Conference Session

Capstone Design in ECE

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibrahem E. Atawi, University of Tabuk; el-Hadi M. Aggoune, University of Tabuk; Fares S. Almehmadi, University of Tabuk

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Electrical and Computer

excellence in engineering education and positioning itself for ABET accreditation,the College of Engineering (CoEng) at the University of Tabuk (UT), Tabuk located in SaudiArabia has integrated a strong engineering practice component into its educational programcurricula. This component relies on a series of courses that foster a variety of soft skills wrappedaround four design project courses and two four-week practical training periods at a company orresearch facility. Furthermore, students at the senior level are strongly encouraged to undertakerealistic projects. In this paper, we describe our experience with three groups of students fromthe Electrical Engineering (EE) Department who undertook projects sponsored by the SensorNetworks and

Conference Session

Capstone Design in ECE

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Borowczak, Erebus Labs; Andrea Carneal Burrows Borowczak, University of Wyoming

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

work looks at the impact of authentic value- added capstone projects on student’s soft skills by comparing results of a multi-year collaboration survey given to multiple senior capstone teams. The observed trends suggest that projects with community impact (irrespective of size or geographic constraint) foster increased communication, participation, and ultimately collaboration.Introduction There is a worldwide push to engage and develop K-12 student interest in Science,Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines1. Some STEM collegiate programs,such as civil and mechanical engineering, seem to have a plethora of incoming and returningstudents.Why?Buildingblocks

Conference Session

Electromagnetics & Power Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald M. Peter P.E., Seattle Pacific University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

nottraditionally be found in an introductory course but should be considered. Others asked whattopics they would recommend de-emphasizing and what soft skills were most important.Finally, they were asked to provide any other relevant comments they wished to share, whichprovided a rich collection of practical wisdom.Demographic ResultsI contacted a sampling of 84 power engineering professionals in the greater Pacific Northwest includingWashington, Oregon, Idaho, Western Montana, Northern California, and Alaska who agreed toparticipate in the online survey. Of these, 73 completed the survey during the month of June 2015,which is an 87% response rate. Of these 92% were male and 8% female. The distribution ofrespondents per state is the following

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Electrical and Computer

instrumentsfacilitates design problems beyond rote multiple choice. Thus, problems with partial credit,which are isomorphic to pencil-and-paper based exams, become deliverable electronically.Meanwhile handwritten image files are retained for strengthening the learner’s soft skills throughone-on-one clarification with Content GTAs. Second, STEM learners require extensive guidanceand student-specific coaching to hone their proficiency on subtle design aspects. A hierarchy ofexpertise facilitates these roles within a rapid feedback loop. A detailed financial cost model wasdeveloped which indicates that tutoring can be provided at no additional expense, by attaining abreakeven point between the grading hours avoided and the test proctoring hours required. Thisis

Conference Session

Assessment & Accreditation in ECE

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amanda Deacon, University of Calgary; Tom O'Neill, University of Calgary; Kartikeya Murari, University of Calgary

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

the University of Calgary to train, develop, and cultivate soft-skill teamwork competencies in order to equip graduates with strong interpersonal and communication capabilities.Dr. Kartikeya Murari, University of Calgary Kartik is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Uni- versity of Calgary. His research interests are in electrical and optical instrumentation and techniques for biomedical applications. He teaches undergraduate and graduate classes and is interested in ways to better prepare students for real-life learning and professional situations. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Team Membership Change and the

Conference Session

ECE-related Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehran Mozaffari Kermani, Rochester Institute of Technology; Reza Azarderakhsh, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mehdi Mirakhorli, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

. Hierarchy of the first part of an S-box structure for the Pomaranch cipher.Educational Objectives: - Understanding the implementation platforms (hardware [ASIC/FPGA] or software [microcontrollers]) through which the overheads were derived, this objective is fulfilled by implementing the original and fault detection designs and deriving the metrics overheads. - Refining soft skills including presentation of the results of IWMDs security research (a) orally or (b) in writing, and decision-making. - Evaluating hard technical skills for simulations and implementations of the fault diagnosis schemes for crypto-systems.We already have a security

Conference Session

Assessment & Accreditation in ECE

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fong K. Mak, Gannon University; Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

the mastery level. However, what if the assessed results indicate there are concerned areas thatneed to be improved. From the independent raters’ perspectives, they can only suggest areas tobe looked at, but not precisely which course in the curriculum or rather which content in a courseneeds improvement in instructional delivery. In addition, the following are the challenges weface if the GR assessment model were to be implemented: • Owing to limited resources, multi-raters are not a practical approach for our program. It is difficult to form independent raters who have the necessary subject-matter expertise to evaluate students’ work in core engineering subjects. For general education subjects or soft skills assessment

Conference Session

First-Year Issues in ECE Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy N. Thomas, DigiPen Institute of Technology; Christopher Theriault, DigiPen Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

history of electrical and computer engineering, the electronicsdevelopment cycle, professional ethics, multidisciplinary team environments, and commondevelopment tools used in industry. Students are expected to apply this and knowledge fromprerequisite and concurrent courses to completing their project.In our paper, we describe the course in detail, including examples of student projects. Studentoutcomes related to both technical and soft skills are assessed using student surveys and projectevaluation rubrics. We discuss these assessment results and highlight some successes andlimitations of the experiential 1st-year course.IntroductionThe traditional model for engineering undergraduate programs in the US is to have mostlyfoundational courses in