Conference Session

Design in the Engineering Core

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sanford Meek; Mark Minor

closely integrated with the course curriculum is criticalfor the timely success of the teams. In this paper we examine evolution of the structured designapproach and robot themes based on projects from the last nine competitions. In this structuredapproach, the teams practice generating specific objectives, idea generation, concept selection,analysis and modeling, detailed design, manufacturing, and concept refinement. Initially duringfall semester the teams focus primarily on the design and construction of the mechanical portionof their project while considering critical issues such as sensor and actuator placement andselection, and determining what role the micro-controller will play in the system. In springsemester, the robot is then completed

Conference Session

Division Experimentation and Lab-Oriented Studies - Pedagogy of Lab Courses

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Hou, Old Dominion University; Feifei Zhong, Southwest Jiaotong University; Orlando M. Ayala, Old Dominion University

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Diversity

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

-learning lessons 10. New types of laboratory courses have recently been developed and introduced in manyupper level engineering curriculums. They have emerged in response to demand for specializedtraining in ever growing and changing technologies, such as cybersecurity, alternative energy,drone technology, etc. These types of laboratory classes are project-based and inquiry-oriented.Students in these classes are required to acquire and learn new concepts and new knowledge.They have to be able to alter the experimental procedures for the sake of exploration andexploitation. Thus, the audience, the objective, and the content of the laboratory manuals thatsupport these new types of laboratory classes are quite different from those of the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ken Ports; Carolyn Fausnaugh; Muzaffar Shaikh; Carmo D'Cruz

Session 1793 Taking Senior Design Course Projects to Market Ken Ports, Carmo D’Cruz, Muzaffar Shaikh, Carolyn Fausnaugh Florida Institute of TechnologyAbstractThis paper describes an innovative new program that is a synergistic combination of FloridaTech’s technology commercialization-related course offerings in Engineering Management, itsSenior Design course curriculum, and its new business accelerator, Florida Tech Start. Theprogram is designed for the subset of senior design course students who desire to leverage theirdesign course experience by commercializing their innovative products and technologies andcreating start-up

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Cognition

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Thibault; Noel Boutin

-based and Project-based Learning called APPI (French acronym for« Apprentissage par Problèmes et par Projets en Ingénierie ») 1 . There are no more lectures.Instead, on a repetitive two-week schedule, a small group of nominally 12 students meets twicewith a tutor. During the first meeting, students try to solve a given problem with the knowledgethey have already acquired and identify what new knowledge is required to fully solve it. Then,they go on to studying and applying their new knowledge. To help them organize their knowledge,we ask them to draw concept maps and procedural maps. During the second meeting, the problemis summarised and solved, using the new knowledge acquired during the first week. As support,students can use only maps they

Conference Session

Design Teams 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Margaret Garnett Smallwood, University of Texas at Dallas; Robert Hart P.E., University of Texas at Dallas; Todd W. Polk, University of Texas at Dallas

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

et al. model [6] incorporated Tuckman and Jensen’s[9] stages of team development, including forming, norming, storming, and performing stages.The communications training in this project provided such a conceptual framework for students.Team Health CheckThe Team Health Check (THC) survey was administered to two cohorts of engineering capstoneclass students and one cohort of BCOM students from the Summer 2019 semester to the Spring2020 semester. Each cohort was surveyed twice, yielding a total of six data sets. Students in eachcohort completed the THC survey a few weeks after team formation and repeated it ten weekslater.Each team's individual members completed an anonymous, 19-item Team Health Checkdeveloped by Briggs [10]. The THC form is

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 11

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asif Ahmed, State University of New York, Polytechnic Institute

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

equallyimportant for the stakeholder of this projects [1]. While the concept of sustainability is slowlyinfusing into the civil engineering projects, the students are not receiving any formal education inthe undergraduate curriculum on it. As the frequency and extent intensity of the natural disastersare on the rise, it is very important to train the next generation engineers on the sustainabilityconcept from the classroom level. For sustainability to be addressed by civil engineeringprofessionals, students must be educated and trained to consider the concept of sustainability toaccommodate it in any construction project.Capstone/Senior design class intends to accumulate the experience of the students gained fromcourses in the curriculum. Students are

Conference Session

Capstone Manufacturing and Design

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priya A. Manohar, Robert Morris University; Cathleen Jones, Robert Morris University

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Manufacturing

the Annual ASEE Conference, 2011. 11. D. Shetty and S. Choi: Globalization and Product Design Curriculum in Engineering Programs, Proceedings of the Annual ASEE Conference, 2003. 12. D. Nieusma: Integrating Technical, Social and Aesthetic Analysis in Product Design Studio: A case Study and Model for a New Liberal Education for Engineers, Proceedings of the Annual ASEE Conference, 2008. 13. W. Loendorf, D. Richter, and D. Teachman: Results from an Interdisciplinary Service Learning Pilot Project Incorporating Universal Design Concepts for ADA Compliance, Proceedings of the Annual ASEE Conference, 2010. 14. P. A. Manohar, C. Jones and J. Radermacher: Development and Implementation of a Junior-Year

Conference Session

Capstone Projects and Experiential Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cliff R. Mirman, Northern Illinois University

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Engineering Technology

]. Thispractice is done at nearly all institutions, however, the format that is followed varies widely. Thisinclusion is, typically, done through experiential learning techniques [4,5]. Two modes ofexperiential learning situations which are frequently used include internships and appliedresearch problems within the curriculum. The College o Engineering and EngineeringTechnology at Northern Illinois University deals has developed one mode of project and real-world integration through large-scale cross-disciplinary projects.Objectives and outcomes developed for each program detail what skills and knowledge eachgraduate will possess at the end of their studies. It is these objectives and outcomes which are atthe heart of the assessment process and also at

Collection

2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

R. Radharamanan

Project-Based Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education in Engineering R. Radharamanan Mercer University, Macon, GA 31207AbstractThis paper highlights project-based innovation and entrepreneurship education activitiesdeveloped and implemented at Mercer University School of Engineering (MUSE). MUSEpromotes entrepreneurial mindset among engineering students through curriculum development,extracurricular activities, and involvement of students in the entrepreneurship program. It hasdeveloped and implemented a course sequence to integrate elements of entrepreneurship inengineering courses; develop an entrepreneurial mindset in

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael L. Smith; Mary R. Marlino; Jeff V. Kouri; D. Neal Barlow; A. George Havener

, D.C., “A Course Correction for Engineering Education,” Viewpoint, Aerospace America, May, 1995.3. Crawley, E.F., et. al, “Reform of the Aeronautics and Astronautics Curriculum at MIT, Journal of Engineering Education, January, 1994. pp. 47-56.4. Ettouney, O.M., “A New Method for Integrating Engineering into the Liberal Education on Non-Engineering Undergraduate Students,” Journal of Engineering Education, Cot, 1994. pp. 349-355.5. Vincent Ercolano, “From Sleep to Success 101,” ASEE Prism, September, 1995, pp. 25-29.6. Kieffer, H.H., Jakosky, B.M., and Snyder, C.W., “The Planet Mars: From Antiquity to The Present,” Mars, The University of Arizona Press, Tucson, AZ, 1992, pp. 1-33.7. Marlino, M.R., et. al, “Engr-110-Fall 1995 Cognitive

Conference Session

Cognitive Engagement

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rongrong Liu; Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #23185Personal Epistemology: The Impact of Project-based LearningMiss Rongrong LiuDr. Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Jiabin Zhu is an Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Education at Shanghai Jiao Tong Uni- versity. Her primary research interests relate to the assessment of teaching and learning in engineering, cognitive development of graduate and undergraduate students, and global engineering. She received her Ph.D. from the School of Engineering Education, Purdue University in 2013. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Personal Epistemology: The

Conference Session

Perspectives and Evaluation of Engineering Design Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sara Willner-Giwerc, Tufts University; Kristen B. Wendell, Tufts University; Chris Buergin Rogers, Tufts University; Ethan E. Danahy, Tufts University; Isabella Stuopis, Tufts University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

administrators who made this research possible.References[1] L. Schachterle and O. Vinther, “Introduction: The role of projects in engineering education,” ​Eur. J. Eng. Educ.,​ vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 115–120, 1996.[2] T. A. Litzinger ​et al.,​ “Engineering education and the development of expertise,” ​J. Eng. Educ.,​ vol. 100, no. 1, pp. 123–150, 2011.[3] “Attributes of Engineers in 2020,” in ​The Engineer of 2020 : visions of engineering in the new century,​ Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press, 2004, pp. 53–57.[4] E. W. Banios, “Teaching Engineering,” in ​Proceedings Frontiers in Education Twenty-First Annual Conference. Engineering Education in a New World Order​, 1991, pp. 161–168.[5] C. Rogers, “Learning STEM in the

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hui Shen, Ohio Northern University; Vishal R. Mehta, Ohio Northern University

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Materials

Conference & Exposition, Nashville, Tennessee, June 2003.[4] Lee, J. S., Blackwell, S., Drake, J., and Moran, K. A. Taking a Leap of Faith: RedefiningTeaching and Learning in Higher Education Through Project- Based Learning. InterdisciplinaryJournal of Problem-Based Learning, 8(2), 2014.[5] Hadim, H. A. and Esche, S. K. Enhancing The Engineering Curriculum Through Project-Based Learning. 32nd ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Boston, MA, November 6- 9, 2002.[6] Mills, J. E. and Treagust, D. F. Engineering Education – Is Problem based or Project-BasedLearning the Answer? Australasian Journal Of Engineering Education, Jan 2003http://www.aaee.com.au/journal/2003/mills_treagust03.pdf[7] Lidón, M.M. et al. Acquisition of transversal skills

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nathaniel Blalock, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Alexis Rae Walsh, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Daniel Patrick Mountain, University of Tennessee - Knoxville; Sarah Emily Norris; Courtney June Faber, University of Tennessee at Knoxville

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Student

survey responses and 8 follow-up interviews werecollected. Participants included undergraduate engineering students taking courses with at leastone group project that was moved online or executed virtually as a result of the COVID-19 in thespring of 2020. Participants represented a range of engineering majors including Aerospace,Biomedical, Chemical, Civil, Computer Science, Electrical, Material Science, Mechanical, andNuclear. Participants ranged in class standing from first-year students to fourth-year students.The size of the virtual teams and length of the projects that participants were part of also rangedfrom teams of two to 14 members and one week to two semester long projects. Virtual teamproject commitments ranged from 1 hour per week

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Mark Jansson; Ying Tang; Ravi Ramachandran, Rowan University; John Schmalzel, Rowan University; Shreekanth Mandayam, Rowan University; Robert Krchnavek, Rowan University; Robi Polikar, Rowan University; Linda Head, Rowan University; Raul Ordonez, University of Dayton

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Electrical and Computer

). AtHarvey Mudd, the engineering clinic provides real project assignments that exposestudents to the art and practice of engineering. The real goal of the engineeringprofession is to solve real problems for real clients. At Harvey Mudd students haveworked on over 800 projects, from over 200 companies [19]. Project areas include a hostof multidisciplinary challenges (electrical, environmental, mechanical engineering as wellas biomedical, chemical and computer engineering). Though the range of projects can bewide, all projects must have a well-defined goal with a scope that enables successfulcompletion of key goals within the semester. The engineering clinic is a hallmark of theHarvey Mudd College curriculum. The institution considers it one of its

Conference Session

First-Year Issues in ECE Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carlotta A. Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Daniel Chang, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Christopher Miller, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

learning teamworkskills as well as design. The University of Colorado provided a summary of an experiential hands-on design experiencethat had been shown to improve retention and transfer in their college so they transferred the workto a high school level course3. This course introduced various engineering disciplines includingmechanical, electrical and computer engineering by using a technical curriculum and hands-ondesign projects. The high school and college curricula used the SparkFun Inventor’s Kit, SimonTilts soldering kit, and hand tools. The hope was that this course would also be a tool to teach andattract high school students to the field of engineering. Rosen et al. presented their work on the creation of an Arduino-based racecar

Conference Session

Communication in Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cherian Mathews, University of the Pacific

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Design in Engineering Education

at Purdue University and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Page 15.1312.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Using a Design Course to Augment Program Curriculum and Foster Development of Professional SkillsAbstractThis paper describes the structure of a recently reorganized senior design project coursesequence in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of the Pacific.The paper focuses on the first course in a two course senior project sequence, a course that wasrecently reorganized with a view to improve student design and professional skills. Previously

Conference Session

Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Digital Systems Education 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheng Chih Liu, University of Wisconsin Stout

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Electrical and Computer

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

Conference Session

ECE Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University

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Electrical and Computer

Delivery of Electrical and Computer Engineering Projects at Undergraduate Engineering Universities for Outreach and Partnership with K-12 STEM Schools,” Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference, Rapid City, SD, October 2011.[6] Sundaram, R, “Engage K-12 Students in Engineering: Model for Engineering Project Activities to Inspire K-12 Students to Pursue Careers in Engineering,” Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference, El Paso, TX, October 2015.[7] Pinnell, M. et al., “Assessing the Efficacy of K-12 Engineering Outreach "Pick Up and Go" Kits,” Proceedings of the ASEE conference, New Orleans, LA, June 2016.[8] Kerzmann T. et al., “Evaluation of an Energy and Engineering Outreach Program for High School and Middle School Students

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachid Manseur, State University of New York, Oswego; Adrian Ieta, State University of New York, Oswego

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Electrical and Computer

degreeprogram rather than offer an electrical engineering degree. The objective is to use existingcomputer science courses, faculty, and facilities to complement the computer hardware coursesin the engineering degree. Due to curriculum content limitations taking into considerationgeneral education requirements to insure a broad grounding in the arts, social and naturalsciences, and humanities, the curriculum is implemented with different tracks that ECE majorscan choose to follow in the completion of their own degree program. Figure 1 shows theenvisioned organization of the core courses and the two EE and CE tracks.Teaching methodsIt stands to reason to seek modern and effective teaching methods for a new program. Studieshave shown that project-based

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suk Kim Chin, Australian Catholic University

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Electrical and Computer

Education, 2008 A Structured Assessment Framework for TeamworkAbstractAnecdotal evidence from students shows that ACU undergraduates have difficulty managingtheir time due to various commitments and responsibility outside university. As such, this paperproposes a cooperative learning model which endeavors to help students utilize their timeoptimally in a first year programming course in MATLAB. Included in this model is a structuredassessment framework, as well as teamwork training to facilitate effective teamwork strategy.This model also places emphasis on strong alignment of curriculum objectives to progressiveassessment tasks.To deploy this framework, a MATLAB programming project is designed to be just large enoughfor a group of 3

Conference Session

Circuits and Systems Education 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Electrical and Computer

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

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

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

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Topics

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Systems Engineering Division (SYS)

, demonstrate robustness, adaptability,and scalability, making them well-suited for solving complex optimization problems encounteredin robotics planning and other domains. Their interdisciplinary nature aligns seamlessly with thediverse topics covered in computational intelligence classes, offering students a comprehensiveunderstanding of intelligent systems and their practical applications. Hence, the incorporation ofnature-inspired algorithms into the curriculum underscores their efficacy, versatility, andrelevance in advancing computational intelligence and optimization studies.2 Description of the Course and Project DesignThe course ECE 8833, titled “Computational Intelligence”, serves as a Technical Elective forstudents majoring in electrical

Conference Session

Course Transformation in ECE

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chaomin Luo, Mississippi State University; Zhuming Bi P.E., Purdue University Fort Wayne; Wenbing Zhao, Cleveland State University

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Electrical and Computer

learning (Kos and Miller,2017; Sullivan-Green, et. al., 2017), student-centered learning (Weimer 2002; Grigg and Stephan,2018), and problem-based method (Oliveira, 2015), etc.Behrouzi and Kuchma addressed an inquiry-based learning pedagogy used in a freshman civil andstructural engineering curriculum with an equipment-light laboratory course (Behrouzi and Kuchma,2016). The project-based learning approach is one of the innovative methods promoted inengineering education. Khorbotly developed a computer vision curriculum in the undergraduateelectrical engineering program using a project-based learning pedagogy. Some issues implementedin project-based approach are addressed (Khorbotly, 2015). Luo presented an on-going multiple-project-based pedagogy

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Courses and Projects

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Brian Thomas, Trine University; Andrea Mitofsky, Trine University; Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; John Eiler

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

been the result of turnover in the faculty assigned to teach ETD 313. In fall 2011, it wasone instructor; in 2012, a second instructor took over; and in 2013, this instructor shared theteaching responsibility across three course sections with a third instructor. Each instructorbrought his/her own expertise and preferences into the classroom. On the electrical engineeringside, the instructor has remained the same, but the project endured a curriculum change thatmerged two courses into the current course and lab.Student feedback from fall 2011 indicated that the requirement of interlocking packages stifledcreativity, particularly for the technology students, as the exterior form was set early in theproject and could not be altered. As a result

Collection

2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Vincent Winstead

Designing a Multi-Disciplinary Hybrid Vehicle Systems Course Curriculum Suitable for Multiple Departments Vincent Winstead Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Techno logy Minnesota State University, MankatoAbstractIn recent years an increasing emphasis is being placed on the inclusion of multi-disciplinary programs orin courses having multi-disciplinary content. Including this content can be challenging especially amongthe various engineering disciplines. This is exacerbated by the challenges associated with making thistype of course content accessible to a wide range of students with varying levels of

Conference Session

Labs & Hands-on Instruction II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pong P. Chu, Cleveland State University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

progress through the curriculum. Key concepts are repeatedin different courses with increasing sophistication and studied from different aspects andcontexts. The experiments and projects can be realized in simple microcontroller and FPGAboards and can be easily incorporated into any existing curriculum.7. Acknowledgments This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under GrantNo. 1504030.Bibliography[1]. S. A. Ambrose et al., How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching. Jossey-Bass, 2010.[2]. C. J. Atman, et al., Enabling Engineering Student Success: The Final Report for the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education, 2010.[3]. S. Sheppard, et al

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adnaan Jiwaji, MIT; James Hardison, MIT; Kayode P. Ayodele, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; Sandy Stevens Tickodri-Togboa, Makerere University; Alfred Mwambela, University of Dar-es-Salaam; V. Judson Harward, MIT; Jesús A. del Alamo, MIT; Bryant Harrison, MIT; Samuel Gikandi, MIT

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Electrical and Computer

Faculty of Technology, Makerere University. He holds B.Sc. (Hons.) in Electrical Engineering, M.Sc. (Hons.) in Radio Engineering, PhD (Technical) in Electrical Communications Engineering. Presently he is the Deputy Dean (Finance & Administration), Head of Engineering Mathematics and a Member of the University Senate. He is the Principal Investigator on the iLabs (iLabs@Mak) Project, Faculty Mentor on the Vehicle Design Summit (VDS) Project, and Team Leader on the Academic Records Management System (ARMS) Project, all at Makerere University. His Research areas include Information Communications Technology (ICT), Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Mathematical

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Anderson, U.S. Naval Academy; Richard Buehrer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

demanding. Unfortunately, twoareas in the electrical engineering curriculum are suffering from a lack of meaningful hands-onlearning activities: electromagnetics and communications. At many universities,electromagnetics is taught as a highly theoretical, highly mathematical class with the goal ofproviding students a deep understanding of Maxwell’s equations. Students that complete such acourse generally struggle when faced with applying Maxwell’s equations to real-worldelectromagnetics problems such as transmission lines, antenna design, or wireless propagation.Introductory communications courses may have laboratory components, however, involvingstudents in an undergraduate research project is an excellent mechanism to supplement andreinforce the