Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suryaprasad Jayadevappa, PES School of Engineering; Ravi Shankar, Florida Atlantic University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

to those rapid and substantialchanges and that new graduates may be taught with. For example, when the Association ofComputing Machinery (ACM) released the Computer Curriculum in 1991, networking was notseen as a major topic area. Networking was not a mass-market phenomenon then, and the WorldWide Web was little more than an idea in the minds of its creators. Today, networking and theweb have changed the way we do business.Other professional organizations, in addition to ACM, such as the Institution of Electrical &Electronics Engineering (IEEE), and the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)are also at the forefront of addressing this challenge. They rapidly and continuously strive toprovide the necessary directions in

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aurenice Oliveira, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

traditional textbooks sometimes are only opened by the students in the assignedhomework sections. This behavior is particularly the case for non-EE major students,who wish to spend the least amount of time for an electrical engineering class. With thatin mind, the author prefers to assign textbooks that have a companion website where Page 14.313.7students can have assess to online chapter summary, multiple choice and true or falseproblems, fill in the blank sentences on the chapter material, and exercises based onsoftware tools such as MultiSim®, Cadence Design Systems' PSpice®, and NationalInstrument’s LabVIEW®. Cadence Design Systems' PSpice (Personal

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ozdemir Gol; Jan Machotka; Zorica Nedic; Andrew Nafalski

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Detection and Prevention of Plagiarism in Electrical Engineering EducationIntroductionIn recent times, plagiarism has attracted unprecedented attention in higher education. It isgenerally agreed that the advent of the Internet with the ease of access it provides to sources ofinformation has contributed to the proliferation of the practice of plagiarism. Plagiarism hasbecome a global problem, encouraging alliances of higher education institutions around theworld, creating incentives for the development and use of highly specialised and costly softwareplatforms in combating the phenomenon.Until recently it would have been considered inconceivable for students of electrical engineeringto resort to

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachid Manseur, State University of New York, Oswego; Adrian Ieta, State University of New York, Oswego

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

program. The challenges include securing sufficientadministrative, institutional, space, equipment, and personnel support. The opportunities lie inthe possibility to create an efficient, modern, and attractive program for engineering educationbased on proven innovative teaching methods, state of the art equipment, and a new student-centered curriculum.One of the first questions that immediately arise is “what is the best curriculum for a newprogram in Electrical and Computer Engineering?” In attempting to answer this simple question,many possibilities come to mind and a review of several expert opinions and an analysis of a fewcurricula from leading engineering schools lead to useful conclusions that are described in thispaper. Some of these lie

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Esteban Rodriguez-Marek, Eastern Washington University; Min-Sung Koh, Eastern Washington University; Michael Brzoska, Eastern Washington University; Claudio Talarico, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

complex) specifications and complete the project successfully. A collateralbenefit of the laboratory intensive curriculum is that recruiting students becomes a much easiertask, as typical engineering minded students enjoy the creative component in the classroom.The four-year program culminates in the Capstone Design Class, a major design experience thatmixes students of multidisciplinary backgrounds into large teams (7 – 12 students) models thecreation of new company. This class has a heavy technical component, but also addressesentrepreneurship, leadership, etc. The class is described in detail in Section IV.Finally, the input from the faculty was used to determine the concentrations, or areas ofspecialization, the program would offer. Taking

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haluk Ozemek, San Jose State University; Preetpal Kang, San Jose State University; Albert Khanh Nguyen, San Jose State University; pradeep badhan, San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

not introducedto their field early enough to have a good understanding of their profession. Usually, the first twoyears of the engineering undergraduate program are spent in completing general education andscience requirements. With this in mind, the authors have developed a sophomore-levelProgramming Concepts and Methodology lecture/lab course in the Computer EngineeringDepartment at San Jose State University, which emphasizes the key elements of computerengineering. The main objective of this course is to illustrate how a high-level program, in thiscase C language, interacts with peripheral hardware. Throughout the semester, students areintroduced to C language to be used on a microcontroller-based board to interface with sensorsand

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ehsan Sheybani; Singli Garcia-Otero; Keith Williamson

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

asa group of critical friends and provides constructive advice on how to improve implementation of Page 14.696.5the program, keeping in mind the purposes of the original award: to increase the quality and quantity of under-represented minorities who earn degrees in science and engineering. Recommendations from the committee have positively impacted the program and the university. Based on the positive influence and recommendations of the committee, the School of Engineering adopted its own student advisory board to reflect student concerns. The School then went to the next level and developed a strategic partnership with some of the

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neelam Soundarajan, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

AC 2009-400: DIRECT ASSESSMENT OF PROGRAM OUTCOMES IN ACOMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PROGRAMNeelam Soundarajan, Ohio State University Neelam Soundarajan is an Associate Professor in the CSE Dept. at the Ohio State University. His technical interests are in Software Engineering, Programming Languages, and in issues related to engineering education, including program assessment and improvement. Page 14.493.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Direct Assessment of Program Outcomes in a Computer Science and Engineering ProgramAbstractAlthough direct assessment

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Buket Barkana, University of Bridgeport; Navarun Gupta, University of Bridgeport; Lawrence Hmurcik, University of Bridgeport

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

, Vol. 106 Issue 1, p112-139, 28p, Jan2004.19 How People Learn Brain, Mind, Experience, and School John D. Bransford, Ann L. Brown, and Rodney R. Cocking, editors Committee on Developments in the Science of Learning Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council, NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS, Washington, D.C., 1999.20 Davidson-shivers, Gayle V., Nowlin, Barry; Lanouette, Michael, Do Multimedia Lesson Structure and Learning Styles influence undergraduate writing performance, College Student Journal, vol.36, issue 1, p20,12p, March 2002.21 Richard M. Felder, Donald R. Woods, James E. Stice, Armando Rugarcia, The Future of Engineering Education II. Teaching Methods That Work, Chem. Engr. Education

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale Buechler, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Phillip Sealy, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; David Drury, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Mesut Muslu, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

AC 2009-1695: CLOSING THE LOOP ON ASSESSMENTDale Buechler, University of Wisconsin, Platteville Associate Professor, Univ. of Wisconsin-Platteville, Department of Electrical Engineering, Collaborative Electrical Engineering Program at Rock County, Electrical Engineering Assessment Chair 2008 - Present, Wisconsin Teaching Fellow 2009 - 2010, ASEE Mathematics Division Chair 2006-2007, ASEE Mathematics Division Program Chair 2005-2006Phillip Sealy, University of Wisconsin, Platteville Associate Professor, Univ. of Wisconsin-Platteville, Chair Department of Electrical Engineering, Previous Electrical Engineering Assessment ChairDavid Drury, University of Wisconsin, Platteville Professor

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University; Charles Bunting, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Handbook of Black Magic. (Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 1993).2 Committee on Optical Science and Engineering, Harnessing light: Optical science and engineering in the 21st century. (National Academy Press, Washington, D. C., 1998).3 D. K. Detterman and R. J. Sternberg, Transfer on Trial: Intelligence, Cognition, and Instruction. (Ablex, Norwood, NJ, 1993).4 Page 14.1166.11 National Research Council, How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School. (National Academy Press, Washginton, DC, 2000).5 H. Gardner, Frames of Mind, the Theory of Multiple Intelligences. (Basic Books

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cordelia Brown, Purdue University; Yung-Hsiang Lu, Purdue University; Melissa Yale, Purdue University; Deborah Bennett, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

AC 2009-1487: ON-LINE EXAMINATIONS FOR OBJECT-ORIENTEDPROGRAMMINGCordelia Brown, Purdue UniversityYung-Hsiang Lu, Purdue UniversityMelissa Yale, Purdue UniversityDeborah Bennett, Purdue University Page 14.925.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 On-Line Examinations for Object-Oriented ProgrammingAbstractOn-line content (such as handouts) have been widely adopted in today's classrooms. On-lineexaminations have yet to be accepted due to several reasons. For example, computers andnetworks may be unavailable during an examination; email and instant messaging maycompromise academic honesty. This paper reports our experience in using on-line examinationsfor a

Conference Session

Embedded System Design

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zaydoun Rawashdeh, Wayne State University; Syed Masud Mahmud, Wayne State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

AC 2009-2441: TEACHING REAL-TIME EMBEDDED SYSTEMS NETWORKINGAND ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT LEARNINGZaydoun Rawashdeh, Wayne State University Zaydoun Rawashdeh has received his Master’s degree from the University of Michigan. He is currently a Ph.D candidate in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Wayne State University. Since 2007 he has been working as a Teaching Assistant in the department. His research area is Vehicular Ad hoc Networks.Syed Masud Mahmud, Wayne State University Syed Masud Mahmud received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Washington, Seattle, in 1984. Since 1988, he has been with Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan