Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 8

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Liang Hong, Tennessee State University; Lee Keel, Tennessee State University; Charles David McCurry, Tennessee State University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

annual earnings. However, minorities continue to be underrepresented in scienceand engineering fields as reported by the National Science Board, Science & EngineeringIndicators. This work-in-progress project presents our attempts to tackle the challenges andimprove undergraduate training in EE program. Considering that the next generation electricalengineers should be exposed to the latest technology and have significant technical and scientificcapabilities, deep interdisciplinary understandings, and soft skills such as self-learning abilitiesand communication competence, Cyber-physical systems (CPS)/Internet of Things (IoT), thefeasible and effective platforms to present the undergraduate EE students with various sub-disciplines of EE, are

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 3

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Phuong Truong, University of California, San Diego; Karcher Morris, University of California, San Diego; Nicholas Stein, University of California, San Diego; Katie Hsieh, University of California, San Diego; Ravi D. Patel; Farnia Nafarifard, University of California, San Diego; Chen Du, University of California, San Diego; Kien Truong Nguyen, University of California, San Diego; Truong Nguyen, University of California, San Diego

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Internship Preparation Phuong Truong, Karcher Morris, Nicholas Stein, Katie Hsieh, Ravi Patel, Farnia Nafarifard, Chen Du, Kien Nguyen, Truong Nguyen Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering University of California San DiegoAbstractIn this paper, we present a five-week summer internship preparatory program for electrical andcomputer engineering transfer students that addresses technical and professional internshippreparatory needs through distance learning format. The program was delivered virtually andprovided a comprehensive experience of technical skill building (Python, electronics, machinelearning, app development) and professional development (soft

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 3

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University

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Electrical and Computer

hands-on and problem-oriented project-based learning, which, as confirmed by engineering research, provides highlyeffective pedagogy to enhance student learning, promote their critical thinking skills, train themto meet industry needs, and develop their “soft skills”, including teamwork skills, projectmanagement, communications, engineering economics [4]–[9]. The course is composed ofweekly lectures, weekly labs, and a term project, all based on the TI Tiva™ C Series TM4C123GLaunchPad featuring the ARM® Cortex®-M4F architecture, a microcontroller architecture inhigh demand in industry. Before the course was transitioned to the online format, both the lectureand lab sessions were held in person and students were required to form groups of two or

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 9

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Aaron Carpenter, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

. Clearly define the parameters of resubmission and any expectations. • Ask the students to submit resubmission reports. This requirement helped the instructor to quickly note if the student has made the necessary changes and understands why they were necessary. It could be as simple as a few short descriptive sentences. • Give clear feedback, but not answers. Facilitative feedback can lead students to fixing their mistakes, but if the instructor gives the correction directly, students will grow from the resubmission [32]. • Create “student success” and soft skills rubrics. In subsequent versions of these courses, the instructors added (but have not fully assessed) rubrics regarding a student’s effort and