1. Course Coordinator/Instructor: CDR Thad B. Welch, Maury-223, 3-3163, t.b.welch@ieee.org
2. Prerequisites: Wireless and Cellular Communication Systems I or consent of instructor
3. Course Text: Selected readings are provided by instructor
4. Grading:
| Graded
Work/Item |
First marking
period |
Second marking
period |
Third marking
period |
Final |
| Project report 1 | 100 % | 40 % | 40 % | 15 % |
| Project report 2 | 60 % | 60 % | 25 % | |
| Final Project | 60 % |
| Average (%) | Grade |
|
|
|
| 80-89 | B |
| 70-79 | C |
| 60-69 | D |
| < 60 | F |
I reserve the right to change your final grade based upon my overall assessment of your course performance, including preparation, participation, and officer potential!
5. Software:
a. MATLAB/LabView (and others depending on your project)
b. Acrobat reader
6. Course Policies:
a. Class Meetings: Unless otherwise indicated by me, we will meet in Rickover-61. The lab is available during regular duty hours and during the evening.
Do not disseminate the Rickover-61 door combination without my permission!
b. Class preparation: I assume you have read the assigned portions of the text(s) prior to coming to class.
c. Missed Graded Exercises and Late Work Penalty: Notify me in advance if you know you will miss a graded event for any reason. Assignment due dates
may be extended if an uncontrollable absence occurs. See me if a situation arises. Late work receives a 0 %, so plan accordingly!
d. Destruction of Equipment: Accidents happen! You will not be academically penalized for accidentally damaging components or equipment. Bring your
mistakes to my attention so that they can be rectified.
e. Cease work: The command "cease work" will be used to clearly indicate that a graded event is over. At this point, you must immediately stop working
on the quiz or exam and put your pen or pencil down or away.
f. Laptop computers: The use of a laptop or notebook computer is highly encouraged. They may be used during any class period.
g. Computers:
The computers in Rickover-61 are for official use only!
Do not change their setting or configuration without my permission.
Do not install a program on a Rickover-61 computer without my permission.
Utilization of Napster or any "napster-like" program on a USNA computer is not allowed. You may however, play MP3 files or other music file formats
on a computer in Rickover-61 if you do so in a legal manner (i.e. you must own the original media or the file is not copyrighted).
Backup your work and do not assume that files stored on a computer's hard drive will not be erased or corrupted by others.
Additionally, the hard drives within the Rickover-61 computers will be reformatted about once per month.
7. Documentation - The following guidelines will be used in EE 434.
Documentation refers to a written statement at the end of your assignment that "gives credit where credit is due." It allows me to assess how much of the
assignment you did on your own and how and where you received help. This is no different from citing references in a paper you may write for this or any
other class you are taking. My requirements are that,
You do not need to document help from me.
You need to document oral, written, or e-mail discussions with anyone if they are related to the assignment. (i.e., other Midshipmen, the Reference
Librarian, Internet use groups, Internet news groups, etc...)
You need to document looking at another Midshipman's assignments or computer code. This is required even if the other Midshipman's assignment or
computer code is in an incomplete state.
You need to document the use of solution manuals or work done by others during another semester.
Homework is a special case! You are highly encouraged to work in groups or teams to solve the assigned problems. No documentation is required as
long as you make a reasonable effort to understand the assigned homework problems. Every Midshipman must turn in their own work (copying from
others is obviously not permitted). Remember, learning is the goal!
When producing a paper in IEEE format all of the documentation must be included as references, using the standard referencing techniques.
If you do not understand these requirements, or are in doubt as to my requirements, it is incumbent upon you to discuss your problem(s) with me before
submitting your assignment.
8. My personal information:
Dr. Thad B. Welch, PE
CDR/USN
Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Permanent Military Professor
Earned degrees
BEE - Georgia Tech (1979)
MSEE - Naval Postgraduate School (1989)
EE - Naval Postgraduate School (1989)
EE Ph.D. - University of Colorado (1997)
Assignment history
Nuclear power school/prototype (MARF) (1979-80) ... Student
SOBC - basic submarine school (1980) ... Student
USS Stonewall Jackson (SSBN-634) (1980-84) ... Junior Officer (M-div, IC-div, E-div, RCA, CRA, MPA, and QAO)
USS Orion (AS-18) (1984-86) ... Radiological Controls Officer
Naval Postgraduate School (1986-1989) ... Student
SOAC - advanced submarine school (1989) ... Student
USS Von Steuben (SSBN-632) (1989-1992) ... Engineer Officer
XO school (1992) ... Student
USS San Juan (SSN-751) (1992-94) ... Executive Officer
PEP-USAFA (1994-97) ... Exchange Officer in the EE department
USNA (1997-present)
Other information
Senior member of the IEEE
Member of ASEE, HKN, and TBP
Officer representative for the USNA Student Chapter of the IEEE
Chairman of the Baltimore COMSOC Chapter
Member, past-chairman, and a founding member of the IEEE Technical Committee on DSP Education
Adjunct professor at JHU ... Teach graduate DSP and Communications classes
I teach - EE354 ... MWF5, T56
- EE434 ... MWF1 T12 and MWF4 T34
Stop by Maury-223 anytime, EXCEPT on Thursday. Thursday is my research day!
twelch@usna.edu or t.b.welch@ieee.org
home (410) 349-9646 (please call before 2200)
Updated: 3 January 2007