The USC Andrew and Erna Viterbi School of Engineering USC Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering University of Southern California

EE 459Lx Semester Schedule

Spring 2026

The following is a tentative schedule for the Spring 2026 semester. In the chart the following terms are used:

WeekTuesdayThursday
1
1/12-1/16
Class meeting - Overview of the course, project requirements Class meeting - Everyone to introduce themselves. Discuss project topics
2
1/19-1/23
Class meeting - Discuss project topics, meet with teammates, product brainstorming Class meeting - Meet with teammates, product brainstorming
3
1/26-1/30
Lab meeting - Hardware construction techniques and lab tutorial, Lab 1 out Class meeting - Break into teams, identify problems, concept brainstorming
4
2/2-2/6
Lab meeting - Microcontroller programming, Lab 1 due, Lab 2 out Class meeting - Teams discuss product concepts
5
2/9-2/13
Office meetings
Lab 2 due, Lab 3 out
6
2/16-2/20
Office meetings
Lab 3 due, Lab 4 out
Project proposals due
7
2/23-2/27
Office meetings
Lab 4 due
8
3/2-3/6
Class meeting - DDR Presentations Class meeting - DDR Presentations
9
3/9-3/13
Office meetings
 
3/16-3/20
Spring Break Spring Break
10
3/23-3/27
Office meetings
11
3/30-4/3
Office meetings
12
4/6-4/10
Office meetings
13
4/13-4/17
Class meeting - Ethics lecture
14
4/20-4/24
Project demos due on Friday
15
4/27-5/1
Class meeting
Team Oral Presentations
Class meeting
Team Oral Presentations