Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Smaill, University of Auckland; Gerard Rowe, University of Auckland; Elizabeth Godfrey, University of Auckland

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

test seriously: they spent most of the allocated 30 minutes workingon their answers, and wrote an adequate amount in answering the free-response questions.Mark histograms are provided in Figures 1(a) and 1(b).In 2007 the mean mark was 10.4 out of 25, and the pass-rate was 30%. The free-responsequestion which tested year-12 circuit analysis was correctly answered by only 11% of thestudents, while the free-response question which tested year-11 algebraic manipulation wascorrectly answered by only 60% of the students. (Note that year-13 is the final year of high-school education in New Zealand.) Page 14.673.3Results were very similar for the 2008

Conference Session

Electromagnetics & Power Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marc Mitchell, University of Evansville; Dick Blandford, University of Evansville; Katherine Michelle Chandler

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

: 2 ℎ = lnHere ε is the total permittivity, h is the axial height, and b and a are the outer and inner radiirespectively. We take advantage of the fact that when the capacitor is empty (air filled) thepermittivity is ε ≈ ε0 since the dielectric constant (relative permittivity) is εr ≈ 1. As the capacitorspace between the conductors is filled with water the total capacitance can be viewed as theparallel combination of a water filled capacitor (dielectric constant εr ≈ 80) of height z with an airfilled capacitor of height h – z. The result is the sum of two regions. 2 (80) 2 (ℎ − ) 2

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Smaill, University of Auckland; Gerard Rowe, University of Auckland

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

above, it may be concludedthat 36% of students showed an awareness of Newton’s third law. By contrast, 53% of studentschose answer (b), believing that the larger current would exert a stronger force. Similar resultswere obtained by Maloney et al1 in testing students enrolled in general-physics courses: about45% of both algebra-based and calculus-based students answered (b) in both the pretest and theposttest. Encouragingly, Maloney et al did find an improvement from the pretest to the posttestfor option (c), 7% versus 22% for the calculus-based students.Another year-two pretest question asked students to compare the forces that unlike, unequalpoint charges exerted on each other. Students were not offered the distractor choice of unlikecharges

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ed Doering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sam Shearman, National Instruments; Erik Luther, National Instruments

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

index i(t), respectively. Page 13.538.10 (a) (b)Figure 2: LabVIEW implementation of Chowning FM instrument showing (a) block diagram and(b) front-panel controls configured for “wood-drum” instrument. Page 13.538.11 (a) (b)Figure 3: LabVIEW implementation of interactive FM equation showing (a) block diagram and(b) front-panel controls. Sliders and a knob facilitate easy manipulation of the

Conference Session

ECE Laboratory Design

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dick Blandford, University of Evansville

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

. Page 11.499.5 a) FIR Filters b) IIR Filters Figure 1 Maximum sample frequency vs. filter order for a) FIR filters and b) IIR filters. The FIR filters were low pass with linear phase and the IIR were low pass Butterworth filters with symmetric numerator polynomials. The graphs show sampling frequencies for evaluation of the difference equations only and does not include computation time for variable shifting and analog conversion. All difference equations used 16-bit integer arithmetic. a) FIR filters b) IIR filters

Conference Session

Improvements in ECE Circuit Analysis

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

TomHenry J. Reagan, Colorado School of Mines; Stephanie Claussen, Colorado School of Mines; Eric Lyne

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

suffer fromparticipation bias or publication bias.Synthesis of Best PracticesIn the tables in Appendix B and Appendix C, studies are marked with a dagger (†) if their qualityassessment coding is ‘indicative of high quality’. We consider these four studies to be of thehighest quality retrieved by the SLR. Studies are marked with a double dagger (††) if theirquality assessment coding is ‘mostly indicative of high quality’; there are 12 such studies.Despite variance in the context (in-class, out-of-class, lab, etc) of practice, the four highestquality studies share a focus on ​how students construct knowledge,​ rather than ​how professorsteach​. That is, they concern student-centric learning activities facilitated by instructors, ratherthan

Conference Session

ECE Division Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tokunbo Ogunfunmi, Santa Clara University; Mahmudur Rahman, Santa Clara University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

( a) (b) i + + v 2.1v (A) v i = 9(A) - - i Page 22.367.8 ( c) (d) Fig. 4. Independent and Dependent current/voltage sources.6) concept: Resistors in Series/Parallel In a circuit, several resistances can be connected so that they carry the same current (a series connection

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Santucci, Arizona State University; Andreas S. Spanias, Arizona State University, ECEE, SenSIP Center

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

are split into regionsbased on contiguous input powers 2. The regions are henceforth referred to as bins, and for each Page 22.1594.5bin a correction factor is developed. The look-up-table portion of the name refers to theselection of gain-correction factor, b, by selecting a bin based on the input signal power. Thecorrection factor is learned using the LMS algorithm 12. A DSP flowchart showingimplementation is shown in Figure 2. Adaptive Predistorter G(·)vin(n) vpd(n) vAct(n

Conference Session

Circuits and Systems Education 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian J Skromme, Arizona State University; Dan Robinson

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

precisely. Moreover, many textbook definitionsare not accurate or complete for the case of series elements, leading to many misconceptions.For example, students may think that elements must have a node in common to be in series,when they need not! Both elements can be part of a series chain of elements, without directly Page 26.158.6sharing any node. A complete definition states that: a) Two elements are in series if one (andonly one) end of each element is attached to a common node, and no other conducting element isattached to that node (or, equivalently, that a node connects one end each of exactly twoconducting elements); and b) If elements A

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE III

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jianbiao Pan, California Polytechnic State University; Albert Liddicoat, California Polytechnic State University; James Harris, California Polytechnic State University; Linda Shepherd, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

evaluatingand grading senior projects.Table 2. Average Score Comparison Given between Faculty Members and Advisory BoardMembers Average score assigned by advisory Average score given by faculty advisors board members CPE 02/03 3.83/4.0 (A-) 74.6/100 (C) CPE 07/08 3.90/4.0 (A) 80.8/100 (B-) EE 07/08 3.35/4.0 (B+) 85.9/100 (B+)Summary and RecommendationsA study has been done to assess whether the new computer engineering curriculum implementedat Cal Poly over the previous five years has

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony M. Richardson, University of Evansville

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

illustrated with the ct_conv function. (Note: Several texts define sinc(t) as sin(t)/(t), thedefinition being using here is the same as that used by MATLAB.) For example the convolutionof f1(t) = a sinc(a t) with itself is equal to f1(t), i.e. f1(t) is an idempotent of convolution. Moregenerally, when f1(t) = a sinc(a t) and f2(t) = b sinc(b t) then f1(t) * f2(t) = f1(t) if a ≤ b. Theseproperties are trivial to derive in the frequency domain (the transform of a sinc(a t) isrect(ω/2πa)), but are very difficult to derive in the time domain via direct evaluation of theconvolution integral. This result is often unexpected by Figure 10 shows the result of usingct_conv to verify the previous property with a = 1 and b = 2. The theoretical result and

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dick Blandford, University of Evansville; Christina Howe, University of Evansville; Anthony Richardson, University of Evansville; David Mitchell, University of Evansville

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

by a Computer Science Department.Implementation B – Computer Engineering Program Administered by an Electrical and Computer Engineering Department.Implementation C – Computer Engineering Program Administered Jointly by a Computer Science Department and a Department or College of Engineering.Implementation D – Computer Engineering Program Representative of a Program in the United Kingdom and Other Nations.The BOK task force developed a sample implementation for each version of the degree.To make the BOK manageable, the task force defined 16 distinct areas in computer engineeringand 2 additional areas in mathematics. The 18 areas are listed in Figure 1. Each area

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Askia Hill, Purdue University; Cordelia M Brown, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

has an auxiliary role[28].B. Felder and Silverman’s Model of Learning Styles (FSMLS) In 1988, Dr. Richard Felder and Dr. Linda Silverman introduced a model of learningstyles, which we refer to as FSMLS, to explain what factors of the learning process wereimportant to engineers[30]. The model consisted of components of existing learning stylesmodels such as Jung and Kolb as well as their some original additions[17]. Descriptions of thedimensions of the model are listed below. • Visual/Verbal - Visual learners are those who like to receive information through images, diagrams, symbols, etc. Verbal learners prefer verbal explanations and written notes to obtain information. • Sequential/Global – Sequential

Conference Session

Assessment of Learning in ECE Courses

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Bahar Memarian, University of Toronto; Susan McCahan, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

solution. When testing CAIRwith the student group, future work could study how students approach self-assessment usingCAIR. Along with the outcomes-based performance analysis, it would be beneficial to examinehow CAIR influences student problem-solving strategies over time.References[1] A. Carberry, M. Siniawski, S. A. Atwood, and H. A. Diefes-Dux, “Best practices for using standards-based grading in engineering courses,” in Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2016.[2] R. L. Olds, B. M., Moskal, B. M., & Miller, “Assessment in engineering education: Evolution, approaches and future collaborations,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 94, no. 1, pp. 13–25, 2005.[3] R. Stiggins, “From formative assessment to

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Rubaai, Howard University; Ramesh Chawla, Howard University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

desired speed control output. The general state equationsfor a system are: x& ? Ax − Bu (2) y ? Cx − DuStudents used the speed ( ψ ) and current ( i ) as the state variables x1 and x 2 ; and voltage ( v ) asthe input u which gives the following state equations: d  x1   /b / J KT / J   x1   0  ? − u dt  x 2   / K b / L / R / L   x 2  1 / L

Conference Session

Course Transformation in ECE

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enrique José González-Carvajal, University of South Florida; Gokhan Mumcu, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Technology (iWAT). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 3D Visualization Assisted Electromagnetic Theory TeachingAbstractElectromagnetic (EM) theory education is based on an understanding of numerousmathematical/geometrical operations and their relationships with the physical phenomena.Student success rates in EM education typically get impacted negatively due to a) lack ofunderstanding in the mathematical/geometrical operations and b) establishing the link betweenmathematical/geometrical operations and the physical phenomena. This paper describes a newteaching technique applied at the University of South Florida (USF) for EM theory education.The technique relies on 3D visualizations presented to

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Assessment in ECE III

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Kelnhofer, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

) __________ The primary constituents of the program are: Constituents Consulted on When Objectives (Yes/No) 1. _________________________ _______ _____ 2. _________________________ _______ _____ 3. _________________________ _______ _____ 4. _________________________ _______ _____ B. Program Outcomes in effect during the last AY – attach as Appendix 2 Last updated/reviewed by program faculty (date) __________ C. Program has an Assessment Plan – Attach as Appendix 3 a. Yes _____ No ____ Last updated

Conference Session

Software and Web-based Learning in ECE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stuart M. Wentworth, Auburn University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

; Inan,3 and Ulaby et al.4 considers that transmission line effects may besignificant for wire length-to-wavelength ratio as low as 0.01. In this paper, a MATLABdemonstration5 illustrates when a distributed transmission line must be used to model wireinterconnects.Figure 1(a) shows a load RL connected to a source (of voltage vs and source resistance RS) Page 25.918.2through a pair of connecting wires of length l. The voltage across the load, vL, is to be examined Figure 1: (a) Connecting wires between source and load are modeled by a length l of transmission line. (b) Equivalent circuit with input impedance Zin replacing

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 11

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dick Blandford, University of Evansville; Christopher Miller, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

ofthe 40 schools sampled had programs consisting of 18% software. Most of the schools in oursample required 10% to 18% software-based courses in their computer engineering programs.Since the average computer engineering program requires about 128 credit hours this comes to13 to 23 hours of software. To put this in perspective a minor typically requires about 20 hoursof course work in a discipline and ABET requires about 32 hours of math and science. A - CS Fundementals I B - CS Fundementals II C - Object-oriented Programming D - Algorithms E - Programming Languages

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sergey N. Makarov, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Reinhold Ludwig, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kaung Myat Win, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, ECE Department

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

motor states: (i) forward mode; (ii) reverse mode; (iii) free run to a stop and; (iv) brake. Students have the option of applying PWM to this circuit to vary motor speed.We shall describe our experience with this scenario in an introductory course offered during Fall2010/Spring 2011 (about 250 students total), and the corresponding assessment results.1. Lorentz force - linear motor/generator/brake concept (one lecture)The lecture sequence is outlined using the three figures that follow. We only consider linearmotors since understanding the Lorentz force effect requires care. Corresponding examples arepresented in class.1.1 First step - Motor action: F  Nf  l  Anq  B  lI a BFig. 1. Electromagnetic accelerator or a linear motor

Conference Session

New ECE laboratories

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cory J. Prust, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

laboratory setting. Figure 1 shows several examples of popular SDR devices offering a range of capabilities and price points. (a) (b) (c) Figure 1: Software-defined radio devices. Commonly used SDR platforms used in engineering education include the RTL-SDR (panel (a), receive only, $20), ADALM PLUTO (panel (b), transmit and receive, $150), and ETTUS USRP B200 (panel (c), transmit and receive, $750)• Mature software tools for interfacing to SDR devices provide a low-barrier to entry for undergraduate students. Development-focused packages such as GNU Radio [15] and MATLAB/Simulink [16] provide support for a wide range

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jiahui Song, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Douglas Eric Dow, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Lili Ma, New York City College of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

thestudents thought simulation laboratory exercises were excellent or very good.We also compared the percentage of students who performed at the A, A-, B+, B, and B- levelswith past records (while teaching was in-person), which turned out to be comparable and similar.This indicates the effectiveness of these simulation-based labs & projects, and their contributionin helping to maintain the course standard.IntroductionIn many institutions, undergraduate courses in Feedback and Control for engineering students areusually at the junior level. Such courses provide students an introduction to concepts andmethods related to modeling, analyses, and control of a physical system. Typical topics coveredinclude Laplace transform, modeling in the frequency

Conference Session

Digital System Design

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Loui, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign; James Longino, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign; Craig Zilles, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

students during the fall semester of 2005; each interview lasted about onehour and was videotaped. Student volunteers were identified through three rounds of emailsolicitation. In the first round, we contacted students who had taken ECE290 and CS231 duringthe Summer 2005 session, and only students with A grades responded. To achieve a diversity ofachievement levels in our interview subjects, we contacted students who had taken these coursesduring the Spring 2005 semester and received course grades of “C and lower” and “B/B-” in thesecond and third solicitations, respectively. Of the eight students whom we interviewed, threehad taken CS231 and five had taken ECE290. Two students were women.Students were first asked to reflect on their experiences

Conference Session

Teaching Circuit Theory and Electronics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl Greco, Arkansas Tech University; James D. Reasoner Jr, Arkansas Tech University; Daniel Bullock, Arkansas Tech University; Carlos L. Castillo, Arkansas Tech University; Patricia S. Buford, Arkansas Tech University; Gill G. richards, Arkansas Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

, 3.12 and 2.89 respectively.In order to further assess the contribution of basic circuit knowledge on the lab practicum results,the control and solo groups were sub-divided into two partitions based on students' grades in thecompanion circuits lecture course. Students who earned an A or B in Circuits II were segregatedfrom those who earned a C or less. The A-B partitions consisted of 80% of the control group and60% solo groups. A comparison of the lab practicum grades between these two partitions of thecontrol group yielded no significant difference. However, in the solo group there was astatistical difference between the A-B and C or less partitions (D=0.33 and p<0.05). Thecumulative distribution functions for the combined control group and

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning in ECE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ed Doering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sam Shearman, National Instruments

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

modulation (PAM) signal: a. pam_SignalPointMapper.vi -- http://cnx.org/content/m18570 b. pam_RectanglePulse.vi -- http://cnx.org/content/m18454 c. pam_ManchesterPulse.vi -- http://cnx.org/content/m18466 d. pam_TransmitFilter.vi -- http://cnx.org/content/m18472 e. pam_TransmitSync.vi -- http://cnx.org/content/m18478 2. Receiver bitstream regeneration: a. regen_Correlator.vi -- http://cnx.org/content/m18579 b. regen_SampleHold.vi -- http://cnx.org/content/m18621 c. regen_BitstreamBuffer.vi -- http://cnx.org/content/m18494 3. Utility functions: a. util_BitstreamFromRandom.vi -- http://cnx.org/content/m18528 b. util_AWGNchannel_PtByPt.vi -- http://cnx.org

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Prawat Nagvajara, Drexel University, Electrical and Computer Engineering ; Robin Kizirian, Drexel University, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

API libraries to access andcontrol these blocks. The processor is programmed by using the API libraries and C Language.The boards that are used in this paper are shown in Figure 1. Figure 1(a) displays the PSoC1Evaluation board while Figure 1(b) shows the wireless PSoC1 Low Power RF node. Both boardsare Cypress Semiconductor products. Page 22.437.3 Figure 1(a): PSoC1 Evaluation Kit Figure 1(b): PSoC CYFI Low Power RF NodeIII. Pulse Width Modulation Fan Control ProjectAn instructional application of embedded systems is designing an efficient fan-basedtemperature controller. Van Ess et. al presented this design project in their

Conference Session

ECE Division Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Miguel Alonso, Jr., Miami Dade College; Sarah Hug, University of Colorado, Boulder; Heather Thiry, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

22.1706.4Students reported substantial increases in their confidence in computing because of the CS-0 course. Forexample, 100% of students reported a slight or strong increase in confidence that they could excel in theirdiscipline over the next semester, complete all the math requirements for their major with a grade of B orhigher, and complete the upper-level courses in their major with a grade of B or higher. Almost allstudents also reported an increase in their confidence that they could program a computer—one studentreported a slight decrease in confidence.Students reported that the CS-0 course increased their interest in computing and technology applications.Fully 25% of students reported that they already had strong prior interest in computing and

Conference Session

ECE Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University; Phillip Wong, Portland State University; Robert Bass, Portland State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

expect freshman or sophomore engineering students to have the sophisticationnecessary for full implementation of Scrum. Furthermore, Scrum in educational environments isa teaching and learning tool. As such, it needs to be modified from its original design. Therefore,we have adjusted Scrum in the following ways: 1. Roles of Product Owner and Scrum Master are flexible and adjusted to specific level and course contexts. a. In freshman courses, neither is assigned and the whole team effectively serves in both roles. b. For sophomore courses, Scrum Masters are junior or senior students assigned from outside the class, while the team serves as Product Owner. c. For the senior pre

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stuart Wentworth, Auburn University; Dennis Silage, Temple University; Michael Baginski, Auburn University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

plates, as shown in Figure 1(b). (a) (b)Figure 1: (a) Configuration of rectangular conduction plates with a uniform charge distribution(b) actual electrostatic defection platesThe intentionally vague specification of the task is to calculate the vector electric field at anarbitrary location P(x,y,z) for a specific uniform charge density S. The width X1 and length Z1of the rectangular plates, the angle and the charge density S are randomly assigned to eachstudent to avoid direct duplication of the results.The course learning objective is to effect the translation of a problem to an engineering analysisto be solved by discrete summation, rather than integration, and to formulate a

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chen Jia, Kansas State University; Andrew G. Bennett, Kansas State University; Dong-Hai Nguyen, Kansas State University; N. Sanjay Rebello, Kansas State University; Steve Warren, Kansas State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Teaching-Learning Interviews to Understand and Remediate Student Difficulties with Fourier Series ConceptsAbstractTeaching-learning interviews have been used in education to identify students’ conceptualweaknesses and to improve learning. This effort utilized teaching-learning interviews in a Spring2010 linear systems course to (a) identify the conceptual difficulties that students face whenstudying Fourier series and (b) improve students’ understanding of this topic. These interviewsattempted to focus more on higher-level Fourier series concepts (consistent with levels 4 through6 in Bloom’s taxonomy) and less on the procedural calculations and plotting (levels 1