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Work in Progress Papers in ECE

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John M Pavlina Ph.D., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Prescott; William Spencer Darby, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University; Parker D. Landon, Boston University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Senior Undergraduate Aerospace Engineering StudentParker D. Landon, Boston University I completed two Bachelor’s degrees in Computer Engineering and Space Physics at Embry-Riddle Aero- nautical University in May 2022 and co-authored 4 peer-reviewed publications during my undergraduate career. I plan to complete a Ph.D. at Boston University in Physics, focusing on Accelerator Physics. I am a recipient of the Clare Boothe Luce and Fermilab ASPIRE Fellowships. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 (Work in Progress) Implementing the QFT to Incite Curiosity and Connections in an Introductory Electrical Circuits Course for non-EE MajorsAbstractIt

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Curricular Innovations in Computing -2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lea Wittie, Bucknell University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

complete these in order to see the relevant exams. Are you coming to class? You should be working on these during it. Overall assessment: you have fallen behind in this course. You can absolutely catch up on things until the end of the course but it will get harder as more of them appear. Please come ask for help and make (and carry out) a plan to get caught up. Figure 8: Sample progress report for a student who is behind on several assignments.Classroom time On a typical lecture day, the students have watched a video and completed videoquestions before coming to class. The instructor puts up a short reminder of the days topics toserve as a quick reference for students. The instructor guides the students through the day’sactivity and in

Conference Session

Power Engineering & Curriculum Innovations

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saurav Basnet, WentWorth Institute of Technol; Kesh Bahadur Pun, Black & Veatch Corp, Overland Park, KS USA

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

generated by the project.engineering. With new renewable energy targets, there areincreased opportunities for career growth, while also catering Designing and analyzing utility-scale PV solar systemsto the emerging workforce and educational requirements of require meticulous planning, coordination, and expertise inglobal industries. However, the traditional engineering solar energy, electrical engineering, and grid integration.curriculum does not delve into the intricate design of the utility Properly designed and installed systems can offer sustainable,scale PV model. Typically, engineers and technicians gain the cost-effective, and dependable power solutions to communitiesnecessary knowledge and

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Power Engineering & Curriculum Innovations

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harry O Aintablian, University of Washington

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

in the emerging renewable energyfield. Additionally, the course offered students a broad understanding of the important roleelectrical machines and power electronics play in the optimum generation and delivery ofrenewable energy. Integrating electrical machines and power electronics helped enhancestudents’ skill sets.The course instruction was complimented by Simulations (Simulink) that enhanced students’experiences by emulating real systems through a visual medium. Simulink exercises increasedstudent motivation and enhanced student learning by providing them with tools that they wouldencounter in industry. One of the improvements planned for the course is to increase emphasison learning how to use Simulink early in the course. It is

Conference Session

Work in Progress Papers in ECE

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian F. Thomson, Temple University; Cory Budischak, Temple University; Maryam Alibeik

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

routine adaptations of class activity plans based on the immediate performanceresults of students. Since this is a work in progress paper, we also hope to garner feedback fromthe engineering education community of ways that we can measure the impact of theseassessments.Here are several options we are considering for future work which are grounded in past studies: 1. Measuring student’s self-efficacy and test anxiety similarly to Malespina and Singh [4] 2. Gathering information on student interaction such as first time wrong and time spent on the formative assessment activities as discussed in Barlow et.al. [5] 3. Marchisio et.al. Look at Nicol and Macfarlane-Dick's Model of Feedback and Hattie and Timperley's Model of

Conference Session

Effective Teaching and Learning, and Post-Pandemic Classrooms

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Uysal, University of South Florida; Paul E. Spector; Chris S. Ferekides, University of South Florida; Mehmet Bugrahan Ayanoglu; Rania Elashmawy, University of South Florida

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

accomplish those goals, and execute those strategies. State-oriented students might set the same academic goals and devise the same strategies, but theystruggle to maintain the cognitive control needed to turn plans into success. There are three waysin which the cognitive control of state-oriented individuals breaks down. • Hesitation: Students have a hard time getting started. They procrastinate rather than engage with schoolwork. • Preoccupation: Students can have a difficult time returning to a task after interruption. • Volatility: Students can have a difficult time staying focused on a task; they get bored and find a more interesting activity rather than schoolwork.There is not a lot of research on the behavioral

Conference Session

Effective Teaching and Learning, and Post-Pandemic Classrooms

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olga Mironenko, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Yuting W. Chen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

online studentsand connect them with campus services available online. For long-term planning, course redesignor a new online course offering would be necessary if online learning will continue to play asignificant part in undergraduate education.References[1] P. Panindre and R. S. Thorsen, “Assessment of learning effectiveness in online and face-to-face learning environment for engineering education,” in 2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, 2020.[2] M. Ssemakula, “Learning effectiveness in online vs. traditional courses,” in 2005 ASEE Annual Conference, 2005, pp. 10–877.[3] M. Kozak, “In person versus synchronous remote delivery of mechanics lectures,” in 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition, 2010, pp. 15–707.[4] J

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Frameworks and Comparative Analyses in ECE Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yan Zhang, University of South Florida; Jing Wang, University of South Florida

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

. The recitation attendance is optional,which means we do not know how many students will join the recitations and it is hard for thefacility department to plan a classroom for recitations. Also, online delivery has beenimplemented and is still being implemented for many courses since the breakout of COVIDpandemic. Hence, peer-led online recitations are implemented since Fall 2021 semester andcontinued in several semesters for the Computer Organization course.In this paper, we report the design and evaluations of the peer-led online recitation in a hardwarecourse, Computer Organization. Section II describes the details of the design of the peer-ledrecitation from the aspects of peer leader selection, content discussion topics, recitation

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Innovative Laboratory Approaches in ECE Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei-Jer (Peter) Han, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE), Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

only be served as an interimpurpose. The advantage however is that it possesses most functions of a processor so it can get studentsstarted much quicker. After students become acquainted with the idea of a processor design, we canadvance the design into a commercially available computer that is learned from phase two andcontinued with the benefit of available tools and the familiarity to students. 4. Summary of ImplementationThe first phase of the trilogy should be very similar to a traditional digital electronics course.Many textbooks are available to carry out the plan stated in the Background section. For combinationalcircuit, the traditional functions of four MSI circuits should be addressed, namely decoders, encoders,multiplexers and

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Dallal, University of Pittsburgh

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

-level understanding of thedifferent algorithms taught in class and aided in recalling the materials as they prepared for theexams. In future iterations of the course, we plan to revise the language and frequency of theassignments to more effectively assess students' understanding of the theoretical concepts.1. IntroductionMachine learning courses are gaining more popularity in electrical and computer engineering(ECE) programs. They offer the students an opportunity to practice multiple concepts related toalgorithms and software programming while learning an important topic. A typical machine-learning course focusses on the theory of different machine learning algorithms during class timewhile focusing on programming and application in the

Conference Session

Frameworks and Comparative Analyses in ECE Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhammad S Zilany, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Iqra Yakub

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

makes students anintegral part of the learning process and enhances their self-assessment skills, ultimately aidingin their comprehension of their own cognitive processes. As a result, we strongly encourageinstructors to incorporate formative assessments into their teaching methodologies to assiststudents in honing their skills in the realm of system design.IntroductionIn the realm of education, assessment plays a pivotal role, serving as a fundamental toolemployed by both educators and students. It functions as a means to provide essential feedbackthat guides the ongoing learning process, enabling instructors to tailor their teaching methods toachieve the planned educational objectives [1] - [5]. Formative assessment, a concept central tothis

Conference Session

Integrating Hands-On Technology and Project-Based Learning in Engineering Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University; Melinda Holtzman, Portland State University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

this will also result in increased student engagement and motivation topursue their studies. Students in the follow-on course found it a useful way to introducemicrocontrollers and microcontroller programming. We plan to expand the programmingcomponent further and to explore ways to integrate it more with the follow-on courses.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

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ruoshi Zhang, University of Louisville; Nathan George, University of Louisville; Dan O Popa, University of Louisville

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Systems and ECE500 Introduction to Advanced Microcontrollers.Nathan George, University of Louisville Nathan George is currently a junior level undergraduate student at the University of Louisville studying computer science. His academic interests include artificial life, automation, real-time simulation, and user experience.Prof. Dan O Popa, University of Louisville Dan Popa has over 30 years of research experience in robotics and automation. He is currently the Director of the Louisville Automation and Robotics Research Institute (LARRI) at UofL and the Head of the Next Generation Research Group (NGS). His early research work included adaptive force control and motion planning for nonholonomic robots. In 1998, he

Conference Session

Innovative Strategies for Enhancing Engineering Education Across Diverse Learning Environments

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lilianny Virgüez, University of Florida; Debarati Basu, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Gloria J. Kim, University of Florida; Sreyoshi Bhaduri, ThatStatsGirl

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

administering a survey at the end of the course. This survey wasadapted from the nanotechnology awareness instrument originally developed by Dyehouse et al[17]. Specifically, we focused on the exposure and motivation scales of this instrument, designedto assess students' levels of exposure to and motivation for learning about nanotechnology. Toalign it with the context of this paper, we substituted the term "nanotechnology" with"semiconductors." The concept of exposure relates to activities that students have activelyundertaken, such as reading about semiconductors while the concept of motivation aims tocapture the types of future studies or work related to semiconductors that students plan to pursue.The rationale to utilize this existing instrument

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan Alvarez, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Olga Mironenko, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Yang Victoria Shao, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

time-management skills.Moreover, our findings suggest a potential bias related to instructors regarding the sufficiency ofmeeting time, indicating that longer durations may potentially enhance student comfort. However,it contradicts with students reporting satisfaction in covering all topics of interest duringmeetings. Additionally, the instructor with the shortest meeting duration noted that often studentsfinished discussions before the allocated time ended.For the next phase of our work, we intend to shift the mentoring meetings to a small group format.Additionally, we plan to distribute surveys once more to gather feedback from students.In the broader scope, our long-term strategy includes expanding the study by incorporating morefaculty

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer L Bonniwell, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Richard W. Kelnhofer, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

of engagement leads to deeper learning [10]. • Don’t limit the content to the current course – pull concepts from prerequisite courses. • Aim for two or more per week – students tend to ask for more as they get used to the Rapid Reviews.Next StepsThe authors plan to continue to refine their use of Rapid Reviews in the following ways: • Qualify the impact of Rapid Reviews based on a survey of the students. The authors acknowledge that quantified results would be better. However, MSOE is a small private institution that is primarily focused on undergraduate engineering education. Therefore, the population size for gleaning information from quantified survey results is limited. • Form a list of best

Conference Session

Assessment-Driven Practices in ECE

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Curt Schurgers, University of California, San Diego; Saharnaz Baghdadchi, University of California, San Diego; Alex Phan, University of California, San Diego; Huihui Qi, University of California, San Diego; Maziar Ghazinejad, University of California, San Diego; Minju Kim, University of California, San Diego; Marko V. Lubarda, University of California, San Diego

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

)?” Group average All students (N = 189) 0.17 Students who are planning to take -0.02 the oral assessment (N = 36) Students who are not planning to 0.14 take the oral assessment (N = 15) Figure 7. Initial student comfort level reaching out the instructional team (from the pre

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Advancing Online and Hybrid Learning in Engineering Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Yvonne Lanzerotti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Scott Dunning P.E., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; R. Michael Buehrer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Ahmad Safaai-Jazi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Nektaria Tryfona, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jianqiang Zhang; Luke Lester, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Kenneth Reid, University of Indianapolis; Muhammad Dawood, New Mexico State University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

describe the contact between students and faculty in the following way, “Frequent student-faculty contact in and out of classes is the most important factor in student motivation and involvement. Faculty concern helps students get through rough times and keep on working. Knowing a few faculty members well enhances students’ intellectual commitment and encourages them to think about their own values and future plans” [32].The sending of emails by faculty to students, which is the focus of this paper, supports the firstand sixth items in the list of Chickering and Gamson, namely “ ‘contact between students andfaculty’ and ‘communicates high expectations’ ” [32].ApproachThe published Signals and Systems course

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Integrating Hands-On Technology and Project-Based Learning in Engineering Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Wu, Berea College; Scott Heggen, Berea College; Emmaley Clare Powell; Oussema Khlifi; Trayvion Jalan Newton

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

, we will discuss how PNP was implemented in our introduction of electricity andelectronics class. Samples of the course plan and activities will be discussed. Class observationswere conducted to assess students engagement in our class during the Fall 2023 semester. Thesetup and results of those observations will be presented in the next sections.I. Selecting the fixed core structureThe fixed core structure in our PNP implementation was a guided hands-on activity for each classsession. To accommodate varied learning paces and ensure all students could complete thecontent, we assigned two class periods (equivalent to 4 hours) for each in-class activity. The 6activities were named teamworks

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations for Future-Ready Engineering Talents

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

YiXiang Shawn Sun, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Qin Zhu, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jennifer M. Case, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations in Computing - 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lea Wittie, Bucknell University; Anastasia Kurdia, Tulane University; Meriel Huggard, Trinity College Dublin; Khai-Nguyen Nguyen, Bucknell University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

: 10.1145/1352135.1352226. URL http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1352135.1352226.[20] Juri Pill. The Delphi method: Substance, context, a critique and an annotated bibliography. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 5(1):57–71, 1971. URL http://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:soceps:v:5:y:1971:i:1:p:57-71.[21] Mary A Nelson, Monica R Geist, Ronald L Miller, Ruth A Streveler, and Barbara M Olds. How to create a concept inventory: The thermal and transport concept inventory. In Annual Conf. of American Edu. Research Association, 2007.[22] Cynthia Taylor, Michael Clancy, Kevin C. Webb, Daniel Zingaro, Cynthia Lee, and Leo Porter. The practical details of building a cs concept inventory. In Proceedings of the 51st ACM Technical Symposium on

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Online and Remote Teaching

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Dallal, University of Pittsburgh

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

engagements in remotemeetings, instructors can stimulate engagement by asking questions regularly and by increasingthe rate of class discussions and activities. Finally, to further support the outcomes of this studyand as future work, the author plans to expand the research and consider more offerings of Course2 to increase the sample size.References[1] A. Hassan, A. Dallal, and M. Zaghloul, “A survey-based study of students’ perspective on different remote teaching styles during COVID-19,” in ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2021.[2] A. Dallal, M. Zaghloul, and A. Hassan, “New Instructors Perspectives on Remote Teaching Methods,” in ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, 2021.[3] C. Carrillo and M. A. Flores, “COVID-19 and

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandip Das, Kennesaw State University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

concepts learned in the classroom, provide an enhancedlearning experience to the students, and improve their competency level. Hardware and softwaredesign, details of the lab exercises, and future improvement plans are presented.Introduction:Transition to renewable energy has become more important over the last few decades due to thegrowing concern over climate change, depleting fossil fuel reserves, and the rising energy demand.Solar photovoltaics (PV) has emerged as one of the most promising and widely used renewableenergy sources, and its share in the electrical energy production market is increasing at a rapidpace. Photovoltaics (PV) has experienced significant growth in the U.S. over the past decade.According to the Solar Energy Industries

Conference Session

Effective Teaching and Learning, and Post-Pandemic Classrooms

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Shen Theh, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Rachel Shannon, University of California Los Angeles; Mani Mina, University of California Los Angeles

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

show deeper understanding in their communications,verbalism, and capabilities. They challenge the instruction team constructively in well thoughtout ways. The teams work in unity to overcome challenges. The instruction team shifts awayfrom facilitating the discussion during the games as the teams are self-sufficient. Concerns usually associated with team-based learning especially in terms of completing thecurriculum are greatly diminished by this stage. The students are now autonomous learners. Theywillingly put in the effort and work effectively as a group to cover topics quickly. The instructionteam comes up with a study plan that the teams execute on their own based on their individualstrengths and weaknesses. The emancipation stage

Conference Session

Assessment-Driven Practices in ECE

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alireza Mohammadi, University of Michigan-Dearborn; Destin Heilman

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

robotics andthe problem of protein folding/unfolding. One of the interesting moments in this presentation waswhen the students got excited when hearing about the fact that some of the underlyingoptimization, path planning, and control algorithms that are utilized for solving challengingrobotics and autonomous vehicle control problems can also play an integral role for guidednumerical simulation of protein folding/unfolding processes. In addition to the presentation, thestudents had the chance to inquire about some of the tools that they were asked to work with inperforming the project tasks.Challenges and opportunitiesOne of the main challenges in the first implementation of this PBL initiative was trying to exposesenior year students who were

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Curricular Innovations for Future-Ready Engineering Talents

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Jamieson, Miami University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

culture of community allowing students to help each other and create a community of practice [30]. • This choice of structure focuses teaching efforts on the higher and middle groups in the class, leaving those with little motivation to quickly finish the course not putting in a significant effort.For us, our planned improvements to the course in its current state are to add Hardware Trojansattacking Processors as a second advanced security badge and to spend more time querying theclass early in the semester to push students deeper into intermediate and advanced badges.References [1] P. Jamieson, “Does badge-based learning buck the grading curve? an educational experiment in computer architecture,” in Proceedings of the

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Modern Teaching Strategies in Engineering

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sangshin Park, University of Utah; Reza Kamali-Sarvestani, California State University, San Marcos; Jairo Giraldo, University of Utah; Hamed Nademi, California State University, San Marcos; Masood Parvania, University of Utah

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Programmable Logic Controllers wasone of the decisions that we made to be industry relevant in our project.Analysis of Surveys at the University of Utah and California State University San MarcosThe current educational landscape in cyber-physical systems (CPS) presents a complex yetcritical scenario, particularly in the field of electrical engineering. The appendix of this paperprovides the pie-charts of surveying Electrical engineering students at the University of Utah andCalifornia State University San Marcos regarding CPS in their engineering pathway. The chartshelped us to quantitatively measure the effect of CPS and plan the educational modules andprojects based on students' interests. In these surveys, 9 EE students from California

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xinyuan Fan, University of Toronto; Hamid S Timorabadi P.Eng., University of Toronto; Salma Emara, University of Toronto

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

. 3 by the system indicates a strong alignment between the system'ssuggestions and the users' specified topics. As shown in Figure 4, a significant 80% of surveyparticipants agreed that the first book recommended by TextCraft closely aligned with theirsearch criteria, highlighting the system's adeptness at identifying key resources. However, asmall fraction of dissenting opinions suggest an opportunity to further refine the recommendationalgorithms to ensure top-ranking accuracy. Figure 3: Relevance of Books Recommended by SystemThe survey demonstrated a strong intention for future use among participants, withapproximately 93% indicating their plans to use TextCraft to search course materials. Thisreflects the application's

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations in Computing - 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David H. K. Hoe, Loyola University Maryland; Mary Lowe, Loyola University Maryland; Dave Binkley, Loyola University Maryland

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

their simulator as part of the course research project. A key classroom challengewas dealing with the wide range of coding experience, which spanned as little as one semesterthrough those graduating in a few months with a computer science degree. Our plan was to askmore advanced coders to teach others in their group. For some, this was a valuable andrewarding learning experience, but for others, teaching was not their forte. Helping the studentsunderstand the value of being a mentor was one of the challenges faced by the course instructors.But in the end, there were half a dozen simulators in use in the room, which could not have beencoded without having the interdisciplinary groups.An important objective of our course was to give students

Conference Session

Broadening Participation through Access, Equity, Inclusion in ECE

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rania Hussein, University of Washington; Riley Connor Maloney, University of Washington; Luis Rodriguez-Gil; Jon Ander Beroz; Pablo Orduna, LabsLand

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

asking students, “How do youplan to reinforce what you have learned from this assignment?” Figure 17: Reflection topic data on how students plan to reinforce learning.19 students brought up how they would continue to use the remote lab resources to strengthentheir learning. The size of this population was similar to those who wanted to refer to their notes,21 students, or work on future assignments, 19 students. These students overwhelminglyacknowledge that the BEADLE curriculum tools were critical in their learning development. Afew students mentioned using the “LabsLand boolean algebra tool” to “practice converting toand from gates, algebra, and K-Maps.” It is important to note that other students mentioned usingonline lectures