Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Curt Schurgers, University of California, San Diego; Yousol Bae, Scripps Ranch High School; Eugene Han Lee, Canyon Crest Academy High School; Che Nevarez, Sweetwater Union High School District; Pamela Cosman, University of California, San Diego

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

to improve our lessons and add to them, with the goal of providing a morecomplete set of materials that can be shared with high school teachers, which would includewrite-ups and assessments as well as teaching manuals. We are also planning to explore optionsto integrate these lessons in remote summer camps or after-school programs. While the currentpandemic-induced remote education situation will not endure indefinitely, we believe that theseeducational materials and approach may be useful for remote instruction during “snow days” andwill also provide an ongoing opportunity to offer EE-centric STEM outreach to high schoolstudents in remote and rural areas who are often left out of university-based STEM outreachevents and the many STEM events

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Praveen Meduri, California State University, Sacramento; Lawrence David Landis, Intel Programmable Solutions Group; Perry L. Heedley, California State University, Sacramento; Tyler Sheaves, Intel Corporation

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Electrical and Computer

judiciouscombination of CPUs and co-processor accelerators like FPGAs or GPUs. This significantlyaccelerates arithmetic intensive workloads (like Artificial Intelligence projects), by leveragingthe power of data-level and task-level parallelism.Thirdly, we also present a couple of tried and tested approaches for delivering hardware basedelectrical and computer engineering courses in online format. These FPGA lab relatedapproaches have been successfully implemented in courses at different universities worldwide.Even as different universities plan a phased return to in-person instruction, we feel confident inasserting that these approaches will have an enduring positive role in creating a robusteducational system that can disseminate hands-on electrical

Conference Session

Insights for Teaching ECE Courses - Session I

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clint Kohl, Cedarville University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

see projects completed fromstart to finish—I felt that allowing students to keep their respective designs would bestaccomplish these objectives. The cost of parts for each robot is shown in Figure, 23 arrangedfrom most expensive to least. These costs include shipping and, in most cases, were bought inlarge quantities from AliExpress [5]. I have found the parts to be of sufficiently high quality but,since the shipping time is about 6 to 8 weeks, planning ahead is very important. At just $35 perrobot, the Dean approved this expenditure and felt the remaining $65 was acceptable to maintainthe lab. Main PCB Board - Osh Park $ 6.72 Rubber Bands 2.5" x .5" $ 0.10 MG996R Servo Motor x2

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dorin Patru, Rochester Institute of Technology; Daniel Phillips, Rochester Institute of Technology; Eric Peskin, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE)

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Electrical and Computer

concept of managing their time in a diligent manner oncethey have been given access to the facilities to work on their laboratory assignments in a muchless time-constrained fashion. Despite definite statements that indicate that the laboratoryassignments are analogous to conventional homework assignments, it usually takes one or twoweeks to realize that the assigned activities can not be accomplished within the confines of theassigned laboratory sessions. The students come to realize that additional time is necessary, notonly to execute the laboratory assignments, but just as importantly, to plan how they will beaccomplished, put together a well considered design of software, in the case of themicrocomputer course, or hardware, in the case of the

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Huettel, Duke University; Kip Coonley, Duke University; Michael Gustafson, Duke University; Jungsang Kim, Duke University; Gary Ybarra, Duke University; Leslie Collins, Duke University

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Electrical and Computer

students’ technical skills through individual robot design,inter-robot communication, and system integration, one goal of the IDC is for students todevelop project management and communication skills. Thus, a variety of deliverables wererequired over the course of the IDC including: 1. Conceptual Design Written Report (Due in week 1). To emphasize the importance of planning in the design process, each sub-team was required to present a conceptual design to the instructor before they were allowed to begin actual construction of their robot. This report included: a. the problem statement in the students’ own words, b. a list of objectives and deliverables, c. a schedule with important milestones and task

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning in ECE Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Albert Liddicoat, California Polytechnic State University; Jianbiao Pan, California Polytechnic State University; James Harris, California Polytechnic State University; Lynne Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University

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Electrical and Computer

interfaces, communications protocols and data structures needed for theproject. Students then organize into functional teams and establish design interdependencies andmilestones. After the design review, towards the end of the first quarter, students place purchaseorders to acquire prototype hardware and development tools.At the beginning of the second quarter the functional teams design the subcomponents and writesoftware. At times, design changes must be made and schedule recovery plans established.Simulation environments may be used to facilitate progress before hardware is available orfunctional. After the subcomponents have been implemented and verified, the team begins thesystem integration and debugging phase of the project. The teams

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning in ECE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Electrical and Computer

)and setting up and modifying courses was much more cumbersome. In that format, thevehicles had to keep at least one wheel in the track while avoiding cones and othervehicles in the track – both marked with orange – and navigating blue jumps in straightsegments of the course. The change from continuous hoses to simple pylons makes itpossible to do much more extensive testing in the limited space that is dedicated to thisproject; in our experience, the teams that do the most on-course testing tend to achievethe best overall performance.As the vision and navigation capabilities of our teams increase over time, we anticipateevolving the competition so that it will continue to present a significant design challenge.In the next few years, we plan

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Buket Barkana, University of Bridgeport; Navarun Gupta, University of Bridgeport; Lawrence Hmurcik, University of Bridgeport

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Electrical and Computer

academia. At our school, the School of Engineering organizes 8colloquia every semester to bring in guest speakers with unique expertise. Students see a guestlecturer as a role model while learning the application areas of the theory they have learned inthe classroom.Faculty engage in joint curriculum planning so as to help students understand connectionsbetween courses and disciplines. Students will have opportunities for deeper understanding of Page 14.713.10and integration of the material they are learning, and more interaction with one another and theirteachers as fellow participants in the learning enterprise29.• Recalling Lecture (RL

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Reed Campbell, Robert Morris University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

engineering team. Keeping sizedown allowed everyone to get hands-on (Figure 3). At the most basic level they would comparethe assembled circuit to their designed layout or original circuit diagram. At a higher level theywould follow voltages/signals through the circuit with a multimeter or oscilloscope. Each of thefour oscillator circuits needed for pitch and volume heterodyning should produce a highfrequency output and many Theremin designs specify the typical frequency and voltage of thissignal. An oscilloscope was used to visualize the high frequency heterodyning process thatcreated the oscillation in the audible range. The voltage regulator could be checked for thecorrect DC voltage output. The students also planned the Theremin enclosure and the

Conference Session

Improvements in ECE Circuit Analysis

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Breanne Przestrzelski, University of San Diego; Elizabeth Reddy, Colorado School of Mines

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Electrical and Computer

job to make sure people know how to use and dispose of themproperly.”Several students were struck by the need to address the problem of e-waste at the design stage,combatting planned obsolescence.“Over all going there and seeing all of the electronic waste just makes me want to be anengineer who is good at future proofing technology.”“As an engineer I should be developing electronics that can adapt to the growing demands ofsociety instead of designing electronics that are meant to be replaced as soon as they come outto stores because they are already obsolete.”“Professionally, this makes me want to look into ways to improve the recycling process. If aprocess was able to be created that could recycle e-waste faster than it was produced

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

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Electrical and Computer

well-educated workforce is progressively increasing in both academia and industry. Thus, being exposed to researchmechanisms during the delineation of engineering problems can assist undergraduate students to betterunderstand options for sustaining career vitality. Those who are more aware are able to make moreinformed decisions regarding future career plans in both academia and industry. Moreover, connectingthe course materials to the related state-of-the-art researches that are being conducted in the researchcommunity helps the students to comprehend the course fundamentals while getting familiar with thecontemporary outcomes of the concepts they have learned. It also aids the course instructors to keeptheir course material up-to-date. In

Conference Session

Curricular Advancements in ECE

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heath Joseph LeBlanc, Ohio Northern University; Khalid S. Al-Olimat P.E., Ohio Northern University; Muhammad Ajmal Khan, Ohio Northern University; Firas Hassan, Ohio Northern University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

question prompts focus on weaknesses of the course and how the course could beimproved. Importantly, there were no comments about the analogies under these questionprompts. Also, there were no negative comments about the curiosity or creating value relatedassignments or activities.From an assessment viewpoint, the average of the analogy reflection was a high B. Studentsimproved their question formulation ability across the three question submission assignments byapproximately a full letter grade (10%), on average, according to the rubric. The assessment datafor the design projects was strong for the analysis, simulation, and test plans, but poor for thevalue propositions. This suggests more emphasis should be placed on developing valuepropositions

Conference Session

Course Transformation in ECE

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua David Edgcombe, Grand Valley State University; Bruce E. Dunne, Grand Valley State University

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Electrical and Computer

. However, that being said, the overall approach is still very satisfying for academiclaboratory instruction, and the subpar performance demonstrates the challenges faced in thedesign of communication systems. Students get to see first-hand how the impairments impactquality.Beyond improvements to current methods, other modulation schemes need to be considered –plans for future work include flowgraphs for higher M-ary levels and other modulation formatsincluding ASK and QAM. Following these relatively straightforward implementations,flowgraphs to implement OFDM and DSSS are possible.Bibliography1. Bard, J. & Kovarik, V., “Software Defined Radio: The Software Communications Architecture,” Wiley Series in Software Radio, 2007.2. Reed, J

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fong K. Mak, Gannon University; Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

were trying to build, and paid greater attention to input constraints and the usage ofrelevant equipment. More importantly, they are more critical of every step of the experiment. Asample of the laboratory write-up on the DOE submitted by one student is given in theAppendix. In conclusion, a simple and straight forward way to implement DOE exercises in thefreshmen level course titled Circuit I is the right approach to instill critical thinking for hands-onexperience. In addition, it is the right place, based on student aptitude and attitude, to work ontheir own engineering circuit design process. With this success, we plan to implement DOEexercises with different levels of emphasis in advanced courses as well.V ConclusionsIn this paper, a

Conference Session

Flipped Electrical and Computer Engineering Classrooms 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jia-Ling Lin, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Paul Imbertson, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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Electrical and Computer

this study.27, 28 A productive partnership betweenthe course instructor and researchers allowed iterative cycles of designing and revising researchquestions as well as testing new instructional techniques and research plans in real educationalsettings. The study was conducted in an intermediate level electrical engineering course, “LinearSystems, Circuits, and Electronics” in fall 2014. The class had three 50-minute lecture periodsand a recitation section of 50 minutes every week. Forty-four students enrolled in the course, andwere divided into 8 groups in the lectures. Students were enrolled in two recitation sessions. Thelecture instructor taught one session and another professor from the Electrical and ComputerEngineering Department taught

Conference Session

Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Digital Systems Education 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehran Mozaffari Kermani, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Reza Azarderakhsh, Rochester Institute of technology

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

beenperformed by a group of research/teaching faculty members from diverse departments(electrical/computer engineering, security, and computer science). Data management has been apivotal part of this integration, noting that the results are useful for advancing global educationand with the aim of possible improvement from both research and education communities. Suchresults are possible through a closely-monitored data management plan for quality assurance ofdata which could be possibly modified by engineering industry and academia. The eventualoutcome of this integration is a step-forward to fill the current gap of research in and educationof emerging security mechanisms

Conference Session

Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Digital Systems Education 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheng Chih Liu, University of Wisconsin Stout

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Electrical and Computer

Bluetooth communications withan UART interface to FPGAs. The use of FPGAs allowed the complexity of student projects toincrease as they developed artificial intelligence algorithms or any kind of compute-intensiveprograms. From the student evaluation survey in Table 7, some students also commented thatthey felt it was too difficult to contact the instructor, or could have more planning in advance fordelays in the schedule. The delays in the schedule can happen in this class especially with back-to-back scheduling of two lab activities. The delays in schedule can be remedied by adding a labassistant to the lab. Some students felt that the instructor should have provided directions if theychose a bad project. Teams or individuals are expected to self

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sohum A Sohoni, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Scotty D. Craig, Arizona State University

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Electrical and Computer

to choose5. How would you rate your interest in Computer Engineering on a scale of 1-5? (5 being the highest)6. Do you plan to pursue gradate studies in Electrical or Computer Engineering?Knowledge assessments: Familiarity7. Of the following words, please mark all those that you are familiar with - Logic Gate - Boolean Logic - Arithmetic Logic Unit - I/O Port - D Flip-Flop - CPU Registers - Hexadecimal - CMOS - Register File

Conference Session

ECE-related Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehran Mozaffari Kermani, Rochester Institute of Technology; Reza Azarderakhsh, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mehdi Mirakhorli, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

other departments (especially computer science and mathematics) to meet the teaching objectives.Main Step 2. Research and Development: Fault analysis is an active sub-variant for side-channel attacks. In such implementation attacks, faults are injected maliciously (attackers want toinject transient faults not to break the system, so their plan is intentionally injecting faults intothe architectures of crypto-systems to retrieve as much leaked sensitive information as possible).With respect to IWMDs, for instance, a pacemaker containing an embedded hard processor, hightemperature, unsupported supply voltage or current, excessively high overclocking, strongelectric or magnetic fields, or ionizing radiation, are all the ways to

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cordelia Brown, Purdue University; David Meyer, Purdue University

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Electrical and Computer

(Spring 2007), only a traditional lecture format is beingoffered; in the subsequent trial planned (Fall 2007), only a directed problem solving version willbe offered. This should effectively decouple course format choice as well as any latent effects ofon-line lecture availability from the exam performance results recorded. A more detailed analysis of how the Index of Learning Styles survey influenced students’course format choices, relative to the guidelines we provided, as well as how those choices (or“non-choices”) may have impacted their exam performance would also be enlightening.Convincing students to make an active choice of course format (given this relatively uniqueopportunity offered to them in the computer engineering curriculum at

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jia-Ling Lin, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Paul Imbertson, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Tamara J Moore, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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Electrical and Computer

responded. Educators agree that thequality of engineering teaching needs to be improved, and the content and delivery of traditionallectures fail to motivate students to meet learning challenges and job requirements. TheDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Minnesota Twin Citieshas developed a comprehensive plan to revamp the electric energy systems core courses. 1 Thereformed curriculum has integrated the three sub-areas of electric energy systems, i.e. electricdrives, power electronics, and power systems, into a single focus area. The new curriculum isable to cover a broader range of topics with greater depths while allowing students to explorecomplimentary areas, such as control systems, mechanical systems, and

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Askia Hill, Purdue University; Cordelia M Brown, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Electrical and Computer

learning styles have been discussed for centuries, the development of models hasbeen a focus of educational psychologist for the past 50 years[27]. As time has progressed,learning style models have ventured out of psychology and into various fields includingengineering. In planning the study, we examined two learning models that have been used in alot of engineering research. Page 23.165.4A. Myers-Briggs Psychological Types The Myers-Briggs Psychological Types are a model of psychological types developed byDr. Katherine Briggs and Dr. Isabel Briggs Myers[28]. They derived their model from a theoryof psychological types created by Dr. C.G. Jung

Conference Session

Project-based and Cooperative Learning in ECE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Electrical and Computer

mistakes than those of us who have been around forawhile. This means they sometimes find really cool solutions to problems. But, it also meansthey can completely underestimate the amount of time or planning needed for hosting an event.Our IASG members always pull through in a tight situation, but many times they pull “allnighters” or event all “weekenders” to get their projects completed. They also learn from thisexperience, though it sometimes is hard not to interfere when you see them heading down a Page 25.774.11poorly chosen path.Also, since students who study information assurance and computer/network security have tounderstand how attacks

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

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Electrical and Computer

than on approaches to learning. Instead of relying onstudent support services to take responsibility for development of learning skills, it isappropriate that teachers “come half way” and offer students assistance in enhancing theirability to learn. In this context, more attention needs to be paid to briefing at-risk students onstrategies they could follow once they know the results of their Felder ILS questionnaire. Thisseems to be especially important for global learners. The use of a wider range of pedagogicalstyles in the tutorials is called for. To this end, the authors plan to involve specialists from theUniversity’s Student Learning Centre in the re-design of the tutorial activities, to better caterfor the diversity of learning styles

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Electrical and Computer

design reviews are held at the end of the semester following the finalcompetition. Prior to the first design reviews, students receive instruction in the projectmanagement track on effective presentations. In each design review, the team is expected topresent the key features of their design, summarize their progress, identify unsolved problems,and outline their schedule for future work. Teams receive on-the-spot feedback from facultyadvisors on their design plans and their presentations.Competencies associated with the project management track are assessed by performance on Page 22.1262.10assignments associated with that portion of the course

Conference Session

Technology in the ECE Classroom

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Jakob Fritz, Oklahoma State University; Wira Mulia, Oklahoma State University; Sohum Sohoni, Oklahoma State University; Kerri S. Kearney, Oklahoma State University; Mwarumba Mwavita, Oklahoma State University

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Electrical and Computer

discusses how PLP is used in our Computer Architecture course. Section 5covers an ongoing case study regarding how the PLP system impacts student learning andmeeting course objectives in the Computer Architecture class. Finally, Section 6 discusses ourconclusions, ongoing work, and future plans for the PLP system.2. Related WorkMany universities use simulators to teach Computer Engineering concepts to students. Somesimulators feature visual representation of the hardware to better convey the systems beingstudied. Examples of this include WebMIPS [6], RaVi [7] and MipsIt [8]. Other simulators such asMARS [9], SPIM [10] and TExaS [11] provide an integrated development environment anddebugging features for students to develop programs for the target

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation, Assessment, and Program Improvement in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen M. Phillips, Arizona State University; Konstantinos Tsakalis, Arizona State University; Ravi Gorur, Arizona State University; Stephen M. Philips, Arizona State University

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Electrical and Computer

open loop settles sluggishly after a step change in about 30-40periods (semesters), the feedback system rises to 90% of the steady state in 5 periods and settlesin 20 periods. The only remaining ambiguity here is how to translate the computed correction interms of instruction effort. We assume that this relationship is simply proportional and we use Page 22.1119.11trial and error, several simulation studies and general insight about the physical system to obtaina first estimate of the proportionality constant. We do, however, plan to revisit this issue after wecollect enough data for a quantitative validation of our model. The additional data

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Bedrich Benes, Purdue University

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Electrical and Computer

of learning alsocalled the assessment method, and (c) planning the experiences and instructional approach orpedagogy. We used this process as a framework because it encompasses all elements that shouldbe involved in any instructional intervention. Especially, we present the effect of introducingconcepts of high performance computing on both edges of the scale. That is, we offer an existingintroductory graduate course on one hand, and the development of a new curriculumimplemented through an advanced course on the other. We also describe the formative andcumulative mechanisms to collect evidences of student learning and we then concentrate ondiscussing and presenting a guided inquiry-based learning approach implemented in theintroductory and

Conference Session

Flipping ECE Courses

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Micah Stickel, University of Toronto

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Electrical and Computer

with opportunities for peer instruction, individual and group problem-solving exercises, and discussion and consideration of experimental demonstrations.  During the exercises the instructor would circulate through the lecture hall with approximately 100 students.  After a period of time for these exercises the instructor would review or present a solution to the problem in collaboration with the students using a tablet PC.  The in-class time was also used to discuss additional applications and current areas of related research.  Approximately one-third to one-half of the class was spent with the instructor speaking at the front, but the presentation was not based on pre-planned notes, but rather

Conference Session

ECE Distance Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale N. Buechler, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Phil J. Sealy Jr., University of Wisconsin, Platteville; John Goomey, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Electrical and Computer

Page 24.1262.2and typically assist with labs for 5 to 7 courses each. Some of the courses required more labwork than others. On average the lab managers were travelling three days per week and on eachtrip they could cover anywhere from 100 to 500 miles. For entry-level courses, such as CircuitModeling I, traveling support staff can be used to assess proper usage of lab equipment and toevaluate the construction and performance of simple circuits. Since they cover locationsthroughout the state, the two lab managers usually create a biweekly site schedule which bothstudents and faculty can plan around. They work with engineering faculty to ensure that theremote students have a lab experience equivalent to those on main campus. For upper