Conference Session

Digital Communications Systems

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cajetan Akujuobi, Prairie View A&M University; Matthew Sadiku, Prairie View A&M University; Alam Shumon, Prairie View A&M University; Veeramuthu Rajaravivarma, Central Connecticut State University

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Electrical and Computer

2006-1904: SYSTEM DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING ANDIMPLEMENTATION OF A MIXED SIGNAL BROADBAND CHIP-TO-CHIPDIGITAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMCajetan Akujuobi, Prairie View A&M University Dr. Akujuobi is the founding Director of the Broadband Access Technologies Program and Laboratory at Prairie View A&M University. He is also the founding Director of the Center of Excellence for Communication Systems Technology Research (CECSTR). Key areas of his research interests are in High-Speed (Broadband) Communication Systems, mixed signal systems and communication systems. He is also the founding Director of the Mixed Signal Systems Research Program at Prairie View A&M University. He has been

Conference Session

Integrating Research Into Undergraduate ECE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Georgios Anagnostopoulos, Florida Tech; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Ken Ports, Florida Tech; Richie Samuel, University of Central Florida; Melinda White, Seminole Community College; Veton Kepuska, Florida Tech; Philip Chan, Florida Tech; Annie Wu, University of Central Florida; Marcella Kysilka, University of Central Florida

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Electrical and Computer

inCentral Florida, namely Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) in Melbourne and the Universityof Central Florida (UCF) in Orlando. In addition to the two host universities, there are two 2-yearCentral Florida colleges, Seminole Community College (SCC) in Oviedo and BrevardCommunity College (BCC) in Melbourne. Project EMD-MLR is a National Science Foundationfunded project under NSF grant CCLI-0341601 for the period of May 2003 to Arpil 2006 andunder the auspices of the Educational Materials Development track of the Course, Curriculumand Laboratories Improvement (CCLI-EMD) program. Page 11.544.3A key goal of Project EMD-MLR is to engage undergraduate

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill Yang, Western Carolina University; Robert D. Adams, Western Carolina University; Aaron K. Ball, Western Carolina University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-1234: INCORPORATING LABVIEW(R) IN JUNIOR ELECTRI-CAL ENGINEERING LABSBill Yang, Western Carolina University Dr. Yang is currently assistant professor at Western Carolina University. He holds Ph.D. degree in Elec- trical Engineering from Princeton University. Prior joining WCU he has worked more than 7 years at Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technology, Inc. as Member of Technical Staff and Ciena Corp. as Principal Engineer, doing research in photonic networks and optoelectronics. His teaching interest focuses on the project-based learning (PBL) model of engineering education with self-directed learner as enhanced edu- cational outcome. His research area focuses on optoelectronics, semiconductor lasers and

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE III

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Kelnhofer, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Electrical and Computer

Program Director of Electrical Engineering and Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). He received the Ph.D. degree from the University of Missouri in 1990 and has 20 years of experience across the corporate, government, and university sectors. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Wisconsin. He teaches courses in control systems, electronic design, and electromechanics.Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Petersen is Department Chair and Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). He is a former Member of Technical Staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories and received

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Shey, United States Naval Academy; Ryan Rakvic, United States Naval Academy; Thomas Salem, United States Naval Academy; Samara Firebaugh, United States Naval Academy

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Electrical and Computer

University,but differentiates itself by tying the two introductory courses together.3 The introductory circuitscourse develops the hardware; the “brawn”, while the introductory digital logic course programsthe controller; the “brain”.EE221: Introduction to Electrical Engineering IThe first semester ECE course on circuit analysis fabricated the robot platform and introducedthe students to the basic concepts of engineering design. In total, six hours of class andlaboratory time were specifically dedicated to the project. Three additional laboratory periodswere spent on experiments that were helpful for the project; biasing a light emitting diode (LED),signal processing of sensor data, and a sensor controlled motor operating circuit. For the

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Shiny Abraham, Seattle University; Richard Brown Bankhead III, Seattle University; Jennifer M. Dorsey, University of Texas at Austin

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Electrical and Computer

involve significant hands-on and/or problem-solving components. In this regard,engineering education has been profoundly impacted by the challenges associated withdelivering laboratory content and design experiences remotely. In a qualitative survey conductedby the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) to help assess the impact of thepandemic on the engineering education community [1], respondents overwhelmingly consideredthe loss of lab-based, hands-on instruction to be the leading problem faced by engineeringeducators. Approximately 120 out of 207 responses included the terms “hands-on,” “lab” or“laboratories,” or both, and another 20 mentioned “team,” referring to activities and projects. Incomparison, although lecture courses have

Conference Session

Active and Cooperative Learning in ECE

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jun Ouyang, University of California, Davis; Hooman Rashtian, University of California, Davis

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #31081Work in Progress: Experiential Modules using Texas Instruments RoboticSystem Learning Kit (TI RSLK) for Teaching Control SystemsJun Ouyang, University of California, Davis Mr. Ouyang have obtained two bachelor degrees in EE and Computer Science from UC Davis. He is currently a master student in UC Davis. In the present, He is working on a SAR ADC IC. In addition, he is working on revising different laboratory materials to teach prospective electrical engineering students.Prof. Hooman Rashtian, University of California, Davis Hooman Rashtian received the Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Greene, University of Saint Thomas

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Electrical and Computer

(SS) course, taught in virtually every EE program. The traditionallecture/exam format is, for many students, not effective at instilling the key concepts such thatthe students truly understand. They frequently fail at making the connections betweenmathematical results and physical results and lack the ability to gain engineering insights frommathematical results.Various programs have approached these challenges by adding a lab, or augmenting their classeswith web-based or computer demonstrations. Because of other pressures in the curriculum, wesought an alternative approach that did not increase laboratory time but obtained the goals ofhands-on learning. In order to obtain the increases in comprehension we are seeking, our focushas been on

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haluk Ozemek, San Jose State University; Preetpal Kang, San Jose State University; Albert Khanh Nguyen, San Jose State University; pradeep badhan, San Jose State University

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Electrical and Computer

languages. These discussions during the lecturekeep the students interest high and trigger their curiosity. In the laboratory, students first useVisual Studio to develop simple programs and learn program debugging methods.In the second phase of the course students not only continue to improve and acquire newprogramming skills, but they also learn how to use a microcontroller. Understanding basiccomputer organization makes the microcontroller operation easily understandable. Furthermore,students conduct research on how to interface different peripheral hardware, such as sensors andactuators. In the laboratory, students develop projects using microcontroller development kitdeveloped by SJValley Engineering (SJVE)2. The laboratory experiments for

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale Buechler, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Phillip Sealy, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; David Drury, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Mesut Muslu, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Electrical and Computer

we incorporate hands-on laboratory and design experiencesthroughout the curriculum that reiterate and extend what the students learn in the traditionallecture mode. Although instructional techniques can improve transfer in students it is not alwaysthe main problem. This was documented by Phillip J. Parker in a recent paper in which hecompared student performance on a first-day quiz to the type of learning environment in theprior class2. Half of the students took the prerequisite class from a professor that used an activelearning environment. The other half of the students took the prerequisite class from a professorusing a traditional lecture style. The students performed equally poorly on this quiz. In this casethe key problem was that the

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lihong (Heidi) Jiao, Grand Valley State University

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Electrical and Computer

engineering and thecourse promotes a greater level of interest in electrical engineering before the students areofficially admitted to the School of Engineering. The main challenge in offering this course tosophomore students is to achieve a balance between mathematical theory and experientiallearning. Real-life examples and laboratory activities were designed to provide the students withhands-on experiences and to enforce the understanding of theoretical materials. The paperdescribes in detail how the course concepts were organized and instructed, examples of the labactivities developed, and evaluation data on two pilot offerings of the course.IntroductionUp to winter 2004, the course EGR 255 Materials for the Electrical Sciences in School

Conference Session

Insights for Teaching ECE Courses - Session I

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget Benson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Andrew Danowitz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Joseph Callenes, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Paul Hummel, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Electrical and Computer

Benson, Andrew Danowitz, Paul Hummel, and Joseph Callenes-Sloan Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cal Poly San Luis ObispoAbstractMany undergraduate engineering courses include laboratory work where students are asked towork in pairs or groups to complete assignments. Group work can offer many benefits includingimproved communication and team work skills, appreciation and respect for others, and evenincreased individual performance. However, group work may also present drawbacks includingostracism, unequal work distribution (some group members not ‘pulling their own weight’) anddecreased individual performance. When creating groups, instructors are faced with decidingwhether to allow students to form their own groups or to

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Branislav M. Notaros, Colorado State University; Ryan McCullough, Colorado State University; Sanja B. Manic, Colorado State University; Anthony A. Maciejewski, Colorado State University

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #19485WIP: Introducing MATLAB-based Instruction and Learning in the Creativ-ity Thread of a Novel Integrated Approach to ECE EducationProf. Branislav M. Notaros, Colorado State University Branislav M. Notaros is Professor and University Distinguished Teaching Scholar in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Colorado State University, where he also is Director of Electro- magnetics Laboratory. His research publications in computational and applied electromagnetics include more than 180 journal and conference papers. He is the author of textbooks Electromagnetics (2010) and MATLAB-Based

Conference Session

Circuits and Systems Education 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nesreen Alsbou, Ohio Northern University; Khalid S. Al-Olimat P.E., Ohio Northern University; Vladimir A Labay, Gonzaga University; Heath Joseph LeBlanc, Ohio Northern University

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Electrical and Computer

fourcredit hour semester course that consists of three 50-minute lectures and a 2-hour associatedlaboratory each week, and is considered one of the core courses in the Electrical Engineeringcurriculum. The course covers electric circuit analysis techniques in addition to certain aspects ofcircuit design. The objectives of the course include circuit analysis, design, simulation, and datagathering and analysis in the laboratory. The circuit analysis portion emphasizes proficiency inthe analysis of DC and AC circuits, which include circuits theorems and analysis techniques,operational amplifiers, first-order transient analysis, ideal transformers, and balanced three-phasecircuits. The design objectives in the course include design and construction of

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Curriculum Design and Evaluation

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Charles J. Kim, Howard University; Abdelnasser A Eldek, Jackson State University; Hamid R. Majlesein, Southern University and A&M College; Petru Andrei, Florida A&M University & Florida State University; John Okyere Attia P.E., Prairie View A&M University; Kathy Ann Gullie PhD, University at Albany/SUNY; Corey A Graves, North Carolina A&T State University; Ali Reza Osareh, NC A&T State University

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Diversity

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engineering grant supporting Historically Black University and Col- leges; ”Building Learning Communities to Improve Student Achievement: Albany City School District” , and ”Educational Leadership Program Enhancement Project at Syracuse University” Teacher Leadership Quality Program. She is also the PI on both ”Syracuse City School District Title II B Mathematics and Science Partnership: Science Project and Mathematics MSP Grant initiatives.Dr. Corey A Graves, North Carolina A&T State University Corey A. Graves is an associate professor and the director of the Auto Mobile Pervasive and Embedded Design 9AMPED) Laboratory in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at North Carolina A&T State University

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faycal Saffih, University of Waterloo

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #17771Artificially Intelligent Method (AIM) for STEM-based Electrical Engineer-ing Education and Pedagogy Case Study: MicroelectronicsDr. Faycal Saffih, University of Waterloo Dr. Fayc¸al Saffih (IEEE, 2000) received B.Sc. (Best Honors) in Solid-State Physics from University of S´etif-1, Algeria, in 1996, M.Sc. degree in Bio-Physics from University of Malaya, Malaysia, in 1998, and Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo, Canada, in 2005. In 2006, he joined the Communication Research Laboratory, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, where he developed a versatile FPGA

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Doug Sterk, Virginia Tech; Tim Thacker, Virginia Tech; Elizabeth Tranter, Virginia Tech; Richard Goff, Virginia Tech; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech

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Electrical and Computer

problems given to the students helped keep them up to speed andabsorb the knowledge presented to them.Toward the end of the program, the students were introduced to a few practical examples of how Page 12.1345.4these converters are used in the real world by going through full design examples, and observingan advance experiment in power electronics research at Virginia Tech.Laboratory Research Portion of the REU ProgramDuring the first days, the students were given a tour of the laboratories at CPES at VirginiaTech’s campus and met with three graduate mentors. The mentors explained the many areas ofPower Electronics research, and what topics they

Conference Session

ECE Distance Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zekeriya Aliyazicioglu, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Phyllis R. Nelson, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Shailesh Sujanani, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Jolly Kuo, Cal Poly Pomona

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Electrical and Computer

these key circuit analysis concepts at any time during their academic career.We intend to improve learning and retention by providing engaging interactive online resourcessuch as lectures notes, examples, simulations, and practice problems. These learning materialsare completely online to help beginning electrical engineering students learn, and they can alsobe accessed by students in subsequent courses to refresh their knowledge of these topics at anytime.IntroductionStudents in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) receive instruction in both lecture andlaboratory settings. Laboratory exercises offer students immersive experiences designed toencourage problem solving skills in a real-world environment. Through observation, the ECEfaculty

Conference Session

Teaching Circuit Theory and Electronics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Denise Miller, Northern Arizona University; Elizabeth J. Brauer, Northern Arizona University; John Sharber, Northern Arizona University

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Electrical and Computer

circuits class at our university, which is taken by majors in Page 22.744.2electrical, mechanical, civil, and environmental engineering. This introductory course coversbasic topics in linear circuits such as Ohm’s Law, nodal analysis, Kirchhoff’s Laws, op amps, acanalysis, 3-phase power, and transformers. A laboratory component is also required for electricaland mechanical engineering majors. Students typically have a mix of interest in the coursematerial, making this a difficult course to effectively teach all students.This class has a historically high number of grades of D, F, or W (withdrawal). As a result, wehave tried numerous methods to

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention, and First-Year Programs in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John A. Orr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred J. Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-1758: FRONTIERS OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGI-NEERING: AN INTRODUCTORY FIRST YEAR COURSEJohn A. Orr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute John A. Orr is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and served as Provost of WPI from 2007 through June, 2010. Prior to this he held the position of Dean of Undergraduate Studies. He served as head of the Electrical and Computer Engineering department from 1988 to 2003. Dr. Orr received the BS and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and the MS degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. He began his professional career at Bell Laboratories and joined the faculty

Conference Session

Web-based Learning in ECE

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale Buechler, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Electrical and Computer

StudyOne problem area for many engineering students has been the transition from introductoryclasses where the laboratory projects follow a set procedure to design classes where studentslearn to apply what they have learned in class to new situations and learn to create designs tomeet project specifications. This process is difficult for many students because there is not justone correct answer and the design process involves trade-offs. The traditional education processfor upper-level engineering students is based on continuous feedback to correct student errors Page 15.257.3and answer student questions. This poses a significant problem for

Conference Session

Student Engagement in ECE

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cordelia Brown, Purdue University; Yung-Hsiang Lu, Purdue University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2010-1820: INTEGRATION OF REAL WORLD TEAMING INTO APROGRAMMING COURSECordelia Brown, Purdue UniversityYung-Hsiang Lu, Purdue University Page 15.785.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Integration of Real World Teaming Into A Programming CourseAbstractHistorically, teaming experiences for engineering students has primarily been found infirst year engineering courses, design courses, and laboratory courses. Occasionally,other types of engineering courses integrate teaming as a part of some of the courseprojects. In this paper, we are reporting our findings of integrating teaming into aprogramming course. This study examines team projects and team interaction in a

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald F. DeMara, University of Central Florida; Soheil Salehi, University of Central Florida; Baiyun Chen, University of Central Florida; Richard Hartshorne, University of Central Florida

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #18195GLASS: Group Learning At Significant Scale via WiFi-Enabled Learner De-sign Teams in an ECE Flipped ClassroomDr. Ronald F. DeMara, University of Central Florida Ronald F. DeMara is a Professor in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS) at the Uni- versity of Central Florida with 24 years of experience in Electrical and Computer Engineering disciplines. His educational research interests focus on classroom and laboratory instructional technology, and the digitization of STEM assessments. He has completed over 200 technical and educational publications, 34 funded projects as PI/Co-I, and

Conference Session

New Developments in ECE

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zvi S. Roth, Florida Atlantic University; Hanqi Zhuang, Florida Atlantic University; Ali Zilouchian, Florida Atlantic University

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Electrical and Computer

]. Much engineering design is done in the senior-level capstonedesign courses. However during the sophomore and junior years, a typical engineering curriculumis packed with courses that are heavy in theory but light in design and hands-on related activities.Integrating design experience into engineering curricula has been a long standing ABETaccreditation concern and an active research subject. A practice-based curriculum “theory meetspractice” enhanced by students’ access to advanced manufacturing facilities was created byconsortium of engineering colleges, national laboratories and premier US industries namedManufacturing Engineering Education Partnership (MEEP) [4]. A Northwestern UniversityInstitute for Design Engineering and Applications

Conference Session

Capstone Design in ECE

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Scott McGuirk Ph.D., United States Air Force Academy; John G. Ciezki, United States Air Force Academy

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #14624An Electromagnetic Railgun Design and Realization for an Electrical Engi-neering Capstone ProjectLt. Col. Jeffrey Scott McGuirk Ph.D., United States Air Force Academy Jeffrey S. McGuirk received his BSEE degree in 1995 from the United States Air Force Academy (US- AFA) in Colorado Springs, CO, and an MSEE degree from Iowa State University in 1996. From 1997- 2000, he was with the Air Force Research Laboratory at Eglin Air Force Base where he designed fuzes for weapons. From 2000-2003, he was with the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center where he directed tests on satellite communication systems

Conference Session

Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Digital Systems Education 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheng Chih Liu, University of Wisconsin Stout

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Electrical and Computer

American Society for Engineering Education, 2015Teaching Digital Designs by Building Small Autonomous Robotic Vehicles Using an FPGA PlatformThis article discusses the experiences of implementing a new model in teaching and learningdigital designs using Verilog in an embedded systems design course. This paper discusses thecourse structure, laboratory exercises, student projects and project evaluation process, and finallythe student evaluation outcomes. Students’ course assessment and student learning outcomeswere very positive. In many existing digital designs curriculum, students learn how to createstructural and behavioral models in Verilog Hardware Description Language (HDL) to designsimple combinational and

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cordelia Brown, Purdue University; David Meyer, Purdue University

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Electrical and Computer

“inverted” course formats werecreated for two core computer engineering classes: a sophomore-level Introduction to DigitalSystems Design course, and a junior-level Microprocessor System Design and Interfacing course.Both of these are 4-credit hour courses that include an integrated laboratory. In the experimental formats, the basic lecture content was delivered asynchronously viastreaming video, while collaborative solving of homework problems accompanied by a detailedwalkthrough of their solutions was done synchronously (i.e., during scheduled class periods) –which we refer to as directed problem solving (DPS). Traditional assigned (outside-of-class)written homework was replaced by collaborative problem solving by students working in smallteams

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Shawn Addington, Virginia Military Institute

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2007-245: SIX YEARS AND THOUSANDS OF ASSIGNMENTS LATER: WHATHAVE THEY LEARNED, AND WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED?J. Shawn Addington, Virginia Military Institute J. Shawn Addington is the Jamison-Payne Institute Professor and Head of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the Virginia Military Institute. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He teaches courses, laboratories, and undergraduate research projects in the microelectronics and semiconductor fabrication areas; and, he remains active in curriculum development and engineering assessment. He is a registered professional engineer in the

Conference Session

Improvements in ECE Signals and Systems

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mario Simoni, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Farrah Fayyaz, Purdue University; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Electrical and Computer

considerable effort to develop pedagogical techniques inorder to teach CTSS courses more effectively. Various pedagogical techniques have been tried,such as the "chalk-and-talk" lecturing style [1], teaching continuous-time concepts beforediscrete-time concepts [2], or vice versa [3], developing signals and systems concept inventories[4], using MATLAB ™ [5-7], instituting hardware-based signal processing laboratories [8], and P Pusing LEGO™ MINDSTORMS NXT platforms for signal processing experimentation [9].Despite all the efforts, conceptual learning of the course content still remains to be a challenge.Without a better understanding of the educational challenges associated with this course, anyattempts to improve student learning

Conference Session

Projects in ECE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Hoe, The University of Texas at Tyler

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Electrical and Computer

practice and constructive feedback in four activities: (a) reading oftechnical articles for form and content, (b) weekly group meetings where students give shortpresentations on their progress, (c) the formal presentation of a poster at the end of the semester,and (d) writing a technical paper for potential submission to a conference. The writing of thetechnical paper is what the author dubbed a “stretch goal” – something that is a desired goal butis dependent on the progress of the research. Page 24.1023.3The students also were required to keep a laboratory notebook to help them acquire skills inrecording their results and to encourage them to