Conference Session

First-Year Issues in ECE Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Girma Tewolde, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Electrical & Electronic Circuits • Circuit Design and Simulation tools • Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Design • Entrepreneurial-mindset (e-mindset) challenge Tutorials: • Introduction to Circuits • Introduction to Entrepreneurial MindsetFor the e-mindset challenge the students are asked to work on the following question to inspiretheir curiosity: • Think about other practical and useful applications of a timer or clock. Explore all possible application domains, such as in personal, household, industrial, automotive, etc.The students are expected to work in teams, brainstorm their ideas with their team, and present areport on their innovative solutions.Figure 1: Course Module 1 – traffic light circuit design, simulation and