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New Developments in Teaching Electromagnetics and Related Topics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Michael Petersen, Grand Valley State University, Graduate School of Engineering; Bogdan Adamczyk, Grand Valley State University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-967: LABORATORY DRIVEN EMC EDUCATION - DESIGN OFA POWER SUPPLYThomas Michael Petersen, Grand Valley State University Graduate School of Engineering Thomas Petersen received his M.S.E. degree with an emphasis in electrical engineering from Grand Valley State University in 2010 and his M.B.A. degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1991. He is currently a consultant to the electric power generation industry. As a recent graduate student his electrical interests include electromagnetic compatibility, and his business interests include project management, quality management, and process optimization.Bogdan Adamczyk, Grand Valley State University Dr. Adamczyk has developed EMC laboratory at GVSU to support EM

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ECE Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Idowu, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Gordon Brinton, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Harley Hartman, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Scott Neuhard, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Resmy Abraham, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Eric Boyer, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg

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the Master of Engineering, Electrical Engineering program at The Pennsylvania State University – Harrisburg. Page 11.760.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Information Visualization Applied in Presenting some Fundamental Power Systems TopicsAbstractVisualization methods are widely credited for simplifying presentation of difficult subjects aswell as aiding cognition. Its use in the power engineering industry and education is enjoyingsignificant growth. However, developing visualization systems for fundamental powersystem topics is a time-consuming task. This paper presents a

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wenbing Zhao, Cleveland State University; Xiongyi Liu, Cleveland State University; Chaomin Luo, University of Detroit Mercy; Xiong Luo, University of Science and Technology, Beijing, and Beijing Key Laboratory of Knowledge Engineering for Materials Science

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Electrical and Computer

California, Santa Barbara. Dr. Zhao joined CSU faculty in 2004. He is currently serving as the director of the Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, and the Chair of the Graduate Program Committee in the Department of EECS, the ABET coordinator for the BS in Computer Science Program, and a member of the faculty senate at CSU. Dr. Zhao has authored a research monograph titled: ”Building Dependable Distributed Systems” published by Scrivener Publishing, an imprint of John Wiley and Sons. Furthermore, Dr. Zhao published over 150 peer-reviewed papers on fault tolerant and dependable systems (three of them won the best paper award), computer vision and motion analysis, physics, and education. Dr. Zhao’s research is

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Klein, University of Idaho; Herbert Hess, University of Idaho; Brian Johnson, University of Idaho

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Wisconsin and Idaho. Page 13.337.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Cooperative Methodology for Successful Integration of Undergraduate and Graduate Research ProjectsAbstractThe effectiveness of integrating a structured undergraduate senior design course with the relativefreedom of an individual graduate research project is presented in this paper. A cooperativemethodology is outlined which serves to ensure that the project is appropriately distributedthroughout the entire research team. Benefits of this team integration technique are documentedand it is shown that all parties involved are

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New Trends in ECE Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juan F. Arratia, Interamerican University of Puerto Rico; Martina Y. Trucco, Hewlett-Packard Labs; Luis F. Font, Ana G. Mendez University System

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series of orientation activities given by professionals from research institutions.The symposium begins with workshops in topics such as: computer technology, AI, datavisualization, networking and robotics, 3D graphics, sensor networks, computer vision, mobilecomputing, wireless networking, computational biology, computational chemistry andcomputational nanotechnology. Special workshops for persons with disabilities are prepared andprovided by AccessComputing Alliance. A poster session is held on the evening of the first day.The second day generally includes keynotes from scientists in the computing community and theBPC Alliance. There is an orientation for summer research opportunities and for graduate schoolpresented by representatives from

Conference Session

Embedded System Design

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alex Doboli, State University of New York-Stony Brook; Eddie Currie, Resonance Publications, Inc.; Patrick Kane, Cypress Semiconductor Corporation; Dave Van Ess, Cypress Semiconductor Corporation

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Electrical and Computer

performance-optimized modules forsignal sensing, control, actuation, and communication in embedded systems. The methodsdeveloped to assess the quality and degree of assimilation by students of the key course conceptsare also presented. Cypress Semiconductor’s PSoCTM mixed-signal architecture was used toillustrate the concepts covered by the developed materials.IntroductionMarkets continuously produce new demands and opportunities for creating innovative conceptsand technologies in electronic design1,2,8. This includes traditional markets (e.g.,telecommunications, consumer goods, military, and automotive industry) and other sectors, suchas healthcare and education. Future generation electronic systems will increasingly requirecontinuous information

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wookwon Lee, Gannon University; Fong Mak, Gannon University

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Electrical and Computer

and development projects for more than 10 years in industry.Fong Mak, Gannon University FONG MAK, P.E. received his B.S.E.E. degree from West Virginia University in 1983, M.S.E.E. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois in 1986 and 1990. He is currently the Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Gannon University. He is also the Program Director for the professional-track Gannon/GE Transportation Embedded System Graduate Program. Page 13.12.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 A Case Study: A New Course on Engineering Project and

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Innovations in ECE Education III

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Buket Barkana, University of Bridgeport; Navarun Gupta, University of Bridgeport; Lawrence Hmurcik, University of Bridgeport

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Electrical and Computer

and techniques are presented for theteaching of graduate courses in engineering education.IntroductionInstitutions of higher education are always looking for ways to improve their educationalinitiatives. In colleges and universities, teaching is a very important way to achieve institutionalgoals of increased effectiveness and the improvement of student learning. The inability toconsciously control and manage the learning process in higher education in general and variousclasses in particular lies in a lack of understanding of the learning process itself, and this canserve as a substantial impediment to student learning and faculty teaching1. Instructors need todo more in utilizing accepted learning theories, principles, and teaching

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Integrating Research Into Undergraduate ECE Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jan Allebach, Purdue University; Edward Coyle, Purdue University; Joy Krueger, Purdue University

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Electrical and Computer

Research in Computing and Communications. His research interests include the performance analysis of computer and sensor networks, signal and image processing, and engineering education. He was a co-recipient of both the Myril B. Reed Best Paper Award from the 32nd Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems and the 1986 Best Paper Award for Authors under 30 from the Signal Processing Society of the IEEE. He has served as an associate editor of the IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems and was an elected member of the Board of Governors of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society. He was the general chair of the 1997 IEEE/EURASIP Workshop on Nonlinear Signal and Image Processing

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New Developments in Teaching Electromagnetics and Related Topics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Madeleine Andrawis, South Dakota State University

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Electrical and Computer

technology, and other related topics. Over her career at SDSU, Dr. Andrawis served in many leadership roles through task forces, committees, and programs. She also served as Chair of the Academic Senate for the 2007/2008 academic year and has served on its Executive Committee for four years. Page 22.1606.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Using Active Learning in Teaching ElectromagneticsIntroduction“Learning is not a spectator sport. Students do not learn much just by sitting in classes listeningto teachers, memorizing pre-packaged assignments, and spitting out answers

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Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frank Kragh; Jeffrey Reed; Carl Dietrich; Donna Miller

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Electrical and Computer

– why is SDR education important? SDR design is an excellent topic to be included in graduate communications engineeringcurricula. SDRs are important for the wireless communications industry, the military, and thepublic safety sector. The demand for engineers with the appropriate skill set for software definedradio design is much greater than the current supply. SDR has long been implemented in basestation design and is expected to be utilized in cell phones by 2010 and dominate cell phonedesigns in 20151. Also SDR design is a good example of the benefits of best practices ininterdisciplinary engineering. SDR design is typical of the complex and multidisciplinary designprojects that challenge practicing engineers today. In engineering

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aldo Morales, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg; Sedig Salem Agili, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg

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of the key areas for scientific education and research atthe national level. Nationally, few universities offer courses in signal integrity (SI), and there arenone in the immediate area. Therefore, there is a critical need for signal integrity training andsupport. This is especially important in the Harrisburg metropolitan area given the highconcentration of electrical connector companies.In this paper, the authors describe the implementation of a signal integrity course that include up-to-date topics, modern laboratory experiences and speakers from industrial settings. The topicsinclude: basics of simulation tools to visualize time and frequency domain signals as well astransmission line modeling using PSPICE; introducing a Time Domain

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 8

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Yvonne Lanzerotti, Air Force Institute of Technology; Christopher I. Allen, Air Force Research Laboratory; Michael Doroski, U.S. Air Force; Curtis Medve, U.S. Air Force; Michael Seery, U.S. Air Force; P. Len Orlando III, Air Force Research Laboratory; Farid T. Khafizov, University of Texas, Dallas

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was a Chief Engineer and Head of System Design and Optimization. Currently Dr. Khafizov is a Sr. Lecturer at the University of Texas at Dallas. His research interests include system de- sign, resource management algorithms, self-organizing systems, statistical learning, predictive modeling, and massive data analysis. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 1 An Electrical Engineering Graduate Course Sequence in Integrated Circuits Targeted to Real-World Problems in Industry, Defense, and SecurityAbstractThis

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New Developments in Teaching Electromagnetics and Related Topics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yong Xu, Virginia Tech; Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech; Cortney V. Martin, Virginia Tech; Alan B Overby; Xiangyu Wei, Virginia Tech

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Electrical and Computer

courses, which can be used as a technical elective in the senior year ofthe bachelor’s degree in CpE. A review of the courses, exit interviews of our seniors, andinformal conversations with students has lead to a hypothesis on why student interest in EM is so Page 22.1669.3low. To achieve the core learning objectives, the topics taught in the introductory courses on EMfields are abstract in nature and translation of theory to practice generally occurs in thesubsequent senior undergraduate technical electives. However, it is the emphasis in thesecourses on the instruction of the theoretical and mathematical foundation without concreteapplications

Conference Session

New Developments in Teaching Electromagnetics and Related Topics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert H. Caverly, Villanova University

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Electrical and Computer

Design Program for undergraduates at Page 22.1190.8Villanova University. The program has been in operation in its present two-semester sequencefor approximately five years and has shown through quantitative assessment that students arelearning and understanding the basic concepts in this area that will form the basis for theircontinued education in this technical area. During this time, the course has spawned interest inindependent studies of other technology areas not covered in depth in the two course sequence,primarily high efficiency power amplifiers, a topic not covered elsewhere in the curriculum butan important topic to the wireless

Conference Session

Innovations in Power Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seyed Mousavinezhad, Idaho State University, (first, corresponding author)

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Electrical and Computer

theory, kernel machines, reinforcement learning), adaptive signalprocessing, and sensor networks. Page 22.546.3 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Electric Energy and Power Educational Programs Development WorkshopABSTRACTThere has been much discussion recently regarding the issues involved in education and researchprograms in the area of electric power and energy. This discussion has included the topics ofreforming electric energy systems curricula both at undergraduate and graduate levels. TheElectrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association (ECEDHA) and otherinterested

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New Developments in Teaching Electromagnetics and Related Topics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Taufik Taufik, California Polytechnic State University; Dale S.L. Dolan, California Polytechnic State University

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Electrical and Computer

. Page 22.1672.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Web-Based Magnetic DesignAbstractMagnetic components such as inductors and transformers are undoubtedly a critical componentin many electrical engineering systems. Yet, there seems to be a lack of coverage of magneticdesign topics in undergraduate electrical engineering curriculum around the world. In fact, only afew universities in the US offer a course where undergraduate students get the opportunity todesign and build their own inductor or transformer. Hence, it is not surprising to observe thatmany electrical engineering students graduate without having the basic knowledge, skill orexperience on designing and

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Capstone, Undergraduate Research, and Projects in ECE

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Joel C. Adams, Calvin University; Noah Pirrotta, Medallion Instrumentation Systems; Mark Michmerhuizen, Calvin University; Philip M. Holmes, Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; Peter Oostema, Carnegie Mellon University; Benjamin Kastner, Churchill Navigation

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Diversity

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Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Crayowulf: A Multidisciplinary Capstone ProjectABSTRACTSenior capstone projects provide an excellent means of having students apply and integrate manyof the topics they have learned over the course of their undergraduate education. In this paper, wedescribe a two-semester (10-month) senior capstone project in which a multidisciplinary group—one computer science student, one electrical engineering student, and two mechanical engineeringstudents—worked as a team to implement an innovative Beowulf cluster design. The clustercommemorates the Cray-1 supercomputer, with a small hexagonal aluminum case enclosing adistributed multiprocessor consisting of five Nvidia Jetson TX2 single board

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed Tawfik, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED); Elio Sancristobal, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED); Sergio Martin, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED); Rosario Gil, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED); Alberto Pesquera Martín, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED); Tovar Edmundo, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid; Martin Llamas-Nistal, University of Vigo; Gabriel Diaz Orueta, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED); Juan Peire; Manuel Castro, Spanish University for Distance Education (UNED)

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subsets of a common architecture, which is going to be the main topic of this paper.The paper reports on the common prototypes of today’s remote laboratories for electrical andcomputer engineering education and addresses the most outstanding developments for themultidisciplinary applications that are based on such prototypes. These applicationsencompass embedded systems (e.g. Programmable Logic Devices (PLD) andmicrocontrollers), Digital Signal Processing (DSP), instrumentation and measurements,automation (e.g. Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)), machinery control, and others.The aim of this study is to foster the dissemination of remote laboratories in the learningprocess with regarding to the recommendation of the Accreditation Board for

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation, Assessment, and Program Improvement in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Stephen M. Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Electrical and Computer

” for the 2011-2012 Accreditation Cycle1,herein referred to as the “Harmonized Criteria,” ABET defines the term “Program EducationalObjectives” as “broad statements that describe what graduates are expected to attain within a fewyears after graduation.” Furthermore, the Harmonized Criteria elaborate that “programeducational objectives are based on the needs of the program’s constituencies.” There have beenconsiderable difficulties observed in attempting to determine how to assess and evaluate theachievement of the program educational objectives, as evidenced in both the 2008 and 2009ABET Annual Reports2,3. In its analysis of accreditation actions and trends, both Reports citeCriterion 2 (Program Educational Objectives) and Criterion 3 (Program

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ABET Accreditation, Assessment, and Program Improvement in ECE

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diana G. de la Rosa-Pohl, University of Houston

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Electrical and Computer

GOALS WITHIN THE FIELD OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING "All who have meditated on the art of governing mankind have been convinced that the fate of empires depends on the education of the youth." –AristotleIntroduction There is growing evidence in the engineering education literature of a school-work gap inthe electrical engineering field. The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) reports that overtime "a disconnect between engineers in practice and engineers in academe has developed andgrown" [1]. This disconnect seems to have contributed to differences in what skills are taught inelectrical engineering departments and skills valued by both employers and recent electricalengineering graduates. Unfortunately, this is

Conference Session

Embedded System Design

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Holt, Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.; Hongchi Shi, Texas State University, San Marcos; Harold Stern, Texas State University, San Marcos

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Electrical and Computer

electivetopics6-10. In the past it was only important for a small percentage of programmers to truly graspthe issues associated with designing, implementing, and debugging parallel and concurrentsystems. However, ubiquitous multicore hardware has changed this. The elective-only offeringof topics that are relevant to multicore represents a fundamental disconnect with the realities ofsystems the industry is producing today and will continue to produce for the foreseeable future.The need for multicore curricular reforms has been recognized by educators, but so far efforts toupdate curricula at various universities appear to have been limited to topics primarily related tochip multiprocessors11-14. This is important knowledge, but it is important that we

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yajing Liu, Colorado State University; Ali Pezeshki, Colorado State University; Sourajeet Roy, Colorado State University; Branislav M. Notaros, Colorado State University; Tom Chen, Colorado State University; Anthony A. Maciejewski, Colorado State University

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Electrical and Computer

mainstay in ECE education. A holistic understandingof ECE concepts is highly dependent on students’ grasp of key topics in mathematics, yet studentsare often intimidated by the mathematics required for the major and struggle to see why mathmatters. The dismal consequence is that students lack motivation and confidence, and eventuallyabandon the major.In 2015, the ECE department received a five-year RED (Revolutionizing Engineering Depart-ments) grant from the National Science Foundation to revamp the current engineering educationalsystem. Performing research that leads to scalable and sustainable change in engineering educa-tion, the department is, in effect, throwing away courses to help students learn more meaningfullyand effectively. The new

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New trends in ECE education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ravel Ammerman, Colorado School of Mines; Pankaj Sen, Colorado School of Mines; Michael Stewart, North Dakota State University

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Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). He has over 29 years experience as a safety professional, the past 12 years as the Senior Industrial Safety Engineer at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colorado. Page 11.1301.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 The Importance of Electrical Safety Training in Undergraduate Power Engineering EducationAbstractAt Colorado School of Mines (CSM) there is a unique opportunity to educate the future electricalengineers about the vital topic of electrical

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Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mihaela Radu, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Clint Cole, Washington State University, Pullman; Mircea Alexandru Dabacan, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania; Shannon Sexton, Rose Hulman Institute of Technology

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, educational programsmust nevertheless keep pace with technologies in common use in order to produce graduates whoare competitive in the marketplace.A study conducted at Rose Hulman Institute of Technology measures changes in studentperformance when all students have unlimited access to state of the art design tools and hardwaresystems. Data are collected from surveys, exams, and course assignments such as project and labreports. Quantitative data are analyzed by comparison to historical data gathered from studentgroups that did not have unlimited access to hardware systems, and qualitative data are used todetermine the subjective quality of each student’s experience. Specific outcomes include:assessing whether the overall learning process was

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yakov Cherner, ATeL, LLC; Ahmed Khan, DeVry University; Amin Karim, DeVry University; Gary Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

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Electrical and Computer

easy-to-use authoring tools to create such labs. Dr. Cherner holds an MS in Experimental Physics, and Ph.D. in Physics and Materials Science. He published over 80 papers in national and international journals and made dozens presentations at various national and international conferences and workshops. Dr. Cherner has served as a Principal Investigator for several government-funded educational projects.Ahmed Khan, DeVry University AHMED S. KHAN, Ph.D., is a senior Professor in the EET dept. at DeVry University, Addison, Illinois. He received his M.Sc (applied physics) from University of Karachi, an MSEE from Michigan Technological University, an MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management., and

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Project-based and Cooperative Learning in ECE

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Wayne Freeman P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Anthony H. Hawes LCDR, USCG, United States Coast Guard Academy; Royce Warner James Ph.D.; Eric Jonathan Page, United States Coast Guard Academy; Ali M. Reza, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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. Coast Guard Academy Received Ph.D. from University of Wyoming in 1986 and started his academic carrier at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) right after graduation. He was with UWM until recently and since August 2011 is a Professor of Electrical Engineering at U.S. Coast Guard Academy. Dr. Reza’s main research area is in signal and image processing. He has over ninety publications in refereed journals and conference proceedings. Page 23.1062.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Collaborative Advising of Capstone: a Project in the Development of

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 9

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Zachariah E. Fuchs, University of Cincinnati

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Electrical and Computer

methods to gauge thecourse’s true educational effectiveness. Students performed well on the homework, labs, andexams within the course, but a more rigorous analysis is needed. In particular, a preliminaryassessment exam will be given at the beginning of the semester to evaluate the students’ incomingknowledge of key topics such as the use of interrupts, reactive state machines, PWM control,communication methods, timers, and general driver concepts. An exit exam will be given at theend of the semester in order to quantitatively evaluate improvement in each of these areas.Although the course is taught within the Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceDepartment, a significant portion of the enrolled students are from other engineering

Conference Session

Innovations in Power Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sanghun Choi, Purdue University; Maryam Saeedifard, Purdue University; Rohit Shenoy, MathWorks

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Electrical and Computer

. Page 22.67.11References[1] F. Blaabjerg, Z. Chen, and S. B. Kjaer, “Power electronics as efficient interface in dispersed power generation systems,” IEEE Trans. Power Electron., vol. 19, no. 5, pp. 1184–1194, 2004.[2] A. Emadi, Y. J. Lee, and K. Rajashekara, “Power electronics and motor drives in electric, hybrid electric, and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles,” IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron., vol. 55, no. 6, pp. 2237–2245, 2008.[3] R. S. Balog, Z. Sorchini, J. W. Kimball, P. L. Champman, and P. T. Krein, “Modern laboratory-based education for power electronics and electric machines,” IEEE Trans. Power Syst., vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 538- 547, May 2005.[4] W. G. Hurley and C. K. Lee, “Development, implementation, and

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Innovations in ECE Education III

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suryaprasad Jayadevappa, PES School of Engineering; Ravi Shankar, Florida Atlantic University

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Electrical and Computer

to those rapid and substantialchanges and that new graduates may be taught with. For example, when the Association ofComputing Machinery (ACM) released the Computer Curriculum in 1991, networking was notseen as a major topic area. Networking was not a mass-market phenomenon then, and the WorldWide Web was little more than an idea in the minds of its creators. Today, networking and theweb have changed the way we do business.Other professional organizations, in addition to ACM, such as the Institution of Electrical &Electronics Engineering (IEEE), and the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)are also at the forefront of addressing this challenge. They rapidly and continuously strive toprovide the necessary directions in