Paper ID #31336Effectiveness of Using MyFPGA Platform for Teaching Digital LogicDr. Junfei Li P.E., University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyCara LiDr. JAE SOK SON, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Dr. Son is an associate professor at University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. His research interests include radar signal processing, and machine learning.Dr. Weidong Kuang Dr. Weidong Kuang received a Ph.D degree in Electrical Engineering at University of Central Florida in 2003. He has be with University of Texas Rio Grande Valley since 2004 starting as an assistant professor, up to an associate professor now. His research
Paper ID #25090Utilizing an Individually Built Mobile Robot in the Laboratory of an Ad-vanced Digital Logic Design Course in Conjunction with a Final Class Com-petitionDr. Clint Kohl, Cedarville University Dr. Kohl joined the faculty of Cedarville University in the fall of 1994. His graduate research involved the development of a new magneto-resistive non-volatile memory technology. His areas of interest include digital electronics, microcontrollers, programmable logic devices, and embedded systems. He has enjoyed advising numerous autonomous robotic competition teams. Dr. Kohl is a member of the Institute of Electrical
solution for “instant” TA. This could range from the utilization of a Frequently Asked Questions section or a dedicated time period in which the TA is available online via Blackboard Collaborate. 4. Encourage students to better utilize the University’s online learning management system. 5. Consider new assessment methods for laboratory learning outcomes to better gauge the success of future implementation.AcknowledgmentThe Analog Discovery Boards and additional supplies were supported by a grant from the WestVirginia University’s Teaching and Learning Commons along with the West Virginia UniversityLane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering.We are also immensely grateful to Ms. Jessica Liu and Ms. Amy
Paper ID #25587A Speech Recognition Linear Systems LabDr. William Joseph Ebel Sr., Saint Louis University Dr. William J. Ebel received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Missouri - Rolla in 1991 in Electrical Engineering. He joined St. Louis University in the Fall of 2000 as an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and has served as the department Chairman for two different periods. He teaches in the areas of signal and image processing, communications, and robotics and he is actively involved in novel instructional methods. His research interests include image processing and robotics.Dr. Chris Carroll, Saint
Paper ID #20267Teaching Electromagnetic Compatibility and Component Parameter Toler-ancesMr. Andrew Rusek, Oakland UniversityDr. Subramaniam Ganesan, Oakland University Dr. Subramaniam Ganesan, is a Professor in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Oakland University, Rochester, MI 48309, USA. He has over 30 years of teaching and research experi- ence in Digital Computer systems. He was the chair of the CSE department from1991 to 98. He has published over 100 journal papers, more than 200 papers in conference proceedings, and 3 books. He published a book on Java in 2003. He developed a custom DSP board
Paper ID #25855Simulation Software for Online Teaching of ECE CoursesDr. Alireza Kavianpour, DeVry University, Pomona Dr. Alireza Kavianpour received his PH.D. Degree from University of Southern California (USC). He is currently Senior Professor at DeVry University, Pomona, CA. Dr. Kavianpour is the author and co-author of over forty technical papers all published in IEEE Journals or referred conferences. Before joining DeVry University he was a researcher at the University of California, Irvine and consultant at Qualcom Inc. His main interests are in the areas of embedded systems and computer architecture
was a squadron commander for the 746th Test Squadron at Holloway Air Force Base where he directed developmental test activities for GPS and Inertial Navigation Systems. Col Neff is a 2007 graduation of the United States Air Force Test Pilot School and continues to be adjunct faculty there, teaching Fundamentals of Electronic Warfare and Electro-Optics. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 µSAFABOT: A Robotics Learning Platform for a Hands-On Laboratory Based Approach in an Introductory ECE CourseAbstract This paper focuses on the design, implementation, and evaluation of an introductoryelectrical and computer engineering course
University Dr. Sundaram is a Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Gannon Univer- sity. His areas of research include computational architectures for signal and image processing as well as novel methods to improve engineering education pedagogy. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Teaching of Design of Experiment to the First Year Electrical Engineering StudentsAbstract: In the traditional Electrical Engineering curriculum, courses are introduced and taughtprogressively from the most fundamental subjects, such as circuit theory, for example, to moreadvanced subjects such as power electronics and electric drives. To complement the teaching ofconcepts, laboratory
learning research in the STEM academic discipline of engineering education, specifically targeting the development of better teaching methods for engaging students in the applications of electromagnetic theory. This research has been culminated in the development of a laboratory component for the undergraduate engineering electromag- netics course at Penn State. The laboratory activities were designed to give students as many chances as possible to gain hands-on experience with real-life tools, measurement devices and analysis techniques.Dr. Julio Urbina, The Pennsylvania State University - University Park JULIO V. URBINA, Ph.D is an Associate Professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Com- puter Science at
Engineering and Computer Engineering. He is Founding General Chair of the IEEE International Electro Information Technology Conferences. Hossein served as 2002/2003 ASEE ECE Division Chair. He was IEEE Education Society Membership Development Chair and now serves as MGA Vice President (2013/2014) and Van Valkenburg Early Career Teaching Award Chair. Dr. Mousavinezhad received Michigan State University ECE Department’s Distinguished Alumni Award, May 2009. He is recipient of ASEE ECE Division’s 2007 Meritorious Service Award, ASEE/NCS Distinguished Service Award, April 6, 2002, for significant and sustained leadership. In 1994 he received ASEE Zone II Outstanding Campus Representative Award. He is also a Senior Member of
editorial board member for the Journal of Advanced Academics and Gifted Child Quarterly. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019Work in Progress: Integrating Differentiated Instruction and Project-BasedLearning to Teach Embedded SystemsAbstractEmbedded systems, smart electronics, and the Internet of Things (IoT) are topics that arerapidly evolving, not just in research and development laboratories, but in the real worldof industrial and consumer products. Because of the fast pace of technological progress,the evolution of standards, and the non-stop growth in the application space, it isimpossible to teach our students everything that they need to master. How then, can webest prepare students with a
Paper ID #18879Inspiring Future Engineers: Teaching Basic Electronics to Create Theremin-Based Musical InstrumentsDr. Benjamin Reed Campbell, Robert Morris University Ben Campbell holds a BS in physics and MS in electrical engineering from Penn State and a PhD in en- gineering from Robert Morris University. For the first decade of his career, he worked as a laser engineer at the Penn State Electro-Optics Center. In 2011 he joined Robert Morris University as an Assistant Pro- fessor of Engineering. He has been supporting RMU’s mechatronics minor and also teaching dynamics, circuits, and introduction to engineering. Since
Paper ID #22201A New Course for Teaching Internet of Things: A Practical, Hands-on, andSystems-level ApproachMr. Nicholas Barendt, Case Western Reserve University Nick Barendt is an Adjunct Senior Instructor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Case Western Reserve University, in Cleveland, Ohio. He earned his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics at Case Western Reserve University, in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1995 and 1998, respectively. He has worked in a variety of industries, including Industrial Automation, Robotics, Data Acquisition, and
Architectures, and Low Power and Reliability-Aware VLSI circuits. He has also been a Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) for Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science of UCF from 2014 to 2018. His educational interests are innovations and laboratory-based instructions, technology-enabled learning, and feedback driven grading approaches. He is the recipient of the Award of Excellence by a GTA for the academic year of 2015-2016 at UCF.Dr. Ramtin Zand, University of Central Florida Ramtin Zand received B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering in 2010 from IKIU, Iran. He received his M.Sc. degree in Digital Electronics from Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, in 2012. He is a Ph.D. Candidate in
of Science and Technology, Beijing and Beijing Key Laboratory of KnowledgeEngineering for Materials Science Xiong Luo received the Ph.D. degree from Central South University, China, in 2004. He currently works as a Professor in the School of Computer and Communication Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China. His current research interests include machine learning, cloud computing, and computational intelligence. He has published extensively in his areas of interest in journals, such as the Future Generation Computer Systems, Computer Networks, IEEE Access, and Personal and Ubiquitous Computing.Prof. Chaomin Luo, University of Detroit Mercy Dr. Chaomin Luo received his Ph.D. in Department
Paper ID #11813A systematic review of undergraduate engineering students’ perception of thetypes of activities used to teach electric circuitsMiss Nicole P Pitterson, Purdue University, West Lafayette Nicole is a PhD. Candidate in Engineering Education at Purdue University. She holds a M.Sc. in Manufac- turing Engineering from Western Illinois University and a B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Technology, Jamaica. Her research interest is eliciting conceptual understanding of AC circuit concepts using active learning strategies.Dr. Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette
exercise and the design andadministration of the survey are described in detail elsewhere.5, 6Results were presented previously describing current and expected future teaching methodsand curriculum approaches as well as the prevalence and acceptance of online courses andMassive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and different teaching resources.5 Regarding Page 26.198.3teaching methods, it is not surprising that lectures were by far the most likely educationalpractice used currently and expected to be used in the next five years. However, 4% ofrespondents indicated that they never plan to lecture again. Laboratories were also likely tobe used often. The only
California, Davis and works on designing analog inte- grated circuits. As a development teaching assistant, he works on designing modern laboratory materials for undergraduate electrical engineering students. In his spare time, he enjoys working on automating solutions for physical problems using different programming languages. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 A New Application-Oriented Electronic Circuits Course for non-Electrical Engineering Students Using Arduino and NI VirtualBenchI. IntroductionTeaching circuits to non-electrical engineering students has always been a challenging task since many ofthese students find the circuit theory
real time simulation of the powersystem. The GPS units are available for time stamping data received from PMUs and relays. Thelab has been featured in a prominent industrial trade publication 9 and is set to double in size witha $1 million equipment donation from Doble Engineering.The Setting and Testing Digital Relays laboratory course is taught by faculty and experiencedengineers from industry, with TVA routinely supplying adjuncts to teach actual industry practiceto a diverse group including traditional graduate students as well as practicing engineers.To expose students to a wide variety of equipment present in the smart grid, a new laboratorycourse was developed with specific assignments including: • Phasor Measurement Unit setup
Paper ID #22711Work in Progress: Reinventing the Undergraduate Electrical EngineeringCurriculum to Address Tomorrow’s Cross-Disciplinary Global ChallengesProf. Jamie Phillips, University of Michigan Jamie Phillips is an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Com- puter Science at the University of Michigan. He received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, in 1994, 1996, and 1998, respec- tively. He was with Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA, and the Rockwell Science Center, Thousand Oaks, CA
laboratory experi- ments. He is currently doing a collaborative research funded by NSF on Smart Grid energy routers design. Dr. Osareh can be reached at osareh@ncat.eduDr. John Okyere Attia P.E., Prairie View A&M University Dr. John Okyere Attia is Professor of the Electrical and Computer Engineering at Prairie View A&M University. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in Electrical and Computer Engineering in the field of Electronics, Circuit Analysis, Instrumentation Systems, and VLSI Design. Dr. Attia earned his c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Paper ID #17045 Ph.D
competency are reflected in curricular and student activities. His interests also include Design and Engineering, the human side of engineering, new ways of teaching engineering in particular Electromagnetism and other classes that are mathematically driven. His research and activities also include on avenues to connect Product Design and Engineering Education in a synergetic way. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Designing a curriculum that helps students create connected narratives in electrical engineeringIntroductionThis paper proposes a framework for helping students construct conceptual narrative arcsthroughout a traditional Electrical Engineering
University in 2006. Prior to joining MSOE in 2009, he was a Technical Staff mem- ber at MIT Lincoln Laboratory. He teaches courses in the signal processing, communication systems, and embedded systems areas.Dr. Richard W. Kelnhofer, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Kelnhofer is the Program Director of Electrical Engineering and an Associate Professor at Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). Formerly, he held engineering and managerial positions in the telecom- munications industry. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Marquette University in 1997. Dr. Kelnhofer teaches courses in design, circuits, communication systems, signal processing, and infor- mation and coding theory.Dr. Jay Wierer, Milwaukee
Paper ID #33260Service Learning Through RoboticsDr. Uma Balaji, Fairfield University Dr. Uma Balaji received her Ph. D from University of Victoria, B.C., Canada in Electrical Engineering. She was a Canadian Common Wealth Scholar. Her research focused in novel modelling techniques to de- sign components for wireless and satellite applications. Some of the components designed and fabricated by her include RF power amplifiers, antennas and filters. Another area of her research and teaching inter- est is Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC). Prior to joining Fairfield, she is a recipient of the University Grants Award
students have participated in the development of the new course underthe supervision of two faculty members. Students who participated in the software andhardware development have done an excellent job in the course projects. Their confidencein the course materials has led the department to assign them as teaching assistants for thenewly developed course.2.2 MEMS / NEMS software and hardware developmentIn the MEMS / NEMS module of the course, students use Technology Computer-AidedDesign (TCAD) to learn design software for the device fabrication process. The devicesare then made in the school laboratories. The students gain new experiences with the useof apparatus systems, including thin film fabrication, Characterization System, ScanningElectron
education has been discussed8); (c) Developing a respective multi-disciplinary laboratory for both research and teaching of hardware/software security; and (d) Advancing education through inter- and intra-university research collaborations (it is noted that the authors of this work are from different and diverse backgrounds).We note that a cryptographic system was chosen for deeply-embedded security integration ofresearch and teaching for a number of reasons: (a) efficient and practical use of cryptographywill be one of the major schemes in providing security in future deeply-embedded systems and(b) the cryptographic architectures are modular thus dividing the tasks in performing research orinstructing in multiple independent
design industry for IBM and Broadcom for over ten years. He holds five US patents, several publications, and has circuits in over a billion chips around the world. His current research interests include laboratory teaching pedagogy, matrix converters in electric drives, and the application of power electronics in HVDC power systems.Mr. Kia Bazargan, University of Minnesota Kia Bazargan is an Associate Professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Minnesota. Has has published over 70 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters related to FPGAs and VLSI computer-aided design. He received his Bachelors degree in Computer Science from Sharif University, Tehran, Iran, and the MS and
, to the best of our knowledge, a practical solution and an effective assessmentstrategy have not been adopted for emerging usage models integration such as IWMDs. Ourpedagogical hypothesis is that emerging security research (through cryptographic solutions) canbe integrated in university education considering three teaching and learning approaches; (a).Developing a respective multi-disciplinary laboratory (engineering, mathematics, andbiomedicine in particular) for both research and teaching, (b). Advancing education throughinter- and intra-university research collaborations in the aforementioned fields, and (c).Assessing the outcome through detailed benchmarks. The authors of this work are from differentand diverse backgrounds and have prior
/population, and the 3D-printed case. Due to time constraints, teaching-assistant help wasoffered in terms of the BLE data transmission and the cell phone app. Portable data acquisitionhardware (Digilent Analog Discovery 2 units) and virtual instrument software (WaveForms 2015software) provided students with means to build and test circuitry outside of the confines oftraditional benchtop laboratories. Student performance was assessed relative to learningobjectives specified for the project, and pre/post surveys were employed to gauge student self-perceptions of learning with regard to physical device components, instrumentation concepts,analog circuitry, digital circuitry, wireless links, printed circuit boards, 3D printing, and cellphone apps. While
the Science and Engineering Research Council at the University of Liverpool, UK. Dr. Albin conducted research on Si and GaAs electronic devices and semiconductor lasers at the research laboratories of GEC and ITT and published numerous articles in this field. He was a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Dominion University. He has advised 14 PhD and 19 MS students. He received numerous awards: Doctoral Mentor Award 2010; Excellence in Teaching Award 2009; Most Inspiring Faculty Award 2008; Excellence in Research Award 2004; and Certificate of Recognition for Research - NASA, 1994. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and a Member of the Electrochemical Society.Prof. Petru Andrei, Florida A&M