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Electrical & Computer Engineering Division Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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L. Brent Jenkins, Southern Polytechnic State University

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AC 2010-2167: INNOVATIVE CONTENT IN A NEW CIRCUIT ANALYSISCOURSEL. Brent Jenkins, Southern Polytechnic State University Page 15.743.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Innovative Content in a New Circuit Analysis CourseAbstractRecently, a new Circuits I course was created during the development of a degree program. Thiscourse consists of three semester hours of lecture accompanied by a one semester hour concurrentlab. Lectures contain numerous formula and concept derivations, in keeping with similar courses.Lecture content of note includes an illustrative "derivation" of the superposition theorem. Labcontent reinforces and extends the lecture as it

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Improvements in ECE Circuit Analysis

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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TomHenry J. Reagan, Colorado School of Mines; Stephanie Claussen, Colorado School of Mines; Eric Lyne

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educate OR educating OR pedagogy OR pedagogical OR teach OR teaching OR teacher OR learn OR learning OR learned) AND (circuits OR electronics) Elsevier (((((engineer*) AND (educat* OR pedagog* OR teach* OR learn*) AND Engineering (circuits OR electronics)) WN ALL)) AND ((({ca} OR {ja}) WN DT) AND Village ((2019 OR 2018 OR 2017 OR 2016 OR 2015 OR 2014 OR 2013 OR 2012 OR 2011 OR 2010 OR 2009 OR 2008 OR 2007 OR 2006 OR 2005 OR 2004 OR 2003 OR 2002 OR 2001 OR 2000 OR 1999 OR 1998 OR 1997 OR 1996 OR 1995 OR 1994 OR 1993 OR 1992 OR 1991 OR 1990) WN YR)))In keeping with the SLR methodology, the search phrases were constructed to fetch as

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Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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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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of the Department of Engineering at Virginia State Univer- sity. She received the B.S. degree in Mathematics from Virginia Union University, B.S. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering (EE) from Howard University, and the Ph.D. degree in EE from the University of Delaware. Among her professional affiliations are the American Society for Engineering Education, the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, and the Society of Women Engineers. Dr. Leigh-Mack continues her many years of service as a program evaluator for ABET, reviewing programs nationally and internationally. She has a strong interest in STEM education including retention in engineering; ac- creditation and assessment; pedagogical

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ECE Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Haluk Ozemek, San Jose State University; Preetpal Kang, San Jose State University; Albert Khanh Nguyen, San Jose State University; pradeep badhan, San Jose State University

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AC 2009-2010: SOPHOMORE-LEVEL PROGRAMMING CONCEPTS ANDMETHODOLOGY COURSE IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING, COVERING BOTHHARDWARE AND SOFTWAREHaluk Ozemek, San Jose State UniversityPreetpal Kang, San Jose State UniversityAlbert Khanh Nguyen, San Jose State Universitypradeep badhan, San Jose State University Undergraduate student in Computer Engineering Page 14.1067.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 A Sophomore-level Programming Concepts and Methodology course in Computer Engineering covering both hardware and software.AbstractOne of the retention problems in an engineering discipline is that the students are

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Innovations in ECE Education I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xingguo Xiong, University of Bridgeport; Linfeng Zhang, University of Bridgeport; Junling Hu, University of Bridgeport; Lawrence Hmurcik, University of Bridgeport

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AC 2009-113: INTRODUCING THE SMALL WORLD: DEVELOPING THEMEMS/NANOTECHNOLOGY CURRICULUMXingguo Xiong, University of Bridgeport Xingguo Xiong is an assistant professor in Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Bridgeport, CT. He teaches courses in the fields of MEMS (Microelectromechanical Systems), Nanotechnology, VLSI design and testing, microelectronic fabrication, etc. His research fields include MEMS and nanotechnology, CMOS VLSI design and testing.Linfeng Zhang, University of Bridgeport Linfeng Zhang is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Bridgeport. He teaches in the areas of biosensors, controls, signal

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert J. Barsanti Jr., The Citadel; Jason S. Skinner, The Citadel

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௖ + ݉ሺ‫ݐ‬ሻሿ cosሺ2ߨ݂௖ ‫ݐ‬ሻ, (1)where Ac is the carrier amplitude, m(t) is the arbitrary message signal, and fc is the carrierfrequency. As a result of the modulation property of the Fourier transform, the signal spectrumis given by ‫ܣ‬௖ ܵሺ݂ሻ = ሾߜሺ݂ − ݂௖ ሻ + ߜሺ݂ + ݂௖ ሻሿ + ‫ܯ‬ሺ݂ − ݂௖ ሻ + ‫ܯ‬ሺ݂ + ݂௖ ሻ, (2) 2where the carrier spectrum is composed of two Dirac delta functions at ±fc and the messagesignal spectrum is translated to ±fc.Creation of the AM waveform of Equation (1) can be realized in a three-step process depicted infigure 1. Nonlinear Device

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Flipping ECE Courses

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rafic Bachnak, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg; Sofía Carolina Maldonado, Texas A&M International University

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avariety of topics such as fundamentals of electrical circuit analysis, AC power, electronics, anddigital systems. Prerequisites for this course are PHYS 2326 University Physics II and ENGR1202 Foundations of Engineering II. ENGR 2305 was offered in spring semester 2013 as a two-day course (Tuesday and Thursday) with a total enrollment of 32 students. 21 studentssuccessfully completed the course with a final letter grade of C or higher.b. Instructional MethodThere is no one model for flipped classrooms. For this particular course, active learningactivities took place on both days. At the beginning of the semester, students formed studygroups of three or four. Each week, and prior to coming to class on Tuesday, students were

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Electrical and Computer Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Steffen, Iowa State University; Joseph Zambreno, Iowa State University

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AC 2012-4981: EXPOSING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO CONCUR-RENT PROGRAMMING PRINCIPLES USING VIDEO GAME SCRIPT-ING ENGINESMr. Michael Steffen, Iowa State University Michael Steffen is a Ph.D. candidate in computer engineering and NSF graduate research fellow. His research interests include computer architecture, graphics hardware, computer graphics and embedded systems, and specifically he focuses on improving SIMT processor thread efficiency using a mixture of custom architectures and programming models. He received a B.S, degrees in both mechanical engineer- ing and electrical engineering from Valparaiso University in 2007.Prof. Joseph Zambreno, Iowa State University Joseph Zambreno has been with the Department of

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New Trends in ECE Education I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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AC 2012-4543: GLOBAL DESIGN COMPETITIONProf. Mircea Alexandru Dabacan, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca Studies: 1979-1984, five year engineering program at Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, Polytechnic Institute in Cluj-Napoca. 1998 PhD in Electronics, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca Professional Experience: Design Engineer at IEIA Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 1984 1986 Research Engineer at IPA Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 1986 - 1991 Faculty member at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania: 1991 to date (professor since 2004) Managerial Ex- perience: 2006 - present, General Manager of Digilent RO International Experience: 1999-2000, Visiting Professor at

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Electrical and Computer Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Henry Hoe, University of Texas, Tyler

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AC 2012-4159: INTRODUCING LABORATORIES WITH SOFT PROCES-SOR CORES USING FPGAS INTO THE COMPUTER ENGINEERINGCURRICULUMProf. David Henry Hoe, University of Texas, Tyler David Hoe received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Toronto. He held a position as a Staff Engineer at the General Electric Corporate Research and Development Center for five years prior to assuming his current position as an Assistant Professor in the Electrical Engineering Department at the University of Texas, Tyler, in 2008. Page 25.844.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012

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Technology in the ECE Classroom

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jinru Liu, School of ECEE, SenSIP Center, Arizona State University; Jayaraman J. Thiagarajan, Arizona State University; Andreas S. Spanias, Arizona State University, School of ECEE, SenSIP Center; Karthikeyan Natesan Ramamurthy, Arizona State University; Shuang Hu, Arizona State University; Mahesh K. Banavar, Arizona State University

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AC 2011-456: IPHONE/IPAD BASED INTERACTIVE LABORATORY FORSIGNAL PROCESSING IN MOBILE DEVICESJinru Liu, School of ECEE, SenSIP Center, Arizona State UniversityJayaraman J Thiagarajan, School of ECEE, SenSIP Center, Arizona State UniversityProf. Andreas S Spanias, Arizona State University, ECEE, SenSIP Center Andreas Spanias is Professor in the School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering at Arizona State University (ASU). He is also the founder and director of the SenSIP center and industry consortium (NSF I/UCRC). His research interests are in the areas of adaptive signal processing, speech processing, and audio sensing. He and his student team developed the computer simulation software Java-DSP (J- DSP - ISBN

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Technology in the ECE Classroom

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul J. Weber, Lake Superior State University

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AC 2011-1844: TIMELY FEEDBACK AND STRENGTHENED STUDY HABITSVIA COMPUTER AUTOMATED END-OF-LECTURE QUESTIONSPaul J. Weber, Lake Superior State University Paul J. Weber is an Assistant Professor at Lake Superior State University. Since completing his Ph.D. at Michigan Tech in 2006, he has taught courses in digital and computer systems as well as electronics, circuit analysis, and robot vision. His research interests include alternative energy, energy efficiency, distributed control, and engineering education. Page 22.1528.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011

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Capstone Design Projects in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George York, U.S. Air Force Academy; Daniel J. Pack, U.S. Air Force Academy

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AC 2011-187: MULTI-DISCIPLINARY CAPSTONE DESIGN PROJECT:AN UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM (UAS) FOR VEHICLE TRACK-INGGeorge York, U.S. Air Force Academy George York, PhD, PE, became an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the United States Air Force Academy, CO, in 2005. He received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington in 1999. His research interests include the cooperative control of intelligent systems, digital signal processing, and embedded computer systems. He is a Senior Member IEEE.Daniel J. Pack, U.S. Air Force Academy Director of Academy Cetner for Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Professor of Electrical and Computer En- gineering

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Teaching Analog and Digital Communication: Novel Ideas for Lecture Courses, Laboratories, and Projects

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ratchaneekorn Thamvichai, Saint Cloud State University; Tonya Lynette Smith-Jackson, Virginia Tech; Carl B Dietrich P.E., Virginia Tech; Tamal Bose, Virginia Tech

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AC 2011-2406: ACCELERATED UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPE-RIENCE IN COGNITIVE RADIO COMMUNICATIONSRatchaneekorn Thamvichai, Saint Cloud State University RatchaneekornThamvichai received her Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Col- orado, Boulder. Currently, she is Associate Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering depart- ment at Saint Cloud State University in Minnesota. She was a Visiting Research Associate Professor in the Wireless@VT group in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Virginia Tech in 2009 and 2010. Her research interests include signal classification and signal processing for cognitive radios and one-dimensional and two-dimensional

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Project-based and Cooperative Learning in ECE

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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AC 2012-3167: INFORMATION ASSURANCE STUDENT GROUP: HOWTO TURN A CLUB INTO A VALUABLE LEARNING EXPERIENCE FORSTUDENTSDr. Julie Ann Rursch, Iowa State University Julie A. Rursch is currently is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Iowa State University. She will graduate with a degree in computer engineering with a focus on secure computing. Her research includes a unique approach to critical infrastructure modeling which provides emergency planners and first responders with resilient and flexible critical infrastructure evaluation in the face of non-recurrent, disruptive events. Her approach creates a new paradigm for modeling critical infrastructure sectors, analyzing real

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gerard Rowe, University of Auckland; Chris Smaill, University of Auckland; Lawrence Carter, University of Auckland; Elizabeth Godfrey, University of Technology Sydney; Bernard Guillemin, The University of Auckland; Mark Andrews, University of Auckland; Waleed Abdulla, University of Auckland

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AC 2010-1024: SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTION: FOUNDATION TUTORIALSFOR SECOND-YEAR ELECTRICAL-ENGINEERING STUDENTSGerard Rowe, University of Auckland Gerard Rowe completed the degrees of BE, ME and PhD at the University of Auckland in 1978, 1980 and 1984 respectively. He joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Auckland in 1984 where he is currently a Senior Lecturer. He is a member of the Department’s Radio Systems Group and his (disciplinary) research interests lie in the areas of radio systems, electromagnetics and bioelectromagnetics. Over the last 20 years he has taught at all levels and has developed a particular interest in curriculum and course design. He

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Electrical & Computer Engineering Division Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Khalid Al-Olimat, Ohio Northern University

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AC 2010-1383: AN INDUSTRY-SPONSORED CAPSTONE PROJECT: A STORYOF SUCCESSKhalid Al-Olimat, Ohio Northern University Page 15.155.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 An Industry—Sponsored Capstone Project: A Story of SuccessAbstractThis paper presents a capstone project that has been sponsored by American Electric Power(AEP). AEP, like other companies, relies on shippers to move equipment long distances.Sometimes during these trips, the shipped object is damaged, causing financial losses. AEPrequested a device which monitors when and where damages occur. A device was designedwhich gives AEP this capability. Since the duration of a shipment may be up to two

Conference Session

Technology in the ECE Classroom

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Jakob Fritz, Oklahoma State University; Wira Mulia, Oklahoma State University; Sohum Sohoni, Oklahoma State University; Kerri S. Kearney, Oklahoma State University; Mwarumba Mwavita, Oklahoma State University

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AC 2011-2126: THE PROGRESSIVE LEARNING PLATFORM FOR COM-PUTER ENGINEERINGDavid Jakob Fritz, Oklahoma State University David Fritz is a Doctoral Candidate in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Oklahoma State University. He also received his M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Oklahoma State University in 2008. His research interests are in Computer Engineering Education and Computer Architecture. David is the lead developer for the Progressive Learning Platform.Wira Mulia, Oklahoma State University Wira is a PhD candidate in Electrical Engineering in Oklahoma State University. He received his Bache- lors in Electrical Engineering in OSU in 2007 and his Masters in Electrical Engineering in OSU in 2009

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ABET Accreditation, Assessment, and Program Improvement in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen M. Phillips, Arizona State University; Konstantinos Tsakalis, Arizona State University; Ravi Gorur, Arizona State University; Stephen M. Philips, Arizona State University

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AC 2011-2482: ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ABET FEEDBACK FORPROGRAM IMPROVEMENTStephen M. Phillips, Arizona State University Stephen M. Phillips received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Cornell University and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Stanford University. He has served on the faculty of Case Western Reserve University from 1988 to 2002. He joined the faculty of Arizona State University in 2002 as Professor. In 2005 was appointed department chair and in 2009 he was appointed director of the newly formed School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering.Konstantinos Tsakalis, Arizona State University Dr. Konstantinos Tsakalis is a Professor in the School of Electrical

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Innovations in Power Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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AC 2011-554: ELECTRIC ENERGY AND POWER EDUCATIONAL PRO-GRAMS DEVELOPMENT SYMPOSIUMS. Hossein Mousavinezhad, T. E. Schlesinger, Michael R. Lightner, Mark J. Smith, Langis Roy, Barry J. Sulli-van, S. S. (Mani) Venkata, and Anthony Kuh, Idaho State University (first, corresponding author) BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION S. Hossein Mousavinezhad, Ph.D. Professor and Chair, Department of Electrical Engineering and Com- puter Science, Idaho State University Dr. Mousavinezhad is an active member of IEEE and ASEE having chaired sessions in national and regional conferences. He is an ABET Program Evaluator (PEV) for Elec- trical Engineering and Computer Engineering. He was General Chair of the IEEE 2009 International Elec- tro

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Circuits and Systems Education 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicole P Pitterson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Paper ID #11813A systematic review of undergraduate engineering students’ perception of thetypes of activities used to teach electric circuitsMiss Nicole P Pitterson, Purdue University, West Lafayette Nicole is a PhD. Candidate in Engineering Education at Purdue University. She holds a M.Sc. in Manufac- turing Engineering from Western Illinois University and a B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Technology, Jamaica. Her research interest is eliciting conceptual understanding of AC circuit concepts using active learning strategies.Dr. Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chuan Yue, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs; Weiying Zhu, Metropolitan State College of Denver; Gregory Lynn Williams, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs; Edward Chow, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

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AC 2012-4107: USING AMAZON EC2 IN COMPUTER AND NETWORKSECURITY LAB EXERCISES: DESIGN, RESULTS, AND ANALYSISDr. Chuan Yue, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs Chuan Yue is an Assistant Professor of computer science at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (UCCS). His current research focuses on web browsing security and collaborative browsing. His broad research interests include computer and information security, web-based systems, human-computer inter- action, collaborative computing, distributed and parallel computing, and cloud computing. He received his B.E. and M.E. degrees in computer science from the Xidian University, China, in 1996 and 1999, re- spectively, and his Ph.D. in computer science from

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Dominik May, University of Georgia; Beshoy Morkos, University of Georgia; Andrew Jackson, University of Georgia; Fred Richard Beyette Jr., University of Georgia; Nathaniel Hunsu, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Amy Ingalls, University of Georgia

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functions,such as moving components and rotating instrument knobs. Figure 1: VISIR web interface with the breadboard, digital multimeter, and oscilloscopeThe Emona TIMS netCIRCUITlabs, used for the first time this summer term, offers onlineaccess to multiple students, simultaneously, for controlling and measuring real electronicscircuits. The system is accessible via a web browser and covers a range of experiments suchas AC amplifiers, feedback circuits, and differential amplifiers. The lab equipment comprisesa control unit and several switchable boards for different experiments (see Fig. 2 andYouTube video). Figure 2: netCIRCUTISlabs control unit with experimentation board and exemplary user interfaceFor the implementation of

Conference Session

Assessment of Learning in ECE Courses

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Claire Lynne McCullough P.E., High Point University

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has over 30 years’ experience in engineering practice and education, including industrial experience at the Tennessee Valley Authority and the US Army Space and Missile Defense Command. Her research inter- ests include Engineering Ethics, Image and Data Fusion, Automatic Target Recognition, Bioinformatics and issues of under-representation in STEM fields. She is a former member of the ABET Engineering Ac- creditation Commission, and is on the board of the ASEE Ethics Division and the Women in Engineering Division. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Can ABET Assessment Really Be This Simple?AbstractWith the hard roll-out of ABET’s new outcomes 1-7 in the 2019

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Flipped Electrical and Computer Engineering Classrooms 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jia-Ling Lin, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Paul Imbertson, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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1>1 1.5-4; Using more than one modeResultsFigures 2-11 compare students’ usage of the identified four modes in the first midterm and thefinal exam. Frequencies and varieties of representational mode usage were analyzed. The dataanalyses were intended to help us understand if the usage of representational modes facilitated Page 26.747.8learning and/or vice versa. Figures 3 and 4 show how students applied multiple representationaltools while working on one problem in the first exam. The problem asked students to use phasorto analyze an AC RCL circuit and is shown in Figure 2

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Laboratory Development in ECE I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John M Robertson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech; Robert John Bowman, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Douglas A Mercer, Analog Devices Inc.

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subjectss in math and science.This analytical foundation is essential for those who wish to become practicing, creative, analogcircuit design engineers. With tinkering and observation comes design instinct and appliedknowledge that’s hard to get any other waway. y. In the ten years since introducing “tinkering labs”into the curriculum (with other college initiatives) retention of first year electrical engineeringstudents between 2001 and 2010 has risen from below 70% to over 83%.Now with the introduction of a cost effective, portable instrument cluster, we are dramaticallychanging our thinking on how to effectively deliver engineering lab content and expand thedomain for student participation in the hands

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wookwon Lee, Gannon University; Sreeramachandra K. Mutya, Gannon University; Kirankumar Palthi, Gannon University

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AC 2010-169: MESH-NETWORKED MOBILE ROBOTS: A FRAMEWORK OFLABORATORY EXPERIMENTS FOR COURSES IN WIRELESSCOMMUNICATIONSWookwon Lee, Gannon University Wookwon Lee, P.E. received the B.S. degree in electronic engineering from Inha University, Korea, in 1985, and the M.S. and D.Sc. degrees in electrical engineering from the George Washington University, Washington, DC, in 1992 and 1995, respectively. He is currently on the faculty of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Gannon University, Erie, PA. Prior to joining Gannon, he had been involved in various research and development projects in communications for more than 12 years in industry and academia.Sreeramachandra K. Mutya , Gannon

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Capstone Design and Innovations in ECE

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard James Choquette, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Payam Matin, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Ali Eydgahi, Eastern Michigan University

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AC 2012-3704: DESIGNING AN AUTONOMOUSLY NAVIGATING MODELBUGGYMr. Richard James Choquette, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore Richard James Choquette currently works for Computer Sciences Corporation, serving as a Flight Safety Analyst in the Range Safety Branch at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. His work involves supporting the analysis of the various risks involved with the flight operations of sounding rockets, UAVs, balloons, and expendable launch vehicles. Choquette has received an undergraduate degree in engineering with an aerospace specialization from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) in May 2011. In addition, he spends most of his free time serving as a volunteer firefighter in

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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AC 2012-4115: PRACTICING NEEDS-BASED, HUMAN-CENTERED DE-SIGN FOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING PROJECT COURSE INNOVA-TIONDr. Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University Shawn Jordan is an Assistant Professor of engineering in the College of Technology and Innovation at Arizona State University, where he teaches junior- and senior-level project-based electrical engineering courses.Mr. Micah Lande, Arizona State University Micah Lande is an Assistant Professor of engineering in the College of Technology and Innovation at Arizona State University, where he teaches undergraduate, human-centered design-focused, project-based engineering courses

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ABET Accreditation, Assessment, and Program Improvement in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Stephen M. Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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AC 2011-22: PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES: WHAT CON-STITUTES SUFFICIENT ASSESSMENT?John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University John K. Estell is a Professor of Computer Engineering and Computer Science at Ohio Northern Univer- sity. He received his doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His areas of research include simplifying the outcomes assessment process, first-year engineering instruction, and the pedagog- ical aspects of writing computer games. Dr. Estell is an ABET Program Evaluator, a Senior Member of IEEE, and a member of ACM, ASEE, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, and Upsilon Pi Epsilon.Stephen M. Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Stephen Williams is Program Director of