Increasing retention through Introduction to Engineering Design

Lina Karam, Naji Mounsef

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3 Scopus citations

Abstract

This paper describes the laboratory component of the Introduction to Engineering freshman course offered in the School of Electrical, Computer & Energy Engineering (ECEE) at Arizona State University. The lab component was designed to excite the students about engineering through hands-on lab experiments that expose them to a wide range of areas in electrical and computer engineering including circuits, electronics, communications, digital signal processing, digital image processing, robotics and control. This paper describes the objective, format, and content of the lab and also presents the results of a survey that was given to the students in order to assess the effectiveness of the lab component in increasing retention.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2011 Digital Signal Processing and Signal Processing Education Meeting, DSP/SPE 2011 - Proceedings
Pages186-191
Number of pages6
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 21 2011
Event2011 Digital Signal Processing and Signal Processing Education Meeting, DSP/SPE 2011 - Sedona, AZ, United States
Duration: Jan 4 2011 → Jan 7 2011

Publication series

Name2011 Digital Signal Processing and Signal Processing Education Meeting, DSP/SPE 2011 - Proceedings

Other

Other2011 Digital Signal Processing and Signal Processing Education Meeting, DSP/SPE 2011
CountryUnited States
CitySedona, AZ
Period1/4/11 → 1/7/11

Keywords

  • Freshmen Lab
  • Freshmen Retention
  • Introduction to Engineering
  • NI ELVIS
  • SPEEDY-33

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Signal Processing
  • Education

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