Cal Poly at a Glance

Dr. Taufik
Professor
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off Electrical Engineering
Director of Electric Power Institute
Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo, USA

About Cal Poly

About Cal Poly

About Cal Poly

About Cal Poly

Founded in 1901
granting
g school
Non-PhD g
Programs offered: 64 bachelor's, 31 master's
Campus Size
1321-acre
1321
main
i campus
To the north of the academic core is an additional 8,357
p devoted to student farming,
g
acres of rollingg campus
experimental architecture and other outdoor laboratory
studies, making Cal Poly one of the largest campuses in
the nation.

About Cal Poly

Student Body: Approx. 18,000 students
y ((including
gp
part-time):
) 1,244
,
Faculty
Guiding philosophy: "Learn by doing"

About Cal Poly

First-time freshmen students' average high school
GPA: 3.84
3 84 (Fall 2011)
Transfer students' average GPA: 3.35
First-time
Fi t ti ffreshmen
h
students'
t d t ' average ACT score:
27 (Fall 2011)
First-time
First time freshmen students' average SAT 1
Reading score: 593 (Fall 2011)
First-time
First time freshmen students
students' average SAT 1 Math
score: 633 (Fall 2011)
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Teaching vs. Research Univs.

Teaching Universities
Focus on undergraduate education
Highest degree offered typically Masters, although
some have Ph
Ph.D.
D as well
Practical research
Small in size

Research Universities

Focus on ggraduate education

Highest degree offered is PhD
Traditional research
Large population
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UC vs. CSU Systems

UC Campuses
To conduct state of the art research ties to
government agency
Highest degree offered PhD
Prepare for future scientists and academicians
Large
g in size and world-wide reputation
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Examples are UCLA, UCSB, UCSD, UC Berkeley, etc.

UC vs. CSU Systems

CSU Campuses
To conduct practical/applied research ties to
industries
Highest degree offered MS
MS, though some offers PhDs
Prepare for future workforce
Small in size and state-wide reputation
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Examples are CSULA, San Jose State, San Diego State,
CSUN, Cal Poly, etc.

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College of Engineering

Degree Programs Offered: 14 bachelors and 11 masters

8 Buildings
B ildi
Undergrad Enrollment: 5,288 (Fal 2013)
Average Freshmen High School GPA: 44.03
03
Average Freshmen SATs: 624, Reading: 685 Math
Freshman Applications:
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12,989,
,
, Selected: 3,777
,
((29.1%))
Faculty: 209
Facilities: More than 80 state-of-the-art laboratories
occupying 160,000 square feet
Median Starting Salary: $64,000
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College of Engineering

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College of Engineering

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College of Engineering

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College of Engineering

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2015 US News & World

Report
Best Undergraduate
Engineering Programs
Rankings (non PhD)

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Wall Street Journal School

Ranking
Best Engineering Schools

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Electrical Engineering Dept.

Offers B
B.S.
S in EE and accredited by ABET
Approximately 700 EE students
26 Full time faculty and 3 Lecturers
21 Instructional
I t
ti
l EE Labs
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Offers wide variety of (Approx. 100) EE courses, such as:

Analog Design and Filters

Communications
Computer Systems Design
Digital Design
Digital Signal Processing
Controls
Electro-optics
Microelectronics
Microwave Engineering
Microprocessors
Power Electronics
Power Systems
Renewable Energy

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EE Laboratories

Anechoic Chamber/Antenna Lab

Analog Senior Project Lab
Basic Circuits and Electronics Labs
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Engineering
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g Project
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Lab
Computer
Control Systems Lab
Digital Systems Design Lab
Digital Senior Project Lab
Digital Signal Processing/Image Processing Lab
Embedded Systems Lab
Energy Conversion/Machines Lab
Intelligent Control Lab
Microwave Engineering and RF Lab
Microprocessor Lab
Networking/Telecommunications Lab
Photonics Lab
Power Senior Project Lab / Power Quality Lab
Power Electronics Lab
Power System Computing Lab
Polymer Electronics Lab
Renewable Energy Lab
Signals and systems Lab

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Energy Conversion/Machines Lab

Associated courses:
EE295 Electrical Machines Lab
(required)
EE417 AC Machines Lab
(elective)
EE444 Power Systems Lab
(elective)
Senior projects and Masters
theses
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Power Quality Lab

Associated courses:
None Senior design
and Thesis projects only
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Power Electronics Lab

Associated courses:
EE410 Intro to Power Electronics Lab (elective)
EE411 Advanced Power Electronics Lab (elective)
EE444 Magnetic Design Lab (elective)
EE527 Power Supply Design Lab (elective)
Senior design projects and Masters theses
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Power Electronics Lab

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Power Electronics Lab

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Sustainable Energy Lab

Associated courses:
EE420 Sustainable Energy Lab
(elective)
EE520 Photovoltaics Design
Lab (elective)
EE518 Power
P
S
System
Protection Lab (elective)
Senior design projects and
Masterss theses
Master
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Fiber Optics

Associated courses:
EE443 Fiber Optic
Communication Lab
(elective)
EE448 Photonics
E i
Engineering
i Lab
L b (elective)
( l i )
EE530 Fourier Optics
(elective)
Senior design projects and
Masters theses
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Digital Signal Processing Lab

Associated courses:
EE459 Digital Signal
Processing Lab (elective)
EE428 Computer Vision
Lab (elective)
EE528 Digital
Di i l Image
I
Processing (elective)
Senior design projects and
Masterss theses
Master
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Analog Senior Project Lab

Associated courses:
None Senior design
projects and Masters theses
only

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RF/Microwave Engineering Lab

Associated courses:
EE375 Electromagnetic Fields &
Transmission Lab (required)
EE445 High Frequency Amplifier
Design Lab (elective)
EE480 Wireless Communication
Design Lab (elective)
EE502 Microwave Engineering
(elective)
EE529 Microwave Device Electronics
(elective)
Senior design projects and Masters
theses

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Signals and Systems Lab

Associated courses:
EE368 Discrete Time Signals and
Systems Lab (required)
EE446 Digital Communication
Systems Lab (elective)
EE 515 Discrete Time Filters
( l i )
(elective)
EE526 Digital Communications
(elective)
Senior design
g pprojects
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and Masters
theses
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Control Systems Lab

Associated courses:
EE342 Control Systems Lab
(
(required)
i d)
EE472 Digital Control System
Design Lab (elective)
Senior design projects and
Masters theses

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Digital Lab

Associated courses:
EE169 Digital Design Lab (required)
EE269 Computer Design &
Assembly Language (required)
EE329 Programmable Logic and
Microprocessor-Based Systems Design
( l i )
(elective)
Senior design projects and Masters
theses

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Embedded Systems Lab

Associated courses:
EE427 Digital Computer Subsystems
(elective)
EE 431 Computer-Aided Design of
VLSI Devices (elective)
EE 438 Digital Computer Systems
( l i )
(elective)
EE 439 Real-Time Embedded
Systems (elective)
EE 521 Computer
p
Systems
y
((elective))
Senior design projects and Masters
theses

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Circuits and Electronics Lab

Associated courses:
EE151 Intro to EE Lab ((required)
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)
EE241 Circuits 2 Lab (required)
EE242 Circuits 3 Lab (required)
EE346 Semiconductor Device
Electronics Lab (required)
EE347 Digital Electronics and
Integrated Circuits Lab (required)
EE348 Analog Electronics and
Integrated Circuits Lab (required)
Senior design projects and Masters
theses

Associated courses:
EE449 Electronic Design Lab (required)
EE452 Advanced Analog (elective)
EE455 Analog Filters (Elective)
EE413 Advanced Electronics Design Lab
( l i )
(elective)
EE524 Solid State Electronics (elective)
Senior design projects and Masters theses

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Polymer Electronics Lab

Associated courses:
EE422 Polymer
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El
Electronics
t i (elective)
( l ti )
Senior design projects and Masters theses

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Anechoic Chamber / Antenna Lab

Associated courses:
EE533 Antennas (elective)
Senior design projects and Masters theses

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Electrochemical Lab

Associated courses:
Master s theses
Senior design projects and Masters
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