Effectiveness of design projects in teaching Telecommunications Engineering

Author

Beltran-Hernandez, A. ; Dolores-Calzadilla, V. ; Garcia-Garduño, V. ; Moctezuma-Flores, M. ; Perez-Garcia, S. ; Khotiaintsev, S.

Author_Institution

Fac. de Ing., Univ. Nac. Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico

fYear

2012

fDate

15-18 March 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

We studied the effectiveness of design projects in teaching Telecommunications Engineering to undergraduate students. The projects consisted in designing and prototyping of relatively complex electronic or optoelectronic devices. The distinctive feature of these projects was their real-world interdisciplinary nature. We discuss the requirements for educationally effective projects and describe the technical and educational results that we achieved. The recommendations that we derive are applicable to teaching electrical, electronic, and telecommunications engineering to undergraduate students.

Keywords

electronic engineering education; optoelectronic devices; teaching; telecommunication engineering education; design project effectiveness; electrical engineering teaching; electronic engineering teaching; optoelectronic device designing; telecommunications engineering teaching; Education; Integrated optics; engineering education; optical communications; optoelectronics; project-based learning; telecommunications engineering;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Southeastcon, 2012 Proceedings of IEEE

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

ISSN

1091-0050

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-1374-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SECon.2012.6196944

Filename

6196944