Paper ID #6884Application of active learning in microwave circuit design coursesProf. Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University Branimir Pejcinovic received his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees from University of Massachusetts, Amherst and B.S. degree from University of Zagreb. He is a Professor at Portland State University, Electrical and Computer Engineering department. In his former role as Associate Chair for Undergraduate Education 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
Implementing ABET Engineering Criteria 2000 for New Programs at a Small HBCUAbstractThe School of Engineering, Science, and Technology at the Virginia State University (VSU) hadthree of its programs undergo a joint review by the Engineering Accreditation Commission(EAC) and the Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC) of the Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (ABET). These are fairly new programs at a small size HBCU witha student population of 5000. Evaluating all three programs simultaneously allowed synergy, butit also necessitated coordination at the institutional level. Additionally, it required the supportand cooperation of non-reviewed programs. The Department of Engineering
capability for engineering education.Dr. Timothy Yuen, University of Texas at San Antonio Timothy T. Yuen is an Associate Professor of Instructional Technology in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Texas at San Antonio. His research investigates how learning technologies and transformative practices can improve learning, engage students, and broaden participa- tion in computer science and engineering.Stephanie Ann Garcia, University of Texas, San Antonio Stephanie Garcia is a Graduate Research Assistant with a MAED from the University of Texas at San Antonio with a concentration in Curriculum and Instruction. Her work with TRESTLE involves training Peer Assisted Learners (PALs) and
AC 2010-959: A CASE STUDY IN THE USE OF ANIMATED VISUAL MODELS INCOMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING EDUCATIONDave Pearce, University of York Dave Pearce is a Lecturer in the Department of Electronics at the University of York. He graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1985, and worked in industry for 11 years designing optical fiber systems and local area networking equipment before commencing a PhD in wireless access methods in 1996. He is now responsible for the teaching of communications engineering at undergraduate and postgraduate level at York.Phil Barker, Heriot Watt University Phil Barker is a Learning Technology Adviser at the Institute for Computer-Based Learning in the School of
meet a stated objective. Among the fundamental elements of the design process are theestablishment of objectives and criteria, synthesis, analysis, construction, testing, andevaluation.” The following are important steps in the design process3: 1. Problem identification: AEP came with a problem to be solved. Students identified the problem and the customer needs. 2. Research phase: the team conducted research on the basic engineering and scientific principles, technologies, and existing solutions related to the given problem. They became experts on the technology implemented in their solution to the problem. 3. Requirements Specifications: The team focused on what the system must do and worked toward this objective
, displays, and electronic paper. He is an NSF CAREER, AFOSR and Sigma Xi Young Investigator. Dr. Heikenfeld is a Senior member of the Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers, a Senior member of the Society for Information Display, and a member of SPIE, a member of ASEE, and a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. In addition to his scholarly work, Dr. Heikenfeld is now launching his 3rd startup company, and has lead the creation of programs and coursework at the University of Cincinnati that foster innovation, entrepreneurship, and an understanding of the profound change that technology can have on society. Website: http://www.ece.uc.edu/devices
Paper ID #14197Lessons Learned from Two Years of Flipping Circuits IProf. Gloria J Kim, Northwestern University Gloria Kim is a Clinical Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern University. She also a courtesy faculty member with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Uni- versity of Florida. She obtained her B.S. in Chemistry from Seoul National University, M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University, and Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. She teaches courses in biomechanics, biomaterials, bioinstrumentation, and nanotechnol
purpose of theprogram is for our students to conduct collaborative engineering projects together with thestudents at Chinese universities. We hope, through living in China and interacting with Chinesestudents, our students will be immersed in Chinese culture; gain regional experiences, andperform in a multi-lingual environment. The students are chosen from majors in electricalengineering, computer science, or information technology and they have had at least one year ofChinese language instruction. The average cost for the trip is about $3500.00 per student for atwo week trip. This trip is longer than necessary for competing in the competition, but givesstudents more time to explore a foreign culture. Costs could be slightly reduced by
AC 2011-1104: USE OF ELECTRONICS EXPLORER BOARDMihaela Radu, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Mihaela Radu received the M. Eng. degree in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of Cluj-Napoca, Romania, in 1985, and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, in 2000. Since 1991 she has been an Assistant Profes- sor, then Associate Professor with The Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Electronics and Telecommunications. In 2003 she joined Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, Indiana, as Associate Professor, Over the past ten years she taught several courses on Electronic Components and Circuits
increasing student involvement.Dr. Sven G. Bilen P.E., The Pennsylvania State University - University Park SVEN G. BILEN,´ Ph.D., P.E. is Professor of Engineering Design, Electrical Engineering, and Aerospace Engineering at Penn State and Head of the School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Programs. His educational research interests include developing techniques for enhancing engineering design education, innovation in design, teaching technological entrepreneurship, global product design, and systems design. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Developments in the Teaching of Engineering Electromagnetics for Improvement in Student Interest and
c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 A Hybrid Approach to a Flipped Classroom for an Introductory Circuits Course for all Engineering MajorsAbstract:The use of technology that allows students to view lectures or concept modules outside theclassroom has become popular in recent years. The most straightforward and accepted definitionof a flipped-classroom was given by Lage, Platt, and Treglia “Inverting the classroom means thatevents that have traditionally taken place inside the classroom now take place outside theclassroom and vice versa”1. While many professors and instructors have taken the approach tocompletely flip the classroom, where the lectures are recorded and the classroom activities arepractice
Library and Vertical Integration Projects Lei Zhang, Ibibia Dabipi, Yuanwei Jin, Payam Matin Dept. of Engineering and Aviation Sciences, University of Maryland Eastern ShoreAbstractIn this paper, we present our experience on improving undergraduate engineering education withtwo Experiential Learning approaches. The first is Educational Module Library (EML) and thesecond is Vertical Integration Project (VIP). The EML is a collection of typical engineeringmodules with diversified functions. All modules in the EML are carefully developed by studentswith latest technologies under the guidance of faculty. The EML is featured in simple, popular,complete and user-friendly. The EML can
Engineering at Duke University. His research interests include quantum information science, photonic devices, micro and nano fabrication technologies, and MEMS technologies. He received his Ph.D. from Stanford University.Gary Ybarra, Duke University GARY A. YBARRA, Ph.D., is a Professor of the Practice in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University. His research interests include K-12 engineering outreach, engineering education, microwave imaging and electrical impedance tomography. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from North Carolina State University
. iREDEFINE TeamECEDHA traces its roots to a first meeting of EE department heads in 1963 and maintains anactive membership of nearly 300 chairs from across the USA and Canada. The four-day annualconference brings together prominent figures from academia, government, and industry todeliver presentations and facilitate discussions on emerging key technologies, teachinginnovations, and pressing issues facing ECE, such as lack of diversity and shifting enrollmenttrends. [13]The inaugural iREDEFINE program committee included nine chairs of ECE departments acrossthe USA, a representative from industry, and the Executive Director of the Electrical andComputer Engineering Department Heads Association (ECEDHA). Prof. A. Petropulu, a pastECE chair and past
Paper ID #14583Making the Case for Adopting and Evaluating Innovative Pedagogical Tech-niques in Engineering ClassroomsDr. Sohum A Sohoni, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Dr. Sohoni is an Assistant Professor in Engineering and Computing Systems at Arizona State University’s College of Technology and Innovation. Prior to joining ASU, he was an Assistant Professor at Oklahoma State University. His research interests are broadly in the areas of computer architecture and perfor- mance analysis, and in engineering and computing education. He has published in ACM SIGMETRICS, IEEE Transactions on Computers, the
Paper ID #6953A Longitudinal Study of Student Performance in an Elective Applied DigitalSignal Processing CourseDr. Roger A. Green, North Dakota State University Roger Green received the B.S. degree in electrical and computer engineering and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Wyoming in 1992, 1994, and 1998, respectively. During his Ph.D. studies, he also obtained a graduate minor in statistics. He is currently an Associate Professor with the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at North Dakota State University, where he teaches courses in signals and systems, digital
innovatively. He is a co-holder of a Guinness World Record. He is a co-author of five books on innovative thinking and teaching innovatively. Dr. Daniel Raviv received his Ph.D. degree from Case Western Reserve University in 1987 and M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology in 1982 and 1980, respectively.Mr. Daniel Ryan Barb Daniel Barb is a Nuclear Engineer for PSEG. He spent six years in the United States Navy working in a nuclear power plant aboard a fast attack submarine and earned his BSME from Florida Atlantic University.Mr. George Roskovich, Florida Atlantic University American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021
equations, wave propagation, and transmission line theory.The purpose of the in-class experiments and simulation demonstrations is to provide a strongerconnection between abstract theory and their physical meanings. By connecting themathematical concepts and engineering applications to the physical world, it generates moreinterests and in-depth learning, and reinforces the understanding of the underlying EM theory.I. IntroductionThe classical electromagnetic (EM) theory guided by Maxwell’s Equations has been around forover 150 years. It has an incredible impact on many modern technologies such as antennas andwireless communication, integrated circuits and computer technologies, remote sensing, lasersand optoelectronics, and more. Nowadays, with the
Paper ID #19395Triangulation of Three Different Research Methods when Capturing Partici-pant Data During Engineering EducationMr. Jani Kalasniemi, Aalto University Mechanical Engineer, Master of Science in Technology Done several international and multidisciplinary university projects during studies, including ME310 with Stanford. Entrepreneur and CEO of a Finnish startup ZeroG Oy Alumni from Aalto University targeting to be a Ph.D. candidateMr. Joona Kurikka, Aalto University Joona Kurikka is a PhD Researcher at Aalto University and Associate at CERN, working at the innovation experiment IdeaSquare. As part of his work at
anetworking application3.Since it is important to train our students in the latest technology used by practicing engineers inindustry, this paper will discuss the introduction of soft processor design into the courses withinthe Computer Engineering curriculum at the University of Texas at Tyler. Laboratories thatutilize soft processor core design in our FPGA Design course and the introduction ofmultiprocessor design using these soft processor cores into our Computer Architecture coursewill be described. This paper is outlined as follows. First, the relevant background informationwill be given, in terms of the educational context of the Computer Engineering curriculum, andthe technical context concerning soft processor cores. This will include a
problem-solvingstrategies by their own, and learn through inquiries into ill-structured problem situation. Thispaper reviews related educational theories, describes the lesson implementation process.Evaluation, in terms of quantitative and qualitative analysis on data collected fromparticipating students, are also given.IntroductionTraditional engineering education is often considered as subject domains that merely followrule-based computation and procedures. Over the recent years, however, rapid changes in theglobal technology domain have created an emergent need to rethink about how to educate theengineers of next generations1,2. Inquiry-based learning (IBL) is a kind constructivistpedagogy in which learners formulate hypotheses and problem
, physics and mathematics. He has over 30 published papers and/or technical presentations while spearheading over 40 international scientific and engineering conferences/workshops as a steering committee member while assigned in Europe. Professor Santiago has experience in many engineering disciplines and missions including: control and modeling of large flexible space structures, communications system, electro-optics, high-energy lasers, missile seekers/sensors for precision guided munitions, image processing/recognition, information technologies, space, air and missile warning, mis- sile defense, and homeland defense. His interests includes: interactive multimedia for e-books, interactive video learning, and 3D/2D
models in science,engineering, and technology to the development of abstract symbol systems. 16 The abundantpresence and the variety of models in these disciplines suggest that modeling can help studentsdevelop understanding about a wide range of important ideas. However, modeling is largelymissing from school instruction. Figure 1(a) shows engineering practice cycles and Figure 1(b)shows cycles of modeling based learning. Page 26.747.3Figure 1. (a) Engineering practice cycles; (b) Model based learning cycles; (c) The LeshTranslational Model 15Education researchers have long believed that the structure of any domain knowledge can becharacterized
AC 2007-814: DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A PROGRAM OUTCOMEASSESSMENT PROCESS FOR AN ABET-ACCREDITED COMPUTERENGINEERING PROGRAMFadi Kurdahi, University of California, Irvine Fadi Kurdahi has been a professor in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at the University of California, Irvine since 1987. He holds a PhD degree from the University of Southern California in Computer Engineering. From 2004 till 2006 he was the ABET lead person for the Computer Engineering degree program in the EECS Department.Judy Shoemaker, University of California, Irvine JUDY SHOEMAKER is Director of Research and Evaluation for the Division of Undergraduate Education at UC Irvine. Dr. Shoemaker
Paper ID #34796Work in Progress: Activating Computational Thinking by Engineering andCoding Activities Through Distance EducationSalih Sarp, Virginia Commonwealth University Salih Sarp is a Ph.D. student in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at Virginia Common- wealth University, USA. Currently, he is developing AI applications and sensor fusion models. Previously, he received his BS degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering from Dogus University, Istan- bul, Turkey, and MS degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from The George Washington Uni- versity, USA. His research interests include
Paper ID #8646A Unified Approach to the Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes in Elec-trical Engineering ProgramsDr. Youakim Kalaani, Georgia Southern University Dr. Youakim Kalaani graduated from Cleveland State University with MS and Doctoral degrees in Electri- cal Engineering with a concentration in power systems. He joined Georgia Southern University on August 2006 and is now an Associate Professor in the newly established Electrical Engineering Department at the College of Engineering and Information Technology. Dr. Kalaani has served as the Interim EE Chair and taught engineering courses at the undergraduate and
electrical engineering.” “Yes, everything we learned will be useful for control systems.”Others are very general: “Yes. Knowledge of basic electrical engineering concepts is very important in a career in aerospace engineering.” “Technology is so reliant on electronics, having taken this class I feel much more prepared to take on many different engineering feats.”In hindsight, students realize the usefulness of EE learning for their past projects: “Yes. Simply learning more about electrical circuits would have helped a lot when I was on the Formula Hybrid team.” “I took a lab last year where circuit building and soldering would've been very useful. If I'm going to be putting together flight
partnership program called C-MAPP. Prior to Mines, Dr. Vibhuti Dave taught at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College as an Assistant Pro- fessor in the Electrical, Computer, and Software Engineering program. She received her undergraduate engineering degree in the field of Electronics and Communication from Nirma Institute of Technology, India in 2000. She received her M.S. in Electrical Engineering and Ph.D. (2007) in Computer Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL. Dr. Dave’s research interests lie in the field of engineering education, high-speed computer arithmetic, and computer architecture. Her research has been focused on the design high-speed multi-operand adders. In addition, she is
AC 2008-2186: CURRICULAR ENHANCEMENT TO SUPPORT PROJECT-BASEDLEARNING IN COMPUTER AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGAlbert Liddicoat, California Polytechnic State University Albert A. Liddicoat received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering and his M.S. degree in Engineering Management from Stanford University in 1996, 2002 and 1999, respectively. Dr. Liddicoat worked for IBM’s Storage Technology Division from 1990 until 2002 where he held many positions in disk drive development including: servo system test and integration, ASIC development, system electronics and architecture, program management, and business line management. Currently, he is the Forbes Associate Professor and the
Paper ID #15548Comparison of Traditional, Flipped, and Hybrid Teaching Methods in anElectrical Engineering Circuit Analysis CourseDr. Faisal Kaleem, Metropolitan State University al Kaleem received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Florida International University (FIU), Miami, FL. Since 1998 he has been serving as an educator in different institutions. Currently, he is serving as an Associate Professor in the department of Information and Computer Sciences at Metropolitan State University as well as a Senior Fellow at the Technological Leadership Institute (TLI) at University of Minnesota. Dr. Kaleem is