Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University

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Electrical and Computer

). The tenth week is devoted to work on projects, typically a filter design using SMDand/or microstrip techniques. Weekly lab activities include: characterization and modeling ofSMD components; using TDR response to determine line properties (2 weeks); examiningreflections using TDR and VNA; designing and testing λ/4 and single-stub matching circuits;two-port measurements on VNA; deembedding of fixtures. During the 9th week students areasked to watch a webcast on a technical topic and write a summary. During the term studentsalso work on two simulation assignments which utilize Agilent ADS software.The second quarter deals primarily with active circuits, including: passive power combiners;active devices, gain, and stability; design for gain and

Conference Session

Software and Web-based Learning in ECE

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dileepan Joseph P.Eng., University of Alberta

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

administrators, he succeeded via a transition fromprocedural C++, with a virtual robot called Karel, to MATLAB, with a video game calledGorillas. These two versions of the course are compared and contrasted, with a focus on theauthor’s own contributions. Furthermore, the pedagogical approach is compared and contrastedwith that of relevant literature. As with the state of the art, the work argues in favour of teachingintroductory programming using MATLAB. Unlike the state of the art, the proposed approachexploits video game design and iterative and incremental development. Effectiveness of thecontributions are demonstrated through student, peer, and self assessments.1. IntroductionAt the University of Alberta, all 1st year engineers take a 12-week course

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Electrical and Computer

education courses, this project addresses the need for standardization of lower division courses in engineering. With this project, engineering students at different institutions receive the same lectures, lab experiences, and examinations thereby ensuring that student learning outcomes are the same at different institutions. Thus the project not only helps in the assessment of student learning outcomes but also facilitates the transfer of credits as students decide to enroll in other institutions. This fact is particularly useful in New Mexico where a great percentage of students take credits from peer institutions other than their home institutions. 3. Local students who currently have non-engineering

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation, Assessment and Program Improvement in ECE.

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark William Redekopp, University of Southern California; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California

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Electrical and Computer

begs further inquiry.Other modifications of the typical "flipped" classroom approach are also documented besidesvideo prelectures. Bland15 took problem-based learning (PBL) approach to a flipped classroom,where students were presented with assignments before an upcoming class meeting that usedconcepts that had not been discussed prior. Students were expected to find and utilize availableresources (textbook, web, peer-based learning, etc.) to complete the assignments. The goal forthis pedagogical approach was to develop individual learning skills that would better preparestudents for careers in industry where sparse guided assistance is available and moreresponsibility is on the learner to find, evaluate, and then integrate sources of

Conference Session

ECE Curriculum Improvement

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Electrical and Computer

Page 23.1078.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Sophomore-Level Curriculum Innovation in Electrical and Computer EngineeringAbstractHistorically, the early years within an electrical and computer engineering (ECE) curriculumhave largely focused on electrical circuits. A new sophomore level ECE course and laboratorywhich provides students with a breadth of foundational ECE concepts, frequent opportunities toengage with the instructor and peers in a problem solving learning environment, and bothformative and summative assessment approaches was introduced by Prof. Peroulis and acommittee at the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation, Assessment and Program Improvement in ECE.

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

literacy and has given numerous talks on security. His current funded research is targeted at developing robust countermeasures for network-based security exploits and large scale attack simulation environ- ments and is the director of the Internet-Scale Event and Attack Generation Environment (ISEAGE) test bed project. He has given over 75 presentations in the area of computer security and has testified in front of the U.S. Senate committee of the Judiciary on security issues associated with peer-to-peer networking. He has served as an ABET program evaluator representing IEEE for five years. He is a Fellow of IEEE and received the IEEE Educational Activities Board Major Educational Innovation Award in 2012 for his work