Conference Session

First-Year Issues in ECE Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy N. Thomas, DigiPen Institute of Technology; Christopher Theriault, DigiPen Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

history of electrical and computer engineering, the electronicsdevelopment cycle, professional ethics, multidisciplinary team environments, and commondevelopment tools used in industry. Students are expected to apply this and knowledge fromprerequisite and concurrent courses to completing their project.In our paper, we describe the course in detail, including examples of student projects. Studentoutcomes related to both technical and soft skills are assessed using student surveys and projectevaluation rubrics. We discuss these assessment results and highlight some successes andlimitations of the experiential 1st-year course.IntroductionThe traditional model for engineering undergraduate programs in the US is to have mostlyfoundational courses in

Conference Session

Capstone Design in ECE

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina Howe, University of Evansville; Dick Blandford, University of Evansville; Deborah J. Hwang, University of Evansville

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability; (e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems; (f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility; (g) an ability to communicate effectivelyOutcome (d) an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams, is also widely assessed by seniorproject data for those programs where the capstone project is done in teams.Like other engineering courses, senior projects are graded and each student gets a grade for theterm based on their project. Since the projects involve a number of complex

Conference Session

First-Year Issues in ECE Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carlotta A. Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Daniel Chang, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Christopher Miller, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

to upper level courses in their major, ● Electronics and systems, ● Programming and circuit building, ● Technical skills such as soldering, ● Various concentrations in electrical and computer engineering, ● Ethics and professional development, and ● Technical documentation and presentation. The SparkFun Inventor Kit was selected for the new and improved course because there is anextensive online community for SparkFun and Arduino. Since this is a freshman course, it is veryimportant that there are a variety of resources available to help them complete the assignments.The SparkFun Inventor Kit includes sample programs, sample circuit diagrams and schematics, anArduino Uno microcontroller, sensors, resistors, LEDs

Conference Session

Electromagnetics & Power Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald M. Peter P.E., Seattle Pacific University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

before retirement. Another set ofquestions sought to obtain insight into the level of concern for filling anticipated vacatingpositions in the industry in general, and the specific needs to fill positions where they worked interms of immediate needs and anticipated needs within the next five years.Regarding course content they were first asked to priority rank the top five power engineeringtopics from the following list: A. Power Transmission B. Power Distribution C. Smart Grid D. Loads E. Human Factors F. Future Issues G. Grid Security H. Grid Simulation and Analysis I. Professional Ethics J. OtherIn addition there was a question on naming two practical power engineering skills that may

Conference Session

Capstone Design in ECE

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibrahem E. Atawi, University of Tabuk; el-Hadi M. Aggoune, University of Tabuk; Fares S. Almehmadi, University of Tabuk

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

, andprofessional skills. The courses are distributed in the curriculum in order to permit the studentsgradual learning and application of the concepts: In Engineering Design 1 and 2, in addition to learning the elements of design, students are exposed to a variety of soft skills such as communication, teamwork, and ethics in support of program outcomes which are derived from ABET student outcomes. In Graduation Project I, student prepare a comprehensive proposal ending with design specifications and in Graduation Project II, students build the corresponding physical device (the product). Both projects required a comprehensive written report as well as a final public oral presentation as well as demonstration of the product. The design

Conference Session

Circuits & Systems Education II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Moscola, York College of Pennsylvania

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

interfaces, software engineering, and programming. • An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability - Students were given an initial set of requirements that constrained their design choices. While the students were not given a specific budget, they were encouraged to think carefully about the cost of their components, their PCBs, and PCB assembly. Using surface mount components, as opposed to through-hole components, reduces the cost of PCB assembly. It also reduces the size of a PCB further reducing the cost to build systems. • An

Conference Session

First-Year Issues in ECE Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Backens, Christopher Newport University; Anton Riedl, Christopher Newport University; C. Gerousis, Christopher Newport University; Dali Wang, Christopher Newport University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

and one design competition at the endof the semester. Emphasis was placed on creating a very interactive and hands-on class, whichoffers many bonding opportunities for new engineering students.The newly designed course had a more topical flow including the following areas designed togive students exposure to important topics for engineers that are rarely found in a purelytechnical course: • What is Engineering? • The Engineering Design Process • Learning to Present Technical Ideas • Writing Professional Emails • Successful Teamwork and Project Management • Engineering Ethics • Importance of Internships and CoopsRoughly one week of the course was dedicated to each of these topics. In addition to these,students were

Conference Session

First-Year Issues in ECE Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Girma Tewolde, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

through the institute’s KEEN Internal Topical Grant program.I. IntroductionIntroduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering courses are common in many institutesacross the country for freshman or sophomore students1,2. The goal of such courses is to providegeneral introduction to the field of ECE and talk about the main areas of applications, problemsolving, professional career opportunities, technology, ethics, and other related topics.Instead of providing just theoretical presentation about the field, this proposed course offers amore practical approach for effective ways of achieving the same objective, with the additionalbenefit of enhancing student engagement and their learning experience in the process. To thisend, the main strength of

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Douglas Kearsley, Western Washington University; Andrew G. Klein, Western Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

observable, an anonymous survey was administered andstudents were asked to self-report on their awareness of their higher-order cognitive thinking.While such self-reporting surveys have limitations, the results of this initial work in progresssuggest that under this model, students are more aware of their learning, they spend more timereviewing and evaluating their solutions, and they report that self-grading and self-correctingleads to an improved understanding of the material. Future work will expand this initial casestudy into a longitudinal study designed to test the impact of this model on student learning whencompared to a control group.References [1] R. Kelley and B. Dooley, “The technology of cheating,” in IEEE Intl. Symp. on Ethics in

Conference Session

SDR & Programming in ECE Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wesley G. Lawson, University of Maryland, College Park; Stephen Secules, University of Maryland, College Park; Shuvra Bhattacharyya, University of Maryland, College Park, and Tampere University of Technology; Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

data both from a micro- genetic learning analysis methodology (drawing on knowledge in pieces) as well as interaction analysis methodology. He has been working on how learners’ emotions are coupled with their conceptual and epistemological reasoning. He is also interested in developing models of the dynamics of categorizations (ontological) underlying students’ reasoning in physics. Lately, he has been interested in engineering design thinking and engineering ethics education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 An application-based learning approach to programming concepts and methods for engineersAbstractThis paper documents an innovative