Teaching Philosophy
I strive to develop strong critical thinking skills in students through a teaching methodology known as Team-Based Learning (TBL). Students are placed in diverse, permanent teams. Individual accountability in a team learning environment is accomplished using: individual and team quizzes, mini-lectures, team activities, and individual exams. Laboratory assignments emphasize practical hands-on training for the profession.
Courses Taught
Num. |
Name |
Description |
E E 100 | Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering | Introduction to analog (DC) and digital electronics. Includes electric component descriptions and equations, Ohm’s law, Kirchhoff’s voltage and current laws, ideal op-amp circuits, Boolean algebra, design of combinational and sequential logic circuits and VHDL or VERILOG. Prerequisite(s): MATH 1250G. |
E E 300 | Cornerstone Design | Application and realization of engineering principles to a guided team-based design project. Formulation and implementation of test procedures, evaluation of alternate solutions and oral and written communication of the design and test results. Prerequisite(s): E E 112, E E 212 and E E 230. |
E T 190 | Applied Circuits | Application of Ohm’s law, Kirchhoff’s laws, and Thevenin’s theorems to the analysis of AC and DC passive circuits. Electronic circuit topics are introduced. Corequisite(s): MATH 1250G. |
E T 272 | Electronic Devices II | Operational amplifiers, positive and negative feedback, computer aided circuit analysis. In addition circuits include integrator, differentiators and phase shift networks. Corequisite(s): MATH 1430G or MATH 1511G. Prerequisite(s): E T 246. |
Professional Affiliations
- Senior Member, IEEE
- Member, NMSU Teaching Academy
Teaching Awards and Honors
- John Kaichiro and Tome Miyaguchi Nakayama Professorship for Teaching Excellence
- Donald C. Roush Excellence in Teaching Award, NMSU, 2012
- ConocoPhillips Faculty Fellow, 2011
- Bromilow Teaching Award for Teaching Excellence, 2008
- HKN/IEEE Student Chapter Teaching Award, Fall 2004