Conference Session

Teaching Circuit Theory and Electronics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patrick Kane, University of New Hampshire and Cypress Semiconductor; Thadeus Paul Kochanski, Vital Electronics Institute; Andrzej Rucinski, University of New Hampshire

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Electrical and Computer

ofChitkara University has said,16 “...for several reasons, India missed the Industrial Revolution –However, we are determined to do what is required to not miss the Silicon Revolution … a key step ischanging the pedagogical paradigm from what to think and learn by listening to how to think and tolearn by doing.”One hundred and fifty years ago William Barton Rogers founded the Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology (MIT),17 with the motto of “Mens et Manus” (i.e. Mind and Hands). MIT's 150 year-oldmodel for successful engineering education has been driven by a close coordination of theoreticalconcepts and laboratory exercises incorporating industrial best practices. During the past decade therehave been a proliferation of well funded national and even

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention, and First-Year Programs in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phillip Wong, Portland State University, ECE Department; Melinda Holtzman, Portland State University, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department; Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University, ECE Department; Malgorzata Chrzanowska-Jeske, Portland State University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-1282: REDESIGN OF FRESHMAN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER-ING COURSES FOR IMPROVED MOTIVATION AND EARLY INTRO-DUCTION OF DESIGNPhillip Wong, Portland State University, ECE Department Phillip Wong received his M.S. degree in electrical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. He is an adjunct instructor and Lab Coordinator for the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Portland State University.Melinda Holtzman, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Portland State University Melinda Holtzman received her PhD from the University of Nevada, Reno. She is a Senior Instructor in the ECE department at PSU.Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University, ECE department Branimir Pejcinovic received his

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention, and First-Year Programs in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hector A. Ochoa, University of Texas, Tyler; Mukul Shirvaikar, University of Texas, Tyler

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Electrical and Computer

, Dimensions and Units2. Electrical Concepts and Components3. Digital Systems4. Electrical Engineering Tools and Communication Systems5. Fiber Optics6. Electronics7. Power Systems8. National Electrical Code9. Data Analysis10. Computer Engineering11. Ethical Issues in EngineeringA main consideration while preparing these topics was that the focus of the course was not tomake the students understand all the details from each topic. Instead, the objective was to exposethe students to these topics by keeping in mind that most of them do not have knowledge oncalculus and differential equations. Based on the amount of exposure that the student will receiveon each of the topics, either two

Conference Session

Teaching Analog and Digital Communication: Novel Ideas for Lecture Courses, Laboratories, and Projects

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ratchaneekorn Thamvichai, Saint Cloud State University; Tonya Lynette Smith-Jackson, Virginia Tech; Carl B Dietrich P.E., Virginia Tech; Tamal Bose, Virginia Tech

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-2406: ACCELERATED UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPE-RIENCE IN COGNITIVE RADIO COMMUNICATIONSRatchaneekorn Thamvichai, Saint Cloud State University RatchaneekornThamvichai received her Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Col- orado, Boulder. Currently, she is Associate Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering depart- ment at Saint Cloud State University in Minnesota. She was a Visiting Research Associate Professor in the Wireless@VT group in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech in 2009 and 2010. Her research interests include signal classification and signal processing for cognitive radios and one-dimensional and two-dimensional

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention, and First-Year Programs in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James J. Sluss Jr., University of Oklahoma; Chad Eric Davis, University of Oklahoma; Mark B. Yeary, University of Oklahoma

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-1539: BEST PRACTICES OF A TWO YEAR STUDY ON A RE-CRUITING PROGRAM TO BOOST ECE UNDERGRADUATE ENROLL-MENTJames J. Sluss, Jr., University of Oklahoma James J. Sluss, Jr., is the Morris R. Pitman Professor and Director of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Oklahoma. He received the B.S. in Physics in 1984 from Marshall Uni- versity, and the M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in 1986 and 1989, respectively, from the Univer- sity of Virginia. His current research interests are in the areas of three-dimensional displays, optical com- munications, photonics, and intelligent transportation systems. He has been awarded 11 U.S. patents, has authored/co-authored over 100

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Flynn, California State University, Northridge; Sharlene Katz, California State University, Northridge

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-47: USING SOFTWARE DEFINED RADIO FOR MULTIDISCI-PLINARY SENIOR DESIGN PROJECTSJames Flynn, California State University, Northridge James Flynn is a part time faculty member in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at California State University, Northridge (CSUN). He holds a B.S. (1977) degree in Electrical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology and a Master of Fine Arts (1981) degree from Northwestern Uni- versity. He is a partner in a consulting firm specializing in electronics for television and film production. Currently he is developing education tools involving software defined radio (SDR).Sharlene Katz, California State University, Northridge Sharlene Katz is a Professor

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Experiential Learning in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech; Robert W. Hendricks, Virginia Tech; Cortney V. Martin, Virginia Tech; Peter Doolittle, Virginia Tech; Richadr Lee Clark, Virginia Western Community College

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-1821: LAB-IN-A-BOX: ASSESSMENT OF MATERIALS DEVEL-OPED TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT EXPERIMENTATION ON CON-CEPTS FROM CIRCUITSKathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech Kathleen Meehan is an Associate Professor in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer En- gineering at Virginia Tech. Prior to joining Virginia Tech, she worked at the University of Denver and West Virginia University as well as having worked twelve years in industry. Her research interests include optoelectronic materials and devices and high heat load packaging in addition to Electrical Engineering pedagogy.Dr. Robert W. Hendricks, Virginia TechCortney V. Martin, Virginia TechPeter Doolittle, Virginia Tech Director of the Center for Instructional

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation, Assessment, and Program Improvement in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tammie Lea Cumming, New York City College of Technology, CUNY; Iem Heng, New York City College of Technology; Rachel Tsang, New York City College of Technology, CUNY

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Electrical and Computer

bachelor’s degree in mathemat- ical statistics and a master’s degree in quantitative educational research methods from the University of Florida, and a doctoral degree in applied statistics and psychometrics from The University of Iowa.Iem Heng, New York City College of Technology Professor Iem Heng earned his bachelor’s degree from Providence College (Providence, RI) with double majors in Pre-Engineering Program and mathematics. In addition, he earned another bachelor’s degree from Columbia University (New York, NY) in mechanical engineering and master’s in applied math- ematics from Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI); his Ph.D. in computational and applied mathematics from Old Dominion University (Norfolk, VA

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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MaryPat Beaufait; Duyun Chen, University of Pennsylvania; Carl B Dietrich P.E., Virginia Tech; Cecile Dietrich; Garrett Michael Vanhoy, University of Arizona

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Electrical and Computer

current work in software defined radio (SDR) includes leading projects related to the OSSIE open source effort. He chairs the Wireless Innovation Forum Educational Work Group, is a member of ASEE, IEEE, and Eta Kappa Nu, and is a Professional Engineer in Virginia.Ms. Cecile DietrichGarrett Michael Vanhoy, University of Arizona Page 22.1548.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Transition from Undergraduate Research Program Participants to Researchers and Open Source Community ContributorsAbstractExperiences of three participants in an undergraduate research

Conference Session

New Developments in Teaching Electromagnetics and Related Topics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yong Xu, Virginia Tech; Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech; Cortney V. Martin, Virginia Tech; Alan B Overby; Xiangyu Wei, Virginia Tech

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-1682: VISUALIZING CONCEPTS IN ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS:HANDS-ON EXPERIMENTS USING STUDENT-OWNED LABORATORYKITSYong Xu, Virginia Tech Dr. Yong Xu received his B.S. in Applied Physics from Tsinghua University (China) in 1995 and his Ph.D. in Physics from California Institute of Technology in 2001. From 2001 to 2004, he worked as a research scientist at Orbits Lightwave, a startup company, and then a postdoctoral scholar at Caltech. Since 2005, he is an assistant professor in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech, a faculty member of the Center for Photonics Technology at Virginia Tech, and a affiliated faculty member of the biomedical imaging division of the School of

Conference Session

New Developments in Teaching Electromagnetics and Related Topics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Madeleine Andrawis, South Dakota State University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-1176: USING ACTIVE LEARNING IN TEACHING ELECTRO-MAGNETICSMadeleine Andrawis, South Dakota State University Dr. Madeleine Andrawis is Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at South Dakota State University (SDSU) since January 1992. She has also been the Coordinator of the Teaching Learning Center at SDSU from July 2002 till May 2010. Dr. Andrawis earned her Ph.D. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in December 1991, and her M.S. from SDSU in 1983. Over the years, Dr. Andrawis has published and gave many presentations in the areas of electrical engineering, teaching effectiveness, the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, the use of instructional

Conference Session

Experiential Learning in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth V Noren, University of Idaho, Moscow

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-1506: INTEGRATING LECTURE AND LABORATORY IN ANANALOG ELECTRONICS COURSE USING AN ELECTRONICS EXPLORERBOARDKenneth V Noren, University of Idaho, Moscow Kenneth V. Noren recieved the B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, in 1987, 1989, and 1992, respectively. He is a Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Idaho located in Moscow, Idaho. His research interests are in the area of design and modeling of analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits and in methods for engineering education

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James K. Archibald, Brigham Young University; Doran K. Wilde, Brigham Young University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-1225: ROBOTIC LASER TAG: A CAPSTONE DESIGN EXPERI-ENCEJames K. Archibald, Brigham Young University James K. Archibald received the B.S. degree (summa cum laude) in mathematics from Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, in 1981, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science from the University of Washington, Seattle, in 1983 and 1987, respectively. Since 1987, he has been with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Brigham Young University. His current research interests include robotics and multiagent systems. Dr. Archibald is a member of the IEEE, ACM, and Phi Kappa Phi.Doran K Wilde, Brigham Young University Dr. Wilde started his career as an electrical engineer in Oregon where he

Conference Session

Technology in the ECE Classroom

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul J. Weber, Lake Superior State University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-1844: TIMELY FEEDBACK AND STRENGTHENED STUDY HABITSVIA COMPUTER AUTOMATED END-OF-LECTURE QUESTIONSPaul J. Weber, Lake Superior State University Paul J. Weber is an Assistant Professor at Lake Superior State University. Since completing his Ph.D. at Michigan Tech in 2006, he has taught courses in digital and computer systems as well as electronics, circuit analysis, and robot vision. His research interests include alternative energy, energy efficiency, distributed control, and engineering education. Page 22.1528.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011

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ECE Division Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin P. Pintong, Binghamton University; Douglas H. Summerville, Binghamton University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-532: TRANSITIONING A LAB-BASED COURSE TO AN ON-LINE FORMATKevin P Pintong, Binghamton University Kevin Pintong is a first year master’s student and research assistant with interests in online education.Dr. Douglas H. Summerville, State University of New York, Binghamton Page 22.1549.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011Transitioning a lab-based course to an online format Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering State University of New York Binghamton Page 22.1549.2 1

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Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Bedrich Benes, Purdue University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-2730: A GUIDED INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING APPROACH TOHIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTER GRAPHICS EDUCATIONAlejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette Alejandra J. Magana is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Technology and the School of Engineering Education, at Purdue University. Alejandra’s research inter- est are focused on identifying how computational tools and methods can support the understanding of complex phenomena for scientific discovery and for inquiry learning.Bedrich Benes, Purdue University Bedrich Benes is Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Graphics Technology at Purdue University. He received his Ph.D in Computer Science from Czech