Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Danowitz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Bridget Benson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Jeremy Edmonds, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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, datainterchange formats such as JSON, basic API development, system concepts such as I2C andUART serial interfaces, PWM motor control, and sensor fusion to improve robotic navigationand localization. This course was offered to students for the first time in the summer of 2016,and though formal feedback collection was limited, informal feedback indicated that studentsfound the course to be challenging, engaging, and beneficial to their overall understanding ofengineering.The paper walks the reader through the background of this course. It then discusses the weeklylesson plans, supplemental material provided to the students, and our general strategy forteaching the course's programming and system design concepts in such an accelerated timeframe. Finally

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 13

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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used to rank eachcandidate in which a low GPA would not automatically disqualify an applicant as long as therewere other positive aspects within the application. Positive aspects included: extracurricularactivities that demonstrate ability to work on a team, personal statement demonstrates a passionfor a particular area of research that matches the planned REU projects, no prior researchexperience, home institution lacks research opportunities, high GPA in particular course(s),and/or exceptional recommendation letter(s). At least six quality applicants from the target poolwere selected. The remaining four slots would go to the highest ranked applicant in either targetor non-target pool.The only factor that could automatically disqualify an

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 13

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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attitude rather than project milestones. 5. Provide students with literature addressing team dynamics, project planning, etc. Students are very good at focusing on the task at hand and performing research on their topic of interest, but many have not yet recognized the necessity of addressing these other issues, or even realized that there is a methodical approach to working on a team with diverse personalities, work habits and skill sets.Project planning:Students need to engage immediately with mapping out their project and projecting it out tocompletion. Again, it is important for advisors to acknowledge immediately the factors thattraditionally trip up teams: 1. Not enough research and brainstorming in the beginning

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 5

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wookwon Lee, Gannon University; Nicholas B. Conklin, Gannon University

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Electrical and Computer

learn about designing andbuilding a system from the ground up.Despite the different physics responsible for generating the light, both components of the datacollection module, the Cherenkov and charge detectors, use identical readout electronics. Studentsare responsible for all aspects of designing the readout electronics, including selecting the SiPMvendor and model, designing the SiPM biasing electronics, testing the SiPMs, designing theintegrator circuit, and implementing the SiPM bias and integrator designs on PCBs. Students arealso responsible for soldering surface mountcomponents onto these PCBs, designing andimplementing a test-plan, and debugging circuits. Forthe schematic circuits shown in Figure 3, the studentsconstruct the circuits

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 10

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane T. Rover, Iowa State University; Joseph Zambreno, Iowa State University; Mani Mina, Iowa State University; Phillip H. Jones III, Iowa State University; Douglas W. Jacobson, Iowa State University; Seda McKilligan, Iowa State University; Ashfaq A Khokhar, Iowa State University

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. Y-circles are engaging in a process of discovery and inquiry to bridge theengineering education research-to-practice gap. Research studies have been planned and will beconducted to answer questions to understand (1) how educators involved in X-teams use designthinking to create new pedagogical solutions; (2) how professional formation pedagogy in themiddle years affects student professional ECE identity development as design thinkers; (3) howECE students overcome barriers, make choices, and persist along their educational and careerpaths in the middle years; and (4) the effects of department structures, policies, and procedureson faculty attitudes, motivation and actions.This paper describes the project, efforts that led up to the project

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 10

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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

effort to help students in the discipline build on their writing skills throughout theundergraduate curriculum, Georgia Southern University initiated a quality enhancement plan(QEP) with a focus on writing across the Electrical Engineering curriculum. As part of this plan,the Digital Design Lab course, offered at the sophomore level in the curriculum, implementedseveral strategies to help students build on their previous writing skills, and in the processimproved their technical vocabulary, the ability to communicate using it, increased students’engagement, collaboration, and performance in the course. In this work, the effect of deliberatelyengaging students in their writing skills as a process to learn the content material andcommunicate it

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arnold Stanley Berger PhD, University of Washington, Bothell

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approval of the degree byWashington’s Higher Education Coordinating Board (HEC Board)[1] and the Board of Regents ofthe University, a faculty committee was formed to lay the foundation for the EE degree anddevelop the goals, educational objectives, and desired student outcomes for the program.Of key concern to this committee, chaired by the author, was obtaining ABET accreditation assoon as possible1. Therefore, much of our planning was focused on creating a robust BSEEdegree from the outset. Particular attention was given to the Capstone Experience. According toABET, students in an accredited EE program must have a Capstone Experience: Students must be prepared for engineering practice through a curriculum culminating in a major

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 9

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget Benson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Fred W. DePiero, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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make the course more engaging for students to hopefully increase retention ofstudents within the major. The course’s “studio format” (a course where lecture and lab arecombined) focuses on providing students with multiple opportunities to directly apply what theyare learning in lecture to real-world applications in a laboratory setting. The paper discusses thecourse’s format and its weekly integrated lab activities. It then discusses the student andinstructor reactions to the course and compares them with student and instructor reactions to thecourse taught in the traditional format. Finally, the paper discusses lessons learned andsuggestions for future offerings as well as plans for tracking how the course affects

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 11

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven P. Jacobs, University of Pittsburgh; Alaine M. Allen, University of Pittsburgh; Linda W. Demoise, University of Pittsburgh

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for Engineering Education (ASEE). Ms. Allen has a Bachelor of Science degree in physics education from Lincoln University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Education degree in policy, planning and evaluation from the University of Pittsburgh. She is also completing her doctoral work in higher education management at the University of Pittsburgh in the School of Education. Her research interests are the academic performance of underrepresented students, particularly in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), and inclusive excellence in the STEM environment.Mrs. Linda W. Demoise, University of Pittsburgh Linda W. Demoise, MSCE Academic Support Coordinator Pre-College and Undergraduate Diversity Pro

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 7

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Borowczak, University of Wyoming; Andrea Carneal Burrows Borowczak, University of Wyoming

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Electrical and Computer

their current instruction and contentknowledge, the researchers were also interested in the relationship between programmingenvironment locale (cloud or local) and classroom adoption rates. In order to answer the question,“Are CS skill and activity implementation rates and implementation type impacted by the use ofcloud-based technology versus traditional technologies?” the research team collected teacherclassroom implementation plans from a simple survey 3 months after the summer PD. The surveyasked whether or not the lesson plan (created in the summer) had already been implemented, andasked for details of the lesson, student reactions, limitations, and barriers to implementation. Inaddition, each of the potential lessons was evaluated for

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 4

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University; Shiny Abraham, Seattle University

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Electrical and Computer

courses they should take before transferringto Seattle University.We participate in many recruitment activities. We visit community colleges and present aboutour scholarly interests, give students an overview of electrical and computer engineering, andprovide details about our program. Participation in such recruitment activities is essentialbecause many potential transfer students are not even aware that Seattle University offers aprogram in ECE.Potential transfer students are encouraged to meet with the department chair long before theyapply for transfer. They are advised on what courses they should take in their last year beforetransfer. Their transcripts are evaluated by the chair and they are given a draft plan of studies sothey know how

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua Alexéi García Sheridan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Seungmo Kim, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Richard M. Goff, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Vuk Marojevic, Virginia Tech; Nicholas F. Polys, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Ayat Mohammed, Virginia Tech; Carl B Dietrich P.E., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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STEM professionals in a more effective way. Wedescribe the motivation for the tutorials and our approach to designing and developing thetutorials, and provide a list of planned topics. Assessment results are provided for two tutorials,one of which included an exercise that employed CORNET, an Internet-accessible software-defined radio testbed at Virginia Tech. The tutorials were piloted with ten students in agraduate-level software-defined radio course. Based on these results we present conclusions andapproaches for improving the initial tutorial exercise and tutorials and exercises to be developed.1. IntroductionMotivationCommunications systems and techniques can appear abstract to students and STEMprofessionals. For example, introductory

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University; Paul Benedict Caballo Reyes, Florida Atlantic University; Justin Thomas Baker, Florida Atlantic University

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a few times and received a very positive feedback from students. A morecomprehensive assessment approach is planned for the near future.I. Introduction Learning styles of many students are reshaping [1], [2]. Due to the increase in preference forvisual media, and the fast growing use of information technology, instructors may notice that it isharder for students to understand difficult concepts when using traditional textbook-basedexplanations. Such a case is noted by Tyler DeWitt, a chemistry high school teacher and Ph.D.student at MIT [3]. He noticed that his students missed key concepts although they wereattending well planned lectures and completing assignments. To remedy this, he engagedstudents with a different style of teaching

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jani Kalasniemi, Aalto University; Joona Kurikka, Aalto University; Lauri Repokari, Politecnico do Porto

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true. There are three mainreasons why the picture data recorded fewer coaching sessions. Firstly, the number of photos to go through manually was enormous. And therefore, only pictures of six cameras out of eight were analyzed, the images from camera 7 and 8 will be analyzed in the future. The analyzed time-lapse covered seven teams out of nine. Secondly, the cameras were not working as planned. Camera 2 was barely taking time-lapse images at all, and several cameras had some sort of problem, or the cards ran out of memory (cameras 1, 3, 4, and 5). Camera 6 was the only one that functioned according to the plan the whole time, which was taking the time-lapse of team Curium. Third is that the teams were not always

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University

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what may have been overlooked or in error.Success at the test phase, obtained after thorough testing, leads to the product phase and possibleintegration into the intended application. Thus, the concept-to-product cycle/loop comprising thedesign, simulate, fabricate, and test phases is complete. Depending on the complexity of theconcept, the concept-to-product cycle/loop can take anywhere from few days to several months. Table I lists the sequence of activities and the expected duration of each activity planned forthe workshop. The total duration of the workshop was 1.5 hours (90 minutes). For the projectactivities, the participants used the SNAP CIRCUITS PRO kit by Elenco8. This kit containselectrical components that can be easily placed

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 11

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dick Blandford, University of Evansville; Christopher Miller, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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design an engine controller for an automobile.Such a task requires a detailed knowledge of both computer science and electrical engineering.Most computer engineering undergraduates take courses that are exclusively hardware,exclusively software, and some combination of the two. Our interest in this paper is in therequired courses which are exclusively software courses that are given by ABET accreditedcomputer engineering programs in the United States.MethodologyAlmost all of our data for this study was gathered from data presented online by each program.Indeed, every program in computer engineering has online resources that includes a list ofrequired courses, a paragraph or two describing each course, and a typical degree plan thatpresents the

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 4

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Electrical and Computer

for planning and building a rough model out of appropriate materials (particleboard, hardboard, plastic, etc.); and writing a short report on accomplishments and plans. 2. Building all the necessary electronic hardware; developing a MATLAB program to drive the hardware; testing the whole system; and writing a full report on the project.While minimum requirements and specifications are given, students are encouraged to addfeatures for extra credit, such as sound effects, music, or more elaborate displays. A full designreport with commented source code is required, and each team is expected to demonstrate anddiscuss their work with the instructor. A friendly design competition is held on the demonstrationday and teams vote for the

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Gabriel Jimenez, Florida Atlantic University; Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University

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Electrical and Computer

channel created byBrian Douglas 8 has had a great success in creating videos that supplement a controls course.With almost 7 million views, close to 90,000 subscribers, and a library of over 100 videos (andcounting), this platform and its tremendous success could easily become a great example forothers to follow.The 21-minute YouTube video 9 that is detailed in this paper provides another avenue tosupplement and enhance traditional teaching methods (but not meant to replace them). The targetaudience of the video are engineering students who are either taking or planning to take a basicControl Systems course. By using YouTube as a medium of communication we can reachstudents as well as professors who may decide to adopt part of the activities in

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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concepts students hold at agiven time, and are commonly used as a pre-course assessment to plan instruction, and as apre/post measure to assess the effectiveness of instruction [45-48].Traditionally, concept inventories are guided by the notion of the assessment triangle, aconceptual framework that includes cognition—what students know; observation—whatevidence we seek about their knowledge; and interpretation—how we interpret the evidenceabout their knowledge. Others expanded this notion into an assessment square focused on clearlydefining the construct of interest, the means to assess the construct, the observation or evidencecollected through that means, and the interpretation of the evidence collected [49, 50]. Theassessment square therefore

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Yvonne Lanzerotti, Air Force Institute of Technology; Christopher I. Allen, Air Force Research Laboratory; Michael Doroski, U.S. Air Force; Curtis Medve, U.S. Air Force; Michael Seery, U.S. Air Force; P. Len Orlando III, Air Force Research Laboratory; Farid T. Khafizov, University of Texas, Dallas

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-the-art course sequence in ICs that produces technically-competent circuit designers must include exposure to real-world design experience withindustry-standard software and laboratories, and instruction that equips students to address futureneeds for reduced device size, weight, and power as well as the capacity to design increasinglycomplex integrated circuitry and modern computing systems of interest to the computingindustry, aerospace, and defense, as discussed in Report on Technology Horizons, LayeredSensing, DOD STEM Education & Outreach Strategic Plan, A National Action Plan, Constableand Somerville, and Examination of the U.S. Air Force’s Science, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics Workforce Needs.6-11 Such a course sequence

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lei Zhang, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Benjamin Earl Whiteley; Dinesh K. Sharma, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Ibibia K. Dabipi, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Willie L. Brown Jr, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Weiwei Zhu, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Xianfang Tan, Delaware County Community College

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process, Sect. 4 shows the operation of the module, and Sect.5 concludes the wholework and discusses the future plan.2. GBL Module Overview 2.1. Memory Game GBL Module The first VR GBL course module developed is a memory game with object matching for labsafety. The memory game is in a traditional game style, in which a player is required to revealhidden objects and remove them by matching. There are many memory games available onlinefor playing as well as the development for different purposes, such as provided by appypie.com[8], as shown in Fig. 1 (a). Fig. 1. An example of memory game available online. In lab safety training, students will be introduced to different items related to the safety, suchas fire

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arnold Stanley Berger PhD, University of Washington, Bothell

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nodes  Set the amplitude and Figure 8. Schematic diagram of a Sallen-Key low-pass active filter circuit. frequency values of the function generator for circuit inputAn experiment that we plan to implement is to expand on the active filter experiment by addingseveral different op-amps, with a range of performance characteristics, to replace the single op-ampin this circuit. Students would then be able to measure and compare real-world performance trade-offs. Another experimental enhancement on our “to-do” list is to use a cross-point switch that allowsstudents to both change values and remotely rearrange components in order to find and repair circuitfaults introduced as part of the experiment.IVc. control softwareAs

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 11

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel W. Chang, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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. However, they do so without any formal lectures or assignments and simplyout of necessity to make their implementation process easier. With that in mind, my colleaguesand I are planning on designing an intermediate Verilog class focused on many of the conceptshighlighted in the previous paragraph. Unlike the introductory computer engineering coursedescribed in this paper, the course will focus solely on Verilog. The lectures will cover Verilogsyntax, best practices, synthesis, etc. and the students must implement all of the homeworkassignments and projects in Verilog to give them more and more practice. We plan to roll out thisintermediate Verilog course in the near future and intend to study the course in a similar manneras the study described

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 11

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin P. Pintong, Oregon Institute of Technology; Alexander Hogen, Oregon Institute of Technology

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focus on boards featuring products fromthese two vendors. While Actel and Lattice are alternate options, there are more resourcesavailable for Xilinx and Intel PSG for faculty members. Some key aspects of PLD development board selection covered in this paper include thefollowing. • Contribution to student learning outcomes – Does the board contain all the components needed to complete the laboratory assignments? • PLD vendor – Does one want to use Xilinx with ISE/Vivado, or Intel PSG with Quartus? • Existing materials available – Are there existing lesson plans or laboratory assignments available? • Cost – How cost sensitive? Is this something purchased by the department or students? • Time – How much time is traded

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John M. Santiago Jr, Colorado Technical University; Kathy L. Kasley P.E., Colorado Technical University; Jing Guo, Colorado Technical University

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student-centeredfocus, and active learning strategies that have enabled success despite the multiple externalstudent commitments.The strategic plan was to leverage the experience of the full-time faculty to jointly developmodules for the freshman introductory course, Introduction to Engineering. The flippedclassroom model seems to be a consistent extension of the existing classroom practice ofproviding theory in brief introductions, followed by significant classroom practice in problemsolving. Once developed, the course was initially offered to students who met on campus, usingthe online modules. The time in the classroom was used to identify unforeseen issues and bugsthat impeded student learning, and to model synchronous “chats” to answer

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 4

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel J. Dickerson, University of Pittsburgh

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workshop of approximately3 hours in duration. Students are asked to work together in pairs and the activity is structured asa semi-self-directed exercise. The students are given packets that contain lecture notes andinstructions on the day’s tasks. Periodically throughout the lecture, at planned intervals, the classis brought to attention and brief lectures are given setting up the next portion of the activity andproviding instruction on how to complete the current task. This approach was selected becauseof the various student backgrounds, some have experience working with such technologies andsome do not, therefore this presentation approach allows for students to work at their own paceand not get bored waiting on others or become frustrated with

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 13

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harry Courtney Powell, University of Virginia; Ronald D. Williams P.E., University of Virginia; Todd DeLong, University of Virginia

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, andwe have incorporated that as an essential element of all of our Fundamentals courses.8 Ourcourses also incorporate active learning techniques that have been shown to increase the depth ofstudent conceptual understanding.9 Furthermore, all three courses include a printed circuit designproject that naturally teaches the students the importance of external standards, constraints,developing test plans, and the importance of learning new tools, a goal of ABET accreditation.10In the first semester, students design a simple signal generator circuit, in the second a LED-basedmusic visualizer is designed, and in the final semester, an ECG system is the project.6 Note thatthe projects in each semester are progressively more complex, both in the

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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learned in the courseto new problems (current 53%; pilot 59%) and in transferring that information to problemsoutside the course (current 44%; 53%). Students noted that their ability to work with othersincluded better communication and planning skills were influenced by the use of both hands-onand group problem solving, and noted that they were more confident and interested in applyingtheir knowledge and skills to real world problems. Student responses included the following“Use of [ADB] every day in class [for] the integration . . . made getting the technical stuff easy”,“By remembering the picture of the circuit I’ve built, I did relatively well on tests,” and“Physically building circuits and analyzing them is how I learn best. AD allowed for

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Branislav M. Notaros, Colorado State University; Ryan McCullough, Colorado State University; Sanja B. Manic, Colorado State University; Anthony A. Maciejewski, Colorado State University

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which thestudents nearly all share. But this exactly is why these MATLAB sessions and assignments wereincluded, through the electromagnetics course, in the Creativity thread of the RED project, toimprove students’ operational knowledge and skills in concepts and techniques of MATLAB useand programming, which can then be utilized in other courses in the curriculum, as well as inresearch activities, senior design projects, etc.Considering the above, this work in progress will continue to be implemented in future courses,but changes will be made to try to improve the program. First, we plan to expand the scope ofCreativity MATLAB class sessions and the use of MATLAB to many more topics inelectromagnetics classes. MATLAB problems and projects will

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lei Zhang, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; JeanPaul Badjo, Badjo-T Industries; Ibibia K. Dabipi, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Xianfang Tan

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Electrical and Computer

andentrepreneurship training for engineering students. With the upgrading to the suit and improvingon features, its potential business value was recognized by the student. So far a few designpatents of the suit have been approved. With the entrepreneurship training and incubatingassistance provided by the university, a competitive business plan has been developed andimplemented successfully by the key student developers. During the past a few years, they havereceived $20,000 from Maryland Capital Enterprises (MCE), $40,000 from the Eastern ShoresShore Hatchery Competition, and $100,000 from Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPs). 4.2. Integrating the Exoskeleton Suit Platform in Engineering Education The development of the exoskeleton suit and the