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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

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jay Wierer, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Jennifer L Bonniwell, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Sheila Ross, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Richard W. Kelnhofer, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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work in progress paper introduces a first-year introduction to electrical engineering courseat the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) along with a data analysis plan. The purposeof the course is three-fold: to introduce new students to the major through a number of engaginglaboratory exercises, to introduce new students to other students in their cohort and to electricalengineering faculty at the university, and to reinforce high-school-level mathematics in thecontext of engineering problems.This work-in-progress paper will provide the history of the introduction to electrical engineeringcourse and how it has been modified within the past three years. This paper will also introducethe analysis plan to obtain information on the

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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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research design [15]. Based on ourinterest in examining how this department constructs engineering identity in its documentaryartifacts, we focused on two specific types of documents: internal documents and public-facingdocuments. Public-facing documents analyzed included outreach information on the universitywebsite about the department and the three majors, transfer plans from state community colleges,graduation/curricular requirements, and plans of study. Internal documents included ABET self-study reports for each of the three programs. Some documents we included blurred the linesbetween public and internal, such as the college and department strategic plans. Additionally, welimited our analysis to current documents produced within the last

Conference Session

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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has an Ed.D. in Academic Leadership/Higher Education and an MS degree in Applied Technology/Instructional Design. She has over 10 years of experience teaching, designing instruction, and doing qualitative research both in and outside of a library context. Her research interests focus on library and technology-based instructional planning and course design, assessment and evaluation topics, as well as online teaching and learning. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Evidence-Based Practice: Student-Centered and Teacher-Friendly Formative Assessment in EngineeringAbstractStudent-centered teaching employs active

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 5

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas J. Siller, Colorado State University; Anthony A. Maciejewski, Colorado State University; Andrea M. Leland, Colorado State University; Tom Chen, Colorado State University; Branislav M. Notaros, Colorado State University; Sourajeet Roy, Colorado State University; Adam C. Hicks, Colorado State University

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a professor and head of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Colorado State University. He is a fellow of IEEE. A complete vita is available at: http://www.engr.colostate.edu/ ˜aam.Ms. Andrea M. Leland, Colorado State University With nearly twenty years combined experience in higher education and private industry, Andrea Leland has distinguished herself as a dynamic communicator and tireless ambassador of engineering education and research. For the past twelve years she has worked in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Colorado State University to advance its mission through well-planned communication strategies and relationship building. Leland has played an integral role

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 8

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chirag Parikh, Grand Valley State University; Ryan T. Aldridge, Grand Valley State University

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our undergraduate students who plan to take thecourse discussed in this paper as an elective.The main goals of the course are (1) to teach students the fundamental concepts in the 4 areasmentioned before and (2) to clearly illustrate the way in which advanced FPGA-based systemsare designed on PYNQ platform, using computer aided design (CAD) tools. During the lecturesession of the course, the first 90 minutes are used to present the theory materials in the form ofpower-point slides and journal articles to not only reflect the current trends in FPGA-basedembedded system design but also enforce the basic concepts needed by the engineering and thecomputer science students. During the remaining 90 minutes of the lecture session, students

Conference Session

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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bearing can successfullycomplete as it descends unaided through polyethylene tubing. Figure 1. Roller-coaster-physics activity exercised at orientation meetingThroughout the 3 weeks, the projects emphasize hands-on activities, the development ofcritical thinking and teamwork skills, and close connections to the faculty mentors. AllSITE members gather for brown-bag lunches on the first two Fridays to share progress ontheir projects, including how problems were overcome and plans for the following week. At the conclusion of SITE, each team makes a professional presentation describing their solution to the real-world problem that required integration of knowledge from the different disciplines. In attendance are the SITE

Conference Session

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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to advance its mission through well-planned communication strategies and impactful in- dustry partnerships. She received the College of Engineering Outstanding Administrative Professional Staff Award in 2010 and 2017, respectively, and the Colorado State University Distinguished Administra- tive Professional Award in 2017. Leland holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Organizational Communications and Marketing from the University of Central Missouri.Dr. Laura B. Sample McMeeking, Colorado State University Laura B. Sample McMeeking is the Associate Director of the CSU STEM Center. She earned a Master of Science degree in Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology and a Ph.D. in Education and Human Resource Services from

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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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channels if one channel is not enough, etc. High level detail of the differences between QAM (single tone), CDMA and OFDM technologies covered providing students with pros and cons of each technology when applied to specific issuesBasic RF planning over wireless channels Teaches students what power levels based onmost pertinent to IoT required error rates are required to plan for a(ABET: a, c, e) successful wireless

Conference Session

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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average of 45/100. This course requires a C or above grade in prerequisite courses, whichcreates some challenges. First, there may be a long time gap between enrollment time ofprerequisite courses and the time taking this course. As a normal design, students should takecalculus I and II to solve a differential equation in the first year of college study, EngineerAnalysis 1 and II to understand complex numbers and Laplace transform to solve differentialequations in the second year. Thus, they can have Analysis and Design of Control System in the3rd year. However, not every student follows this schedule. Some students are part-time studentsand have an extended program plan. Some students have to re-take these prerequisites severaltimes to have a

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Bell, Stanford University; Mark Horowitz, Stanford University

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HW 2 due 9 Friday MOS transistors and CMOS digital logic HW 3 released Lab 2a: Basic useless box 10 Monday Introduction to Arduino programming; how your code interfaces with the “real world” 11 Wednesday Doing math with logic; how we build computers out of transistors Week 4 12 Friday Introduction to the LED cube; planning and debugging; suggestions for building your cube HW 3 due Lab 2b: Computerized useless box 13 Monday Midterm review Wednesday Midterm (Everything through the end of week 4, including the

Conference Session

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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solutions tostudent-defined problems is held in the last week of class. The IoT-based lab includes an accessibledevelopment environment, a structured lab delivery, and a layered learning environment to furtherenhance the retention of students within ECE.We have used qualitative and quantitative measures to evaluate the success of the lab modules.Qualitative measures include anecdotal evidence and student evaluation of the course. The quanti-tative analysis is performed by measuring the improvement of student grades in a follow-on course.Our long-term plans are to disseminate our experience, expand the target audience, and publiclyrelease the lab manuals and supporting documents (link to the labs omitted for the blind reviewprocess).GoalsBelow, we

Conference Session

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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March 2018 in conjunction with the 2018 ECEDHAconference. A panel of junior professors is planned. Also, more time is allocated to the studentposters to allow for more interaction time with the chairs.We would like to increase the participation of the students in the surveys. During the March2018 conference, we plan to put more emphasis on the value of the survey as an important tool toevaluate the effectiveness of the program and modify it to maximize its value. Although thesurveyed students will most probably not be the direct beneficiaries of the improvements, theirfeedback will benefit future students. Therefore, the survey can be viewed as an opportunity forthe participants to contribute to the cause of improving the diversity of the ECE

Conference Session

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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and outcome assessment. Formative assessment, or implementation evaluation,analyzed the activities delivered, participation in activities, and participant satisfaction. Outcomeassessment, or impact evaluation, analyzed changes in participants’ knowledge, perceptions, andskills as a result of the summer program.1.1 RecruitmentThe REU plan for recruitment that was stated in our proposal was executed. Electronic formswere uploaded on our REU web site and on the NSF web site. Although our grant was approvedin late January of 2017, we had more than 80 applicants. In our evaluations, we have focused onpast performance, statement of purpose documents, providing research opportunities tocommunity college students, and we emphasize diversity. Our

Conference Session

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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the appendix.Alternate Labs vs. Traditional LabsTraditional Lab (Control Group)The traditional course plan for the Embedded Systems lab is a structured approach to designingand constructing a motor controller with a speed feedback control system. Each week, the students 2complete a lab assignment that involves implementing and familiarizing themselves with a newmodule within the microcontroller or constructing and interfacing a new circuit with the micro-controller. As the semester progresses, these individual assignments are combined to create a fullsystem. The final project consists of a DC motor, motor driver circuit, motor feedback circuit,push-button keypad, and STM32L100RC microcontroller

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 5

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle Miley, Montana State University; Todd Kaiser, Montana State University; Liz Kovalchuk, Montana State University

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writing studio model, a model developed byGrego & Thompson for developmental writers [8] and modified for partnerships betweenwriting centers and writing intensive courses within the disciplines. The paper describes thewriting assignment and the studio model, and then offers preliminary findings from the firstsemester of implementation. The authors conclude with implications for engineering facultyteaching writing within their disciplinary courses.Course Description and Assignment DesignActing on input from the External Advisory Council, the Electrical and ComputerEngineering Department at the researchers’ institution has begun discussing ways of adding awriting component to a course at each level of the major. The department plans to start

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Renee M. Clark, University of Pittsburgh; Samuel J. Dickerson, University of Pittsburgh

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Electrical and Computer

designer and the situation that may assist in adeeper understanding of the problem (Adams et al., 2003). Likewise, Ambrose has called forengineering curricula with “opportunities for reflection to connect thinking and doing,” and the“development of students’ metacognitive abilities to foster self-directed, lifelong learning skills.”(Ambrose, 2013, p. 16-17). Ambrose highlights a gap in the formal inclusion of metacognitiveactivity in the engineering curriculum (Ambrose, 2013). Regular reflection plays a critical rolein the construction of metacognitive knowledge and self-regulatory skills – or planning for,monitoring, and evaluating one’s own learning, knowledge, and skills (Schraw, 1998; Steiner &Foote, 2017). Metacognition is “knowing about

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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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, the college successfully developed andimplemented a program curriculum involving day and night classes in electrical engineering andcomputer engineering. The curriculum program consists of 11-week courses and allows aflexible schedule for students to successfully complete an ABET-accredited degree in eitherBSEE or BSCE. During 2017, CoE proudly received an ABET re-accreditation for six yearswith no required interim reports.In 2015, the University tasked the CoE to develop a strategic plan in delivering onlineundergraduate and graduate engineering courses. Starting in April 2015, the college embraced aflipped learning approach for future and online delivery of undergraduate engineering courses.One reason for adopting flipped learning concerns

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Garett Young, Arkansas Tech University; Jessica Patricia Conry, Arkansas Tech University; Edward Carl Greco Jr., Arkansas Tech University

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this cohort to those reported for CU students, itis worth noting several substantial differences between the courses and students being assessed.The first difference is the course at CU is a semester-long course dedicated to electrostaticscontent [8]. Whereas, this course can dedicate only two weeks to electrostatics content. It is alsoworth noting the relative preparation of students in this course versus the CU students. Thedifferences in the relative preparation of the two groups is illuminated in Table 2, with CUpretest scores of 30.9% compared to this cohort’s 16.8%. Comparison of the CU Physics degreeplan with this university’s Electrical Engineering degree plan reveals CU students have greaterexperience with electrostatics prior to

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nikitha Sambamurthy, zyBooks; Alex Daniel Edgcomb, zyBooks

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test to prioritize an accelerated lessonplan to address the misconceptions. Such a lesson plan might involve lecturing briefly on themisconceptions, then provide additional practice problems to see if the misconception persists.For the application of Ohm's Law, one suggestion is to ask more qualitative questions, such ashow increasing the resistance of 1 light bulb in a series impacts the other light bulbs in the series.Going forward, the community may converge on a well-validated diagnostic test, such as theEnglehardt DIRECT test [5], so that meta-analyses becomes feasible, enabling statistically morecomprehensive analyses. Additionally, an interview may supplement the diagnostic test to betterexplore why the misconceptions exist.ConclusionWe

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 7

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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J. Craig Prather, Auburn University; Stuart M. Wentworth, Auburn University

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Electrical and Computer

value of something when the given value within 1% tolerance wouldn’t be sufficient.Here, the comments were similar to the previous iteration of comments, but with less emphasisgiven to the length of the lab and the reporting procedure. The common complaint seen were thestudents expressing they did not like the placement of the experiment in the lab as it was in the lastthird of the semester coinciding with increased workloads in other courses. Many groups ofstudents enjoyed the challenge we presented them, but thought a more interesting experimentshould have been used, which we plan to create for future semesters.ConclusionsIn the paper, we presented an implementation of design of experiments into a junior level lab. Wehave also

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 5

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saharnaz Baghdadchi, University of California, San Diego; Rebecca Anne Hardesty, University of California, San Diego; Paul Andreas Hadjipieris, University of California, San Diego; Jace Hargis, University of California, San Diego

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howconfusion and disequilibrium can be a vital component of deep learning. He notes that whenstudents enter a state of disequilibrium accessed through reproduction (Bandura,1977), twochoices are available. The first being to work the new information into the extant plan ormethodology. The second choice is to accommodate the new knowledge by replacing the oldwith the new. Cognitively, order is restored and a balance is returned, allowing information to beprocessed into students’ long-term memory (Atkinson & Shiffrin, 1971). Choudhury and Hargis(2017) explore how formative assessment can identify real time student misconceptions duringBandura’s (1974) reproduction phase. Research has shown that Student Response Systems (SRS)can increase engagement

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 5

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald F. DeMara P.E., University of Central Florida; Damla Turgut, University of Central Florida; Edwin Nassiff, University of Central Florida; Salih Safa Bacanli, University of Central Florida; Neda Hajiakhoond Bidoki, University of Central Florida; Jun Xu, University of Central Florida

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Paper ID #21119Mr. Jun Xu, University of Central Florida Jun Xu is pursuing the PhD degree in Computer Science from the Department of Computer Science at the University of Central Florida. He received his MS degree in Electrical Engineering from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China. His research interests include mobility models, agent path planning, and machine learning techniques applied to both large-scale autonomous and learning analytics systems. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Automated Formation of Peer Learning Cohorts using Computer-Based Assessment Data: A Double-Blind Study within a Software Engineering Course Ronald F. DeMara1

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 3

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nader Rafla, Boise State University; H. Shelton Jacinto, Boise State University

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hardware design in the future,including the need to guarantee that students are well-prepared and ready for in-class activitiesprior to coming to class. Verifying that students are well prepared for class time is difficult at best,where generally a student will not watch videos or read lecture notes prior to class-time,necessitating the need for a quick survey method to ensure compliance with before-classactivities. Future plans for the flipped digital hardware design course include the development ofa strategic method to survey students on prior knowledge of HDLs, knowledge gained fromvideos and/or lecture notes, and shortening in-class activities to be sure that they can beaccomplished fully within the allotted class time. An idea to ensure

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia Furse, University of Utah; Neil E. Cotter, University of Utah; Angela Rasmussen, University of Utah

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circuits class is figuring out what methodto use to solve a particular problem. Students often feel they are swimming in a sea of equations,and that every problem is unique with little or no relationship to others they have solved. Toaddress this challenge, we created a circuit analysis toolbox, shown in Figure 2. Each section ofthe toolbox shows the input and output variables for each method. The sections can be cut intocards (many students glue these to 3x5 cards). Then, the cards can be arranged to plan out themethod to solve a particular problem, matching up the input and output variables for eachmethod, somewhat like dominos.Figure 2 Circuit analysis toolbox. Each block describes input and output variables for eachmethod. These can be cut

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 8

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Dianna Newman, University at Albany-SUNY; Kathy Ann Gullie Ph.D., Gullie Consultant Services; Robin L. Getz, Analog Devices, Inc.; Douglas A. Mercer, Analog Devices Inc.; John D. Kelly, North Carolina A&T State University; Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Mohamed F. Chouikha, Howard University; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Abdelnasser A. Eldek, Jackson State University; Petru Andrei, Florida A&M University, Florida State University; Otsebele E. Nare, Hampton University; Mandoye Ndoye, Tuskegee University; Demetris Geddis, Hampton University; Shujun Yang, Alabama A&M University

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slows the spread of technology enabled pedagogy – cost. Specifically, theyconcluded that “equipment prices tend to still be too high and are not sufficiently stable to enableeffective planning, especially with respect to how costs are split between universities and theirstudents [12].” There was a discussion of possible business models that could enable students topurchase and keep their own personal kits. While the cost of these active learning platforms isquite low (usually less than or comparable to the price of a typical new ECE textbook), manyschools (especially Minority Serving Institutions or MSIs) find it a major challenge to ask theirstudents to purchase or even rent the existing device options. Some purchase a collection ofpersonal

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steve Warren, Kansas State University; Charles Carlson, Kansas State University; Andrew McKittrick, Kansas State University; Shangxian Wang, Kansas State University

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Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vibhuti Dave, Colorado School of Mines; Tyrone L. Vincent, Colorado School of Mines; Megan Sanders, Colorado School of Mines; Stephanie Claussen, Colorado School of Mines

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. Part of the grade is assigned based on the relative performance of the team’s solution compared to the best team. Because performance is measured in several categories, the team that is best in one category may not be in another. The demonstration periods provide key points for groups to observe and reflect.Our interest in experimentation and prototyping has been motivated both by our anecdotalobservations of many senior design teams and advice from industrial contacts. In the seniordesign process, students often attempt to build a final product without adequately planning forsubsystem interactions, non-ideal component behavior, verification of engineering assumptions,and other aspects where prototyping and design iterations