hase A : ropose and dene a Crand Challenge
hase 8 : resenL daLa or argue why lL ls a Crand Challenge
hase C : ldenufy posslble soluuons Lo Lhe Crand Challenge
hase u : uescrlbe Lhe Lechnologles (exlsung and fuLure)
whlch conLrlbuLe Lo Lhe soluuon
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What do you need to do for the ass|gnment?

SLudenLs wlll work ln small groups Lo carry ouL Lhe analysls of
Lhelr grand challenge:

Croups wlll be gulded ln each of Lhe 4 phases durlng Lhe
face-Lo-face LuLorlals (2 hours ln durauon)
Cne sLudenL per group wlll presenL ln each LuLorlal. Lach
sLudenL has abouL 7 mlnuLes Lo presenL 4-3 slldes.
leedback and dlscusslon wlll be held durlng LuLorlals Lo help
Lhe groups rene Lhelr LhoughLs.
Lach group wlll submlL an absLracL and a nal reporL
lncorporaung all 4 phases, as well as presenL Lhelr ndlngs
ln a nal oral presenLauon.
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Context of Grand Cha||enge ass|gnment
1o help you slLuaLe your communlcauon/presenLauon for Lhe
LuLorlal and nal presenLauon, we wlll adopL Lhe followlng
scenarlo:
Lach group wlll play Lhe role of a non-governmenLal
organlzauon (nCC) or sLarLup company.
1he 1uLors wlll play Lhe role of a governmenL agency or venLure
caplLal rm.
1he nCC/sLarLup's alm ls Lo convlnce Lhe governmenL agency/
venLure rm LhaL Lhelr Crand Challenge ls worLh solvlng and
pumng resources lnLo.
1he ldea ls noL Lo come up wlLh a buslness plan, raLher Lhe alm
ls Lo make a persuaslve argumenL ln favor of your Crand
Challenge.
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Grand Cha||enge Lxamp|e
osslble way Lo sLrucLure your LhoughLs:
1hesls ! ersuaslve argumenL ! evldence
! lmpacL of solvlng and noL solvlng
! Soluuon ! Challenges

Lxample of grand challenge sLaLemenL:
We are looklng aL how Lo geL all car users Lo buy, own and drlve elecLrlc
vehlcles. uslng elecLrlc vehlcles wlll ease Lhe dependence on Lradluonal
fossll fuels and decrease Lhe polluuon load on our envlronmenL. 1hls
challenge ls lmporLanL because lf we don'L solve lL, Lhe slLuauon wlll become
unsusLalnable. CurrenLly, mosL vehlcles run on fossll fuels and we are
rapldly runnlng ouL of fossll fuels. lf we solve Lhe problem, Lhen we can save
Lhe envlronmenL and creaLe uLopla here on LarLh. lncreaslng use of elecLrlc
vehlcles wlll also decrease producuon and ownershlp cosLs. 1hus, we
conLend lL ls lmporLanL Lo lncrease use of elecLrlc vehlcles compared Lo
fossll fuel based cars.
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Another Grand Cha||enge Lxamp|e
roposed Crand Challenge : 8rlnglng 8ural LlecLrlcauon Lo Mlddle LarLh

lssues : Palf of Mlddle LarLh llves under Lhe poverLy llne and ln Lhe rural
areas. Pow can elecLrlclLy supply be provlded Lo Lhese rural areas ln a
way LhaL ls rellable, aordable and susLalnable? A key challenge are Lhe
huge cosLs relaLed Lo generauon, Lransmlsslon and dlsLrlbuuon of
elecLrlclLy. MalnLenance ls expenslve and Lhus Lhe overall sysLem,
desplLe large lnlual lnvesLmenLs, may noL be susLalnable. lurLher,
operauons may also be unrellable.

lmpacL of Lhe Crand Challenge : AecLs half Lhe populauon of Mlddle
LarLh, CuallLy of llfe ls poor, buslnesses cannoL operaLe emclenLly and
Lhls resulLs ln a vlclous cycle whlch ls dlmculL Lo break, roducuvlLy ls low
due Lo lack of mechanlzauon, educauon ls aecLed, eLc., WhaL are Lhe
supporung daLa for each of Lhese lssues?
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osslble Soluuon : 8rlng ln a mlx of energy sources dependlng on Lhe
locauon of Lhe rural areas, make beuer use of renewable sources, reduce
Lhe cosL of lnfrasLrucLure assoclaLed wlLh generauon and dlsLrlbuuon :
generaLe elecLrlclLy ln Lhe area, deslgnlng more robusL grld sysLem,
developlng lnnovauve ways of charglng users who cannoL aord Lo pay
wlLh cash for Lhe usage of Lhe elecLrlclLy, Lralnlng local experuse Lo
malnLaln Lhe sysLem, eLc.

osslble Lechnologles : SmarL grlds Lo accommodaLe dlerenL small
sources of energy, deslgn more emclenL solar panels, use of mlcro-hydro
elecLrlc generaLors, deslgn emclenL energy sLorage sysLems, eLc.

Another Grand Cha||enge Lxamp|e
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Grand Cha||enge Case Study on
W|re|ess ower 1ransfer
1he Case SLudy ls deslgned Lo help you ask Lhe rlghL quesuons
LhaL you wlll need Lo ask ln Lhe Crand Challenge AsslgnmenL
?ou wlll be glven several Lechnlcal arucles on Wlreless ower
1ransfer.
Lach sLudenL wlll wrlLe a 300-word absLracL LhaL capLures Lhe
key polnLs ln Lhe Wlreless ower 1ransfer case sLudy (uslng a seL
of glven guldlng quesuons above as a sLarung polnL).
1he ldea ls Lo Lake a posluon (can be elLher posluve or negauve)
on Wlreless ower 1ranfer and make a persuaslve argumenL ln
favor of your posluon on Wlreless ower 1ransfer.
noLe: 1hls ls an lndlvldual pro[ecL, so each person wlll geL Lhe
experlence ln maklng Lhe persuaslve arugmenL ln an absLracL.
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cenLury greaL achlevemenLs :
hup://www.greaLachlevemenLs.org/

10 emerglng Lechnologles :
hup://www.Lechnologyrevlew.com/speclal/emerglng/

1echnology revlew webslLe :
hup://www.Lechnologyrevlew.com/

Crand englneerlng challenges :
hup://www.englneerlngchallenges.org/cms/challenges.aspx


Usefu| L|nks
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1. WhaL are Lhe key facLors Lo be a successful professlonal
englneer?
2. SLrucLure and ConLenL of LL1001 module
Module Learnlng CuLcomes
LecLure & 1uLorlal schedule
AssessmenLs
3. AsslgnmenL on Crand Challenges ln Lnglneerlng
4. Cverv|ew of NUS LCL

hup:]]www.ece.nus.edu.sg]outreach]v|deos
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