Conference Session

Integrating Research Into Undergraduate ECE Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jan Allebach, Purdue University; Edward Coyle, Purdue University; Joy Krueger, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

(VIP) Program is an engineering educationprogram that operates in a research and development context. Undergraduate students that joinVIP teams earn academic credit for their participation in design efforts that assist faculty andgraduate students with research and development issues in their areas of technical expertise. Theteams are: multidisciplinary – drawing students from across engineering; vertically-integrated –maintaining a mix of sophomores through PhD students each semester; and long-term – eachundergraduate student may participate in a project for up to seven semesters and each graduatestudent may participate for the duration of their graduate career. The continuity, technical depth,and disciplinary breadth of these teams enable

Conference Session

ECE Curriculum Innovations

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Godfrey, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Joseph Staier, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

criticalthinking, writing and oral presentation skills. With these skills, the students will be able to makemore informed decisions on how to appropriately apply technology.Now in its third semester, the course has obtained overwhelmingly positive feedback. This paperwill review the impetus for the change, an overview of the new course material, a summary ofthe students’ feedback and the assessment methods. It will discuss the lesson plans, laboratoryexercises and projects developed to teach this material.IntroductionUpon graduation from the United States Coast Guard Academy (USCGA), each graduatereceives a commission as an Ensign in the Coast Guard and a Bachelors of Science in one ofeight fields, four engineering majors: Civil; Electrical; Mechanical