Conference Session

Empowering Students: Self-Efficacy, Advising, and Transfer Success

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria Shao, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

impact on the student's understanding and engagement with the EMCcourse. II. BackgroundA. Overview of existing EMC coursesThe field of EMC is a critical aspect of modern electronic design and plays a crucial role inensuring the safe and reliable operation of advanced electronic systems. As a result, EMC coursesare now an integral part of curricula in electrical engineering, computer engineering, and otherrelated fields.Existing EMC courses in universities and colleges cover a wide range of topics including anoverview of the concepts and principles of EMC and EMI, design considerations, measurement,and methods for mitigating EMC problems. These courses give students a thorough understandingof the

Conference Session

Empowering Students: Self-Efficacy, Advising, and Transfer Success

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Curt Schurgers, University of California, San Diego

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

].Other research presents a more balanced picture in terms of preference over constructed-responseexams, where students falling in one camp versus the other is attributed to their opposing viewson answer guessing, selecting versus constructing answers, and perceived ability to demonstrateknowledge [8].A key question is that of validity of multiple-choice exams in measuring performance.Educational psychology demonstrates that it is theoretically possible to construct multiple-choicequestions that measure many of the same cognitive abilities as constructed response ones [5, 6].However, these studies also stress the need for empirical testing and validation. In this regard,existing work has reported a range of results, with some concluding that they

Conference Session

Empowering Students: Self-Efficacy, Advising, and Transfer Success

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shiny Abraham, Seattle University; Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University; Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Transfer: Measures of Effectiveness in Helping Community College Students to Complete Bachelor’s Degrees (Signature Report No. 13)," National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, Herndon, VA, 2017, 2022 update.[4] "Community college enrollment crisis?: Historical trends in community college enrollment," American Association of Community Colleges, Washington, DC, 2019.[5] J. Causey, A. Gardner, H. Kim, S. Lee, A. Pevitz, M. Ryu, A. Scheetz and D. Shapiro, "COVID-19 Transfer, Mobility, and Progress: First Two Years of the Pandemic Report. Ninth in the Series," National Student Clearinghouse, Herndon, VA, 2022.[6] "Current Term Enrollment Estimates: Fall 2022 Expanded Edition," National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, 2023

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom J. Zajdel, Carnegie Mellon University; Allison E. Connell Pensky, Carnegie Mellon University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

been buildingrelationships with advising staff and curriculum committees across the university, ensuring thiscourse would meet engineering/science elective requirements for various undergraduateprograms.To understand how students are impacted by the final design project, we defined and measured anumber of constructs, including self-efficacy, maker identity, and engineering identity. Self-efficacy refers to the strength of an individual’s belief in their capabilities to complete tasks andachieve a planned outcome (Bandura, 1997). We quantified students’ self-efficacy in two areas: 1) self-efficacy for tinkering with circuits (Tinkering SE), and 2) self-efficacy for designing new electronic systems (Design SE).Higher self-efficacy

Conference Session

Work in Progress Papers in ECE

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dhinesh Balaji Radhakrishnan, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Wilfrido A. Moreno P.E., University of South Florida; Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Chris S. Ferekides, University of South Florida

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

engineering to real-world problems. While similar models ofreal-world engagement (e.g., EPICS) exist, they are either limited to a specific category ofstakeholders, such as industry or community, or a particular program, such as capstonedesign. The TRUE projects allow learners across the four-year engineering curriculum toparticipate while holistically building the skills required for the projects via specializedcourses, outreach programs, and mentorship.Implementation of the TRUE initiative over the past seven years provides an opportunity toqualitatively understand the development of students' engineering self-efficacy as a result oftheir participation. Self-efficacy measures students' beliefs in their ability to achieve tasks [2].In this study, it

Conference Session

Assessment-Driven Practices in ECE

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Curt Schurgers, University of California, San Diego; Saharnaz Baghdadchi, University of California, San Diego; Alex Phan, University of California, San Diego; Huihui Qi, University of California, San Diego; Maziar Ghazinejad, University of California, San Diego; Minju Kim, University of California, San Diego; Marko V. Lubarda, University of California, San Diego

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

the course. This approach is rooted in the work on early intervention strategies.The idea is to focus on at-risk students. In this context, we do not consider the oral assessmentprimarily as being part of a summative assessment strategy. Instead, it is designed to be a touchpoint for a meaningful one-on-one interaction between a student and a member of theinstructional team. The value of early interventions for at-risk students is to increaseconnectedness to instructional staff and resources, and student engagement and self-efficacy. Theoral assessments were implemented explicitly with this focus. We also considered additionalbenefits, such as serving as formative assessments for the students to reflect on their level ofconceptual mastery and

Conference Session

Work in Progress Papers in ECE

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian F. Thomson, Temple University; Cory Budischak, Temple University; Maryam Alibeik

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

. Suggestions for future enhancements ofthese automated assessments will be provided.I. IntroductionPractice and feedback are critical to student learning, and it is further enhanced when practice isaccumulated with timely feedback [1]. Assessment and evaluation are tools to measure orobserve knowledge gain from practice and feedback. With assessments instructors identify datato collect representing knowledge or skills, selects the instruments for measuring, andadministers the instrument [2]. Evaluation is then the practice of analyzing assessment data anddrawing conclusions from the results [2].Multiple studies have shown how low stakes formative assessments can lower test anxiety, aswell as improve student learning outcomes and self-efficacy

Conference Session

Broadening Participation through Access, Equity, Inclusion in ECE

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Praveen Meduri, California State University, Sacramento; Mohammed Eltayeb, California State University, Sacramento; Milica Markovic, California State University, Sacramento

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

greater sense of belonging to discipline, self-efficacy, and career readiness; particularly for under-represented minority (URM) students [3].However, such active-learning experiences are usually offered late in their engineering degree(e.g., senior-capstone projects) rather than early and often throughout the curriculum. Mostredesign efforts to address this issue typically focus on single, or multiple but disjointed gatewaycourses [4]. An example of a critical path in the Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE)department at Sacramento State is shown in Figure 1.Figure-1: Example curriculum path in the EEE major, showing long engineering pre-requisite chains called critical-paths. Courses shown in Bold, shaded, are redesigned as a part of the

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University; Chukwuemeka Duru; Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Morgan State University; Opeyemi Taiwo Adeniran, Morgan State University; Uttam Gaulee; Sotonye Ikiriko, Morgan State University; Neda Bazyar Shourabi, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus; Md Mahmudur Rahman, Morgan State University; Frank Efe; Jumoke 'Kemi' Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Benjamin Gbeminiyi Famewo

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

shows a student performing an experiment using one of the devices developed in the ECPproject. By adopting ECP, students were able to have a better understanding in the course (COSC243 – Computer Architecture) and other STEM subjects that are part of the project.Figure 6: Students setting up the experiment.The Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ) developed by Pintrich, Smith,García, and McKeachie [15] was used to measure key constructs associated with students’ success,such as motivation, epistemic and perceptual curiosity, and self-efficacy. The effectiveness of theimplementation of ECP was evaluated using the MLSQ measure, which consists of a learninggoals scale that is further divided into cognitive and resource management

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations in Computing -2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah L. Harris, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Yingtao Jiang, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Christine Clark; Ed Jorgensen; Tiberio Garza, Florida International University; Norma A Marrun, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Valerie L. Taylor

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

peers,faculty, staff, and campus life. With 55% of engineering students being first-generation, andeven fewer having family members with careers in STEM fields, students’ ability to visualizelife as an engineer or computer scientist becomes more challenging. Non-cognitive factors suchas low self-efficacy may also play a role in students’ sense of belonging in college and in STEMmajors. Especially with the low state-wide K-12 ranking and the high percentage of first-generation students, these factors correlate with a need to support stronger study skills and studyhabits, including bridging gaps in K-12 learning and skills. Some students also report that theyand their families can often underestimate the importance of academic workload demands

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Al Mestiraihi, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ; Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University - Engineering Education

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Institute for research 1. Thisinstrument has been used by many colleges in the United States to measure the level of masterytheir graduates have in various skills. The instruments used in this study are composed of twomain sections. The first section contains demographic information about the professionalengineers and department heads, such as gender, race, level of education, employment type,experience, and location of the company. The second section on of the instruments contains thelist of skills that are needed for ECE graduates. The ECE professional engineers and ECEdepartment heads have been asked to rank the various skills based on their “level of importance”and the “degree of preparedness”. The focus of this paper is to highlight the