Conference Session

Frameworks and Comparative Analyses in ECE Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

leader. So, four one-hour sessions are offered each week and students onlyneed to attend two out of four sessions.Weekly recitation topics are included in the course syllabus and posted to students at thebeginning of the semester, which ensures that the recitation topics match the progress of lectures.Moreover, peer leaders need to create an outline of each recitation session, prepare the practicequestions, and announce them the day before the session. Hence, the students have enough timeto complete these practice questions individually in advance to save more time for peerdiscussions during the recitation session.During the online recitation sessions, no new content will be discussed. Students have learned allthe topics in the lectures and have

Conference Session

Assessment and Curriculum Development

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

more informative for ABETaccreditation. Nonetheless, we paid special attention to documenting the course developmentsand reasons for changes. In addition, the detailed documentation is useful for sharing courseteaching and for potentially implementing similar courses at other institutions. Thedocumentation contains the course structure and syllabus, all assignments, report templates, andrubrics used for assessment. Each of the main topics is explained in some detail: product design,teamwork, project management, assessment, schedule, and tools used (Trello, CATME). Thishandbook is available from the authors as a pdf file.Over the five years we have made improvements in: • Streamlining of sprint and final project reports to make them less

Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogical Techniques in Engineering Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

concept map involves a thoughtful consideration of thetopic. A few things that might be considered are course learning objectives, key concepts,syllabus, course content, etc.The second notable characteristic of concept maps is their hierarchical structure. Somecommonly used hierarchical structures include: • Top-Down Hierarchy: In this structure, the most general concepts are placed at the top, with increasingly specific concepts branched below. This structure provides a clear and organized view of the topic. • Bottom-Up Hierarchy: This structure starts with specific details or examples at the bottom, leading to more general concepts at the top. It is useful when you want to build understanding from concrete examples to

Conference Session

Community Building and Student Engagement

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl B. Schrader, Wright State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

topics. For these reasons and at the author’srecommendation, the Wright State University College of Engineering and Computer Science(CECS) Undergraduate Policy and Curriculum Committee selected these two linear systemscourses to include in a year-long, university-wide initiative to improve student success.Although originally designed for online/hybrid implementation, many of the innovativestrategies on creating learning communities reported here port seamlessly to in-person classesand benefit students regardless of content or modality. Such ideas were implemented in theauthor’s Summer 2023 online/hybrid course and Fall 2023 in-person/hybrid offering of DiscreteLinear Systems with promising results.The section following provides additional

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations for Future-Ready Engineering Talents

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Jamieson, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

awarded once an individual completes a set of tasks, and in aneducational setting these tasks demonstrate mastery of a particular topic or skill. The digitalbadge, which is a new term, is a badge that is awarded and stored online as opposed to made,given, and displayed on a uniform. Gibson et. al. article [13] provides a good introduction to theemergence of the badge as a micro-credential.Our course organization and the idea of badge-based learning for an entire course in many ways issimilar to mastery learning [20] and tangentially to specifications grading [21]. We, for the sakeof this paper, will continue to call our approach badge-based learning, but as practitioners asopposed to theorists, we understand that our approach might be categorized

Conference Session

Assessment and Curriculum Development

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kais Abdulmawjood, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Muhammad S. Zilany, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Muna Sheet, Lusail University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Need Define the Problem Literature Review Information Search Constrains Alternative Solutions Analysis and Evaluation Decision and Specifications Figure 2: Process Map for the course of ECEN403In the first meeting, the course instructor shares the course syllabus, which includes a schedule ofassignments and deadlines. Table 4 presents the topics covered in this course and the time devotedto each topic. The syllabus also

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

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

these changes, traditional textbooks remain prevalent, butthey increasingly struggle to meet modern courses' diverse and dynamic needs. Traditionaltextbooks, typically organized to comprehensively cover a course's syllabus, need moreflexibility to address specific course requirements. This inflexibility often results in a disconnectbetween provided content and the evolving curriculum demands. Additionally, the static natureof traditional textbooks limits their ability to incorporate current information, diminishing theireffectiveness in rapidly advancing academic disciplines.Research has highlighted the limitations of traditional textbooks in comparison to electronicformats. Rockinson-Szapkiw et al. [1] show that students using e-textbooks

Conference Session

Assessment and Curriculum Development

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Henry Louie, Seattle University; Pritpal Singh, Villanova University; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Scarleth Vanessa Vasconcelos, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Theme Responses Examples Course materials 17 case studies, syllabus Training and best practices, input from professionals, experience 7 field experience Resources 4 financial (for projects), software Projects 4 identifying partners/locationsThe discussion on barriers uncovered several themes, as well as strategies to overcome thebarriers. The companion poll to this discussion is found in Table 11. Foremost among the barrierswere curricular constraints. Many participants felt that their curriculum does not allow much, orany, flexibility where a course on EA could be