ECE 400AElectrical 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 2021. It isn’t in the 2024–25 or later calendars.
When it ran
- W20
- S20
- F20
- W21
Ran in 4 terms, Winter 2020 to Winter 2021.
Areas of research and professional practice in electrical and computer engineering. Exposure to concepts from other Engineering plans. Support material for the academic term, co-operative education, and professional or career development. [Note: This course graded as CR/NCR. Offered: S]
Requirements, as last listed
Prereq: Level at least 4A Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering
Reviewed on UW Flow
34% liked it87% easy13% useful
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Discussed on r/uwaterloo
6 posts and comments in 6 threads mention ECE 400A, February 2014 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.
Spring 2018
TFW none of ur grades are out :( 54 points, 27 comments
“Thank mr goose?? :( EDIT: Soo who's tryna make a quest bot so we dont have to obsessively check :0”
u/ECE2019: “Same with ECE”
u/Frozen-Penis: “i have 0/6, even ECE 400A isnt out (???)”
Is the Quest Drop Glitch Legit? 15 points, 11 comments
“I can still drop every course I have this term (CS241, CS240, Math239...) Does that mean none of these courses have been marked? Is there no need to camp out for 12:00am?”
u/Frozen-Penis: “i have the option to drop all my courses (even ECE 400A and a block course i was done with a month and a half ago) so either im looking at the wrong page or the glitch is not consistent Update: turns out I have nothing out so glitch is real confirmed”
EASY COURSES????? 4 points, 32 comments
“What is the EASIEST course you’ve taken at UW???”
u/evilcubed: “ECE 100A, 100B, 200A, 200B, 300A, 300B, 400A”
Fall 2017
Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments
“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”
u/Jackhofmann: “PSYCH 483 PSYCH 484 PSYCH 485 PSYCH 486 PSYCH 490R PSYCH 499A PSYCH 499B PSYCH 499C PSYCH 621 PSYCH 630 PSYCH 677A PSYCH 704A PSYCH 704B PSYCH 707 PSYCH 710 PSYCH 714 PSYCH 717 PSYCH 720A PSYCH 721A …”
u/Jackhofmann: “… ECE 242 ECE 250 ECE 254 ECE 290 ECE 300A ECE 300B ECE 318 ECE 356 ECE 358 ECE 361 ECE 390 ECE 400A ECE 400B ECE 451 ECE 484 ECE 498A ECE 498B ECE 499 ECE 600 ECE 601 ECE 604 ECE 606 ECE 611 ECE 613 ECE 614 ECE 621 ECE 630 ECE 633 ECE 635 ECE 636 ECE 637 ECE 639 ECE 650 ECE 651 …”
Spring 2015
Can I do an internship during the 4A term (ECE)? 5 points, 5 comments
“I received an offer for an internship scheduled to occur in the summer term of 2016. The problem, however, is that the same term is my 4A term. …”
u/algunDAWGue: “… Also you will have to write something like a 20 page essay to make up for ECE 400A.”
Winter 2014
3B Switching stream mid-way through co-op term 2 points, 4 comments
“Hi uwaterloo, A little background before I get into my question.. Just finished my 3B term as an ece, going into 4A in the summer. I'm on my co-op term at the moment. …”
u/TpKing243: “… This means that courses such as ECE 498A and ECE400A won't be offered, which isn't the end of the world, but the department may just not let it happen.”
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- Undergraduate Calendar, 2022–23Its last calendar entry, on ucalendar
- Course outlinesSyllabi from past terms (UW login)
- UW FlowStudent ratings and reviews
- WClassesPast sections back to 2004, and who taught them