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Assessment-Driven Practices in ECE

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Garrison, Portland State University; Yuchen Huang, Portland State University; Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

) and technical papers (formerly whitepapers). • Verbal – Verbal updates include 1:1’s, brainstorm sessions, daily stand-up meetings, SCRUM meetings, staff meeting opens, ad-hoc phone discussions, etc. These updates do not have prepared materials such as slides or documents and are NOT significant decision meetings. They are typically direction-checking and/or educational in nature. • Presentations – There is an audience of more than one person (typically >4-5). These are typically longer in duration than an update, such as a topic in a staff meeting, and are accompanied by slides and/or documents. The objective can be for decision-making or education.They were then asked to rate the importance of

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Curricular Innovations in Computing - 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ryan Restivo, Saint Bonaventure University; Connor Walsh, University of Tennessee at Martin; Wesley Chase Duclos; Vrushank Mali, University of Tennessee at Martin; Jian Wang, University of Tennessee at Martin; Huihui H. Wang, St. Bonaventure University; Thomas Yang, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Richard Stansbury, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Houbing Herbert Song, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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increases retention rate and graduation rates [1-8]. Research Experience forUndergraduates (REU) Site hosted by University 1 aims to engage undergraduates in variousinterdisciplinary research projects of drone swarms. The goals of the REU Site are: 1) attract undergraduate students to state-of-the-art drone swarm research, especially those from underrepresented groups, and from institutions with limited opportunities. 2) develop the research capacity of participants by guiding them to perform research on drone swarms. 3) grow the participants’ technical skills to enable a wide variety of beneficial applications of drone swarms. 4) promote the participants’ integrated AI/machine learning and drone swarm competencies

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Technical Proficiency and Cybersecurity Awareness in ECE Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Sellers, Mississippi State University; Tingjun Lei, Mississippi State University; Chaomin Luo, Mississippi State University; Zhuming Bi, Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Gene Eu Jan, Tainan National University of the Arts

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Control and Automation. Dr. Luo is an IEEE senior member, INFORMS, and ASEE member. Dr. Luo is active nationally and internationally in his research field. He was the Program Co-Chair in 2018 IEEE International Conference on Information and Automation (IEEE-ICIA’2018). He was the Plenary Session Co-Chair in the 2021 and 2019 International Conference on Swarm Intelligence, and he was the Invited Session Co-Chair in the 2017 International Conference on Swarm Intelligence. He was the General Co-Chair of the 1st IEEE International Workshop on Computational Intelligence in Smart Technologies (IEEE-CIST 2015), and Journal Special Issues Chair, IEEE 2016 International Conference on Smart Technologies (IEEE-SmarTech

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Technical Proficiency and Cybersecurity Awareness in ECE Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Doug W. Jacobson, Iowa State University of Science and Technology

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

are not just individual; they extend to societal levels, impactingeconomic stability, public safety, and national security. As cyber threats evolve in sophistication,the gap between technical security measures and the general public's understanding of thesethreats widens, leaving individuals and communities vulnerable to digital exploitation.Security literacy is the missing piece—a holistic understanding of practical computer security.It's not just about memorizing rules; it's about empowering individuals to make informeddecisions. Here's why it matters: 1. Context Matters: Security literacy places knowledge within context. Instead of isolated bullet points, it provides the "why" behind security practices. When faced with a novel

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jiahui Song, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Douglas Eric Dow, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Wayne Bynoe, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

message sinewave. The resulting signal multiplies a carrier sinewave with a muchhigher frequency 100kHz to generate the amplitude modulated signal.For the second half of the lab, the modulated signal needed to be demodulated to recover themessage, Figure 2(a) shows the block diagram of the ideal envelope detector, for which Figure2(b) shows the module connections. The amplitude modulated signal goes through a rectifierfollowed by a low pass filter to isolate the original message signal. Figure 1(a) Generation of AM. A generated Figure 1(b) Module connections for schematic sinewave has a DC offset added. The of Figure 1(a). resulting signal is multiplied by a carrier sinewave. Figure 2(a) Envelope recovery arrangement. Figure 2(b

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cyrus Habibi, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Adama Sawadogo, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

each module.Ethics in electrical engineering curriculumPrior to 2021, students enrolled in the electrical engineering program at the University ofWisconsin-Platteville were required to take a philosophy course offered by the humanitiesdepartment to gain exposure to ethics. However, the impact of this course was minimal as it onlypartially covered general ethics concepts. Furthermore, due to constraints related to studentcourse credits and available resources, the department faced challenges in incorporating astandalone ethics course into the curriculum.As a solution, the department opted to integrate ethics education through online modules intotwo technical courses. These modules serve distinct purposes and are tailored to different

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

interdisciplinary knowledgedevelopment. We then conclude with proposed revisions to address identified shortcomings.IntroductionToday’s engineering graduate will have the opportunity to work on a set of unique andmeaningful problems with aspects spanning multiple disciplines. For example, meeting many ofthe current global development goals [1], such as providing sustainable energy, clean water andsanitation, or high-quality education, will require a seamless integration of knowledge andmethods from numerous technical and non-technical disciplines. Intuitively, an engineeringgraduate that has developed interdisciplinary competencies will be well-suited for solving suchchallenges, where interdisciplinarity may be considered “as attempts to address real-world

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gon Namkoong, Old Dominion University; TIAN LUO, Old Dominion University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

high priority for ourfuture engineers, today’s engineering students should be well trained to come up with ideasculturally and tackle problems in creative ways. In this regard, the critical challenge lies in howto effectively infuse CPS into the engineering curriculum without compromising the existingstandards and how to overcome barriers that impede the integration of CPS in engineeringeducation.Typically, CPS model involves five stages, namely 1) facts-finding, 2) problem-finding, 3) idea-finding, 4) solution-finding and 5) acceptance-finding13,14. At the stage of “Facts/ProblemFinding”, students will identify problem or challenge and start to collect information and developa clear understand of it. The “Idea Finding” phase is to generate

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammad Al Mestiraihi, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ; Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University - Engineering Education

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

3 5.6 Administrative Staff 0 0 Consultant 1 1.9 Role in the Researcher 16 29.6 company Trained Professional Engineer 30 55.6 Technical, Non-Engineer 0 0 Other 4 7.4 Total 54 100Out of 45 Electrical and Computer Professional Engineers who answered the survey, 71.1% aremales

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ying Lin, Western Washington University; Todd D. Morton, Western Washington University; Steven Christopher Schoeneck, Western Washington University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

classserve as a useful baseline and reference for understanding the trend of SO #5 attainment acrossdifferent year groups of students, ranging from freshmen to seniors.II Overview of the Introductory ECE Lab CourseThis is a 1-credit course offered to first-year ECE pre-majors. Students attend a two-hourlaboratory session for 10 weeks during the winter quarter of their freshman year. Concurrently,they also take a 1-credit introduction to ECE seminar course and other required science and mathclasses to prepare them for applying to the ECE major. This lab class aims to engage pre-majorstudents in our program.The course learning outcomes are specified in Table 1. 1. Demonstrate appropriate use of electrical and computer engineering lab tools

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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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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Paper ID #38654Board 88: Work in Progress: Impact of Electronics Design Experience onNon-majors’ Self-efficacy and IdentityTom J. Zajdel, Carnegie Mellon University Tom Zajdel is an Assistant Teaching Professor in electrical and computer engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Zajdel is interested in how students become motivated to study electronics and engineer- ing. He has taught circuits, amateur radio, introductory mechanics, technical writing, and engineering de- sign. Before joining CMU, Tom was a postdoctoral researcher at Princeton University, where he worked on electrical sheep-herding of biological

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sandip Das, Kennesaw State University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

are performed on two randomly chosen single panels, one seriesconnected array, one parallel connected array, and one series-parallel array configuration, thuscollecting total five sets of I-V data. Temperature and irradiance sensor values during theexperiments are recorded. After the hands-on lab exercise, students are required to analyze the dataand perform post-lab simulation tasks to complete the lab exercise. In the post-lab simulation tasks,the Simulink model of the PV module created as part of lab exercise # 1 is used to create arraysfor lab exercise # 2 and generate simulated I-V and P-V curves at the temperature and irradianceduring the experiments. All data are saved in excel file format. Following, both the experimentaland simulated

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth A Connor, Inclusive Engineering Consortium & Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Mohamed F. Chouikha, Prairie View A&M University; Miguel Velez-Reyes, University of Texas at El Paso; Barry J. Sullivan, Electrical & Computer Engineering Department Heads Assn; Bruk T Berhane, Florida International University; Michelle Klein, Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept. Heads Assoc.; Kathy Ann Gullie; Milford Muskett

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

stipends), mentoring and other personalized transitionsupport, professional guidance, and community engagement.The 2TO4 network of community colleges (CCs) consists of 20 sub-networks built around the 204-year HBCUs, HSIs and TCUs that form most of the core membership of IEC. Generally, asmall number (1-3) of CCs located near a core member educate a few students who transfer tothe local 4-year MSI ECE program. Some IEC core members have well-developed relationshipswith their local CCs and see much larger numbers of transfer students. The vision of 2TO4 is todouble the total number of students following this pathway to their BS degree in ECE by sharingpromising practices and providing robust transition support infrastructure and increased

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan Alvarez, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Olga Mironenko, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Yang Victoria Shao, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

enhancing academic performance. While much of the existing researchin this field focuses on mentoring research activities between students and advisors, as well aspeer advising, limited attention has been paid to a more general advising role.This comprehensive advising role covers a range of aspects, including assistance with courseselection, exploration of technical interests, guidance in finding internships or researchopportunities, support in graduate school applications, facilitation of extracurricular activities,and advice on study abroad opportunities. It also involves offering support for personal or mentalhealth concerns. The research presented in [3] demonstrates some progress in this direction, yetthere is no one-size-fits-all rule for

Conference Session

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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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

aspect of ECE educational efforts, including:• Tutorials for the 21st century ECE student and multi-university co-teaching• Multi-university design experiences and vertically integrated projects• ABET DEI Criteria Implementation – developing a collective approach and providing leadership for the overall ECE community.In addition, technical activity groups are developing potential research topics addressing thefollowing general areas:• AI & Cybersecurity• SemiconductorsThe workshop was a hybrid mix of in-person and remote participants. The morning session wascompletely remote, while the afternoon session had hybrid presentations with breakouts offeredwith both in-person and remote formats. To realize the overall vision of the

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

Collection

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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issues their programs had to deal with duringCOVID-19 as solved and the forces for change gone. Based on ideas that have been receivedfrom the ECE community, RECET is now in the process of pivoting so that the lessons learnedduring the pandemic can eventually lead to a true new normal. Project RECET - Remote ECE TeachingIntroductionOnline and online compatible techniques for teaching Electrical and Computer Engineering(ECE) at the undergraduate and continuing education levels have been developed and researchedfor years [1], but prior to COVID-19 they were not widely deployed across ECE Departments inthe US. This was also the case more generally for applying the results from Discipline BasedEducation Research (DBER) [2

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

Collection

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

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

, 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

Zekeriya Aliyazicioglu, Cal Poly Pomona

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

. He is an author of numerous research papers and presentations in these areas. He has worked on undergrad- uate education research projects sponsored by Northrop Grumman, Boeing, and Lockheed Martin. Dr. Aliyazicioglu is a member of the IEEE, Eta Kappa Nu, Tau Beta Pi, and ASEE. Aliyazicioglu is faculty advisor for the student chapter of the IEEE. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Sensor Fusion Algorithms and Tracking for Autonomous Systems Abstract This paper discusses the results and experiences of an undergraduate senior project sponsored by an industry. The project focused on applying sensor fusion and localization algorithms to generate highly reliable and accurate

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cherian Mathews, University of the Pacific

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

PSpice for simulation showed a definite leaning towardsSimscape, with ease of access to Matlab/Simscape software being a strong contributing factor.IntroductionThe University of Minnesota (UMN) was the lead institution that was awarded a Department ofEnergy (DOE) grant [1] over the 2010-2013 period to create “A nationwide consortium ofuniversities to revitalize electric power engineering education by state-of-the-art laboratories.”The consortium consisted of 82 universities that used UMN developed laboratory hardware andsoftware resources to set up laboratories in their home institutions. University of the Pacific wasa member of the consortium and used the grant to develop a new power electronics course andlab. Hardware lab experiments were

Conference Session

Innovative Strategies for Enhancing Engineering Education Across Diverse Learning Environments

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rowdy Sanford, University of Idaho; Joe Law, University of Idaho; John Crepeau, University of Idaho

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Procedure 1 Troubleshooting 1 Technical Writing 1Figure 7: What students reported valued about the Figure 10: Student reported impediments toassistance they received during the academic session. completing exercises.Three takeaways from the survey results that can inform further development of materials wouldbe: First, the remote labs required significantly more time to complete than what the studentswere used to. There are any number of influences on the students’ time, internal and external,conscious and subconscious. The primary reason or solution the students brought up in theirresponses was instructor

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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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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

experience and feedback from the previous year’sworkshop. The agenda featured three discussion areas that emerged from the first workshop:enhancing the classroom experience; implementing sustainable, ethical, and beneficial projects;and barriers and opportunities. An overview of the sessions for Day 1 and Day 2 are shown inTable 1 and Table 2, respectively. Note that refreshment breaks and meals are not shown in thesetables.The bulk of the interactive discussion occurred during the “Discussion” sessions. These sessionswere split into two sub-sessions, “a” and “b”, with a break in between. The “a” sessions beganwith two or three brief five-minute presentations that introduced the topic and providedthought-provoking examples, followed by ample time

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Community Building and Student Engagement

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl B. Schrader, Wright State University

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

communities and emphasize diversity of thought and lived experiences asvaluable assets in both classroom and workplace.In Summer 2023, Discrete Linear Systems was offered as a blended learning, “mostly online”course for the first time on a pilot basis. Live, synchronous class sessions were provided andrecorded in case a student had an occasional need to miss class. Students also appreciatedreviewing materials and examples through the recordings. Students were required to submit anemail to the instructor if they had some difficulty attending a class synchronously. Generally,this was well received with work conflicts, illness, car trouble or family obligations the mostcited reasons for non-attendance. Students respected this requirement, which helped

Conference Session

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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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

reports and informational videos.ILOs 1-4 clearly emphasize technical knowledge and capabilities, with ILOs 2-3 placing aparticular emphasis on engineering design skills. ILOs 5-6 cover the desired professional skillsdevelopment we would like students to undergo in the subject. The inclusion of professionalskills as explicit learning outcomes is a key distinction of the clinic subjects in our program. Itimplies these skills will be explicitly taught and assessed in the subject, which contrasts withother subjects in which such competencies are generic skills not formally addressed.The focus of CDC is not on introducing new theoretical content to students but rather on givingstudents an opportunity to integrate and apply prior knowledge gained

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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)

effort required and time commitment on the instructors’ andstudents’ behalf. Furthermore, we discussed how this methodology can serve as a new approachto satisfy the ABET Criterion 4 for continuous assessment efforts. Finally, we believe that thismethodology is generalizable and can scale to assess and improve students’ experiences inintroductory courses in a variety of engineering disciplines as well.1. Introduction1.1. Innovation in ECE EducationIntroductory Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) education is the essential basis uponwhich students build their interest in the field, grow their fundamental conceptual understandingof the governing laws and theories, and develop indispensable hands-on lab skills. In general,undergraduate ECE

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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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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

28 14 37% (204) Junior labs 19 9 Programming courses 11 5 Electives 3 1 Networking, technical, and 44 47 Department Support social activities Services Humanitarian engineering 25 27 17% (93) Internships 16 17

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Innovative Laboratory Approaches in ECE Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph P. Hoffbeck, University of Portland

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE), Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

line-in input. The board was required to supportcommercial quality audio with a sampling rate of at least 44.1 kHz (to support the standard 20Hz – 20 kHz audio range) and at least 16-bit analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters.The processor on the board needed to be fast enough to implement standard DSP algorithms(signal generators, filters, FFT, etc.) running in real-time using floating-point arithmetic. A touchscreen would be a bonus for implementing a convenient user interface. Table 1 contains a shortsummary of some of the features on some currently available boards. Table 1: Comparison of Some Hardware Platforms Feature STM32F746G-DISCO BeagleBoard Black Raspberry Pi

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Curricular Innovations in Computing -2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

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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Effective Teaching and Learning, and Post-Pandemic Classrooms

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olga Mironenko, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Yuting W. Chen, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

undergraduate level engineeringcourses, the overall learning effectiveness of online delivery at least does not degrade relative totraditional face-to-face modality. Moreover, there is either no difference in student satisfactionlevel or even a bias toward online modality.For instance, reference [1] shows that for three sophomore, junior and senior level MechanicalEngineering courses the quality of online learning is comparable with the traditional classroomenvironment. Furthermore, the research highlights that online students are better satisfied with thecourse and the instructor in comparison with in-person group. In addition, research presented bySsemakula [2] provides the same observation on learning effectiveness for Engineering EconomicAnalysis

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Work in Progress Papers in ECE

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

variable input values, (c) question two asking for different result with different inputsIn Fig. 1(a), the variable quantities are the voltage source Vs and current source Is. The studentsassume Vs and Is are given and generate models / expressions that produce solutions for 𝐼𝐼1 , 𝐼𝐼2 , 𝑉𝑉1 ,and 𝑉𝑉2. In Fig 1(b) and 1(c), the students are asked to enter numerical results of their solutionsfor two different cases. They are asked to find 𝐼𝐼1 when Vs = 7.4, Is = 8.7 in Fig 1(a) and find 𝐼𝐼2when Vs = 6.7, Is = 6.6 in Fig 1(c). This emphasizes having an accurate mathematical model andexpressions for their solutions. If students have these correct, then updating numbers for eachquestion is simple.From the instructor’s perspective, setting up

Conference Session

Assessment-Driven Practices in ECE

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alireza Mohammadi, University of Michigan-Dearborn; Destin Heilman

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

, e.g., [7, 8]). There havealso been several PBL initiatives for enhancing learning outcomes in general chemistry coursesand engineering student retention rates (see, e.g., [9, 10]). Nevertheless, to the best of the authors’knowledge, there have been few if any prior PBL-based multidisciplinary approach lying at theintersection of the two seemingly unrelated fields of robotics and biochemistry.This paper describes a multidisciplinary effort between faculty from the Electrical and ComputerEngineering Department at the University of Michigan-Dearborn and the Department ofChemistry and Biochemistry at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). This multidisciplinary 1 See the Buck Institute for Education PBLWorks website for a rich collection