Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Askia Hill, Purdue University; Cordelia M Brown, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

this level spend a majority of their time developing this skill or learning how to access other people’s perspective. Many learners are at this stage during the middle of their collegiate career. • Independent Knowing – Individuals view most knowledge as being uncertain. They begin to think for themselves and make decisions based on their own understandings and beliefs. Some students reach this level toward the end of college. • Contextual Knowing – Individuals generate knowledge based on the context on which evidence supporting the knowledge is used. Very few students obtain this level before they graduate. [24]C. Scheme of Intellectual and Ethical Development A team of Harvard

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention and First-year Programs in ECE

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hector A. Ochoa, The University of Texas at Tyler; Mukul Shirvaikar, University of Texas at Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

and Communication Systems 5. Fiber Optics 6. Electronics 7. Power Systems 8. National Electrical Code 9. Data Analysis 10. Computer Engineering 11. Ethical Issues in EngineeringA main consideration while preparing these topics was that the focus of the course was not tomake the students understand all the details from each topic. Instead, the objective was to exposethem to these topics by keeping in mind that most of them do not possess the necessaryknowledge on calculus and differential equations. Based on the amount of exposure that thestudent will receive on each of the topics, either two or three weeks were allocated for eachtopic. In addition to the two hours of lectures per week a three-hour laboratory was preformedonce a

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation, Assessment and Program Improvement in ECE.

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane T. Rover, Iowa State University; Douglas W. Jacobson, Iowa State University; Ahmed E. Kamal, Iowa State University; Akhilesh Tyagi, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

and computer engineering programs areidentical to the ABET a-k outcomes of the ABET 2012-2013 accreditation cycle as listed below.1 (a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering (b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data (c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability (d) an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams (e) an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems (f) an understanding of professional and ethical

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J. Albright P.E., University of Portland

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

eachdegree program within the School.This review assumed that future technological leaders will need a broad technical foundation atthe undergraduate level with opportunities to gain competency with both disciplinary and multi-disciplinary design, real-world problem-solving, communications, ethics and professionalism,global and multicultural perspectives, innovation and entrepreneurship, teamwork, computing,sustainability, and business practices. We identified this set of competencies from variousnational reports on the state of engineering education in the USA, ABET accreditationrequirements, as well as conversations with the School’s external advisory committee during the

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation, Assessment and Program Improvement in ECE.

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed S. Khan, DeVry University, Addison, IL; Aminul Karim, DeVry University, Downers Grove, IL; Jennifer A McClain, IEEE

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

. His research interests are in the areas of Nanotechnology, Fiber Optic Communications, Faculty Development, Application of Telecom- munications Technologies in Distance Education, and Social and Ethical Implications of Technology. He teaches Wireless Engineering, Network Engineering, Fiber Optic Communications, Science Technology and Society (STS), and Project Management. He also advises students on their senior design projects. He is the author of many educational papers and presentations. He has authored/coauthored the following books: • Nanotechnology: Ethical and Social Implications (2012) • Technology and Society: Issues for the 21st Century and Beyond 3E, (2008) • The Telecommunications Fact Book and

Conference Session

Projects in ECE

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wookwon Lee, Gannon University; Nicholas B. Conklin, Gannon University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

project. More serious lab activities actuallycommenced in Spring 2011 in the second course of the senior design.For the Spring lab activities, the student team including the sophomores regularly met for about 5hours of lab work per week, split into two lab sessions, in addition to seniors’ own lab activities.As part of the senior design course, seniors were assessed on some of the key ABET-definedstudent learning outcomes, such as a) ability to design a system, component, or process to meetdesired needs, b) ability to function on multidisciplinary teams, c) understanding of professionaland ethical responsibility, d) ability to communicate effectively, and e) recognition of the need for,and an ability to engage in life-long learning. In addition

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John M Robertson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech; Robert John Bowman, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Douglas A Mercer, Analog Devices Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

. However, we are clearly at the start of a large-scaleeducational experiment and longer-term quantitative evaluations are being set up to determine: The depth of understanding behind the increased applications fluency. The level of student accountability in terms of deliverables and data ethics that goes with ownership of a personal lab. Templates for a more rigorous process for student-driven experimental planning and results analysis. How much student-student cooperation is established given that it is an additional burden that they must organize since there are no longer scheduled lab classes where cooperation is imposed through shared use of lab equipment. Whether the

Conference Session

Capstone Design and Innovations in ECE

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George York, U.S. Air Force Academy; Erlind George Royer, Academy Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, USAF Academy, CO; Daniel Harold Harold; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

PowerPoint Slides on Risk Management, Configuration Management, andOther Considerations (Environ./political/social, Health/Safety, Economic, Manufacturability/Sustainability, Ethics)Area (weight) A Work B Work C Work UnsatisfactorySchedule: (70%)  Detailed and logically  Plan is complete  Significant tasks  Major PDR tasks linked set of tasks that with several missing missing thoroughly cover the minor issues with  Some tasks vague or  Schedule unusable activities required to task descriptions, not linked