Conference Session

Capstone Design in ECE

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina Howe, University of Evansville; Dick Blandford, University of Evansville; Deborah J. Hwang, University of Evansville

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Electrical and Computer

. Deborah J. Hwang, University of Evansville Dr. Deborah J. Hwang is a graduate of Iowa State University and the Massachusetts Institute of Tech- nology. She is an associate professor of computer science and has been the director of the computer science program at the University of Evansville since 1995. She is active in computer science education organizations and is a member of ACM, ACM SIGCSE, CCSC, IEEE-CS, and ASEE. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Poster Session for External Reviews of Capstone ProjectsAbstractThe capstone project course at the University of Evansville is a two-semester sequence in whichstudents complete a project design in the first term and an

Conference Session

Capstone Design in ECE

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Scott McGuirk Ph.D., United States Air Force Academy; John G. Ciezki, United States Air Force Academy

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Electrical and Computer

three Trident Scholar Projects, and received the AY2006-2007 Raouf-Ali-Raouf Award for Excellence in Engineering Teaching at the U.S. Naval Academy. Dr. Ciezki is a member of the IEEE. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016An Electromagnetic Railgun Design and Realization for an Electrical Engineering Capstone ProjectDr John Ciezki, Lt Col Jeff McGuirk, C1C Taylor Bodin, C1C Santos Bonilla, C1C Gytenis Borusas, and C1C Jacob Lawson, United States Air Force Academy Faculty and StudentsAbstract: This work reports on how a team of four undergraduate students at the United States Air ForceAcademy designed, built, and tested a desk-top railgun for a year

Conference Session

Capstone Design in ECE

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sasan Haghani, University of the District of Columbia; Wagdy H. Mahmoud, University of the District of Columbia; Esther T. Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia; Miguel E. Uzcategui, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc; Ashenafi Lambebo, University of the District of Columbia

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #15078A Capstone Project on the Development of an Environmental MonitoringWireless Sensor Network Powered by Harvested RF EnergyDr. Sasan Haghani, University of the District of Columbia Sasan Haghani, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of the District of Columbia. His research interests include the application of wireless sensor networks in biomedical and environmental domains and performance analysis of communication systems over fading channels.Dr. Wagdy H. Mahmoud, University of the District of Columbia Wagdy H. Mahmoud is an Associate Professor of

Conference Session

Capstone Design in ECE

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Borowczak, Erebus Labs; Andrea Carneal Burrows Borowczak, University of Wyoming

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

work looks at the impact of authentic value- added capstone projects on student’s soft skills by comparing results of a multi-year collaboration survey given to multiple senior capstone teams. The observed trends suggest that projects with community impact (irrespective of size or geographic constraint) foster increased communication, participation, and ultimately collaboration.Introduction There is a worldwide push to engage and develop K-12 student interest in Science,Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines1. Some STEM collegiate programs,such as civil and mechanical engineering, seem to have a plethora of incoming and returningstudents.Why?Buildingblocks

Conference Session

Capstone Design in ECE

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibrahem E. Atawi, University of Tabuk; el-Hadi M. Aggoune, University of Tabuk; Fares S. Almehmadi, University of Tabuk

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Electrical and Computer

excellence in engineering education and positioning itself for ABET accreditation,the College of Engineering (CoEng) at the University of Tabuk (UT), Tabuk located in SaudiArabia has integrated a strong engineering practice component into its educational programcurricula. This component relies on a series of courses that foster a variety of soft skills wrappedaround four design project courses and two four-week practical training periods at a company orresearch facility. Furthermore, students at the senior level are strongly encouraged to undertakerealistic projects. In this paper, we describe our experience with three groups of students fromthe Electrical Engineering (EE) Department who undertook projects sponsored by the SensorNetworks and

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiahui Song, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Douglas E. Dow, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

done biomedical research during post doctorate research positions at the Uni- versity of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI), Tohoku University (Sendai, Japan), and Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN). He has taught classes for and been an advisor on capstone senior design projects for Wentworth students in the programs of electrical engineering, computer engineering, electromechanical engineering, and biomedical engineering. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Project-based Learning for Electrical Engineering Lower Level CoursesAbstract:Project-based learning (PBL) is applied as an attempt to increase both understanding and senseof inspiration for a field. PBL works to integrate and apply 1

Conference Session

Circuits & Systems Education I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason McGuire, Sonoma State University; Farid Farahmand, Sonoma State University

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Electrical and Computer

number of capstone projects selected by students involving the implementation of variouswireless/wired monitoring systems. These systems measure various physical phenomenon suchas a creek’s water level and water flow, or counting the number of cars in a parking lot, or thepower generated by a solar panel system. While our EE students are capable of completing anddemonstrating the hardware design, they often struggle in areas such as data management anddeveloping data visualization. Many student teams have used various platforms known as Cloud-based IoT services, that allow data logging on the cloud [5]. The key issue with utilizing suchservices is that many students don’t fully understand the underlying technologies. In fact, our student

Conference Session

Labs & Hands-on Instruction I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyrus Habibi P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Chase Fearing, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Mesut Muslu P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Electrical and Computer

approach involves providing students only a set of specifications that their design mustmeet. This method requires students to create their own lab instruction, work independently, anddraw their own conclusions. Through this method students are presented with challenges and areforced to use ingenuity and creativity to arrive at a solution - often leading to a better self-directed learning experience. Due to the difficulty and time required by design-based projects,the number of projects that can be completed in a fifteen-week semester is limited. An even more involved option, often used by instructors for capstone design projects [7],is the proposal-based method. This method allows students to define a project or problem thatinterests them

Conference Session

Software & Web-based Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chao Wang, Arizona State University; Michael Goryll, Arizona State University

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Electrical and Computer

S2: 4-Bit Full Adder, Multiplexer and Decoder Logic: Multiplexers, Decoders, H2: TTL Characteristics, Three-state Buffers, Programmable Logic Open-collector Buffers 5 Sequential Logic: Latches, Flip S3: Arithmetic and Logic Unit Flops, Registers, Counters H3: Latches, Flip-flops, Registers and Counters 6 Synchronous Finite State H4: Capstone Design Project Machine (FSM) Design 7 Microprocessor Design S4: The Microprocessor 7.5 Review and Final ExamLecture MaterialsInstead of using the “lecture-capture” approach, lecture videos were recorded from scratch tointroduce course concepts and demonstrate how to apply concepts to solve problems. Thenumber of videos, the total and

Conference Session

ECE-related Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dennis A. Silage, Temple University; Keyanoush Sadeghipour, Temple University

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Electrical and Computer

not certainlybe pedestrian in nature.ME for EEs: Mechanical SystemsSuch an ME for EEs course (ENGR3334 Mechanical Systems) has been developed, presented,and assessed by direct and indirect methods for three semesters and contributes to the continuousimprovement of the EE program. The ME for EEs course replaced a requisite three semester hourcourse in statics without a laboratory in the Electrical concentration in our EE program. Thecourse topics and projects in MATLAB, Simulink and SimMechanics provide a reasonable hands-on experience that is directly extended in the course on digital control and the capstone seniordesign project.The ME for EEs course topics and the direct Engineering applications certainly counter the ironicsentiment that

Conference Session

SDR & Programming in ECE Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Cutno, Miami University; Chi-Hao Cheng, Miami University; Zhiqiang Wu, Wright State University; Bin Wang, Wright State University; Deng Cao, Central State University

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Electrical and Computer

the final project, he/she might choose cover only Lab 6 or Lab 7.Final ProjectStudents are expected to finish one regular lab exercise per week and work on a final project afterfinishing all regular lab exercises. Some regular lab exercises like Lab 6 or Lab 7 might be a two-week project. Students will apply the knowledge they acquired from regular lab projects to thefinal project. The final project meant to be an open-end project. Interested students might chooseto continue their final project after finishing this course and use it as a senior capstone project topicin their senior year. The undergraduate students participating in this curriculum project chose toinvestigate the co-existence of a FM radio station and a digital communication

Conference Session

SDR & Programming in ECE Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhiping Zhang, Wright State University; Zhiqiang Wu, Wright State University; Bin Wang, Wright State University

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Electrical and Computer

wirelessengineering education”, we have developed and demonstrated the first nationwide example ofevolvable software defined radio (SDR) based laboratories for three existing undergraduatecourses [4][5]. Given the success of this project, NSF has continued to support us through aTransforming Undergraduate Education in Science (TUES) type II project to further develop aseries of SDR based lab modules that serve a wide range of courses from a freshman yearintroductory course to senior year capstone design projects.In this paper, we report an SDR [6]-[11] based signal detection and RF parameter estimationplatform which can be adopted by many courses of electrical and computer engineering curricula.This SDR based platform is equipped with a user-friendly

Conference Session

Labs & Hands-on Instruction II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pong P. Chu, Cleveland State University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

themas a cohesive framework to connect and integrate the individual courses. The lab framework willkeep the lecture content intact but update the experiments and projects to make students aware ofthe big picture, help them to relate the individual subjects, and apply and integrate the previouslearning in a new context. The labs spread over all hardware related courses, including freshman engineering,introductory digital systems, advanced digital systems, computer organization, embeddedsystems, hardware-software co-design, and senior capstone design. The complexities andabstraction levels of the experiments and projects gradually grow as students progress throughthe curriculum. The key concepts are repeated in different courses with increasing

Conference Session

SDR & Programming in ECE Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pong P. Chu, Cleveland State University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

impose any special hardware requirement on the external system. This setting can be used in experiments and projects in hardware related courses, such asdigital systems, embedded systems, microcontroller, capstone design, etc. It complements thenormal I/O devices and introduces the concept of IoT (internet of things).7. Acknowledgments This material is based upon work partially supported by the Cleveland State UniversityUndergraduate Summer Research Award Program.Bibliography[1] CNET website. http://www.cnet.com/news/android-shipments-exceed-1-billion-for-first-time-in-2014.[2] H. Abelson and M. Friedman, “App Inventor – A view into learning about computers through building mobile applications,” Proceedings of the 2010 SIGCSE

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fong K. Mak, Gannon University; Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

components are used to augment the courses in order to enhance students’mastery of the subject matter and its applications. Usually, the capstone design course at thesenior level allows students to synthesize what they learned and exercise their creative ability.The main goal is to facilitate an environment for students to walk through the entire designprocess from the formulation of ideas, through implementation, test and validation. There aremany reasons that might contribute to the difficulty faced by the students in their ability tosynthesize and be creative. Two specific contributing reasons that we identified and attemptedto address are (1) insufficient critical thinking exercises and (2) lack of self-motivated activitiesunlike the cook-book

Conference Session

Assessment & Accreditation in ECE

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zia A. Yamayee, University of Portland; Peter M. Osterberg, University of Portland

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Electrical and Computer

of EngineeringExamination or Major Field Test) or a faculty administeredcomprehensive examination. The indirect assessment tool we usein the assessment of Student Outcomes is a graduating senior exitsurvey. Below are brief descriptions of these assessment methods: • Course-Embedded (course-based) Assessments. These include projects, assignments, reflective essays, or exam questions that directly link to Student Outcomes and are scored using established criteria. • Exams. Locally developed comprehensive exams or nationally standardized exams (FE Exam or Major Field Test). • Capstone or senior-level projects provide evidence of how well students integrate and apply principles, concepts

Conference Session

Electromagnetics & Power Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nurhidajat Sisworahardjo, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga; Ahmed Eltom P.E., University of Tennessee, Chattanooga; Abdul R. Ofoli, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga; Edward H. McMahon P.E., University of Tennessee, Chattanooga

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

Chemical Engineering. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Tennessee. He has nineteen years of industrial experience in industrial process and product development in the detergent, paper, and packaging industries. He teaches capstone design, value engineering and engineering economy at the undergraduate level, and technical innovation and advanced engineering economy in the graduate Engineering Management program. His research interests include product development, technical innovation, entrepreneurship, and design. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 A Comprehensive Approach to Power Sector Workforce DevelopmentAbstractThe University

Conference Session

Circuits & Systems Education I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole P. Pitterson, Oregon State University, Corvallis Oregon; Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

attributes to be another aspect of the content that provedproblematic. 6Lack of real life-application of contentInstruction focused on AC circuits and other complex circuit concepts should make use oftangible and real life application where possible. Providing students with the ability to engagewith the concept in a concrete manner is reported to have lasting impact on their ability to recalland transfer their knowledge from one domain to another [1-2]. The findings from this study haveindicated the need for the inclusion of real life application in introductory engineeringclassrooms. While the argument can be made that students get exposed to design problems whenthey are assigned their capstone

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel J. Dickerson, University of Pittsburgh

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Electrical and Computer

-based solution to a problem (question 5, av. =3.93/5.00) and many felt (question 4, av. = 3.93/5.00) that there was a high likelihood theywould directly apply what they learned in a future project (e.g. senior capstone project,employment, etc.). Finally, the survey shows that students left the course with an increasedenthusiasm for the Internet-of-Things as well as the desire to continue study of this topics afterthe conclusion of the course (question 8, av. = 4.28/5.00).Figure 5. Student Opinion Survey of Course Content and Attainment of Learning Objectives5. Discussion and Future WorkThe assessment results of section 4 show that the course was successful in providing studentswith a solid technical foundation for the Internet-of-Things. By way