Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 10

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Salman Siddiqui, Georgia Southern University; Rami Jubrail Haddad, Georgia Southern University; Mohammad Abdul Ahad, Georgia Southern University

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Electrical and Computer

effectively is presented. Several strategies were used like faculty instruction,using rubrics as a guide for assessment, peer reviewing and engaging a student writing fellow toassist students in this process. The effectiveness of these strategies was verified using multiplestatistical assessment methods and the students’ performance before and after the interventionwas compared with emphasis on the writing-to-learn process. Qualitative data is also presentedto assess the benefit of the intervention for students learning the course content.IntroductionIn general, students’ performance increases with their engagement in the learning process1. Aspart of the engineering curriculum, the engineering students start building their analytical andproblem

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nisha Kondrath, Villanova University; Mark A. Jupina, Villanova University

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Electrical and Computer

Engineering Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085 While no single pedagogy may work best all of the time when instructing students, we seek to create an exciting and dynamic learning environment to motivate students to become erudite self-learners in our rapidly changing world. Active and peer-to-peer learning strategies were employed both inside and outside of the lab environment in a two-course electronics sequence at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Villanova University. This flipped-lab approach was employed in an attempt to determine if this approach would (1) provide opportunities for faculty to challenge the students to perform more complex electronic circuit designs (2) foster more

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University; Phillip Wong, Portland State University

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Electrical and Computer

electrical andcomputer engineering (ECE) department. The first, ECE 102, requires the student to solveengineering problems using MATLAB. The follow-on course introduces the C language. Tomake programming less abstract and to establish a real-life connection, we use MATLAB forinterfacing with a data acquisition device called LabJack. Students use MATLAB’s integrateddevelopment environment to write scripts that control the LabJack.This environment has enabled students to participate in some interesting hands-on projects thatcombine problem-solving, programming, and interfacing. Early on, student participation in theECE 102 course consisted of attending lectures, three laboratory exercises related to LabJack andMATLAB interfacing, and participation in

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald F. DeMara, University of Central Florida; Soheil Salehi, University of Central Florida; Baiyun Chen, University of Central Florida; Richard Hartshorne, University of Central Florida

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Electrical and Computer

to utilize the tool. Therefore, the logistics ofclassroom integration are greatly reduced. Figure 3.1 depicts the interface with a whiteboard(left) and a chat window (right). In GLASS, the whiteboard is used by the team to collaborativelyconstruct the solution to a given Challenge Problem. The chat window is used by team membersto share resources, discuss their approach to the problem, and reach a consensus when ready tosubmit for grading. Although Google Docs has been adopted in teaching and learning in higher Figure 3.1: Etherpad text-based collaboration tool depicting integrated Whiteboard and Chat windows.education for group projects, collaborative writing, peer review, and others in various disciplines[26-28], Etherpad added increased

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meeko Oishi, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Victor Law, University of New Mexico

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

students to weigh trade-offs betweenresponsiveness and excessive motion. In order to assess the value of collaboration in thesequizzes, we contrast student gains on one scenario-based quiz completed individually to thosecompleted collaboratively. We evaluated pre-test performance and conceptual growth using avalidated concept inventory [1]. Students also completed a pre/post measure of their abilities toco-regulate their work as members of a group. We found that students showed improved co-regulation abilities, performed lowest on the individually completed quiz, and that the studentswho began with the lowest scores on the concept inventory had comparable outcomes to theirhigher-scoring peers. Collaborative quizzes are well aligned to active

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 13

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afroditi Vennie Filippas, Virginia Commonwealth University; Umit Ozgur, Virginia Commonwealth University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

(s)”, as in an industrial setting. In this way, we acknowledge the different nature of the dynamic between ourselves and the students while reminding them that we have the responsibility to evaluate their performance throughout this experience. It also sets the stage for how we establish the reporting structure as well as the self- and peer evaluations. 4. Discuss the syllabus and the expectations rubric in terms of an “employee evaluation”; in an industry environment, these would be the goals of the project as well as expectations of individual employee performance and attitude towards the task at hand as well as towards their colleagues. The rubric is more qualitative than quantitative, emphasizing

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wenbing Zhao, Cleveland State University; Xiongyi Liu, Cleveland State University; Chaomin Luo, University of Detroit Mercy; Xiong Luo, University of Science and Technology, Beijing, and Beijing Key Laboratory of Knowledge Engineering for Materials Science

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Electrical and Computer

California, Santa Barbara. Dr. Zhao joined CSU faculty in 2004. He is currently serving as the director of the Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, and the Chair of the Graduate Program Committee in the Department of EECS, the ABET coordinator for the BS in Computer Science Program, and a member of the faculty senate at CSU. Dr. Zhao has authored a research monograph titled: ”Building Dependable Distributed Systems” published by Scrivener Publishing, an imprint of John Wiley and Sons. Furthermore, Dr. Zhao published over 150 peer-reviewed papers on fault tolerant and dependable systems (three of them won the best paper award), computer vision and motion analysis, physics, and education. Dr. Zhao’s research is

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Reed Campbell, Robert Morris University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

one or more subsystems ofthe Theremin to convert from a circuit diagram to a breadboard layout. Every subsystem wasassigned to each least two students so that there was more than one person who has studied eachportion of the schematic. Students were also assigned topics for a literature search in preparationfor writing a journal article on the project. + - A B C D E F G H I J + - 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Dianna Newman, University at Albany-SUNY; Kathy Ann Gullie PhD, University at Albany-SUNY; Paul M. Schoch, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Electrical and Computer

of hands-on experimentallearning within the classroom supported by use of the AD-Board as well as more real-worldexamples. Instructor demonstration of use, both in how to use the tool and in exemplifyingdiscussions of real world problems increased from “occasionally” to “often”. Similarly,independent use in class increased from “occasionally” to “occasionally/often” as didcooperative work with 2 or more peers (a change from “occasionally” to “often”). Work with onepeer in the classroom remained at “most of the time”. Use of ADB as a support to autonomouslearning, either as a required effort via homework or as a volunteer effort, remained the same forindependent use; student reported only “rare” or “occasional” out-of-class use by

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aldo Morales, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg; Sedig Salem Agili, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg

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Electrical and Computer

Marquette University in 1986, 1989, and 1996, respectively. Currently he is a Professor of Electrical Engineer- ing teaching and conducting research in signal integrity of high-speed electrical interconnects, electronic communications, and fiber optic communications. He has authored numerous research articles which have been published in reputable peer refereed journals and conference proceedings. He is the Co-director for The Center of Excellence in Signal Integrity at Penn State Harrisburg. He was honored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) with Best paper award at the IEEE International Confer- ence on Consumer Electronics 2007, Las Vegas, Nevada, for the paper ” Transmitter Pre-emphasis

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 13

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian K. Dean, Oakland University; Osamah A. Rawashdeh, Oakland University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

questions, brainstorm solutions, or suggestnew ideas. These collaboration meetings are designed to form an informal collegiateenvironment between all involved. The relationship formed between peers and faculty has beenshown to be a critical factor for undergraduate students.9 During the first few weeks, the separateteams rarely meet outside of scheduled activities, but this begins to change between weeks 3 – 5.The collaboration meetings encourage the development of rapport between the participants andbetween the participants and the faculty mentors.An additional 30 minutes were reserved each week for professional development. Professionaldevelopment included: developing a research career, accelerating ideas to market, efficientposter designed for