Bachelor Program in Electronic Information Engineering for International Students

Discipline: Engineering       Major Code:080701

1. Introduction

Electronic Information Engineering is a subject of electronic information control and information processing with computer and other modern technologies. It mainly studies the acquisition and processing of information, the design, development, application and integration of electronic equipment and information system. It is a major of integrating modern electronic technology, information technology and communication technology.

2. Objectives

This major’s goal is to raise talents who have a solid mathematical and natural science foundation, can grasp the relevant theories of electronic information engineering specialty knowledge and expertise, and have good ability to learn, to solve engineering problems, to communicate and to manage coordinatively. Students should have innovative consciousness and team spirit of cooperation and international vision. They should become application-oriented engineering and technical personnel who can be engaged in technical research and development, engineering design, production maintenance and management of circuits and systems, information and communication, meteorological detection and other fields in electronic information engineering.

3. Study Duration & Degree

Study duration：4 years, 6 years maximum

Degree: Bachelor of Engineering

4. Introduction to Core Courses

Fundamentals of Circuitry Analysis: This is an important elementary course of the electronic and electrical information specialty. The curriculum theory is rigorous with a strong logic. It has wide engineering application background. The task of this curriculum mainly discusses the lumped and linear parameters, theory and general analysis methods of time-invariant circuit. This course enables students to master the basic concept of circuitry analysis, basic principle and basic method of circuitry analysis, which improve thinking ability and computational capability and lay the necessary foundation for learning the follow-up courses.

Analog Electronic Circuitry: Analog Electronic Circuitry is a basic engineering course for electronic information engineering majors. It mainly trains students in this major to master the theories and characteristics of electronic components, the basic theories and analysis methods of analog circuitry. By learning this course, student can use relevant knowledge, mathematical models and Software simulation methods to analyze the working principles and functions of analog electronic circuitry in electronic information engineering, so as to explain complex engineering problems, and comprehensively consider multiple influencing factors, select and optimize circuitry design solutions. It is the main professional basic course of electronic information engineering. Through learning and mastering the knowledge of components such as diodes, transistors, field effect tubes, integrated operational amplifiers, students have analytical capabilities of signal generation circuits, amplifier circuits including power amplifier circuits, and signal operational amplifier circuit. It can provide a guarantee for the understanding, analysis, design and development of complex electronic circuits and networks.

Digital Circuitry: The course covers basic concepts of digital logic circuits from analysis to design of LSI and MSI, presenting an understanding of principles and basic tools required to design typical digital systems and preparing for successive courses, such as Automatic Control and Principle of Microcomputer.

Signals and Systems: This course is an important basal and professional class for the communication engineering. It focuses on the characteristics of signal, the characteristics of the linear time-invariant system, the basic analysis for the signal through linear systems. From time domain to transform domain, from continuous-time to discrete-time, from the description of the input and output to state description. Through this course, students can master the methods of signal analysis and the basic theory of linear systems, cultivate students’ thinking, reasoning and analyzing abilities. This is the foundation to study digital signal processing, communications theory, signal and information processing, signal detection and etc.

Electromagnetic Field Theory: Electromagnetic Field Theory is one of the basic courses of electronic information engineering major. It introduces the basic properties and laws of macro electromagnetic field, and introduces the basic knowledge and skills of its application. It enables students to analyze the electromagnetic phenomena and processes in engineering from the field point of view, to calculate some simple problems, and to prepare the necessary theoretical basis for studying the major or further studying electromagnetic problems.

Digital Signal Processing: Digital Signal Processing is a professional compulsory course for undergraduate students majoring in Electronic Information Engineering. It is also one of the major courses of this specialty. This course is based on advanced mathematics, probability theory, linear algebra, complex function, signal and system, MATLAB program design and application. Based on this course, students may understand the significance of digital signal processing. Furthermore, students should be capable of analyzing and processing the signals with the aid of the theory and methods introduced in this course. Moreover, this course will combine different teaching methods, such as case and analogy as well as deduction, for the sake of training students to analyze and solve problems according to mathematical concept, physical concept and engineering concept. Finally, this course will build the foundation for further study of professional knowledge (e.g., multimedia information processing, communication principles, machine learning, etc.), and for the work in communications or signal processing.

Principles of Communications: Principles of Communications is a professional courses of electronic information engineering. On the basis of introducing the principles of analog communication, the course is focused on the principles of digital communication, and describes the communication system constitute, the specifications, the operation principles, the performance analysis, and the design methods. New communication systems and technologies developed recently are emphasized.

Principles of Microprocessor: Principles of Microprocessor is a professional course of electronic information engineering, and it is also one of the main courses of this major. Through the study of this course, students' ability to analyze and solve problems can be improved. Starting from Intel 8086 CPU, microprocessor principle systematically describes the basic composition, working principle, instruction system and assembly language programming, hardware interface technology and bus technology of microcomputer system. The course objectives include: 1. Mastering the hardware structure, bus and interface technology of microcomputer system; 2. Mastering the basic knowledge of 8086 instruction system and assembly language programming; 3. Mastering 8086 software and hardware system design and debugging tools, and being able to skillfully apply them in the actual engineering environment; 4. Being able to apply the basic software and hardware knowledge of microcomputer principle. It has the ability to continuously analyze and improve the control process of micro electronic system. The main teaching methods include teaching, discussion, demonstration, research-based teaching (Problems-Based-Learning, etc.).

Mobile Communication: Mobile Communication is professional elective course of electronic information. It is also the follow-up course of signals and systems and communication theory. This course covers a wide range of knowledge, mainly involving mobile communication technology and mobile communication system. By studying this course，students will develop their knowledge, master the basic theory and technology of modern mobile communication technology, and several typical key technologies of mobile communication system, and master key technologies of the current domestic widely used in modern mobile communication systems. On this basis, students can understand the future mobile communication technology.

Digital Image Processing: Digital Image Processing, also known as Computer Image Processing, refers to the process of converting image signal into digital signal and processing it by computer. The course is an introduction to Digital Image Processing covering digital techniques for image representation, enhancement, compression and restoration. This course is mainly for senior undergraduates and postgraduates who are engaged in signal and information processing, communication engineering, automation, computer science and technology and other fields. Through the study of this course, students can master the basic methods and processes of digital image processing, and can apply the basic methods to the development and application of image processing system.

Analog and Digital Electronic Circuits-Design and Applications: This course is to integrate professional courses with innovative practice teaching, pay attention to the discipline structure, systematically connect related courses, and pay attention to students' individual abilities, so that students can form a knowledge system in the learning process, exert their subjective initiative, improve their engineering practice ability, and lay a solid theoretical and practical foundation for training engineering application-oriented talents.

Language C Programming: This course is a professional basic course. Introduction to Computer is the basic of this course, which is helpful for the follow-up courses, including computer-assisted teaching, graduation thesis, etc. This course provides language foundation and application tools for subsequent courses. This course is characterized by a strong combination of theory and practice. The course content includes various data types, operators, and expressions of the C language; structured programming statements; the concept and usage of functions; pointer operations; compiling preprocessing commands; bit operations; file operations; basic algorithm representation methods and structured programming method. This course can train students' logical thinking ability and programming ideas as well as skills, so that students can use C language to write software, and cultivate students' software development ability.

Introduction to Embedded Systems: This course covers the basic concepts of embedded systems to prepare students for the required courses in this program. As the course progresses, students will gain an understanding of the basic hardware, software, and interfacing concepts regarding an embedded microprocessor/microcontroller. Attendants will explore the principle and use of general and single-purpose processors, registers and memory, communication protocols, timers and interrupts, and hardware/software interfacing methods. Participants will also learn embedded programming concepts necessary for developing small- and large-scale embedded systems. Students are expected to have a basic knowledge of programming concepts, hexadecimal, and binary systems.

Wireless Communication Network: Wireless Communication Network is a professional core course for students majoring in electronic information engineering. This course mainly introduces the basic principle, basic structure and key technology of wireless communication network. Through the study of this course, students of this major can understand the architecture of common wireless communication network, establish the basic concepts of wireless communication network system, master the composition and design principles of existing wireless communication network, and have the ability of basic analysis of existing wireless communication network, so as to further study and discuss the theory of wireless communication network for students of this major to provide support for new issues. This course emphasizes the combination of theory and practice, principle and application, teaching method, case method and demonstration method, so as to arouse students' learning enthusiasm and improve their ability of analyzing and solving problems.

Language and Application of MATLAB: MATLAB is a very popular mathematical software developed by the MATHWORKS company, and have been widely used in the various research areas. It has become the basic tool for many engineering courses, such as Signal and System, Digital Signal Processing and so on. This course mainly introduces the MATLAB implementation method of scientific computing, including basic knowledge of MATLAB, matrix processing, program flow control, drawing, data analysis and polynomial calculation, numerical calculus and equation solving, symbolic calculation, graphical user interface design, Simulink system simulation. It will lay the foundation for the future study of the courses of engineering design and scientific research.

Principle and Application of DSP: This course is an important basal and professional class for the signal processing. With the continuous development of technology, digital signal processing（DSP） technology is increasingly entering all areas of people’s lives. From military electronic equipment such as radar and military communications to consumer electronic products such as audio and telephones, almost all of them use DSP technology. The principle and application of DSP has become one of the basic theories and basic skills that engineers engaged in electronic technology must master. Through this course, students can master the structure, performance, application range and basic usage methods of DSP processors commonly used at home and abroad. Through the study of the whole book, it can stimulate students' interest in learning, improve self-study ability, and innovate teaching organization methods.

FPGA/CPLD: The objective of this course is to learn the methods and technique of CPLD and FPGA design with EDA technology. This course has three purposes: understanding the Verilog, obtaining the interview of basic construction and principle of programmable logic devices, learning the method of circuit design with Verilog language. In the practice part, students are requested to finish one or two design(s) of digital system by programmable logic device and tested. After the learning of the course, students should have learned the development of digital circuits design with CPLD and FPGA chips.

Principle of Radar: Principle of Radar is an important compulsory major course. Radar is one of the rapid developments of the main achievements in the modern electronic technology and computer application technology. By learning this course, students are required to understand: radar in military, civil and space exploration and other areas of the extensive application prospect and the development of radar technology trends; master radar and the extension of the working principle and the main quality indexes; profound understanding and grasp of radar range, speed and angle measuring principle and methods of the realization; master radar and moving target detection ( MTD ) technology principle and realization method.

Sensor Technology: This is a specialized course for electronic engineering and information science students. The objective of this course is to introduce the fundamental knowledge of sensors. In particular, this course is focused on the principle and working theory knowledge of sensors. This course includes seven chapters: Introduction, Materials and Fabrication Techniques, Sensor Simulation and Design Tools, Sensor Packaging, Photo-sensor, Pressure Sensors, and Flow Sensors. By studying this course, students would have further understanding of their pre-requisite courses, and improve their capability of using electronic engineering technologies in various application areas.

Electronic Measurement: Electronic Measurement is an elective course for the electronic specialty. It includes electronic measurement principle, measurement error analysis and actual application. This course introduces the working principle of the main electronic equipment, performance index, test method of electric parameter and the latest developments in the field. By studying this course, students can grasp the basic knowledge and have the application ability with electronic measurement technology and instrument. By studying this course, students will broaden their thinking, cultivate their comprehensive application of knowledge ability and practice ability. Also, this course is a pre-requisite of the follow-up courses.

High-Frequency Electronic Circuitry: High-frequency Electronic Circuitry is a major technical basic course for electronic and communication majors. The purpose of the course is to make students master the basic characteristics, structure, principle and analysis methods of high-frequency circuits (nonlinear electronic circuits or communication electronic circuits) by re-understanding electronic components and characteristic parameters under high-frequency conditions, and learning frequency selective transmission networks, high-frequency small-signal resonance amplification, high-frequency resonance power amplification, application of nonlinear devices, signal modulation and demodulation, spectrum conversion technology and phase-locked loop technology. It is also to lay the necessary foundation for the follow-up professional courses.

Internet of Things Technology: Internet of Things Technology will elaborate the basic concepts, architecture, typical applications and key technologies of the Internet of Things from the perspective of Internet of Things technology and application. The course is organized by a bottom-up hierarchical structure. The main contents include IoT sensing technology (including sensor principle, radio frequency identification principle and spatial positioning principle), IoT transmission technology (including short-distance wireless technology, mobile communication technology and satellite communication technology), IoT data processing technology (including data storage technology, data analysis technology and data retrieval technology), IoT information security technology (including security and privacy protection technology) and typical applications of IoT.

Information Theory and Coding: Information Theory and Coding is the theoretical basis of modern communication and information engineering in data transmission and storage system. It covers in detail the fundamentals of definition and measure of information, discrete sources and information entropy, source coding, channel and channel capacity, information rate distortion function, and encryption, etc. By learning this lecture, students are expected to be capable of applying suitable source coding method to symbols without distortion and limited distortion to increase the coding efficiency, in the meanwhile students understand the principles and methods of channel coding in data transmission over noisy channel in order to control data transmission reliability.

Comprehensive Innovative Experiments: Comprehensive Innovative Experiments is a course for students in electronic information and communication engineering. Through specific engineering practical projects, it cultivates students' engineering project thinking and innovation consciousness, helps students to gather project experience, and improves students' engineering practice ability. Students are expected to be capable of using engineering software to implement the development of engineering projects. In the process of project solving, students can experience the whole process including topic selection, demand analysis, design scheme formulation, product design, debugging and improvement of final product quality. Based on projects, students enhance the ability of consulting literature and improving the programming ability in software and hardware to solve complex engineering problems, as well as cultivate their team spirit.

5. Practice

Internship, Graduation Design (Thesis).

6. Graduation Requirement

Students shall pass sufficient courses in the program to get no less than 139 credits, pass HSK Level 4 (or above) and pass the Graduation Design (Thesis) defense.

Attachment: Curriculum for International Bachelor’s Students in Electronic Information Engineering