Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Anderson, U.S. Naval Academy; Richard Buehrer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Electrical and Computer

demandthroughout the duration of the project.Forest measurements were performed on one to two days per week throughout the first six weeksof the summer, with the remaining days devoted to processing and analyzing the data. The firstseveral measurement days were primarily focused on training the students on setting up andoperating the equipment, experimental design and planning, troubleshooting, and good research Page 13.200.6practices. On the remaining days, students were gradually given greater responsibility,culminating with the final two days where the students were given the open-ended assignment ofrecording measurements for a particular forest

Conference Session

New ECE Courses

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chung Hoon Lee, Marquette University; Susan C. Schneider, Marquette University; Trevor Thiess, Marquette University

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Electrical and Computer

t prototypee developedd 37 years latter. Students learned thaat thedevice haad been prop posed by arg guing that inhherent circuiit element syymmetry poiinted to atheoretical device rellating electriical flux and d charge [1,2]. Discussionn was focuseed on how too usethe theorretical guidellines to desig gn a develop pment plan ffor their memmristor.The secoond lecture foocused on thhe memristorr’s principle of operationn and the chaaracteristics of I-V curvess. The switch hing mechan nism of the memristor m waas explainedd by the I-V ccurves. Usinngthe coursse material as reference, students leaarned how

Conference Session

Innovations in Power Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

vahid salehi pour mehr, Florida International University; Ali Mazloomzadeh, Florida International University; Osama A. Mohammed, Florida International University; Juan Francisco Fernandez, Florida International University; Javier Parra

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Electrical and Computer

self-managing and reliable smart grid isseen as the future of protection and control systems [3]. This philosophy requires finding a wayto implement in the laboratory.The Smart Grid design aims are to provide overall power system monitoring, create controlstrategies to maintain system performance and security and to reduce cost of operation,maintenance, and system availability planning. The Smart Grid Control gives us capabilities suchas: predicting system behavior, anticipatory operation and adaptation to new environment, Page 22.813.2handling distributed resource, stochastic demand and optimal response to the smart appliances.The smart grid

Conference Session

ECE Curriculum Improvement

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip A. Mlsna, Northern Arizona University; Niranjan Venkatraman, Northern Arizona University; Sheryl L. Howard, Northern Arizona University

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Electrical and Computer

understanding ofand appreciation for cultural diversity and the fact that we work in a global marketplace is criticalfor our graduating students to succeed as electrical engineers 7;8;10 .In recognition of the importance of global learning and the need to present its relevance to our engi-neering students, the authors, with the support of faculty in our Electrical and Computer Engineer-ing programs, embarked on a plan to incorporate global learning directly into our ECE curriculum.This was done as part of a university-wide initiative to include global learning in department cur-ricula. We viewed this initiative as a great opportunity to align our ECE program curricula closer tothe needs of employers and future engineers participating in a global

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David H. Hoe, University of Texas, Tyler

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Electrical and Computer

undergraduate student in the summer of 2010. Next, Page 25.1389.2the effort with three more undergraduate students this past summer will be described in detail,including a discussion of the training method, supervision, and selection of the research projects.The ongoing research efforts this past fall will also be covered. This will be followed by adiscussion and evaluation of results with guidelines for keys to success for undergraduateresearch. Finally, some conclusions and future plans will be discussed.Background and Initiation of Undergraduate ResearchThis section provides some background on the FPGA Design class offered at our institution anda

Conference Session

Integration of Research and Education in ECE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tali Moreshet, Swarthmore College; Uzi Vishkin, University of Maryland, College Park; Fuat Keceli, Intel Corporation

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Electrical and Computer

Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS) since 1988. He was affiliated with Tel Aviv University between 1984 and 1997, was Chair of CS there in 1987-8, and also worked for IBM, T.J. Watson and New York University. His research interests center around parallel algorithms and architectures. Facilitating a transition into ubiquitous parallel computing has been a strategic objective for computer science and engineering since its inception in the 1940s. A theory enthusiast, the overriding theme guiding his work was using theory to guide the rest of the field in addressing this strategic objective. Key components in his comprehensive plan include the very rich PRAM parallel algorithmic theory and a PRAM-on-Chip vision comprising

Conference Session

Improvements in ECE Signals and Systems

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cory J. Prust, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Steven Holland, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Richard W. Kelnhofer, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Electrical and Computer

interface to the PC soundcard. Figure 3 below shows a screen capture from GRC thatimplements an FM radio receiver using a built-in WBFM Receive block and includes an audiosink to play back demodulated sound. Figure 3: Screen capture of a broadcast FM radio receiver in GNU Radio CompanionAlong with the student-owned RTL-SDR, we also plan to leverage a more capable SDR for in-class experiments. By pairing the low-cost RTL-SDR with an SDR transmitter, such as the EttusResearch B200 shown in Figure 4, the instructor can generate a wide variety of signals that canbe used for controlled experiments within the course. We plan to include such experiments inorder to demonstrate lecture concepts, as active learning exercises, and to investigate

Conference Session

ECE Curriculum Improvement

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

JianJian Song, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Deborah Walter, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Edward Wheeler, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

. While the former is pure digital the latter isan integrated part of a system that may have analog and RF circuits as well as sensors andactuators. It is time that digital circuit implementation is considered as a fundamental subject andtaught as a required course because it is what digital design engineers must deal with at work.Digital system implementation has become complex and critical due to a number ofimplementation choices such as small floor plans, high-speed and mixed-signal design,integration of sensors and actuators and minimum power consumption. One key issue at chip orPCB level implementation is signal and power integrity (SI, PI), which holds the key to successor failure of a digital system implementation. This topic has become so

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale N. Buechler, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Phil J Sealy Jr., University of Wisconsin, Platteville; John R Goomey, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Electrical and Computer

increased enrollment in their on-sitecourses. Industry near the host sites benefit from the increased number of well-qualified UW- Page 23.1023.5Platteville BSEE graduates who have ties to the host university area.Lab managers from UW-Platteville handle all lab logistics at the remote sites. They arrange labschedules with the students and travel to the two-year campuses at the assigned times. Sincethey cover locations throughout the state, the two lab managers usually create a biweekly siteschedule which both students and faculty can plan around. The current lab managers travel anaverage of four days each week and spend a whole day at one site or

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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Electrical and Computer

layout behaviors for Information-Rich Virtual En- vironments for desktop to immersive platforms. He is a member of ACM, IEEE Computer Society, and the Web3D Consortium. He is a co-author of the international standard (ISO) Extensible 3D (X3D), elected Director and President of the Web3D Consor- tium, and Chair of the Web3D User Interface Working Group.Dr. Christian W. Hearn, Weber State University Dr. Hearn is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at Weber State University. He received a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech. He was a member of the Virginia Tech Antenna Group during his plan of study. Before returning to graduate school, Mr. Hearn was a mechanical engineer for the

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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STEM professionals in a more effective way. Wedescribe the motivation for the tutorials and our approach to designing and developing thetutorials, and provide a list of planned topics. Assessment results are provided for two tutorials,one of which included an exercise that employed CORNET, an Internet-accessible software-defined radio testbed at Virginia Tech. The tutorials were piloted with ten students in agraduate-level software-defined radio course. Based on these results we present conclusions andapproaches for improving the initial tutorial exercise and tutorials and exercises to be developed.1. IntroductionMotivationCommunications systems and techniques can appear abstract to students and STEMprofessionals. For example, introductory

Conference Session

Course Transformation in ECE

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chaomin Luo, Mississippi State University; Zhuming Bi P.E., Purdue University Fort Wayne; Wenbing Zhao, Cleveland State University

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Electrical and Computer

University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, IN 46805, USA Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science3 Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH 44115, USAAbstractNeural network system, a portion of artificial intelligence, is increasingly becoming prevalentnowadays. This paper presents a pedagogical study applied in a neural network field. Theapplication of neural network models to function approximation is one of the latest developments inelectrical engineering including robotics motion planning and navigation. It is, however, achallenging task to instruct on this topic in computational intelligence techniques course. In general,a function approximation issue aims to select a function among a well

Conference Session

Course Transformation in ECE

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie A. Claussen, Colorado School of Mines; Jessica Mary Smith, Colorado School of Mines

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Electrical and Computer

, which is authentic reflection on the process. Some of the groups that we looked atdid very thoughtfully reflect on points such as how this assignment and course altered theirperceptions of engineering practice, and how their team carried out the design process to accountfor CSR. However, most team reflections were superficial and vague, at best, a result we havealso seen in past work incorporating reflection into engineering courses [12]. We plan to providebetter guidance to the students moving forward on what high-quality reflections look like. Wealso will work to weave CSR more completely throughout the semester. A few students observedon the end-of-semester course evaluations that it was a focus at the beginning and end of thecourse, but was

Conference Session

ECE Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Joi D. Aybar, Morgan State University; Shiny Abraham, Seattle University; Sacharia Albin, Norfolk State University; Petru Andrei, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; John Okyere Attia P.E., Prairie View A&M University; Mohamed F. Chouikha, Prairie View A&M University; Shonda L. Bernadin, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Ibibia K. Dabipi, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Abdelnasser A Eldek, Jackson State University; Demetris Geddis, Hampton University; Petronella A. James-Okeke, Morgan State University; John Carey Kelly Jr., North Carolina A&T State University; Pamela Leigh-Mack, Virginia State University; Juan C. Morales, Universidad del Turabo; Mandoye Ndoye, Tuskegee University; Kofi Nyarko, Morgan State University; Ben O. Oni, Tuskegee University; Stella A. Quinones, University of Texas, El Paso; Michel A. Reece, Morgan State University; Lei Zhang, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Saleh Zein-Sabatto, Tennessee State University

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coordinator for the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. She teaches at the graduate and undergraduate level, using both face-to-face and blended online learning instruction. She is an Adjunct Faculty for the Transportation Systems and, the City & Regional Planning programs at MSU. Her research interests include engineering education, student success, online engineering pedagogy and program assessment solutions, transportation planning, transportation impact on quality of life issues, bicycle access, and ethics in engineering. She has several published works in engineering education and online learning. Dr. Petronella James earned her Doctor of Engineering (Transportation) and Masters of City &

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Curriculum Design and Evaluation

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Electrical and Computer

, and validation. The students’ ability to write technicaldocumentation is also further developed as they must create project timelines, test plans, usermanuals, etc., for their project. The project is more open-ended than the first year work.Students are given a set of constraints for the project (such as ‘must interact with theenvironment’ or ‘must be self-powered’) and a budget. The constraints are such that a typicalproject team will develop a robot, but non-robotic projects are encouraged if they still meet therequired number of project criteria. This course currently has 4 – 6 students each year.Students receive lectures on project development and other topics of interest such as basicsensors, soldering, and simple communication protocols

Conference Session

Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Digital Systems Education 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chad Eric Davis P.E., University of Oklahoma; Rick Pendergraft, University of Oklahoma

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Electrical and Computer

. Page 26.1093.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Leveraging the ASEE Annual Conference Robot Competition to Increase ECE Recruiting and RetentionAbstract:In 2008 a corrective action plan was implemented at the University of Oklahoma to reversedrastic declines in ECE undergraduate enrollment. The ECE enrollment numbers in fall 2008were 246, but by fall 2014 they soared to 440. The research that went into the plan revealed thata freshman engineering course is a critical place to start. In response, multiple ECE led freshmanengineering orientation sections were created that were open to all engineering majors. Thesecourses were found to produce good results in retention and also

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University; Paul Benedict Caballo Reyes, Florida Atlantic University; Justin Thomas Baker, Florida Atlantic University

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Electrical and Computer

a few times and received a very positive feedback from students. A morecomprehensive assessment approach is planned for the near future.I. Introduction Learning styles of many students are reshaping [1], [2]. Due to the increase in preference forvisual media, and the fast growing use of information technology, instructors may notice that it isharder for students to understand difficult concepts when using traditional textbook-basedexplanations. Such a case is noted by Tyler DeWitt, a chemistry high school teacher and Ph.D.student at MIT [3]. He noticed that his students missed key concepts although they wereattending well planned lectures and completing assignments. To remedy this, he engagedstudents with a different style of teaching

Conference Session

Embedded Systems and Cybersecurity in ECE

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Asmit De, Pennsylvania State University; Mohammad Nasim Imtiaz Khan, Pennsylvania State University; Karthikeyan Nagarajan, Pennsylvania State University; Abdullah Ash Saki, Pennsylvania State University; Mahabubul Alam, Pennsylvania State University; Taylor Steven Wood, Pennsylvania State University; Matthew Johnson, Pennsylvania State University; Manoj Varma Saripalli, Pennsylvania State University; Yu Xia, Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University; Swaroop Ghosh, Pennsylvania State University; Kathleen M. Hill, Pennsylvania State University; Annmarie Ward

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

Average points earned Percentage Correct Pre-test 5 33.33% Post-test 11 73.33%In addition, we evaluated the workshop and the teachers’ experience. We used Likert Scalequestions to ask if the goals were accomplished, their understanding enhanced, and asked themto rate the instructors, activities, and facilities. In addition, we asked for feedback on theworkshop’s strengths and weaknesses, how they plan to incorporate these activities into their 6 5 4 Maximum 3

Conference Session

ECE Curriculum Innovations

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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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

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neetika Kohli, Purdue University; Cordelia Brown, Purdue University; Monica Cox, Purdue University; David Meyer, Purdue University

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Electrical and Computer

Styles Questionnaireinstrument is because it has been proven valid and reliable when used in engineering courses.Because previous studies involving this course have used this instrument to collect data, a futurestudy has been planned to compare the instrument results of the previous studies with this studyto see if there is a correlation between instrument results and course performance. Students alsocomplete surveys about their learning experiences with an emphasis on the learning environment(e. g. learned centered, knowledge centered, assessment centered, and community centered1).Students in the treatment section are distributed School of Electrical and Computer Engineeringowned wireless response units. Since wireless response unit activities

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David H Hoe, University of Texas, Tyler

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Electrical and Computer

specific classes at themore advanced level devoted to nanotechnology. For example Pai et al. discuss the introductionof two graduate-level classes that cover the growth and characterization of emergingnanomaterials.4 Uddin and Chowdhury describe a comprehensive plan for integrating a set ofcourses into the undergraduate engineering curriculum.5This paper advocates an approach that integrates nanoelectronics material into an existingintegrated circuits design course. This is a viable approach for several reasons. First, it is anattractive approach for a smaller-sized institution that may not have the resources forimplementing a full set of separate nanoelectronics courses. Second, it is often not easy to makewholesale changes in the curriculum to

Conference Session

Student Engagement in ECE

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Freudenthal, University of Texas, El Paso; Rebeca Gonzalez, Chapin High School; Sarah Hug, University of Colorado; Alexandria Ogrey, University of Texas, El Paso; Mary Kay Roy, University of Texas, El Paso; Alan Siegel, NYU

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Electrical and Computer

ability to understand and apply foundational quantitative analysis skills and interest in pursuingSTEM studies. Our research plans include a longitudinal study of academic progress that examines thesuccess of students who pursue STEM studies after attending MPCT.Pedagogical Approach Our orientation is that programming techniques in early courses should be chosen to minimize cognitiveload while maximizing pedagogical value. The focusing of MPCT to introductory computation included asignificant reevaluation of the programming interfaces used to support coursework. The originalprogramming interface used the rich object oriented (OO) Java AWT toolbox exposed by the programmingframework of [1]. With this approach, even the design of extremely simple

Conference Session

STEM and ECE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kundan Nepal, University of St. Thomas; Andrew Tubesing, University of St. Thomas

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Electrical and Computer

Arduino Hardware/software interface, a digitaldesign project using discrete integrated circuits) or the design of an entire curriculum (multiplelessons) around the Arduino/Electrical Systems. The final projects were evenly split betweenthorough lesson plans and Arduino based systems. The three technical projects are brieflydescribed below: a) Design of an Arduino controlled adjustable power supply. This project entailed the designing and building of an Arduino controlled adjustable power supply that can deliver anywhere from 0 to +15V output at 0 to 5A of current from a unit plugged into a household AC outlet. The circuit consisted of AC to DC converter with a step-down transformer, a full-wave rectifier and large capacitors

Conference Session

ECE Curriculum Improvement

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcin Lukowiak, Rochester Institute of Technology; Andrew Meneely, Rochester Institute of Technology; Stanislaw P. Radziszowski, Rochester Institute of Technology; James R. Vallino, Rochester Institute of Technology; Christopher A. Wood, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

cryptographicapplications as the motivating security focus. We describe changes made to an existingintroductory cryptography course, report on a recently-developed course entitled Hardware andSoftware Design for Cryptographic Applications, and present our plans for a Secure SoftwareEngineering course.1. IntroductionWith the pervasiveness and importance of cyberinfrastructure in modern society, securecomputing and communication have become critically important. Applications with importantsecurity requirements include e-commerce, voice/video communications, military operations,secure databases, and financial market transactions. As a result, the technology industry has agrowing need for secure infrastructure at lower levels, such as disk drives, processors (e.g

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University; Micah Lande, Arizona State University

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Electrical and Computer

engineering as a learned profession and possesses daily success skills. 2. Accepts responsibility for their education, understands the major professional and ethical responsibilities of engineers, the major specialties of engineering and basic corporate structures and purposes. 3. Uses common moral theories and concepts to guide their ethical decision making and has formulated a probable career path that accounts for current trends in technology and society.Engineering Practice (achieve level 3) 1. Describes the essential elements of engineering practice including teaming. 2. Given an engineering problem, creates a plan and works within a team using the necessary engineering tools to produce a solution. 3

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

Executive Committee and Govern-ing Board for four years, as the Vice-President of Publications, member of the Finance Committee, theLong Range Planning Committee, and Technical Activities Advisory Board during 2004-2007. His pastactivities include serving as the Chair of the Power Engineering Education Committee, as the Regional 6Representative and Seattle Student Chapter Chair. At the Technical Committee levels, he chaired severalsubcommittees, working groups and task forces. He was also the Vice-Chair of the 1992 Summer Powermeeting. At the IEEE level, he represented the PES as the TAB Periodicals Committee member. He hadalso served as the Seattle Section Chair, and the Student Branch Advisor.In 1996 he received the Outstanding Power Engineering

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Pamela Leigh-Mack, Virginia State University; Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Mohamed F. Chouikha, Prairie View A&M University; John C. Kelly, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Miguel Velez-Reyes, University of Texas at El Paso; Shiny Abraham, Seattle University; Megan Bekolay; Otsebele E. Nare, Hampton University; Abdelnasser A. Eldek, Jackson State University; Mandoye Ndoye, Tuskegee University

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innovations; and diversity in the STEM fields, particularly for women.Dr. Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University Dr. Craig J. Scott received his Ph.D. and B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Howard University and a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University. He is currently serving as professor and chairper- son of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at one of the nation’s preeminent public urban research institutions, Morgan State University. His career spans over twenty-eight years of progres- sive scholarly experience in such areas as research administration/ implementation, pedagogical inno- vation, international collaboration, strategic planning, promoting community engagement and

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Cambron, Western Kentucky University; Walter Collett, Western Kentucky University; Stacy Wilson, Western Kentucky University

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Electrical and Computer

, EE students are assigned to teams. Each team is Page 13.1027.2assigned a unique design project and must solve and implement a design problem throughout thesemester. These projects are often industrially supported. Recently, some projects have beenextended into the senior year. EE300 is taken the spring semester before the year long seniordesign sequence and is an important foundation to the senior project experience.The first course of the senior year experience is EE 400, EE Design IV. During this course,students thoroughly plan their capstone project. At the beginning of the semester, students areplaced on teams and are assigned projects

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning in ECE Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Schubert, Packer Engineering; Matthew Beatty, Naperville North High School

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Electrical and Computer

Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Harvesting of Lunar Iron: Competitive Hands-on LearningAbstractElectromagnets can be used to harvest free iron from lunar soil, known as regolith. Iron isimportant to the US plans for a lunar outpost. It does not rust in space, making it an excellentconstruction material. Circumpolar railroad tracks would allow a slowly-moving train to followthe sun, making agriculture possible, and enabling continuous operation of factories producingsolar cells and oxygen for life support and propulsion. Designing an iron harvesting apparatusfor the unique lunar environment requires that students re-think tacit assumptions about howthings work.Within the context of a 33-student summer program, two college interns

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mihaela Radu, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Clint COLE, Washington State University, Pullman; Mircea Dabacan, Technical University of Cluj Napoca, Romania; Joe Harris, DigilentInc; Albert Fazekas, Technical University of Cluj Napoca, Romania; Ioana DABACAN, Technical University of Cluj Napoca, Romania

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companies produce state of the art PLDs boards and CAD tools.This paper summarizes five years of experience at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca andtwo at Rose Hulman Institute of Technology , organizing such competitions. The logistics andchallenges of the competitions, results of the past editions and plans regarding the future of thesecompetitions at both schools are presented. Evaluations of the competition and students’perceptions as an alternative learning experience were investigated through student surveys.IntroductionAs the complexity of microelectronic systems is steadily increasing, universities must updatetheir curricula to cope with the increased demands of research and development required inindustry. By integrating Digital