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Project-Based Learning in ECE Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saeed Khan, Kansas State University-Salina; Greory Spaulding, Kansas State University-Salina

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2008-820: BUILDING THE LARGEST CANTENNA IN KANSAS: ANINTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION BETWEEN ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGY PROGRAMSSaeed Khan, Kansas State University-Salina SAEED KHAN is an Associate Professor with the Electronic and Computer Engineering Technology program at Kansas State University at Salina. Dr. Khan received his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Connecticut, in 1989 and 1994 respectively and his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh in 1984. Khan, who joined KSU in 1998, teaches courses in telecommunications and digital systems. His research interests and areas of expertise

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Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mihaela Radu, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Clint Cole, Washington State University, Pullman; Mircea Alexandru Dabacan, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania; Shannon Sexton, Rose Hulman Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2008-2139: EXTENSIVE USE OF ADVANCED FPGA TECHNOLOGY INDIGITAL DESIGN EDUCATIONMihaela Radu, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Mihaela Elena Radu received the M. Eng. degree in electronics and telecommunications engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of Cluj-Napoca, Romania, in 1985, and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, in 2000. From 1991 to 2003 she was with the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Faculty of Electronics and Telecommunications, Applied Electronics Department. She is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute

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Innovations in ECE Education II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marc McComb, Microchip Technology, Inc.

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2008-2183: ONLINE, INTRODUCTORY MICROCONTROLLER LABS ANDEXERCISES FOR ENGINEERING STUDENTSMarc McComb, Microchip Technology, Inc. As Technical Training Engineer with Microchip’s Security, Microcontroller & Technology Development Division, Marc McComb develops educational materials for customers on Microchip’s 8-bit PIC® Microcontrollers (MCUs). These materials take the form of Regional Training Center (RTC) classes, Web seminars and lab exercises for the Company’s Academic Program. Prior to this position, Marc worked for 13 years as a paramedic in Ontario, Canada until a back injury forced a career change. He returned to school and graduated from St. Lawrence College’s Electronics

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Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Friauf, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Steven Reyer, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Electrical and Computer

. Toorganize the discussion, the ABET Criterion 3 topics shown above will be used as a structure.Clearly, other qualities of the capstone design course help to satisfy the Criterion, but only thespecific writing and research assignments will be discussed below.Criterion 3d – an ability to function on multidisciplinary teamsIn her paper on student perceptions of collaborative writing, Nelson6 references a number ofsources reporting that “engineering and technology professionals spend an average of one-thirdof their time writing, and most write as members of a team.” Nelson goes on to report thefindings of several sources which state that collaboration builds such skills as interactivity,teamwork, and negotiation, promotes growth and increases the

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New Trends in ECE Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fred Cady, (Retired) Montana State University; John McLellan, Freescale Semiconductor

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Electrical and Computer

Programs at Freescale Semiconductor. He currently works with universities, authors, and industry partners around the globe to drive, create, and implement student learning tools and curricula which support Freescale products in the classroom. John has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering Technology from Texas A&M University. Page 13.1014.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Putting the Engine back in EngineeringAbstractElectrical and Computer Engineering programs across the nation are seeing a decrease inengineering student enrollment and retention. Electronic systems and

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Project-Based Learning in ECE Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arif Uluagac; Douglas Williams, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2008-1017: BUILDING HARDWARE-BASED LOW-COST EXPERIMENTALDSP LEARNING MODULESA. Uluagac, Georgia Institute of Technology A. Selcuk Uluagac is a Ph.D. student in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology , Atlanta, GA as a member of the Communications Systems Center. He received his B.Sc. in Computer Engineering from Turkish Naval Academy and M.Sc. degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University in PA,USA, in 1997 and 2002, respectively. He is a member of IEEE and ASEE.Douglas Williams, Georgia Institute of Technology Douglas B. Williams received the BSEE, MS, and PhD degrees in electrical and computer

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ECE Pedagogy and Assessment II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bruce Krogh, Carnegie Mellon University; Tsuhan Chen, Carnegie Mellon University; Tuviah Schlesinger, Carnegie Mellon University

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Electrical and Computer

application.” Sloan Career Cornerstone Center3CE has attained a distinct and well-defined identity.Computers permeate technology and all of society.More importantly computers and computationrepresent a fundamentally important tool and wayof thinking the importance of which rivals theintroduction and use of electricity and electricalsystems. These computational tools with theirassociated software have extended the ability ofpeople to address and offer solutions to problems inthe sciences, engineering, and society in general.The complexity and sophistication of computerhardware and computer systems made it impossibleto prepare students for careers in the burgeoningcomputer industry in four-years if the curriculumincludes the full complement of EE

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Innovations in ECE Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Michael Khoo, University of Southern California; Ellis Meng, University of Southern California

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Electrical and Computer

dedicated to the coordination ofgroundbreaking research in the development of biomimetic devices. The ERC brings physicians,biologists, engineers and educators together to develop microelectronic systems that interact withliving, human tissues. The resulting technology enables implantable and portable devices thatcan treat presently incurable diseases such as blindness, loss of neuromuscular control, paralysis,and the loss of cognitive function. The researchers focus on mixed signal systems on chip, powerand data management, intelligent analog circuits, interface technology at the nano- and micro-scales to integrate microelectronic systems with neurons, and new materials designed to preventrejection. The ERC has a significantly reformed engineering

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Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frank Kragh; Jeffrey Reed; Carl Dietrich; Donna Miller

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Electrical and Computer

Education in Software Defined Radio Design Engineering Abstract— Software Defined Radio (SDR), an interdisciplinary emerging technology,presents new challenges for communications engineers and engineering educators. In SDR,signal modulation and information coding are defined in the system's software, nothardware. The authors have incorporated SDR design into their respective curricula bothto support the growing demand for SDR engineering and to teach widely applicablesystems engineering concepts. SDR-oriented curricular changes include new courses,laboratories, and software design tools. Software radio design is taught as aninterdisciplinary systems engineering undertaking, emphasizing the importance of

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Laboratory Development in ECE Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Osama Mohammed, Florida International University; Nagy Abed, Quanta Technology

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2008-830: REAL–TIME SIMULATION OF ELECTRIC MACHINE DRIVESWITH HARDWARE-IN-THE-LOOPOsama Mohammed, Florida International UniversityNagy Abed, Quanta Technology Page 13.1026.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Real–Time Simulation of Electric Machine Drives with Hardware-in-the-LoopAbstractThis paper presents a real-time Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) simulator on PC-cluster, ofelectric systems and drives for research and education purpose. This simulator was developedwith the aim of meeting the simulation needs of electromechanical drives and powerelectronics systems while minimizing the complexity and programming burden

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ECE Pedagogy and Assessment I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Kim, Howard University; Mohamed Chouikha, Howard University; Veronica Thomas, Howard University

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Electrical and Computer

application and assessment of technology in engineering education.Mohamed Chouikha, Howard University Mohamed Chouikha received a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Colorado in Boulder in 1988. Since 1988, he has been with Department of Electrical Engineering at Howard University. Since 2000, he has been serving as the Chair of the EE Department. Dr. Chouikha’s research interests include Multimedia Signal Processing and Communications, Wireless Communications, and Home-networking. Dr. Chouika is the prime mover of the mobile studio inception and expansion into Howard University.Veronica Thomas, Howard University Veronica G. Thomas received a Ph.D. degree in Social Psychology from

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ECE Pedagogy and Assessment II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dale Buechler, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

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Electrical and Computer

students into their major courses sooner, many of the beginning EE coursesrequire “just-in-time” mathematics and physics. Course offerings are primarily in the eveningsand on Saturdays as required.Designing Course Offerings for Non-Traditional StudentsIn recent years, most universities have seen an increase in the number of non-traditionalundergraduate students on campus. While at my previous position at a more traditional campus,I recognized that a significant number of my students were working and going to school. As aresult I wrote and received a University of Wisconsin system grant to improve the learning ofnon-traditional students in the Analytical Methods of Engineering course that I taught. In thisprior work2, I utilized technology to make

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New Trends in ECE Education II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saeed Monemi, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Zekeriya Aliyazicioglu, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

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Electrical and Computer

activated wheelchair by electrical and computerengineering students, however, other engineering disciplines can benefit as well.The usage of GPS equipment and understanding of GIS is becoming very important inelectrical engineering. The benefit of using GPS/GIS becomes obvious in the areas ofanalysis, modeling, simulation, design and decision making. Many engineeringcompanies are beginning to realize the importance of using GPS/GIS applications in theirday to day operations especially in data collection.IntroductionVoice recognition systems and global positioning systems (GPS) are technologies that arecurrently thriving in today’s market. These technologies are commonly used in handhelddevices, automobiles, and are viewed as more of a luxury than a

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New Trends in ECE Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sandra Yost, University of Detroit Mercy; Mohan Krishnan, University of Detroit Mercy; Mark Paulik, University of Detroit Mercy

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Electrical and Computer

engineering disciplines at UDM. The ECE department collaborated with MechanicalEngineering on a two-week mechatronics project, involving a variety of robotics platforms.In 2005, we decided to base the mechatronics project on the new robot platform, pictured inFig. 2. The BASIC Stamp robot we had been using was a good choice for a first-year course, butit had too many limitations to be used in more complex projects in subsequent years. ANanoCore12 processor module and an accompanying servo/sensor/motor interface board(available from Technological Arts - www.technologicalarts.com) are mounted on a 3-wheelplatform configured with DC gearhead motors (www.lynxmotion.org). This platform allows us toincorporate many sophisticated activities spanning the

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Laboratory Development in ECE Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ed Doering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sam Shearman, National Instruments; Erik Luther, National Instruments

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2008-1613: ENHANCING DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING EDUCATIONWITH AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING AND MUSIC SYNTHESISEd Doering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Edward Doering received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Iowa State University in 1992, and has been a member the ECE faculty at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology since 1994. He teaches courses in digital systems, circuits, image processing, and electronic music synthesis, and his research interests include technology-enabled education, image processing, and FPGA-based signal processing.Sam Shearman, National Instruments Sam Shearman is a Senior Product Manager for Signal Processing and Communications at National Instruments

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New Trends in ECE Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sanjay Raman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Da Silva Luiz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Masoud Agah, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Allen MacKenzie, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Christopher Maxey, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Amy Bell, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2008-2173: A FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE IN WIRELESSSENSOR NETWORKS FOR ELECTRICAL/COMPUTER ENGINEERING ANDCOMPUTER SCIENCE STUDENTSSanjay Raman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityDa Silva Luiz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityMasoud Agah, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityAllen MacKenzie, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityChristopher Maxey, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityAmy Bell, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Page 13.37.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 A First-Year Engineering Experience in Wireless Sensor

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Innovations in ECE Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wookwon Lee, Gannon University; Fong Mak, Gannon University

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Electrical and Computer

Management for First-Year Graduate Students in Electrical and Computer EngineeringAbstractThe electrical and computer engineering (ECE) department at the University offers a graduatecurriculum that is designed to help students develop skills for system integration and acquireeffective business and technology practices, as well as, fundamental knowledge in the ECE field.As part of the curriculum, a new course on engineering project and management has beenrecently introduced to first-year graduate students. This new course guides students through acomplete design cycle from inception to completion with a pre-defined project of a complexsystem. This paper focuses on the experience and lessons learned from offering the Capstone

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Project-Based Learning in ECE Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Albert Liddicoat, California Polytechnic State University; Jianbiao Pan, California Polytechnic State University; James Harris, California Polytechnic State University; Lynne Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2008-2186: CURRICULAR ENHANCEMENT TO SUPPORT PROJECT-BASEDLEARNING IN COMPUTER AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGAlbert Liddicoat, California Polytechnic State University Albert A. Liddicoat received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering and his M.S. degree in Engineering Management from Stanford University in 1996, 2002 and 1999, respectively. Dr. Liddicoat worked for IBM’s Storage Technology Division from 1990 until 2002 where he held many positions in disk drive development including: servo system test and integration, ASIC development, system electronics and architecture, program management, and business line management. Currently, he is the Forbes Associate Professor and the

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New Trends in ECE Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Baker, Texas Tech University; Brian Nutter, Texas Tech University; Mohammed Saed, Texas Tech University

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Electrical and Computer

success.Program DescriptionProject Teams The program was structured around a six week, paid internship. Three teams of 4to 5 students were formed. The students were supported through a grant from the TexasEngineering Technology Consortium – Texas Workforce Development Commission.Careful attention was given to the composition of each team. A junior or senior levelengineering student was selected as the team leader for each team. The remainingstudents were taken from a pool of engineering freshmen, high school students, andcommunity college students. Of the 13 students supported, two were in high school,three were recent high school graduates, two were from Midland Community College (anarea community college), and seven were Texas Tech students. The

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New Trends in ECE Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew O'Fallon, Washington State University; Jack R Hagemeister, Washington State University; Clint Cole, Washington State University, Pullman; Joseph Harris, Digilent Inc.

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Electrical and Computer

relatedstudies increases; whether the overall learning process was improved; whether students have abetter knowledge of modern technologies and development methods; and whether studentcomprehension of founding concepts improves.Introduction:Teaching microcontroller systems courses to undergraduate students present many challenges.These challenges include selecting appropriate microcontroller topics, microcontroller hardwareunits, and development software. Microcontroller courses comprise fundamental concepts fromelectrical engineering, computer engineering, and computer science disciplines. Exploringelectrical characteristics of microcontrollers, computer architecture, and assembly languageprogramming are a few of these key concepts. Assortments of

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ECE Pedagogy and Assessment I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Golanbari, University of the Pacific; Rick Garlikov, Garlikov.Com

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2008-544: EMPLOYING SOCRATIC PEDAGOGY TO IMPROVEENGINEERING STUDENTS’ CRITICAL REASONING SKILLS: TEACHING BYASKING INSTEAD OF BY TELLINGMichael Golanbari, University of the Pacific Michael Golanbari received the Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of California, Davis, in 1999. From 2000 to 2003 he was a communications systems engineer on the technical staff of Alantro Communications Corporation and Texas Instruments (TI) Corporation, Santa Rosa, California. At Alantro and TI, he worked on wireless local area network (WLAN) transceiver design and development (IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n, WiFi). Since 2003 he has been on the faculty of the Department of

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New Trends in ECE Education II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Harris, California Polytechnic State University; Dominic Dalbello, Allan Hancock College; Jianbiao Pan, California Polytechnic State University; Albert Liddicoat, California Polytechnic State University

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Electrical and Computer

optoelectronics center at Lucent Technologies/Agere Systems as a member of technical staff. He received a M.E degree in Manufacturing Engineering from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, and a B.E. degree in Mechatronics from Xidian University, Xian, China. Dr. Pan's research interests include electronics packaging, optoelectronics packaging, surface mount assembly, hybrid microelectronics, design and analysis of experiment, and computer aided manufacturing. He has been a Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) advisor on Electronics Manufacturing, and served on the National Technical Committee for the International Microelectronics and Packaging Society (IMAPS), and as Chair of SME

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Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Electrical and Computer

; and • Opportunity to interact with external organizations, such as Innovation and Commercialization Center (ICC).Project #3 Flue Gas ExtractionIn 2005, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the Clean Air Mercury Rule,requiring phased-in reductions of mercury over the next several years7. In October of 2005,WKU engineering faculty met with Tennessee Technological University (TTU) electricalengineering faculty to discuss how they could work together to propose novel methods to helpmeet the EPA requirements. It was decided that WKU would work on a new method for mercury(and other toxic element) detection and quantification. The mercury detection and quantificationproject would involve sampling flue gas emissions from a power

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Laboratory Development in ECE Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Mark Jansson, Rowan University; Ulrich Schwabe, Rowan University; Andrew Hak, Rowan University

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Electrical and Computer

for Engineering Education, 2008Medium Voltage Switchgear, Transformer and Interconnection Specification in an ECE ClinicI. AbstractWorking on real world engineering technology projects with industry is a key component ofRowan University’s engineering clinics. Our College of Engineering has Industrial affiliates whoregularly act as sponsors of the ECE curriculum by bringing important and diverse real worldengineering design challenges to ECE students. This paper discusses how undergraduate ECEstudents were called upon to first learn about the proposed renewable energy system (in this casea 3MW photovoltaic system – the largest of its kind east of Arizona in the U.S.) optimize thearray field and the DC wiring, and then

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Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jin-Hwan Lee, University of Cincinnati; Ali Asgar Bhagat, University of Cincinnati; Karen Davis, University of Cincinnati; Ian Papautsky, University of Cincinnati

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Electrical and Computer

Undergraduate (REU) students through the summer termprior to continuing on to graduate school. The success of these research-oriented senior designprojects is encouraging and we propose extending this opportunity to motivate students enrolledin related programs such as biology, chemistry, and other engineering disciplines.I. IntroductionMicromachining or Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) technologies are considered anenabling technology that has a revolutionary impact on many areas of science and engineering.1MEMS technologies are now being applied to health monitoring, diagnostics and therapeuticapplications, which are frequently referred to as Biomedical Microsystems (BioMEMS).BioMEMS research includes biological, biomedical, biochemical, and

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Innovations in ECE Education II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cordelia Brown, Purdue University; Yung-Hsiang Lu, Purdue University; David Meyer, Purdue University; Mark C Johnson, Purdue University

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Electrical and Computer

Lu is an assistant professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering of Purdue University and (by courtesy) the Department of Computer Science. In 2004, he obtained an NSF Career Award for studying energy conservation by operating systems. He obtained Ph.D. from the Department of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University in 2002.David Meyer, Purdue University David G. Meyer has been very active in curriculum development, learning outcome assessment, design education, and use of instructional technology. He is currently responsible for creating, maintaining, and teaching the core ECE digital systems course sequence. He has written numerous papers on innovative uses of

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Innovations in ECE Education II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yakov Cherner, ATeL, LLC; Amin Karim, DeVry University; Ahmed Khan, DeVry University; Victor Rubanchik, Southern Federal University (Russia); Gary Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2008-2226: USING SIMULATION-BASED HYBRID AND MULTILEVELVIRTUAL LABS FOR FIBER OPTICS, PHOTONICS AND TELECOMEDUCATIONYakov Cherner, ATeL, LLC Yakov E. Cherner, Ph.D. a Founder and President of ATEL, LLC, taught science, engineering and technology disciplines to high school, college and university students. He has extensive experience in writing curricula and developing educational software and efficient instructional strategies. Dr. Cherner introduced an innovative concept of multi-layered simulation-based conceptual teaching of science and technology. This instructional approach uses real-world objects, processes and learning situations that are familiar to students as the context for virtual

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Innovations in ECE Education II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Khalid Al-Olimat, Ohio Northern University

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Electrical and Computer

majoring in Electrical Engineering. The teaching tool is designed to optimizestudents’ performance through an instant observation of and among the parameters oftransformers, dc machines, ac machines and transmission line models. The information and datacollected from survey and questionnaires were analyzed and used for the evaluation of attitudestoward the use of this media based teaching tool. Students have responded favorably to andexpressed their satisfaction with the developed software tool.IntroductionIn recent years and due to the evolving technology and its attendant introduction of new materialinto the curriculum, most colleges face a demand to optimize their curriculum and increase thecontent of courses. This challenges educators to

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ECE Pedagogy and Assessment I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tokunbo Ogunfunmi, Santa Clara University

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Electrical and Computer

these are shown in Figure 1.The focus of this paper is on the Advanced DSP courses in the area of Speech: 1. ELEN 421 (Speech Coding I) (2 units) 2. ELEN 422 (Speech Coding II) (2 units) 3. ELEN 423 (Voice-over-IP) (2 units) Figure 1 : Some courses in the Graduate MSEE DSP Emphasis area Page 13.967.5The Speech Coding CoursesMany universities, including ours, continually strive to improve their programs by assessing itsimpact and learning outcomes and modifying, changing or deleting, adding courses based onacademic and industrial technology trends. This is actually required by the Accreditation Boardfor Engineering Technology

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New Trends in ECE Education II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Meyer, Purdue University; Mark Johnson, Purdue University School of ECE; Cordelia Brown, Purdue University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2008-1250: TABLETS FOR TIMELY DESIGN DOCUMENTATIONDavid Meyer, Purdue University David G. Meyer has been very active in curriculum development, learning outcome assessment, design education, and use of instructional technology. He is currently responsible for creating, maintaining, and teaching the core ECE digital systems course sequence. He has written numerous papers on innovative uses of technology in education; more recent research contributions include papers on learning outcome assessment in both lower-division “content” courses and in senior-level capstone design courses.Mark Johnson, Purdue University School of ECE Dr. Mark C. Johnson has been Manager of Digital and Systems