be also used in embedded system laboratory courses as well as a workshop onSoC. The tutorial is organized to be completed within 6-8 hours. A sample group of junior/seniorstudents took this survey and the initial results are positive. The design and tutorial are availablefor public at the University of Sharjah website.IntroductionA. SoC revolutionThe last ten years witnessed a revolutionary shift in the traditional design of VLSI to a moremodern approach which is SoC; i.e. a board with reconfigurable hardware (FPGA) and otheradded chips and I/O features. As a result, the embedded systems market in general increaseddrastically. Jackson estimated that 98% of processors are used in embedded systems1. Currently,the market for SoC is a $2 billion
Qt, (9) client-server networking, and (10) multithreading. Thetextbook is “Programming with Objects: A Comparative Presentation of Object-OrientedProgramming with C++ and Java” by Avinash C. Kak published by Wiley2. All lectures wererecorded in advance using Camtasia Studio. This tool performed screen capture with narration sothat the instructor could show slides, websites, code, and demonstrations of program execution.The course included five programming assignments, ten laboratory exercises, four exams, and afinal exam. There were three lecture sessions (50 minutes per session) scheduled per week. Thelectures were recorded on video. Students were encouraged to view the lecture according to aschedule for the course materials. There were two
the theory,and assign paper based problem sets of theory and math, supplemented with limited Matlab andMultisim based labs. Software based simulation studies are a useful learning tool, however,computer simulations cannot model all aspects of the behavior of actual systems.Telecommunication Instructional Modelling System (TIMS) is an advanced system fortelecommunications training. TIMS is a rack and module system, in which modules perform abasic communication or signal processing function. For example, there are adders, multipliers,filters, samplers, and signal generators. TIMS provides students with a way of prototypingcommunication and signal processing systems in the laboratory that helps understanding.TIMS would provide a more "real world
asineffective in helping students develop critical thinking skills necessary to take up their roles asengineers in more professional settings [6]–[8]. In most cases the lecture classes are followed by a laboratory component. For thelaboratory sessions students are given a booklet consisting of specific circuit exercises related tothe lecture of each given week to be completed prior to the class. During the lab, they arerequired to construct the given circuit, measure required values and discuss the comparisonbetween calculated and measured values. Consequently, laboratory classes have been describedas the point at which theoretical learning about concepts meets practical application.Laboratories have also been classified as “superior to
, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Bruce A. Black (S’63-M’65-SM’89) completed his B.S. at Columbia University, his S.M. at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and his Ph.D. at the University of California at Berkeley, all in electrical engineering. Since 1983 he has been on the faculty of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana, where he is also advisor to Tau Beta Pi and to the Amateur Radio club (W9NAA). His interests are in communications, wireless systems, and signal processing. He has developed a variety of courses and laboratories in the signal processing and communications areas, including a
insubjects with STEM components (c) promote the interaction between the engineeringfaculty at Gannon University and the K-12 school students through activities whichdeliver critical STEM components.Recently, the ECE department at Gannon University, Erie, PA organized twoEngineering Day events in its system integration laboratory. The laboratoryaccommodated nearly 105 high school students in six hour-long sessions with up to 20students in each session. During each session, the students worked on a traffic signalcontrol circuit. The project activities comprised the following steps (1) complete thedesign of the circuit (2) test the operation of the circuit. Two ECE faculty members andsixteen ECE students currently enrolled in the undergraduate ECE
Laboratory (AFRL). His academic research interest which correlated with his work at AFRL involve the areas of human and machine teaming, cyber-human systems, human and system Integration, control and intelligent control systems, machine learning and artificial intelligence applications, and system engineering design American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Work-in-Progress: Enhance Undergraduate Electrical Engineering Education with CPS/IoT InfusionAbstract: Electrical engineers serve a vital function in our modern world. Currently,undergraduate electrical engineering (EE) students are in high demands to be hired with thehighest median
core.When designing such a course, the selection of a particular microcontroller is a very importantdecision. The selection should consider not only what microcontrollers are currently popular, butalso the ease of project development using the system, the availability of support to students, thecosts of starting up a lab, and the flexibility of the platform to fit into a course with multipleobjectives. This paper reports on using Cypress Semiconductor’s Programmable System on aChip (PSoC) as the basis for a microcontroller systems design course. The experience ofselecting the PSoC, designing a curriculum around it, designing laboratory exercises andmanaging the course are described. Furthermore, considerations such as the technical andfinancial
Learning in Electrical Engineering Class1. IntroductionAll core courses in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Howard University and, at certain extent,in most engineering and science disciplines everywhere, are each taught by a combination of lectureand laboratory. The idea behind the lecture-lab combination is to help bridge the gap between theclassroom knowledge of theory and the practical aspect in real world. The good idea, however, hasfailed to produce the necessary practice and intended result. Lecture and lab are seldom taught in thesame class and, therefore, different topics are covered in two separate classes. Often, lecture and labare taught by different instructors. Consequently, the intended learning
undergraduate programs that use programmable logic technologiesprovide only limited access to these technologies in 2 or 3 hour weekly lab sessions. Duringthese lab sessions, students have to master new concepts previously taught in theoretical lectures,use laboratory equipment to build experiments, develop software and hardware debuggingskills and learn how use complex CAD tools. The limitation of this traditional approach is thefact that 2 or 3 hours of lab sessions prove insufficient to meet all the lab objectives.Consequently, students do not develop the right skills required by industry.A new approach, where every student owns his or her own programmable hardware system andCAD tool suite, is now feasible due to decreased costs. Programmable logic
with a bachelor’s in physics and Electrical engineering. He is currently finishing up his Master’s thesis and works at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division. He can be contacted at: james.kollmer@temple.eduMr. Robert Sambuca Irwin, Temple University Robert Irwin is a second-year Master’s student in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Temple University. His research is focused on Networked Control Systems with a focus on power systems. Currently, he is a Graduate Research Assistant in Temple Engineering’s Power, Controls, and Magnetics Laboratory. He can be contacted at robert.irwin@temple.edu.Dr. Saroj K. Biswas, Temple University Saroj Biswas is a Professor of Electrical and
is reached.The second shortcoming is that labs are limited to three-hour-long experiments conducted in astrictly controlled environment due to safety concerns, leaving little room for exploration andindependent trial-and-error.One attractive complement to the lecture/lab approach is simulations. Simulation software allowsstudents to operate realistic power electronics circuits on their own time, and hence gain a morethorough understanding of the concepts they are exposed to in lectures at their own pace.There have been multiple reports of simulations being successfully used to augment teaching inengineering courses. Butterfield and coworkers developed browser-based simulations for a first-year-level chemical engineering laboratory course
Senior Associate Editor for the Journal of Engineering Education, and an Associate Editor for the International Journal of STEM Education.Prof. Euan Lindsay, Charles Sturt University Professor Euan Lindsay is a Mechatronic engineer, a discipline that integrates computers, electronics and physical hardware. Prof Lindsay’s PhD investigated whether remote and simulated access alternatives to Page 26.198.1 the traditional in-person laboratory experience could provide the same learning outcomes for students. Prof Lindsay’s work in Remote and Virtual laboratory classes has shown that there are significant differ
significantly lower down the difficulty for students inlaunching a new project and provide strong support during the whole implementation process. Inparallel, the second approach VIP offers students at different levels a great opportunity to worktogether on building advanced systems. Through VIP programs, students can continuously getinvolved in engineering practice, receive training on diversified skills and develop interests,motivation and concentration. In addition, an adopted mobile laboratory tool, Analog Discovery(AD) kit has greatly facilitated the implementation of these two approaches.KeywordsExperiential Learning, Educational Module Library, Vertical Integration Project, AnalogDiscovery Kit
recent focus on wireless video transmission, modulation classification, speech enhancement, and sensor networks. He is a member of IEEE and ASEE.Md Hasanuzzaman, Tennessee State University Md Hasanuzzaman received the B.S. degree and M.S. degree from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh, in 1996 and 1998, respectively, and the PhD degree from University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN in 2004, all in electrical engineering. Since 2005, he has been with Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN, as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He was a research assistant of Oak Ridge National Laboratory and worked on advanced microprocessor
presentations from the faculty members that teach the courses. Thefaculty created power point presentations that were included in a notebook that was given toevery participant. We also included in the notebook a course syllabus and copies of labsexperiments for each course.The workshop schedule for the 2005 workshop is shown below. The focus of the 2005workshop is lab exercises for computer security courses. The first morning starts withintroductions and a survey from the participants gathering information about their programs.The remainder of the day focuses on eight of our security courses and the laboratory exercises.Intermixed with the course presentations are discussions of the high school computer securitysummer camp and the cyber defense
of laboratory assignments for ECE 238 Computer Logic Design. Laboratory Assignment 1 Introduction to ISE, Modelsim, VHDL and FPGAs with simple basic gates project. 2 Components and subsystems, structural description, code reuse and concurrent signal assignments in VHDL. 3 Combinational logic circuits including multiplexers and decoders with VHDL processes. 4 Arithmetic functions and iterative combinational circuits. 5 Sequential circuits, state machines, and sequence detectors.For each lab, students are given one week to implement and demonstrate the operation of thesystem. Students either work individually or in groups of two. Besides the mandatorydemonstration of the operation of
AC 2012-3601: GETTING ABET ACCREDITATION RIGHT THE FIRSTTIMEDr. Larry Wear, University of Washington, Tacoma As professor and Associate Director of the Institute of Technology at the University of Washington, Tacoma, Larry Wear teaches in such areas as software process improvement, software engineering, C/C++ programming, assembly language programming, logic and digital design, and introductory engineering courses. Many of these classes are laboratory intensive and some have been taught via distance learning. Wear received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Washington, Seattle, and both his M.S. in applied mathematics and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Santa Clara
AC 2012-4523: MOBILE STUDIO PEDAGOGY, PART 1: OVERCOMINGTHE BARRIERS THAT IMPEDE ADOPTIONProf. Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Kenneth Connor is a professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering, where he teaches courses on plasma physics, electromagnetics, electronics and instrumentation, electric power, and general engineering. His research involves plasma physics, electromagnetics, photonics, en- gineering education, diversity in the engineering workforce, and technology enhanced learning. Since joining the Rensselaer faculty in 1974, he has been continuously involved in research programs at such places as Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Universities of Texas
for each of their courses. That is to say, in a given discipline-specificcourse, it is not easy for an instructor to find resources that provide easy-to-use active learningactivities for their courses.While the author was on sabbatical at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, he had theopportunity to teach a course in Electronics Technology for Mechanical Engineers. This courseused laboratories in both the electrical and mechanical (mechatronics) engineering departments.The course was to cover basic analog circuit theory, an introduction to digital circuits, and Page 24.971.2instrumentation and measurements for mechanical engineering
-signal integrated circuits for companies including Intel, Sacramento (formerly Level One Com- munications), Crystal Semiconductor, and Harris Semiconductor. In 2003 he joined the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at California State University, Sacramento, while continuing to consult with industry on a part-time basis. In 2005 he co-founded the Mixed-Signal Design Laboratory (MSDL) at Sacramento State with Professor Thomas W Matthews. His interests include high-speed data converters, low-jitter clock generation and distribution, high-speed serial data communications, switched- capacitor circuits for analog signal-processing, low-voltage analog design in deep sub-micron CMOS processes, and mixed
enter engineering programs asfreshman do not earn an engineering degree.The purpose of this paper is to discuss the main challenges and to share teaching methodsthat the author has used to encourage active learning and engagement among non-EEmajor students. The author addresses the use of technology for teaching, the use oflecture time effectively, the importance of well designed laboratory experiments, and useof basic simulation tools. Assessments of an introductory electrical engineering coursetaught following the author’s guidelines were performed to evaluate the teachingeffectiveness, and they indicate that the teaching methods have been successful inmeeting their objectives
(NSCC) campus was selected for the site for the new program as it already had largewell equipped but underutilized electronics laboratories which housed an existing AS degree inelectronics. The laboratories appeared to be generally adequate to offer a BSEE program. Apre-engineering program had existed there for many years as well.In order for a regional university like EWU to offer a BSEE program Washington State law hadto be revised. Organized by EWU, NSCC, AeA and many engineering firms, staterepresentatives and senators were persuaded to put forward legislation to amend the state lawallowing regional universities to offer the BSEE program. There was some initial apprehensionby representatives and senators about universities other than R-1
. Especially true in the first year course,where material is rapidly introduced. They want to have a better sense of underlying conceptsthan that which is presented in laboratories. In the Intro to ECSE class, I do find that the moreinvolved students are sometimes unsatisfied with the short attention we can give topics. Anumber of times I did stay late, trying to provide a deeper insight while not overwhelming themwith math. At a higher level, I credit the Circuits Beta labs for strongly encouraging students togo beyond the classroom. I have tried a similar approach in Intro to Electronics, though, withoutquite the same incentives. I still have about 20% of the class doing extra work, some of which isvery creative and beyond the scope of anything I
Laboratory (San Jose, California), and Com- piler Developer at Kuck & Associates (Champaign, Illinois). He has held a visiting research position at the US Air Force Research Laboratory (Rome, New York). He has been a Nokia Distinguished Lecturer (Finland) and Fulbright Specialist (Austria and Germany). He has received the NSF Career Award (USA). He is a Fellow of the IEEE.Dr. Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park Ayush Gupta is Assistant Research Professor in Physics and Keystone Instructor in the A. J. Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland. Broadly speaking he is interested in modeling learning and reasoning processes. In particular, he is attracted to fine-grained analysis of video
2006-2058: INTEGRATING FEEDBACK TECHNOLOGY INTO THEELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING CLASSROOMCordelia Brown, Purdue University Cordelia M. Brown is a Visiting Assistant Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Engineering Education. She received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at Vanderbilt University, her M.S. in Electrical Engineering at Vanderbilt University, and her B.S. in Electrical Engineering at Tuskegee University. Her research interests include assessment of instructional methods, laboratory design, collaborative learning, and retention and recruitment issues in engineering education.Monica Cox, Purdue University Monica Farmer Cox is an Assistant Professor
automation include use in homes, banking, laboratory environments, or buildings.Utilizing wireless technologies in automation processes can further enhance and optimize howthese systems operate [12].A fourth-year Electrical Engineering undergraduate student at YCP designed and assembled aprototype of a home automation system using wireless technology during the Spring 2020semester. The idea for the project was motivated by the student’s desire to learn more about GSMtechnology and how to apply this type of communication network to an automation or controlsystem. GSM technology is typically not a topic that is discussed in-depth in undergraduatewireless communications courses. The system operates by having the user send a command usingSmall Message
Paper ID #19457Learner-centered Design of a Web-based Teaching Tool for Circuit Analysiswith Embedded Assessment FeaturesDr. Fred W. DePiero, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Dr. Fred DePiero received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State Uni- versity in 1985 and 1987. He then worked as a Development Associate at Oak Ridge National Laboratory until 1993. While there he was involved in a variety of real-time image processing projects and several laser-based ranging systems. Fred began working on his Ph.D. at the University of Tennessee while still at ORNL, and
project activities through workshops such as the E-in-STEM workshop7held as part of the Frontiers in Education conference in October 2016. During the ninety-minuteduration of the workshop, as many as five project activities, ranging from simple resistive circuitconfigurations to advanced transistor and RF circuits, were first outlined, then assembled andtested by the educators. Through participation in this workshop, PK-12 STEM educators wereexpected to gain the opportunity to identify new and/or revise laboratory activities within theirPK-12 STEM curriculum. Through these activities, PK-12 educators can introduce and teachPK-12 STEM students the use of engineering technology to solve engineering problems withdesign and cost constraints. The
materials. She is currently the PI of an NSF S-STEM. Dr. Vernaza is the chair of the ASEE North Central Section (2017-19). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 WIP: A Comprehensive Design & Prototyping Platform for Rapid HW/SW Development ClassesAbstract-Robotics, autonomous transportation, and other computerized physical systems become widely accessible subjects foreven a semester-long lecture and laboratory class. Sometimes, the physical systems are often transformed to cyber-physicalsystems (CPSs) by interfacing modules in physical systems to cyber system. It is often challenging for undergraduate students toimplement a CPS comprising of analog and digital hardware and software within