for Engineering Education, 2008Medium Voltage Switchgear, Transformer and Interconnection Specification in an ECE ClinicI. AbstractWorking on real world engineering technology projects with industry is a key component ofRowan University’s engineering clinics. Our College of Engineering has Industrial affiliates whoregularly act as sponsors of the ECE curriculum by bringing important and diverse real worldengineering design challenges to ECE students. This paper discusses how undergraduate ECEstudents were called upon to first learn about the proposed renewable energy system (in this casea 3MW photovoltaic system – the largest of its kind east of Arizona in the U.S.) optimize thearray field and the DC wiring, and then
Paper ID #14544A Comprehensive Approach to Power Sector Workforce DevelopmentDr. Nurhidajat Sisworahardjo, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga N. Sisworahardjo received his B.S. and M.S. from Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung, Indonesia and his Ph.D. from the University of Alabama all in electrical engineering. His research interests are in dis- tributed generation, renewable/alternative energy, power system risk assessment, and optimization tech- niques in restructured power market. As an educator, he has strong interest in technology utilization in classroom to improve students learning experience.Dr. Ahmed Eltom
Electrical and Computer Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA. His current research interests include modeling and simulation of high speed circuits, signal and power integrity analysis of electronic packages, and uncertainty quantification of microwave/ RF circuits. Dr. Roy is a recipient of the Vice-Chancellors Gold Medal at the undergraduate level in 2006, the Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology in 2012, and the Ontario Graduate Schol- arship in 2012. He currently serves as the reviewer for IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON MICROWAVE THEORY AND TECHNIQUES, IEEEE TRANSACTIONS ON COMPONENTS, PACKAGING AND MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPAT
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AC 2011-76: WEB-BASED MAGNETIC DESIGNTaufik Taufik, California Polytechnic State University Dr. Taufik received his BS in Electrical Engineering with minor in Computer Science from Northern Arizona Univ. in 1993, MS in Electrical Engineering from Univ. of Illinois Chicago in 1995, and Doctor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering from Cleveland State University in 1999. He then joined the Electrical Engineering department at Cal Poly State University in 1999 where he is currently a tenured Professor. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and has done consulting work and has been employed by sev- eral companies including Capstone Microturbine, Rockwell Automation (Allen-Bradley), Picker Interna- tional, Rantec, San
-based learning.Further, it has potential to help students, including students who have visual impairments,develop spatial skills that are not only valuable but required in many engineering careers.1. IntroductionThe continued optimization of wireless communications and other radio frequency (RF) systemsis an essential technological effort that has enabled the advancement of modern society.Antennas are an indispensable component of myriad vital RF systems, with applicationsspanning science, industry and commerce, personal communication and entertainment, publicsafety, and national security. Thus, antennas, along with electromagnetics more generally, “willcontinue to be the heart and soul of many modern technology advances ranging from
), reviewed conference proposals (e.g ASEE, AERA), and co-edits the CITE-Science journal. Additionally, she taught high school and middle school science for twelve years in Florida and Virginia, and she was the learning resource specialist for the technology demonstration school in Florida. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Interactive Web Notebooks Using the Cloud to Enable CS in K16+ Classrooms and PDs Mike Borowczak1 and Andrea Burrows2 1 Department of Computer Science 2 Department of Secondary Education
Paper ID #26396Incorporation of Corporate Social Responsibility into Problem-based Learn-ing in a Semiconductor Device CourseDr. Stephanie A. Claussen, Colorado School of Mines Stephanie Claussen’s experience spans both engineering and education research. She obtained her B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2005. Her Ph.D. work at Stan- ford University focused on optoelectronics, and she continues that work in her position at the Colorado School of Mines, primarily with the involvement of undergraduate researchers. In her role as a Teach- ing Professor, she is primarily tasked
AC 2009-1171: A REMOTE LABORATORY FOR COLLABORATIVEEXPERIMENTSJan Machotka, University of South Australia Jan Machotka is an electrical engineering graduate of the Czech Technical University in Prague. He spent more than 10 years working as a professional consultant in industry in Czechoslovakia and abroad. He started his academic career 20 years ago at the South Australian Institute of Technology. He is currently a Programme Director for undergraduate, postgraduate and transnational students at the University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia. He is also responsible for final year students’ projects for four engineering streams in the School of Electrical and Information Engineering
Paper ID #17045Experimental Centric Pedagogy in Circuits and Electronics Courses at 13UniversitiesProf. Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Kenneth Connor is a professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering (ECSE) where he teaches courses on electromagnetics, electronics and instrumentation, plasma physics, electric power, and general engineering. His research involves plasma physics, electromagnetics, photon- ics, biomedical sensors, engineering education, diversity in the engineering workforce, and technology enhanced learning. He learned problem solving from his father (ran a
each student was administered at the be-ginning and end of the semester for two groups in two semesters: a control group given no choiceof lab exercise and an experimental group given a free choice between two lab exercises. Thispaper examines the results of these surveys to determine the effect that student agency can have onstudent interest levels and their perception of themselves as engineers.IntroductionThe United States Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that jobs related to Science, Technology,Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) will grow by approximately 13 percent from 2014 to 2024;this area’s predicted job growth is second only to the medical field [1]. A large number of thesenew jobs are expected to be in Embedded Systems, as this
component of engineering education is helping students understand how the informationof a given class is applied to the current technology and applications of that field. In addition, it isalso critical for students to understand the broader impacts of a product during the design,manufacturing, and useful life stages as well as how the materials are disposed of, recycled, or re-used afterwards. One method of helping students achieve this insight is through the use ofmarketing-based presentations in which groups of students present competing technologies.This paper will describe such presentations that encourage students to explore both the technicaldetails of a product as well as the economic, environmental, and societal impacts in order toconvince
of the fall 2011reporting period, the number of undergraduates enrolled in ECE at OU is now 345. Prior workdetails our methodology, which is focused on advanced engineering technologies, innovativedemonstrations, and hands-on activities at a level that the individual student can understand andappreciate.2 The implementation of the program was likely more important than themethodology. One of the primary reasons for this 40% increase in ECE enrollment in only threeyears is a drastic change in the student culture. Prior to 2008, our ECE students had minimalinvolvement in recruiting and retention efforts. Since 2008, a radical change has been made thatresulted in students driving the process. Two of these students are co-authors of this paper
Paper ID #25336Impact of an Embedded Systems Course on Undergraduate Capstone ProjectsMaddumage Karunaratne, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown Dr. Maddumage Karunaratne is an Associate Professor and the Head of the Electrical Engineering Tech- nology department at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, PA. The department offers two un- dergraduate degrees in Electrical Engineering Technology and Computer Engineering Technology. Dr. Karunaratne earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Moratuwa (Sri Lanka), a Mas- ter of Science from the University of Mississippi (Oxford), and a Ph.D. from the
working in the Office of Undergraduate Education, School of Engineering and Applied Science at SUNY-Buffalo. Previously, he held a position of post- doctoral research associate in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He formerly held a position of teaching assistant in the Engineering Education Department at Utah State University. He also worked as a laboratory instructor of Telecommunication Engineering at Technological University of Honduras teaching courses of Transmission System to senior students. He received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the National Autonomous University of Honduras and his Ph.D. in Engineering Education at Utah State University
that the Electrical Engineering program faculty began toexperiment with course and program assessment activities. While these ad hocexperiments did not provide the department with much useful assessment data, thisperiod of experimentation was vitally important in getting faculty members to beginthinking about how they might assess student achievement of program outcomes. Asmany in the engineering and technology education community maintain, faculty buy-in isessential to the success of any ongoing assessment process that tracks continuousimprovement.2-5 The time of experimenting with different processes allowed faculty totake ownership of processes they designed themselves rather than to resist compliancewith processes foisted on them from
body to present advanced engineering technologies, innovativedemonstrations, and hands-on activities at a level that the individual student canunderstand and appreciate.A trend was noticed from the latest “Digest of Education Statistics”, a National Centerfor Education Statistics publication. It showed that between the 2003/04 to 2007/08academic cycles the total number of bachelor’s degrees granted had risen by nearly 12%,while the number of Engineering and Computer Science bachelor’s degrees dropped bynearly the same percentage. OU- ECE also showed significant reductions in studentsduring this timeframe. From the fall of 2004 to the fall of 2008 the ECE undergraduateenrollment numbers at our university dropped an average of 9% per year. After
AC 2011-47: USING SOFTWARE DEFINED RADIO FOR MULTIDISCI-PLINARY SENIOR DESIGN PROJECTSJames Flynn, California State University, Northridge James Flynn is a part time faculty member in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at California State University, Northridge (CSUN). He holds a B.S. (1977) degree in Electrical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology and a Master of Fine Arts (1981) degree from Northwestern Uni- versity. He is a partner in a consulting firm specializing in electronics for television and film production. Currently he is developing education tools involving software defined radio (SDR).Sharlene Katz, California State University, Northridge Sharlene Katz is a Professor
Paper ID #14820A Novel Technique for Low-Power Electronic System DesignDr. Evelyn Sowells, North Carolina A&T State University Dr. Evelyn R. Sowells is an assistant professor in the Computer Systems Technology department at North Carolina A&T State University’s School of Technology. Prior to joining the School of Technology fac- ulty, she held position at U.S. Department of Energy, N.C. A&T’s Division of Research and College of Engineering. Dr. Sowells earned a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina A&T State Uni- versity’s College of Engineering. She also holds a M.S. and B.S in Computer
at Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland. His educational scholarly endeavors include conducting pedagogical studies on learning technologies and remedial math preparation for en- gineering students. He instructs courses in computer vision, computer graphics, computational electrical engineering, electromagnetics and characterization of semiconductor materials. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 ABET Accreditation: Best Practices for A Systematic Coordinated Multi- Program ApproachAbstract:The School has four engineering programs that are currently preparing for reaccreditation. Threeof the four programs are to be reviewed under the engineering
to increased teacher-student andstudent-student interactions in the classroom and better learning outcomes. The outcomes of thisproject will be assessed by means of surveys/questionnaires and students’ achievementcomparisons. If successfully implemented, JiTT will benefit both the traditional and non-traditional student groups in engineering. This project will not only introduce JiTT into a veryimportant engineering program, but also serve as an example of using technology and innovativeteaching strategies to promote active learning in undergraduate engineering education.Introduction of JiTT Just-in-Time Teaching is a feedback-intensive teaching and learning strategy [1]-[7]. In atypical implementation, students respond electronically
uninteresting.However, this course is particularly important for understanding a lot of electrical phenomena,from electronics circuit theory and communication system, to the operation of electromechanicalsystems.To keep up with the advancements of EM technology, to help the students to understand thebasic concepts in a more effective way, and to make the course more interesting, the current EMcourse at the engineering department at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne(IPFW) needs improvement. More computer simulation and visualization features will beintroduced to help the students have better physical concepts understanding. In addition, radiofrequency (RF) and microwave courses following the fundamental engineering electromagneticscourse will be
NDSEG Fellowship program and panelist in 2017 NSF GRFP Panelist program. He was the General Co-Chair of 2015 IEEE International Workshop on Computational Intelligence in Smart Technologies, and Journal Special Issues Chair, IEEE 2016 International Conference on Smart Technologies, Cleveland, OH. Currently, he is Associate Editor of International Journal of Robotics and Automation, and Interna- tional Journal of Swarm Intelligence Research. He was the Publicity Chair in 2011 IEEE International Conference on Automation and Logistics. He was on the Conference Committee in 2012 International Conference on Information and Automation and International Symposium on Biomedical Engineering and Publicity Chair in 2012 IEEE
Paper ID #28544Can ABET Assessment Really Be This Simple?Dr. Claire Lynne McCullough PE, High Point University Dr. McCullough received her bachelor’s, master’s, and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Van- derbilt, Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Tennessee, respectively, and is a registered professional engineer in the state of Alabama. She is a member of I.E.E.E., Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, and Eta Kappa Nu. She is currently Professor and Founding Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering at High Point University and is responsible for program and curriculum development. Dr. McCullough
Jack Purdum is currently an assistant professor in the Computer Technology department at Purdue University. He is the author of 14 programming texts and has research interests in methods in computer language education, image processing, and mobile computing. Dr. Purdum was also the CEO of a company that produced compilers, editor, assemblers, linkers, and other programming tools as well as a statistics package. Page 12.472.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Designing curricula to teach concepts and increase employabilityAbstractThe software development curriculum in the Computer
Educational Psychology at Texas A&M. He is cur- rently working as a graduate assistant at Texas A&M. His research interests are game-based assessment, simulation-based assessments, performance assessments, instructional design.Dr. Susan Pedersen, Texas A&M University Susan Pedersen is an associate professor of Educational Technology at Texas A&M University. Her research focuses on the design of games and virtual environments to support learning complex skills.Dr. Justin Foreman, Prairie View A&M University Dr. Foreman is an instructor at Prairie View A&M University in Electrical Engineering and at Lone Star College in Applied Technology. His areas of interest include FPGA’s, fiber optics, and microwave
Paper ID #27718Teaching Embedded Systems in the Context of Internet of Things (IoT)Dr. Shiny Abraham, Seattle University Shiny Abraham is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Seattle University. She received the B.E. degree in Telecommunication Engineering from Visveswaraiah Technological Uni- versity (VTU), India in 2007 and Ph.D. from Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA in 2012. Her research interests span the areas of Wireless Communication, Internet of Things (IoT), Optimization using Game Theory, and Engineering Education Research. She is a member of the IEEE and ASEE, a technical pro
Paper ID #29716Continuous Improvement in Teaching Microprocessor Systems Design AReview of Efforts in Using Different Tools, Techniques and Methods toSatisfy Students’ NeedsProf. Jie Sheng, University of Washington, Tacoma Jie Sheng received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in 2002 from the University of Alberta, Canada. Since then, she has been an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; a Lecturer at the University of New South Wales, Australia; and an Assistant Professor at DigiPen Institute of Technology, Redmond, USA. Sheng is currently an Associate Professor at the School of
Paper ID #17033Flipped Classroom Experiences Built on Personal InstrumentationProf. Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Kenneth Connor is a professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering (ECSE) where he teaches courses on electromagnetics, electronics and instrumentation, plasma physics, electric power, and general engineering. His research involves plasma physics, electromagnetics, photon- ics, biomedical sensors, engineering education, diversity in the engineering workforce, and technology enhanced learning. He learned problem solving from his father (ran a gray iron foundry
Paper ID #12748Curricular Enhancement to Support Activity-Based Learning in Introduc-tory Circuit Analysis CoursesDr. Shiny Abraham, Tuskegee University Shiny Abraham is an Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering Department at Tuskegee University. She received the B.E. degree in Telecommunication Engineering from Visveswaraiah Technological Uni- versity (VTU), India in 2007 and Ph.D. from Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA in 2012. Her research interests span the areas of wireless communication, cyber security, optimization using Game Theory and engineering education research. Her current research includes