CAL programs developed in advanced programming environments for teaching electrical engineering

Author

Cvetkovic, S.R. ; Seebold, R.J.A. ; Bateson, K.N. ; Okretic, V.K.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Electron., Brunel Univ., Uxbridge, UK

Volume

37

Issue

2

fYear

1994

fDate

5/1/1994 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

221

Lastpage

227

Abstract

Following the need to provide profound understanding of fundamental concepts in electrical engineering a number of computer assisted learning (CAL) programs have been developed in the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at Surrey, UK, to aid teaching of signal analysis, electromagnetic field theory, engineering mathematics, power electronics and telecommunications. They all run on personal computers (Apple Macintosh or IBM PC), except for the telecommunications tutorials which are designed for SUN workstations. The programming environment used is cT for personal computers and the advanced simulation software package SPW for workstations. The course material is designed to meet the requirements of a modular syllabus structure. The software is developed by final year undergraduates for pedagogical reasons with the emphasis on animation, real-time calculations, interactiveness and self-assessment

Keywords

computer aided instruction; digital simulation; education; electrical engineering; electrical engineering computing; programming environments; Apple Macintosh PC; Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering; IBM PC; SPW advanced simulation software package; SUN workstations; Surrey University; UK; advanced programming environments; animation; cT programming environment; computer assisted learning programs; course material; electrical engineering; electromagnetic field theory; engineering mathematics; final year undergraduates; modular syllabus structure; personal computers; power electronics; signal analysis; teaching; telecommunications; Education; Electrical engineering; Electromagnetic field theory; Microcomputers; Power engineering and energy; Power engineering computing; Programming environments; Signal analysis; Telecommunication computing; Workstations;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Education, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9359

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/13.284998

Filename

284998