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

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Electrical and Computer

Cornell University in Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics. He has received several Dean’s citations for teaching excellence during his years at Virginia Tech.Dr. J Michael RuohoniemiDr. Geoff Crowley, Geoff Crowley is the Founder and Chief Scientist of Atmospheric & Space Technology Research As- sociates (ASTRA). He is also a co-founder of the American Commercial Space Weather Association (ACSWA) and serves on the Executive Committee. He has published over 100 scientific papers as lead author or co-author. His interests include measuring the ionosphere from the ground and from space. He led the ’CASES’ GPS receiver development project, and development of the ’TIDDBIT’ HF sounder, and he leads several

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Yost, University of Detroit Mercy

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Electrical and Computer

achieved by the students taking the course. Thesimple rubric is as follows: 1 = competency increased somewhat 2 = competency increased significantly 3 = complete Outcome statement is fulfilledFor example, consider the Program Outcome related to the ability to communicateeffectively. Because the capstone design experience in the final year requires formal oralpresentations and an extensive written report, the design course sequence is assigned atarget of “3”. A laboratory course that has a focus on written reports might be assigned atarget of “2” or “3”, depending on the emphasis placed on writing or presentations. Atheory course with perhaps one project report or an otherwise reduced

Conference Session

Interactive Panel on Improving the Experiences of Marginalized Students on Engineering Design Teams

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorelle A Meadows, Michigan Technological University; Denise Sekaquaptewa, University of Michigan; Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Debbie Chachra, Olin College of Engineering; Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education, Electrical and Computer, Engineering Libraries, First-Year Programs, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Student, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering, Women in Engineering

experiences.Dr. Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech Marie C. Paretti is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she co- directs the Virginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC). Her research focuses on com- munication in engineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, design education, and gender in engineering. She was awarded a CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to study expert teaching in capstone design courses, and is co-PI on numerous NSF grants exploring com- munication, design, and identity in engineering. Drawing on theories of situated learning and identity development, her work includes studies on the teaching and learning of communication

Conference Session

Insights for Teaching ECE Courses - Session I

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Safeer M. Khan P.E., Arkansas Tech University; Mohamed Ibrahim, Arkansas Tech University; Nansong Wu, Arkansas Tech University

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Electrical and Computer

at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, Chicago, IL, April 2003.[5] Gainsburg, J., "The mathematical modeling of structural engineers", Mathematical Thinking and Learning, 8(1), 3–36, 2006.[6] Gainsburg, J., "The mathematical disposition of structural engineers", Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 38(5), 477–506, 2007.[7] Cardella, M., “Mathematical Modeling in Engineering Design Projects: Insights from an Undergraduate Capstone Design Project and a Year-Long Graduate Course” Research Gate, Purdue University, 2019.[8] Khan, M., Ibrahim, M., and Wu, N., “A study on Measuring Self-Efficacy in Engineering Modeling and Design Courses", Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, June 24

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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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Electrical and Computer

Electrical Engineering CurriculumAbstractThis paper presents findings from an impact study of a lower division student experience withinan undergraduate electrical engineering curriculum. This experience, culminating in the secondyear of the curriculum, is integrated across multiple first and second year courses and includeselements commonly found in senior-level capstone project courses. An introductoryprogramming course utilizing an embedded platform is the first course in the sequence. Thefinal course in the sequence requires students to design, build, and test an autonomous mobilerobot. Through a series of milestones, students systematically complete both the hardware andembedded software tasks required for the project. The final milestone

Conference Session

Circuits and Systems Education 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Braun, California Polytechnic State University

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Electrical and Computer

. Excel worksheet. The system is an electrically powered The electrically powered mode of transportation and is transportation system responds to a 35% controlled with a handheld remote handheld remote control. control. By the end of the project, a new system is expected to be fully functional and On project completion, the fully ready to operate. In the end, the functional new system gives people a 54% excellent design is meant to give people great new way to pursue happiness. a great new way to pursue

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wagdy H Mahmoud, University of the District of Columbia; Nian Zhang, University of the District of Columbia

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Electrical and Computer

embedded hard core processors (available in the Virtex 5 board) or the downloadable soft core processors available to all boards to optimize the performance of the designed application.The skills gained from performing the above steps will enable students to: i) developprofessional capstone design projects and Master-level theses; ii) improve their researchcapabilities and their long-life learning skills; iii) enable student to design entire system (speechcoding, adaptive noise canceller, echo suppressor, etc.) from the built-in and designed blocks; iv)improve their marketability and enhance their professional careers.4. Adaptive Noise Cancellation systemIn adaptive noise cancellation, the adaptive filter is usually designed as a transversal

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention, and First-Year Programs in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hector A. Ochoa, University of Texas, Tyler; Mukul Shirvaikar, University of Texas, Tyler

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Electrical and Computer

real projects in thedifferent areas of electrical engineering.This paper will present the data collected as a part of the course offering over two academicyears, specifically split into two analysis categories. The first part of the data analysis will focuson the effect of the course on student retention, extracted from the freshman cohorts. The secondpart of the data analysis will focus on student surveys performed at the end of the semester. Thissurvey was designed to measure vital components of overall course effectiveness with finergranularity, including students understanding of topics such as the role of electrical engineersand their impact on society. The data collected and analyzed over the last two years clearlyshows an increase in

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 11

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Carlson, Kansas State University; Dwight Day, Kansas State University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

increased from the new courses approach to teaching its core topics. References[1] D. R. S.-M. Dr. Afsaneh Minaie. "Capstone Projects in a Computer Engineering Program Using Arduino," 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. New Orleans, 2016, pp.[2] D. S. G. N. Dr. Jose Antonio Riofrio. "Teaching Undergraduate Introductory Course to Mechatronics in the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum Using Arduino," 120th ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. Atlanta, GA, 2013, pp.[3] D. Y. E. Dr. Warren Rosen, Mr. M. Eric Carr. "An Autonomous Arduino-based Racecar for First-Year Engineering Technology Students," 121st ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. Indianapolis, IN, 2014

Conference Session

Insights for Teaching ECE Courses - Session I

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget Benson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Andrew Danowitz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Joseph Callenes, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Paul Hummel, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Electrical and Computer

work well together [5], whereas instructor assigned groups may bemore appropriate for lower division courses to insure that all students do not feel the socialpressure to join with friends [10] and shy students or students from historically excludedidentities do not feel left out or isolated [11].In addition to group formation, instructors are also responsible for setting the lifetime of groups.They have the choice of keeping the same groups for the entire course or rotating groupsthroughout the semester/quarter. The choice to rotate or not can be constrained by the type ofgroup assignment (e.g. semester/quarter long capstone projects often require a single team), butin courses where rotations are possible, rotations allow students to get to

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alka Harriger, Purdue University; Kyle Lutes, Purdue University; Jack Purdum, Purdue University

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Electrical and Computer

projects give them practical experience in userrequirements definition and working with agents who are external to the educational process.This paper describes CIT’s software development curriculum at Purdue and shares what aspectsof each course contribute to increased employability for summer internships and for part-timejobs during the school year.Department OverviewThe Department of CIT was established in 1978 under the name Computer Technology. Sincethat time, CIT has grown to include about 600 current majors and over 3,100 alumni. Currently,the Department offers one degree at the main campus, the Bachelor of Science (BS) in Computerand Information Technology. The BS degree provides a foundation for continued education (e.g.,graduate education

Conference Session

New ECE laboratories

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Ray Hite, West Virginia University; Louis J. Slimak, West Virginia University; Dimitris Korakakis, West Virginia University; Terence C. Ahern, West Virginia University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

assessment of student learning, academic policies, and strategic planning.Prof. Dimitris Korakakis, West Virginia University Dimitris Korakakis, Professor in the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering has been involved with Senior Capstone projects in the department for more than 10 years. He has been the lead faculty for the Lane Experience in Applied Design, the research track of the department’s capstone project and for the Nanosystems minor established in 2010 through an NSF funded NUE. He is also the PI for the Solar Decathlon awards, in 2013, 2015 and recently 2017, from the Department of Energy, advising students from a variety of disciplines across the university and many of these student

Conference Session

Microprocessor, Microcontrollers, and Embedded Systems Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shouling He, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology; Yuhong Zhang, Texas Southern University; Fangyang Shen, New York City College of Technology (CUNY)

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Electrical and Computer

provide a supervisor with an employee’s location by means of an LCD display and an LED signal.As a result, 100% percent of students completed the project in embedded C program. In the finalexam, more conceptual problems in both assembly language and embedded C language were given.100% students successfully passed the course examination. 87.5% of the students got very goodgrades in solving the problems with the assembly language.Mechatronic Engineering is a new program at Vaughn college, it received ABET accreditation inFall 2014. From 2012 to 2014, four groups of Mechatronics Engineering students have complet-ed their capstone degree projects. All four groups of students have used one or two microcon-troller in their projects, ranging from

Conference Session

SDR & Programming in ECE Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pong P. Chu, Cleveland State University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

impose any special hardware requirement on the external system. This setting can be used in experiments and projects in hardware related courses, such asdigital systems, embedded systems, microcontroller, capstone design, etc. It complements thenormal I/O devices and introduces the concept of IoT (internet of things).7. Acknowledgments This material is based upon work partially supported by the Cleveland State UniversityUndergraduate Summer Research Award Program.Bibliography[1] CNET website. http://www.cnet.com/news/android-shipments-exceed-1-billion-for-first-time-in-2014.[2] H. Abelson and M. Friedman, “App Inventor – A view into learning about computers through building mobile applications,” Proceedings of the 2010 SIGCSE

Conference Session

New Developments in Teaching Electromagnetics and Related Topics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taufik Taufik, California Polytechnic State University; Dale S.L. Dolan, California Polytechnic State University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-76: WEB-BASED MAGNETIC DESIGNTaufik Taufik, California Polytechnic State University Dr. Taufik received his BS in Electrical Engineering with minor in Computer Science from Northern Arizona Univ. in 1993, MS in Electrical Engineering from Univ. of Illinois Chicago in 1995, and Doctor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering from Cleveland State University in 1999. He then joined the Electrical Engineering department at Cal Poly State University in 1999 where he is currently a tenured Professor. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and has done consulting work and has been employed by sev- eral companies including Capstone Microturbine, Rockwell Automation (Allen-Bradley), Picker Interna- tional, Rantec, San

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Petronella A. James, Morgan State University; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Jumoke O. Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University

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Electrical and Computer

3APPR XXX Approved Elective/EEGR243 3 EEGR 4XX ECE Elective*** 3HUMA 202 Intro To Humanities II 3 BIOL 101 Biology 4 17 17FOURTH YEAR- (FIRST SEMESTER) FOURTH YEAR - (SECOND SEMESTER)EEGR 390 Principles of Design 2EEGR 400 Intro To Professional 1 EEGR 491 Sr. Design Project II 2 PracticeEEGR 490 Sr. Design Project I 1 EEGR4XX ECE Elective *** 3EEGR 4XX ECE Elective*** 3 EEGR 4XX ECE Elective

Conference Session

ECE Program Development

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brandon M. Grainger, University of Pittsburgh; Gregory F. Reed, University of Pittsburgh

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Electrical and Computer

Power Concentration Certificates Awarded from 2008 through 2012The undergraduate students who declare electric power as their concentration of choice oftenperform an investigation in a power related area for their capstone senior design project, which isoften sponsored through an industry partner of the program, such as Eaton Corporation whosponsors several projects each term. In addition, a series of undergraduate student projects overthe past several years in the area of solar energy generation have been inspired and advised byDr. John A. Swanson, founder of ANSYS. The most recent of these includes the installation of asolar power array on the roof of the school of engineering, the first solar array of its kind oncampus. The installation is

Conference Session

New ECE Laboratories

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Liang Hong, Tennessee State University

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Electrical and Computer

session. The module also help highlymotivated students to initiate projects for applications in various IoT areas. The hands-onexperience in lab exercises and projects are organized at two difficulty levels: basic andadvanced. The basic level hands-on lab relies on the knowledge learned in the lecture and lets thestudents to interact with the real-world wireless signals over-the-air in real-time by transmittingthe data generated from the real world. Step-by-step guidelines and explanations are provided forlab implementation. Advanced level course projects are constructed to be open-ended andinquiry-based. They challenge students to acquire more theories and develop comprehensiveapplications for complicated cases in their capstone projects. Figure

Conference Session

Distance and Web-based Learning in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Esteban Rodriguez-Marek, Eastern Washington University; Min-Sung Koh, Eastern Washington University; Claudio Talarico, Eastern Washington University; Jabulani Nyathi, Eastern Washington University

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Electrical and Computer

that suits a variety of learning styles. For example, the program has left significant leeway for service learning components in the classroom, in the form of final projects or in the Senior Capstone class. Service learning typically engages students, faculty and community members in a community project. These types of projects allow students to become connected to the community and, thus, to provide a sense of civic engagement. Surveys have shown overwhelmingly that over 65% of students recognize civic engagement as a critical part of their education [10]. Research further indicates that women learn most effectively when theoretical concepts and classroom

Conference Session

Circuits and Systems Education 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Davis, Central Washington University; Charles Pringle, Central Washington University; Lad Holden, Central Washington University; Michael L. Whelan, Department of Engineering Technologies, Safety, and Construction, Central Washington University

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Electrical and Computer

provided the sixteen units required to support the demandsof the course as well as a unit used by the professor for demonstrations and three units reservedfor student based projects such as those associated with the capstone sequence.Lab SequenceThe original lab manual was limited to a procedural introduction to various functionalities ofPLCs and was constrained by having only eight available training units. Because the typicalclass had approximately 30 students, each group generally had three to four people. This limitedthe participation of all group members to very little actual hands-on time spent with the trainer. Page 26.526.5In redeveloping

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Vernon Cook, University of Pittsburgh; James Arthur Lyle, University of Pittsburgh; Robert J. Kerestes, University of Pittsburgh

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Electrical and Computer

focused on in undergraduate education. Makerspaces cansupplement this deficit to a degree, but often only provide the equipment and spatial resourcesfor the students and may lack the technical expertise and training of dedicated staff [1]. Bygiving early access to specialized pieces of equipment and hands on training early inundergraduate education, allows them to develop innovative ideas that utilize the equipment fortheir projects. Training also allows students to quickly become comfortable with the tools thatelectrical engineering depends on, instead of having to develop their proficiency in the first fiveyears of being in the workforce or graduate school.Introduction:Back in the fifties and sixties there was a significant push for engineering

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Michael Khoo, University of Southern California; Ellis Meng, University of Southern California

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Electrical and Computer

. In addition to pre and post test (summative) data that they are nowcollecting resulting from our baseline results and reform efforts, the faculty researchers will becollecting and analyzing formative assessment data (ESAs) throughout the project to enable themto make just-in-time revisions to the curriculum throughout the reform/research process. Figure1 (below) describes the ERC’s powerful performance system that formatively and summativelymonitors the progress and success of curriculum reform. The performance assessment has beenconstructed using embedded signature assessments. Past attempts of measuring the performanceof BME students have relied on a single senior-level capstone design course and end-of-coursesurveys. The faculty

Conference Session

Digital Communications Systems

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dennis Silage, Temple University

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Electrical and Computer

is the trustee of the Temple University Amateur Radio Club (K3TU, www.temple.edu/k3tu), which he has integrated into the undergraduate communications curriculum and capstone senior design projects. Dr. Silage is a past chair of the Middle Atlantic Section of the ASEE and now the Secretary/Treasurer of the ECE Division of ASEE. Page 11.1206.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Teaching Digital Communications in a Wireless World: Who Needs Equations?AbstractDigital communication is traditionally taught by examining the temporal and spectralresponse and the

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiahui Song, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Douglas Eric Dow, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

Singapore, in Singapore. He has also done biomedical research during post doctorate research positions at the Uni- versity of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI), Tohoku University (Sendai, Japan), and Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN). He has taught classes for and been an advisor on capstone senior design projects for Wentworth students in the programs of electrical engineering, computer engineering, electromechanical engineering, and biomedical engineering. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Using Telecommunication Instructional Modelling System (TIMS) in Communications Systems CourseAbstract:Conventional courses in communications systems use lecture and readings to explain

Conference Session

Innovations in Power Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale S.L. Dolan, California Polytechnic State University; Taufik Taufik, California Polytechnic State University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-1479: AN ACTIVE POWER FACTOR CORRECTION LABORA-TORY EXPERIMENT FOR POWER ELECTRONICS COURSEDale S.L. Dolan, California Polytechnic State University Dale S.L. Dolan is an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at Cal Poly with experience in renew- able energy projects, education, power electronics and advanced motor drives. He received his BSc in Zoology in 1995 and BEd in 1997 from the University of Western Ontario. He received the BASc in Elec- trical Engineering in 2003, MASc. in Electrical Engineering in 2005 and PhD in Electrical Engineering in 2009 all from the University of Toronto. He is past chair of Windy Hills Caledon Renewable Energy, past chair of the OSEA (Ontario Sustainable Energy

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation, Assessment, and Program Improvement in ECE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danial J. Neebel, Loras College; Nicholas J. Burek, Loras College; Thomas Griebel, Loras College

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Electrical and Computer

2011 has motivated to first year students to enterthe contest for 2012.Finally, the development of the FPGArcade was itself a good learning experience. The twostudents who designed and developed the FPGArcade wished to comment on their learningexperience. Below are their individual comments.Student 1: This project served as a mini-capstone of our education. We combined our collective Page 25.648.7knowledge from engineering, computer science, and mathematics to create a useful and funsystem. Actually seeing the bare circuits illuminate a monitor gave us a dizzying rush. In short, itwas as addicting as it was educational.Student 2: I think this

Conference Session

Innovations in Power Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seyed Mousavinezhad, Idaho State University, (first, corresponding author)

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Electrical and Computer

“Fundamentals of Electrical Energy Systems Engineering” is envisioned to − Equip graduating engineers for day-to-day life relating to energy − Stress basic energy fundamentals, generation, utilization, environment − Be tailored to local needs and placed in the program according to local requirements • There should be mechanisms such as project courses for students to develop a system of systems approach – for example, projects involving power, power electronics, communication and computation. • Incorporation of a system of systems approach should be encouraged in capstone design courses. • A second course in “Energy System Design” is envisioned to − Provide the ability to understand and design

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enrique Barbieri, University of Houston; Wajiha Shireen, University of Houston; Farrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston; Miguel Ramos, University of Houston; William Fitzgibbon, University of Houston

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Electrical and Computer

research projects while engaged in teaching, research and consulting in the area of power electronics, motor drives, power quality and clean power utility interface issues.Farrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston FARROKH ATTARZADEH Dr. Attarzadeh is an associate professor in the Engineering Technology Department, College of Technology at the University of Houston. He teaches software programming, digital logic, and is in charge of the senior project course in the Computer Engineering Program. He is an Associated Editor for student papers of the Journal of Technology Interface (http://engr.nmsu.edu/~etti/). He is a member of ASEE and has been with the University of Houston since 1983.Miguel Ramos

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Paul M. Schoch, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Kathy Ann Gullie Ph.D., Gullie Consultant Services; Dianna Newman, University at Albany-SUNY; Shayla Sawyer Armand, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Jeffrey Braunstein, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Electrical and Computer

educational grants including an NSF engineering grant supporting Histor- ically Black University and Colleges; ”Building Learning Communities to Improve Student Achievement: Albany City School District” , and ”Educational Leadership Program Enhancement Project at Syracuse University” Teacher Leadership Quality Program. She is also the PI on both ”Syracuse City School District Title II B Mathematics and Science Partnership: Science Project and Mathematics MSP Grant initiatives. She is currently the principle investigator on a number of grants including a 21st century grant and an NSF Transformong Undergraduate Education in STEM grant.Dr. Dianna Newman, University at Albany-SUNY Dr. Dianna Newman is a research professor at

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

components are used to augment the courses in order to enhance students’mastery of the subject matter and its applications. Usually, the capstone design course at thesenior level allows students to synthesize what they learned and exercise their creative ability.The main goal is to facilitate an environment for students to walk through the entire designprocess from the formulation of ideas, through implementation, test and validation. There aremany reasons that might contribute to the difficulty faced by the students in their ability tosynthesize and be creative. Two specific contributing reasons that we identified and attemptedto address are (1) insufficient critical thinking exercises and (2) lack of self-motivated activitiesunlike the cook-book