Conference Session

Flipped Electrical and Computer Engineering Classrooms 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rami Jubrail Haddad, Georgia Southern University; Youakim Al Kalaani P.E., Georgia Southern University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

motivate theengineering students to actively learn and develop their well-needed self-reflection and self-judgment skills. This approach will help maximize the effectiveness of the homeworkcomponent and empower the students to learn from their own mistakes. In this model, students’grades are based on their ability to clearly identify their misconceptions, make corrections, andprovide a clear justification for how they graded their homework problems. In addition, thismodel is sought to not only discourage plagiarism but also to provide an accurate indicator of theperformance of every student in class. To validate our findings, we conducted both quantitativeand qualitative assessments taking into consideration all the pertinent parameters involved

Conference Session

Curriculum Guidelines for Undergraduate Degree Programs in Computer Engineering: CE2016 Update

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Alan Durant, Milwaukee School of Engineering; John Impagliazzo, Hofstra University; Susan E. Conry, Clarkson University; Robert B. Reese, Mississippi State University; Herman Lam, University of Florida; Victor P. Nelson, Auburn University; Joseph L.A. Hughes, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

“CurriculumGuidelines for Undergraduate Degree Programs in Computer Engineering,” also known asCE2004. The presenters are members of the steering committee leading production of the new“CE2016” document and represent the ACM and the IEEE Computer Society (IEEE-CS). Theywill summarize the new and refactored areas, discuss the additional focus on learning outcomes,and engage participants on ways of improving the report so that it reflects the state-of-the-art ofcomputer engineering education and practice that is relevant for the coming decade.GoalsThe goals of this session are to present the work of the CE2016 steering committee, to solicitsuggestions for improvement through audience participation, and to share results with theprofessional community.Session

Conference Session

Innovations in Communications and Wireless Systems Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven S. Holland, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Robert A. Strangeway, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

progressing through static fields,dynamic fields, transmission lines, plane waves, links, and electromagnetic interferenceprinciples. The integral forms of the fundamental electromagnetic relations are emphasized inthese required courses. As a result, this antennas elective must incorporate pedagogically-selected background material such as differential operators and the differential forms ofMaxwell’s equations, skin depth, and reflection and transmission of plane waves at materialinterfaces. The course builds a solid foundation in antenna principles that serves studentscontinuing into advanced studies in graduate school as well as those entering industry aftergraduation. This foundation is accomplished by strategically selecting and modulating the

Conference Session

Flipped Electrical and Computer Engineering Classrooms 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kumar Yelamarthi, Central Michigan University; Eron E. Drake, Central Michigan University

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Electrical and Computer

well as the affordances andconstraints of various technological learning tools were evaluated. As a result, a variety of technology learning tools based on research associated with active andcollaborative learning (e.g., Logisim, Chipcast, circuit testing equipment, Arduinomicrocontroller) and the inverted/flipped classroom techniques (e.g., video preview of classes,pre-class quiz, team-based hands-on activities, brief reflections, discussions on cutting-edgeresearch and innovations) were introduced into the course. Further, overall structure and offeringof the course had to be flipped as to encompass several aspects in the domains of technology,pedagogy, and content knowledge as presented in Figure 1.3. Course Implementation The course was

Conference Session

Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Digital Systems Education 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheng Chih Liu, University of Wisconsin Stout

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Electrical and Computer

include the followingparts: infrared proximity sensor, reflectance sensor array, magnetometer with six-degree-of-freedom, speaker, and Bluetooth and WiFi radios. Android tablets with built-in Bluetooth andWiFi were available in the lab for students to connect to the Bluetooth module on the robots.Figure 2 shows a robot chassis and an assembled FPGA robot. The total cost of the assembledparts was $160 per robot (aluminum robot chassis $25, two continuous rotation servos $26, twoplastic wheels and one wheel ball $10, a Parallax board of education shield PCB $35, a DE0-NANO FPGA board $59, 5-cell AA battery pack, nuts, screws, and standoffs $5). This low costrobot made it possible to have one robot per student. The university provides each student

Conference Session

Circuits and Systems Education 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

students who participatedin the survey did not benefit from the help rendered by the video based coaching problems andtutorials.Figure 2, Q5 received 3.6 out of 5 demonstrating that a good portion of our students benefited byusing Mastering Engineering online tool homework assignments and instant feedback. 4.00 Figure 2 3.50 3.00 2.50 2.00 1.50 1.00 0.50 0.00 q3 q4 q5Figure 3, Q6 reflects the students’ view regarding the important question of this study and surveywhether “the mastering engineering helps you to master the electrical circuit concepts ”. Themajority of the students, about 78%, felt that mastering engineering helps them to learn

Conference Session

Circuits and Systems Education 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Braun, California Polytechnic State University

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Electrical and Computer

drills” yields over 16 million results. The followingnon-exhaustive list indicates a few ways authors aim to build higher level writing skills: 1. Faculty must do more than embed writing assignments into their classes.19 2. The writing assignment must offer students time to receive feedback, reflect on their learning, and revise their drafts. 19,20 3. Writing requires an interactive, coaching pedagogy—like that advanced by How People Learn techniques.19 4. Scaffold complex writing tasks over simple mechanics to promote improvement.16 5. Use detailed rubrics so feedback can translate more readily into improved results.20 6. Computer assisted instruction (CAI) to teach English composition gained increased attention

Conference Session

Circuits and Systems Education 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole P Pitterson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

tool.Presenting the results A discussion of what was found from the literature search and subsequent review ispresented based specifically on how previous work done answers the research questions andwhat future recommendations can be made. The patterns reflected in the data were also discussedto show how the conclusions made from the review are warranted. This paper concludes with adiscussion about gap in the literature that the review uncovered and suggestions for future workor directions.Findings At the first stage of data extraction of the 12 selected studies, eight were found to haveprimarily qualitatively collected data while the other four were quantitative. There were fivecases of the activity being implemented in lecture classes

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Problem-based and Active Learning

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sami Khorbotly, Valparaiso University

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Electrical and Computer

alarger workload on the student’s side. This misconception was addressed multiple times duringthe semester to explain to the students that the workload is the same and that learning (whetherdeductive or inductive) requires the same amount of work, and that the only difference betweenthe two is the chronological order of the learning activities. As the semester progressed, studentsappeared to gradually believe this to be the reality. This was reflected in the feedback inQuestion 3 of the survey where not a single student felt that they are overburdened withworkload in the class. A total of 11 students either agreed or strongly agreed that the workloadfor the class was comparable to other courses with equal credit and 2 students were neutral

Conference Session

Circuits and Systems Education 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Davis, Central Washington University; Charles Pringle, Central Washington University; Lad Holden, Central Washington University; Michael L. Whelan, Department of Engineering Technologies, Safety, and Construction, Central Washington University

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Electrical and Computer

, recommended clearances were not achieved between the PLC and VFD.The addition of the ASCII module and other supplemental devices would further limit the spaceavailable. A larger cabinet would allow for future expansions and would not incur a significantexpense since most of the hardware could be transplanted to the new cabinets.Comparison of student feedbackStudent feedback was collected from two classes for comparison using a student evaluation ofinstruction course survey. This survey asked students to rank a series of questions related to theclass and instructor on a five point scale ranging from ‘Strongly Disagree’ (weight of 1) to‘Strongly Agree’ (weight of 5). Three questions were selected as being reflective of the survey’sresults, and are

Conference Session

Circuits and Systems Education 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shiny Abraham, Tuskegee University; Naga Korivi, Tuskegee University

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Electrical and Computer

circuit analysis courses, the authors of this paper have integrated Analog Discovery-based in- class and out-of –class group exercises in the course curricula. With in-class experiments, the process that leads to student activity and engagement is “learning”, “doing” and “reflecting”, while out-of-class experiments follow “recall”, “doing” and “reflecting”. Research has shown that introducing activity into lectures can significantly improve recall of information 4. In both courses, students were trained on the use of the ADB, after which they were provided the boards for use throughout a semester. The Circuits I course had 21 students in total over the course of two academic semesters; Spring and Fall 2014, and the activity

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Curriculum Design and Evaluation

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy N. Thomas, DigiPen Institute of Technology; Christopher Theriault, DigiPen Institute of Technology; Charles Duba, DigiPen Institute of Technology; Lukas P van Ginneken, Digipen Institute of Technology; Nicholas James Rivera; Brian Michael Tugade, DigiPen Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

during the project.  Student-initiated research is relied upon for the student to progress through the project as well as for their own learning.  Require high levels of student initiative; students need to develop motivation and organization skills.  Open-ended outcomes: allowing the student the opportunity to choose, after appropriate research, an outcome that interests them.  Observational skills are identified as having a high priority, especially in the initial stages during identification of the problem.  Student reflection is important. They are encouraged to evaluate fully the outcomes they have achieved.  Rely on team-work.  Are often multiple terms in duration

Conference Session

Circuits and Systems Education 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James E. Globig, University of Dayton

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Electrical and Computer

Page 26.84.4To limit the scope of the design, we will assume the amplifier is feeding a known, highimpedance load. Therefore the amplifier’s output impedance may be approximated by RD //1/yos. The output conductance of many FETs is frequently an underspecified or, more often,unspecified parameter2,5 because it is frequently assumed to be sufficiently high as to not affectthe overall output impedance of most FET applications 6. For the same reasons, many simulationmodels do not reflect accurate values of yos as a function of bias conditions. In practice, theoutput conductance of an FET does affect the performance of amplifiers biased at lower draincurrents (ID). But without better data to determine what the output conductance is at lower

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Problem-based and Active Learning

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dennis A. Silage, Temple University

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Electrical and Computer

source to passive load 6. Determine the reflection and transmission of power of uniform plane electromagnetic waves incident on low loss and conducting media Embedded System Design Students will be able to: 1. Apply the principles of behavioral synthesis of combination and sequential logic in Verilog 2. Utilize the controller-datapath construct for programmable gate array processing 3. Apply digital signal processing and digital communication in programmable gate array processing 4. Identify the societal and global issues of real-time embedded systems in process control and signal processing Digital Communication

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Curriculum Design and Evaluation

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Benjamin Crilly, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Richard J. Hartnett P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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Electrical and Computer

Course Coordinator generates a draft, or “read-ahead” document that fully describesall aspects of the course, followed by a meeting attended by all course instructors (if multi-section), other relevant stakeholders such as students as well as other instructors impacted by thecourse. Attendees include faculty members both inside and outside of the program. At theconclusion, the draft document is revised to reflect the input of the EOCR attendees.B. EOCR Outline and Content Here the EOCR document provides the faculty a comprehensive snapshot of the course. Thisincludes, or eventually includes the following: 1. List of EOCR attendees 2. Executive summary of course 3. Pending issues from the last EOCR 4. Summary of course changes in

Conference Session

Flipped Electrical and Computer Engineering Classrooms 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vignesh Subbian, University of Cincinnati; Gregory Warren Bucks, University of Cincinnati; Jason C Heikenfeld, University of Cincinnati

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Electrical and Computer

electrical engineering courses as well), but it is no replacement for repetition of key calculations that must be preserved in learning activities. Related excerpts from student feedback: 1. “Most of the band diagram concepts would have been difficult to grasp in a traditional lecture. It seemed like the video lectures helped, but actually drawing them out in class under different conditions (positive voltage applied to one side, currents in different locations, etc) really helped solidify the concepts.” 2. “Anytime the videos introduced a new equation to use… using it in class and breaking down each component helped clarify the most.” Excerpt from instructor’s own reflection

Conference Session

Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Digital Systems Education 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanne Bechta Dugan, University of Virginia

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Electrical and Computer

electrical engineering, computer engineering and computer science students. DLD,as the course is locally known, has long enjoyed a reputation as a fun class, and it’s been apopular choice for non-majors as an elective. In recent years, rapidly increasing class size and amove to a larger lecture hall resulted in an increased barrier between the instructor and thestudents; students became more passive and absenteeism increased. Hence there was a need toincrease student engagement, to help overcome the barriers created by increasing class sizes, andto restore the sense of fun.DLD has been a topic of considerable interest at ASEE for many years and recent ASEEpublications reflect several trends. The prevalent use of hardware description languages (HDL

Conference Session

Flipped Electrical and Computer Engineering Classrooms 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Electrical and Computer

activities when necessary Reflection Procedural Quality efficiency Page 26.747.5 GeneralityResearch MethodThe design-based-research (DBR) method was applied, which intertwined the three goals ofresearch, design, and pedagogical practice in

Conference Session

Flipped Electrical and Computer Engineering Classrooms 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Electrical and Computer

29 13 learning instead of learning in a group. Taking a course using group work was more difficult than taking an 18 12 instructor-directed course. *Percentages include students who responded “Agree” and “Strongly Agree” on a 6-point Likert-type scale. As noted in Table 4, students reported perceptions of group learning in a flippedclassroom to support their development of professional skills. Student’s perceived the flippedclassroom to foster and refine interpersonal skills (70% Fall; 75% Spring) and reflect authenticreal world environments (63% Fall; 64% Spring) they will be exposed to in their future

Conference Session

Interactive Panel on Improving the Experiences of Marginalized Students on Engineering Design Teams

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorelle A Meadows, Michigan Technological University; Denise Sekaquaptewa, University of Michigan; Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Debbie Chachra, Olin College of Engineering; Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education, Electrical and Computer, Engineering Libraries, First-Year Programs, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Student, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering, Women in Engineering

distinct from sex. Connellnotes that gender is not a supposedly biologically-obvious division between men and women, butinstead the way human society collectively makes relevant these reproductive distinctions Page 26.1007.5between human bodies in a social context. For us, the context is engineering education. In its  simplest form, gender reflects the set of characteristics, behaviors, and practices that we think ofas “feminine” or “masculine” – characteristics that any individual biological male or female mayor may not embody.Race, like gender, is not a biological category but a social one. And unlike sex, race has nobiological basis, despite a

Conference Session

Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Digital Systems Education 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph P Hoffbeck, University of Portland

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Electrical and Computer

shows the current short-time spectrum of the input signal. If the input signal isthe chirp signal, for example, the display will show a spike that slowly moves to the right as thefrequency of the chirp signal increases. If the input signal is music, the graph continuouslychanges to reflect the current sounds, which is interesting to watch. Page 26.1306.7 Figure 6: Close-up of Display for FFTThe demonstration program was based on a publically available example program that initializesthe board and the codec, and sets up an efficient double buffering scheme using the directmemory access (DMA) controller27. The

Conference Session

Innovations in Communications and Wireless Systems Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne A Scales, Virginia Tech; J Michael Ruohoniemi; Geoff Crowley

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

, multipath reflections, antenna characteristics, and interference signals.They can also run scenarios for many different kinds of tests, with full control of all aspects ofthe GNSS operating environment. At Virginia Tech., hardware signal simulators produced bySpirent Communications are currently being used for developing raw data streams for the coursedescribed here. They allow for various scenarios of vehicles as well as atmospheric andpropagation effects on the GNSS constellations (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and BeiDou). AGNSS simulator is combined with a spectrum analyzer to demonstrate the spread spectrumconcept in addition to the signal structures for different GNSS systems. Students can control thecontent and characteristics of the GNSS

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Curriculum Design and Evaluation

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cory J. Prust, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Richard W. Kelnhofer, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Joerg Mossbrucker, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Kerry R Widder, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Hue V. Tran P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen M. Williams P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Electrical and Computer

courses and their additional effort was reflected in anupward shift in grades as compared to the preceding course. We speculate that this increase isdue to the increased engagement and ownership that students take in designing and building theirown robot. The student’s clearly know ahead of time that meeting milestones will result inhigher grades. All of the milestones are published on the first day of class, and one couldspeculate that a student content with a “B” or “C” would produce only the required effort for thatgrade. However, this is not the case. Students, on the average, expend greater time and effort.Perhaps, EE2930 is the first class in the program that has an open-ended problem, with no single,pre-determined solution. Therefore, the

Conference Session

Innovations in Communications and Wireless Systems Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard J. Hartnett P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Kelly Charles Seals P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Paul Benjamin Crilly, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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Electrical and Computer

reasonableestimate), 2DRMS error circles of between 6 and 12 meters are produced.Using m-files our students have produced for their GPS position solutions, we ask themto think about using a GPS receiver to try to find a restaurant in a large city such as NewYork, NY, where the only satellites visible would be perhaps only the ones directlyoverhead. At that point they begin calculating HDOP for satellites whose elevationangles are above 85 degrees. They quickly realize that even small errors (due to noise, orperhaps multipath reflections off buildings), translate to relatively large horizontaldistances (e.g. 500-700 meters), so they might actually be better off asking for directionsrather than depending on their GPS receiver inside their cellular telephone

Conference Session

Circuits and Systems Education 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katie Evans, Louisiana Tech University; Paul Hummel, Louisiana Tech University; Miguel Gates

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

0.783 for Section 002.This is likely due to the makeup of students in each section and the time difference betweenwhen the two sections met for class. The lower performing section was the earlier 8 AM classwhen more students were apt to miss class, show up late, and be less engaged during the classlectures. The importance of the difference between the two sections is reflected in the unevendistribution of homework assignments. The section that performed better was assessed twicewith paper homework while the section that performed worse was assessed twice withWeBWorK homework. This would indicate the difference between paper-based homework andWeBWorK-based homework may be larger than directly indicated by the score averages weobtained. If only

Conference Session

Circuits and Systems Education 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Keith Holland, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

beingoverwhelmed with the content and pacing of the course. Instead of utilizing the resourcesavailable, there was a perception of being ―left behind‖ in terms of course content. This attitudemay have resulted in behaviors (e.g., failure to complete assignments, ―giving up‖, etc.) thatultimately resulted in lower course grades, despite the concept inventory indication ofunderstanding.Course Evaluation ResultsCourse evaluation comments were used to evaluate the effectiveness of the methods used in thecourse. Table 5 shows a tally, by semester, of the number of positive or negative commentswritten reflecting the teaching methods used in the course.Table 5 – Tally of positive and negative comments from student evaluations related to teachingmethods

Conference Session

Circuits and Systems Education 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian J Skromme, Arizona State University; Dan Robinson

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Electrical and Computer

recognize that putting the Thévenin impedance in parallel with a voltage source or in series with the Norton current source is redundant, and therefore not the logical form of such circuits. Some reflection shows that hinging is actually a special case of redundancy, where the ideal voltage or current source

Conference Session

Circuits and Systems Education 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Stephen Keith Holland, James Madison University; Brian Groener, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

perceptions about the projectassignments and their educational value, the following open-ended questions were asked in the post-project surveys:Q11. What was the most valuable aspect of lab project #?Q12. What was the least valuable aspect of lab project #?Q13. Use the space below to add any additional comments.The following student comments are grouped based on the educational aspects of the projects, andprovide insight on what the students’ valued. The responses and feedback were positive and in favor ofthe projects educational value. Negative comments reflected the perceived difficulty of the projects. Themajority of the negative comments related to the lack of procedures and instructions.1) Aspect of Lab Design Project: As a complementary