AC 2007-2333: ANALOG INSYDES — A NEW TOOL FOR TEACHINGINTRODUCTORY CIRCUITSJean-Claude Thomassian, Georgia Southern University Dr. Jean-Claude Thomassian received his BS degrees in Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toledo in 1992 and 1993, respectively, and MS and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from The University of Toledo in 1995 and 2002. His main professional interests are in mixed mode IC design and electrical engineering education; his recent research activity concentrates on symbolic analysis of circuits and MOS models. Page 12.237.1© American
AC 2007-1475: UPGRADING A MICROCONTROLLER SYSTEMS COURSE WITHTHE CYPRESS PSOCKevin Bolding, Seattle Pacific UnivDave Van Ess, Cypress Semiconductor Page 12.1521.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Upgrading a Microcontroller Systems Course Using the Cypress PSoCAbstractAs our society continually embraces technology to greater and greater degrees, the need forengineers with the skills to develop microcontroller based systems is constantly growing.Microcontroller systems design courses are meant to equip students with the understanding,skills, and methods needed to design and develop systems built around a microcontroller
AC 2008-2489: DESIGN OF A HARDWARE PLATFORM FOR ANALOGCOMMUNICATIONS LABORATORYBruce Dunne, Grand Valley State University Since 2003, Bruce E. Dunne has been an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering at Grand Valley State University. Prior to joining GVSU, he spent 16 years as a practicing engineer working for several large corporations. Professor Dunne received his B.S.E.E. and M.S. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Ph.D. from the Illinois Institute of Technology, all in Electrical Engineering. His interests include digital signal processing and communications systems. Melvin Cooke, GE Aviation
AC 2008-2673: PEDAGOGY OF A COURSE IN SPEECH CODING ANDVOICE-OVER-IPTokunbo Ogunfunmi, Santa Clara University TOKUNBO OGUNFUNMI, Ph.D., P.E. is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California. He earned his BSEE (First Class Honors) from Obafemi Awolowo University, (formerly University of Ife), Nigeria, his MSEE and PhDEE from Stanford University, Stanford, California. His teaching and research interests span the areas of Digital Signal Processing (theory, applications and implementations), Adaptive Systems, VLSI/ASIC Design and Multimedia Signal Processing. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE, Member of Sigma Xi, AAAS and ASEE
AC 2009-78: AM RADIO CONSTRUCTION: A JUNIOR-LEVEL ELECTRICALENGINEERING CORE LABORATORYStuart Wentworth, Auburn University Stuart M. Wentworth received the B.S. degree in chemical engineering from Auburn University, AL, in 1982, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Texas, Austin, in 1987 and 1990, respectively. He joined the Department of Electrical Engineering, Auburn University, in 1990, specializing in electromagnetics and microelectronics, and is presently an Associate Professor. His research interests include microwave circuit and interconnect modeling, high frequency material characterization, and radio frequency identification tags. He
2006-508: TEACHING DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS IN A WIRELESS WORLD:WHO NEEDS EQUATIONS?Dennis Silage, Temple University DENNIS SILAGE (silage@temple.edu) is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Temple University. He has a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, where he was on faculty from 1975 until 1984 when he joined Temple University. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and director of the System Chip Design Center (www.temple.edu/scdc), which researches the application of programmable gate arrays in digital signal processing and digital communications. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in these areas. He
, high-speed signal acquisition and processing for radar command-guidance of supersonic and hypersonic munitions, and advanced PCB packaging techniques. Previously, he was a graduate student with the Ra- diation Laboratory of the University of Michigan where his research focus was on ceramic prototyping techniques, integrated ceramic microwave systems, and applications of metamaterials and photonic crys- tals. He has authored four papers for refereed journals and given many conference presentations on the applications of advanced ceramic fabrication techniques to microwave devices. Dr. Brakora holds 5 US patents and has several unpublished patents and patent applications.Dr. Lihong (Heidi) Jiao, Grand Valley State
Paper ID #30554Development of a Printed Circuit Board Design Laboratory CourseDr. Pelin Kurtay, George Mason University Pelin Kurtay is Associate Professor and Associate Chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department at George Mason University. She currently heads the ECE Department’s undergrad- uate curriculum development efforts and leads other departmental initiatives. She is the recipient of the 2015 Teacher of Distinction Award at George Mason University for exceptional teaching and commitment to teaching-related activities in electrical and computer engineering and Information technology. She is a
Paper ID #25842Design & Evaluation of a Multipurpose Course Structure for Teaching Digi-tal LogicDr. Brock J. LaMeres, Montana State University Dr. Brock J. LaMeres is a Professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Mon- tana State University (MSU) and the Director of the Montana Engineering Education Research Center (MEERC). LaMeres is also the Boeing Professor at MSU where he is responsible for initiatives to im- prove the professional skills of engineering graduates. LaMeres teaches and conducts research in the area of computer engineering. LaMeres is currently studying the effectiveness of
Paper ID #15828A Bluetooth Audio Amplifier Project for an Embedded Systems CourseDr. James Moscola, York College of Pennsylvania James Moscola is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Computer Engineering at York Col- lege of Pennsylvania. He received a B.S. in Physical Science from Muhlenberg College in 2000, a B.S. in Computer Engineering, a M.S. in Computer Science, and a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from Wash- ington University in St. Louis in 2001, 2003, and 2008 respectively. His interests include reconfigurable architectures, and embedded systems. c American Society for
Paper ID #15735Improving Student Retention Through a Redesigned First-Year EngineeringClassDr. Jonathan Backens, Christopher Newport University Jonathan Backens is an assistant professor of electrical engineering at Christopher Newport University (CNU). He received his Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from Old Dominion University in 2014 and his B.S. in computer engineering from CNU in 2004.Dr. Anton Riedl, Christopher Newport University Dr. Anton Riedl is an Associate Professor of computer engineering at Christopher Newport University and currently the Chair of the Department of Physics, Computer Science and
Paper ID #27623ABET Accreditation: Best Practices for A Systematic Coordinated Multi-Program ApproachDr. Petronella A. James-Okeke, Morgan State University Dr. Petronella James-Okeke serves as the Accreditation Coordinator for the School of Engineering, at Morgan State University (MSU), where she leads the 2019 multi-program accreditation process. Dr. James-Okeke previously served as the Assessments and Online Program, Faculty coordinator for the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. She teaches at the graduate and undergraduate level, using both face-to-face and blended online learning instruction. She is an
AC 2007-1279: IMPLEMENTING A HANDS-ON UNDERGRADUATE COURSE INSOFTWARE-HARDWARE CODESIGNYi Cheng, California State Polytechnic University-PomonaKathleen Hayden, California State Polytechnic University-PomonaZekeriya Aliyazicioglu, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Page 12.836.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007Implementing a Hands-On Undergraduate Course in Software-Hardware CodesignYi Cheng, Kathleen Hayden, Aliyazicioglu ZekeriyaCalifornia State Polytechnic University, Pomona1. IntroductionThe Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department of California StatePolytechnic University, Pomona started to offer a Bachelor of Science of
AC 2008-80: A SIMULATED MANO MACHINE--AN NOVEL PROJECT FORCOMPUTER ARCHITECTURE CLASSVicky Fang, Cedarville University assistant professorClinton Kohl, Cedarville University associate professor Page 13.103.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 A Simulated MANO Machine -- A Novel Project for Undergraduate Computer Architecture ClassAbstract:Hands-on experience and visualization are both crucial to enhance undergraduate engineeringeducation. This paper will describe a novel project that we feel meets both of these key elementsfor a first undergraduate computer architecture class. Instruction level simulation, though helpful,does
AC 2008-282: A VISUAL LEARNING TOOL FOR PRESENTATION OF THEECONOMIC DISPATCH TOPICPeter Idowu, Pennsylvania State University-HarrisburgMohamed Omer, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg Page 13.131.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 A Visual Learning Tool for presentation of the Economic Dispatch TopicAbstractComputer modeling and simulation has emerged as one of the most cost effective ways forproviding supplements to course lectures in diverse areas of engineering. Power systemsengineering has a long history of this and has seen a range of power systems programs forcommercial and educational applications. In
2006-2473: A NEW INTRODUCTORY COURSE ON SIGNALS, CIRCUITS ANDSYSTEMSMehmet Ozturk, North Carolina State University Mehmet C. Ozturk received the B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering in 1980 from Bogazici University in Istanbul, Turkey. He taught Physics to seniors at the English High School in Istanbul for one year while he attended graduate classes in his University. He continued his graduate work at Michigan Technological University where he received the M.S. degree in in Electrical Engineering under Mark G. Thompson with a thesis on hydrogenated amorphous silicon solar cells in 1983. He completed his doctoral studies at North Carolina State University in 1988 under Jimmie J. Wortman. His Ph.D
2006-2485: A HANDS-ON, INTERACTIVE UNDERGRADUATE DIGITAL IMAGEPROCESSING COURSEAgnieszka Miguel, Seattle University Page 11.51.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 A Hands-On, Interactive Undergraduate Digital Image Processing CourseAbstractThis paper describes an experimental undergraduate digital image processing coursecreated and taught by the author. The course was designed to be an interactiveexperience. The lecture material, hands-on examples, and in-class computer exerciseswere blended together to form a unique interactive learning experience. Lecturescontained numerous MATLAB-based examples and students were required to
2006-1951: A STUDY OF GRAPHICAL VS. TEXTUAL PROGRAMMING FORTEACHING DSPMark Yoder, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Mark A. Yoder received his BS degree in 1980 and Ph.D. in 1984, both in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University. He is currently a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rose- Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Indiana. Since 1988 he has been teaching engineering at Rose-Hulman. His research interests include investigating ways to use technology to teach engineering more effectively. He pioneered, at Rose, the use of Computer Algebra Systems (such as Maple and Mathematica) in teaching electrical engineering. He also helped pioneering the teaching of
2006-2155: IMPLEMENTING A HANDS-ON COURSE IN SOFTWARE-DEFINEDRADIOSven Bilen, Pennsylvania State University SVEN G. BILÉN (BS Penn State, MSE and PhD Univ. of Michigan) is an Associate Professor of Engineering Design and Electrical Engineering at Penn State. His educational research interests include developing techniques for enhancing engineering design education, software-defined radio, and systems engineering. He is member of IEEE, AIAA, AGU, ASEE, URSI, and Sigma Xi. Page 11.724.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Implementing a Hands-on Course in Software-defined
Paper ID #8645Google Forms: A Real-Time Formative Feedback Process for Adaptive Learn-ingDr. Rami Jubrail Haddad, Georgia Southern University Rami J. Haddad is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Georgia Southern University. He received the B.S. in Telecommunication and Electronics Engineering from the Applied Sciences University, Amman, Jordan, in 2004. He received his M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN, in 2006. He received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Akron, Akron, OH, in 2011. His research focuses on various
AC 2012-5383: DESIGN TOOLS: THE SOPHOMORE COURSE IN A FOUR-YEAR DESIGN SEQUENCEDr. Jeffrey L. Schiano, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Jeffrey L. Schiano is an Associate Professor of electrical engineering at the Pennsylvania State University. He earned a bachelor’s of science degree in electrical and biomedical engineering (with university honors) from Carnegie Mellon University in 1983, and the master’s of science and doctorate of philosophy degrees from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) in 1985 and 1991, respectively. His expertise is in the areas of feedback control systems and magnetic resonance engineering
AC 2012-3915: STRUCTURING A SYSTEM DESIGN LABORATORY COURSETO FACILITATE OUTCOMES ASSESSMENTProf. Victor P. Nelson, Auburn University Victor P. Nelson is a professor and Assistant Chair of electrical and computer engineering at Auburn University. His primary research interests include embedded systems and computer-aided design and testing of digital systems and application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs). He is co-author of the textbook Digital Logic Circuit Analysis and Design and a tutorial book on fault-tolerant computing. He has been Chair of the ECE Curriculum Committee, Coordinator of the ECE Graduate Program, and served one year as Associate Dean for Assessment in the College of Engineering. He is a
AC 2010-703: MPSS: A SYSTEM FOR MOBILE AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATIONAND TRAININGManuel Castro, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a DistanciaGabriel Diaz, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a DistanciaEugenio Lopez-Aldea, NIEDAXNuria Oliva, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a DistanciaCatalina Martinez-Mediano, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a DistanciaNevena Mileva, Plovdiv UniversiftyMihail Milev, Plovdiv UniversiftySlavka Tzanova, Sofia UniversityEdmundo Tovar, UPMMartin Llamas, Universidad de Vigo Page 15.892.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 mPSS: a system for mobile and vocational education and trainingAbstractMobile devices are always
AC 2010-362: REVITALIZING A CAPSTONE DESIGN SEQUENCE WITHINDUSTRIAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUESStacy Wilson, Western Kentucky UniversityMichael McIntyre, Western Kentucky University Page 15.1042.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Revitalizing a Capstone Design Sequence with Industrial Project Management TechniquesAbstractThe capstone design experience is a staple in many engineering programs throughout the nation.The purpose of these courses or sequences often includes the execution of an applied researchproject where students have a culminating design experience, and an opportunity to completeengineering design tasks. At
AC 2010-406: EXPERIMENTS WITH A SIXTEEN-DIGIT SEVEN-SEGMENTOSCILLOSCOPE DISPLAYChristopher Carroll, University of Minnesota, Duluth Page 15.560.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Experiments with a Sixteen-Digit Seven-Segment Oscilloscope Display Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Minnesota DuluthAbstractThis paper describes experiments performed by students in a second-semester digital designlaboratory using an output display device that shows up to sixteen hexadecimal digits in seven-segment format on a standard analog oscilloscope. The
AC 2010-1866: A WEB SERVICE AND INTERFACE FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICECHARACTERIZATIONSumit Dutta, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Sumit Dutta is currently pursuing a B.S. in electrical engineering at the University of Illinois, expecting to graduate in 2011. His research interests lie broadly in physical electronics. He is a recipient of the NASA Aeronautics Scholarship and Raytheon US FIRST Robotics Scholarship, and is an Edmund J. James Scholar. Sumit is a member of Tau Beta Pi, Engineers without Borders, and Eta Kappa Nu.Shreya Prakash, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Shreya Prakash is currently pursuing a B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of
AC 2010-1884: A HANDS-ON APPROACH TO TEACHING WIRELESS AD HOCNETWORKSSarvesh Kulkarni, Villanova University Sarvesh Kulkarni received a B.E. in Computer Engineering from the University of Bombay in 1994, the M.S. and the Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Dallas in 1998 and 2002 respectively. Prior to 2002, he has worked in various industry positions in India and the US. He joined the ECE department at Villanova University in 2002, and is currently an Associate Professor of Computer Engineering. His research interests are: routing algorithms for wireless and wired networks, load-balanced adaptive routing techniques for wireless ad hoc networks
AC 2011-217: UNCERTAINTY ABOUT UNCERTAINTY: WHAT CONSTI-TUTES ”KNOWLEDGE OF PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS APPRO-PRIATE TO THE PROGRAM NAME AND OBJECTIVES” IN OUR PRO-GRAM ACCREDITATION CRITERIAJeffrey A. Jalkio, University of Saint Thomas Jeff Jalkio received his Ph.D in Electrical Engineering from the University of Minnesota and worked for thirteen years in industry in the fields of optical sensor design and process control. In 1984, he co- founded CyberOptics Corporation, where he led engineering efforts as Vice President of Research. In 1997 he returned to academia, joining the engineering faculty of the University of St. Thomas where he teaches courses in digital electronics, computing, electromagnetic fields, controls
AC 2008-635: A CASE STUDY: A NEW COURSE ON ENGINEERING PROJECTAND MANAGEMENT FOR FIRST-YEAR GRADUATE STUDENTS INELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERINGWookwon Lee, Gannon University WOOKWON LEE, P.E. received the B.S. degree in electronic engineering from Inha University, Korea, in 1985, and the M.S. and D.Sc. degrees in electrical engineering from the George Washington University, Washington, DC, in 1992 and 1995, respectively. He is currently on the faculty of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Gannon University, Erie, PA. Prior to joining Gannon, he was on the faculty of the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Arkansas and had been involved in various research
2006-1777: DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION OF A DIGITAL CONTROLLABORATORY WITH A DIGITAL SYSTEM LABORATORY AT YOUNGSTOWNSTATE UNIVERSITYBen Shaw, Youngstown State UniversityFaramarz Mossayebi, Youngstown State University Page 11.452.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 FlexARM1: An ARM Based IP Core for the UP3 Education KitIntroduction Today’s embedded solutions require a rapid product development time to meet strictmarket demands1. It is essential for system design engineers to verify complex designs inhardware before final implementation. In order for upper level undergraduate students to gainexposure to this verification process, a system level