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The Engi 5800 Electrical Engineering Design course was introduced in 2008 as part of the electrical engineering curriculum of Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN). This compulsory course is offered in term 5 and typical enrolment is about 25 to 30 students. The nature of this course is fundamentally different from other lecture-based courses taught at the Faculty of Engineering. In this course, students work in groups on two design projects at a time: a guided design project, and a student-led design project. The course is constructed so as to provide a meaningful design experience and encourage confidence building in students. This paper describes course details, organisation, design methodology, types of projects and course outcome.

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A Junior Level Course in Electrical Engineering Design

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