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New Trends in ECE Education I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bosco Mansel Oliver, Clemson University; John R. Wagner, Clemson University; Elham B. Makram, Clemson University; Rajendra DUPE Singh, Clemson University

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technology. Student andindustry assessments show that the certificate program successfully follows a pragmaticapproach that integrates theory with real world applications to prepare students for a career inthe diverse green energy industry.1. IntroductionThe world faces concurrent energy and pollution crises. Rapid population growth and an increasein the living standard in many emerging countries have led to a greater demand for fossil fuels.Over the next 25 years, the societal requirement for energy is forecasted to increase by 36% withthe bulk attributed to developing countries1. The demand for energy will eventually outpace theability to supply energy from traditional resources. Most industry experts believe that an energycrisis is likely for

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meeko Oishi, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Victor Law, University of New Mexico

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Diversity

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, and modeling of motor performance and con- trol in Parkinson’s disease. She previously held a faculty position at the University of British Columbia at Vancouver, and postdoctoral positions at Sandia National Laboratories and at the National Ecological Observatory Network. She is the recipient of the UNM Regents’ Lectureship, the NSF CAREER Award, the UNM Teaching Fellowship, the Peter Wall Institute Early Career Scholar Award, the Truman Post- doctoral Fellowship in National Security Science and Engineering, and the George Bienkowski Memorial Prize, Princeton University. She was a Summer Faculty Fellow at AFRL Space Vehicles Directorate, and a Science and Technology Policy Fellow at The National Academies.Dr

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald F. DeMara, University of Central Florida; Navid Khoshavi, University of Central Florida; Steven D. Pyle, University of Central Florida; John Edison, University of Central Florida; Richard Hartshorne, University of Central Florida; Baiyun Chen, University of Central Florida; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Ronald F. DeMara, University of Central Florida

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experiencesthrough their virtual course platform. The purpose of UNED’s virtual course platform is toreduce the evaluation workload of NetServicesOS courses, especially for practical activities,using an automatic evaluation system 7. UNED has extended the e-learning platform (aLF) by Table 1: Contemporary approaches for hierarchical technology enabled STEM delivery whereby each {,- } indicates relative {strength, limitation}. Service Remediation via Career Content Exam Exam Grade Rigorous Project

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Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Syed Masud Mahmud, Wayne State University; Cheng-Zhong Xu, Wayne State University

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Electrical and Computer

, Emergent, and Distributed Systems, the Journal of High Performance Computing and Networking, and the Journal of Computers and Applications. He was a founding program cochair of the International Workshop on Security in Systems and Networks (SSN), a general co-chair of the IFIP 2006 International Conference on Embedded and Ubiquitous Computing (EUC ’06), and a member of the program committees of numerous conferences. His research was supported in part by the US National Science Foundation, NASA, and Cray Research. He is a recipient of the Faculty Research Award of Wayne State University in 2000, the President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2002, and the Career Development Chair Award in

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Carl B. Dietrich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Nicholas F. Polys, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Christian W. Hearn, Weber State University; Kenneth Reid, University of Indianapolis; Joshua Alexéi García Sheridan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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-based learning.Further, it has potential to help students, including students who have visual impairments,develop spatial skills that are not only valuable but required in many engineering careers.1. IntroductionThe continued optimization of wireless communications and other radio frequency (RF) systemsis an essential technological effort that has enabled the advancement of modern society.Antennas are an indispensable component of myriad vital RF systems, with applicationsspanning science, industry and commerce, personal communication and entertainment, publicsafety, and national security. Thus, antennas, along with electromagnetics more generally, “willcontinue to be the heart and soul of many modern technology advances ranging from

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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taking SERC classes later in their undergraduate career have expressed howthey wished to have participated sooner.From the 150 students that have participated in SERC over the past two years, forty percent beenwomen and or minority students from across all engineering departments including electrical,mechanical, bioengineering, chemical, and civil. SERC accepts students based on several factorsincluding: merit, interest level, academic standing and personality fitment. Since SERCsfounding, several students have used it as a reference for their jobs at Honda, Tesla, Space X,Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne, Mitsubishi, Eaton, GE, BMW, Norfolk Southern,Phillips-Respironics, Westinghouse, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Uber and others

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua Alexéi García Sheridan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Seungmo Kim, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Richard M. Goff, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Vuk Marojevic, Virginia Tech; Nicholas F. Polys, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Ayat Mohammed, Virginia Tech; Carl B Dietrich P.E., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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results. Section 5 is a discussion ofconclusions and future steps to address issues encountered in the assessment.2. BackgroundWe describe instructional strategies and infrastructure that focus on wireless communicationssystems and enable development and evaluation of educational modules designed to makecomplex topics more accessible throughout academic and professional careers of STEM workers.These learning experiences are intended to be immersive, and include game-like, visuallyengaging tutorial exercises as well as asynchronous exercises in which participants program orconfigure autonomous radios and systems.GamificationOne of the major hurdles to overcome in the education process is in teaching the computationalprocesses involved in SDR

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Embedded Systems and Cybersecurity in ECE

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

James Peyton Jones, Villanova University

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Electrical and Computer

logic before introducingstudents to the ‘higher-level’ topics of microprocessors and the Internet Of Things (IOT). Analternative and potentially more motivating approach is to reverse this sequence. This paperdescribes the design of a new hardware kit and sequence of laboratory exercises which aim togive students hands-on experience with Embedded systems and IOT at an early stage in theiracademic careers. The kit is based on a low-cost, wireless-networked, 32-bit ARMmicrocontroller with integrated Cloud support. The sequence of lab exercises which buildincrementally on one another is described in detail, and the experience gained running them forthe first time is reported. Outcomes relate to the ability to extend knowledge from an

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David John Orser, University of Minnesota; Kia Bazargan, University of Minnesota; John Sartori, University of Minnesota

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has received a US National Science Foundation (NSF) Career Award.John Sartori, University of Minnesota John Sartori received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering, computer science, and mathematics from the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and com- puter engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is currently a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. His research focuses on computer architecture, computer aided design, embedded systems, and algorithm development, espe- cially focused on energy-efficient computing, high-performance computing, stochastic computing, and application

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University; Robert B. Bass, Portland State University; Phillip Wong, Portland State University

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Electrical and Computer

, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives” [page 42, 1]. Our teamof instructors exposes students to project management techniques at multiple levels within ourundergraduate ECE program. By learning project management early and practicing it often,students improve their teamwork efficacy in projects, courses, and in their future careers. Scrumis a cyclical project management technique commonly used in high-tech industries. Scrumprovides a framework that facilitates teamwork and project management through an adaptable,incremental process. We have tailored our variant of Scrum for students working on engineeringprojects in a higher-education environment. We intend to better understand student learning ofproject management and teamwork so that

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erica Messinger, Keysight Technologies; Kathleen L. Melde, University of Arizona; Jonathan Chisum, University of Notre Dame; Julio Urbina, Pennsylvania State University; Jing Wang, University of South Florida; Stephen E. Ralph, Georgia Institute of Technology

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in the research and teaching labs, connecting research collabora- tion opportunities, inspiring the next generation of engineers, helping academia prepare industry-ready en- gineers, and mapping out potential career paths for students. Erica has been with Hewlett Packard/Agilent Technologies/Keysight Technologies for 19 years holding various roles including sales channel manage- ment, business development, applications engineering, product support, and program management, most recently in Keysight’s Power and Energy business. She has brought numerous products to the market- place meeting customer needs, and ensured sales channel readiness and alignment with customer buying processes to facilitate business growth

Conference Session

New Developments in ECE

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arthur Ball, Virginia Tech; Liesl M. Baum, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

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of the goals of thegrant, which we refer to as our focus on the digital electronics metaphor of fan-in, fan-out. Fan-in relates to the diversification of not only the students who enter the program, but also how theyhave been prepared to engage in engineering education (i.e. methods of teaching and learning tobe successful in engineering). Fan-out relates to the diversification of careers pursued by studentsgraduating from the degree program. In order to increase this order of complexity, the inter-module must be re-designed. Historically, for example, many of our students work forgovernment defense contractors upon completion of their degree. In building a foundation for thework of the grant, we have learned that the field of computer and

Conference Session

Curricular Advancements in ECE

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gina Martinez, Lewis University; Safwan Omari, Lewis University

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Electrical and Computer

Technology and a B.S. degree in Computer Engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her research interests include digital and wireless communications, computer architecture, computer hardware/software interface, hard- ware virtualization, embedded systems, computer networks and the internet of things.Dr. Safwan Omari, Lewis University Safwan Omari is an Associate Professor of Computer Science in the department of Computer and Math- ematical Sciences at Lewis University, USA. Dr. Omari received his Ph.D. in Computer Science in 2009 from Wayne State University, USA. Besides his academic career, Dr. Omari spent several years working in the industry as a senior software engineer including Nokia and Amazon

Conference Session

SDR & Programming in ECE Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wesley G. Lawson, University of Maryland, College Park; Stephen Secules, University of Maryland, College Park; Shuvra Bhattacharyya, University of Maryland, College Park, and Tampere University of Technology; Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park

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Paper ID #14455An Application-based Learning Approach to C Programming Concepts andMethods for EngineersProf. Wesley Lawson, University of Maryland, College Park Prof. Lawson has earned five degrees from the University of Maryland, including a Ph,D, in Electrical Engineering in 1985. In his professional career at College Park, where he has been a full professor since 1997, he has worked on high-power microwave devices, medical devices, and engineering education. He is an author or coauthor on 5 books and over 70 refereed journal articles and 200 conference presentations and publications.Mr. Stephen Douglas Secules

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauren E. Donohoe, Department of Electrical Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University ; Julio Urbina, The Pennsylvania State University - University Park; Tim Kane, The Pennsylvania State University - University Park; Sven G. Bilén P.E., The Pennsylvania State University - University Park

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educators, we not only need to convey information, but must alsoprovide students with different learning styles and diverse backgrounds the means to develop theskills required for a broad range of career paths, from teaching and research to design, industryand production.8 Three of the most important abilities for engineers — logical reasoning, critical thinking, andproblem solving — are some of the toughest to teach. In addition to these abilities, developing acommand of electromagnetics requires the ability to visualize and manipulate fields and vectorsin three dimensions, making this subject one of the most difficult to teach within the field ofengineering.9 Usually, individuals who are highly educated in the subject, such as instructors,have

Conference Session

Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Digital Systems Education 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheng Chih Liu, University of Wisconsin Stout

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Electrical and Computer

Xilinx ISE have gone through anumber of releases. The version known as Quartus II 13.1 web pack edition and Xilinx ISE, 14.0were used in this course. FPGAs by Xilinx and Altera were both introduced to the studentsbecause both software tools can synthesize code written in Verilog, so students can choose eitherFPGAs (i.e. Spartan-6 or Cyclone IV) to implement their designs. However, the DE0-NANOboards were used in student final projects because the size of the board is compact (7cm by 5cm)and has very rich embedded peripherals for both analog and digital interfaces, and is very usefulfor battery-powered robotics applications.The main focus of this paper is the new approach in teaching FPGAs by using robots whichinspire students to pursue careers

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony A. Maciejewski, Colorado State University; Tom Chen, Colorado State University; Zinta S. Byrne, Colorado State University; Melissa D. Reese, Colorado State University; Branislav M. Notaros, Colorado State University; Ali Pezeshki, Colorado State University; Sourajeet Roy, Colorado State University; Andrea M. Leland, Colorado State University; Laura B. Sample McMeeking, Colorado State University; Thomas J. Siller, Colorado State University

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the Microelectronics Journal on Quality Electronic Design, 2005. His research interests include VLSI circuit and system design, CAD methodology for VLSI design, and bioelectronics.Prof. Zinta S. Byrne, Colorado State University Zinta S. Byrne is a tenured full professor of psychology at Colorado State University. Her previous careers were as software design and development engineer, an R&D project manager and a program manager for Hewlett-Packard Company, and management consultant for Personnel Decisions International, before becoming a professor at CSU. She is author of ”Understanding Employee Engagement: Theory, Research, and Practice” and ”Organizational Psychology and Behavior: An Integrated Approach to

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Integrating Research Into Undergraduate ECE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Electrical and Computer

(VIP) Program is an engineering educationprogram that operates in a research and development context. Undergraduate students that joinVIP teams earn academic credit for their participation in design efforts that assist faculty andgraduate students with research and development issues in their areas of technical expertise. Theteams are: multidisciplinary – drawing students from across engineering; vertically-integrated –maintaining a mix of sophomores through PhD students each semester; and long-term – eachundergraduate student may participate in a project for up to seven semesters and each graduatestudent may participate for the duration of their graduate career. The continuity, technical depth,and disciplinary breadth of these teams enable

Conference Session

New ECE Courses

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Constance D. Hendrix, USAF Academy; Danial J. Neebel PE, US Air Force Academy; Ryan Jay Silva, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Electrical and Computer

and 4 seek to build intuition and curiosity in the students by providing a broadoverview of EE and CpE. These three goals work together to pique the students’ interest enoughto continue in the major. Conversations with advanced students in the major indicate that a fewwere frustrated by the lack of detail in the first course. Their comments indicate a hunger thatwill be fed as they move through the rest of the major.Another strong motivator for students choosing engineering as a career path is self-efficacy orthe belief in one’s ability to perform a task within a specific domain. If a student believes she orhe will succeed, then success is more likely. Jones and others [7] have shown there is a stronglink between self-efficacy and persistence

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Project-based and Cooperative Learning in ECE

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Electrical and Computer

obstacles and disincentivize them to continue to be interested in andwant to study in this area. Therefore, the IASG club was started as a retention tool. The IASGwas one answer to keeping students who want careers in information assurance andcomputer/network security engaged during their undergraduate coursework.Second, one of the authors of this paper is the Director of the Information Assurance Center andhis research area focuses on information assurance and computer/network security. In the earlyyears of Iowa State University opening the Information Assurance graduate education program,he had a steady stream of undergraduate students coming through his office looking to work onresearch projects focused on information assurance and computer

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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professional activities include: program chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Division of the American Society for Engineering Education; chair of a new IEEE program on Early Career Faculty Development; editorial board of IEEE/HKN The Bridge magazine; and ABET EAC program evaluator.Dr. Edward W. Chandler P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Chandler is Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Milwaukee School of Engi- neering (MSOE). He received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Purdue University in 1985 and is a registered Professional Engineer in Wisconsin. He previously was a Member of Technical Staff at L-3 Communications and currently performs systems engineering

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Albert Liddicoat, California Polytechnic State University; Jianbiao Pan, California Polytechnic State University; James Harris, California Polytechnic State University; Gary Perks, California Polytechnic State University; Linda Shepherd, California Polytechnic State University

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two associate degrees, an AS in construction technology and an AS in legal studies from Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo, CA. Since January 1998, Mr. Perks has been a lecturer for both the electrical engineering and industrial manufacturing engineering departments at California Polytechnic State University. Also, Mr. Perks was a faculty member in the Engineering and Technology department at Cuesta College from 1999 to 2001. In addition, Mr. Perks began his career as an educator in the Air Force as a Captain teaching at the Undergraduate Space and Missile Training Institute at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Prior to his Air Force instructor

Conference Session

Projects in ECE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Hoe, The University of Texas at Tyler

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Architecture and VLSI Design. His research interests include the areas of reconfigurable computing, mixed-signal and analog circuit design, and engineering education. Page 24.1023.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Promoting Undergraduate Research in the Electrical Engineering CurriculumAbstractEngaging undergraduate students in meaningful research experiences is considered a high impacteducational practice. Benefits for the students include development of critical thinking skills,career preparation, improved retention within STEM

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Software and Web-based Learning in ECE

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brice Aaron Hirst, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Yahong Rosa Zheng, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Electrical and Computer

member of the IEEE since 2007. She is the recipient of an NSF CAREER award in 2009. Page 23.1349.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Utilization of MATLAB Simulink Exercises for an Undergraduate Communications CourseAbstractA set of six MATLAB Simulink laboratory exercises was previously designed in 2011 for anundergraduate analog/digital communication course. This paper presents our experience of apilot test on these exercises, followed by their modification and enhancement, and concludingwith an application of the modified exercises in the

Conference Session

New Developments in ECE

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Brian E Faulkner, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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previous literature, favorable results follow the inclusionof authentic, disciplinarily realistic tasks. Nonmajor students are more motivated to engage withthe content when shown plenty of evidence that this seemingly unrelated course is relevant totheir disciplinary interests and career goals.In calculus-for-engineers, this approach involves presenting situations in engineering where themathematics being learned describes an engineering system, such as derivatives in the context ofprojectile motion, or integrals in the context of fluid pressure on dams 8,9 . One textbook 13 presentsintroductory precalculus and calculus entirely with engineering examples, every example problemand homework problem has genuine engineering context such as strain

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 13

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harry Courtney Powell, University of Virginia; Ronald D. Williams P.E., University of Virginia; Todd DeLong, University of Virginia

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part of electrical and computer engineeringexpands, it is necessary for us to explore how curriculum design should be addressed. If we areto prepare students for a career in modern industry, it is imperative that we reconsider the skill-set that an undergraduate needs to succeed.19 Virtually none of our undergraduates go intosingle-topic specialties with their undergraduate degrees; they are members of multi-disciplinarydesign teams and are frequently in leadership-track positions in which they must considertechnological problems with concerns for the complex relationships across topics - theboundaries are fuzzier than ever.At the University of Virginia we are addressing this with a new breadth-first curriculum thatplaces a strong emphasis on

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Electrical and Computer

complimented thelaboratory sessions and included discussions of the microfluidics theory, microfabrication, andthe practical issues encountered in the lab. This course provided students with the skill set theywill need to pursue graduate work or a career in industry.Results of Course EvaluationThe first offering of the course in the spring of 2006 was a considerable success. All studentsenrolled in the course participated in the course evaluation and responded to anonymousquestionnaires at the end of each module. Questionnaires used a five-point Likert scale (5 beinga Strong Yes and 1 being a Strong No). The means and standard deviations of the questionnaireresponses are summarized in Table 3. The means range from 4.0 to 4.8, with relatively

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Innovations in ECE Education I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Greene, University of Saint Thomas

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2007-1429: STUDIO-BASED INSTRUCTION IN SIGNALS AND SYSTEMSChristopher Greene, University of Saint Thomas After a 24 year career in industry, Dr. Greene joined the University of St. Thomas School of Engineering where he teaches in both the Electrical and Mechanical engineering programs. He principally teaches Signals and Systems, Digital Electronics and Control Systems. Page 12.1326.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Studio-Based Signals and SystemsAbstractOne of the more challenging aspects of most undergraduate electrical engineering programs isthe Signals and Systems

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Innovations in ECE Education II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Richter, Technische Universitat Berlin; Sven Grottke, Technische Universitat Berlin

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Electrical and Computer

know how JPEG1and its related standards work. But we believe that just knowing and managing the technology isnot sufficient to prepare them for their further careers. One of the skills one needs in industry isthe ability to plan and manage large projects. And the team has to be organized as well: Studentshave to learn how to cooperate with their colleagues, an often surprisingly complex task in alarge team, and a skill usually not taught at university level. Last but not least, as we are workingat the institute of mathematics of the TU Berlin, we also considered it important to make ourstudents understand the scientific foundations of the field.Our idea was to simulate the work-flow of industrial software development as close as auniversity

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ed Doering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sam Shearman, National Instruments; Erik Luther, National Instruments

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Manager, works closely with professors, lead users, and authors to improve the quality of Engineering education utilizing National Instruments technology. During his last 5 years at National Instruments, Luther has held positions as an academic resource engineer, academic field engineer, an applications engineer, and applications engineering intern. Throughout his career, Luther, has focused on improving education at all levels including volunteering weekly to teach 4th graders to enjoy science, math, and engineering by building Lego Mindstorm robots. In his current position he manages the NI Textbook program and has had the opportunity to collaborate on numerous textbooks