104 Students noted that the professor was engaging and informative. They also found the MATLAB programming assignments helpful. Some students thought the course did not have enough practical work. Suggestions for improvement included making the MATLAB assignments more intensive, as well as better communication on the part of the professor. Students considering this course should have some command of MATLAB, as it involves a lot of MATLAB programming.

Students thought that the best aspects of this course included the chal enging but informative projects they worked on, and liked in-depth look at the hardware and programs covered in class. Students liked the professor’s feedback, but thought that they had to spend a lot of time outside of the class learning the materials on their own. Students also found that the course was time consuming, especial y when labs were held up by buggy software. Students recommended having more directions in the labs to keep the course more organized, as well as breaking the lecture into two weekly sessions so that more materials could be covered. Prospective students should be aware that the course is time consuming and that it is easy to fall behind, but that they will learn a lot. Students would benefit from knowing about computer architecture and electronics lab tools.

Students praised this course for providing hands-on learning in this intellectually challenging course. Perceived issues with the course included a widespread belief that the course had a heavy workload which required them to spend a lot of time working independently. Students had few issues with the course although some students wanted the course to be restructured so that it would be easier for them to take their homework home. Prospective students should know that students found the course challenging and that it was important to have good time management so they wouldn’t get overwhelmed.