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AC 2012-4400: EVALUATION OF COOPERATIVE LEARNING ASSIGN-MENTS AS A SUPPLEMENT TO HOMEWORK TO IMPROVE STUDENTLEARNINGDr. Craig A. Chin, Southern Polytechnic State University Craig A. Chin received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Florida International University in 2006. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the electrical and computer engineering technology at Southern Polytechnic State University. His research interests include biomedical signal processing, pattern recog- nition, and active learning techniques applied to engineering education.Dr. Garth V. Crosby, Southern Illinois University, Carbonale Garth V. Crosby is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Technology at Southern Illinois University
Paper ID #33831SAFABOT: A Robotics Learning Platform for a Hands-on, Laboratory-basedApproach in an Introductory ECE CourseMr. Steven M. Beyer, United States Air Force Academy Mr. Steven M. Beyer is an Instructor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado. He recently received his Master’s in Computer Engineering (Distinguished Graduate) at the Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. His thesis investigated vulnerabilities in commercially-available smart home devices, demonstrating how an eaves- dropper can track users, identify devices, map
AC 2009-2163: SIMULATION-BASED VIRTUAL AND HYBRID LABORATORIESFOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS EDUCATIONYakov Cherner, ATeL, LLC YAKOV E. CHERNER, Ph.D., is the Founder and President of ATEL, LLC. He combines over 25 years of teaching experience with extensive experience in writing curricula and developing educational software and efficient instructional strategies. Dr. Cherner develops new concepts and simulation-based e-learning tools for STEM education that use real-world objects, processes and learning situations as the context for science, engineering and technology investigations. He also proposed and implemented the pioneering concept of integrated adjustable virtual laboratories and designed
strongcommunication, professional and interpersonal team skills during the project experience. The client was extremely pleased with the success and detail of the EAP and itssupporting technology which made it one of the most cutting-edge EAPs to as yet be developedin the US.Strengths and Weaknesses of Approach As earlier described, one of the key challenges in the academic environment include thebalancing of the sometimes competing goals of (1) providing students with relevant, real-world,engineering projects that meet a real industry need, and (2) meeting the accompanying highclient expectations of professional quality deliverables from a student team, which are often wellbeyond the scope of a one- or two-semester project of two credits per
Lu is an assistant professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering of Purdue University and (by courtesy) the Department of Computer Science. In 2004, he obtained an NSF Career Award for studying energy conservation by operating systems. He obtained Ph.D. from the Department of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University in 2002.David Meyer, Purdue University David G. Meyer has been very active in curriculum development, learning outcome assessment, design education, and use of instructional technology. He is currently responsible for creating, maintaining, and teaching the core ECE digital systems course sequence. He has written numerous papers on innovative uses of
, Gangtok, India, in 2006, and the M.E.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from Western University, London, ON, Canada, in 2009 and 2013, respectively, all in electrical engineering. Dr. Roy currently serves as an Assistant Professor with the Department of 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
Paper ID #6190Using a Virtual Platform for Teaching Electrical Machines and Power Sys-tems CoursesDr. Radian G Belu, Drexel University (Tech.) Dr. Radian Belu is Assistant Professor within the Engineering Technology (ET) program - Drexel Uni- versity, Philadelphia, USA. He is holding the second position as Research Assistant Professor at Desert Research Institute – Renewable Energy Center, Reno, Nevada. Before joining to the Drexel University Dr. Belu hold faculty and research positions at universities and research institutes in Romania, Canada and United States. He also worked for several years in industry as a project
AC 2008-2226: USING SIMULATION-BASED HYBRID AND MULTILEVELVIRTUAL LABS FOR FIBER OPTICS, PHOTONICS AND TELECOMEDUCATIONYakov Cherner, ATeL, LLC Yakov E. Cherner, Ph.D. a Founder and President of ATEL, LLC, taught science, engineering and technology disciplines to high school, college and university students. He has extensive experience in writing curricula and developing educational software and efficient instructional strategies. Dr. Cherner introduced an innovative concept of multi-layered simulation-based conceptual teaching of science and technology. This instructional approach uses real-world objects, processes and learning situations that are familiar to students as the context for virtual
Page 14.541.4autonomous high speed Smart Car is far from simple. During the design and construction phaseof the challenge students must tackle several Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math(STEM) related issues such as embedded microcontroller programming, closed loop controlcalculation, modeling and implementation, as well as overall vehicle dynamics (physics).Soft skills are likewise emphasized through team collaboration, design documentation, andproject management.Creating a high-speed race car is the apex of the challenge. High speed control coupled with theunpredictable track design creates some spectacular problems to solve and just as common somespectacular crashes. For example, in 2007, many teams came prepared for a flat fast
Paper ID #30702Charge Up! Wireless Power Transfer Activity for High School StudentsAkshay Sarin, University of Michigan Akshay Sarin received the MS degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan in 2017 and the B.Tech degree in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee in 2013. He is presently a PhD candidate in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Uni- versity of Michigan, Ann Arbor. His research interests include modeling and control of power electronics. He is currently working on developing efficient techniques for multiple access Wireless Power
, and modeling of motor performance and con- trol in Parkinson’s disease. She previously held a faculty position at the University of British Columbia at Vancouver, and postdoctoral positions at Sandia National Laboratories and at the National Ecological Observatory Network. She is the recipient of the UNM Regents’ Lectureship, the NSF CAREER Award, the UNM Teaching Fellowship, the Peter Wall Institute Early Career Scholar Award, the Truman Post- doctoral Fellowship in National Security Science and Engineering, and the George Bienkowski Memorial Prize, Princeton University. She was a Summer Faculty Fellow at AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate, and a Science and Technology Policy Fellow at The National Academies.Dr
South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE) and Chairperson of the Education and Training Committee from 1994-1997. From 1997-2001 Ian was a member of South Africa Qualifications Authority (SAQA) National Standards Body 06: Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology, representing the Engineering Professions. Since 1996 Ian has led accreditation teams in the assessment of numerous University Engineering Programmes on behalf of the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA), and has been a team member for the assessment of many other programmes. Page 15.275.1© American Society for
Paper ID #26628Board 60: WIP: A Comprehensive Design & Prototyping Platform for RapidHW/SW Development ClassesDr. Yong-Kyu Jung, Gannon University YONG-KYU JUNG is an Associate Professor at Gannon University. He was an Assistance Professor at Texas A&M University. He received his Ph.D. and MSEE from Georgia Institute of Technology and a BSEE from Korea University. He was a Vice President of VLSI technology at VP Technologies Inc. He was Senior Research Engineer at LG Electronics His research and education interests include Cyber- physical System Design, Design Automation, and Rapid Prototyping & Reconfigurable
experiment, and then building complexity to the point where students weregenerating independent results, the topic of digital circuit design was effectively presented.ConclusionsThe goal of this engineering summer camp for middle school students was to interest and inspireparticipants to consider engineering careers. Digital circuit design, requiring no prerequisites orcomplicated math, is an excellent vehicle to accomplish that mission. By involving the studentsin hands-on activities that paralleled topics presented, students started to develop anunderstanding of the underlying principles behind digital circuits. Students left campempowered to face today’s world of technology with confidence rather than with intimidation.References1. Carroll, C. R
Paper ID #18631Implementing a Signal Integrity Course in Undergraduate EducationDr. Aldo Morales, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg Dr. Aldo Morales was born in Tacna, Peru. Dr. Morales earned his B.S. in Electronic Engineering, with distinction, from Northern University (now University of Tarapaca), Arica, Chile. He has an M.Sc. Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from University of Buffalo, The State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY. Currently, he is a professor of electrical Engineering at Penn State Harrisburg. Dr. Morales was the PI for a 3-year Ben Franklin Technology Partners Grant
, University of California, San Diego Morris joined UC San Diego’s Electrical and Computer Engineering Department within the Jacobs School of Engineering as an Assistant Teaching Professor in 2020. He earned his Ph.D. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from UCSD working with the Talke Lab for Biomedical Devices. During his graduate stud- ies, Morris was awarded as a Technology Management and Entrepreneurism Fellow with the Institute for the Global Entrepreneur and as a Science Policy Fellow with the School of Global Policy and Strategy. He has held summer internships with RAND, Northrop Grumman, Western Digital, and Scripps Institu- tion of Oceanography. Morris received B.S. degrees in Aerospace Engineering and Management
majoring in Electrical Engineering. The teaching tool is designed to optimizestudents’ performance through an instant observation of and among the parameters oftransformers, dc machines, ac machines and transmission line models. The information and datacollected from survey and questionnaires were analyzed and used for the evaluation of attitudestoward the use of this media based teaching tool. Students have responded favorably to andexpressed their satisfaction with the developed software tool.IntroductionIn recent years and due to the evolving technology and its attendant introduction of new materialinto the curriculum, most colleges face a demand to optimize their curriculum and increase thecontent of courses. This challenges educators to
AC 2007-1079: A PARADIGM FOR ASSESSING STUDENT LEARNING IN ANINTRODUCTORY DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING COURSEShonda Bernadin, Georgia Southern University Shonda L. Bernadin is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Studies in the Department of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering Technology at Georgia Southern University. Dr. Bernadin received her B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Florida A&M University in 1997, her M.S. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of Florida in 1999, and her Ph.D. degree from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Florida State University in 2003
continuedrelationship, one that would benefit the client’s business, the students’ education and ourevolving robotics program in terms of relevant focus. Within days, iRobot responded with achallenge to do the following: We believe that a need exists for a "Cheapbot" - a very low cost robot which can be used to check around the corner or inside a building without risking a soldier. It needs small size, light weight, good speed, the ability to climb obstacles and have video & 2-way audio. We will task the cadets with creating a proof-of-concept vehicle using technology currently in iRobot's inventory. iRobot engineers will advise and critique the cadets as well as train them up on the design and operation of our in
help ofinformation technology and availability of software packages such as Matlab, Mathcad and WFilter, we discuss ourexperience in teaching of Digital Signal Processing (DSP) with the use of modern software tools. It is concluded thatto help student learning and understanding of important concepts and principles, these modern computer toolsshould be carefully used at the right time, right place.I. INTRODUCTION. Teaching and learning of engineering topics, especially in engineering science courses whichinclude a considerable amount of mathematical detail, has been a difficult job for educators as well as studentstaking these classes. ECE Courses that have significant theoretical and mathematical content, such aselectromagnetics, signals &
collaborative research with Wright-Patterson Air Force in applied image processing. In January 1997, he joined the newly developed electrical and com- puter engineering program at Boise State University where he is currently is the chair and an Associate professor. He led the development and starting of the BS and MS programs. He taught several courses and supervised numerous M.S. thesis and Senior Design Project. He contributed to the start of the PhD program and is currently advising three Ph.D. students and two MS students. He also has been conducting research and consultation in R&D for Micron Technology, Hewlett Packard and others. Dr. Rafla’s areas of expertise are: security of systems on programmable chips and
Radio1. Introduction This paper discusses the implementation of a course in software-defined radio (SDR)technology and systems. The course contains significant computer and hands-on project work inorder to implement working SDR systems. Focusing on SDRs provides a method to tie togethermany of the classes in a typical electrical engineering undergraduate’s curriculum: core coursessuch as Circuits and Devices, Signals and Systems, Embedded Microcontrollers, andEngineering Electromagnetics; as well as many of the popular elective courses such asCommunications, Controls, and Signal Processing. Building a functioning SDR system requiressome understanding of all of these topic areas. SDR is an emerging technology that promises to have a
AC 2011-187: MULTI-DISCIPLINARY CAPSTONE DESIGN PROJECT:AN UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM (UAS) FOR VEHICLE TRACK-INGGeorge York, U.S. Air Force Academy George York, PhD, PE, became an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the United States Air Force Academy, CO, in 2005. He received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington in 1999. His research interests include the cooperative control of intelligent systems, digital signal processing, and embedded computer systems. He is a Senior Member IEEE.Daniel J. Pack, U.S. Air Force Academy Director of Academy Cetner for Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Professor of Electrical and Computer En- gineering
2006-1990: ENGAGING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN MACHINELEARNING RESEARCH: PROGRESS, EXPERIENCES AND ACHIEVEMENTSOF PROJECT EMD-MLRGeorgios Anagnostopoulos, Florida Tech GEORGIOS C. ANAGNOSTOPOULOS is an Assistant Professor in the Electrical & Computer Engineering department of Florida Institute of Technology. His research interests are statistical machine learning, neural networks and data mining.Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida MICHAEL GEORGIOPOULOS is a Professor of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Central Florida. His research interests lie in the areas of neural networks and applications of neural networks in pattern
circuit development engineer and as a software engineer, in addition to her aca- demic activities. She received her education in the United Kingdom, where she achieved her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Bradford in 1985, and was a Post Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham. She was a Visiting Professor at Michigan Technological University for five years, and an Associate professor at Tennessee Technological University for 7 years prior to arriv- ing at the University of the District of Columbia in the Fall of 2001. Dr. Ososanya’s research interests include new applications for VLSI ASIC design, Microcomputer Architecture, Microcontrollers, Nan- otechnology, and Renewable
Technology in Learning, "Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies," U.S. Department of Education, 2010.[6] D. S. Brewer, The Effects of Online Homework on Achievement and Self-efficacy of College Algebra Students, Utah State University, 2009.[7] W. Ziemer, "WeBWorK: An Open-Source Online Homework System," in Invention and Impact: Building Excellence in Undergraduate Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education, NSF DUE in collaboration with EHR and AAAS, 2004, pp. 169-171.[8] D. Doorn, S. Janssen and M. O’Brien, "Student attitudes and approaches to online homework," International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
AC 2009-70: PODCAST TUTORIALS ON PSPICE AND LAB-IN-A-BOXCarl Shek, Virginia Tech Mr. Carl Shek is a Computer Engineering undergraduate student at Virginia Tech. He has been involved in the development of learning materials for the electrical and computer engineering program since 2007.Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech Dr. Kathleen Meehan is an Assistant Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering.Robert Hendricks, Virginia Tech Dr. Robert Hendricks holds a joint appointment as Professor in Materials Science and Engineering and in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He is the Associate Department Head in Materials Science and Engineering. He has been actively involved in the
Paper ID #14518Annual Documentation of Assessment and Evaluation of Student OutcomesSimplifies Self-Study PreparationDr. Zia A. Yamayee, University of Portland Dr. Yamayee’s current professional interests include outcomes assessment in engineering education; de- sign in engineering education; engineering design methodologies; and application of design methods to electric power distribution, transmission, and generation. Dr. Yamayee’s work to date has included projects in power system planning, maintenance scheduling, hydrothermal simulations, unit commitment, operational and financial impacts of integrating new technologies
streaming-video (SV)technology to accommodate the schedules of working students completing the program on apart-time basis. Our faculty have been trained in distance education and have utilized web-conferencing software to create office hours for remote students which are essentially equivalentto those provided to local students. All course content is website based.One of the strengths of our electrical engineering program has been the integration of hands-onlab work into all but one of our courses. In addition, design projects are included in almost allour junior and senior EE coursework. Up until recently, all this distance lab work had beenfacilitated by laboratory managers who have enabled students to complete their lab work at theirnearest two