Chandra Radhakrishnan

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Teaching

 

Instructor

I have been teaching since Fall 2012. My contributions during this period have been in instruction and curriculum development in the areas of Circuits and Signal Processing. As an instructor I have taught the following classes:

ECE 498CR – Digitally Assisted Circuit Design
ECE 342 – Electronic Circuits
ECE310 – Digital Signal Processing
ECE 205 – Electrical and Electronic Circuits
ECE 330 – Power Circuits and Electromechanics
ECE 343 – Electronic Circuits Lab
ECE 206 – Electrical and Electronic Circuits Lab

Teaching samples can found here

Curriculum Development

  • ECE 498CR (Digitally assisted circuit design) – New course offered for the first time in spring 2021. The course focuses on the application of statistical and adaptive signal processing techniques to analog and mixed-signal circuit blocks. Following circuit blocks are used to study the above mentioned techniques:
    • Analog to Digital Converters
    • High-speed communication links
    • Delta-sigma Digital to Analog Converters
      A mixture of analysis and intuition is employed to illustrate the steps required to transform the given problem into an adaptive signal processing setting.
  • ECE 342 (Electronic circuits) – A core course in the area of circuits.
    • Redesigned to develop intuition for BJT and MOS circuit analysis.
    • Introduced techniques to emphasize design intuition in addition to mathematical rigor.
    • Developed custom problem sets, videos, notes to complement the lectures.
  • ECE 205 (Electrical and Electronics Circuits) – Circuits course for non ECE majors.
    • Conducted a complete overhaul of the course both in content and instruction methodology to improve student experience and learning.
    • Developed problems sets, videos, lab assignments, and notes to complement class lectures.
  • ECE 343 (Electronic Circuits Lab) – Companion Lab for ECE 342.
    • Complete redesign of the course both in content and instruction methodology. The redesign has enabled an online offering of the course in Summer 2020.
    • The emphasis is on independent and active learning – students work on the lab  using Analog Devices ADALM1000 Kit and  LTSpice .
    • Lab time is for a final demo using lab equipment. A discussion with individual students during  this time is used as means to test, and provide deeper insights on the lab topic.
    • Projects are being developed that stress  design intuition. The goal is to complement material learned in ECE 342 and help students prepare for senior design (ECE 445).
    • An ongoing development effort aims at following a similar model in two other lab courses (ECE 110, ECE 210). This will enable students to share lab equipment and components, and provide continuity in learning by developing courses materials that builds on prior classes.
  • ECE 206 (Electrical and Electronics Circuits Lab)  – Follow up lab for ECE 205
    • Co-developed a lab for non-ECE majors as a follow-up to the first course on electrical and electronics circuits (ECE 205).
    • The course provides students an opportunity to gain hands-on experience with electronics devices and their applications, and tools needed for real-time signal processing/control applications.
  • ECE 311 (Digital Signal Processing Lab) – Companion Lab for Digital Signal Processing
    •  Designed custom lab experiments to enhance learning and reinforce fundamental Signal Processing concepts by providing hands-on experience and exposure to signal processing.

 Teaching Honors

  • Collins Scholar, College of Engineering’s Academy for Excellence in Engineering Education (AE3)