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Broadening Participation through Access, Equity, Inclusion in ECE

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yufang Jin, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Yanxia Jia, Arcadia University; Cate Wengelnik, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Frances Matos, University of Texas at San Antonio; Mason Cole Conkel, University of Texas at San Antonio; Yan Tang, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Jessica Gonzales, The University of Texas at San Antonio

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% expected to spend 3-6 hours, 5%expected to spend 6-12 hours, and 5% were uncertain about the exact time commitment required.The analysis of the faculty survey results suggests that, despite faculty members’ awareness ofthe DEI concepts and general willingness to implement DEI activities in the classroom, we donot observe strong evidence of concrete actions taken in DEI training and actual DEI practices inthe classroom, as well as a time commitment beyond three hours to prepare and carry out DEIpractices.We have observed that faculty members who participated in DEI workshops are slightly moreinclined to incorporate DEI activities in their courses (8 out of 10) than those who did notparticipate in such workshops (7 out of 9). Additionally, faculty

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Curricular Innovations in Computing -2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah L. Harris, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Yingtao Jiang, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Christine Clark; Ed Jorgensen; Tiberio Garza, Florida International University; Norma A Marrun, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Valerie L. Taylor

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Paper ID #40100Promoting Success through Building Community for Computer Science andComputer Engineering UndergraduatesProf. Sarah L. Harris, University of Nevada - Las Vegas Dr. Harris is a Professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) in the Electrical & Computer Engineering Department. She earned her M.S. and Ph.D. at Stanford University and has worked at Hewlett Packard, Nvidia, and the Technical University of Darmstadt. Before joining the UNLV faculty in 2014, she was a faculty member at Harvey Mudd College for ten years. Her research interests include embedded systems, biomedical engineering, and robotics

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Isabel Alviar, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Ujjal K Bhowmik; Yuting W. Chen, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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more complex, parallel computingis increasingly recognized as a key solution for unlocking the potential of computer resourcesand achieving more efficient task resolution. Parallel computing offers many advantages, such asfaster computations, significant cost savings, reduced energy consumption, and the ability tocreate dynamic models. Despite its widespread use in today's world, introductory Electrical andComputer Engineering (ECE) courses often do not cover this essential topic and its associatedskills. To address this issue, a team at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has designedcustom learning paths to introduce parallel computing at an earlier stage through additionallearning modules, aiming to enable students to extend their

Conference Session

Empowering Students: Self-Efficacy, Advising, and Transfer Success

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shiny Abraham, Seattle University; Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University; Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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, faculty are at the very heart of the student experience. We strive to create a collaborative, inclusive, and stimulating learning environment that emphasizes care for the whole person. Faculty and staff in our department offer student support that goes beyond the classroom and extends to career counseling and mentorship. Course outcomes are regularly examined and adjusted to respond to the needs of our constituents. Faculty are committed to practicing continuous improvement through professional development activities and pedagogical research that broaden our spectrum of teaching and learning strategies. Student responses indicate that faculty-student relationships was by far the most

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Innovative Pedagogical Techniques in Engineering Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fred W. DePiero, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Lynne A. Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Dominic J. Dal Bello, Allan Hancock College

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different styles ofpreparation. And in some cases they may also have lower GPAs than students who have notfaced challenges of changing institutions, or majors, or part-time enrollment, for example. Theauthors’ perspective is that a lack of prerequisite knowledge or a lower GPA does not necessarilysuggest a lower potential. Furthermore, the authors feel, a well-designed course should includeappropriate resources to support all students. It is worth noting that additional resources canbenefit students beyond a target audience, as suggested in studies on Universal Design forLearning [12][13]. Thus, additional resources for some can ultimately help many more.A goal for the CATE system is to provide an environment in which all students can succeed

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Work in Progress Papers in ECE

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dhinesh Balaji Radhakrishnan, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Wilfrido A. Moreno P.E., University of South Florida; Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Chris S. Ferekides, University of South Florida

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©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 WIP: Taking Responsibility to Understand Engineering (TRUE): Aqualitative investigation of students’ engineering self-efficacy as a result of participation in a multi-stakeholder capstone programAbstractThe recent Boyer 2030 commission report on undergraduate education at U.S. researchuniversities emphasized "World Readiness," referring to "a vision of undergraduate educationthat includes and goes beyond the essential goal of near-term workforce readiness toempower students for citizenship, life, and work throughout their lifetimes" [1, p.22]. In orderto optimize student learning and success towards "world readiness," we must empowerstudents to become agents of change in their own spaces

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Frameworks and Comparative Analyses in ECE Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mehmet Vurkac, Seattle University; Margarita D. Takach, Seattle University; Shruti Singh, Seattle University

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) quarter of the second year. Microprocessor Design is a four-credit lecture–lab course taken in the third (spring) quarter of the second year. This paperaddresses the advantages of this approach by providing details on the structure and managementof our first two courses.The Digital Operations course is taken by first-year students in the fall quarter. It has noprerequisites beyond admission into the university. The course is also taken by students whotransfer as juniors from community colleges. The course covers Boolean algebra, combinationallogic, and sequential logic. It does not address HDLs. Students use Logisim, a free digital-circuitsimulator. Each student receives their own kit (to be returned at the end of the quarter). The kitcontains

Conference Session

Integrating Hands-On Technology and Project-Based Learning in Engineering Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Wu, Berea College; Scott Heggen, Berea College; Emmaley Clare Powell; Oussema Khlifi; Trayvion Jalan Newton

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electronics.Scott Heggen, Berea College Dr. Scott Heggen serves as an Associate Professor of Computer Science and Chair of the Computer Science department at Berea College. Much of Dr. Heggen’s interests have focused on embedded systems, in particular, how can Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and similar embedded computing devices, coupled with sensors and logic, be used in socially-aware and socially-relevant contexts. Dr. Heggen also leads the Student Software Development Team, a cohort of labor students who are hired through the Berea College Labor Program to develop software solutions to support various departments on campus. The software team is responsible for the entire software engineering lifecycle, from initial design and

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Assessment and Curriculum Development

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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. This may discourage broader participation and negatively affect retentionin electrical engineering. Clearly, additional research is needed to better understand therelationship between HE engagement and retention and recruitment within different engineeringdisciplines. Such a study is beyond the scope of this paper.Instead, we focus on electrical engineering faculty and other stakeholders that have alreadyembraced HE, explicitly within the sub-field of Electricity Access (EA). EA refers to providingelectricity access to populations that are not served by the electric grid, most often–but notalways–in rural settings in developing countries. Worldwide, over 700 million people do not haveaccess to electricity, including approximately 100,000

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Innovative Pedagogical Techniques in Engineering Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alex M. Phan, University of California, San Diego; Jenna Metera, University of California, San Diego; Sonia Fereidooni, University of California, San Diego; Cham Yang, University of California, San Diego; Minju Kim, University of California, San Diego; Carolyn L. Sandoval, University of California, San Diego; Phuong Truong, University of California, San Diego

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dropouts: A qualitative examination of why undergraduates leave engineering," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 103, no. 4, pp. 525-548, 2014.5. K. Ohtani and T. Hisasaka, "Beyond intelligence: A meta-analytic review of the relationship among metacognition, intelligence, and academic performance," Metacognition and Learning, vol. 13, pp. 179-212, 2018.6. M. Meyer and S. Marx, "Engineering dropouts: A qualitative examination of why undergraduates leave engineering," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 103, no. 4, pp. 525-548, 2014.7. R. M. Marra et al., "Leaving engineering: A multi‐year single institution study," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 101, no. 1, pp. 6-27, 2012.8. M. Hernández-de

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Innovative Pedagogical Techniques in Engineering Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Junhyung Park, United States Air Force Academy; John Ciezki, United States Air Force Academy

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Paper ID #41365Power Electronic Feedback Control of a DC-DC Converter Using an ArduinoUnoMr. Junhyung Park, United States Air Force Academy Mr. Park is a third-year Electrical and Computer Engineering student at the United States Air Force Academy. Mr. Park has devoted his interests to satellites, rovers, rocketry, optics technology, robotics, and the Internet of Things with USAFA Blue Horizon Rocketry Club. Mr. Park has research experience in developing a LoRaWAN transmission system for the weather balloon that shares the flight data with the ground station through the Internet of Things network. He has also developed DC

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Power Engineering & Curriculum Innovations

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenn J Bradford, University of Melbourne; Gavin Buskes, The University of Melbourne; Paul N Beuchat, The University of Melbourne

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. A few teams (2 of 6) investigated more advanced approaches, such as the use ofOFDM or multiple antenna techniques but did not progress beyond an initial investigation. Ingeneral, this was acceptable, as the primary focus of CDC is on the engineering design processemployed and not the ultimate solution produced. This fact was reflected in the allocation ofassessment points and was repeatedly emphasized to students. However, the instructors alsoobserved, primarily through the design review and final report submissions, a lack of engineeringrigor in the analysis and verification performed by the teams. This was confirmed in the self-reflections, as students commonly described their design approach as ‘ad hoc’ and felt that theystruggled to

Conference Session

Innovative Laboratory Approaches in ECE Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neda Bazyar Shourabi, Pennsylvania State University, York ; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University

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course builds upon the concepts covered in CMPEN 271, allowing students to furtherdevelop their understanding and practical skills through hands-on application of these topics.CMPEN 271 serves as the lecture course for CMPEN 275, comprising 3 credit units, and studentstypically enroll in both courses concurrently in a single semester. Passing CMPEN 271 is aprerequisite for CMPEN 275. The primary objective of CMPEN 271 is to instruct students innumerical values across various number systems, conduct number conversions, and introducebasic logic operations such as AND, OR, and NOT. Additionally, students learn aboutcombinational logic circuits, Boolean expressions, DeMorgan’s theorems, and timing diagramanalysis. The course also covers the

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Stephen M Goodnick, Arizona State University; Michelle Klein, Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept. Heads Assoc. (ECEDHA); Barry J. Sullivan, Electrical & Computer Engineering Department Heads Assn; John C. Kelly, North Carolina A&T State University (CoE); Pamela Leigh-Mack, Virginia State University; Shiny Abraham, Seattle University; John Janowiak; Sinais Alvarado; Petru Andrei, Florida A&M University - Florida State University; Wayne A Scales, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tymia Wilson; Yeimidy Lagunas

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from Visveswaraiah Technological Uni- versity (VTU), India in 2007 and Ph.D. from Old DominioJohn JanowiakSinais AlvaradoProf. Petru Andrei, Florida A&M University - Florida State University Dr. Petru Andrei is Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Florida A&M University and Florida Stat University (FAMU-FSU) College of Engineering. He is the FSU cam- pus education director for the NSF-ERC Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management Systems Center (FREEDM) and has much experience in recruiting and advising graduate, undergraduate, REU, and K-12 students, as well as in working with RET teachers. Dr. Andrei has published over 100 articles in computational

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Curricular Innovations for Future-Ready Engineering Talents

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shiny Abraham, Seattle University; Mehmet Vurkac, Seattle University; Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University; Margarita D. Takach, Seattle University; Eddy Ferré, Seattle University; Shruti Singh, Seattle University; Henry Louie, Seattle University

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. Edington, "Board # 159 : Understanding the Professional Formation of Engineers through the Lens of Design Thinking: Unpacking the Wicked Problem of Diversity and Inclusion," in ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Columbus, Ohio, 2017.[11] "Grand Challenges for Engineering: Imperatives, Prospects, and Priorities: Summary of a Forum," National Academy of Engineering, The National Academies Press, Washington, DC, 2016.[12] K. L. Tonso, "Engineering identity," in Cambridge Handbook of Engineering Education Research, Cambridge University Press, 2014, pp. 267-282.[13] E. Godfrey, "Understanding disciplinary cultures: The first step to cultural change," in Cambridge Handbook of Engineering Education Research, Cambridge

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Innovative Strategies for Enhancing Engineering Education Across Diverse Learning Environments

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Todd Jeffrey Freeborn, The University of Alabama

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Paper ID #41346Comparison of Engineering and Computer Science Student Performance andOpinions of Instruction of a Microcomputers Course Across Delivery FormatsDr. Todd Jeffrey Freeborn, The University of Alabama Todd Freeborn, PhD, is an associate professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Alabama. Through NSF funding, he has coordinated REU Sites for engineering students to explore renewable resources and speech pathology. He is also the coordinator for an NSF S-STEM program to prepare students for gateway courses across different disciplines of engineering to support and

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Effective Teaching and Learning, and Post-Pandemic Classrooms

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aya Mouallem, Stanford University; Mark Horowitz, Stanford University; Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

learning outcomes lay a strong foundational base thatproves crucial throughout students’ journeys in and beyond academia and in a variety oftechnical disciplines as well. To ensure these valuable outcomes are met, introductory ECEeducators invest significant effort in course assessment and improvement. Such efforts have beendocumented in literature, including developing new lab tools, incorporating project-basedlearning, and proposing new course assessment methodologies and educational interventions.Adopting a student-centric lens, we propose a new methodology for early ECE courseassessment called CARE, referring to the intersecting areas of the most Challenging AndRewarding Experiences that students have had in line with the main course

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Curricular Innovations for Future-Ready Engineering Talents

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

YiXiang Shawn Sun, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Qin Zhu, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jennifer M. Case, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

researchers with a deeper understanding of theselected cases. However, they also warn that it may pose challenges for researchers, given thatwe might be able to address “why” certain educational initiatives are launched, yet to explore“how” and deriving improvements from the studied cases requires further endeavor.In sum, this study seeks to go beyond a simple comparison between curriculum in Taiwan andthe US. That is, we hope to overcome the plight of methodological nationalism as mentionedabove. Here, we instead aim to contextualize the four selected programs within a more detailedcontext (be it geopolitical or curricular), as well as a more practical emphasis on their coursestructures and requirements. Data for this study draws on a wide variety

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Integrating Hands-On Technology and Project-Based Learning in Engineering Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Connor Daniel Olsen, University of Utah; Amy Verkler, University of Utah; Daniel S. Drew, University of Utah; Jacob A. George, University of Utah

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future skilltransfer. The students were also provided with a demo file, which demonstrated all thefunctionality of the MATLAB-MKR Interface and served as a way to verify hardware duringdebugging. Table 1: Commands available to the students through the MATLAB interface. Function Name Description Arguments General Functions pinMode Sets a digital pin as either an input or an output "Input" or "Output" analogRead Reads and returns the value on the given analog pin Analog Pin Number digitalRead Reads and returns the value on the given digital

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth A Connor, Inclusive Engineering Consortium & Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Mohamed F. Chouikha, Prairie View A&M University; John C. Kelly Jr., North Carolina A&T State University; Pamela Leigh-Mack, Virginia State University; Barry J. Sullivan, Electrical & Computer Engineering Department Heads Assn; Stephen M Goodnick, Arizona State University; Miguel Velez-Reyes, University of Texas at El Paso; Michelle Klein, Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept. Heads Assoc. ; Truong Nguyen, University of California, San Diego; Petru Andrei, Florida A&M University; Florida State University; Shayla Sawyer; Esther T. Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia; David Zubia, University of Texas at El Paso; Milford Muskett

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, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEMMOrganizations: Beyond Broadening Participation [3], they note “that minority-servinginstitutions (MSIs) can serve as examples of providing intentional and culturally responsivestudent and faculty support and recommends (Rec. 2-1) that predominantly White institutions(PWIs) seek sustainable partnerships with MSIs.” The National Academies Board on Behavioral,Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences hosted a dissemination event on January 29-30, 2024, … to …“acknowledge new challenges to advancing ADEI in STEMM and provide space for focuseddiscussions on the practical implementation of several key recommendations in the report. Theevent … include(d) sessions on strategies for forming partnerships with Minority

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Bruk T. Berhane, Florida International University; Mohamed F. Chouikha, Prairie View A&M University; Miguel Velez-Reyes P.E., University of Texas at El Paso; Barry J. Sullivan, Electrical & Computer Engineering Department Heads Assn; Michelle Klein, Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept. Heads Assoc. (ECEDHA); Yeimidy Lagunas, Inclusive Engineering Consortium; Milford Muskett; Amanda Nastiuk; Sinais Alvarado; Elizabeth Hibbler, Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration (CIEC)

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University Dr. Bruk T. Berhane received his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Mary- land in 2003. He holds an M.S. in engineering management from the George Washington University and a Ph.D. in minority and urban education from the University of Maryland. In 2003, Bruk was hired by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHUAPL), where he worked on nanotech- nology and microsystems. In 2005 he left JHUAPL for a fellowship with the National Academies and researched methods of increasing the number of women in engineering. Later that year, he briefly served as a mathematics instructor in Baltimore City High Schools. From 2005 through 2018, Dr. Berhane directed

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and The Inclusive Engineering Consortium; Douglas A Mercer; Daniel D Stancil, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; John H. Booske, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Michael Devetsikiotis, University of New Mexico; Barry J. Sullivan, Electrical & Computer Engineering Department Heads Assn; Kathy Ann Gullie; Michelle Klein, Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept. Heads Assoc. (ECEDHA); Gregory T Byrd

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teaching have been developed and researchedfor years, but prior to COVID-19 they were not widely deployed across ECE Departments in theUS. The extraordinary push to online learning forced programs to look to experienced instructorsat other academic institutions and educational hardware and software engineers in industry forhelp. ECEDHA and IEC offered online meetings to facilitate communication between facultyand teaching support staff from their member programs, but missing was a searchable, curated,content repository, especially for remote hands-on learning. Project RECET is working to fillthis void by enabling active sharing of course content with other institutions and industry.RECET, while still a pilot, has passed through several revisions

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Community Building and Student Engagement

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ismail Uysal, University of South Florida; Mehmet Bugrahan Ayanoglu, University of South Florida; Rania Sherif Elashmawy, University of South Florida; Rifatul Islam, University of South Florida; Paul E. Spector, University of South Florida; Chris S. Ferekides, University of South Florida

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-Intervention on Action-State Orientation Surveys" for further reference (Uysal, 2023). The objective of the first phase of the study was to find out how survey responses could be used to predict whether a student could be considered at-risk for failing academically. The objective of the second phase discussed in this article is to analyze and quantify the effects of in-class interventions on student study habits and, ultimately, their academic performance using action-state orientation surveys as engineering students progress in their respective curriculum. While these surveys are anonymous, it is crucial to be able to track changes in academic performance for individual students across multiple semesters as they go through the various stages of their

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Assessment-Driven Practices in ECE

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alireza Mohammadi, University of Michigan-Dearborn; Destin Heilman

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of a sample unfolding numerical simulation using the “ForcedProtein Unfolding” toolkit performed on the protein molecule Barnase through the tool [23] hostedon https://nanohub.org.the folding intermediates of protein molecules. In this project, we asked the students toinvestigate the mechanical unfolding of the protein molecule Barnase since the forced unfoldingof this molecule is relatively well-studied in the literature.As described earlier, this project was to be done primarily on the Web, using publicly availableprograms. By the time the students finish this assignment they should be able to apply the publiclyavailable online molecular simulation tools to study the problem of protein unfolding, relate theprotein chain extension to the

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Curricular Innovations for Future-Ready Engineering Talents

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Jamieson, Miami University

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better.3 Badge-based Course OrganizationAt BLINDED University, computer architecture is taught in the second year of a computerengineering degree and covers basic computer architecture and associated assembly languages.This material typically uses textbooks such as Patt and Patel’s, ”Introduction to ComputingSystems - from bits & gates to C & beyond” [22], Patterson and Hennessy’s, ”ComputerOrganization and Design - The Hardware/Software Interface” [23].The prerequisites for the computer architecture course include an introduction to programmingand data structures, meaning all the students have been exposed to programming languages (JAVAprogramming in our case), and the students have completed an introduction to digital systemdesign

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenn J Bradford, University of Melbourne; Gavin Buskes, The University of Melbourne; Paul N Beuchat, The University of Melbourne

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. Patterson, “A new golden age for computer architecture,” Communications of the ACM, 62(2), 48-60, 2019. [6] W. J. Dally, Y. Turakhia, and S. Han, “Domain-specific hardware accelerators,” Communications of the ACM, 63(7), pp.48-57, 2020. [7] D. M. Richter and M. C. Paretti, “Identifying barriers to and outcomes of interdisciplinarity in the engineering classroom,” European Journal of Engineering Education, 34(1), pp.29-45, 2009. [8] L. R. Lattuca, D. B. Knight, H. K. Ro, and B. J. Novoselich, “Supporting the development of engineers' interdisciplinary competence,” Journal of Engineering Education, 106(1), pp.71-97, 2017. [9] J. Biggs, “Enhancing teaching through constructive alignment,” Higher

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Innovative Pedagogical Techniques in Engineering Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chibuzor Joseph Okocha, University of Florida; Gloria J. Kim, University of Florida; Jin W. Choi, Michigan Technological University; Yong Kyu Yoon

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park nearby (a small palace), got sim cards, and then went to Ansan-si with Student 3 to our long-term home. That Saturday, we went to N-Seoul Tower, where I bought an expensive keychain and went to the top. Then I walked through downtown to Gyeongbokgung Palace at night (so pretty). Sunday, Student 3 and I went to a park (I joined a basketball game!), and we got accustomed to our area (explored Lotte Mart). The following Thursday, we went to a festival at Hanyang University, got a taste of Korean college life, and attended a K-pop concert. That Friday, we went to the Hongdae district, where I saw the nightlife in Seoul and saw so many foreigners. I also learned of the pain of traveling from

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tom J. Zajdel, Carnegie Mellon University; Allison E. Connell Pensky, Carnegie Mellon University

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Forrest Mims III’s Getting Started in Electronics. Prototypingcircuits with physical components provided mastery experiences that built a sense of personalself-efficacy and identity as an engineer, launching many engineering careers. We advocate forproviding these mastery experiences to non-electrical engineering majors to develop technicalliteracy. To this end, we developed an electronics course aimed at a broad, interdisciplinaryaudience which guided students through a series of projects teaching the fundamentals ofsoldering, circuits, and microcontrollers, then a guided, open-ended circuit design project. Wemeasured self-efficacy and sense of identity before and after participating in the design project.We found a 13% increase in self-efficacy

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University; Chukwuemeka Duru; Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Morgan State University; Opeyemi Taiwo Adeniran, Morgan State University; Uttam Gaulee; Sotonye Ikiriko, Morgan State University; Neda Bazyar Shourabi, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus; Md Mahmudur Rahman, Morgan State University; Frank Efe; Jumoke 'Kemi' Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Benjamin Gbeminiyi Famewo

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. Jumoke ’Kemi’ Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University Dr. J. ’Kemi Ladeji-Osias is Professor in the School of Engineering at Morgan State University in Balti- more. She is a rotating Program Director in the Division of Engineering Education from 2021 - 2023.Benjamin Gbeminiyi Famewo ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Utilization of Inexpensive, Safe, and Portable Electronic Instrumentation Systems to Increase Students’ Performance in Multiple Stem DisciplinesAbstractThe experiment-centric pedagogy (ECP) teaching approach is a less cumbersome way ofintroducing core and fundamental topics in STEM through relevant practical and hands-onsessions that are carefully incorporated into lectures. The

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Work in Progress Papers in ECE

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian F. Thomson, Temple University; Cory Budischak, Temple University; Maryam Alibeik

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rich feedback automatically and instantly. Some best practices forautomated assessments that we employed at our university include: • Multiple (or unlimited) attempts on an assessment • Immediate feedback after each attempt that goes beyond just the score or the right or wrong answer • Re-assigning assessments for repetition in learning • Online/Textbook resources to support students through the assessments and to encourage self-directed learning • Find a balance between making the assessments low stakes, but making them worth enough points to show the students they are valuable • Evaluating student performance on automated assessments to enhance class timeThrough this use of automated assessment