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Teaching Circuit Theory and Electronics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daren Reed Wilcox, Southern Polytechnic State University; Gerd Walter Wöstenkühler, University of Applied Sciences, Hochschule Harz

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Electrical and Computer

for instruction. A current trend is to use trainers such asNational Instruments ELVIS platform. Dedicated training systems are relatively expensive. Thelongevity of the dual-in-line IC and breadboard is due in part to it being relatively inexpensive.The combination teaches the student the invaluable skills of circuit layout and trouble-shooting.Proposed in this paper is a new concept in the art of laboratory instruction which combines thecircuit trainer concept with the tried and true breadboard method. Using this concept, laboratoryinstruction can now be focused on modern surface mount components and ICs such as the uA741(and others such as the TL081 and TL051) in the small outline (SO) package. The developmentof this concept is the direct

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Teaching Circuit Theory and Electronics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carl Greco, Arkansas Tech University; James D. Reasoner Jr, Arkansas Tech University; Daniel Bullock, Arkansas Tech University; Carlos L. Castillo, Arkansas Tech University; Patricia S. Buford, Arkansas Tech University; Gill G. richards, Arkansas Tech University

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AC 2011-1467: EFFICACY OF LAB REPORTS FOR ELECTRIC CIRCUITSLABORATORY ASSESSMENTCarl Greco, Arkansas Tech University Dr. Greco is a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering with research interest in biomedical sig- nal processing. He teaches courses in digital systems, signals and systems, communications and biomed- ical signal processing.James Douglas Reasoner Jr., Arkansas Tech University Received the BSEE from the US Naval Academy in 1971 and the MA in Defense Analysis and Strategic Studies from the US Naval War College in 1986. He is the Director of Electrical Engineering Laboratories and an Instructor of Electrical Engineering at Arkansas Tech University.Daniel Bullock, Arkansas Tech University Dr

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark G. Thompson, Kettering University; Craig J. Hoff, Kettering University; James Gover, Kettering University; Allan R. Taylor, Kettering University; Michelle R. Pomeroy, Kettering University; Kevin (Hua) Bai, Kettering Univ

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taught at the University of Michigan.To properly teach this curriculum with equal emphasis on theory, simulation and hands-onlaboratory experiences, would require the cross-disciplinary (electrical engineering, computerengineering, and mechanical engineering) development of an integrated hybrid vehicle powerelectronics laboratory. The HEV Green Mobility Laboratory is the outcome of this effort.The Green Mobility Laboratory has been designed to support hands-on undergraduate studentexperiments, faculty demonstrations, independent studies, and graduate student research projects.The laboratory opened for the Fall 2010 academic semester and was utilized in the first newcourse, Design, Simulation, and Control of Power Electronic Circuits for Electric

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New Developments in Teaching Electromagnetics and Related Topics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Michael Petersen, Grand Valley State University, Graduate School of Engineering; Bogdan Adamczyk, Grand Valley State University

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courses and the testing for local industry. In addition to teaching at GVSU, he works with the EMC group at Gentex Corp. developing courses for industry and laboratory material for EMC courses at GVSU. Page 22.996.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Laboratory Driven EMC Education – Design of a Power SupplyAbstractThis paper describes a practical approach to teaching electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) in theundergraduate curriculum. The elective senior level course discussed here combines aspects ofboth theory and applied engineering. In this course several laboratory

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Teaching Analog and Digital Communication: Novel Ideas for Lecture Courses, Laboratories, and Projects

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jay Wierer, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Edward W. Chandler, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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AC 2011-2298: ANALOG AND DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS LABORA-TORY EXPERIMENTS USING EMONA TIMSJay Wierer, Milwaukee School of EngineeringEdward W. Chandler, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Chandler is Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Milwaukee School of Engi- neering (MSOE). He received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Purdue University in 1985 and is a registered Professional Engineer in Wisconsin. He previously was a Member of Technical Staff at L-3 Communications and currently performs systems engineering consulting in the area of communica- tions for DISA (U.S. DoD). He is a Senior Member of the IEEE, and teaches courses in circuits, signals, and communications

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New Developments in Teaching Electromagnetics and Related Topics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yong Xu, Virginia Tech; Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech; Cortney V. Martin, Virginia Tech; Alan B Overby; Xiangyu Wei, Virginia Tech

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circuits andelectronics laboratory courses taken by our mechanical engineering undergraduate students. Thegoals when developing each of the assignments are to provide a demonstration of one-to-twotheoretical concepts in practice, to provide an increasing level of experimentation and designcontent in the exercises, and to develop a sense of self-confidence and motivation for thestudents to complete the experiments with minimum guidance from graduate teaching assistants(GTAs), the laboratory staff, and course instructor.The LiaB kit contains an analog/digital trainer (ANDY board), shown in Figure 1, a digitalmultimeter (DMM), electrical components that include a set of 5% resistors, capacitors,inductors, light emitting diodes, several operational

Conference Session

Innovations in Power Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Linfeng Zhang, University of Bridgeport; Xingguo Xiong, University of Bridgeport; Navarun Gupta, University of Bridgeport

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University of Bridgeport. In order to have hands-onexperience, a laboratory is necessary for our engineering students with their interest in thesustainable energy as well as smart grid. A course, Sustainable Energy Laboratory, was proposedby the school’s curriculum committed and it is offered in the Spring semester, 2011. In thiscourse, a series of experiments are designed on the operating and testing of solar panels, windturbine, fuel cell. Moreover, experiments on power electronics and data acquisition aredeveloped to optimize the utilization of different energy sources. Finally, simulation on smartgrid power system and hybrid power system will help the students understand the challenges inthe use of sustainable energy resources

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Teaching Analog and Digital Communication: Novel Ideas for Lecture Courses, Laboratories, and Projects

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bruce E. Dunne, Grand Valley State University; Codie Wilson, Grand Valley State University

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AC 2011-2468: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS: A NEW COURSEON THE WIRELESS PHYSICAL LAYER WITH LABORATORY COM-PONENTBruce E. Dunne, Grand Valley State University Bruce E. Dunne received the B.S.E.E. (with honors) and M.S. degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1985 and 1988, respectively, both in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He received the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, in 2003. In the Fall of 2003, he joined the Padnos College of Engineering and Computing, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI, where he is currently an Associate Professor of Engineering. Prior to this appointment, he held several research and

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Innovations in Power Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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vahid salehi pour mehr, Florida International University; Ali Mazloomzadeh, Florida International University; Osama A. Mohammed, Florida International University; Juan Francisco Fernandez, Florida International University; Javier Parra

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integrated Korean Smart Grid System [11].The Energy System Research Laboratory at Florida International University is working onconstructing and implementing of a small-scale power system test-bed which has differentcapabilities for experimental research and educational purposes. This setup uses laboratory scaleof power system components in order to model the realistic behavior of a large power system. Byhaving this type of power system, engineers and researchers are capable to implement their ownidea about power system phenomenon in a practical way. It would be an excellent base not onlyfor innovative research ideas, but also for teaching power system engineering concepts tostudents who are interested to get an overall idea of power system

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New Developments in Teaching Electromagnetics and Related Topics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Madeleine Andrawis, South Dakota State University

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AC 2011-1176: USING ACTIVE LEARNING IN TEACHING ELECTRO-MAGNETICSMadeleine Andrawis, South Dakota State University Dr. Madeleine Andrawis is Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at South Dakota State University (SDSU) since January 1992. She has also been the Coordinator of the Teaching Learning Center at SDSU from July 2002 till May 2010. Dr. Andrawis earned her Ph.D. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in December 1991, and her M.S. from SDSU in 1983. Over the years, Dr. Andrawis has published and gave many presentations in the areas of electrical engineering, teaching effectiveness, the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, the use of instructional

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Technology in the ECE Classroom

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jinru Liu, School of ECEE, SenSIP Center, Arizona State University; Jayaraman J. Thiagarajan, Arizona State University; Andreas S. Spanias, Arizona State University, School of ECEE, SenSIP Center; Karthikeyan Natesan Ramamurthy, Arizona State University; Shuang Hu, Arizona State University; Mahesh K. Banavar, Arizona State University

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for signal processing experiments,” in Proceedings of IEEEICASSP, vol. 3, may 1998, pp. 1849–1852.[9] A. Spanias et.al., “Development of a web-based signal and speech processing laboratory for distancelearning,” ASEE Computers in Educations, vol. X, no. 2, pp. 21–26, jun 2000.[10] V. Atti and A. Spanias, “On-line simulation modules for teaching speech and audio compressiontechniques,” in Proceedings of IEEE Frontiers in Education, vol. 1, nov 2003, pp. T4E–17–22.[11] M. Yasin et.al., “On-line laboratories for image and two-dimensional signal processing using 2D J-DSP,”in Proceedings of IEEE ICASSP, vol. 3, apr 2003, pp. 785–788.[12] T. Thrasyvoulou et.al., “J-DSP-C, a control systems simulation environement: labs and assessment

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Distance and Web-based Learning in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jayaraman J.Thiagarajan, Arizona State University; Raja Ayyanar, Arizona State University; Andreas S. Spanias, Arizona State University, ECEE, SenSIP Center

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,”ASEE Computers in Education Journal, pp. 21-26, vol. X, no.2, April-June 2000.[5] A. Spanias, and V. Atti, "Interactive on-line undergraduate laboratories using Java-DSP," in IEEE Trans. onEducation Special Issue on Web-based Instruction, pp. 735-749, vol. 48, no. 4, Nov. 2005.[6] V. Atti, and A. Spanias, "On-line simulation modules for teaching speech and audio compression," in Proc. ofIEEE Frontiers in Education (FIE-2003), pp. T4E-17 - T4E-22, vol. 1, Nov 5-8, 2003, Boulder.[7] V. Atti, A. Spanias, C. Panayiotou, and Y. Song, "Teaching digital filter design techniques used in high-fidelityaudio applications," in Proc. of ASEE-2004 Conference, June 20-23, 2004, Salt Lake City, Utah.[8] M. Yasin, L. J. Karam, and A. Spanias, ”On-line

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Teaching Analog and Digital Communication: Novel Ideas for Lecture Courses, Laboratories, and Projects

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexander M. Wyglinski, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Daniel J. Cullen

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Page 22.502.12 2010.7. H. Arslan. “A Wireless Communication Systems Laboratory Course.” Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Engineering Education & Training, April 9-11, 2007, Kuwait.8. C. B. Dietrich, F. E. Kragh, S. M. Hasan, C. Aguayo Gonzalez, A. A. Adenariwo, H. I. Volos, C. C. Dietrich, D. L. Miller, J. Snyder, S. H. Edwards, J. H. Reed. “Implementation and Evaluation of Laboratory/Tutorial Exercises for Software Defined Radio Education.” Proceedings of the 2010 ASEE Southeast Section Conference, 2010.9. H. Arslan. “Teaching SDR through a laboratory based course with modern measurement and test instruments.” Proceedings of the SDR Forum Technical Conference, November 2007.10. S. Bilen. “Implementing

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Teaching Analog and Digital Communication: Novel Ideas for Lecture Courses, Laboratories, and Projects

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lei Miao, The University of Cincinnati; Denis Fedorov, University of Cincinnati; James O. Everly, University of Cincinnati; Max Rabiee, University of Cincinnati

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the IEEE Cincinnati Section, and in 1997 he received the IEEE Professional Achievement Award. He has held several research and management positions in industry working for such companies as Battelle’s Columbus Laboratories, Rockwell International, and Claspan Corporation. He joined the University of Cincinnati in 1985.Max Rabiee, University of Cincinnati Max Rabiee earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Kentucky (UK) in 1987. He has taught electrical engineering and electrical engineering technology courses full-time & part-time for 28 years; and he is currently Professor and ECET Program Chair in the School of Electronics and Computing Systems in the College of Engineering and

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Teaching Analog and Digital Communication: Novel Ideas for Lecture Courses, Laboratories, and Projects

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chaitri Aroskar, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Yahong Rosa Zheng, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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projects designed for a junior levelundergraduate communications course. The course is traditionally a lecture course with nolaboratory component. The authors aim to add a laboratory component to the course to helpstudents to better understand and analyze the theory taught in lectures. The laboratory componentis structured by following effective teaching strategies which aids reinforcement and retention ofinformation.Background and MotivationAn introductory communications course is the essential foundation to learn advancedcommunications topics. At Missouri University of Science and Technology, the Electrical andComputer Engineering (ECE) department offers a junior level undergraduate course:Communication Systems I. The course is presently a three

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Teaching Analog and Digital Communication: Novel Ideas for Lecture Courses, Laboratories, and Projects

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ratchaneekorn Thamvichai, Saint Cloud State University; Tonya Lynette Smith-Jackson, Virginia Tech; Carl B Dietrich P.E., Virginia Tech; Tamal Bose, Virginia Tech

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Electrical and Computer

their mentors, otherparticipants, and graduate and undergraduate student researchers at the host institution.2.2 Teaching/research/mentoring The faculty team used the Paideia method in developing the instructional and researchpart of the program. Paideia14 method includes three techniques: didactic teaching, coachingwith scaffolding, and seminar opportunities for independent proficiency. The organization ofthe 10-week research program consists of a two-week technical tutorial followed by an eight-week research project with weekly seminars and weekly meetings between student team andtheir mentor. The technical tutorials and hands-on laboratory, such as introduction to analog and digitalcommunications, introduction to software defined radio

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Teaching Circuit Theory and Electronics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Braun, California Polytechnic State University

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AC 2011-369: TEACHING SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS IN ELECTRON-ICS LECTURE COURSESDavid Braun, California Polytechnic State University David Braun received the Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1991. From 1992 to 1996, he worked for Philips Research Laboratories in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, on semiconducting polymers for display applications. He joined California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo in 1996 and is now a Professor in the Electrical Engineer- ing Department. See www.ee.calpoly.edu/faculty/dbraun/ for more information. He teaches courses in electronics, solid-state electronics, polymer electronics and sustainability. He holds

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Laboratory Development in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sergey N. Makarov, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Reinhold Ludwig, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kaung Myat Win, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, ECE Department

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AC 2011-1184: BASIC CLASS MATERIALS AND LABORATORY PROJECTSWITH DC MOTORS IN AN INTRODUCTORY UNDERGRADUATE ECECLASS FOR NON-MAJORSSergey N. Makarov, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Submitting author: Sergey N. Makarov earned his B.S./M.S./Ph.D./Dr. Sci. degrees at the State Uni- versity St. Petersburg (Leningrad), Russian Federation Faculty of Mathematics and Mechanics. Dr. Makarov joined Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics at State St. Petersburg University in 1986 as a researcher and then joined the Faculty of State St. Petersburg University where he became a full pro- fessor in 1996. In 2000 he joined the Faculty of Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, MA. His

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Laboratory Development in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech; David Fritz, VA Tech

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Electrical and Computer

analysis, simulations, andmeasurements that the students are toperform. Figure 1: The RSR/VT A and D trainer.The goals when developing each of the assigned experiments are to provide a demonstration ofone-to-two theoretical concepts in practice, to provide an increasing level of experimentation anddesign content in the exercises, and to develop a sense of self-confidence and motivation for thestudents to complete the experiments with minimum guidance from graduate teaching assistants(GTAs), the laboratory staff, and course instructor. A unique feature of this laboratory course isthat the students conduct much of their work using set of equipment, known as Lab-in-a-Box(LiaB), outside of a traditional

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patrick Kane, Cypress Semiconductor Corp.; Alexander Ganago, University of Michigan; Robert F. Giles, University of Michigan; Hongwei Liao, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

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programmable devices along withcircuit building, which could be completed within 2-3 hours of in-lab time. Several lab courses(not individual lab projects!) that set such goals are usually aimed at upper-level EE majors2, 3, 4, 5therefore they can hardly be used in an introductory course for non-EE majors where a large partof the limited lab time is spent on teaching the basics of electric circuits and electronics.Here we report the design and implementation of a new laboratory project that addresses all ofthe issues listed above. We created a new Temperature Controller Lab and offered it in the Fall2010 semester to ~209 engineering students in our introductory course for non-EE majors. Allkey concepts of this project were covered in lectures, and

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Laboratory Development in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vladimir Mitin, University at Buffalo, State University of New York; Nizami Z. Vagidov, University at Buffalo, State University of New York; Athos Chariton Petrou; Xiufeng Liu, University at Buffalo, State University of New York

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discourage them topursue careers in the nanoelectronics field.The main idea on how to teach introductory course on quantum mechanics is in the developmentof a new combined lecture/lab course where students learn the fundamental laws and principlesof quantum mechanics by using the study of nanostructures as a vehicle. The new notions thatstudents acquire in lecture rooms can be applied when they carry out lab experiments and virtuallabs using educational Java applets. Such combination of learning tools helps students with verydifferent educational backgrounds to comprehend the novel quantum-mechanical concepts1 andapply them for the solution of problems in nanoelectronics. The developed lab manualcomplements the textbook2 written specifically for

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Distance and Web-based Learning in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brock J. LaMeres, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-457: A COMPARISON OF HANDS-ON VERSUS REMOTE LAB-ORATORY EXPERIENCE FOR INTRODUCTORY MICROPROCESSORSCOURSESBrock J. LaMeres, Montana State University Brock J. LaMeres is an Assistant Professor in the electrical and computer engineering department at Mon- tana State University (MSU). LaMeres teaches and conducts research in the area of digital systems and engineering education. LaMeres is currently studying the effectiveness of online delivery of engineer- ing education including the impact of remote laboratory experiences. LaMeres’ research group is also studying the effective hardware/software partitioning using reprogrammable fabrics. This work involves exploiting the flexibility of modern FPGAs to optimize

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Innovations in Power Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sanghun Choi, Purdue University; Maryam Saeedifard, Purdue University; Rohit Shenoy, MathWorks

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thepower electronics laboratory and the laboratory exercises is presented.Pedagogical PhilosophyPower electronics is, by nature, a multi-disciplinary subject, and represents for any instructor achallenging topic to teach. It is an especially demanding course as it requires assimilation of abroad variety of topics, such as circuit analysis, signals and systems analysis, and control theory.It is widely accepted that hands-on experience in combination with a solid knowledge of theoryprovides an active learning environment that leads to successful learning in engineering topics.An effective power electronics laboratory is expected to combine theoretical and experimentalaspects of the topics by using state-of-the-art software/hardware tools.The

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Experiential Learning in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth V Noren, University of Idaho, Moscow

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AC 2011-1506: INTEGRATING LECTURE AND LABORATORY IN ANANALOG ELECTRONICS COURSE USING AN ELECTRONICS EXPLORERBOARDKenneth V Noren, University of Idaho, Moscow Kenneth V. Noren recieved the B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, in 1987, 1989, and 1992, respectively. He is a Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Idaho located in Moscow, Idaho. His research interests are in the area of design and modeling of analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits and in methods for engineering education

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Teaching Circuit Theory and Electronics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patrick Kane, University of New Hampshire and Cypress Semiconductor; Thadeus Paul Kochanski, Vital Electronics Institute; Andrzej Rucinski, University of New Hampshire

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-accreditation: 6. Begins with developing elements of the prototype curriculum using off-the-shelf tutorials, laboratory exercise, development tools and hardware where-ever possible 7. Testing these at the “alpha-state” by experienced educators and where -ever possible with experienced students 8. Begin to globally disseminate the curriculum via staged, hierarchical – IIDEA-style capacity building “Teaching the Teachers of the Teachers” seminars and workshops for faculty 9. Offer IEEE completion certificates to the faculty participants 10. Offer IEEE completion certificates to the graduates of formal university courses taught by “Certified Faculty” and also to students in continuing education courses for practicing

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Teaching Circuit Theory and Electronics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle Denise Miller, Northern Arizona University; Elizabeth J. Brauer, Northern Arizona University; John Sharber, Northern Arizona University

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Electrical and Computer

circuits class at our university, which is taken by majors in Page 22.744.2electrical, mechanical, civil, and environmental engineering. This introductory course coversbasic topics in linear circuits such as Ohm’s Law, nodal analysis, Kirchhoff’s Laws, op amps, acanalysis, 3-phase power, and transformers. A laboratory component is also required for electricaland mechanical engineering majors. Students typically have a mix of interest in the coursematerial, making this a difficult course to effectively teach all students.This class has a historically high number of grades of D, F, or W (withdrawal). As a result, wehave tried numerous methods to

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Teaching Circuit Theory and Electronics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James W. Bales, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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AC 2011-1846: A PROJECT-BASED INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRON-ICSJames W Bales, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dr. James W. Bales is the Assistant Director of the MIT Edgerton Center, a center dedicated to hands- on, project-based learning. Before joining the Edgerton Center in 1998, he spent seven years designing, building, and testing small robot submarines to explore the deep ocean as part of the MIT Sea Grant AUV Lab. Page 22.90.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Project-Based Introduction to ElectronicsAbstractWe have created a laboratory

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New Trends in ECE Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul G. Flikkema, Northern Arizona University; Kenji Ryan Yamamoto, Northern Arizona University; Carol Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC; Jeff Frolik, University of Vermont; Tom Weller, University of South Florida

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AC 2011-376: WIRELESS-INTEGRATED EMBEDDED REAL-TIME CON-TROL: A CASE STUDY IN ADOPTING RESOURCES FOR DEVELOP-MENT OF A LOW-COST INTERDISCIPLINARY LABORATORY PROJECTPaul G. Flikkema, Northern Arizona University Paul G. Flikkema received the PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park. From 1993-1998 he was an Assistant Professor at the University of South Florida, and joined Northern Arizona University as an Associate Professor in January 1999, where he is currently Professor of Electrical Engineering. He has been a JSPS Visiting Researcher at Yokohama National University, a Visiting Research Scientist at Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Tokyo, and a Nokia Fellow at Helsinki

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Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chen Jia, Kansas State University; Andrew G. Bennett, Kansas State University; Dong-Hai Nguyen, Kansas State University; N. Sanjay Rebello, Kansas State University; Steve Warren, Kansas State University

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AC 2011-2767: TEACHING-LEARNING INTERVIEWS TO UNDERSTANDAND REMEDIATE STUDENT DIFFICULTIES WITH FOURIER SERIESCONCEPTSChen Jia, Kansas State UniversityAndrew G Bennett, Kansas State University Andrew Bennett received his Ph.D. in Mathematics from Princeton University in 1985. Since 1988 he has been at Kansas State University, where he is currently Director of the Center for Quantitative Education.Dong-Hai Nguyen, Department of Physics, Kansas State UniversityDr. N. Sanjay Rebello, Kansas State University Associate Professor of Physics, has over 10 years experience in physics education research, particularly in the area of transfer of learning. His current research focuses on problem solving and transfer of these skills

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New Developments in Teaching Electromagnetics and Related Topics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Taufik Taufik, California Polytechnic State University; Dale S.L. Dolan, California Polytechnic State University

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Electrical and Computer

building even a very simple inductor. This paper presents a web-based magnetic design which was recently put together to serve as a learning tool for students tounderstand the basic design procedures of designing and building commonly used magneticcomponents such as transformers, gapped inductors, and toroidal inductors. The website mayalso be used as a teaching aid for faculty who teach a course in magnetic design. The websitefurther allows users the flexibility to have new information added into the website such as newmagnetic core configurations and core material data. The paper explains and describes theoperation of the web-based magnetic design along with examples of user’s interface for enteringthe necessary data for the