Fall 2009
|
Lectures on Tue &
Thu |
Activity Location |
Instructor |
Office
in Salazar |
Office
hours |
Email |
Tel |
|
9:00 – 11 :30
AM |
Room
2003 |
Dr. Ali Kujoory |
Room
2005 |
Mon
11:00-12:00 PM Tue
& Thu 3:00-4:00 PM, or by appointment |
(707)
664-2030 |
Course Description - Laboratory, 2 ½ hours. To demonstrate the
concepts discussed in the course ES 101B and give hands-on experience to the students. (Does not apply to ES major.)
Co-requisite - ES 101A, or permission
of the instructor.
Prerequisite - GE Math
eligibility
Course
Objective - The objectives of this course are to achieve
the GE Area B3 objectives which are:
·
Improve
their understanding of the concepts and theories of science and technology.
·
Understand
the interconnected and ever-changing relationships among the natural, physical,
and technological sciences.
·
Critically
assess the social and ethical implications of science and technology in
relations to their daily lives.
·
Improve
problem solving and critical thinking skills through application of scientific
knowledge using hands-on activities.
·
Utilize
technology in pursuit of intellectual growth and efficacious human interaction.
·
Explore
and research application of scientific methods.
GE Area - This course meets the GE science laboratory
requirement.
Lecture
Syllabus
Laboratory Plan:
The course will have about 14
laboratory sessions (10 experiment and demo sessions and four discussion
sessions), one per week in the ES Department’s six laboratories. The
students will conduct approximately ten hands-on experiments that will
illustrate the concepts learned in the lectures and expose the students with
various types of components, equipment and devices. The discussion sessions
will address the relationship of various technical concepts to the principles
of science and their applicability and usefulness in our daily life and the
society. It will also address the ethical questions that may arise due to
the use or abuse of the above technology. Guest speakers from other
departments, such as Environmental Studies, Philosophy, Biology, will be
invited to enrich the above discussion giving their perspectives on these
issues. The students will be expected to participate actively in these
discussions. A framework of the ten experiments is given below.
There will be total 10 laboratory experiment
sessions. In each session students will learn the functionalities and usages of
different communication devices/equipments. A sample laboratory experiment
could be as follows.
Text Book and References:
A laboratory manual will be developed by the ES
faculty and made available to the students. In addition a list of references
will be provided for the students to supplement their learning in the
laboratory.
Homework and Lab Report – Although you are encouraged to work together in the
lab and outside to discuss the experiments, each student
is expected to write his/her own report Lab report and turn in by one week
after the experiment is performed.
The due dates are indicated in the course webpage one week from each
lab. Please use MS Word
(and MS Excel if needed) to write a concise and neat report, single space, 2
pages maximum.
Group discussions (can be discussed separately
by the instructor):
·
Objectives
- Let the students learn teamwork, be able to
discuss problems and find total solutions, resolve differences, and practice
leadership
·
The in-lab group discussions are for
major topics during a lab session with ample time for the members to discuss
the topic in more detail and present the results. There may be more than one topic in the
lab session
·
Structure
– The class is
divided into groups, each group comprises 3-5 students, with one
Group Leader chosen by the group members for each activity or topic
·
Responsibility
of group
members – All members should participate actively in all activities and
contribute to the discussion
·
Responsibility
of Group
Leader
–
Facilitates
the group discussion, keeps the necessary order, makes sure that the group is
focused on the topic, keeps the votes if required, summarizes the output
(according to the votes if necessary), and makes sure that the group delivers
on time (Notes can be captured by a recorder or the leader)
–
Leadership
rotates among members so that every member will have an opportunity to practice
leading a group
–
For each
activity the group leader presents the output/result to the class
·
Tools
–
Computer
and access to the Internet for the lab group discussions
–
Microsoft
Office: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for development and presentation
Test
– For the tests and the final exam, please see
the tentative list of activities below.
Attendance
- Attendance is mandatory. There will be no excused absences except
in the case of emergencies that could be substantiated.
Class
Participation - Your participation in the class and in the
group discussions (see the list below);
also based on the reading, developing questions, or perspectives you would like
to raise in the class
Course
Grade Evaluation Policy:
·
Lab
reports 40%
·
Quizzes 40%
·
Participations
in the class & group discussions 20%
Academic Honesty - You are
responsible to behave ethically & honestly. Copying, cheating, forgery, and other
unethical or dishonest actions are not tolerated. See http://www.sonoma.edu/uaffairs/policies/cheating_plagiarism.htm
Our
Expectations:
·
Always
come to lab prepared and on time to learn
·
Whenever
for some critical reason you cannot attend, send me an email in advance
·
Read the
website and plan for the lab
·
Take
notes as you do the experiment to use for your report
·
Ask
questions when you have them and contribute when you can
·
Have fun
and look back on this as a positive and worthwhile course for your study and
career development
Outcomes:
·
The
broad hands-on experience to understand some of the basic terminologies used in
electricity and communication, narrowband, or broadband.
·
Hands-on
experience of some electronic components and measurement equipment
·
Have a
feel what goes on in some of the electronic and communications lab
Lab Sessions Outline:
Session 1:
Introduction to the engineering labs and
related issues
Introduce the course, objectives, content in
form of outline, expectations, and the format. Explain what the group discussion is and
how it is done and presented. Go
through the lab, starting from the Electronics lab (with more details),
internetworking lab, Optics lab, etc.
Briefly mention what the measurement equipment look like and do.
Session 2:
Group discussion
Use the Internet to investigate the top 20
greatest engineering achievements of the 20th century and identify
where the voice, radio, TV, computer communications, and Internet stand
relatively and with respect to other achievements. For example how important each is with
respect to automobile or petroleum and gas technologies. Discuss these with your group and the
class.
Session3:
Introduction to measurement equipment for DC
and AC signals
This lab
is intended to familiarize the student with DC power supplies and measurement
equipment. All digital and
electronic circuits including the communication and networking devices (e.g.,
your cell phone, modern telephone set, and PC) get their energy source from a
DC supply in form of a battery or an AC to DC converter. Measurement tools are used to find out
if the communication device is working at the specified values. It is also good to know what the
electronic components (e.g., a resistor) look like. You can use the
instructions from the ES110 lab. It
may be a good idea to show the protoboard and how it
is used in designing analog and digital circuits.
Session 4:
Group discussion
Use the Internet to investigate some of the
topics below. Each group can work
on one aspect and present their findings to the other groups. Examples for discussion topics are:
·
Differences
between analog and digital communication, advantages and disadvantage of each
with respect to the other.
·
Impact
of digital age on our daily life
·
Impact
of digital age on modern communication
Session
5: Function
generators and oscilloscope
This experiment to familiarize the student with
signals such a sinusoid or a square wave and one can monitor them. All remote communications are based on
the sinusoidal and digital waveforms.
The function generator is a device that produces a desired signal of
specified frequency, shape and amplitude. This implies that you would be able
to adjust the frequency, set the shape or function (sine, triangle and
rectangle functions) and change the amplitude level. There is also another adjustment
possible and that is the offset. Offset is the DC level of the signal either
positive or negative. An Oscilloscope is used to monitor a signal for
frequency, amplitude and delay. You can use the instructions from the ES110
lab.
Session 6:
Basic digital circuits
Let the students learn the basic role of logics
in digital communications.
Understand what the logic circuits are and what they do using switches
at the input and LEDs at the output.
Also multimeter and oscilloscope are used to
let the student experience various measurements.
Note: For a
second experiment on communication, we could use the signal gernerator
or som mododulators to
demonstrate the modulation.
Session
7: Introduction to
networking lab
This experiment is intended to show what some
networking equipment look like and learn about the computer Ethernet port and
the basic communication among computers over this port. Use the ping command to observer
connectivity between two PCs. We can use the Networking Lab and the
“Basic Lab” (http://www.sonoma.edu/users/k/kujoory/course_materials/lab_instructions/)
for this. ES 110 Lab has also an
experiment on this.
Session 8:
Group discussion
Use the Internet to investigate what computer
security means and learn some web security terminologies, technologies,
protection mechanisms, etc. Each
group can work on one aspect and present their findings to the other
groups. Examples for discussion
topics are:
Session 9:
To be worked out (midterm test or another lab?)
Session 10: VLAN and security lab
This experiment is intended to show what VLAN
is and it can be used to connect several PCs at home or office together. One can use the security mechanism to
provide security between two VLANs.
We can use the Networking Lab and the “VLAN Lab” http://www.sonoma.edu/users/k/kujoory/course_materials/lab_instructions/units/vlan-lab.pdf)
for this. ES 110 Lab has also an.
Session 11: Introduction to Fiber
optics communications and demo
Discuss the light wave as a medium for
communication, the common wavelengths used for various communications and noise
sources and factors that affect the propagation. Demonstrate the fiber, the interface
types, the sources and detectors.
Inject a laser beam into a fiber end and detect the light on the other
end. Introduce some optical
interference and observe the effect on the eye diagram using an oscilloscope to
monitor. Depending upon the
equipment available in the lab this can be used as a demo or a lab to cover
each cover each group separately.
Session 12: Introduction to wireless communications
Session 13: Group discussion
a)
Develop
the requirements in form of a table for the cell phone as a user. For each item include whether it is a
major or minor requirement, how expensive and attractive it would be with
respect to other items.
b)
Repeat
the above for an Iphone.
Session 14: Invited talk and Q &A for the course
Session 15: Final test
Tentative List of Activities - Chapters to be
Covered, Homework Due Dates, and Topics for the Group Discussions
|
Days |
Session |
Session
Topic |
Report Due |
Topics
for Group Discussions and Quizzes |
|
Tues, 9/1 |
1 |
Sessions 9/1 – 9/29 taught by Dr.
Shally Sarraf |
|
|
|
Tues, 9/8 |
2 |
Introduction to the engineering
labs and related issues |
|
|
|
Tues, 9/15 |
3 |
Group discussion |
Use the Internet to investigate the top 20
greatest engineering achievements of the 20th century |
|
|
Tues, 9/22 |
4 |
Introduction to measurement
equipment for DC and AC signals |
|
|
|
Tues, 9/29 |
5 |
Group discussion |
Use
the Internet to investigate some of the: a.
Differences
between analog and digital communication, advantages and disadvantage of each
with respect to the other. b.
Impact
of digital age on our daily life c.
Impact
of digital age on modern communication |
|
|
Tues, 10/6 |
6 |
Function
generators and oscilloscope See Note 1 below for User Guides. |
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|
Tues, 10/13 |
7 |
Fun gen & oscil |
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|
Tues, 10/20 |
8 |
Group discussion |
Basic logic cct |
what
computer security means and learn some web security terminologies,
technologies, protection mechanisms, etc. Topic examples that you can expand
for discussion are: a)
Define
the terminologies (viruses, worm, phishing, spam) and provide some examples b)
What
is a firewall and how does it work? c)
What
are the security schemes that can be for computer communications security? d)
Identify
some of the security mechanisms with examples that can protect your computer
communication and networking. e)
What
security mechanism is used for banking and fund transfer (e-commerce)? |
|
Tues, 10/27 |
10 |
Introduction
to networking lab at Salazar Room 2006 |
|
|
|
Tues, 11/3 |
11 |
Group discussion |
Intro to networking |
Use the
Internet to investigate the following topics, make the slides for your
presentation. a)
The cell
phone manufacturers and service providers tend to believe that the effects of
cell phone on human heath are minimal.
What do you think the reasons of their mindset are? b)
What are
the laser hazards to various body parts?
How is laser beam hazardous? c)
What are
the effects of electric power transmission on health? d)
List some
of exceptions to the restrictions of hazardous substances. Why are these restrictions allowed? |
|
Tues, 11/10 |
12 |
"The Complete Spectrum Of Information
Security - An Inch Deep And A Mile Wide" |
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|
Tues, 11/17 |
13 |
Invited talk by Mr. Joe Dupre,
Information Security Officer, SSU |
Audio signal |
|
|
Tues, 11/24 |
14 |
at Salazar Room 2001 |
A 750-word report
summarizing Mr. Dupre’s talk by each student |
|
|
Tues, 12/1 |
15 |
Invited talk by Mr. John Harmon, Agilent
Technologies |
Intro to fiber optics |
Title of the talk TBD. a)
Develop
the requirements in form of a table for the cell phone as a user. For each item include whether it is a
major or minor requirement, how expensive and attractive it would be with
respect to other items. a)
Repeat
the above for an Iphone. |
|
Tues, 12/8 |
16 |
FINAL EXAM |
A 750-word report
summarizing Mr. Harmon’s talk by each student |
Note 1 – For
the function fenerator User’s Guide Click User_Guide_33220
& for the oscilloscope User_Guide_54622.