Paper ID #33345Remote Versus In-hand Hardware Laboratory in Digital Circuits CoursesDr. Rania Hussein, University of Washington Dr. Rania Hussein is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the department of electrical and computer en- gineering (ECE) at the University of Washington (UW). Throughout her career, she has developed and taught courses at all levels in electrical, computer engineering, and computer science at different insti- tutions. In response to the emergency transition to online teaching due to COVID-19, she founded the remote hardware lab at UW ECE to promote a cost-efficient and equitable access to hardware
interventions in school environments. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Development, implementation, and evaluation of an asynchronous online electric circuits laboratoryAbstract – We detail the development, implementation, and evaluation of a completelyasynchronous online version of an electric circuits laboratory. We compare the attitudes of theonline students to the attitudes of those who took the lab in person (on-site) at the university.Online students were sent a kit that included a component box with the needed hardware andelectronic components. They also received a USB-based test and measurement (T&M) device(which integrates two
and GCS, UAV and other UAVs but also between UAVand satellite where the modeling of accurate satellite mobility and GPS is needed. To enable thesimulation of satellite-based communication, our platform adopts the OS3 module, which is alsobased on OMNet++[21]. OS3 is able to automatically import actual satellite tracks and weatherinformation to simulate complex scenarios at a certain point in time series. Moreover, it isextendable for more complicated and thorough analysis tasks and supports the calculation oftypical measures such as SNR, BER, and packet loss, which makes it possible for the researchersand teaching faculty to customize or further develop simulation modules related to dronenavigation systems.Towards the laboratory platform and
Paper ID #33162Measuring Changes in Professional Skills in a Systems Exploration,Engineering, and Design Laboratory (SEED Lab)Dr. Vibhuti Dave, Colorado School of Mines Dr. Vibhuti Dave has been teaching for 10+ years. She joined Colorado School of Mines in 2011 and is currently serving as Dean of Undergraduate Studies. She is also a teaching professor in the departments of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. She served as Assistant Department Head for Electrical Engineering from 2013 to 2018. She has experience leading assessment efforts for degree programs and is currently co-directing CS and industry
Illinois at Urbana- Champaign (UIUC), IL, USA in 2017 as a post-doctoral researcher. He has been a Teaching Assistant Professor at Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UIUC. His current research interests include wireless sensing and communication in mmWave.Prof. Minh N. Do, University of Illinois at Champaign Urbana American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Work-In-Progress: Implement Your DSP Algorithm on Android Tablet: Real-time DSP Laboratory CourseAbstractThe rapid development of embedded systems brings new opportunities for modernized real-timedigital signal processing (DSP) education. This paper introduces a novel
Paper ID #32409Resilient Course Design for Teaching a Project-based Engineering CourseOnlineDr. Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University Dr. Xiaorong Zhang is an Associate Professor in Computer Engineering in the School of Engineering at San Francisco State University (SFSU). She is the Director of the Intelligent Computing and Embedded Systems Laboratory (ICE Lab) at SFSU. She has broad research experience in human-machine interfaces, neural-controlled artificial limbs, embedded systems, and intelligent computing technologies. She is a re- cipient of the NSF CAREER Award to develop the next-generation neural
was a squadron commander for the 746th Test Squadron at Holloway Air Force Base where he directed developmental test activities for GPS and Inertial Navigation Systems. Col Neff is a 2007 graduation of the United States Air Force Test Pilot School and continues to be adjunct faculty there, teaching Fundamentals of Electronic Warfare and Electro-Optics. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 µSAFABOT: A Robotics Learning Platform for a Hands-On Laboratory Based Approach in an Introductory ECE CourseAbstract This paper focuses on the design, implementation, and evaluation of an introductoryelectrical and computer engineering course
would have studentsbuild a complete system from start to finish, expose them to a broad spectrum of the ECE areasof focus, and require that they apply architectural thinking in designing and applying goodsoftware development principles. Furthermore, we designed the course to be a mostly-flippedclassroom to maximize student engagement and support. Considering that it is a hands-oncourse, we went to great lengths to make sure that the student project kits would be easilyaccessible and not require the students to utilize a laboratory environment.Related WorksWhen we consider hands-on education using embedded systems, we stand on the shoulders ofgiants. In designing this course, we worked closely with our Teaching and Learning Commons toincorporate
education and engineering programs at Case Western Reserve University.Dr. Kenneth A. Loparo, Case Western Reserve University Kenneth A. Loparo is the Arthur L. Parker Professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering, holds academic appointments in the Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in the Case School of Engineering and the Faculty Director the Institute for Smart, Secure and Connected Systems. He has received numerous awards including the Sigma Xi Research Award for contributions to stochastic control, the John S. Diekoff Award for Distin- guished Graduate Teaching, the Tau Beta Pi Outstanding Engineering and Science Professor Award, the
on projects on their own schedule or with a teaching assistant during scheduledtimes. An initial pilot offering in the spring semester 2020 started out following this model butunfortunately had to change direction when the campus was shut down due to the Coronaviruspandemic.The mid-semester transition to remote learning was particularly difficult when students lostaccess to the laboratory equipment. Remote lectures were fine but student projects were greatlyhindered. For the remainder of the spring semester we sent custom hardware kits to studentscontaining a Raspberry Pi with an accelerometer add-on. With these kits students were able tocover much of the original course content but some of the key components (such as Linux buildsystems and
thestudents thought simulation laboratory exercises were excellent or very good.We also compared the percentage of students who performed at the A, A-, B+, B, and B- levelswith past records (while teaching was in-person), which turned out to be comparable and similar.This indicates the effectiveness of these simulation-based labs & projects, and their contributionin helping to maintain the course standard.IntroductionIn many institutions, undergraduate courses in Feedback and Control for engineering students areusually at the junior level. Such courses provide students an introduction to concepts andmethods related to modeling, analyses, and control of a physical system. Typical topics coveredinclude Laplace transform, modeling in the frequency
. H. Johnson, and D. Cobbinah, “The New Motors and Controls Laboratory at Howard University,” Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Annual.[6] M. T. Taher and A. S. Khan, “Effectiveness of Simulation versus Hands-on Labs: A Case Study for Teaching an Electronics Course,” 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington, June 2015.[7] K. Meehan, “Why engineering students need a virtual lab bench”, EE Times, 9/10/2012.[8] R. L. Clark, G. H. Flowers, P. Doolittle, K. Meehan and R. W. Hendricks, "Work in progress - transitioning Lab-in-a-Box (LiaB) to the community college setting," 2009 39th IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, 2009, pp. 1-6.[9] J. A. Weitzen, “UML Laboratory in a box, a new way of teaching ECE labs
Paper ID #32550Switching from Hands-on Labs to Exclusively Online Experimentation inElectrical and Computer Engineering CoursesDr. Dominik May, University of Georgia Dr. May is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Education Transformations Institute. He researches online and intercultural engineering education. His primary research focus lies on the development, in- troduction, practical use, and educational value of online laboratories (remote, virtual, and cross-reality) and online experimentation in engineering instruction. In his work, he focuses on developing broader educational strategies for the design and
Paper ID #33260Service Learning Through RoboticsDr. Uma Balaji, Fairfield University Dr. Uma Balaji received her Ph. D from University of Victoria, B.C., Canada in Electrical Engineering. She was a Canadian Common Wealth Scholar. Her research focused in novel modelling techniques to de- sign components for wireless and satellite applications. Some of the components designed and fabricated by her include RF power amplifiers, antennas and filters. Another area of her research and teaching inter- est is Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC). Prior to joining Fairfield, she is a recipient of the University Grants Award
registered in the State of Wisconsin. Dr. Kelnhofer teaches courses in Power Electronics and Dynamic Systems.Dr. Cory J. Prust, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Cory J. Prust is an Associate Professor in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Depart- ment at Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). He earned his BSEE degree from MSOE in 2001 and his Ph.D. from Purdue University in 2006. Prior to joining MSOE in 2009, he was a Technical Staff mem- ber at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. He teaches courses in the signal processing, communication systems, and embedded systems areas.Dr. Luke Gerard Weber P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering American c Society
for Research, Education, and OutreachAbstractAntennas are essential components of wireless devices and systems including cell phones, Wi-Fiaccess points / routers and client devices, military and civilian radars, public safetycommunication systems, and many others. Faculty and students at a teaching-focusedinstitution, Weber State University (WSU), have developed a low-cost, portable, open-sourceantenna pattern measurement system (anTpaTT). In this project, a team of undergraduateengineering students at a research university, Virginia Tech (VT), are operating and enhancingthe system. The enhanced anTpaTT system and the project itself provide opportunities for hands-on learning, remote laboratory exercises, and experiential and / or project
understanding of how these newer materials are affected by long-term use and exposure toadverse conditions. This not only increases general confidence in the ability of the devices to beimplemented into hazardous systems, but also allows for failure analysis to be iterated on infuture designs. Educating students on the importance of reliability testing can be difficult due to thetypical ways students are exposed to devices and systems in classrooms and laboratories.Students, especially at the undergraduate level, are often exposed to devices/systems just afterlearning about them. Laboratory exercises are often geared towards normal system performanceand rarely contain fault analysis. When fault analysis is examined in a classroom environment
," J. Eng. Educ., vol. 93, no. 3, pp. 223–231, Jul. 2004.[11] M. T. H. Chi, "Active-Constructive-Interactive: A Conceptual Framework for Differentiating Learning Activities," Top. Cogn. Sci., vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 73–105, Jan. 2009.[12] S. Freeman et al., "Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics," Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., vol. 111, no. 23, pp. 1–6, 2014.[13] C. E. Wieman, "Large-scale comparison of science teaching methods sends clear message," Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., vol. 111, no. 23, pp. 8319–8320, 2014.[14] A. Dallal, A. Dukes, and R. M. Clark, "Student performance in partially flipped ECE laboratory classes," in ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
Laboratory (AFRL). His academic research interest which correlated with his work at AFRL involve the areas of human and machine teaming, cyber-human systems, human and system Integration, control and intelligent control systems, machine learning and artificial intelligence applications, and system engineering design American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Work-in-Progress: Enhance Undergraduate Electrical Engineering Education with CPS/IoT InfusionAbstract: Electrical engineers serve a vital function in our modern world. Currently,undergraduate electrical engineering (EE) students are in high demands to be hired with thehighest median
education institutions, they may not beutilized to the fullest by undergraduate students.Currently, literature is limited on undergraduate research experiences in the engineeringdisciplines. This may be attributed to multiple factors such as a significant emphasis onmathematics and science in the first two years of engineering curriculum, a strictly sequentialdegree path, and a lack of flexibility in the program requirements [3].The purpose of this work is to detail how a small teaching-focused four-year institutionincorporates undergraduate research opportunities in its academic programs through the use ofindependent studies specifically in the Electrical & Computer Engineering discipline. This paperwill emphasize the importance of
teaching platforms: Synchronous class sessions could be held using two services supported by the university: Webex and Zoom. Prior to the shutdown, video conferencing was generally used only for meetings and typically only on rare occasions. Only one program (MS Data Science) had taught classes in remote mode using Webex. Class meetings: Although some faculty held classes synchronously, some opted for asynchronous pre-recorded videos, and a few faculty used an intentional flipped course approach. Some faculty also relied upon publicly available (e.g., YouTube) videos. Labs: In the absence of any physical laboratory experiment set ups, many faculty opted to emphasize simulation and analysis of data
reviewed publications in these fields.Mr. Lawrence David Landis, Intel Programmable Solutions Group Senior Manager University Academic Outreach, Intel Programmable Solutions Group Lawrence has 35 years’ experience in a wide variety of functions in the electronics industry including marketing, sales and project management for numerous ASIC and FPGA products. Larry teaches part time digital electronics and ASIC design at Santa Clara University and UC Berkeley.Prof. Perry L. Heedley, California State University, Sacramento PERRY L. HEEDLEY earned his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees from Auburn University and his B.E.E. from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He has over 20 years of industrial experience designing analog and mixed
Education program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Her main areas of study were qualitative research, youth and the media, and youth under- standing of difference and diversity. Prior to receiving her doctorate at Harvard, Jennifer was a middle school English teacher in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles for six years. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Collaborative Problem-Solving in a Virtual Electrical Circuits ClassAbstractWhile online teaching and learning during a pandemic has presented some unique challenges, ithas also paved the way for some transformative opportunities. Courses that
State University (Blacksburg, VA). Dr. Gaeddert holds a courtesy appointment in the Electrical & Computer Engineering department and has a research focus on digital communications systems design, software-defined radio technologies, real- time embedded processing, and digital signal processing algorithms. Prior to VT Joseph spent 5 years as technical staff at MIT Lincoln Laboratory in the Advanced Satcom and Operations Group as the lead developer on several test and evaluation programs. He has written and published numerous papers on wireless communications topics including ultra wide-band communications measurements and theory, fading channel estimation techniques, multi-rate synchronization, filter design
Paper ID #32829Introducing Communications to High School Students by Leveraging Zoomasa Communications PlatformProf. Curt Schurgers, University of California, San Diego Curt Schurgers is an Associate Teaching Professor in the UCSD Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. His research and teaching are focused on course redesign, active learning, and project- based learning. He also co-directs an undergraduate research program, Engineers for Explorations, in which undergraduates spearhead real-world engineering challenges that impact the world of exploration and resource conservation. Curt Schurgers received his B.S
Paper ID #33483Work in Progress: Synergy of Visualization and Experiment inUndergraduate Engineering Electromagnetics CourseDr. Yang Victoria Shao, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Yang V. Shao is a teaching assistant professor in electrical and computer engineering department at Uni- versity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). She earned her Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Chinese Academy of Sciences, China. Dr. She has worked with University of New Mexico before joining UIUC where she developed some graduate courses on Electromagnetics. Dr. Shao has research interests in curriculum development
theimportance of power engineering education in the power engineering profession.A hands-on laboratory course is also crucial, along with a lecture-based course in power systemsengineering, as this delivery mode will better help the students to understand the smart gridconcepts. However, current curricula mostly include traditional topics for laboratory courses,such as electric power and machinery. The laboratory courses should also update along with theupdated lecture courses and cover smart grid technologies, i.e., renewable and green energyintegration, energy efficiency, energy storage. Authors in [15] propose a hands-on laboratorycourse consisting of three major components, (1) Power System Simulations performing on aminiature real-world power
Paper ID #33766Design and Outcome of a Course on Software-defined Radio Within theComputer Science DepartmentDr. Marc Lichtman, University of Maryland College Park I am an adjunct professor in the dept of Computer Science at UMD where I teach an undergrad elective that I created, introducing the CS students to digital signal processing, wireless communications, and software-defined radio. I do it in a non-traditional and hands-on manner, because the students are strong programmers but don’t have the same type of signals and systems background EE students do. I have a PhD in EE from Virginia Tech where I studied wireless
) where she teaches the Capstone Course in Computer Engineer- ing. She received an BS in EE from the University of PR, Mayaguez in 1989, a MEng in EE from Cornell University in 1990, and a PhD in EE from Michigan State University in 2003. She leads the Southeast region of the Computing Alliance for Hispanic Serving Institutions (CAHSI). Dr. Santiago is NCWIT academic alliance member, member of Henaac, SACNAS, IEEE, and ACM. ¨ CampusJose Fernando Vega-Riveros, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez I was born in Bogot´a, DE, Colombia and received the degree of Electronic Engineer from Javeriana University in 1979. Immediately after I worked for Avianca Airlines in the
recipient of a Presidential Fellowship. Subsequently, he worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Applied Research Laboratory of the University of Texas-Austin. Dr. Kearns has spent the past 24 years at York College of Pennsylvania developing new programs in mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering. He recently co-authored another edition of Principles and Applications of Electrical Engineering with Dr. Giorgio Rizzoni of The Ohio State University.Jennifer Owrutsky American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 A direct method of determining the natural frequency and dimensionless damping coefficient of any 2nd-order circuitAbstractAll