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Electrical and Computer Engineering Curriculum Design and Evaluation

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeremy N. Thomas, DigiPen Institute of Technology; Christopher Theriault, DigiPen Institute of Technology; Charles Duba, DigiPen Institute of Technology; Lukas P van Ginneken, Digipen Institute of Technology; Nicholas James Rivera; Brian Michael Tugade, DigiPen Institute of Technology

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Paper ID #11947A Project-based Computer Engineering CurriculumProf. Jeremy N. Thomas, DigiPen Institute of Technology Jeremy Thomas has been at the DigiPen Institute of Technology since 2010. He has a BA in Physics from Bard College, and a MS in Physics and a Ph.D. in Geophysics both from the University of Washington (UW). Before joining DigiPen, he was a Postdoc at the U.S. Geological Survey and held faculty positions at the UW and Bard College. Currently, he holds affiliate positions at the UW and NorthWest Research Associates. His areas of specialization are space physics and electrical engineering, including

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Problem-based and Active Learning

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dick Blandford, University of Evansville; Mark Earl Randall, University of Evansville

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Paper ID #12591A Junior Level EE Projects Course with ABET RubricsDr. Dick Blandford, University of Evansville Dick Blandford is the department chair of the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at the University of Evansville.Mark Earl Randall, University of Evansville Page 26.59.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 A Junior Level EE Projects Course with ABET RubricsAbstractAll electrical and computer engineering majors at the University of Evansville

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Microprocessor, Microcontrollers, and Embedded Systems Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mason Marshall, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Ariel Moss, Missouri S&T; Larry Gene Garringer, Missouri S&T; Rohit Dua, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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://web.mst.edu/˜rdua/) Page 26.1742.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 WIMP51 Processor: Envisioning and Recreating the Platform for Implementing Student Design Projects Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Missouri, USAAbstract The Digital Systems Design course, at Missouri University of Science and Technology(Missouri S&T), aims to introduce Electrical and Computer Engineering majors to embeddedsystems design using microcontrollers. The internal conceptual working of

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Problem-based and Active Learning

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sami Khorbotly, Valparaiso University

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Paper ID #11120A Project-Based Learning Approach to Teaching Computer Vision At the Un-dergraduate LevelDr. Sami Khorbotly, Valparaiso University Received the Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering from Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon in 2001. He then received the M.S. and Ph. D. degrees both in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Akron, Akron, OH in 2003 and 2007, respectively. He is currently an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Frederick F. Jenny Professor of emerging technologies at Valparaiso University. He teaches in the areas of digital

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Microprocessor, Microcontrollers, and Embedded Systems Education

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Vicky Fang, Cedarville University; Sam L. SanGregory, Cedarville University; Clint Kohl, Cedarville University

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Paper ID #11109Diversified Projects in Microcontroller Class Enhances Undergraduate Stu-dents’ Learning, Design and ResearchDr. Vicky Fang, Cedarville University Zhengwei Fang Associate Professor of Computer Engineering School of Engineering and Computer Sci- ence Cedarville UniversityDr. Sam L. SanGregory, Cedarville University Professor of Electrical Engineering and Assistant Dean School of Engineering and Computer Science, Cedarville University, Cedarville, OH.Dr. Clint Kohl, Cedarville University Dr. Kohl joined the faculty of Cedarville University in the fall of 1994. His graduate research involved the development

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Circuits and Systems Education 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nesreen Alsbou, Ohio Northern University; Khalid S. Al-Olimat P.E., Ohio Northern University; Vladimir A Labay, Gonzaga University; Heath Joseph LeBlanc, Ohio Northern University

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(MAC) protocols and their application in Vehicle to Vehicle (V2V) communications and she is interested also in collision avoidance systems design and their use in the V2V communications. In addition to the wireless research, Dr. Alsbou is collaborating with the medical imaging group at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center on research projects in medical imaging. The focus of these projects is on developing new approaches to reduce image and motion artifacts in helical, axial and cone-beam CT imaging used in diagnostic imaging and radiotherapy. Dr. Alsbou has publications in the ASEE National Conference and attended multiple KEEN workshops, she uses ACL, PBL and EML in her classes. She has publications

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Problem-based and Active Learning

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chaomin Luo, University of Detroit Mercy

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. 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

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Circuits and Systems Education 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Stephen Keith Holland, James Madison University; Brian Groener, James Madison University

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circuit analysis arecovered along with instrumentation topics. The laboratory portion of the course reinforces the conceptslearned in lecture and assignments while building skills in circuit prototyping and measurement. Labexercises have traditionally been a time when students follow a given procedure, collect data, andinterpret the data. The highly structured experience often leads to students focusing on the procedureand not fully thinking through the concepts being covered. To encourage a deeper understanding ofcourse concepts and how they translate to physical systems, two open-ended design projects wereoffered in place of structured labs in the most recent offering the circuits and instrumentation course.The design projects are undirected

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Microprocessor, Microcontrollers, and Embedded Systems Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nannan He, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Han-Way Huang, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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complex touch sensing devices (i.e., touch keys, touch slider andtouchscreen). The Atmel SAM 4S-EK2 board is chosen as the main development boardemployed for practicing the touch devices programming. Multiple capstone projects have beendeveloped, for example adaptive touch-based servo motor control, and calculator and games onthe touchscreen. Our primary experiences indicate that the project-based learning approach withthe utilization of the selected microcontroller board and software package is efficient andpractical for teaching advanced touch sensing techniques. Students have shown the great interestand the capability in adopting touch devices into their senior design projects to improve humanmachine interface.1. IntroductionModern touch

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Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Digital Systems Education 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheng Chih Liu, University of Wisconsin Stout

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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

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Circuits and Systems Education 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Keith Holland, James Madison University

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desired level of technical analysis required of this junior level course offering,numerous methods for extending learning beyond the classroom and encouraging studentengagement with the material have been explored. Over the past five years, active learninginstructional techniques inspired by the Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL)approach and project based laboratory learning have been intermixed with traditional lecturesand the flipped classroom method in an attempt to improve student learning.This paper reports on the variety of methods used, how each instructional method is integratedinto the classroom environment, the rationale behind implementing the various techniques, andthe observations and impacts on student outcomes

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Curriculum Design and Evaluation

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cory J. Prust, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Richard W. Kelnhofer, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Joerg Mossbrucker, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Kerry R Widder, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Hue V. Tran P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen M. Williams P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Electrical Engineering CurriculumAbstractThis paper presents findings from an impact study of a lower division student experience withinan undergraduate electrical engineering curriculum. This experience, culminating in the secondyear of the curriculum, is integrated across multiple first and second year courses and includeselements commonly found in senior-level capstone project courses. An introductoryprogramming course utilizing an embedded platform is the first course in the sequence. Thefinal course in the sequence requires students to design, build, and test an autonomous mobilerobot. Through a series of milestones, students systematically complete both the hardware andembedded software tasks required for the project. The final milestone

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Circuits and Systems Education 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Braun, California Polytechnic State University

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. Excel worksheet. The system is an electrically powered The electrically powered mode of transportation and is transportation system responds to a 35% controlled with a handheld remote handheld remote control. control. By the end of the project, a new system is expected to be fully functional and On project completion, the fully ready to operate. In the end, the functional new system gives people a 54% excellent design is meant to give people great new way to pursue happiness. a great new way to pursue

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Microprocessor, Microcontrollers, and Embedded Systems Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shouling He, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology; Yuhong Zhang, Texas Southern University; Fangyang Shen, New York City College of Technology (CUNY)

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2 Function calls and arrays in embedded C with interfacing a liquid crystal display (LCD) module 8 2 PIC18 features and analog-to-digital (A/D) conversions 9 Course Review - Midterm Exam 10-12 6 Timer programming and interrupt programming 13-14 4 Capture-compare-PWM programming 15 Course Review - Final ExamTable 3 shows the laboratory projects in the laboratory exercise sections, where the content oflaboratory project #3 is included in Appendix A. For the laboratory exercises, MPLAB Integrat-ed Development Environment (IDE)8 as shown in Figure 1 is used to program the source code in

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Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Digital Systems Education 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chad Eric Davis P.E., University of Oklahoma; Rick Pendergraft, University of Oklahoma

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in non-ECE studentsmatriculating into ECE. In the fall 2014 semester new ECE led freshman orientation sectionswere created that would utilize many innovative practices. These new sections would use therobotics competition at the 2015 ASEE Annual Conference to set the curriculum and providemotivation for the students to learn. Each section was challenged at the beginning of thesemester with creating a robot that could compete in the ASEE Robot Competition and duringthe course of the semester background knowledge needed to complete the project was providedin hands-on focused lab exercises. This paper describes the curriculum of this course, learningobjectives, and how a mentoring structure was established with ECE robotics-based

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Flipped Electrical and Computer Engineering Classrooms 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Dianna Newman, University at Albany/SUNY; Meghan Morris Deyoe, University at Albany, SUNY; Jessica M Lamendola, University at Albany/SUNY

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principal eval- uator for U.S. education grants. Her major areas of study include evaluation practices in K-14 settings, the incorporation of technology in education, innovative instructional approaches, and emerging prac- tices/trends in childhood development and in education for individuals with disabilities.Jessica M Lamendola, University at Albany/SUNY Jessica M. Lamendola is a doctoral student in Educational Psychology and Methodology and a project assistant at the Evaluation Consortium at the University at Albany/SUNY. Her major areas of interest include quantitative data analyses and the adaptation of innovative technology in classrooms. She has received a Master of Science in Educational Psychology and

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Innovations in Communications and Wireless Systems Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wayne A Scales, Virginia Tech; J Michael Ruohoniemi; Geoff Crowley

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Cornell University in Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics. He has received several Dean’s citations for teaching excellence during his years at Virginia Tech.Dr. J Michael RuohoniemiDr. Geoff Crowley, Geoff Crowley is the Founder and Chief Scientist of Atmospheric & Space Technology Research As- sociates (ASTRA). He is also a co-founder of the American Commercial Space Weather Association (ACSWA) and serves on the Executive Committee. He has published over 100 scientific papers as lead author or co-author. His interests include measuring the ionosphere from the ground and from space. He led the ’CASES’ GPS receiver development project, and development of the ’TIDDBIT’ HF sounder, and he leads several

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Innovations in Communications and Wireless Systems Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard J. Hartnett P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Kelly Charles Seals P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Paul Benjamin Crilly, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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(ILS) (antenna, phasedarray application). Page 26.116.2Finally, we present multi-year data from end-of-course surveys as the assessment toolthat suggest our students see this course as highly relevant, applicable, and motivating.Studies on GPS: GPS P/N Sequence Generator Mini-Project, Gold Code Properties,and Signal Acquisition Using Cross-CorrelationIn our sophomore level course called Digital Circuits and Computer Systems (DCCS),students first learn about shift registers. In the junior/senior level Electronic Navigationcourse, students see a more in-depth, direct application for shift registers, tied to “Pseudo-random Noise” (PN) sequence generation

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Microprocessor, Microcontrollers, and Embedded Systems Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juan Felipe Patarroyo, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez; Gerson Beauchamp, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Aidsa I. Santiago-Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

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instrumentation and control, renewable energy applications of control systems, and innovative teaching strategies and methods. Dr. Beauchamp has worked on a Solar-Assisted Air Conditioning project and is the co-author of two US Patents for this project. He was the coordinator of the Electrical Engineering Team that represented the University of Puerto Rico in the 2002 Solar Decathlon competition. He also was the general coordinator of the UPR Team for the 2005 competition. During the six years period from 1992 to 1998, Dr. Beauchamp was the Coordinator of the Pre-College Engineering Program, a Summer Internship for High School raising se- niors, sponsored by the National Science Foundation. He has also served as the Process

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Curriculum Design and Evaluation

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan M Lord, University of San Diego; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University; Jeffrey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Euan Lindsay, Charles Sturt University

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Certificate of Excellence. He served as Project Director a Na- tional Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Education Coalition in which six institutions systematically renewed, assessed, and institutionalized innovative undergraduate engineering curricula. He has authored over 70 papers and offered over 30 workshops on faculty development, curricular change processes, cur- riculum redesign, and assessment. He has served as a program co-chair for three Frontiers in Education Conferences and the general chair for the 2009 conference. Prof. Froyd is a Fellow of the IEEE, a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), an ABET Program Evaluator, the Editor-in- Chief for the IEEE Transactions on Education, a

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Curriculum Design and Evaluation

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Charles J. Kim, Howard University; Abdelnasser A Eldek, Jackson State University; Hamid R. Majlesein, Southern University and A&M College; Petru Andrei, Florida A&M University & Florida State University; John Okyere Attia P.E., Prairie View A&M University; Kathy Ann Gullie PhD, University at Albany/SUNY; Corey A Graves, North Carolina A&T State University; Ali Reza Osareh, NC A&T State University

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engineering grant supporting Historically Black University and Col- leges; ”Building Learning Communities to Improve Student Achievement: Albany City School District” , and ”Educational Leadership Program Enhancement Project at Syracuse University” Teacher Leadership Quality Program. She is also the PI on both ”Syracuse City School District Title II B Mathematics and Science Partnership: Science Project and Mathematics MSP Grant initiatives.Dr. Corey A Graves, North Carolina A&T State University Corey A. Graves is an associate professor and the director of the Auto Mobile Pervasive and Embedded Design 9AMPED) Laboratory in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at North Carolina A&T State University

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Interactive Panel on Improving the Experiences of Marginalized Students on Engineering Design Teams

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lorelle A Meadows, Michigan Technological University; Denise Sekaquaptewa, University of Michigan; Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Debbie Chachra, Olin College of Engineering; Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University

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Design in Engineering Education, Electrical and Computer, Engineering Libraries, First-Year Programs, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Student, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering, Women in Engineering

in Engineering Education (FREE, formerly RIFE, group), whose diverse projects and group members are described at feministengineering.org. She received a CAREER award in 2010 and a PECASE award in 2012 for her project researching the stories of undergraduate engineering women and men of color and white women. She received ASEE-ERM’s best paper award for her CAREER research, and the Denice Denton Emerging Leader award from the Anita Borg Institute, both in 2013. She helped found, fund, and grow the PEER Collaborative, a peer mentoring group of early career and re- cently tenured faculty and research staff primarily evaluated based on their engineering education research productivity. She can be contacted by email at

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Innovations in Communications and Wireless Systems Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven S. Holland, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Robert A. Strangeway, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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used to examine the impact of antennas on the performance of practicalsystems. In this paper, the structure of the electromagnetics courses is examined initially toestablish the prerequisite context. Details of the antennas course approach, structure, andimplementation are presented, including the learning objectives, course topical and pedagogicflow, and a practical antenna simulation project utilizing the NEC2 computationalelectromagnetics software. The discussion section addresses results, lessons learned, andplanned improvements for future offerings of the course.I. IntroductionToday’s engineering graduate is entering an increasingly connected, wireless world, withantennas at the heart of each of these wireless systems. In addition to

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Innovations in Communications and Wireless Systems Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vuk Marojevic, Virginia Tech; Richard M. Goff, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Carl B Dietrich P.E., Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Virginia Tech; Taeyoung Yang, Virginia Tech; Christian W. Hearn, Weber State University; Nicholas F Polys, Virginia Tech Advanced Research Computing; R. Michael Buehrer, Virginia Tech

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National Science Foundation, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Office of Naval Research, and several industrial sponsors. Dr. Buehrer has authored or co-authored over 50 journal and approximately 125 conference papers and holds 11 patents in the area of wireless communications. In 2010 he was co-recipient of the Fred W. Eller- sick MILCOM Award for the best paper in the unclassified technical program. He is currently a Senior Member of IEEE, and an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Communications and IEEE Wireless Communications Letters. He was formerly an associate editor for IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Tech- nologies, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, IEEE Transactions on Signal

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Problem-based and Active Learning

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tiina M. Komulainen, Oslo and Akershus University College; Christine Lindstrøm, Oslo and Akershus University College; Tengel Sandtrø, Oslo and Akershus University College

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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

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Circuits and Systems Education 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shiny Abraham, Tuskegee University; Naga Korivi, Tuskegee University

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, stimulate their curiosity, and engage them in hands-on activities that are notlimited to the laboratory 1. This paper proposes the integration of an activity-based learning approach in the EEcurriculum with the use of Analog Discovery Boards (ADB) by Digilent Inc. This enhancementallows students to build, analyze and visualize circuits using the USB-powered AnalogDiscovery platform, a personal computer, and a basic analog parts kit. This opens the door for avariety of learning activities that include in-class experimentation, take-home exercises, groupactivity sessions, and design-and-learn projects among many others. Our work aims to create anenvironment for a student that is conducive to innovation and creative thinking; while providingan

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Flipped Electrical and Computer Engineering Classrooms 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kumar Yelamarthi, Central Michigan University; Eron E. Drake, Central Michigan University

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theoretical courses before they obtain the knowledge and skill setnecessary to complete a meaningful technical project. This long wait time between studentsentering the engineering and technology (ET) program and when they have had the opportunityto apply content knowledge to a meaningful technical project does have a negative impact on thestudent enthusiasm and motivation to stay in the degree2. Identifying this challenge, severalengineering educators have updated their curricula to engage students in hands-on designprojects in the first-year curriculum. While this method potentially keeps students motivated, it isoften difficult to find an engineering project that first-year students can succeed in, due to theirlimited technical knowledge and

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Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Digital Systems Education 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joanne Bechta Dugan, University of Virginia

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andinteractive learning approaches and realistic examples, such as PETL (Wang, 2010), problem- Page 26.1062.2based learning (Yilmazer & Sekar, 2011), project-based learning (Carroll, Geiser, & Levine,2014), example-based learning (Hoffbeck J. , 2014) and visualization (Devore & Soldan, 2012).The work presented in this paper fits in this topic as it presents new interactive materials andexamples that increase engagement, even in large ( enrollment >150) classes.A third group of papers recently published in ASEE were concerned with the specifics ofteaching and learning about concepts in DLD. Peterson & Clark (Peterson & Clark, 2012

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Circuits and Systems Education 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katie Evans, Louisiana Tech University; Paul Hummel, Louisiana Tech University; Miguel Gates

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Louisiana Tech University. His current activities focus on project based learning and online student assessment. Page 26.246.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 ASSESSING THE EFFECT OF ONLINE HOMEWORK ON STUDENT LEARNING IN A FIRST CIRCUITS COURSEIntroductionTo meet the needs of today's students and to maximize efficient use of faculty resources,electronically delivered homework is becoming ever more popular in higher education. Inmathematics, for example, online homework can be found for a wide range of courses at avariety of schools, ranging from community colleges

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Flipped Electrical and Computer Engineering Classrooms 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven G Northrup, Western New England University; John J. Burke P.E., Western New England University

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. Page 26.57.3Course Structure Before and After Changing to a Hybrid Flipped-ClassroomPrior to changing from a traditional lecture and lab course, the circuits course had three lecturesper week; homework assigned weekly, graded and returned a week later; three exams and a finalexam; laboratory work mixed between a three week project, seven labs with brief write-ups,three recitations, and a lab practical exam. After the course was changed, the lectures weremixed between 70% traditional and 41% video. Some of the video lectures were redundant withthe traditional lecture content. The homework method was changed to utilize a weeklyhomework assignment that was delivered with a detailed solution. Approximately a week later,students took a quiz that