licensed under the GNU GPL version 3 license. Media components, includingrecorded lectures from the classroom, lecture slides, in-class assignments, and other documentssuch as syllabi are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license. All are cost-free touse and modify.The project is hosted at http://plp.okstate.edu8. References1. Abet, Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, 2009-2010. 2009: Baltimore, MD.2. R.E. Bryant and D.R. O'hallaron, Introducing Computer Systems from a Programmer's Perspective, in Proceedings of the thirty-second SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer Science Education. 2001, ACM: Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. p. 90-94.3. A. Cheville, C. Co, and B. Turner. Communication as
based platform allows students toobserve the signal detection and estimation theory in an intuitive manner. Students can easilyadjust RF parameters, SNRs, and channel models through a GUI. We have developed a series oflaboratories on this platform and integrated them in multiple courses across three participatinginstitutions.References:[1] U.S. Wireless Quick Facts, CTIA-The Wireless Association,http://www.ctia.org/advocacy/research/index.cfm/aid/10323[2] IEEE 802.11 standard, http://standards.ieee.org/about/get/802/802.11.html[3] Option in Wireless Engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Sciences, WrightState University, http://www.cs.wright.edu/cecs/academic-programs.shtml[4] B. Wang, Y. Pei and Z. Wu, "Software Radio Based Wireless
b. Was not aligned with what was actually being taught c. Was obviously targeted toward non-engineers d. Written in a way where very technical reading was easy to understand e. Was neither easy to read or confusing f. I didn’t read 2. I liked… a. Project #3’s structure because I liked working in a team b. Project #1 and #2’s structure because I like to get credit for my own work 3. All projects were… a. ...useful because they tied in the course material with decision making, which is more in line with what we will experience in the Air Force b. ...senseless. I didn’t learn anything 6. Knowing what I know now about the course, I ... a
response due to system with a real pole located in the right hand side ofthe S-Plane (aka right hand pole). Similar to the growing value of the number of beans on thechessboard, the value of the function grows, and keeps doubling itself after a certain timeinterval. So even when the first square is filled with a limited and small amount of grains (onebean in the given example) the result when time approaches infinity will not be bounded. Inother words, when 𝑡𝑡 → ∞, the output also tends to be infinite. In the chessboard example, theinfinite time growth can be related to, and understood as, an infinite number of chessboardsquares. b. Using Puzzles to Explain Steady StateExample 1: Fibonacci Series.In this example we try to find the steady state
topicsabout the FPGAs and Verilog syntax. Outlines of the key lectures for robotics are: 1) Getting started with the FPGA device a. Outline of the FPGA architectures (e.g. Xilinx Sparten-6 and Altera Cyclone IV) b. Embedded hardware (e.g. memories, data path, and controller) in the FPGAs c. State Machine Design in Verilog HDL for robotics 2) Robotic Programming using the FPGAs a. FPGA design process b. Verilog HDL syntax, and pin assignment of the FPGAs c. How to use Verilog HDL on both FPGA platforms (Xilinx & Altera) d. Robot Locomotion – servo motors and calibrations 3) FPGAs interfacing with digital sensors, cameras, and wireless radios a. Demonstrate the use of FPGA
electrical safety which must be strictly followed. Laws, standards, andrecommended practices relating to electrical safety include: a. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA): OSHA's mission is “to assure the safety and health of America's workers by setting and enforcing standards.” The OSHA standards are federal law that must be followed. Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations (29 CFR)[15] deals with: • Part 1910: General Industry; safety standards for electrical systems and safety-related work practices. • Part 1926: Construction Industry; general electrical practices and standards for power transmission and distribution. b. National Fire Protection Administration (NFPA): The
, curriculum design, electrical engineering, capstone design1. IntroductionAn alarm was sounded in 2010 by two influential government reports delivering the following twomessages: a) Over 60% of US undergraduate STEM students drop out from their engineeringprograms [1], b) Many US engineering graduates feel unready for engineering practice andeventually leave the engineering field altogether [2]. The challenges posed to engineeringeducation institutes were to find quick solutions how to recruit and retain engineering students andhow to instill in all engineering graduates a sense of pride and a lifelong passion in being engineers.The correlation between low retention of engineering majors and lack of lower divisionengineering coursework was well
re-implementing thesecond lab assignment, which uses Karnaugh Maps to display the player's score on the seven-segment displays. I chose this method since it allowed the students to more easily see theconnections between what they did in a previous lab using schematic capture to the Verilogstatements they were writing. Specifically, it gave them a one-to-one correlation between the gatesin schematic capture and the corresponding software-like statement in Verilog. Additionally, I givethe students a lecture on Verilog during the lab session before they start implementation. Thislecture covers the basic syntax including gates, operators, modules, etc. and also how to make atest bench to simulate their designs. Figure 3 shows the segment B
variables that can be used for robot navigation.Neural network training can be regarded as function approximation (see an example in Fig. 2). (A) (B) Fig. 2 Illustration of a function approximation (A) The unknown underlying function; (B) Random samples with function approximate (redrawn from Stalph, 2014)2 Back Propagation Neural Networks ModelIn this well-prepared project, we teach students back propagation (BP) neural network algorithmand its applications in function approximation through a sequence of milestone-driven sub-projectsby the divide-and-conquer learning scheme. BP neural networks are often utilized for
an effort to morethoroughly and accurately assess whether, from the student perspective, the course is meeting itsstated goals.IX. Bibliography1. S. Gupta, A. Khatkhate, A. Ray, E. Keller, “Identification of statistical patterns in complex systems via symbolic time series analysis,” ISA Transactions, vol. 45, issue 4, pp 477-490, October 2006.2. H. Djikpesse, P. Armstrong, R. Rufino, A. Hawthorn, “Reducing uncertainty with seismic measurements while drilling,” IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, vol. 59, issue 1, pp 4-14, January 2010.3. W. Mei, B. Xu, “The application of automatic test equipment in designing spare parts,” AUTOTESTCON IEEE, pp 267-274, Salt Lake City, UT, September 2008.4. S. Jiusto, D. DiBiasio
science and engineering wasassessed. All students were pursuing their bachelor's degrees at the University of Washington.SettingStudent learning was assessed with respect to a single laboratory assignment that was the first ina series of laboratory assignments in the digital design course. The assignment required studentsto design a digital system that simulated the mechanism of cars entering and exiting a parking lotwith two sensors (a and b) monitoring the cars activities (Figure 2). Students were asked toupdate a counter that increments as cars enter the lot and decrements as cars exit the parking lotassuming a maximum capacity of 25 cars. Figure 2. Parking Garage Laboratory AssignmentTo implement the system illustrated in
AC 2010-1463: MAKING THE ABSTRACT COME ALIVE IN ANINTRODUCTORY ELECTRODYNAMICS COURSEDeborah Mechtel, United States Naval AcademySamara Firebaugh, United States Naval Academy Page 15.850.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Making the Abstract Come Alive in an Introductory Electrodynamics CourseAbstractIt has long been recognized in the engineering education community that practicallaboratory exercises improve student understanding of abstract engineering concepts. TheDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the United States Naval Academy(USNA), a four year undergraduate institution, meets this challenge by makinglaboratories
, respectively. a b c d e 7 Questions 16 Questions 16 Questions CU CU Results Full (3 removed) Results 7 16 Pre-test 16.8% - - 30.9% - Post-test 26.0% 17.8% 22.0% -- 54.3% Normalized 0.12 - - - - gainTable 2: Colorado upper-division electrostatics diagnostic results from this study (a-c) andresults previously published from the University of Colorado, Boulder (d-e) [5], [11].When comparing the results of the CUE-CMR of
Page 14.1061.4 operating conditions in a theory-to-practice approach. (narrowing the understanding gap between theory and practice)Figure 1 illustrates examples of four simulations of the “Wireless Fundamentals” module. B A C DFigure 1 Simulations shown above are designed for virtual exploration of signal reflection anddistortion effects. Using the drag and drop option (on the simulations A and C), a student can move thecar around a parking lot and to see the effect of different reflections from surrounding buildings on thesignal shape, phases, and
laptop, desktop, or any other mobile device. This tool enablesthe collaboration between students and faculty across the university within individual classes anddisciplines. Table 2: Intervention LayoutThe online section was broken into two groups, Online Section LabA and B, with two different intervention Group A Group Bstrategies used to assist students. During the Intro Face to Faceface-to-face sections, each student had access to 1 Discussion Blogthe TA to seek
. https://peer.asee.org/19354[15] K. L. Biasca & S. Hill, “Assessment of ABET Student Outcomes During Industrial Internships,”2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC, June, 2011. https://peer.asee.org/17534[16] S. R. Hamilton, D. A. Saftner & C. M. Saviz, “Civil Engineering Program Criteria: A Snapshot of How Programs Meet the Criteria,” 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Tampa, Florida, June, 2019. https://peer.asee.org/32507[17] K. Jaeger-Helton, B. M. Smyser & H. L. McManus, “Capstone Prepares Engineers for the Real World, Right? ABET Outcomes and Student Perceptions,” 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Tampa, Florida, June, 2019. https
test, wheredata are transmitted from the base module, the remote module receives and retransmits databack, and the base module picks the data and compares with the data sent. In every test run, thebase module sends out 1000 identical data messages, each with 32 characters in length. Thetimeout value for data reception is set as 100 msec. Loopback to PC adaptor (a) base module (b) remote module Figure 3. The measurement test-bedTest 1: Coexistence with 802.11 in an apartment scenarioThe first set of tests was performed in
#1Objective: The part of the project involves nano scale MOSFET characterization. The mainobjective of the lab is to expose the feature of nano devices that are important for a good Page 22.928.3learning experience for the students who have no prior experience in nano technology. Thelab has been designed to hide the complexities of configuring high-performance nano scaledevices.Figure 1. Example of problem using MOSfet tool:Task assigned:I. Design (Construct) MOSFETs and compare the behavior as a function of variousparameters. A. Examine the effect of doping on VT. B. Examine the effect of metal electrode material on VT. C. Examine the effect
AC 2008-3: INTEGRATION OF PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERPROGRAMMING EXPERIENCE INTO CONTROL SYSTEMS COURSESThomas Cavicchi, Grove City College Thomas J. Cavicchi received the B. S. degree in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, in 1982, and the M. S. and Ph. D. degrees in electrical engineering from University of Illinois, Urbana, in 1984 and 1988, respectively. He is a Professor of Electrical Engineering at Grove City College, Grove City, PA, where he teaches year-long courses on digital communication systems, digital and analog control systems, and the senior labs (including co-teaching the senior capstone design projects). He also has recently taught
related skills.6 These three coursesconstruct a critical pipeline in the computer engineering curriculum to properly prepare studentsfor the workforce and graduate studies by engaging them in project-based learning activitiesearlier and developing the appropriate skills needed to contribute to significant team-baseddevelopment projects. Figure 1(b) illustrates how the core curriculum has been enhanced to fillthe knowledge and skills gap with the construction of a pathway to acquire superior student skillsthrough requisite participation in project-based learning projects.This paper provides an overview and lists the learning outcomes for each of these courses andincludes some examples of laboratory projects that are used to meet these learning
students at Rochester Institute of Technology and broughtthem very well up to speed which resulted in successful research (publications in top-tierelectrical and computer engineering IEEE Transactions journals for the case study of side-channel analysis attacks and reliability).We have had the following goals in such integration: (a) Exposing the challenges of deeply-embedded system security education; (b) Hardware and software secure system co-design teaching and research integration (in previous work, theory and practice are combined for such purpose: A co-design course applying symmetric key ciphers has been presented6, a helicopter-like robot motion control has been implemented7, and co-design as an emerging discipline in
,” 1997, Free Press Publications[2 ] D.A. Kolb, Experiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development.Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Prentice-Hall, 1984.[ 3] B. McCarthy, The 4MAT System: Teaching to Learning Styles with Right/Left ModeTechniques. Barrington, IL, EXCEL, Inc., 1987.[4] J.E. Stice, "Using Kolb's Learning Cycle to Improve Student Learning." Engr. Education, 77,291-296 (1987).[5] J.N. Harb, S.O. Durrant, and R.E. Terry. "Use of the Kolb Learning Cycle and the 4MATSystem in Engineering Education." J. Engr. Education, 82(2), 70-77 (1993).[6] R. A. Rohrer, “Taking circuits seriously,” IEEE Circuits Devices Mag.,vol. 6, no. 4, pp. 27–31, July 1990.[7] Y. Tsividis, “Turning students on to circuits”, IEEE CAS Magazine, Vol. 9
, , what’s thevalue of parameter A, B, and C?8. Given the partial fraction expansion as follows, , what’s thevalue of parameter A, B, C, D, and E?EvaluationEvaluation of the course aims to answer three questions: 1) Does adaptive release improve student performance by identifying the special needs of each student? 2) Do feedback loops help to maintain effective instructor-student interaction? 3) Do feedback loops help to improve student performance?The evaluation plan includes the following items: 1. Prerequisite test on background knowledge in the first lecture; 2. In-class quiz and group discussion every week (also serve as attendance list); 3. Homework (7 assignments
. The difference betweenthe rotation rate and frame rate leads to the perception that the forward moving wheel is movingbackwards (or slowly forward). This is illustrated by Figure 27. (a) (b) Figure 27 – The Wagon Wheel Effect18 Figure 27a shows what appears to be a counterclockwise rotating wheel. However, this issimply an illusion caused by the relationship of the rotation rate and frame rate. Figure 27bshows the actual motion of the wheel. As the wheel rotates clockwise, a frame is taken.However, since the rotation rate is higher than the frame rate, it appears as if the wheel movedcounter clockwise due to the
: Section Details for Fall 2015 Section Instructor Enrollment Category A Prof Y 50 Control B Prof Z 22 Intervention C Prof X 44 Control D Prof X 48 InterventionSpecifics of the control and intervention groups are discussed in the following section.In Spring 2016, five sections of the class were offered. Table 2 shows some details for Spring2016. Table 3 shows similar details for Fall 2016 when Prof. Z coordinated and instructed
of engineering mathematical contentinto the introductory electrical engineering course, we will be collecting data for three differentgroups. A student who took one or both of the introductory circuits courses EE2050 (LinearCircuits I, primarily DC) and EE2060 (Linear Circuits II, primarily AC) in the last five academicyears will be included in the study. The student will be placed into a group as follows: Group A: The student was enrolled in EE100 during academic years 2013 to 2015, prior to enrolling in EE2060. Group B: The student was enrolled in EE1000 during academic years 2016 to present, prior to enrolling in EE2060. Group C: The student was not enrolled in either EE100 or EE1000 prior to enrolling
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and Feedback,” a necessary condition for knowledgeattainment and retention and skill development; and (3) “Balance,” wherein the instructorbalances the needs of students with different learning styles, provides training in both basics andhigh-level skills, blends lecturing and active learning, and assigns individual and group work.22-31Nine learner-centered teaching techniques based on those principles were implemented. Thetechniques fell into four categories: (A) Course setup, (B) Course delivery, (C) Formativeassessment, and (D) summative assessment. The nine techniques 1) through 9) are nowdiscussed in order in the categories (A) through (D).(A) Course setup1) Graphic organizer targeted to authentic VLSI applications in industry and
vendors. This option has a delivery delay but allows students to get any number of whatever parts they need. (b) Purchase Parts from Technical Support Center; This is the typical default model at most universities. Inexpensive parts such as low-power resistors, small capacitors, and LEDs are free. This option has the limitation of being available only during TSC operating hours, and the limitation of a narrower selection of components compared to an external parts vendor. (c) Electronic Component Vending Machine: In future years, an elegant solution we’d like to consider is an electronic component vending machine, located in a public area
)identifying the ways that each component of the engineering identity framework is constructedand deployed in the departmental documents and b) identifying emergent themes in the data.Trustworthiness We cultivated trustworthiness in our analysis in the following three ways. We ensuredthat we could access the broadest number of documents possible by pursuing multiple avenues ofdata collection: in addition to seeking documents from electrical and computer engineeringfaculty and administrators, we did a comprehensive internet search to gather documents that mayhave been overlooked or unavailable to department sources. The research team met regularly todiscuss findings and resolve differences in interpretation. The team also memoed and kept