thesedevices. Finally, the paper is ended with conclusions and future work.2. Course descriptionThe overall goal of this new teaching practice is to equip students with the knowledge ofadvanced touch sensing technologies and developing microcontroller-based applicationsinvolving various touch sensing devices to solve engineering problems in practice. We taught theadded course materials in 5 weeks, two hours of lecture time and three hours of laboratory perweek. It has three major objectives. To improve students’ awareness of common and different features among major touch sensing technologies. Page 26.1463.3 To introduce students
asPALASM or ABEL to significantly more complex modern HDLs such as Verilog or VHDL, whichprofessional design engineers spend years to master. Second, the wide availability of high gatecount FPGAs, which enables students to create amazingly complex designs involving datapathcomponents such as adders and counters, requires the teaching of many more complex componentsin a one semester course. This two-fold increase in complexity requires a redesign of the traditionalintroductory digital design laboratory to enable students to create complex designs using a rela-tively simple design methodology.Therefore, this paper proposes the use of a minimal subset of an HDL (Verilog, in this case) com-plemented by judicious use of schematic capture and its
for solar energy applications and optoelectronic device development for non-destructive testing and evaluation. Page 26.68.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 A mixed instructional methods approach to teaching a Circuits and Instrumentation courseAbstractThe circuits and instrumentation course at James Madison University provides students withfoundational knowledge in DC, transient, and AC circuit design and analysis. The 4-credit courseis comprised of three weekly lectures and one weekly laboratory session. Given the breadth ofcontent and
Paper ID #12960Microcontrollers for Non-Electrical Engineering Students - Do We Need toTeach Assembly Language?Dr. Shouling He, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology Dr. Shouling He is an associate professor of Engineering and Technology at Vaughn College of Aero- nautics and Technology, where she is teaching the courses in Mechatronics Engineering and Electrical Engineering Technology. Her research interests include modeling and simulation, microprocessors and PLCs, control system designs and Robotics. She has published more than 45 journal and conference papers in these research areas.Dr. Yuhong Zhang, Texas
Instrumentation and Control Laboratory Coordinator since 1992, as Academic Senator (1995-2001), Faculty Represen- tative at the Administrative Board of the UPRM (2000-2001), Controls Area Committee Coordinator, Departmental Personnel Committee (1996-1997), and Liaison Officer for the Puerto Rico Louis Stoke Alliance for Minority Participation (PRLS-AMP) Project (August 1995 – December 1999).Dr. Aidsa I. Santiago Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus Page 26.66.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 A Methodology To Teach Students To Implement Digital
American Society for Engineering Education, 2015Teaching Digital Designs by Building Small Autonomous Robotic Vehicles Using an FPGA PlatformThis article discusses the experiences of implementing a new model in teaching and learningdigital designs using Verilog in an embedded systems design course. This paper discusses thecourse structure, laboratory exercises, student projects and project evaluation process, and finallythe student evaluation outcomes. Students’ course assessment and student learning outcomeswere very positive. In many existing digital designs curriculum, students learn how to createstructural and behavioral models in Verilog Hardware Description Language (HDL) to designsimple combinational and
Paper ID #12360Effect of extended use of an executable flowchart for teaching C languageProf. Cho Sehyeong, MyongJi University Professor, Department of Computer Engineering, MyongJi University Page 26.576.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Effect of extended use of an executable flowchart for teaching C languageTeaching computer programming to students is a daunting task, especially to those without anybackground or experience in computer programming. Even simple assignment statements orarithmetic operations
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
excellentopportunity to effectively train students on state-of-the-art applications, a broad spectrum ofengineering and science fundamentals, and the interrelationships between multiple engineeringdisciplines. We describe our experience and lessons-learned in teaching an advancedundergraduate-level GNSS capstone design course in the department of Electrical and ComputerEngineering at Virginia Tech over the past 15 years. We report on the objectives of the course,the topic selection, the capabilities of laboratory hardware, approaches to GNSS data extractionand analysis, and the importance of the accompanying teaching laboratory. Student perceptionsof specific measurable learning objectives are provided which underscore the importance of ahands-on laboratory
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
; Exposition.14. Buket Barkana, "A Graduate Level Course: Audio Processing Laboratory", 2010 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.15. Tim Lin, Saeed Monemi, and Zekeriya Aliyazicioglu, "Interactive Learning Discrete Time Signals and Systems with MATLAB and TI DSK6713 DSP Kit", 2007 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.16. Lisa Huettel, "Integration of a DSP Hardware Based Laboratory into an Introductory Signals and Systems Course", 2006 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.17. Michael G. Morrow, Cameron H. G. Wright, and Thad B. Welch, "Old Tricks for a New Dog: An Innovative Software Tool for Teaching Real-Time DSP on a New Hardware Platform", 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition.18. Michael G. Morrow, Cameron H. G
ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, pp. 1-6, 2008.7. Macias-Guarasa, J., Montero, J., San-Segundo, R., Araujo, A., & Nieto-Taldriz, O. A Project-Based Learning Approach to Design Electronics Systems Curricula. IEEE Transactions on Education, 49(3), 389-397, 2006.8. Jenkins, B., Field, C.T. Practical Circuit Design in an Elementary Circuit Theory Lab. Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education Conference, St. Louis, MO, USA, 2000.9. Firebaugh, S., Jenkins, B., Ciezki, J. A Comprehensive Laboratory Design Project for Teaching Advanced Circuit Analysis. Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 2004.10. Michaud, Francois, et al
, D.W., Johnson, R.T., and Smith, K.A. (1998), “Cooperative Learning Returns to College: What Evidence Is There that it Works?” Change, 30.4: 26–35. 7) Choi, S., Saeedifard, M., Shenoy, R. (2011), “ A Modern Education Power Electronics Laboratory to Enhance Hands-on Active Learning”, ASEE Conference Proceedings, Vancouver, B.C., June 26-29, 2011. 8) Pejcinovic, B. (2013), “ Application of Active Learning in Microwave Circuit Design Courses”, ASEE Conference Proceedings, Atlanta., June 23-26, 2013. 9) Dym, C. L., Agogino, A. M., Eris, O., Frey, D. D. and Leifer, L. J. (2005), “Engineering Design Thinking, Teaching, and Learning. Journal of Engineering Education”, 94: 103–120. 10) Copper, J., & Robinson, P. (1998
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
with a higher output power range. Page 26.466.14References1. NASA, “SM2A-03-BLOCK II-(1) Apollo Operations Handbook (2.6 Electrical Power System),” http://www.ibiblio.org/apollo/ApolloProjectOnline/Documents/SMA2A-03- BLOCK%20II%20Volume%201%2019691015/aoh-v1-2-06-eps.pdf2. A. Rubaai, “Teaching Power Electronics Converter Experiments that Integrates Fuzzy Logic Approach,” Proc. 2011 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, 20113. R. Belu, “A Project-based Power Electronics Course with an Increased Content of Renewable-energy Applications”, Proc. 2009 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, 20094. W. Thain, “A Laboratory
Akershus University College. Dr Komulainen has research interests in engineering education research, process simulators and chemical process modeling.Dr. Christine Lindstrøm, Oslo and Akershus University College Christine Lindstrøm works as an Associate Professor of Science in the Faculty of Teacher Education at Oslo and Akershus University College in Oslo, Norway, where she teaches physics and science education to pre-service science teachers. She undertook her tertiary studies at the University of Sydney, Australia, from which she has a Bachelor of Science (Honours), Master of Education and PhD in Physics. Christine’s PhD project was in Physics Education Research, where she focused on improving the first year physics
Paper ID #14197Lessons Learned from Two Years of Flipping Circuits IProf. Gloria J Kim, Northwestern University Gloria Kim is a Clinical Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Northwestern University. She also a courtesy faculty member with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Uni- versity of Florida. She obtained her B.S. in Chemistry from Seoul National University, M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University, and Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. She teaches courses in biomechanics, biomaterials, bioinstrumentation, and nanotechnol
Paper ID #14217Simultaneous Implementation of Experimental Centric Pedagogy in 13 ECEProgramsProf. Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Kenneth Connor is a professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering (ECSE) where he teaches courses on electromagnetics, electronics and instrumentation, plasma physics, electric power, and general engineering. His research involves plasma physics, electromagnetics, photon- ics, biomedical sensors, engineering education, diversity in the engineering workforce, and technology enhanced learning. He learned problem solving from his father (ran a
Paper ID #14202The Flipped Classroom: It’s (Still) All About EngagementDr. Cory J. Prust, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Cory J. Prust is an Associate Professor in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Depart- ment at Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). He earned his BSEE degree from MSOE in 2001 and his Ph.D. from Purdue University in 2006. Prior to joining MSOE in 2009, he was a Technical Staff 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
. Page 26.1028.16AcknowledgmentsThis work has been supported in part by the Kern Family Foundation through the KEEN (KernEntrepreneurial Engineering Network) institutional grant awarded to Ohio Northern University.References[1] Kriewall, T. J., Makemson, K., “Instilling the entrepreneurial mindset into engineering undergraduates,” The journal of engineering entrepreneurship, vol. 1, no 1, pp. 5-19, July 2010.[2] Evans, A., Davies, T., Wilks, S. “Is your laboratory a turn-off?”, International Journal of Electrical Engineering Education, Vol. 39 Issue 3, July 2002, pp. 284-291.[3] Firebaugh, S., Jenkins, B., Ciezki, J. “A Comprehensive Laboratory Design Project for Teaching Advanced Circuit Analysis”, Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE Annual
projects wouldbe lengthy and time consuming, and, therefore, will become part of experiential learning projectsimplemented outside the traditional lecture course environment.Bibliography[1] D. Van den Bout. The practical Xilinx Designers Lab Book, Prentice Hall, 1999[2] D.G. Beetner, H.J. Pottinger, and K. Mitchel, “Laboratories Teaching Concepts in Microcontrollers and Hardware-Software Co-Design,” 30th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, pp. S1C/1-5, 2000[3] P. J. Ashenden. Gumnut Processor: Digital Design: An Embedded Systems Approach using VHDL, Morgan Kaufmann Publications, 2008[4] Kleinfelder, W., D. Gray, and G. Dudevoir. "A hierarchical approach to digital design using computer-aided design and hardware description
, he teaches Intro to Engineering, circuits I & II, senior lab, and embedded controls courses. His research interests are robotics, embedded control systems, and teaching methodologies and effectiveness.Dr. John J. Burke P.E., Western New England University John Burke received the B.S.E.E. degree from Northeastern University in 1984, and the M.S.E.E. de- gree from University of California at Los Angeles in 1986, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, in 1993. Dr. Burke joined the faculty of Western New England University (WNE) in 2000 and since 2004 he has been an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering. Dr. Burke’s primary teaching inter- ests are
Paper ID #13128An Educational Tool to Support Introductory Robotics CoursesDr. Fernando Garcia Gonzalez, Florida Golf Coast University Dr. Fernando Gonzalez joined FGCU as an Assistant Professor in the Software Engineering Program in the fall of 2013. Previously he has worked at Texas A&M International University in Laredo, Texas, the U.S. Department of Energy at Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico and at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Gonzalez graduated from the University of Illinois in 1997 with a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering. He received his Master’s degree in
laboratory development, antennas, wireless communica- tions, signal processing, and instrumentation.Dr. Richard J. Hartnett P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy Richard J. Hartnett is a professor of electrical engineering at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, CT. He received his B.S.E.E. degree from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, his M.S.E.E. degree from Purdue University, and his Ph.D. in EE from the University of Rhode Island. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Connecticut, and his research interests include efficient digital fil- tering methods, improved receiver signal processing techniques for electronic navigation systems, and autonomous vehicle design
Tech.Dr. Richard M. Goff, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education Richard M. Goff is a former aircraft structural test engineer for the Navy, Peace Corps Volunteer, and com- puter entrepreneur; he holds a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, and is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Richard has been teaching and engaging in research in multidisciplinary engineering design education for over eighteen years. Dr. Goff is the recipient of several university teaching awards, outreach awards, and best paper awards. His passion is creating engaging learning environments by bringing useful research results and industry practices into the classroom as well as using
Paper ID #11453A Paramedic Method Drill Master to Improve Student WritingProf. David 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
. Page 26.831.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015Hands-On Active Learning via Development of FPGA-based Intelligent Microwave Oven Controller Page 26.831.2 Hands-On Active Learning via Development of FPGA-based Intelligent Microwave Oven Controller1. IntroductionDesign project in laboratory development course plays an important role in electricalengineering education to connect theory and hands-on skills for student learning. In thispaper, a team-based design project with regard to FPGA-based intelligent microwave ovencontroller is presented for its development of learning modules and its pedagogy. The
, TX.Hoffbeck, J. (2014). Using Practical Examples in Teaching Digital Logic Design. Proceedings of the 2014 ASEE Annual Conference. Indianapolis, IN.McCarthy, D., Wright, C., Barrett, S., & Hamann, J. (2010). Student-created laboratory exercises for a Digital Systems Design Course using HDL and PLDs. Proceedings of the 2010 ASEE Annual Conference. Louisville, KY.Peterson, B., & Clark, A. (2012). PRISM: The reincarnation of the Visible Computer. Proceedings of the 2010 ASEE Annual Conference. Louisville, KY. Page 26.1062.15Vahid, F. (2011). Digital Design. Wiley.Wang, G. (2010). Preview, Exercise, Teaching and
University Charles Pringle is a professor in the Mechanical Engineering Technology program at Central Washington University. Charles teaches upper division courses including the senior capstone course.Prof. Lad Holden, Central Washington UniversityDr. Michael L. Whelan, Department of Engineering Technologies, Safety, and Construction, Central Washing-ton University Received B.S.C.E. (1970) and M.S. (1971) degrees from the University of New Mexico followed by a Ph.D. (1981) from Iowa State University. Has held faculty and administrative positions in several universities, a visiting researcher position in a governmental laboratory, and a variety of engineering positions in industry during the period 1971 to the present
the circuit with PSpice.4. Using the oscilloscope and the trigger single function measure and record the transient phenomenon of voltage build-up across the capacitor. Be sure to include a printout of the data captured from the scope in your laboratory notebook. Use cursors and scope measurements and displays to experimentally extract all relevant parameters.5. Compare your experimental results with your calculations and discuss errors or discrepancies.Most students performing these tasks for the prelab come with an analytic solution that matches Page 26.136.2their PSpice simulation; both indicate that the system response is heavily