Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kuang Xu, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Elizabeth Van Ruitenbeek, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

inresearch would also prepare freshman and sophomore students to perform more advanced andhigher quality research as juniors and seniors than would otherwise be possible.Related WorkThere has been extensive research on the impact of undergraduate research on education andstudent retention1,2,3. Studies have shown that undergraduate research participants are morelikely to pursue graduate education. For example, Lapatto examines the hypothesis thatundergraduate research enhances the educational experience of scientific undergraduates, findingthat over 83% of 1,135 participants began or continued to plan for postgraduate education in thesciences1.Most of the literature on undergraduate research focuses primarily on the implications ofundergraduate

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Azemi, Pennsylvania State University; Nannette D'Imperio, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

. When they have a correct answer, we randomly choose ateam’s or a student’s work and share the solution, through Centra, with the rest of the class. Incase of a problem or coding question, the program is shared, through Centra, so that suggestionsor corrections can be made by the class. This feature was used extensively throughout thesemester. All of these activities are recorded by Centra and available for student downloadingand viewing.The instructor can view a list of all attendees on the Centra screen at all times during the event.Attendance time is logged and stored for later viewing via the Centra reporting mechanism.RemarksThe following items summarize our observations: • The time and effort needed to plan, develop, and deliver the

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Freudenthal, University of Texas, El Paso; Mary Kay Roy, University of Texas, El Paso; Alexandria Ogrey, University of Texas, El Paso; Ann Gates, University of Texas, El Paso

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

plan at UTEP (“CS-1”), a large fraction of incoming freshmen mustattend several semesters of preparatory “pre calculus” math courses. Most of these students willhave limited if any prior exposure to programming or engineering. The initial implementation ofour course was intended solely to provide an engaging first experience with programming, andfollowed Mark Guzdial’s “Media Computation” curriculum. Dr. Guzdial’s curriculum hassuccessfully engaged Liberal Arts students in programming through the creation of aestheticallymotivated multimedia projects. Attendees in pre-engineering and pre-professional programsreported lack of interest in these aesthetically- focused projects and requested more practicalprojects and assignments. The course has

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment III

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Egbert, Missouri State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

and video monitorsto remotely control processes in a simulated factory. Since the students already perform thelaboratory exercises remotely and the cost of duplicating the laboratory on the MSU campuswould be prohibitive, it was decided that this laboratory course could be best done on the MSUcampus via distance.Summary and ConclusionsThe signing of the Memorandum of Understanding agreement in August of 2006 was followedby another year of planning, procurement of equipment, development of classroom andlaboratory space, and recruitment of program faculty. The plan was to “phase in” both the Civil Page 14.1072.6and Electrical Engineering programs

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

smarter productsfor home, communications, medicine, transportation, agriculture and many other fields.MEMS and nanotechnology can be combined to create a new exciting field of NEMS(Nanoelectromechanical system).In order to introduce engineering students into this amazing micro and nanotechnologyfield, we developed three corresponding graduate-level courses: Introduction to MEMS(EE446) and Introduction to Nanotechnology (EE451), and Microelectronic Fabrication(EE448). In addition, we have other related courses to support this program, such as EE447: Semiconductor, EE 404: CMOS VLSI, EE 410: Bio-sensors, etc. This paper willdiscuss the course structure, syllabuses, course modules, student feedbacks, as well asfuture plans for this program. This

Conference Session

Digital System Design

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sin Ming Loo, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

core doesn’t mean that it will work in the next release. This has been aproblem for several years, and the situation will not get better in coming years. If you plan to use thesetools for microprocessor instruction, consider yourself warned! Be very careful. One thing that you can dois develop the material and use it for at least one year before updating the tools to the latest version.Usually, vendors have major tool updates every twelve months or so with minor patches in the middle. Page 11.972.5Thus, you can stay with the stable version for a while. 4The documentation always seems

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jani Kalasniemi, Aalto University; Joona Kurikka, Aalto University; Lauri Repokari, Politecnico do Porto

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

true. There are three mainreasons why the picture data recorded fewer coaching sessions. Firstly, the number of photos to go through manually was enormous. And therefore, only pictures of six cameras out of eight were analyzed, the images from camera 7 and 8 will be analyzed in the future. The analyzed time-lapse covered seven teams out of nine. Secondly, the cameras were not working as planned. Camera 2 was barely taking time-lapse images at all, and several cameras had some sort of problem, or the cards ran out of memory (cameras 1, 3, 4, and 5). Camera 6 was the only one that functioned according to the plan the whole time, which was taking the time-lapse of team Curium. Third is that the teams were not always

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

what may have been overlooked or in error.Success at the test phase, obtained after thorough testing, leads to the product phase and possibleintegration into the intended application. Thus, the concept-to-product cycle/loop comprising thedesign, simulate, fabricate, and test phases is complete. Depending on the complexity of theconcept, the concept-to-product cycle/loop can take anywhere from few days to several months. Table I lists the sequence of activities and the expected duration of each activity planned forthe workshop. The total duration of the workshop was 1.5 hours (90 minutes). For the projectactivities, the participants used the SNAP CIRCUITS PRO kit by Elenco8. This kit containselectrical components that can be easily placed

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 11

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dick Blandford, University of Evansville; Christopher Miller, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

design an engine controller for an automobile.Such a task requires a detailed knowledge of both computer science and electrical engineering.Most computer engineering undergraduates take courses that are exclusively hardware,exclusively software, and some combination of the two. Our interest in this paper is in therequired courses which are exclusively software courses that are given by ABET accreditedcomputer engineering programs in the United States.MethodologyAlmost all of our data for this study was gathered from data presented online by each program.Indeed, every program in computer engineering has online resources that includes a list ofrequired courses, a paragraph or two describing each course, and a typical degree plan thatpresents the

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yufang Jin, University of Texas, San Antonio; Timothy Yuen, University of Texas, San Antonio; Stephanie Ann Garcia, University of Texas, San Antonio; Robin Lynn Nelson, University of Texas, San Antonio; Ruitao Jin, University of Texas, San Antonio

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

average of 45/100. This course requires a C or above grade in prerequisite courses, whichcreates some challenges. First, there may be a long time gap between enrollment time ofprerequisite courses and the time taking this course. As a normal design, students should takecalculus I and II to solve a differential equation in the first year of college study, EngineerAnalysis 1 and II to understand complex numbers and Laplace transform to solve differentialequations in the second year. Thus, they can have Analysis and Design of Control System in the3rd year. However, not every student follows this schedule. Some students are part-time studentsand have an extended program plan. Some students have to re-take these prerequisites severaltimes to have a

Conference Session

Embedded Systems & Cybersecurity for ECE

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maddumage Karunaratne, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

backed by writtendocumentation and oral presentations at the department seminar. Students complete the project workwith a live demonstration at the end of the second semester in front of an audience consisting of agroup of general public and experienced EE/COE engineers. Part II of this paper emphasizes important parts of the embedded systems course leading to adiscussion of the capstone project course and its requirements. Part III provides a detail discussion ofthe results of a survey completed by students after they have received the grades for the proposal anddesign phases of the project, but before starting the second semester of their projects. Finally, part IVsummarizes the findings with future plans to explore more on this

Conference Session

ECE Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yuting W. Chen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

situation. These two incidents highlightedthe complexity of running computerized exams and the unpredictable human errors that comeswith them.Early in the spring of 2016, IT gave their final notice to discontinue service for computerizedexams starting in the fall of 2016. Although this creates an inconvenience, it also presents anopportunity for the course staff to gain full control of the exam infrastructure.Phase II: Self-Supported Computerized ExamThere are two components in self-supported computerized exam that require planning: hardwareand software. Since we no longer can block off a large number of computer labs, we have toresort to the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) model. Students will need to bring their owncomputers to use in the exams

Conference Session

Circuits & Systems Education I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fred W. DePiero, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; K. Clay McKell, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Bridget Benson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

based on students’weighted average response • (4.5) Passive learning mode, where CATE shows you step-by-step analysis and final answers • (4.4) The ability to generate a large number of practice problems • (4.3) Step-by-step explanations that include 'what, why, how' • (4.3) Circuits with 'nice' voltage, current and component values (as opposed to values that are arbitrary fractions) • (4.3) Full compatibility with iPad, tablets and similar devices (planned) • (4.2) Active learning mode, where you work through a problem and then CATE checks your answer - with no impact on your course grade • (4.1) Videos that use CATE to explain key concepts (e.g. mesh or nodal analysis) • (4.1) The ability to

Conference Session

Circuits & Systems Education I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claudio Talarico, Gonzaga University; George D. Ricco, Gonzaga University; Rick M. Cox, Gonzaga University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

to promote the design-oriented analysismethodology to the teaching of circuits, and illustrate its effectiveness through a number ofpractical examples that have been compiled for dissemination on the web [10]. This work is aqualitative study of how a design-oriented methodology can help improve students’ success. Inorder to validate our thesis we plan to systematically analyze student’s grades. Based on ourcurrent data, we noticed a 3.37% improvement in the mean student grade over the last twoacademic years. The data collected is presented in figures 1 and 2. The rest of the paper isorganized as follows. Section 2 describes the main motivation and background behind thedesign-oriented analysis methodology. Section 3 illustrates a few examples

Conference Session

Assessment & Accreditation in ECE

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zia A. Yamayee, University of Portland; Peter M. Osterberg, University of Portland

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #14518Annual Documentation of Assessment and Evaluation of Student OutcomesSimplifies Self-Study PreparationDr. Zia A. Yamayee, University of Portland Dr. Yamayee’s current professional interests include outcomes assessment in engineering education; de- sign in engineering education; engineering design methodologies; and application of design methods to electric power distribution, transmission, and generation. Dr. Yamayee’s work to date has included projects in power system planning, maintenance scheduling, hydrothermal simulations, unit commitment, operational and financial impacts of integrating new technologies

Conference Session

Assessment & Accreditation in ECE

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen M. Phillips, Arizona State University; Marco Saraniti, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

students, delivering course materials and laboratory experiences etc. The report wasreviewed by the executive committee of the engineering accreditation committee. In July of2013 ABET approved our request to include the online delivery as part of our accreditedprogram and identified several items of “concern” to be addressed at the next genera review. Infall 2015 our program was reviewed as part of its regular general review cycle.Sustained planning and effort was required to achieve this accreditation and our program was thefirst 100% online program in any discipline to be accredited under the engineering accreditationcommission of ABET. Particularly important elements included ensuring equivalency of thecurriculum, the admissions process and

Conference Session

Curricular Advancements in ECE

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Brandi Geisinger, Iowa State University; Arlene de la Mora, Iowa State University; Cori J. Hyde; Diane T. Rover, Iowa State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

related research practices/programsResearch:Precursorto change POLICY SHARED VISION • Collaborating between the three programs to understand and improve • Making strategic hires departmental policies • Engaging in interdisciplinary collaborations • Engaging in department strategic planning and updating departmental documents • Discussing change programs and related goals in department retreats and

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Hayne, The Citadel

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

totaling 179 bits of information can becaptured and traced with the integrated logic analyzer. Using conventional methods, thesesignals would need to be converted to ports and routed to I/O pins before being connected to anexternal logic analyzer. This extra routing and loading is cumbersome and could greatly alter thetiming and performance of the hardware under test.Results and ConclusionsThe program of instruction described in this paper will be implemented at The Citadel in a pilotlecture course during the spring semester 2008. The approach is to supplement textbookexamples with interactive classroom demonstrations involving both VHDL simulation and on-chip testing of FPGA hardware implementations. Planned enrollment is 15 seniors in

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Coutermarsh, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Kenneth Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Don Millard, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

electrical concepts) ofNY State’s standard 4th grade exams. Page 11.1062.10One Year AgoEven with the more engaging studio environments, student learning is still impeded byspace constraints, insufficient time for laboratory activities (particularly to do the in-depth probing that leads to an intuitive feel for system design), and poorly designedequipment that takes up a great deal of space – and can’t be brought home for individualstudy. Lab-equipped classrooms are both in high demand and in extremely short supply.TodayConfiguring a studio facility typically requires a large equipment allocation/expense anda specific space utilization plan. Renovation of

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guoping Wang, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne (Eng)

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

is themost commonly used character code. During the implementation of this JiTT project, WebCT will be used to deliver warm-upassignments and collect students’ responses. In the event that WebCT server is down, both thewarm-up assignments and students’ responses can be delivered via email. The assessment toolsin WebCT will be used to deliver these warm-up exercises and gather students’ response forJiTT practices.Project Assessment Plan Development Project outcomes, which include students’ attitude change, student-instructor’sinteractions, time spent in and out of class presentations, the natures of JiTT presentations, willbe assessed and evaluated using surveys/questionnaires. Student responses to a standardattitudinal survey

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Idowu, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Gordon Brinton, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Harley Hartman, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Scott Neuhard, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Resmy Abraham, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Eric Boyer, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Internet will provide the medium necessary to pushinformation visualization into the mainstream for use in the business plans of manycorporations. The electric power systems field has intensely focused on visual representationof information in a variety of domains as a means capturing the essence of typically largedata sets. The value in power engineering education is also well recognized 6-11 as a way ofteaching difficult non-intuitive concepts. The students read and evaluated a number of published articles relating to variousaspects of visualization. This served as a basis for the development of the individual studentprojects. The publications approached the use of visualization from many different aspects.The students gained insight and

Conference Session

Projects in ECE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ying Yu, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

-survey. The survey results suggested that in general the studentsfound it convenient and easy to record their speech using Google Voice; they also agreed thatusing real-life data offered realistic tests of the theory, and that the automatic transcriptionsystem allowed them to investigate the performance of a real-life speech recognition system. Inclosing, the conclusions and future plans are presented. Page 24.104.2IntroductionIn recent years, speech and audio processing has received significant attention [1][2][3] in theengineering education society, while little has been proposed regarding topics related to speechquality and intelligibility

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

discussion of planned future work.II. Related ApplicationsMindstorms4 are a LEGO-based construction kit that allows for students to build and programsimple robots. LEGO Mindstorms is targeted for kids aged ten years and older, and supportsmultiple programming languages from conventional text-based to graphical flow charts. A widerange of motors and sensors are available, allowing for a large variety of projects and codingchallenges.Alice 3D1 is a programming environment that allows students to create 3D applications. Studentscan use Alice 3D to tell stories, create games and produce movies. Programming in Alice 3D usesa graphical interface, where students drag-and-drop instructions, objects and actions into theirapplication scene. By using a

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

understanding and creativityand innovation.Trying to address the above mentioned issues, instructors at different universities in Europe,USA, China and India joined efforts and have integrated an annual Digital Design Competitionopen to students enrolled in Electrical and Computer Engineering and similar majors such asElectronics and Telecommunications, Computer Science, etc.This paper presents the results of organizing regional competitions in Europe, USA, China andIndia and the results of the First Global Digilent Design Competition, collocated withFPGAWorld conference in Munich, Germany. The logistics and challenges of the regional andglobal competitions, the results of the past editions and plans regarding the future of the regionaland global

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE III

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

ProjectIn EE Design III, students are assigned to teams. Each team is assigned a unique design projectand must solve and implement a design problem throughout the semester. These projects areoften industrially supported. Recently, some projects have been extended into the senior year.EE300 is taken in the spring semester before the year long senior design sequence and is animportant foundation to the senior project experience.The first course of the senior year experience is EE Design IV. During this course, studentsthoroughly plan their capstone project. At the beginning of the semester, students are placed onteams and are assigned projects. Each of these projects has a sponsor external to the EE faculty.Some of the projects are funded through

Conference Session

Improvements in ECE Signals and Systems

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Berenice Verdin, University of Texas at El Paso; Ricardo Von Borries, University of Texas, El Paso; Patricia A. Nava P.E., University of Texas, El Paso; Andrew C. Butler, Duke University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

corresponding homework problems. The learning plan for thefirst five weeks of classes is shown in Figure 3. For each topic, we assigned resources chosenfrom modules in Connexions and interactive simulations. Figure 3. Learning plan in Openstax Tutor. Page 24.158.8The instructor was able to track (in real-time) the response given by each student to eachproblem, and the time taken to solve each problem (time between opening the problem andinputting an answer). In addition, Openstax Tutor provides the analytic option which allows theinstructor to assess students’ performance on each topic, as a percentage of correct, incorrect

Conference Session

Experiential Learning in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dick Blandford, University of Evansville; Mark Earl Randall, University of Evansville

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

electronics." B.Sturgeon "The weather balloon project attempted by my EE380 class in the Spring semester of 2010 was an exciting and adventurous one to say the least. While planning and designing the pods to go up with the balloon, I felt like everyone put more effort into their projects because it was such a real-world application that we could see actual results from." T. Wagler "The launch of the Balloon Project was exciting because all the work put into the projects was put to the test. The balloon was sent on its flight across a few counties, and a 'Storm Chasers'-like pursuit followed. Recovery of the projects turned out more difficult than expected, but after extracting the data from the

Conference Session

Integration of Research and Education in ECE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yuen-Yan Chan, Chinese University of Hong Kong; Wai Yin Ng, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

-solving strategies by theirown, and learn through inquiries into ill-structured problem situation3,4,5. It is especiallysuitable for computer education in 21st century, as well as engineering education in generalbecause of the complexity in the knowledge domain which often involves multipledisciplines6,7,8. This paper describes the design and implementation of IBL lessons in arefreshment course offered by an engineering department at a university in Hong Kong inSeptember to December 2010. Related educational theories are reviewed, including (1)constructivism, (2) inquiry-based learning, (3) collaborative learning, and (4) scaffolding.The lessons were implemented as a part of the course, the lesson plans, class schedule andlogistic of the course

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention, and First-Year Programs in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John A. Orr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred J. Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

GPS devices such as car navigation systems, but don’t worry too much about whether someone may already have come up with your idea. Your application could require a completely new electronics design, or it could just be an application that makes use of an existing GPS system (like the iPhone apps). Include the following in your report:  A marketing writeup that would “sell” your device to the consumer.  A brief “business plan” that would explain to your investors how you are going to make money with this device.  A technical description of the device including any appropriate diagrams and explanations. All of the above can be quite brief and much

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Prawat Nagvajara, Drexel University, Electrical and Computer Engineering ; Robin Kizirian, Drexel University, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

control node (Node 2). At the sensor node, the packet is programmed to include the controlnode’s device ID in its payload. The packet also contains the traffic information data that thesensor node is planning to send to the control node. Since CyFi utilizes a star network protocol,the packet has to be sent to the hub initially before it is forwarded to its destination. Thus, theheader information indicates that the sender is the sensor node and the receiver is the hub. Whenthe packet arrives to the hub, the hub determines the packet’s destination from its payload. Itcreates a new packet which includes the sender’s device ID and a copy of the data in its payload.At this stage, the header information indicates that the sender is the hub and the