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Transition back to in-person class for an embedded system course in Engineering Technology during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Conference

2022 ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference

Location

Prairie View, Texas

Publication Date

March 16, 2022

Start Date

March 16, 2022

End Date

March 18, 2022

Page Count

10

DOI

10.18260/1-2--39217

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https://peer.asee.org/39217

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340

Paper Authors

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Byul Hur Texas A&M University

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Dr. B. Hur received his B.S. degree in Electronics Engineering from Yonsei University, in Seoul, Korea, in 2000, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA, in 2007 and 2011, respectively. In 2016, he joined the faculty of Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. USA, where he is currently an Assistant Professor. He worked as a postdoctoral associate from 2011 to 2016 at the University Florida previously. His research interests include Mixed-signal/RF circuit design and testing, measurement automation, environmental & biomedical data measurement, and educational robotics development.

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Abstract

A larger number of higher education institutions in the U.S. have experienced the shift to a virtual format of course delivery in Spring 2020. During this shift of course delivery, software related courses may have less trouble in transitioning to a virtual format compared to hardware related courses. An embedded system course has both components of hardware and software. Students may need to learn about specialized hardware devices, as well as learning to program and operate the devices. For an embedded system course in the Electronics Systems Engineering Technology (ESET) program at Texas A&M University, there have been various efforts for effective teaching and learning in this virtual format. One of the key efforts is to deliver an individual essential version of an embedded systems laboratory kit to each student so that the student can use it and study it at their favorite location, such as their home. Students can obtain their own embedded system board and use it with this essential laboratory kit. In the Fall semester of 2021, some of the higher education institutions returned to the in-person format of the course delivery for most of the classes. Texas A&M University at College Station has offered in-person classes in the Fall semester of 2021. There have been several efforts in readjusting to in-person learning due to the several changes. The transition was carried out successfully. In this paper, various transition efforts and the changes that were carried out will be presented.

Hur, B. (2022, March), Transition back to in-person class for an embedded system course in Engineering Technology during the COVID-19 pandemic Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Gulf Southwest Annual Conference, Prairie View, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--39217

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