electronics manufacturing.Layering upon the above noted educational deficiencies in engineering curricula, programsgenerally do not present an integrated approach to engineering education that includes practicalapplication of theoretical knowledge. Students often master the course and laboratory workassociated with courses in the curriculum, but they do not gain a “systems” level engineeringexperience that requires them to synthesize what they have learned in their curriculum andextend their knowledge through independent learning that reaches outside their field of study.The need for “systems” level design and multidisciplinary experiences has been echoed by theCal Poly computer and electrical engineering Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) and
its enabling technologies are highly sought-after in the engineering workforce. In the context of introducing components of IoT in engineering education, G. J. Mullett 8proposes the integration of IoT and its underlying enabling technologies in the EngineeringTechnology curriculum with the hopes of paving the path for a Cyber Physical SystemsTechnician program. In addition to the fundamental technical skills required by an engineeringtechnician, a cyber physical systems technician would potentially have knowledge of embeddedcontrollers, networking protocols, wireless technologies, system structure and operation, and theability to perform software diagnostics/downloads. Another example of IoT integration inengineering education is the
projects that will expose the students to concepts they willlearn in their respective curriculum earlier in their career. In addition, it will teach the studentssome valuable skill sets that will be helpful in follow on courses such as DC circuits, introductionto programming, digital systems, and microcontrollers. For example, the students will learn torecognize resistors, capacitors, diodes, transistors and how to build a circuit on a breadboard withthem. The key difference between this paper and other recent publications on the topic will be thetreatment of how the learning activities integrate into upper level courses in the curriculum. Due to the large online Arduino community, the authors chose this platform because of thereadily available
, Technology and Mathematics portion of STEM have been well covered in K-12education for a number of years. With the adoption of Engineering into the Science Standards inthe state of Minnesota, the number of schools that actively offer engineering either as an instituteor embedded throughout their K-12 science, math and arts curriculum is increasing1. To betterequip in-service and pre-service teachers to handle the needs of the engineering curriculum, theUniversity of St. Thomas offers a Graduate Certificate in Engineering Education through itsCenter for Engineering Education. As a part of the certificate, in-service teachers go through aseries of courses that expose them to the fundamentals of the engineering discipline, theengineering design process
Scientific and PracticalComputing, 1, 67–69.[10] Wing, J. M. (2008). Computational thinking and thinking about computing. PhilosophicalTransactions of the Royal Society, 366(1881), 3717–3725.[11] del Olmo-Muñoz, J., Cózar-Gutiérrez, R. and González-Calero, J.A., 2020. Computationalthinking through unplugged activities in early years of Primary Education. Computers &Education, 150, p.103832.[12] So, H.J., Jong, M.S.Y. and Liu, C.C., 2020. Computational thinking education in the AsianPacific region.[13] Yang, D., Baek, Y., Ching, Y.H., Swanson, S., Chittoori, B. and Wang, S., 2021. InfusingComputational Thinking in an Integrated STEM Curriculum: User Reactions and LessonsLearned. European Journal of STEM Education, 6(1), p.04.[14] Jovanovic, V.M
. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Paper ID #17030Dr. Otsebele E Nare, Hampton University Otsebele Nare is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at Hampton University, VA. He received his electrical engineering doctorate from Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, in 2005. His research interests include System-Level Synthesis Techniques, Microgrids, and K-16 Integrative STEM education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Growing Experimental Centric Learning: The Role of Setting and Instructional Use in Building Student OutcomesAbstract
Paper ID #6114Lab and Team Project Development for Engineering Problem Solving usingMATLAB, with Emphasis on Solar Power and Engineering for SustainabilityMr. Stanley W. Hsu, University of California, Davis Stanley Hsu received a B.S. degree from University of California, Los Angeles in 2006 and an M.S. degree from University of California, Davis in 2011, both in Electrical Engineering. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Electrical & Computer Engineering at UC Davis. His research is in the area of low power mixed- signal integrated circuits for energy harvesting sensor applications. He is also interested in high-speed
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, stimulate their curiosity, and engage them in hands-on activities that are notlimited to the laboratory 1. This paper proposes the integration of an activity-based learning approach in the EEcurriculum with the use of Analog Discovery Boards (ADB) by Digilent Inc. This enhancementallows students to build, analyze and visualize circuits using the USB-powered AnalogDiscovery platform, a personal computer, and a basic analog parts kit. This opens the door for avariety of learning activities that include in-class experimentation, take-home exercises, groupactivity sessions, and design-and-learn projects among many others. Our work aims to create anenvironment for a student that is conducive to innovation and creative thinking; while providingan
are outlined and how these topics meet the intendedinstructional objectives is shown. A description of the lab assignments, which complement thelectures and further foster the instructional objectives follows. Finally, possible futureimprovements are indicated.IntroductionThe introduction of Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) devices in the 1980s made theintegration of memory and input / output peripherals along with the central processing unitpossible. This resulted in the development of the prototypical microcontroller, also commonlyreferred to as an integrated microcomputer. Their ubiquitous use in almost all contemporaryelectronic systems indicates the importance of courses which teach electrical engineeringstudents how to use and/or
provides students witha broader context to the material learned in class. With project-based learning students shift froma passive to an active learning pattern that is likely to improve knowledge retention as well as theability to integrate material from different courses.1 Each project provides students with the Page 25.1084.2opportunity to apply the knowledge they have learned in classes, and each problem they face inthe project inspires them to explore the material more deeply in future study 2.Project-based learning can develop the ability of students to work in interdisciplinary teams.Interdisciplinary teamwork is not only an expectation of
of targetedprojects with each touching on a handful of topics.1A potential pitfall arises when courses with a specific but disparate collection of topics designedto meet the needs of subsequent courses are presented to students without proper framing. Thiscan give the impression the content is encyclopedic in nature – part of a collection of knowledgewithout sequence that can be picked up or disregarded. This problem resembles concerns withproject-based learning. The primary concern with project-based learning is that it runs the risk ofneglecting topics that make up an essential sequence of knowledge and skill acquisition inengineering education.2While project-based instruction runs the risk of leaving knowledge gaps across curriculum, it
, Introductionto Project Development, with two additional goals in mind: 1. Teach students design and project development well before they encounter them in their Capstone projects. 2. Provide an environment for experiential learning where integration of various strands of electrical and computer engineering disciplines can happen.Similarly to the first goal, some programs offer so-called “cornerstone” courses [3], but themajority of these seem to be freshman courses aiming to provide motivation for potentialengineering students while providing somewhat authentic experiences. These freshman students,however, will typically not have enough technical background to accomplish the second goal. Inour curriculum, students enrolled in ECE 211/212
yearundergraduates enrolled in EE courses; the unique audience represents students enrolled inHBCU colleges. In this paper, the authors discuss how integration of the innovative MobileStudio concept was used to increase the amount of student-centered learning and document itsimpact on student outcomes. The authors begin with an overview of theories that inspired thedesign of the project and of technology supported learning. Descriptive narrative explains thereal-time usability of the ADB that was developed. Results focus on the impact of experimentalcentric instruction on students’ immediate learning and their affect toward learning. The findingsalso discuss facilitators and barriers to implementation and potential needs for sustainability.KeywordsCircuits
experiences.Dr. Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech Marie C. Paretti is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she co- directs the Virginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC). Her research focuses on com- munication in engineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, design education, and gender in engineering. She was awarded a CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to study expert teaching in capstone design courses, and is co-PI on numerous NSF grants exploring com- munication, design, and identity in engineering. Drawing on theories of situated learning and identity development, her work includes studies on the teaching and learning of communication
his Ph.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1971. His technical work ranges over the topics of optical data links, integrated circuit technology, RF semiconductor components, and semiconductor component reliable. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and an ABET EAC program evaluator in Electrical Engineering. Page 15.1152.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Sustainable Assessment for Program Improvement and ABET PreparationAbstractOne of the fundamental challenges of program assessment is to develop a process that issustainable and has the rigor to
is the local coordinator for the 2019 ASEE-SE conference, which is being hosted by Auburn University. John’s teaching and research interests are in control systems applications.Dr. Victor P. Nelson, Auburn University Victor P. Nelson is a professor and Assistant Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Auburn University. His primary research interests include embedded systems and computer-aided design and testing of digital systems and application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs). He is co-author of the textbook Digital Logic Circuit Analysis and Design and a tutorial book on fault-tolerant computing. He has been Chair of the ECE Curriculum Committee, Coordinator of the ECE Graduate Program, and served
, based on feedback from our industry partners and alumni, we saw that thestudents performed very poorly in software design. When they were tasked with writing a smallscript to accomplish a specific goal (e.g., computing the Fibonacci sequence), students performedjust fine. However, when given a larger design specification and asked to build a completeend-to-end system integrating both hardware and software, students did not even know where tobegin. Some might argue that those skills should belong only to computer scientists, but that issimply a fallacy. For the vast majority of engineering professions today, good programmingskills are no longer an option but a prerequisite.With these insights in mind, we designed a sophomore-level course that
the benefits of a studio pedagogical model, provide details regardingthe intended course structure, and discuss a series of studio projects to be completed by students.Mobile Studio Design PedagogyThe studio design model is a central part of the curriculum for architectural programs, where it isused to foster creativity and develop a student’s understanding of the design process. The studiodesign model also assists students by integrating other issues such as societal impact and legalrequirements into the design process. Because the design process is core to engineering, studiodesign principles are increasingly being used in engineering curriculums8.Features of the design studio include project based assignments (studio projects) that
Paper ID #22397A Study on Measuring Self-efficacy in Engineering Modeling and DesignCoursesDr. Muhammad Safeer Khan, Arkansas Tech University Muhammad Khan received Ph. D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA in 2013. He is an Assistant Professor in the De- partment of Electrical Engineering at Arkansas Tech University (ATU). His research interests include signal processing for audio and acoustics, Wireless Communications, Internet of Things applications, non-destructive evaluation, engineering and integrated STEM education and K-12 and higher
the color of the object placed into the mouth of the robot. An RGB will light up with the corresponding color of the object.● Linjebot: A line following robot. Students learn to program and calibrate line sensors and tune their PID (proportional, integration, derivative) controller. Students adjust potentiometer settings to change the PID error constants and follow various obstacle pathways. Fig. 2. Project in a Box kit collection used as an instructional platform in outreach workshops and programs.DocumentationWhile the kits themselves are inspired by online DIY projects, the documentation allows theparticipants to follow at their own pace and work through the steps of assembly andprogramming in the kit.The standard documentation begins
Retention in an ECET Program,” Proceedings of the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference.3. Kubichek, Robert, et al, “A Comprehensive Suite of Tools for Teaching Communications Courses,” Proceedings of the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference.4. Dunne, Bruce, and Cooke, Melvin, “Design of a Hardware Platform for Analog Communications Laboratory,” Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Annual Conference.5. Frolik, Jeff, “A Comprehensive, Laboratory-Enhanced Communications Curriculum,” Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE Annual Conference.6. Gonzalez, Virgilio, and Mehdi, Shadaram, “Development of a Communications Course Integrating a Virtual Laboratory and Complex Simulations,” Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference.7. Frolik, Jeff
Justin Chau is a senior in the Cooperative Electrical Engineering Program between Missouri State Univer- sity and Missouri University of Science and Technology. Justin is interested in learning about computer engineering, electronics, and signal processing and likes to work on projects in these areas outside of class.Mr. Matthew Neal Mutarelli, Matthew Mutarelli, is a student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Missouri University of Science and Technology and Missouri State University’s Cooperative Engineering Program. His research interests include Integrated Systems , Digital Logic, and Control systems.Dr. Rohit Dua, Missouri University of Science and Technology ROHIT DUA, Ph.D is an
ABEToutcomes that would be satisfied. Post lesson student comments and ideas for additional studentactivities, and alternate assignments were also provided.REFERENCES[1] Kuh, G. D., “High Impact Educational Practices: What They Are, Who has Access to Them, and Why they matter, AAC&U, 2008.[2] Zhan, W., Wang, J., Vanajakumari,, M., “High impact activities to improve student learning”, 120th ASEE Annual conference, June 2013.[3] Parker, R., Buchanan, W. Circuit Simulators and Computer Algebra- An integrated Curriculum for Electronics Students, Proceedings of 1996, ASEE Annual Conference.[4] Campbell, C, Saffih, F.,Nigim, K, Improved learning efficiency with integrated math and circuit simulation tools in electrical and computer
get an understanding of the material.This ‘return to hardware basics’ approach has been heavily utilized at Villanova University overthe last few years with a number of courses and independent student projects that illustrate thesereceive and transmit principles. This paper will build on a series of past papers in outlining thesenior level elective sequence as well as a series of high efficiency power amplifier projectsundertaken as independent studies. All of these experiences are suitable for undergraduatestudents and with some modification, could be useful in graduate level courses.Undergraduate Curriculum TrackDetails on the undergraduate track have been covered in detail in a previous work5 but will besummarized here for completeness
-ricula to enhance undergraduate and graduate education and research engagement in related en-gineering and science fields.2 Problem statement and objectives Page 26.1743.4There is a jumble of symbols, concepts, channels, systems and standards that make wirelesscommunications sound very abstract and incomprehensive. (This is true for other engineeringand science fields, too, but we focus on wireless here.) The question we raise is can we providebetter access and understanding of these concepts and introduce them into the undergraduate en-gineering curriculum?Rather than looking at equations and variables, our objective is providing an intuitive
Electromagnetics PreparationAbstractA new undergraduate elective course that develops a background in antennas for senior electricalengineering students is presented. The course is only three quarter-credits long, that is, twosemester-credits. An innovative aspect of this course is the modest prerequisite of only a Junior-level, four semester-credits (four lecture hours per week) electromagnetics course or equivalent.In our quarter-based system, four semester-credit lecture hours translates into two courses ofthree quarter-credits (three lecture hours per week) each. The prerequisite courses, required inour undergraduate electrical engineering curriculum, are modulated in depth and breadth oftopics, starting with vector algebra and coordinate systems and
, students are encouraged to be involved in industry sponsored projectsoutside of the classroom. Many of the EE students also participate in the annual IEEE regionalrobotics competition (Figure 1). Engaging students with the concrete, hands-on, and real-worldproblems is a great motivator and learning opportunity. Page 15.197.2The EE program has strong emphasis on the implementation of design experiences. The 4-yearcurriculum has a design course each year with two in the senior year. The role of these coursesis to bring together material from various courses and form an integrated curriculum. Thedesign course Figure 1: EE Students
Paper ID #22479Student Engagement and Industry Readiness in a Systems Exploration, En-gineering, and Design Laboratory (SEED Lab)Dr. Vibhuti Dave, Colorado School of Mines Dr. Vibhuti Dave is a Teaching Professor in the department of Electrical Engineering at Colorado School of Mines since 2011. She also serves as the assistant department head. She is heavily involved with un- dergraduate curriculum updates, assessment of learning outcomes and teaching core EE classes. Prior to Mines, she was at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College as an Assistant Professor in the Electrical, Com- puter, and Software Engineering program
the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada in 2013. He was a Postdoctoral Scholar at Davis Millimeter- Wave Research Center (DMRC) at University of California, Davis from 2014 to 2016. Since July 2016, he has joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of California, Davis as an Assistant Professor of Teaching. His educational research interests include curriculum innovation for teaching circuits, electronics and control systems, project-based learning, and the use of technology in teaching and learning. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020Work in Progress: Experiential Modules using Texas