Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Undergraduate Workload Survey (Spring 2010) [n=590]:
 
Program:
Computer Engineering: 25.9%
Computer Science: 40.1%
Electrical Engineering: 40%
N/R: (0)
 
Gender:
Male: 83.2%
Female: 15.3%
N/R: 1.5%
 
Cumulative GPA:
>3.75: 22%
3.5-3.74: 23.6%
3.25-3.49: 14.2%
3.0-3.24: 16.9%
2.75-2.99: 7%
2.5-2.74: 5%
<2.5: 1%
N/R: 10.2%
 
Graduation (or Antic.) Year:
07/08: 6.6%
08/09: 13.5%
09/10: 21.7%
10/11: 25.2%
11/12: 24.3%
12/13: 3.2%
13/14: <1%
N/R: 5.5%
("Rank each EECS course that you have TAKEN according to workload.")
 
Light Moderate Heavy Extremely Heavy Response Total Avg. Score
(1=Light, 4=Extremely Heavy)
182 - Building Applications for Info. Systems 77.8% (7) 1.1% (1) 1.1% (1) 0 9 1.33
183 - Elementary Programming Concepts 34.5% (10) 58.6% (17) 6.9% (2) 0 29 1.72
203 - Discrete Mathematics
17.8% (62) 65.5% (228) 14.1% (49) 2.6% (9) 348 2.01
215 - Introduction to Electronic Circuits
1% (3) 40% (135) 51.6% (174) 7.4% (25) 337 2.66
216 - Introduction to signals and Systems
1% (2) 60.1% (156) 37% (96) 1.9 (5) 259 2.40
230 - Electromagnetics I
5.5% (10) 68.5% (126) 21.7% (40) 4.3% (8) 184 2.25
250 - Electronic Sensing Systems
25% (1) 75% (3) 0 0 4 1.75
270 - Introduction to Logic Design
12.1% (39) 63% (203) 21.5% (69) 3.4% (11) 322 2.16
280 - Programming and Introductory Data Structures
6.3% (31) 46% (226) 39.9% (196) 7.8% (38) 491 2.49
281 - Data Structures and Algorithms
1% (2) 19.5% (53) 61% (166) 18.5% (51) 272 2.98
282 - Information Systems Design & Programming
55.6% (5) 22.2% (2) 22.2% (2) 0 9 1.67
285 - A Programming Language or Computer System
60% (29) 27% (13) 13% (6) 0% (0) 48 1.52
 
Light Moderate Heavy Extremely Heavy Response Total Avg. Score
(1=Light, 4=Extremely Heavy)
311 - Electronic Circuits
0 33.3% (22) 50% (33) 16.7% (11) 66 2.83
312 - Digital Integrated Circuits
0 25.8% (23) 58.4% (52) 15.8% (14) 89 2.90
320 - Introduction to Semiconductor Devices
9.8% (18) 72.3% (133) 14.1% (26) 3.8% (7) 184 2.12
330 - Electromagnetics II
12.8% (6) 70.2% (33) 17% (8) 0 47 2.04
334 - Principles of Optics
50% (13) 46.2% (12) 3.8% (1) 0 26 1.54
353 - Introduction to Communications Systems
10% (1) 80% (8) 10% (1) 0 10 2.00
370 - Introduction to Computer Organization
9.6% (30) 62.8% (196) 25.3% (79) 2.3% (7) 312 2.22
373 - Design of Microprocessor Based Systems
0 11% (8) 46.6% (34) 42.4% (31) 73 3.32
376 - Foundations of Computer Science
18.2% (24) 65.9% (87) 15.2% (20) 0.7% (1) 132 1.98
381 - Object Oriented and Advanced Programming
0 5.9% (4) 17.6% (12) 76.5% (52) 68 3.71
382 - Internet Scale Computing
14.3% (1) 71.4% (5) 14.3% (1) 0 7 2.00
 
Light Moderate Heavy Extremely Heavy Response Total Avg. Score
(1=Light, 4=Extremely Heavy)
401 - Probabilistic Methods in Engineering
1% (1) 28.6% (28) 43.9% (43) 26.5% (26) 98 2.96
411 - Microwave Circuits I
0 24% (4) 62.5% (10) 12.5% (2) 16 2.88
413 - Monolithic Amplifier Circuits
4.5% (1) 18.2% (4) 50% (11) 27.3% (6) 22 3.00
414 - Introduction to MEMS
10.7% (3) 46.4% (13) 42.9% (12) 0 28 2.32
417 - Electrical Biophysics
20% (2) 50% (5) 20% (2) 10% (1) 10 2.20
420 - Physical Principles Underlying Smart Devices
0 40% (2) 60% (3) 0 5 2.60
421 - Properties of Transistors
7.1% (1) 64.3% (9) 21.4% (3) 7.1% (1) 14 2.29
423 - Solid-State Device Laboratory
27.8% (5) 50% (9) 22.2% (4) 0 18 1.94
425 - Integrated Microsystems Laboratory
5.3% (1) 26.3% (5) 52.6% (10) 15.8% (3) 19 2.79
427 - VLSI Design I
0 0 3.6% (1) 96.4% (27) 28 3.96
429 - Semiconductor Optoelectronic Devices
11.1% (1) 66.7% (6) 22.2% (2) 0 9 2.11
430 - Radiowave Propagation and Link Design
0 50% (9) 50% (9) 0 18 2.50
434 - Principles of Photonics
0 50% (3) 50% (3) 0 6 2.50
435 - Fourier Optics
0 0 100% (1) 0 1 3.00
438 - Advanced Lasers and Optics Laboratory
33.3% (1) 33.3% (1) 33.3% (1) 0 3 2.00
442 - Computer Vision
0 0 66.7% (2) 33.3% (1) 3 3.33
451 - Digital Signal Processing and Analysis
26.7% (27) 61.4% (62) 10.9% (11) 1% (1) 101 1.86
452 - Digital Signal Processing Design Laboratory
0 19.2% (10) 50% (26) 38.8% (16) 52 3.12
455 - Digital Communication Signals and Systems
0 60% (9) 40% (6) 0 15 2.40
458 - Biomedical Instrumentation and Design
0 71.4% (5) 28.6% (2) 0 7 2.29
 
Light Moderate Heavy Extremely Heavy Response Total Avg. Score
(1=Light, 4=Extremely Heavy)
460 - Control Systems Analysis and Design
7.9% (5) 76.2% (48) 15.9% (10) 0 63 2.08
461 - Embedded Control Systems
23.4% (16) 58.8% (40) 17.7% (12) 0 68 1.94
470 - Computer Architecture
0 1.3% (1) 14.3% (11) 84.4% (65) 77 3.83
475 - Introduction to Cryptography
11.1% (2) 61.1% (11) 27.8% (5) 0 18 2.17
477 - Introduction to Algorithms
8% (2) 36% (9) 48% (12) 8% (2) 25 2.56
478 - Logic Circuits Synthesis and Optimization
4.7% (2) 55.8% (24) 30.2% (13) 9.3% (4) 43 2.44
480 - Logic and Formal Verification
16.7% (1) 50% (3) 33.3% (2) 0 6 2.17
481 - Software Engineering
13.6% (3) 54.5% (12) 18.2% (4) 13.6% (3) 22 2.32
482 - Introduction to Operating Systems
0 37.9% (58) 51.6% (79) 10.5% (16) 153 2.73
483 - Compiler Construction
0 36.8% (7) 57.9% (11) 5.3% (1) 19 2.68
484 - Database Management Systems
8.2% (7) 55.3% (47) 31.8% (27) 4.7% (4) 85 2.33
485 - Web Database and Information Systems
18.5 % (5) 51.9% (14) 29.6% (8) 0 27 2.11
487 - Interactive Computer Graphics
2.7% (1) 37.8% (14) 51.4% (19) 8.1% (3) 37 2.65
489 - Computer Networks
11.1% (4) 36.1% (13) 16.7% (6) 36.1% (13) 36 2.78
490 - Programming Languages
0 50% (1) 50% (1) 0 2 2.50
492 - Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
8.1% (7) 47.7% (41) 38.4% (33) 5.8% (5) 86 2.42
493 - User Interface Development
8% (2) 64% (16) 28% (7) 0 25 2.19
494 - Computer Game Design and Development
0 14.3% (3) 71.4% (15) 14.3% (3) 21 3.00
495 - Patent Fundamentals for Engineers
50% (4) 25% (2) 25% (2) 0 8 1.75
496 - Major Design Experience Professionalism
83% (122) 15% (22) 1% (1) 1% (2) 147 1.20
497 - EECS Major Design Projects
17.1% (13) 40.8% (31) 32.9% (25) 9.2% (7) 76 2.34