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Laboratory Development in ECE I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karl L Wang, Department of Engineering Harvey Mudd College 301 Platt Boulevard Clarement, CA 91711 909-607-9136 ; Clint S Cole, Digilent, Inc.; Tinghui Wang, Digilent Inc; Joe Harris, Digilent, Inc.

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #6849An Effective Project-Based Embedded System Design Teaching MethodProf. Karl L Wang, Department of Engineering Harvey Mudd College 301 Platt Boulevard Clarement, CA91711 909-607-9136 Dr. Karl Wang is the Laspa Professor of Electrical Engineering Practice of in the Department of Engineer- ing at Harvey Mudd College. He is teaching Introduction to Engineering Systems, Digital Electronics and Computer Engineering, Microprocessor-based Systems: Design and Applications, and Embedded Sys- tem Designs, Introduction to CMOS VLSI Design, and Engineering Clinics. His previous experience include working in the

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margret Hjalmarson, George Mason University; Jill K Nelson, George Mason University; Lisa G. Huettel, Duke University; Wayne T. Padgett, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kathleen E. Wage, George Mason University; John R. Buck, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth

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and earned her MS and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Duke University. Her research interests are focused on engineering education, curriculum and laboratory development, and applications of statistical signal processing.Dr. Wayne T. Padgett, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyProf. Kathleen E. Wage, George Mason UniversityProf. John R. Buck, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth Page 23.402.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013Developing Interactive Teaching Strategies for Electrical Engineering FacultyOverviewThe goal of this project is to develop a model

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Laboratory Development in ECE I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John M Robertson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech; Robert John Bowman, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Douglas A Mercer, Analog Devices Inc.

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) Robert J. Bowman has held faculty positions at the University of Utah, the University of Vermont, the University of Rochester, and Rochester Institute of Technology and has consulted or has held engineer- ing positions with a number of companies. He was Director of Analog and Mixed-Signal Engineering at LSI Logic until 2001 and then became Department Head of Electrical Engineering at RIT. Dr. Bow- man is now Professor of Electrical Engineering and Lab Director of the RIT Analog Devices Integrated Microsystems Laboratory. His areas of interest include analog integrated circuit design and technology, semiconductor device physics, and integrated transducers. His current research work is concentrated on smart MEMs sensors

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wagdy H Mahmoud, University of the District of Columbia; Nian Zhang, University of the District of Columbia

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. Efforts to Page 23.1076.2introduce adaptive filters to undergraduate students through practical applications, and to createbasic and advanced laboratory exercises and projects suitable for undergraduate students hasbeen reported in [3 - 4].This paper details our effort to incorporate the teaching of software/hardware design toolsthrough some of the practical applications of adaptive filters. The main goals of such effort is: i)to prepare our undergraduate senior students for professional careers in industry or graduatestudies; ii) familiarize our students with state-of-the-art software/hardware design tools,Intellectual property (IP) component and

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Laboratory Development in ECE II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexander Ganago, University of Michigan; Sudarshan Sivaramakrishnan, University of Michigan

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on the sensory perception of the sounds of music. Here weexplain the content of each project and its place in the sequence of rigorous measurements ofstandard signals; provide examples of lab data, and summarize the feedback from students andfrom the lab instructors in a large class.IntroductionAmong the challenges of teaching introductory courses in Electrical Engineering (EE) to non-EEengineering majors is the creation of laboratory projects that provide students an insightfulhands-on experience, which would ü Closely relate to theory and applications ü Elucidate abstract EE concepts, and ü Develop fundamental skills that can be readily applied to projects and environments that non-EE majors would encounter.The constraints

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Laboratory Development in ECE II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dale N. Buechler, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Phil J Sealy Jr., University of Wisconsin, Platteville; John R Goomey, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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recently web-based discussionforums have been added allowing students to more easily communicate with other students in thecourse.On-site lab offeringsLaboratories play a major role in our electrical engineering curriculum. All but one of our EEcourses (Electric and Magnetic Fields) have an integrated laboratory component. Faculty teachboth the lecture and the laboratory portions of the class (no teaching assistants). We feel thathands-on application of theory is a strong component of good learning. Most of our courseshave significant design projects. In our entry level courses, laboratory experiments are used toverify theoretical concepts and to teach the students how to use basic lab equipment. Facultytake an active role in the lab and are

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tan Ma, Florida International University; Osama A. Mohammed, Florida International University; Ahmed Taha Elsayed, Florida International University

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Electrical and Computer

, he was a research/teaching assistant in the Faculty of Engineering, Benha University. Heis currently a research assistant in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, College of En-gineering and Computing, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA. His current researchinterests are Smart Grids, Renewable energy sources, Smart Operation and Energy Management of PowerSystems. Energy Systems Research Laboratory, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Col-lege of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Florida. Page 23.454.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Educational

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Laboratory Development in ECE II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mario Simoni, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Maurice F. Aburdene, Bucknell University; Farrah Fayyaz, Purdue University

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Paper ID #6528Analog-Circuit-Based Activities to Improve Introductory Continuous-TimeSignals and Systems CoursesDr. Mario Simoni, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Simoni is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, IN.Prof. Maurice F. Aburdene, Bucknell University Maurice Felix Aburdene is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Professor of Computer Science at Bucknell University. His teaching and research interests include control systems, parallel algorithms, simulation of dynamic systems, and signal processing.Ms. Farrah Fayyaz, Purdue

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Software and Web-based Learning in ECE

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Radian G Belu, Drexel University (Tech.); Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.)

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Electrical and Computer

, such as cost, space, limited equipment access, equipmentsize and similarities with real equipment, safety, students’ supervision, etc. Virtual laboratoriescan become important components of the teaching process, because using them some of theabove challenges can be avoided, while several experiment-oriented problems can be solvedeasily and also from the distance. Software based laboratory experiments have become currentday need due to its impacts on flexible learning of students and understanding abilities. Also, thestudents’ lack of solid comprehension of mathematical and/or physics concepts results in wastedtime during laboratory experiments, misinterpretations of experiment results and data, etc. Thismotivation deals with simulation of

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Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nizami Z Vagidov, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Vladimir Mitin, University at Buffalo, SUNY; Athos Chariton Petrou; Joseph L Zawicki Zawicki

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midterm exams. As a result thestudents do not put a uniform effort in learning during the course but, under pressure from theirother courses, apply themselves to the EFW course for only a short period of time just before theexams, resulting in an uneven and incomplete learning.To overcome the problems described above we are developing a conceptually novel one-semester EFW course for engineering junior undergraduate students and establishing a newundergraduate EFW laboratory. This course is a four credit-hour lecture/lab course (three credithours are for the lecture component and one credit hour for the lab component of the combinedcourse). A novel style of teaching this EFW course is based on the interactive approach –experiment – theory

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Software and Web-based Learning in ECE

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohamed Tawfik, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED); Elio Sancristobal, uned; Sergio Martin, UNED - Spanish University for Distance Education; Rosario Gil, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED); Alberto Pesquera, UNED; SANTIAGO MONTESO FERNANDEZ, UNED; Félix García Loro, Predoctoral fellow; Maria José Albert Gomez, UNED; GABRIEL DIAZ ORUETA, UNED; Nevena Mileva, Plovdiv University "Paisii Hilendarski"; Mihail Milev; juan peire; Manuel Castro, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia

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electronics applications," in Technologies Applied to Electronics Teaching (TAEE), 2012, 2012, pp. 359-364.[12] M. Tawfik, E. Sancristóbal, S. Martín, C. Gil, A. Pesquera, S. Ros, R. Pastor, R. Hernández, G. Díaz, J. Peire, and M. Castro, "Towards a Better Deployment of Remote Laboratories in Undergraduate Engineering Education," in Using Remote Labs in Education: Two Little Ducks in Remote Experimentation, J. G. Zubía and G. R. Alves, Eds., ed Bilbao: University of Deusto, 2011.[13] M. Tawfik, E. Sancristobal, S. Martin, R. Gil, G. Diaz, J. Peire, and M. Castro, "On the Design of Remote Laboratories," in Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), IEEE, Marrakesh, 2012, pp. 1-6.[14] M. Tawfik, E

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Recruitment, Retention and First-year Programs in ECE

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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a freshmen course in electrical engineering to improve retention. Another paper is related to the development of an online graduate course in Random Process. And the last paper focuses on the development of an online course in Linear Circuit Analysis for Electrical Engineering Student.Dr. Mukul Shirvaikar, University of Texas at Tyler Dr. Mukul Shirvaikar is the Chair and Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Texas at Tyler, where he develops curriculum and laboratories in computer engineering. Prior to this he worked at Texas Instruments specializing in real time imaging systems. Dr. Shirvaikar graduated with his doc- torate from the University of Tennessee, a M.S. degree from the University of

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ABET Accreditation, Assessment and Program Improvement in ECE.

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Dianna L Newman, University at Albany/SUNY; Meghan Morris Deyoe, University at Albany, SUNY

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Electrical and Computer

studio space on teaching and learning: Preliminary findings from two case studies. Innovations in Higher Education, 33, 217-228.4. Prince, M. (2004). Does active learning work? A review of the research. Journal of Engineering Education, 93(3), 223-232.5. Collis, B., de Boer, W., & van der Veen, J. (2001). Building on learner contributions: a web-supported pedagogic strategy. Educational Media International, 38(4), 229-40.6. Kimok, D., & Heller-Ross, H. (2008). Visual tutorials for point-of-need instruction in online courses. Journal of Library Administration, 48(3/4), 527-543.7. Chu. K.C., & Leung, D. (2003). Flexible learning via web-based virtual teaching and virtual laboratory systems. Journal

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Software and Web-based Learning in ECE

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brice Aaron Hirst, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Yahong Rosa Zheng, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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sessions. Two students in fall 2012 class also applied the Page 23.1349.13Simulink tool to another course they were taking and got excellent results. Students’ commentsand rating in teaching evaluation also demonstrated that they truly liked the Simulink approach.As this was the first teaching experience for the first author, he learned a great deal aboutteaching and working with students. Experience gained through this teaching may also be helpfulto other instructors using this set of lab exercises. 1) It is important to test the lab exercises on the computers that students use. This is true for any laboratory-based courses. Compatibility

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Capstone Design and Innovations in ECE

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara E. Marino, Loyola Marymount University

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components and off-the-shelf parts. The students arechallenged not just by the design, but by the integration of these various types of technology.There are two ways we fail to prepare students to meet this challenge.First of all, course work and laboratory work are compartmentalized. A student may take adigital electronics course with a complementary laboratory component. The lab experiencesgained may be very suitable for demonstrating the analysis and design of combinational andsequential logic circuits, but they do not teach the students how to interface digital circuits withanalog circuits or computer software.Another way in which we fail to prepare students to meet the challenge of their capstone designproject is by not providing enough

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Project-based and Cooperative Learning in ECE

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stanley W. Hsu, University of California, Davis; Rajeevan Amirtharajah, University of California, Davis; andre knoesen, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, U C Davis

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, instruction on how to use the program, and workbreakdown across the team members. The video presentation is selected here since livepresentations not a practical option in large sized classes. In the video, each team demonstratescore features of their program and discusses their algorithm and important parts of the code.Finally, a teaching assistant tests their program for correct functionality and grades the projectbased on the quality of the work submitted.AssessmentThe assessment process was inspired and modeled after previous work introducing activelearning through hands-on laboratories utilizing low cost hardware platforms for controlscourses, which were previously mostly theoretical6. Assessment of the new curriculum proposedin the present work

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ECE Curriculum Improvement

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cordelia M Brown, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Dimitrios Peroulis, Purdue University; Greg Lammers, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Paper ID #7754Sophomore-Level Curriculum Innovation in Electrical and Computer Engi-neeringDr. Cordelia M Brown, Purdue University, West Lafayette Cordelia M. Brown is an Assistant Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Engineering Education at Purdue University. She received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at Vanderbilt Univer- sity, her M.S. in Electrical Engineering at Vanderbilt University, and her B.S. in Electrical Engineering at Tuskegee University. Her research interests include assessment of instructional methods, laboratory design, collaborative learning, and retention and recruitment issues in

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ABET Accreditation, Assessment and Program Improvement in ECE.

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmed S. Khan, DeVry University, Addison, IL; Aminul Karim, DeVry University, Downers Grove, IL; Jennifer A McClain, IEEE

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. His research interests are in the areas of Nanotechnology, Fiber Optic Communications, Faculty Development, Application of Telecom- munications Technologies in Distance Education, and Social and Ethical Implications of Technology. He teaches Wireless Engineering, Network Engineering, Fiber Optic Communications, Science Technology and Society (STS), and Project Management. He also advises students on their senior design projects. He is the author of many educational papers and presentations. He has authored/coauthored the following books: • Nanotechnology: Ethical and Social Implications (2012) • Technology and Society: Issues for the 21st Century and Beyond 3E, (2008) • The Telecommunications Fact Book and

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New Trends in ECE Education II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jorge Crichigno, Northern New Mexico College; Gregory L. Heileman, University of New Mexico; Ivan Lopez Hurtado, Northern New Mexico College; Alfredo J. Perez, Northern New Mexico College; Ramiro Jordan P.E., University of New Mexico; Timothy L Schroeder; José Marcio Luna, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of New Mexico

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fullyequipped are deployed at UNM and NNMC. Online students who are not able to come to labhours at their institutions can borrow the FPGA board and install the ISE WebPACK DesignSoftware on their respective personal computers. For each assignment, students must also submita video showing the operation of their implemented assignment and a report. Students who cometo lab hours must implement the lab assignments which are checked by a teaching assistant.There are at least five lab sessions during a semester as shown in Table 5. Page 23.354.11 Figure 4. FPGA board used for lab experiments in ECE 238 Computer Logic Design. Table 5. Examples

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New Trends in ECE Education I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jia-Ling Lin, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Paul Imbertson, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Tamara J Moore, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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Paper ID #6807Introducing an Instructional Model in Undergraduate Electric Power En-ergy Systems Curriculum-Part (I): Authoritative vs. Dialogic Discourse inProblem-Centered LearningDr. Jia-Ling Lin, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Dr. Jia-Ling Lin is a research scientist in the STEM Education Center at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Her research interests are in areas of developing and exploring innovative instructional models in undergraduate engineering education and embodied theoretical claims about effective teaching and learning, particularly in discipline-based problem solving.Prof. Paul Imbertson

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Project-based and Cooperative Learning in ECE

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Reg Recayi Pecen, North American College; Keith L. Coogler, Sam Houston State University

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for 2004 UNI Book and Supply Outstanding Teaching Award, March 2004, and nominated for 2006, and 2007 Russ Nielson Service Awards, UNI. Dr. Pecen is an Engineering Tech- nology Editor of American Journal of Undergraduate Research (AJUR). He has been serving as a re- viewer on the IEEE Transactions on Electronics Packaging Manufacturing since 2001. Dr. Pecen has served on ASEE Engineering Technology Division (ETD) in Annual ASEE Conferences as a reviewer, session moderator, and co-moderator since 2002. He served as a Chair-Elect on ASEE ECC Division in 2011. He also served as a program chair on ASEE ECCD in 2010. He is also serving on advisory boards of International Sustainable World Project Olympiad (isweep.org

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ECE Curriculum Improvement

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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JianJian Song, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Deborah Walter, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Edward Wheeler, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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was at the Computed Tomography Laboratory at GE’s Global Research Center for 8 years. She worked on several technology development projects in the area of X-ray CT for medical and industrial imaging. She is a named inventor on 9 patents. She has been active in the recruitment and retention of women and minorities in engineering and currently PI for an NSF-STEM grant to improve diversity at Rose-Hulman.Dr. Edward Wheeler, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Edward Wheeler is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Rose-Hulman In- stitute of Technology. His teaching and research interests include electromagnetics, signal integrity, mi- crowave devices, MEMS and the electrical and magnetic

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ABET Accreditation, Assessment and Program Improvement in ECE.

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Diane T. Rover, Iowa State University; Douglas W. Jacobson, Iowa State University; Ahmed E. Kamal, Iowa State University; Akhilesh Tyagi, Iowa State University

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Electrical and Computer

Transmission, Access and Optical Systems.Prof. Akhilesh Tyagi, Iowa State University Akhilesh Tyagi is an associate professor of computer engineering at Iowa State University. He has also been with Computer Science department at Iowa State University, Laboratory for Computer Science at MIT, Computer Science department at UNC-Chapel Hill. He teaches classes in embedded systems and computer architecture. He received his PhD in Computer Science from University of Washington in 1988. Page 23.694.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Implementation and Results of a Revised ABET

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Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rocio Alba-Flores, Georgia Southern University; Fernando Rios-Gutierrez, Georgia Southern University

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microcontrollers. There are also programs where the emphasis of thecourse is on the study of instrumentation and programmable logic controllers.One difficulty in teaching control systems is to provide a good balance between theory and practice. Byincorporating a laboratory component, it could help to provide some connection between the abstractcontrol theory and the real world applications.In the present paper we describe the educational experience gained by including team-based projects intothe control systems course. In these projects students design and implement different controllers forautonomous navigation in a mobile robot. In particular, the design and implementation of three maintypes of controllers are assigned to teams of students, namely: 1) a

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New Trends in ECE Education I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bosco Mansel Oliver, Clemson University; John R. Wagner, Clemson University; Elham B. Makram, Clemson University; Rajendra DUPE Singh, Clemson University

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) designing automotive control systems. His research interests include nonlinear and intelligent control systems, dynamic system modeling, diagnostic and prognostic strategies, and mechatronic system design with application to turbines and automobiles. He has developed the multi-disciplinary Rockwell Automation Mechatronics Educational Laboratory which features hands-on robotic, programmable logic controller, electronic, and material handling experiments. He is a past Associate Editor of the ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control and IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, respectively. Dr. Wagner is a licensed Professional Engineer and Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers..Prof. Elham

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Capstone Design and Innovations in ECE

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John J. Burke P.E., Western New England University

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Paper ID #7765Introducing a Business Acumen into an Engineering CurriculumDr. John J. Burke P.E., Western New England University John Burke received the B.S.E.E. degree from Northeastern University in 1984, and the M.S.E.E. de- gree from University of California at Los Angeles in 1986, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, in 1993. Dr. Burke joined the faculty of Western New England University (WNE) in 2000 and since 2004 he has been an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering. Dr. Burke’s primary teaching inter- ests are Electromagnetics, Physics of Semiconductor Devices

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New Trends in ECE Education II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Askia Hill, Purdue University; Cordelia M Brown, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at Vanderbilt Univer- sity, her M.S. in Electrical Engineering at Vanderbilt University, and her B.S. in Electrical Engineering at Tuskegee University. Her research interests include assessment of instructional methods, laboratory design, collaborative learning, and retention and recruitment issues in engineering education. Page 23.165.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 An Examination of the Relationship of Intellectual Development and Learning Preferences in Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Project-based and Cooperative Learning in ECE

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Wayne Freeman P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Anthony H. Hawes LCDR, USCG, United States Coast Guard Academy; Royce Warner James Ph.D.; Eric Jonathan Page, United States Coast Guard Academy; Ali M. Reza, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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Data Acquisition Systems for the CGA Plasma LabAbstract: This paper reports on the results of an educational collaboration between Physics andElectrical Engineering faculty at US Coast Guard Academy (CGA), to advise a senior capstoneproject. The Physics faculty is constructing a research grade plasma laboratory as a nexus forProject Based Learning (PBL), the development of magneto-hydrodynamic (MHD) physicstheory applications to support organization missions, and investigations into plasma physicsexperiments that are vital to today’s scientific challenges. The collaborative project was designedto setup an electronic system for the lab’s command, control, and data collection from threeplasma experiments being developed in house.Two Electrical

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Recruitment, Retention and First-year Programs in ECE

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John W Pritchard, Iowa State University; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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to provide a first-level evaluation method that may determine whichsystems can fit general needs right out of the box. Platforms that are easy to implement are those that areadaptable to the wide range of laboratories, studios, or workspaces and have strong online and offlinetechnical support. Lastly, course/application relevance (CAR) is defined as how appropriate the systemis with respect to the goals of the course/application. This includes taking into account the HI and SIratings, ease-of-implementation (EI), and how well they are aligned with the nature of the problem-solving application. It is important for the designer/instructor to identify clearly the expectation of the course/application.If the goal is to make people think

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Projects in ECE

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Mark Jansson PE, Bucknell University; Daniel Schmalzel; Robert R. Krchnavek, Rowan University; John L. Schmalzel, Rowan University

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3 decades.Daniel SchmalzelDr. Robert R. Krchnavek, Rowan UniversityDr. John L. Schmalzel, Rowan University Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering. Interested in multidisciplinary design and laboratory education. Research interests include smart/intelligent sensors, integrated systems health management, and micro/smart grids. Page 23.388.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Developing a State-Wide Energy Assurance Plan: Course + Work = SuccessAbstract The U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) mandates that each state prepare