Paper ID #6707Conceptual Understanding of the Electrical Concepts of Voltage and Cur-rent: A Pilot Study of a Method to Create Representations of Students’ Men-tal ModelsProf. Mark T Carnes PE, Purdue University, Electrical Engineering Technology Mark T. Carnes, Purdue University Mark Carnes is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) and is currently an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology at Purdue University. He is also nearing completion of studies for a doctorate in Engineering Education, also at Purdue. Before coming to Purdue, he spent over 30 years as an electronics designer of control and power
compatible with spreadsheets or other analysistools. The experiment is a cantilever beam with strain gauges mounted on the top and bottom ofthe beam. The interface circuitry incorporates a Wheatstone bridge and instrumentation amplifierwhose output is monitored by one of the Mobile Studio oscilloscope channels. The voltage fromthe bridge is calibrated to represent the displacement of the beam as it oscillates. Note thecharacteristic decaying sinusoid of an harmonic oscillator displayed on the laptop screen. Thissetup is used for a laboratory experiment and a design project in RPI’s ‘ElectronicInstrumentation’ course, which is taken by students outside of electrical engineering.17, 18 C B
Security.” He is a recent recipient of the NSF CAREER award (2012), as well as the ISU award for Early Achievement in Teaching (2012) and the ECpE department’s Warren B. Boast undergraduate teaching award (2009, 2011, 2016).Dr. Mani Mina, Iowa State University Mani Mina is with the department of Industrial Design and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Iowa State University. He has been working on better understanding of students’ learning and aspects of tech- nological and engineering philosophy and literacy. In particular how such literacy and competency are reflected in curricular and student activities. His interests also include Design and Engineering, the human side of engineering, new ways of teaching
iLabs and their responses have generally been verypositive11, 12. Students’ responses consistently show that they recognize and accept iLabs asvaluable supplements to real laboratories12. Since there have been few suggested improvementsto existing labs, the main focus of the OAU team for the near future should be identification anddevelopment of new iLabs along the same lines as the existing ones. (a) (b) Figure 9: Two interfaces for the OpAmp Lab. A Realistic Looking Interface implementation called the Component Package Interface (a) and the original interface (b).III. b. The University of Dar-es-SalaamThe University of Dar-es-Salaam (UDSM) is
students outside of electrical engineering. C B A Example of Mobile Studio Experimental Setup for a Cantilever Beam with strain gauges mounted on the top andbottom of the beam: (A) Mobile Studio Board, (B) Interface Circuitry for (C) The Device Under Test. Not labels are the tool and parts kits, the laptop computer, DC power (9V batteries) and the USB cable.2. SUMMARY OF USE AT RPI2.a. The Mobile Studio I/O Board2.a.i. Status of Mobile Studio implementation at RPIThe I/O board has been successfully piloted within the Mobile Studio Pedagogy at RPI sinceSpring 2008 where it was first used in an Electric Circuits course. In the Summer of
educational grants including an NSF engineering grant supporting Histor- ically Black University and Colleges; ”Building Learning Communities to Improve Student Achievement: Albany City School District” , and ”Educational Leadership Program Enhancement Project at Syracuse University” Teacher Leadership Quality Program. She is also the PI on both ”Syracuse City School District Title II B Mathematics and Science Partnership: Science Project and Mathematics MSP Grant initiatives. She is currently the principle investigator on a number of grants including a 21st century grant and an NSF Transformong Undergraduate Education in STEM grant.Dr. Dianna Newman, University at Albany-SUNY Dr. Dianna Newman is a research professor at
Paper ID #11803Interactive Panel: Improving the Experiences of Marginalized Students onEngineering Design TeamsDr. Lorelle A Meadows, Michigan Technological University Dr. Lorelle A. Meadows is the Dean of the Pavlis Honors College at Michigan Technological University.Prof. Denise Sekaquaptewa, University of Michigan Denise Sekaquaptewa, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Her research in experimental social psychology focuses on stereotyping and intergroup dynamics, in partic- ular how being in the numerical minority in terms of gender or race influences academic outcomes and
related field (as approved by MSOE), and with at least one of the following: (a) an MS degree in electrical engineering, electrical engineering technology, or other related field (as approved by MSOE), (b) current registration as a Professional Engineer (PE), or (c) successful completion of a workshop offered by MSOE on instructional techniques for electronics bridge courses. The above- stated credentials are considered appropriate educational background for instructors of the electronics bridge courses. A faculty member who meets the above-stated requirements will be designated as an ‘approved faculty’ member.”These faculty qualification standards have been proven sufficient by evidence of the high
Paper ID #33508Project in a Box: Self-Contained Instructional Hands-On Kits forElectrical Engineering OutreachMs. Phuong Truong, University of California, San Diego Phuong Truong is currently a fifth year PhD candidate in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at UC San Diego. Following her passion for research and education, she has worked closely with faculty at the Jacobs School of Engineering since 2016 to develop and improve curriculum for ex- periential learning courses. Her areas of focus include experiential learning, curriculum design, outreach program design, and engineering leadership.Nicholas
Paper ID #33827A Framework for Remote Hardware Lab Course Delivery: Rapidly Adjust-ingto 2020Mr. Matthew McConnell, Case Western Reserve University Matthew McConnell has been a hardware design engineer building networked, embedded Linux devices primarily in the industrial Test and Measurement market for the past twenty years. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics and a Masters of Science in Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engineering at Case Western Reserve University. He currently collaborates with the Institute for Smart, Secure, and Connected Systems (ISSACS) to further IoT
AC 2007-1416: ONLINE ROLE PLAYING IN A NEW PROBLEM BASEDLEARNING CURRICULUM IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGRonny Veljanovski, Victoria University Ronny Veljanovski received his Bachelor of Science in 2000 from Victoria University, Melbourne Australia. After completing his Bachelors, Ronny completed his PhD in electrical engineering (also at Victoria University). His thesis involved the design and implementation of low power reconfigurable architectures for wireless communications. His research was financially sponsored from Ericsson in Sweden and supported through the Heterogeneous Signal Processing Group which is a collaboration of universities and industries in Europe. Ronny has also recently
AC 2008-1341: ON THE USE OF A SOFT-CORE PROCESSOR IN JUNIORMICROPROCESSORS COURSEArlen Planting, Boise State UniversitySin Ming Loo, Boise State University Page 13.946.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Use of Soft-core Processor in a Junior Level Microprocessors CourseAbstractTraditionally, microprocessor courses are taught using discrete microprocessors. With theavailability of field-programmable gate array and associated soft-core processors, this traditionalapproach can be changed to provide added educational benefits. The junior levelmicroprocessors course at Boise State University was recently updated using the Altera Nios IIsoft-core
AC 2009-774: A COST-EFFECTIVE, MODULAR-HARDWARE PLATFORM FOREMBEDDED SYSTEMS DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENTEduardo Montanez, Freescale Semiconductor Eduardo Montanez received a BS degree in Electrical Engineering with a technical concentration in Computer Engineering and Integrated Electronics from The University of Texas at Austin. Eduardo works for Freescale Semiconductor as a Systems Engineer in the Microcontroller Solutions Group where he defines microcontrollers and complimentary software and hardware ecosystem solutions to meet customer requirements for various industrial and consumer markets.Michael Norman, Freescale Semiconductor Michael Norman earned his BS degree in Electrical and Computer
AC 2009-792: A PROJECT-BASED POWER ELECTRONICS COURSE WITH ANINCREASED CONTENT OF RENEWABLE-ENERGY APPLICATIONSRadian Belu, Drexel University Page 14.91.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009A Project-based Power Electronics Course with an Increased Content of Renewable Energy ApplicationsAbstractThis paper will described a project- and problem-based learning approach in teachingpower electronics for upper-level undergraduate students enrolled in the appliedengineering technology program at our university. This course will have an increasedcontent of applications of power electronics in renewable energy conversion systems.Power electronics, still
AC 2009-2191: DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF IMPACT (ACCELERATION)SENSORS AS CLASS PROJECTS IN A MEMS COURSEMustafa Guvench, University of Southern Maine Dr. Mustafa G. Guvench received M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics from Case Western Reserve University. He is currently a full professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Southern Maine. Prior to joining U.S.M. he served on the faculties of the University of Pittsburgh and M.E.T.U., Ankara, Turkey. His research interests and publications span the field of microelectronics including I.C. design, MEMS and semiconductor technology and its application in sensor development, finite element and analytical
Implementing ABET Engineering Criteria 2000 for New Programs at a Small HBCUAbstractThe School of Engineering, Science, and Technology at the Virginia State University (VSU) hadthree of its programs undergo a joint review by the Engineering Accreditation Commission(EAC) and the Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC) of the Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (ABET). These are fairly new programs at a small size HBCU witha student population of 5000. Evaluating all three programs simultaneously allowed synergy, butit also necessitated coordination at the institutional level. Additionally, it required the supportand cooperation of non-reviewed programs. The Department of Engineering
AC 2009-2349: BALANCING VIRTUAL AND PHYSICAL PROTOTYPINGACROSS A MULTICOURSE VLSI/EMBEDDED-SYSTEMS/SOC DESIGNCURRICULUMMark McDermott, University of Texas, AustinJacob Abraham, University of Texas, AustinMihir Ravel, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering Page 14.270.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Balancing virtual and physical prototyping across a multi-course VLSI/Embedded-Systems/SoC Design curriculumIntroductionWith the advent of high performance computing platforms and design automation tools there hasbeen a migration from physical prototyping of VLSI systems to virtual prototyping in both theindustrial and educational environments
AC 2009-234: TRIBULATIONS OF A NEW ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGPROGRAM: FROM PROGRAM INCEPTION TO ABET ACCREDITATIONEsteban Rodriguez-Marek, Eastern Washington University ESTEBAN RODRIGUEZ-MAREK is an Associate Professor in the department of Engineering and Design at Eastern Washington University. He did his graduate work in Electrical Engineering at Washington State University. He worked as a research scientist at Fast Search & Transfer before transferring to the Department of Engineering & Design at Eastern Washington University. His interest include image and video processing, communication systems, digital signal processing, and cryptographic theory and applications.Min-Sung Koh
2006-275: ON THE USE OF A SOFT PROCESSOR CORE IN COMPUTERENGINEERING EDUCATIONSin Ming Loo, Boise State University Page 11.972.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 On the Use of a Soft Processor Core in Computer Engineering Education AbstractThe microprocessor course at most universities has traditionally been taught using a discretemicroprocessor such as the Motorola 6800 series, Intel x86 series, or IBM PowerPC series. With thecontinued increase of usable field-programmable gate arrays (FPGA) gates and improvement of off-the-shelf soft processor core computer-aided design (CAD) tools, this practice is beginning to
2006-797: REAL TIME SYSTEMS LABORATORY DEVELOPMENT:EXPERIMENTS FOCUSING ON A DUAL CORE PROCESSORMukul Shirvaikar, University of Texas-Tyler MUKUL SHIRVAIKAR received the Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Tennessee in 1993. He is currently an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Texas at Tyler. He has also held positions at Texas Instruments and the University of West Florida. His research interests include real-time imaging, embedded systems and pattern recognition.Mark Humphries, University of Texas-Tyler MARK HUMPHRIES received his Master’s in Electrical Engineering in 2005 from the University of Texas at Tyler, and is a
Paper ID #17726Teaching Finite State Machines (FSMs) as Part of a Programmable LogicControl (PLC) CourseDr. Curtis Cohenour Ph.D., P.E. P.E., Ohio University Dr. Cohenour is an Assistant Professor in the Ohio University Engineering Technology and Management Department, in Athens, Ohio. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from West Virginia Institute of Technology in 1980, a Master of Science degree from Ohio University in 1988, and a Ph. D. in Electrical Engineering from Ohio University in 2009. He is a registered professional engineer in West Virginia, and Ohio. Dr. Cohenour has worked in Industry as an electrical
Paper ID #20562Efficacy of Project-Based Instruction in a Hybridized Electronics and Con-trols CourseDr. John Andrew Lund, Western Washington University Dr. Lund’s research involves the development of novel control systems, sensing and measurement tools for unique environments. His previous and ongoing research efforts include the development of a high- resolution wireless instrumented mouthguard for the assessment of severity of head impacts, development of an ultra-long lifespan wireless sensor devices designed to form robust data networks in remote areas lacking infrastructure, and the development of of an electron
Paper ID #22584Different Strategies for Preparing Students to Tackle the RF EngineeringChallenges of Tomorrow: a Panel DiscussionMs. Erica Messinger, Keysight Technologies Erica Messinger is the Keysight Technologies Director Worldwide University Program providing strategic vision and leadership for the company’s multi-tiered engagements with Universities and Academic/Research Institutions. She works collaboratively across various touch points throughout Keysight and with aca- demic institutions to unify and optimize engagements in the ”education ecosystem.” This includes equip- ping Universities with the right solutions
Paper ID #18168Demonstration and Simulation of Dispersion in Coaxial Cables with Low PassFilters - A Teaching Laboratory ExperimentMajor Alex Francis Katauskas, Defense Threat Reduction Agency Major Alex F. Katauskas graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 2002 with a B.S in Economics, and graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2013 with a M.S. in Physics. He served as an instructor in the Department of Physics and Nuclear Engineering at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY for two and a half years. He is a member of the Sigma Pi Sigma honor society. He is currently serving at the Defense Threat Reduction
Paper ID #20383Design and Implementation of a Wireless GPS-Based Bicycle-Tracking De-vice for Capstone DesignDr. Kala Meah, York College of Pennsylvania Kala Meah received the B.Sc. degree from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 1998, the M.Sc. degree from South Dakota State University in 2003, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Wyoming in 2007, all in Electrical Engineering. From 1998 to 2000, he worked for sev- eral power companies in Bangladesh. Currently, Dr. Meah is an Associate Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering program, Department of Engineering and Computer Science
Paper ID #27433Deepen Students’ Understanding of Computer Networking via a Project-orientedCooperative Learning StrategyDr. Guodong Wang, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Dr. Guodong Wang is currently an Assistant Professor in the Computer Science Department, Mas- sachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA). His research topics include: (1) Big data transfer in high- speed networks; (2) Future Network Architecture, e.g., Software Defined Networking (SDN); (3) Future Smart Grid Architecture; and (4) Cyber Security in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) and Internet of Things (IoT). He has published over 30 research papers
Paper ID #26611Designing an ABET-ready Computer Engineering Program in a Medium-Sized Liberal Arts CollegeGina Martinez, Lewis University Gina Martinez is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computational and Mathematical Sciences and the Director of Computer Engineering at Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois. She earned a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology in December 2014 for her dissertation on ”Optimal Routing Algorithms in Energy-harvesting Wireless Sensor Networks”. Prior to that, she re- ceived an M.S. degree in Computer Engineering from Illinois Institute of
Paper ID #11479Development of a Programmable Logic Controller Training Unit for Engi-neering Technology CurriculumProf. Nathan Davis, Central Washington University Nathan Davis is an Assistant Professor of Electronic Engineering Technology at Central Washington University. He worked as a Field Service Engineer for seven years before completing his Master’s degree in 2006. He is currently pursuing his graduate studies at the University of Idaho in Electrical Engineering with an emphasis in Power Systems. His research interests include engineering education and power system studies.Prof. Charles Pringle, Central Washington
AC 2007-1079: A PARADIGM FOR ASSESSING STUDENT LEARNING IN ANINTRODUCTORY DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING COURSEShonda Bernadin, Georgia Southern University Shonda L. Bernadin is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Studies in the Department of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering Technology at Georgia Southern University. Dr. Bernadin received her B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Florida A&M University in 1997, her M.S. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of Florida in 1999, and her Ph.D. degree from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Florida State University in 2003
AC 2007-2928: INTEGRATING THE HOBBY SHOP, A NON-CONVENTIONALFRESHMEN LAB, INTO THE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING CURRICULUMHassan El-Kishky, The University of Texas-TylerRalph Hippenstiel, The University of Texas-Tyler Page 12.930.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Integrating the Hobby Shop, a Non-conventional Freshmen Lab, into the Electrical Engineering CurriculumABSTRACT: This paper presents interim results of a project aimed at increasing the enrollmentand retention of engineering students through the development and integration of a broad-basedhands-on, design and development lab, the Hobby Shop, into the introductory electricalengineering