the curriculumthat should be used to teach technology. As a result, the technology programs from stateto state, and from district to district within individual states, vary widely in both qualityand content, with no defined metrics to test student aptitude. Thus one school’stechnology program may provide students with instruction in cabinet making and metalworking while another school in the next school district may be teaching digitalelectronics, robotics and, multimedia design.The goal of any far-reaching STEM program needs to address the curriculum needs oftechnology education. Programs such as Project Lead the Way (PLTW)[12] and TheInfinity Project[13] have stepped into this perceived curriculum void and have createdprograms that bring
” [3].Cheville et al. suggest that the ability to communicate the process and details of a design is areliable measure of overall design ability [3]. This stems from the positive correlation of effectivecommunication with performance on design projects[4] , and the use of verbal communication asa means of assessment on design projects [5] . As such, the PLP system implies communication of Page 22.1491.3the design as a primary assessment tool.Section 2 describes related work to the PLP system, both in hardware and software solutions,Section 3 describes the PLP system in technical detail, as well as its application to certaincourses. Section 4
-Bass, 1996.8. C. Bazerman, J. Little, et al., Reference guide to writing across the curriculum. West Lafayette: Parlor Press, 2005.9. J. Froyd, A. Watt, & J.M. Williams, “Writing to Design/Designing to Write: Using the Correlations between Communication and Engineering to Improve Student Reflection,” Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Paper AC 2002-692.10. J. C. Anderson, D. W. Gatchell, B. Shwom, S. Benjamin, J. A. Lake, “Embedding communication in an interdisciplinary project-based upper-level engineering design course,” Proceedings of the 120th ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Paper 7845, Available: www.asee.org/public/conferences/20/papers/7845
changes to the department curriculum and course structures,departmental interactions and community-building efforts, departmental mentoring efforts,student recruitment, department recruiting efforts, and departmental partnerships withcommunity colleges.Due to the overlapping nature of the individual program goals and the department’s efforts tocreate broad change, adhering to the Program Evaluation Standards of utility, feasibility,propriety, and accuracy (Yarbrough et al., 2011) necessitated taking a comprehensive evaluationapproach. This approach would enable an understanding of not just individual programs, but alsoallow us to gain an understanding of the ways in which the department was, and was not,changing as a whole.Researchers have noted
for Engineering Education, 2008Medium Voltage Switchgear, Transformer and Interconnection Specification in an ECE ClinicI. AbstractWorking on real world engineering technology projects with industry is a key component ofRowan University’s engineering clinics. Our College of Engineering has Industrial affiliates whoregularly act as sponsors of the ECE curriculum by bringing important and diverse real worldengineering design challenges to ECE students. This paper discusses how undergraduate ECEstudents were called upon to first learn about the proposed renewable energy system (in this casea 3MW photovoltaic system – the largest of its kind east of Arizona in the U.S.) optimize thearray field and the DC wiring, and then
2013 cohort had beenacademically stronger than the fall 2014 cohort, and was thus actually pleased by the identicalaverage examination result. In an attempt to validate this notion, examination results in anothercourse taken by most of the students in the Dynamic Systems course were investigated. Almostall the students in the Dynamic Systems course had taken a course on Electrical Circuits theyear before, which had remained unchanged between the two cohorts, i.e., the curriculum, theinstructor, and the teaching methods had not changed. The examination results (see Table 2)yielded an average numerical grade of 3.96 for the fall 2013 cohort and 3.35 for the fall 2014cohort, which is a rather significant difference in the average course grade
learning experiences. Leite combined project-oriented research with PBL,highlighting the need for adaptability in modernizing education [7]. Hosseinzadeh andHesamzadeh found PBL effective in specialized subjects but noted resource requirements andsuitability for moderate class sizes [8]. Rodriguez et al. [9] implemented PBL in space education,enhancing motivation but demanding more faculty commitment and facing scalability challenges.Marasc and Bejkat interdisciplinary program aimed to boost electrical engineering interest byintegrating it with other subjects [10]. These studies collectively emphasize the benefits andlogistical considerations of PBL and innovative approaches in engineering education.Inquiry Learning is centered around nurturing
, implementation, and assessment ofthis work in progress. The second paper, to be written after the project is completed, will reporton effectiveness of the core curriculum assessment process, as it pertains to both regionalaccreditation and ABET accreditation of the institution’s engineering programs. It is anticipatedthat presenting this paper will generate feedback that will assist in sharpening the focus of theinquiry described here.1 Introduction and MotivationThe institution that is the subject of this study (University of Detroit Mercy) offers a number ofprograms requiring accreditation by different agencies. Other programs are accredited only in thecontext of the institution’s regional accreditation. 1 Outcome-based assessment processes havebeen
improving the intervention, and gaining insights thatcan lead to shared theories with implications for designing other interventions [25].Two objectives of the research project are: (1) create new student learning materials andstrategies which vertically integrate a conceptual or pedagogical approach on digital systemdesign into sequences of courses in electrical and computer engineering (ECE) and computerscience (CS) curriculums, and (2) contribute to knowledge on undergraduate student attitudes onthe use of video games as a motivator for pursuing or persisting in an ECE or CS major, and theeffect on student performance, especially those from underrepresented groups. The effectivenessof the game is assessed using a comprehensive array of
Google’s Android OS or Apple’s iOS4 Existing Source: Extend and modify existing sample open source projects to build new ones UI Design: Create functional, yet appealing user interfaces using the extensible markup language (XML) Deployment: Plan, implement, and deploy functional and practical mobile applicationsEvaluation methodsStudents involved in the weeklong course took an online survey based on social cognitive career theory(SCCT), which posits that individuals base career decisions on their confidence, interest, and perceivedsense of mastery in a field (Lent, et al 2005). The survey was modified from a reliable, validatedinstrument, and has proven robust across multiple versions of CS-0 at six other Hispanic
, and Fall 2018semesters. ELEG 3003 is the first course focused on engineering modeling and design within theengineering curriculum and is offered in the first semester of the third year. This course is followedby ELEG 4202 (Engineering Design) during the second semester of the junior year. ELEG 4191(Electrical Design Project-I) and ELEG 4192 (Electrical Design Project-II) are offered during thesenior year of the engineering program. The course covers topics on reduction of engineeringsystems to mathematical models, methods of analysis using MATLAB and Simulink,interpretation of numerical results, optimization of design variables, three-dimensional Computer-aided Design (CAD), and engineering system modeling and design projects. This course is
the context of their design project. This approach varies significantlyfrom traditional lecture-based curriculums.The structure of IRE curriculum is shown in figure 1. The curriculum comprises 60-credits: 28professional and design, and 32 technical credits. The 32 technical credits include 6 mechanicalcore, 6 electrical core, 4 general engineering core, and 16 elective credits. Each competencyequals one technical credit. Examples of electrical core competencies include AC Circuits,Digital Logic, Electronics, and Signals& Systems; Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics, andMechanics of Materials are examples of mechanical core competencies. The electivecompetencies are structured by a student and an instructor one-on-one as an independent study
and Voice-over-IP. We focus on the activities of educating orinstructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill in these areas.The paper is divided into six sections. In Section 2, we briefly present the current DSPcurriculum for undergraduate and graduate electrical engineering students in our school and wediscuss the innovations we have made in that curriculum development. Then in Section 3, wedetail the two Speech coding courses we have introduced into the curriculum. In Section 4, wediscuss the new speech coder used for internet applications as an example. In Section 5, wediscuss the course on Voice-over-IP. We make some final observations and conclusions insection 6 including possible new directions for these courses
digital signal processing (DSP) early in the curriculum. He co-authored the books DSP First: A Multimedia Approach and Signal Processing First with Jim McClellan and Ron Schafer which were published by Prentice Hall in 1998 and 2003. Dr. Yoder has also co-authored the book Electrical Engineering Applications with the TI-89, with David R. Voltmer, which was published by Texas Instruments in 1999. And he has also co-authored Engineering Our Digital Future with Geoffrey Orsak, et. al. published 2004 by Prentice Hall . Dr. Yoder served as General Co-Chair of the 2000 IEEE Digital Signal Processing in Education Workshop. He was a member of the IEEE Education Society Administrative Committee and a member and
work in a diverse world. Academic and Professional SLO E - Professional Development Integrity: E1. Ability to apply project management techniques Students will demonstrate E2. Ability to practice professional ethics and social responsibility awareness and understanding of the ethical standards of their academic discipline and/or profession. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conferenceimprovements. So far, the SLOs themselves have not been modified, but IAB input has informedmodifications in details within courses and further curriculum development.In addition to Industrial
ofTechnology. With a flexible curriculum designed to meet existing and future workforce needs,the program of study incorporated both new and revised courses. One of the new courses is a‘gateway’ Introduction to Engineering Technology course designed to attract and retain bothtraditional and non-traditional students. In this introductory course, Engineering Technology(ET) is defined based on the description of the skill set needed for the current and futureeconomy. Through a case study approach, the blended curriculum is delivered as a holistic,integrated approach to technology systems.The course employs a reverse course-content-delivery design whereby students engage thetraditional lecture-based subject matter in a manner that is user friendly and
described in this paper. Acompetition was held and the lamps resulting from this laboratory were sold at a fund raisingauction event. The faculty members associated with this project indeed considered the lamps tobe a very creative product.IntroductionIn spring semester 2008, a laboratory to infuse creativity into the design process was explored inthe first required course for freshmen in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE). Thecourse, ECE 125: Fundamentals of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is a two credit coursewith two lectures per week and a total of five laboratories held throughout the semester. Thelecture introduces students to basic circuit analysis, programming in MATLAB, and a survey ofthe ECE discipline. The laboratory
Paper ID #12645Combining Digital with Analog Circuits in a Core Course for a Multidisci-plinary Engineering CurriculumDr. Harold R Underwood, Messiah College Dr. Underwood received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign (UIUC) in 1989, and has been a faculty member of the engineering Department at Mes- siah College since 1992. Besides teaching Circuits, Electromagnetics, and Communications Systems, he supervises engineering students in the Communications Technology Group on credited work in the In- tegrated Projects Curriculum (IPC) of the Engineering Department, and other
Page 26.1743.15 87,” IETF Journal, Vol. 9, Iss. 2, Nov. 2013.6. A.C. Marcum et al., “Low SINR synchronization for the DARPA spectrum challenge scenario,” 2014 IEEE Military Communications Conference (MILCOM), Baltimore, MD, pp. 1447-1453.7. M. J. Callaghan, K. McCusker, J. L. Losada, J. Harkin, S. Wilson, “Using game-based learning in virtual worlds to teach electronic and electrical engineering,” IEEE Trans. Industrial Informatics, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 575-584, Feb. 2013.8. P. Sutton, L. Doyle, “Spectrum wars - gamification of dynamic spectrum access and cognitive radio,” Proc. IEEE Dyspan 2014.9. Cognitive Radio Network Testbed (CORNET) Web Site, http://www.cornet.wireless.vt.edu/10. The Networking and
and their results while solving signals and systemsproblems. A broad spectrum of problems ranging from simple mathematical computations inconvolution or frequency domain transforms to application-based system design of filters andfeedback systems can be effectively simulated using MATLAB. MATLAB-based homeworkproblem sets in EECE 214 target the mathematical problem-solving component and the in-classlabs focus on reinforcing concepts through application-based practical problem solving.The new curriculum with the in-class labs and problem sets was implemented in the fall 2013semester with an enrollment of 19 students (18 electrical and computer engineering sophomoresand juniors and one biomedical engineering junior). Since MATLAB programming
, B., Abdul Massih, M., Jarvis, P., Aliaga, D. G., & Vanegas, C. A. (2011). Urban Ecosystem Design. InSymposium on Interactive 3D Graphics and Games (I3D '11). ACM, New York, NY, USA, 167-17416. Liang, Z., Wildeson, I., Colby, R., Ewoldt, D., Zhang, T., Sands, T., et al. (in review). Electric Field-Free (In;Ga)N Nanoheterostructures. NanoLetters.17. Keller, J., & Suzuki, K. (1988). Use of the ARCS Motivation Model in courseware design. Page 22.46.13
students the ability “tosolve the problems at the interface of engineering and biology” and “the ability to makemeasurements on and interpret data from living systems.”[1] Therefore, a good biomedicalengineer must have a solid understanding of mechanical, electrical, and computer engineeringfields, as well as biology, chemistry, and physiology, and must be able to combine and applyengineering and life science concepts to solve interdisciplinary problems in biomedicalengineering.In the course of its continuous improvement process, the BME faculty at the Milwaukee Schoolof Engineering (MSOE) redesigned its curriculum to introduce more team-basedinterdisciplinary learning. The faculty members believe the most innovative additions to thecurriculum are
AC 2012-3280: DEVELOPING AN ENGINEERING CURRICULUM AT ADEVELOPING UNIVERSITY IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRYDr. Kurt M. DeGoede, Elizabethtown College Kurt DeGoede is Associate Professor of engineering and physics, Elizabethtown College. DeGoede is currently working on developing a collaborative study abroad program in West Africa built around a design course based in service engineering. Many of these projects include work with renewable energy systems. His research interests are in the areas of biomechanics and the modeling of dynamic systems. Current projects include collaborative work with faculty and students in occupational therapy and an orthopedic hand surgeon, developing clinical instruments for conducting therapy
Paper ID #8757Incorporating Sustainability and Green Design Concepts into the Engineer-ing and Engineering Technology Curriculum and ProgramsDr. Radian G Belu, Drexel University (Tech.) Dr. Radian Belu is Assistant Professor within the Engineering Technology (ET) program - Drexel Uni- versity, Philadelphia, USA. He is holding a PHD in power engineering and the other in physics. Before joining to the Drexel University Dr. Belu hold faculty and research positions at universities and re- search institutes in Romania, Canada and United States. He also worked for several years in industry as project manager, senior engineer
the copyright fees and distributes the packets to the studentsfor a modest fee. The list of papers changes from year to year; the current list being used duringthe Spring 2002 semester is given below [full references available in the bibliography (5-18)].Students are encouraged to refer to the text from Models of the Nervous System as a referencewhen needed. Reading List for Neural Engineering I, Spring 2002 semester:Plonsey & Barr (1998) Electrical field stimulation of excitable tissue.Rattay (1998) Analysis of the electrical excitation of CNS neurons.Greenberg et al. (1999) A computational model of electrical stimulation of the retinal ganglion cell.Stett et al. (2000) Electrical multisite
undergraduate curriculum and were taken by the beginning of the summerprogram.MaryPat had no prior research experience before entering the Cognitive Communicationsprogram. She took basic C++ programming and circuit design courses at her university beforeentering the program, but had had no prior experience with signal processing or cognitive radio.Electrical engineering coursework at her university provides few collaborative opportunities, sothis experience provided a great opportunity for growth and learning in her preparation forgraduate school.4.3. Team members’ experiences and perceptions of the programThe research program provided significant new experiences, including the opportunity to domore extensive programming than in class projects, and to
. Page 23.786.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 INTEGRATION OF GREEN CONCEPTS INTO TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUM FOR WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT IN THE RENEWABLE ENERGY INDUSTRIESAbstractWith green industries poised for rapid growth, universities and workforce development centersare striving to develop a workforce that is well trained in renewable energy technologies. Thispaper describes the latest advances in an educational project, sponsored by the Texas WorkforceCommission, to integrate renewable energy technology principles into the technical curriculum.This project has engaged faculty from technology programs in the College of
Conference & Exposition, Tampa, Florida. https://peer.asee.org/32677[21] Scott, J. (2013). Social Network Analysis, (3rd ed). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.[22] Lord, S. M., Berger, E. J., Kellam, N. N., Ingram, E. L., Riley, D. M., Rover, D. T., Salzman, N., & Sweeney, J. D. (2017). Talking about a Revolution: Overview of NSF RED Projects. In ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings.[23] Reeping, D., McNair, L. D., Wisnioski, M., Patrick, A. Y., Martin, T. L., Lester, L., Knapp, B., & Harrison, S. (2017). Using threshold concepts to restructure an electrical and computer engineering curriculum: Troublesome knowledge in expected outcomes. In 2017 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE) (pp. 1-9
specializationin Mechatronics and Industrial Automation. This paper reports on the work in progress to alignthe program to meet the changing needs of the industries in the era of Industry 4.0. The recentconsolidation of majors in the Engineering Technology (ET) program provide us with a rareopportunity to enhance the program for students, faculty, college, and industry. We discussprogram enrichment through the inclusion of skill-based industry recognized certifications thatare embedded in the regular ET curriculum as laboratory extensions in four areas, such as:Computer Aided Design (CAD), Computer Numerical Control (CNC), Dimensional Metrology -Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM), and Industrial Robots.IntroductionThe Fourth Industrial Revolution
broaden the spectrum of electives available, three new electives(CE478 Structural Mechanics; CE490 Protective Design; CE495 Transportation) have beendeveloped and will be offered to students starting in the spring term of 2010. CE471 Timber andMasonry will be discontinued since coverage of those two building materials is now includedwithin the steel course, CE404, and the concrete course, CE483.What about ABET?Whenever making changes to an ABET accredited curriculum, it is vital to ensure that the resultsatisfies the requirements established in Criterion 1 through 9. In order to demonstrate that credithours were satisfied in each category (Engineering Topics, ET; Math & Basic Science, M&BS),a spreadsheet was developed listing credit hour