concepts suchas quantization and prediction. This platform will be used by the UAB Electrical &Computer Engineering Dept. in an undergraduate laboratory course on signalprocessing and assembly language. The speech processing content will be used in Page 3.477.10conjunction with other demonstrations of DSP technologies and algorithms. Thequantization module(s) developed for this platform demonstrate both uniform andnon-uniform quantization with user-selectable signal characteristics, as well as severalpopular approaches to quantizer adaptation (forward, or blockwise and backward, orsequential). The prediction module(s) also demonstrate different
Lucy Arellano Jr., Ph.D.,Associate Professor, The Gevirtz School of Education, University of California, Santa Barbara, SantaBarbara, California 93106-9490. email: lucya@ucsb.edu. phone: 805.893.8706. Abstract In the pursuit of enhancing the success of students in science, technology, engineering, andmathematics (STEM) fields, understanding the intricate network of factors influencing theirachievements is crucial. This phenomenological study investigates the multifaceted network offactors influencing the success of students in STEM, with a specific focus on a Hispanic ServingInstitution (HSI) community college in Southern California. Through faculty interviews and studentfocus groups, the
business challenges with technology solutions). His research focus are in cyber executive management, expert crowdsourcing, and decision analytics. Brian is also the Deputy Vice President for Digital Engineering Programs at Parsons Corporation.Nirup M. Menon, George Mason University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Doing Before Graduating: Experiential Learning with Part-time Internship & Grants Brian K. Ngac, PhD Nirup Menon, PhD Instructional Faculty & Dean’s Teaching Fellow, Professor, Information Systems & OperationsInformation Systems & Operations Management Management
Designing Curriculum for Digital-native Architecture Students Andrzej Zarzycki New Jersey Institute of Technology andrzej.zarzycki@njit.eduIntroductionThis paper discusses a pedagogical approach toward teaching the first-year curriculum in anarchitectural program. It focuses on two courses. The first is a design studio, a 5- to 6-creditclass, taught in a small group of 12 to 15 students with a high number of contact hours, usuallyaround 12 hours per week. The other course, also geared toward first-year students, is offered ina lecture format with 30 to 36 students and covers the relationship between digital tools andconcepts
Designing Curriculum for Digital-native Architecture Students Andrzej Zarzycki New Jersey Institute of Technology andrzej.zarzycki@njit.eduIntroductionThis paper discusses a pedagogical approach toward teaching the first-year curriculum in anarchitectural program. It focuses on two courses. The first is a design studio, a 5- to 6-creditclass, taught in a small group of 12 to 15 students with a high number of contact hours, usuallyaround 12 hours per week. The other course, also geared toward first-year students, is offered ina lecture format with 30 to 36 students and covers the relationship between digital tools andconcepts
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Form-making with special effect simulations Andrzej Zarzycki New Jersey Institute of Technology Session 8 : All other topics.Recent computational technologies expand the formal language of architecture and renewresearch in the nature of design creativity. While design outcomes often challenge establishedgeometries and traditional architectural forms, they frequently converge on broader aesthetics ofcontemporary design, taking cues from other creative disciplines such as product design. While digitally inspired thinking allows for a broader reading of architecture, promotinginnovative and unique designs as well as new
Proceedings of 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE Zone 1) Goal Directed Design of Serial Robotic Manipulators Sarosh Patel and Tarek Sobh questions. Equations describing the kinematic behavior of Abstract — Computing the optimal geometric structure of serial manipulators are highly nonlinear with no closedmanipulators is one of the most intricate problems in solutions. The difficulty in most cases lies not in finding acontemporary robot kinematics. Robotic manipulators are
Paper ID #49582Advancing WiFi-based Imaging: An Approach for Real-Time Object Detectionand ClassificationBenjamin Lubina, Gannon University Benjamin Lubina is an MBA student and Cybersecurity Graduate at Gannon University. He founded and ran the school Cyber Defense Club for 3 years, competed in challenges and competitions, and published several papers in the fields of machine learning and sensor interpretation. He has 5+ years of experience with software development, cyber risk assurance, and data analysis.Dr. Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University Dr. Sundaram is a Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering
Paper ID #37592Lexical Measurement of Teaching QualitiesLaura BiesterIan StewartDr. Laura Hirshfield, University of Michigan Laura Hirshfield is a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion lecturer and research assistant at the University of Michigan. She received her B.S. from the University of Michigan and her Ph.D. from Purdue University, both in chemical engineering.Rada MihalceaSara Pozzi ©American Society for Engineering Education, 20231 IntroductionIt is common practice to utilize course evaluations to have students anonymously rate theirinstructor’s teaching ability, and other aspects of the course
interruptions in course delivery, it introduced several challenges in ensuring student engagement and efficient learning. Significant efforts must be made to (a) develop KLAs that circumvent the challenges of online teaching of IoT development (b) develop platforms and technologies that would help realize the modified KLAs (c) establish quality standards for accreditation of online workshops and courses. 2. Online labs introduce new logistic challenges - Online IoT labs rely heavily on good Internet connection, up to date systems, and platforms that enable hardware emulation. Through our experiences, we learnt that the majority of students
AC 2009-1091: SELF-POWERED WIRELESS-CAMERA SYSTEM DESIGNFaruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University Page 14.1049.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Self Powered Wireless Camera System DesignAbstractEnergy harvesting is described as the conversion of ambient energy into usable electrical energy.When compared with energy stored in common storage elements, such as batteries, capacitorsand the like, the environment represents a relatively infinite source of available energy.Conventional electrochemical batteries power most of the portable and wireless electronicdevices that are energized with electric power. In the past few years, electrochemical
current research focuses on integrating project management processes in undergraduate education. Her main goal is to understand how work management and product development practices widely used in industry can be modified and adapted to streamline undergraduate STEM education.Dr. Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University Alejandra J. Magana, Ph.D., is the W.C. Furnas Professor in Enterprise Excellence in the Department of Computer and Information Technology and Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Effectiveness of Scrum in Enhancing Feedback Accessibility among Undergraduate Research Students: Insights from Integrated Feedback
Paper ID #42423Board 267: Enhancing Urban Mobility: SmartSAT’s Impact on Public TransportationServices and Commuting ExperienceDr. Jeong Yang, Texas A&M University, San Antonio Dr. Jeong Yang is an associate professor of computer science and cyber security in the Department of Computational, Engineering, and Mathematical Sciences at Texas A&M University-San Antonio. She is also a director of the Center of Information Technology and Cyber Security. Her current research is focused on the areas: 1) Intelligent applications of cloud-based AI services to discover effective use of AI technologies, 2) AI-powered secure
mathematics, engineering, and technology: A meta-peer assessment and bias mitigation methodology. This analysis,” Review of educational research, vol. 69, no. 1,methodology will then be tested in classrooms and evaluated pp. 21-51, 1999.for its effectiveness in reducing the effects of bias on peerassessment marks. This process will focus on implementing a [9] L. A. Stefani, “Peer, self and tutor assessment: Relative“bias intervention” structured to help students overcome reliabilities,” Studies in Higher Education, vol. 19 no. 1,specific biases related to race, gender, and international pp. 69-75, 1994.student status. In university
Paper ID #36732Efficacy of the Dual-Submission Homework MethodJoshua Jay Graduate student from the University of Oklahoma.Doyle Dodd (Assistant Professor of Practice) Industrial & Systems Engr. Department, University of Oklahoma. Teaching-focused professor, currently teaching CAD, Ergonomics, Intro to ISE, Capstone © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Efficacy of the Dual-Submission Homework Method Joshua Jay Dr. Doyle
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2006-2205: WHAT’S SO IMPORTANT ABOUT PEER REVIEW OF TEACHINGPORTFOLIO COMPONENTS? AN EXPLORATORY ANALYSIS OFPEER-REVIEW EPISODES WITHIN ETPPJennifer Turns, University of Washington Jennifer Turns is an assistant professor in the Department of Technical Communication at the University of Washington. She holds a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Her interests include engineering education, learner-centered design, user-centered design, and audience analysis. Dr. Turns is currently working on multiple NSF grants dealing with engineering education including an NSF Career award exploring the impact of portfolio construction on engineering students
research at Fort Hays State University, Kansas in 1996. He taught various courses in computer science, mathematics and information systems. In 2002, Dr. Farahani joined National University in San Diego. He is currently a professor and the Program Director for Computer Science at National University. He has served as the department chair of Information System and Computer Science departments. Dr. Farahani’s areas of interests are in optimization and parallel computing. He is a strong advocate of use of technology in teaching and learning.Esmaeil Atashpaz-Gargari Dr. Esmaeil Atashpaz-Gargari is an assistant professor of Computer Science in the Department of Engineering and Computing at the National University. He has
Paper ID #39374Student Preference of Video Length for Studying Machine Learning in aFlipped ClassroomDr. 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, 2023 Student Preference of
the students to enter into a dialog with others -- potentially with problemsthey have already considered and prepared answers for. While this dialog enhances learning, it1 The Web-based Interactive Science and Engineering Learning Tool at Oregon State Universityis an example of fast-feedback technology [8]. Proceedings of the 2010 ASEE North Midwest Sectional Conference.also enhances the sense of community. Rather than prolonging a competitive evaluationatmosphere, a collaborative environment is available for students who prefer collaboration overcompetition.In terms of feedback, after taking a team test, especially one identical to the individual exam,students leave the room knowing which of their answers are likely to be
ASEE-NMWSC2013-0014 Household Energy Aware Real-Time System (HEARTS): A Capstone Project Design Steven Buchhop, Tate Carlson, Evan Edwards, Prakash Ranganathan, and Reza Fazel-Rezai University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58202 prakash.ranganathan@engr.und.eduAbstract— This paper discusses a design framework and student experiences of a capstone project carried by students at theDepartment of Electrical Engineering, University of North Dakota (UND). The goal of this capstone project was to provide a“Smart Home” that
2017 Pacific Southwest SectionMeeting: Tempe, Arizona Apr 20 Paper ID #20686Curiosity and Connections (Entrepreneurial Mindset) in BME SophomoreDesignDr. Michael R. Caplan, Arizona State University Michael Caplan earned his undergraduate degrees from The University of Texas at Austin and his PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Following post-doctoral research at Duke University Medical Center in Cell Biology, Michael joined the faculty of Arizona State University in 2003, and he is now an Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering. Dr. Caplan’s research focuses
toyear level, are that many of these students fail. At the spend their time elsewhere. It is also possible that theseUniversity of Western Australia an attempt has been made to students discover that the problem classes do not ‘work’ foraddress the two problems noted above (feedback to lecturers them: that they are too difficult, or too noisy, or that the tutorand identifying students at risk). This has been achieved for is on a different wavelength – and then opt to study in somea first year engineering dynamics class which historically other environment, such as the cafeteria.students have found hard. All example problems are now What is our response to this situation
, prevention and translational science, public health, adolescent and young adult risk-taking decision-making and behaviors, stress reactivity, and mindfulness-based programs. She adopts c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Paper ID #28512 a collaborative approach to research and evaluation projects; collectively, she and her colleagues have re- ceived funding from local, state, and federal agencies. She has authored or co-authored over 50 articles published in top-tired journals, over 100 scholarly presentations, and over 200 technical and evaluation reports. Dr. Dariotis is committed to
picture of whichconcepts were globally missed or were difficult. As with any exam, this can be useful feedback* The Web-based Interactive Science and Engineering Learning Tool at Oregon State University Page 25.261.6 is an example of fast-feedback technology. (Koretsky, M. Web-based Interactive Science and Engineering Learning Tool. https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/che/WISE/. )about the teaching of the content, with even more weight because the results have been filteredthrough both individual minds and group consideration. When the teacher discusses the exam,the concepts missed after the group exam can be the focus, thus reducing
studentsimprove ladder program quality and/or problem-solving efficiency.1. IntroductionProgrammable Logic Controllers (PLC’s) are specialized microcomputers specifically designed forautomated discrete control of industrial processes. Any engineering student interested in industrialautomation would benefit from a strong grounding in this technology. At Montana StateUniversity, the Industrial and Management Engineering program offers PLC programming as partof the first course in computer integrated manufacturing. This paper describes the results of aclassroom research project conducted to test the efficacy of an alternative approach to solving PLCprogramming problems.PLC’s are unique from other microcomputer-based systems in that the most commonly
Session 2532 Embedded Systems Course Focuses On Autonomous Robot Applications Ronald A. Lessard Norwich University Electrical Engineering DepartmentAbstractThe EE411 Micro-based (Embedded) Systems Course at Norwich University meets 3hours for lecture and 2 hours for laboratory each week of a 14 week semester. Thelaboratories case study a stepper motor robot design. The robot is designed to competein the IEEE Micromouse Competition. In addition, a wireless modem link was added toallow for simulation of other autonomous robot applications. After introducing thedesign from the top-down in the first laboratory, the tools and
AC 2010-865: CONVERTING EXISTING LECTURE COURSES TO DISTANCELEARNINGBridget Smyser, Northeastern University Adjunct Professor, Chemical Engineering Worcester Polytechnic InstituteDavid DiBiasio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Associate Professor and Department Head, Chemical Engineering Worcester Polytechnic Institute Page 15.321.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Converting Existing Lecture Courses to Distance LearningAbstractIncreased enrollments, constrained budgets, and reductions in full-time faculty present newchallenges for engineering departments. Contingent faculty (adjuncts and other
Paper ID #32034An online course for freshmen? The evolution of a successful online CS1courseProf. Frank Vahid, University of California, Riverside Frank Vahid is a Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at the Univ. of California, Riverside. His research interests include CS/engineering education, and embedded systems. He is a co-founder of zyBooks.com.Joe Michael Allen, University of California, Riverside Joe Michael Allen is a Ph.D. student in Computer Science at the University of California, Riverside. His current research focuses on finding ways to improve CS education, specifically focusing on introductory