Conference Session

Improvements in ECE Signals and Systems

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Berenice Verdin, University of Texas at El Paso; Ricardo Von Borries, University of Texas, El Paso; Patricia A. Nava P.E., University of Texas, El Paso; Andrew C. Butler, Duke University

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Electrical and Computer

workforceneeded the rate of graduates in these areas needs to be increased. 2 In addition, an improvedteaching and learning environment is required at undergraduate engineering disciplines toprepare graduates capable of pursuing engineering related careers. Page 24.158.2There is an existing crisis in engineering education: stagnant or decreasing student enrollment,underprepared students, and instructional methods disconnected from students’ preferredmethods of communication and interaction. To address these problems, we are implementing,assessing and evaluating effective teaching strategies that integrate technology-based materialsintended to enhance

Conference Session

ECE Program Development

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brandon M. Grainger, University of Pittsburgh; Gregory F. Reed, University of Pittsburgh

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Electrical and Computer

, teaching activities, and related pursuits include advanced electric power and energy generation, transmis- sion, and distribution system technologies; power electronics and control technologies (FACTS, HVDC, and MVDC systems); renewable energy systems and integration; smart grid technologies and applica- tions; and energy storage. Dr. Reed has over 27 years of combined industry and academic experience in the electric power and energy sector, including engineering, research & development, and executive man- agement positions throughout his career with the Consolidated Edison of New York, ABB Inc., Mitsubishi Electric Corp., and DNV-KEMA. He is an active member of the IEEE Power & Energy Society and the American

Conference Session

Assessment of Learning in ECE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander Ganago, University of Michigan; Sudarshan Sivaramakrishnan, University of Michigan; Robert Matthew DeMonbrun, University of Michigan

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Electrical and Computer

, researchers explain that a student’s intrinsic motivation hasthe greatest effect on his or her potential to genuinely enjoy activities and careers, expandknowledge, and seek out new challenges2, 3, 4.While research has proven that grades and other external structures can motivate students toperform well in classrooms5, 6, the authors of this report examine extrinsic and intrinsicmotivations and their effects on students’ performance in this class. Pintrich7 points to fivegeneral constructs in understanding the motivations of students in the classroom. Additionally,he offers suggestions as to how classroom instruction might be designed to encourage studentmotivation.First, Pintrich7 notes that courses should be designed to encourage self-efficacy and

Conference Session

New ECE Courses

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Constance D. Hendrix, USAF Academy; Danial J. Neebel PE, US Air Force Academy; Ryan Jay Silva, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Electrical and Computer

and 4 seek to build intuition and curiosity in the students by providing a broadoverview of EE and CpE. These three goals work together to pique the students’ interest enoughto continue in the major. Conversations with advanced students in the major indicate that a fewwere frustrated by the lack of detail in the first course. Their comments indicate a hunger thatwill be fed as they move through the rest of the major.Another strong motivator for students choosing engineering as a career path is self-efficacy orthe belief in one’s ability to perform a task within a specific domain. If a student believes she orhe will succeed, then success is more likely. Jones and others [7] have shown there is a stronglink between self-efficacy and persistence

Conference Session

ECE Program Development

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A. Strangeway, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen M. Williams P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Edward W. Chandler P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Richard W. Kelnhofer, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Owe G. Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Electrical and Computer

professional activities include: program chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Division of the American Society for Engineering Education; chair of a new IEEE program on Early Career Faculty Development; editorial board of IEEE/HKN The Bridge magazine; and ABET EAC program evaluator.Dr. Edward W. Chandler P.E., 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

Conference Session

Projects in ECE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Hoe, The University of Texas at Tyler

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Electrical and Computer

Architecture and VLSI Design. His research interests include the areas of reconfigurable computing, mixed-signal and analog circuit design, and engineering education. Page 24.1023.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Promoting Undergraduate Research in the Electrical Engineering CurriculumAbstractEngaging undergraduate students in meaningful research experiences is considered a high impacteducational practice. Benefits for the students include development of critical thinking skills,career preparation, improved retention within STEM

Conference Session

ECE Distance Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zekeriya Aliyazicioglu, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Phyllis R. Nelson, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Shailesh Sujanani, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Jolly Kuo, Cal Poly Pomona

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Electrical and Computer

beingextended to include a variety of related tools including the National Instrument’s myDAQmeasurement and instrumentation device.[5] The myDAQ is an inexpensive data acquisitiondevice that can be used in the Labview environment to provide common electronic circuit testand measurement capabilities such as a multimeter, oscilloscope, DC power supply, or signalgenerator.[6] With the inclusion of the myDAQ, students have the opportunity to do all of thefollowing: a. Watch interactive online circuit problems b. Test the circuits with CircuitLab and, c. Build the circuit and measure its performance.The myDAQ, coupled with simulations in CircuitLab, fosters independence early in a student’sacademic career, enabling test and experimentation outside of

Conference Session

STEM and ECE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Lance Pirtle, University of Oklahoma; Chad Eric Davis P.E., University of Oklahoma; Jessica E Ruyle, University of Oklahoma

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Electrical and Computer

interested in a career in STEM. A summer camp for high school students, designed toincrease interest in STEM, was hosted at the University Oklahoma during the summer of 2013.Amongst the many engineering-focused projects available for the students to complete was theCapacitive Touch Sensor Workshop, which was created by the ECE department. During thisproject, students constructed a functional touch keypad using only an Arduino and householdsupplies, such as cardboard, aluminum foil, and tape. At the conclusion of the project, studentswere able to take their completed keypads home along with a flash drive that included all of thesoftware and information they would need to improve or modify their device. This workshop notonly allowed students to create

Conference Session

Projects in ECE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vignesh Subbian, University of Cincinnati; Carla C. Purdy, University of Cincinnati; Fred Richard Beyette Jr., University of Cincinnati

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Electrical and Computer

objective of this session is to review and emphasize concepts that are important to developing safety-critical and secure embedded systems.4. Embedded Systems Research: This is a non-traditional UnLecture where the focus is on academic research experience rather than industry experience. Undergraduate students will be teamed with graduate students for this exercise, and the graduate students will serve as session moderators. In the retrospective phase, the emphasis will be on topics such as developing a research hypothesis, experimental methods, industry jobs versus research careers, and examples of graduate research projects in embedded systems. In the examination phase, students will present examples of how classroom learning aids

Conference Session

Improvements in ECE Signals and Systems

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cory J. Prust, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Steven Holland, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Richard W. Kelnhofer, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Electrical and Computer

, and process real-world signalsprovides numerous benefits in classroom and laboratory settings. Furthermore, exposure to SDRis increasingly important for students wishing to pursue careers in the telecommunication,networking, and radar fields. An undergraduate laboratory can be outfitted with relatively high-performance SDRs at a reasonable cost.It was recently discovered that USB digital television tuners can be used as SDR receivers.Since this discovery, the tuners have been successfully used in a wide variety of applications. Ata cost less than $20 (USD), these so-called “RTL-SDR” devices set a new price point for SDRtechnology that is particularly attractive within an educational context.This paper presents the use of these low-cost SDRs

Conference Session

ECE Distance Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bonnie H. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; David Michael Majerich, Century for 21st Century Universities; Nathan VerDon Parrish, Georgia Institute of Technology; Aldo A. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

hands-on activities, and to enhance other forms of collaborative and active learning.Consistency in coverage had been a problem with this particular course, which is taught everyterm and has 8-9 sections of 45-50 students each. The instructors are senior PhD students, manyof whom are interested in academic careers. A survey of the instructors showed a largeinconsistency in coverage, upwards of 20% mismatch in topics between sections. High levels ofinconsistency across multiple sections of a course is not unusual even among experiencedinstructors when the syllabus is considered to be “packed with material.” Blending the coursewith all course lectures online and common homework and exams across all sections removesmost of the inconsistency across

Conference Session

STEM and ECE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kundan Nepal, University of St. Thomas; Andrew Tubesing, University of St. Thomas

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Electrical and Computer

Engineering Education. Andrew has taught university courses in circuits, electronics, and engineering design for more than a decade. Prior to his academic career, Andrew spent 12 years as an engineer in the broadcast and telecommunications fields. Andrew holds a BA from St. Olaf College and a MS in Electrical Engineering from New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. Page 24.416.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Development of Fundamentals of Electrical and Computing Systems course for in-service K-12 Teachers.AbstractThe Science

Conference Session

Innovations in Electrical Engineering Courses

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ron J. Pieper, University of Texas, Tyler; Wudyalew T. Wondmagegn, Frostburg State University

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Electrical and Computer

spectra3 Survey question: % Not aware of use of Fourier Transform methods 66% other than time domain related ( prior to exposure included here)4 Survey question (1-2) rating on difficulty concept ( 2 most difficult) 1.65 Survey question (1-2) rating on operational mechanics difficulty 1.46 Survey question (1-2) rating potential interest in career in optical 0.6 engineering7 Survey question (1-10) rating on benefit of exposure of concepts , (10 6.0 is maximum benefit) Table 7 Introduction to Communication Theory, 2008 Lecture SequenceWeek Lecture Sequence DescriptionNumber1-2 Introduction of Fourier Application to Acoustic, optics, and

Conference Session

Active Learning in ECE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John W. Dyer, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Oklahoma; David Sandmann MSEE, University of Oklahoma; Chad Eric Davis P.E., University of Oklahoma

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Electrical and Computer

is the hallmark of the engineering profession, and students should expectto have some developing skill in application by the time they graduate from an engineeringdegree program.VI. Course ObjectivesThe goal of the Measurement and Automation course is to provide the students with anexperiential learning environment that promotes retention of the ideas covered and the skills tocontinue the self-learning process throughout their respective engineering careers. Because the Page 24.891.12course has only recently been moved in this direction, there is insufficient current data availableto measure whether those objectives have been met. Future

Conference Session

STEM and ECE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose Marcio Luna, University of New Mexico; Timothy L Schroeder, University of New Mexico; Gregory L. Heileman, University of New Mexico; Chaouki T Abdallah, The University of New Mexico ; Jorge Crichigno, Northern New Mexico College; Ivan Lopez Hurtado, Northern New Mexico College; Alfredo J. Perez, Northern New Mexico College

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Electrical and Computer

, instructors of record, SIs and TAs report issuesassociated with the online platform. Tech.Questn: Messages where students, SIs or TAs ask technical questions aboutsolutions of homework, laboratory, quiz or assessments. Undergrd.Advismnt: Messages where students discuss about their future career plansbased on their individual professional interests.B. Assessment of MessagesNext, we describe the parameters used to grade the quality of the communications with the TAs.The grades and their description are given below. Successful: Grade assigned when the communications reflect that the main objective wascarried out as required. Apparently Successful: Grade assigned when the communications reflect that the actionof the TAs and

Conference Session

Flipping ECE Courses

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Micah Stickel, University of Toronto

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Electrical and Computer

wireless systems. He has a great interest in engineering education and the use of technology to advance the student learning experience. He has been honoured with three departmental teaching awards and was selected as a New Faculty Fellow at the 2008 Frontiers in Education Conference. In 2012, he was awarded the Early Career Teaching Award by the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering. Page 24.1160.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014Teaching Electromagnetism with the Inverted Classroom Approach: Student Perceptions and Lessons Learned

Conference Session

Flipping ECE Courses

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jia-Ling Lin, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Paul Imbertson, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University

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Electrical and Computer

and their so- lutions. Her research also involves working with educators to shift their expectations and instructional practice to facilitate effective STEM integration. Tamara is the recipient of a 2012 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) for her work on STEM integration with underrep- resented minority and underprivileged urban K-12 students. Page 24.805.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Introducing an Instructional Model for “Flipped Classrooms” -Part (II): How Do Group Discussions Foster Meaningful Learning