Conference Session

Insights for Teaching ECE Courses - Session II

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelvin T. Erickson, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

have the following pedagogical features:  An emphasis on good design practices, not just the programming language.  Good design practice using standards (for example, safety standards and the National Electrical Code).  Lecture is heavily application-oriented, working through example problems instead of emphasizing the theory.  Laboratory exercises are an integral part of the course and the lecture topics are closely coordinated with the laboratory schedule.  Laboratory exercises are small versions of real processes and use real commercial PLC equipment, not simulations.By incorporating standards into the courses, the students become accustomed to the reality thatin the work environment, their

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Meyer, Purdue University; Mark Johnson, Purdue University School of ECE; Cordelia Brown, Purdue University

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Electrical and Computer

Laboratories with the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering of Purdue University since July 1999. He received his PhD in 1998 from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering of Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. He teaches Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) design, advises senior design project teams, supervises teaching assistants in several laboratories, develops computer engineering laboratory curricula, manages design automation software for instruction and research, and is chair of an ECE committee for instructional innovation. Dr. Johnson served as proceedings chair for Microelectronic Systems Education 2003, program chair for Microelectronic Systems

Conference Session

Software and Web-based Learning in ECE

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G Belu, Drexel University (Tech.); Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.)

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

background, and as a result, they have difficulties to learn thesesubjects. Another issue for electric power system or electric machines students is finding thetextbook problem solutions through the use of routine problem-solving techniques, such asequations and formulae. But the students’ reliance on formulae and routine use of techniques inproblem solving too often leads to poor performance in real-world scenarios. On the other hand,the laboratory sessions in any engineering program particularly in electrical power engineeringare critical as these labs are designed for students in accordance with theoretical course work.Setting and running electric machines, energy conversion and power systems laboratories putseveral challenges and requirements

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hetal Jasani, Northern Kentucky University; Wei Hao, Northern Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

systems), Computer Networks, and Operating Systems. Page 14.738.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Innovative Network Security Course DevelopmentAbstractNetwork security courses become increasingly popular in colleges (including communitycolleges) and universities. This paper discusses about developing the novel course of networksecurity using laboratory activities. It elaborates innovative projects that are suitable forlaboratory work in network security curriculum. It explores both hardware and softwarecomponents that are now being used for practical exercises in network security courses. Mostoften these

Conference Session

Experiential Learning in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mihaela Radu, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Clint S. Cole, Digilent, Inc.; Joe Harris, Digilent, Inc.; Mircea Dabacan, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

level with analog circuits.Additionally, in today’s world, the tools, technologies, and methods used by engineers inelectrical engineering design evolve quickly and continuously. Educational programs must keeppace with these changing tools, technologies, and methods in order to produce graduates whomeet the needs of employers and are competitive in the marketplace. To meet this need,engineering education programs must target their laboratory experiences to take advantage of thenewest technologies and expose students to the tools and methods employed by practicingengineers, while emphasizing fundamental concepts and principles.A new approach, in which every student has their own integrated analog circuit design station,holds the promise to

Conference Session

ECE Program Development

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

W. Timothy Holman, Vanderbilt University; Brian David Sierawski, Vanderbilt University; Robert Reed, Vanderbilt University; Robert A. Weller, Vanderbilt University; Andrew L. Sternberg, Vanderbilt University; Rebekah Austin, Vanderbilt University; Daniel M. Fleetwood, Vanderbilt University

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Electrical and Computer

Page 24.1245.1 Rebekah Austin is graduate student in Electrical Engineering at Vanderbilt University. Her research is in radiation effects on electronics and on how Vanderbilt’s CubeSat program can be used in the undergradu- ate electrical engineering curriculum.Daniel M Fleetwood, Vanderbilt University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Paper ID #10407Dan Fleetwood received B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from Purdue University in 1980, 1981, and 1984.He joined Sandia National Laboratories in 1984 as a Member of the Technical Staff. In 1990, he wasnamed a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 12

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander M. Wyglinski, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Travis Fredrick Collins, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Robin Getz, Analog Devices

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #18912Sample-Based Understanding of Wireless Transceivers and Digital Transmis-sion Via Software-Defined RadioProf. Alexander M. Wyglinski, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Alexander M. Wyglinski is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and an Asso- ciate Professor of Robotics Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), as well as Director of the Wireless Innovation Laboratory (WI Lab). He received his Ph.D. degree from McGill University in 2005, his M.S. degree from Queens University at Kingston in 2000, and his B.Eng. degree from McGill University in 1999, all in electrical

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey L. Schiano, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

dilutes both these components. Moreover, as the professionalengineering topics are required for graduation, students cannot replace the capstone designcourse with other opportunities closer to their professional interests, for example, completing aproject in the Student Space Programs Laboratory. Page 25.403.2Following a critical review and discussion of the design component of our curriculum, theundergraduate committee identified three areas for improvement: (1) coupling the undergraduateand graduate programs by engaging undergraduates in faculty research projects, (2) diversifyingthe spectrum and depth of capstone design projects, and (3

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ian Papautsky, University of Cincinnati; Ali Asgar Bhagat, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

microfluidics and MEMS devices for chemical and biological assays. He was the teaching assistant for the Biochip Laboratory course discussed in this paper. Page 12.971.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Introducing Microfluidics to Electrical Engineers: An Integrated Problem-Based Learning ExperienceIntroductionMicrofluidics is a multidisciplinary field comprising of physics, chemistry, engineering andbiotechnology that studies the behavior of fluids at the microscale and the design of systems thattake advantage of such behavior. The behavior of fluids at the microscale differ from“macrofluidic

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei PAN, Idaho State University; S. Hossein Mousavinezhad, Idaho State University; Kenyon Hart, Idaho State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

AC 2009-959: DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING: THEORY AND PRACTICE,HARDWARE AND SOFTWAREWei PAN, Idaho State University Wei Pan is Assistant Professor and Director of VLSI Laboratory, Electrical Engineering Department, Idaho State University. She has several years of industrial experience including Siemens (project engineering/management.) Dr. Pan is an active member of ASEE and IEEE and serves on the membership committee of the IEEE Education Society.S. Hossein Mousavinezhad, Idaho State University S. Hossein Mousavinezhad is Professor and Chair, Electrical Engineering Department, Idaho State University. Dr. Mousavinezhad is active in ASEE and IEEE and is an ABET program evaluator. Hossein

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah E. Lopez, Utah State University; Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Presentacion Rivera-Reyes, University at Buffalo, SUNY

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

working in the Office of Undergraduate Education, School of Engineering and Applied Science at SUNY-Buffalo. Previously, he held a position of post- doctoral research associate in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He formerly held a position of teaching assistant in the Engineering Education Department at Utah State University. He also worked as a laboratory instructor of Telecommunication Engineering at Technological University of Honduras teaching courses of Transmission System to senior students. He received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the National Autonomous University of Honduras and his Ph.D. in Engineering Education at Utah State University

Conference Session

ECE Curriculum Innovations

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehmet Ozturk, North Carolina State University; Michael Escuti, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

component reviewing different ECE specializations while providing key fundamentalconcepts. It was decided to devote approximately one third of the course to introductory materialfollowed by eight weeks on different specialization areas. According to the initial plan, two 75minute lectures per week would be used to cover the theoretical material necessary to performthe experiments in laboratory, which would meet almost every week for three hours. Thespecializations to be included in the course were decided on based on the strengths of ourdepartment. The list included circuits, electric power, communication, digital signal processing,solid state electronics, logic design, computer architecture and computer networking..One of the great challenges of

Conference Session

Circuits and Systems Education 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Stephen Keith Holland, James Madison University; Brian Groener, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

, controls, renewable energy, and engineering study abroad courses. His current research interest include material development for solar energy applications and optoelectronic device development for non-destructive testing and evaluation.Brian Groener , James Madison University Page 26.594.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015   Embedding Engineering Design in a Circuits and Instrumentation CourseAbstractThe junior level circuits and instrumentation course at James Madison University is a 4-credit coursewith three lectures and one laboratory each week. Fundamentals of DC and AC

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ravel Ammerman, Colorado School of Mines; Pankaj Sen, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

. After presenting an overview of the “powerengineering option” at CSM, this paper discusses the course outline, the scope, and themethodology that was adopted to design a very successful and effective advanced power systemslaboratory. Our advanced undergraduate energy systems laboratory promotes power engineeringeducation by showcasing the modern simulation tools used by the utility sector. Working closelywith industrial representatives helps to prepare the students for the real world problems they willeventually be asked to evaluate.IntroductionEstablished in 1874, Colorado School of Mines (CSM) is one of the oldest institutions of highereducation in the State of Colorado.[1] It is known both nationally and internationally for itseducation and

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment III

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Egbert, Missouri State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

by MSU will be set at MSU rates. Tuition rates for engineering courses will be set at Missouri S&T rates. MSU will collect tuition and fees for the engineering courses and send the money to Missouri S&T. Missouri S&T will reimburse MSU for engineering courses taught by MSU faculty. 8. Department chairs in the Civil and Electrical Engineering programs at Missouri S&T will provide administrative oversight of the respective programs. 9. The programs will be jointly reviewed by Missouri S&T and MSU every three years.Special one-time state funding provided monies for the procurement of laboratory equipment, theremodeling of rooms on the MSU campus to make laboratory space for the two new programs,and

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 10

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Okyere Attia P.E., Prairie View A&M University; Lisa D. Hobson Ph.D., Prairie View A&M University; Pamela Holland Obiomon, Prairie View A&M University; Mahamadou Tembely, Prairie View A&M University

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Electrical and Computer

Prairie View A&M University in 1993, and a PhD degree in electrical engineering from Texas A&M University in 2003. From 1998 to 1999, Dr. Obiomon served as an adjunct faculty at the Rochester Institute of Technology, in the Department of Micro-electronics in Rochester, New York. From 2000-2002, she was the lead data processing system hardware engineer in the Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. In 2003, she joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Prairie View A&M University. She is currently serving as the Department Head of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Prairie View. Dr. Obiomon’s research interests include the

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Ieta, State University of New York, Oswego; Rachid Manseur, SUNY-Oswego; Thomas Doyle, McMaster University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

regular basis. The lab content was integrated with the Electronics course that it essentiallyserves. The lab experience and the collected feedback are being used for writing a laboratory manual andfurther fine tuning will be performed with the help of the incoming students enrolled in the course. Theexperience with restructuring the course and blending in the students’ needs has been very positive andthe lessons learned from this initiative may prove useful to other instructors in their own approach tomodifying electrical engineering labs. I. IntroductionEngineering education is an important factor for sustained economic growth and progress throughtechnological innovation. The analysis of global development suggests that the next economic

Conference Session

Web-based Learning in ECE

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sumit Dutta, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Shreya Prakash, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; David Estrada, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Eric Pop, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

connected computer or web-browsing mobiledevice (Fig. 1). Web browser (AJAX client)The initial WS design is aimed as part of a large under- Figure 2. Photograph of hardwaregraduate electronic device course (~150 students), where used for our remote laboratory (top)individual lab access is prohibitive. With the WS access, and schematic of the remote instru-students benefit from doing real-time measurements, and ment WS and Web interface archi-can perform subsequent data analysis. Currently, the WS tecture (bottom).enables measurements of typical silicon transistors fab-ricated at the University of Illinois (Fig. 2 and Fig. 5),state of the art nanoscale transistors provided by Intel

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yi Cheng, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Kathleen Hayden, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Zekeriya Aliyazicioglu, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Electrical Engineering and ComputerEngineering programs. They also told us about their strong interests in the applications ofsoftware-hardware co-design (SHC) in embedded systems. With their assistance, we wereable to set up a digital design laboratory with design software from Cadence, Synopsisand Xilinx.There are many inexpensive FPGA boards from several vendors, which offer flexibility,performance and ease of use. Our students can design, implement and test digital circuitsusing a hardware description language, Verilog or VHDL. Many FPGA boards allowusers to instantiate a high performance processor, such as MicroBlaze, PowerPC, andARM, etc., and its memory and I/O devices on an FPGA chip. Therefore, we can use theboard to implement a very

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jimmy Linn, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the advantages, disadvantages, and applications ofsome innovative technologies in the classroom. I have chosen to concentrate on one suchtechnology in this paper. This technology is the use of computer based laboratory experiments inlieu of or to supplement hands-on laboratory experiments. I will focus on computer based labexperiments. The driving force behind this technology is to speed up student progress onlaboratory experiments and make the learning experience in the lab more efficient. I choose theelectrical field to concentrate my discussion because my background is in electronics and I havesignificant experience teaching electrical courses with accompanying labs. I will first give some

Conference Session

Electromagnetics & Power Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nurhidajat Sisworahardjo, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga; Ahmed Eltom P.E., University of Tennessee, Chattanooga; Abdul R. Ofoli, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga; Edward H. McMahon P.E., University of Tennessee, Chattanooga

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

. TVA’s nuclear unit committed through anMOU to funding equipment upgrades to a computer laboratory used for power systemsimulation, with UTC guaranteeing free access to this lab for TVA training.The Outreach Coordinator position has been integral to these gifts as faculty are frequently to beoverextended to solicit donations or seek new industrial relationships outside of research.Finding interested power sector retirees is highly recommended as such individuals need little, ifany, oversight and are more familiar with a company’s organization than faculty.A partner in the DOE grant, the SETDD assists in the recruiting efforts by distributing $1,000Smart Grid scholarships to students at ChSCC and UTC. These scholarships encourage studentsto

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Selahattin Sayil, Lamar University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

IEEE and serves as an Associate Editor for International Journal of Electronics American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Enhancing Student Learning via Hardware in HomeworkI. Introduction:An important problem that has come up over the years in some engineering programs is the lossof laboratory experiences in favor of more theoretical emphasis in upper division courses. InElectrical Engineering (EE) curriculums, the majority of programs now include laboratory workonly in introductory courses such as circuits and logic design [1]-[3]. Advanced courses such asElectronics II, Communications, and others have lost their labs due to the curriculum changesand the

Conference Session

Labs & Hands-on Instruction II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory J. Mazzaro, The Citadel; Ronald J. Hayne, The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #14716Instructional Demos, In-Class Projects, and Hands-On Homework: ActiveLearning for Electrical Engineering using the Analog DiscoveryDr. Gregory J. Mazzaro, The Citadel Dr. Mazzaro earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Boston University in 2004, a Master of Science from the State University of New York at Binghamton in 2006, and a Ph.D. from North Carolina State University in 2009. From 2009 to 2013, he worked as an Electronics Engineer for the United States Army Research Laboratory in Adelphi, Maryland. Dr. Mazzaro’s research focuses on studying the unintended behaviors of RF electronics

Conference Session

Software & Web-based Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom J. Zajdel, University of California at Berkeley; Michel M. Maharbiz, University of California at Berkeley

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Massive Online Circuits LabAbstractThis work describes the design and implementation of EE40LX: Electronic Interfaces, the firstlarge-scale analog circuits laboratory hosted offered by edX. EE40LX revolved aroundconstructing a robot, emphasizing hands-on circuit building over circuit analysis to keep thecourse broadly accessible. With over 80 thousand students from over 190 nations enrolled acrossone year, this course is the largest and most distributed open analog circuits laboratory of itskind. Its sheer scale necessitated careful design of the robot project and a robust rubric for peergrading. This paper presents a detailed description of the course and its instructional design. Intotal, 856 robots were built and over 2233 students earned a

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fred Cady, (Retired) Montana State University; John McLellan, Freescale Semiconductor

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

hardware, software and courseware learning ecosystem that has beencreated to capture student attention and develop a broader skill set. Laboratory and in-classexercises use POGIL (Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning) – based laboratory modules toengage students in learning through exploration, critical thinking, and team and cooperativeparticipation exercises. Laboratory and in-class exercises are designed to teach the student howto explore a new technology to be able to learn more about it. In fact, learning how to learn is akey outcome. Laboratory hardware is designed to provide easy connection to real-world devicesand allow students to extend their explorations from classroom theory to the practical applicationof technology they are

Conference Session

Innovations in Communications and Wireless Systems Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne A Scales, Virginia Tech; J Michael Ruohoniemi; Geoff Crowley

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

excellentopportunity to effectively train students on state-of-the-art applications, a broad spectrum ofengineering and science fundamentals, and the interrelationships between multiple engineeringdisciplines. We describe our experience and lessons-learned in teaching an advancedundergraduate-level GNSS capstone design course in the department of Electrical and ComputerEngineering at Virginia Tech over the past 15 years. We report on the objectives of the course,the topic selection, the capabilities of laboratory hardware, approaches to GNSS data extractionand analysis, and the importance of the accompanying teaching laboratory. Student perceptionsof specific measurable learning objectives are provided which underscore the importance of ahands-on laboratory

Conference Session

Software and Web-based Learning in ECE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin P. Pintong, Binghamton University; Douglas H. Summerville, Binghamton University; Kyle Temkin, BInghamton University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

based approach.2 Online classes are simply treated as extensions of an oncampus course. In summer 2010, we set out to create a pedagogical model that could be used forour online courses. This model is designed to be tailored specifically for the online setting andreplaces the typical satellite model used in online education. In Summer 2010, we applied thesatellite model for an electrical circuits course, in which students viewed pre-recorded lecturesand worked on the same laboratory, homework, and examinations as traditional students. TheSummer 2010 course is used as a benchmark to measure our progress in the Summer 2011course.In the design of our methodology, we sought to make key changes to the way a course is taught.We sought to deemphasize

Conference Session

Optical and Wireless Communication Systems

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ernest Kim, University of San Diego

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

of concepts introduced in each course.Curricular design of both courses as well as assessments of concurrent registration in the coursesis presented. Specific laboratory design, fabrication, and measurement experiments conducted inthe RF and microwave engineering course that helps emphasize concepts introduced in theengineering electromagnetics course are outlined.IntroductionRadio frequency (RF) and microwave engineering courses are commonly taught as an electricalengineering elective in the senior or graduate years of study.1 Concepts introduced in RF andmicrowave courses benefit from a solid understanding of passive and active circuits, and time-varying electromagnetic field theory.2 With regard to electromagnetic fields, wave

Conference Session

SDR & Programming in ECE Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhiping Zhang, Wright State University; Zhiqiang Wu, Wright State University; Bin Wang, Wright State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

-director of Broadband, Mobile and Wireless Networking Laboratory at the Department of Electrical Engineering of Wright State University.Dr. Zhiqiang Wu, Wright State University Dr. Zhiqiang Wu received his BS from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications in 1993, MS from Peking University in 1996, and PhD from Colorado State University in 2002, all in electrical engineering. He has worked at West Virginia University Institute of Technology as assistant professor from 2003 to 2005. He joined Wright State University in 2005 and currently serves as full professor. Dr. Wu is the author of national CDMA network management standard of China. He also co-authored one of the first books on multi-carrier transmission

Conference Session

Labs & Hands-on Instruction I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech; Andrew Phillips, The University of Glasgow

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Glasgow College, UESTC (formerly known as the UoG-UESTC Joint School). Both institutions of higher learning are located in Chengdu, China. Thestudents were Chinese nationals who were in the process of building their knowledge oftechnical English. Three laboratory exercises and one design project were developed toprovide opportunities for hands-on learning and to allow the students to explore their ownideas on solid-state lighting applications. The labs and project assigned are described alongwith the intended learning outcomes and a summary of student evaluations. Plannedimprovements to the labs and project, which will be incorporated in the when the course isoffered again in the summer of 2016, will also be discussed. I. BackgroundThe