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Teaching Circuit Theory and Electronics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Braun, California Polytechnic State University

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Electrical and Computer

Page 22.1404.9assignments within electronics laboratory courses,2 this work compares the effectiveness ofhaving students complete just one sustainability analysis writing assignment during anelectronics lecture course. This work has presented sustainability analysis learning objectives,information resources to help students achieve the learning objectives, assignment mechanics,tools to facilitate assignment peer review, and assessment results. Direct assessment resultsimply the single writing assignment in the lecture class produces similar learning to weeklywriting assignments in lab, though requiring less instructor time. Students completing both thelecture and lab sustainability analyses produce higher average assessment scores, but the

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

MaryPat Beaufait; Duyun Chen, University of Pennsylvania; Carl B Dietrich P.E., Virginia Tech; Cecile Dietrich; Garrett Michael Vanhoy, University of Arizona

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Electrical and Computer

developing software that supports cognitive radio reconfiguration, includingapplication of software engineering practices and tools, as well as experience in presentingresearch results to peers, university researchers, and other wireless communications professionalsand end users as part of the program.Following the program, these students transitioned to a role as research collaborators anddevelopers and maintainers of open source research infrastructure. The students‘ continuedcollaboration with each other and their mentor, resulted in availability of the students‘ softwareand documentation as an open source resource for further research and education at the hostinstitution and worldwide. This collaboration is described, as is their participation

Conference Session

ECE Division Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aikaterini Bagiati, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Chrysoula Florou, University of Thessaly, Greece; Ioanna Kosmopoulou, University Of Thessaly, Greece; Elias N. Houstis, University of Thessaly

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Electrical and Computer

. Table 1. Sample of initial questionnaire translated in English1) I know how to turn on / shut down a computer2) I know the basic parts of a computer (screen, mouse, keyboard, tower)3) Page 22.1521.34) I know how to browse on the InternetWhich key do I have to use to make my keyboard write in capitals? Chose the correct answer Α. Β. Γ.Match the text with the icon Close window Minimize window Maximize windowThere is a computer at homeThere is Internet connection at homeTable 2. Sample of the questionnaire given to

Conference Session

New Developments in Teaching Electromagnetics and Related Topics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Madeleine Andrawis, South Dakota State University

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Electrical and Computer

. They must talkabout what they are learning, write about it, relate it to past experiences and apply it to theirdaily lives. They must make what they learn part of themselves.” 1Active Learning (AL) is the process of engaging students in activities that require them to reflecton ideas and how they are using those ideas. Research in a variety of disciplines has identifiedthe effectiveness of active learning approaches in learner retention of content, improvedstudents’ attitudes and increased student achievement. Active Learning use in teaching and itsresearch-based outcomes are presented in this paper.The Electromagnetics course at South Dakota State University is a four-credit junior-level corecourse. It includes the toughest and most abstract

Conference Session

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

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

(SDR) and cognitive radio (CR),human factors in CR, prepare students with basic technical knowledge and skills to conductthe CR-related research project. The research project is carried out in small teams withmentoring and support of tenured faculty, research faculty, and/or research staff. After the intensive two-week technical tutorial, each student team chose a CR-relatedtopic of their interest, conducted a literature search and review, and wrote a prospectus fortheir proposed research project. Each team worked directly with their research mentor andpresented work in progress to their peers and faculty team each week. Mentors in theprogram provided a breadth of experiences and scaffolding both for development of subjectknowledge and

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Mohamed F. Chouikha, Howard University; Adam M. Wilson, College of Saint Rose; Adrianna Anderson, College of Saint Rose; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Frederick C. Berry, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Dianna Newman, University at Albany, State University of New York; Judith E. O'Rourke, College of Saint Rose; Thomas D.C. Little, Boston University; Don Lewis Millard, National Science Foundation

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Electrical and Computer

homework purposes. Nearly half of thestudents (48%) indicated autonomous use of the board to support out of class learning, and 29%indicated that they used the board with one or more peers to support out of class work. Whenqueried, these students noted that even though the work was not required, they used it to helprehearse, review, and explore concepts. Those working with peers also reported sharing new usesand applications.The application of Mobile Studio at Rose-Hulman is similar to RPI except that the order of thecourses chosen is reversed, since the first courses addressed were electrical systems courses forother majors, not EE. Two different courses were offered in the first phase, one for civil and

Conference Session

Technology in the ECE Classroom

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Jakob Fritz, Oklahoma State University; Wira Mulia, Oklahoma State University; Sohum Sohoni, Oklahoma State University; Kerri S. Kearney, Oklahoma State University; Mwarumba Mwavita, Oklahoma State University

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Electrical and Computer

-72.19. S. Schaffert, et al. Learning with Semantic Wikis. in Workshop on Semantic Wikis. 2006.20. B. Mcmullin, Putting the Learning Back into Learning Technology. Emerging issues in the practice of university learning and teaching, 2006: p. 67-76.21. A. Cheville, C. Co, and B. Turner. Improving Team Performance in a Capstone Design Course Using the Jigsaw Technique and Electronic Peer Evaluation. in American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Expo. 2007. Honolulu, Hawaii.22. L. Grant. Using Wikis in Schools: A Case Study. 2006 11/17/2010]; Available from: http://www.futurelab.org.uk/download/pdfs/research/disc_papers/Wikis_in_Schools.pdf.23. X.D. Pedro, et al., Writing Documents

Conference Session

Distance and Web-based Learning in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Jumoke 'Kemi Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University

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Electrical and Computer

peers at other institutions involved in the Mobile Studio project to redesign variouslaboratory and design experiments so that they can be completed by the students using theMobile Studio IOBoardTM. The key issue that we had to address was the fact that the MobileStudio IOBoardTM is limited to very low voltages (plus or minus 4 Volts) because it draws itspower from the USB port of the laptop it is connected to. This implied that laboratoryexperiments that required a “Power Supply” or “Function Generator” with more than 5 volts hadto be redesigned in such a way that the overall concept of the experiments could still beunderstood by the students. The instructors involved in the Mobile Studio project at the variousinstitutions worked together very

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farzad Pourboghrat, Southern Illinois University; Narayanan Ramachandran, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Aishwarya Vasu, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Arjun Shekar Sadahalli, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Prashanthi Banala, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Giampiero Campa, MathWorks

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Electrical and Computer

, machine vision, and adaptive and nonlinear control, especially applied to UAVs. During his stay at WVU Dr. Campa has published more than 30 peer-reviewed articles in international journals, about 60 research papers for international conferences, and a couple of book chapters. He has joined the MathWorks in 2009, where he currently works as a Technical Evangelist for the US west coast area. Page 22.619.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Enhancing Mechatronics Education using Model-Based Techniques and Mathworks ToolsAbstract- This paper

Conference Session

Technology in the ECE Classroom

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale S.L. Dolan, California Polytechnic State University; Vladimir I. Prodanov, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Taufik Taufik, California Polytechnic State University

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Electrical and Computer

technologies.Vladimir I Prodanov, California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 Vlad Prodanov received MS and Ph.D. degrees, both in electrical engineering, from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1995 and 1997 respectively. He was with Bell Laboratories, Lucent Tech- nologies from 1997 until 2000 and Agere Systems (now LSI Logic) from 2000 to 2004. From 2004 to 2008 he was member of MHI Consulting, New Providence, NJ. Currently, he is an assistant professor with EE Dept., Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA. Mr. Prodanov has worked on various electronic systems for communications and contributed to two dozen peer-reviewed publications, three book chapters, and seventeen granted US patents

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Flynn, California State University, Northridge; Sharlene Katz, California State University, Northridge

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Electrical and Computer

Defined Radio in Multidisciplinary Senior Design ProjectsAbstractIn this past year’s senior design program at California State University, Northridge (CSUN),faculty assigned two six-person teams with year-long design projects utilizing software definedradio (SDR). The course structure emulated a real world design project. Faculty acted ascustomers and management, presenting students with a list of requirements and constraints.Students were required to present weekly status updates on their designs, write specifications,documentation and test procedures. Students gained invaluable and in-demand expertise in thisemerging technology, while fulfilling the criteria required by the Accreditation Board forEngineering and

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Bedrich Benes, Purdue University

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Electrical and Computer

peer evaluated by students in the classroom. Students are asked todiscuss the disadvantages of the presented method, such as weaknesses and possible extensions.The presentation allows showing the theoretical knowledge gained in the class in the context ofits practical applications to the contemporary CG scientific problems. An example of a studentproject is an implementation of Floyd-Steinberg dithering algorithm, or an implementation of a3-D static field defining an implicit iso-surface.Here we report students’ perceptions of their learning in the course and their perceived transferof such concepts and skills into practical situations. Focusing on student gained skills, theyreported a moderate perception of having learned the latest CG

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention, and First-Year Programs in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric A Freudenthal, University of Texas, El Paso; Art Duval, University of Texas, El Paso; Sarah Hug, University of Colorado, Boulder; Alexandria Nicole Ogrey; Kien H. Lim, University of Texas, El Paso; Catherine Tabor, El Paso Independent School District; Rebeca Q. Gonzalez, UTEP-Graduate Student and EPISD-Teacher; Alan Siegel, New York University

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Electrical and Computer

the process, iMPaCT introduces these students, who often have no priorexposure to imperative programming, to the basics of computational thinking motivated by problemsthey understand and care about.The original semester-length Jython-based iMPaCT course[5] has been decomposed into a network ofthreaded sequences of educational modules suitable for inclusion within conventional mathematics andscience courses. The overarching idea is to teach very lightweight computing that begins with adeclaration-free language to write dots on a raster display. iMPaCT, which is an approximate acronym Page 22.1159.2for Media-Propelled Computational

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Recruitment, Retention, and First-Year Programs in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James J. Sluss Jr., University of Oklahoma; Chad Eric Davis, University of Oklahoma; Mark B. Yeary, University of Oklahoma

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Electrical and Computer

students selecting engineering, discussed in the CAEE research, ismentor influence. This motivator was not as large a factor as the three previouslymentioned, but it was much more significant for females than males 8, 9. With this inmind, ECE female students were sought out to help. As a result, eight different femalestudents have volunteered to participate in female outreach and recruiting activities overthe last two years. The level of interest in ECE by females appears to have gone upsubstantially as a result. OU-ECE female enrollment trends will be analyzed in the futurein order to measure the effectiveness of this area of our program. Hopefully, it willcorrelate with other studies that show that actively engaging females, especially peers