Conference Session

New ECE laboratories

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Joseph Ebel Sr., Saint Louis University; Chris Carroll, Saint Louis University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

this paper describes a Linear Systems laboratory project that involves designing a simplifiedspeech recognition system to recognize the 5 long vowel sounds for a team of 3 or 4 students. Thisproject is assigned soon after the student has been introduced to the Fourier Transform in theassociated Linear Systems lecture course. This paper describes the Laboratory project byillustrating the solution with a specific example drawn from real data for a single student team.This laboratory project has the primary goals: 1. Understand the importance of the Fourier Spectrum for developing useful signal analysis algorithms and systems. 2. Develop a speaker-independent vowel classification system to distinguish the 5 long vowel sounds for a

Conference Session

ECE Curriculum Innovations

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehmet Ozturk, North Carolina State University; Michael Escuti, North Carolina State University

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Electrical and Computer

thestudents experiment with virtual test instruments, which looked much like the equipment theyused in the hardware laboratory. A semester-long mandatory hardware project was added to thelaboratory, which also turned out to be a great success. Finally, an optional golden solder projectwas created for students interested in applying their new knowledge to a simple design project.When the dust settled after these changes, we were left with a new introductory course onsignals, circuits and systems, which is the subject of this paper. The first part of the course coversfundamental concepts such as Kirchoff’s laws, Ohm’s law, AC and DC voltage sources, linearand non-linear resistive elements, capacitors, and representation of periodic signals in both

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg N Droge, Georgia Institute of Technology; Bonnie H. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; JillL L. Auerbach, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

for Engineering Education, 2012 Distributed Laboratories: Control System Experiments with LabVIEW and the LEGO NXT PlatformAbstract:This paper explores the inclusion of control system experiments into lecture-based introductorySystems and Controls courses. The experiments are implemented in two modes: as an in-classexperiment and as a take-home project. The LEGO NXT kit with LabVIEW software is theplatform. The experiment is supported by a website that includes a tutorial on the fundamentaltheoretical concepts, a video tutorial on the operation, and an online test representative ofquestions the students might be asked on an exam in the course. A discussion of the assessmentmethods for this laboratory module is included

Conference Session

ECE Distance Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan C. Schneider, Marquette University; James E. Richie, Marquette University

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Electrical and Computer

and associate chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Marquette University. Dr. Richie is a member of ASEE, IEEE, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi and Eta Kappa Nu. Page 24.429.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Development of On-Line Lecture and Preparation Resources for Electrical Engineering Laboratory CoursesAbstract –The goal of this project is to convert five electrical engineering undergraduate teachinglaboratories at our university to a hybrid teaching format to increase student satisfaction with thelaboratory experience and promote

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arlen Planting, Boise State University; Sin Ming Loo, Boise State University

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Electrical and Computer

curriculum with a soft-core processor. All ofthe work does not need to be done ahead of time and developed on a dedicated board formonths/years into the future. Minor changes to labs can be made each year without requiringmajor redesign of dedicated boards. The configuration of the soft-core processor can grow orshrink as the needs dictate. Simple configurations can be used at the beginning so students canmore easily grasp the big picture; more complex configurations can be generated as theirunderstanding increases. If a project requires multiple UARTs, it is easy to add them.The Nios II processor was used for software development on the Altera DE2 for this course.Though the soft-core processor was considered the best instructional platform, it

Conference Session

Curricular Advancements in ECE

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Rodriguez, Iowa State University; Erin E. Doran, Iowa State University; Paul S. Hengesteg, Iowa State University

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #27052Intersections of Design Thinking and Perceptions of Success for Electrical,Computer, and Software Engineering StudentsDr. Sarah Rodriguez, Iowa State University Sarah Rodriguez, PhD, is an assistant professor of Higher Education at Iowa State University. Dr. Ro- driguez’s research addresses issues of equity, access, and retention for Latina/o students in the higher education pipeline, with a focus on the intersections of gender and race/ethnicity for Latinas in STEM. She has experience coordinating large-scale interdisciplinary research projects focused on engineering and other STEM disciplines which have

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liang Hong, Tennessee State University; Shiwen Mao, Auburn University

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Electrical and Computer

module is developed with the insights of benefits and challenges obtained from a ResearchExperience for Undergraduate project. Through this module, the students will not only gainvaluable knowledge of the state-of-art beamforming technique, SDR concepts, and the universalsoftware radio peripheral (USRP) platform, but also improve their creative thinking ability,hands-on and programming skills. Additional benefits include increased students’ interests incommunication engineering, higher retention rate and more minority students pursuing graduatedegrees.Background and motivationWith the significant growth in the number of users using various types of portable devices ondiverse real and non-real time, high and low data rate applications, future

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zhang, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

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Electrical and Computer

. More specifically, this Page 15.983.2 project is expected to provide useful insights into several key PBL problems, including: 1) how to select appropriate programming problems to ensure the breadth of contents covered, 2) how to balance teaching and students’ self- directed study in programming courses, and 3) how to enhance the guided PBL model based on both qualitative and quantitative evaluation to improve students’ MTP programming skills. • Assess the effectiveness of developed PBL-based multicore programming course for students with diverse background. As one of the few earliest courses

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Phuong Truong, University of California, San Diego; Karcher Morris, University of California, San Diego; Nicholas Stein, University of California, San Diego; Katie Hsieh, University of California, San Diego; Ravi D. Patel; Farnia Nafarifard, University of California, San Diego; Chen Du, University of California, San Diego; Kien Truong Nguyen, University of California, San Diego; Truong Nguyen, University of California, San Diego

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

Science (Quantitative Economics) also from UC San Diego.Nicholas Stein, University of California, San Diego Works as the Project Development and Outreach Coordinator for the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at UC San Diego.Katie Hsieh, University of California, San Diego Katie Hsieh is currently a second year undergraduate student in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at UC San Diego. She has been a tutor for an introductory ECE course since 2020 and is involved in engineering outreach programs.Ravi D. PatelFarnia Nafarifard, University of California, San DiegoChen Du, University of California, San Diego Chen Du received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Garth V. Crosby, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Marcelene Allecia Cunningham; Kevin N. Bowlyn, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

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Electrical and Computer

question, a class project was assigned to groups of students in theTelecommunication Fundamentals course. The purpose of the project was two-fold: (i) todevelop a software communication simulator that an instructor can use to teach his/her studentsvarious communication concepts in a visual way, and ii) it must be such that a student can use itat his/her own pace to learn communications concepts. Several groups of students worked toimprove the simulator over a period of two years while all others in the classes participated in theuser focus group. The user focus group gave their input through the completion of surveys, uponusing and evaluating the simulator.In this paper, a complete discussion of the implementation of the projects, survey results

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University

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Electrical and Computer

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

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victor P. Nelson, Auburn University; John Y. Hung, Auburn University

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Electrical and Computer

design laboratory courses [4] in the electrical engineering(EE) and computer engineering (CPE) programs have been structured to provide a significantsystem design experience, while providing opportunities for students to demonstrate, and forfaculty to assess, achievement of six of the eleven student outcomes defined for their respectiveprograms, including both technical and professional skills. These courses serve as prerequisitesfor the senior-level capstone design course. The EE course is ELEC 3040, “Electrical SystemDesign Lab”, and the CPE course is ELEC 3050, “Embedded System Design Lab”. The systemdesign projects in these courses require students to apply knowledge gained across the breadth ofearlier courses, including the ability to

Conference Session

ECE Curriculum Innovations

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Plett, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs; Rodger Ziemer, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs; Michael Ciletti, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs; R. Dandapani, University of Colordo-Colorado Springs; T. S. Kalkur, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs; Mark Wickert, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs

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Electrical and Computer

. Thesethreads will include robotics, software/wireless defined radio, and core electronics. Theoretical,hands-on and open-ended team-based project elements of each thread will appear in multiplecourses, tying the curriculum together, thereby adding coherence. From the freshman to senioryears, they will expand in both breadth and depth, culminating in an enhanced two-semester cap-stone senior design course.Rationale for a ChangeBased on our positive experiences with a new-to-us freshman-level course Introduction to Robot- Page 11.614.3ics1 we set out to perform a comprehensive curriculum review of core courses in our ECE pro-grams. We felt that the

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rocio Alba-Flores, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Fernando Rios-Gutierrez, University of Minnesota-Duluth

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Electrical and Computer

software tools.In this project, we integrated a Digital Image Processing program into a real-time control systemin order to accomplish the fast image processing required to control the navigation of the robot.The image processing program developed for this project was able of processing imagescovering a sufficient width for the 5’ by 2’ mobile robot, at a processing speed of 2-5 imageframes per second. This allowed a 4-5 mph ground velocity for the mobile robot. In order toaccomplish other of the navigation requirements, we added and implemented a field-level Page 11.934.3Geographic Positioning System (GPS), which integrated multiple reference

Conference Session

New ECE Laboratories

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Liang Hong, Tennessee State University

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Electrical and Computer

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

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

K. Joseph Hass, Bucknell University; Juliana Su, University of Virginia

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Electrical and Computer

Page 25.947.2design, in anticipation of offering the revised course in the spring of 2011. In prior years thecourse had focused primarily on assembly language programming of the Motorola 68HC11.Since this processor is essentially obsolete and the tools used in our laboratory sections weresignificantly out-of-date, this was an appropriate time to wipe the slate clean and reconsider allaspects of the course.We identified several unique pedagogical goals for this particular course. First, it is important thatstudents use programming languages that are consistent with current industrial practice. Surveystaken over the last decade have shown that about 80% of embedded projects will use C and about60% of these projects will rely on C as the primary

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Albert Liddicoat, California Polytechnic State University; Jianbiao Pan, California Polytechnic State University; James Harris, California Polytechnic State University; Gary Perks, California Polytechnic State University; Linda Shepherd, California Polytechnic State University

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Electrical and Computer

Undergraduate Education at the National Science Foundation in Washington, D.C. He worked for TRW in Redondo Beach, CA for 11 years, primarily on signal processing projects. He is a member of IEEE, ASEE, ACM, AAAS, ASES and SHOT. Page 15.391.1Gary Perks, California Polytechnic State University Gary Perks has a BSEE from Southeastern Massachusetts University at North Dartmouth. He received a MSEE from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He also earned a MBA / MS© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 from California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo. In addition, he holds

Conference Session

Software and Web-based Learning in ECE

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed Tawfik, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED); Elio Sancristobal, uned; Sergio Martin, UNED - Spanish University for Distance Education; Rosario Gil, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED); Alberto Pesquera, UNED; SANTIAGO MONTESO FERNANDEZ, UNED; Félix García Loro, Predoctoral fellow; Maria José Albert Gomez, UNED; GABRIEL DIAZ ORUETA, UNED; Nevena Mileva, Plovdiv University "Paisii Hilendarski"; Mihail Milev; juan peire; Manuel Castro, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia

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Electrical and Computer

Engineering Department (DIEEC) at UNED. He is author\co-author of more than 25 publications; including conference papers, book chapters, and journal articles on remote laboratories. He is collaborating in several researching projects among them NSF Catalyzing New International Collaborations proposal ”Building an Ecology of Online Laboratories”.Dr. Elio Sancristobal, unedDr. Sergio Martin, UNED - Spanish University for Distance Education Sergio Martin is PhD by the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of the Industrial Engineer- ing School of UNED. He is Computer Engineer in Distributed Applications & Systems by the Carlos III University of Madrid (UC3M), receiving Honor marks in his final project. Technical

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Prakash Ranganathan, University of North Dakota; Richard Schultz, University of North Dakota

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Electrical and Computer

richard.schultz@mail.und.eduAbstract - This paper focuses on a new approach to teach electrical engineeringprinciples and how to promote student learning through different innovative projects thatcan be developed with the use of the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT kit powered by acustomized National Instruments LabView program. Even though, the use of LEGONXT brick has been in practice and prevails in today’s K-12 classrooms, this paper willprimarily focus on how the use of NXT can be expanded to students in colleges anduniversities at freshmen and Sophomore levels using simple DAQ board and prototypeinterface unit. Originally, NXT was intended for use by children at home or in theclassroom, but the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT system has been acquired by tens ofthousands of

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Craig Prather, Auburn University; Michael Trent Bolt, Auburn University; Brent Bottenfield, Auburn University; Thaddeus A. Roppel, Auburn University; Stuart M. Wentworth, Auburn University; Mark Lee Adams, Auburn University

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Electrical and Computer

graduate student at Auburn University pursuing a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering. He is currently working as a research assistant to Dr. Mark L. Adams in the STORM Lab as well as teaching lab courses as a Teaching Assistant. His current projects include embedded system programming for environmental sensing projects and the reorganization of lab course content to increase student interest in subject material.Mr. Brent Bottenfield, Auburn University Master’s Student at Auburn University interested in advancing engineering interest through K-12 out- reach.Dr. Thaddeus A. Roppel, Auburn University Dr. Roppel earned a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State University in 1986. He has served on the faculty of

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University; Shiny Abraham, Seattle University

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Electrical and Computer

expected, supportservices have a tremendous role in helping students be successful. We discuss some of the mostcommon student support services and provide recommendations for optimizing theireffectiveness.BackgroundAccording to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in STEM occupations grew by 10.5percent between May 2009 and May 2015, compared to a 5.2 percent net growth in non-STEMoccupations; the electrical engineering industry is projected to grow by 11 percent from 2014 to20242. This growth rate provides an opportunity for universities to draw on new sources of talentto feed the pipeline to STEM careers; a popular choice being community colleges, which areuniquely positioned to provide a talented and diverse pool of transfer students

Conference Session

Microprocessor, Microcontrollers, and Embedded Systems Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shouling He, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology; Yuhong Zhang, Texas Southern University; Fangyang Shen, New York City College of Technology (CUNY)

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Electrical and Computer

2 Function calls and arrays in embedded C with interfacing a liquid crystal display (LCD) module 8 2 PIC18 features and analog-to-digital (A/D) conversions 9 Course Review - Midterm Exam 10-12 6 Timer programming and interrupt programming 13-14 4 Capture-compare-PWM programming 15 Course Review - Final ExamTable 3 shows the laboratory projects in the laboratory exercise sections, where the content oflaboratory project #3 is included in Appendix A. For the laboratory exercises, MPLAB Integrat-ed Development Environment (IDE)8 as shown in Figure 1 is used to program the source code in

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chia-Jeng Tseng, Bucknell University

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Electrical and Computer

contain a number of combinational logicblocks, flip-flops, counters, finite state machines, embedded finite state machines, andregister-transfer-level function blocks such as registers, multiplexers as well as arithmeticand logic units. The VHDL description of a module can be written in dataflow,behavioral, or structural style. These module descriptions can be bundled together andrandomly placed in a design description.Based on the basic digital components, the issues of writing a VHDL description tospecify a digital system are addressed in Section 2. Section 3 discusses system-leveldesign issues. Section 4 describes laboratory and project assignments for students topractice digital design methodologies using VHDL. Section 5 presents common

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Chang, USMA; Grant Jacoby, USMA; Lisa Shay, U.S. Military Academy

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Electrical and Computer

requirements.As the practicality of using robotics in this manner and many others continues to rise, so dostudents’ (and educators’) aspirations to learn and apply them in a variety of ways. This paper Page 12.1174.2outlines a successful approach to readily marry the interests of a commercial client andundergraduate education in robotics as well as how to establish a vision and supportingcurriculum for a robotics program that engages students in innovative and meaningful challengesthat sustains enthusiasm and helps meet expectations of all sides. This paper outlines thepartnership agreement, the project creation and the positive impacts of this endeavor

Conference Session

New ECE Courses

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chung Hoon Lee, Marquette University; Susan C. Schneider, Marquette University; Trevor Thiess, Marquette University

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Electrical and Computer

Thiess, Marquette University Page 24.810.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Undergraduate Introduction to Micro-fabrication of Memristors AbstractIn Spring 2012, a pilot project to increase student exposure to nanotechnology was carried out inthe first electronic devices course in the electrical engineering program at our university.Students were given the opportunity to build and test memristors in the nano-electronics researchlaboratory under the supervision of their instructor. In this pilot project, 10% of the students inthe class

Conference Session

Distance and Web-based Learning in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock J. LaMeres, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University

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Electrical and Computer

the performance of a digital system depending on the application need (i.e., performance, power, size, or fault tolerance). LaMeres’ research is sponsored by NASA, the National Science Foundation, the Montana Space Grant Consortium, the National Space Grant Consortium, and the Office of Naval Research.Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University Carolyn Plumb is the Director of Educational Innovation and Strategic Projects at Montana State Univer- sity. She has been involved in engineering education for over 20 years. Page 22.26.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Vernon Cook, University of Pittsburgh; James Arthur Lyle, University of Pittsburgh; Robert J. Kerestes, University of Pittsburgh

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Electrical and Computer

focused on in undergraduate education. Makerspaces cansupplement this deficit to a degree, but often only provide the equipment and spatial resourcesfor the students and may lack the technical expertise and training of dedicated staff [1]. Bygiving early access to specialized pieces of equipment and hands on training early inundergraduate education, allows them to develop innovative ideas that utilize the equipment fortheir projects. Training also allows students to quickly become comfortable with the tools thatelectrical engineering depends on, instead of having to develop their proficiency in the first fiveyears of being in the workforce or graduate school.Introduction:Back in the fifties and sixties there was a significant push for engineering

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

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2009-687: IMPROVING TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES OF TEACHINGGRADUATE ENGINEERING COURSES BASED ON STUDENTS’ LEARNINGSTYLES AND MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCESBuket Barkana, University of Bridgeport Buket D. Barkana received the B.S. degree from Anatolia University, in 1994, and the M.S.E. and Ph.D. degrees from Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Turkey, in 1997 and 2005, respectively. She is now Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Bridgeport, CT. Dr. Barkana’s current research projects include: voice/audio signal processing, speech disorders, and innovations in engineering education.Navarun Gupta, University of Bridgeport Dr. Navarun Gupta is an Assistant Professor of Electrical

Conference Session

Labs & Hands-on Instruction II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pong P. Chu, Cleveland State University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

. Learning in one area supports learning in another.”The study also calls the labs a missed opportunity and states that3: “…[The labs] can be more effectively used in the curriculum to support integration and synthesis of knowledge, development of persistence, skills in formulating and solving problems, and skills of collaboration. Design projects offer opportunities to approximate professional practice, with its concerns for social implications; integrate and synthesize knowledge; and develop skills of persistence, creativity, and teamwork.” Our work is motivated by the study. Instead of treating the labs as the adjuncts that followthe learning of the theories and presenting them in a limited “component context,” we use

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Uma Balaji, Fairfield University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Servo Motor, Stepper Motors, DCmotors with encoders, Drivers for motors, Relays and solenoids, PWM based control of motors,Feedback methods such as PID to control motors and design of a robotic system. Student assessment in the course had the following components: homework/quizzes,development of a project and its presentation, service-learning activity, mid-term, and finalexamination. The Project assessment criteria are given in Table 1. Students constructed an “obstacle avoiding robot” on Arduino platform using ultrasonicsensor, DC motors, motor driver board and a chassis. The robot was powered by batteriesmounted on a small chassis with wheels driven by motors and other commercially availableelectronic parts. The Arduino accepted