Conference Session

Projects in ECE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Hoe, The University of Texas at Tyler

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Electrical and Computer

acceleration on an FPGA. Themotion estimation algorithm is the most computationally intensive part of MPEG encoding,typically requiring almost half of the computation time.10 Most of the MPEG-4 encoding wouldbe handled by a pair of soft processor cores implemented on the FPGA, similar to the proposalby Kumala et al.11 as illustrated in Figure 2. Here both the “Master” and “Slave” blocks wouldbe implemented by the soft processor cores. The critical computation in the motion estimationengine is the block matching routine that uses a Sum of Absolute Difference (SAD) calculation.A recent paper proposed a parallel adder tree for efficiently computing the values required by theSAD-based block matching algorithm.12 This student research project involved

Conference Session

Simulations and Project Based Learning I

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Magesh Chandramouli, Purdue University, Calumet (College of Technology); George Takahashi, Purdue University; Gary R. Bertoline, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Technology

system makes it an ideal choice for Architectural firms and consultants.(Figure 2 and Figure 4)● Facilitate PBL and active learning in Engineering and Technology curriculum. Studentsin various ET disciplines such as Mechanical, Electrical, etc. can gain hands-on (simulated)experience by using these systems.● Supplement department laboratories. For instance, within the domain of AerospaceEngineering, a pdVR can be used for visualizing orbital dynamics. Once implemented and inplace/running, these can be used any number of times without much associated costs. This can be Page 24.381.11extremely cost-efficient and time-saving

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Active Learning in ECE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #8907ENGINEERING PROJECT PLATFORM FOR ELECTRICAL AND COM-PUTER ENGINEERING CURRICULUM INTEGRATIONDr. Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University Dr. Ramakrishnan Sundaram is on the faculty of the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at Gannon University, Erie, PA where he is a Professor. He received his Ph.D. degree from Purdue University. His areas of research include digital signal and image processing, artificial neural networks, and outreach in STEM education. Page 24.503.1

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Courses and Projects

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amit Shashikant Jariwala, Georgia Institute of Technology; Feng Zhou, Georgia Institute of Technology; Wen-hao Zeng, Georgia Institute of Technology; Shijiao Li, Georgia Institute of Technology; Charles Drexler; Chong Wang; Hongrui Zhang, Georgia institute of Technology; Roger Jianinx Jiao, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

focus on embedded systems and networking. He is expected to graduate in December 2014. The electric drive control system was his graduation design project for his undergraduate studies in 2013.Shijiao Li, Georgia Institute of TechnologyMr. Charles DrexlerMr. chong wangMr. Hongrui Zhang, Georgia institute of technologyDr. Roger Jianinx Jiao, Georgia Institute of Technology http://www.me.gatech.edu/faculty/jiao Page 24.263.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Case study of A Multidisciplinary Engineering Capstone Design Project

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Lisa Huettel, Duke University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #9940Virtual Community of Practice: Electric CircuitsProf. Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteDr. Lisa Huettel, Duke University Dr. Lisa G. Huettel is an associate professor of the practice in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University where she also serves as associate chair and director of Undergraduate Studies for the department. She received a B.S. in Engineering Science from Harvard University and earned her M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Duke University. Her research interests are focused on engineering education, curriculum and laboratory

Conference Session

ECE Program Development

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

W. Timothy Holman, Vanderbilt University; Brian David Sierawski, Vanderbilt University; Robert Reed, Vanderbilt University; Robert A. Weller, Vanderbilt University; Andrew L. Sternberg, Vanderbilt University; Rebekah Austin, Vanderbilt University; Daniel M. Fleetwood, Vanderbilt University

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Electrical and Computer

. Each module lasts five weeks and provides students with adequate background in eachdiscipline to accomplish a meaningful task. Team-based projects are developed around topics inBiomedical Engineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Civil and EnvironmentalEngineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, and MechanicalEngineering. The modules are also a factor in each department’s undergraduate enrollment, asthey provide a means to assist undecided engineering students in choosing a major field.Previously, the Electrical Engineering module required students to construct a mobile robot kit.Once the kit was completed and tested, students would compete to race their robots against otherteams. Although students

Conference Session

Topics Enhancing ET Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Jennifer Grimsley Michaeli PE, Old Dominion University; Otilia Popescu, Old Dominion University; Moustafa R. Moustafa, Old Dominion University; Mileta Tomovic, Old Dominion University; Alok K. Verma P.E., Old Dominion University; Cheng Y. Lin P.E., Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

for Engineering Education, 2014 Implementing Mechatronics Design Methodology in Mechanical Engineering Technology Senior Design Projects at Old Dominion UniversityIn recent years, the nature of engineering design has changed due to advances in embedded systemdesign and computer technologies. It is rare to engineer a purely mechanical design that does notincorporate electrical and electronic components. Mechanical engineers and mechanicalengineering technologists must possess a multi-disciplinary knowledge with the understanding ofboth mechanical and electrical systems. For this purpose, undergraduate programs in engineeringtechnology have added mechatronics courses to their curriculum. Mechatronics is a design processthat is

Conference Session

Approaches to Mathematics Curriculum to Include Projects and Technologies

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gunter Bischof, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Annette Casey B.A., University of Applied Sciences FH JOANNEUM, Graz, Austria; Emilia Andreeva-Moschen, Bombardier Transportation Austria GmbH

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Mathematics

Technology) Project leader, Product management and marketing, Engineering 1991 – 1994 CPA/Steinklauber, Graz (Automation, Control) Project management, engineering 1989 – 1991 Institute of Microprocessor Technology in Sofia Software and hardware development EDUCATION 2001 – 2005 PhD at the Technical University Graz, graduated with distinction 1985 – 1989 Degree in Technical Journalism at the TU Sofia, graduated with distinction 1984 – 1989 Degree in Electrics and Electronics, specialization in medical electronics at the TU Sofia, graduated with distinction 1983 – 1984 Professional education at the Commercial Academy in Sofia, sales assistant certificate, passed with dis- tinction 1982 - 1983 Professional education

Conference Session

New ECE Courses

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Constance D. Hendrix, USAF Academy; Danial J. Neebel PE, US Air Force Academy; Ryan Jay Silva, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Electrical and Computer

Engineering? A Qualitative, Longitudinal Investigation of Students' Motivational Values," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 99, no. 4, pp. 289-303, 2010.[2] A. Wigfield and J. S. Eccles, "Expectancy-Value Theory of Achievement Motivation," Contemporary Educational Psychology, vol. 25, pp. 68-81, 2000.[3] W. A. Friess and M. P. Davis, "Development, implementation and assessment of a common first year end-of- semester engineering design project in an integrated curriculum," in Frontiers in Education, Oklahoma City, 2013.[4] C.-U. Lei, H. K.-H. So, E. Y. Lam, K. K.-Y. Wong, R. Y.-K. Kwok and C. K. Y. Chan, "Teaching Introductory Electrical Engineering: Project-Based Learning Experience," in IEEE International Conference on

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janusz Zalewski, Florida Gulf Coast University; Andrew J. Kornecki, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Bogdan Denny Czejdo, Fayetteville State University; Fernando Garcia Gonzalez, Florida Gulf Coast University; Nary Subramanian, University of Texas, Tyler; Dawid Trawczynski, Advanced Micro Devices

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Computing & Information Technology

-educated workforce. This demand will create atremendous market for software professionals knowledgeable in embedded and cyberphysicalsystems and their security. The explosive growth in embedded technology has not been accompanied by substantialeducational activities in the area of the security of embedded systems. This project is addressingrespective issues by developing a modular security curriculum, with modules accessible directlyover the Internet. To meet this objective, a set of dedicated online modules was designed tofocus on security of embedded systems. The stated objective of the project was to improve thequality of teaching security for embedded systems in computer science and software engineering.Eight web-based course modules were

Conference Session

ECE Program Development

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A. Strangeway, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen M. Williams P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Edward W. Chandler P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Richard W. Kelnhofer, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Owe G. Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Electrical and Computer

. Page 24.167.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 An Innovative Transfer Track from Associate in Applied Science in Electrical Engineering Technology to Bachelor of Science in Electrical EngineeringAbstractA new curriculum path has been developed to achieve a Bachelor of Science in ElectricalEngineering (BSEE) degree via an efficient transfer track from eight different Associate inApplied Science in Electrical Engineering Technology (AAS-EET) programs. The transfer froman AAS-EET program into a BS engineering program often requires three or more years ofcourses beyond the AAS degree to complete the BS engineering degree, whereas the transferfrom an AAS-EET

Conference Session

ME Curriculum and Assessment

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fazeel Khan, Miami University; Kumar Vikram Singh, Miami University

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Mechanical Engineering

guarded optimism4to be at the forefront of the new educational culture. As the MOOC phenomenon moves towardsmaturity, the concurrent approach within the Department of Mechanical and ManufacturingEngineering was to assemble learning technologies and techniques that modernize the entireMME curriculum and deploy them in an appealing and contemporary package. The ComEx project is imbedded within the MME curriculum. That is to say, unlike thepreponderance of simulation and/or experiment based online learning modules that have beendeveloped for specific courses5-8, whether they be in chemical, electrical, mechanical ormanufacturing engineering, the ComEx studios focus on a set of thematically linked courses.The students utilize the modules as

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Thorsen, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; Lori Sowa P.E., University of Alaska, Southeast

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

engineering education is stillmostly unknown. Brown, et. al. [2009] investigated social capital in a sophomore electricalengineering lab and found that need and lack of resources were key aspects that helped developsocial capital. He then asks the questions, “… should engineering curriculum and laboratories bedesigned to encourage the development of social capital?” A more recent study by Martin et. al.[2013] explored the role of social capital on four Hispanic women pursuing engineering degrees.Martin’s study concludes that “facilitating opportunities for students to develop sustained socialcapital may have potential to attract and retain underrepresented students in engineering”.This paper describes the transformation of an introductory electrical

Conference Session

Teaching Communication II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nabila A. Bousaba, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; James M. Conrad, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Jean L. Coco, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Mehdi Miri, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Robert W. Cox, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Page 24.729.2of instructors’ written feedback and students’ written reflections on electrical engineeringstudents’ speaking skills. Four design courses—sophomore, junior, and two senior designclasses—provided the project’s framework. The research involved assessing the presentations ofa select group of project students and an equal number of control group students, beginning withthe sophomore design class and continuing through the two senior design courses.The project students received feedback via an analytic rubric. The benefits of using rubrics areshown in Conrad et al 7. The Project students viewed their videotaped presentations and wrote areflective paper on their performances. The control group did not receive feedback, althoughtheir

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carrie Steinlicht, South Dakota State University; Byron G. Garry, South Dakota State University

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College Industry Partnerships

industry sponsored projects as learning tools inthe curriculum. While most researchers agree that these projects provide excellent learningexperiences, some believe that methods such as case studies are a much better choice overallthan industry sponsored projects because they are less work and do not have the uncertaintiesthat can be associated with industry sponsored projects1. Students in the ManufacturingEngineering Technology (MNET) and Operations Management (OM) programs at South DakotaState University have been engaged in industry sponsored projects for several years. Students,faculty, and industry sponsors have benefited from the experiences associated with these industrysponsored projects. In this study, the authors have more closely

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Kaplan, California State University, Northridge; James Flynn, California State University, Northridge; Sharlene Katz P.E., California State University, Northridge

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

demonstrated in the context of such a project. These include the ability todesign a system, process or component to meet desired needs and the ability to function on amultidisciplinary team. This paper describes a recent California State University, Northridgesenior design project in which engineering (computer, electrical, and mechanical) and computerscience students work on a multidisciplinary team to design, build, test, and eventually launch aCubeSat carrying a research experiment. The scope of this project has provided an excellentopportunity for computer science students to collaborate with engineering students. In additionto its value as a motivational multidisciplinary project, the project has given students anopportunity to collaborate with

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Jennifer Vernengo, Rowan University; Tom Merrill, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Mary M. Staehle, Rowan University; Robi Polikar, Rowan University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Page 24.963.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Organ-izing the curriculum with hands-on, biomedically- related learning modulesABSTRACT The relatively new discipline of biomedical engineering emerged from informal collaborations be-tween engineers, physicians and life scientists, and is the fastest growing engineering discipline at mostuniversities. Chemical, mechanical, and electrical engineers play an important and expanding role in thisburgeoning field because the fundamental core principles of each discipline are critical to biomedicalmainstays such as the design of artificial organs. This project introduces hands-on, biomedically

Conference Session

Assessment in Construction Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ihab Mohammad Hamdi Saad P.E., Northern Kentucky University

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Construction

Paper ID #10842Mapping the curriculum around student learning outcomes and assessmentof learningDr. Ihab Mohammad Hamdi Saad P.E., Northern Kentucky University Dr. Ihab Saad is Department Chair and Professor of Construction Management and an alumnus of the University of Kentucky in Lexington where he received his Ph.D. in 1996 from the department of Civil Engineering and Construction. He has over 25 years of experience in the construction industry primarily in the civil/construction project management area. Dr. Saad received his Bachelor of Science and Master’s degrees in Civil Engineering from Cairo Uni- versity in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hakan Gurocak, Washington State University, Vancouver; Ashley Ater Kranov, Washington State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

, Optimizing Student Learning, and Leadership Skills. Dr. Ater Kranov is also adjunct associate professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Washington State University. Page 24.933.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 NEW MECHATRONICS CURRICULUM ON MULTI-AXIS INDUSTRIAL MOTION CONTROLAbstractOver the past couple decades, mechanical engineering programs have made significant advancesin developing educational materials and laboratory exercises in controls and mechatronics1-4.However, there is an important gap remaining between the

Conference Session

Issues in ET Education I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enrique Barbieri, University of North Texas

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Engineering Technology

? During the 2013 ETLI meeting, a proposal was presented which would rebrand ET asGeneral Engineering so that the degree would become a B.S. in General Engineering with amajor in Electrical ET for example. Long-time participants of ETLI and other gatherings oftenreminisce that ET was an unfortunate name choice and that the degree should have been calledApplied Engineering. Others in the audience suggested that dropping the ‘T’ in B.S.E.T. andrenaming the degree as B.S. in Engineering with a major in Mechanical ET for example could bea solution. One advantage given for this type of rebranding – essentially dropping the ‘T’, is thatET accreditation would now be the responsibility of EAC, leaving ETAC to accredit 2-yeartechnology programs. Yet

Conference Session

Issues in ET Education I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed S. Khan, DeVry University, DuPage; Aminul Karim, DeVry University,Downers Grove, IL

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Engineering Technology

Century (2002) • Technology and Society: Crossroads to the 21st Century (1996) • Technology and Society: A Spectrum of Issues for the 21st Century (1994) • The Telecommunications Fact Book and Illustrated Dictionary (1992) Dr. Khan is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE), and a member of American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), and has been listed in Who’s Who among America’s Teachers. Dr. Khan also serves as a program evaluator for the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).Prof. Aminul Karim, DeVry University,Downers Grove, IL Amin Karim is an adjunct faculty at DeVry University. He served in various academic capacities at DeVry during 1991

Conference Session

Topics Enhancing ET Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Immanuel Adaikalaraj Edinbarough, University of Texas, Brownsville; Mikhail Bouniaev, University of Texas, Brownsville; Bill W. Elliott, The University Of Texas at Brownsville

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. Mikhail Bouniaev, University of Texas, Brownsville Dr. Mikhail Bouniaev, Dean of the College of Science, Mathematics and Technology, and Professor of Mathematics at the University of Texas at Brownsville (UTB). He holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics from Moscow Institute of Electrical Engineering and a Doctor of Science in Pedagogy degree from Moscow State Pedagogical University. His research interests include functional analysis, topology, applied mathe- matics, nanosciences, psychology of mathematics education, using technology in teaching mathematics, training mathematics teachers and curriculum development. In each of these areas he has publications including 6 books and 60 peer reviewed papers. Though his scholarly work

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Courses and Projects

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Brian Thomas, Trine University; Andrea Mitofsky, Trine University; Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; John Eiler

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

been the result of turnover in the faculty assigned to teach ETD 313. In fall 2011, it wasone instructor; in 2012, a second instructor took over; and in 2013, this instructor shared theteaching responsibility across three course sections with a third instructor. Each instructorbrought his/her own expertise and preferences into the classroom. On the electrical engineeringside, the instructor has remained the same, but the project endured a curriculum change thatmerged two courses into the current course and lab.Student feedback from fall 2011 indicated that the requirement of interlocking packages stifledcreativity, particularly for the technology students, as the exterior form was set early in theproject and could not be altered. As a result

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Courses and Projects

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyrus Habibi P.E., Minnesota State University, Mankato; Motahareh Tina Alaei, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Michael Ryan Lynch

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

the context of their design project. This approach varies significantlyfrom traditional lecture-based curriculums.The structure of IRE curriculum is shown in figure 1. The curriculum comprises 60-credits: 28professional and design, and 32 technical credits. The 32 technical credits include 6 mechanicalcore, 6 electrical core, 4 general engineering core, and 16 elective credits. Each competencyequals one technical credit. Examples of electrical core competencies include AC Circuits,Digital Logic, Electronics, and Signals& Systems; Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics, andMechanics of Materials are examples of mechanical core competencies. The electivecompetencies are structured by a student and an instructor one-on-one as an independent study

Conference Session

Improvements in ECE Signals and Systems

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anusha Sathyanarayanan Rao, Vanderbilt University; Jing Fan, Vanderbilt University; Cynthia J. Brame, Vanderbilt University; Bennett Allan Landman, Vanderbilt University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

and their results while solving signals and systemsproblems. A broad spectrum of problems ranging from simple mathematical computations inconvolution or frequency domain transforms to application-based system design of filters andfeedback systems can be effectively simulated using MATLAB. MATLAB-based homeworkproblem sets in EECE 214 target the mathematical problem-solving component and the in-classlabs focus on reinforcing concepts through application-based practical problem solving.The new curriculum with the in-class labs and problem sets was implemented in the fall 2013semester with an enrollment of 19 students (18 electrical and computer engineering sophomoresand juniors and one biomedical engineering junior). Since MATLAB programming

Conference Session

Green and Sustainable Manufacturing Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G Belu, Drexel University (Tech.); Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Lucian Ionel Cioca, "Lucian Blaga" University Sibiu, Romania

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Manufacturing

Paper ID #8757Incorporating Sustainability and Green Design Concepts into the Engineer-ing and Engineering Technology Curriculum and ProgramsDr. Radian G Belu, Drexel University (Tech.) Dr. Radian Belu is Assistant Professor within the Engineering Technology (ET) program - Drexel Uni- versity, Philadelphia, USA. He is holding a PHD in power engineering and the other in physics. Before joining to the Drexel University Dr. Belu hold faculty and research positions at universities and re- search institutes in Romania, Canada and United States. He also worked for several years in industry as project manager, senior engineer

Conference Session

ECE Distance Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bonnie H. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; David Michael Majerich, Century for 21st Century Universities; Nathan VerDon Parrish, Georgia Institute of Technology; Aldo A. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

Al Ferri received his BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University in 1981 and his PhD degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University in 1985. Since 1985, he has been a faculty member in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech, where he now serves as the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies. His research areas are in the fields of dynamics, controls, vibrations, and acoustics. He is also active in course and curriculum development. He is a Fellow of the ASME. Page 24.1304.1 c American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

California on the Move: A Robust Array of Student Success Initiatives

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nick P Rentsch, Cañada College; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College

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Two Year College Division

Paper ID #10207Improving Engineering Curriculum and Enhancing Underrepresented Com-munity College Student Success through a Summer Research Internship Pro-gram ˜Prof. Nick P Rentsch, Canada College Nick Rentsch is an adjunct professor of physics, engineering, and computer science at Ca˜nada College, Skyline College, and San Francisco State University. He received his M.S. degree from San Francisco State University in embedded electrical engineering and computer systems. His technical interests include embedded control, electronic hardware design, analog audio electronics, digital audio signal processing

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Vernengo, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Johannes Strobel, Texas A&M University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #10355Enhancing the STEM Curriculum Through a Multidisciplinary Approachthat Integrates Biology and EngineeringProf. Jennifer Vernengo, Rowan University Jennifer Vernengo is an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. Jennifer re- ceived her Ph.D. from Drexel University in 2007. She began work as a materials scientist at Synthes Bio- materials, then joined Drexel University College of Medicine as postdoc in 2009. Jennifer two published research papers and one patent in the area of injectable biomaterials for orthopedic tissue replacement and repair. She is particularly interested in

Conference Session

Flipping ECE Courses

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Micah Stickel, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Page 24.1160.2IntroductionFor a number of years now, engineering instructors throughout the world have begun toexperiment with the notion of a “flipped” or “inverted” classroom. This teaching approachencourages students to gain the required base knowledge of a concept prior to class through short“mini-lecture” videos or other preparatory exercises. The great potential for this approach is thatit provides instructors with the opportunity to reimagine and redesign the in-class experience tocreate a more active learning environment.Recently, this approach was applied to the teaching of an electric and magnetic fields course aspart of the second-year electrical and computer engineering curriculum at the University ofToronto, which is a large