students access live solar energy data from theirlaptop or smart phone. A preliminary evaluation of the educational impact shows that studentsnot only gained an appreciation for solar energy, but they had confidence in their ability todevelop innovative ideas for improving solar panel performance.Energy TransformationEngineers should have technical expertise, but also the ability to work with new and “uncertain”information, collaborate, and solve open-ended problems [1]. In order to make it a reality, aninstitutional transformation of university teaching is essential [2] – [5]. That is the motivationbehind an energy transformation project underway in an undergraduate Engineering Technologyprogram. The goal is a new energy systems curriculum that
allow time for practice and more opportunities for hands-onsharing of curriculum. Students wanted more help in initial introductions to experimental centricapproaches so that they would know what the goals were what was expected of them, and why thisapproach was important. They also desired a cross match between experiences and skills thatwould be expected in circuits, other classes, and the real world.SummaryThis paper has presented initial pilot findings from a multi-year project that is initiatingexperimental centric approaches to learning in electrical engineering courses via the use of anADB. The specific audience emphasized in the paper reflects participants in circuits-contentcourses. The majority of students are 2nd and 3rd year EE
Paper ID #22479Student Engagement and Industry Readiness in a Systems Exploration, En-gineering, and Design Laboratory (SEED Lab)Dr. Vibhuti Dave, Colorado School of Mines Dr. Vibhuti Dave is a Teaching Professor in the department of Electrical Engineering at Colorado School of Mines since 2011. She also serves as the assistant department head. She is heavily involved with un- dergraduate curriculum updates, assessment of learning outcomes and teaching core EE classes. Prior to Mines, she was at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College as an Assistant Professor in the Electrical, Com- puter, and Software Engineering program
technology impacts on the U.S. energy demand profile. E-Vision2000, Key Issues That Will Shape Our Energy Future: Analyses and Papers Prepared for the E-Vision 2000Conference, Santa Monica, CA: RAND CF-170/1-1-DOE.5. IEEE Computer Society/ACM Task Force on Computing Curriculum, Computing Curricula - ComputerEngineering "Ironman Draft," June 8, 2004. Retrieved from http://www.eng.auburn.edu/ece/CCCE/6. Academic Handbook. 2005. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia. Retrieved fromhttp://www.kfupm.edu.sa/ee/bscourses.htm7. University of Utah, Integrated System-Level Design in Electrical Engineering. National Science FoundationGrant Proposal EEC-0431958. Retrieved from http://www.ece.utah.edu/~cfurse/NSF/Project%20Description.htm8
Paper ID #36893WIP: Development of Cross-Listed ElectromagneticCompatibility Course for Future Electronic Design ExpertsYang Victoria Shao (Teaching Assistant Professor) Yang V. Shao is a teaching assistant professor in electrical and computer engineering department at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). She earned her Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Chinese Academy of Sciences, China. Dr. She has worked with University of New Mexico before joining UIUC where she developed some graduate courses on Electromagnetics. Dr. Shao has research interests in curriculum development, assessment
EMS company (electronic manufacturing services). This new post-secondary education architecture will provide the student with a real-world learning environmentfor a full four-year undergraduate engineering program. The students learn the traditionalengineering theory and practical skills by participating in every aspect of the EMS business –hence, the phrase concurrent education. The professors in the school also lead project teamsconsisting of students and staff on the EMS production floor. The students will be compensatedfor their work in the EMS. The teaching staff will be employed by the business as well as theschool. The paper presents the planned curriculum for the students’ freshman year. The schoolutilizes the real world EMS classroom
Engineering and Sciences (AES) department. Thecollege is part of a larger university and being an urban commuter campus, its mission is as muchon giving students real-world experiences as it is on providing a sound liberal arts education.With a setting in the largest city in the state, many opportunities arise for students to enhancetheir post-graduate skills with an extensive professional development curriculum. With over 25years of history supporting Capstone, faculty members in the AES department have formulatedseveral approaches to this professional development. From a more traditional approach ofhosting a semester long project where students are embedded with industry partners, toindividual or small group projects either with a faculty member or
. 102-103, Dec. 2010.[29] R. Ross, E. Venugopal, D. Maggio and M. Mouyianis, "Assessing student attitudes andinterest in physics and engineering as a result of the physics of cell phones and wirelesscommunications curriculum," American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference &Exposition, 2009.[30] R. Sundaram, "Set up and delivery of electrical and computer engineering projects atundergraduate engineering universities for outreach and partnership with K-12 STEM schools,"Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), Rapid City, SD, pp. F4D-1-F4D-5, 2011.[31] J. A. Momoh, "Outreach Program in Electrical Engineering: Pre-College for EngineeringSystems (PCES)," IEEE Transactions on Power Systems, Vol. 29, No. 4, pp. 1880-1887, 2014.[32] J
and Col- leges; ”Building Learning Communities to Improve Student Achievement: Albany City School District” , and ”Educational Leadership Program Enhancement Project at Syracuse University” Teacher Leadership Quality Program. She is also the PI on both ”Syracuse City School District Title II B Mathematics and Science Partnership: Science Project and Mathematics MSP Grant initiatives.Dr. Mohamed F. Chouikha, Howard University Dr. Mohamed Chouikha is a professor and chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineer- ing at Howard University. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017
undergraduate Electrical Engineering students’ conceptual understanding of various topics in courses related to the fields of Signals and Systems and Electronics. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Work in Progress: Trending mistakes in Signals and Systems coursesAbstractSignals and Systems is a core course in undergraduate electrical engineering curriculum. Theconcepts taught in this course become foundational knowledge for many advanced courses,which necessitates conceptual understanding of the topics in this course. Despite many attemptsto make this course easy to understand for students, its conceptual understanding remains achallenge. The objective of this study is to identify students
Paper ID #33345Remote Versus In-hand Hardware Laboratory in Digital Circuits CoursesDr. Rania Hussein, University of Washington Dr. Rania Hussein is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the department of electrical and computer en- gineering (ECE) at the University of Washington (UW). Throughout her career, she has developed and taught courses at all levels in electrical, computer engineering, and computer science at different insti- tutions. In response to the emergency transition to online teaching due to COVID-19, she founded the remote hardware lab at UW ECE to promote a cost-efficient and equitable access to hardware
Paper ID #22772Requirements for the Effective Application of Personal Instrumentation inECE Undergraduate CoursesProf. Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Kenneth Connor is a professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering (ECSE) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) where he teaches courses on electromagnetics, electron- ics and instrumentation, plasma physics, electric power, and general engineering. His research involves plasma physics, electromagnetics, photonics, biomedical sensors, engineering education, diversity in the engineering workforce, and technology
semester, the student team participates in testing and integration atNASA’s Wallops Flight Facility. The launch is followed by work on data analysis and preparation of afinal report. A brief description of the course procedures is given along with an overview of theexperiments conducted. A brief discussion of educational goals and positive outcomes of this activity forindividual students and annual teams is presented. Finally the lessons learnt in organizing the project andcourse are summarized since they may be useful for schools and organizations planning to develop suchprograms. 1. Introduction The Department of Physics at West Virginia University has sought to integrate project-based learningwith a regular classroom-based curriculum. One
must include a blend of courses from at least three traditional engineering disciplines. This was done to ensure that the program is truly an integrated engineering program. The three fields from which courses were selected include Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. These fields were selected based on the survey results received from industry; 2. it must include a strong design component which provides students with exposure to contemporary engineering practices in multidisciplinary fields. In fact, it is in the design sequence that the “integrated engineering” aspects of the program is achieved by giving students the opportunity to work on projects requiring the
electricity and magnetism course at the University of Illinois. Their results suggestthat multimedia modules can have a significant positive impact on “post-lesson assessment,” andstudent exam performance. Sadaghiana [25] reports using the same MLMs at Cal Poly Pomona.Their study indicates that students would rather view the MLMs than read the text, and considerthe MLMs beneficial to their learning. Fraley et al [26] implemented the use of pre-lesson videosand quizzes for a first-year engineering course at Michigan Tech. They prepared roughly 30 videoson a number of topics, but mostly on software tools (Excel and MATLAB). Based on analysis ofscored course assessments, they concluded that watching the videos leads to an increase in score,suggesting
technical curriculum whilestrongly requesting that students become more knowledgeable with managerial skills such asEthics and Project Management.This was a dilemma for us since we already require 192-quarter credit hours in the CET Programand more for ET & TET. Several Ethics courses are taught within the Philosophy Department inthe College of Liberal Arts. Business teaches a graduate MBA Ethics course as well. Severaldepartments teach Project Management, each with an emphasis on applying those concepts totheir own area of specialty. Students could take courses in these other departments and, somedid take the very courses that cover this subject matter. However, most students did notparticipate in these subjects. Please note: This paper does
1 Agricultural Engineering Education in Developing Countries S. Fernando, S. Bhushan and M. Naveen AbstractAgricultural Engineering or Biological (Systems) Engineering is still considered a fairly newprofession not only in developing countries but also in many of the developed countries. Althoughcivil, mechanical, chemical, electrical and industrial engineering are well established asengineering subdivisions, Agricultural and Biological Engineering is still not considered as adirect engineering discipline in many of the 162 developing countries in Asia
action research project to learn about the student courseexperience and help the faculty improve the course. This project methodology uses a simple andefficient formative approach that incorporates strategic and continuous open-ended surveyquestions in optional feedback assignments to gauge the student experience across the course.Data were collected in the course learning management system (LMS) for multiple sections in afreshman Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering (first circuits) course using aflipped pedagogy across four years and with three different instructors. These assessmentsfocused on identifying challenges to learning, or “Muddiest Points” and student perceptionsabout classroom strategies and general learning/academic
, and MEAC participation has served the department well in many fronts: continuousimprovement of the capstone course and curriculum, harvesting of relevant projects for thecapstone course through strong industrial involvement, and expanded career opportunities for ourgraduates.b) Introduction of Florida Institute of Technology’s Senior DesignFlorida Institute of Technology has a fairly traditional capstone design curriculum where allscience and engineering majors are required to complete a formal design project at the end oftheir undergraduate studies. Most programs’ capstone design sequences are two semesters,spanning the entire senior year. However, four programs: aerospace, computer, electrical andmechanical engineering, have a three
maymodify and improve the system, contribute new experiments to the pool, and make theimprovements available to the educational community.II. backgroundRemote engineering labs for electrical engineering and other engineering disciplines are not new andhave been widely discussed in the literature and at previous ASEE conferences.[1-6] Typicalinstallations take advantage of the remote access capabilities of modern test and measurementequipment, combining them with software to manage student access, and a breadboard for thecircuitry. Nedic et al[7] compare remote EE labs using real hardware with labs based upon simulationtools, such as Labview© from National Instruments.[8] They reach no conclusion about whichmethod for creating off-site laboratory
Paper ID #22770Experiment-centric Pedagogy in Circuits and Electronics CoursesProf. Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Kenneth Connor is a professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering (ECSE) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) where he teaches courses on electromagnetics, electron- ics and instrumentation, plasma physics, electric power, and general engineering. His research involves plasma physics, electromagnetics, photonics, biomedical sensors, engineering education, diversity in the engineering workforce, and technology enhanced learning. He learned problem
lab and optional discussion section. It is offered in the Fall and Spring semesters(16 weeks per semester). Every Electrical Engineer (EE), Computer Engineer (CoE), andComputer Science (CS) major is required to complete the course and it is generally taken in thestudent’s freshman year. It is a gateway course to several other required courses in thedepartment as illustrated in Figure 1. Between 110 and 180 students take the course eachsemester. The course includes honors students who are assigned additional homework and labassignments.Figure 1. Curriculum map for digital logic design.On completion of the course, the student is expected to be capable of: 1) representing acombinational logic function as a truth table, as a Boolean expression
project-oriented course orprogram. The map was developed specifically for our design program, and it is our expectationthat other programs may wish to adapt the map for their own processes.References[1] National Academy of Engineering, Educating the Engineering of 2020: Adapting Engineering Education to the New Century. Washington, DC; The National Academies Press, 2005. https://doi.org/10.17226/11338[2] J. Rohde et al., "Design Experiences, Engineering Identity, and Belongingness in Early Career Electrical and Computer Engineering Students," in IEEE Transactions on Education, Vol. 62, No. 3, pp. 165-172, Aug. 2019, doi: 10.1109/TE.2019.2913356.[3] T. Ju & J. Zhu, “Exploring senior engineering students’ engineering
incorporating sustainability concepts into engineering curricula,suggesting approaches like a micro-curriculum and stand-alone courses4. Moreover, tools such asthe Sustainability in Higher Education Assessment Rubric (SHEAR) and SustainabilityAssessment Survey (SAS) have been empirically validated and proposed for assessingsustainability competencies in higher education.Dancz et al.5 developed a new instrument to assess senior design projects in engineering,addressing the shortcomings of previous tools in capturing multi-disciplinary knowledgetransfer, particularly in sustainability. While their study was limited to Civil Engineeringdepartments, exposing a gap in a broader application, this study extends the use of theirinstrument to various
present our University’s efforts to contribute to this need by way of a hands-onactivity designed for high school students. The workshop was devised to achieve three primarygoals: 1) Encourage consideration of a career in electrical and computer engineering 2) Buildexcitement about the Internet-of-Things and provide students with a future technical focus and 3)Introduce students to the fundamental building blocks that make up the Internet-of-Things. Duringthis activity, students complete a project in which they first construct a circuit to read data from atemperature sensor using a microcontroller platform. The students then write software to transmitthat data over a short-range wireless network and then eventually to an Internet-connected
: Design Project – Teamwork design activity 9/29 – 10/3 M–F Lab 3: Op Amps 10/6 – 10/10 M–F Design Project: Electrical Test 10/15 – 10/21 W – Tu Design Project: Final Test 10/22 – 10/28 W – Tu Recitation 4: Network Theorems 10/29 – 11/4 W – Tu Lab 4: Network Theorems 11/5 – 11/11 W – Tu Lab 5: Digital Circuits and Recitation 5: 1st order transients 11/12 – 11/18 W – Tu Lab 6: 1st order transients 11/19 – 11/25 W – Tu Lab 7: AC Steady State 12/1 – 12/5 M–F Lab PracticumFinal Exam Outcomes: Before and After the change to Hybrid Flipped-ClassroomStudent performance data from final exams is used for learning outcome assessment. Becausefinal exams are not returned to students, the final exam
Paper ID #33483Work in Progress: Synergy of Visualization and Experiment inUndergraduate Engineering Electromagnetics CourseDr. Yang Victoria Shao, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Yang V. Shao is a teaching assistant professor in electrical and computer engineering department at Uni- versity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). She earned her Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Chinese Academy of Sciences, China. Dr. She has worked with University of New Mexico before joining UIUC where she developed some graduate courses on Electromagnetics. Dr. Shao has research interests in curriculum development
eccentric billionaire Elon Musk: https://www.tesla.com/ 10the educators become better at the process our results become more conclusive. The overall goalis to provide the students with a project that they research, organize, design and build. Thisprovides students opportunities for self-assessment component of their education not found intraditional course work. Mokhtar [17] et. al argues that PBL has been shown to be one of themost effective tools in an engineering curriculum. He further states that PBL is a studentmotivator and seems to be well suited for upper class programs. We have certainly seen similarresults, but not
representational modes do not take place unless learners understand theconcept under consideration in the given mode. 17 Though the Lesh Translational Model shownin Figure 1(c) was designed explicitly to provide teachers with guidelines while developing ahands-on, activity-oriented environment in elementary mathematics classrooms, the implicationof a models and modeling perspective goes beyond precollege math classrooms. 15 Becausemeanings of conceptual systems can be projected into and distributed across a variety ofrepresentational media, multiple representational tools are expected to facilitate teaching andlearning in significant ways. 19 Research findings support the necessity of representationalfluencies across various engineering practices and show
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