Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronny Veljanovski, Victoria University; Alex Stojcevski, Victoria University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

of social, political and / or organizationalcontexts in the engineering discipline. These aspects are an integral part of the problems in theelectrical engineering units of study. By taking on and playing the persona of a role, learnerswere led to reflect on the material from the perspective of personal experience and identity. Thisdeep reflection was enhanced by being able to act out possibilities in a safe and collaborativeenvironment. In addition, learners were absorbed in situations and contexts that highlight thelearning outcomes and objectives of the engineering units of study.The project was carried out over two semesters in 2006 and was evaluated by student feedbackquestionnaires to determine whether the role playing platform had

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Buket Barkana, University of Bridgeport; Navarun Gupta, University of Bridgeport; Lawrence Hmurcik, University of Bridgeport

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

of teaching graduate engineering coursesusing students’ Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligences (MI). Thirty volunteers answeredcommercially available Learning Style and MI tests in our Electrical Engineering department.Learning styles are grouped as visual, auditory, and kinesthetic (VAK) and can determined bythe VAK learning style test. Learning styles are reflected in different academic strengths,weaknesses, and skills. Studies show that the differences between learning styles will affect botha person’s choice of profession and their success in this profession, both in education and in theworld of business. People who work at something that fits their learning style have a betterchance of becoming successful in it. In this study, tools

Conference Session

Interactive Panel on Improving the Experiences of Marginalized Students on Engineering Design Teams

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorelle A Meadows, Michigan Technological University; Denise Sekaquaptewa, University of Michigan; Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Debbie Chachra, Olin College of Engineering; Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education, Electrical and Computer, Engineering Libraries, First-Year Programs, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Student, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering, Women in Engineering

successful interactions and learning outcomes.1-3 One important challenge centers onthe interactions between students from groups negatively stereotyped as poor performers inengineering (e.g., women and under-represented racial minorities) and others. A body of researchin psychology indicates that students from these marginalized groups may have qualitativelydifferent group work experiences compared to others, which may contribute to their self-selection from engineering and thus their group’s under-representation in engineering fields.Recent research suggests that the negative experiences of people from marginalized groups onengineering student design teams can influence many factors that contribute to persistence andsuccess, such as development of

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Georgios Anagnostopoulos, Florida Institute of Technology; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Veton Kepuska, Florida Institute of Technology; Kenneth Stanley, University of Central Florida; Alison Morrison-Shetlar, University of Central Florida; Pat Lancey, University of Central Florida; Paula Krist, University of Central Florida; Tace Crouse, University of Central Florida

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

and to act as a pleasant diversion from the Program’s routine.At the end of the day student participants would author their journal entries and a communalDebriefing would follow. The AHM would often conclude with a social activity (e.g. a BBQ).While the students worked on their special projects, all graduate and faculty mentors would meetfor a Project Staff Meeting (PSM). During the meeting, the staff would assess the researchprogress, discuss issues that occurred and solutions to overcome them and, finally, plan /coordinate future activities of the Program. It should be noted that a few PSMs in the beginningof the summer experience were held via teleconference during normal weekdays to immediatelyaddress some pressing logistics. Finally, the

Conference Session

Distance and Web-based Learning in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Esteban Rodriguez-Marek, Eastern Washington University; Min-Sung Koh, Eastern Washington University; Claudio Talarico, Eastern Washington University; Jabulani Nyathi, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

partnership between a four-year institution and a community college. I. IntroductionFor decades, engineering has been taught in an all too familiar method: Theory is imparted in aclassroom and reinforced in a laboratory where either a faculty member or a graduate studentassists students with their experiments. Student cohorts consists of a generally uniform group ofstudents who have just finished high-school, live in dormitories or apartments close to lecturehalls and have yet to have a taste of being part of the labor force. The few students not fittingthat description are denominated “non-traditional,” as they rarely amount to significantpercentage of the student population. Many of these non-traditional students never even make itto a

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Engelken

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

grateful for the support provided in this endeavor by his chair, dean, and Page 15.939.1other administrators. To their great credit and sometimes sacrificially, they did provide significantsupport, both tangible and intangible, within the constraints upon them.Probably the most pivotal method used to leverage existing resources was the heavy involvementof undergraduates in the research, essentially identically to how graduate students are used inlarger programs. Most were electrical engineering majors, but a few were mechanical engineering,chemistry, and physics majors. The set has also included women, minorities, and internationalstudents from