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system design. Although a number ofembedded systems learning and development tools are available [3-8], few fully meet bothacademic and industrial R&D needs. As an instructor in Electrical, Electronics, andMechatronics Engineering and Technology, my primary teaching focuses on embeddedengineering design and industrial automation. Since 2013, I have taught five embedded systemscourses at Texas A&M University (TAMU) and Northern Kentucky University (NKU). Tointegrate the latest microcontroller techniques and methodologies into the curriculum whileproviding hands-on laboratory experiences, I redesigned the curriculum and developed theModular Integrated Stackable Layer - Analog System Environment (MISL-ASE) board [9].Hands-on learning with
got their hands on a physical circuit was in a subsequent course, ECEN 2270:Electronics Design Lab (EDL), in which students build an autonomous car that navigates a routedefined by a line on the floor. While ECEN 2270 is a hands-on laboratory course, the exercises areall directed toward building a product, not exploring the fundamental principles of circuits.When we were asked to teach the ECEN 2250 course for the first time, we believed that it wasimportant to include a hands-on laboratory experience. However, we were constrained in not beingable to change the course from a 3 to a 4-credits, could not change the meeting pattern of three,50-minute sessions per week, and did not have physical laboratory space available for the 138students to
the Electrical and Computer Engineering programsthat most of the students did not gain strong troubleshooting skills by the time they graduated.To address this issue, several faculty members in the Electrical and Computer Engineeringprograms have developed an initiative aimed at helping students develop and/or improvetroubleshooting skills and, more importantly, build a solid foundation for successful professionalcareers in the future.In the initial phase of this project, a troubleshooting laboratory activity was designed andimplemented in Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 for Network Theory I, an introductory circuit courserequired for both Electrical and Computer Engineering students. During the troubleshootingactivity, students worked in teams to
Paper ID #45871WIP: Creating a Framework for Upper-Level Project-Based Courses in Electricaland Computer EngineeringDr. Rohit Dua, Missouri University of Science and Technology ROHIT DUA, Ph.D is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Missouri University of Science and Technology and Missouri State University’s Cooperative Engineering Program. His research interests include engineering education. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 WIP: Creating a Framework for Upper-Level Project-Based Courses in Electrical
Teaching. The project not only succeeded in adapting to theconstraints of remote learning but also demonstrated a forward-thinking approach to embeddingpractical, real-world skills in the curriculum, serving as a model for future education strategies inembedded systems and other hands-on disciplines.1. INTRODUCTIONThe COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 fundamentally disrupted educational systems worldwide,forcing a sudden shift from in-person to remote learning. For engineering disciplines likeembedded systems, which rely heavily on hands-on laboratory work and real-time hardware-software integration, this transition posed unique and significant challenges. The inability to accessphysical tools and collaborative environments risked undermining the
discrete semiconductor devices (including p-MOSFET, n-MOSFET, resistors, diodes) and integrated circuits (including, Ring Oscillator, andvarious CMOS-based logic circuits) on a 2-inch Silicon wafer during 11 laboratory sessionsspanned throughout the semester. The labs are conducted in a Class 100 cleanroom and aredesigned to teach learners the necessary fabrication processes and device characterization stepsincluding photolithography, etching, doping, oxide growth, metallization, and electricalcharacterization techniques of the fabricated devices and circuits. Through this course, studentsalso become familiar with various microelectronic device manufacturing equipments and facilities,including wet benches, spin rinse dryer, mask aligner, spin
Paper ID #49462Introducing Circuits to Non-Majors for Self-Efficacy and Technical LiteracyTom J. Zajdel, Carnegie Mellon University Tom Zajdel is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. He completed his B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering at (the) Ohio State University in 2012 and his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from at University of California Berkeley in 2018. He first discovered the excitement of teaching as an undergraduate TA with (t)OSU’s first-year engineering program, and is interested in how students become motivated to study electronics and
new high-end 4-port 67GHz Vector Network Analyzer that will supportthe ongoing research and teaching activities of the college’s Center for Signal Integrity. We havealso submitted a proposal to the National Science Foundation, through the Major ResearchInstrumentation (MRI) program, to upgrade the 32 Gbps bit error rate tester (BERT) that wecurrently have. Furthermore, we have received a TDR donation from a local connector company.We note that we worked closely with the local connector industry and have full support from thelocal administration to support the student experiences as well as to keep students current in theSI field.2.2 Updated Partial List of Laboratory ExperimentsBased on our experience, and the updated equipment and software
-19-public-health- emergency.html[20] D. J. Cheney, P.L. Dickrell, L. Virguez. “Online versus flipped classroom: A comparison of hands-on skills development in an introductory circuits course,” Proceedings of the 126th American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Tampa, FL, MD, USA. 2019.[21] *S. Das, C. Chin, S. Hill. “Development of open-source comprehensive circuit analysis laboratory instructional resources for improved student competence,” Proceedings of the 129th American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Minneapolis, MN, USA, 2022. https://peer.asee.org/40925[22] C. A. Berry. “Teaching an electrical circuits course online,” Proceedings of
Program”, Proceedings of the2020 American Society for Engineering Education conference and exposition, 2020.[3] Hawkins, N., Lewis, J., Robinson, B., and Foreman, J., “Computational Instruction through PLCs in a Multi-Disciplinary Introduction to Engineering Course”, Proceedings of the 2019 American Society for EngineeringEducation conference and exposition, 2019.[4] Otieno, A., and Mirman, C., “A Laboratory Based Programming Logic Controller (PLC) Course for aManufacturing Curriculum”, Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education conference andexposition, 2003.[5] Jack, H., and Rowe, S., “Teaching Industrial Control with Open-Source Software”, Proceedings of the 2023American Society for Engineering Education conference and
components for these boards also have to bereplenished. Luckily, the university’s laboratory budget is sufficient to cover these recurringexpenses, so students do not pay anything out of pocket.Third, the course is very time-intensive for the teaching staff. This is natural for a course wherestudents make a full embedded system from scratch, since errors can be caused by solderingissues, hardware malfunctions, or software issues. Even with years of experience, debugging asingle group’s work can take a full hour. In order to make the course feasible, NorthwesternUniversity makes great use of peer mentors. Peer mentors are undergraduate or graduate studentswho have taken the course recently. Their main role is to hold office hours. With the support
University of Melbourne. He completed his doctoral degree at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, in 2019 under the supervision of Prof. John Lygeros at the Automatic Control Laboratory. The topic of his dissertation is theoretical guarantees and practical algorithms for Approximate Dynamic Programming. He received the B.Eng. degree in mechanical engineering and B.Sc. in physics from the University of Melbourne, Australia, in 2008, and the M.Sc. degree in robotics, systems and control from ETH Zurich in 2014. Paul’s automation research interests are control and optimization of large-scale and robotic systems with applications in the areas of building control and coordinated robotics. Paul’s engineering education research and teaching
use.Almagambetov and Pavlina [2] compare three methods of teaching laboratories in a digital-logicservice course for first-year students. The methods are wiring cookbook-style labs using off-the-shelf components, VHDL labs with virtual-wiring techniques, and hybrid labs combining the two(Ibid.). The hybrid approach was seen to produce better educational outcomes according to anextensive evaluation. Other educators have chosen a hybrid style as well. For instance, Areibi [3]has students start with breadboards, but after introducing FPGAs, observes that a studentpreference for FPGAs is established after a few labs. Nonetheless, Areibi has found that the useof VHDL in such a course causes confusion and has identified that the primary challenge wasbeing able
post-pandemic, as the line between honesty anddishonesty is not even perceived by many students [20]. Not only are more robust tools availableto students, they also do not always recognize academic dishonesty as such. It will be importantto gather faculty and student perspectives to determine an appropriate assessment modality thatshowcases students’ understanding while minimizing the opportunities for academicdishonesty.References [1] Ilya Mikhelson, “Introduction to electrical engineering: Empowering and motivating students through laboratory-focused teaching,” in 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2024. [2] Mary Forehand, “Bloom’s taxonomy,” Emerging perspectives on learning, teaching, and technology, vol. 41, no. 4, pp
Paper ID #38995RHL-BEADLE: Bringing Equitable Access to Digital Logic Design inEngineering EducationProf. Rania Hussein, University of Washington Dr. Rania Hussein is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering de- partment at the University of Washington, where she also serves as the founder, principal investigator, and director of the Remote Hub Lab (RHLab). With her research focus on embedded systems, medical image analysis, digital twinning, and remote engineering, Dr. Hussein is committed to developing inno- vative solutions that enhance equity and access in engineering education and
-gameassessment space; (b) the fail stateStudent Self-AssessmentThe electromagnetic VR laboratory course was introduced to complement an existing traditionalElectromagnetism lecture course. In the VR laboratory course, students attend one-hour per weeksessions under the guidance of a Teaching Assistant (TA). The course covers a series of classictopics in electromagnetism, including Gauss’ Law, electrostatic potential, Faraday’s Law,Ampere’s Law, wave polarization, and more.After the Wave Polarization VR experience was completed, students were administered aself-assessment survey regarding their perception of learning. Figure 5 synthesizes these findings,which show that the VR experience had positive effects on student’s perception of theirunderstanding
-route, and physical verification.Thus, in the course sequence, five laboratories were developed using Verilog and FPGAplatform in the ELEG2311 Logic Circuit class. The topics cover the basic logic elements designof both combinational and sequential logic designs: adder, decoder, D-Flip Flop, JK Flip Flop,and Counter [19, 20]. Intel DE10-Nano FPGA trainer and Intel Quartus Prime Lite EditionDesign Software are used for all laboratory exercises. The trainers were donated from a previousuniversity program sponsored by Intel.All the teaching modules started with the implementation and theory behind it. Accompanied byPowerPoint slides, the modules consist of detail step-by-step procedures on setting up thesoftware simulation and hardware testing
included training engineers and technicians through formal courses, on-the-job training, and field supervision. Currently, I am a Teaching Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Education at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University at Buffalo. I teach electric circuit fundamentals to non-electrical engineering majors, engineering labs to engineering science major, and conduct educational research focused on problem-solving and hands-on activities in undergraduate electrical engineering courses and labs. Additionally, I have collaborated on research examining the psychological and neurological connections between spatial visualization skills and engineering problem-solving. My long-term
component, exploring ways to integrate it better with follow-on courses, anddeveloping appropriate assessment tools.References[1] J. O. Campbell, J. R. Bourne, P. J. Mosterman, and A. J. Brodersen, “The Effectiveness ofLearning Simulations for Electronic Laboratories,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 91,no. 1, pp. 81–87, 2002, doi: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2002.tb00675.x.[2] M. D. Koretsky, D. Amatore, C. Barnes, and S. Kimura, “Enhancement of Student Learningin Experimental Design Using a Virtual Laboratory,” IEEE Transactions on Education, vol. 51,no. 1, pp. 76–85, Feb. 2008, doi: 10.1109/TE.2007.906894.[3] J. J. Healy, “Blended Freshman Electronics Labs,” in Synchronous and AsynchronousApproaches to Teaching: Higher Education Lessons in Post
in the 21st century thanin the preceding timeframes. Engineering technology and the requirements from the globalworkforce are in constant evolution. This behooves engineering programs at universities acrossthe world to adapt their curricula to prepare the graduates for the challenges in the engineeringindustry. The engineering curriculum which adopts integrated projects on a centralizedengineering project platform [1] enables the student to become an active, intentional, and goal-oriented learner through problem-solving [2]-[3] in a project-based [4]-[6] and project-enhancedlearning [7] environment. Traditionally, core lecture and laboratory courses have been taught inrelative isolation of each other. This approach does not effectively
Technology.Dr. Paul N Beuchat, The University of Melbourne Paul N. Beuchat received the B.Eng. degree in mechanical engineering and the B.Sc. degree in physics from the University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, in 2008, and the M.Sc. degree in robotics, systems, and control in 2014 and the Ph.D. degree in 2019, from ETH Z¨urich, Z¨urich, Switzerland, where he completed his research with the Automatic Control Laboratory. He is currently working as a Teaching Fellow with the University of Melbourne. Paul’s research interests include control and optimization of large-scale systems with applications in the areas of building control and multi-agent robotics, as well as research investigating project-based learning pedagogies
Paper ID #47267Increasing Student Achievement in ECE Fundamentals Through Standards-BasedGradingDr. Barbara E. Marino, Loyola Marymount University Dr. Barbara E. Marino is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Loyola Marymount University. Dr. Marino received the B.S.E.E. degree from Marquette University and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Notre Dame. Dr. Marino has many years of industry experience including work at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C. on projects related to military ID systems and work at the Jet Propulsion
contributions to undergraduate teaching and research. His numerous honors include the 2021 Carpenter Award for Teaching and Student-Centered Research, the 2020 Alumni Mentoring Award, the 2020 Wilkes University President’s Award, the 2017 Outstanding Scholarship Award, the 2017 Outstanding Adviser Award, the 2017 and 2025 O’Hop Last Lecture Awards, the 2016 Outstanding New Faculty Award, the 2014 Outstanding Interdisciplinary Teaching Award, the 2013 Postdoctoral Fellowship Award, the 2013 Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Award, and the 2008 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society Honorable Mention Award. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025Innovative Approaches
Paper ID #38415Teamwork Assessment in Measurement and Instrumentation CourseDr. Cyrus Habibi, University of Wisconsin - Platteville Dr. Cyrus Habibi is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin- Platteville. With a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Dr. Habibi has dedicated his career to both research and teaching in the field of engineering. Dr. Habibi’s research interests include smart instruments and artificial intelligence, particularly in the context of time series prediction. In addition to his research, Dr. Habibi is a passionate educator
research includes alternative grading, entrepreneurial mindset, instructional laboratories, and equity-focused teaching. She teaches biomedical instrumentation, signal processing, and control systems. She earned a Ph.D. in Systems Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Iowa State University, and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.Arijit BanerjeeYi Zhou, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Yi Zhou is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering with the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.Prof. Katie Ansell, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Katie Ansell is a Teaching
Paper ID #37537An Upper-level Undergraduate Course in Renewable Energy with PowerElectronics and SimulinkDr. Harry O Aintablian, University of Washington Harry Aintablian is an Associate Teaching Professor of Electrical Engineering at The University of Wash- ington at Bothell. He received his Ph.D.in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Ohio University. His research interests include power electronics and renewable energy systems. He worked for several years in aerospace power electronics/power systems at Jet Propulsion Laboratory and at Boeing Space Systems. ©American Society for Engineering
Paper ID #42621Enhancing Understanding and Retention in Undergraduate ECE Coursesthrough Concept MappingProf. Yang Victoria Shao, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Yang V. Shao is a teaching assistant professor in the electrical and computer engineering department at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). She earned her Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China. Prof. Shao has research interests in curriculum development, assessment, student retention, and student success in engineering, developing innovative ways of merging engineering fundamentals and research
Paper ID #41591WIP: A Novel Learning Log Application for Classifying Learning EventsUsing Bloom’s TaxonomyDr. Alex M. Phan, University of California, San Diego Dr. Alex Phan is the inaugural Executive Director for Student Success in the Jacobs School of Engineering at UC San Diego. Prior to his appointment, he has served as a project scientist, engineer, and lecturer, teaching across multiple divisions, including the Jacobs School of Engineering (Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Eng., Dean’s Office Unit) and UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies. His teaching interests and
, resulting in over 50 publications and 1,050+ citations (h-index 17). Dr. Iqbal has secured more than $1.5 million in competitive funding and collaborated with industry leaders and research institutes to advance intelligent sensing technologies. A passionate educator, he has developed and taught over 25 distinct courses, including robotics, control systems, and multisensor data fusion. His work in blended learning and engineering education innovation has earned him multiple awards, including an NSF grant and the Dr. George Adebiyi Award for Outstanding Teaching. Dr. Iqbal holds a Ph.D. from Queen’s University, master’s degrees from the Royal Military College of Canada and Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute, and a B.Sc. in