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ECE 100AElectrical and Computer Engineering Practice

Faculty
Engineering
Last listed
Spring 2023

No longer offered. It was in Waterloo’s course catalog since at least Winter 2020 (as far back as Open Data goes) to Spring 2023 and last ran in Winter 2020. It isn’t in the 2024–25 or later calendars.

When it ran

  1. W20

Ran in 1 term, Winter 2020 to Winter 2020.

Areas of research and professional practice in electrical and computer engineering, including the engineer's role in protecting public safety. Exposure to concepts from other Engineering plans. Support material for the academic term, co-operative education, and professional or career development. [Offered: F]

Requirements, as last listed

Prereq: Level at least 1A Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering. Antireq: ECE 190

In today’s calendar

  • ECE 190 lists it as an antirequisite

Reviewed on UW Flow

35% liked it89% easy31% useful

From 167 ratings and 18 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • Unless you have a prof like Bill Bishop, there is no reason to go to class.

    Mar 2017 · liked it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Easy and uninteresting course. Reading material could be a nice change of pace from other subjects.

    Aug 2014 · didn’t like it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • just sleep through it trust me on this

    Mar 2017 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • I was there but have never listened what the prof did. But still got 90. So just do the assignment, it does not take much time and effort. Just copy and read through the past finals before final. There are a lot of same questions the prof reuses

    Feb 2017 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • A very boring course.

    Apr 2016 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

20 posts and comments in 18 threads mention ECE 100A, May 2011 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Fall 2018

Best way to transfer out of my eng program 22 points, 12 comments

“Im a stream 4 in an eng program at waterloo and just finished 1A with a bit lower than a 90 avg. I realize now that this is not something I want to pursue and was wondering whether itd be easier to …”

u/Frozen-Penis: “You will probably get ECE 190 cleared by your 1A concepts course (I know that was the case when it used to be ECE 100A), and you can probably take an online communications course to clear gene 191. …”

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Regarding David Wang, ECE 190, and its flawed, corrupted system: 118 points, 91 comments

“Background info: TopHat is a rip-off web version of kahoot sponsored by ECE 190's professor David Wang. It acts like an Iclicker and David made us buy it on the first day of class. …”

u/MATH137IsJustHSCalc: “Do you not realize the problem with bringing this up now? At the beginning you're supposed to be given a course syllabus, you should have known this and if you had a problem, brought it up then. …”

u/Frozen-Penis: “Fam this is the second time it was ever ran as ECE 190 with a weight of 0.25. "Historically" it was ECE 100A and it was a 0.20 credit course not in average from what I remember.”

u/Ninboycl: “Good to see the ECE dept is still an absolute shitshow and the drama is juicy. Are the 00' level courses still absolute bullshit?”

u/Frozen-Penis: “The course in question is a renamed ECE 100A so the answer is prolly yes.”

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Spring 2018

Fall 2017

I'm just going to leave this here.. 20 points, 36 comments

“DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING, at least for a while.. Motivated by a person posted about the same topic like this yesterday, I'm going to just leave this here.. …”

u/ee_stu: “… And the most important thing is that you have to believe in yourself first in order to succeed, that's what Prof Bill of ECE100A told me during 1A when I was in doubt of myself just like you. …”

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Transfer into ECE...space availability? 2 points, 17 comments

“I'm planning on transferring into ECE for Winter 2018. I'll be in 1B (so Stream 8). The advisor said my marks are strong enough to transfer, but it depends on how much space there is in the class. …”

u/microwavemasterrace: “Well, it depends on how fat you are and how much room there is left in the class. The skinnier you are, the better your chances of fitting into the space. …”

u/xhumptyDumptyx: “Lol maybe, or maybe it has been as high as 40%. I just remember Bishop in ECE 100A saying it's usually around 20-25% overall.”

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Incoming Students Megathread 67 points, 909 comments

“Hi all, If you are an incoming student, feel free to utilise this thread to ask for advice or information regarding classes and university life. …”

u/PapaSmurf_7: “Has anyone else gotten an email for ECE 190 and the 'Top Hat' email thing. (1A ECE) It's telling us to subscribe for the in class thing which has NEVER been used at Waterloo and is asking for $30 a …”

u/geesearescary: “Sounds like something new they're trying, wait until class starts and ask the prof. The old ECE100A didn't have anything like this.”

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Fall 2016

What are the most poorly designed buildings on campus? 29 points, 58 comments

“So today I went to study at Dana Porter and it's been quite some time since I've been there. I noticed a mild annoyance in that there's only one entrance, and it's from the south side, the side of …”

u/geesearescary: “This is such a peculiar timing for this post because the ECE100A design flaw exercise just happens to be due tonight. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)”

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Spring 2016

What exactly do we do in courses like ECE 100A? 3 points, 7 comments

u/flyhigh_hedwig: “It is mentioned that they are seminars but what kind? Are these courses marked? Also is the lab work marked? I know these questions are kind of silly but I have not been able to find a satisfactory answer.”

u/Frozen-Placenta: “… The only exception is ECE 100A since that seems to be standardized for the most part, and out of all the ECE X00A/B courses, 100A would probably be the most work. …”

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Books for ECE first year 2 points, 12 comments

“Also do I need a hard copy or can I manage with e-book”

u/Derpalooza: “… ECE 100A - You do not need this textbook. All information needed for the exam is available on the slides, or on Waterloo's website. …”

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Fall 2015

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