Paper ID #42989Assessing Sophomore Cornerstone Courses in Electrical and Computer EngineeringProf. Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University Branimir Pejcinovic received his Ph.D. degree from University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is a Professor and former Associate Chair for Undergraduate Education at Portland State University, Electrical and Computer Engineering department. He has led department-wide changes in curriculum with emphasis on project- and lab-based instruction and learning. He was awarded the best paper award by the ECE division of ASEE in 2017 for his work on freshman engineering course
applications and potential impact.An essential aspect of implementing AI in the EE curriculum is fostering collaborative researchand establishing industry partnerships [21]. Engaging students in AI-related research projectsallows them to explore real-world applications and challenges, enhancing their learningexperience. Additionally, establishing connections with industry professionals provides studentsvaluable insights into current AI practices and emerging trends. These collaborative initiativesbetween academia and industry ensure a holistic and well-rounded approach to AI integration inthe EE curriculum that remains timely and relevant to industry needs.Student Survey on AI's Role in Electrical Engineering Education: Perceptions of Benefitsand
approaches such as project-based learning and flipped classroom. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024An Exploratory Analysis of an Electrical Engineering Technology Curriculum using Bernstein’s Instructional DiscourseAbstractThis paper analyzes the undergraduate electrical engineering technology curriculum at anengineering technology college at a private R2 (based on Carnegie Classification) university inthe USA. The purpose of this analysis is to identify key elements of the curriculum being studiedincluding selection, sequencing, pacing of the course content, and evaluation criteria. Data forthis work include the undergraduate plan of study, course outlines, and course syllabi for
Rockwell Automation products. The trainerchassis contains a ControlLogix 5570 controller with analog, digital, and relay input/outputmodules, a CompactLogix controller, EtherNet/IP-based local area network, variable frequencydrives (VFD) and induction motors, servo drives and motors, and a 10.4” HMI. Rockwell’sStudio 5000 software is used for programming; at present the curriculum covers ladder logic andstructured text. FactoryTalk View Studio facilitates the development of the HMI.Summary of the ExercisesNine to ten laboratory exercises (labs) are assigned each semester, exclusive of a midterm andfinal project. The student will become This paper describes four exercises concerning PackML.The labs are organized to introduce and gradually develop
professor (lecturer) in the electrical and computer engineering department at the University of Utah. She completed a PhD focused on engineering education at Stanford University in 2021.Daniel S. Drew, University of UtahJacob A. George, University of Utah ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 MATLAB Tool Allowing Wireless Control of Arduino Robot for Early Introduction of Robotics into Curriculum Connor D. Olsen, Amy V. Verkler, Daniel S. Drew, Jacob A. GeorgeAbstractIn modern Electrical Engineering degree programs, MATLAB is often one of the first codingexperiences a student is exposed to. Most introductory robotics courses that combine hardwareand software
Engineers class to nurture and evaluate CT among freshman electrical engineeringstudents. The primary objective was to cultivate proficiency in programming concepts,engineering design, and computational thinking while employing Python and the Micro:Bitplatform to construct a functional Morse code machine as their final class project. This hands-onproject bridged the gap between theory and application, rendering abstract concepts tangible andfostering a deeper understanding of programming principles. Students were also required toapply programming knowledge to interface with sensors and actuators present in the Micro:Bitplatform.Overall, students engaged in a multifaceted learning experience, combining both theoretical andpractical elements. They
the University of California, San Diego has integrated agroup project analyzing a chemical processing plant throughout the curriculum. The goal of theproject is to tie together concepts in the core courses, which can otherwise appear disconnected.Students first analyze the chemical plant in Material and Energy Balances. They then build uponthat analysis using the material they learn in Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, ChemicalReaction Engineering, Separation Processes, Chemical Process Dynamics and Control, and,finally, in the capstone Chemical Plant and Process Design course.This paper presents quantitative and qualitative survey results from students at different stages inthe curriculum. A 5-point Likert scale was used to evaluate the
educational standpoint, but also those from the perspective of industry providedan excellent foundation for all individuals who contributed to this project. Furthermore,communicating and working with industry partners played a significant role in this micro-credential development. Attending technical training and listening to recommendations of industrypartners in companies like General Electric (GE) provided a clear pathway to building the coursework and choosing the appropriate educational trainers that much easier. Staying atop what ishappening not only in the respective industry, but also in the political world that affects it is crucialto understanding when a micro-credential can be offered. With students wanting careers in thefield, there needs
in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Seattle University. She earned her PhD degree from University of Denver specializing in renewable energy and smart grids. Her research focus is on renewable energy integration into smart grids, ensuring efficient energy management and grid stability, aiming for a sustainable impact. She is a member of IEEE, ASEE and SWE and has worked on several NSF and NREL funded projects. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Teaching Digital Logic in the Quarter-Based EE CurriculumIntroductionCourses on digital logic are an essential part of all Electrical and Computer Engineeringcurricula. With the advent of FPGAs, the use of a
tohigher education courses in diverse areas. In this study, the reader will find brief information ofspecific areas where the PBL approach has been used, advantages, and challenges to PBL.Although the source of project definition is not the main goal of this study, the reader can find asection on it. The focus of this study is on the methodology applied to enhance PBL in a linearprograming course. The methodology helps identify where student work supported the desiredlearning components and where remediation in the curriculum needs to be focused. Accordingly,sections on student assessments and outcomes, conclusions, and future studies are included.IntroductionHistorically, learning in engineering curricula has been very technically focused. This
success withinthe educational interface, highlighting the critical role of engagement in developing essential softskills such as teamwork and communication. This is echoed by Alhammad and Moreno [9], whoinvestigate gamification in software engineering education, suggesting that such approaches canalso foster soft skills alongside technical competencies.The link between systematic curriculum approaches and enhanced outcomes in capstone projectsis clearly articulated in recent research. Almulla [10] demonstrates the effectiveness of theproject-based learning (PBL) approach in engaging students and enhancing learning outcomes,which is crucial for the success of capstone projects. Chao et al. [11] further support this byinvestigating the impact of
studentpopulations. The first module, designed for freshman students, provides introductory-levelcontent on ethics. In contrast, the second module, targeted at senior students enrolled in thecapstone design course, offers more comprehensive coverage of ethics topics.Introductory ethics moduleSimilar to work reported by Clancy et al [11], we have opted to integrate an ethics introductorymodule into the Electrical Engineering Projects and Tools course. This one-credit laboratorycourse is typically taken by electrical engineering students in their first semester. The courseaims to introduce students to various aspects of electrical engineering, including laboratoryequipment and basic electrical circuits, through fifteen lab sessions held for over two hours
troubleshooting of electric circuits,” en, Physical Review Physics Education Research, vol. 13, no. 2, p. 020 116, Sep. 2017, ISSN: 2469-9896. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.13.020116.[18] Analog discovery 2. [Online]. Available: https://digilent.com/shop/analog- discovery - 2 - 100ms - s - usb - oscilloscope - logic - analyzer - and - variable-power-supply/.[19] H. C. Powell, R. W. Williams, M. Brandt-Pearce, and R. Weikle, “Restructuring an electrical and computer engineering curriculum: A vertically integrated laboratory/lecture approach,” en, Gainesville, Florida: ASEE, Apr. 2015. [Online]. Available: http : / / se . asee . org/proceedings/ASEE2015/papers2015/53.pdf.[20] K. Anders Ericsson and Herbert A. Simon, Protocol
electrical power is critical. For an Instrumentation Control Systems EngineeringTechnology (ICET) Program at Louisiana Tech University, hands-on projects are consistentlythreaded throughout the curriculum resulting in graduates who can design, plan, research, evaluate,test and implement electrical and electromechanical systems that span multiple engineeringdisciplines.To push the curriculum and its graduates forward, ICET faculty members are empowered tocontinuously develop and improve activities and projects for core courses. In Spring of 2022, asystems-level project was integrated into the sophomore-level Applied Thermodynamics course.A thermoelectric cooling system (TeCS) was developed in-house to allow students to experienceand measure
AFFECT THE EV TECHNICIANS TRAINING?sector. Likewise, Ebron [18] argues that current training and The emergence of a specialized educational framework foreducational programs need to be updated and calls for creating technicians eager to specialize in electric vehicle maintenancea thorough curriculum that covers all aspects of advanced is not a recent idea. Instead, its roots can be traced back toelectric drive vehicles. 2010, coinciding with the rise of hybrid vehicles. Gover, Thompson et al.[26] emphasize the pivotal role of training IV. EDUCATION IN EV INDUSTRY HEV technicians in
challengingones. Combined with the technical track advisory board, which consists of representatives fromindustry, students, and faculty of each track in the department, the overall structure hopes tobenefit the students in an unprecedented way that revolutionizes how and what skills theElectrical Engineering curriculum can teach and offer to the students.Purpose and Author TeamThe first author initiated this research as an electrical engineering undergraduate student,intending to know how PFE and the technical tracks combined support learners to prepare forindustry requirements. The study described in this article is part of a larger Participatory ActionResearch (PAR) project at the Department of Electrical Engineering that engages students
educational environment.Prof. Curt Schurgers, University of California, San Diego Curt Schurgers is a Teaching Professor in the UCSD Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. His research and teaching are focused on course redesign, active learning, and project-based learning. He also co-directs a hands-on undergraduate research program called Engineers for Exploration, in which students apply their engineering knowledge to problems in exploration and conservation.Dr. Huihui Qi, University of California, San Diego Dr.Huihui Qi is an Associate Teaching Professor in the department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, at the University of California San Diego.Hamad Alajeel, University of California, San Diego
Preparing Future Semiconductor Talent in the Global Context: A Comparative Study of the Semiconductor Engineering Curriculum in the U.S. and Taiwan1. IntroductionDue to the exponential surge in global chip demand and strategic initiatives such as the CHIPSand Science Act to bring semiconductor manufacturing back to the United States, the industry isfacing a severe talent shortage. Consulting companies such as Deloitte have also estimated thatby 2030, more than one million additional skilled workers will be needed to meet the globaldemand in this field [1]. Similarly, the joint report released by The Semiconductor IndustryAssociation (SIA) and Oxford Economics, has projected that after the enactment of CHIPS
Paper ID #44109Work in Progress: Reimagining the ECE Curriculum: Bridging TechnicalPreparation, Professional Formation, and University Mission for a HolisticEducationDr. Shiny Abraham, Seattle University Dr. Shiny Abraham is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at Seattle University. Her disciplinary research efforts focus on the application of Internet of Things (IoT) technology and Machine Learning towards remote environmental monitoring, and soil and water conservation. Her pedagogical research revolves around leveraging technology trends to enhance interest in ECE, as well as broadening
, Yousef Sardahi2, and Asad Salem2 1 Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering 2 Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Marshall University Huntington, WV 25705 ferdjallah@marshall.edu, sardahi@marshall.edu, asad.salem@marshall.edu AbstractThe proposed curriculum on wind and solar energy offers an educational opportunity to bothundergraduate and graduate students, allowing them to acquire essential skills in renewable energyand engineering design. The primary objective of this curriculum is to expose and
, c) to develop lifelong learning capacity through real-world projects andindustry-based training, and d) to train well-rounded software engineers adept in industry-relevant professional skills.This paper will detail the development and implementation of the consultation and redesignprocess, including final curriculum content changes and related delivery recommendations.Consultation ProcessThe taskforce consulted several subcommittees and stakeholder groups to adequately assess thechanging landscape of software engineering. These stakeholder groups included faculty memberswithin the department, faculty members in related departments who may be impacted by thecourse changes, industry advisors, and faculty administrators. Consultation was done
noveltechnical domain, nuclear engineering developed within a new organizational context [8].Previously, physicists practiced their research within university science departments, but with thedevelopment of wartime research efforts, such as the Manhattan Project, top physicists andengineers found themselves employed by government and military-funded research initiatives.Post-WWII, these government research efforts continued via the establishment of nationallaboratories. The first national laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory, cites its establishmentin 1946 as having the goal to perform “cooperative research in nucleonics”, another term used todescribe the field of ‘nuclear engineering’ or ‘atomic energy’ [9]. This time period was markedby specific
analog electronics. Bell and Horowitz [4] describetheir integration of projects into a non-major circuits course, dividing the laboratories into fourprojects. Indeed, Chen et al [5] reviewed 108 papers on implementing project-based learningacross engineering.The novelty in the proposed approach is the creation of as unified of a project as possible, in orderto show students that even in an introductory course, they could gain enough knowledge todevelop a very complex device using all aspects of electrical engineering. At the same time, thecourse does not compromise on the detail presented, making it a fully-fledged introduction tomost aspects of electrical engineering. In summary, there were two goals: • To empower students, as so many tasks
, work reality, and projections? What aretheir expectations regarding physics teaching in their particular context? To what extentdoes the current format of physics courses meet these expectations? Therefore, this studyaims to analyze students' perceptions regarding developing a quarterly electricity andmagnetism course for an engineering program tailored to working students and deliveredonline.Previous studiesVergara & Zavala [7] studied the perception of a group of engineering students in an onlineevening modality for working students regarding flipped classroom materials provided forthem to prepare for synchronous sessions. Although these materials were generally well-received and evaluated positively, the students did not usually watch
ETD 315 Partnering with Industrial Advisory Board to Create Zero Energy Curriculum Certificate Darrell D. Nickolson Indiana University Purdue University IndianapolisAbstractThis paper describes the Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) Departmentof Engineering and Technology’s multidisciplinary program’s development of a Zero EnergyCertificate program that maximizes its active Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) expertise.Combining our programs community engage project approach along with a highly active IAB, weare developing a
environments, andpublic health, who are as well versed in professional skills as they are in technical skills is thechallenge we face as engineering educators.This paper describes a new civil engineering curriculum designed to meet these challenges. Ournew curriculum, that was the result of a multi-year effort, is centered around a “design spine”.The design spine, series of eight courses, is expected to improve the development of professionalskills, improve fluency with data analysis and computing skills, improve critical thinking skills,and integrate systems thinking through project-based learning. The design spine helps connectand integrate the separate subdiscipline courses typical of most civil engineering curricula as asystem of systems.The
critical needs identified by the National ScienceFoundation (NSF) report on Building Capacity at Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) is outlined.The proposed program, developed at Keiser University(KU) Flagship Campus, focuses onredesigning the curriculum to incorporate recent advances in emerging technology, attracting andretaining high-potential, low-income, and Hispanic students in engineering, and enhancingevidence-based student-centered initiatives to support degree completion and career success.Building upon successful STEM research projects, the session discusses the proposed revision ofthe Applied Engineering program at KU, introducing new tracks and certification programs. Theproposal is under review by the academic affairs review
Engineering IdentityAbstractThis paper is a work in progress (WIP) for an NSF project that explores first-generation students(FGS) in engineering technology (ET); specifically, their academic performance, engineeringidentity development, and use of social capital all compared to continuing generation students(CGS) peers. Despite the growing number of engineering technology degrees awarded annually,there is a scarcity of research focusing on the acquisition of engineering identity, particularlyamong FG students. Overall, this project will utilize a two phase, mixed methods approach. Inthe first phase, we will quantitatively assess academic performance comparisons between firstgeneration and continuing generation engineering students and utilize the
as thisone.Approach: Three students within the Electrical Engineering department, who had completed atleast one of the new RED revolutionary activities (e.g., classes, project, evaluation), participatedin a semi-structured interview format, in order to complete a qualitative analysis of the effects ofthese classes on students’ feelings of impostor syndrome and perceived self-efficacy. Thematicanalysis was employed to analyze the qualitative data and identified broader themesdemonstrating students’ perception and changes in impostor syndrome and self-efficacy.Preliminary Outcomes: Preliminary interviews confirmed that impostor syndrome is partially feltwithin the electrical engineering community under investigation. However, some of the
Paper ID #42148Understanding the Influence of a Week-Long Electrical and Computer EngineeringSummer Camp on Middle School Students’ Interests in STEM (RTP)Joshua E. Katz, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Joshua E. Katz is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, DELTA program, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where his research centers on collaborative learning in engineering education and other STEM disciplines. He obtained his B.S. in Technology and Engineering Education in 2019 and his M.S. in STEM Education and Leadership in 2021, both from Illinois State University