the topics of Optical Data Links, Integrated Circuit Technology, RF semiconductor compo- nents, and semiconductor component reliable. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and an ABET EAC program evaluator in Electrical Engineering. Page 22.1293.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Simple Analysis Method for Assessment of PEOs Using Limited Survey DataAbstractAlumni and employer surveys are among the assessment tools often used to determine the extentto which a program’s graduates are able to successfully pursue the types of careers
Education in Florida. Dr. Alonso has also been involved in numerous projects promoting diversity in engineering & science, including serving as the Faculty and Student Advocate Lead for the Computing Alliance of Hispanic Serving Institutions (CAHSI), a men- tor for the Advancing Careers of Excellence, Tools for Success, and Windows of Opportunity scholarship programs and the director for the Summer Institute for Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics (SISTEM). Dr. Alonso is a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow.Sarah Hug, University of Colorado, Boulder Dr. Sarah Hug is Research Associate at the Alliance for Technology, Learning, and Society (ATLAS) Institute, University of Colorado at
AC 2011-1758: FRONTIERS OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGI-NEERING: AN INTRODUCTORY FIRST YEAR COURSEJohn A. Orr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute John A. Orr is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and served as Provost of WPI from 2007 through June, 2010. Prior to this he held the position of Dean of Undergraduate Studies. He served as head of the Electrical and Computer Engineering department from 1988 to 2003. Dr. Orr received the BS and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and the MS degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. He began his professional career at Bell Laboratories and joined the faculty
are clearly explained inthe manual; 75% feel that the in-lab assignment helped them understand the principles of thesystem; 57% feel that they can apply the concepts and skills learned in this project to othercourses; 54% students feel that these concepts and skills are valuable for their future careers. Page 22.1099.2 Page 1 of 15 File: 2011-03-11 Final paper.doc Last printed 3/11/11 5:01 PM IntroductionAll engineering fields are getting intertwined with Electrical Engineering (EE) due to theunprecedented progress of analog/digital electronics and programmable devices. For example,many systems in
students engaged in the hour-long sessionto assemble and test the PCB-based circuit. This project activity has demonstrated that(a) the K-12 student is more actively engaged in the integrated project, (b) gains thesystem level appreciation of the design problem, and (c) has the confidence to completethe project. Page 22.895.2The ECE department plans to host ECE day events with STEM-based integrated projectactivities in ECE to (a) encourage K-12 students to consider careers in ECE, (b)strengthen the undergraduate enrollment in ECE, and (c) link the undergraduate ECEprogram with the K-12 STEM curriculum.This paper is organized as follows. Section 2
the summer research program questionnaire The opportunity for close interaction with the faculty members was: The opportunity to learn more about other faculty and student projects in addition to my own was: The opportunity to learn more about how to plan for graduate school and careers in electrical engineering, computer engineering was: The opportunity to learn more about general research processes & methods was: The opportunity to learn more about the Cognitive Communications related skills and techniques was: The opportunity to become familiar with the relevant scientific literature for my research project was: The opportunity to learn more about the
electrical and computer engineering department heads wasconducted in 2009 to solicit responses regarding what constitutes sufficient assessment forprogram educational objectives. The results of this survey indicate that the current views of whatconstitutes sufficiency by ABET are misguided, resulting in the collection of statistically invaliddata, faulty assumptions regarding the causality of a program’s objectives to the career successesof their alumni, and unwarranted citations for shortcomings beyond the control of both programand institution. This paper presents a detailed analysis of the survey responses and providesrecommendations to ABET for changes to the accreditation process.IntroductionIn the “Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs
definition of quantitative and precise metricsthat reflect changes in the program. A second is the data collection and the action definitions thatshould minimize or, at least, allow the resolution of interdependencies and correlations amongthem. While these form an intellectually interesting modeling and feedback problem, one mustalso be prepared to accommodate some faculty resistance, indifference, or simply lack of time toperform such tasks. Viewing automation and consistency as a key for the success of continuousimprovement, we have implemented this feedback process for the last four years and here wepresent some of our experiences.1. IntroductionObjective and meaningful evaluation of student performance and career success is a complicatedproblem
Emeritus Professor of Purdue University. USA. Most of his academic career is associated with Purdue University. He has been a Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Computational Science & Engineering Program of Purdue University. He is a member of working groups WG2.5 IFIP on mathematical software and European ICT Directors. Page 22.1521.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 3rd graders experience on using an autodidactic programming software: A phenomenological perspectiveIntroduction Interest in informal, meaning out of classroom
: history of electrical engineering,electrical concepts and components, digital systems, communications systems, electronics,power systems and computer engineering. The students are also exposed to the NationalElectrical Code and to the tools commonly used by electrical engineering students likeoscilloscopes, multimeters, functions generators, PSpice and MATLAB. In order to complementthe freshman experience, practicing electrical engineers is invited to talk about their industrialexperiences and a module on engineering your career is introduced. Finally, the students are alsoexpected to attend IEEE meetings, and study the IEEE code of ethics. The intention of the courseis to provide the students with a healthy exposure to professional practice and
research. Institutions in Brazil have had active programs to promote proficiency inPortuguese. Students are admitted to engineering programs in Brazil by competitiveexaminations. At the best Brazilian universities, laboratory facilities are on a par with or betterthan those in some U.S. institutions.Career paths for faculty might differ in both countries, but the goal of continuing growth incompetence is the same. In Brazilian institutions the faculty career involves acquiring themaster’s and doctoral degrees and a formal procedure for progress through full professor bycompetitive examination. The established university in Brazil typically functions with greaterself-governance than its American counterpart. Chairs, deans, and even the university
- …… dot cellular electron elec- based crossbar electronics automata transistor tronics transistor circuit Figure 1. Interdisciplinary field of nanoelectronics2. Current VLSI Curricula in Electrical and Computer Engineering DepartmentTo prepare students in their VLSI career to meet the challenges of modern VLSIdesign, fabrication and testing, a series of VLSI courses have been developed to covercomprehensive fields in VLSI technology. These courses include but are not limitedto: CPE/EE 448D - Introduction to VLSI, EE 548 - Low Power VLSI Circuit Design,EE 458 - Analog VLSI Circuit Design, EE 549 - VLSI testing, etc. The above seriesof VLSI curricula prepare students with knowledge
Information Technology Conference, June 7-9 hosted by University of Windsor and 2002/2003 ASEE ECE Division Chair. He is IEEE Education Society Membership Development Chair and Van Valkenburg Early Career Teaching Award Chair. He was the ECE Program Chair of the 2002 ASEE Annual Confer- ence, Montreal, Quebec, June 16-19. Professor Mousavinezhad received Michigan State University ECE Department’s Distinguished Alumni Award, May 2009, ASEE ECE Division’s 2007 Meritorious Service Award, ASEE/NCS Distinguished Service Award, April 6, 2002, for significant and sustained leadership. In 1994 he received ASEE Zone II Outstanding Campus Representative Award. He is also a Senior Mem- ber of IEEE, has been a reviewer for IEEE
government to effect change in education and foster economic development.Luis F. Font, Ana G. Mendez University System Luis F. Font has a B.S. in Biological Sciences from University of Puerto Rico; and a M.B.A. in Marketing from Universidad Metropolitana of Puerto Rico. Luis has been working with students for his entire pro- fessional career. In 2005 he started as an Auxiliary Librarian helping and orientating students with their academic work. Later, he became AHORA Program Coordinator at Metropolitan University where he administrated the entire academic organization and execution programs in education, business and com- puter sciences. Luis has worked as Business Administration Professor where he teaches Marketing and
%) 22 (58%) PostPedagogical contribution of LiaB. Students view the LiaB courses as a significant contributor totheir personal understanding of circuit design. Of the ECE 2074 students, 73% (pre-coursesurvey) and 81% (post-course survey) indicated that the hands-on portion of the class includingthe ANDY board, multimeter, and oscilloscope, contributed more than average or a majorportion of their knowledge. Among the ECE 3074 students, we see a shift where pre-course only51% thought LiaB experiments would be an above-average or major contributor, and post-course,84% responded in that manner. Through their use of the LiaB kit, more students found value inthe hands-on experience.Impact on career preparation. The majority of students in both
instructional materials has reduced the demand for GTA support.Therefore, the application of the LiaB pedagogical approach to the circuits and electronicscourses for the ME students appeared to address the education and resource issues that arose asthe ECE department considered how to respond to the request from the ME department.Course ModificationsGiven the success of the LiaB courses in reinforcing the learning of the fundamental concepts incircuit theory and in establishing practical circuit construction and debugging skills in ourstudents early in their academic careers, we proposed a modification to the circuits andelectronics courses for the ME students that incorporated the LiaB pedagogical approach. Aftera review by the ME undergraduate
, and IEEE ICC 2006-09, IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Confer- ence 2007-08, and IEEE International Sensors Conference 2004, etc. She served as an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications for 2006-2008. She has been a senior member of the IEEE since 2007. She is the recipient of an NSF CAREER award in 2009. Page 22.436.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Design of Simulink Projects for an Undergraduate Communications CourseAbstractThis paper describes a set of six Simulink based laboratory
discourage them topursue careers in the nanoelectronics field.The main idea on how to teach introductory course on quantum mechanics is in the developmentof a new combined lecture/lab course where students learn the fundamental laws and principlesof quantum mechanics by using the study of nanostructures as a vehicle. The new notions thatstudents acquire in lecture rooms can be applied when they carry out lab experiments and virtuallabs using educational Java applets. Such combination of learning tools helps students with verydifferent educational backgrounds to comprehend the novel quantum-mechanical concepts1 andapply them for the solution of problems in nanoelectronics. The developed lab manualcomplements the textbook2 written specifically for
into a carnivalatmosphere. The IT-Olympics is not just a competition, but rather a celebration of IT which isopen to the public. Family members, high school counselors, teachers and the general public canwatch the students in their quest to be the best or can explore IT careers and opportunities ontheir own. The competition floor is encircled with vendor booths for students to explore and talkto companies about IT careers or new technology. Even younger family members can enjoy theevent. There is an interactive Lego area just for their enjoyment.The real-time challenge concept stems from the two years of pilot project high school cyberdefense competitions that were the precursor to the IT-Adventures program.9 Cyber defensecompetitions have
encompassing approach to increase the number of students inengineering through innovative outreach, recruiting, and retention programs. Prior tothese programs, the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at theUniversity of Oklahoma (OU) experienced a trend of reduced enrollment, which issimilar to the trend that has occurred across the U.S. in engineering. As a result, the keyfactors that influence selection of engineering as a career path were investigated and acorrective program to reverse this trend was initiated. The program involves focusing onthe present through retention, the immediate future through recruiting, and the distantfuture through outreach. The focus of all of these programs is to mobilize the OU-ECEfaculty and student
and hardware portions along with its sampleresults will be presented.1. IntroductionPower electronics is an engineering discipline that deals with the conversion of electrical energyfrom one form to another. Power electronics has become increasingly important nowadays wherebillions of kilo-watts of electric power are being re-processed every day to provide the kind ofpower needed by loads1. Due to the rapid growth in power electronics technology, there has beenan increased presence of engineering companies who come during the career fair at Cal Poly torecruit electrical engineering (EE) students with power electronics background. This in turn hastriggered a great interest among our EE students in the field of power electronics as indicated
well prepare our engineering students for the challenges presented by advancedtechnologies in the 21st century, as educators in engineering higher education, we need to offerthe opportunities for our young engineering students to get experience in using modern Page 22.1074.2technology tools. Using Matlab/simulink to learn and design electric machinery drives inelectrical engineering will open doors and career opportunities for young engineers, and makesthem an asset in the future. Therefore, the author developed a series of Matlab/Simulinkprograms for modeling and simulation of electric machinery, which is used by the followingproject.In the
technology, and other related topics. Over her career at SDSU, Dr. Andrawis served in many leadership roles through task forces, committees, and programs. She also served as Chair of the Academic Senate for the 2007/2008 academic year and has served on its Executive Committee for four years. Page 22.1606.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Using Active Learning in Teaching ElectromagneticsIntroduction“Learning is not a spectator sport. Students do not learn much just by sitting in classes listeningto teachers, memorizing pre-packaged assignments, and spitting out answers
advised by Carl Dietrich, a research faculty member who had undergraduate and graduateteaching and advising experience.Duyun discovered the CR program via an general informational email related to summerresearch sent from his university career services department. Garrett found out about the programthrough a math department website. MaryPat was not able to participate in the initialteleconference. She found out about the Cognitive Communications program through an emailsent to the undergraduate Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department at heruniversity. This email was a forward from the head of the program.4.2 Prior related experience of the participantsDuyun attended a biomedical engineering research program at Johns Hopkins in
- pare students for successful careers. Previously he was marketing manager for MathWorks’ Controls products and worked closely with customers in automotive and aerospace industries on modeling, simu- lation, and control design. Page 22.67.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Modern Educational Power Electronics Laboratory to Enhance Hands-on Active LearningAbstract – A new educational power electronics laboratory based on state-of-the-art tools andindustrial-grade platforms is presented in this paper. The developed laboratory, which is builtbased upon
completing the hands-on activities and the value thatsuch activities have on the immediate learning and on their careers as electrical engineers formedthe basis for questions in Part 4. Students had the opportunity to enter comments on theadvantages and disadvantages of EM hands-on activities in Part 5. Ten of the fourteen students Page 22.1669.8enrolled in the course participated in both surveys.The analysis of the students’ answers in Parts 1-3 indicated that the students had extremelylimited or no prior experience in optics and the hardware and software tools that were mentionedin the survey questions. Their level of confidence to perform the
Page 22.744.3voltage and current.Op amps are a difficult concept and one that is likely to be useful to students of all majors later,either in class projects or in their professional careers. We followed a similar strategy as with theOhm’s Law module. An example question shown Figure 2, is as follows: For the ideal op amp model with vs = 3 V, Rs = 15 kOhm, and Rf = 52 kOhm, what is ip in the figure?Note the answer is 0 mA, regardless of the values of the voltage and resistors. The assessmenttool in Vista requires that all variables be used in the calculation of the answer so we used theformula [vs]-[vs]+[rs]-[rs]+[rf]-[rf], where [vs] is the value for vs, [rs] is the value for Rs, and [rf]is the value for Rf.Other types of questions
individuals.2 This UAS team project was fairly well balanced with each person being responsible for a subsystem; however, the optimum number may have been one less engineer. e. UAV is a good platform for Capstone. The cadets at the Air Force Academy tend to be highly motivated to work on UAV projects as they see its relevance to their future career and these projects are considered “cool.” Other authors as well have noted UAVs make motivational projects.2,5,7 In addition, full-size conventional aircraft are too expensive and above the scale for our capstone projects. On the other hand, RC Page
AC 2011-754: DIGITAL DESIGN MEETS DSPChristopher S Greene, University of Saint Thomas Christopher Greene received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Tech- nology (MIT) and proceeded to a 25 year career in industry. At Honeywell, he did research on adaptive control and navigation systems before becoming Program Manager for several large aerospace programs. At Horton and Nexen, he was responsible for the development of industrial control products. In 2002, Dr. Greene joined the engineering department at the University of St. Thomas where he currently is the Pro- gram Director for Electrical Engineering and teaches classes in signals and systems, controls and digital design as
AC 2011-2914: EVALUATING OSCILLOSCOPE SAMPLE RATES VS. SAM-PLING FIDELITYJohnnie Lynn Hancock, Agilent Technologies About the Author Johnnie Hancock is a Product Manager at Agilent Technologies Digital Test Division. He began his career with Hewlett-Packard in 1979 as an embedded hardware designer, and holds a patent for digital oscillo- scope amplifier calibration. Johnnie is currently responsible for worldwide application support activities that promote Agilent’s digitizing oscilloscopes and he regularly speaks at technical conferences world- wide. Johnnie graduated from the University of South Florida with a degree in electrical engineering. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his four