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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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Wei Wu, Berea College; Scott Heggen, Berea College; Emmaley Clare Powell; Oussema Khlifi; Trayvion Jalan Newton

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larger, more genericcategories which are well-known to have different levels of engagement [18]. For example, toexplain electrical safety, an instructor may conduct a traditional lecture, do a role-playing activity,tell a story, or conduct a live demonstration. All of these activities fall into the lecture categorybecause the emphasis is on the instructor conveying information to passive listeners.Alternatively, we categorized Q&A sessions differently due to their interactive nature; studentsposed questions to the instructor, who then answered the question, which often led to newquestions and discussion.In Fall 2023, three observers used the protocol in both sections for ten different class sessions,representing the five different teamwork

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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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Timothy Sellers, Mississippi State University; Tingjun Lei, Mississippi State University; Chaomin Luo, Mississippi State University; Zhuming Bi, Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Gene Eu Jan, Tainan National University of the Arts

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Power Engineering & Curriculum Innovations

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Agoritsa Polyzou, Florida International University; Joaquin Molto, Florida International University; Nicholas Sean Gonzalez, Florida International University; Trina L. Fletcher, Florida International University; Sophia Tavio Perez

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. 100-112, 2022.[12] O. Simpson, “Access, retention and course choice in online, open and distance learning”.European Journal of Open, Distance and E-learning, 7(1), 2004.[13] M. Scott, and D.A. Savage, “Lemons in the university: asymmetric information, academicshopping and subject selection”. Higher Education Research & Development, 41(4), pp. 1247-1261, 2022.[14] D. Bukhari, “Data science curriculum: Current scenario”. International Journal of DataMining & Knowledge Management Process, Vol. 10, 2020.[15] D. Li, E. Milonas, and Q. Zhang, “Content Analysis of Data Science Graduate Programs inthe US,” 2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access, 2021.[16] Z. Chen, X. Liu, and L. Shang, “Improved course recommendation algorithm

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Assessment-Driven Practices in ECE

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alireza Mohammadi, University of Michigan-Dearborn; Destin Heilman

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https://automeris.io/WebPlotDigitizer/ 5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv5nqAPCKA4Figure 4: The number of hydrogen bonds per time (the left figure) and the number of amino acids partici-pating in helical (blue) and beta sheet (red) secondary structures per extension of the protein molecule (theright figure).parameters that are reported in Daggett’s paper and compare the drawn curves using the onlinegraphing calculator. How do these plotted graphs differ from the ones obtained from the nanoHubsimulations?DiscussionFollowup presentation and student Q&AWe had a followup presentation for the students who were involved with this PBL module wherethe first author did a presentation on the research efforts that lie at the intersection of

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Frameworks and Comparative Analyses in ECE Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yan Zhang, University of South Florida; Jing Wang, University of South Florida

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, “Extending Innovative Practices for Flipping Classrooms into Recitations: Using a Variety of Representational Modes for Instructions” Proceedings of 2015 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, WA, June 14- 17, 2015.[4] C. M. de Vries, “Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Statics Recitation Course,” Proceedings of the 2021 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, July 26-29, 2021.[5] E. Mazur. 1997. Peer Instruction: A User’s Manual. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddly River, NJ.[6] B. Simon, M. Kohanfars, J. Lee, K. Tamayo and Q. Cutts, “Peer Instruction in Introductory Computing,” Proceeding of the 41st ACM technical symposium on Computer science

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Curricular Innovations in Computing - 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David H. K. Hoe, Loyola University Maryland; Mary Lowe, Loyola University Maryland; Dave Binkley, Loyola University Maryland

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public-key cryptosystems, such as RSA, could beefficiently broken. In these systems information is encrypted using a number N = pq, where pand q are two large primes. The information is decrypted with knowledge of p and q. Thesecurity of the encryption depends upon the extreme difficulty in factoring N. Shor’s algorithmstimulated the growth of the QC industry. Because this algorithm has a number theory part and aQC part, it takes a significant effort to understand and implement it without predefined functionson a simulator. One of the authors of this paper therefore worked on simulating Shor’s algorithmwith an undergraduate physics major during the summer. The student had no prior knowledge ofQC. We were able to factor 91=13×7 on the student PC

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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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sessions.References[1] M. F. Aburdene and R. J. Kozick, “A project-oriented course in probability and statistics for undergraduateelectrical engineering students,” in Proc. IEEE Frontiers in Education 1997 Conference, pp.598 – 603[2] D. Tougaw, “Integration of active learning exercises into a course on probability and statistics,” in Proc. ASEEAnnual Conference & Exposition, Portland, OR, June, 2005.[3] R. A. Budiman, “Using card games for conditional probability, explaining Gamma vs. Poisson Distributions, andWeighing Central Limit Theory,” in Proc. 123rd ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, LA, June,2016.[4] J. A. Reising, “Lab experiments in probability,” in Proc. ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, OR,June, 2005.[5] Q

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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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. We also asked them to engage with RECET by providing materialsfrom their organization, become involved in editorial/communications activities, help to createand organize tutorials, workshops, etc., join teams working to obtain additional resources,provide feedback to other content providers, and, most critically, recommend some next steps forRECET if we find the resources to scale it up. We then also had a Q&A period. We presented toan ECEDHA Online Summit in late fall 2021, addressed the ECEDHA annual meeting in threeseparate sessions in March 2022, and addressed each of the regional ECEDHA meetings in thesummer and fall of 2022. The attendees for each of these venues tend to be a bit different. Forexample, smaller schools can be

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Advancing Online and Hybrid Learning in Engineering Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenny Welter, Wiley; Mohsen Sarraf, zyBooks, A Wiley Brand; Ryan Barlow, zyBooks, A Wiley Brand

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clicking “Show answer.” Blank answers are not counted as earnest attempts.An individual student’s earnestness is calculated as: 𝑄𝑎 𝐸= 𝑄𝑡 * 100where Q a is the number of learning questions for which a student made at least one attemptbefore revealing the answer, and Q t is the number of learning questions the student answered.In addition to earnestness, the study investigated the correlation of student earnestness withquestion difficulty, the length of time in the course, and the size of the class. Earnestness anddata about progression in the Control Systems Engineering zyBook were obtained from

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Modern Teaching Strategies in Engineering

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenan Baltaci, University of Wisconsin, Stout; Monika Herrmann, University of Wisconsin, Stout

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shared the same positive experience as the majority.Table 2. Student ratings on the effectiveness of custom PCBAs in enhancing the learning experience. Std. Q# Question Mean Median Mode Min Max Dev. Theme 1: Usability and Learning Experience, see Figure 8 I found the overall experience using the 1 custom PCBA significantly better than using 8.23 8 8 1.48 5 10 the traditional breadboard. The custom PCBA was easier to learn and use 2

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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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Haniye Mehraban, Oklahoma State University; Jennifer Dawn Cribbs, Oklahoma State University; John Hu, Oklahoma State University

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relates to field-effect transistors (FETs). The right response is “C” whichemphasizes how a transistor’s threshold voltage is affected by several variables, includingtemperature, manufacturing process, and the transistor’s physical dimensions (length and width). Figure 1: Three items related to semiconductor materialsOne kind of digital logic gate, the NAND gate, is the subject of Question 10. There are two inputs(A and B) and one output (Q) on a NAND gate. A NAND gate behaves as follows: it onlyproduces a 0 (LOW) output when both of its inputs are 1 (HIGH). Because the output of a NANDgate is only 0 when both inputs are 1, “A” is correct.3 ManufacturingTwo questions on the survey, as seen in Figure 3, focus on the

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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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. Cherng, B. Q. Li, and N. Natarajan, "Development of a Mechatronics Course for SeniorMechanical Engineering Students," in 120th ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 23-26,2013[2] H. Vasquez and A. A. Fuentes, "Integration of Sensors and Low-Cost Microcontrollers intothe Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Design Sequence," in 120th ASEE AnnualConference & Exposition, June 23-26, 2013[3] M. Barger and R. Gilbert, "New Mechatronics Education Initiatives in 2-year Programs," in2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT,June 24-27, 2018[4] S. A. Yost and D. D. Maggio, "The Mechatronics Road Show: Building on Success inMechatronics Curriculum Development," in 2004 American Society for

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Selma Awadallah, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Mohammad AlShaikh Saleh, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Adel Mohamed, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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three consecutive days. The three sub-topics are 1) AssetManagement Overview and Lifecycle Cost, 2) Asset Maintenance and Reliability, and 3)Managing Aging Assets. Each day, the course was held for two sessions with a break in between.The morning session comprised lectures, an hour of industry expert speaking session, and 15minutes of Q&A. The afternoon session was reserved for student evaluations and study caseactivities on the topics learned in the morning. The themes covered in the course are not often partof Bachelor’s-degree curricula, especially at electrical engineering schools. The aim of these topicswas to advance the students’ creativity and their ability to evaluate engineering problems and,accordingly, employ innovative decision

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Assessment-Driven Practices in ECE

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cyrus Habibi, University of Wisconsin - Platteville; Tina Alaei

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presentation was evaluated based on the quality of their project's delivery and theircollaboration in preparing it. While presentations are typically assessed based on their delivery,content, and effectiveness, this paper evaluated them based on the team's ability to work togetherand understand each other's contributions. Additionally, the Q&A portion of the presentationdemonstrated how well the team could handle unexpected questions.The final report served as a crucial gauge of the team's overall teamwork. Poor teamwork canmanifest in various ways, such as disjointed or disorganized sections resulting from inadequatecoordination among team members. Furthermore, if each member works independently, theremay be inconsistencies in language

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Innovative Pedagogical Techniques in Engineering Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yang Victoria Shao, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Juan Alvarez, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Olga Mironenko, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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, 2013.[13] C. Harris and S. Zha, “Concept mapping for critical thinking: efficacy, timing and type,” Education, vol. 137, no. 3, pp. 277–280, 2017.[14] B. Daley, S. Durning, and D. Torre, “Using concept maps to create meaningful learning in medical education,” MedEdPublish, vol. 5, no. 19, 2016.[15] M. Safdar1, A. Hussain2, I. Shah3, and Q. Rifat, “Concept maps: An instructional tool to facilitate meaningful learning,” European Journal of Educational Research, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 55–64, 2012.[16] C. T. Machado and A. A. Carvalho, “Concept mapping: Benefits and challenges in higher education,” The Journal of Continuing Higher Education, vol. 68, no. 1, pp. 38–53, 2020.[17] Y. V. Shao, “Lessons learning from developing and teaching

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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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Courses Paper presented at 2012 ASEE AnnualConference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas. 10.18260/1-2—21760[6] Hite, K. R., & Slimak, L. J., & Korakakis, D., & Ahern, T. C. (2019, June), An OnlineApproach to the Analog Electronics Laboratory Paper presented at 2019 ASEE AnnualConference & Exposition , Tampa, Florida. 10.18260/1-2--32081[7] R. Al-Nsour, R. Alkhasawneh and S. Alqudah, "Online Engineering Education: LaboratoriesDuring the Pandemic – A Case Study," 2022 Intermountain Engineering, Technology andComputing (IETC), Orem, UT, USA, 2022, pp. 1-4, doi: 10.1109/IETC54973.2022.9796691.[8] Wang, N., Lan, Q., Chen, X., Song, G., and Parsaei, H., 2020, Development of a RemoteLaboratory for Engineering Education, CRC Press

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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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David Burnett, Portland State University

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2022IEEE 13th Annual Ubiquitous Computing, Electronics & Mobile Communication Conference(UEMCON), Oct. 2022, pp. 0426–0430. doi: 10.1109/UEMCON54665.2022.9965702.[7] X. Vilajosana, Q. Wang, F. Chraim, T. Watteyne, T. Chang, and K. S. J. Pister, “A RealisticEnergy Consumption Model for TSCH Networks,” IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 14, no. 2, pp.482–489, Feb. 2014, doi: 10.1109/JSEN.2013.2285411.[8] T. Watteyne et al., “OpenWSN: a standards-based low-power wireless developmentenvironment,” Trans. Emerging Tel. Tech., vol. 23, no. 5, pp. 480–493, Aug. 2012, doi:10.1002/ett.2558.[9] T. Chang et al., “6TiSCH on SCμM: Running a Synchronized Protocol Stack withoutCrystals,” Sensors, vol. 20, no. 7, Art. no. 7, Jan. 2020, doi: 10.3390/s20071912.[10] D. C

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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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Tom J. Zajdel, Carnegie Mellon University; Allison E. Connell Pensky, Carnegie Mellon University

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distinctive national discourses surrounding the maker movement and education in four countries. TechTrends, 63, 397-407.Lu, J., Chen, W., & Wang, Q. (2016). Impact of self-efficacy on engineering students' career choices. Journal of Engineering Education, 105(4), 537-554.Marra, R. M., Rodgers, K. A., Shen, D., & Bogue, B. (2009). Women engineering students and self‐ efficacy: A multi‐year, multi‐institution study of women engineering student self‐efficacy. Journal of Engineering Education, 98(1), 27-38.Martin, L. (2015). The promise of the maker movement for education. Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research (J-PEER), 5(1), 4.Mims, F. M. (1983). Getting started in electronics. Niles

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University; Chukwuemeka Duru; Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Morgan State University; Opeyemi Taiwo Adeniran, Morgan State University; Uttam Gaulee; Sotonye Ikiriko, Morgan State University; Neda Bazyar Shourabi, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus; Md Mahmudur Rahman, Morgan State University; Frank Efe; Jumoke 'Kemi' Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Benjamin Gbeminiyi Famewo

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Times of Crisis through Project-basedLearning: Filming Activities at the Arab International University (AIU),” Theory and Practice inLanguage Studies, vol. 8, no. 12, p. 1649, Dec. 2018, doi: https://doi.org/10.17507/tpls.0812.10.[24] M. V. Q. Almeda and R. S. Baker, “Predicting Student Participation in STEM Careers: TheRole of Affect and Engagement during Middle School,” Journal of Educational Data Mining,vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 33–47, Aug. 2020, doi: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4008054.[25] N. Wekesa, Wafula, R. Ongunya, and Odhiambo, “Project-Based Learning on Students’Performance in the Concept of Classification of Organisms Among Secondary Schools inKenya,” vol. 7, no. 16, 2016, Available: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1105278.pdf[26

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Innovative Pedagogical Techniques in Engineering Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fred W. DePiero, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Lynne A. Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Dominic J. Dal Bello, Allan Hancock College

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available for academic question-and-answer sessions. Some are integrated with learning management systems (e.g., Canvas [24], Moodle [25]). And some are standalone, such as Piazza [27] and Discord [28]. These tools can be used in a moderated or unmoderated fashion in a classroom setting. Messaging from an instructor can reach every student. These collaboration tools do not include any discipline-specific features (e.g., circuit analysis). However, users could post links to circuit examples as part of the Q&A discussion.Compared to the above categories of systems, the key novelty of CATE is the ability to generaterandom circuit topologies and present an analysis in a step-by-step manner. Outside of the abovecategories, one nearest

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Broadening Participation through Access, Equity, Inclusion in ECE

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yufang Jin, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Yanxia Jia, Arcadia University; Cate Wengelnik, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Frances Matos, University of Texas at San Antonio; Mason Cole Conkel, University of Texas at San Antonio; Yan Tang, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Jessica Gonzales, The University of Texas at San Antonio

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took high school AP courses and college mathematicaland physical training purely online during the pandemic. Therefore, the student cohort registeredin this core course may be a good representation of post-pandemic students with various levels ofprior math/physics background. In addition, the recruited student body demonstratesdemographic diversity.The surveyed course consists of two sessions, each of which is supported by an ECE Ph.D.student serving as a teaching assistant. Each session includes a weekly recitation hour to coverkey knowledge points and homework problems, as well as three Q&A hours per week.Additionally, both the Department of ECE and the College Student Success Center offer freetutoring services to students taking this

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE) Poster Session

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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an environment that encourages sharing and building trust. There are also themed monthly meetings with Q&A sessions to address any topics of interest and facilitate the sharing of information between students, faculty, advisors, working professionals, etc. Figure 1: 2TO4 Project VisionThe 2TO4 Project - Facilitated Transition from 2-Year to 4-Year Engineering Studies (WIP)Building on the Existing Relationships and Infrastructure that is IECTo see why IEC has embarked on this effort, it is helpful to explore its history and look at theinstitutions involved and how they came together over the last several years. The core membersof IEC are all MSIs with very long-term commitments to the

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Community Building and Student Engagement

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Online and Remote Teaching

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nazanin Mansouri, University of Portland

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experiment.The lab is a one-credit hour required course for our program that meets 3 hours per week. Itis a prerequisite course to another required junior-level course “Embedded Systems”. Thereis a maximum capacity of 14 students and there is a teaching assistant from the upper-classpopulation for each section. Students ideally work in teams of two.The class begins with a short lecture that guides students through the specifics of the day’sexperiments followed by Q & A.A week in advance of each class, students are provided with the lab handout that outlines theproblems to work on. They are expected to come to the lab prepared having done the “pre-lab” theoretical work that shows their designs based on the given specifications, the logiccircuit

Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogical Techniques in Engineering Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chibuzor Joseph Okocha, University of Florida; Gloria J. Kim, University of Florida; Jin W. Choi, Michigan Technological University; Yong Kyu Yoon

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