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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ruoshi Zhang, University of Louisville; Nathan George, University of Louisville; Dan O Popa, University of Louisville

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mechanically sturdy.A solution that fits all these requirements was implemented with a string and pulley system. Thestring can be made almost invisible, and the pulley system allows for a very simple mechanicaldesign. Figure 1 shows 3D renderings of our model with different colors for each separate part.The design can be separated into a supporting leg, the main pole and base, the motor pulleys, thetop pulley, and the bearing peg as indicated in Figure 1. (a) (b) The top pulley The supporting leg The orb pole The MCU

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Community Building and Student Engagement

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tridib Kumar Saha, Purdue University ; Jason Morphew, Purdue University

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Paper ID #42951Investigating the Impact of Team Composition, Self-Efficacy, and Test Anxietyon Student Performance and Perception of Collaborative Learning: A HierarchicalLinear Modeling ApproachTridib Kumar Saha, Purdue University Tridib K. Saha is a final-year PhD candidate in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University, specializing in hybrid electric vehicle modeling and simulation, power and energy, and engineering education. He serves as a lecturer in the ECE department, teaching fundamental circuits courses for approximately four years. His academic focus has evolved toward ECE educational research, course

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Stephen M Goodnick, Arizona State University; Michelle Klein, Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept. Heads Assoc. (ECEDHA); Barry J. Sullivan, Electrical & Computer Engineering Department Heads Assn; John C. Kelly, North Carolina A&T State University (CoE); Pamela Leigh-Mack, Virginia State University; Shiny Abraham, Seattle University; John Janowiak; Sinais Alvarado; Petru Andrei, Florida A&M University - Florida State University; Wayne A Scales, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tymia Wilson; Yeimidy Lagunas

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)References 1. Connor K, Kelly J, Scott C, Chouikha M, Newman D, Gullie K, Ndoye M, Dabipi I, Graves C, Zhang L, Osareh A, Albin S, Geddis D, Andrei P, Lacy F, Majlesein H, Eldek A, Attia J, Astatke Y, Yang S, Jiang L, Oni B, Zein-Sabatto S “Experiment Centric Pedagogy – Improving the HBCU Engineering Student Learning Experience,” ASEE Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, June 2018, USA. 2. Connor K, Scott C, Korte R, Sullivan B, Velez-Reyes M “Mini-Workshop Series for Minority Serving Institutions with ECE Programs,” ASEE Virtual Conference 2021 3. Connor K, Scott C, Chouikha M, Leigh-Mack P, Sullivan B, Kelly J, Goodnick S, Smith M, Klein M, Abraham S, Oni B, Ososanya E, Eldek A, Yang S, Erives H, Joslyn C

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Curricular Innovations in Computing - 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chandrasekhar Radhakrishnan, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Christopher D. Schmitz, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Rebecca Marie Reck, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Arijit Banerjee; Yi Zhou, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Katie Ansell, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Holly M. Golecki, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Jessica R. TerBush, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Joe Bradley, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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conversion in (b) DC-DC conversion in junior first year class. level class. Figure 2: DC-DC conversion in two courses.The lab component in Introduction to electronics course includes the design of an autonomousmoving vehicle. This design requires powering an ultrasonic sensor and a Schmitt-trigger circuit.Students have access to a Vin = 9 V battery while the sensor and Schmitt-trigger circuits operateat Vout ≈ 5 V . Design specification stipulate that the combined load has a current requirement ofIL ≈ 50 mA. Students design and implement the circuit shown in Fig. 2a. The exercise makes amention of efficiency as a performance parameter expecting the students properly identify its

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Effective Teaching and Learning, and Post-Pandemic Classrooms

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aya Mouallem, Stanford University; Mark Horowitz, Stanford University; Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University

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two types of surveys throughout the course. The first was a recurring survey fromWeek 2 to Week 7, which asked students the same open-ended questions every week. The surveyquestions are available in Appendix B of this paper.This weekly survey instrument allowed us to regularly monitor the students’ experiences, areasof improvement, and recurring challenges faced. We collected short answer responses to thethree questions listed in Appendix B every week. Our goal was to identify all types ofexperiences that students had encountered in this course.In addition to the weekly survey, we deployed a final survey that asked students different closed-ended and open-ended questions. The types of responses to the closed-ended questions includeda 5-point

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmed Dallal, University of Pittsburgh

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Different Reflection Prompts Affect Engineering Students’ Academic Performance and Engagement?,” J. Exp. Educ., pp. 1–19, 2022.[8] M. Borrego, C. B. Newswander, L. D. McNair, S. McGinnis, and M. C. Paretti, “Using Concept Maps to Assess Interdisciplinary Integration of Green Engineering Knowledge.,” Adv. Eng. Educ., vol. 1, no. 3, 2009.[9] M. D. N. Lew and H. G. Schmidt, “Self-reflection and academic performance: Is there a relationship?,” Adv. Heal. Sci. Educ., vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 529–545, Oct. 2011.[10] N. A. Bradbury, “Attention span during lectures: 8 seconds, 10 minutes, or more?,” Adv. Physiol. Educ., vol. 40, no. 4, pp. 509–513, 2016.[11] A. Dallal, “Evaluation of Students Performance and Perception of

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Modern Teaching Strategies in Engineering

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dirk Joel-Luchini Colbry, Michigan State University

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, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 29–44, Jan. 2007.[3] T. Kluyver et al., “Jupyter Notebooks – a publishing format for reproducible computational workflows,” in Positioning and Power in Academic Publishing: Players, Agents and Agendas, F. Loizides and B. Schmidt, Eds., IOS Press, 2016, pp. 87–90.[4] “GitHub · Build software better, together.” [Online]. Available: https://github.com/[5] “GitLab.com | Open Source Git Management Software.” [Online]. Available: https://www.gitlab.com/[6] “bitbucket.com.” [Online]. Available: https://www.gitlab.com/[7] “CMSE / Data_Science_Bridge_Curriculum · GitLab,” GitLab. Accessed: Feb. 07, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://gitlab.msu.edu/CMSE/data_science_bridge_curriculum[8] “CMSE / DataTools_Tutorial_Demo

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Innovative Strategies for Enhancing Engineering Education Across Diverse Learning Environments

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Todd Jeffrey Freeborn, The University of Alabama

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Paper ID #41346Comparison of Engineering and Computer Science Student Performance andOpinions of Instruction of a Microcomputers Course Across Delivery FormatsDr. Todd Jeffrey Freeborn, The University of Alabama Todd Freeborn, PhD, is an associate professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Alabama. Through NSF funding, he has coordinated REU Sites for engineering students to explore renewable resources and speech pathology. He is also the coordinator for an NSF S-STEM program to prepare students for gateway courses across different disciplines of engineering to support and

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Curricular Innovations for Future-Ready Engineering Talents

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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YiXiang Shawn Sun, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Qin Zhu, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Jennifer M. Case, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Paper ID #43286Preparing Future Semiconductor Talent in the Global Context: A ComparativeStudy of the Semiconductor Engineering Curriculum in the US and TaiwanMr. YiXiang Shawn Sun, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Shawn Sun is an Engineering Education PhD student at Virginia Tech. He is also an affiliate Non-resident Fellow (Quantum technologies and AI focused) at Research Institute for Democracy, Society, and Emerging Technology (DSET, Taiwan). His research interests include Emerging technologies-informed engineering education, Engineering ethics, Global engineering education, and Engineering policy

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Curricular Innovations in Computing -2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amr Hassan, University of Pittsburgh; Ahmed Dallal, University of Pittsburgh; Mohamed A. S. Zaghloul; Samuel J Dickerson, University of Pittsburgh

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application and testbench.4. Assessment Methods and ResultsFor assessment, students were surveyed over the recent four offerings of this course to capture theirperspectives and opinions on the impact of the new components on their learning. The very first twoofferings of the revamped course were during Fall 2020 and Spring 2021, during the COVID-19pandemic, and were delivered remotely. In Spring and Fall of 2022, a more comprehensive assessmentof the impact and effectiveness of the HLS instruction was conducted. (a) (b)Figure 5: Example image processed by a student’s FPGA implementation. (a) shows the test image [11] and (b) shows the convoluted image after

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Integrating Hands-On Technology and Project-Based Learning in Engineering Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Connor Daniel Olsen, University of Utah; Amy Verkler, University of Utah; Daniel S. Drew, University of Utah; Jacob A. George, University of Utah

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incoming commands asthey are received (see Figure 1A). Figure 1: MKR-MATLAB Interface Overview. A) The MKR 1010 connection sequence with MATLAB. B) Pinout of the Arduino MKR 1010 mounted to the MKR Motor Carrier.Hardware DesignThe Arduino MKR 1010 was selected as the microcontroller for this course. The MKR 1010possesses an onboard Wi-Fi module, which enables wireless communication between thecomputer and the microcontroller. It has 256 KB of flash memory and has a clock speed of 48MHz. It is a compact board, measuring 61.5 mm long by 25 mm wide [8]. It also has an RGBLED mounted to the center of the board, which can be used as a diagnostic tool or an output. It isalso relatively inexpensive (about 30 USD) and can be reused from semester to

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth A Connor, Inclusive Engineering Consortium & Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Mohamed F. Chouikha, Prairie View A&M University; John C. Kelly Jr., North Carolina A&T State University; Pamela Leigh-Mack, Virginia State University; Barry J. Sullivan, Electrical & Computer Engineering Department Heads Assn; Stephen M Goodnick, Arizona State University; Miguel Velez-Reyes, University of Texas at El Paso; Michelle Klein, Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept. Heads Assoc. ; Truong Nguyen, University of California, San Diego; Petru Andrei, Florida A&M University; Florida State University; Shayla Sawyer; Esther T. Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia; David Zubia, University of Texas at El Paso; Milford Muskett

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the assistance of ChatGPT. We include this information when we share therubric as an incentive for potential collaborators to improve it.) Asset Driven Equitable Partnerships – ADEP in Practice (WIP)References [1] Connor, K. A., & Goodnick, S. M., & Klein, M., & Sullivan, B. J., & Kelly, J. C., & Leigh-Mack, P., & Abraham, S., & Janowiak, J., & Alvarado, S., & Andrei, P., & Scales, W. A., & Wilson, T., & Lagunas, Y. (2023, June), Board 78: ADEP: Asset-Driven Equitable Partnerships (WIP) Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland. 10.18260/1- 2—42939 [2] National Academies of Sciences, Engineering

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Innovative Laboratory Approaches in ECE Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wei-Jer (Peter) Han, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Paper ID #43628A Trilogy for Teaching and Learning Digital Electronics and MicroprocessorsProf. Wei-Jer (Peter) Han, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 1. BackgroundAccording to the Moore’s law, which is the observation that the number of transistors in an integratedcircuit doubles about every two years. At present, one example of a GPU is the Nvidia H100, which has80 billion transistors on a single chip. At the same time, on August 9, 2022, the President of the UnitedStates signed the CHIPS and Science Act. All of the above mean the education of digital and

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Bruk T. Berhane, Florida International University; Mohamed F. Chouikha, Prairie View A&M University; Miguel Velez-Reyes P.E., University of Texas at El Paso; Barry J. Sullivan, Electrical & Computer Engineering Department Heads Assn; Michelle Klein, Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept. Heads Assoc. (ECEDHA); Yeimidy Lagunas, Inclusive Engineering Consortium; Milford Muskett; Amanda Nastiuk; Sinais Alvarado; Elizabeth Hibbler, Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration (CIEC)

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Paper ID #39917Board 84: The 2TO4 Project - Facilitated Transition from 2-Year to4-Year Engineering Studies (WIP)Dr. Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Kenneth Connor is an emeritus professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Systems Engi- neering (ECSE) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) where he taught courses on electromagnetics, electronics and instrumentation, plasma physics, electric power, and general engineering. His research in- volves plasma physics, electromagnetics, photonics, biomedical sensors, engineering education, diversity in the engineering workforce, and technology

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth A Connor, Inclusive Engineering Consortium & Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Mohamed F. Chouikha, Prairie View A&M University; Miguel Velez-Reyes, University of Texas at El Paso; Barry J. Sullivan, Electrical & Computer Engineering Department Heads Assn; Bruk T Berhane, Florida International University; Michelle Klein, Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept. Heads Assoc.; Kathy Ann Gullie; Milford Muskett

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opportunities that impact the successful transition of studentsfrom 2-year to 4-year institutions. Data collection for this study is now in its initial phase, withIRB approval having recently been secured. Details on all aspects of this project are described inthe following sections. Additional background on this project can be found at Connor, K. A., &Berhane, B. T., & Chouikha, M. F., & Velez-Reyes, M., & Sullivan, B. J., & Klein, M., &Lagunas, Y., & Muskett, M., & Nastiuk, A., & Alvarado, S., & Hibbler, E. (2023, June), Board84: The 2TO4 Project - Facilitated Transition from 2-Year to 4-Year Engineering Studies(WIP) Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland.10.18260

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and The Inclusive Engineering Consortium; Douglas A Mercer; Daniel D Stancil, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; John H. Booske, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Michael Devetsikiotis, University of New Mexico; Barry J. Sullivan, Electrical & Computer Engineering Department Heads Assn; Kathy Ann Gullie; Michelle Klein, Electrical and Computer Engineering Dept. Heads Assoc. (ECEDHA); Gregory T Byrd

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-online-teaching 2. National Research Council. 2012. Discipline-Based Education Research: Understanding and Improving Learning in Undergraduate Science and Engineering. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/13362. 3. Eldek A, Connor K, Gullie K, Sullivan B, Bekolay M, Spaulding D, Ndoye M, Nare O “COVID-19’s Impact on ECE Communities Served by Minority Serving Institutions.” ASEE Virtual Conference, July 2021 4. Bloom, Benjamin S (June–July 1984). "The 2 Sigma Problem: The Search for Methods of Group Instruction as Effective as One-to-One Tutoring". Educational Researcher. 13 (6): 4–16. doi:10.3102/0013189x013006004 . See

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Curricular Innovations in Computing -2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah L. Harris, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Yingtao Jiang, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Christine Clark; Ed Jorgensen; Tiberio Garza, Florida International University; Norma A Marrun, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Valerie L. Taylor

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their families is correlated with increases inacademic success, as measured by retention, progression (GPA and courses completed), and 4- to6-year graduation rates, for both computer engineering and computer science students. We havedemonstrated these effects in a dually designated Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and AsianAmerican and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI) and have doneso as a pilot study for other, including similar, institutions as well as other STEM fields.AcknowledgmentsThis work was funded in part by NSF Grant #1742607.References[1] Fernández, E., Rincón, B. E., & Hinojosa, J. K. (2021). (Re)creating family and reinforcing pedagogies of the home: How familial capital manifests for

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Holland Banse, Magnolia Consulting; Chris S Ferekides, University of South Florida; Carol Haden, Northern Arizona University; Ismail Uysal, University of South Florida

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Paper ID #37882Board 81: Electrical Engineering Faculty and Student Perceptions of aProfessional Formation Course SequenceDr. Holland Banse, Magnolia Consulting Dr. Holland Banse began her career in education as a preschool and prekindergarten teacher. Prior to join- ing Magnolia Consulting as a Senior Researcher and Evaluator, she was an IES Pre-Doctoral Fellow in Educational Psychology-Applied Developmental Sciences at the Curry School of Education and Human Development, University of Virginia, a 2016-2017 AERA Measures of Effective Teaching fellow, and a recipient of the 2016 SRCD-Student and Early Career Council

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Technical Proficiency and Cybersecurity Awareness in ECE Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Doug W. Jacobson, Iowa State University of Science and Technology

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Paper ID #42307Empowering Community-Driven Cybersecurity Education: A Frameworkfor the Cybersecurity Ambassador ProgramDr. Doug W. Jacobson, Iowa State University of Science and Technology Doug Jacobson is a University Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Iowa State University. He is currently the director of the Iowa State University Center for Cybersecurity innovation and Outreach. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Empowering Community-Driven Cybersecurity Education: A Framework for the Cybersecurity Ambassador Program

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chao Wang, Arizona State University

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Paper ID #41231Board 96: Work in Progress: Incorporating Active Learning into a RandomSignal Analysis CourseDr. Chao Wang, Arizona State University Dr. Chao Wang received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from University of Wisconsin, Madison. She is currently an Associate Teaching Professor in the Ira. A Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 WIP: Incorporating Active Learning into a Random Signal Analysis CourseAbstractThis Works-in-progress Paper presents the experience and evaluation of piloting interactive andactive problem

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Online and Remote Teaching

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmed Dallal, University of Pittsburgh

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Paper ID #39379Does student performance decline in online classroom setup? A study ofstudents’ performance in ECE controls classDr. Ahmed Dallal, University of Pittsburgh Dr. Dallal is an assistant professor at the department of electrical and computer engineering, University of Pittsburgh, since August 2017. Dr. Dallal’s primary focus is on education development and innovation. His research interests include biomedical signal processing, biomedical image analysis, computer vision, machine learning, networked control systems, and human-machine learning. ©American Society for Engineering Education

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Innovative Laboratory Approaches in ECE Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kishore Kumar Kadari, University of South Florida; Wilfrido A. Moreno P.E., University of South Florida; Luis Miguel Quevedo, IEEE Educational Activities

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Paper ID #44428Agile Model-Based Systems Engineering Framework to Design a LaboratoryCourse—Case Study: An Embedded Systems Laboratory CourseMr. Kishore Kumar Kadari, University of South Florida Kishore Kadari is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Electrical Engineering (EE) department at the University of South Florida(USF). He is currently working as a Design Engineer at Jabil, focusing on Embedded Software. His vision is to contribute to the advancements in high-level orchestration of education and healthcare services using AI, ML, computer vision, Model-Based Systems Engineering, and embedded development. He finished his master’s

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Innovative Strategies for Enhancing Engineering Education Across Diverse Learning Environments

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rowdy Sanford, University of Idaho; Joe Law, University of Idaho; John Crepeau, University of Idaho

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of Idaho Professor John Crepeau received his BS degree in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and his MS and PhD degrees from the University of Utah. After serving as an NSF-NATO Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany, he began teaching at the University of Idaho. He was a Fulbright Scholar at the Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral in Guayaquil, Ecuador. He has served as Department Chair, Associate Dean and Interim Dean at the University of Idaho. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024Enhancing Pathways from Community Colleges to Four-Year Schools with an Online Lecture/Laboratory Course in

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jiahui Song, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Douglas Eric Dow, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Wayne Bynoe, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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developed and utilized computersimulation labs were modified and used to supplement the TIMS labs. The topics of thesimulation labs include: system property, angle modulation/demodulation, and noise analysis.With the TIMS systems, the electrical time-based signals are formed and manipulated bypatching together TIMS modules. Some modules represent fundamental signal building blocksthat are the hardware realizations of signal processing schemes or telecommunications systems.As an example of the developed TIMS labs, the first TIMS lab in Engineering CommunicationSystems was amplitude modulation/demodulation. Figure 1(a) shows the block diagram foramplitude modulation, for which Figure 1(b) shows the module connections. A DC component isadded to a

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Power Engineering & Curriculum Innovations

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bijan G Mobasseri, Villanova Univeristy; Liesl Klein, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Edward Stephen Char Jr., Villanova University

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- R,G, and B values R,G, and B val- termine the number that is used to iden- ues that is used to of red skittles. tify the number of identify the number red skittles. Their of red skittles, but number of red skit- their number is not tles is similar to the similar to the true true value. value. 5Blue Skittle Students have gen- Students have gen- Students did not at- 1,2,3 erated a relation- erated a relation- tempt to use color ship between the ship between the relationships to de

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Empowering Students: Self-Efficacy, Advising, and Transfer Success

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Curt Schurgers, University of California, San Diego

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made up of a collection of subparts instead. Theseconceptual-building-block subparts (subquestions) are then subsequently graded by onlyevaluating the final answer. This two-step methodology is further detailed below: Step 1 - Problem construction a. Design a traditional problem-based constructed-response problem, which tests a set of concepts within a single problem writeup. We will refer to it as a “holistic” design (to contrast it to our new design). b. Create the grading rubric for this holistic problem. Considering where one assigns partial credit will pull out the core concepts the problem is assessing. If necessary, break these down further until each carries the same weight in the grading

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Community Building and Student Engagement

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ilya Mikhelson, Northwestern University

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final circuit, shown in Fig. 1(a).Then, students use a provided kit to house all of their components, which they solder and connectby hand. With a little finagling, everything fits into the box and they have a final product, theinsides of which are shown in Fig. 1(b). (a) (b) Figure 1: (a) Schematic of useless box, (b) physical implementation of useless box.2.1.3 Laboratory Assignment 3: 3 × 3 LED matrixThe third laboratory project involves building a manually-controlled, 3 × 3 LED matrix. This isthe start of the extended project for the term. In this assignment, students learn about persistenceof vision, how large LED matrix displays work, how to use shift registers, and

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xinyuan Fan, University of Toronto; Hamid S Timorabadi P.Eng., University of Toronto; Salma Emara, University of Toronto

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a faircomparison across documents of varying lengths[20]. This mechanism ensures that search resultsare relevant and unbiased by document size, contributing to BM25's widespread use in searchengines and information retrieval systems. Zhu et al. [10] highlight BM25's strength interm-frequency-based methods for dataset recommendation systems. Similarly, its use in digitallibraries for text mining [11] demonstrates its capability to manage large textual datasets,affirming its suitability for TextCraft.BM25's effectiveness hinges on the 'k1' and 'b' parameters. 'k1' affects term frequencynormalization, influencing how terms are weighed in documents [12]. A higher k1 value allowsthe term frequency to influence the relevance score more

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Digital Circuits, Architecture, Embedded Systems

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Guodong Wang, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts; Yanxiao . Zhao, Virginia Commonwealth University

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. Therefore, we use actual circuits to help students learnBoolean algebra and provide a concrete, hands-on approach to the abstract concepts introduced inlogic gates and Boolean algebra.At the beginning, when introducing students the concepts of AND, OR, and NOT, we usecircuits to show the associated operations in Boolean algebra as depicted in Fig. 1. (a) Y= A x B (b) Y = A + B (c) Y = A’ Fig. 1 Circuits showing three basic operations in Boolean algebra.Take Fig. 1 (a), the AND operation as an example. With the help of the circuit, students can easilyunderstand that the two switches are controlling the status of Y. When and only when both A andB are closed (status 1), the status of Y is on

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Work in Progress Papers in ECE

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian F. Thomson, Temple University; Cory Budischak, Temple University; Maryam Alibeik

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havevariable input numbers such as voltage sources and resistors. Students are asked to solve forvoltage, current and/or power in circuits, and the numbers change for each question. Figure 1shows and example problem using automated assessments for this course. The quizzes arestructured this way so students can focus on mathematical modeling and evaluation processrather than getting the correct numerical results for one set of input values. Fig. 1 illustrates anexample of this quiz structure. (a) (b) (c)Figure 1: Analog circuit assessment, (a) circuit schematic with variable inputs, (b) question oneusing