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Capstone, Undergraduate Research, and Projects in ECE

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Joel C. Adams, Calvin University; Noah Pirrotta, Medallion Instrumentation Systems; Mark Michmerhuizen, Calvin University; Philip M. Holmes, Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; Peter Oostema, Carnegie Mellon University; Benjamin Kastner, Churchill Navigation

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Paper ID #29642Crayowulf: A Multidisciplinary Capstone ProjectProf. Joel C. Adams, Calvin University Joel Adams received his PhD in Computer Science from the University of Pittsburgh in 1988, in the area of Distributed Systems. In 1989, he joined the faculty at Calvin University (then Calvin College) where he is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science. He has published numerous papers and authored several well-regarded textbooks. He is the primary architect of six Beowulf Clusters and is a PI on the NSF-funded CSinParallel.org project. He is a two-time Fulbright Scholar (Mauritius 1988-89, Iceland 2005) and

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Ying Lin, Western Washington University; Steve Sandelin

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signal pro- cessing for emerging cyber-physical systems.Stephen Sandelin c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 An Integrated Mixed-signal Circuit Design Course Project - A Novel Teaching Practice for an Analog Circuit Analysis CourseAbstractIn this paper, we present a novel teaching practice adopted in a sophomore-level circuit analysiscourse in the Electrical Engineering (EE) curriculum at Western Washington University. Inparticular, we have introduced a hands-on mixed-signal circuitry design project which integratesboth analog circuits and digital electronics together. The students are asked to implement anddemonstrate a pair of design goals that utilize knowledge and

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Embedded Systems and Cybersecurity in ECE

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Garry Ingles; Aaron Carpenter, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Undergraduate Security Project Garry Ingles and Aaron Carpenter {inglesg, carpentera1}@wit.edu Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering Wentworth Institute of TechnologyRecent studies have shown new opportunities for the integration of cybersecurity courses andprojects into Electrical and Computer Engineering (and related) departments. This is followingthe growth of the field in both industry and research. While past research discusses what does anddoesn’t work, from the perspective of faculty and the department, they leave out an importantviewpoint by not including the perspective of the student researcher.In this work, the authors fill that knowledge

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Active and Cooperative Learning in ECE

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Werner Creixell, Texas A&M University; Rachelle M. Pedersen, Texas A&M University; Susan Niki Ritchey, Texas A&M University

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Paper ID #30818A Project-Based Learning Alternative for First Year Engineering StudentsDr. Werner Creixell, Texas A&M University Werner Creixell obtained his Electronic Engineering diploma and a master degree in Telecommunications and Computer Systems from Federico Santa Mar´ıa University in 1997 and 2002 respectively. He got his doctoral degree in Information Science and Technology from the University of Tokyo in 2006. Currently, he is visiting assistant professor at Texas A&M University and faculty at Electronic Engineering Depart- ment of Santa Maria University, he is also visiting researcher at the Center for

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Course Transformation in ECE

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Karl Brakora, Grand Valley State University; Lihong (Heidi) Jiao, Grand Valley State University

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Paper ID #29274A Project-Based Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Electronics CourseDr. Karl Brakora, Grand Valley State University Karl Brakora is an assistant professor at Grand Valley State University and an engineer for BT Engineer- ing. He has worked on conformal vapor-phase deposited EMI/HPM shields for circuit board, lightweight composite aircraft enclosures for HEMP/HPM, and non-GPS positioning systems and techniques. Pre- viously, he was lead RF engineer for EMAG Technologies Inc. in Ann Arbor, Michigan from 2007 to 2014. There he worked to develop innovative technologies in the area of compact, low-cost phase arrays

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Capstone, Undergraduate Research, and Projects in ECE

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Ahmed Abul Hussain, Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University; Nizar Tayem, Texas A&M University; Chedly B. Yahya, Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University; Sadiq A. Alhuwaidi, Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University; Jamal Nayfeh, Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University

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Paper ID #30556Quality Assurance of Capstone Senior Design Projects: A Case StudyMr. AHMED ABUL HUSSAIN, Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University AHMED A. HUSSAIN is a Lecturer in the department of Electrical Engineering at Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University. He earned his MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Florida, Gainesville, in the year 1998. Mr. Ahmed has more than 19 years of university teaching expe- rience in Electrical Engineering. He has also worked for Motorola as an Embedded Software Engineer. His research interests include Wireless Communications, Array Signal Processing, Digital and

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Capstone, Undergraduate Research, and Projects in ECE

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Deng Cao, Central State University; Cadance Lowell, Central State University; Craig M. Schluttenhofer, Central State University; Augustus Morris, Central State University; Austin R. Erdman, Central State University; Torry Johnson; Jeffrey D. Taylor Jr., Central State University

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- dergraduate students in funded research projects who have gone on to present at local, state and national conferences.Dr. Craig M. Schluttenhofer, Central State University Dr. Craig Schluttenhofer received his doctorate in Plant Physiology from the University of Kentucky in 2016. In 2011, he obtained a master’s degree in Plant Pathology from Purdue University. He received bachelor’s degrees in Horticulture Science as well as Plant Genetics and Breeding from Purdue University. In 2019, he joined Central State University as a research assistant professor of natural products. Dr. Schluttenhofer specializes in the genetics and biochemistry of Cannabis used for agricultural and medical purposes. He started working with hemp in

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Capstone, Undergraduate Research, and Projects in ECE

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Rod Blaine Foist, California Baptist University; John Butler, California Baptist University; Gibson Fleming, California Baptist University

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Paper ID #31292An Electronics Lab Project—Tutorial and Design of Printed Circuit Board”big blinky”Dr. Rod Blaine Foist, California Baptist University Rod Foist Professor (and IEEE student club advisor), Electrical and Computer Engineering, Gordon & Jill Bourns College of Engineering, California Baptist University, rfoist@calbaptist.edu. Dr. Foist received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington in 1982 and 1989, respectively. He earned his Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of British Columbia in 2011, specializing in signal

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Active and Cooperative Learning in ECE

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Safeer M. Khan P.E., Arkansas Tech University; Mohamed Ibrahim, Arkansas Tech University

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Paper ID #30537An Investigation of the Effectiveness of Project Based Learning onStudents’ Skills in Engineering Modeling and Design CoursesDr. Muhammad Safeer Khan, Arkansas Tech University Dr. Muhammad Safeer Khan received his PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Presently, he is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engi- neering at Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, Arkansas. Dr. Khan is a licensed professional engineer in the State of Arkansas. He has over 12 years’ experience of innovative and design-driven research to develop smart

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New Developments in ECE

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

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Paper ID #29675Work-in-progress: Implementing Sophomore Cornerstone Courses inElectrical and Computer EngineeringProf. Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University Branimir Pejcinovic received his Ph.D. degree from University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is a Pro- fessor and former Associate Chair for Undergraduate Education at Portland State University, Electrical and Computer Engineering department. In this role he has led department-wide changes in curriculum with emphasis on project- and lab-based instruction and learning. His research interests are in the areas of engineering education, semiconductor device

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Embedded Systems and Cybersecurity in ECE

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Shaghayegh Abbasi, University of San Diego; Ernest M. Kim, University of San Diego

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active learning techniques, and it helpsstudents integrate their knowledge and skills in a hands-on experience [1, 2]. This paper studiesPBL in the context of a freshman/sophomore engineering core class. The project combineshardware and software components and it is aimed at making programming more relatable toevery-day applications for students. Student surveys have been used to quantitatively evaluate theeffectiveness of the project on different learning objectives. Our studies demonstrate that PBLfacilitates student learning both for basic concepts and for real world applications.I. IntroductionProgramming is an essential part of engineering education. One of the challenges in teachingprogramming is that students find the material very

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New Developments in ECE

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Alan Johnston, Villanova University; Edward Stephen Char Jr.

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Paper ID #29234Electrical and Computer Engineering CourseDr. Alan Johnston, Villanova University Associate Teaching Professor at Villanova University, and Vice President for Educational Relations, AM- SATProf. Edward Stephen Char Jr. BS EE Villanova University 1996 MS EE Villanova University 1998 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 The CubeSat Mini Project: Experiences with an Introductory Freshman Electrical and Computer Engineering CourseI. IntroductionCubeSats are a type of nanosatellites that have become very popular in recent years ineducational settings [1

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New ECE Laboratories

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Pelin Kurtay, George Mason University

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senior member of the IEEE. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Development of a Printed Circuit Board Design Laboratory CourseWith the increasing focus on more sophisticated design projects in electrical and computerengineering (ECE) curricula, the number, quality and complexity of projects that studentscomplete by the time they graduate has been growing. Aside from culminating design projectsusually completed during their senior year, many undergraduate programs have beenincorporating design experiences throughout the curriculum, even starting as early as thefreshman year. The emphasis of many institutions on entrepreneurial activities as well as

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Insights for Teaching ECE Courses

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Jie Sheng, University of Washington, Tacoma

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@uw.eduAbstractMicroprocessor Systems Design is a core course in our curricula of both Computer Engineering andSystems (CES) program and Electrical Engineering (EE) program. It is offered to seniors in the autumnquarter and requires prerequisite on Computer Architecture which covers subjects including instructionset design, and assembly programming.As a continuation of a 200 level core course - Introduction to Logic Design, and a 300 level core course -Digital Systems Design with FPGA using Verilog, also functioning as a bridge to Senior Project, our 400level Microprocessor Systems Design course focuses on introducing hardware and software designtechniques for microprocessor-based systems.Back to a decade ago, when first designing this course, several processor

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Improvements in ECE Circuit Analysis

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TomHenry J. Reagan, Colorado School of Mines; Stephanie Claussen, Colorado School of Mines; Eric Lyne

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instructor-centric teaching performances.The remainder of this subsection is organized paragraph-wise according to the context ofteaching methods. Each paragraph contains a synthesis of studies concerning one context-area:out-of-class activities, in-class activities, projects/labs, or lectures.Three of the four studies focus on ​out-of-class methods​ [5], [10], [11], while two concernin-class methods [12], [8] ([8] applies both in- and out-of-class). [5] and [9] both study the effectof online homework on student learning. [9]’s WeBWorK framework is a simple, open-sourceonline homework platform which translates typical circuits problems into a digital context,randomizing values in problems to prevent cheating. The authors conclude that WeBWorK “is

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Active and Cooperative Learning in ECE

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Marnie Wong, Arizona State University; Lindy Hamilton Mayled, Arizona State University

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frequent feedback. Prior to her role and Director of Instructional Effectiveness, she worked as the Education Project Manager for the NSF-funded JTFD Engineering faculty development program, as a high school math and science teacher, and as an Assistant Principal and Instructional & Curriculum Coach. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020

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Course Transformation in ECE

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Rabih Younes, Duke University; Cecilé Sadler, Duke University

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and never having two assignments due on one day, usinga new learning management tool that enables students to submit their projects as often as they canand get instant feedback about their assignments, using a new scheduling tool to make it easier forstudents to schedule appointments with the instructor, using an always-active anonymousfeedback survey for students to constantly provide feedback about different aspects of the course,providing some additional resources, and removing some barriers. Furthermore, these smallchanges had a surprisingly positive impact on the standards of the course. Students’ raw grades –i.e., grades before final raise/curve – significantly improved and the class’ final projects reachedhigher standards.1

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New Developments in ECE

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Salman Mohagheghi, Colorado School of Mines

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built by carefully designingventure development projects. Here, the students are asked to generate a business idea and wouldneed to conduct all the necessary investigation and evaluation involved in generating a realisticventure concept and taking it through to the point of commencement of operations [4]. Since manyof these investigation and evaluation tasks are relatively new for the students, certain trainingmaterials should be provided by the instructor. However, this should not be to the extent that theprocess be dominated by input from the instructor. Instead, the students should be given room toexplore, make mistakes, learn from those mistakes and try something new. Another importantaspect here is to ensure that the overall goal is not

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New ECE Laboratories

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Liang Hong, Tennessee State University

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for new hires in the engineering field. However, the growth of IoT is outpacingthe current workforce with necessary knowledge and skills, such as IoT transceiver and software-defined radio (SDR), the two key and highly demanded techniques for IoT communications. Inorder to blaze a path to introduce these two advanced techniques to future entry-levelcommunication engineers, a project based learning module using affordable SDR platform wasdeveloped with experiential learning pedagogy. The learning materials were developed based onwell-defined objectives. Rubrics were also developed to assess the learning outcomes. Throughthis module, the students will not only gain valuable knowledge of the state-of-the-art IoTwireless communications, interact

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Curricular Advancements in ECE

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Douglas W. Jacobson, Iowa State University; Julie Ann Rursch, Iowa State University

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audience he co-authored a book on security literacy and has given numerous talks on security. His current funded research is targeted at developing robust countermeasures for network-based security exploits and large scale attack simulation environ- ments and is the director of the Internet-Scale Event and Attack Generation Environment (ISEAGE) test bed project. He has given over 75 presentations in the area of computer security and has testified in front of the U.S. Senate committee of the Judiciary on security issues associated with peer-to-peer networking. He has served as an ABET program evaluator representing IEEE for five years. He is a Fellow of IEEE and received the IEEE Educational Activities Board Major

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Embedded Systems and Cybersecurity in ECE

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Asmit De, Pennsylvania State University; Mohammad Nasim Imtiaz Khan, Pennsylvania State University; Karthikeyan Nagarajan, Pennsylvania State University; Abdullah Ash Saki, Pennsylvania State University; Mahabubul Alam, Pennsylvania State University; Taylor Steven Wood, Pennsylvania State University; Matthew Johnson, Pennsylvania State University; Manoj Varma Saripalli, Pennsylvania State University; Yu Xia, Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University; Swaroop Ghosh, Pennsylvania State University; Kathleen M. Hill, Pennsylvania State University; Annmarie Ward

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, University Park Stephanie Cutler has a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech. Her dissertation explored faculty adoption of research-based instructional strategies in the statics classroom. Currently, Dr. Cutler works as an assessment and instructional support specialist with the Leonhard Center for the Enhance- ment of Engineering Education at Penn State. She aids in the educational assessment of faculty-led projects while also supporting instructors to improve their teaching in the classroom. Previously, Dr. Cutler worked as the research specialist with the Rothwell Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence Worldwide Campus (CTLE - W) for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.Dr. Swaroop Ghosh, Penn State

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Embedded Systems and Cybersecurity in ECE

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James Peyton Jones, Villanova University

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, focusing on digital, analog, andPWM signals, and using these to control LED’s, buzzers, and small dc motors. This workculminates in a project where the students connect their boards to a small mobile robot andencode a simple line-following application. Students then explore interrupt handling andcommunications, first with cloud-based systems using their boards to send notifications viaIFTTT to their gmail or mobile phone accounts, and then more locally using serial protocols tocommunicate between devices and smart sensors. Finally, the labs conclude with an open-endedburglar alarm system project, based heavily on finite state machines. The base project uses areflective light sensor to detect intruders and sounds an alarm when armed, but

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Embedded Systems and Cybersecurity in ECE

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Dominic Zucchini, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Justin Chau, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Matthew Neal Mutarelli, Missouri University of Science and Technology and Missouri State University; Rohit Dua, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Paper ID #28319Microprocessor Design LearningMr. Dominic Zucchini, Missouri University of Science and Technology Dominic Zucchini is senior in at the S&T Cooperative Engineering program in Springfield. He is studying for his degree major in Electrical Engineering and minor in Computer Engineering. He has taken all courses in computer engineering available in the cooperative program and is now exploring curriculum outside of the classroom through research projects such as the WIMPAVR. His research interests include embedded system programming and ASIC design.Mr. Justin Chau, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Curricular Advancements in ECE

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Chad Eric Davis P.E., University of Oklahoma; Paul Moses, University of Oklahoma

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Computer Engineering from Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Aus- tralia, in 2004, 2006 and 2012, respectively. From 2007 to 2014, he worked for the Defence Science and Technology Group, Department of Defence, Australia supporting several naval R\&D projects in marine power and energy systems. Dr. Moses is currently a faculty member at The University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA. His interests are dynamic modeling of power systems and components, nonlinear electromagnetic transient phenomena, power quality and system protection. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Partner Selection and Group-Based Curriculum Design for Engineering Laboratory

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Assessment of Learning in ECE Courses

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Claire Lynne McCullough P.E., High Point University

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Outcomes, • Assessment Under Special Circumstances, • General Assessment Information or Tools, • New ABET Criteria, and • Efficient/Sustainable Assessment Processes.Of the categories, the one with the most papers, and the most diversity of topics, is that ofAssessment of Specific Courses or Outcomes, such as [2]-[9]. The example papers considered inthis category include such diverse topics as using a lower level Physics course in outcomeassessment [2], use of an on-line Ethics module [4], metrics for “inclusive and socially justteaming practices [5],and an assessment of information literacy for ABET’s outcome 7 [6]. Asmany programs are now using a capstone design course or project as a major portion of theirABET assessment, there

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New ECE Laboratories

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Junfei Li P.E., University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Cara Li; Jae Sok Son, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Weidong Kuang, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Edgar Gil, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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. Furthermore, research shows that the academic performance of students isheavily dependent upon student engagement, which is believed to increase with classroomstrategies such as flipped-classrooms, cooperative learning, project-based learning, and virtuallabs. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) is a Hispanic serving institution withdistributive campuses, where many of the students work part-time. With consideration of thespecial needs of our students and the latest developments in engineering education, this studyfocuses on our recent experience of teaching digital logical using MyFPGA, online FPGAplatform.We first introduce the MyFPGA platform in this paper. Developed by one of the authors of thispaper, this web-based design features

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Curricular Advancements in ECE

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Brandi Geisinger, Iowa State University; Arlene de la Mora, Iowa State University; Cori J. Hyde; Diane T. Rover, Iowa State University

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aprecursor to creating change. Each of these change strategies and the related groups of changetactics are discussed in more detail below. CURRICULUM AND PEDAGOGY REFLECTIVE TEACHERS • Making specific pedagogical changes including course redesign and • Developing specific spaces and social opportunities for students developing classroom projects to encourage students’ professional formation and academic success, and development of leadership skills • Including undergraduate TAs on project teams and encouraging

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Course Transformation in ECE

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Mohamed Khaled Elshazly, University of Toronto; Hamid S. Timorabadi, University of Toronto

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modelling of electrochemical energy storage devices.Dr. Hamid S Timorabadi P.Eng., University of Toronto Hamid Timorabadi received his B.Sc, M.A.Sc, and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Toronto. He has worked as a project, design, and test engineer as well as a consultant to industry. His research interests include the application of digital signal processing in power systems. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020WIP: Exploring Pedagogical Alternatives for Incorporating Simulations in an Introductory Power Electronics CourseAbstractIn Fall 2018, we developed LabSim, a set of circuit simulators for a

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Assessment of Learning in ECE Courses

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Caroline Crockett, University of Michigan; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Harry Courtney Powell, University of Virginia

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current research interests include student resistance to active learning, faculty adoption of evidence-based teaching practices, and the use of technology and innovative pedagogies on student learn- ing and success. She also led a project to develop a taxonomy for the field of engineering education research, and she was part of a team that studied ethical decision-making in engineering students.Dr. Harry Courtney Powell, University of Virginia Harry Powell is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Charles L. Brown Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Virginia. After receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering in1978 he was an active research and design

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Curricular Advancements in ECE

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Shiny Abraham, Seattle University; Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Transforming Undergraduate Education inEngineering (TUEE), a framework for developing Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities/Attitudes(KSAs) was proposed. In Phase I of the project [5], industry participants shared that they foundcurrent training of graduates to be inadequate to meet present industry needs and out of sync withfuture requirements. They identified core competencies and an array of skills and professionalqualities needed in a “T-shaped engineering graduate—one who brings broad knowledge acrossdomains, deep expertise within a single domain, and the ability to collaborate with others in adiverse workforce.” Among the 36 KSAs that were identified, 9 correspond to knowledge, 14 toskills, and 13 to abilities. Besides non-technical and interpersonal