implementations), Adaptive Systems, VLSI/ASIC Design and Multimedia Signal Processing. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE, Member of Sigma Xi, AAAS and ASEE.Mahmudur Rahman, Santa Clara University Dr. Mahmudur Rahman received M.S. Engg. and Dr. Engg. from Tokyo Institute of Technology, and then worked as a research scientist in NEC Corporation at Tamagawa, Tokyo, Japan during 1981 -1985. He ac- tively co-organized 1st through 5th International Conference on Silicon Carbide and Related Materials in various capacities including Conference Chair and Editor of Conference Proceedings during 1987-1993. Presently he is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Director of the Electron Devices Laboratory at Santa Clara
- ing, systems engineering, physics and mathematics. He has over 30 published papers and/or technical presentations while spearheading over 40 international scientific and engineering conferences/workshops as a steering committee member while assigned in Europe. Professor Santiago has experience in many engineering disciplines and missions including: control and modeling of large flexible space structures, communications system, electro-optics, high-energy lasers, missile seekers/sensors for precision guided munitions, image processing/recognition, information technologies, space, air and missile warning, mis- sile defense, and homeland defense. His interests includes: interactive multimedia for e-books, interactive
conferences. He is an ABET Program Evaluator (PEV) for Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering. He is the Founding General Chair of the IEEE International Electro Information Technology Conferences (www.eit-conference.org), and past ASEE ECE Division Chair. He is IEEE Education Society Membership Development Chair and Van Valkenburg Early Career Teaching Award Chair. He was the ECE Program Chair of the 2002 ASEE Annual Conference, Montreal, Quebec, June 16-19. Professor Mousavinezhad is recipient of Michigan State University’s 2009 John D. Ryder Electrical and Computer Engineering Alumni Award, received ASEE ECE Division’s 2007 Meritorious Service Award, ASEE/NCS Distinguished
Paper ID #18151Solar Eclipse Ballooning with a Multiband Tracking Subsystem for Under-graduate Research ExperienceDr. Wookwon Lee, Gannon University Wookwon Lee, P.E. received the B.S. degree in electronic engineering from Inha University, Korea, in 1985, and the M.S. and D.Sc. degrees in electrical engineering from the George Washington University, Washington, DC, in 1992 and 1995, respectively. He is currently an associate professor and department chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Gannon University, Erie, PA. Prior to joining Gannon, he had been involved in various research and development
cutting-edgeNASA-related research into the undergraduate curriculum. Cal Poly Pomona chose toincorporate the Jet Propulsion Laboratories (JPL) robotic technology research into theundergraduate curricula of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, theEngineering Technology Department, Mechanical Engineering Department, and the ComputerScience Department. We proposed to conduct an interdisciplinary project, "Deep SpaceExploration using Smart Robotic Rovers", and develop an autonomous robotic rover.During the last three years, students and faculty participating in this program have developed arobotic rover that has successfully accomplished the initial goals of the project: (1) semi-autonomous navigation systems for remote robots, (2
algorithms, machine learning, biological modeling, and visualization Page 11.234.1Georgios Anagnostopoulos, Florida Tech GEORGIOS ANAGNOSTOPOULOS is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Florida Institute of Technology. His research interests lie in the areas of Neural Networks, Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition.© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006Ingrid Russell, University of Hartford INGRID RUSSELL is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Hartford. Her research interests are in the areas of artificial neural networks
homework from any location as long as they have access to acomputer.-A student can learn at his or her own pace.-Degrees can be completed in less time compared to traditional universities.-Students have fewer distractions, and it can be less intimidating to participate in thediscussions.-Students have the opportunity to connect with and work alongside students from other locations.Disadvantages-Students who have trouble managing their time may find it difficult.-Lack of interaction personally with other students and the instructor.-Technology and/or technology issues may be a barrier for some students.This paper discusses the required simulation software for online teaching of Electrical andComputer Engineering courses. This author has taught
Paper ID #23273Trending Mistakes in Signals and Systems coursesDr. Farrah Fayyaz, Concordia University Farrah Fayyaz has recently joined Concordia University, Montreal, Canada as a Lecturer in the Center for Engineering in Society in the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science. She got her PhD in Engineering Education from Purdue University in December 2014. She holds Bachelors and Masters degrees in Electrical Engineering from University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan. She has taught Electrical Engineering related courses for almost eighteen years now. Her area of research is investigating
Paper ID #29274A Project-Based Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Electronics CourseDr. Karl Brakora, Grand Valley State University Karl Brakora is an assistant professor at Grand Valley State University and an engineer for BT Engineer- ing. He has worked on conformal vapor-phase deposited EMI/HPM shields for circuit board, lightweight composite aircraft enclosures for HEMP/HPM, and non-GPS positioning systems and techniques. Pre- viously, he was lead RF engineer for EMAG Technologies Inc. in Ann Arbor, Michigan from 2007 to 2014. There he worked to develop innovative technologies in the area of compact, low-cost phase arrays
using dynamic fault trees, Markov models, and Bayesian networks. Her current focuses on the development of new technologies and engineering approaches to evaluate and improve engineering education, both in traditional classroom setting and in non-traditional on-line settings. Dr. Dugan holds a B.A. degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from La Salle University, and M.S. and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering from Duke University. Page 22.1385.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Teaching Digital Logic Design using the GOAL (Guided On-demand
current research interests include student resistance to active learning, faculty adoption of evidence-based teaching practices, and the use of technology and innovative pedagogies on student learn- ing and success. She also led a project to develop a taxonomy for the field of engineering education research, and she was part of a team that studied ethical decision-making in engineering students.Dr. Harry Courtney Powell, University of Virginia Harry Powell is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Charles L. Brown Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Virginia. After receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering in1978 he was an active research and design
sustainable mobility technologies including alternative fuels, fuel cells and hybrid electric vehicles. He is actively involved in the Society of Automotive Engineers and is the faculty advisor for Kettering’s Formula SAE race team. Dr. Hoff is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Michigan.James Gover, Kettering University Dr. Gover holds a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering and an MS in electrical engineering from the University of New Mexico. He is retired from Sandia National Laboratories and has been Professor of electrical en- gineering at Kettering University for 13 years. His honors include selection as IEEE Fellow and recipient of IEEE Citation of Honor. He has served IEEE in numerous conference positions
results and industry practices into the classroom as well as using research results to inform engineering practice.Dr. Seungmo Kim, Georgia Southern UniversityDr. Vuk Marojevic, Virginia Tech Vuk Marojevic received his M.S. from the University of Hannover, Germany, and his Ph.D. from the Universidad Polit`ecnica de Catalunya—Barcelona Tech, Spain, both in electrical engineering. He joined Wireless@Virginia Tech in 2013, where he is currently a Research Assistant Professor. His research interests are in software-defined radio, spectrum sharing, 4G/5G cellular technology, wireless testbeds and testing, resource management, wireless security, and engineering education with application to mission- critical networks
especially on ECE aspect of the renewable energy. Forthis reason, we ended up with combining three different books[5-7]. We faced the similarchallenges when trying to add lab activities to the course. After searching for some well-knowneducational technology companies[8-10], we found ourselves at an awkward situation, on one handwe don’t have enough fund to purchase advanced well-developed/equipped lab benches, on theother hand the ones within our budget don’t serve the learning objectives of the course well.There are many published papers in the field of renewable energy education[11-16] with some ofthem addressing the broad scope of renewable energy[11, 12, 14] and the others presenting labactivities for mechanical engineering or non-engineering
/download. [Accessed: December 31, 2014].11. B. M. Olds, M. A. Dyrud, et al., “Writing in Engineering and Technology Courses.” Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education Conference, pp. 618-622, 1993.12. E. Wheeler & R. L. McDonald, “Writing in engineering courses.” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 89 (4), pp. 481-486, 2000.13. R. Light, Making the most of college: Students speak their minds. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2004.14. M. Milke, C. Upton, et al., “Improving the writing of engineering students through portfolios,” Proceedings of the 120th ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Atlanta, 2013, Paper ASEE13-8074, Available: http://www.asee.org/public/conferences/1/papers/1129/download
technology has become pervasive, some universities have evenexpanding the offering of microcontroller courses to majors outside of electrical and computerengineering (He, 2015).Design of a Microprocessors Course Within a General Engineering CurriculumAt ECU, students do not pursue a traditional BS in Electrical Engineering or BS in ComputerEngineering, but rather pursue a broad BS in Engineering and gain depth in their studies byselecting a track from one of six engineering concentration areas. The electrical engineeringconcentration curriculum includes six required electrical engineering courses and one technicalelective. Microprocessors is a 4-semester-hour course and is required for all students pursuingthe electrical engineering concentration. A
Paper ID #15478Teaching and Learning Complex Circuit Concepts: An Investigation of theIntersection of Prior Knowledge, Learning Activities, and Design of Learn-ing EnvironmentsDr. Nicole P. Pitterson, Oregon State University, Corvallis Oregon Nicole is a postdoctoral scholar at Oregon State University. She holds a PhD in Engineering Education from Purdue University and other degrees in Manufacturing Engineering from Western Illinois Univer- sity and a B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Technology, Jamaica. Her research interest is eliciting conceptual understanding of AC circuit concepts
participated inundergraduate research, only one (11%) reported they have participated in an REU program.REU participants stated that they heard about the program through faculty members (44%), thewebsite (22%), an academic advisor (22%), and through a friend or colleague (11%). REUparticipants were from a variety of majors including: Biochemistry, Biomedical Engineering,Computer Engineering, Computer Information Technology, Computer Science. and ElectricalEngineering. The titles of the REU projects are given below and abstracts are given in [6-14]: Photoplethysmogram Sensor Array; Nanopore Sensors and Signal Processing; Development of CO2 analyzer for Health Monitoring; Fluorescent-based POC detection of cervical cancer biomarkers
of Notre Dame in 2005 and 2009, respectively. His research interests include control systems, engineering education, technology-related entrepreneurship, and sustainable engineering applications. Page 26.136.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 A “Trick and Think” Approach to a Second-Order Circuit LabAs instructors, we always look to engage students in a way that keeps them alert, stimulates theirattention and interest, and adds some elements or insights to their skills. This is important in afirst circuit lab course [1], where students are struggling with many
Paper ID #34519Collaborative Problem Solving in a Virtual Electrical Circuits ClassDr. Shiny Abraham, Seattle University Shiny Abraham is an Associate 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
ComponentsMicrowave and Radio Frequency (RF) Engineering is seeing renewed interest by undergraduatestudents, not only in job opportunities that the wireless area affords, but also with students tryingto understand what is ‘under the hood’ in the ubiquitous wireless devices they often (sometimestoo often) use. A veritable alphabet soup of wireless applications (WiFi, WiMAX, RFID andZigBee to name but a fewa) are not only in use now but wider bandwidth, faster wirelessnetworks are projected for the future. In fact, the International Technology Roadmap forSemiconductors (ITRS) shows that RF and “wireless applications may replace computers as thekey driver in manufacturing” over the next 10 years1. In addition to the challenges in lowerpower applications
areas of robotics, parallel processing, artificial intelligence, and engineering education.Ivan Howitt, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Ivan Howitt is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of North Carolina at Charlotte. His research interests are wireless networks, adhoc networks, and wireless technology applied to industrial environments Page 15.452.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Embedded Wireless Networks Laboratory InstructionAbstractWireless sensor networks are now considered commonplace in the
Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines. He has done and published research in the areas of additive manufacturing (3D printing) for electronics and the design of smart electronic systems. His current research interests include the design of technology- mediated learning environments in teaching electrical and electronics engineering concepts, and curricular innovations for additive and advanced manufacturing programs.Dr. Nicole P. Pitterson, Virginia Tech Nicole is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Prior to joining VT, Dr. Pitterson was a postdoctoral scholar at Oregon State University. She holds a PhD in Engineering Education from Purdue University and other
AC 2008-1942: TEACHING ELECTRIC CIRCUITS USING TABLET PC ANDCENTRAAsad Azemi, Pennsylvania State University Asad Azemi is an associate professor of Engineering at Penn State University. He has received his B.S. degree from UCLA in 1982, M.S. degree from Loyola Marymount University in 1985, and Ph.D. degree from University of Arkansas in 1991. His professional interests are in nonlinear stochastic systems, signal estimation, biocomputing, and use of computers and related technologies in undergraduate and graduate education to improve teaching and enhance students’ learning. Page 13.1158.1
in the online degree program are offered in a seven-and-a-half week format.Based on our enrollment data since 2013, on-site and online students have differentcharacteristics in terms of population4. The online students are on average ten years older thanon-site students. 75% of online students are from out-of-state, while 75% of face-to-face studentsare eligible for in-state tuition. A third of online enrollment (compared to one tenth of on-siteenrollment) is active military and veterans.While there are many online engineering programs, most BS degrees require on-campus labs andmost of the 100% online programs are master degree or engineering technology certificateprograms6. The main difficulty of converting an undergraduate electrical
Paper ID #34635Work in Progress: Interactive Introductory Online Modules on WirelessCommunications and Radio-frequency Spectrum SharingCarl B. Dietrich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University A licensed Professional Engineer in Virginia, Carl Dietrich earned a BS EE degree from Texas A&M University, and MS EE and PhD EE degrees from Virginia Tech. He has taught courses in software defined radio, communications systems, electronics, and electromagnetic fields. He has also taught short courses on software defined radio since 2007, covering fundamental concepts and enabling technologies in addition to
. Gupta’s current research projects focus on sensor systems and engineering design education. Dr. Gupta likes to tinker with new technology and work on small hobby projects in her basement lab. Her other hobbies include reading, classical dancing, and traveling.Greg A Dunko Dunko Greg is the Senior Vice President of the Product and Program Management Office (PMO), where he leads strategic product planning and program business operations. Prior to joining NantHealth, he served as Global Head of Product Development at BlackBerry, leading all mobile phone hardware development. Prior to this, Greg led the Electrical and Computer Engineering senior design program at North Carolina State University – creating a new full
Paper ID #8418Passive Circuits for Active Learning RevisitedDr. Scott L Post, Bradley University Scott Post received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University. He is currently an Asso- ciate Professor at Bradley University in Peoria, IL. He has previously worked as an Assistant Professor at Michigan Technological University. He has also been a summer Faculty Fellow at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, and a Visiting Erskine Fellow at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand
Paper ID #8725A Flipped Classroom Experience: Approach and Lessons LearnedDr. Rafic Bachnak, Penn State Harrisburg Rafic A. Bachnak is Professor of Electrical Engineering and Director of the School of Science, Engi- neering, and Technology at Penn State Harrisburg. Previously, Dr. Bachnak was on the faculty of Texas A&M International University, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Northwestern State University, and Franklin University. Dr. Bachnak received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Ohio University. His experience includes several fellowships with NASA and the US Navy Laboratories and
Paper ID #13669A Mixed Instructional Methods Approach to Teaching a Circuits and Instru-mentation CourseMr. Stephen Keith Holland, James Madison University S. Keith Holland received his PhD in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from the University of Virginia in 2004. He served as the Vice President for Research and Development with Avir Sensors, LLC prior to joining the Department of Engineering at James Madison University (JMU). At JMU, he developed statics, dynamics, circuits, instrumentation, controls, renewable energy, and engineering study abroad courses. His current research interest include material development