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Project-based Learning in ET Programs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cyril B Okhio, Kennesaw State University; Florian Misoc, Kennesaw State University; Austin B. Asgill, Southern Polytechnic College of Engr and Engr Tech

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

,graduate students, and faculty. This paper analyzes the student learning outcomes, forEngineering and Engineering Technology (E&ET) programs, where the curriculum has beentailored to include undergraduate research, as compared to lecture & lab-based curriculum.Previous research, on which the present work is based, shows that research projects allowstudents to explore, discover and innovate in a limited period of time and space. Theliterature reveals that undergraduate research helps to integrate students with the faculty andresults in publications which appear in peer-reviewed journals. Thus the student is able tocreate portfolios that shed light on their learning and skills development in the professions.Through this work, the following

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Curriculum Design and Evaluation

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeremy N. Thomas, DigiPen Institute of Technology; Christopher Theriault, DigiPen Institute of Technology; Charles Duba, DigiPen Institute of Technology; Lukas P van Ginneken, Digipen Institute of Technology; Nicholas James Rivera; Brian Michael Tugade, DigiPen Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

demanding workload of the project courses also leaves students with littletime to devote to these areas on their own.DigiPen Institute of Technology has begun the formalized assessment process recently. It willcontinue to assess the students at regular intervals and work to identify trends in the data.Discussion of successes and limitationsThe CE curriculum at DigiPen Institute of Technology follows the suggestions of previousstudies and reports, such as Mills and Treagust2, and includes both project courses and traditionallecture & labs in each semester of the program. Like most ABET accredited CE Programs, thecurriculum has electrical & computer engineering, computer science, and math, science, andelective topics. Project courses

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Software Applications in ET Programs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen A. Strom, Pennsylvania State University, Erie

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #11372Innovative Embedded Systems ProjectMr. Stephen A. Strom, Pennsylvania State University, Erie Stephen Strom is a lecturer in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology department of Penn State Behrend, and holds a B.S. in electrical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. His career includes over thirty years experience in designing and programming embedded systems and has multiple patents for both hardware designs and software algorithms Page 26.971.1 c American

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Curriculum and New Course Development in ET

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ali Ahmad, Northwestern State University

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #14250Industrial Engineering Technology Curriculum RemappingDr. Ali Ahmad, Northwestern State University Ali Ahmad is the Head of the Engineering Technology Department at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. He received a B.Sc. degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Jordan (Amman, Jordan; with Highest Distinction) and a M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Central Florida (Orlando, Fl, USA). He has diverse expertise in human-computer interaction, quality engineering, and simulating human-machine systems. He previously worked on projects related to transfer of

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Utilizing Digital Technologies in Classroom and Distance Learning in ET Programs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University

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engineer, from 1997- 2002, and by vLogix as chief hardware design engineer, from 2002-2004. In 2009, Alaraje was awarded the Golden Jubilee by the College of Engi- neering at Assiut University, in Egypt. He has served as an ABET/IEEE-TAC evaluator for electrical engineering technology and computer engineering technology programs. Dr. Alaraje is a 2013-2014 Fulbright scholarship recipient at Qatar University, where he taught courses on Embedded Systems. Ad- ditionally, Dr. Alaraje is recipient of an NSF award for a digital logic design curriculum revision in collaboration with College of Lake County in Illinois, and NSF award in collaboration with University of New Mexico, Drake State Technical College and Chandler

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Curriculum Design and Evaluation

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan M Lord, University of San Diego; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University; Jeffrey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Euan Lindsay, Charles Sturt University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

of the ASEE and IEEE.Dr. Jeffrey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University Dr. Jeffrey E. Froyd is a TEES Research Professor in the Office of Engineering Academic and Student Affairs at Texas A&M University, College Station. He received the B.S. degree in mathematics from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. He was an Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. At Rose-Hulman, he co-created the Integrated, First-Year Curriculum in Science, Engineering and Mathematics, which was recognized in 1997 with a Hesburgh Award

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Online Teaching

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carlotta A. Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

circuits courseoffered at a small private, technical teaching four-year institution in the Midwest. According toUS News and World Reports, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology is ranked as one of the topundergraduate engineering universities in the country. The electric circuits course is asophomore level course for non-majors that covers concepts related to DC and AC circuits. Thiscourse was offered online for two subsequent years during the summer session. The motivationwas to allow students who desired to get ahead or stay on schedule in their curriculum to do sowhile on internships, co-ops, or research experiences. It was vital that the teaching andengagement standards were not compromised in the transition to online. This institute has asmall

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Circuits and Systems Education 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathan Davis, Central Washington University; Charles Pringle, Central Washington University; Lad Holden, Central Washington University; Michael L. Whelan, Department of Engineering Technologies, Safety, and Construction, Central Washington University

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Electrical and Computer

essentially a programming class, the importance of the PLC was limited due to the “softwareonly” approach to the lab. Further, the original curriculum was developed around a procedurallywritten lab. While it was acceptable to use procedural instructions in some instances for learningactivities, it generally did not support conceptual learning of the material. This was articulatedwell by Eiriksdottir et al. who stated that: “Specific instructions help initial performance,whereas more general instructions, requiring problem solving, help learning and transfer.”2Finally, because the system was originally developed in the mid 1990’s, the hardware andsoftware were both out of date and difficult to support. Not only had the limited maintenanceresulted in

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Best Paper Presentations

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harry Courtney Powell, University of Virginia; Ronald D. Williams P.E., University of Virginia; Robert M. Weikle II, University of Virginia; Maite Brandt-Pearce, University of Virginia

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #12073Towards a T Shaped Electrical and Computer Engineering Curriculum: aVertical and Horizontally Integrated Laboratory/Lecture ApproachDr. Harry Courtney Powell, University of Virginia Harry Powell is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Charles L. Brown Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Virginia. After receiving a Bach- elor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering in1978 he was an active research and design engineer, focusing on automation, embedded systems, remote control, and electronic/mechanical co-design techniques, holding 16 patents in these

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Project-based Learning in ET Programs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John R Haughery, Iowa State University; Dave Raj Raman, Iowa State University

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #12238A Systematic Review of Mechatronic-Based Projects in Introductory Engi-neering and Technology CoursesMr. John R Haughery, Iowa State University John Haughery is currently a PhD graduate fellow in the department of Agriculture and Biosystems En- gineering at Iowa State University pursuing a degree in Industrial and Agricultural Technology. His technical experience and interests include electrical energy systems, industrial controls, and mechatron- ics. Currently he is researching the integration of mechatronic-based projects into freshman engineering and technology curricula with the intent of increasing

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Project-based Learning in ET Programs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Turner, Purdue University (Statewide Technology); Timothy R. Cooley, Purdue University, New Albany

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Engineering Technology

student project for an undergraduate controls curriculum. Additionally,through open access to the design files, control systems educators and students have theflexibility to customize the project to their individual needs. Student feedback is also presentedsupporting the efficacy of the system as an active learning tool.1. IntroductionThe inverted pendulum control experiment, in which a pendulum with a center of mass above thepivot point is mounted to a linear actuator and the actuator is moved to attain a balancedcondition (Figure 1), is a common example used in introductory feedback control systemscourses1, particularly in the design of the Proportional Integral Derivative (PID) controlalgorithm2. Since the inverted pendulum is inherently

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Project-based Learning in ET Programs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ihab Habib P.E., Austin Peay State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

educational programsdesigned to promote gender equality. Boykin (2010) stated that the year 2010 might wellbe remembered as the year of a four-letter word usually associated with plant life made itinto the national spotlight, “STEM is suddenly everywhere”(para.2). President BarackObama (2013) said, “One of the things that I really strongly believe in is that we need tohave more Women interested in math, science, and engineering. The problem studied in this research project was the enrollment of female STEMEngineering Technology students and the impact of professional mentoring and financialincentives on their enrollment, retention, and completion of engineering curriculum. In2011, the researcher joined a Middle Tennessee public university as a

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Curriculum and New Course Development in ET

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jay R Porter, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

software, it is possible for the project to include the useof a microcontroller and high-speed converters (both A2D and D2A) to create a simple SDR-based communication link. To look at this possibility, an undergraduate capstone project will becommissioned starting Fall 2015. REFERENCES [1] Hofinger, R.J., “Foreseeing Electrical Engineering Technology - Expectations in the 21st Century,” 2001American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, June 28- July 1, 2001.[2] G.J. Mullet, “The Internet of Things (IoT) will create the need for the Cyber-Physical System Technician,” 2014American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN, 2014.[3] Porter, J.R

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Integrating Curriculum and Labs in ET Programs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Warren A. Rosen, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.); M. Eric Carr, Drexel University

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Engineering Technology

courses in both quality control and quality assurance areas as well as in thermal-fluid, energy conversion and mechanical areas from various levels of instruction and addressed to a broad spectrum of students, from freshmen to seniors, from high school graduates to adult learners. She also has extended experience in curriculum development. Dr Husanu developed laboratory activities for Measurement and Instrumentation course as well as for quality control undergraduate and graduate courses in ET Masters program. Also, she introduced the first experiential activity for Applied Mechanics courses. She is coordinator and advisor for capstone projects for Engineering Technology.Mr. M. Eric Carr, Drexel University Mr. Eric

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Curriculum and New Course Development in ET

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fabian Hadipriono Tan P.E., The Ohio State University; Adrian Hadipriono Tan, The Ohio State University

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expanding theirknowledge of how ancient engineering has shaped human history and in return, how people have shapedengineering and technology. The course is developed as a General Education Curriculum (GEC) course forthe Engineering Education Innovation Center (EEIC) which includes such topics as our ancient engineers,stone tools and hafted tools, the quest for fire, ancient arts, primordial farms, early water-raising devices, theengineering of clayware, early metallurgy, simple machines, military engineering, mechanical and waterengineering, and time measurement. In this paper, these topics are presented in chronological order, onweekly basis. At the end of the semester, students will furnish textual (conceptual reports), graphical (3-Dimages), and

Conference Session

Flipped Electrical and Computer Engineering Classrooms 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kumar Yelamarthi, Central Michigan University; Eron E. Drake, Central Michigan University

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Electrical and Computer

theoretical courses before they obtain the knowledge and skill setnecessary to complete a meaningful technical project. This long wait time between studentsentering the engineering and technology (ET) program and when they have had the opportunityto apply content knowledge to a meaningful technical project does have a negative impact on thestudent enthusiasm and motivation to stay in the degree2. Identifying this challenge, severalengineering educators have updated their curricula to engage students in hands-on designprojects in the first-year curriculum. While this method potentially keeps students motivated, it isoften difficult to find an engineering project that first-year students can succeed in, due to theirlimited technical knowledge and

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ECCD Innovative Teaching Applications

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hayrettin B Karayaka, Western Carolina University; Robert D. Adams, Western Carolina University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

context of power systems curriculum development efforts to bridge the gapsof regional workforce needs 7. The paper primarily highlighted the effectiveness of studentoriented project based learning. Page 26.58.3Among the collaborative efforts, Mousavinezhad et al. described the work of the Electrical andComputer Engineering Department Heads Association with the support of the National ScienceFoundation in establishing a workshop series on the issues aimed at developing educational andresearch programs in this critical area of power and energy systems within Electrical andComputer Engineering 8.Another collaborative effort is the Consortium of

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Design Pedagogy

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elissa T. Morris, Texas A&M University; Daniel A. McAdams, Texas A&M University

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Design in Engineering Education

., Engineering education: designing an adaptive system. 1995: National Academies Press.3. Dym, C.L., et al., Engineering design : a project-based introduction. 3rd ed. 2009, Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons. xxi, 327 p.4. Dutson, A.J., et al., A Review of Literature on Teaching Engineering Design Through Project ‐Oriented Capstone Courses. Journal of Engineering Education, 1997. 86(1): p. 17-28.5. Wilczynski, V. and S.M. Douglas, Integrating design across the engineering curriculum: A report from the trenches. Journal of Engineering Education, 1995. 84(3): p. 235-240.6. Kartam, N.A., Integrating Design into a Civil Engineering Education. International Journal of Engineering Education, 1998. 14(2): p. 130-135.7. Dym

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Revitalization of Manufacturing Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Derek M. Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University; Jeffrey L. Newcomer, Western Washington University

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

rationale for thetransition to engineeringThe new Department of Engineering and Design created at WWU has three engineeringprograms in Manufacturing, Plastics and Composites, and Electrical Engineering. Theseprograms were created from their technology equivalents as part of the decision packageapproved by the Washington State legislature in 2013. In addition to these, the department has aprogram in Industrial Design and another in Industrial Technology-Vehicle Design. The rationalefor this transition was to create a new source of engineers for the state to take advantage ofexpanding opportunities in the aerospace industry. The curriculums of the technology programswere both highly “hands on” with sufficient rigor in mathematics, science and

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Evaluation: Technology and Tools for K-12 Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maria Alessandra Montironi, UC Davis; Daniel S Eliahu, UC Davis C-STEM Center; Harry H. Cheng, University of California, Davis

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

/education/free-software/all, 2014[5] Stratasys, Inc., www.stratasys.com/industries/education, 2014[6] 3D Printing Systems, 3dprintingsystems.com/education/, 2014[7] Next Generation Sicence Standards, www.nextgenscience.org, 2014[8] DeBarger A., et al., Designing NGSS assessments to evaluate the efficacy of curriculum interventions, In Invitational Research Symposium on Science Assessment, Washington, DC. International Journal of Science Education, vol. 22, no. 9, pp. 891-894. 2013.[9] Davis E., and Buxton C., Curriculum Materials., 2013[10] Accelerate Learning, http://www.acceleratelearning.com/ngss.html, 2014[11] Silk E.M., et al., Designing Technology Activities that Teach Mathematics, 2010[12] Bailey F., Moar M., The Veretx Project

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Software Applications in ET Programs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Isaiah I. Ryan, Western Washington University; Aaron Cramer, Western Washington University; Ying Lin, Western Washington University

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Engineering Technology

curriculum, the labs developed in this work can be used as effectiveoutreach tools. For instance, we have adopted these labs as demos to groups of 5th graders of anannual Compass to Campus program in our institution to promote engineering and technology toyoung minds. These newly developed engaging lab demos will help to further attract and sparkyoung students’ interests in engineering and technology. I. IntroductionDigital signal processing (DSP), an important field in Electrical engineering, embraces a broadspectrum of applications, ranging from speech encoding, synthesis, and recognition, imageprocessing, digital/wireless communication systems, radar and sonar systems, control systems, toname a few. Most modern electronic gadgets use some

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Software Applications in ET Programs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph A. Untener P.E., University of Dayton; Robert L. Mott, University of Dayton; Buck Jones, Engineered Software

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Engineering Technology

2014.9. Durfee, J. K., Richter D. C., Weiser, M., and Saad, H.S., Using Course Projects to Infuse Innovation Throughout the Undergraduate Experience in the Engineering and Engineering Technology Curriculum, ASEE National Conference Proceedings, June 2014. Page 26.1249.13

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Flipped Electrical and Computer Engineering Classrooms 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gloria J Kim, Northwestern University; Mark E. Law, University of Florida; John G. Harris, University of Florida

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Electrical and Computer

USA.2. Jamieson, L. and J. Lohman, Innovation with Impact: Creating a Culture for Scholarly and Systematic Innovation in Engineering Education, ASEE, Editor. 2012: Washington, DC.3. Loshbaugh, H. and B. Claar. Geeks are chic: Cultural identity and engineering students’ pathways to the profession. in Proc. ASEE. 2007.4. Lord, S. and J. Chen, Curriculum Design in the Middle Years, in Cambridge Handbook of Engineering Education Research, A. Johri and B.M. Olds, Editors. 2014, Cambridge University Press: New York, NY, USA.5. National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Learning Research and Educational Practice., et al., How people learn : bridging research and practice. 1999, Washington, DC: National

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Flipped Electrical and Computer Engineering Classrooms 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven G Northrup, Western New England University; John J. Burke P.E., Western New England University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

: Design Project – Teamwork design activity 9/29 – 10/3 M–F Lab 3: Op Amps 10/6 – 10/10 M–F Design Project: Electrical Test 10/15 – 10/21 W – Tu Design Project: Final Test 10/22 – 10/28 W – Tu Recitation 4: Network Theorems 10/29 – 11/4 W – Tu Lab 4: Network Theorems 11/5 – 11/11 W – Tu Lab 5: Digital Circuits and Recitation 5: 1st order transients 11/12 – 11/18 W – Tu Lab 6: 1st order transients 11/19 – 11/25 W – Tu Lab 7: AC Steady State 12/1 – 12/5 M–F Lab PracticumFinal Exam Outcomes: Before and After the change to Hybrid Flipped-ClassroomStudent performance data from final exams is used for learning outcome assessment. Becausefinal exams are not returned to students, the final exam

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Flipped Electrical and Computer Engineering Classrooms 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jia-Ling Lin, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Paul Imbertson, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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Electrical and Computer

representational modes do not take place unless learners understand theconcept under consideration in the given mode. 17 Though the Lesh Translational Model shownin Figure 1(c) was designed explicitly to provide teachers with guidelines while developing ahands-on, activity-oriented environment in elementary mathematics classrooms, the implicationof a models and modeling perspective goes beyond precollege math classrooms. 15 Becausemeanings of conceptual systems can be projected into and distributed across a variety ofrepresentational media, multiple representational tools are expected to facilitate teaching andlearning in significant ways. 19 Research findings support the necessity of representationalfluencies across various engineering practices and show

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tonatiuh Rodriguez-Nikl P.E., California State University, Los Angeles; Deborah Soonmee Won, California State University, Los Angeles; Gustavo B Menezes, California State University, Los Angeles; Arturo Pacheco-Vega, California State University, Los Angeles; Adel A Sharif, California State University, Los Angeles; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

organizations and has participated in several teaching workshops, including one on ”Excellence in Civil Engineering Education” and another in ”Enhancing Student Success through a Model Introduction to Engineering Course.” He is currently the PI of TUES project to revamp the sophomore- year experience at the college of engineering (esucceed.calstatela.edu). He has developed an open access, web-based audience response system (educatools.com) and is currently the ABET coordinator for his department.Dr. Arturo Pacheco-Vega, California State University, Los Angeles Arturo Pacheco-Vega did his undergraduate studies in mechanical and electrical engineering at the Univer- sidad Iberoamericana in Leon, Mexico. His graduate work was

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Ocean and Marine Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shyam Aravamudhan, North Carolina A&T State University

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Ocean and Marine

]. Routineexperts, even though are technically proficient in their established domains of knowledge and Page 26.1418.2application, can fail to adapt their expertise in a new context for a novel problem. However,adaptive experts tend to seek out challenges, review multiple solutions and perspectives for newproblems and view their knowledge base as dynamic [1]. This paper explores if student exposedto a challenge-based ocean engineering project is likely to develop AE within the project period(of two-semesters in this case). The model proposed by Schwartz et al. that there are twoessential and complementary dimensions of AE, namely knowledge and innovation is

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Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Digital Systems Education 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheng Chih Liu, University of Wisconsin Stout

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Electrical and Computer

their surroundings. Artificial intelligence such as left-turn and right-turn algorithms has been implemented by the students to allow their robots tofollow a line made of black electrical tape and solve line maze problems. Throughout thesemester, students participate in lab exercises and a final project, and must providedocumentation of their designs with lab reports. The low cost robot allows each student to havetheir own robot for a semester, so they can work on assignments, labs, and projects outside theclassroom. In addition, the FPGA robot has the capability of adding any sensors andcommunication system modules that support problem-based learning curriculum. In particular,the FPGA robot can support advanced topics in system-on-chip (SoC

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Circuits and Systems Education 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Stephen Keith Holland, James Madison University; Brian Groener, James Madison University

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Electrical and Computer

support network that motivates them to succeed.Regardless of engineering discipline, students should graduate with engineering practice experience, theability to problem solve, and the ability to design. These three core competencies are also engineeringeducational objectives as dictated by ABET criteria21. Increasing the design component in theundergraduate curriculum better prepares graduates for engineering practice, the end result being a well-rounded engineer. Traditional engineering courses provided graduates with little, if any, experience inengineering application. Electrical and computer engineering courses and labs that have moved towardsan active learning approach through design and open-ended projects or labs offer the greatest

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Circuits and Systems Education 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Braun, California Polytechnic State University

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Electrical and Computer

-Bass, 1996.8. C. Bazerman, J. Little, et al., Reference guide to writing across the curriculum. West Lafayette: Parlor Press, 2005.9. J. Froyd, A. Watt, & J.M. Williams, “Writing to Design/Designing to Write: Using the Correlations between Communication and Engineering to Improve Student Reflection,” Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Paper AC 2002-692.10. J. C. Anderson, D. W. Gatchell, B. Shwom, S. Benjamin, J. A. Lake, “Embedding communication in an interdisciplinary project-based upper-level engineering design course,” Proceedings of the 120th ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Paper 7845, Available: www.asee.org/public/conferences/20/papers/7845