Conference Session

ETD Freshmen Students

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rex C. Kanu, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. While this course uses active learning approaches and team projects, the scope of theircontents distinguish them from similar courses that seek to achieve improved graduation andretention rates. For instance, in this course, soft skills such as technical writing, use of Excel,developing an individual academic plan of study, cooperative education, internships, culturaldiversity, quality, safety, and ethics are covered. Basic technical skills covered include math,mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering technology. The rationale for this course is toexpose students to these subjects and topics before they enroll in core engineering technologycourses such as applied statics.Assessment of learning:While the author plans to conduct this

Conference Session

ETD Freshmen Students

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Omer Farook, Purdue University Northwest (College of Technology); Jai P. Agrawal, Purdue University Northwest; Athula Kulatunga, Purdue University Northwest; Ashfaq Ahmed P.E., Purdue University Northwest (College of Technology); Wangling Yu, Purdue University Northwest; Yoonill Lee, Purdue University Northwest; Hassan Abdullah Alibrahim, Purdue University Northwest

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

learningoutcome of the course. The laboratory performance of the course is performed in teams of twostudents. This mode provides a platform for horizontal learning through active and engageddiscourse and discussion. Students are empowered to charter their learning and feed theircuriosity. The course culminates in a Final Project which is based on students own research froma set of selected topics of interest in the field of Electrical and Computer EngineeringTechnology. These projects were assessed based upon its comprehensiveness and originality.Students are required to master the soft skills of comprehensive report writing on a weekly basisand of Technical Project Report writing and project oral presentation based upon the Team’sFinal Project. These

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wangling Yu, Purdue University, North Central; Omer Farook, Purdue University Northwest; Jai P. Agrawal, Purdue University Northwest; Ashfaq Ahmed P.E., Purdue University Northwest

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

learning. The students maintain an online portfolio of their work. The microcontrollerbased system designed in the laboratory to perform a specific task is the core measurement of thelearning outcome of the course. The laboratory exercises are performed in teams of two students.This mode provides a platform for horizontal learning through active and engaged discourse anddiscussion. Students are empowered to charter their learning and feed their curiosity. The courseculminates in a Final Project using AVR microcontrollers to make closed-loop control systems,and demonstrate knowledge learned in the course. These projects are assessed based upon itscomprehensiveness and originality. Students are required to master the soft skills ofcomprehensive