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Pritpal Singh, Villanova University

Paper ID #35252An International Wireless Connectivity Capstone Design Project forElectrical and Computer Engineering StudentsDr. Pritpal ”Pali” Singh, Villanova University Dr. Pritpal Singh is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Villanova University. He re- ceived a BSc in Physics from the University of Birmingham, UK in 1978, and Masters and Ph.D. degrees in Applied Sciences/Electrical Engineering from the University of Delaware in 1981 and 1984, respec- tively. Dr. Singh teaches courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels in the areas of semiconductor microelectronics, renewable energy systems and

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Albert Lozano-Nieto, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre Campus

, 2021 ANCHORING STUDENT INTEREST IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING EXPERIMENTAL LEARNING Albert Lozano-Nieto The Pennsylvania State University Electrical Engineering Technology Wilkes-Barre Campus Dallas, PA 18612AbstractThe traditional approach to the laboratory component in the first electrical engineering (EE) orelectrical engineering technology (EET) course has been based on students learning the use ofbasic electronic instrumentation, mainly a digital multimeter (DMM) and an Oscilloscope.Through his experience of more than 25 years teaching EET, the author has realized

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Suzanne Keilson, Loyola University Maryland

Paper ID #35325Virtual Service-Learning Tutoring Experience for EngineeringUndergraduatesDr. Suzanne Keilson, Loyola University Maryland Suzanne Keilson is a faculty member at Loyola University Maryland. Her background and degrees are in Applied Physics and her research interests include signal processing, biomedical and materials engi- neering, design and STEM education. She has served in administrative positions and has taught for the past twenty years, including in special cross-disciplinary first year programs. She is a frequent presenter at a variety of conferences and venues, is an active member of ASEE, the Mid

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Amy Voss Farris, Pennsylvania State University; Anna Eunji Kim, Pennsylvania State University; Junde Li; Swaroop Ghosh, Pennsylvania State University

. Her teaching encompasses engineering education, preservice teacher preparation, and computational literacies in the Learning Sci- ences. She is an active member in the International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS) and has published numerous journal articles and conference papers on children’s scientific and computational modeling in school settings. Her recent work argues that understanding computational thinking requires accounting for the perspectival, material, and embodied experiences in which children’s computing work is grounded.Ms. Anna Eunji Kim, Pennsylvania State University Anna Eunji Kim is a doctoral student in the Educational Psychology program at Penn State. Her research focuses on

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Yixin Xiong, Penn State University; Stephen Porter, Penn State University; Swaroop Ghosh, Pennsylvania State University

Distinguished Speaker of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) for a 3 year term (2019-2022). American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021A Reconfigurable and Modular Hardware for Remote Learning of Analog Circuit Design Yixin Xiong, Stephen Porter, and Swaroop Ghosh The Pennsylvania State University Email: ykx5070@psu.edu, saporter97@gmail.com, szg212@psu.eduAbstractAnalog designs are complex compared to their digital counterpart. COVID-19 has precluded a largenumber of undergraduate students from entering the lab and gaining hands-on experience for

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Farrah Fayyaz, Concordia University

Paper ID #35341”Making learning whole” with the use of pre-recorded videos for basicengineering coursesDr. Farrah Fayyaz, Concordia University Dr Farrah Fayyaz is a Lecturer in the Center for Engineering in Society in Gina Cody School of Engi- neering and Computer Science, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. She got her PhD in Engineering Education from Purdue University. She holds Bachelors and Masters degrees in Electrical Engineering from University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan. She has taught Electrical Engineering related courses for almost twenty years now. Her area of research is

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Ashish D Borgaonkar, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Jaskirat Sodhi, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Chizhong Wang, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Computer Engineering department of New Jersey Institute of Technology. His current research interests include biomedical signal processing, wearable medical devices, image processing, and engineering education. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Embedding Engineering Ethics in Introductory Engineering Courses using Stand-Alone Learning ModulesAbstractEthics is a core principle of any service profession and in particular the engineering profession forthe direct impact it has on human life and the environment. However, many engineering degreecurricula rely on general education requirements (GER) to introduce and teach ethics

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Briana Lowe Wellman, University of the District of Columbia; Ludwig C. Nitsche, University of the District of Columbia; Dong Hyun Jeong, University of the District of Columbia

. Administrators and faculty had to workcollaboratively to ensure quality instruction continued. Faculty had to develop new ways ofpresenting course material, communicating with students, and offering instructional support [1].It was the responsibility of the faculty to ensure that learning practices and tests stayed consistentwith student learning outcomes. At the same time, administrators had to ensure that approvedprograms in an online teaching and learning setting were in accordance with accreditationrequirements and policies.At the University of the District of Columbia (UDC), all engineeringand computer science undergraduate programs follow the Accreditation Board for Engineeringand Technology (ABET) [2] standards. Specifically, engineering programs

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Aaron P. Wemhoff, Villanova University

Engineering in Higher Education, an introductory course in engineeringpedagogy for engineering Ph.D. students, was restructured to increase student engagement.Specifically, the class was converted to an inverted (flipped) format to increase active learning,and an assessment hierarchy was introduced where students created lessons on a pedagogicaltopic and delivered them to a partner, enabling partner-based and self-assessment prior todelivering an updated version of the lesson to the entire class. These changes resulted in anoticeable improvement in the quality of lessons and in student engagement. A second benefitfrom this restructuring is that the course materials (i.e., recorded lectures) were made availableonline to allow current faculty

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Kate D. Abel, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

–74). Edmonton: Athabasca University Press.Anderson, T., Rourke, L., Garrison, D. R., & Archer, W. (2001). Assessing teaching presence ina computer conferencing context. Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 5(2), 1–17.https://doi.org/10.24059/olj.v5i2.1875.Bates, A. W. (2019). Teaching in a digital age. 2nd Edition. Vancouver: Tony BatesAssociates. https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/teachinginadigitalagev2/.Cannizzo, Jan, (2020) A Simple, Concrete, and Effective Teaching Method Suitabel for OnlineCourses, American Society for Engineering Education. (#33931)Dunmyre, Justin R. (2019) A Homework Systems to Flip Almost Any Class, Problems,Resources, and Issues in Mathematics Undergraduate Studies, Vol 29, Issue 2.https://www.tandfonline.com

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David I. Schwartz, Rochester Institute of Technology (GCCIS)

. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Making Games to Teach Physics and Mechanics David I. Schwartz, PhD School of Interactive Games and Media Rochester Institute of Technology igm.rit.eduAbstractThis survey paper introduces engineering educators to a subfield of computer graphics calledphysically-based animation (PBA) to advocate for collaboration in creating courses to improvestudent learning in STEM fields, especially in engineering. Engineering students may not realizethe degree to which they can leverage their education to enter the

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Matthew M Johnson, Penn State University; Tiffany M. Lewis, Penn State Center for Science and the Schools; Christine M Cunningham, Pennsylvania State University; Chantal Giroux Balesdent, Penn State University

]. Specific to K-12 engineering PD, there is not a clear description of the knowledge andskills needed for teaching engineering, in part due to the ways that states certify teachers—themajority of engineering teachers are trained as science or technology educators and few haveengineering experience [3]. With only standards as reference, teachers are expected to learnengineering on their own and enact this learning with students. Neither national STEM educationreforms in science [1], computer science [15], or math [16], nor those from the state-level [17].will improve the education system alone, so high-quality engineering PD experiences areessential for improving K-12 STEM education [18].Theoretical Framework We approach teacher learning

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Shari Klotzkin, Binghamton University; Howard S Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology; David Klotzkin, State University of New York at Binghamton

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) S. Klotzkin (2020, July 3) Arduino Summer Workshop. Retrieved February 19, 2021, from https://klotzkinsummerworkshop.blogspot.com/(3) Autodesk (2021) Learn How to Use Tinkercad. Retrieved February 19, 2021, from http://www.tinkercad.com/learn/circuits(4) M. Armoni, O. Meerbaum--Salant, M. Ben-Ar, “From Scratch to “Real” Programming”, ACM Transactions on Computing Education, vol. 14, no.4. article no.: 25, February 2015. [Online] https://doi.org/10.1145/2677087(5) Arduino (2016, November 21) Getting Started with Arduino Web Editor on Various Platforms - Arduino Project Hub. Retrieved February 19, 2021, from (https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/Arduino_Genuino/getting-started-with-arduino

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Rajarajan Subramanian, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College

more than 100 top-level Universities and businesses thatare providing education in many different areas of study. They mostly specialize in engineering,computer science, and management. The advantages of this platform include interactive lessons,free of cost, and has an application that is available on Android devices. However, thedisadvantages are the outdated discussion forums and added costs for instructors’ hosting andmaintenance.DoceboThis platform is good for large-sized organizations to use as a learning platform for manyreasons. The most important ones are that it is learner-centric and engaging gamification. It alsohas instructor-led training features plus it supports more than 30 languages. However, it doesn’toffer customizable or

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Kevin A. Waters P.E., Villanova University; Virginia Smith, Villanova University

how they can utilize technology to enhance studentlearning.This course covers basic principles of GIS and their use in spatial analysis and informationmanagement. Through use of a core project that thematically ties this course together, studentsdevelop a knowledge base and technical skillset in valuable engineering skills such as projectlayout, data management and sharing, spatial analysis, and graphical communication for reportsand visualizations. Additionally, students learn basic programming skills in Python,complementing their GIS skillset with computational analyses that can enhance workflow andefficiency. The nature of the course encourages self-learning and independence. This GIS coursemay serve as a model for future software-based

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Melanie Villatoro P.E., New York City College of Technology; Laurin Moseley, CUNY New York City College of Technology

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providea summary of the STEM Outreach activities and provide conference participants with a tool kitthat can be applied at their home institutions and local communities.KeywordsSTEM, Online Learning, K-12 OutreachBackgroundAccording to the National Science Board’s Science and Engineering Indicators 2018, while basicSTEM skills have improved over the past two decades, America still lags behind many othercountries. Women and underrepresented minorities comprise less than 30% and 11% ,respectively of the STEM workforce [1]. In order to keep up with the predicted STEM job needsfor the nation, we need to increase interest and diversity in STEM. Students in K-12 need to beexposed, encouraged, and motivated to pursue careers in STEM. Exposing all

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Jamie R Gurganus, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Tanner J Huffman, The College of New Jersey; Malinda S Zarske, University of Colorado Boulder

the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, a number of outreach STEM learningprograms are facilitated through the Summer Enrichment Academy (SEA). Faculty from variousdisciplines offer curricular activities that will engage students to dive deeper into content areas,expanding their technical knowledge. Programs are provided in both summer and year-roundsettings. In engineering, both middle and high school engineering and computing programs arefacilitated. An example of one of the enrichment activities offered in SEA is facilitated by afaculty member in mechanical engineering. In a weeklong summer session entitled, Powered Up:Repurposing Energy with an Energy Harvester students learn “(i) how energy harvestingtechnology can be used to

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Frank T Fisher, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Alexander J De Rosa, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

dimension as characterizedby the authors. Based on this work, McKenna and her colleagues propose an “invent to learn”approach based on an “inventing to prepare for future learning” (IPL) framework that theysuggest may help students develop adaptive expertise during their design courses (McKenna,2008). Schwartz and Martin (2004) examined the effectiveness of this “invent to learn” approachin the development of adaptive expertise as measured against a typical “tell-and-practice”approach amongst ninth-grade math students - the students who invented their own approacheswere more successful in solving a novel problem set introduced later in the study.In another set of work focused exclusively on computer-aided design (CAD), Ozturk andco-workers examined

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Dennis A. Silage, Temple University

Paper ID #35301EE and ME – Together Again: Electromechanical and Energy and PowerEngineeringDr. Dennis A. Silage, Temple University Dennis Silage received the PhD in EE from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Temple University, teaches digital communication, digital signal and image processing and embedded processing systems. He is the Director of the interdisciplinary BSE degree program of the College. He is a past chair of the Middle Atlantic Section and the Electrical and Computer Engineering Division of ASEE, recipient of the 2007 ASEE National Outstanding

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Daniel K. Jones P.E., State University of New York, Polytechnic Institute; Joanne M Joseph, SUNYPOLY

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currently the Interim Dean of Health Sciences at SUNYPOLY. Dr. Joseph has colloborated with Dr. Daniel Jones and other faculty from the College of Engineering and Computer Science and the College of Arts and Science to create Minor Concentrations in Humanitarian Engineering, Humanitarian Engineering Technology and Humanitarian Studies. The minors represent a multidisciplinary effort directed to improving the quality of life for individuals with disabilities. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Multi-semester Projects to Improve Braille Instruction for Visual Impairments Daniel K. Jones, Associate

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Eric B. Dano, BAE Systems

. This series of key engineering activities constitutes the major elementsof system architecture, which is an essential predecessor to any successful engineering effort,especially as the complexity of systems/systems of systems and socio-technical systems continueto grow.Unfortunately, these architecture-centric activities and system thinking techniques are nottypically part of an engineering curriculum. Undergraduate academics are so filled with corecourses and humanities that domain learning is primarily limited to the upper class years, leavinglittle room for system architecture. Noticing the gap in system architecture education, severaluniversities have recently started offering architecture related graduate degrees/certificates.However

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Dimitrios Stroumbakis PE, City University of New York, Queensborough Community College

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served on two national industry standards groups and as core Team member, received two industry awards ”Cisco’s Optics Supplier of the Year” Award and ”IBM’s Quality Partner of the Year” Award. Dimitri is an Assistant Professor at Queensborough Community College (CUNY) and has a strong in- terests in leveraging instructional technology, Flipped Class Room Learning, and online student-centered pedagogy. He is a strong advocate of authentic industry partnering at several levels to enhance students’ job-readiness upon graduating. Dimitri’s recent research has been in Micro-Fluidics Systems for DNA sequencing applications. American c Society for Engineering

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Sushobhan Sen, University of Pittsburgh; Jeffery R Roesler, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

include developing sustainable cities by mitigating heat pollution and improving roadway infrastructure through advanced computational techniques.Prof. Jeffery R Roesler, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering Associate Head and Director of Graduate Studies and Research American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Human-centered geometric design of roads using an autonomous vehicle problemAbstractGeometric design of roads is a key component of an undergraduate civil engineering curriculum.At the University of Illinois, geometric design

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Zuyi Huang, Villanova University

. Recentframeworks, including the science and engineering practices in the Next Generation ScienceStandards (NGSS) [7] and the National Academy of Engineering ([8, 9]), heighten the need forengaging K-12 students in engineering activities in school. Yet, limited access remains a problem.Fewer than 6 million of the nation’s 56 million students have encountered engineering education.Many students, including women and minorities, have limited access to high quality STEMlearning experiences ([10, 11]). Moreover, typical K-12 math and science classrooms rarelyprovide students with the chance to engage in authentic problem-based or design learning. In fact,these opportunities decline as students progress through school. For example, in a national reportof science

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Robert H. Caverly, Villanova University

use up to 3 GHzhave come down to the $100 range. Numerous open-source applications make interfacing thesenew VNAs (nanoVNA) easy to use with laptop computers. This presentation will look at thenanoVNA and nanoVNA tools for RF circuit laboratory measurements. Part of the presentationwill cover the series of laboratories performed at Villanova University that are based on thenanoVNA that cover matching, filtering and amplification up to 1.3 GHz. Examples of studentwork will be shown.IntroductionOne of the logical extensions of courses in electromagnetics is further study in the area ofmicrowave and RF engineering. With the dramatic increase in connectivity for applications suchas the Internet of Things (IoT), 5G and beyond, and personal

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Thomas E Ask P.E., Pennsylvania College of Technology

object. Visualstereotypes are exemplars of shape or form that provide a culturally relevant expectation ofcategory, experience, and function. This identified shape or form represents an archetype uponwhich to start a design or a benchmark to compare a new design’s non-mechanistic appeal.Physical ModelingDescribing shapes and forms is a difficult endeavor for the ethnographer. Physical models aidcross cultural communications and enhance study objectivity. Styling clay is a helpful mediumfor communicating ideas about form with informants. Clay is a helpful adjunct to sketching andinterviewing in describing designs. Clay modeling is less intimidating and more universallyapproachable than computer generated imagery which has an imprimatur of

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Peter Mark Jansson, Bucknell University

senior ECEstudents to gain skills in effective consulting by using their own acquired ECE skills to help meet a real-world client’s technical needs. This assignment was incorporated into the seminar as either a 20-hour or40-hour project depending upon how many modules of the course the senior year student wasotherwise engaged with. The Action Technologies® workflow model was used assuring the customer’sconditions of satisfaction would be met. This novel module allowed students to learn the four key stepsof: preparation, negotiation, performance and acceptance. The 14 ECE seniors involved in this pilotchose from nearly 20 available projects and got to decide which projects would best apply their skillsetsas electrical or computer engineering

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Mira S Olson, Drexel University; Joseph Hughes

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about contextsinto which their solutions will be delivered and assess the human, social and security impacts ofsolutions being explored. Systems engineering provides a framework and method forassimilating the multitude of interacting factors and dynamics in human, economic, social,natural and engineering systems into target design requirements.The plan of study for the M.S.degree was developed with input from over 30 faculty members from Drexel’s College of Artsand Science, College of Computing and Informatics, College of Engineering, College of MediaArts and Design, School of Education, and School of Public Health and is detailed below: 1. Core Peace Engineering Competencies (12 credits) – Introduction to Peacebuilding for Engineers

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Edward Z Moore, Central Connecticut State University

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, where he is currently an Associate Professor. His research interests are in applying additive manufacturing processes to the production of tooling and the application of machine learning techniques to graduate admissions. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 10 Minute Labs: A Case Study in Teaching Spatial Visualization Strategies with Minimal InstructionAbstractIt has been recognized for many years that many students could benefit from remedial instructionin spatial visualization techniques. At Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) however, wehave found it difficult to incorporate this topic in our curriculum

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Robert Michael P.E., Gannon University; Michael P Sirak PE, Wabtec Corporation; David Gee, Gannon University

function effectively on a team.”Reference [2], shows how design projects can be used to foster self-directed learning (SDL).This paper details how various course design projects are used to help students gain knowledge Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conferenceof high-level engineering software programs through SDL while satisfying ABET outcome 7 to“acquire new knowledge.”Finally, References [3 – 6] detail various senior capstone projects whereby groups of students arepartnered with industry and faculty to solve large, complex engineering problems. These papersare good examples of how senior capstone projects can support multiple ABET outcomes whilegiving students much needed industry experience.2. Design Projects