Paper ID #10786Impact of Simulation-based and Hands-on Teaching Methodologies on Stu-dents’ Learning in an Engineering Technology ProgramDr. MOHAMMED TAQIUDDIN TAHER, DeVry University, AddisonDr. Ahmed S. Khan, DeVry University, DuPage Dr. Ahmed S. Khan is a Senior Professor in the College of Engineering and Information Sciences at DeVry University, Addison, Illinois. Dr. Khan has more than thirty years of experience in research, instruction, curricula design, development, evaluation, implementation and program accreditation, management and supervision. Dr. Khan received an MSEE from Michigan Technological University, an MBA from
Missouri S&T campus. A member of both IEEE and ASEE, she is also a Past-Chair of the Midwest Section of ASEE.Mrs. Barbara Jean Wilkins, Missouri University of Science and Technology Barbara Wilkins is an Instructional Designer in Educational Technology at Missouri S&T. She supports faculty in the effective use of technology in the classroom as well as blended/online course development. Barb has a B.A. in History with a Minor in Mathematics and an MST in Mathematics earned from the University of Missouri - Rolla, now Missouri S&T. In addition to her work in Educational Technology, she teaches college algebra for the Missouri S&T Department of Mathematics. Prior to joining S&T, Barb taught in a local
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workload Function effectively on multi- • Being alert and prepared for the group meeting with clearly formulated ideas disciplinary teams to • Assume a designated role in the group including leaderships or a team player accomplished assigned tasks (d) • Provide unique expertise and willing to work with others 4-Inquiry Skills (SLO4) Performance Indicators Conduct research in electrical • Explore conceptual idea(s) using multiple learning opportunities to solve a problem engineering discipline as part of • Retrieve relevant and/or required information to solve a problem or design
recommendation P.800. Agreat reading material for students to understand the procedures and requirements of the mostimportant subjective and objective speech quality measurements is the paper “speech qualityassessment” by Loizou [17].Speech intelligibility is best measured subjectively by a panel of listeners, who will try toidentify words, phrases or sentences. One of the traditional tests is the modified rhyme test(MRT). It is designed by linguistic specialists in 1960’s and still used by audio and speechresearchers today [18]. MRT asks listeners to listen and select one of six words, half of whichdiffering by the initial consonants, and another half differing by the final initial consonants. Theoverall averaged recognition rate, the total number of
Education, 55(1), 16-21. 3. Metioui, A., Brassard, C., LeVasseur, J., & Lavoie, M. (1996). The persistence of students' unfounded beliefs about electrical circuits: The case of ohm's law. International Journal of Science Education, 18(2), 193-212. 4. Bernhard, J., & Carstensen, A.-K. (2002). Learning and teaching electrical circuit theory. Paper presented at the Phyics Teaching in Engineering Education, Leuven. 5. Ainsworth, S. (2008). The educational value of multiple-representations when learning complex scientific concepts. In J. K. Gilbert, M. Reiner & M. Nakhleh (Eds.), Visualization: Theory and Practice in Science Education (pp. 191 - 208). Surrey, UK: Springer. 6. Holton, D., Verma, A., &
sin π x Sa ( x) = Sinc(x ) = x πx S inc( x ) = Sa ( π x ) rect ( x) = 1 if x ≤ 1 2; = 0 otherwise Re {a + jb} = a (a + jb)∗ = (a − jb) 3d : aib = ax bx + a y by + az bz 2d : a ib = ax bx + a y by u = uu ∗ j = −1
: Figure 2.13: DC Motor Time Domain Equations Note that: ω= ω(t) eb=eb(t) θ = θ(t) ia=ia(t) and va=va(t) Taking the equations to the S domain (Laplace Transform) yields the followingequations: Figure 2.14: DC Motor S-Domain Equations From the equations above, and assuming La is very small, we obtain the transfer functionfor the DC Motor Figure 2.15: Transfer Function Equation for a DC Motor Page 24.173.12 By recognizing Km as the DC Motor Gain constant and Tm as the DC Motor timeconstant, the transfer function can be simplified to become
Paper ID #10633Ultra Low-Cost Software-Defined Radio: A Mobile Studio for Teaching Dig-ital Signal ProcessingDr. Cory J. Prust, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Cory Prust is Assistant Professor in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). He earned his BSEE degree from MSOE in 2001 and his Ph.D. from Purdue University in 2006. Prior to joining MSOE in 2009, he was a Technical Staff member at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. He teaches courses in the signal processing and embedded systems areas.Dr. Steven Holland, Milwaukee School of Engineering Steven S. Holland (M ’13
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applications whilereinforcing student retention and comprehension. For example, a student might first learn aboutdata converters as a freshman, and interface A/D and D/A converter ICs with a simple digitalcircuit in an introductory digital systems class. As a sophomore, (s)he might use operationalamplifiers and comparators to construct some basic A/D and D/A circuit topologies (e.g. flashand single-slope converters) in a laboratory course. Later, as a junior (s)he might build a current-summing D/A converter using MOS and bipolar transistors. In each case, the CubeSat programwould provide a pedagogical framework as the student learns about data converters in a “topdown” manner, with relevant documentation serving to reinforce the presentation in
: Critiquing; RF: Referencing; CU: Cumulative; KI: Key Inquiry.] Line Verbal Data (Group O, n=5) Coding* 1 P2: Ims is going to be BMSOG over mu naught S I think. F-IN 2 P4: Say it again. F-AK 3 P2: (Repeat) Ims is going to be BMSOG over mu naught S (Repeats). The only thing I’m not sure about is the M S, but I think that’s F-EA right. We don’t have any other currents. 4 P3: Are a couple of
the findings. Many ECE programshave an introductory course in EE or ECE tailored to meet the needs of the particular program.Many programs use a common topic such as robotics to introduce the students to electrical andcomputer engineering knowledge areas including programming, sensors, and analog-to-digitalconversion. Only Purdue, Columbia and Illinois cover more than one or two knowledge areasand can be considered broad in scope. Table 1: Introductory courses from comparable institutions. Institution Course(s) Topics Rose-Hulman IT ECE 160 System engineering, teamwork
. Krudysz, J. S. Li and J. H. McClellan, "Web-based Bayesian tutoring system," in Proc. 4th IEEE Signal Processing Education Workshop, Grand Teton, 2006.9. M. MacGrath, "Visual learning for science and engineering," Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE, vol. 25, no. 5, pp. 56-63, 2005.10. R. G. Baraniuk, C. S. Burrus, B. Hendricks and G. Henry, "Connexions: DSP education for a networked world," in IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing, Orlando, 2002.11. J. Peukera and J. McFerran, "Effect of Multiple Choice Testing on Student Performance in an Introductory Engineering Course," in ASEE Annual Conference, Atlanta, 2013.12. M. Simoni, M. Aburdene and F. Fayyaz, "Analog Circuit Based Activities to
, Educating the Engineer of 2020: Adapting Engineering Education to the Page 24.503.13 New Century, The National Academies Press, Washington, DC, 2005.10. National Academy of Engineering, The Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering in the New Century, The National Academies Press, Washington, DC, 2004.11. T.S. Harding et al., “Work-in-Progress - Self-directed learning and motivation in a project-based learning environment,” Proceedings of the 2007 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Session F2G, pp. 3-4, 2007.12. S. Fellows et al., “Instructional tools for promoting self-directed learning skills in freshmen,” Proceedings
thestudents build the circuit from the example problem(s) and measure to verify the theory iscorrect. In-class experiments included the following:1. Measure component values – students measure the resistances of all their resistors to verify that they have all the resistors they are supposed to in their packs, and also measure the voltage of their batteries to make sure they are still good. Students seemed surprised to learn that a brand-new 9V battery typically had a voltage of 9.5-9.6 V rather than 9.0 V.2. Ohm’s law – Students connect a 1k resistor in series with the 9V battery and measure voltage across the resistor. Then they measure the current through the resistor, and knowing the value of the resistor, use Ohm’s law to verify that
writemulti-threaded programs in the form of interrupt service routines (ISRs) when interfacing withon-chip peripherals.A modern approach espoused by Samek 19 views interrupts as events, and provides a state-machine driven framework for processing these events using message passing to communicatebetween state machines. This text encourages the use of a cooperative multi-tasking environ-ment, which is inherently single-threaded, for many embedded designs. It provides excellentlow-power capabilities; when the event queue is empty, the processor can be put to sleep until an Page 24.1216.6interrupt generates an event for the state machine(s) to
particularand engineering curriculum in general than just for CTSS courses. Determining more effectiveways to help students to take a more conceptual approach to learning concepts taught at a higheracademic level will impact a wide range of studies even beyond engineering.VI. References[1] S. So, "Refined ‘Chalk-and-Talk’of Lecture Content: Teaching Signals and Systems at the Griffith School of Engineering," in AAEE 2012, 2012.[2] D. C. Hanselman, "Signals and linear systems: a teaching approach based on learning styles concepts," Education, IEEE Transactions on, vol. 35, pp. 383-386, 1992.[3] J. H. McClellan, R. W. Schafer, and M. A. Yoder, "Experiences in teaching DSP first in the ECE curriculum," in Acoustics, Speech, and
devising customhardware on the FPGA to implement the parallel adder tree and interfacing it with the “Slave”processor. This research leveraged YG’s previous work on designing wide-bit adders on FPGAsand meshed nicely with her current interests in multimedia processing. DQ = DCT/Quantization RM = Resource Manager Figure 2. High-level view of the MPEG-4 Encoding Engine.10The third project involves ongoing research with the biology department in modeling a redimported fire ant (RIFA) colony. There is an urgent need to find an efficient, yetenvironmentally-friendly method to eradicate the RIFA colonies. These ants, imported fromSouth America in the 1930’s, are a major pest in the southern parts of the United States
Paper ID #10572Teaching Electromagnetism with the Inverted Classroom Approach: StudentPerceptions and Lessons LearnedDr. Micah Stickel, University of Toronto Dr. Micah Stickel (ECE) is Chair, First Year, in the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering. He is also a Senior Lecturer in The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering. Dr. Stickel first came to the Faculty when he started as an undergraduate in 1993. Since that time, he has completed his BASc (1997), MASc (1999), and a PhD (2006) — all with a focus on electromagnetics and the development of novel devices for high-frequency
Education annual conference 2011. [13]. Bret Bosma and Gregory Kallio, “Renewable-energy labs for an undergraduate energy-systems course”, ASEE annual conference 2009, paper AC 2009-1621. [14]. Bosco Mansel Oliver, John R. Wagner, Elham B. Makram, and Rajendra Singh, “Renewable energy education at Clemson University-A certification program with solar, wind & electrical grid classes” ASEE 2013, M526 [15]. Tan Ma, Osama A. Mohammed, and Ahmed Taha Elsayed, “educational experiments in renewable energy analysis, forecasting, and management in hybrid power system”. ASEE 2013, T526 [16]. Oxana S. Pantchenko, Tiffany Wise, Michael S. Issacson, and Ali Shakouri, “enhancing student
“that is what I am going to do when Iget to college”. OU-ECE plans to use the Capacitive Touch Workshop again in future outreachevents in order to better assess its effectiveness. VI. References:[1] "America Desperately Needs More STEM Students. Here's How to Get Them." Forbes. Forbes Magazine, 09 July 2012. Web. 03 Jan. 2014.[2] Engler, John. "STEM Education Is the Key to the U.S.'s Economic Future." US News. U.S.News & World Report, 15 June 2012. Web. 03 Jan. 2014.[3] Zimmer, Marc. "Are American Scientists an Endangered Species? | Inside Higher Ed."Are American Scientists an Endangered Species? | Inside Higher Ed. Inside Higher Ed, 2 July 2007. Web. 03 Jan. 2014.[4] C. Davis, M. Yeary, and J. Sluss, “Results and best
(see the 555 datasheet for details). It is unlikelythat a tie will occur if the clock frequency is very high.A breadboard with the circuit was passed around during the lecture so that students could see thecircuit in operation (see Figure 2). Vcc CD4013BE 14 Vcc LED 0 6 Vcc S q0' 1 14 3 5 q 1 q0
projectapplication contains one message that is expected to be encapsulated in a packet containing aheader segment. The header contains the source address and the destination address. Toaccommodate a variable message length, for some course offerings the header has included amessage-length field and for other offerings an end-of-message control character has been usedwithin the message/payload segment. For some of the years that this networking course projecthas been used, one or more fields for error-detection frame-check sequence(s) have beenincluded. Page 24.76.6Line-Coding Formats, Collision-Detection Techniques, and Collision-Detection TestingLine
an effective classroom. Education, 130(2), 241-250.6. Vygotsky, L. S. (1978). Mind in society: The development of higher psychological processes. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.7. Rodd, J. & Newman, D. (2009). The impact of multi-media on learning specific to user characteristics. University at Albany/SUNY. Paper
do“bridge” the AAS-EET student backgrounds and disposition to the BSEE requirements.The incorporation of bridge courses on the baccalaureate side of the AAS-EET to BSEE TransferTrack forced the scheduling of six general education courses (18 quarter credits) outside of thetwo full-time academic years on the transfer track, which is why the program is not two-plus-two. However, students can opt to take these general education courses at the AAS college,during summers, and/or in an additional term(s) at the end of the program. We have found thatmany students are at the AAS college beyond two years and request the identification of generaleducation courses that can fill their final year there and also transfer to the BSEE degree
with anaggregate sample rate of 250 kS/s and a dynamic range of +/- 10 volts. There are two analog-outchannels with 16-bit resolution, four digital inputs, and four digital outputs. Each USB-6211 hasa custom-designed interface board that allows a common signal source to be delivered to allworkstations (see Figure 2). Figure 1: Individual workstation with National Instruments USB-‐6211 and protoboard.The projects all rely on dissemination of one set of signals from a unique origin. Sensor signalsare connected to a distribution panel that fans out the signal to the 24 student positions. This
assignment consisted oftwo to three posted homework problems, each having a set of multiple-choice questions withfeedback spaced at different substages of the problem to determine if the student had understoodthe key concepts presented. At the completion of each quiz, the student was provided immediatefeedback on their selection(s). Based on this feedback, students were allowed to retake the quizan unlimited number of times prior to the mid-week discussion session, during which we wouldgo over the pre-assignment problems and address any questions students had in regard to the Page 24.1262.14other homework to be submitted later that week. The only
Engineering at San Jos´e State University, San Jos´e, CA, 95192 USA (e-mail: ping.hsu@ sjsu.edu). S. Sujitparapitaya is associate vice president of Institutional Effectiveness and Analytics at San Jos´e State University, San Jos´e, CA, 95192 USA (e-mail: sutee.sujitparaitaya@sjsu.edu). Page 24.391.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014Developing and Implementing Effective Instructional Stratagems in STEM Khosrw Ghadiri, Mohammad H. Qayoumi, Ellen Junn, Ping Hsu, and Sutee Sujitparapitaya
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