Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

James P Becker, Montana State University, Bozeman; Indika Kahanda, University of North Florida; Nazmul H. Kazi, Montana State University

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Electrical and Computer

responses used for training grows. Whether theevaluation is done by a human or via an NLP-based algorithm as described, there is oftenambiguity for the very reason that students were often found to fail to adequately justify theirresponses to the considered conceptual writing quiz. This is where a Directed Line of Reasoningapproach to providing feedback would be most useful.AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work supported of the National Science Foundation under Grant No.1504880. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation.Works Cited[1] Writing to Develop Mathematical Understanding, David K. Pugalee

Conference Session

New Developments in ECE

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University; Melinda Holtzman, Portland State University; Phillip Wong, Portland State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

had a serious problem with team dynamics that required the instructor’s intervention.Based on this evaluation, we will place more emphasis on teams’ planning of activities and haveScrum Masters pay closer attention and give more frequent feedback regarding teams’implementation of their plans.These rubrics, as well as ways of using them, are still a work in progress. Keeping teams on trackwith their project management is still a challenge. Some students view it as an unnecessaryburden, which can detract from their motivation. Teams do show improvement over the course offour sprints, but we have to keep reminding them of the importance of this segment of theirproject. Our hope is that this experience will be reflected in more effective

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tokunbo Ogunfunmi, Santa Clara University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

SSCI Test had 34 students. The statistical distribution of theresults may be less than expected due to this small sample size but the trends are as expected. Weintend to keep up doing these pre- and post-assessment tests for future offerings of the class. Thiswill increase our sample sizes and we will then be able to accumulate the results over time sothat the statistical analysis of the results will become better reflective of the sample space, thestudent population at Santa Clara University.One of the major lessons learnt from this exercise is that the presentation of the material needs tobe done conceptually as well as mechanically. The regular exams take care of determining thestudents’ capability in the mechanistic methods of solving the

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Dworzecki; Syed Masud Mahmud

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Microchip MPLAB ICD2 DV1640052 Microchip CAN-LIN3 DM1630152 Grayhill 4x4 Matrix Keypad With Cable 96BB2-006-R2 Hantronix LCD Character Display 4x40 (Grey, Reflective) HDM40416H-5-S00S2 Sullins Electronics .1" 52 Position Male Header PEC26DFCN (Break Into 2x9, 2x9, 2x8)2 Sullins Electronics .1" 18 Position Female Receptacle PPPC092LFBN-RC2 Sullins Electronics .1" 30 Position Female Receptacle PPPC152LFBN-RC2 Sullins Electronics .1" 40

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adnaan Jiwaji, MIT; James Hardison, MIT; Kayode P. Ayodele, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; Sandy Stevens Tickodri-Togboa, Makerere University; Alfred Mwambela, University of Dar-es-Salaam; V. Judson Harward, MIT; Jesús A. del Alamo, MIT; Bryant Harrison, MIT; Samuel Gikandi, MIT

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Electrical and Computer

the oldest university in Tanzania. This position hasallowed the university to play a key role in supporting many newly established universities intheir early stages of growth. Typically, a number of science and technology institutions haverelied on UDSM’s laboratory facilities to conduct experiments required in their curricula.With increasing population, the university has been facing pressure to increase enrollment tocope with the growing number of candidates qualified to enter a higher learning institution. Inturn, this has put pressure on the existing facilities which, for a number of reasons, have notexpanded to reflect the increasing enrollment - a typical problem in many developing countries.An approach to solving this problem was to

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning in ECE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Archibald, Brigham Young University; Doran Wilde, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Anchor 1: “Wow Sam, we’re all reflecting on our college senior projects…” o Anchor 2: “All the liberal arts graduates, huh? Go into science kids! That was impressive.” o Weatherman: “I can barely drive my own car, let alone have a car drive itself.”Third, the project consistently has a positive impact on the students who complete it.They report that job interviews take on a very different tone when they bring up theirparticipation in this senior project. Interviewers ask about the technical design challenges,the experience of working together as a team, and the effort required to complete ademanding project with hard deadlines; all are topics that Robot Racer participants cantalk about enthusiastically and authoritatively. We have

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aurenice Oliveira, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

class and to theinstructor. The class schedule is often updated during the week to reflect the exactmaterial covered in each class. This is one way to keep students informed even if theymiss a class. Although, the author frequently reminds students the advantages ofattending classes regularly.3.5) Educational SoftwareTo support classroom activities, the author has extensively used WebCT® system as aneducational tool. The author has also used other educational software tools such as:BlackBoard® and DesireToLearn®. WebCT is an extremely helpful teaching tool thatcan be used to complement classroom instruction in a variety of ways, such as: • To develop and apply online exams and quizzes; • To post lecture PowerPoint presentations; • To

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 11

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pong P. Chu, Cleveland State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

and can be easily incorporated into an existing curriculum.7. Acknowledgments This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under GrantNo. 504030. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation. Photos in Figures 3 and 6 are courtesy of Adafruit.com.Bibliography[1]. S. A. Ambrose et al., How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching. Jossey-Bass, 2010.[2]. C. J. Atman, et al., Enabling Engineering Student Success: The Final Report for the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education, 2010.[3]. S. Sheppard, et al

Conference Session

Assessment of Learning in ECE Courses

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David O. Johnson, University of Kansas; Molly A. McVey, University of Kansas; Christopher Patrick Melgares, University of Kansas

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

GrantNumber DUE1525775. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressedin this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.References[1] R. M. Felder, D. R. Woods, J. E. Stice, and A. Rugarcia, "The future of engineering education II. Teaching methods that work," Chemical Engineering Education, vol. 34, pp. 26-39, 2000.[2] S. Freeman, S. L. Eddy, M. McDonough, M. K. Smith, N. Okoroafor, H. Jordt, et al., "Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 111, pp. 8410- 8415, 2014.[3] B. Kerr, "The flipped classroom in engineering

Conference Session

Insights for Teaching ECE Courses - Session I

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Soheil Salehi, University of Central Florida; Ramtin Zand, University of Central Florida ; Ronald F. DeMara P.E., University of Central Florida

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Learner Capstone Panels Approach In this approach, the students select their preferred technical focus in computer systems design topicsamong a set of 5 to 7 technical focus topics such as reliability, circuit energy, memory read/write powerconsumption, etc. as identified by the course Instructor. Students are mentored on extending the coursematerial from a topic list by the laboratory Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) and the courseInstructor. The students gain experience composing a scholarly article and produce a substantial paperthat reflects a deep understanding of a topic having narrow breadth. Extra Credit (EC) is allotted to thoselearners who go beyond the baseline requirements and explore additional papers in order to provide amore

Conference Session

Curricular Advancements in ECE

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Douglas W. Jacobson, Iowa State University; Julie Ann Rursch, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

practice of cyber security. While the three technicalcourses focused on weekly lab exercises, this course focuses on giving students contact withguest lecturers from government and industry who work in cyber security. The discussions focusaround current legal and ethical issues that face practitioners every day. Students completeweekly reflection writings and in class activities/discussions that focus on current events and/orguest lecturers’ materials. In addition to the weekly assignments, students will write a researchpaper on a cyber security ethical or legal topic of their choosing. It should also be noted the EEand Cpr E programs are discussing adding this course to their curriculum.Technical Elective CoursesThe electives for the cyber

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Paul M. Schoch, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Kathy Ann Gullie Ph.D., Gullie Consultant Services; Dianna Newman, University at Albany-SUNY; Shayla Sawyer Armand, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Jeffrey Braunstein, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Electrical and Computer

eliminate any issues a minority of students had because they could not ask questionswhen watching video lectures. The overall depth and quality of questions generally reflected thestatus of the course as being outside the core interests of the students, who were mostlyMechanical Engineering majors.Note that the use of something like Piazza seems to be critical to making flipped classroomswork. Students need to know that they have a mechanism for asking questions, no matter whereor when they are working. Also, it encourages students to help one another. There is littlecompetition for grades in these courses because standards are clear and students are remindedover and over that our goal is that, someday, everyone will earn an A. Piazza also provides

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shahnam Mirzaei, California State University, Northridge; Ana Cristina Cadavid, California State University Northridge; Vicki A Pedone, California State University Northridge; Werner Horn; Harvey Rich

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

GPA. In the follow-up interviews, the students consistently praised SITE for:  Working in teams  Working with students of different backgrounds  Exposure to other fields  Meeting faculty on a close basis  Working on projects with real applications  Integrating material learned in courses to solving complex problems  Opportunity to think about careers in industry  Good for the resume At this early stage in their educational careers, SITE represented one of the first times that many of these students were able to engage in and reflect upon these important aspects of STEM training. The following highlights some markers of positive impact on students:  22% of students

Conference Session

Course Transformation in ECE

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chaomin Luo, Mississippi State University; Zhuming Bi P.E., Purdue University Fort Wayne; Wenbing Zhao, Cleveland State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

theinstructor’s experience of teaching other courses, the percentages for ‘strongly agree’ are higher inthis course, implying a possible effect of the pedagogies developed. Especially, on Questions 3 and6, student percentages of ‘strongly agree’ are much higher at 88.9% and 77.8% than usual. Question3 is tied to an ability to design electrical systems, components, or processes to meet desired needs,and Question 5 is related to an ability to communicate effectively, illustrated in Fig. 7 (Zhao, et. al.,2017). In addition, in comparison with the instructor’s previous experience teaching this course witha traditional project-based method (i.e. no sub-projects, no divide-and-conquer learning protocoland no interview sessions for reflection and adjustments

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

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

and Completeness (“3Cs”).Questions to help the instructors evaluate students’ projects are detailed in Table 5. Such aquestionnaire evolved over many years based on input from students, faculty and employers. Table 4: Evaluation Questions for the Project Selection • Is the design a result of consultation with someone who will actually use the product? • Is the design suited to the users' diverse social and physical environments? • Does the design reflect the technology innovations in the field? • Is the analytical component of the design sound

Conference Session

Assessment & Accreditation in ECE

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karla Steinbrugge Fant, Portland State University; Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University; Phillip Wong, Portland State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

program,” in Proc. of the 3rd Annual Conference of the LTSN Centre for Information and Computer Sciences, 2002, vol. 4, pp. 53–58.[14] M. J. Scott and G. Ghinea, “Educating programmers: A reflection on barriers to deliberate practice,” in Proc. 2nd HEA Conf. on Learning and Teaching in STEM Disciplines, 2013, p. 028P.[15] zyBooks “Programming in MATLAB”, https://zybooks.zyante.com/#/catalog , accessed Jan. 30, 2016.[16] Learning Catalytics from Pearson, https://learningcatalytics.com/ , accessed Jan. 30, 2016.

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel J. Dickerson, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

thatisolated student performance on the specified outcomes. The rubrics used in the assessment ofoutcomes and corresponding evaluation results are independent from student grades. For thefirst assessment, the students’ ability to design an Internet-of-Things solution to a real worldproblem was measured. In the second assessment, the students’ level of attainment of ABEToutcome (h), the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions ina global, economic, environmental and societal context, was measured. The final assessmentpresented is an indirect measure, student surveys that reflect their opinions on the course andtheir learning.4.1 Assessment of Student Ability to Design an Internet-of-Things SolutionFor this first

Conference Session

ECE-related Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander Ganago, University of Michigan; Hyunsoo Julian Kim, University of Michigan; Joshua Adam Kotrba, University of Michigan; Mohammad Rasouli, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

versa [1]The multitude of specific recipes for how to flip a class reflects the diversity of education: even abrief search through ASEE publications with the keyword ‘flipped’ yields more than a thousandpapers describing various flipped courses. Not surprisingly, a recent survey admits that There is a lack of consensus on what exactly the flipped classroom is. [1]Flipping a course requires at least 3 actions, which can be seen as disruptive innovations: (1) Decide which “events that have traditionally taken place inside the classroom” will be moved outside the classroom, and explain to students how they benefit from this move (2) Create the new teaching events outside the classroom to ensure that the student learning

Conference Session

Circuits and Systems Education 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Keith Holland, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

beingoverwhelmed with the content and pacing of the course. Instead of utilizing the resourcesavailable, there was a perception of being ―left behind‖ in terms of course content. This attitudemay have resulted in behaviors (e.g., failure to complete assignments, ―giving up‖, etc.) thatultimately resulted in lower course grades, despite the concept inventory indication ofunderstanding.Course Evaluation ResultsCourse evaluation comments were used to evaluate the effectiveness of the methods used in thecourse. Table 5 shows a tally, by semester, of the number of positive or negative commentswritten reflecting the teaching methods used in the course.Table 5 – Tally of positive and negative comments from student evaluations related to teachingmethods

Conference Session

Circuits and Systems Education 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian J Skromme, Arizona State University; Dan Robinson

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

recognize that putting the Thévenin impedance in parallel with a voltage source or in series with the Norton current source is redundant, and therefore not the logical form of such circuits. Some reflection shows that hinging is actually a special case of redundancy, where the ideal voltage or current source

Conference Session

Embedded Systems and Cybersecurity in ECE

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Dominic Zucchini, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Justin Chau, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Matthew Neal Mutarelli, Missouri University of Science and Technology and Missouri State University; Rohit Dua, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

WIMP51 instruction set andcreate a fully functional WIMP51 variation [1]. This exercise provides them a deeperunderstanding of how a microprocessor instruction set is related to its functioning. The 8051 microcontroller family is an outdated technology. New and fastermicroprocessor technologies have been developed including AVR, PIC and ARMmicrocontrollers. Universities have shifted toward teaching these faster microcontrollers. TheUniversity of Texas A&M has updated its curriculum to study ARM-based microcontrollers [3].Savannah State University has transitioned to use advanced PIC controllers in its microcontrollercurriculum [4]. To reflect the progressive industry trend, Missouri S&T has also updated itsmicrocontroller

Conference Session

New ECE Laboratories

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Liang Hong, Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

assessed using both direct and indirect measures. Thedirect measure was carried out by the instructor through the evaluation of student work based onthe developed rubrics. The rubrics used in the learning outcome assessment and thecorresponding evaluation results were independent from students’ grades. The indirect measurewas carried out through student surveys that reflect their opinions.Table 2 shows the assessment results with direct measure and displays the percentage of studentswho performed at a satisfactory or exemplary level for each of the outcome indicators. Since themathematical model and the block diagram of the OFDM modulation and demodulation wereintroduced in the class, most students were exemplary in their demonstration of

Conference Session

Curricular Advancements in ECE

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Chad Eric Davis P.E., University of Oklahoma; Paul Moses, University of Oklahoma

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

students that do not contribute adequatelyto the group is the biggest challenge in designing a group-based course curriculum. Aneffective strategy to motivate students to contribute in their group is to implement a peerevaluation system where the students evaluate their group members and themselves.Including a self-evaluation is a critical aspect of the group evaluation because it providesthem an opportunity to reflect on their performance and see where they can improve. Fromyears of experience in analyzing group evaluations, students tend to be honest on self-evaluations and are sometimes even harder on themselves than they are on their groupmembers. The group evaluation system in ECE3873 has the following four categories for the self

Conference Session

ECE Curriculum Innovations

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

mostly cover circuits with resistive elements. A few examples of circuitsinvolving capacitors and non-resistive elements (e.g. integrators and differentiators) are alsogiven as examples of signal shaping circuits.In the laboratory, operational amplifiers are used to amplify signals in two practical applications.In the first experiment, students amplify the signals from an ultrasonic emitter/receive pair. Theobjective of the experiment is to measure the speed of sound by measuring the time delaybetween the original and reflected signals. In the second experiment, an operational amplifier isused to amplify the signal from an infrared emitter/detector pair used to measure the speed of avariable speed DC motor. Both the motor and the emitter

Conference Session

Integrating Research Into Undergraduate ECE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Erol Gelenbe, Imperial College; Ronald DeMara, University of Central Florida; Avelino Gonzalez, University of Central Florida; Marcella Kysilka, University of Central Florida; Mansooreh Mollaghasemi, University of Central Florida; Annie Wu, University of Central Florida; Georgios Anagnostopoulos, Florida Tech; Ingrid Russell; Jimmy Secretan, University of Central Florida

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Electrical and Computer

machinelearning approaches. The approach taken here for Machine Learning I is to have a course that isenthusiastically taught by the principal investigators (since it will always be relevant to theirmachine learning research), reflects the ever changing research interests of the machine learningcommunity (the topics in this class will frequently change), and is a welcome alternative toundergraduate students (students are normally exposed to knowledge that is at least a few yearsold). The approach taken in Machine Learning II is to build on the fundamentals that the studentshave been exposed to in Machine Learning I in order to embrace the research aspects of agraspable Machine Learning project. In Machine Learning II the students have the opportunity

Conference Session

Software and Web-based Learning in ECE

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dileepan Joseph P.Eng., University of Alberta

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

engineering. For this part,the other instructors edited slides previously made by the senior FSO for the procedural C++course. Because this material did not touch IID or refactoring, the author’s slides (Table 2) linkto corresponding Wikipedia pages, which were deemed sufficient for in-class discussion.4. Evaluation and Reflection Page 23.624.11Over its history, the evolution of ENCMP 100 has involved many stakeholders: administrators,instructors, and students. The impact of the transition from procedural C++ (2008–10), featuringKarel the Robot, to MATLAB (2010–12), featuring IID with Gorillas, is best assessed with amixed approach. This includes

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David H Hoe, University of Texas, Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

articles. Part of this could be that theyhave more experience now with reading a journal article, but additional factors include the use ofa more introductory-type article and the students were given instructions on what areas to focuson in their readings this time. This is reflected in one student’s written comments in the survey,“I like the more focused nature when looking at this journal article this week. 4-6 pages isoptimum for general reading.” The students generally agree with the third statement on thesurvey, indicating the value they are seeing in learning nanotechnology concepts.During week nine, an extensive in-class exercise involved studying the tradeoffs found in variouslow-power architectures. The students were asked to read a

Conference Session

New ECE Courses

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Constance D. Hendrix, USAF Academy; Danial J. Neebel PE, US Air Force Academy; Ryan Jay Silva, U.S. Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

graduates of our institution will be expected to understand basic principles ofthese systems widely used within the defense industry. An example of a basic principle of onesystem: A RADAR user must understand that a pulse is transmitted, a reflection is received andthe distance to the shiny object is derived from the time it took for the echo to return. Alldepartment faculty vetted the topics and principles.The graded work consists of 15 labs, four projects, four exams and 21 homework assignments toprovide practice solving problems. The relatively high amount of graded material paired with alimited amount of classroom time necessitated a unique lesson structure as compared with atypical ECE course. This need is predicated on the assumption that it

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention and First-year Programs in ECE

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hector A. Ochoa, The University of Texas at Tyler; Mukul Shirvaikar, University of Texas at Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

mean rating for each question is measured on thehorizontal axis, while the amplitude of the normal distribution is represented on the vertical axis.The students were given a survey composed of sixteen questions to evaluate the success of thecourse. The survey is given to the students the last week of the semester during class. Theprofessor is required to leave the classroom while the students fill out the survey. Since some ofthe questions are reflective in nature, in the following years the authors will seriously considermodifying the survey methodology to include two surveys: one at the beginning of the class andone later. One of the major difficulties with this approach is to quantify and measure items like“knowledge of the area of

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerard Rowe, University of Auckland; Chris Smaill, University of Auckland; Lawrence Carter, University of Auckland; Elizabeth Godfrey, University of Technology Sydney; Bernard Guillemin, The University of Auckland; Mark Andrews, University of Auckland; Waleed Abdulla, University of Auckland

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

experimented to some extent with other approaches designed to get more studentengagement. Their comments reflected a desire for better training in techniques appropriatefor such an at-risk cohort, and for better briefings from course coordinators.“…I didn’t even have that many tutorials so I think we’re not even particularly familiar with the format…”“...no one ever told us how to do a tutorial, how to run a tutorial”.“So we sort of took what we saw academics doing for the first tutorials...”“... we were sort of working quite independently from the lecturers...It would have been good to have... like a 15minute kind of briefing with the lecturer, who was lecturing at that time...”Several of the tutors expressed concern about the appropriateness of the