Conference Session

Microprocessor, Microcontrollers, and Embedded Systems Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mason Marshall, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Ariel Moss, Missouri S&T; Larry Gene Garringer, Missouri S&T; Rohit Dua, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Electrical and Computer

had to be multiplexed, which are controlled by switches (Table 2). To achieve deeper understanding and learning, it was considered prudent to provide some facility which could be used to access additional internal register and/or control signal values. Unassigned output pins and seven segment decoders were setup for such additional registers and control signals as seen in Figure 9. Even though reassigning pins will decrease accessibility to standard registers, a user or a designer can observe and verify the internal working of a module for planned system improvement or expansion.Figure 8: Locations of WIMP51 register and control signal access as part of the standard viewing

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Pitts, Oklahoma State University; Patrick Teague, Oklahoma State University; Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University; Charles Bunting, Oklahoma State University; Sohum Sohoni, Oklahoma State University

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Electrical and Computer

: “Engineering students learn what we teach them, but often do not become what we intend.[Students learn] the behaviors that let [them] succeed in classes, but these behaviors do not always correlate with success in engineering. Engineering Students for the 21st Century is a reform program for undergraduate engineering that is trying to align the behaviors that are taught in our program with those that help students succeed. To accomplish this we plan to transition from emphasizing acquisition of knowledge to emphasizing student development.”1Our research problem relates to the overall ES21C project, and by extension the transition toteam-based learning6, as a “devil’s advocate” test. Many previous studies focus

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Williams, Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert Butera, Georgia Institute of Technology; Selcuk Uluagac, Georgia Institute of Technology; Matthew Clark, Georgia Institute of Technology; Andy Deck, National Instruments; Michael Torba, National Instruments; Steven Trahan, National Instruments

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Electrical and Computer

means to stop). Students developflowcharts to plan the control and timing structure of their program and then program theirrobots to respond reliably to their clap commands.Associated technical subdiscipline overviews: electronic design and microsystemsThe Light Sensor: The NXT light sensor is able to distinguish gray-scale light levels fromambient light or reflected from its self-generated light. A common use of the light sensor isto allow a robot to follow lines drawn on a surface. In this lab students learn how to use thelight sensor to follow a black figure drawn on a white surface. The initial algorithm modelsthe sensor as making binary black/white decisions, but in the final challenge students usesimple prediction and feedback from the

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Krogh, Carnegie Mellon University; Tsuhan Chen, Carnegie Mellon University; Tuviah Schlesinger, Carnegie Mellon University

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Electrical and Computer

critical now than ever before to removethe EE vs. CE distinction, and how we plan to do this through changes in our core curriculum.Does ECE = EE + CE? “Many authorities believe that the two fields of "electrical and electronics Page 13.477.2 engineering" and "computer science and engineering" have now established separate identities, although they still have much in common. Because of the breadth of the field, however, general statements about "electrical engineering" include electrical, electronics, computer engineering, computer science, and related areas of arts and sciences in the broadest context and

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sanjay Raman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Da Silva Luiz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Masoud Agah, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Allen MacKenzie, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Christopher Maxey, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Amy Bell, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Electrical and Computer

practices in later core circuits/electronics and computerengineering lab courses; the main focus here is to give the students an introductory hands-onexperience with sensors, circuits and electronics.Once the groups have built up their circuit and established data communications with theirlaptop, they perform a simple experiment measuring the digital output from the on-boardADC for a range of light and dark conditions presented to the photosensor. In their post-labanalysis, the groups are required to convert this digital information back to an analogresistance value for each of the recorded data points. Accurate sensor calibration was notintroduced in the current version of this lab, but is planned to be introduced in future iterationof the course

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

University of Wisconsin-Platteville.Plan of Action Page 14.329.4Although rubric assessment consistently showed that outcome (a) scored lower than the otherrubrics in our normal assessment, it was hard to develop a plan of action because our data weremostly qualitative in the sense that we were not identifying any category narrower than theoutcome itself. As a result, the assessment committee recommended that the faculty begintracking the occurrence of errors in conjunction with the rubric evaluation of outcome (a) as partof our normal assessment procedure. In the spring of 2008 we applied a series of error codes tothe errors made by

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning in ECE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ed Doering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sam Shearman, National Instruments

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Electrical and Computer

additional countries andterritories.Summary“Communications Systems Projects with LabVIEW” features ten project activities in digitalcommunication systems based on the LabVIEW graphical dataflow programming platform. Eachproject includes introductory material in the form of text and narrated screencast videos,specifications for low-level subVI building blocks, and step-by-step instructions to assembleapplication VIs to implement a variety of simulations, visualizations, and working transmittersand receivers. Usage statistics during the first two months of public availability of the projectmaterials show a strong interest so far, and we plan to work with a variety of universities toencourage adoption of the materials.Bibliography1. http://ni.com

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mukul Shirvaikar, University of Texas, Tyler; Karthik Somaraju, University of Texas, Tyler

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Electrical and Computer

applications implemented in this project were: introduction to the M16C/26A,arithmetic operations, looping, subroutines, logical operations, LCD interface and applicationdevelopment (traffic signals). The lab projects are intended to give students a quickunderstanding of the instruction set, programming and operation of a microprocessor. A pilot labis planned in the upcoming academic year. Page 14.829.2IntroductionA course on microprocessors is typically the central part of the curriculum in most Bachelor ofScience in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) programs. This paper presents the laboratorycurriculum developed for semester long junior-level introductory

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed Omer, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg; Peter Idowu, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

group to obtain qualitative measure of theeffectiveness of the visualization tool. The composite result of responses aggregated over thetotal of 18 respondents is summarized on Table 1. Table 1. The aggregated results of the evaluation processThe evaluation summary shows that the tool was generally well received and judged helpful bythis group of users. As many as 90% of the participants expressed further interest in exploringpower system analysis topics following the limited exposure to the visualization tool. Plans arein place for more extensive evaluation of the impact of the tool on leaning over several semesterswhen the power systems course is offered.8.0 Conclusions and future workA software visualization tool has been developed to

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment III

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chao Chen; Carlos Pomalaza-Ráez; Ma Oo

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

monitoring of human physiological signs was especially explored. Next, thestudent studied the physical features of 802.15.4 and its coexistence with some other wirelessstandards and signals in the same frequency band. Last, a plan to evaluate the performance of802.15.4 in home scenarios was made. The student first selected an 802.15.4 transceiver for themeasurement study. This transceiver comes with a starter development kit and a softwareprogram that can easily change the operating band and power of the 802.15.4 devices. The Page 14.594.6student then used this kit to measure the data success ratio of the 802.15.4 transceiver in twotypical home

Conference Session

New trends in ECE education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maurice Aburdene, Bucknell University; Thomas Goodman, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Master's degree at Bucknell, also in electrical engineering. His research interests include discrete transforms and efficient hardware implementation of transform algorithms and other operations used in digital signal processing. He will be graduating from Bucknell in May 2006 and plans to begin work as a hardware design engineer shortly thereafter. He grew up in Rochester, NY. Page 11.1023.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Probability and Image EnhancementAbstractWe present one of five projects used in our course, Probability with Applications in ElectricalEngineering

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joni Spurlin, North Carolina State University; Hatice Ozturk, North Carolina State University

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Electrical and Computer

2006-966: ASSESSING THE CONNECTIVITY OF AN ELECTRICAL ANDCOMPUTER ENGINEERING CURRICULUMHatice Ozturk, North Carolina State University Hatice O. Ozturk is Teaching Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Biomedical Engineering at North Carolina State University. She is also coordinator of assessment for both programs.Joni Spurlin, North Carolina State University Joni E. Spurlin is University Director of Assessment and Associate Director, University Planning and Analysis at North Carolina State University. Page 11.245.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006

Conference Session

ECE Laboratory Design

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Throne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

discrete-time model using integral control and state variable feedback. Theinput to the system was a one cm step.AssessmentAt the beginning of the introductory controls course, and again at the end of the course, thestudents taking the class were asked to complete questionnaires designed by Rose-Hulman'sOffice of Institutional Research, Planning, and Assessment. These questionnaires had two typesof questions: survey questions and questions about the level of knowledge and confidence invarious course concepts. The results of the relevant survey questions are displayed in Table 2,which indicates that most of the students felt that the course helped them with the use andlimitations of models in control systems. Table 3 presents the results for the

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Dianna Newman, University at Albany-SUNY; Kathy Ann Gullie PhD, University at Albany-SUNY; Paul M. Schoch, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Electrical and Computer

learned in the courseto new problems (current 53%; pilot 59%) and in transferring that information to problemsoutside the course (current 44%; 53%). Students noted that their ability to work with othersincluded better communication and planning skills were influenced by the use of both hands-onand group problem solving, and noted that they were more confident and interested in applyingtheir knowledge and skills to real world problems. Student responses included the following“Use of [ADB] every day in class [for] the integration . . . made getting the technical stuff easy”,“By remembering the picture of the circuit I’ve built, I did relatively well on tests,” and“Physically building circuits and analyzing them is how I learn best. AD allowed for

Conference Session

Embedded Systems & Cybersecurity for ECE

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nader Rafla P.E., Boise State University; H. Shelton Jacinto, Boise State University; Luka Daoud, Boise State University

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Electrical and Computer

subject. An additionallearning opportunity that enhances student learning is the ability to work on small portions of along-term project. The instructor in this environment acts as a facilitator to provide guidancethroughout the design process rather than a director of a classroom. Due to the great variety ofPBL activities, research in this area has revealed that there is generally no universal model forPBL [4]. Without a universal model for PBL, this suggests that the planning, managing, enacting,and assessing projects specifically designed for PBL is a challenging problem. On the flip-side,PBL has great impact on self-directed learning skills [5]: Allowing students to workcollaboratively during the research and implementation phases of design

Conference Session

Insights for Teaching ECE Courses - Session II

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David J. Cheney, University of Florida; Pamela L. Dickrell, University of Florida; Lilianny Virguez, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

-classroom session to on-line videos provides amore comprehensive education, a quantitative attempt was made using the final class project asthe focus. The results show the students who attended the flipped session had marginally betterprojects according to the scoring rubric used, but nothing significant. Reasons for the lack ofanything conclusive might be due to how the metric was used in the experiment and studentmotivation. Further study is needed to develop a more in-depth experiment. Future workinclude repeating the study, but providing more incentives to motivate the students. Incentivescould include a competition for best projects. Our current plan is to offer extra credit toward thefinal grade if students add more components, increase

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

effectively on a team whose members together provideleadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks and meetobjectives” [1]. Educational research has shown that group work has a significant impact onlong-term material retention, critical thinking and communication skills. Group work can alsoincrease individual productivity and performance (a student can achieve more than working ontheir own), skills development (interpersonal, leadership, motivational), and knowledge about theself (identifying strengths and weaknesses) [2]–[4].Although group work has many benefits, in the worst case, it can also present many challengesincluding ostracism (some members may feel like an outcast in a group), unequal

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nikitha Sambamurthy, zyBooks; Alex Daniel Edgcomb, zyBooks

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Electrical and Computer

test to prioritize an accelerated lessonplan to address the misconceptions. Such a lesson plan might involve lecturing briefly on themisconceptions, then provide additional practice problems to see if the misconception persists.For the application of Ohm's Law, one suggestion is to ask more qualitative questions, such ashow increasing the resistance of 1 light bulb in a series impacts the other light bulbs in the series.Going forward, the community may converge on a well-validated diagnostic test, such as theEnglehardt DIRECT test [5], so that meta-analyses becomes feasible, enabling statistically morecomprehensive analyses. Additionally, an interview may supplement the diagnostic test to betterexplore why the misconceptions exist.ConclusionWe

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Craig Prather, Auburn University; Stuart M. Wentworth, Auburn University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

value of something when the given value within 1% tolerance wouldn’t be sufficient.Here, the comments were similar to the previous iteration of comments, but with less emphasisgiven to the length of the lab and the reporting procedure. The common complaint seen were thestudents expressing they did not like the placement of the experiment in the lab as it was in the lastthird of the semester coinciding with increased workloads in other courses. Many groups ofstudents enjoyed the challenge we presented them, but thought a more interesting experimentshould have been used, which we plan to create for future semesters.ConclusionsIn the paper, we presented an implementation of design of experiments into a junior level lab. Wehave also

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

which thestudents nearly all share. But this exactly is why these MATLAB sessions and assignments wereincluded, through the electromagnetics course, in the Creativity thread of the RED project, toimprove students’ operational knowledge and skills in concepts and techniques of MATLAB useand programming, which can then be utilized in other courses in the curriculum, as well as inresearch activities, senior design projects, etc.Considering the above, this work in progress will continue to be implemented in future courses,but changes will be made to try to improve the program. First, we plan to expand the scope ofCreativity MATLAB class sessions and the use of MATLAB to many more topics inelectromagnetics classes. MATLAB problems and projects will

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lei Zhang, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; JeanPaul Badjo, Badjo-T Industries; Ibibia K. Dabipi, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Xianfang Tan

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

andentrepreneurship training for engineering students. With the upgrading to the suit and improvingon features, its potential business value was recognized by the student. So far a few designpatents of the suit have been approved. With the entrepreneurship training and incubatingassistance provided by the university, a competitive business plan has been developed andimplemented successfully by the key student developers. During the past a few years, they havereceived $20,000 from Maryland Capital Enterprises (MCE), $40,000 from the Eastern ShoresShore Hatchery Competition, and $100,000 from Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPs). 4.2. Integrating the Exoskeleton Suit Platform in Engineering Education The development of the exoskeleton suit and the

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shiny Abraham, Seattle University; Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

projects thatcultivate an informal learning environment that promotes critical thinking, and interpersonal andtechnical skills4. Our underlying aim is to achieve a pedagogical transformation that empowers anew generation of engineers equipped with skills essential and relevant to the technicalworkforce. This project was funded by a generous grant from W. M. Keck Foundation. This paper highlights the motivation behind this initiative, discusses the proposed plan ofaction, and presents initial results and observations from a pilot implementation of this initiative,specifically focusing on the curricular enhancement aspect of the project. Efficacy of thisimplementation was gauged using feedback from student-surveys. Progress towards the goals

Conference Session

ECE Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hadil Mustafa, California State University, Chico

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Electrical and Computer

learning in higher education can be integrated into theclassroom using one of two models: formal cooperative learning and informal cooperativelearning [2]. In formal cooperative learning, students work together to achieve a specific task forseveral weeks. In this form of cooperative learning, instructors plan the assigned tasks'objectives, the number of students in a team, the selection process of members in the team, andthe evaluation process for group members. Formal cooperative learning is widely implementedin Engineering education in lab sessions, senior design projects, and project assignments.In the informal cooperative learning approach, temporary groups are formed to work on aquestion or a problem posted in real-time by the instructor

Conference Session

ECE Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adriyel Nieves, Pennsylvania State University; Julio Urbina, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Tim Kane, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Shengxi Huang, Pennsylvania State University; Diego Penaloza, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Electrical and Computer

project. This will allow for students within the university tofoster a pipe-line of continuous improvement so that with each generation, studentsare learning and getting a better experience.One issue that professors encounter within the university is the use of informationcirculating among the students from previous years. This can degrade the learningand understanding of the individual student. As a counter-measure, we plan tomake several changes throughout the years. The most obvious alteration ischanging the parameters such as the frequency of operation for the radar. Thisseems simple, but the effect of this change will require the student to ensure theyunderstand the frequency dependence of equations and how they affect size,weight, and power

Conference Session

ECE Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sohum A. Sohoni, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Javeed Kittur, Arizona State University; Nielsen L. Pereira, Purdue University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

current status and fix goals accordingly to complete theproject in time, (3) mini-lessons, centers, and resources: mini-lessons, centers, andresources help promote students’ learning supporting the differentiated instructionapproach which essentially helps students to seamlessly transit from centers to resourcesto mini-lessons based on their need, (4) voice and choice in products: allows students toexpress what project they want to work on and how they plan to utilize their time, (5)differentiate through formative assessments: differentiated instructions through formativeassessments in the form of written responses, oral communication, poster or collage helpstudents move forward in the project, (6) balance teamwork and individual

Conference Session

SDR & Programming in ECE Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pong P. Chu, Cleveland State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

microcontroller or embedded system project. Itis best suited for student proposed multi-week term projects. Since the App Inventor platform isvery simple, the concepts can be covered in one or two recitation sessions. Students can thendecide whether to use it in their projects. They may need one or two additional weeks to learnthe basic functionalities and derive the needed app. Students can use their own Android devicesor the lab can stock a few entry-level Android phones, which can be obtained between $50 and$100. Except for the SMS feature mentioned in Section 4.3, no active phone plan is needed. This idea has been introduced in an advanced digital systems and senior design classes andseveral student teams chose to incorporate the device into

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Problem-based and Active Learning

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chaomin Luo, University of Detroit Mercy

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

instructor and TA, project management and plan significance of project, hands-onexperience, and team work, which positively contribute to project success. On the contrary,various de-motivating factors considered as barriers for the project contain the following, suchas heavy workload, time management, simulation instability, team communication, hardwareinsufficiency, and difficulty in debugging, illustrated in Figure 9. Amongst these factors,difficulty in debugging, and team communication are two of the highest difficulty that need tobe improved and overcome [10]. Page 26.831.12 Figure 7 Self-assessment comparison of fellow students and

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ricky T. Castles, East Carolina University

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Electrical and Computer

assignments.Based upon a survey of students, the flipped classroom was preferred by every student in thecourse. Students liked the ability to refer back to the lectures to study and they liked theopportunity to have more practice with course material during the lecture period. Final examresults indicate that there was a significant improvement in student performance on the exam inthe section with the flipped classroom format when compared to final exam performance in atraditional lecture format. In general, the flipped classroom gave students more opportunity tointeract with the microprocessor datasheet and more practice doing computations. It is not clearwhy students did worse on some code writing problems, but future offerings of the course plan tofill

Conference Session

First-Year Issues in ECE Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Girma Tewolde, Kettering University

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Electrical and Computer

://www.ni.com/multisim/12. NI Ultiboard, http://www.ni.com/ultiboard/13. D.D. Carpenter, K. Hayes, C. Ward, and A.L. Gerhart, “Assessment and Evaluation of a Comprehensive Course Modification Plan,” The Journal of Engineering Entrepreneurship (JEE), Vol. 2, No. 2, 2011.

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter M. Osterberg, University of Portland; Aziz Sukru Inan, University of Portland

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

question). These excellent evaluations along withvery positive student comments reveal that the students’ understanding, interest, and enthusiasmfor nanoelectronics and electronic conduction phenomena was greatly enhanced, making this“Bottom-Up” approach very effective in improving EE undergraduate students’ fundamentalknowledge of electronic conduction phenomena. Based on these initial assessment results, it isconcluded that incorporating Purdue University’s new “Bottom-Up” approach in our EEundergraduate curriculum is successful, and we plan to continue using it. The authors willcontinue to assess the effectiveness of this new approach in our senior-level EE analogelectronics elective course each future fall semester, going forward.Conclusion