Conference Session

Project-based and Cooperative Learning in ECE

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Wayne Freeman P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Anthony H. Hawes LCDR, USCG, United States Coast Guard Academy; Royce Warner James Ph.D.; Eric Jonathan Page, United States Coast Guard Academy; Ali M. Reza, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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Data Acquisition Systems for the CGA Plasma LabAbstract: This paper reports on the results of an educational collaboration between Physics andElectrical Engineering faculty at US Coast Guard Academy (CGA), to advise a senior capstoneproject. The Physics faculty is constructing a research grade plasma laboratory as a nexus forProject Based Learning (PBL), the development of magneto-hydrodynamic (MHD) physicstheory applications to support organization missions, and investigations into plasma physicsexperiments that are vital to today’s scientific challenges. The collaborative project was designedto setup an electronic system for the lab’s command, control, and data collection from threeplasma experiments being developed in house.Two Electrical

Conference Session

Circuits & Systems Education II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University; Paul Benedict Caballo Reyes, Florida Atlantic University; George Roskovich, Florida Atlantic University

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controllers, and successfullypass the class. The observations made on this paper are based on our multiple years ofexperience in teaching the topics as well as several informal discussions with professors in otheruniversities. It appears that some students miss the basic understanding that a controller (whetheranalog or digital) represents a transfer function (in the S-Domain or the Z-Domain) or adifferential/difference equation so that, together with the dynamics of the plant and the rest of thesystem, it allows for desired closed loop behavior.This problem can be partially alleviated during laboratory experiments when students notice thata controller’s transfer function in the S-Domain can be practically implemented using hardware,which includes op

Conference Session

ECE Program Development

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A. Strangeway, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen M. Williams P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Edward W. Chandler P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Richard W. Kelnhofer, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Owe G. Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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-wave technology and is currently performing research on millimeter-wave compo- nents and systems at Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI. He is a member of the IEEE and teaches courses in circuits, signals, electromagnetic fields, and RF/microwaves.Dr. Stephen M. Williams P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Stephen Williams, P.E. is a Professor and Chair of the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) Department at Milwaukee School of Engineering. He has over 25 years of engineering experience across the corporate, government, and university sectors specializing in: engineering design, electrome- chanical systems, sensor technologies, power electronics and digital signal processing. His

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brad L. Hutchings, Brigham Young University; Stephen Schultz, Brigham Young University

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Paper ID #18235Project-Based Learning Curriculum for the Junior Year Based on Building aLaser Tag SystemProf. Brad L. Hutchings, Brigham Young University Brad L. Hutchings received the PhD degree in Computer Science from the University of Utah in 1992. He is currently an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Brigham Young University. In 1993, Dr. Hutchings established the Laboratory for Reconfigurable Logic at BYU and currently serves as its head. His research interests are custom computing, embedded systems, FPGA architectures, CAD, and VLSI. He has published numerous papers on

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David H. Hoe, University of Texas, Tyler

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the students in the lab to assist themwith their research projects. As none of the undergraduate students had taken the FPGA Designclass yet, it was necessary first to teach them how to design with FPGAs. The group meetingswere initially dedicated to going over the lecture notes and the laboratory assignments from theFPGA class. The students were required to do some learning independently and then work on theFPGA tutorials in the lab. What was helpful was having the two graduate students working in thelab who were willing to help tutor and assist the students through this learning phase. Theauthor’s observation was that the students were able to grasp the basics of VHDL coding afterthree weeks of training. At this point, they were assigned

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andreas S. Spanias, Arizona State University; Jennifer M. Blain Christen; Trevor J. Thornton, Arizona State University; Karen S. Anderson, Arizona State University; Michael Goryll, Arizona State University; Hany M. Arafa, Arizona State University; Uday Shankar Shanthamallu, Arizona State University; Erica S. Forzani, Arizona State University; Heather M. Ross, Arizona State University; Wendy M. Barnard; Sule Ozev

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, Germany. He performed his post-doctoral research on biosensors at ASU during the years 2003-2005. Before joining ASU as a faculty member, Goryll spent several years at the Research Centre J¨ulich, the largest national research lab in Germany, focusing on SiGe chemical vapor deposition and biosensor development. Dr. Goryll’s current research interests are in the field of silicon processing for nanopore devices, the integration of biogenic nanostruc- tures with silicon MEMS and the development of low-noise wide-bandwidth electronics for the recording of ionic currents in the pA range. Dr. Goryll is a recipient of the NSF CAREER award in 2012 as well as numerous teaching awards, including the 2012 Fulton Schools of

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Curriculum Design and Evaluation

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cory J. Prust, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Richard W. Kelnhofer, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Joerg Mossbrucker, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Kerry R Widder, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Hue V. Tran P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen M. Williams P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Paper ID #13632Impact of a First and Second Year Culminating Experience on Student Learn-ing in an Electrical Engineering CurriculumDr. Cory J. Prust, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Cory J. Prust is an Associate Professor in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Depart- ment at Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). He earned his BSEE degree from MSOE in 2001 and his Ph.D. from Purdue University in 2006. Prior to joining MSOE in 2009, he was a Technical Staff mem- ber at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. He teaches courses in the signal processing, communication systems, and embedded systems areas.Dr. Richard W

Conference Session

ECE Distance Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bonnie H. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; David Michael Majerich, Century for 21st Century Universities; Nathan VerDon Parrish, Georgia Institute of Technology; Aldo A. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology

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small-scalelaboratory experiences within a lecture-based course. A number of different assessment methodsare on-going with this course.1. Introduction Circuits courses for non-majors typically have some of the highest enrollments of anyengineering course since they are required by so many majors. Viewed as “service courses” byboth students and instructors, these courses are often taken grudgingly by students because theyare required out-of-major courses and are often taught by adjunct instructors or GraduateTeaching Assistants. Thus, they are pedagogically a challenge to teach due to low student andinstructor motivation levels. The motivation for blending this course was to provide consistency across sections, allowfor in-class

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Curriculum Design and Evaluation

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy N. Thomas, DigiPen Institute of Technology; Christopher Theriault, DigiPen Institute of Technology; Charles Duba, DigiPen Institute of Technology; Lukas P van Ginneken, Digipen Institute of Technology; Nicholas James Rivera; Brian Michael Tugade, DigiPen Institute of Technology

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A Project-based Computer Engineering CurriculumAbstractThis paper documents an innovative, project-based approach to teaching computer engineering.A project-based undergraduate computer engineering curriculum, with an embedded systemsfocus, has been offered since 2004 at a small, private college in the Northwestern US. The maingoals of the curriculum are twofold. The first is to engage students in engineering problemsstarting in the first semester of the Program, thus providing them with a sense of pride andownership in their work. The second is to prepare students for engineering careers by involvingthem in complex, team projects, which are typically only conducted outside of requiredundergraduate coursework, at the graduate level, or in

Conference Session

Circuits and Systems Education 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian J Skromme, Arizona State University; Dan Robinson

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apply voltage and current division. Weemphasize the importance of comparing and contrasting when teaching concepts, particularly forthe cases of voltage and current sources, short and open circuits (as special cases of voltage andcurrent sources, respectively), voltage and current dividers, series and parallel connections, andvoltage and current measurements. We highlight the importance of contrasting the variousfunctions of terminals in a circuit. We propose various models that can promote understandingof basic electrical concepts, such as a microscopic Drude model of conduction, a “balls in tube”analogy to explain the constancy of current through circuit elements, and a “control loop” modelto explain the operation of voltage and current

Conference Session

New trends in ECE education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University

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their homework computer assignments and the final course project.When hands-on experimentation is implemented in image processing courses, it isusually via computer laboratory assignments done after the class meets. However, in theauthor’s opinion this “waiting period” between the time the knowledge is acquired andthe time it is applied through hands-on activities in unnecessary and may negativelyaffect student learning. Students are more likely to understand and retain the theory if it isillustrated with immediate hands-on experiments. In the course described here, studentswere given the chance to practice the theory at the same time as they were learning it.The remainder of the paper is organized as follows. The context of the DIP course is

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Zachariah E. Fuchs, University of Cincinnati

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Department of Electrical Engineering at Wright State University. Since 2018, he has served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Cincinnati. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Pinball Mechatronics: Leveraging Pinball Machines to Teach Embedded SystemsIntroductionIn general, robotic and mechatronic applications present many engaging opportunities forhands-on, experiential learning, and there has been numerous courses developed that leveragethese opportunities 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 . Due to their exciting nature, many of these courses are targeted forfirst or

Conference Session

Integrating Research Into Undergraduate ECE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jan Allebach, Purdue University; Edward Coyle, Purdue University; Joy Krueger, Purdue University

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signals, and synthesis of digital diffractive elements. He has been a visiting summer faculty Page 11.1336.1 member at IBM Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, NY, Sandia Labs in Livermore, CA, and Hewlett-Packard Labs in Palo Alto, CA. In addition, he has consulted extensively for industry and government laboratories. Professor Allebach is a Fellow of the IEEE, a Fellow of the Society for Imaging Science and Technology (IS&T), and a member of the Optical Society of America. In 1987, he received the© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Senior Award from the IEEE

Conference Session

Integrating Research Into Undergraduate ECE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Research and CurriculumDevelopment (CRCD), whose goal is to remedy this shortcoming. In the past two years, we havereported on our experiences of introducing Machine Learning modules in sophomore and juniorundergraduate classes, as well as our experiences of teaching two senior level Machine Learningclasses, entitled Machine Learning I and Machine Learning II. In Machine Learning I weintroduce our research to the students in the class. In Machine Learning II we assign researchprojects to the students and we help them produce their own contributions in the MachineLearning field. One important component of our project is the assessment and evaluation of ourefforts. Last spring (spring of 2005) we have invited a CRCD Advisory Board consisting

Conference Session

Electromagnetics & Power Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yu Gong, Purdue University, West Lafayette; N. Sanjay Rebello, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael R. Melloch, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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. His research focuses on the teaching and learning of physics. He is particularly interested in issues pertaining to transfer of learning and problem solving in physics and engineering. Most recently his research has focused on using the principles of visual cognition to design multimedia hints and cues to facilitate problem solving. This research has potential applications for the design on online learning environments.Prof. Michael R. Melloch, Purdue University, West Lafayette Michael R. Melloch received the B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E., and Ph.D degrees from Purdue University in 1975, 1976, and 1981 respectively. From June 1976 to August 1978 he was a design engineer at Intel Cor- poration (Santa Clara, CA) where he worked

Conference Session

Assessment & Accreditation in ECE

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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plan defines when, thefrequency, and the number of SOs to be evaluated. This evaluation is of the corresponding SOs’own cycle of assessment before the next accreditation.The GR assessment model has the following characteristics: • Since only mastery-level courses are being assessed, even without dedicated toolsets, the process can be achieved manually with commonly available tools like Words, Excel, etc. in a timely manner. • Independent raters remove the involvement of faculty teaching the courses during the evaluation process.The process is particularly time effective if the assessed results at the end meet the expectations,since laterally you could justify meeting an outcome by investigating evidence from one courseat

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Georgios Anagnostopoulos, Florida Institute of Technology; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Veton Kepuska, Florida Institute of Technology; Kenneth Stanley, University of Central Florida; Alison Morrison-Shetlar, University of Central Florida; Pat Lancey, University of Central Florida; Paula Krist, University of Central Florida; Tace Crouse, University of Central Florida

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Hydrogen-proton membrane transport proteins and her pedagogical research is in the area interactive teaching and learning strategies for any size classroom.Pat Lancey, University of Central Florida© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009Pat Lancey, University of Central Florida PATRICE M. LANCEY earned her B.A. from Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, New York, in 1974, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, in 1979 and 1996 respectively. She joined the University of Central Florida in 2001 where she serves as Director, of Operational Excellence and Assessment Support. Dr. Lancey coordinates the university wide Institutional

Conference Session

Embedded Systems and Cybersecurity in ECE

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Garry Ingles; Aaron Carpenter, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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. The student body primarily studiesengineering, applied sciences, and architecture and construction fields. Class sizes are typicallysmall, averaging around 20-25 students per class, with no teaching assistants. Students arerequired to take two co-ops, one each during their junior and senior years, with an optional co-opduring the sophomore year. Co-ops can be paid and off-campus with industry and academicpartners, or the students can do on-campus research and work with faculty/staff (paid orunpaid).The rest of the paper is as follows: Section 2 describes the project from a technical perspective;Section 3 describes the planned student and technical outcomes; Section 4 details the results ofthe project, with Section 5 providing lessons learned

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New Trends in ECE Education II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aleksandr Panchul, UTSA; David Akopian, UTSA

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Electrical and Computer

, in 1997, in electrical engineering. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at San Antonio. From 1999 to 2003 he was with Nokia Corporation. Prior to joining Nokia in 1999 he was a member of teaching and research staff of TUT and a research scientist with the Institute of Informatics and Automatization, Yerevan, Armenia. His current research interests include digital signal processing algorithms for communication receivers, dedicated hardware architectures, positioning methods, and wireless applications. Page 13.428.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008

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Innovations in Communications and Wireless Systems Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard J. Hartnett P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Kelly Charles Seals P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Paul Benjamin Crilly, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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processing techniques for electronic navigation systems, and autonomous vehicle design.Cmdr. Kelly Charles Seals P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy Commander Kelly Charles Seals is Program Chair for Electrical Engineering at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. He has a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Northeastern University, and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy from which he graduated in 1998. He also received a Certificate in College Teaching from the Colleges of Worcester Consortium.Dr. Paul Benjamin Crilly, U.S. Coast Guard Academy Paul Crilly is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at the United

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seyed Hossein Mousavinezhad, Idaho State University; Paul J. Benkeser, Georgia Institute of Technology; Pamela Bhatti, Georgia Institute of Technology; Burton Dicht, IEEE; Douglas Gorham, IEEE; Chris Macnab, University of Calgary; Sadiq Mitchell, IEEE; Cherrice Traver, Union College; Stephen M. Williams P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Loren Wyard-Scott, University of Alberta

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been involved in initiatives at the interface of engineering and the liberal arts. She has led two national symposia on engineering and liberal education at Union College and she was General Chair for the 2008 Frontiers in Education conference. Her teaching interests are in the computer engineering area including digital design, embedded systems, and VLSI. She has co-taught international project courses in Turkey and in Spain. Her research has been focused on timing issues in digital systems. She has directed local and national outreach programs, including Robot Camp and the P. O. Pistilli Scholarship.Dr. Stephen M. Williams P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering Stephen Williams is professor of electrical

Conference Session

Project-based and Cooperative Learning in ECE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oscar Ortiz, LeTourneau University; Paul R. Leiffer, LeTourneau University

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Page 25.1084.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Project-based Service Oriented Projects as a way to learn and apply Analog ElectronicsAbstractElectrical and computer engineering students at our university are required during their junioryear to take a three credit lecture course and a two credit laboratory in analog electronics. Overthe past seven years, several attempts have been made to enhance student learning throughparticipation in PBL projects. In Project-based learning “PBL”, since the project is developed bythe instructor and the learning path is predictable, student creativity, ingenuity and innovationmay be diminished. In order to provide opportunities for student creativity

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention and First-year Programs in ECE

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John W Pritchard, Iowa State University; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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Electrical and Computer

to provide a first-level evaluation method that may determine whichsystems can fit general needs right out of the box. Platforms that are easy to implement are those that areadaptable to the wide range of laboratories, studios, or workspaces and have strong online and offlinetechnical support. Lastly, course/application relevance (CAR) is defined as how appropriate the systemis with respect to the goals of the course/application. This includes taking into account the HI and SIratings, ease-of-implementation (EI), and how well they are aligned with the nature of the problem-solving application. It is important for the designer/instructor to identify clearly the expectation of the course/application.If the goal is to make people think

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amy Fritz, Stanford University; Mark Horowitz, Stanford University; Atindra Jha, Stanford University

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Electrical and Computer

students’measurement journeys allows us to better understand students’ thought processes while debuggingand helps us uncover students’ stumbling blocks, which will hopefully lead to better teachinginterventions. We have continued to modify the experiments and used this tool in subsequentterms, in efforts to improve the tool and gather more data about how students debug. We are happyto share source code with others who would like to help test out this system. We look forward tosharing additional insights into students’ debugging processes in the near future.Bibliography[1] A. Price, et al. “A Detailed Characterization of the Expert Problem-Solving Process in Scienceand Engineering; Guidance for Teaching and Assessment,” submitted to CBE Life SciencesEducation

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New Trends in ECE Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Baker, Texas Tech University; Brian Nutter, Texas Tech University; Mohammed Saed, Texas Tech University

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Laboratory (see subject’s wrist)Student Questionnaire Responses The students who participated in the program were given a short questionnaire atthe beginning of the program to assess their level of education and experience and todetermine their reasons for participating in the program. Of the seven students whoattended high school in the US and did not have any engineering courses at Texas Tech,four had completed calculus in high school, two were on track to complete calculus intheir senior year, one completed pre-calculus, and three had some experience inprogramming C++. When asked what attracted them to engineering, students typically Page

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ECE Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Meyer, Purdue University; Cordelia Brown, Purdue University

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http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html 3 R.M. Felder and L.K. Silverman, “Learning and Teaching Styles in Engineering Education,” Engr. Education, 78(7), 674-681 (1988). 4 R.M. Felder and J.E. Spurlin, “Applications, Reliability, and Validity of the Index of Learning Styles,” Intl. Journal of Engineering Education, 21(1), 103-112 (2005). 5 R.M. Felder and R. Brent, “Understanding Student Differences,” J. Engr. Education, 94(1), 57-72 (2005). 6 R.M. Felder, “Matters of Style,” ASEE Prism, 6(4), 18-23 (December 1996). 7 R.M. Felder, G.N. Felder, and E.J. Dietz, “The Effects of Personality Type on Engineering Student Performance and Attitudes,” J. Engr. Education, 91(1), 3-17 (2002).8 D. G. Meyer, “Strategies for

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Bowles, University of South Carolina; Caitlin Buchhaults, University of South Carolina; Donald Griffith, University of South Carolina

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AC 2009-1425: VIRTUALIZING FIRST FOR IMPROVED RECRUITMENT OFSTUDENTS IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERINGJohn Bowles, University of South Carolina John Bowles is an Associate Professor in the Computer Science and Engineering Department at the University of South Carolina where he teaches and does research in reliable system design. Previously he was employed by NCR Corporation and Bell Laboratories. He has a BS in Engineering Science from the University of Virginia, an MS in Applied Mathematics from the University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Rutgers University.Caitlin Buchhaults, University of South Carolina Caitlin Buckhaults is an undergraduate student majoring in Computer

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suryaprasad Jayadevappa, PES School of Engineering; Ravi Shankar, Florida Atlantic University

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. Page 14.1186.5At the same time, the algorithms-first approach has several critical weaknesses. Important amongthem is lack of practical experience as these algorithms/pseudo codes cannot be executed andtested. Additionally this approach doesn’t provide the holistic view of the discipline. Finally, thealgorithms-first approach requires substantial grading effort [8].The “hardware-first” approach teaches the basics of computer engineering beginning at themachine level and builds up toward more abstract concepts. The basic philosophy behind thisstrategy is for students to learn about computing in a step-by-step fashion that requires as littledemystification as possible. The syllabus begins with switching circuits, uses those to makesimple logic

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 11

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dick Blandford, University of Evansville; Christopher Miller, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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. Introductory course in programming. This is typically a first course in a high level language. We call this CS Fundamentals I. 2. Introductory course on programming and data structures. This course may introduce a second high level language and typically focuses on data structures and some algorithms. We call this CS Fundamentals II. 3. Object-oriented courses. About a third of the programs had a separate course in object- oriented programming. Many of those that did not have such a course had at least an introduction to OOP in the first two courses. 4. Algorithms. This course is sometimes taught as primarily a mathematics course and some programs teach it with very little programming. We nevertheless classified it

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shiny Abraham, Seattle University; Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University

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committee member for IEEE Globecom, ICC, ICCCN and VTC conferences, and a reviewer for several international journals and conferences.Dr. Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University Agnieszka Miguel received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in 2001 from the University of Wash- ington, and MSEE and BSEE from Florida Atlantic University in 1996 and 1994. Dr. Miguel’s profes- sional interests involve image processing, machine learning, and engineering education especially active learning, diversity, retention, and recruitment. Her teaching interests include MATLAB, circuits, linear systems, and digital image processing. She is a member of the IEEE, ASEE, SWE, and Tau Beta Pi. Cur- rently, Dr. Miguel is the Chair of the ASEE