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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 3

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shahnam Mirzaei, California State University, Northridge; Ana Cristina Cadavid, California State University Northridge; Vicki A Pedone, California State University Northridge; Werner Horn; Harvey Rich

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majors, including Electrical and Computer Engineering students. Multiple factors contribute to retention issues, such as poor teaching and advising, the difficulty of the engineering curriculum, and lack of motivation resulting from poor connections to the engineering community. Statistics indicate a large drop in the continuation rate between the first and third years among Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM) students. As students encounter increasing course difficulty in the early stages of their programs, they often lack motivation to persist because they have weak connections to their majors and potential careers in STEM. The Summer Interdisciplinary Team

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 3

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Athina Petropolu, Rutgers University

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professional development on negotiation skills,a glimpse of the life and career of ECE faculty members, information on different types ofschools, tips on how to prepare for a successful academic position interview, and opportunitiesfor networking with over 300 department heads and 40 peers. In response to a post-workshopsurvey, students reported that they particularly valued the networking opportunities withdepartment heads and peers provided by this unique opportunity to bring students and chairstogether at the ECEDHA conference. Participants’ interest in postdoc and faculty positionsincreased after the workshop with more of an increase in interest in faculty positions. Those whoresponded to a second survey six months later reported that they

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 4

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Trent Bolt, Auburn University; Andrew Cookston, Auburn University; John Y. Hung, Auburn University; Victor P. Nelson, Auburn University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering department at Auburn University. He is currently working as a research assistant to Mark L. Adams in the STORM Lab. His current research focus is in quantum engineering and introducing quantum systems to high school and undergraduate students.Prof. John Y. Hung, Auburn University John Y. Hung is a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Auburn University, where he has been on the faculty since 1989. Prior to his academic career, he worked for Johnson Controls, Inc., in the field of digital controllers for commercial building automation systems, and also worked as a consultant in control systems design. Hung is a Fellow of IEEE, and serves on the IEEE Board of Directors. He

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 4

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachel E. Friedensen, Iowa State University; Erin E. Doran, Iowa State University; Sarah Rodriguez, Iowa State University

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]. Understanding moreabout how undergraduate engineering students develop identities as engineers will helpengineering educators better prepare students for engineering careers and support those studentsduring their postsecondary experiences. Much of the current research on engineering identity takes engineering as a monolithicdiscipline. In other words, it is taken as a given that different engineering disciplines function inthe same way with respect to engineering identity development. However, previous research hasshown that the culture of engineering disciplines do, in fact, differ from each other—forexample, some disciplines, such as biomedical engineering, civil engineering, and chemicalengineering, are more inclusive of gender diversity than

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 6

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohsen Sarraf, University of New Haven; Bijan Karimi, University of New Haven; Ali Golbazi, University of New Haven; Arthur Lizotte, Keysight Technologies, Inc.

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Paper ID #22332A Pilot Program in Internet-of-things with University and Industry Collabo-ration: Introduction and Lessons LearnedDr. Mohsen Sarraf, University of New Haven Mohsen received his BS, MS and PhD in Electrical Engineering from USC in 1980, 1981 and 1986 respectively. He joined Bell Labs where he worked on advanced communication and signal processing projects. He worked at other high caliber labs and start-up companies as well until 2015 when he joined the University of New Haven as a full time faculty member. He enjoys teaching a lot and as such through his industrial career he was involved with teaching as

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Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jamie Phillips, University of Michigan; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Khalil Najafi, University of Michigan; Lisa R. Lattuca, University of Michigan

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children with autism, and each student follows a distinct post-graduation path. Student 1 pursues a faculty career in academia, Student 2 takes a job in industry,and Student 3 becomes a social entrepreneur. Although each student engages with a uniqueexperiential learning activity, each sees the cross-disciplinary nature of EE at an early point intheir curriculum, and the three collaborate on a diverse senior design team to solve a problemwith societal relevance.Figure 2: Three sample student trajectories through an envisioned revised EE curriculum.Integrative Lab and DesignWe are currently developing integrative laboratory and design courses to be taken in conjunctionwith existing foundation courses. These new laboratory and design courses will

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicole P. Pitterson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Natasha Perova-Mello, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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of what got them interested in engineering that one or both of their parents wereengineers or had scientific careers. The participants explained that through their parents theywere exposed to the idea of engineering at a very early age. Students also discussed their aptitudeto easily recall prior knowledge or having the ability to draw on past experiences whenconfronted with a topic they have not engaged with for a long time as an academic strength. For the skills category, we found students frequently used an estimation approach as afirst step in problem solving. Students expressed wanting to have a “general idea” about theproblem before getting into complex mathematics. Participants also tended to view equations asa way to

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Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jack Ou, California State University, Northridge

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Paper ID #22468Work in Progress: A Study of Transparent Assignments and Their Impact onStudents in an Introductory Circuit CourseDr. Jack Ou, California State University, Northridge Jack Ou received the Master Degree in 2001 and the Ph.D. degree in 2005 from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. He joined Sonoma State University in 2011 and California State University Northridge in 2015. Prior to starting his teaching career, he held several industry positions at Lucent Technologies, Anadigics, Vitesse Semiconductor, IBM and Lyric Semiconductor. His primary area of research is analog and radio frequency integrated

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Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Vernon Cook, University of Pittsburgh; James Arthur Lyle, University of Pittsburgh; Robert J. Kerestes, University of Pittsburgh

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taking SERC classes later in their undergraduate career have expressed howthey wished to have participated sooner.From the 150 students that have participated in SERC over the past two years, forty percent beenwomen and or minority students from across all engineering departments including electrical,mechanical, bioengineering, chemical, and civil. SERC accepts students based on several factorsincluding: merit, interest level, academic standing and personality fitment. Since SERCsfounding, several students have used it as a reference for their jobs at Honda, Tesla, Space X,Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne, Mitsubishi, Eaton, GE, BMW, Norfolk Southern,Phillips-Respironics, Westinghouse, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Uber and others

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 8

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David John Orser, University of Minnesota; Kia Bazargan, University of Minnesota; John Sartori, University of Minnesota

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has received a US National Science Foundation (NSF) Career Award.John Sartori, University of Minnesota John Sartori received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering, computer science, and mathematics from the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and com- puter engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is currently a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. His research focuses on computer architecture, computer aided design, embedded systems, and algorithm development, espe- cially focused on energy-efficient computing, high-performance computing, stochastic computing, and application

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 5

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University; Robert B. Bass, Portland State University; Phillip Wong, Portland State University

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, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives” [page 42, 1]. Our teamof instructors exposes students to project management techniques at multiple levels within ourundergraduate ECE program. By learning project management early and practicing it often,students improve their teamwork efficacy in projects, courses, and in their future careers. Scrumis a cyclical project management technique commonly used in high-tech industries. Scrumprovides a framework that facilitates teamwork and project management through an adaptable,incremental process. We have tailored our variant of Scrum for students working on engineeringprojects in a higher-education environment. We intend to better understand student learning ofproject management and teamwork so that

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 7

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erica Messinger, Keysight Technologies; Kathleen L. Melde, University of Arizona; Jonathan Chisum, University of Notre Dame; Julio Urbina, Pennsylvania State University; Jing Wang, University of South Florida; Stephen E. Ralph, Georgia Institute of Technology

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in the research and teaching labs, connecting research collabora- tion opportunities, inspiring the next generation of engineers, helping academia prepare industry-ready en- gineers, and mapping out potential career paths for students. Erica has been with Hewlett Packard/Agilent Technologies/Keysight Technologies for 19 years holding various roles including sales channel manage- ment, business development, applications engineering, product support, and program management, most recently in Keysight’s Power and Energy business. She has brought numerous products to the market- place meeting customer needs, and ensured sales channel readiness and alignment with customer buying processes to facilitate business growth

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 3

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anthony A. Maciejewski, Colorado State University; Tom Chen, Colorado State University; Zinta S. Byrne, Colorado State University; Melissa D. Reese, Colorado State University; Branislav M. Notaros, Colorado State University; Ali Pezeshki, Colorado State University; Sourajeet Roy, Colorado State University; Andrea M. Leland, Colorado State University; Laura B. Sample McMeeking, Colorado State University; Thomas J. Siller, Colorado State University

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the Microelectronics Journal on Quality Electronic Design, 2005. His research interests include VLSI circuit and system design, CAD methodology for VLSI design, and bioelectronics.Prof. Zinta S. Byrne, Colorado State University Zinta S. Byrne is a tenured full professor of psychology at Colorado State University. Her previous careers were as software design and development engineer, an R&D project manager and a program manager for Hewlett-Packard Company, and management consultant for Personnel Decisions International, before becoming a professor at CSU. She is author of ”Understanding Employee Engagement: Theory, Research, and Practice” and ”Organizational Psychology and Behavior: An Integrated Approach to

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Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yufang Jin, University of Texas, San Antonio; Timothy Yuen, University of Texas, San Antonio; Stephanie Ann Garcia, University of Texas, San Antonio; Robin Lynn Nelson, University of Texas, San Antonio; Ruitao Jin, University of Texas, San Antonio

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undergraduate engineering educationwhich supports a better understanding of digital signal processing, communication systems, andsenior design for senior students. Therefore, this course is critical for a student to attain bothacademic and practical skills for their future career. However, this course has been facing asignificant D-grade, F-grade, or withdrawals rate (averaged at 18%) during the past years. Thishigh DFW rate is caused partially by three reasons.First, students enrolled in the course have different preparation levels illustrated by the gradedistribution of a prerequisite test. During the past 3 years, prerequisite test covering complexnumbers, logarithm calculation, solving 1st order differential equation, and Laplace transform hasan

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Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andreas S. Spanias, Arizona State University; Jennifer M. Blain Christen; Trevor J. Thornton, Arizona State University; Karen S. Anderson, Arizona State University; Michael Goryll, Arizona State University; Hany M. Arafa, Arizona State University; Uday Shankar Shanthamallu, Arizona State University; Erica S. Forzani, Arizona State University; Heather M. Ross, Arizona State University; Wendy M. Barnard; Sule Ozev

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, Germany. He performed his post-doctoral research on biosensors at ASU during the years 2003-2005. Before joining ASU as a faculty member, Goryll spent several years at the Research Centre J¨ulich, the largest national research lab in Germany, focusing on SiGe chemical vapor deposition and biosensor development. Dr. Goryll’s current research interests are in the field of silicon processing for nanopore devices, the integration of biogenic nanostruc- tures with silicon MEMS and the development of low-noise wide-bandwidth electronics for the recording of ionic currents in the pA range. Dr. Goryll is a recipient of the NSF CAREER award in 2012 as well as numerous teaching awards, including the 2012 Fulton Schools of

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daria Gerasimova, George Mason University; Jill K. Nelson, George Mason University; Margret Hjalmarson, George Mason University

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by the Office of Naval Research. Dr. Nelson is a 2010 recipient of the NSF CAREER Award. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, and the IEEE Signal Processing, Communications, and Education Societies.Dr. Margret Hjalmarson, George Mason University Margret Hjalmarson is an Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Education at George Mason University and currently a Program Officer in the Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Infor- mal Settings at the National Science Foundation. Her research interests include engineering education, mathematics education, faculty development and mathematics teacher leadership. c American Society for Engineering

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 7

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua Alexéi García Sheridan, Virginia Tech; Richard M. Goff, Virginia Tech; Seungmo Kim, Georgia Southern University; Vuk Marojevic, Virginia Tech; Carl B. Dietrich, Virginia Tech

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Board at Virginia Tech (IRB 15-464 Cognitive Radio Contest Assessment).To ensure that the survey would not present a demotivating prospect of long fill-in times, thepool of items for the survey is composed of a limited number of the total items from these vettedinstruments representing the constructs. Having been modified in diction to refer specifically toradio engineering, cognitive radio, and spectrum sharing (e.g. “Answer on the scales providedhow much you agree or disagree with the following responses to this question: Why did youparticipate in this competition?” followed by Item 1: “Because I think that participating in thiscompetition will help me better prepare for the career I have chosen.”), the items highlightactionable affective

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 6

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aaron Carpenter, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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regarding pre-requisite knowledge; and 2) how the Hardware Security courseimproved their understanding and confidence of ECE concepts. Student knowledge fromprevious courses varied, but the post-course data show that students improved theirunderstanding and confidence in various topics. The data also point to possible weaknesses inthe students’ past courses, which can be used as feedback to improve the respectivedepartment curricula. Overall, the course evaluations showed student growth in hardwaresecurity and progress in reinforcing ECE fundamental knowledge. The work presented here will help ECE faculty and departments deploy similar curriculato prepare students for a cybersecurity career and provide an evaluation of student

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 6

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas Barendt, Case Western Reserve University; Nigamanth Sridhar, Cleveland State University; Kenneth A. Loparo, Case Western Reserve University

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particular must also have, or rapidly develop,excellent diagnostic skills on a variety of platforms, as they must support students oftenexperiencing the languages and platforms for the first time. Augmenting instructor experiencewith appropriate Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to guest lecture on particular topics (e.g., UserExperience and User Interface Design, iOS, JavaScript) has proven valuable, both for theexperience such SMEs can provide, but also for students still learning about the wide variety ofengineering and software development careers available.The complexity added by a hardware component creates additional complexity for a course ofthis nature. Designing an IoT product, including the enclosure and electronics, requires a varietyof

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia Furse, University of Utah; Donna Harp Ziegenfuss, University of Utah

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. One thousand and eighty-four responses were collected; 520 collected betweenweeks 1 and 3; 222 responses between weeks 4 and 6; and 342 responses collected betweenweeks 7-9. The average participation rate across the clases for participation in at least one of thefeedback commenting opportunities was 66.3%.Data were collected roughly every 3rd week on different topics. In week one students providedpersonal information about their styles of learning and engineering interests. Every weekstudents provided ‘Muddiest Point’ feedback about the concepts and content they werestruggling with [4]. Additional feedback responses were collected about exams and quizzes, thelab section of the course, career planning and goals, and end of semester comments

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John M. Santiago Jr., Colorado Technical University; Jing Guo, Colorado Technical University

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